The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-20 00:00:00

to he Rote perm i tting the funds of the town_ a vi. ferth -. IJ 4 Il i er laviahed in, what might turn out to b e : you t hese scheme. In effect, they said, " Wegive a , l eBe tw ° Years to prove the truth of the calculations ,, 4 h is s iireB which you have brought before us d . mon .e cuspect that we are to regard the rationhs w hich are going on around us—the me e etings ° o t,,,..e.:,(l!ffereat mercantile associations" of the f port, the st- ""Y for the purpose of devising measures which are Poreeventioa of the frequent calamities by fire, whic 4tt e e litti ng in Liverpool —as portions of an qu 1 ) : Pt ' originating in a certain well-known insidious to the tears t4rough these restrictions, and,arter, by appealsxcite -41 e ara of the legislature, and the temporary cli h t ef the Public mind, to enable the dock-warehouse _ y-exisia_ si ve ' 4e to d rag Us into a further, and ruinous! NI . ' ad°Ption of their untried schemes. Me leg ne. , iid _ e . ,and the public are being told, by the voice of o .ous ,I:llal eet ings--by gentlemen crammed with speci ? wa d r ashibilitie--that there is no safety in the existing the atareePee Management of Liverpool. They are o and h u with hobgoblin tales of fires, to occur weeklynof ti a i n etirlY--of risi❑g premiums of insurance, d Iteiont:(iewftatrieiheouse-rates, until at length no resource a is in ns except that of jumping to the conclu -1104:14t, rehouses on the dock-quays, —ware dock th e erected from the dock funds, and managed b 014 trustees, --are alone to be found safety, l and kett PileB3 l and protection from that awful fate, a ‘ l • l h o a i i c v h . i ng : t ° haunt the sleep of Mr. Todd,—the sw lientel: L ef the port of Liverpool, river, ships, ware- N. O,. -1 urOkers, an d all, by insatiable Manchester ! this , one c we must protest, at the outset, against wns. 1 44 liasi4; and respectfully warn our fellow burr against the rash course, to which it is sought to el l ie their judgments. We deplore as much as 4104 gelltiernen of our mercantile associations, the eufferetidliate `calamities which our town has th e fitti are as anxious as they to the lio e g reined . b , will no t, and e tie 4°l from the difficulty, 'la ea quir . iinuip attending such mre would d as oto , h J P, Into the trap, which has been prepa..rec In.. Plain ed a r Ve n °I rest." The remedy for the evil %; it is 5 t?, i 3, n °t ill the erection of dock warehou l sc n th e h e : tne erection of a warehousing monopo l y i tilleh 44 " of the dock trustees. On the contrary.,,fi b y nit eiy 4 . Bt eP, we are satisfied, the evil would we 4:4c:eased; and that consummation, of b :vhich a ttlere,,e ueetttoldthe conversion of Liverpool into - tirek , , Per t of transit" --would be well nigh, if not en I,oc uruught about. • ~ , Puttin Ne t 8 g aside for a moment the question whe tih War h south and east bay, 0, e ouses as those on the wen, than Alb ert hock are calculated for much greaterthe t o ,, '. gall the wrst-constructed warehouses in . a itronti, putti heone,` ag aside the doubt —and with us it is ckglwhether any company will insure them on T i e" than "haaardous" terms ; putting aside, too, h vateriseeti°4 whether such warehouses built up to . t e i ll th e ( r i ; are prejudicial to the safety of shipping t e she, docks which they surround,—w e are prepare kitkoi: Lar, from their mere cost, they can the Ivatitti of rli , in 1 ° the dock estate, be made to supply never, so f ar the commerce of our port. Let us examine, 1 4, th e 4B t he in within our reach will allow to_ Pare cost of the warehouses on Albert Dock, and he prert it with Is Liu of some other warehouses, t \ lie Y_ of Private individuals. t eed:.. are informed, then, by the report of pro \3G .44,Ra of the 11 . 'I, that ti, . ack C ommittee of the 18th of May the pr Per q e bli _uare lyiadrindg. 3 now erecting would cost about NPerfectl They are to he fire proof, mind, 44 eit j 4 tisY irliPervious to the effect of tobacco-pipes %I e4 lt`le e , r 7 e e nds of cotton bales, and other asserted -, ignition • so many One t i s 1., • They are to be, in fact, kited P atent ti, nnot t o, Safety Boxes" on a large scale, to be -11 ' hd the most improved principle of classifica aceitienat-- to ensure their absolute impunity from the IPing li i t , 5 11811 any considered inseparable from the pro ereeti Of inflammable matkrials " expense" in their en, tv e a " i s to la e t 44 object •"' tol d by an influential authority, t e4 estintate. Well, £36 per square yard e be aided, we their cost of erection; but to t'ististhise 'ae it ee q of , L e sUPpose, £2 12s. 6d. per square yard, "'etk),,truscagrleala.nd, as sold by the corporation to the %tie ' the compensation awarded to Me s. ssr o s._ whio, ti, and others for the property upon the site f vo e Y tit tie lod e , stand In all, therefore, we may safely 41 cost t " a t Whe • Warehouses e t • ery to the . ti finished the Albert heti)? 8 911 4 , e go k estate at least 1 re stn,.. Yai'd whicii they contain . it -.1 4 ; 1 They are to forty pounds for our a ' the .4 height ; and taking the above as square coa t Per floor will be eight pounds per New hay th e e happen to know that the cost of erection of 44 ha heQ warehouses in W ilih i 3, bee 4 three times as high our town, has where th 11°t evgle Albert Dock wa rehouses ia a p re ri beingce as that IV, il'eeeded (~tbhuatilt7ion . per yard for ‘‘'lliell4ve ljef°re ll ' I squareof one particular pile,. m t) the iii the cost eight stories. , RII t 9 . rld was £7 per square pard, and f__ eiVit 11 1 all, • square yard, I" t Ito" *zateen pounds per yard the build -1,. A./ 1' h e Ai, Icareliouses, or two pounds per square which we he , Ihe comparison, however, to ile `°l4 will be • tefo, best illustrateby e..... d figures. Say, l'e eti lA N c'll ,Pere (! or4 , Per dittoquare Yard . . . . £36 5 0 Pet}s atiois • . . • • • . • 2 12 6 11 &c• say . To tal O r Per ( inare yard . . - 10 0 0 , f or Se e -Bt"Y Warehouses, £8 per floor. 'NT tihd O F 1 ,,,. , tr I lje r t ''IN, ATE WAREHOUSES. eeti sa, & cp are y ard . "ST OF DOCK WAREHOUSES £7 0 0 9 0 0 £l6 0 0 • T otal, • Per ,„ u are yard tllt ":lttnlaration of ti iws here as erect tm by t of ri_4. le 1 e of warehouses to, Pat t i e 1 ate Warehouses, or expressed, i►‘1111(1. '' "aVin` no public funds at their .iti i o 4 , i. (,-, . opportunely t c'tt Ile ~,,° foolish whitcsies, we have very disposa 4,4% b:,7°4llectus Just issued, of " the s of ‘v4 iell ‘ t , -e" and W 'h • ' '' in the estimate N(1 441. e hnd the ,are rehouses," Hercula -225• per 1, 54 e Yard aa coi, t o f the land put clown ware- It 4, with .44 the erection of " 16 fire-proof ~ estimated 1,4 Nit r INlitigarld reservoirs complete, '''"ve () 4 • this into figures as - n p a ro t of 'we hi4ve '92°. Resolving ti f or 1 --- I,,Yar(4. at62%:atehouses, say 6,720 ectiott -8. . . . . liciNt4,of la fire -proof .ware_ t with p i ping and reser 'Siete NOtt story w ____ arehouses, £2 per floor £7,392 0 0 73,920 0 0 ii,(,' 4 til, v 4 Ne -NC 11 4 t, 4 (ro Ot 2 per square yard ; and taking Iv is ,41 C the height is not stated) to be the size, 1i 4 ,4t, tis 4 for e, _,) ,A`‘ th,, i L'eti, i, t.` per floor. N e e N tf t filch?'" obvious conclusion to be drawn , N4t k rtro io 'We are warehousing cotton, in 14 ir one 4sesi in Liverpool at the present mo , LO4 , 4 oh per ale tQt ' Illid i ' elll tY p b ' ' vil kcif mr exi st . ..... Per week ; and this is re tii I l"bi e b log system of imperfect classy?, N r h ar ite l , lOor e b 1 ) , -1 ~ Oc , Ye and bye) to cover the rent •. 44 p e ,, e -aro. gotis e 144,'ho„,hore yn., which have cost but two - ‘4l) f -"4 per floor. Need we ask any et t th e el. or two payit;illa s u er in simple arithmetic) what Nw / pg trice in a warehouse which has `Vi e obviously, four times the £81,310 0 0 ~ % 4(1 qtll/1,41' be two, d saving in f4ttits.4et 14tters n t e about; but it is perfectlytis 4414zi t° 44ppoe oi the kind . can reconcile 11 til ti"itere e t la"uch Saving Competition to which insurance t tit4tcl(sll,k WatePh4tleY. With the sed, it of is market quite t t4ie, -t th„ „,s,es must be i.cr 4 ...., ;tit he compelled te:Paccept t compulsion, willcan 1 1 , 11 :! ! 4 414-14, Y. Nothing, except he __ ,41.:01. 4 h " to buy that for fourpence which_ would 11.: till, NvetnittleY; :411d i a complllsory fofurorPmeno: portih! Illtip -olt e„, r4e .11 tvare..ouslng a tltt.paterit :I[ll.Uitittee, therefore, must warehouse, for the current There kt t, . 444 iet . 41 8 y establishments, willstand. we ttii.°l (1 1 , ~ u tee then how they Quays, • the fair 41 ; ei 15 llP.raetent btlikiings on the Albert ehouses for which we suppose about t(ltl`koitio be eh , tly )4,,fitt4t4, ,tbenarging those current rates, with c o e i i eatlOot, however, ktt. thell4rtir letiki than four times those rates. something 1 t 14r t.°l.e) 1° the (I k estate will be eipts ‘ i ll, het 11101cired per ueer„. von their reficgures. r'ever, tre sall state our case in consistently The There are; then, on the Albati Dock quays, 75 ware• houses, For these say 75 warehouses, at £2OO each rental . . . £15,000 should be, to leave a profit upon their cost, four times the rental, or Loss, therefore, per annum 60,000 . . 45,000! Now, we ask those gentlemen who are driving us towards a further? plunge into a system of such out rageous waste, how soon the carrying out of their views, under the direction of the gentlemen, who have managed thus far the erection of our dock warehouses, would beggar the estate whose funds they lavish so freely upon this, their favourite hobby horse ? They may tell us of " systems"—of insurances--of excellent management ; but these last are nothing. Can they disprove our figures ? 'We tell them that the figures in question are THEIR OWN ! As to the cost of these warehouses, they are condemned out of their own mouths ! And we appeal fearlessly to our fellow townsmen for a reply to the question which we now put—whether it is not rather their duty to pause and watch closely the working of the warehouses already in course of erection on the quays, than to remit that breathing space of two years—which the legislature so wisely allowed—and rush madly into a course of which the issue is destruction to the best interests of the port ? We shall return to this subject. In the meantime, we need scarcely remind any Liverpool merchant that the security from fire, of which so much is said, and the classification of merchandise which is so desirable, are matters perfectly attainable in the warehouses of private individuals, if we are willing to pay for them. Let merchants, if they are anxious for security for their goods, resort to the best constructed warehouses already existing, instead of running, for a paltry saving of a farthing or an eighth of a penny, to any old rotten shell of building, in which proper stowage is impos sible, and the chances rather in favour of than against combustion ! THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN AND THE WAREHOUSES OF LIVERPOOL. The Manchester Guardian is not the most scrupulous per sonage in the world of journalism at any time; but, when he has a point to gain from an opponent he is a terrible despiser of every kind of hesitation with respect to the quality, or the usefulness, of the instruments which he uses. In his advo cacy of the question of bonding warehouses in. Manchester, for instance, not a stray piece of folly could drop from any quarter, at all likely to serve his purposes, which was not forthwith appropriated, and levelled against this poor port of Liverpool; but if the folly in question was the perpetration of any maddened Liverpool radical—however stupid—or: could be tortured from the lips of any Liverpool Conserva tive, it was seized upon with an avidity, perfectly maniacal in appearance. Need we wonder, such being the propensi ties of our contemporary, that during the past week he has been i❑ a perfect ecstacy of delight with the opportunities, which Liverpool merchants and Liverpool journalists have afforded him, for the advocacy, at their expense, of his favourite hobby ? We are compelled, however, though reluctantly, to dispel a few of the visions which he has embodied, or rather reduced to type, in an article in his last publication. We shall, therefore, to the best of our power, and as briefly as we can, do this seriatim. First, then, in the article in question, which is headed "Banding warehouses in Manchester—the Liverpool warehouse owners," the Guardian remarks, that " In consequence of the recent fires in Liverpool warehouses, and the apparent apathy with which they are regarded in that town, the London assurance offices had again increased their rates ; so that, at present, the cost of insurance in Liverpool becomes very nearly £2 per cent. ; whilst in London it is 2s. 6d., and in Manchester ss. per cent." In reply to this statement we can inform our contemporary that in Liverpool the rates of insurance are, upon a floating policy, 355. ; and, for specific insurances, 275., 205., and 17s. In Manchester, no doubt they have been ss. ; but we can assure him, for his comfort, that the attention of the fire offices having been drawn to this low rate, by the boastings of the Guardian himself, (! !) the people of that great town will have the pleasure of paying somewhat more for the future. Already the rate on mills has been raised from lfis. to 275.; and we fully calculate that the rate on warehouses (which is now left open for future decision) will be at least 20s. per cent. Upon the observations of the Guardian, with respect to the warehouse owners, and their influence in getting rid of the " Fire Prevention Bill," we shall only remark, with every deference to the gentleman whom the Guardian very aptly describes as "a Mr. Todd," that the warehouse owners were not the parties, whose influence obstructed that bill. The real party was one rather nearer to the dock warehouses, so complacently regarded by our contemporary, than is very generally understood. After giving to his readers a quantity of the trash of his Mr. Todd—of whom we make him a present—the Guardian remarks upon the assertion of that gentleman, as to the high charges for warehousing in this port ; and about some query having been put to an insurance company as to the rate which would be charged for insuring cotton in a " barn at Fulwood." Now, first with respect to the " high charges." The rate of a penny per bale per week is an extreme rate. The average in Liverpool is three farthings ; and, Mr. Todd, or any other importer of cotton, could at this moment con tract for the year round at three farthings. Large importers, of which Mr. Todd is not one, never pay more than three farthings ; and that rate is lower than is charged in any port in the kingdom ! A penny farthing is the rate in London ; and, with respect to the advancing rates of insurance upon cotton in Liverpool, the rates are advancing every where. And, now for this barn at Fulwood—where cotton it would seem has been conveyed for greater safety—what does our contemporary imagine was the reply of the insurance offices to the question put to them with respect to it? Why, that they would not insure it at any price ! As further excellent authorities, we observe that the Guar dian has got hold of some letters and statements, which have appeared in the columns of a contemporary, who deals very frequently in mare's nests, and other equally valuable dis coveries. Of course we need not say that we refer to the Liverpool Times. We shall not trouble ourselves with the Liverpool Times, or his correspondents, except to quote the following, which we give entire, with a few remarks in reply. The writer, who signs the initial C., states that— " It is a fact, that 1,000 bales of cotton may be removed direct from the ship to Manchester, warehoused and insured there for twelve months, and then returned to Liverpool, at less cost than the same can be warehoused and insured in this town. This is not stated as a supposition, but on a basis formed for a real transaction, which will probably be carried out by the party, and perhaps hereafter extensively imitated. if any thing be yet necessary to show the dis graceful state into which we have fallen here, it is thus furnished 1,000 bales Mobile cotton, 220 tons, value £B,OOO. If warehoused in Liverpool— Rent Id. per bale per week, 4s. 4d. 1 year's insurance £B,OOO at 355. and 3s. duty.. 152 0 0 £368 13 4 If deposited in Manchester— Carriage up, 10s. per ton, 220 tons.. Carriage back, Bs. 4d. per ton 1 year's insurance there, only sa. and 3s. duty.. 32 3 0 Rent as agreed in this instance for 12 mouths.. 125 2 6 £358 15 10 There are no other charges whatever, by agreement, in Manchester, and every facility afforded. Probably, if very large quantities of cotton should be warehoused in Man chester, the rate of insurance would be increased ; but the increase would not be considerable, and most likely it would be more than counterbalanced by a still cheaper arrangement as to the rent charge. What will the warehouse owners say to this, and the merchants and brokers. too ? threatensA as they are with Manchester competition under a bonding system. If the most efficient warehouse economy be not im mediately adopted, their crafts are in danger." Now we beg to inform the Guardian what is the fact with respect to those very 1000 bales of cotton, and the statement given, which was " on a basis formed for a real transaction." In the first place. then, the 1000 bales are at this moment warehoused in Liverpool. They are not warehoused at id. per bale, but at id. They are not insured at 355. per cent., but at 28s. Then, the insurance, which was to be done at 55., cannot be done at that price, but must be left open, and will, in all probability, not be effected at less than 20s. To make the affair more clear, however, we give our counter statement as follows : COST OF 1000 BALES OF COTTON, ACTUALLY WARE ROUSED IN LIVERPOOL. Rent 1000 bales, at id. One year's insurance, at 28s. (not 35s ) and duty 3s. on £BOOO .. 124 0 0 Total cost on 1000 bales in Liverpool 286 10 0 COST OF 1000 BALES WAREHOUSED IN MANCHESTER. Carriage up Carriage back One year's insurance (could not be as certained at present as the premium is not yet fixed, but probably will be 20s) 92 0 8 Rent .. . 125 0 0 Total cost on 1000 bales in Manchester 418 13 4 Balance in favour of Liverpool. £132 3 4 Let the Guardian compare one of those accounts with the other, and then perhaps he may arrive at a different conclu sion to that which he appears to have arrived at from a hasty adoption of the mare's•nests of our friend over the way, and his correspondent, C. MOST ATROCIOUS ACT.-At the Llandovery (Carmarthen shire) Petty Sessions on the 9th instant, two men were charged and committed for trial for feloniously killing 27 slieep,•the property of John Joseph. of Penyrallt, in the parish of Llanddausaut.—John Joseph stated the sheep were his propetity, and were grazing with others on the Black Moun tain. They were taken up on the 6th instant, all dead, from the river Usk; their eyes were beaten out, and their horns knocked off their heads. LOCAL IVRWS. The steam-ship Great Western, Captain Hosken, sailed, at one o'clock, on Saturday last, for New York. She car ries a large mail,- and between sixty and seventy passengers. At half-past two o'clock on Friday morning, the Mersey steamer, from this port, ran down a Baldoyle fishing boat, which was at anchor a few miles off the Howth Lighthouse. Of a crew of seven men, six seven them Selves by clinging to the rigging; the seventh was drowned. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The splendid and extensive Polytechnic Exhibition at this noble institution opened yes terday under the most favourable auspices. The company was most numerous, and included many of the elite of the town and neighbourhood. The collections of works of art, ma chinery at work, curiosities, &c. in the numerous rooms ex cited great astonishment and admiration. The exhibition, we learn, will yet he enriched by many varuable additions, and those who have already visited it will no doubt renew their visit, for it is scarcely possible in one day to see and to appreciate all. We shall notice the exhibition at some length iu our next. EASTHAM.—We are rejoiced to hear that Sir William Stanley, Baronet, has begun to erect a splendid hotel, at Eastham Ferry, which, we have no doubt, will he a great ac commodation to the public. We have also heard that the worthy baronet has purchased the mansion-house and estate, at Childer Thornton, belonging to Major Currey, which will not only be a considerable addition to the Hooton estate, but will prevent persons trespassing upon it as heretofore. In passing through Eastham, a few days ago, the good effects of draining appeared to us so very conspicuous that, we hope, the example which has been so judiciously set will be followed by other landed proprietors in the neighbourhood.—Chester Chronicle. Pom , s OF SHlPs.—Various and many attempts have been made to fix obloquy on the Dock Committee for measuring the poops of ships for Liverpool dockage. An order has re cently been issued by the Commissioners of Customs, under the direction of the Board of Trade, requiring all poops of ships to be measured according to the second section, about which so much has been said. This is a complete reply to the charge of illegality and injustice brought against the Dock Committee. The foreign ship will now have to pay the same as the British ship, not only for dockage, but for Trinity lights and all other dues, as was evidently the inten tion of the legislature throughout. The charge of injustice came with a bad grace from those who were trying to allow the poops of the foreign ship to escape payment while it was levied on the British shipowner.—Albion. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.—On Tuesday evening last, about a quarter past nine o'clock, the family residing at No. 9; North-view, Edge-hill, was suddenly alarmed by a violent shaking of the house. Mr. Green had not arrived at home; but when he did so, from the description given by his children, he considered they had possibly heard the rumbling of distant thunder. At daylight, however, next morning, one of the two children, usually sleeping in the back bedroom, observed the window-blind and the window panes completely riddled with holes. An alarm was instantly raised ; and, on search ing further, there were found to be upwards of twenty slug holes about the size of a fourpenny piece, and slugs were found about the bedposts, looking-glass, &c. It is believed the shots were fired from the garden or the neighbouring churchyard. Mr. Green formerly slept in the chamber fired at. but it has latterly been the dormitory of two of his children. The filing took place at the usual time of retiring, but they had, on the evening in question, sat up half an hour later than usual, or they would, probably, have been killed or se verely injured. Information has been communicated to the police, but the perpetrator of the outrage has not been dis covered. LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The annual dinner of this excellent and meritorious institution took place last night, at the George and Vulture Hotel, Houghton-street: The object of the socie•y is to provide a fund fur the relief of its members during sickness, their de cent interment after death, and as a means of support for their widows and orphans. The room was tastefully deco rated with flowers and evergreens. Over the head of the chairman (Ambrose Byford, Esq.) was suspended a richly painted canopy, adorned with elegant drapery, and sur mounted by the motto of " Church and Queen." It was supported on each side by a flag bearing the inscription of " Queen and Constitution." The royal standard and vari ous other emblems were displayed in different parts of the room. Around the walls were ranged excellent engravings of Sir Robert Tett, Lord Sandon, the Earl of Harrowby, Bishop of Exeter, Rev. Jonathan Brooks, and many other eminent individuals. A company of talented professional singers was engaged, among whom were Messrs. Haswell, Wm. George, sen., Andrews, and Wareing; Mr. William George, jun., presiding at the pianoforte. A most sump tuous dinner was provided by the worthy host, consisting of every delicacy in season. THE FUNDS: SATURDAY EVENING.—The funds have maintained firmness to-day, without any great amount of business, the early hour of closing affecting to a certain ex tent the usual operations in the market. A continuance of the fine weather has its benefit, and the Irish repeal ques tion, with the agitation of its supporters, loses much of its influence as connected with business in ie public securities. Bank Stock left off 179 to 180; Consols for Account, 93t- to : Three per Cent. Reduced, 94. to ; Exchequer-bills, 51s. to 565. premium ; India Bonds, 575. to 60s. premium ; Three-and-a- Half per Cent. Reduced, 101/ to 41; and Long Annuities, 12 9.16 to Spanish stock has further receded, and their market is very flat. The Actives are 181 to ; and the New Three per Cents., 27/ to 1. The advices from Madrid, with the failure of the jobber yesterday, has occa sioned an unfavourable feeling relative to dealings in these securities for the present. The other stocks exhibited no material alteration, and quotations were generally firm. Bel gian closed 102 to 103/? Brazilian, 71 to 73; Colombian, 23 to / ; Danish, 85 to 86 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 541 to ; Five per Cents, 100 to 1001 ; Mexican, 211 to r; the Deterred, 8 to 1. ; Portuguese Converted, 401 to LI ; Austrian, 112 to 113 ; and Russian, 112 to 113. LIVERPOOL. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—IMPORTANT DE crsios.—On Tuesday last, Edward Fox appeared before Mr. Commissioner Skirrow, on a declaration of insolvency, to be discharged from his debts, under the powers conferred upon the court by the new insolvent act. He was opposed by Mr. Robert Frodsham, solicitor, on behalf of the principal credi tors, Messrs. Low and Son, Strand, London, on the ground that he had omitted to state in his schedule that he had taken the benefit of the act about two years ago, and, also, the amount of debts from which he was released at that time. This omission, Mr. Frodsham contended, disentitled him to the relief prayed for, because had these former debts, for which he remained liable, being added to those from which he sought to be discharged, he could have had no locus standi in the court, inasmuch as the total amount would have ex ceeded three hundred pounds, the largest amount of debts which persons " in trade" could be released from by such applications as the one before the court. The learned Com missioner gave his judgment in accordance with Mr. Prods ham's view of the case, and dismissed the petition.—[From this decision, it would appear, that a . trader's liabiliti es mus t not exceed " three hundred pounds," but that an insolvent person, " out of trade," might have been released for as many hundred thousands. The policy of making this dis tinction between a man in business and a man of " no occupation " is not very apparent.] IMPORTANT SEAMAN'S WAGES CASE.—At the Police court, yesterday, three men, who had belonged to the ship Countess of Durham, appeared before Mr. Rushton as ap plicants for respective amounts of wages alleged by them to be due to them from the owners of that vessel. Mr. Pedder appeared for the applicants, and Mr. Stathem for the captain and owners. Robert Johnson, on being sworn, said he had shipped on board the vessel at Valparaiso, on the 9th of July last year, as an able seaman, and was to receive £2 16s. per month as wages. The voyage was to be a trading one to several ports in South America, including Callao, for cargo, and to return to Valparaiso, and thence proceed to Liver pool. He said he had served on board the vessel for about five or six months, when she returned to Valparaiso, and he there left the vessel, and went before the British consul, as did also the captain. The cause of his leaving the vessel was that she was very short of provisions, and that the captain ill-treated him and the crew. At the consulate a state ment of his wages was made out, and he received from the captain an order for the wages due to him, on the owners here, Messrs. Ripley and Co., of which payment was with held. The allowance given to the men was 21b. of beef on five days in the week, and about 2 ounces of pork on the two other days. He added, that the captain was, in going back to Valparaiso, drunk two-thirds of the time ; and that he had so maltreated the men when in that state that they con sidered themselves in danger of their lives. The other two complainants, Silward, the cook, and another, spoke to the same effect, adding, that the allowance of pork was so small that the men carried it about the deck, in derision, on the end of a handspike—it was a mere collop to each of them ; and they were also short of other articles, particularly water. They had some pease served out to them, but could make no use of them, as they had no fresh water to boil them. Mr. Statham stated that the men had behaved very improperly when they returned to Valparaiso. They had there refused to go to work, so that the vessel wa s d e t a i ne d some t i me a t i an expense of £7 a-day n demurrage. He, in consequence, went to the consul, in order to discharge them, and learned from him that lie could not do so there without their own consent, or without providing for them, as the authorities would not otherwise permit him, or clear out the ship. He proceeded to call witnesses. Captain Gibson, of the vessel, said that the whole crew had, as stated, refused to do their duty, including the applicants. Silward, the cook, had also been discharged, but had been afterwards re-engaged at Val paraiso. They assigned no cause to him for such conduct. He (witness) asked them to select three of their number to go with him to the consul and represent any grievances they might have to him ;' he could only spare three of then, from the vessel at a time as she was lying in an open roadstead. They (or two of them for themselves and the others) said they would not go unless one and and all of them were taken. On a subsequent day he again made the same proposal, and they again refused in the same manner. lie then again con sulted the consul, who advised him as the only way in which he could get another crew, to give them orders for their wages, so that be might be enabled to land them, and get another crew. There were at that time plenty of seamen to be got at the port, but at higher wages than he was giving— namely, £2 17s. 6d., in place of £2 16s. a month.—ln reply to Mr. Rushton why he had given them an order for their wages on the owners and now refused payment, witness said that he was coerced to do so as the only mode left of getting a new crew and preventing delay.—On cross-examination, witness said that he might have told Johnson since the came home to Liverpool that he was entitled to his wages on the order, for he believed the order to be good, as it was given by him on the owners, but it was given on compulsion. He had shipped other hands directly on getting rid of them. Johnson, he admitted, might have of fered to come back at Valparaiso. The owners on hearing the circumstances, and having payment of the orders upon them demanded by the applicants, thought it best that the matter should be investigated by the magistrate, as the case involved some new features, upon which a decision had not before been obtained.—Joseph Stagg, the mate, was then called, and deposed to their twice refusing, as stated, to go to their work. They assigned no reason for refusing, and never complained of short allowance of provisions. They had tilb. of beef a day for five days, and the same quantity of pork on two days, besides other articles, including a large tea-cupful of peas, which, however, they had not water to boil. He denied that the captain was ofici in liquor, al though he sometimes had a glass. He denied that he was now virtually in command of the ship, and that he got drunk himself.—A young man, the carpenter, was next examined, and said that there was no scarcity of provisions, either beef or pork. Of the latter there was nearly a barrel left from the homeward passage from Valpa raiso. They were shorleBl of then, he said on coming from the port they last left before returning to Valparaiso. They cross - examination had then only, he added, a bottle of water e ac h M an, per 1d coffee, day; but t:iis allowance was the same for a ll, f rom the cabin down. There was certainly no water to b o il t h e pan. The m mo en rn liihagd and night, all the they wanted, nt o ed n , and tea and he denied that the captain had struck two men overboard so that they were nearly drowned; no such thing happened • and as to the crew being in danger of their lives, he saw (> reason of their apprehending this any more than himself, ' and he was in no such fear. The same captain brought the s hip home. Mr. Itusliton said the co n d uct of the- COplainants had been mutinous and di sgrace f ul, without an. y sufficient cause, They had acted contrary to the ar i t'cl which they had signed, and compelled th e captain to them orders for their wages against his will, in order that ve might not detain the ship . and incur heavy experises. He e adjudged, therefore, that the orders were null and void, and would not allow them a farthing of wages. They bail be haved mutinously, and must abide the pe na lt y of the law. The parties then left the court. ADAM AND Evg.—The exhibition of Dubufe's paintings was to have been closed on Friday last, but in consequence of some representations being made to the proprietors, it has been determined to keep these pictures on view for a short time longer, at a reduced rate, to enable the working classes to inspect them. We believe great numbers have availed themselves of the opportunity. BERBINGTON FLOWER SHOW.—A meeting of a highly in teresting character is to be held at Bebbington, on Friday, the 30th instant. A flower show is to take place, which the gentry of Wirral have warmly promised to patronise. The county members have each expressed their wish for its suc cess, and most liberally encouraged the exertions of the pro jectors. Stubb's band is engaged, and a very agreeable day may be expected by those who wish to enjoy a pleasant day's recreation in the country. CONIMITMENTS.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a mar ried woman, named Anne Shaw, was committed for trial at the sessions, on a charge of having stolen a large quantity of shoes, slippers, &c., from a shoemaker's stall, in Cleveland square, which had been left locked.—A young man, named Joseph Sharp, was also committed on a charge of stealing from his lodging-house in Hanover-street about £l5 in mo tley and a watch. He was apprehended in London from in formation sent by the police here. DEATH BY DaowNlNG.—Between three and four o'clock on Sunday afternoon two young Welshmen were amusing themselves on the shore, about half way between the Maga zines and New Brighton, when one of them, after writing his name on the sand, " R. Jones, Ruthin," determined to b,,the. He undressed himself, and left his clothes in the possession of the other, his cousin. The poor fellow could not, it seems, swim, and suddenly got into a hole, or quick sand. lie called out lustily for help : one man ran in with his clothes on, but it was too late. FlRE.—Yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in some of the upper rooms of the warehouse, formerly We Excise-office, occupied by Mr. Lockett, in Hanover -street, and principally stowed with oakum and American materials for the making of carpet brushes. Three engines from the fire station were speedily on the ground, but only one of them was put into requisition. The smoke was at first very dense and suffocating, so that it was with difficulty that the combustion could be reached, but it was extinguished in less than an hour, with comparatively little destruction. It is not known how the fire originated. The engines returned to the station about nine o'clock, as being then in safety. HERR STAUDIGI. CONCERT.—This evening, at the Royal Assembly-rooms, a concert will take place, at which Herr Staudigl will make his appearance. This distinguished singer has been highly commended by the metropolitan critics—in fact, almost every London paper teems with re marks upon his surprising talents, his magnificent voice and brilliant execution. Numbers of those gentlemen who were in London lately from this town, attached to the science of music, availed themselves of opportunities of hearing him, and one and all declare their delight in listening to hixi. We can assure our readers that the treat in store for them this evening is very great, and our musical friends ought by no means to omit an opportunity so seldom offered of hearing one of the leading artis'es of the day. Of Mademoiselle Pauline Lang, we observe the London press speaks highly. This is her first season in London, and she appears to have given great satisfaction to her hearers. She has been sing ing at Strathfieldsaye, where she won golden opinions from the great commander, and the party assembled within his princely walls.—The programme is very attractive, and is as follows : We find in the programme selections from the works of Beethoven, Donizetti, Mozart, Rossini,—A very fine scena, the composition of our townsman Mr. J. S. Hatton, will be sung by Herr Staudigl. It is entitled " Revenge" and has been mentioned in flattering terms by all who have heard it. A composition by Mr. George Hargravrs will also be sung, from the opera of Marinette. —The closing duett from Belis ani, to be sung by Herr Staudigl,—and Mr. Shirvall may be expected to be a gem. Those who admire the piano-forte, and the surprising effects produced upon it, will be delighted to hear our accomplished townswoman, Mrs. St. Albin, per form a fantasia. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST AN INNKEEPER OF STEALING £l5O IN NOTES. Yesterday, at the Police-court, Mr. James Orme, landlord of the Rimrose Hotel, in Bootle, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having stolen £l7O in Bank of England notes, from the "Crooked Billet Inn," the pro perty of Mrs. Holden, who keeps it. Mr. Grocott, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. James, the barrister, for the prisoner. The following are the principal portions of the evidence : Mrs. Alice Holden, being sworn, said she kept the Crooked Billet, in Exchange-street East, and knew the pri soner. On Saturday afternoon last, about a quarter before four o'clock, the prisoner and another gentleman called in, and called for two glasses of porter. They went into the snug, which is just past the bar. His little boy (about 7 years of age) was brought by his daughter, and was placed in a chair in the bar. In about ten minutes the 'prisoner went out with the gentleman, leaving his boy sitting. He returned for the boy about five to ten minutes past four o'clock, and she saw him but did not then speak to him. Between his first coming and his return her son Oliver came in, and and wanted a £lO note for silver, and she took her pocket book out of a private drawer in the bar to get the note to give him. He, however, did not afterwards want it ; and she left the pocket-book, with the note upon it, and partly covered by one of the leaves, on a sideboard or ledge in the bar, on the opposite side to the drawer. It contained £l7O, —namely, two £5O Bank of England notes, three £2O notes, and a £lO note. The £lO note was not properly put into the book, but catched under a leaf. She was then called away, and left the book lying as stated. She thought no more about it till a little after ten o'clock the same night, when she went to the drawer for the book, at first thinking it was there, and not finding it, bethought herself she had left it on the sideboard. She turned round to her niece. Mary Hornby, and said, " Oh dear! my book is gone." She said, " You'll be mistaken; you have put it away some where." Witness replied that she had left it on the side board. The prisoner left the house at about a quarter past four o'clock, and did not come back after. She was not there when he last went out. No one was in the bar during the time but persons of her own household, or her niece, who is bar-woman. She could safely say she did not leave the bar from a quarter past four till ten at night. There was no one but Mary and herself there, between the time of her putting the book there and the prisoner returning. On cross-examination by Mr. James, witness said the bar door was but a few steps from the door leading into Hackin's Hey. The bar was private, and parts were seldom admitted into it. The prisoner had been in the habit of coming to the house since he commenced keeping the ltimrose—perhaps 10 or 12 years, with his family, and she had considered him a respectable man. There was a window in the lobby, and any person could see the sideboard by looking through it. She did not see him in the bar, but met him coming out with his boy. She did not know the number of the notes. " They were not to say no ways much worn." She could not say she would know them again. She received one of the £2O notes same day from Mr. Smith : it was a good deal worn. A £2O note, apparently, nearly if not quite new, was shown to her, and she said it was not like that taken from Mr. S., but it might be one of the notes " that be took" (Mr. James checked the witness for her assumption that he (the prisoner) had taken them). By Mr. Rushton.—l changed it for Mr. Smith. When I took out the pocket. book there was no one present but the prisoner's little boy. No one else was in the bar when he left the first time. By Mr. James.—She went into the kitchen and stopped a little. There were two servants there, Jane and the kitchen girl ; the barmaid was in the lobby, close to the door. She looked at her (witness), but they did not speak. Witness saw no one in the bar then. Mary was speaking to Mr. Urine in the lobby. She did not see hint come out of the bar, and he was nearer the lobby than the bar door. She did not notice whether the book was there or not. She might have gone into the kitchen for a minute at a time, four or five times that afternoon. She did not believe she was in any of the rooms facing Exchange-street, but would not swear it. A female from Crosby had been in the bar. She came in at a quarter before four, and remained about ten minutes. On re-examination she said there was only a stool and a rocking. chair in the bar, which is a narrow place. Mary Hornby, the niece, said she was head waiter, and re membered seeing Orme first at a few minutes past four. She was standing at the front door in flacken's-hey ; and he was walking towards the bar-door from the yard. She was bid ding good bye to Mrs. Holden's son Oliver. She was close behind him. He walked forward into the bar, through the little half-door. She continued—" I saw him pick up the pocket-book. Some papers fell out of it, so that he could not pick them up with his right hand, and was obliged to use his left also. He touched me while picking them up. He kept his back towards me, and turned round towards the ale-pump, with the book in his two hands. He then went towards the yard. I know the pocket-book, but did not know at the time it was Mrs. Holden's. I did not speak to him, nor he to me. He saw me well enough." (The pri soner here said, " Is your conscience clear when you say that.") "He picked up two papers. He took the boy away. I did not notice the boy at the time, and took no further notice. He did not stay ' a ny length of time, and went to my tea. When I went back in half an hour I did not see the mistress. Nothing struck me at the time. In reply to Mr. Rushton witness said she did not remember speaking to Orme, but she might have done. He left at 12 minutes past four for it was then Mr. Orme went. The wit ness then corroborated her mistress, to having as to the con versation about the book at 10 o'clock that night, when it was missed. She did not at first remember Orme having a book and papers, but afterwards did and saw him take it. Mr. Rushton questioned the witness on this point, and she said she cou!d not think of it at the time. She saw Mrs. Holden with the book and the note in her hand. She saw Orme frequently, and he knew it. She had been2s years with Mrs. Holden. _ _ _ This witness was severely cross-examined by Mr. James, who wished to draw from her that she had a sweetheart, and thought of lea‘ing Mrs. Holden; but this she pointedly de nied. The moneS , did not appear like notes or money. It was a smallish brown pocket-book. She thought be was careless of lilting the papers. and was going to leave them. She had often had the book in her hand. (The prisoner threw a small pocket-book to his counsel), but, on seeing it, she said it was not the same. She saw the prisoner standing in the lobby with the boy about four o'clock, just at the bar door, but, after some hesitation, she could not say whether o it was before or after she saw the mistress with the book. She believed one of the £5O notes w a s an o ld one, which she s h m ad all h e e r r p se a l p f er re i c n ei e v i e la d ng fr e om for a it M fr r o . m Sc i‘ h i o r lfi s. el llol d, who lead A £2o got note was shown to her, but she could not say if it was one of the papers the prisoner had picked up. up stairs, and showed A Police-officer stated that he had apprehended the pri soner at his house on the previous morn in g . He told him the charge, him in a prisoner book t ime 2 d o i immediately took him produced. Nothing more was found. Jane Parkinson, another waiter, said she saw thepr o is r ot s ie s r . cross examination, in x arn the n b a a t o a n little sb e sa after d sfioleurdoid'ClioloCkt seeon Saturda y, On at all at on o a that time, and that she did not come into the kitchen to has ten some tea that was wanted. (This had been stated by Mrs. Holden.) She saw him afterwards in the scullery. Ann liepple said she was a farmer, of Little Crosbie, and went to the Crooked Billet on Saturday, as usual. She saw the prisoner's little boy in a chair at a quarter before four. She saw the prisoner go into the bar. She left ten minutes before four, having stopped only five minutes. Mr. John Schofield, cotton-dealer, spoke to paying a new £2O note to Mr. Smith, but he had not taken the number. He could not speak to that produced, but the note he gave came from the Rochdale Bank. He had written for the number, and expected a reply in the morning. Mr. James asked Mr. Rushton if he thought there was anything in the case on which he could deem it neccessary to detain the prisoner. Mr. Rushton said there was the positive testimony of the female Hornby, and unless something were adduced to shake her testimony, the prisonef must be remanded. It was his duty as a magistrate to do so. Mr. James suggested that the prisoner might be liberated on bail. Mr. Rushton said he was not prepared to agree to that. The charge was a most serious one, and a strict examination of the facts was due to the public, as well as to the p r i soner . The prisoner was then put down, but was immediately re called, Mr. Rushton, after a brief absence from the bench, haying said that there were two other witness es . Mr. Whitty was called, and said that th e pr i soner, on being brou g ht to him early yesterday (Sunday) morning, had spoken to hi m , ag ainst his (Mr. W. s) wish. He denied the charge most strongly, saying that he had been about the house during the day, but that he had not been tbere after half-past two o'clock, and that the witness Hornby was a false woman. The prisoner's little sou was then called to speak to the facts ; but as it did not appear that he understood the nature of an oath, his evidence was not taken ; and the prisoner stands remanded till this day at two o'clock. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION The annual public examination of the pupils in the various day schools of this institution took place on Thursday and Faiday last, and was attended by a number of the parents of the pupils, professional gentlemen, and others interested in education. On Friday afternoon a number of pieces, in prose and poetry, were recited by the pupils of the lower school, in the lecture-room ; and, in the evening, a public meeting was held in the same place, Thomas Blackburn, Esq., in the chair. Many influential friends of education were present. The pupils of the vocal music classes sang several compo sitions. Pieces in English were recited by pupils of the lower and high school, and pieces in Latin and Greek by pupils of the high school. The prize certificates having been distributed, The Rev. W. BEVAN, who had assisted at the examina tion, bore testimony to the proficiency of the boys. Through out all the classes he had been well pleased with the follow ing particulars. First, accuracy of information. Second, promptness of thought. Third, clearness of discrimination. Dr. Crichton was called uoon, and expressed himself highly satisfied with the progress and attainments of the pupils. He had that day examined a boy named Robert 'Williams in the Greek New Testament, and found him to be quite at home in the translating of it. He had also examined him as to his knowledge of the language, and here also he found him perfectly at home, just as much so as if he was going to pass for his degree of Almter of Arts, and had only been studying Greek for six months. The National Anthem was sung, and, after three cheers had been given for the chairman, the meeting dispersed. CORRESPONDENCE, " THE SCREW PROPELLER." TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stß,—Now that the screw propeller question occupies so much of the public attention. I may perhaps be excused fur giving (with your permission) the following account of one which 1 have frequently amused myself with i❑ the Bruns wick Half-tide Basin, (now Union Dock,) in this town, so far back as the year 1821. " The idea of using the Screw" no doubt is (as your cor respondent " Nauticus" states) " of great antiquity," and perhaps took its rise from the " sculling" of a boat ; but " Nauticus" can only trace its original application as a pro peller for steamers to " Brown in 1827"—while the drawing of the " Caledonian" which I have sent to the Collegiate Institution was made by the late Mr. Spooner, Engineer-in- Chief to the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, and the model was actually worked in 1824. It is for this reason, and in justice to the memory of departed worth—the name of Spooner being identified with the rise and progress of lug gage steamers irom this port—that I call the attention of those most concerned in the propulsion of vessels by Screw to this fact, and for no other, as I am in no wise interested in the matter. The model steamer there was four feet in length, and the motion was given by a spring, which, being wound up, would of course drive the machinery until the chain was " run out," exactly as a watch movement. The paddles or fans were placed, one on the starboard bow, and the other on the larboard quarter, both worked athwart-ships and con traryw•ise. The paddle shafts ran fore and aft, and each shaft had within hoard a bevel pinion, both of which were driven by a bevel wheel, thus each paddle or fan would enter the water angularly and in opposite directions, and so propel the vessel, establishing the practicability of the screw. This alone was what the little craft was built for, and being proved the inventor was satisfied. As the plan of machinery required for a large steamer, with full sections, are proportionally given in the drawing alluded to, any of your readers may see it by calling at the insti tution.—l am, sir, yours respectfully, Cable street Chambers, June 19/h, 1843, CHARADES My first is a venomous reptile ; my second, a secondary sort of hotel ; my third, a shoemaker's instrument; and my whole is the name of a Liverpool councillor. My first is a Scottish plant; my second, an article of dress ; and my whole the name of a Liverpool hydropathist. My first is an ancient Scottish coin ; my second is a female graminiverous quadruped ; my third, a species of grain ; and my whole is a Liverpool newspaper. IMPROVEMENT IN SHIP-BUILDING The severe losses which the shipping interest have sus tained lately naturally excites the attention of those con nected with the mercantile marine to any project which has for its object the preservation of life and property at sea. When it is considered that many millions sterling are yearly ventured upon the ocean, an element precarious at all times, any additional degree of safety that can be rendered towards either the ship or the cargo is a matter deserving of general attention and encouragement, both on the part of owners of vessels, brokers, and merchants, as well as the public at large. There are few families that do not contribute in some measure to the success or improvement of the maritime in terest, either as passengers, shippers, &c. The melancholy losses of the Reliance, Conqueror, and Fairy, are fresh in the memory of all, and dispose the way for a fair impartial trial of any measure or project which in any degree tends to lessen the danger all vessels are subject to. To avert a similar catastrophe to that of the Reliance or Conqueror, several valuable suggestions have been roads and adopted, and the French authorities have nobly respond ed to the sympathy excited upon our own shores by the wreck of those two vessels. It is not, however, on shore alone that the most important alterations can be made to effect this object. There requires something as regards the construction of ships to surmount many of the dangers which the vicissitudes of a seafaring life can alone ►rake us intimately acquainted with. When it is considered that upon one rope alone (the gammoning of the bowsprit) the entire safety of a vessel often depends, it will be perceived that too much attention cannot he paid to these matters ; nay, much depends upon even the proper fastening of a rope-yarn, and great caution in even so small a matter in itself as this is necessary for the safe keeping of a vessel, her cargo, and the lives of all on board. Many improve ments have of late years been made in both the hull and rig ging of vessels, but experience as well as common sense must show that naval architecture has not yet attained perfection, although allowing the full meed of justice to the present ele gant and much-improved building. Mariners must all ac knowledge that the present construction of a ship's channels are, compared with the other portions of a vessel, imperfect, and oftentimes fraught with danger. At anchor, for instance, in a rough seaway, or in harbour blowing fresh, many a boat has been swamped, and many valuable lives lost, by the boat striking under the chains through the boisterous state of the waves. Such a catastrophe as this cannot he at all times avoided. At sea, I;owever, in a violent hurricane for instance, with the sea in a most turbulent state, the danger is more importantly increased. It the waves carry away the chains (a circumstance, however, not of so frequent occurrence as many other casualties), and the masts consequently follow, or if the vessel be dismasted by the more usual manner, ex treme danger threatens ad on board by the chain plates and dead-eyes striking heavily under the ship's bottom, and, from the difficulty that there exists in clearing away the wreck, much valuable time and life is lost ; every minute thus expended, until the arduous task be accomplished, adds to the danger of the vessel, and the injury she thus receives, allowing that finally she weathers the storm, takes many weeks• dock repair necessary, attended with a large outlay of capital to make her again seaworthy. All this danger can now be obviated by the valuable improvement which has been suggested by Captain Couch of the Royal Navy, and acted upon by her Majesty's government with the American 60- gun frigate, and Wolf sloop-of-war. This improvement is simple and effective, and must, when it becomes generally known, come into general use. It has received she favoura ble opinion of Admirals Sir Robert Stopford and John Er skine Douglas ; Vice-Admirals Sir Robert Otway and the late Sir Thomas Fellowes; Rear-Admirals Maitland and Skipsey, besides that of many scientific gentlemen. The invention, or improvement, more properly speaking, consists in tilling up the vacant space between the ship's sides and the chain plates with solid wood, and a differently-constructed plate and dead-eye, so that when a vessel at sea is dismasted the wrecks of yards, masts, sails, &c., are detached by merely cutting away the lanyards of each shroud ; the dead-eyes and chain plates, instead of 'wiling with and under the ves sel, retraining in their proper place: . . . A personal inspection of the model is, however, necessary to perfectly comprehend its advantage over the old manner of building the channels. It has received the approval of the committee of Lloyd's, and a model is placed in the " Captains' Room," where it has received unqualified ap proval. The chief shipwrights of her Majesty's dockyards have given valuable testimony in its favour; and the most extensive shipowner in the city of London is about having his vessels constructed with the " solid safety-channels." The Star packet was alone saved from foundering by being built with the new improvement. To a landsman's eye it may appear bulky, and give an appearance of heaviness to a vessel ; but its many advantages otherwise must insure its adoption.— Times. WILL OF BISHOP KEN.—" I dye in the holy Catholic Apostolic Faith; more particularly I dye in the communion of the CHURCH OF ENGLAND, as it stands distinguished from all PAPAL AND PURITAN INNOVATIONS."—BeIIe's Life of Bishop Ken. WHo IS WISE ?—He who keeps away from the rum-cel lars in the city of Lowell.—Lowell Trash. And Newhaven, too.—Fountain. And New York, three ! rum palaces in cluded.—Organ. And Albany, four! not forgetting the beershops.—Patriot. DESCRIPTION OF COUNTRIES.—EngIand is a vast manu factory, a great laboratory, a universal counting-house. France is a rich farm, tending to turn itself into a manufac toyr. Germany is an ill-cultivated field, because they are philosophers and not peasants who till it. Southern Italy is a villa in ruins. Northern Italy is an artificial prairie. Belgium is a forge. Holland is a canal. Sweded and Den mark are Carpenters 'yard. Poland is a sandy heath. Rus sia is an icehouse. Switzerland is a chalet. Greece is a field in a state of nature. Turkey is a field fallow. THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.—Everybody is asking what is to become of Covent-garden Theatre ; but nobody thinks of asking what is to become of the proprietors. It is said that the market is to be enlarged by throwing the theatre into it ; but as the theatre has been in the market for some time, we don't see what more can be effected. Snobbins, the eleventh priest in Norma, has, it is said, made an offer of some kind to somebody; but as nobody knows anything about it, there is every probability of its coming to nothing, which is the exact amount of the rent which he would be enabled to find security for.—Punch. LOVE AND PARSIItONY.—A remarkable instance of the spirit of economy is given by a journal of the Bas-Rhin. A man went a short time ago to the tnayor, at Schelestatt, and gave instructions for the publication of a marriage between himself and a young person, whom he named. After the lapse of a fortnight, he went again to the mayor, and stated that he had changed his mind, and had selected another wife, and wished her name to be inserted instead of that which he had given in. Ile was, however, informed that this could not be done without the production of fresh certificates, and the other necessary documents, involving additional fees to the amount of 6f. 50c. This took the would-be Benedict all aback; and, after debating whether this new expense could not be spared, and finding it to be indispensable, he coolly made up his mind to save it, and decided upon taking the first-named girl for his spouse.—Galigsiani. A CONTRAST-1815 & 1843.—" The following eulogium," says the Courrier Francais, " was published in the year 1815 upon one of the Generals of the Empire :--` This man, in the succession of his different characters, will have founded the monument of Quiberon, and laid waste the dwelling houses of La Vendee ; he will have celebrated the obsequies of Louis XVI., and the resurrection of Napoleon; he will have been Minister of Louis XVIII. when Napoleon con spired, and the Major-General of I3 uo naparte when Louis XVIII. was betrayed.' The object of this diatribe was Mar shal Soult; the journal which published it was the Moniteur de Gand; and the author who wrote it was M. Guizot. The lifoniteur de Gand shortly afterwards disappeared from the political world, but the two personages are at present ministers. When perusing this passage what must M. Guizot think of Marshal Soult, and what must Marshal soilit think of M. Guizot ?" UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL PBWS. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.-FRIDAY (Before Dr. Kenyon, Assessor.) MAC MULLEN V. HAMPDEN.—On this case being called on this afternoon, the Rev. J. W. Hughes (proctor for the defendant) applied for an adjournment, on the ground that the " pretended libel" he had received from the plaintiff's proctor contained so many charges involving not only eccle siastical and university law, but also common law; and he therefore prayed to be heard by counsel, in which prayer the plaintiff's proctor (the Rev. H. Cary) joined. The Assessor said, that had university law alone been in volved, he should not have granted the prayer ; but as charges affecting common law were alleged to be also involved, he should grant the prayer, and fixed Saturday, at twelve o'clock, for the hearing. The counsel engaged are, we believe, Dr. Twins and Mr. Hope. ARCHES' COURT-THURSDAY, JUNE 15 TIIC OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY SANDERS AGAINST HEAD Sir H. Jenner Fust delivered his sentence in this case, which was argued in Easter Term last. This being a pro ceeding by the ordinary against a clergyman of his diocese, it was necessary to consider out of what the charge had arisen, and it was quite impossible for any one to read Mr. Head's letter without perceiving that it does contain matter in derogation and depraving of the Book of Common Prayer, as established by the Act of IsTuniformity, 13 and 14 Car. 11. Neither of the learned counsel for Mr. Head would venture to contest that point. The title of the letter showed that it was addressed to Mr. Head's parishioners, and that it was occasioned by a circular from the Bishop of Exeter to the clergy of his diocese. The first part was introductory only, and it was no part of the duty of the court to consider whe ther the doctrines of the Book of Common Prayer were er roneous or not; the law had declared that they were the doctrines of the Established Church. In the fourth para graph it is said—" It becomes my duty to state to you that I have received a letter (a printed circular) from the Bishop of Exeter, requesting me to give notice of his lordship's inten tion to confirm such young persons of this parish as shall he duly prepared. In short, 1 am called upon to address you on the subject of confirmation—an equivocal word, pregnant with that necessary evil controversy. Three years ago the children of this parish did attend the confirmation. On that • occasion the exclusive object of episcopal inquiry was, Have these children been instructed in the sacramental parts of the catechism ?' A negative reply was given. And the rector of the parish was publicly censured for having omitted to teach the erroneous and strange doctrines which the cate chism contains." Now, to go further, here it was affirmed that the catechism contained •' erroneous and strange doc trines," and not only that; but it was avowed by Mr. Head that he had written this letter in consequence of the circular of the Bishop of Exeter, requesting him to give notice of his lordship's intention to confirm such young persons of the parish as should be duly prepared. The 61st canon directed ministers to prepare children for confirmation when the bishop should assign a time for the performance of that duty . There was, therefore, an express canon for the conduct of ministers in regard to preparing children for the rite of con firmation. In this letter, addressed by the Rector of Fe niton to his parishioners, he avowed that he was guilty of a breach of canonical obedience, and of his duty as required by the CEIIIOII. Though this was not the offence imputed to Mr. Head, yet it was an aggravation of it. The letter went on—" There spake the spirit of the present system of epis copal ministration. All the bishops, it is true, may not be quite so incautious as the Bishop of Exeter ; but, inasmuch as they connive at and continue the use of the catechism and baptismal and confirmation services in their present state, I do not hesitate to aver that they act upon a system by which the episcopal order is exalted under false pretences, and at the expense of the doctrines of the Bible." The letter speaks of the " errors of the baptismal service," and pro ceeds—" These intreaties (it is fair to admit) are made in a tone of great urbanity ; the letter contains some just obser vations ; and the whole announcement would be quite unex ceptionable if those church services, to which his lordship refers both you and myself, were free from error. But the letter covertly insinuates that those church services contain nothing but sound doctrine. Indeed the whole communica tion is almost entirely founded on this assumption, which assumption is not consistent with truth. Ido not mean that his lordship intends to insinuate a greater proportion of falsehood than is usually found in episcopal circulars. Far be it from me to attribute a single grain of duplicity to the Bishop of Exeter which does not attach itself to all his right rev. brethren. All their lordships promise at their ordina tion to be ' ready to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines ;' but, on the other hand, they do not scruple to vex us with the erroneous and strange doctrine of the confirmation service." "As reformation in this respect is not hopeless, and as I also am pledged by my ordination vows, as a minister of the Church of England. to hrnish aad drive away all erroneous doctrine, 1 do hereby decline and refuse to give any countenance whatever to the office of con- ' firmation as it is now used by their lordships the bishops, and instead of recommending, in compliance with the epis copal circular, the perusal and reperusal of that service, to the young personsjof this parish, I warn them all, young, old, and middle-aged, to beware, in the name of God, of the erroneous and strange doctrine which it contains." "It is also a fact that the Prayer-book sins against itself. Some parts of it are at variance with other parts. The 4th, 6th, Stli, and 36th canons are repugnant to the Ist and 3d ordina tion vows. Some of the dogmas in the catechism, confirma tion, and baptismal services are utterly inconsistent with the doctrines contained in the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 17th articles." " If their lordships wish to satisfy the public that their exaltation is just and right, let their lordships, instead of teaching the erroneous doctrine in the church service, banish and drive it away ; instead of bending the Bible to the obli quities of the Prayer-book, let them make, or endeavour to make, this Prayer-book c on s i s t en t w ith the Bible and with itself ; instead of reversing the Apostles' rule, let them ' abhor that which is evil' in the Prayer-book, and ' cleave to that which is good' in it." He (the learned judge) thought it was quite impossible to say that anything could be more. offensive in matter and style than this document, or that it did not affirm and maintain positions in derogation and de pravity of the Book of Common Prayer, which rendered Mr. Head amenable to ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and liable to I ecclesiastical censure. The offence was, therefore. a grave • and serious one in a clergyman of the Church of England, who was bound, at his ordination, to subscribe to certain articles, without which he would not have been admitted to the ministry. By the 36th canon it is required that persons before they be received into the ministry do subscribe three articles, one of which is, " that the Book of Common Prayer contameth in it nothing contrary to the Word of God, and that it may lawfully so be used, and that he himself will use the fora in the said book prescribed, in public prayer and administration of the sacraments." He is to subscribe this " willingly and ex anitno." The next question was the pu nishment which the court ought to impose for such an offence committed by a beneficed clergyman. It would be no harsh exercise of the power of the court if it were to pronounce that Mr. Heath had incurred the penalty of deprivation. But by the statute of Elizabeth there were degrees of punishment assigned ; and, he should, therefore, decree that Mr. Head, for the first offence he had committed, be suspended au, officio et a benefic;o—from duty and from the emoluments of his living —for three years, from the 25th of June; that he be condemned in the costs of the proceedings and be monished to abstain from such conduct in future; though the court would have been fully justified in going to the fullest extent of the punishment. Dr. Addams asked whether the court would not require a certificate of good behaviour before restoration ? but _ The Court said it was ❑nnecessary, as Mr. Head might be proceeded against a second time if he offended during or after the period of his suspension. DR. PUSF.Y.—The publication of Dr. Pusey's sermon, for which he has been suspended, is delayed in consequence of the very serious illness of that learned divine. The church liturgy is to be introduced into the morning services of the Wesleyan chapel, Fawcett-street, Suuderland. Galfthead Observer. The Marchioness of Bath is about to rebuild the parish church of Horninsham, near Warminster, which is now, with the exception of the tower, a heap of ruins, on the same site, hut upon a much larger scale, at an outlay of about £3OOO. The Rev. George Talbot, M.A., formerly of Baliol College, has resigned the living of Evercreech-cum-Chesterblade, Somerset, and joined the Church of Rome. This is the filth member of the University of Oxford who has turned Ro manist since the conversion of the Rev. R. W. Sibthorp. Lady Arden has subscribed £lOO in consequence of the appeal of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in behalf of its missions to the colonies and the heathen. Mr. Justice Patteson, the Earl Howe, and Sir Richard Glyn are amongst the list of donors. THE OFFERTORY AND THE.' BISHOP OF LONDON. --The Bishop of London has addressed a letter to the clergy of his diocese, in which he says that he is informed that some doubt exists as to the subject of his remarks, in his late charge on the offertory. His lordship now says, that he leaves the time of introducing the changes recommended in the service to the judgment of the clergy, and that be leaves the matter of the offertory to the discretion of the clergy. His lord ship also states, that he did not calculate upon the extent of opposition with which his advice has been met. OX;iORD UNIVERSITY.—The quietness of this University was disturbed during the past week by the gallant exploits of Some members of the University of Cambridge, who found amusement in sallying forth in parties at a late hour of the night to break the slumbers of the citizens, and the knockers of the doors, in a fashion which we have no doubt corresponds with their views of good taste and gentlemanly hearing. A capture was made of one of the party, the Hon. F. S. Grim. ston, of Trinity College, Cambridge, who had kocked down a policeman for interfering to prevent his breaking off a kocker to which the honourable gentleman had taken a fancy. The charge was summarily disposed of by the Vice-Chancellor, who fined him fi%e pounds. Another case of assault, which must have been sent to the sessions, was not pressed.— Oxford Herald. OXFORD, JUNE 15.—This day a congregation was hold en for granting degrees, &c., when the following were con ferred : Masters of Arts.—Rev. S. Malan, of Balliol College (grand compounder) ; Rev. J. 11. Waugh, Magdalene Hall (grand compounder); Rev. C. C. Goodden, Exeter College ; Rev. W. Wise (fellow), St. John's College; Rev. W. Giffard, University College ; C. Cookson, University Col lege; Rev. M. W. James, Oriel College; Rev. A. L. W. Bean, Pembroke College ; R. Ormsby (fellow), Trinity Col lege; Rev. H. Skriue, \Vadham College; It. Y. Lloyd, Pembroke College; J. Shank, Christ Church. BaMelors of Arts.—S. F. Craddock, of Brasenose Col lege ; C. Allen, Brasenose College ; W. H. Ravenhill, Worcester College ; F. Naughten, Corpus Christi College ; T. G. Luard, \Vadham College; J. Langworthy, Magdalene hall. THE SCOTCH CHURCH We understand that a meeting was held a few days ago by a number of ministers in Edinburgh and its neighbourhood, with a view to make preparations for commemorating the bicentenary of the Westminster Assembly. It has been agreed that meetings shall be held in Edinburgh o❑ the 12th and 13th days of July next, and arrangements are in pro gress for rendering them as catholic and comprehensive as possible.—Scotsman. 'PATRONS AND VACANT BENIFICES.-It appears from a statement in a Dundee paper, that the number of patrons of church benifices in Scotland, exclusive of Kirk Sessions and unincorporated associations, amount to The number of sole patronages amount to The number of joint patronages is 127, of which the half is 63 Total number of patronages, The number of parish ministers in Scotland is .. The number of endowed parliamentary churches Total number of endowed churches Number of patronages as above.... There reathin in the hands of Kirk Sessions, &c. Number of sole patronages at present vacant 226 Number of joint patronages 11, of which the half is 5 Total number of patronagcs vacant •II• • • 13.1J8tYIS:1f. '~I~~~ TO THE Bur rov.. or THE M ACCLESFIELD COURIER AND HERALD. Sla t —The insertion of the accompanying extract from a v by me, in your next paper, may not p er h aps be letter unproductivesome benefit to th ose w h o are desirous of o it is to be f eare d , are now widely aid creceivedgtil eerrors, r r bc of rs, which. spreading through the land ; and the description of what the writer witnessed, cannot but c a ll f ort h i n many Pro same feelings of a mazement and of sor row which he experienced. s tan ts , actuallyhear the ts I am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, J. R. " London, May 29. " Having heard of its existence, I went yesterday to Mr Oakley's chapel to witness Puse y i sm , (I use the word, not having another to express my meaning,) carried out in its extreme-length.—At eleven o'clock, Mr. Oakley, followed by two other clergymen, entered the church ; the former proceeded to a small stand , on which the bible was placed, at the foot of the altar rails ; the two latter went to the north and south end of the altar, and sat facing each other ; kneel ing at the usual times, with their backs to the congregation. Mr. 0. read the prayers from a small prayer-book, which he held in his hand, and knelt during the confession, and at the other times, on a cassock close by the rails. During the Psalms, the three divines, accompanied by two little boys, chanted one verse, the congregation and the choir chanted the other. Whenever the Gloria Patri was repeated, they always turned most pointedly towards the altar. At the conclusion of the litany, Mr. 0. entered within the rails, and the trio si multaneously ascended additional steps up to the altar table ; he went to the centre,—the two assistants to either end of it. For some moments they knelt with their backs to the con gregation—no singing, but a dead silence during the time. On the table were displayed the communion plate, two large brass candlesticks, with very tall candles, but .unlighted, be tween which, was an immense cross, against the wall, and two large prayer books, with gilt crosses on their covers. The communion service began by him at the north end of the table, with his face towards the wall, but rather inclined towards the table. At the end of the collect he turned right round, and read the commandments, and then resumed his former position. Mr. Oakley had knelt the whole time be fore the table, but read the Nicene creed, and at its conclu sion gave various notices with respect to the time of the ser vice, and that the communion would be administered twice on Whit-sunday ; but only by a simple notice—not by wha i , usually read in the prayer book. Above the !table were two windows, in each of which was a bunch of flowers. Mr. Oakley next proceeded down the communion steps backwards and ascended the pulpit, preached for about six. teen minutes, and finished by turning round in the pulpit and saying, ' Now to God the Father,' &c., with his face towards ta t un b rd li e al altar. He then returned to his place before the altar table, an d the c lergyman at the north end began the offertory. A collecti on was ma de from pew to pew in black velvet bbliatg na turally expectedthenread b the w o prayer o the n f e o l r ude w church e m bl i e li s t s an in t g . , my surprise he proceeded to read the notice for the commu nion, and read the whole of it. " Mr. Oakley turned - himselff again to the congregation. and gave another notice—that the communion would be ad.. d t i he s.- ministered on Sunday next ; and the congregation, with the ho e u m m a h in , sacramente,,ditifloorotthaenyblessing or of eLxocredn,tsi oSupper, those le ft the missal. " My account must be very inadequate, for I cannot con. vey the extraordinary tone , or the undevotional rapidity, with which parts of t h e p ra y ers were read ; nor can I describe the sort of image-like manner in which the ministers so sae . times stood, and especially during the effertory—they seemed as if almost afraid to allow the breath to come out of their m outh. There were also re p eated bowi ngs at the name of our Saviour, and other little observances which occurred during the service. This is, however, the chief of what I witnessed, and for some time I was too much amazed, a n d too much pained to know what to think of it. I could hardly b e li e ve that I bad been in a Church of En g la n d chapel , or that 1 was amongst a number of Protestant worshippers. The chapel was very full, and so I hear it is every Sunday. If such is to be the mode of conductive the service, and if th 3 Bishops encourage insteaof, suppressing such extreme lengths, 1, for one, fear the " Why we are to have no reading desks, and the clergy:are not to turn so as to be heard distinctly by all the congrega. tion I know not ; and sincerely do I lament that the Bishop of London is openly advising the adoption of such proceed-. ings (?) That there has been a great laxity in the disciplin e of the Church no one will deny ; but whilst we endeavour to restore its discipline, and to give a stimulus to the tLvotional feeling of our service, let us not follow in the steps of a cor rupt Church, or imitate the pract;ces of Rome." The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford has stated in a letter to certain requisitionists that he cannot publish the grounds of his late sentence on Dr. Pusey. He says, that as the sta tutes do not prescribe, so he thinks they do not permit, th e course • - LAW INTELLIGENCE. a soap COURT OF EXCHEQUER—SATuRDA • (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Lord Abiuger and l a . THE ATTORNEY-GENERA MA TISDALE AND L J: . ry.) a Special palr'tholiseowta,saagnaiionsftortmhLottidoenienadt atabetai,nwsthaoncaereof manufacturers in:Liverpool, for the condemnation of de partment, of soap, seized by the local officers, upon tbegrounluan. it was forfeited to the Crown in consequence of abr that the excise regulations. each of The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom were Mr. j icaN i 4 and 11r. WILDE) conducted the case for the Crown '— Mr. KENN and Mr. CROMPTON for the defendant. ; and u il a e g r e ln in the customary The case occupied the court the whole day. T -he f acts I seared to be as follow Toe defendants carry on trade a- ri ). extensivetl)e elci excise ANOTHE R. Chrry-street, Liverpool, as soap - boilers and soap-dealers. i On e the 4th of October in the last year, the excise officer question filled the ceived a notice requiring his attendance at the "cleanse"re tt,l,i,eeauya.rsitxityfra‘o% celseatitlteseodffi"cefrro boiler No. 7. He accordingly went, and during the morn' 1 WHY, and quitted the premises, hay i ng previously seen that all the other boilers were locked up. On the following at tmookthtelieb; ing the officer, accompanied by the supervisor, morn went round the room, and whilst in the act oat aking the guage of one f the frames, discovered that the joining frame, which 13:d Dot been filled in the presence of the former, contained 1,i 0 ,,; ( 1 soap in a hot state. This discovery induced a further sea rch ultimately it was found that nine frames, containin g 11,8191 b weight of soap, had been filled without t h e c sance of the excise officer. U po n this quantity the cogni sance amounted to £77 11. 3d. The quantity of soap containuty in the 26 frames, and on which the regular entry an char ed to the duty bad been made, was 34,7611b5, yielding a dutyge of £22S 2s. 51d. On the part of the defendants two witnesses were can e d who s t a ted that they had carried the buckets from the boiler' and filled the various frames, and amongst others into which they had poured the soap in the presence of the officer or h; `.` assistant were these nine in question. The managing man :i. the departn3ent, however, said that although he had been in e room during the "cleanse," he bad no t known th at m ore than 2t3 frames bad been tilled, and that he bad not dis covered the fact until nearly ten o'clock at night, some hours after the officer had left. During the process of the "cleanse" he had added the '` runnings" to the 26 frames of soap, a proceeding w •which is always adopted in the course of that pro cess in the presence of the officer, and then had accompanied that functionary to each frame, and had assisted him in taking the guag e. At nigh when he discovered the other nine frames, he also put '• runnings;' into them, but in this case instead of hot water • he was compelled to use cold with the lees• lie was very much confused on finding a greater num ber o f f ram es had been filled than the officer was aware of, but he denied he had known anything about the circumstance until ten o'clock at night. From the effect of the testimony of . the_ excise officer, who of c ourse deposed in support of the information, the supp n ,. s would appear to be that between his visits a quant i t had been taken out ---- Y onionfth soap, in its liquid state, . of some or all of the 26 frames, and put into the h n a i d ne . frames; that the difference in quantity was made up y dinhonal infusion of t b water. This conception was borne ou y t h e result, for he stated that when he had taken the gauge of whilst 26 frames the soap was of a firm and hard quality, _ when it w as eventually cut it proved not to be of that character, an end whi c h wo uld be produced by an abstraction of the deer bettr ma . terial, a nd the substitution of water in the place of t u n . titv so taken away. On the conclusion of the reply . of the Attorney-General the j u ry intimated to the learned judge that they would not trouble his lordship to sum u p tltecse, as they were perfectly satisfied. They then fo verdict for the Crown, thereby forfeited to the Crown. condemning the soap as ~ (Prom the Morning Herald.) --..•••••••••••••••MMUNA Water-street -*"-------Ti— „, Satur d ay l as t , REBECCA AND BEA DAVOITZILS.—viI c h a e in to e ll t s o a t t h S e V d a e t t e e r r - mina. meeting of the magistrates was latoelbdeattaGkeunilidtlimall, to take into consideration what steps ought consequence of the failure of the constables to execute the warrant of distress against two persons of the names of Harris and Thomas, Gate,n i g n itnhiTsatloowgn. f.orlrelefutisiina tion of calling out the pensioners in the town and neighbour hood, twenty-eight in number, to accompy the civil force, g g i t s u tr P a a te Y s t twelve in number, to execute the warrant of distress, and for that purpose they , left the town about three o'clock in the morning, and proceeded to Tolog, where a levy was made on the g oods of Harris, about half -past five in the morning, which without any molestation were carried away ,—Thotnas having' paid the tine on Saturday evening previous, as hi s . w .,. - fi ement and he did not wish ire was near her con n , his any di re was h ouse. A turbance to take place about fter the levy was made, and the force had proceeded about a quarter of a mile on their return to Carmarthen with the goods, Thomas of Tolog, the person who had paid his fine on Saturday, o v er took them, and foreseeing the danger the whole force would be in if they persisted in retaining possession of the goods, pledged his word that the fine and costs should be paid, and the goods were returned to him• Immediately afterwards they wer e surrounded be a mob of those reckless marauders, about 00 in number, Itis of whom were armed with firearms, and completely overpowered ; they were rigidly searched, and compelled to tire their pistols in the air, and then deliver them u to Becca and her family, who were all disguised • p in various -dresses. The mob then desired the force to fall into a line, an d Becea inspected them, to see if D. Rees, consta ble, and Thomas Evans, Poliee-officer, were with them and when she was satisfied they were not, she said had ; they been there their lives would certainly be taken away. They were then ordered to march on their way to T . rawsmawr the pro perty of Captain Davies, of Green•ball, near this ' town, who was the county magistrate who endorsed the distress ' war rants issued by time town magistrates ; andwhen they arrived there they comma nded the constables to break down the wall surrounding the house, which they did in order to save th eir lives from being destroyed, whic • h M ecca threatened to de prive them of if th e y did not at o I • When this act of destruction had been been c ompleted. with her request. n pletoed, heir they shoo , k hands with the pensione rs, told them to t th homes nd they would not be m olested ; they g orew not so poli te a to the constables, towards whom they aianifested considerable . a nimosity. We have been told that the pensioners were not armed; had they been, the result would likely have been very different. Time arms taken from the constables were returned by Becca before she parted the with them. ' A m eeting of the Rebeccaites, or farn3ers, of the hundred of Elva, took place on Wednesday night at Treleach, Talog.• Blaenycod, amd Conwil, when it was proposed and unani mously adopted to demand from the trustees of the Newcastle Trust a debtor and creditor account of the said trust for the last 18 years, and if found fair and correct, and the money received from the tolls fairly and honestly laid out on the roads, then the gate at Water-street is not to be disturbed ; but if unsatisfactory to them, then the gate is to be imme-; diately demolished. All male inhabitants, being householders' of the hunded, are to meet at eleven o'clock on Monday next, at the Plough and Harrow, Newchurch parish—to march in procession to Caermarthen—to insult the mayor and magistrates, and to destroy the gate on their return. Rich and poor are compelled to attend, and in case of illness a substitute must be found ; all owners of horsei are to ride. Any persons absent without a sufficient excuse, or nitrosubs to have their houses and barns destroyed by fire and be disguised in their dresses or persons on sir , ,7 account. Two farmers (rem andseach parish went yesterday to Newca stle Mr. Lloyd Hall ; and the best part of the Rebeccait by their various nmeetings, seemed disposed to be guided be a t s advice. It was proposed at the various places of meetinghtin pull down and destroy the workhouse; that questio n -- however, adjourned to their next meeting. The bias was. minds of all present seemed to be to raze it to th las on the the month of August. To the time of our go' e ground in have not beard the result of the interview between mg to Press we gates and Mr. 11A11,-.•CarOlartheh Journa l - ell Salt day, my yet jOO 'are of