The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-15 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ' I spect to the car go a n d it s s t owage , h e as k s, " How the question that a gr i cu lt ure can prosper w ith was the cargo stowed ?" an d " H ow came an emi- wheat at 40s. per quarter (!) Mr. Cobden, more ,be freighted with an inflammable cargo over, is in the happy p re di camen t th a t h e can _ . We can only answer, th a t h er cargo was authorise his tenants and their labourers to put the stowed as is usual in the cases of other vessels, and Duke of Richmoncils game into their pots and eat THERE is a class of journalists in this country, I that she had no more inflammable cargo on board it ; and yet we are to take his case as a fair crite as in most others, who are fond of opportunities than every other ship carries. If emigrant ships rion of that of the entire 'agricultural community ! of indulging in strong language, and utterly are to carry nothing that will burn what on earth A more preposterous notion we never before met heedless of either honesty or truth in . their would our contemporary load them with ? His with ; and the flippant demagogue did well to eagerness - to catch a little temporary applause sneers against Captain Hoxie we must leave unno- reserve its utterance for an Aylesbury audience. from the unthinking mu ltit u d e . Amongst these, ticed, until that gentleman himself has afforded to The shrewd freeholders of the West Riding would the London Times is a prominent practitioner. him an opportunity of noticing the effusion of his most assuredly have laughed heartily at the assu- In the present dull times, when Parliament offers " Cabin Passenger,"• who, we venture to predict, ranee of any man who, after having for half a year no subject for the exercise of Printing-house -square will not. prove to he anything nearer to his assumed only owned a factory, could presume to tell them Billingsgate, the effusion of any anonymous scribe character than a Cockney's Christmas goose is to a that he was prepared to teach them how to manage which points nut an object for abuse and mendacity swan , their business. Yet this is precisely the assumption is readily welcomed ; and forthwith, as if by inst;i - We have perhaps wasted too much space upon of one half year's old landowner— rationi our contemporary assumes to be in posses- the Times in relation to this matter; and it may he " L e t me, " h e says, " h ave the arranging of the affairs sion of every detail connected W3` . all We between you and your tenants—the _terms, the rent, and eirz -.tantiarti. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 15, 1850, (rant ship to at all '" 1 the qu are late nit the destroy the repot Idual, or el not strike us t condition of the holdings—and I will undertake to ensure that your land shall be cultivated better than it was be fore, that farming shall be as profitable to the farmer, that the labourer shall have as full employment, and at as good wages, provided you allow me to enter into the same arrangement that I have made with my own tenants," We shall call Captain Bobadil, after this, a modest nt s upon us to ref u t e it s lyi ng s t a t e - I man ! • • which ha t the r obnoxious to the Time Lin:faced -mendacity. On reflection, rear in mind that this • same public is ___ glaring instance contemporary occurred on by fire of the Caleb Gri The vessel in question bel respectable firms in Liver') ion o to some extent, we have from this por ;ed to one of the mo 'new' .er. we feel it our duty to respect, a pi ;tern sl 6he was, in every two years old, and charterers of emigrant vessels in this id the opportunity for many years of knowing +er and standing of these parties, and hesitation, that, as a class of mer- We beg to remind our readers, and especially nd honesty to none in this country in the West- n informed the ar.f. Hint rocuring a good and economi cal supply of water to the town, that Robert Ste phenson, Esq., the arbitrator appointed to receive evidence upon this long-disputed subject, will sit to-day and following days for the purpose, at the Sessions-house. The opportunity is thus afforded, which has been demanded by the opponents of the Riving -ton scheme, of having the question, as to the extent of our local resources, thoroughly tested. Mr. Stephenson is invested with full powers to make the enquiries and experiments necessary to enable him to arrive at the truth; and it behoves every ratepayer and inhabitant of the town, who possesSes any information or experience bearing upon the subject, to lay it before that gentleman. Let it be borne in mind that whatever may be - usion at which Mr. Stephenson shall ar rive, it is morally certain to be decisive of the ques tion whether the town is to be hurried into a large and almost limitless expenditure for water, or to be allowed to supply itself more cheaply from ormation in the immediate locality. It was a neglect of a similar opportunity to that now afforded, and the supineness shown by the inhabi tants generally, when the first inquiry was made before the Government Commissioner, which en tailed upon us a large sacrifice of money in pro curing the Rivington Act, in entering into con tracts, making compensation, &c., and has resulted in creating heartburnings, and a sad breaking up of friendships and parties amongst us. Every available evidence should now be brought to bear upon the question ; sands !very one acquainted with ocal facts, connected with the capabilities of the strata, the yield of the wells, public or private, the state of the existing pipes, &c., ought at once to communicate those facts. We have asked and agitated for the opportunity which now presents it -10 P. . self for arriving at a satisfactory solution of the important question at issue; and by neglecting it we shall not only stultify surselves before the world, but do an act of injustice to ourselves and to those who may come after us. The Water Committee of the Council is, we believe, prepared to do its duty, and met yesterday for the purpose of arranging the mode of proceeding to be adopted. Its hands must be strengthened by every honest means which the ratepayers can use. addres he ha hat shii; can, c in Christ that bare us. Your walk and conversation, too, have been in perfect harmony with your profession, or rather, however able and striking your exhibitions of the truth in your pulpit, they have been, perhaps, less elo. quent after all, and less persuasive, than the practical sermon of your life. We abstain, however, from further panegyric ; it would not be acceptable to you, nor would it indeed become us. We might seem chargeable with presumption if we undertook to pronounce formally and at length upon the gifts and graces of one ' whose praise is in all the churches.' " We pray you to accept the accompanying tokens of our respect, our gratitude, our love. They represent at least, however disproportionately, the affection enter tained by many a heart among rich and poor, old and young, gentle and simple, towards you. To the new and important sphere of duty to which you have been called, you have carried in truth our hearts with you, and are fol lowed thither by our prayers. May that abundant bless ing, which rested on your labours here, be granted to them there still more abundantly. May you be :Tared to length of days, making' still full proof of your minis try,' and still earning ' the hire of souls.' May your most amiable wife and your dear children be partakers of all happiness, spiritual and temporal, along with you. And when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, may you receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away ! " Signed on behalf of the congregation of St. Barnabas', Liverpool, and other friends, " JNO. LAWRENCE, R. L. JONES, Churchwardens THOS. WAGSTAFF, " December, 1849." " 23, Bedford•square, London, January, 1850. " MY DEARLY-VALUED FRIENDS, " Your touching address, with its beautiful and valuable accompaniments, has just reached, and renders me almost powerless either to acknowledge or reply. Each word in it finds a warm response in my inmost heart. May all the prayers you h .ve uttered for me and mine be returned ten-fold into your own bosoms. Be assured also, lam capable of appreciating, and do most gratefully reciprocate, that refinement of feeling which placed the exquisite en graving of St. Barnabas' Church on the face of the salver, as a future memorial to our children of the sanctuary wherein their father served, and in which they all were received themselves " into the congregation of Christ's flock " : though tokens and memorials sufficient were not wanting, even without these present ones, of your kind ness and generosity, during the previous years of our peaceful intercourse together. " I thank you for calling the moment sad, of separation between us : ta. me it was deeply and painfully so ; but you know the change was not of my seeking ; I desired to commit my way unto the Lord, and I am enabled humbly to believe that He will bring it to pass. "Though far from appropriating to myself the glowing picture you have drawn of ministerial faithfulness and con sistency, I can yet rejoice to study its features, as sketched by some of my own beloved flock. It is a faithful por traiture of what the servant of Christ should be, and in applying it to me, you have dipped your pens into your hearts, and out of their own affectionate fullness they have overflowed upon your page. In deep humility before the Searcher of hearts, I plead guilty to many short-comings, negligences and ignorances, so that while gratefully sen sible of the indulgent kindness that identifies such a pic ture with my life and ministry amongst you, I shall en deavour to use it as a model and a mirror of what I ought to be, as well as a most cherished motive to takh heed to myself and to my doctrine, that I may continually grow in grace, and in knowledge, in holiness, and in love. " Of the blessed truths which I was privileged to preach amongst you, I speak not now, the rather that in obedience to your kindly communicated wish, I am preparing for the press my last sermon in St. Barnabas', along with my first in St. John's, both furnished to me from the reporter's notes by your own kindness. "Never, to the latest moment of my existence, can I forget yourselves, your families, your sympathies, your manifold kindnesses to myself, to my dear wife, and to our children ; and the very name of Liverpool must ever con tinue to awaken a response in the deepest echoes of both our hearts. " Oh my dear friends, though separated in the flesh, let us still be united in the spirit, aiming at the same ob ject, and striving for the faith of the gospel. Thus shall we rejoice together in " that day " : thus shall you, who have been my epistle, known and read of men, for so many years past, be also my joy and crown of rejoicing in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming. " Finally, brethren, farewell : pray for us: our hearts' desire and prayer to God must ever be for you. Be per fect ; be of good comfort ; be of one mind ; live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Amen. "Believe me to remain, my dear, dear friends, Always in sincerity and affection, " Your much obliged and most faithful " Servant in Christ Jesus, "THOMAS NOLAN, " To John Lawrence, R. L. Jones, and Thos. Wagstaff, Esqrs., and the con gregation and friends represented by them." HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE AT WOMBWELIIS MENAGERIE On Saturday evening an inquest 7-as held at the Golden Lion Inn, Chatham, before Ms. J. Hinde, coroner for West Kent, touching the death of Ellen Bright, a young girl aged 17, who was killed on the previous evening by a tiger in the establishment of Mr. George Wombwell, which bad arrived in that town for exhibition on the pre ceding day. The deceased, who was denominated " The Don Queen," had the honour of appearing before her Majesty some time since, and, as will be seen from the evidence, was going through th e usu a l evo l u ti ons w i t h a lion and tiger at the time she met with her melancholy death. Stephen King, the first witness examined, said he had been in the employ of Mr. Wombwell, as keeper, for the last six years. The deceased was a niece of Mr. Womb well, and daughter of John Bright, a bugle player in the band. It was the business of the deceased to go into the dens and perform with the beasts, which she had been in the habit of doing several times daily for the last twelve months. On Frida evening she went into the den in which a lion and tiger were kept, for the purpose of performing, as usual, the tricks played by her being principally with the former animal. She had only been in two or three minutes, but had gone through the main part of the performance, except that of making the lion sit down in a particular part of the cage, when the tiger being in her way, the deceased struck it slightly with a small whip which she carried in her hand. The beast growled, as if in anger, and crouching close to the bottom of his den, stretched out his paw, as if at her leg or dress, causing the deceased to fall sidew a y s aga i ns t th cage, the animal at the same moment springing ANNUAL MEETING OF Ti I E FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE EYE AND EAR IN FIRMARY. The annual meeting of thi. friends of the above valuable charity was held yesterday at the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street. Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., in the chair. And among the gentlemen present were, the Rev. Bold, Rev. Dr. Hume, Dr. Breslin (surgeon of the 46th Regt.), H. Banner, Esq., Tyrer, E-q., H. Neill, Esq. (the surgeon of the institution). Henry Crosfield, Esq. (the treasurer), James Holme, EA.. Mr. Councillor Gardner, R. Rathbone, Esq., T. Lane, E-q.. &c., &c. WILLIAM BROWN. Esq.. in opening the business of the meeting, remarked that he felt great regret that a charity so valuable as the Eye and Ear Infirmary was so little known, for he could attribute the small amount of its funds to no other cause ; it could not he sufficiently known to our merchants, nor hail the clergy been called upon to plead its cause from their pulpits, though he thought it as deserving as any institution in the town, for in hie opi nion the Eye and Ear Infirmary ranked among the most useful of the local institutions, which would be apparent when he stated that durin g the tiaq year the institution had relieved in round numbers 3,600 patients afflicted with complaints of the eye, and about the same number of cases of diseases of the ear. Many other charities were liable to abuse—from improvident individuals spunging upon them ; but no such fear need be apprehended in the case of that charity, for no person would come to it but under circum stances of dire necessity. When they considered the ex treme nature of the calami' y which invaded a family, when either parent or children were afflicted with serious inju ries or diseases of the eyes, they could not, as Christians, help sympathising with their sufferings sincerely,7and even in a mercenary point of view they must lend assistance. Looking, then, at the claims the institution had upon the wealthy and benevolent, he (Mr. Brown) did hope that those gentlemen present would exert themselves to make known the wants of the institution, and he did think an opportune period was arriving for such an appeal, for he ventured to predict a year of unparalleled success; ite did not know any class but the landlords, who might, perhaps, sustain a depreciation of their rents, and probably the clergy, too, in respect of tithes, who hail not cause for anticipations of a cheering nature. And he was sure the latter class, to which he alluded as probable exceptions to to this universal nrosneriiy, too dearly appreciated such institutions to withhold their a-sistaece. Mr. B. own then made some allusions in cornpliteetit to Mr. Neill, the surgeon, and concluded by repeating his wish that exer tions may be made to draw public attention out of doors to the demands the institution hail upon the public. Mr. CROSFIELD, the Treasurer, then read the finan cial statement, from which it appeared that at the opening of the past year the balance due to the treasurer was. £193 14s. 7d.; the subscriptions during the year were £335 14s. 6:1., exclusive of £3O given by the Corpora tion; the balance now due to the treasurer amoun:s to £lB more than at the same period last year. viz., £2ll 15s. 7d. The net proceeds of the new premises account shew a sum of £1197 2s. 6d. which leaves a bat ,nce due to the treasurer of £1143 Ils. 6d. The report of the committee followed, of which th e f o ll ow i ng i s t h e sub s "The Committee feel that the Infirmary continues ef fectually to carry out the great objects of practical hene. volence which its founders had in view when, thirty years ago, they established the Liverpool Opthahnic Institution. "The following statement of the numl.r of cases re lieved during the past year will enable the subscribers to estimate the benefits which their hospital has been the means of conferring upon the poorer inhabitants of the town, who, from the insufficient nature of their food and clothing, are so very liable to the painful diseases which attack the eye, and which, if not promptly attended to, so frequently terminate in the total loss of sight " The number of new Eve cases has been Ear case " All of these have been carefully examined, prescribed for, and, when necessary, operations have been performed, and the patients have been furnished with the requi , ite medicines, dressings, &c.. free of charge, in addition to which sixty-two patients have been boarded and lodged in the house while undergoing medical treatment, and have been operated upon by your surge Ins for cataract, artificial pupil, &c. The maintenance of this class of patients has fallen very heavily upon the impoverished finances of the charity, and your committee has been placed under the painful necessity of restricting the num ber admitted, a circumstance they much regret, as th ese Isp '`.ll, Morn -der tb' • Jan. 15, known to exist was formed. Here is my proof, An dre. member the youthful are the great majority of our W es t : 3709 persons last year applied for relief in the eye deP r j, ment, and of these 1762 were not born in Livern Now, last y ear was th e worst year I could have c hoson proof of my statement, because there were run u n rs til cholera a ll th e ear l y part of the year, and from AP"' Iv November we hid the disease as an epidemic. AL 1 tance the exaggeration of our unhealthiness was ex t, However, tho i n fl ux o f pauperism, and its concom'S4 disease, was by this cause much diminished, and b 1 b$ cause, too, we may attribute a diminution in our o° 3 of hospital cases. s n O s n , ( 0 11 , 7 a s t i l d d e young of the , ro w o ;Il i w oh e a r d e r r e a c n e g i v e e d d a b n e u n m e fi b t e number folPttehri institution. Th e y f urn i s h e d the very best proo f o 'li usefulness of the institution. o tO Mr. Neill called th em f orward one by one, in 01 _t 1.h.,— show those pr e s en t w h at t h e nature of their conlP"'" had been, as well as the perfect state of their recoveriV Thomas Kilshaw, 14, qu it e bli nd of both eyes, opera' on for ertiticial pupil; perfect cure. poi James Platt, 15, woun d o f a thorn in the l e ft complete cure by a false pupil. Mr. Np.t., remarked that a worse wound than suc h one as tus patient had suffered could not come before,. surgeon, on account o f the jagged edge cansed bY UP' thnrn James Dobie, 11, bli n d o f l e f t eye from cataract; ors' plete cure. The right eye is to be operated on in for the same cause. George Bell, 11, blind of left eye from a wound cau sed by the blow of a stick ; cured. Mr. NEILL remarked that the operations in their 11 ° s• pital left no disfigurement of the generallyey p b e ; always circular : irregularity of pupil g occurri% in the other operation of extraction, which gives to organ an unsightly appearance. The next two were r e ' mark able cases, as respects the age of the patients., d Mary H owe ll, 67, o f B edford -street, Birkenhead, na. been blind of th e r i g h t eye for five years from catara ct; cured. right eye perfectly cure d ; l eft to be operated on in 1-1 r Mary Sil coc k, 20 . While reaping, this girl caught Eger eye with the reaping book, and cut it quite through. eye was ope ra t e d on i n October; and she can see noA perfectly. An old soldier, of the nam e o f J ones, also presented himself. He handed a l e tt er to t h e chairman, which - qi was desirous should be read to the meeting. It set f it the nature of hi s case, and the cure by Mr. Neil; o f appeared that, f r o m co ld and other causes, the pupiOao both eyes were closed, and the man became blind. underwent innumerable operations by different arm 9 I to hospital surgeons, b u t was st il l blind when he applied Cr' the institution in M oun t- p l easant. He can now see fectly w e ll, an d ga i ns hi s li v i ng as a bricklayer's lab°ure an occupation about th e m os t d angerous that can Well b7l conceived for a near-sighted man. A e series co o l f um re n s s o . lutions followed, for w hi c h see o ur ad' verri-inHOLM At b E n , d in i t proposingt believed the institution must have been closed during t he tio M n. r. ob j s A e m rv E e s d past year : the importance that gentleman was of ',, 0 shown clearly in the fact of his being a creditor to t'„ amount of £2OO. Mr. Holme went on to expatiate 0 ' the benefits conferred on thousands by the institutio l p which had now become of such magnitude,. as to de 3. comparison with the one formerly existing at the corn of Harford-street. Still they had many beds at libel , owing to their want of funds; and he (Mr. H.) w ish i dt parties would step up to the institution any day at twelve' for h e the sec t treasurer u r ;e s r ° c'elock to see the operations performed on the patient s ;' , be was sure the sight would induce many to forego s cl , nl he of their luxuries to enable the committee to sustain usefulness of the institution. He had to express his thanks to their worthy chairman for his generous dolliv: ~ i ven that day. This annouucement was re' ceived with applause. Mr. 1 - 1. BANNER concurred in all that had fallen frc i . Mr. [Mim e ; h e warmly eulogised the gentlemen who mu the management of the institution. The Rev. Dr. HUMS addressed the meeting in P 19 :1 posing the thi r d reso l ut i on. He had watched into a n seen with much gratification the working of the i n stito: t . He spok e o f M r. N e i ll ' s talents from person'''. having. had an ail men t o f t h e ear, which P°L promptly removed, It was truly wonderful to coilside' the nature of the cures effected in the Eye InfirroarY' perhaps the m os t won d er f u l was that in which two modeli had been formed from molten lead nn eves,' ex perien ...... ...c itaneu .., ,- t they had heard ot men whose bodtes had been ao?„ caste_ inin g ..._ ___....,eiy un, ..netr own notice frequently present features of great interest. through, and others who had been thrust through ''' "In the month of March, your committee were, by the duels, and yet have not received fatal injury; but thes e sudden death of Elizabeth Atkinson, deprived of the ser- were nothing compared with the ease cited. vices which, as matron, she had rendered to the hospital Dr. BaESLIN, surgeon of the 46th. Regiment, statioul for upwards of seventeen years ; they have app o i n t e d h er at Everton, sp o k e i n hi g h terms of the effi ciency_,,e daughter, Mary Atkinson, to th e vacant situation, and t h e i nst i tut i on, and of the professional talents of Au' have reason to be fully satisfied with the manner in which Neill, of which h e was competent to pass an 00 11 °2 she performs her duties. from long experience in such operations as he had NI - iv " Ths cost of relieving the 7,000 cases alluded to above, nessed at the Eye Infirmary. He also applauded that exclusive of interest on the debt, is little more than 7d. kind and winning manner so highly calculated to giv e per head, and as most of these cases have been examined confidence to the patient, and for which Mr. Neill Os and preseribed for several times, and have been supplied so conspicuous, CoAmler.ußmricernnh.isßkAnTonwelecrze,rietfierwrehtiiotopcoaosrespewrshoicnhs hadhad with the remedies required by the painful nature of their recovered complaints, your committee can with confi.lence assert,. that few institutions are in a position to effect so much i t o i t u u s t i ot than n practical good at so small a cost. serious "The committee regret that they have again cause to without sight the other faculties were is a degree ren der stantnesnitteionntapopfenticreidr valueless. financesb be dissatisfied a sexfri exhibited d h i n the th e unfavourabl e trea sl treasurer's hereto : they are very desirong that Slip i.1.t:e.5.:,.... ...I: -.1.1 A vat, of 411.. A.. ........ --,---__ ._ .. - - vuw ut manta was given to t briefly respond e d, an d complained , uco,i 1,115 Lite institution should I be relieved from the debt whi c h i s so mater i a ll y contract believing that, if freed from its powers of usefulness, not with the deserved prou .• - le chairman ; who the resolutions did ...., ~,,a .a, , va , a a woui , i _ inc increase ...-..........,,c,.. l/Illucrs iii Hie institution. in-their annual subscriptions, effect all that is required Mr. Councillor GARDNER spoke briefly in praise of the from such an institution." institution, whi c h h e s h eave d h a d more than a local fame; From the disease table for 1849, drawn up by-Mr. Neill, and concluded by givinz a donation,) exclusive of his an nual subscription,) o f £5, i n th e h ope, he said,..olstiai; the talented surgeon of th e i ns ti tut i on, i t appears that lating his f e ll ow -t ownsmen to exert themselves in suPP " ' during. that year the num b er o f pat i ents adm i tted for " contusions, wounds, b urns , particles, &c.," was 314; of this laudable instit u ti on . 'll. catarhal , 'kthalmia. 649: for tarsal ditto, 576 - 3 %.,111 .or opacity of the cornea, 265 Mr. NEILL then proceeded in the following words to give an account of his labours during the year:—He said, I have at each annual meeting given some account of the important operations performed during the year in our hospital. On this occasion I have selected that class Of CASE FOR CONSIDERATION. —We regret to hear that Mr. John Hewitt, who has been removing officer in this. parish for twenty-fi ve years, h as been summarily dismissed by the Select Vestry, and . as he is now oppressed With dangerous sickness, he is placed in circumstaneoA of greo a • cases which arises from accident, in which, although sight in the first instance is lost, yet, by an active and careful treatment, the transparent parts of the eye are so nre oestuution, having a wife who is necessarily in the most Poignant distress at the prospect of shortly losing h er husband. Several gentlemen have kindly interestedthep 3 7 selves in hi. I”.h .IC _ . as to permit of future operations fo t—among others, t Lie Rev. F. Ou •, nere are two kinds of operations required in such cases; they are for the restoring of transparency in the situation of the natural pupil, or for the formation of a false pupil in some other onsitier, 111.••• _A • tion aim it would afford them the liveliest satisfaction:, if the parish autho r iti es cou ld all ow a weekly payment in his declining days to an official who, we are assured. ha s served his employers faithfully for no less a periott•than a pvall itian rne atural one. It be well for me; however, iuu briefly' to e n xplain what are the kinds of accidents which presents themselves to our or the reverse ce, and The. to state what w e cons id er curable, _ ...M.-4 her, and seizing her ferociously by the neck, inserting the teeth of the upper jaw in. her chin, and in closing his mouth inflicting frightful injury in the throat by his fangs. H6then appeared to change his position, making a second gripe across the throat of his victim. A keeper, who was standing on the top of the den; armed with a whip, im mediately rushed to her asaistanee. hut the animal dirl not any present them selves for our assistance, are injuries from gunshots, bursting of copper caps, bursting of machinery, wounds and concussions from splinters of machinery, wounds and concussions from heavy blows and kicks, small pieces of steel driven into the cornea, and getting impacted into it, punctures from scissors and needles, and thorns and wooden splinters, and bursting of soda water bottles. The next series are cases occurring from burns, and are of many kinds, from hot metal particles, cinders, molten lead, scalding lees of soap, chemicals, acids, and alkalies, the chief, and worst of all, from lime. Amongst the first class, that is, wounds, unless the eye is smashed, there is hope in almost all cases; and even in some, where hope was almost gone, recovery of vision has taken place. I will relate a case of this description. A female opening a bottle of soda-water, which burst was struck with much violence by a ragged splinter. It cut through the whole front of the eye, right through the pupil, and into the very centre, allowing the fluids of the eve to escape. When I examined the eye, I looked upon the case as one of complete smash, and gave an opinion this s t aiteewidaesnht was, that Wijat the been so defective as to be useless. In this case my prog oathddered eve to the from melancholy infancyh had prog nostic was incorrect ; the wounds healed, my after opera tions formed an excellent false pupil, and the woman has useful vision. We tear concussion of the eye more than an extensive wound, and in gunshot wounds the concus sion is generally what produces the injury by the shock it infliccts upon the delicate nervous receptacle of light. the retina. I will rapidly quote three cases, in two of which sight was saved, and in the other lost, ;after exactly similar injuries. One of our most active mer chants, who is known to all around me, was, in cover shooting, hit with shot. He had many shots in his fore head • one struck him in the eye. It ruptured a consi derable bloodvessel. and the interior of the eye was gorged with blood. His sight is now quite restored, and he tells me that he feels no ill consequence. The other case was exactly similar in the way the accident occurred. One shot struck the eye, and the gentleman fell as if struck by a bullet. The concussion was so great that the iris was lacerated in one part, and the eye filled with blood— for a time sight was gone, but, he informs me, it is now as perfect as it ever was. The third case was the agentof a noblemen residing in the neighbourhood of Liverpool ; he, however, has not fared so well; the same accident was followed by a protracted and painful illness, and resulted in the foss of the sight of th e eye . I n a few minutes I shall show you some cases where blindness had resulted from injuries, and where operations have effected complete cures. Of the other class (burns) nearly the same report may be made, but, with this exception, that injuries from burns are, generally, of a more severe character than from wounds, and the transparencies of the eye are usually more injured, still, sometimes, even here, we have recovery against hope. I may tell you of a case of this description which was very curious. A youth, engaged in forming leaden fastenings, was pouring molten lead into a socket ; there happened to be water at the bottom of the opening, and the result was, that the lead w as th rown back into his face ; it was thrown into both his eyes; and when he was brought to me I thought destruction of both eyes must have taken place ; the lids were wide open, and all over the front of each eye there was a sheathing of lead. I removed the leaden model from the front of the eye. Judge of my astonishment when I found the cornea quite clear . . ' in fact, it was quite uninjured. Hi s eye lid s were b a dl y burned, but his sight was safe, and his recovery was rapid. Now, to explain this extraordinary saving of the eye, we have but to re member that the front of the eye is always moist ; the lead was at its fluid heat, and, coming suddenly against the moist surface of the eye, the moisture was converted in a moment into vapour, which kept the lead apart from eye until it cooled. The vapour was an interstitial sub stance, and behind it the eye was safe. In casting up the number of cases of accident, I find that, since the com mencement of 1834—that is, the sixteen years that I have been connected with your institution—we have had 3205 on the list. with every imaginable injury of the eye —a pretty fair field for observation and practice. You may recollect I last year stated that I did not believe Liverpool was naturally the unhealthy town which it Is now the fashion to call it, and I promised to prove to you that it is not alone of those born in our town the mass of disease I loose its hold until struck over the nose violently with an iron bar; and whilst King held the animal, the unfortu nate woman was removed from the cage bleeding profusely, and all but lifeless. She was taken into one of the cara vans, where she was immediately attended by two medical gentlemen, who happened to be present at the time of the occurrence. quarter of a century LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL SOCIEY.—CLARENDON'i noosfs,—The session of this soc i ety f or 1850 was oneneu . last evening (14th) with an excellent attendance. It Wag announced that a lecture upon vegetable structu.e w's e promised by Dr. Inman for the February meeting. trated by the splendid microscopes belonging to that gen' tleman, Dr. Brett has promised one on chemistry as ap plicable to horticulture. D r. N evins one on the contriv ances of nature for the ripening and distribution of various seeds ;- several other lectures on various .ul,jects were announced to be given by the president, Dr. D ckenson , and Mr. T. C. A rc h er. M r. Richardson exhibited the very beautiful Sericographis Gheisbrectii, an excellent scarlet winter flower of exceedingly graceful habit. Mt. Mayer read an able article upon the influence of horticul tural exhibitions, which he upheld as a most important means for the advancement of horticultural science am` the moral improvement of gardeners. ACCIDENTAL DELAY OF THE GUY MANNEIUNG O f GROUNDlNG.—Yesterday, at tide time, while the fine packet Guy M anner i ng ( wh i ch is bound for sea), Was being , hauled out of the Prince's Dock, by the north gate, she grounded and could notbe got clear euring.th it tide , which was beginning to ebb at the time. She would probably be got off by l as t n i g h t ' s midnight tide, and Wl " ' it is said, be lightened of part of her cargo and put upon the gridiron, to ascertain if her bottom has sustained 0 1 injury. It is conjectured that the form of the vessel's bot tom did not fit the inverted stone archwork of the sill' and that thus sh e t ouc h e d probably by her bilges. SKATING ON THE G REAT FLOAT 011 WA LLAsEy POOL. —The lovers of sk a ti ng h ave now afforded them a splell' did arena for the display of their skill, by the freezing over of the Great Float of Wallasey Pool. Yesterday, as uninterrupted run of nearly two miles, from the Copper, Works at Seac om b e to t h e Bridge at Poulton, was covered with sound and beautiful ice, and numbers of our fellow' townsmen, young and old, availed themselves of th e opportunity of enjoying the sport at so easily accessible distance, the walk from Seacombe to the locality being l little, if at all, above a quarter of a mile, and the ice ig also contiguous to a great portion of Birkenhead. So long as the present frost lasts we may expect to see the pool the great resort of our skaters, and the ferry boatsin active requisition. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.--FIRST NIGHT OF TO GRAND EA STERN S PECTACLE. —Y es t er d ay even i ng s ys/ , Produced at this theatre, fo r the first time, a G ran d Bag' ern Spectacle, entitled " The Arab and his Ste e d, o r the Pearl of the Euphrates," embracing the entire strength' of Pablo Fanq,ue's equestrian company. The stage bet been reconstructed for the purpose, and the dresses, new scenery, &c., havebeen got up in the most gorgeous style!. and regardless of expense. The sto r y o f t h e p i ece r un' upon an old tradition, that " upon the la s t s t ee d of pure Arabian blood, and the last of a great tr i be left alone I ts the desert, the Caliph's power i s a t an end. " To V? possession of this steed—the celebrated mare Beda-- -15 therefore attempted by the c a liph Omar, whose efforts ore" however, ultimately thwarted. The scenery and inciden t ! ' are in those parts most striking • and the piece went 101 amidst loud and enthusiasti c applause. The sce nes in the arena displayed, as usual, th e great resources of the corn" pang. • By the Jury.—The animal had never exhibited symp toms of animosity before. All the animals appeared very fond of deceased, and she of them. Witness had fre quently heard Mr. Wombwell say he wished there was no " Lion Queen." Witness thought if she had kept the whip from toe animal it would not have attacked her. Deceased had never exhibited any symptoms of fear, and had frequently gone into the den to the animals when there had been no company present for practice and pas time. it had been said that perhaps it happened because the beasts had not been fed, and it was a few minutes past their time. In answer to that, witness could only say he had frequently seen her go amongst the animals on Mon days, when they had not been fed on the previous day. Richird Cooper Thdd, surgeon attached to the Royal Artillery stationed in Brompton Barracks, said he was witnessing the exhibition at the time of the occurrence, and was standing qftite close to the rope in front of the den. He saw the deceased enter, and on going in, the tiger did not appear to be very friendly with her ; she struck him. on going in, and he lay down. She then pro ceeded to her performances with the lion, and afterwards turned rcund and; again struck the tiger. He appeared angry, and immediately seemed to turn upon the decea sed, rearing up on his hind legs, and seizing her by the neck ; she fell on her back, the tiger crouching over her. He saw no more of her until removed from the den, when be hastened to.her assistance. She was perfectly insen sible, and had lost a great deal of blood, and her face and lips were very,•pale. She was still alive; the heart was beating, but she was perfectly unconscious. Witness placed his hand on the wound in the neck, to stop the bleeding, anti administered. some brandy to deceased ; but she was unable to sw Mow it, and in a very few minutes her heart ceased to beat. There were four wounds on the left side of the neck, a slight wound on the right leg, and another on the chin, caused by the teeth of the tiger; the under-jaw of the animal having caused a very large wound under the chin-, which, aided by the shock her system had sustained„ produced death. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased was killed by a male tiger whilst exhibiting in its den, and expressed a strong opinion against the practice of allowing persons to perform. in a den with animals. The occurrence excited very painful interest, and a greet number of persons were present during the inquiry. We understand that the Rev. Mr. Robinson, from Ashton-under-Lyne, has been appointed to the incum bency of St, Bartholomew's Church, in this town. It is expected that he will officiate at the church next Sunday. RAZORS SUPERSEDED. — On that intensely cold and piercing night, Friday, in Christmas week, as the Sheffield coach drew up at one of the road side inns, on the bleak Derbyshire moors, the outsiders':feet drumming and their tceth chattering, one of them addressed the host, who emerged from a blazing fireside, with--" I say, yo don't need to shave e this cuntry ; yo only need to goor to't harse corner, and twind ell do it for ger ;" in reply to which the host coolly remarked that "it wasn't so warm as e bay time." _ _ CoI,I.IBION—A SLOOP RUN DOWN.—The steamer Sea Nymph seed from this port on Thursday last, bound for Newry, and on the night of that day, when nearly alongside the N.W. lightship, accidentally ran into a small sloop, which almost immediately sank. The cap. fain of the sloop was drowned, but the hands were saved. She turned out to he " THE PORT," of Runcorn, of 65 tons burthen, and laden with limestone —from Wales for Runcorn. It is expected that the vessel wal be weighed up. 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Oh it in the consignees of the that this inalignec Government A inents of the - 1 one of them a life-bo a raft as acts too; heavil being towed nights, in a heavy sea sunk— a test which our would not t may sta tion officer of parties applying t respect, a crack vc We pass over ed to the rj does, carry boats sufficie editor of tl next venture to sea, a convoy to guard their precious lives; and proceed to notice the accusation made with respect to the Caleb lip, on New Yo'rk, expressly for t commander, Captain Ho: for upwards of twenty yea we have received from every sion with whom we b the very general el cter a of ever ; men are more intelligent, more unuormiy Kam to proprietor ana at the same time the passengers under their charge, or are better he i!ounsed to explain by what description of seamen. Yet, of such a ship and such a man, the farming he expected to enable his tenants to grow Times accepted and published, from some inch- wheat at 40s. per quarter. He would do this, vidual styling himself "A Cabin Passenger," a however, only before an a u di ence i n Buckingham tissue of the most gross misreuresentations e v er shire, which county he p rom i se d f ort h W i th to visit concocted f( the public There were no boats, no for the purpose. Anxiously the agricultural por for making a tion of the community. and of Bucks in particular, „F„ ) looked forward to the coming of the sag e, who was steerage, with to withdraw the curtain which had heretofore blue lights or rockets, no mate raft, &c. : so stated the "CAI n Passenge robably some C at the time, from fright, of seeing a hole in a vators of the soil have been wrecked ; and at length ladder. We might safely leave the "Cabin Pas- we are enabled to ;dace before our readers his grand eeting held on lirn at a in C. Grimshaw and Co., Owner, as propounded h . All that we shall say is, Wednesday last at Aylesbury passed by the active I Of course it was to be expected that, in meeting at of this port, Lieut. Hodder, as for the first time since the repeal of the corn laws had four good lioats r earn or farmers, Mr. (job den would feel himself hound to say something eulogistic of the oper a ti on o f f ree -t ra d e measures. ad materials— - ne infor n which aboutof his audien ce . "B y every test," he said, "which can decide the qu es ti on o f na ti ona l prosper i ty or of national adversity, we stand now in a better posi tion than what we did when we had corn laws." it). Her boatp , bore the tt 'or five days ur revenue ports are more than they were under the corn law; —:low long has th's been the case ?—and paupe rism has decreased, even in the agricultural dis tricts. Wages, too, have increased(!). M r . Cob- ontemporary's articl More than t' IS, we 3 Caleb Grimshaw, that the eniigra is port, Lieut. Hodder, has actually I this vessel to den says, as a rule there is more earned now throughout the country than there was then." We have also the bullionist quibble, which we exposed in our last, repeated. He says : " I remember quite well when I came here to see you ' " .ce as, in every _ _...._ ----" drained out of the c oun t r y, for that you could not bring T HE c l os i ng remarks of the Manchester Guar- An Passenger in 5.000,000 qua r te r s o f grain ' without being drained of dian in reply to those whi c h we a dd resse d to hi m anythingJuld be provid e d y our go ld ; t h at t h e f ore i gner would not take anything ' last week, would have called for no rejoinder on - '- .vehange. Why, we have had between 30,000,000 --'^-. within these last four years, and our part, had not our contemporary attempted to - :” , __irnbered with gold ride off from th e con t roversy w i t h a misrepresenta „ liable to self-comb . self-combustion, unless one hundred tons as it is now' - tion of our mean i ng . E very commerc i a l rea d er of coals, spread a b ou t a f oo t an d a h a lf t hi c k on He forgot, ho wever , t o t e ll hi s au di ence that w ill l ong ago have come to the conclusion that the her flooring, is su c h an i n fl amma bl e cargo. e before we had got over th e fi rst year o f free trade G uar di an knows nothing whatever about foreign li have seen her manif es t i n th e G overnment E m i gra- the gold did leave th e coun t ry ; t h a t t h e B ank of exc h anges. He says, however, of ourselves, that— tion Office, and can find nothing in her cargo, England had to suspend cash payments to save "The Standard maintains that hills on England cannot beyond these coals, of a more inflammable nature itself from bankruptcy, and that the commercial be used for the purpose of making remittances from one interests of the empi re were near l y l a id prostrate. continental city to another : w hil s t th e f act i s, — as almost than tin plates, hardware, s o d a ' as h, ear th enware, with t o trading with the continent, and every The most dishonest feature of the worthy gentle- and a small quantity of merchandise, not at all bankerr me whom such n t ie h r a c t h i ln il t s s e k n eehi a th l e a i a r d a a c r c e ot u in s t e s 4 man's harangue, however, is the period which he are perfectly w w well more liable to combustion than the cargo in nine -fixes upon, with which to compare the present rate tenths of the ships which leave this or any other for that purpose to a very great extent; and g that most of port. After all, however, we h ave on l y to repeat of wages, amount o f pauper i sm, & c. Th e reader t h e bi lls which are now sent to this country for payment, that the Government E m i gra ti on o ffi cer passe d the would naturally suppose that it wou ld h ave b een arrive here wh e n j us t a t ma t ur it y , an d genera ll y s h ow b y their many endorsements, th a t th e y h ave prev i ous l y ma d e some years anteced en t t o th e i n t ro d uct i on o f our ship in question; let the Tim es a tt ac k hi m; an d a pretty extensive continental tour; and that they were free trade policy. It i s no suc h thi ne ,. M r. C o b - Lieut. Hodder knows how to d e f en d hi mse lf. originally drawn for the purpose of remittance- from one We, fahniild havra loft 4-1-,;o ......44,,.. 4... t. -all . a I.___ den only aims to shnw 11R flint tut, n,.. 1'1.14 e,-.. ...CC ......... the telling letters of „ Wll,lO OLJUW blltlb I j I than in 1847 - a year of famine continental town to another, and not for that of making a . JP mshaw and C We never " maintained " anything of the kind. --..d, l lt would have been perfectly absurd to do so. As wnicn ne would have us to infer had never taken the greatest importing country in the world ; it is , ,_....,—. ...gialib sompmg of our port, place ? Could mendacity and impudence go much clear that we must have bills drawn upon up,. and and that they are quoted in quarters where the letters in question can only find th e i r way th roug h further? that they will be used as remittances from one the medium of an expensive adve r ti semen t. W e But let us come to M r . C o bd en as a l an d owner. country to another, precisely as a Manchester turn, therefore, to the remarks of th e Ti mes , con - He shall describe his o w n p os iti on : manufacturer, drawing upon his customer in Brio tained in a leading article in his publi ca ti on o f th e , "11 poses," he says, " .. possess," tol or London, may remit such bill to Liverpool-to nay for cotton or any other article. Such bill were it not that v have 1 minded that I rot—a year of widely spread bankruptcy and ruin, , , vprir pvtinnt of th. 1 causec 25th ultimo, a small estate in West Sussex, 40 acres in extent, and a considerable p ar t o f it .. ~......, •.... ssssss s Mal i 11,p 111 try the midst of the largest Protectionist proprietors in Sussex; the land is inferior; it has no advantages; it is - nearly 10 miles distant from a railroad; it has no chim neys or growing manufacturing towns t o g i ve it value. would probably pass from hand to hand. until pre. sented for payment at maturity, precisely as our contemporary says that foreign bills do. The Guardian, however, completely shirks the original; question, which was that the increase of gold itv the coffers of the Bank of England was caused by the foreigner remitting his banking capital to this country, in order to enable him to pay his indebted— ness by drawing upon London. We asked the Guardian to explain how such . a round-about and extraordinary mode of doing business would be managed; and, as-usual with him when driven into a corner, he declines the invitation. We never expected him to do otherwise; in fact,—and we repeat the assertion,—he is profoundly ignorant of the subject upon which,. before we checked him, he seemed disposed to be oracular. ST. MARY'S CHURCH, BOOTLE This church was re-opened on Sunday, after having been much enlarged and greatly improved, both interiorly and externaily. It may be said, indeed, that the edifice has been remodelled and elongated._ Theinterior arrange ments are unsurpassed for comfort and convenience by those of any church of its -size in the diocese ; and a hand some spire has been erected, which forms a conspicuous and agreeable object. It is now adequate for the accom modation of 1500 persons, including 500 sittings (free) for the poor.. The Rev. John. Crump, the minister, who is deservedly and highly respected and esteemed in the neighbourhood, officiated on the re-opening. The attendance was very numerous. The reverend gentleman delivered, as intro ductory to his sermon, an appropriate and powerful address. alluding to the noble and generous liberality of the Earl of Derby, the proprietor, who had met the wants of the neighbourhood by enlarging and improving the church, as stated. The sermon and the whole service were most impressive ; and it may be remarked that such is now the form and adaptation of the church, that the voice, though but moderately exerted, is distinctly heard. in every part of the building. TESTIMONIALS TO Tim REV. THOMAS NOLAN. . We have unfeigned satisfaction in laying the following documents before our readers. They will speak for them-. selves, and they will find a cordial response in the hearts of thousands in the town and neighbourhood. Mr. Nolan's course has hitherto been highly distinguished, and we are persuaded he has not yet reached his meridian. His acquirements as a scholar, his talents as a divine,, has well-balanced zeal and moderation as a churchman, his piety as a Christian, and his mild and polished affability as a gentleman, are fresh and vivid in the recollection of very numerous friends, who were scarcely aware of the treasure they possessed in his intimacy, until they have been separated from him. We are not surprised that the members of his congrega tion, the managers of the Toxteth Hospital, and the clergy of the town, should vie with one another in doing honor to their pastor, their chaplain, and their friend. The qualities which so endeared him to a large circle in Liverpool cannot but lead to similar results in London ; and while we, in common with many, lament his loss here, we heartily congratulate the rev. gentleman on the auspicious change which has taken place in his position and prospects. _ _ The following is the beautiful and touching address presented to Mr. Nolan by the congregation, together with the r•v. gentleman's affecting reply. Accompanying the address were forwarded, as somewhat more substantial proofs of the esteem and grateful affection in which Mr. Nolan is held, a handsome and massive silver salver, valued at sixty guineas (the manufacture of Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street), together with a purse, containing 120 guineas : " TO THE REV. THOMAS NOLAN, A.M . " REV. AND DEAR SIR,—In addressing you on the sad occasion of your departure from among us, we seek not to give a full utterance to the thoughts and feelings to which that event has given birth within us. Those alone who have participated in our privileges, can duly appreciate the loss we have sustained, " For the last eight years you have been amongst us an earnest Evangelist, a devoted pastor, an unwearied watch man for our souls. You have directed our faith, you have comforted us in our affliction, you have instructed our ignorance, you have reproved our sins, you have used your authority with meekness, you have enforced your exhortations by love. You have taught us to prize above all things the Gospel of the grace of God ; and, next after it only, that pure and Apostolic Church, who is our mother to the facilities offere to his fellow-countrymen to transfer their in( to places within these realms he proceeds : "But when the: taking a longer his intelligence, WIIS VI toe pone, He ►s lett slow rnis►s preciseiy the Kind or land which we have been The ships in which his pas- told again and again by Lord John Manners, the Marquis -4 .-ncled, badly found, of Granby, and other Protectionist landlords, cannot be cultivated at all with wheat at 40s, even if it were given - - —.,r free. This property came into my sage must be taken are badly c and badly commanded." We do not hesitate t o c h arac t er i ze thi s assert i on to the cultivator rent ire.. _possession in 1847." as an impudent inv en ti on — so f ar at l east as regards the vessels whi c h t a k e em i grants f rom the We shall not pause to remark upo n th e mo d e i n which Mr. Cobden be c am e p ossesse d o f thi s estate port of Liverpool. There are a t thi s moment i n the port of Liverpool such a fl ee t o f em i grant ves- of 140 acres, namely, that it is a• porti on o f th e league tribute, but proceed to desc r ib e it s s it ua ti on : Eels as our contemporary, we b e li eve , never saw. When we mention such noble ships a s th e C ons t e ll a "The estate, as I have said, was sit ua t e d i n th e m id st tion, Guy Mannering, the Jacob E. Weste r f e lt, th e of large Protectionist landowne r s, w h o , as a matter of course, were great game preservers—(laughter) —and it Shannon, and others of the like P l had therefore been particularly infested with hares and rabbits. I authorised the tenants on my land to kill the hares and rabbits, and to empower any one else they pleased to kill them. (Hear.) So troublesome had been the hares and rabbits on that little property, that they e world to produce their like, I , even entered the gardens and allotment s of tli e labourers, and one of those labourers appeared hefore the committee of the House of Commons on the game laws in 1845, and stated that the rabbits had not only devoured his vegetables, his cabbages, and his peas, but had actually dug up his potatoes. (Laughter.) At that time-1845 the Property did not belong to him ; but I took care to explain to this worthy man in 1848, when I visited the estate, that if the hares and rabbits ever troubled him, or the other labourers living upon my property, that under the present law any man may destroy hares on his own holding without taking out a licence, and I advised the labourers to get pins and snares upon their allotments and in their gardens, to catch all the hares and rabbits they could, and when they caught them to be sure and put them in their own pots and eat them themselves." In point of fact, Mr. Cobden's estate, surrounded as it is by the preserves of the Duke of Richmond and other large proprietors, is a very snug little game trap ; and his tenants and labourers will make a tolerably good thing by snaring such of his grace's hares and other game as may happen to stray into their gins, or within reach of their fowl ing pieces. Of course none of the intruders win reach the London market, as none of Mr. Cobden's tenantry will become wholesale purveyors of hares, rabbits, pheasants, or partridges !- They may live on tolerably dainty fare, however, without much trouble, and at their neighbours' expense. Well, Mr. Cobden first paid a visit to his new purchase in /848, and forthwith began to prepare for competition with the foreigner. He says-- " I gave orders that every hedge-row tree upon, my estate should be cut down and removed. I authorised the two occupying tenants upon the property to remove every fence upon the estate, or, if they liked, to grub up only a portion of them ; but I distinctly said I would rather see not a hedge remaining on the property, inasmuch as it was surrounded with woods, and I did not think fences were necessary. That portion of the land which required draining I had instantly drained at my own cost." After doing all this, however, he received, "in the course of last year," a letter from one of his tenants, suggesting that, as he had taken his farm from the previous proprietor under the expectation of an average price of 565. per quarter fur wheat, he should, now that the price was only 405., " like to have a new arrangement made." The suggestion was a most reasonable one, and was listened to by our new landowner. Mind, this arrangement for a reduced rent was made "last year" only—in 1849; and now let us see what Mr. Cobden says, and remember the extent of his experience : "We settled our terms. I have bargained for my rent. It is ro business of the public what rent I get. (Hear, hear.) That is my business, and the business of the far mers ; but if it is any satisfaction to my Protectionist friends I will admit that I am receiving a reduced rent — (hear, and cheers)—notwithstanding that I have drained the land, and given them the game, and removed the hedges, and cleared away every hedgerow tree. What. then, becomes of the argment that it is impossible to carry on agriculture in this country with wheat at 40s. a quar t er ? (Cheers.) lam getting some rent—and not so very large a reduction from the rent I got before ; and it is enough for me to say that the land is being cultivated, and that farmers and labourers are employed and contented." He has bargained for his rent, and got some of it —some of the first year's rent—and thi4 settles racter, we can " Badly why, her Majesty's Navy canna produce vessels so well constructed for the trade they are built for. "Badly frilind" I cnrennr nno of constructed these vessels has to pass the strictest sur d veiiianee of a government officer, unremitting in his atten tion to his duties; and they are moreover regarded by the entire mercantile world as amongst the best found vessels sailing the ocean. " Badly com manded" ! the bulk of the emigrant vessels sail ing from this port are American ; and every cap tain is part owner. As a class they are most supe rior men, treated by their consignees in this country as gentlemen, and bearing out the character by their conduct both afloat and ashore. Of the effi both of ships and commanders we have evidence in the fact of the small amount of casual ties attending the emigrant vessels from this port. We sent out last year 153,902 emigrants, of whom 147,745 went to the United States. The number -of vessels employed was 565 ; and only eleven sus tained damage. The Atlantic was abandoned off Ardrossan, where she had gone ashore ; the pas sengers were brought to Liverpool and forwarded to America by other ships. The Larne was run into at sea, put into Waterford. and her passengers brought to Liverpool and forwarded to their desti nation. The Sailor Prince was wrecked on the 12th Nov. on a reef off the Island of Caucam, in the Bay of Campeachy ; her passengers were got ashore, and a few are reported to have died from exposure. These, with the passengers by the un fortunate ship, Caleb Griinshaw, are the only parties out. of nearly 154,000 who have suffered loss of life. The Fingal, which touched on Burbo Bank ; the Brandt, which lost her topsail off Cork, and the. Governor Davis, the Lady Hobart, the Ashland, which put into Cork, and the Wilson Kennedy, which put into Milford, either proceeded to sea after repairing, or had their passengers for warded from Liverpool. The Tuscarora alone—a fine ship—was wrecked off the mouth of the Dela ware, and her passengers were all saved. Can the British Government tell us of any 154,000 human beings expatriated in admiralty vessels with less I ciencv loss of life. Yet the Times has the assurance to say, " We can not but consider that the manner in which emigrant ships are allowed to leave our outports is a national disgrace ;" and that whether the emigrant " shall arrive at his port of destination at all is quite an af fair of chance." More insolent falsehoods, so far as this port is concerned, could scarcely be penned. Most transparently false are the stories which the Times relates of the unfortunate ship Caleb Grim shaw. " Her boats," he says, " few as they were, turned out mere hencoops, and were stove in or sunk." They were four in number, as certified by the Government agent here, and none of them were stellar or sunk. He says that the Caleb Grimshaw had rya Fife-boat. 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