The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-03 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS DINNE R TO MR. WASHINGTON Invrso.—At a Prelimi nary meeting of- gentlemen, held in the magistrates' room, in the Sessions-house, on Friday last, it was unanimously resolved, that Mr. Washington Irving being daily expected to land at Liverpool, on his way from the United States to Spain, to which country he bas been appointed minister, it is desirable, as a mark of respect and welcome, to invite him to a public dinner. DEATH FROM BURNING.—On Friday an inquest was held on view of the body of Mary Connolly, a child four years old, who resided with her parents in Burlington-court, and who had been burnt to death in consequence of her clothes taking fire while she was in the act of putting a lid on a pan of water which was on the grate. Verdict accordingly. THE BARRACKS. — Some of the spaciow tached to the barracks in Duke-street have into a receptacle fin• thirteen 32-pounders, wit and platforms, thirteen pivot guns, Several toi and canister, with a variety of other stores, the fort at the north end of the town. .-offices at- n converted f shot, grape MR. POPJOY AND ANI has intimated his intention of 1 _ table's lecture. He says that a magnetic sleep must have its attractions. He thinks quarrymen must be very susceptible of magnetic influence, as they know a great deal of load stones. 4r. Popjoy t at Mr. La-6nl ELECTION OF AN HONORARY SURGEON FOR THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—A meeting of the trustees of the Northern Hospital was held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday, for the purpose of electing an honorary surgeon for that hospital, in conseque nce o f th e res i gna ti on o f Mr. Gill, who retired on account of ill health. The chair was occu pied by R. B. Anderson. Esq., the vice-president.—Mr. Henry Holmes proposed Mr. Joseph King, jun. Mr. Geo. Hightield seconded the nomination of Mr. King.—Mr. R. Bateson proposed Mr. Ellis Jones. Mr. Joseph Cooper seconded the nomination of Mr. Jones.—The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector, proposed Mr. William H. Bainbrigge. Mr. Ambrose Lace seconded the nomination of Mr. Bain brigge.—The Chairman having asked whether any other candidate was to be proposed, and being answered in the negative, the poll was opened at one and closed at three o'clock, when the numbers were—For Mr. Bainbr . Mr. Jones, 130 ; Mr. King, 129. Mr. Bainbrigg cordingly elected. MR. WEISS' CoNcEa.T.—This concert on Thursday next is expected to be a complete bumper. All the beauty and fashion of Liverpool will be present to do young townsman on his firs ;e was ac- the programme Falstaff, Mr. B : —PA RT —lnstrunic life 'and Mr. Weiss--1 to, from Speranza Madame B Trand D t, for two icated to Dobler piano-torte —(Czerney). Aria, " Bello Ardir," Mr. Weiss—(Donizetti). Ballad, " The Blighted Flower, Mr. Balfe—(Balfe). Duetto, " Senza tanti complimenti," Mr. and Madame Balfe—(Donizetti). PART D.—lnstru mental. Ballad, " Woman loves ye best," Mr. Dodd—(A. Lee). Solo, piano -forte, Mrs. St. Albin—(Thalberg). Bal lad (M.S.), Mr. Weiss—(composed expressly for him by Balfe). Ballad (M.S.), " Fairy land," Madame Balfe— (Balfe). Air from the " Stabat Mater," Mr. Weiss—(Ros sini). Trio from " Lassidio di la Rochelli," Mr. Balfe, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Weiss—(Balfe). Mr. Weiss's singing at the Melodist Club last week has been highly lauded in the London journals. FRAUDS BY BUTCHERS.-At the Police-court, on Friday, John Crosdale, of St. John's Market, was summoned for having exposed for sale a calf's head which had been " blown" in order to give an appearance of plumpness. The charge having been distinctly proved, the defendant said it might have been treated in a worse manner the practice of "blowing" meat wa. harm. Mr. Rushton said the meat appeare. _ and that it required not any puffing to render it mort able. He advised the butchers to hold a come to a general resolution not to " blow" t. more, and he said that if some such resolution were not. adopted, informations would every day be lodged, and the fines would go to accumulate the borough fund. The de fendant said the practice was general in Liverpoool, and that the fines ought not to be levied on the poor butchers, who were not always the delinquents. Mr. Rushton ordered the head to be forfeited, and the defendant to be fined the sum of ss. and costs.—John Davies, of St. John's Market ; Lionel W. Trotter, and Mary Goodchild, of Cleveland-square Market; Thomas Harwood, Anne Finch, Benjamin Crow ther, Joseph ling,hes, John Hutram, and John Lee, of St. James's Market, were all summoned for a like offence, namely, exposing " blown" calves' heads for sale. The heads in every case were ordered to be forfeited, and the fine of ss. and costs imposed. One of the defendants expressed a hope that the wholesale butchers should be informed on the subject, and that every man would be summoned who exposed " blown" meat for sale. Mr. Rushton directed Holden, the market superintendent, to seize every carcase and piece of meat he found " blown," and not to let the present visitation on the butchers be partial, but to make it universal. The defendants hoped that the butcher's shops outside the mar kets would be visited in the same way, becaUse were leaving the markets and going to the shops. __ said that the by-laws applied only to meat exposed for salt in the market, and shat they had no reference to the shops outside. Mr. Rushton, after inspecting the by-laws, ad mitted the truth of what Holden had stated, and said he would make a representation to the mayor and town-council on the subject, and he had no doubt but they would take measures to apply the by-laws to the whole community. n his opinion of calculated to do any o be very le tine, and to heir meat any ie customers Holden MEETING OF THE (LATE) LIVERPOOL FISH COMPANY A meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors and declaring a dividend on the shares. The chair was occupied by Thomas Tobin, Esq.—The Chairman said the meeting had been called for the purpose of consulting the shareholders on the propriety of making a dividend of the estate. The accounts had been made up and the report would be read by the solicitor.—Mr. J. Robinson, solicitor, read the report of the directors. It stated that pursuant to a resolution of the shareholders, the directors entered into a negociation for the sale of the boats, and succeeded, in disposing of them to the New Fish Com pany for £6,792; being £9O more than was contemplated at a former' meeting. 'Of this sum, £5,720 had been paid in cash and notes given for the remainder, which notes were discounts - about a fortnight since. The balance on h £6,011 13s. 9d., of which £139 9s. 9d. w bankers to meet any accout Some accounts had been sent felt it right to pay, and one account for £l3l was to be settled by arbitration. After retaining the sum of £136 9s. 9d., there would remain £5,875 45., which would enable the directors to pay the shareholders a dividend of 275. per share on 4,352 shares, being the present number of shares held in the com pany, which dividend of 275. per share the directors recom mended should be at once paid with the sanction of the meet ing. Mr. Robinson concluded by stating that, as it was left optional with the directors to purchase any shares for 20s. each, some had been purchased at that price, which had made the number on the list so much less, and the shareholders had all the advantage of the 7s. a share which had been made on them.—Mr. Edward Blundell called the attention of the meeting to a debt of £9 17s. which wa s owing to the late Mr- Ritson, of the auditors, and ex p ress ed a hope that it would be paid to his widow, who was at present in embar rassed circumstances.—The Chair man said it had been de clared by the solicitor of the company that Mr. Ritson had no legal claim, and . to ask the directors t o p a y w h a t wa s il legal would be unjust. If the shareholdeis considered the claim to be a just one, and were willing to subs cr ib e 6d. ea ch for the, widow, he had no objection.—After a few remarks from Mr. Hope and Mr. Drinkwater, it was arranged that a subsbription book should be left at the office of Mr. Robin son, for the members, if they chose to put down thei r names when receiving the dividend.—Mr. Samuel moved that the report be received, that the accounts be passed, and that, agreeably to the recommendation of the directors, the meet ing declare a dividend of 275. per share, to be paid to the shareholders on executing a release to the directors of all claims, except to the balance in the bank of £136 9s. 9d., to be hereafter accounted for by the directors.—Mr. Drinkwater seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.—Mr. Robinson then announced that the dividend would be paid at his office in Postoffice-place on next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.—Mr. Samuel proposed the thanks of the meeting to the chairman, as the present was the last time they would ever meet as the Old Fish Company, and as Mr. Tobin had been most active. The motion having been seconded, was carried by acclamation.—The Chairman returned thanks, and said lie would have appeared in better spirits if he bad a profit instead of a loss to communicate to the shareholders. —The meeting then separated. s which might mounted to ie lef )rs had not ADMINISTERING CANTHARIDES.—A man of colour named John Thomas, was placed at the bar of the police court, on Friday, on a charge of having mixed a quantity of cantharides, or Spanish flies, in a tumbler of water, and given it to a female to drink, by reason of which she became in disposed. The female, who was only about twelve years of age, deposed that the prisoner asked her if she would like to drink some bitters. She replied in the affirmative, where upon he mixectsome stuff in a tumbler and gave it to her to drink. It had a disagreeable taste and produced illness. From the evidence of the surgeon it appeared that Spanish flies still adhered to the sides and bottom of the tumbler, and that the complainant had been very much indisposed. Her symptoms might be accounted for by the administra tion of Spanish flies to a slight extent. The prisoner alleged that he had not administered the draught with:any evil inten tion. Mr. Rushton said his crime was a shocking one, and that it originated in the vulgar notion that bitters had the effect of making girls fond of men. The potion endangered the lives of the girls to whom it was administered, and called for severe punishment. He ordered the prisoner to be sent for trial. STEALING A SHAWL.—Elizabeth Parry, Elizabeth Har rison, and Mary Anne Murray were examined at the police office on Friday, on a charge of having stolen a shawl, the property of Mr. Samuel B. Ingham. John W. Underhill deposed that he was a shopman in the service of Mr. Ingham, a linen-draper, whose establishment was situated in Scotland road. About half-past four o'clock the evening before, he was in the shop when the prisoners entered. Harrison asked to look at some calico, and Parry went towards the upper end of the counter where some shawls were exposed for sale. Murray stood near the door. Witness, went into a room behind the shop, leaving :Mother clerk to attend them. They were subsequently arrested in Scotland-road Market, with a shawl and some calico in their possession. The calico they had purchased, but the shawl, which was worth about 75., they had stolen. They were committed for trial. STEALING A CARPET BAG.—JOIIII O'Hara, a labouring man, was placed at the bar of the Police-court on Friday, charged with having stolen a carpet bag belonging to Mr. Bramley Moore. The prisoner had been in the employ of that gentleman about eleven months, and the bag, which con tained sundry articles of wearing apparel, had been given to him by a clerk in Mr. Moore's office, to take to the Palatine club-house on the previous evening.' The bag was locked, and addressed to that Moore, Aigburth. Mr. Sorton, pawn broker, stated the prisoner came to his place and /offered the bag and its contents for pledge for ss. He told him he had better take it to the right owner. The prisoner said "If you don't take it some one else will." He then sent for an officer, and had O'Hara taken into custody. The prisoner entered into a long inconsistent story about a sailor having given bins the bag, and that he took it to the pawn broker's to put it in a place of safety. He was committed. A WOMAN STABBED IN PRE STON - STREET.—On Satur day an inquisition was taken before P. F. Curry, Esq., Co. Co which led to the dea p th of Eliza certa May, an unmarried female, aged 25. The deceased. was stabbed on Thursday night, in Smith, a youth aged about Preston-street, by William six teen, who was in custody. It appeared front the testimony of the several witnesses called, that, on Thursday evening last, Elizabeth Smith, the mother of the prisoner, went out to purchase a candle. Mrs. Smith resides in Norris -court, where Eliza May was stan ding very drunk. She a b used Mrs. Smith very violently. The prisoner was standing near making a boat, and he, after a time, persuaded his mother to enter the house, when he took the money, and said he would go for the candle himself. Eliz ,beth i4lay intercepted him, and would not permit him to pass, t hough he made several efforts. She struck at him more than once, and at length seized him and beat him severely a b o ut his hd. He turned upon her, and struck her two blows on th ea e neck , withdth in e knife which lie had in his hand. She who saw the short bled profuse y, an e s hort time fell into the arms of a gentlem an d utter part of the transaction. She was carr ied to a rug gist's shop in Whitechapel, where Mr. Williams, surgeon, examined her wounds. Finding that they were very danger pus, she was put into a coach and sent to the Infir ar • When the parties who accompanied her lifted he r out of the *coach she was dead. It was found, on e xamination , that the knife bad divided the carotid artery and the internal jug arein. The jury, .after a very brief co nsultation, returne d a ular verdict of Manslaughter against William Smith. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These gardens open on Whit- Monday. Mr. Atkins is preparing a scene which is intended to outvie every thing he has as yet attempted. There are to he immense attractions on the day of opening. Previous to that time we shall step in at the gardens and report progress. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.—WiIIiam Stand ish, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; James Nowell Faring ton, Esq., to be ditto; Pudsey Dawson, Esq., to be ditto; Thomas Yeates Parker Michaelson, Esq., to be ditto. THEFT BY A SERVANT.—EIiza Brown was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having that morn ing robbed her mistress. The prisoner had lived with Mrs. Burgess, of Finch-street, a fortnight. On Saturday morning she made up a large bundle of apparel, candlesticks, &c., with which she walked off. She was committed for trial. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—James Carrington was charged, be fore Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, with having violently as saulted Thomas Parkinson and others. It appeared that Mr. Parkinson was, on Friday evening, speaking to a female ac quaintance, when the prisoner came up and knocked the young woman down. He then sprung on Mr. Parkinson, struck him violently on the face, tore his coat from his back, and afterwards grasped at his pockets. The apology offered by the prisoner was that he was tipsy. He was committed fur trial. Cocoa and Chocolate Flaked Cocoa Ground ditto Finest prepared ditto Soluble ditto Cocoa Nibs, fine The finest Broma Soluble Chocolate Bristol ditto ditto. Spanish ditto ditto Best ditto ditto. 9d—lnferior lower. Is Od—in packets lbs. & A lbs 10d—in ditto ditto ' is Od -2s Od—Common much lower Is Od per lb-1 lb cakes 10d 1s fine—plain do. in lb papers 10d . 1s 4d Fine Plain ditto ditto A s 4d—best plain ditto, is 6tl Crown ditto ditto ls 8d Churchman's ditto ditto is 10d Sir Hans Sloane's do do lallOd Chocolate powder, plain lb. cannisters is Gd—Churchman's do. is 10d Do. paste, plain,in ilb.pots Is Bd—Churchman's do. is 10d Cgree : Fine East India Is 8d The Finest—Full Old East India flavour . is 10d —This description is much esteemed all over the Continent of Europe, where Coffee is justly celebrated for its perfec tion of quality, and is therefore particularly calculated to meet the English taste. Robert Roberts and Co., Royal Bank Buildings. STRIPPING CHILDREN.—A woman, named Jane Harri son, was yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, on several charges of having decoyed away little children, and robbed them of their clothes. Margaret Blair, wife of a provision dealer in Scotland-road, said that on Saturday evening her daughter, two years and a half old, went out, and was shortly afterwards fonnd totally denuded. She identified some of the clothes produced.—Mary Dolabs, a married woman, residing in Maddock-street, said that some days ago her little boy, aged two and a half years, was stripped in a similar way. She also identified some of the articles. William M`Knight, a tailor, proved that his boy, aged three and a half years, was stripped of his frock, boots, &c., and claimed those produced. —Mr. M`Pherson, pawnbroker, said he had received some of the bundles in pledge. Codstable M`Guire said, that hav ing received information of the robbery on Saturday night, he suspected and apprehended the prisoner, and found a frock a flock and pinafore, spoken to, in her hand. In tak ing her along, she endeavoured to throw something away, which turned out to be part of a child's dress, in which he found ten pawn-tickets for similar articles, by which he dis covered the other two complainants. The prisoner was com mitted for trial. The prisoner, it appeared in every case, had decoyed the children into bye-places, and there effected her object in the most artful manner. THEFT FRO‘M A PUBLIC-HOUSE.—A man named James Wynn, was yesterday charged at the Police-court with steal ing a hat from a public-house. It appeared that on Satur day morning fortnight, the prisoner went into a public-house in Williamson-street, kept by a person named Benson, and called for a glass of alc. Mr. Benson's son was the only male person in the house. After sitting some time he went away, but soon afterwards returned, and again sat down. The complainant fell asleep, and on awaking, - found the pri soner was gone, and hed left his own worthless hat and taken complainant's. Six teaspoons and two brass candlesticks were also missed out of a cupboard. The complainant saw the prisoner on Saturday, near the bottom of Lord -street, and recognised his own liat on his head, took him into cus tody. The prisoner claimed the hat found upon him, and stoutly denied that hat found by complainant as the one left, was his, requesting to try it on. He put it on the crown of his head, and said it was evident that it was far too small. One of the officers, however, gave it a slight tap, and it sunk _ ... . to his eyes,—exciting no little laughter in the court. He was committed for trial. . GRATIFYING TRAIT IN THE CHARACTER OF A YOUNG PEEII,, AND AWFUL RADICAL DIS APFOINTMENT.—A some what singular and highly gratifying circumstance has just come to our ears, upon authority in which we place full con fidence, with respect to the present Marquis of Hertford. It has always been boasted by the Rornish party in Ireland that the heir to that title was a "liberal;" and it has been more than hinted that he was even a Romanist. Accordingly, upon the death of the late Marquis and his accession to - tl;e . title and Irish estates, it was fully calculated that, from the influence of the heir, at least six seats—amongst which were the two for Belfast—would be secured to the " liberal" cause. Against the present members for Belfast, Messrs. Emerson Tennant and Johnson, it is perhaps known to our readers that a petition is pending ; and shortly after the death of the late Marquis, a deputation, composed of some of the busiest radicals of that town, came t 3 London in the fnllexpectationof receiving the countenance and the " sinews of war" for the prosecution of the petition from the •• liberal," if not popish, young peer. The gentlemen in - . question were received with great courtesy, and after being informed that his lordship would consider the subject of their mission and communicate with them through his stew- ard, returned elated with their success Judge, then, of the dismay excited amongst the radicals of Belfast by the intel ligence, just made public, that the subject had received the required consideration, and that his lordship's steward had been directed to pay over the sum of £2OO, and more, if re quired, to the committee of the sitting conservative mem bers, Messrs. Tennant and Johnston ! A FORGED WlLL.—Sarah Alkinston, Margaret Megraw, Thomas Barnes, and Jane Barnes were placed before Mr. Rushton, on Friday last, charged with having been concerned in forging a will. It appeared, that, on the . 2Bth of Febru- . ary, 1841, Robert Wilson, a mariner, sailed from this port, in the barque Peru, for Africa. According to the ship's book, he died on the 16th October, 1841. He had due to him, as wages, £l4 ss. 6d., which the owners, Messrs. Harrison and Co., had paid over to Mr. Hurry, at the Custom-house. The prisoner Margaret Megraw, with another woman, called upon Mr. Hurry with the probate of a will dated Ist March, 1841, (the day after the deceased left Liverpool,) and claimed the money. According to this document, Wilson had bequeathed his wages and all his worldly goods to Margaret Megraw. Meanwhile, the mate of the Peru had informed Mary Anne Taylor, a woman with whom the deceased had always lodged, when in port, for twelve years past, and to whom he owed a sum of money, that Wilson's dying request was, that his wages should be paid over to her. She accordingly called on r. Hurry, presented her account, and claimed the money. There she found Margaret Megraw, who said she had had a child by the deceased, and he had left her his last will. Mr. Hurry, finding there was a dispute, would pay neither party, upon which Mrs. Taylor gave information to Mr. Dowling, who caused the parties above-named to be apprehended. Messrs. Harrison and Co.'s clerk said he had frequently seen the prisoner Barnes about the office, inquiring respecting seamen's wages. It appeared, that the deceased was at Mrs. Taylor's up to the day of his departure, and that her husband went on board with him to see him off. The prisoners were remanded. FRAUD BY A DISCARDED CONSTABLE.—Robert Barton, formerly a constable belonging to the office of the Commis sioner of Police, but who was some time since discharged, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday last, charged with having obtained a certain sum of money from Mary Fouchard, wife of David Fouchard, by falsely representing himself as an officer of police. It appeared from the evi dence, that Mr. Edward Wilkinson, a grocer, of 13, William son-street, employed David Fouchard, early in February last, to repair a musical box. Fouchard, who appears to be in in digent circumstances, pledged the box for twenty shillings, but immediately wrote to Wilkinson, informing him that he had done so. The parties had an interview, and Fouchard begged Wilkinson not to proceed against him. He gave up the duplicate and promised to redeem the box, upon which Wilkinson promised, in his turn, to forego any pro ceedings. The money, however, was not forthcoming at the time expected. Wilkinson went to a public-house kept by a Mr. Mitchell, where he mentioned the case. Barton, who was present, stated that the magistrates could not interfere, because of the promise which had been made, but he under took to get the money. On the 7th of April last he called at the shop at which Fouchard worked in London-road. He said to Fouchard, " I want to speak to you." Fouchard followed him out. Barton said, "lam an officer sent from the Town-hall. I have a warrant against you for pledging a musical box belonging to Mr. Wilkinson." Fouchard re plied, that, if that was the case, he must comply. He beg ged, however, that Barton would accompany him home, that he might inform his wife that he was going to gaol. To this Barton acceded. They went to Fouchard's residence, where Barton produced what purported to be a warrant, and read it over to them. The poor woman was greatly distressed and wept exceedingly. Barton at length appeared to relent, and said he would not execute the warrant then, if they would promise to have the money ready by six o'clock the following evening. He was thanked and the promise was made, but the poor people were unable to perform it. He called the next night, when Mrs. Fouchard was again greatly distressed. lie then offered to take the money by instalments at stated periods, and an agreement was drawn up and signed to that effect. Fouchard was to pay twenty shillings to release the box, one shilling for interest, and five shillings fpr the war rant, which, it is needless to say, was not in existence. The first instalment was to be ten shillings, but, on the appointed day, nine shillings was the utmost that could be raised. Mrs. Fouchard was about to take this to Mr. Wilkinson, when she was intercepted by Barton, who told her that Mr. Wilkinson would not take the money from her, but he would from him. The other instalments could not be got ready when due, and Barton called very frequently for them. At last the poor people paid all, when they were surprised by an application from Mr. Wilkinson for a balance of 125., Barton having given him only 9s. of the 265. which he had received. As Mr. Wilkinson declared he should make Fouchard pay the balance, Mrs. Fouchard went to Bridewell and asked for Barton. She was answered by Isaac Hartley, one of the turnkeys at Bridewell, that there was no officer bearing that name. Mrs. Fouchard told Hartley what had occurred; upon which he went out and apprehended Barton near the Sessions-house. Mr. Rushton expressed himself glad that the case had been brought before him, as he was afraid that these practices had been rather prevalent about that court. Barton was committed for trial at the next sessions. IMPORTANT INVENTION IN PROPELLING S'ITAM-BOATS. —On Thursday last, a trial was made on the river, of Mr. Edward Finch's patent propeller, which was eminently suc cessful. A small steamer, called the Lapwing, of 45 tons burthen and 18-horse power, bas been constructed at the well-known engineering esatalishment of Mr. Rigby, at Hawarden, for the purpose of trying the merits of Mr. Finch's invention. We are informed that, in coming round to Liverpool, although so small a vessel, she performed some part of the trip at the rate of 12 miles per hour. After steaming in the river for some time, where she was an ob ject o f much interest to the old craftsmen and a large num ber of spectators, she sailed away with a number of gentle men on board to the North-west Lightship, and returned to Liverpool, by way of the Formby Channel, between 7 and Bin the evening. The trip convinced all parties that this novel invention will be of great importance, and, when fully developed, of general application to sailing vessels as well as to steam-packets. The Lapwing left the port on Friday, for Hawarden, where further experiments are about being made to make her still more efficient. The invention appears a very simple contrivance. The paddle-boxes are still pre served, but, instead of paddle-wheels, two plates are applied, vessel, broadest parts of which are at their extreme ends, fixed obliquely at an angle of 40 degrees, one on each side of the at the ends of the paddle-shaft. These plates, or pro pellors,. are made of wrought iron, and appear very strong compact, in and about 11 feet long and 3 feet e 6 onf in t c hth h e e ee s wo w ga i it d ne e er twice ad e e r s e t v o p l a u r t t i s o . n o T f h t e il y e p a a r d e d e i n e t . i s r b e a l y ft n the in r broadest is on her centres , and have the deepest hold of the water when the engine is at half stroke, or at its greatest power. They thus act like oars, or sculls ; no back water is created, and the disagreeable beating of the paddle-boards on the water, and consequent vibration of the vessel, is avoided. MR. TEMPLETON'S CONCERT thWOODSIDE.—This con cert was fashionably attended on Tuesday, and appeared to give great delight to all present. Mr. Templeton and Miss Delcy were in excellent voice, and were much applauded. Mr. Templeton gives a concert, at Chester on Friday. As this is the race week it will no doubt be brilliantly attended. FIRE IN EGERTON DOCK.—Last night, about ten o'clock, a flat took fire in Egerton Dock. The engines were speedily on the quay, and the fire was extinguished before any ma terial damage had been done. We have not beard how the fire originated. THEATRE ROYAL.—The romantic drama of the " Wood Demon " has been got up with great spirit, with new dresses and beautiful scenery. Several novelties are in preparation ;—Jerrold's " Bubbles of. the Day," the best comedy of the season, is in rehearsal, and will be immediately produced. To AMATEURS AND COLLECTORS.—We feel great plea sure in recommending to the especial notice of the lovers of the fine arts, a very choice collection of beautiful pictures, which Mr. Wilson is exhibiting for sale at Crawford's, 34, Bold-street. Mr. WilSon states he can warrant the origi'- nality of the various works, which, independently of their great beauty, become highly interesting as being genuine spe cimens of the great masters, whose names they bear. This is a rare opportunity to obtain pictures of a high quality. UTTERING BASE COIN.—A woman named Mary Ann Nelson, was yesterday charged at the Police-court, with giving a bad shilling with intent to defraud. She went into a shop, and in payMent for an article that came to lid. ten dered a half-crown, and received the change in two shillings and coppers. She afterward's expressed a wish to have the half-crown back, and one of the two shillings given in ex change first was found to be bad, and not one of those given to her, which had been attentively looked at. She was com mitted for trial. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—M. Lafontaine will give his last lecture this evening at the Portico. We have no doubt the room will be well attended. We have had an opportunity of witnessing some effects produced upon a young man who has been under M. Lafontaine's care since Thursday last in a case of partial paralysis. The limb affected is the arm, and it is gradually assuming a more healthy appearance, and the wrist becoming stronger. We believe this case will be brought forward to show that even in a short time some improvement can be made by means of animal magnetism. The lecturer leaves immediately for Dublin. FELONIOUSLY RECEIVING MEN'S WAGES.-At the Po lice-court yesterday, a boy, named William Richards, was charged with having - reeeiVed £3 from Messrs. Wilson, ship wrights, as the wages of two journeymen shipwrights in their employ, for a week's work, for which he produced an account which he receipted. He had also received another sum in a similar way at Mr. Royden'S, shipbuilder. The parties to whom it was due tad not authorised him to receive it, nor did they know him. He said that he was employed to get it in each instance by another person, who promised him 6d. for his trouble. He was committed for trial. PROPOSED JUNIOR. CLUB I - loosE.—Last night a crowded meeting was held in the Billiard-room, Newington, lately erected by the Arcade Company, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of adopting measures to establish, for the accommodation of the middle classes of society, an institution to be called the Junior Club House. Mr. Griffith, master of the Atheneum Rooms, was called to the chair, and he entered at considerable length into.the de tails of the projected club ; he also pointed out the necessity for such an institution. His explanations were heard with great attention, and at the close of them, his diligence and perseverance in this matter elicited general applause. It was eventually resolved that the intended club should be formed, on a somewhat extensive scale, and that it should consist of a given number of shares, of £3 or £5 each (the number and amount to be fixed hereafter). A provisional committee was appointed to carry out the resolutions, and to report their proceedings to a general meeting, to be held on Monday even ing next. The business of the meeting being over, a vote of thanks was presented to Mr. Griffith, and the proceedings terminated. SERIOUS CIIARGE OF STABBING BY A FEMALE.—A respectably-dressed and good-looking young woman, named Harriet Barnett, was yesterday placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with stabbing in sundry parts of the face a woman named Ann Payton. The complainant appeared in court with her cheeks and forehead almost covered with plasters. It appeared from the evidence that the complainant and the prisoner lived next door to each other in Meadow-street, and were slightly acquainted. On Sunday morning, about half past one o'clock, both of them having been out for some time, the complainant, on her return, saw the prisoner, and remarked that she had got home before her. On this, pri soner seized her by the hair of the head, assaulted her, and finally, as if intending to take her life, stabbed her several 1 times in the face with a small toilet knife. Mr. Laycocic, surgeon of the Dispensary, soon afterwards dressed the wounds, which were five or six in number. He stated that they were severe, but, from the part where they were in flicted, not such as to' endanger life. The prisoner said 1 nothing in her defence. She was committed for trial. CHARGE OF MUTINY ON BOARD OF A VESSEL.—At the police-court, yesterday, four seamen—John Dodge, Lawrence Brown, Charles Jarvis, and John Thompson, were placed at the bar on a charge of mutinous conduct on board the ship Minerva, Captain 'White, while she was lying at the foreign port of Savannah. The prisoners had all been brought home in the ship in irons, the captain having determined, on the advice of the consignees at Savannah, Messrs. Lowe and Co., and other friends, to prosecute them. The following are the principal facts of the case, as derived from the state ments of the captain and others, and the documentary evi dence produced :—The ship proceeded hence to Savannah with a cargo. The only one of the prisoners who had gone with her was Thompson, who was second mate. She was discharged and took in a valuable cargo for this port. While at Savannah the three other prisoners were engaged as part of the crew, and received some advance of wages. She was ready to sail 'on her homeward voyage on the Ist of March, but when the captain wanted the assistance of all hands to weigh anchor the prisoners refused to do so. The prisoner Jarvis said with an oath that he would not, and the captain collared him, whereupon he put himself in an. attitude to strike ; but the captain seized a handspike, and said he would down any one who struck him, and the prisoner desisted. Jarvis and the others afterwards assisted to set sail, but delay having ta ken place through their conduct, the opportunity to proceed to sea was lost, the tide being then on the ebb. The prisoners did not do their duty that day in other respects, appearing to be drunk ; but the captain was of opinion thac they only feigned drunkenness. When he was pondering on the quar ter-deck what course to take with men so unruly, the crew who had been working, but whom the ringleaders had ren- ; dered more or less disaffected. came aft to him in a body. A. man named Jones (not in custody) was the principal spokes man. Ile said what had happened was the effect of drink, and hoped the captain would say nothing about it. It was agreed to overlook the matter, as they said they would do their duty in future. Next morning the anchor was weighed, and the ship dropped down the river a little way, all hands being at work. They again dropped anchor, as they could not get out that day. On the following morning, and when the pilot and chief officer gave orders to set sail, after some demur the prisoner and the others set the sails, but did not get up the an chor. Thompson, the three prisoners, and some others came aft, to speak to witness, who asked them why they did not man the windlass. They said—" We will not go with the vessel." The captain asked them why? and they said the ship was not seaworthy. It was the first time they had said so. The captain said she was perfectly seaworthy, and in better con dition than when she left Liverpool. He ordered them to the windlass, but they refused. Not considering himself justified in compelling them to go to sea with the vessel after hearing their complaint, and finding they would not go vo luntarily, he returned to the town, applied to the English consul and the consignees, and a regular survey was held of the vessel. (He produced the original certificate of survey to the court, from which it appeared that the vessel had been inspected by competent persons, so far as that could be done, and that she was quite seaworthy. It bore the consulate and port-warden's seals.) After this all the crew agreed to go with the ship, save the prisoners and a few others. The cap tain then applied to the consignees for their advice, and, as they thought the malcontents would probably do their duty when they got outside, he again proceeded with the vessel down the river. They had a bar to cross, which they could not do without tacking. The prisoners refused to work, and the ship, being consequently short-handed, missed stays, and it was necessary to drop anchor to keep her from going on a bank. When they had again to weigh, the prisoners refused to assist. It was got up, by his own help and that of the pilot, but, as the prisoners still refused to work, it had to be let go again, and he sent a statement of the facts to the con signees. They in consequence had a protest made out, and the consul and they sent other men on board to supply the place of the prisoners, the latter advising the captain to bring the prisoners home for trial. The constables came on board, and put the prisoners in irons, and so restrained, they were brought to this port. Mr. Rushton, after a patient hearing of the case, said that the conduct of the prison ers had been most improper, and through it the ship and cargo had been exposed to great danger; but it had not been such as to render them amenable under the statute to suii press mutiny. The only approach, indeed, to mutiny Avas the act of Jarvis in threatening to strike the captain, but that might be provoked by his being seized by the collar. Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the captain, called the at tention of the court to the statute of 11th and 12th William 111, as to causing or endeavouring to cause revolt on board the ship. The Court said, that that act related only to piracy, as the wilfully giving over the vessel or cargo to a pirate or an enemy. He read a portion of a statute applying to the present case, the proper punishment of which was the forfeiture of wages, not the bringing of the parties home in irons as felon. They had committed no act, in refusing to pro ceed with the vessel, that brought them within the statute for mutiny. He was of opinion that the captain had been badly advised, and that advice proceeded from the consignees and others, not from the British Consul. He was sorry for him, as he no doubt did everything, as he himself thought, for the best. It would have been wiser to have looked merely to the safety of the ship, and to have landed them. They were punishable under another form. but not for felony. *Address ing the prisoners he said—" Your conduct has been most improper and even disgraceful. You have been brought here under restrainnt, by au overstretch of authority; but for what you have suffered you have yourselves to blame. You are now discharged." RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following calculation of the last weekly returns of 39 railways, 1,391 miles in length, will, we believe, be of interest ;—Number of passengers on 25 railways, 240,811, consequently the total for the week must be about 400,000. The receipts for passengers on 38 railways, £61,955 10s. 2d, ; ditto for goods on 31 railways, £19,455 12s. 9d. ; total, £81,441 2s. I ld. This is an aver age of £5B 10s. per mile per week. The traffic, therefore, is certainlo at the rate of more than £3,000,000 a year, and carrying 15,000,000 of passengers.—Railway Magazine. The contemplated marriage between the Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquis of Headfort, and Miss Thompson, daughter of Alderman Thompson, M.P. for Westmorland, is fixed to take place the second week in July. The youthful bride elect of the noble lord is in her 18th year, and will ultimately inherit one of the largest fortunes in the kingdom in real and personal property, as the whole of the alderman's extensive estate's in Surrey, Westmorland, and Glamorgan shire, will be settled upon her, His lordship will not com plete his 20th year until November next, His mother, the late Marchioness of Headfoo , was daughter of Sir John St evens on, the celebrated composer. M ANSION -HOUSS, LONDON.—On Saturday, a p oor wo man, named Eleanor Ann Preston, who app eare d to b e i n deep affliction, waited upon the Lord Mayor for the purpose of craving his lordship's assistance in her most deplorable extremity. The applicant had, she said, resided in the family of the Rev. J. Lowry, of Omagh, in the county of Tyrone, in Ireland, for fifteen years, and had, by great economy during that period, and for sonic time previously, contrived to save the sum of £750, which was transmitted to her from the bank at Armagh, through Messrs. Spooner and Att wood's house, and which she received in one note of £5OO, one note of £2OO, and one of £5O. Being determined to place the whole of the money in the English funds, she deposited them in her pocket, enclosed in a pocket book, and got into an omnibus at Hammersmith, wher e she resides, for the sole purpose of calling upon a banker in the city to purchase the stock. Wnen she was about to leave the omnibus, however, she discovered that her clothes had been cut, and her pocket-book stolen. As soon as she was able after the shock, she called at the banking-house of Messrs. Spooner and Attwood ,who informed her of the number of the notes, and which she forthwith com municated to the Bank of England ; but she heard no intel ligence of their presentation until the 18th ultimo, when she was told that the £5OO was in the hands of Mr. Butt, the bullion-dealer, in Cheapside, who received it from a house in Paris, where it was changed a few days before. She also learned that the other notes of which she bad been robbed were changed in Paris ; but no hopes were held out to the poor applicant of the restoration of her property. al. D LIVERPOOL BOTANIC GARDENS The' adjourned special meeting of the Proprietors in the Liverpool Botanic Gardens was held at twelve o'clock, yes terday, in the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street. It will be recollected that a special wetting was held in the same place, on Monday, the 28th March last, to consider the pro priety of selling the gardens, when certain resolutions were passed, to the effect that, before doing so each proprietor should exercise all his influence to procure additional sub scribers. The present meeting was to receive a report of what had been done. The chair was taken by G. 1 - 1. FRECItLETON, Esq., M.D., chairman of the committee. The CHAIRMAN said this was an adjourned special meet ing, and he should perhaps better explain the object of it by 'readinz the proceedings of the special meeting held on the 2.Brh March last. They were as' follows :--" Proposed by Mr. George Holt, seconded by Mr. R. V. Yates, and carried That it is under.feelings of deep regret this meeting receives the information that the efforts - of its committee, in its en deavour to devise means for the liquidation of the debt, have proved unavailing; but that, as a last effort, before bringing the garden to sale, a❑ urgent application be made by each proprietor to all his friends to become subscribers to the garden." " Proposed by Mr. Robert Mather, seconded by Dr. Dickenson, and carried—That no share in the garden be sold for a less sum than ten guineas ; that each shareholder pay an annual subscription of one guinea and a half ; and that subscribers not proprietors be admitted on payment of two guineas annually." He regretted to say the committee were not aware that any gentleman had been able to procure any additional subscribers, and that there had been no increase of them. They were still in the same awkward position in which they were at the last meeting, and they were quite unprepared with any plan to propose to the proprietors. Every means had now been tried to save the gardens ; and he must confess that the committee were unable to propose anything short of selling them. Mr. C - ARR asked whether an application had been made to the corporation, with the view of increasing their subscrip tion ? The CHAIRMAN said that several proposals of that sort had been before the committee, but they had been given to understand that it would be perfectly unavailing to apply to the corporation either for a grant of money or for an addi tional subscription. A grant of money, they had been ad vised, was out of the question. Mr. CARR thought if the council saw the gardens likely to be given up, that circumstance would be some inducement for them to increase their subscription. The CHAIRMAN questioned whether the council would make a grant without certain provisoes, which would imme diately bring the committee into collision with a considerable part of the shareholders, and so reduce even the present list of subscribers. Mr. J AMES MULLENEUX asked what sum was necessary to carry the gardens on,—in other words, what amount of increased subscriptions would be necessary ? The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that £BOO a-year would enable the committee to carry on the gardens. For the last year their real income from subscribers bad been about £77-1. 12s. 6d. Mr. MULLENEUX observed that £l5O additional were then required. The CIIAIRMAN added, that the interest charged by the bank was included in the £BOO. £BOO a-year barely enabled them to carry on the gardens. Mr. MULLEN EUX.—Then what should you want besides? The CHAIRMAN.—About £2OO. The permanent income made a total of £774. 12s. 6d. Mr. WaionT remarked, that then there was only £26 short of the £BOO necessary to carry on the gardens. Mr. M ULLEN E ux.—You stated that you wished to increase the number of subscribers, an i you found no result. • The CHAIRMAN.—None at all. Mr. MULLENEUX thought that many of the proprietors might engage to obtain at least five additional subscribers. Mr. MATIIER said if Mr. Mulleneux had attended the former meetings he would have known that this subject had been fully discussed, and that the plan had been found quite unavailing Mr. RADLEY said that the subscription, two guineas, was too high ; and he recommended that a rate should be levied for one year upon all subscribers, to obtain the means necessary to place the gardens out of debt. Those subscribers who would not pay the rate, he would exclude. A. rate of five guineas from every subscriber would relieve the gardens from debt ; but until that had been done no new subscribers would join, as they would be rather fearful of some liability coming upon them. Mr. TAYLOR said that one-half the subscribers would give up if any attempt was made to levy a rate upon them. Mr. MATHER stated that a contribution of £lO and up wards had already been paid by a large proportion of the pro- prietors. Mr. RADLEY said the advantage of levying a rate would be that the gardens might be carried on at a moderate expense afterwards. Mr. WRIGHT questioned whether the committee had any power under the deed of settlement to levy a rate. Mr. RADLEY repeated that the subscription was too high. Many tradesmen, he knew, would join, if it were fixed at a more moderate sum, but they certainly would not at its pre sent rate, whilst the gardens were in debt. Mr. MATHER said the subscription for proprietors was a guinea and a half a year, and it was unreasonable to allow annual subscribers who were not proprietors to be admitted upon the same terms. The motion he made at the last meet ing was, that annual subscribers should be admitted, on pay ment of two guineas, to the same privileges as proprietors. The CHAIRMAN.—We had annual subscribers, previous to the last meeting, of one guinea. Mr. MATHER.—Yes, but only twenty; and for the sake of twenty guineas you depreciated the value of all the shares. Mr. ROBINSON inquired the valuation of the property? The CHAIRMAN replied that there was no valuation made last year ; but when it was offered to the corporation Mr. Okill's valuation was £BOOO. Mr. ROBINSON said the gardens were too far off to be supported, and he feared besides that they did not meet the taste of the people here. He would therefore propose that they be sold unless some means could be found for carrying them on. The Rev. Mr. MARTINEAU said the circumstances under which the proprietors met now ,were more favourable than those under which they met two years ago. The debt th en was £4000; now it was only £2700. Their income was now almost equal to the expenditure, including tie interest on the debt to the hank; and if it were not for that debt, or if a reduced rate of interest were accepted, no effort would be required to keep up the gardens. It appeared to him, there fore, that if the debt could be transferred from the bank to some gentlemen who would allow it to lie in small portions in their own hands, upon a low rate of interest or no interest at all, the committee would soon be in a condition gradually to pay off the debt. He did not think a case had been made out for selling the gardens. Mr. MULLENEUX inquired what interest they paid an nually upon the debt? The CHAIRMAN replied .f.. 5 per cent. Mr. T. HARVEY confessed that coming as he did fresh to these matters, he felt grieved, he might say shocked, at the probability of the gardens being sold, and consequently ex tinguished, upon the ground of the disgrace such an event would reflect upon the town, as well as the deprivation of a rational recreation. At Leeds, Manchester, and Dublin there were similar gardens flourishing, and he should deeply regret if the Liverpool garden were extinguished. He was struck with the proposition just made for an effort to pay off the sum of money due to the bank. If it were true that the property of the garden could be mortgaged to any persons who were willing to lend the money, there were, he thought, abundance of gentlemen in Liverpool able and willing to pro vide sufficient to pay off the bank. Or, they might pay off £2.000 and leave the other £7OO to remain. Gentlemen who were really disposed to befriend the gardens, would lend their money at 2; or 3 per cent. • He repeated, he was struck with the proposition, and thought it deserving of serious consideration. Mr. BROOKES said there had been a proposal of this kind made before and it did not answer. The SECRETARY stated that the gardens, at the time of their removal to the present site, cost £13,300. The expenses of the land were 4000 guineas, and £9OOO were paid for glass , building, &c., and if thy were sold at the present time there would be an enormous sacrifice. Out of the whole £13,300 there was only the real property upon which dependence could be placed. Mr. Alderman TURNER inquired whether an offer had not been made to purchase the gardens ? The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said there had been ; but he did not consider that it was to be brought forward until it had been decided whether or not the gardens should be sold. If sold, it would be under the condition that they should be kept open as a place of public resort. Mr. HOLT thought it premature to enter upon that subject before a resolution had been passed to sell them. If it was determined to sell them, the committee would dispose of them in the best manner, with a provision for the study of botany, or for making the most of them in the way of money. MULLENEUX said Mr. Robinson had moved that the gardens be sold. Mr. ROBINSON said he would withdraw his motion, if it was the determination of the meeting to keep them on, for he should be very sorry to see them given up. But he did not see any prospect of that, and therefore he wished some deci sion to be come to. Mr. WRIGHT asked what objection there would be to the committee applying to the corporation to lend the money to pay off the debt at a low rate of interest ? There was ample security for the payment of the debt. Mr. MARTINEAU moved a resolution to the effect that the committee be instructed to borrow any sum of money neces sary to pay off the whole or chief part of the debt npon security of the land, and at a rate of interest sufficiently low to bring the expenditure within the income. Mr. MULLENEUX seconded the motion. _ Mr. WRIGHT said Mr. Martineau probably was not aware that the proprietors had paid a sum of money for which they received no interest whatever. An attempt had then bee►► made to pay off the whole debt; but it did not succeed. Part of the debt, however. had been raised by some of the proPrietors ; they were receiving no interest for their money, and he thought it rather hard that the parties who came for ward to lend money now should receive 3 or 4 per cent., whilst those who advanced money before received no interest whatever. Mr. M ARTINEAU said the object of the former effort was I not that the money should be lent by way of loan, on which interest was to be paid, but that it should be given. The CHAIRMAN said it was money given to the gardens so long as the gardens remained unsold ; but when the gardens were sold the parties who advanced the money were to be paid. • Mr. MARTINEAU'added that so long as the gardens were kept up the advance was not to be repaid. Mr. MATHER.—Then they will have a prior claim before the mortgagee. Mr. MARTIN EAU.--It was not the intention at that time to raise up a body of su bscribers to pay interest to them selves, but to sell the gardens. Mr. WRIGHT, for one, did not wish to sell the gardens, nor did he expect to receive interest for what he had ad vanced; but still, if this motion (Mr. Martineau's) was put, he should move an amendment that an application be made to the corporation to lend the money at a low rate of interest. Mr. MARTINEAU said the terms of his resolution left it open for that. Mr. HOLT suggested that Mr. Martineau's resolution should be modified in such a manner as to include an application to the corporation. Mr. MATIIER.—With what case can you go before the corporation, or any other persons, to borrow money, with a first mortgage existing for the money lent by the proprietors? Mr. WRIGHT.—There is no legal mortgage. Mr. MATHER.—But the money is to be repaid when the gardens are sold. Mr. WRIGHT.—I, for one, will forego mine. The CHAIRMAN repeated that the money already advanced would have to be repaid only in case of the gardens being sold. Mr. HARVEY said it would be very easy, if the proposition was entertained in any quarter, to add the thousand pounds, or whatever it was, which some proprietors had contributed, to the mortgage, so that it could stand upon interest. Mr. HOLY observed that he had contributed for no other object than to support the gardens, and having done so he would waive any claim to the repayment of his money. The claim for interest ought not to interfere with keeping up the gardens • they should give t he mort gage priority of claim. The &AIRMAN again intimated his conviction that no aid whatever might be expected from the council. Mr. Alderman TURNER agreed with the chairman, that there was no chance of the corporation lending any money. Mr. ROBINSON said, that in order to bring the question to a point, he would move , as an a mendment on Mr. Marti neau's motion, that the gardens be sold. Mr. BitooKEs seconded the proposition. The Rev. A. CAMPBELL supported the proposition for sell ing the gardens, on the ground that the public taste afforded no encouragement for botanical pursuits. Mr. FALCONER said all would agree with him that no pro prietor wished to make a speculation of selling the gardens. He would much rather see them broken up than it should be so. 'When they considered • , P of the finan moment, they would thnt tl ed to the freeho of the value of £BOOO, independently of the valuable library, plants, and the glass, which he should think were worth from £2OOO to £2500 more. Thus, then, they had pro perty worth 10,000 guineas. The debt was £2700. If they kept up the gardens for a few years, they would of course increase the debt, but still they would have sufficient to pay it. He believed there would be no difficulty in executing a deed of trust for raising money upon the gardens by way of mortgage. He recommended, then, that somewhat more money than was required to pay off the bank be borrowed upon mortgage. The gardens might then be kept together for a certain period; circumstances then might so change that the debt would be redeemed an.l the gardens also kept up. " lie would not, however, go to the corporation to borrow the money ; he would much rather go to the public. They might borrow at 41 per cent., and make provision for the payment of the interest by means of a sinking fund. Mr.Yalconer then moved a series of three resolutions, to the effect that as the value of the property so far exceeded the demands upon it it was proper, if not expedient, to prevent the breaking up of the institution ; that to relieve its financial difficulties the solicitor be directed to prepare such a deed of trust as would be a legal mortgage, and that the committee be directed to borrow the sum of £4OOO upon mortgage of the real property, being one half of the estimated value thereof, exclusive of the library, plants, and glass, for seven years, and appropriate the same to paying off the balance due to the bank of £2700, and the sum of £llOO to the payment of the interest, and . the residue to be transferred to the treasurer to be accounted for by him. The resolution having been seconded, a long desultory conversation followed, in which the Chairman, Mr. Carr, Mr. Falconer, Mr. Martineau, Mr. Wright, Mi. Turner, and Mr. Barclay took part, at the end of which, in order to obtain regularity in the proceedings, it was agreed that Mr. Robinson's motion for the sale of the gardens should be put first. The CHAIR: :AN then put the question, whether the gar dens should be sold. Only twelve hands were held up for it, whilst a very large majority appeared against it. The Chairman then declared the motion to have been lost. Some conversation next took place upon Mr. Falconer's motion, which eventually was incorporated with Mr. Mar tineau's. and made into a substantive proposition to the effect, that it bean instruction to the committee to endeavour to raise a sum of money to pay off the whole debt, or part of it, and the interest thereon, upon the security of the land In answer to a question, it was stated that the 1 freehold. The CHAIR carried almost The proceedings then term i hour. ted, hating occupied abo LECTURES ON THE CREED OF POPE PIUS THE FOURTH. The eighth of the series of lectures, by clergymen of the Church of England, on the creed of, Pope Pius the Fourth, was delivered on the evening of FritTay last, by the Rev. J. Barrett, of Birmingham. The subject of the lecture was the eighth article of the creed " I most firmly believe that the imageS of Ch r i s t , o f t h e mother of God, ever virgin, and also of other saints, may be had and retained ; and that due honour and veneration are to be given to them.", . . Mr. IVlzuni7E 7 r - o; haying been - called to the chair, the prc ceditigs commenced by the Rev. Fielding Ould supplicatin the divine blessing upon them. Mr. BARRETT, on presenting himself before the auditory, was received with much cheering. He read his lecture from notes, stating that he preferred giving it in a written form, to trusting himself to an extemporaneous address, in order that he might be able duly to weigh his words; " to think before he spoke," so that he might, in such an important matter, refrain from giving vent to any rash or hasty expres sions. The introductory part of the lecture was an eloquent exposition of the grounds on which the controversy with the Church of Rome is taken up by the Protestant advocates of the present day, in the course of which be showed that every _ _ _ clergyman of the Church of England is bound by the canon law and the ordination vow to bear testimony against all " erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word." The subject assigned to him, in this vital and important discussion, was the doctrine of image worship, as maintained and set forth by the Church of Rome, in •her public and accredited formularies of faith. In considering it he should adopt the only fair plan, Ramey, investigate the documents themselves of this idolatrous church in proof of her idolatry, and gather the sentence of her condemnation, not from the testimony of any partial bystander, nor from the summing up of any bribed or prejudiced judge, but from the evidence of " her own mouth," as she was heard speaking in her creed, her catechisms, her canons, and her councils. He would first show whilt the doctrine and practice of image worship was as recognised by the Church of Rome ; next he would examine the grounds upon which she professed to build it ; and then prove that the doctrine was not held by the early fathers of the Catholic Church, and that it was not only unnoticed by, but was directly contrary to, express statements of the wotd of God. The rev. gentleman then entered upon the consideration of the first branch of the subject—the doctrine and practise of image worship, as recognised by the Church of Rome. Here he quoted the eighth article of Pope Pius's Creed, as given above, and showed that the Council of Trent decreed image worship, and that any one who taught contrary to this decree was to be• held accursed. The Catechism of the Council of Tient went a step beyond both the creed of Pius and the Tridentine Council, because it boldly averred that representations of the Godhead were lawful and Scriptural. " The Abridgment of Christian Doctrine " (revised by Dr. Doyle), and " The Grounds of Catholic Doctrine " (by Bi. shop Challoner), were next quoted to show that the Church of Rome distinctly and positively maintains and anathemises those who presume to differ from her dogmas—that not only the saints, but even the persons of the mysterious Trinity may be represented under visible forms, that these forms, or images, are to be kissed, before them we are to bow down with uncovered heads, and that they are always to receive " due honour and veneration." We were left, however, at a loss to know whatthis " due honour and veneration " exactly intend, and therefore it was necessary to refer to other docu ments for explanation. The Church of Rome was anxious (and we need not be surprised at her anxiety) to clear herself from the damning charge of idolatry, and therefore we find her labouring to distinguish between an image and an idol, and between an absolute and a relative worship. But after all, there was a great variety of sentiment upon this most vi tal subject. l3ellarmine distinguishes the systems of image worship into three classes : one class recognizes the use of images, but rejects their worship—this party allows the su perstition of Romanism but forbids its idolatry : a second class patronises both the use, and the imperfect but inferior worship of these representations—this party countenances the idolatry as well as the superstition : a third class prefers the same adoration to the copy as to the original—and, therefore, with respect to the images of God and his son, are guilty of the grossest idolatry. This was-a remarkable admission. In this infallible church, which boasts so much, of its unity, and of its being always the same, there were, on this one subject, three opinions. (Hear. hear, hear.) He should pass over the two first and consider the third only ; and as Cardinal Bellarmine referred to some of the greatest and mostrespec table names in the Church of Rome as concurring in it, it would be worth while to look into the various declarations of these private writers to see whether they were, or not, conso nant with the sentiments of their church, as recorded in her manuals, breviaries, and catechisms. The rev. gentleman then quoted statements from Thomas Aquinas, Naclantus, Azonius the Jesuit, and compared them with the expressed tenets and recognised formularies of the church, as given in "The Roman Pontifical," revised and published at Rome in 1595, by order of Pope Clement VIII., the Roman Missal, Breviary, the Processional, the use of the Agnus Dei, and the lives of Alphonus Lignori, and four other saints canonised on Trinity Sunday, in the year 1839, (published by Dr. Wise man,) and contended that these established, beyond question, the charge of idolatry against the Roman Catholic Church. In the second place he should examine the grounds npon which the Church of Rome professed to hold the doctrine of image worship. In order to bring this matter within as nar row a compass as possible, be should waive the consideration of many points, and confine his attention to what might be regarded as the two principal arguments, for it' these were controverted, all the subordinate ones would follow. The first was professedly built upon certain passages of scripture ; and the second was derived from the distinction the Church of Rome institutes between an absolute and a relative wor ship. As to her scriptural arguments for image worship they were but small, although Bellarmine, with the view of mak ing as great a show with them as possible, had classified them under three heads of evidence. The first class was those which speak expressly of images, and of this sort there were only two ; one was in Exodus xxv. 18, and the other in Numbers xxi. 8,9, but in neither one nor the other did it appear that the image or the serpent was made for the purpose of worship. The second class of evidence was those texts which welt to show that some creatures are to be ho noured for their bare relation to God, and in support of this Romish writers cited the 22nd Psalm v. 5 ; but he showed that this passage had been misinterpreted in the Romish version. The third class of evidence was those texts which speak of some creatures as sacred or holy, because of their relation to holy things. These texts are, Exodus iii. 5•, xii. 16 ; and xxviii. 2 ; Isaiah xi. 10 ; 2 Timothy iii. 15. None of these had any relation to image worship, and be looked upon them as weak and irrelevant. Here then, the rev. gentleman proceeded, we dismiss this part of our subject. We have endeavoured to lay before you a candid, and so far as we were empowered, an accurate examination of the prin cipal texts upon which the Romish champions lay the greatest stress; and of this we are most thoroughly certain, that if these, which have thus passed in review before us, do not sub stantiate the doctrine of image worship, there arc no other texts that can do so, if you search from Genesis to Revela tion. Nay, as we hope immediately to prove there is a deep funned, and mighty phalanx of texts drawn up in battle array against it. (Loud cheers.) The rev. gentleman then proceeded to the consideration of the second branch of the argument, drawn from the distinc tion which the Church of Rome institutes between an abso solute and a relative worship. This distinction seemed to have been greatly insisted upon by Bossuet ; but it was at the best a very unhappy one. It was the self-same distinction that was made by the pagan idolators of old, as might easily be proved by a multitude of examples from Juvenal, Seneca, and the elder Pliny. All that the Romanists could pretend to was, that they had more just notions of the worship of saints than the Pagans had, but this would be found difficult of proof. The Pagan philosophers offered the same apology for their worship of demons which the learned Romanist now al leged in justification of his worship of saints; and whether the unlearned Romanist may not be led to entertain as gross notions relative to the worship of saints as the illiterate among the heathen, had been much suspected among the doctors, even of their own church. Surely the easiest way and the safest was, not to to worship images at all, nor to vex and torture people's minds with vain distinctions ; but to hold fast, to the integrity of God's word, and repudiate every thing that savours of human invention. (Loud cheers.) Having diScussed these questions he shouldproceed to open up his direct attack against the whole position ; and he laid it down, as his first proposition, that the doctrine of image worship was not held by the early fathers of the Christian Church. Observe, he proceeded, we do not mean to say that if it had been, therefore it is to be believed. We do not turn to them as to arbitrators whose opinion is law, and whose dic tum is a tribunal from which there lies no appeal. (Hear.) We have not yet learnt to give up that pure principle of our faith," The Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible,"—(cheers)—however some may rail and others exe crate. We would not ourselves dare to put forth the un hallowed hand and remove the Bible, the word of the living God, from that high and lofty position in which, by Godhim self, it is enshrined, as the sole determinator of religious controversy. "To the law, and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them." At the same time, though we do not appeal to these writers any more than we would appeal to other unin spired men as judges in the court of truth, we would yet de sire to bring them forward as witnesses to the truth, and are always "glad on account of their high intellectual as well moral character when we hear them resp ondin g to the state ments, and testifying to the verities, of " the rule of faith." ; and we found (Loud cheers.)—That the first Christians bad no images was evident from the circumstance that they were reproached by theyd ‘ i v d ri n te o r t . o u f se tl t ie he fi ni rst four centuries Scripture, al and the pure and spiri tual u h a e t a heathen every ecclesiastical because the other er • iors of the Church arguing against the gentile practice of image worship from earliero gra du a a g l growth;es uf but as it was en tthuealpnlaaitrui rdeeculfaGrautido.ns Lorkeali the church, he should find no difficulty in arranging the evidence of antiquity en tirely el y Rome unknowni t wa s against it. In the second century Justin Martyr spoke ionnteheof. against the - Viorship of images as an injury to God ; in the third, Tertullian, Origen, and Clemens Alexandrinus con demned the practice ; and in the fourth, it was rejected by Athanasius and Ambrose. The testimony might have been greatly expanded, but he appealed to the meeting, as honest men, whether what he had produced was not sufficient to explain the doctrine of the early church? (Loud cheers.) In the next place, the rev. gentleman shewed that the doc trine of image worship is not only unnoticed by, but is di rectly adverse to, express statements of the Word of God. It is sufficient on this point, especially as the argument has often appeared in our columns in another form, to say that ;efatleman completely established the position. We to the worship of images, then, because the rei object, he continu " it is a fond thing vainly invent warranty of Scripture, but is r of God." We object to it bec the Chri led upon no Word ftcr century of lefore it had received any era bad r allow progressive improvement in church discipline, ive offer a sturdy opposition to any innovation upon church doctrine. (Cheers.) We object to it because it tends to narrow our devotional duty, to limit c pproach to tiod, to confine ld time, for we shall only pray there yer to plat nave the idol or image. ect to it because it tends to lead one to ge in the place of God, to confound the 1 or piece of stone, with the We object to it and then, whe . re and when we (Cheers.) We c Place the idol or i figure, a senseless block of wo incomprehensible Deity. (Hear, I because takes the place of Christ Tett God and man, than horn there is none other way of access to the Father, and ho alone is the image of the invisible God. (Hear.) For to set up or bow down before, or indirectly, 1 medium of comr ens we retus, worship, images of man's formation, believing that, were we to do so, we should, in the sight of that God who searcheth the heart and trieth the reins of the children of men, be guilty of that very sin which to him is abominable, and which his soul bateth. It is, then, upon these grounds that we enter our unflinching protest against this anti-Christian system, because we know, from its fundamental principle of infallibility, that all the error which has clung to it will still • continue to cling to it. And we believe that the whole sys tem, as well in its other parts as the part we have considered to-night, is directly hostile to evangelical and personal reli - It may perhaps sound a harsh sentiment, but I cannot that I would as readily trust my body , sel, the sport of every wind I would trust my soul's ...nd the principles of Rome. (Loud _ ...could as soon look for health beneath the -p shade of the upas tree, whilst drinking in the malaria of its envenomed atmosphere, as I would expect peace or `oft under the blighting ' cheers.) And why do I thus silt to the wrecked ,c 1 leaky v to the creed Jeers.) Yea, of Romish domination. ak ? Has God de aivation in none other than in Jesus ? safe to believe that we may be saved Hear, hear, hear.) concluded as follows : :man a Has God declared that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for instruc tion in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto every good work ? Then can it be a safe thing to believe that, in the language of the Council of Trent, "all saving knowledge is not contained in the Scriptures, but partly in the Bible and partly in unwritten tradition, which, whoever does not receive with the like faith as he does the written word, let him be accursed ?" (Hear.) Has God declared there is but one mediator between GOd and man, the man Christ Jesus? Then can it be a safe thing to believe in an- immense train of subordinate mediators who interfe 's intercession, and „re with the perfection of Chris , like a dark eclipse, between m v soul and the sun of Has God declared that Christ s a sacrifice for sin ? Then cau crifice of the mass, in which a sacrifice is I to be offered for human guilt each time Thou that it is celebrated shalt not make to tl] Cheers Has God de ►vself any graven them ?" Then or worship them safe to blot out nor bo t from the Decalogue, that it may be mt impunity? (Loud cheers.) Has God declared, " Search the SCripttires, for therein ye have eternal life ?" Can it be a safe thing then, to blot it out, that this book may be closed to the people, that they shall not search it without authority from their priests? (Renewed eheers.) My frier f enquiries, and each additional one would only to serve to widen the breach be tween Romanism and the faith of the Gospel. Thus it ex poses more fully the danger o4yielding any, the slightest, as sent to it. We feel that in a controversy of this kind we are not engaged for the mere baubles and playthings of the world. We are contending for the very substance, the heart, the life blood, the soul of Christianity ; we are contending for the pure fountain of truth, and the pure bread of life, and the pure water of salvation; we are contending for the pure and unadulterated worship of the one true living God, in opposi tion to the idol worship of the Church of Rome; we are con tending, in fact, for the mild sway of the Prince of Peace, as contradistinguished from the Herodian spirit of Roman Ca tholicism ; and feeling these things, I say, " Away with that false charity that would compromise the difference between the two faiths, or reduce the rich principles of the former to an idle. and a cunning tale. (Loud cheers.) Away with that kish liberality, too much in vogue among many in the that would look with an equally favourable ent day considering them as more properly, as equally „ k ' (Long continued cheering.) But Ido trust, though very much to lament over, and very much re not yet come, as a Protestant we have • to humble people, to that sad issue, at which we are reduced to give up all sense of the value and worth of the Reformation. (Cheers.) I do hope that we are not yet prepared to think that the noble army of martyrs—our Cranmers, our Ridleys, our Latimers, our Hoopers, with a bright cloud of other witnesses—spent their breath and poured out their blood, for comparatively and absolutely nothing. (Cheers.) Ido hope that the me mory of those sainted men has still something like a hallow ing influence upon the minds of the thoughtful, and that they are willing, heart and hand, to subscribe to what they have handed down, and to practise the holy principles which they so boldly advocated. (Renewed cheers.) I therefore, with all earnestness, would exhort you to be more than ever upon your guard against the march of this spiritual tyranny. (Ap plause.) Her footfall is sometimes muffled, so that she steals upon us unexpectedly, and finds us too often unpre pared ; but she is now assuming a bolder front—she is now openly advancing against our spiritual Zion, and hesitates not to declare open war with the principles that are as dear to us as their lives. (Hear, hear.) I exhort you; then, to see that ye yourselves are more decided for Christ and his truth ; for trust me, or rather trust the 'Word of God itself, that personal spiritual religion will prove the best barrier to the attacks of the man of sin. (Hear, hear.) I exhort you to read your Bible more, and bless God that you may read it, and pray for grace that you may practise what it teaches. (Hear.) I exhort you to be more earliest in prayer, for yourselves that you may grow in the grace and in the know ledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and for others that all may be led to embrace the truth as it is in Jesus. I exhort you to keep closer in faith to the Great Head of the church, to him who has bought that church with his own precious blood, and whose one great desire is to present it, as a glorious church, before his father's throne, " not having spot or blemish or any such thing." I exhort you to adhere more strictly in life and practice to that branch of the Ca tholic church which is established among us, that ark of the Lord in which are deposited the purest formularies of Chris tian faith, from which, through the ministers that serve at her altars, flow the pure and healing waters of Gospel truth ; and by your influence, your talents, your prayers, your con versation, your life, see that ye are at all times ready to sup port and strengthen the hands of those who are willing to lift up their voices against the errors of the Romish theology, and to cope with whatever difficulties may stand in their path, that thus a highway may be made upon which the peo ple of the Lord may walk with safety to the haven before them. (Cheers.) I commend you to the grace and keeping of God, and pray that his blessing may rest upon you. The rev. gentleman then retired amidst enthusiastic cheer ing, and the doxology having been sung, the me e ti ng sepa rated.—The lecture upon the ninth article of the creed will be delivered on Friday evening next, by the Rev. F. Parry. INCENDIARY FIRE AT BIRKENHEAD Yesterday morning the saw-mills, joiners' shops, timber yard, a large quantity of timber, &c. belonging to Messrs. J. and W. Walker, eminent builders at Woodside, were de stroyed by fire, no doubt the work of an incendiary or in cendiaries, and such was the rapidity with which the flames spread, that in a few hours the greater portion were reduced to a heap of smoking ruins. The flames burst forth from no less than six different parts of the premises, showing the de termination of the party effictually to accomplish the object of their malice, and the long period of dry weather which has prevailed, rendered the materials still more speedy objects of destruction, by such an element as fire. The premises are situated on the banks of Wallacy Pool ; and adjoining those destroyed, are the ship-building yard of the Messrs. Walker, several other timber and ship yards, all of which would, doubtless, have been also destroyed, had the wind been blowing fresh. The police and a fire-engine were on the spot soon after the fire commenced, but the latter was com paratively useless, and the efforts of the former, together with a number of the inhabitants, were directed to the saving of some large baulks of timber which were in the yard. Se veral were got away from the devouring element. About one hundred persons are employed on the. premises, and many of them residing at a distance were not aware of the work of destruction until going to their work at six o'clock this morn ing, when they became acquainted with the melancholy fact, and at the same time saw their work tools also destroyed, several of them valuing their chests at as much as £4O, others at £2O. The entire loss cannot at present be estimated, as the books of the concern are also destroyed, and there having been a considerable quantity of timber on the ground balong ' ing to different individuals, sent for the purpose of being sawn into blanks, boards, Sze. It is said the mills, engines, ma chinery, &c., cost Messrs. Walker upwards of £3OOO erecting, and as they are only insured for £l5OO they must be conside rable losers. For some time past threats have been held out by sawyers who arc averse to the introduction of machinery, that the works would be destroyed, and a watchman has been kept nightly on the premises. .This man states, that when the fire broke out he was saying his prayers, something hav ing frightened him. In one corner of the yard were found a quantity of. shavings saturated with turpentine, and two bottles of that liquor were also discovered. Messrs. Walker have offered a reward of £lOO for the conviction of the of fenders, and Sir James Graham has been written to on the subject. RESPITE OF ROBERT SANDYS.—This criminal, found guilty at the last Autumn Cheshire Assizes of the murder of his infant child, has been respited from the punishment of death. - - DINNER TO THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY, K.G., LORD LIEUTENANT OF MIDDLESEX. —Upwards of 100 of the ma gistrates of the metropolitan county met to entertain this distinguished nobleman at the Thatched House Tavern, on Thursday week, on occasion of his appointment to succeed the Duke of Portland as Lord-Lieutenant of the county. Mr. Sergeant Adams, chairman of the quarter sessions, pre sided on this occasion. - LIBERALITY OF OUR M.P.—Mr. flume has presented our Mechanics' Institution with two parliamentary reports and a small pamphlet, of the total value of eightpence halfpenny sterling ! When in Brechin, Mr. Hume took occasion to say that the last generation knew not Joseph, but that the present race would do so ; and certainly they are likely soon to become acquainted with the leading traits in his character, in no enviable form.—Montrose Standard. The Rev. T. Sherburne,• a Popish priest, has commenced proceedings against the proprietor of the Lancaster Gazette, for publishing certain letters from Thomas Eastwood, Esq., exposing the nefarious proceedings of the bachelor priests, relative to the wills of a number of wealthy old ladies. Our contemporary has done good service to the Protestant cause by the publication of these letters, and we are glad to see that public sympathy is with him, more especially as these docu ments are all authenticated with Mr. Eastwood's signature, and therefore the object of the accused is evidently not vin dication, but suppression, or they would proceed against Mr. Eastwood. FATAL THUNDER -STORM.—On Monday last a terrific storm of thunder and lightning broke over the towns of Ban well, Worle, Wrington, and places adjacent. The continu ous flashes of the forked lightning were awful, and, we regret n to say, not unattended with fatal consequences. Bnet.wee_ one and two o'clock a young man named Williams2,oaundg7 at horses engaged in ploughing on .the farm of Mr._ I Banwell Moor. were struck with lightning, and instantly killed. Poor Williams, on the day of his death, completed his 20th year. The lightning _ h is h sr:natered portions clotes in pieces, and even his shoes upon his fe et. of his clothes were found ten or twelve Ya rds from the s ot. p —Bristollourisal. - • ter. I V< 4 7.• < . 31 6 . 7;p1 aki 111.1 4 vi o do" C • 4t 4 r THE NEW LIGHT-SHIM Li '=•;,k .41 TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Slit,—The Dock Committee having determined on an iron light-ship, I hope they may be not more disappointed than they have been in the last N.W. ship, built under the super intendence of the Marine Surveyor. I cannot afford time to discuss the relative qualities between wind, cork, and wood, with " Proselyte" or any other jack-in-the-box. May 2, 1842. JOHN ASKEW. ST. CATHERINE'S CHURCH, TRANMERE.—The eccle siastical commissioners have recommended a❑ annual grant of £4O to be made to the s;ilary of the minister of this church, from the funds placed at their disposal. • Sir Howard Diaiglas, • says the Spectator," as might have been anticipated from several allusions to the lonian Islain.s in hi s p ar li amentary speeches, is to appear, at the Queen's fancy ball, in the character of Sancho, governor of Barataria." REPRESENTATION OF BRIGHTON.—On Saturday last the writ moved for on Friday night by Mr. Tufnell, for the election of a burgess to serve in parliament in the room of Mr. I. N. Wigney, was received by the returning officer, who immediately appointed Thursday next for the nomina tion, and the next day for the polling. The conservatives are in high spirits at the result of Lord Alfred Hervey's canvass. RIGBY WASON, ESQ.—It would be seen that a motion was made by this gentleman last week, in the House of Com mons, the object of which was to restrict counsel, employed on Election Committees, to one Committee at a time. Thereby hangs a tale. The honourable member, for he was then one of the representatives for Ipswich, had retained Mr. Austin to defend his seat, which was being assailed on the ground of bribery and corruption. Bei ng anx i ous to have his pennyworth for his penny, he insisted on Mr. Aus tin devoting his whole time and attention to his case, and on Mr. Austin refusing to do so, withdrew his retainer. Tte petitioners getting ear of this, nipped up that eminent elec tion lawyer to help them to unseat Mr. Wason, and to the no small delight of all parties, they succeeded. It was, we suppose, under the smarts of Mr. Austin's powerful talents against him, that the ex-member for Ipswich made the motion we have referred to. THE LATE EARL OF MUNSTER.—The will of the late Earl of Munster has been proved in Doctors' Commons by Lord De Lisle, General Wyndham, and Mr. Cameron, the execu tors. The will refers to various family settlements, and di rects the residue of his lordship's property, after payment of debts and legacies, to be laid out in the purchase of estates, to be entailed in his family, Lady Munster taking all the rents (except £BOO for the present earl), and to have the use of the houses and furniture at Brighton and in Belgrave street rent free for her life. The personal property was sworn under £40,000. Friendship is a curious gentleman that makes no parade ; the true heart dances no hornpipes on the tongue. PROMISES.—It would be more obliging to say plainly, we cannot do what is desired, than to amuse people with false words, which often put them upon false measures. READING.—It is manifest that all government of action is to be gotten by knowledge ; and knowledge best by gather ing many knowledgcs, which is reading. —Sir P. Sidney. BAD TIMES.—The New York correspondent of the Bal timore Chronicle says, that nobody can borrow money these without paying six per cent. a month, and leaving the money as collateral security, An Irish merchant who lived in the country, but had h's countinghouse in Dublin, having left the key of his office t home, told his clerk one day to go for a locksmith, " for," says he, " Tim, I've locked my key up in the room. 1" Said a pretty woman to a friend of ours a few days since, " Husband has made me a present of a little bill that }Tn owe him." Who could resist such a polite invitation to pay up AN ENGLISH BULL.—In the police report of a morning paper, we find the following most palpable bull :—A blind old man was led into court, and, on making application to see the sitting magistrate, his request was instantly granted. A very ugly man, who was a great horticulturist. being found by a visitor perched up in a cherry-tree, his friend exclaimed, " No wonder, Philip, that you have the finest fruit in the country ; for you are not only your own gardener, but, egad, your own scarecrow too." Smoking is carried to such an extent in Holland, that every inn is filled with a thick cloud of tobacco-smoke ; and whets the waiter enters the room in search of any Dutchman who may be wanted, he takes a pair of bellows in his bands, to blow the smoke from the faces of the party, that he may dis cover the person whom he wishes to find. AN INDIAN RETORT.—An Indian complained to a re tailer that the price of his liquor was too high. The latter, in justification, said that it cost as much to keep a hogshead of brandy as to keep a cow. The Indian replied, " May be he drink as much water, but he no eat so much hay." FIGHTING MEN.—At an agricultural show dinner, the late Duke of Buccleuch presiding, a round of "fighting men" being toasted, one giving Wellington, another Graham, a third Hill, and so on, and when it came to an honest farmer, he said, " gie ye Saunde rs Pi rg i v i e , o ' C richton Dean, for he's had a sair .ficht wi' the wand a' his life, an honest man wi' a big famity."—Cork Constitution. A PATIENT CREDITOR.—When a popular comedian, famous for acting Sir Francis Gripe, (off as well as on the stage), was asked in consequence of a run of very ill luck to wait a little for his salary—which was £6O a-week !--be coolly took a chair, and replied, " C er t a i n l y , I'll wa i t t ill i ts paid,', VISIONARY PROVISION.—Mr. was accostedthe other day on Merry-boys' Hill by a sleek-looking corpulent beg gar, who pleaded that himself and family were " pining for food." " Indeed," said the gentleman, " you do n't look as if you were starving." '• Ah ! Sir," was the response, with a sigh such as those Sir John Falstaff fattened on,— " the way I keep up my flesh is by dreaming every night that I have the run of your worship's larder. ASTRONOMY EXTRAORDINARY.—A short time ago countryman being attracted by hand-bills posted on the walls to visit the observatory on the Calton-hill, Edinburgh, ex pressed a desire to see the moon through the great telescope. He accordingly ascended the steps for this purpose, but, when viewing the planet, by some means the front of the tele scope shifted doWnwards. Immediately was displayed to his view a neighbouring sign -board. In amazement he bawled. out, " Gude preserve us 1 wonders will never cease ! Edin- Dundee paper. Ai in the moon I EATING AND DRINEING.—It will take the reader by sur prise to be told, that in a life of sixty-five years' duration, with a moderate daily allowance of mutton, for instance, he will have consumed a flock of 350 sheep, and that altogether for dinner alone; adding to his mutton a reasonable allow ance of potatoes and vegetables, with a pint o f w i ne d a ily, for thirty years of this period, above thirty tons of solids and liquids must have passed through his stomach. BORROWING.—" If you really want money," said I— " My very excellent young friend," interrupted he, " do n't finish it, I beseech you ; that is the very last thing in the way of exchequer a gentleman is ever driven to—borrowing of a friend. Heaven forbid! but even supposing the case that one's friend has money, why, the presumption is, that he must have borrowed it himself ; so that you are sponging upon his injenuity, not his income : besides, why riddle one's own ships, while there is an enemy to fight. Please to remember the money lenders—these are the true game for a sporting gentleman, who would rather harpoon a shark any day than spear a salmon."—Our Mess. A scientific horticulturist of La Cornuaile, in the Maine et-Loire, has discovered that blue and violet-coloured glass promotes vegetation in a most extraordinary manner, and that plants and conservatories or forcing-houses should be covered with one of these colours, and not with red, yellow, green, or white glass ; inasmuch as blue and violet glass admits none but the chemical rays of light, while the red passes only the caloric, and the yellow and green only the luminous particles. The caloric and luminous particles alone, without the chemical, he states, will kill the plants, and azote without oxygen destroys human life. The white glass, he adds, has no influence at all. SINGULAR SUBJECT.—The following curious return was made to the Commissioners of the Income Tax in the year 1801, at Shrewsbury :- 1 A. B. do declare I have but little money to spare I have 1 little house, 1 little maid, 2 little boys, 2 little trade, 2 little land, 2 little money at command ; By this you see, I have children three, Depend on me, A. B. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—A cunning chap down west, who has recently commenced delivering lectures on this science, illustrated one of his lectures by operating upon a pig be longing to an old lady, long * esteemed by her neighbours as having frequent dealings with his satanic majesty; when, to the great delight of the audience, the animal became mesme rized, and, strange to relate, while in that state, made a speech in a tongue known only to its owner, which the pro fessor, with the assistance of the old lady, at once commi tel to paper, and, when translated, intends to publish it for the benefit of the public. We understand that a great part of the pig's remarks relates to the boundaries of the Slate o f Maine, and we have no doubt th at that intricate question may now be settled by aid of animal magnetism.—American , apex. THE AGE OF " PATHYS."—.TIHS is really the ag e o f Pathys." Homeopathy, bydropathy, and numerous other sciences " that boast the same termination, each has hid its day; and now springs up a new candidate for pu b l i c fa _ vour—electropathy, that professes to be a " relief and cure of nervous and painful affections, by subtraction of the (let tric fluid," through the medium of some instrum ent to be applied to the faith-abounding patient. LUDICROUS CIRCUMSTANCE IN A C nernctr. — Seeaking of first impressions at church, brings to my mind a ludicrous circumstance that happened some fifty or sixty years ago at — church. The rector, though a man of profound learnin g ai,d a great theologian, was of such eccentr i c habits as often to create a doubt among the vulgar whether he was at all times compos mentis. Having remarked for several successive Sundays a gentleman, who was no parishioner, invariably usurp a seat in a pew next to that in which a young widow" lady had her sitting, he intently eyed them, and at one time detected the gentleman s lyl y d raw the lady's glove from oil the back of the pew, wh ere s h e was accustomed to PI"! (her hand and arm were delicately fair), and place int k small neatly folded note. By and bye the lady's prayer. p a, fell—of course accidentally —from the ledge of her v e!!_ eve. the gentleman's. He picked it up ; found a leaf turned down. and he hastily scanned a passage, which evidentlir caused- s ly pro smile of complacency. Our minister saw all the .nizing eye ceedings, and continued to watch them with sea' " ss oon as the for two successive Sundays. On the third, a t o bsequiously collects were read, and while the beadle Yet p a stor, in waited to attend him to the chancel, oureene Ipublish the banns - of a strong and distinct voice, said, " .-F the marriage between M. and N. (deliberantoe:vv y just cause, rononnein, Sm.. se names of the parties) : if any of you k 3 lady suffused with on the widow and our gay Lotharion:e _ d with anger; she fan &c., &c. The eyes of the whole con t e blushes, and the gentleman crimsoned reo gation were turned opening and shutting; the herself with vehemence, an d , eece; the minister mean while proceeeding through b s r e f u h rm sh the pew-door with rage andi: violence; erfectly innocent of the agita eas 1 P- re a ched , and the service same decorum and case t h e party at the heels of the accustofned duties with the on Prea ' tion he had excited. vestry sir, Y°° 'both to make such a authorisedpublics pastor. y , . , both in a breath. " Antho pastor. " demanded the y ended, aw ,, az y t n o o tion of ns ? A den with a stare that heightened their con fusion. b a n m said he,t w h o a uthorised you ?" demanded the fusion. ?Yes, s : i' ,, said the minister, with asl glance al .ol . don't a love of it, l'll forbid the gentleman. each, , , ,f. yoll PP the teoste for ternately at ca un , day. ,, " Sir," said the lady,'' you have h a d better mind your own business!' banns " ext S already ; nobody requested you to do any etty dear," said he, pattin done wait in the way of business; and g her on the cheek, has been all ' three publications, I advise yo n ,. the gentleman—" to procure the license, if you do no :;)i: such ,1,,, ,i,,i n hiliil titoi, sir," —turning mruhrig o yai f n it: iplerit pit the r ing, and—the fee, a n d t h en the whole Matter may he i set tl e d as soon as to- morrow," " Well," replied the gentle man, addressing the widow, " with your permission, I Will get them, and we may be married in a day or two." "Oh t you may both do as you please," pettishly, yet nothing loath ingly, replied the lady. It was but a day or two after that the license was procured the parson received his fee, the bridegroom his bride, and , the widow, for the last time, threw her gloves over the back of the pew ; and it was afterwards said that all parties were satisfied with their gains.—LilerarY Gazette,