The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-01 00:00:00

imptrial Vartiamnit: HOUSE OF LORDS.--;FRIDAY. Lord PORTMAN called the attention of their lordships to the circumstance, that the money received under the au thority of the Queen's letter, for the relief of the sufferers by the fire at St. John's, Newfoundland, had not been wholly so disposed of, a portion-of it having been applied to the rebuilding of the episcopal church there—com plained that the money had been appropriated by a com mittee sitting in London, instead of being appropriated by parties on the spot, and concluded by moving an address to the Crown, that when her Majesty should be advised to issue letters for a similar purpose, the object for which the money was to be raised should bedistinctly stated, and that the persons by whom it was to be appropriated should be named. The Bishop of LONDON defended the course taken by the committee • the church of St. John's was destroyed by the fire, and they decided that a portion of the subscrip tion should go in aid of its restoration. Earl GREY stated that the working cla.sses. had received compensation nearly to the amount of their losses, and as the cost of the rebuilding of the church would, otherwise have fallen principally on the shopkeepers, he thought that a good reason why a portion of the money raised should be applied for effecting the object as carried out by the. committee. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY The affairs of Portugal, as connected with Bridal-inter ference, were, at the instance of Mr. HUME, made the subjeet of conversation, who, at its close, intimated his in tention of bringing the subject formally before the house on Monday. Mr. EWART, in an explanatory speech, moved that it was expedient a more direct system of taxation on property should be substituted, as faras possible, for the indirect system, by customs and excise duties, as now in use, Mr. HUME seconding the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed it, on the ground that it would be his duty, in the ensuing ses sion, to bring the subject of taxation generally before the house, when it would have to consider whether that prin ciple of direct taxation (the income tax) should be made permanent, or perhaps increased, or whether the country should return to the old system of indirect taxation. This great object would be—though he despaired of making any system of taxation palatable to those on whom it fell—to endeavour, as far as possible, to apportion it, whether direct or indirect, fairly upon all classes of the community. Aftersome further discussion the motion was withdrawn. The house then went into committee of supply on the FOREIGN 4- COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE, ciMERIC The Black Ball liner river on Tuesday, bringing dates to the Ist inst. from New York, being one day later than those brought by the North American Mail. She has brought the follow ing passengers :—Mrs. Stusken and servant, Mr. Schon abel, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. M`Lean, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Breese, Mr. A. J. Tobias, Master A. H. Lessak, Mr. L. S. Levy, Lieut. Edward Swenton, R.A., Mr. and Mrs. A. Norrie, Miss Norrie, Gordon Norrie, Mary Norrie, Julia Norrie, Miss Van Horne, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ewart, 3 children, and servant, M'rs. R. Child and son, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wake and servant, Mr. Friede Nictor, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moffett, and Mr. C. Motz. The Massachusetts arrived at New-Orleans on the 22d instant, bringing dates from Vera Cruz to the 14th. The following is from the correspondent of the Picayune of the 23d ult. There is no doubt at all but that Santa Anna, with from twelve to fifteen thousand in , n, is between us and Jalapa. It is concluded on all sides that if Gen. Twiggs does not whip him, lie will at least keep him in check until Gen. Scott, who left yesterday, reaches him, which will be to , • morrow night. -- The Mexicans are playing a bloody and at the sam, time bolder game than is usual for them, as it is though they have killed no less than fifty of our men within thi last three days on the road. Gen. Scott had issued a Proclamation to the Mexicans them in strong terms to remain at their homes urging and no ••••••• I uy ailLo Wl/ ilia been leading them to destruction. He proclaims himsel and army as the friends of all peaceable Mexicans, anc determined to protect them in all their civil and religion: rights. New York, April 30th. To-day being packet-day the markets have been very quiet, and transactions too small to characterise the market, or en able us to fix quotations with much definiteness. We have no change of importance to note. Advices by the Sarah Sands have bad no effect, the tenor of her news having been very cor rectly anticipated. In the present state of things prices are affected more by the amount of supplies, than the slight changes abroad. CoiwroN was less active. Sales of 6000 bales at previous rates. noua—The market is dull. At the usual average rate of con sumption, the stock here would not last until the receipts from the canal could arrive, which will be in about ten days. The trade, however, buy very sparingly at present rates, preferring to wait a few days, when the prices must be considerably lower, say a dollar. We continue to quote Genesee and Western at .87,621 to $7,75, and Southern at .87,37 to 87,53. GRAIN.— There was some Ohio Wheat on sale, but nothing done. Corn is held at 90 to 9gc. for white, and 94 to 96 c. for yellow, on the spot, very little offering. To arrive, prices are firm at yester day's quotations. PROVISIONS continue quiet and firm. Lard sells freely at 10 to C. SUGARS.—We note sales by auction to-day of 286 hhds. prime New Orleans, at 417,06 to $7,56 per 100 lbs. FREIGHTS are unsettled. For flour, 3s. is a full quo tation, but it has been taken to fill up at 2s. 6d., and in British vessels reported at 2s. The royal mail steam-ship Caledonia arrived here on Saturday, with advices from Boston and Halifax respec tively to the 16th and 18th ult. The last Mexican army, under the first general of the re public, Santa Anna, had been entirely defeated at Cerro Gor do ; Tuspan, Jalapa, and Perote has been captured and in vested ; Puebla, incapable of resistance, was shortly to be attacked ; and the capital, without defences capable of ar resting for a moment the enemy, was entirely at the mercy of the American arms. The attack on Cerro Gordo commenced on the 18th April. The American brigade ascended the long and difficult slope of Cerro Gordo without shelter, and under a tremendous fire of artillery and musketry with the utmost steadiness; reached the breastworks ; drove the enemy from them ; planted the colours of the Ist artillery, 3rd and 7th infantry, the enemy's flag still flying; and, after some minutes of sham firing, finished the conquest with the bayonet ; the Mexican commander, General Vasquez, with a large num ber of his men, falling in the conflict. A strong fort to the rear, manned by a large force under General Pinzon, shortly after surrendered to General Worth ; and ere the second division gained the national road Santa Anna with Generals Canalizo and Almonte and some six or eight thousand men, was in full retreat towards Xalapa, pursued by the American troops. About three thou sand men laid down their arms, with their officers and five generals, Pinson, Jarrero, La Vega, Noriega, and Obanda. Large quantities of heavy ordnance, field bat teries, small arms, and accoutrements, together with Santa Anna's carriage, plate, money-chest, and a portion of his papers, fell into the hands of the American general ; and by two o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th ultimo General Scott was in full possession of the field, with a loss of forty-three killed and 265 wounded. The Mexi can army was completely disorganized. Its loss in the field amounted to about 350 killed and wounded, and in addition large numbers were killed in the pursuit. Gen. Scott's force numbered about 8,000 men, and Santa Anna's force was estimated at about 10,000. The troops who surrendered were subsequently released on parole. Jalapa and Perote were occupied without resistance by the American advance. The news of this defeat excited great alarm in the capi tal. An extraordinary session of Congress was imme diately held, and a decree adopted authorising the Supreme Government to carry on the war ; specially prohibiting the Executive from making a peace. The capture of Tuspan was effected also on the 18th. The expedition consisted of several vessels of war, under Commander Perry. About five miles up the river some slight resistance from two small forts on the right bank were encountered ; but the enemy soon evacuated the spot. Another fort was subsequently occupied after a brief re sistance ; and at the same time the town was in possession with a loss of merely seventeen men killed and wounded. On the 22d the main force was re-embarked, and the ex pedition left, after having destroyed the forty. The accounts from the Rio Grande announce that Gen. Taylor was preparing for an advance to San Luis de Potosi. From Chihuahua we learn, that the capital of that de partment was still in possession of Colonel Doniphan. From New Mexico we have the details of the engage ments arising out of the recent insurrection of the in habitants. They are, however, unimportant. The domestic affairs of the States are unimportant. The most favourable accounts from all parts of France have been received respecting the prospects for harvest. The King of Denmark has granted the sum of £15,000 for the purpose of furnishing bread to the poor at a price below the market rate. Among the recent arrivals at New York from Europe are 600 carpenters. Within the last year over 1,200 tai lors are known to have landed from England alone. Ma. COBDEN IN ITALY.—A letter from Leghorn, dated the sth ultimo, announces that a splendid banquet was being prepared in that city in honour of Mr. Cobden. EMIGRANTS.—During the month of April last, no fewer than 21,882 emigrants arrived at New York, 18,000 of whom were from Great Britain. Many of the cotton mills of Rouen have ceased work ing, and it is expected that no fewer than 50,000 workmen in that city and its neighbourhood will be unemployed at the end of this month. THE CROPS IN EGYPT. —The corn harvest in Upper and Middle Egypt has been got in, and the produce is very abundant. A Vienna letter of the sth represents the growing crops throughout the Austrian States to be in the most promising state. Thousands of emigrants are landingasta consequence and New qlence the York-300 0 have arrived in a day ! A s t r eets swarm with beggars. Vast numbers passage from ship fever : 30 perished in on e h o l d on frm the Havre. The Corporation a re buildin g new almshouses on St a ten Island, where the pauper pa ss e n gers are now landed. A little church, of a pretty Gothic design, (says the Jerusalem correspondent of the Daily News,) is waiting for the roof, which, though of timber, is to be brought from England. The highest point of Mount Sion crowned with an English church is an interesting object for contemplation. FALL OF IDOLATRY IN INDIA.—Dr. Gutzlaff records a remarkable effect of the British invasion of China. The natives expected that their idols would repel the invaders, but seeing them unable to make the least resistance, even to save themselves from the hands of an excited soldiery, veneration gave way to contempt. The idols having proved their worthlessness, the Chinese refuse to worship them, and the shrines and the priests are deserted. MUNITIONS tOF WAR 'FOR , I'ORTUGAL.—The govern ment have ordered the Geyser, steam-sloop, Commander Brown, to loadwith as much ammunition:and 32-pounder shells as she can stow, and to proceeddirectly to Lisbon. It is said Sir Charles Napier will not , proceed to Lisbon until the Bulldog returns with dispatches. On the 9th instant, during high mass, at a church in Breslau, one of - the choristers put a -cartridge into the censor which he was waving before thaienerable priest. It instantly exploded, severely burning ;the clergyman. The boy is in custody, and is liable to he put to death; he asserts he only did it-to fright the congregation, and was not willing to injure the priest, -who had been his benefactor. The barque Emilia, from Rio Janeiro,..arrived here late last night. She sailed on the 6th ult. A detachment from General Rive's army had succeeded in taking a fort on the Brazilian territory, by which supplies to Monte Video could be intercepted ; but it was-apprehended that this aggression would provoke the emperor to active hos tilities against Roses. Exchange at .Rio Janeiro, 281. The emperor had departed on his northern tour. Letters from Rome of the 14th instant state, that the Pope's birthday was celebrated with great enthusiasm on the 13th. A grand religious service was performed at the church of St. John of Lateran, after which His Holiness bestowed his benedi c ti on on the multitude, who .eonduct ed him back to his Palace in triumph, strewing the streets through which he passed with flowers, and-rending the air with deafening cheers of affection. Cape of Good Hope papers bring news about one week later. Sir Henry Pottinger had reached the frontier, where he was prepared, it appears, to commenceeperations against Pato, or any other chiefs mho might show a dispo sition to disturb the tranquillity.-of the country, orto set at nought the arrangements contemplated for the settle ment of disputes with the border tribes. Col. Somerset had gone to Kat River. Heavy-rains bad fallen in the midland districts, but it is not stated whether they. were seasonable. The wreck of the Gilbert Henderson,an emigrant vessel, in Algoa Bay, is reported by this arrival. Advices from St. Petersburgh, :received on .Friday indicate henceforth a supply of grain to the south of Eu rope-which will be regulated only by the number of vessels. 'ln the St. Petersburgh market alone the purchases for ex .portation up to the present time amount to no less than 2,0:0,000 chetwerts, but," it is observed, " the riddle is .how is it to be shipped ?" The navigation is now esta blished, the Favourite, from London, ,and the Rob Roy, from Hull (both steamers) having been among the first ar rivals. The grain market continues extremely active, and hemp and tallow are without alteration. Exchange was a shade flatter, the quotation being 38 11-16 d. to 38 Id. taste .of English readers, are the staple of the Spanish news. The Queen and her husband, to their mutual re lief, are apart : the King, at Madrid, dissipates by a drive in a close carriage on the Prado, and a quiet game of bil liards with his servants—the Queen, at Aranjuez, by rid ing, boating, and rabbit-shooting, bull-fights, and champareB. The gossip about General Serrano has re vived, and a.divorce will probably be the next thing we shall ' " The P near of lope has scruples, but we are battik at liberty to doubt that the Queen has a right to insist ox it, if she is so minded. IRELAND, At a small house in Dublin may be seen the following announcement :—"Asses' milk every morning hot from the cow." The Earl of Clarendon, who has been appointed to succeed the late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, arrived in Kingston harbour on Wednesday. 11.1 - r. James Watson, of whose recovery there was never a shade of hope has sunk under his wounds, thus adding 1 unster As an instance of the high price of beef in Dublin,'two bullocks were purchased by Mr. Robert Heffernan, vic tualler, of Great Britain-street, at the enormous price of £ll2. They were fed by Wilson Slater, Esq., of Bally mall on. The inquest on the remains of Mr. Paxton, recently murdered in the county of Down, terminated on Satur day, and the verdict returned was, " Found murdered by some person or persons unknown.' deuce to warrant a different finding. Count D'Orsay has presented his statuette of -Mr. O'Connell to the committee of the Central Relief Society in Dublin, with the moulds and necessary apparatus for as no evi- taking casts, in the hope that their sale will realise some thing towards the relief of the poor. THE CROPS IN IRELAND.—The weather throughout Ireland is splendid, and the crops are most encouraging : the potato, too, holds out promise of abundance. Grass has at length become plentiful, owing to which butter has fallen 2d. per pound, and butchers' meat has sensibly de clined in some_of the country markets. It was stated at thegenera i l meeting of the proprietors of the National Bank of Ireland, held in London on Wed nesday last, that the late governor, Mr. D. O'Connell, owed the bank the sum of £4,000 at the time of his death, against which the bank held life policies to the extent of £5,700, besides other securities. MORE VICTIMS TO THE FEVER AMONGST THE CLERGY AND GENTRY.—The following gentlemen have died of fever :—The Rev. John Reardon, P.P. of Castlemoyne the Rev. Robert Potter, curate of Louisburg, Mayo ; Stepney St. George, Esq., of Headtord Castle, Galway ; Mr. Robert Davison, merchant, Armagh ; and the Rev. Mr. Duanne, C. C. Michaelstown. PUBLIC PRAYERS FOR MR. O ' CONNELL.-The follow ing notice is affixed to the doors of the metropolitan church, Marlborough-street, Dublin :—" R. I. P.—Pray for the repose of the soul of the late lamented Liberator of our altar, for whom the masses of to-day and the two next days will be offered in this church.—Wednesday in Pente cost week." EXTRAORDINARY LONGEVITY. - There is living at present in Baronscourt, within seven miles of Omagh, a man named Taggart, who has arrived at the patriarchal age of 121 years ; he is able zo walk into Omagh and transact business, and, what is equally astonishing, his son, who resides in Oagh, has been a commercial traveller for 70 years, and is now in his 99th year of his age. He retains all his faculties, and has not a grey hair in his head. He visits this town on business once a month.— Erne Packet. FRIGHTFUL OUTRAGES.-At Glenfin, in the county of Derry, a man named Doherty, an agent of the Board of Works, and the agriculturist of the estate, had made arrangements for expending about £-100 or £6OO on the property, in works. When in his own house, a few days since, he was attacked by upwards of 100 armed men, headed by a man dressed in woman's clothes ; they persuaded the poor man to come out of his house, and having taken him a few hundred yards off, and forced him to put out his tongue, they cut away about an inch of it. 'ln addition to the foregoing, we may add that a conspiracy to shoot a magistrate in one of the southern counties, has just been providentially discovered, the particulars of which, we hear, are fully known. There are, also, some outrages in the county of Limerick, committed by " lawfully" armed peasants ; but these usual trifles are scarce worthy of notice. STATE OF CORK. — There ' is One thing that must strike the most thoughtless saunterer through our streets—the number of familiar faces he will miss. Day by day we read of the removal of neighbour and of friend. The rich and the poor, the old and the young, are gathered to gether to the grave, and the heart is appalled by the chasm in circles till lately uninvaded and complete. We have this week to announce the death of Mr. Lane ; and by a private letter we learn that a gentleman who left this lately for London has been seized with fever and carried off. We allude to Capt. Saunders, an old and respectable citizen, whom his relatives little supposed they saw for the last time when parting with him about, we believe, a fortnight since. Another citizen (at least a gentleman resident long enough to be so considered) is suffering in the same place from the same cause, but we do not name him, as we hope for his restoration. Again, there is Doctor W. Murphy, of the South Mall, one of our most eminent physicians—a man of large'practice, of high prin ciple, of extensive acquirements, an ardent but unobtru sive upholder of the honour of his profession, and a liberal contributor, not alone to charitable institutions, but to the relief of that (if we may so call it) private poverty which shrinks from the disclosure of its wants—he too, is taken, but not by fever, and will be lamented by many who appreciated his kindness, his humanity and skill. We could prolong the list without going beyond the week, but we have no pleasure in the melancholy task.—Cork Constitution. IRELAND.—We ought not to despair of Ireland when we see the marvellous change which half a century can effect in its character. The man who has just closed his famous career, and who, beginning from the disastrous epoch of 1798, may be said to have governed the whole soul of his country, found the Irish a nation of rebels and left them a nation of paupers. Of the two, there is more hope in a ,weak servility than in a fierce independence. Both are painful, both are disgraceful, and both are costly. But from time immemorial, among races as amongst indi vidual men, humility has been the step to promotion ; and they whose lot is cast the lowest in the political scale, and who have either lagged or been thrust to the rear of civi lization, must make up for lost centuries by accepting the help and guidance of their more fortunate neighbours. If it be asked why it should be so, and why duty should im pose so great a sacrifice on that amour pro re, and that keen sense of dignity which Heaven himself has implanted in the inheritors of an ancient name and a peculiar tongue, it can only be answered that thus it must le. Such is the order of the world. There is no one nation under the sun which has not gone to school and been a pupil in its day. The mightiest commonwealth that the world ever saw, notwithstanding its heroic origin, its adorned annals, its prophetic destinies, and its boast of inviolated inde pendence, had learned every title of its religion, its laws, its customs, and its arts, from its Tuscan schoolmaster, whatever the relation of pupil and teacher may have been. England itself, the most dominant race in modern times, adapted by nature for all climes, and by genius for all in stitutions,—a race of which every one is born with a soul of mastery—glories in a perpetual union of the conqueror and the conquered, which has made the " true Briton " the descendant of a hundred tribes, and the pupil of a hundred codes.— Times. LAST MOMENTS OF MR. O'CONNELL. — The Rev. J. Miley, Mr. O'Connell's chaplain, gives the following ac count of the last hours of the deceased. " At no stage, especially for the last two days, was there anything like pain. At this time the Vicar-general, who is a prelate, with the clergy, were round his bed ; his breathing be came gradually more weak ; as the prayers were recited, his hands were firmly clasped upon his noble breast, his countenance perfectly s erene ; an d as I sugges t e d t o hi m all that my sacred office required and my grief permitted, he responded by word and sign so as to express perfectly and fervently the glowing sentiments of his heart. Daniel and me, and his faithful Duggan, he recognised to the last. Our supplications, in the sublime and consoling language of the Church, were mingled with our tears, as we knelt round his bed. When at last his mighty voice was hushed, his countenance—his hands—responded to the prayers. At thirty-seven minutes past nine, the hand of the priest ofGed, pr i v il ege d to bind.nd loose on earth, even as it is done in heaven,".was extended over him. Shere was .no struggle—no change visible upon the features, except that as we gazed it Ives plain that a dread mystery had cast its shadow over him. 'The spirit which had moved the-world took its. flight so peacefully, that all who were there, except the angels who were in wait ing for it, were in doubt if it had departed. He died as an infant sinks upon its mother's breast to sleep. It was by the soft and beautiful transition of the prayers that we were reminded that we had before us only the noble body of O'Connell, as if listning, hushed in attention, for the summons to a glorious immortality. We are thrown upon our own counsels with nothing to guide ~us. .but what we inherit from his conversations and casually expressed wishes. Acting on this, we are determined to hare the heart embalmed, placed in, a silver urn, and transported to Rome, as of old the heart of Robert Bruce was carried to Jerusalem, when it was.net permitted him 'l3y,Provi dence to perform, in his own. person, that pilgrimage to the holy sepulchre which .he had vowed, as O'Connell had vowed, his pilgrimage to-the tombs of the apostles. His body, also, is to be embalmed and deposited in a chapel of the church of our blessed lady, Delle Vigne, 'where it is to repose until, on our return-from leaving the heart in Rome , we convey it to Ireland." THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION. —A special meeting ,of this body was held on Thursday in Conciliation-hall, " for the purpose of adopting an. address to the people of Ireland, upon the melancholy occasion of Mr. O'ConnelPs death." The deepest sorrow was depicted in the feature& of all present. The proceedings were gone through in silence. The chairman, Cornelius M`Loughlin, Esq., pronounced a high eulogium on the deceased, and trusted the people whom he loved and liberated, and to whom he had devoted his whole life, would obey sod carry out the solemn principles which he never ceased to inculcate. The loss of such a man would be, he felt.assured, shown by a national and general mourning.—Many of those pre sent wept.—Mr. O'Hea, with.reference to the dead said " His chair was vacant, and was to be for ever vacant. O'Connell was no more. The pride of their hearts and the glory of their nation, the teacher of mankind, the instructor of the world had departed from amongst them. Who could speak their sorrow ?—who give expression to their mourning ? He concluded by calling on the people never to disturb the public peace, order, and tranquility, which he had laid down for their guidance, and read an address of the Loyal National Repeal • Association, to their countrymen, commencing—" O'Connell is no more ! The animating spirit of Ireland has passed away. The light of the nation is extinguished. Weep and wail, and let your grief be without limit, 0 children of Ireland, for the-cup of your affliction is full, and the extent of your suffering without measure. The pride of your hearts has been stricken down—the bright one of grin is removed— the Liberator of our country has departed. With a sea son of sorrow, it has pleased the Almighty to afflict us to the:uttermost—pestilence and famine blight our people— in a foreign country, far away from his own loved native land, low lies the champion of Ireland's liberties. Oh, well may -we mourn him, for the whole human race de plore his loss, and the gloom of our bereavement afflicts the world." The address proceeded to urge that they should best prove that they loved him while living and mourn for him when dead, by reverencing his principles, obeying his dictates, and pursuing the same noble objects in the peaceful steps he trod. " What nation, what peo ple has not lost a benefactor ? Our country has lost its guide and leader. Oh, let that country still be directed by his wisdom, and be marshalled beneath his standard." The last sentence was—" By his long and faithful services —by the noble example of his life—by the glory of his immortal name—•we beseech, we implore you, fellow countrymen, swerve not from the principles, desert not the objects, nor abandon the doctrines of O'Connell. The address was adopted, and the meeting adjourned to Monday the 7th instant. THE LIV'E'RPOOL STANDARD. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, MANCHESTER MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. The WILTON STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added. Mr. Meiklam's Lightning came in third, Mr. Eskrett's Exhort fourth, and Mr. G. Arnold's Alice fifth. A dead heat between Meaux and Louisa Newell; after which the stakes were divided, and Meaux walked over. The PENDLETON STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 40 added. Mr. J. Lillie's Th e G rea t B r it a i n fi rs t , M r. Green's Miss Musgrave second, Mr. Meiklam's Otterburn third. The MANCHESTER TRADESMEN'S CUP of 200 sovs„ in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each. Mr. R. Stephenson's Sheraton first, Mr. R. Phillip's mare by Talleyrand second, Mr. Harland's Copack third. Won by a head. The Jockey who rode the winner of this Cup, being the first run for on the new course, will be presented with a gold mounted riding whip, bearing an appropriate inscription. THURSDAY The ST. LEGER STAKES Of 10 SOUS. each, with 50 added. Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor first, Mr. Brooke's Luminous second. The others were not placed, or paid. Executor took the lead, and won by a length. HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 sovs. Mr. Disney's Burgundy first, Lord Chesterfield's Don John second, Mr. Meiklam's Alliance third. Thirteen were drawn. Don John led off, but Burgundy passed him at the turn in the run home, and won in a canter Ey three lengths. The SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added. Heats a mile and a half. Mr. Ewbank's Louisa Newell beat Mr. Fox's Psalmainger, Lord Chesterfield's Main brace, and Mr. O'Brien's Conceit. Louisa took the lead from the first and kept it, winning by two lengths. FRIDAY The RAILWAY STAKE;OI 10 sovs. each, with 40 Lded. Mr. Green's Pet of the Fancy beat Otterburn Ed Tweed. The SALFORD BOROUGH CUP of 100 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair first, Mr. Lillie's Spithead second, Mr. Worthington's Sharston third, beating seven others. The winning Jockey had a pair of silver spurs presented to him. The CASTLE IRWELL STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, were won by Mr. Arrowsmith's Sister to Trac tarian, beating Luminous and three others. A HANDICAP of 3 sons. each, Witc46 . added. Won by Mr. Cranston's Conime-it-faut. beating Monsieur Perrot, Factory Girl, and four others. The INNKEEPER'S PLATE of 50 sous. Heats two miles. Won by Mr. O'Brien's Conceit, beating Monsieur Perrot, Mainbrace, and Inheritor. ThuS ended a meeting memorable from its being the first on the new course. NEWTON MEETING.-WEDNESDAY Manchester and Newton races having been fixed for the same week, the attendance at the half-way station has not been so good as in former years. The weather was all that could be desired, but the sport was only so-so. The TRIAL STAKES, of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added, was won by Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa (Edwards), beating Mr. J. Clarke's br g Ratcliffe. The LORD OP THE MANOR STAKES, of 100 sovs., with 100 added to a Handicap of 20 sows. each, won by Mr. L. Keegan's Burgundy (Abdale), beating Lord Eglinton's Eryx and seven others. The DRAWING ROOM STAKES, Of 20 sous. each, with 15 added, won by SirJ. Gerard's Lucy Ashton (Edwards), beating Mr. Legh's Maid of Mona. The - ScuitRYSTAxEs, of 5 sovs. each, won by Vesture (Parker), beating Sir J. Gerard's Mermaid, and two others. A PLATE, of 70 sovs. each, for horses, &c., that never won 50 sovs., heats, won by Mr. Critchley's Lyme (Stych), beating Mr. R. Greenwood's Chesterfield, and another. THURSDAY. The ST. LEGER STAKES, of 20 sovs. each, with 30 added, won by Mr. Shelmerdine's Walmgate Bar Without, beating Mr. J. Osborne's c by Inheritor—Tiffancy, and another. Won easy. The GOLBORNE STAKES, of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added, won easy by a length by Lord Caledon's Shylock, beating The Spaniard and seven others. The GARSWOOD HUNT STAKES, of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added by T. Legh, Esq., walked over by Harborough. The BoRouGH CUP, of 100 soya. in specie, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sows. each, won by Sir J. Gerard's Morocco, beating Mr. Copeland's Arthur, and four others. The HAYDOCK STAKES, of 10 sovs. each, won by Sir J Gerard's Perpetual Motion, beating Ratcliffe, and another A PLATE of 70 sovs., won i n two heats by Mr. Clarke's Maid of Lyme. FRIDAY The ST. HELEN'S PURSE of 50 sovs., added to a Sweep stakes of 15 sovs. each, were won by Mr. Meeson's b c Jovial, 3 yrs, beating Sir J. Gerard's b f Lucy Ashton, and six others. TheGAuswoon Cur, the gift of Sir John Gerard, Bart., value 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, were won by Sir J. Gerard's b h Pantasa. Walked over. The NEWTON STAKES, a Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added, were won by Mr. Flintoff's b in Princess Royal, beating Sir J. Gerard's ns b c Shylock, and six others. A SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., were won by Sir J. Gerard's Mermaid, beating Mr. T. Parker's Maid of Disley, and another. A PL - ATE of 70 sovs. was won by Mr. Osborne's Faithless. It is a singular fact that the same jockey, Templeman, won the Derby and Oaks this year ; and that last year, in like manner, the same jockey won the like events. We allude to Sam Day, who rode Pyrrhus the First and Men dicant. It is also a curious fact, that the first and second in the Oaks this year are by Venison. The novel and astonishing performance of walking 767 yards on a 110 gallon puncheon, weighing 1541b5., for a wager of £5, in 35 minutes, came off last week at Chel tenham. The propeller was Signor Blitz, who stood up right on his novel vehicle, which rolled rapidly along, propelled by the stepping forward of the Signor, amidst the applauding shouts of a number of spectators. He completed his task in 11 minutes and 34 seconds, being 234- minutes within the given time. SETTLING FOR THE DERBY AND OAKS. — The winners of the above races having, at the time, been generally supposed to be "harmless" horses, we fully expected to have to speak of an easy settling. We regret to say that it has turned out quite the reverse—not merely a bad o ne , but one of the worst that has been known since Cothers tone's year. Two parties were missing, whose losses can not be stated at less than £20,000. One of them, who is connected with the highest families in the kingdom, is a loser of about £12,000, of which there is no immedi a t e prospect of payment. The other is a Mr. P—, of whom there is no hope whatever. It appears that this worthy, not satisfied with " drawing " all he could on Monday without disbursing a farthing, enclosed a list of debts due to him on the race to one of the parties from whom he had received, begging him to " collect all he could an d retain the half for his trouble," adding that he was " ut terly ruined," and concluded by graciously permitting his victim to make any excuse lie might think tit for collect ing for him ! Of course this impudent attempt at swind ling was immediately made public.—London Timm POLITICAL .GOSSIP. . . The hon. C. L. Buller, son of Lord Dunboyne, has come forward for Shrewsbury, in the place of Mr. D'lsraeli. Colonel Wood, nephew of Lord Londonderry, is a can didate for the city of Durham, in the place of Mr. Bright. Mr. G. W. Alexander has.come forward to oppose Mr. Lowndes for Wakefield. Mr. D'lsraeli has announced himself a candidate for the representation of Buckinghamshire. Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary, has at length consented to stand for North Northumberland. A requisition to Sir Robert Peel has been prepared in Birmingham, inviting him to become a candidate at the ensuing general election. On aa that Mr. Thomas Blackburn, once the great champion of the education question, hasretired from the Reform Association, being at issue with that body on the great question of national education. The committee for managing the CobdenTribute Fund meet next week to consider the propriety of closing the subscription lists, and making the necessary arrangements for collecting outstanding amounts. It is the intention of Edward Deniston, Esq., M.P., to stand again, in the Tory interest, at the next general election for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Lord Morpeth will also be a candidate. The Leeds Mercury states that,the Liberal committee of that Borough are in communication with Mr. Joseph Sturge, with a view to invite him as a candidate. It is also stated that Mr. Sturge has received a pressing invita tion to stand for Leicester. The Hon. W. Lascelles and Mr. Westhead, chairman of the Manchester and Birmingham railway, are candi dates for the representation of Knaresborough, in oppo aition to the present members, Messrs. Ferrand and Lawson. James Heald is offering himself as candidate for Stock port, in the place of Henry Marsland, who has made his intentions known of not offering again. Alderman Ker shaw, of Manchester, is offering in opposition, in the Re form interest. BaISTOL.—The return of the Hon. T. H. Berkeley, the present whig member is looked upon as certain ; but Mr. NV. Fxipp, the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in 1837 and :1841 (on the latter occasion by only 55), will again take the field against Mr. P. W. S. Miles. 'Tan DISSOLUTION.—The London Times says—" The dissolution, we believe, will not be deferred much, if at all, beyond the end of next month. The election, in that case, will be got through in the interval between hay and corn harvest ; and those of our honourable representatives who will again be summoned to the great council of the nation will have time to recruit their strength for a sup plementary session in autumn." The Observer of Sunday say—" That the session cannot be brought to a close until the second week in July, and whether a dissolution will immediately follow, or be deferred till after the harvest, cannot yet be determined upon." MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.—It iS settled that Lord Hardinge will immediately return from India, and the Marquis of Tweedale from Madras ; and that succes sors to these two noblemen will be immediately appointed. The return of Lord Normanby from Paris is said to have some connection with the appointment of a Governor nor-general of India. It is alleged that his lordship is anxious for the governor-generalship ; and that, in the event of such an appointment, the Marquis of Clanricarde will go to Paris. Another arrangement talked of is, that Lord Normanby will sucrivd Lord Clanricarde, at the post-office; and that the latter nobleman will be sent to India. In this case, the ambassador of the French court is not named •, but it is suggested that the appointment will be offered to the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. MR. ENTWISLE.—This gentleman, in his address on retiring from South Lancashire, thus alludes to what has taken place since his election :—" Probably no one could then anticipate the early success of the great mea sure which was carried in the last session by that govern ment to the general support of whom I was pledged ; certainly none could foresee the emergency which has since afforded such indisputable proof of the necessity for occasional dependence on foreign supplies of food. lam bound to express my conviction that the repeal of the Corn Laws could under no circumstances have been long delayed in opposition to the gradual growth of public opi nion, and further to admit that, after the experience of such a calamity as that by which we are now afflicted, T at least should never again have been bold enough to ad vocate protection as essential to our independence. The former consideration alone would have prevented my ever seeking to rescind the deliberate decision pronounced by the voice of the nation, although I could not accept it as a justification for a contradiction of my opinions by my vote. But in the terrible dispensation with which it has pleased Providence to visit these kingdoms, T cannot fail to recognise the refutation of the theory on which my judgment had been formed. It is not good for nations, more than for individuals, to stand alone : our necessities forbid it. That which I formerly opposed as fatal to the industry of our own countrymen I dare not now deny to be requisite for their safety. Without the stimulus af forded to production by a certain market it is vain to ex pect an adequate supply, nor could we hope to sustain future conflicts for the bare means of subsistence without serious and permanent injury to the resources and pros perity of this country " LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF EXCHEQUER , -FRI D AY FLETCHER, VOLLAMS 27 This was an action by an allottee against a Director of an abortive Railway Company, entitled the Birmind ham and West Bromwich Railway Company, to recover back the deposit on ten shares. pursuant to the principle es tablished in " Walstab v. Spottiswoode," In order to substantiate his claim it became necessary for the plaintiff to tender in evidence the letter‘of application and that of allotment, which, not being stamped, were rejected by the Lord Chief Baron, and the plaintiff was consequently non-suited, leave being reserved to the plaintiff to move to enter a verdict for him, or for a new trial. A rule to this effect having been obtained in Hilary Term by Mr. Martin, cause was now shown against it by Mr. Chilton and Mr. Ball, but The Court were unanimously of opinion that the letters did not require an agreement stamp, and that the verdict should consequently be entered for the plaintiff. Judgment for the plaintiff. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-SATURDAY THE LAW OF RAILWAY DEPOSITS - WOOLMER V. TOBY This case, which has created so great an interest in the railway world, came on for judgment this morning. Upon their Lordships taking their seats, Lord Denman proceeded to read the judgment, and said that, on the part of the defendant, after he had made an application to the general body of the Company for his allotments some names had been withdrawn from the prospectuses, and other names had been added. Upon this point the defend ant contended that he was entitled either to accept or re fuse the shares. In our opinion his contract was not made with this body of directors, and therefore he was entitled to take or refuse the shares, and upon this ground we are of opinion that a verdict ought to be entered for the defendant ; but, looking at the other point of the case, the Court did not think it necessary to express an opinion on it, as they had already disposed of the case by entering a nonsuit on it ; but, if it were necessary to consider that point, the Court would be disposed to sustain that objec tion. Under these circumstances, the judgment of the Court would be entered for the defendant. The result of this decision is, that the Provisional Com mittee cannot sue for any deposits ; and in cases where any alteration has taken place in the body of directors, then they cannot bring an action to recover the value of any allotment of shares made by the original Company. Notice of intended application to be admitted attorneys of the Court of Queen's Ber ch on the first day of Michaelmas Term next, were on Tuesday given by 168 articled clerks, making, with 158 admitted this Trinity ' Term, a total of 324 attorneys to be added to the roll. SUMMER ASSIZES.—The Judges of the different law courts met in the Exchequer Chamber this morning, and chose their respective circuits in the ensuing Summer Assizes. The following is the arrangement :—Northern Circuit: Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Mr. Justice Wightman.—Midland : Lord Chief Justice Denman and Mr. Baron Rolfe. --Western ; Lord Chief Justice Wilde and Mr. Justice Williams.—Home : Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Justice Coltman.—Oxford : Mr. Justice Cole ridge and Mr. Justice Erle.—Norfolk : Mr. Baron Al derson and Mr. Justice Patt a n.—North Wales. Mr. Justice Maule.—South Wales : Mr. Justice Creswell.— Mr. Baron Platt remains in town, and will attend busi ness at Chambers during the vacation. A WIG SCENE.—Thursday being the Queen's bi rthday the judges appeared in full-bottomed wigs, and the Queen's counsel were in full dress. Mr. Knowles Q.C., appeared in the Bail Court without his full-dress and full ' bottomed wig. Mr. Justice Coleridge who presided, did not at first notice this, but asked him if he had anything to move? The learned gentleman accordingly rose to move, which excited a titter amongst his learned brethren. This attracted the judge's attention to the fact that Mr. Knowles was not in finery, upon which Mr. Justice Cole ridge said : Oh! what have I been about? I must have been dreaming when I thought I saw Mr. Knowles—Mr. Knowles is not in court. (Laughter.) Mr. Knowles (pointing to the highly ornamental dress of Mr. Crowther, who sat near him) : My Lord, I could not wear this dress, because—. Mr. Justice Coleridge: Oh, never mind—Mr. Knowles is not in court—it was my mistake—l was dreaming, that's all.—(Loud laughter). The ordinary business of the court then proceeded. IMPORTANT CASE.—LIABILITY OF PASSENGER BROKIERS.—On Tuesday, Mr. George Saul, passenger broker, Waterloo-road, appeared before Mr. Lowndes, in the County Court, in answer to summonses which hatl been obtained against him by three of the passengers of the ill-fated Rochester, which sailed from this port some time back, and which was lost on the coast of Ireland. The complainants sought the recovery of the passage money, alleging that the defendant had not completed the contract they had entered into with him, which was to convey them to New York. Mr. Blair, barrister, ap peared for Mr. Saul. In his examination the latter gen tleman said he had been a passenger broker since the year 1837 ; that the Rochester had been declared by competent authority fit to go to sea ; that he had furnished her with the requisite quantity of bread stuffs for the passengers he had put on board : that the vessel had duly sailed from the port, and that he had never heard of an instance in which a passenger broker had been liable to r e turn the passage money in cases where the vessel had been lost through the perils of the sea. Mr. Blair addressed the court at considerable length, citing authorities to prove that complainants could not recover when losses occurred from perils of the sea. Mr. Lowndes reserved his deci sion till Thursday, when he gave judgment to the effect that the contract between the parties was an unconditional one, to land these passengers at the place of destination, no exceptions haviag been made in the contract ; and that an order fur the amount, with costs in each case, be made gainst the defendant. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL 11EWS, An Oxford paper states that the Hebdomedal Board of that university has resolved to appoint a committee to consider the possibility of framing regulations for the ad mission of a class of poor scholars. At a meeting of the Church Building Society on Wed nesday week, the Archbishop of Canterbury stated that Miss Burdett Coutts had expended X 70,000 in church building and endowment. In the Free Church Assembly the Education scheme has triumphantly been approved of by a majority of 295 to 5. The conclusion of the last resolution runs thus :—"ln the meantime the general assembly being of opinion that there is no valid objection in principle in the way of ac cepting aid from public grants given 'unconditionally and freely for the support of the schools of this church, remit to their educational committee to give advice to such par ties as may wish to apply for grants." SCHISM IN THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH.—It is said that proceedinss have been commenced in the Ecclesiastical Court against Archdeacon Woodhouse as the author, and Messrs. Longman and Co. as the publishers, of a pamph let, entitled Subscription the disgrace of the English Church." When Mr. Woodhouse was recently made Archdeacon of Norfolk, a number of the clergy in the archdeaconry were dissatisfied with the appointment, in consequence of the doctrines the reverend gentleman had expressed in his work. They obtained legal opinions that the writer and publishers of the pamphlet were amenable to the Church Discipline Act ; applied to the archdeacon to retract the offensive doctrines ; and, on his refusal, commencedth action. THE MAY MEETINGS.-It is a matter for congratula tion that the reports of our great religious societies, whose annual meetings have been held this month in the metro polis, present a considerable increase in point of income, and a most cheering prospect of successful enterprise. Church Missionary Society, £116,827 18s. lid., being an increase of £14,369 18s. 6d. above the receipts of the preceding year. British and Foreign Bible Society, £117,440 9s. 3d., shewing an increase of £16,134 14s. 3d. The Jews' Society, receipts, £29,046 Os. 6d. ; increase, £3264 9s. 10d. The Tract Society,. receipts, £59,416 3s. 9d. ; increase, £3305 10s. ld. Church Pastoral Aid . Society, receipts, £29,940 6s. Id. ; increase, £7425 9s. 3d., &c., &c. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREE CHURCH.—Mr. Bridges gave in a statement of the revenue of the Church for the year ending 31st March, 1847. The sums col lected amounted in all to three hundred and twenty thou sand, two hundred and seventy-four pounds, eleven shil lings and twopence three farthings. Adding this sum to the contributions of former years, it was found that the people of Scotland had raised for the Free Church, since its establishment, not a less sum than one million three hun dred and twenty-two thousand, five hundred and forty five pounds, nine shillings and twopence three farthings. A communication was then read from the Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland, together with a letter from Dr. Morgan, the Moderator of the Assembly, ex pressing regret that he was unable to appear personally in the Assembly of the Free Church, and entering at some length into the present fearful state of Ireland. Dr. Buchanan then gave in the Report on the Foreign Mis sions. In Kaffirland the Mission had been reduced to al most ruin by the late war. In Poonah several converts had been admitted by baptism, and one of these was a Mahomedan. In Madras eight native converts had been admitted by baptism. Of the more advanced converts, three have been licensed to preach the Gospel, and others have announced their resolution to devote themselves to the same glorious work. In Bombay, the Report men tions the admission of several young Parsis into the Insti tution. It was declared that greater efforts were requisite especially to obtain the assistance of native teachers. From fifteen to twenty thousand pounds, in addition to the munificent contributions made in India. would be re- quisite to accomplish this object. A contribution of two shillings from each member of the Free Church would be sufficient. RAILWAY AFFAIRS. On the Derby day. twenty-four immense trains, con veying nearly 100,000 persons, left London for Epsom. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the high-level bridge over the Tyne is to be performed shortly by the Earl of Zetland, Grand Master of the fraternity of Freemasons. The Manchester and Leeds have appointed a committee to report respecting deferring the construction of all lines and branches, which can be postponed until a more favourable state of the money market. Workmen were employed last week demolishing the whole of the extensive buildings fronting the Bank of England, the Electric Telegraph Company having pur chased the property for the formation of their central metropolitan station. We hear that another of Mr. Crampton's engines will be ready in about three weeks or a month. Its power will be much greater than that of his first, the " Namur," The driving-wheels are 8 feet in diameter—one foot above the average size of those used on the Great Western. Mr. Crampton's engine belongs to the London.and North Western. NEW LINE TO BIRMINGIIAM.—The widening of the Birmingham line from London to Tring will give a second line to Birmingham, byway of theßletchley and Banbury, Oxford and Rugby, and Oxford and Birmingham lines, without interruption of guage. It is impossible for par liament to remove the narrow guage off those new lines, though they may mix the gauges.—Railway Record. RAILWAY IMPROVEMENT.—The road leading from Rainhill to Eccleston and Ravenhead is about to be con nected with the old Liverpool and Manchester road, just on the Prescot side of Rainhill. By this improvement it will be rendered unnecessary to cross the railway on the same level as the trains. About a year since a lady and her daughter, riding in their carriage, most narrowly escaped destruction whilst crossing the railway at that point. EXTENSIVE PROSECUTIONS.—It lately transpired in the Court of Bankruptcy that the costs of the great prosecu tions of the Maynard and Garratt gang, convicted for nu merous railway robberies, amounted to £5OO in cash pay ments, and £277 for the awyer's bills, and were defrayed by the united railway companies. The costs of success fully defending the action for false imprisonment arising out of those prosecutions cost the two defendants, who were defended by the railway company, above £350, and the other defendant above £7OO, which he has had to bear, though his exertions led to such important results to the public, as well as to the companies interested. COURT ANb FASHION. On Tuesday, the Queen and Prince Albert, accom panied by the Prince of Leiningen, and the royal family, and attended by their usual retinue, left Claremont for London. The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia was presented to the Queen by Lord Palmerston, and had an audience. in the evening Prince Albert dined with the officers of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and afterwards at tended, in company with the Queen, the performances at Her Majesty's Theatre. On Wednesday the Queen had a dinner party at Buck ingham Palace. The company included the Duchess of Kent, the Grand Duke Constantine, the Hereditary Grend Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of Lucca, the Prince of Leiningen, the Duchess of Suther land, &c. On Thursday, the Queen held a drawing-room at St. James's Palace, in celebration of her birth-day. In the evening, the Queen and , Prince Albert attended the per formances at Her Majesty's Theatre. THE QUEEN'S BIRTH-DAY IN LONDON.—On Thurs day the Queen's Birth-day was celebrated in London with the usual rejoicings. Part of the Foot Guards were inspected by Prince Albert and the Grand Duke Con stantine of Russia, in St. James's Park. In the evening the public buildings, club-houses, and many private dwellings were illuminated. State dinners were given in honour of the day by most of the cabinet ministers and great ministers of state. THE ROYAL VIS7TO CAMBRIDGE.—It is now gene rally understood that her Majesty and the Prince Consort will arrive at Cambridge at an early hour on Monday, the sth of July, and will remain till Wednesday afternoon. It is likewise believed, if not indeed ascertained as a posi tive fact, that the Duke of Wellington will likewise honour with his venerable presence the august ceremony. A formal invitation has been sent by the Queen to Me hemet Ali, who is said to intend paying a visit to England next year, if the state of his health and affairs will allow him to leave Egypt. LADIES DRESSES AT THE DRAWING-ROOM.--Her Majesty :—Dress of white tulle illusion, trimmed with ruches of tulle and gold blonde, over a white satin slip ; train of gold and white brocade, lined with white satin, and trimmed round with ruches of tulle and a wreath of honeysuckle ; body and sleeves ornamented with gold blonde and diamonds. Head dress, feathers, gold blonde lappets, wreath of honeysuckle and diamonds. The Duchess of Kent :—Court dress, composed of a r i c h bl ue and white brocaded satin tr a i n , li ne d w i t h w hi te satin, and trimmed all round with Brussels point and bows of ribbon ; dress of the same brocade, with a tablier of Brussels lace, fastened on each side with bows of ribbon and diamonds ; berthe of Brussels point and stomacher of diamonds. Plume of white feathers, Brussels lace, and tiara of diamonds. The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar :—Court dress, composed of a Brussels lace train, over white satin, trimmed with Brussels lace and bows of white satin ribbon ; Brussels lace dress, over satin, with lace flounces ; tablier of lace and bows of ribbon ; berthe of Brussels lace, and stomacher of dia monds, with pendants. Her Royal Highness wore the Russian Order of St. Catherine, with the badge and star, the ribbon fastened on the shoulder with a magnificent bow of diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore a superb tiara of diamonds, and a smaller one at the back of the head, to fasten the plume of feathers, and lappets. The pearls and diamonds worn as bracelets were magnificent. FASHIONS FOR JUNE. (From the London and Paris "Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.") Moire and shot taffetas, poults de soie of pl a i n co l ours, lilac ecru, and checks are fash ionable walking dresses ; and flounces or ruches, pinked in crete de coq, are used for silk materials ; others are in deep vandykes edged with gimp, and fo r barge s with a feston ; wi d e tuc k s are also worn on bareges, relieved by a heading of gimp. For the pardessus fancy alone determines the colo ur ,—it can scarcely be said which preva ils ; for the morning. green, orange, and violet glace, with black ; for the evening, white, pink, and mauve. Black l ace i n pro f us i on, or rich gimps, ornament morning dresses, and point lace, with silk embroidery, for the evening. Sleeves, with few exceptions, remain unohangell ; for silks, in thinner materials, they are wide and put into a wristband, closing half-way up the arm, with under one of muslin ; the corsage full also to a band, with ceinture of ribbon and long ends. Printed tarlatanes are worn over silk skirts ; the corsage high and full on the shoulders, forming draperie. Plaids and checks are mostly confined to morning dresses, but checks satinets are gal WWI June 1, 1847. dress in pale colours, with single flounce and very deep heading, giving the effect of a second skirt. Gimp buttons have quite replaced those imitating stones► &c. The broad catalan fringe is very pretty on silk, t° replace the flounce ; and ribbon is very much used in every possible way that it can be introduced: Two yell deep flounces, or three, five, and even nine are sometime used on robes of taffetas glace, commencing at the waist► and great roundness to the skirt. Some plain barges have bouillons to the knee. The mantelet is become a necessary part of our toilet, whether named mante, cape, or echarpe ; it undergo° various changes both i n f orm an d tr i mm i ng ; those o' , black lace are termed Luisa. The Clarissa Harlowe cals the English mantelet of the last century ; it is a white mantelet of embroidered or plain muslin, fine cambric, or lawn. The French mantelet Marie Antoinette is rather pointed behind, with end formed by the fulness from the shoulders, made of the palest taffetas, trimmed with rich white lace. Numerous little manteaux are made of tat; fetes in light colours, trimmed with two rows of broad black lace, one row at the edge, the other above, and le third forms palerine at the throat, and ornaments the armhole. Fancy straws, mixed with mohair, are much worn, and ornamented either with flowers, feathers, or lace—paille de riz, crape tulle. All the lighter materials are now in demand, and leghorns are also worn, orris' mented with a plume of three feathers or bunch of flowers. Some very light straw bonnets are trimmed inside with coloured tulle. For morning neglige checked - ribbons, 00 very dark velvet, are used. -•S•,• V , UPPAPJ , IPFAMMMIMMtI.r. CORRESPONDENCE. MR. HUME AND THE QUARANTINE TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR S It has been asserted by the hon. member for Montrose , in his place in parliament, that the lazarettoes stationed at this port have for the period of two years past remained unoccu pied. He did not say through what medium he arrived at so extraordinary a conclusion. The following statement will show how far the honourable gentleman's assertions may be relic d on Statement of Goods which have arrived at the Quarantine Station, Liverpool, for the years 1845 and 1846. 131 s. of Cotton. Bis. of Wool. Bls. of Flax. 'Skins, Carpets, BtC. 142,084, _ or 28,904, or Quantities. 194 per diem. Vi per diem.l 391 re; diem., From the account of arrivals which I have in my possession, I can vouch for t surprise of the above statement ; and it is only a matter of that those who have the honour of representing her Majesty's Government in the quarantine de partment, do not furnish themselves with such facts as shall enable them to refute the statements with which the hon. members for Montrose and Bolton from time to time occuPY the attention of the house, and to dispel the erroneous impres sions which their assertions, uncontradicted, are calculated to produce on the public mind. At some future period I may have an occasion to'address you more fully on the subject, but for the present I prefer waiting a further developement of the honourable gentlemen's views. I am,sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, Liverpool, May 26, 1847. - J. CAVE. THE CHURCH VINDICATED FROM THE ATTACKS OF DISSENT. -- TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Slll,---I doubt not that you and many of your readers have chanced to see, copied , into the columns of your inestimable contemporary the London Morning Herald, an article frog , the Christian Witness, a leading organ of the dissenting party —an article remarkable only for its reckless abuse of our vene rated Church and instructive only as an example of that oppo sition which we have to encounter, and those tactics frog , which we must seek a defence. The purpose of transcribing this article was to append a letter written by Mr. Seeley in reply to its misrepresentations and statistical inaccuracies; which letter the editor of the Christian Witness, uninfluencea, by that love of tr u th an d d etestation of error or falsehood which ever elutrartori.. _ a~ 411 C , orislian, refused to insert in a reasonable time, or in any but a mut i lated form,--thus clearly evincing that spirit which goads on some Dissenters in their opposition to the English Church—an opposition so factious and an wanton fhor mat not even the most sacred considerations can induce a relaxation of its unwarrantable fierceness, though even it must be relinquished or truth sacrificed in its retention. • On the frothy and rabid declamation contained in the article in question, I shall make no comment. The idle rhodomon tade, in which our Apostolic Church is designated Babylon, and her ministers as avaricious money-hunters, possesses neither the graces of composition, the temperateness of reli gion, nor the semblance of truth ; consequently, needs not the` seriousness of rebuke. But when we are asked of our Church, " Whose is she ?" and when the self-confident author presumes to reply to his own question, I may be permitted to step in between this lawless \ ruthless outrage of truth and decency?' and that Church which I love, honour, and revere, and to which I esteem it next to my highest privilege to belong. Am I asked, then, " Whos e i s she ?'' I answer, the Church of the people, the Church of rich and poor, of great and little, of all classes, all intellects, all ages, and all circumstances I Whose is she? I point to her heaven-directed spires, uplifted to the skies, in every village and every hamlet where lives a„ . O ear to "hear the word of God ; —I po i nt to her faithful parish priests, toiling at their sacred occupation, wherever a fold can be collected or a sinner saved ;—I point to all the varied modes and ramifications of her system, whereby she has provided, every parish in England with a n am b assador of peace an “ carried the " joyful sound" to th e u tt ermost parts of this ta voured land ;—I call attention to the avowed principle upon which she has ever acted, that " every sheep should have a fold, and every fold its shepherd." And, let me ask, what is the enormous revenue of those con temptuously called the 'paid clergy" ?—what these "abuts dant treasures", which have given occasion to so much " Sae writing" and empty bombast? Just £285 a-year to each But again —how was this revenue acquired 7 by extortion from the people?—by appropriating its moneys? Surely nap but by the perpetual endowments of charitable and pious be questers. I care not, then, (as to the argument in hand,) what d r e o a r t e excite; ca ; care not oi is whatcorral o t i v o e n t t u h s e n s e e s s e an d d o w r a m p e a n c t s y may y t emaynd t f o ee c not the fault of the Church that such cause exists, nor its agency that induced it. But it seems she is a burden upon the country, an incubus on religion; she not only fails to disseminate truth, but she supports error; she is not only careless of the wants of her children, but she resists any attempt at their improvement; and sectarian dissent, rabid and democratical liberalism, is to establiih purity in its place ! To thresh this gigantic monster of iniquity, I suppose these me n , " proud in their own con ceits," and filled with spiritual self-exaltation, will proceed to demolish that monument of wisdo m an d p i ety, the paroc hial system of our church. Like their legitimate forefathers of the seventeenth century, they would destroy the parish't e mplet, that not one reck or memorial sh ou ld rema i n on the face al the earth, though it was a sanctuary that preserved it; —the_ would exterminate her parish pri es t s; — an d the unholy wo rt of destruction would proceed till not one stone of the citadel, was left upon another, whilst th e ru i n would be complete,' amidst the_pompously perverted cr i es, " Ba b ylon is fallen, fallen !" Can we view in prospect the state of England then Can we sketch the horrors of her desolation ? There was only one age when it could have b een exceeded. What a spectac le would she then present to the world I A prey to every syste that baited for their capture, h er sons would wander withou t ! parent and without a guide, given up to their own " heart s lusts", and to the direction of their own vaunted wisdom, society torn with sectarian division, and broken up by faction and disorder ;—their minds distracted by doubts which no 0 0 ,1 could resolve, and differences which no one could decide, _. " driven about by every strange wind of doctrine," witho4in the protection of that safeguard whi c h Ch r i st established, tn.. Apostles confirmed, and the wisdo m o f succee di ng ages CO' nued and preserved. The system of misrepresentation, indeed, carried out in thes, is e dissenting periodicals, does not by any means occasion mean:, surprise. Whenever the Church to be attacked, the mean : of accomplishing it are little co ns id ere d, so th a t they u` thought effective. When the Church is to be st a bb e d, it nat ters not where the weapon was moulded, or what gives force yi the blow. We have had our attention drawn to another marked instance of this, by that valued and valuable publication, the Churchman's Penny Monthly Magazine, a publication which I most earnestly recommend to the notice of those who have not yet scriptural,se the wherein opportunit y tlithe p p ure r ofe doctrines taking a o f o periodical ur ch u orthodox d ar e. government t e and occurred P a ap n o d st e o x li p c l i a t l y n o ed f . her Th g i o s v (1846) number of another Christian (Penny) Magazine , the by the grossest perversion of the Homily on theluch aris l nd olir, in are th a e bl defende a Christian writer clearly proved that the Church Of Ens abe teaches Consubstantiation, We seem to have Jesuits, sir, pa sides those that walk in throats of crape, and other tha n a id pists that act on the principles of Popery. Extremes are to meet. The same principle on which the latter bases It: vindication of her persecuting practices, actuates the fortl f r,, It happens that the force of circumstances at present represses any violent exhibition from either party. IN 'e have had a stw Keptember cimen of the results of such principles from both. This p , ciple is, that the " end sanctifi es th e means " ; a n d indeea2, 4 too often happens that, as the means are discreditable an wicked, the end itself is but to gratify the instigatio n s of tu ',.‘ lice and the promptings of envy, or to effect the de s t ru ction that which is the grand bulwark of order and religion in BMA ( ' land—that where nothing can be lost, something may be gai ne o in the ruin that should follow. As a Church man, t h en , INW fear both extremes : as I would avoid Scylla, I would also kefr, clear of Charybdis ; as I tremble l es t I s h ould split upon the rocks of Popery, I also would evince caution lest I sh°l, flounder amongst the shoal s o f Di ss e nt. If I would drea d t griping fangs of the one I would also dread the " tender 1 .0 4 cies " of the other. Both aim at the ac com pli s h me nt of same object—the d es t ruct i on of the venerated Church of e u ' or forefathers. Popery would take to its assistance any agent , _„, it aid any system or work, to extermii ate Protestantia . ; Dissent would disregard for the time the progress of Pope; or hush her clamour i aga i ns t it, so th a t s h e m i g ht e ff ec t t overthrow of the Church. These are times full of danger, and demanding . the full 4, 1 ; formance of our duty as Churchmen and as Christians. 1 4., enemies are up on all sides ; the trumpet sounds from all quf.s ters. Churchmen must band closer together, to protect tf.if, Church which has fostered them under her wings in their 4 i fancy, fed them with the " sincere milk of the word" as ta u s grew, and guided them with her protecting band to a vigorg, maturity, from the insidious and envious opposition of ago r st ponents. They must not be decoyed to join one enemy, (vain hope!) they may more easily vanquish another; butolot join together for safety from all ; lest, while they fondly to escape the danger that threatens from one quarter they l l r into a pit prepar e d f or t h em i n another, and at last find 0 an alternative of masters. Still let Christian moderatioUl exercised, and a Ch r i s ti an con d uct i llustrated and inaintaw. t. in all these moral struggles and encounters. Let the earoe ness which actuat es us b e the earnestness of truth, ancl o o , end we aim at not vi c t ory over an opponent, but the trilP.„ t io earof rectitude ;—let not the unworthiness of the weapons ployed against us induce us to use any but this fine-eclk o f burnished sword ;—and let us enter the lists into which j o s own patriotism and reli g i on h ave called us, or others' fa c t o , and intemperateness hav e d ragged us, thus e qu ipp e d and lr armed, never fearing finally to overcome all the arts o f decji tion, and the artillery of envy, hatred, and uncharitable whilst we are filled w ith b ut one hope and moved with b u t "" fear—the victory or the defeat of truth. 26th May, 1847. MR. BROUGH'S AMERICAN LECTURE.--This /89.,'" t, vocalist gave his entertainment on Friday evening with the most unequivocal success, to an audience b4.)0% respectable and numerous, the latter to rather a surPri s bqg extent, considering the heat of the weather. Mr. Bro i eg ai d voice is as good as ever, if anythi ng ra th er improveu'uste his descriptive and humerous p owers are suc h a s we "at seldom heard equalled. No lecturer or writer has e 4 l O come under our notice who seemed to understan S e t' character of brother Jonathan so well. His storliti, Yankee and Nigger, were given with wonderful truth r vieness of dialect, and while the audience were being ovi g vulsed with laughter at the ri c h ness an d n ovelty of w er e of them, they were never suffered to forget that they. - J o being related by a gentleman. The songs were adin ul a irr introduced and well sung. Pischeck's fine Gernlal! t he "My heart's on the Rhine,"was a digression, Inlb a ble• manner in which it was sung ma d e it qu ite pardtntli• Mr. Brough leaves this country f or th e St a tes on th e iofl We do not know what his views are ; but if his inteartor be to collect material for future entertainments, h e joti make sure of success on hi s re t urn . He was well as s s op by Miss Balfe, who is a delightful singer, and one,„,e, would become a great favourite here in a v ery short v 1"" She was deservedly encored in two or three songs. il 1 ...... been b feet 9v Weighs DEM ton, of poison. Which b On SI Bricks daughte not - had TUE of work St. Goc o'clock, Arran the rea streets r taken to has beer day tiil street, 1 tubbed 1 throat, v NEW Which hi the We( stated th entirely QuICI Thurtell William Dieted tl the unpr horses ; earres an peat risc railway c be until cent. dea LYING lad, in ( Or. Gillo Peal was The Rev. ea behalf The lai It_vacancy Town Co' As Mr. E Novembe vacant ofl time. T on Thum The co park, hav Rep. Will an Oxforc kiration Which he - Personal a FEVER. catholic Wednesch llowlands fatal disea Police-cot died of fei ROCK / bill take I tended, as of the exh tached to Dose. T 1 t..hroughot rovemen . 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