The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-15 00:00:00

feeling and latwrant policy of Low. Ira Ida aristocracy have so long subjected them." The Guardian evi dently wonders, if he does not even regret, that the stones don't rise in the streets, that factories are not burnt down, bread-shops gutted, and other enormities committed, in order to give a Colour to the fierce ra vings of his fellow-bawlers. It is painful, we admit, to such people as the Guardian, to contemplate the quiescence of the working classes amidst unparalleled efforts to excite them and undoubtedly severe priva tion, and to listen to the well-deserved eulogy with which their conduct is dwelt upon by Sir Robert Peel; but we apprehend that by far the most painful reflec tion to the mind of our contemporary is the conclusion which is deducible from that quiescence, that the working classes have no confidence in, no sympathy with, himself or his fellow-repealer :id are not in- clined to be misled into turbulence, however violently some may endeavour,'for the gratification of their own selfish and factious purposes, to drive them from their propriety We cannot too forcibly deprecate the tone and spirit of the article of our contemporary which has led us into these remarks. It is, throughout, an incendiary appeal of the basest and most wicked character. Hap pily, however, we are satisfied that it will produce no effect upon those to whom it is addressed ; for by the working classes of Manchester the Guardian is per fectly and intimately known. Though labouring now most zealously to promote excitement amongst them, the working men of Manchester have an accurate re membrance of the fact, that on every past occasion when they have been led into violence of feeling and conduct, their most virulent opponent has been the journal which is now disposed to play the incendiary. They will not dance to your piping, most amiable con temporary, for they know you. "Nero fiddled," we are told, "whilst Rome was burn ing ;" and the ladies and gentlemen of the Anti-Corn- Law League appear to have been well disposed to follow so laudable an example. Ten thousand pounds have the before-mentioned ladies and gentlemen coaxed out of the pockets of the half-witted people—male and fe male poodles, and other nondescripts of doubtful gen der—who have attended their most outrageous farce ; and last night the climax was perpetrated by the ex hibitors perpetrating A DANCE, as if in mockery of the suffering poor, in whose behalf, ostensibly, but, in reality, to furnish funds for the support of a set of itine rant mountebanks, for whom the whole affair has been got up. We shall not attempt to characterise this flagrant violation of the sacred name of charity, but pass it by more in sorrow than in anger. "'Tis strange 'tis pity —pity 'Lis 'Lis true." We should not have thought that so close an imitation of the conduct of the Roman emperor, whose memory all good men scorn, could have emanated from the self-righteous and humane friends of the suffering people, who compose the cotton ocraey of Manchester. We could many tales unfold respecting this sad affair ; but we will not be tempted. Even the laugh able "Bouverie fracas" shall not drag us into it. Let it rest and be forgotten ! STATE OF TRADE, MANUFACTURES, &c In our cotton-market we labour under an extreme languor, 'which has certainly not improved towards the close of the week. On Thursday the depression was extreme, and per haps may be said to have been caused by the unfavourable impression with which the measure of government, for the modification of the corn-laws, was received by the consumers. 'On Friday, however, the feeling was improved, and a better business was done. On Saturday and yesterday the demand was very trifling, and prices (if any prices can be said to have ruled in the market) were lower, both buyers and sellers being evidently alarmed and in uncertainty as to the safety of their operations. We cannot anticipate any improvement until the feeling in the manufacturing districts is more recon ciled and steady. ater amount of In Manchester, during the past week, a 6 business has been done, although no increase in prices can be noticed. We can scarcely, however, ascertain. from the transactions in this or other markets in the manufacturing districts, the feeling with which the policy of her Majesty's government is viewed in connexion with the staple trade of the district. Another week will perhaps furnish us with better grounds upon which to form a judgment. LOCAL NEWS The members of the bar of the Northern Circuit gave a sumptuous dinner at the Clarendon Hotel, on Thursday, to the new judge, Mr. Justice Cresswell, on his elevation to the bench. The Attorney-General (Sir F. Pollock), officiated as chairman. The Hon. J. S. Wortley, Mr. Dundas, M.P., Mr. Alexander, Sir G. Lewin, &c., were among the barris ters present. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY. - WC have great !pleasure in announcing to our friends that the board ofdi irectors of the Edinb urg h an d Gl asgow R a ilway have invited :all the shareholders to the private opening of this important alatiocal undertaking, on the 18th instant, prior to the open ing to the public on the 21st instant, being the day before ;general half-yearly meeting. DEATH FROM LOCKJAW.—On Friday last, an inquest %vas held on the body of Ellen Sisson. It appeared that thc .deceased, who was 54 years of age, and resided in Prince 'William-street, got a splinter of wood in her left thumb, about a fortnight since, while in the act of cutting some chips. Poultices were applied to the part affected ; but two days :after they had been discontinued she complained of a pain in her neck. She continued to get worse, the pain having extended to her face. Subsequently she lost the use of her lower jaw, and died on Tuesday last of lock-jaw. Verdict accordingly. WOODSIDE FERRY.—It will be in the remembrance of our readers that considerable excitement prevailed on the thickly peopled shores of the opposite county, a few months since, by the transfer of certain rights into the hands of parties who, immediately after securing them, materially raised the charges of crossing the river, enhancing the expenses of the terry, in some instances, to an amount equivalent to the ,rental of the houses in Birkenhead, Woodside, &c. An ar rangement was, however, made, by which all these powers were vested in the corporation, or, " Commissioners for ma maging the affairs of the township of Birkenhead," and at a tpuhlie meeting of the inhabitants, held in October, instruc ttions were given to prepare a bill for th a t p u rp ose . O n the tevettnig of Wednesday last, the inhabitants assembled purse ant to a requisition, at the Town-hall, to consider its provi mons. The chair was taken by the resident magistrate, John Deane Case, Esq., and Mr. Mallaby read the bill, which was carnied by a majority of about four to one, several of the dis fteuttents observing their objection was only in consequence of the want of time, as they had none to the principles of the /measure. The maximum rate was fixed at twopence for each person, and there is no exclusive advantage to the town of Birkenhead till these rates yield a profit. Powers are granted to borrow £150,000, of which about one half will be iitivested in the purchases legalised by the bill. ALLEGED STanvaTtost ON SIIIPBOAnu,—A very wretched looking individual, whose haggard looks, pinched up fea tures, and attenuated form seemed to speak of sickness, suf fering, and want, was, on Saturday last, produced at the Police -court, by Mr. Dowling, who stated, that the man was supposed to have been reduced to that condition by starva tion. The investigation which ensued was exceedingly lengthy. As we have not room for the entire evidence, we will briefly relate the substance of what was disclosed. The miserable, shadowy looking being who was introduced before the bench had been taken from on board a schooner, now lying at this port, the name of which we do not, at present, deem it desirable to indicate. This schooner has recently arrived from Tampico, where all hands, save the captain, had lever. In consequence of the sickly state of the hands, a man and boy were sent from a ship-of-war to assist in navi gating the schooner home. These two, who appeared fine, intelligent fellows, with the unfortunate individual alluded to, and the mate; who appeared to give his testimony very unwillingly, were the witnesses produced, According to the statements of these persons, the captain had done his best to destroy his crew by famine, and it was boldly averred, by both the naval seamen, that two boys who had died on the passage were starved to death. The poor emaciated fellow above alluded to expressed a similar opinion. Ile said he was sick, and, on his recovery, was unable to Aivork ; upon which the captain sent him below and gave him half a biscuit a day ;sad a bit of pork. The naval men said, when they went Ani board, this individual and two others were confined the forecastle, the captain alleging that they were skulkers. While the vessel remained at Tampico, they Kthe naval men) were fed well, but they were compelled to ; go to thie,sabin for food, to prevent the other poor fellows ;from getting any. They were treated thus during the entire ! passage home, being kept almost totally without nourishment. The naval men said they frequently stole food for the poor fellows to keep them from starving, though they were them iselves so stinted that they had toe ircely strength to work. Sometimes, if they put a bit away in their chests, the poor Irouths broke them open and stole the victuals. The very slay before one of them died, he was set to scrape the decks for punishment. When dead he was reduced to a shadow, and the mate remarked, " Poor little fellow ! he has been s t arv a" This the mate admitted. The other boy died a few days after his companion. One of the naval men remon strated with the captain on the short allowance, and said the boys had been starved. The captain said it was the only way to bring skulkers to their duty; he, at the same time, kicked him, and, subsequently, imprisoned him below, where he was kept for four days and four nights without a morsel of nutriment. Mr. Rushtoo sent for a surgeon, who examined the emaciated individual, and declared that he was in a consumption. He was afflicted with diarrhrea, which had continued ever since he had the fever. The mate en aleavoured to make it appear, that the men were merely put 0011 short allowance because they would not work. He said they were allowed half a pound of biscuit and half a pound .of pork per day. He admitted, however, very frequently, *that they were famished. An officer was despatched for the 'captain, and the case was several times adjourned and rresume.d. It was alleged, in the course of the evidence, that ithe captain had, since he caine into port, sent beef away !from the vessel. The captain could not be found, in con. :sequence of which, at a late hour in the afternoon, the fur idler investigation of the matter was postponed until Monday. The poor fellow, who appeared to have suffered so much, was tient to the Northern Hospital.—The captain, whose name is Peter M,Minn, and his vessel the Sealby, appeared yesterday at the Police-court, when the whole of the evidence was gone into again,. and it appeared from the evidence of the black steward on board that the mate struck one of the boys with a rope the day before lie died, and made him scrub the deck amongst the wet. The steward varied the evidence somewhat with respect to the quantity of praeisions supplied to the boys who died. Mr. Rushton ordered the whole of the evidence to be taken down, and took the recognizances of the captain and mate, the one in £2OO and the other in £lOO, to appear this day to answer to the charge, as he said it was a casewhic h arould require the most serious consideration. MULANOUOLY OCCURRENCE.—We are sorry to perceive, from the Telegraph report, that on Sunday afterno.op, during a squall, a sloop was sunk oft' the Point of Ayr, at the en trance to the Dee, and all hands perished. It is worthy of remark, that the British and North Amer ican royal mail steamer Britannia, which sailed hence on the 4th and arrived at Boston on the 22d ult., carried out the European news nearly four weeks later than had previously reached the United States. All the sailing vessels to the westward had had unusually long passages. RUMOURED DESTRUCTION OF CABUL,—The Times city article of Saturday morning quotes a letter, dated on the 10th of December, from the camp at Dadur, in Upper Scinde, by a military officer, who says, " Major Outram, the political agent here, has received a private account of the total de struction of Cabul on the 13th ult., with 20,000 rebels." DEATH BY BURNlNG.—Yesterday week, as a girl of the name of Lydia Smith, ten years old, who resides with her parents in Redmond-place, Nash-grove, was, engaged light ing a fire in one of the rooms down stairs, her clothes acci dentally caught tire, and she was so much burnt that she died at tLe infirmary on the following day. SUDDEN DEATH OF A CHILD. — On Friday last, as James Keay Mairs, son of Mr. Mairs, of Eldon-place, was passing from school with some of his companions, he suddenly ;ell down insensible. He was lifted up, and his father was .s.nt for. He was carried home, where he shortly expired. A post mortem examination was made, for the purpose of dis covering the cause of death, which was found to have re sulted from a rupture of one of the vessels of the heart. Lord Frederick Beauclerk was a passenger on board the Merlin steam-packet, and on the point of starting for Li% er pool, from Kingstown, on the night of the ith, at half-past 10 p.m., at which hour an unfortunate woman fell between the vessel and the quay, and was on the point of being drowned, when his lordship, without hesitation, jumped overboard, and held her up until assistance was brought, and thus saved her life. NEW MANX STEAMER.—The launch of the Isle of Man Steam Company's new vessel, the " King Orry," took place from the Bath building-yard, at half-past ten o'clock on Thursday morning last. The day was unusually tine, and the company of spectators unusually numerous. The cere mony of christening was performed by Mrs. Crellin, the lady of the late Deetnster Crellin. EXCHEQUER BILL FRAUD.—The Chancellor of the Ex chequer has now named Thursday next for his motion to call attention to the subject of the late frauds connected with the issue of exchequer bills ; but considering the corn-law de bates that must ensue on Lord J. Russell's motion, Colonel Sibthorp's motion, Mr. Christopher's amended sliding scale, and lastly, the further consideration of Sir Robert Peel's plan, there is not the remotest chance of such motion being brought on this week. CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS : QVERCHARGE OT INTE REST.—On Friday. at the Police-court, Mr. Holland, pawn broker, appeared to a summons, - to answer the complaint of a female, of an overcharge in interest on the amount lent on a pledge. It appeared from the evidence of Alice Williams and her daughter Elizabeth, that the latter, by request of the former, who was a stranger in the town, as also to the regulations affecting pawnbrokers, had, on the 25th of June last, pledged a pair of sheets with the defendant for a shil ling, to provide for her family, she being at the time in strait ene circumstances. The mother went to redeem them on the 29th of January, and was charged 9d. interest in place of about 34d., the legal interest for the time, which was seven months and four days.—Mr. Rushton remarked, that though some pawnbrokers conducted their business in a proper manner. there were others who took shameful advan tage of the necessities or ignorance of the poor. The law allowed them large profits, and they should be contented and act fairly. The defendant must pay a fine of 45. DEATHS By DROWNING. — On Friday morning, a fisher man of the :lame of John Stewart, 77 years of age, was drowned in the Queen's Dock Basin. He is supposed to have accidentally fallen into the river whilst in the act of bringing his boat to the moorings.—A similar accident oc curred the evening before to a man of the name of William Thomas. a cabinet-maker. The deceased was about to pro ceed to New York by the ship Benjamin Morgan, lying in the Prince's Dock, with three other vessels between her and the quay. About twelve o'clock on Thursday night the de ceased and some of his fellow-passengers were going on hoard, and while the former was in the act of stepping from the second into the third vessel, he suddenly fell between the two into the dock. The space between the second and third vessel was about four or five feet, and as there was not a plank for the passengers to walk on, they had to step or leap from one to the other. The deceased was apparently sober at the time of the accident. Several ropes were thrown to him while in the water, but without effect, and when he was taken out, life was extinct. - - CURIOUS SCENE ON 'CIIANGE.—Although the Standard and the Sun, which had been sent by a special train from London to Birmingham, arrived at the usual hour on Thurs day morning, containing full reports of Sir Robert Peel's speech delivered on the previous night, the supply of papers was not equal to the demand. The arrival of the morning papers in the afternoon was, therefore, anKiously expected. They arrived about ten minutes before four o'clock, when the demand for them at all the news' venders was great, To supply the wants of commercial men, two dealers hit on the novel expedient of spreading their stocks on the flags of the area of the Exchange-buildings. There, surrounded by eager purchasers, the news'-venders sold their papers as quickly es they could serve them out. The Times was in particular request, and the supply was, fortunately, equal to the demand. Nearly one-third of the spacious area was co vered, for some time, by gentlemen eagerly pursuing the " broad sheet," while others walked off 'Change reading Sir Robert Peel's speech, The scene was as curious as it was novel. ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON TEL pOOR-LAW GUARDIANS. — On Saturday Mr. James Aspinall brought before Mr. Rush ton a female who had attempted to impose on the Poor-law Guardians by means of a forged certificate. The document purported to have been signed by one of the surgeons of the Infirmary. It set forth, that the husband of the bearer had been ill for six months, and unable to work. In such cases, we believe, the Guardians allow a trifling sum per week. It was proved that the certificate had not been written by the medical man whose name appeared attached to it. The poor woman said she had been out washing all the preceding day, and that morning her husband gave her the certificate, and told her to take it to the Parish authorities, which she did. The surgeon said he had visited the husband, who was sick ; but, as the man had been insolent, and was able to attend the Committee of Doctors, he had given him up. The man and woman were in a state of perfect destitution, and that, indeed, was the cause of the disease. One of the visiting officers of the Parish reported the case as one of extreme wretchedness, Rushton discharged the prisoner with an admonition. THI ODDFELLOW. - At the seS.eions, which terminated on Saturday, John Birchall A.stley vv4a i n dicted for a misde meanour in having obtained possessjon of pertain sums of money from one of the societies of OddrgilowS, by (41s,ely Fe• presenting that his wife was dead, and afterwards that 4,e )7 44 himself dead. The circumstances of this case have recently been fully detailed in our publication. The facts sworn to were the same as those proved before the magistrate, Mr, Henderson prosecuted, and Mr. Murphy appeared for the defence. Mr. Murphy raised two points, on which he in tends to move the Superior Court. One was, that certain documents produced in evidence were not legally introduced, because they were not stamped. The other was that, as the society was no!. - . legally enrolled, it was only in the nature of a partnership, and tbe . prisoner could not, therefore, obtain m oney illegally from litmAe t lf. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced. t. 2 !men years transportation. - • THEATRE-ROYAL —The first exaali - ,4 ,of the determina tion of the new lessees of this establishment to offer some inducement to the public to support them, was the &elinira•ble manner in which " Hamlet " was got up at the commence ment of the season. The next proof is in the splendid pan tomime which we briefly noticed in our last as produced on Thursday. It has drawn very full houses, and is likely to run a successful career. The. applause every night has been immense. The stoEv or plot is simple. On the rising of the curtain we find the interi,ar of the copper mine, and the coiners at work, fabricating the airculating medium. A dis pute arisinc , amongst them, their brawl is ended by the inter vention of HarpihaPini. (Signor Baleno,) who giyes some striking proofs of his determination to he obeyed. Through the mouth of an immense head, (which, by an ingenious mechanical action, " opes its ponderous jaws" and " windows occupying the whole back of the of stag t e , t s h o e u G l ' i i ' au t t he p e e y n e ; ) p iece (Mr. Gray), appears with the Princess Half-crouita (Madame Schmidt), whom he has taken captive with the intention of wedding to his son, Harpihapini. The Princess declinei thF honour, and is transformed into a bronze statue. The SOW then changes to "The valley of silver ore" (Johnson), where we are introduced to Dollarinn (Mr. G. Cooke), who, on the discovery that his daughter has been taken away cap tive, offers a reward of 1,000 crowns and her hand to whoever will rescue her. Silver Sixpence (Sig. S. Boleno), under takes the task. He falls asleep upon a bank previous to starting on the perilous enterprise. While sleeping he has a vision of the " Silver Lake" (Johnson), wherein the Fairy (Mrs. Barton) and her attendants appears. The Fairy be- I stows upon Silver Sixpence a magic coin, to preserve him from harm, and summons a sprite Quicksilver (M. Schmidt) to attend upon him. The Fairy invests the sprite with a cap which causes him to be invisible when put on. We may here remark, that the Sprite is capitally acted bylM. Schmidt. His dress is novel and curious ;at every move ment it appears to emit rays of coloured light On the disap pearance of the Fairy and the awakening of Silver Sixpence, we are next shown the outside of the " Giant's Castle " (Parker). Here some bustle and amusing incidents take place through the agency of Quicksilver, who endeavours to obtain his master an entrance to the castle undiscovered. Six pence gains the interior where we find, by the application of his magic coin, he disenchants the Princess, who is carried out of harm's way by Quicksilver. Silver Sixpence being discovered by the giant and his son, is overpowered and condemned to death. The Fairy appears and rescues him from his foes, and summons the grant to appear at the court of Emperor Guinea. The scene is changed to the " Palace of Sovereigns," where we find Emperor Guinea (Mr. Bar ton), his Queen (Mr. Vivash), and court assembled. This scene is executed by Mr. Johnson. Nothing can exceed it in beauty, effect, and brilliance. At the back are displayed transparent portraits of her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal children, surroanded by appropriate emblematic devices. 4t the wings are transparences of the orders of knighthood, &c. The National Anthem being played, imparts great life and spirit to this scene, which the audience appear to appreciate by loud testimonies of delight. It is altogether a very splendid effdrt in the art of scenic delusion. The harlequinade here begins, the transformation of the characters taking place on the royal family retiring. Throughout the pantomime there are some bard hits at things in general, and sundry mundane follies in particular. There i; a laughable caricature of Jullien and his band. The im mitation of the immortal Jullien himself, with his airs and graces, dandyism and round-cut coat, is capital. It elicited shouts of laughter. The pictures from " Master Humphrey's Clock" are very beautiful ; they do Mr. Kilshaw, the artist, great credit. Boz's portrait was hailed with warm demon strations of attachment. The gullibilities of John Bull — his disregard for Shakspeare—(not true, by the way, for lie is idolized, and his works appreciated)—and patronage of foreign varieties, is happily hit off. Beaumont Smith's forgeries—the pension list—the Chinese war—the penny post —the " big loaf," and other matters, are rapidly introduced, and go off well. The last scene is truly splendid ; it is entitled, " The Glittering Grotto of Fairy Fourpence on the Chrystal Lake." The artists are Messrs. Johnson and Park er. The effect is surprising; several fountians play, illumi nated by coloured fires, while a brilliant pyrotechnical device scentillates in the centre. The conception and execution is completely successful, and appears to afford the greatest de light. It must have cost Mr. %V. J. Hammond great labour and anxiety, being produced under his direction. Expense does no appear to have been spitted in any department. The dresses are costly, and the scenery throughout excellent. The dancing of Mad. Schmidt and Sig. S. Boleno as Colum bine and Harlequin may be highly commended for graceful ness and agility. Signor Boleno and Sig. M. Boleno as Clown and Pantaloon amused by their activity and drollery. One fault we must notice—they talk too much. Old Joey Grimaldi rarely spoke ; how eminent he was, we need not say. His was " the eloquence of silence." Such a pantomime as this has not yet been produced in the provinces, and we question whether it has been excelled in the metropolis. The lessees have spared neither money, time, nor trouble, and we hope the p u bli c w ill apprec i a t e their endeavours t o p l ease. Paul Pry" was produced on Friday, and was excellently cast. Mr. W. J. Hammond's Paul Pry was inimitably a t c, e t i e e d n , ei ai ir i_ er dc d a y us w e a d s frequent bursts of laughter. Baker's a specimen good of the testy old s o ldi er . l . Mrs. Cla r k e p l ayed Subtle in her usual style of . A excel lence. Miss Hornier was dressed a great deal too fi ne for waiting maid. She sang mistake" and " Cher r y r the —" The lover's TUC CORN' LANs.—ln our last wo insoetaa a tablt, show ing at a glance the existing duties on corn, tite., with the pro posed alteration therein. As we were at considerable pains in compiling this table, we expected such of our contempo raries as quoted it would acknowledge the source whence it was derived. Most of the press have done so in very com plimentary terms, but in a few instances, as in the case of the Macclesfield Courier, our reasonable expectation has not been realised. A joint deputation of merchants and bankers of London and Liverpool, headed by Lord Sandon, M.P., had an inter view with Sir R. Peel, on Saturday, to urge an amendment of the law relating to advances on merchandise. The depu tation consisted of the following gentlemen :—Mr. Master man, M.P., Mr. Lyall, M.P., chairman of the East India Company; Sir J. Rae Reid, Bart., Mr. Horsley Palmer, Mr. Bates, Mr. Wilson, chairman of the Continental Associa tion ; Mr. Charles Mills, M r. Cook, Mr. Lavie. Mr. William Brown, Mr. Thomas Sands, and Mi.. G. J. Duncan, of Liverpool. ITINERANT " MISSION " COLLECTORS. —WO are re quested to place families and ladies on their guard against a demure looking person who is now actively employed in this town and in Cheshire, collecting subscriptions, as he sags, for a Northern Missionary Society. This person, it is under stood, is rather difficult to be got rid of, when once established in a dwelling. We recommend those to whom he applies in future to inform him that there are many very excellent so cieties in Liverpool that greatly require assistance. ltovAL LIVER Tir nATRE.—That charming actress Madlle. Celeste was warmly welcomed last night by a bumper house. 11 e r acting as Marie Ducange is very beautiful. As Madame Celeste's stay is limited to five nights an early visit should be paid by those who wish to see her. We do not wonder that the Metropolitan press have been so enthusiastic in her praise in the part of Marie. St. Mary's Eve has lost none of its interest. CHURCH OF ENGLAND TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. —Last evening a crowded and respectable meeting of the members and friends of the Church of England Total Absti nence Society was held in the Lecture-room, Lime-street, for the purpose of considering the propriety of establishing a Town Mission in connection with that association. The chair was occupied by Lieut. Tracy, R.N., who delivtvA an able speech in support of the object of the meeting. Mr. Lea therbarrow and several other speakers followed, and resolu tions were unanimously adopted for establishing a Town Mission. TEIE WELSH BALL,:-A LOYAL WAISTCOAT.—We were gratified yesterday with an inspection of splendid specimens of silk of Spitalfields manufacture, at Messrs. Daw barn and Davis's, in Bold-street. These silks have been ordered ex pressly for the occasion of the Welsh Ball. The colour is a pure white, with a Prince of Wales feather and coronet and motto-woven in, beautifully ornamented with gold and silver thread. The pattern is similar to that of the dress worn by her majesty at the christening of the Prince of Wales. When made up, these silks will make most elegant, costly, and tasteful vests. Verily when such workmanship can be exe cuted in this country, it is a sin indeed to wear foreign fabrics. ST. BARNABAS' CHURCH.—Two sermons were preached at St. Barnabas' Church, on Sunday; in the morning by the 11ev. Hugh M`Neile, and in the evening by the Rev. Thos. Nolan, who, in the commencement of his sermon, stated that unavoidable circumstances had caused the absence of the Itt v. F. Ould, whose name had been advertised to preach tl.c evening sermon. A collection was made after each ser vice, towards paying the expenses of erecting new galleries capable of holding 342 additional persons. The amount collected in the morning was £3O Bs., and in the evening £2O. IL is highly gratifying to see, that, within so short a time as seven months after the opening of this church, " her stakes have to be widened," to admit a larger number of the inhabitants of that thickly-populated neighbourhood. it is a real blessing to have so sound, zealous, and devoted a pas tor to preside over that important and extensive district; and it must also be highly gratifying to the incumbent to find his labours thus appreciated. The church now contains 1500 persons. INQUEST ON THE LASCAR.—We gave in our last some particulars connected with the death of this unfortunate per son as given at the coroner's inquest on Thursday, The in quest was resumed on Saturday, when further evidence was produced, but nothing which threw any additional light on the subject. Peter Fieldman, one of the seamen on board the Formosa, deposed, that the deceased was a great favour ite with every body on board the ship. Johanna WKeveri gen, keeper of the boarding-house in which the deceased lodged, stated, that there was no disturbance therein during the time that the deceased was there. It was proved that he had not received any injury at the infirmary. The jury re turned a verdict to the effect, that the deceased Seedy Nasib had died of the mortal fractures and dislocations which he had received, but how they were received the jury had no evidence to show. TIIE SHOPKEEPERS' ASSISTANTS.--From lectures which have been delivered upon the subject of the early closing of shops, in the Baptist Chapel, Stanhope-street. Subject first—The evils of the present system. Second—The advan tages of an improved system of early closing ; and the bene fits that would accrue therefrom, both to the employers and the employed. Third—An exemplification of the means by which the old system may be abolished, and an improved one established. Fourth—The paramount necessity of an immediate change of the present system of business, as regards the amount of time taken to transact it. Each of the lecturers evinced the greatest respect to the employers, and argued that the employers is the party who can bring this reformation about, viz. by not frequenting shops at a late hour in the evening. At the close of the last lecture, which was delivered on Thursday evening last, two other assistants volunteered to deliver two more lectures at the same place. First—The advantages which purchasers would derive by not making purchases at night. Second—Objec tions answered. Tuu WEATHER IN 1811.—At the last meeting of the Meteorological Society, held on Tuesday evening, the fol lowing interesting results were given of the state of the wea ther in 1841, as obtained at the different stations in cor respondence with the society :—At Carlisle the mean pressure of the barometer was 4721 inches, the mean temperature 47 3 deg. Fahrenheit, and the quaetity of rain 39.082 inches; at Kendal, barometer 29.550 inches, thermometer 46.17 deg, Fahrenheit, and rain 53.854 inches; High Wycombe, baro r meter 29.562 inches, thermometer 46.03 deg., and quantity of rain 38,171 inches; Liverpool, barometer 29.703 inches, thermometer 49.11 deg, and rain 49.550 inches ; Thwaite, barometer 29.913 inchas, thermometer 50.40 dug., and quan tity of rain 27.325 inches : Aylesbury, barometer 29,544 inches, thermometer 47.50 deg., and rain 25.432 inches; and in London the mean pressure of the barci - meter was 29.716 inches, the mean temperature of the thermometer 48.35 deg. Fahrenheit, and quantity of rain 27.850 inches. From the observations made at upwards of 20 stations in England, Scotland. and Ireland, it appeared that on the 26th of last January the barometer fell from 64 to 73 of an inch, whilst one of the most terrific storms occurred that had been no ticed for a period of 20 years. STEAMER ASHORE.—We regret to have to record in our " chapter of accidents," the disastrous intelligence of the Victoria steamer, M'Kibbin, commander, which runs be tween Fleetwood Siiidllelfast, 7, , 4i1e on her passage to the latter port, unfortunately got on the pf the island, at a place called Port Woar, situate between Mang, hold [lead and Cornell, about three o'clock on Vs echiesday morning, owing to the dense fog which prevailed, The passengers and crew easily effected a safe landing, but most of the cargo, which consisted chiefly of bale of goods, and valued at £15,000, we are afraid, will be irrecoverably lost. We are sorry to say the vessel still lies on the rocks with her keel and bottom out, and at the time we write slender hopes are entertained of saving her from going to pieces, owing to the tempestuous southerly wind. The wrecked steamer belongs to a company at Belfast; was considered a fast-sailer, and was in excellent condition, £12,000 having been expended upon be; or 4 last year in repairs. The passengers and crew, excepting the iriaptajo and mate, left for Liverpool, by the Queen of the Isle on ii(Wnescitiv nigi4. 7 —Since writing the above, we have heard that the Vietort e .^ has gone to pieces , but not before a considerable portion of the cargo was sated: Upwards of thirty persons have been employed since the ac cident, in landing goods at ebb tide, and in breaking up the vessel, and securing every portion that' could possibly be saved.—Manx Liberal. STRENGTH OF IRON VESSELS.—A remarkable instance of the great strength of iron vessels was recently exemplified at this port. The iron steamer Nun, built by Mr. John Laird of North Birkenhead, and plying as a ferry-boat between this town and Woodside, for' , ,yhich -she is especially adapted, accidently grounded at the latter place on the 12th ult., her stern taking the slip, so that when the tide retired she wtp left in an extraordinary and apparently most perilous position. Her keel plate, about eleven feet from the stern-Dost, rested on the north edge of the quay, as on a point or pivot, and her ' fore foot only touched the beach, leaving an unsupported length of hull between these extremFs of upwards of eighty one feet, in the centre of whieh were the maghinery and boilers, weighing 65 tons, besides coals, a great weight of hull, the heavy iron chimney, and other materials on the deck. She remained in this situation for ten hours, her keel forming the hypothenuse of a right-angled triangle, of which the face of the wall of the slip was the perpendicular, and the surface of the beach underneath her the extended base, yet strange to say without being strained, or in the slightest de gree injured either in her hull or otherwise ; thus proving beyond a doubt the applicability of iron, when faithfully wrought, for the purposes of ship building. Few vessels would have stood so severe a trial of strength, and the result cannot fail to give additional confidence in vessels constructed of a material of comparatively recent introduction for such purposes, and which promises to become an admirable sub stitute for good old English oak, of which we have but a scanty supply for our constantly increasing mercantile marine, as well as our navy. Our talented townsmen, Messrs. Maclure, Macdonald; and Magregor, have executed a fine lithographic representation of the Nun as she appeared in the position described, and a copy of which may be seen at the office of this paper. STEALING AN ACCOUNT BOOK.—At the Sessions, on Wednesday last. John Barwick Whitley, landlord of the Stanley Arms, Manchester-street ; LOt Adams, waiter at the Stanley Arms ; James Norman, and John Cain were placed at the bar, charged with having stolen an account hook, the property of Mr. John Scott, auctioneer and commission ' agent, Hatton-garden. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses that, some time since, the prisoner Whitley applied to Scott to procure him a pub lic -house. Mr. Stanley recom mended him to the Stanley Arms, in Matiehester-street. An agreement was entered into, that, on Mr. Scott procuring him this house, he should receive from Whitley a certain commission. This agreement was entered in a book which Mr. Scott kept for that and other purposes, and the memo randum was signed by Whitley. The latter became tenant of the Stanley Arms ; but; as he had not communicated with Mr. Scott, that individual was not aware of the circumstance till he saw him in possession. He then applied for his coin, mission, and Whitley refused payment point blank, Mr. Scott then directed his solicitors, Messrs, Knapper and Woollright, to commence an action for the recovery of the money. This action was defended, and the trial was to conic on, at Preston, on the Ist February instant. A few days previously to the trial, Mr. Scott was waited on by the pri soner Adams, who represented himself as in want of furni ture. Whilst Mr. Scott was conversing with him, the pri soner Norman entered, and, after looking scrutinizingly about the place, departed. On the morning of the 28th ult., Mr. Scott went out of his office, but had not proceeded far when he was told by Mr. Scarisbrick that his desk had been broken into; and, on his returning to his office, he found that the book which contained the memorandum with Whit ley bad been stolen. The persons who had committed this depredation, Mr. Scott was informed, had been pursued to the Stanley Arms, and on his going there, accompa nied with two policemen, one of thew asked where were the men who had brought a book into the house. He said there were no inert there but two travellers, pointing to two strangers who sat near. The officer said two men had been seen to enter. Whitley said, they had gowe out at the back door. An officer went into the yard, but, observing that the door was locked, he said he would search the house. They search ed some time, but without success. At length, a door was observed that had escaped attention. It was opened, and there, in a coal-vault, Adams, Norman, and Cain were found lying one upon another. An officer desired Mr. Scott to get a light. He went for the purpose, but Mr. Whitley went to him, and, as he was lighting a candle, asked what right he had there, knocked the candle out of his hand, and kicked him. Mr. Scott went back and told the officers. One of them went to get a light, but the servants refused to give him one, and he was compelled to get it elsewhere. Whitley was frequently asked by the officers to assist them, but he refused, and, as they were departing, one of the pri soners and be was again called upon for hisassistance. walked away muttering something which Ras re fr actory, lie could not be heard. The prisoners were all found guilty. Th e prisoner Whitley was sentenced to nine months' imprison.. ment, for harbouring the three other prisoners, who are each to be imprisoned three months. tgoat AmenicA.--The royal mall steamer Brf tannia, which Iv' )uld leave Boston on the let, and Halifax on the 3d t, may be expected to arrive at this port to. day. The schoonetvVenus, of Londonderry, P. Tagan, master, from Liverpool b ound for Newry, put into Douglas on Fri day, with the loss of topsail yard, squaresail yard, and fore topmast, and some of her sails split. ROYAL AmPTIIT 'IIEATRE.--The equestrian company of the late Mr. Duorow. are about concluding their engagement. The entertainment 3 comnrise the two grand spectacles of The Spanish Bull Fight" and " St. George and the Dra gon." The tableaz w in these pieces are truly magnificent. The acting of Mr. Broadfoot as St. George is very clever. and his fight with' the dragon is extremely well managed. The scenes in the cir lle are all new, and a beautiful Russian cal r6e has be:2a go!: t,p. A visit here will highly delight both old and young. THE GALE or So NoAy.—We experienced a smart gale on Sunday last, from the N.N.W. The ship Bombay.:packet, belonging to Mcssrs. C. Horsfall, Son and Co. got under weigh at high water, to proceed on her outward voyage, but took the ground on a bank, and, as it appeared by a paragraph in the Albion, it was at first feared that she would sustain some damage if the , gale continued. We are happy to say, however, that she floated off with the next tide without injury, and immediately put to sea. Yesterday the weather was moderate and clear. RIOT AT THE WORKHOUSE.-At the police-court, yester day, four unruly paupers were brought up for refusing to do their work, and charged also with having, with sundry sticks and weapons, broke open some of the workshop doors, and abused one of their fellow-inmates. The two ringleaders were committed to take their trial at the next sessions, whilst the two juniors, who had not acted quite so conspicuous a part, were sent to gaol only for twenty-one days. SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.—As the Rev. R. Davies was sitting at home last Sunday evening, the whole of his family being at church, he thought he heard some footsteps walking about the garden. On going out he saw a man, who came up to him and ,presented him with a petition. The appear ance of the man, and seeing two other men not very tar pff, induced Mr. Davies to call the police, to whom he was handed over. , The man being well known, there is little doubt he was contemplating a robbery, and it was very for tunate that on this occasion, a thing which seldom occurs, the rev. gentleman was at home. INQUEST. — Yesterday, an inquest was held before Henry Heathcote Statham, Esq., deputy coroner for the borough, on view of the body of a woman named Ellen Davies. The deceased lived in Charters-street. Vauxhall-road, and was employed as a washerwoman, by a Mrs. Jones. On Thurs day last she fell on the stairs, and being pregriant, she was soon afterwards delivered ; but was not attended by an ac coucheur. She was afterwards taken from an upper apart ment, to a cellar tenanted by u nei:hbour, where she died on the following day—Friday. As it was conjectured that her death was occasioned by injuries sustained by the fall, the inquisition was held; but it appeared from the evidence of Mr. Cockburn, surgeon, that she died solely from disease arising from natural causes ; and the jury returned a verdict accordingly. Miss STOTT'S CONCERT AT THE MVSIC-HALL.—On Tuesday evening, this promising vocalist gave a concert, at the Music-hall, which was attended by a numerous and fashionable audience. Mr. George Eyton presided at tho orchestra, and the members of the Choral Society, under the able direction of Mr. George Holden, contributed their va luable assistance. As a whole, the performances were very creditable ; but especially so was the singing of Miss Stott herself, Miss Leach, and Mr. Burnett. The beautiful Scotch air, " My heart is sair," was delightfully given by Miss Stott, and was deservedly encored, as were also " Gently o'er my senses stealing," by Miss Leach, and " Still so gently o'er me stealing," by Mr. Barnett. The latter, indeed; and the song by Miss Stott, were the gems of the evening. We undestand that Miss Stott is about to place herself under the care of an eminent teacher ; and from the great beauty of her fine voice, added to her pure taste and knowledge of harmony, we predict that this young lady is destined to become a distinguished ornament of her pro. fession. The King of Prussia has increased his annual donation of 10,000 thalers for the completion of the cathedral of Cologne, to 50,000 thalers, about 200,000 fr. The King of Prussia, on quitting the English shores, grasped for some time the hand of the Duke of Wellington, and shed tears ! We understand that preparations are in aetive progress for sending deputations throughout England to agitate the Scot tish Church question.—Scottish Guardian. A Berlin letter in the Swabian Mercury says :—" The in creasing intimacy between Prussia and England becomes daily matter of reflection for those who take an interest in state affairs. Although the number of resident English here is not great, there has been lately erected a church, in which the English service is performed, and which is also attended by many of our citizens." CONSUMPTION OF BUTCHER'S MEAT IN PARIS.—Dur ing the last month (January) the consumption of butcher's meat in Paris was as follows, viz. :-6,724 oxen, 1,471 cows, 4,568 calves, and 39,128 sheep. In January, 1841, the con, sumntion was-6,232 oxen, 2,184 cows, 5,447 calves, and 39,008 sheep, Frqin tceze statistics it appears that the con snmption last January increased by 492 oxen and 426 sheep, and decreased by 713 cows and 939 calves.—Le Commerce. A numerous meeting was held in Sunderland, on Friday week, to make arrangements for the erection of a monument to the late Earl of Durham, when it was unanimously re solved that the proposed testimonial be of an architectural character, and be erected on Painshaw Hill, on the Durham estate, and in the immediate vicinity of the family mansion. About £3OOO have already been subscribed, and, as the lists will be kept open for some time, many additional sums aro expected. While a man in the emploY oP a messenger of the Bank rupt Qotirt was in possession of the premises of J. E. Saun ders, a bankrupt in Thames-street, London, he found, amongst a heap of rubbish in the kitchen, a parcel contain ing gold bracelets and necklaces, Ike., valued at from two to three hundred pounds; and of which noth;ore could have been known to the bankrupt, as uponstibst:ocsut inquiry it was found that the parcel had remained at Its resting,place slope the year Mt On Tuesday evening a man employed on the railroad at Fareham was run over by the up-train, and his head com pletely severed from his body. He was walking up the line towards his home, with a loaf of bread under his arm, and being rather deaf did not hear the approach of the engine in time to get out of the way. His wife died about a year since, leaving him with a family of nine young children, who by this calamity are left destitute of any natural protection.—Ramp_ shire Independent. _ _ • On Thursday evening week, Miss Weatherill, of Boston, near Thorp Arch, who retired to bed apparently in her usual heath and spirits, was found to be a corpse the following morning (Friday). Miss Weatherill was a benevolent, pious, and amiable lady, and her loss will be deplored by a large circle of friends. Miss W. was above 50 years of age.— •14e4# zlerpyry, SVNRERI,AND ELECifox.—The petition against the retu rn of Lord Flowick is being prosecuted with vigour. The Speaker has declared the recognizances entered into to be perfectly satisfactory; and, as a proof how terrified the whigs are of the result, we may state that Lord Howick's agents have not ventured to pay a single electioneering bill! The utmost discontent has arisen amongst his lordship's retainers in consequence. So much for Purity Howick ! Northern Times. The new Bishop of Chichester (Dr. Ashurst Gilbert) was first classman with Sir Robert Peel and three others in the Michaelmas Term of 1808. He then proceeded regularly in his degrees, and was elected principal of Brasennose in 1822, having previously been vice-principal and an active member of the college. The right reverend prelate warmly opposed Sir Tfobert Peel's electio n i 18207 end in strenuously 'supported thp eleotio n o f the' DOke of U'elhngton to the chancellorship of the university, He is expected to retain his headship until July next. His lordship was vice-chan cellor from 1836 to 1840. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. —Yesterday ' s Morning Herald contains a long letter from the. Rev. C. P. Golightly, on the subject of the spread of the erroneous doctrines now unfor tunately too prevalent in Oxford. Mr. Golightly makes some rather startling disclosures as to the movements of the Praetorian party, and concludes his letter by stating that his object in publishing it is to warn all parents not to send their sons there. " Cambridge," he says, "is open to them, and " I can only say, after a very careful survey of the state of "Oxford, that if I had a son there myself I would move him !' to the sister university immediately:''' Mr. Golightly is a resident in Oxford, and is therefore well qualified to speak on the subject of his communication. F4T4I. AccIPENT,—On Wednesday last a miller named William Walker, in the ern ploy of Mr. Sicklemore, of Lewes, was killed under the following frightful circumstances, as given in evidence before a coroner's jury :—The deceased was seen in the morning by another miller putting out the sails of the mill, which soon commenced working; and some hours afterwards the same miller, becoming uneasy from the circumstance of not seeing the deceased for a long time, pro ceeded with a millwright and another person to the mill, on searching which they discovered deceased lying under the break-wheel dead, and nearly cold. CAUTION TO INNKEEPERS, &c.—On Tuesday morning last it was reported that a person, representing himself as Mr. George Elitchins, surgeon, of Oxford, was giving ad vice and selling medicine to the poor of Grove, who, he understood, were very much neglected by the parish doctor. The Rev, W. S. Brieknell, hearing of the circumstance, and believing him to be an impostor, very kindly undertook to inquire into the matter, and tinding it to be too true, imme diately sent in pursuit, and traced him through Hanney, Lockings, West Hendred, and other villages, in I 1 of which it was found that his practice, at ;411 events, had been pro fitable to himself. lie usually offered two bottles of medicine, only to be procured at one place in London, for 155., but was content generally to take ss. for one, and give the other in, and thereby prove that he behaved like a gentleman to persons in distress. In some cases, however, be obtained as much as Cis. and fis, per bottle. At a publie-house at Hen dred, he represented himself' to be a proctor from one of the colleges at Oxford, and was, as he said, like all Oxford men, exceedingly particular about his horse, whose corn, &c., he usually left unpaid until his return in the evening. He had been at Steventon on Thursday, an d therefore had practised most probably on that day at Abingdon and its neighbourhood ; slept at the Crown, \Vantage, on Thursday night, where he was dressed and powdered by Mr. Parrott, who was engaged for the same purpose the next evening ; whether the ceremony was performed or no we cannot say, but sure enough it was that' he was talon into custody late on Friday night, at the Alfred s Head Inn, and on Saturday examined before Mr. T. Goodlake and Mr. B. Wroughton, he was committed by them to take his trial at the ensuing assizes at Reading. We are sorry to add that we believe him to be a man of most depraved habits, for we find that he en deavoured to seduce a poor girl during one of his pro*. sional visits.—Berkshire Chronicle. GENERAL BUZEN.—A letter from Brussels, of the 6th instant, in the Debats, says—" It appears that Gen. Buzen, in committing suicide, gave way to the p resen ti men t s w hi c h affected hi m . lie had an impressio n on his mind that he should not see the end of 1842. This was, say his old com rades, his unlucky number. Twenty years ago he spoke of his death as certain to happep At the age of 42, and when he had attained that age he regarded as certain his death in the year 1842. 1 sin able to guarantee to you the following an ecdote on this subject months ago, when dining at the table of the Dutch minister, he had next to him Sir H. Seymour, the British ambassador. Th e conversat i on turned upon presentiments. Sir H. Seymour s p o ke of th em laughingly, b u t G en . Buzen said seriously th a t he believed in them. At the age of 19, said he, three times in a and figures 42 we re u p o n it. F or dream I sa w m y t om b, a long time I supposed this to be an indication that I should die on attaining my 42nd year. I have passed that age, and nothing can remove from my mind the idea that the year 1842 will be th a t of my death.' Sir H. S e y mour was so struck with the air of conviction with which Gener a l B uzen expressed himself, that on reaching home he made a note of the conversation. On the 3rd i ns t ant, on hearing of the death of th e G en eral, he related to several persons this sin gular occurrence. Three years ago the G enera l h a d a v i o l ent attack of gout, and his physician had ser i ous appre h ensions for his life. The General, on the contrary, w as p er f ec tl y tranquil, and said he should not die the n , an d h a d st ill three years to live. His physician, Dr. T a ll o i s, was acquainted with the dream which had produced so deep an impression upon the mind of the General, who- had also frequently spoken of it to his aide-de-camp. It is, moreover , asserted that the letter, which was received by the latter, commenced with au allusion to the presentiments of the General. THE LIVERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY The monthly meeting of this society took place on Friday evening, at the lecture-room of the Royal Institution, in Col quitt-street, and was most respectably attended. At the conclusion of the private business in the committee room, the members assembled in the lecture-room. and Mr. ADIE read a long and interesting paper ON VENTILATION. The lecturer commenced by stating that he had no new theories to advance, his sole object being to apply existing laws to explain well known phenomena, most of the results he was about to show being already no doubt attained by others ' whose attention had been drawn to the physical laws in force for the maintenance of the wide extended necessities of life, while all the results could be arrived at by any member of the society who would direct his mind to their mode of action. He proposed, first, to consider the chief ventilatory aera tory forces of the atmosphere ; secondly, the aeratory forces of the ocean ; and thirdly, to endeavour to show what venti lation would have been in an atmosphere often by geologists supposed to have existed round our globe at the commence ment of the first transmutation of the matter at its surface : this was an aqueous atmosphere, the greater part being sup posed to consist of the vast waters now forming the ocean. He bespoke the indulegence of his auditory. inasmuch as his paper, previously written, was on th e solicitation of their indefatigable secretary, remodelled for the occasion. He then proceeded to show that the atmos phere as to moisture, and consequently its conducting power for caloric, governed to a considerable extent the diffusion of the artificial gases given out at a temperature 20 or 30 de grees above the surrounding atmosphere; while it would be found that gases thrown off at the existing temperature of the soil, only obeyed one set of laws, whether they were elimi nated by the acts of men, or by the infinitely more extended processes of nature. The laws which appeared to act as direct age is in ventilating o u r a t mosp h ere were, I st, t h e l aw for the diffusion of gases discovered by Dalton and Graham ; 2d, the winds now said by meteorologists to be of two kinds, ascending currents, and impelled currents; 3d, the ascending and descending currents of air, which show that in a sere ne atmosphere the air derives it s heat by contact with the earth ; 4th, the elastic state of the atmosphere; and sth, evapora tion. Proceeding to diese heads the lecturer furnished a most ingenious exposition of the laws regulating ventilation, but we regret that the subject is of so extended a nature that justice cannot be done to it within the circumscribed limits of a newspaper, particularly at a time when political subjects almost exclusively occupy the public mind. Suffice it, for the present to say, that he displayed great research and in genuity in his expositions, which he couched in language at once select and comprehensive, showing the relative powers of diffusion of the various gases, natural and artificial, the 1 winds prevailing in different parts of the world, the diffusion of chaloric, the electric forces, evaporation, seasons, climate, currents of the ocean, &c., quoting the most distinguished authorities, explaining several phenomena, and expressing a hope that the study of the subject would lead practical scien tific men to the most beneficial results, in introducing an im proved and effective system of ventilation of towns and public buildings. An interesting discussion took place, in which several gen tlemen took part, and which elicited some satisfactory ex planations from the lecturer, who was listened to with great attention, and sat down amidst much applause. ON THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND EXTENSION OF TUE ALPACA MANUFACTURES. _ Mr. William Danson, wool broker, of the firm of Ed wards, Danson and Company, of this town, read a very interesting paper on this subject, for the origin of which, he stated, the members were indebted to the late secretary of the society, Mr. Dirks, who had urged him to the present essay three months ago. He furnished a succinct view of the manufacture from the introduction of the wool to the present time, and exhibited many beautiful silky specimens, in various articles of wearing apparel. The article was first introduced as a marketable fabric by Mr. Benjamin Outram, a venerable and scientific manufacturer of Greetland, near Halifax, who. twelve or fourteen years ago, sold it in the form of ladies' carriage shawls and cloakings, as curiosities. He had spe cially to order the wool from Peru, and it could then be ob tained only at high prices, so that half a square of the cloth sold for from £3 to £4. Several of the specimens exhibited had been in constant wear for upwards of eleven years. For two years the manufacture was necessarily limited. About 1832 his (Mr. D.'s) opinion was taken as to the properties and capabilities of the article, and he advised his merchant, Mr. J. J. Hegan, of the firm of Messrs. Hegan, Hall, and Co., of this town, that it might be safely imported at certain prices, and if supplied in large quantities would become an article of general use in our manufactures. Those gentlemen consequently wrote to their own house in Peru to buy and contract for all they could procure, at an unlimited price, and the official account of the subsequent imports from that coun try was as follows : From Islay. From Arlen. Quintals. Quintals. 1834 1835 1834 1836.. 1837 3858 1838 , 4593 1839...,...... 8555 4700 1840 l3OOO 3500 32,996 8,200 Being a total of 41,196 quintals, of 1001 b. each, which was 4,200,0001 b. ; and in 1841 there had been imported into Li. verpool probably about 2,000,0001 b., as in February alone 1,000,000 was introduced. Some also was brought to Eng land from France and America, and during the above period a good deg was imported as sheepa' wool and llama wool ; so that within 7 years fully 8 millions of pounds had been im ported, constituting the foundation of the alpaca manufac tures, the fabrics of which are now in such general use. The stocks of the raw material accumulated until 1839, when a speculative demand eased the market of perhaps £50,000 value at 2s. to 2s. 6d. per lb.,—th e manu f ac t ure st ill go i ng steadily on,—when in September of that year the subject was brought before the British Association, at Rirmingham, where specimens of its manufacture, black as jet (without dye), were exhibited, and tested by Mr. Addams. lecturer on chemistry, So„ who stated that the natural black colour co:mid not be pharkged by chemical action. Foreseeing the impossibility of obtaining anything like an adequate supply of the raw material from Peru to satisfy the demand of our manufacturers, his (Mr. D.'s) attention was directed to the importation of the animals; and the subject was brought before the Natural History Society in that Royal Institution, from whose deliberations emanated the publication of' the pamphlet on the Naturalisation of the Alpaca," patronised and sanctioned by the Earl of Derby, who had declared his unqualified opinion that the animal might be climatised in this country, for the benefit of our manufactures. Copies of the pamphlet might be had at Mr. Wareing Webb's, Castle-street, a gentleman who, himself from Birmingham, and connected with the nobility in the midland districts, appreciated the value and importance of the subject, by patronising the society ; and four living spe cimens of alpacas were exhibited at the Liverpool Mechanics' Institution in July 1840, as well as at the meeting of the British Association . , in Glasgow, in the same year. In 1840 and 1841 the alpaca mßrinfactures made the most rapid progress, and he now came to the epoch of its esta blishment as a national staple manufacture. In 1839 the yarns of alpaca were regularly sent to the French manufac turers, who employed them in their fabrics in imitation of silk, they being very much cheaper ; and its use was obser vable in the goods retailed in many of the towns and cities of the Continent, as recently noticed in the Athenceurn. One manufacturer alone was using the wool weekly in quantities amounting to nearly double the annual production, accord ing to the statistical table given, as the exports quoted were the accumulation of many years. Looking, therefore, to the extension of our alpaca manufactures, we must seek in .vain to find an adequate supply from Peru, the animals being chiefly concentrated in one district, a great distance from the shipping ports, Islay and Arica being the only twn from which any Alpaca wool had been eported. In Lima and Valparaiso the animals were go scarce, that they were con sidered curiosities, as in fingland. The alpaca manufactures were extending in Scotland as well as in Ireland. He (Mr. D.) had letters from Inver ness, in the north of Scotland, for yarns, to beautify the Scotch tartan manufactures ; and also from the county of Kerry (in the south of Ireland,) where the refuse of alpaca wool was spun by the mountaineers into hosiery and other fabrics. Thus were the alpaca manufactures extending rapidly throughout Great Britain. " Every thing," said Mr. Danson, " has been done by the wool stapler and manufacturer to depreciate the raw material, in consequence of the badness of the times, and the difficulty of selling goods; yet the alpaca manufactures command a free sale in the London, Yorkshire, Manchester, Paisley, and Glasgow maricpto ,• and 'the fabrics In Mouselin-de laine, Chusan crapes, ohene, cloakings, ' Norwich novelties de sersenet,' hosiery, coats, surtouts, cravats, vests, and fringes, as well as mixing with sewing silks, and other in numerable articles are of this fine material, exhibiting the skill and enterprise of the British manufacturer." He next noticed the difficulties attending the dyeing of de licate colours in this wool—such as royal blues, scarlet, greens, and oranges, and which has been completely over come, from time to time, as indicated by the different and beautiful colours in the pattsrns of mouseline-de-laine, and ladies' dresses. One of the latter was exhibited, and cost only 50s. The royal blue was a splendid specimen ; some of them had been in use in his family for four years. He then showed 24 Peruvian costume drawings, just received from a friend at Arica, in which the colours of the qaments were beautiful. The alpaca seemed by nature to be provided for the protection of man, as well a.; of itself, from the in cessant torrents of rain that fell periodically in the mountains of the Andes. He also exhibited a species of baize made in England, to supercede the alpaca domestic manufactures of the country, and considered it only fair that we should take their fine soft wool in exchange. He showed a variety of vests, stocks, &c., of the alpaca, which had been in wear for years, and which appeared as rich and glossy as silk, and exceedingly durable ; also specimens of the wool in its raw state, including a sample (staple) of black, taken from a black alpaca, exhibited at the Royal I,l7 r nglish Agricultural Show here, in July last, belonging to earl Der by, ,and Mr. Foot, his lorckhipi , a farm-agent, stated that this animal had IT lb. of wool - (alpaca) on it, which is now worth 2s. 6d. per lb., and very saleable; whereas the usual ave rage of the fleece of a Scotch sheep is but 6 lbs., and the value of it 4icl. per lb., and bad to sell. The alpaca wool alluded to appeared to be upwards of a foot in length of staple. A dozen specimens of beautifully figured shawls were also ex hibited, splendidly worked in flowers. These were only 163. each, and black and other colours of figured and plain alpa t ia manufactures, called Orleans cloths, value 2s. to s. per yard, in imitation of silk, well calculated for ladies' dresses : but the shopkeepers did not know. them as alpaca manufacture. Mr. Danson concluded by inviting the company to an in spection of the different articles, which were examined with much interest, and excited great interest. GRANT'S PATENT FUEL. Mr. B. PLATT brought forward some samples of Grant's Patent Fuel, which is composed of anthracite coal and mi neral pitch, and moulded into bricks, one pound of which is expected to evaporate eight pounds of water. He stated that there were no coals in this neighbourhood suitable for this manufacture, the best he had used were raised by Messrs. Tayleur and Co., and one pound of which, by the admiralty test evaporated Gibs. lloz. of water. From a F,e1*.13 of experi ments made, he stated that he had ob,tained the greatest heat from an admixture of anthracite ooal, coke, and mineral pitch. This, he considered, would be the best and most effec tual fuel, and would evaporate more water than Grant's Patent. The public business of the evening being now concluded the members retired to the committee room, and partook of tea and coffee before separating. The forthcoming papers announced are :—On Flame.—On Iron as applicable to ship building.—On Geology, as appli cable to the obt a i n i ng o f permanent building materials.—On Rotary Steam Engines.—On Hanging Iron Gates.—On Climate. The half-yearly meeting of the Lomlen and Birmingham Railway Company took place on Fiiday, when n dividend of 41 per cent. for the half-year was declared. LOVE IN A UNION.-A. woman with several children, ail belonging to the parish of Olney, was a few months since ere inmate of the union workhouse at Newport-Pagnell ; in the same domicile, with three children, was a blind man—" Love's blind they say,"—belonging to the parish of Lavendon. After a residence there some time, a professional gentleman from London applied to the governor to see the woman, and ultimately succeeded in obtaining for her £4OO or £5OO to which she was legally entitled. No sooner in possession of her property than she sent for the blind man to London, pail his passage , and married him immediately ! Thus, Love. thou art confined to no rank or station : splendid palaces and luxurious enjoyments, as well as poor-law bastiles and pauper privations, all own thy despotic sway as omnipotent and everlasting.—Bucks Gazette. CORRESPONDENCE. STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Stu,—When a gentleman of high legal acquirements, wt. draws annually on our townspeople for fifteen hundre pounds, condescends to feel himself aggrieved at a suppose: imputation of partisanship, it is a matter of difficulty, as w•el, as of danger, to express publicly certain feelings of dislike to his occupancy of the first form in the school of the new po lice, though such dislike separates itself from anything per sonal. If stipendiary magistrates arc such a blessing, suppose, Mr. Editor, that you or I were appointed to the chair of our public office to-morrow : suppose that, being vested with all the powers belonging to such an office, the chief of which would be to administer the law as it is, and, where the law provides not, to do justice to all men, according to the best of our judgment, one of us entered on its duties : would there be anything in the principles; we carried with us into our new situation, for the professem and practice of which the common council selected us for it, that our situation would make us ashamed of ? Truly I think not. if as conscientious Roman Catholics we had been selected, and as such entered on our duties, considering, in the true spirit of the papacy, that no oath was binding that was against the interests of our church ; should we for a moment relinquish what we conscientiously believed, though, in the same spirit of the papacy, for the furtherance of the same interests, we might feel it prudent to conceal, yea occasionally to deny it? Or, would not our consciences revolt against us, if, where it might be done with safety, we forbore to let our belief influ ence our decisions ? I trow not. If as sincere Socinians we had been selected, with an avowed disbelief of a fallen spirit as the chief agent of wickedness, a natural proneness in every man to evil, a hell for the reception of the workers of ini quity, or a Saviour who is God and man in one Christ ; could we throw off our disbelief for the sake of our office, and act in a manner contrary thereto—that is, by letti ng our disbelief sway our decisio ns aga i ns t our conscie nces? Could we so act without insincerity? Surely not. And if as con scientious Protestant churchmen, who reverence the Bible, and all laws resting in their better parts on the infallible Word of God, differing in our belief and in our disbelief from the Roman Catholic and the Socinian in the particulars already named, we had been selected for the place ; would we give up our convictions for any man, or be ashamed to let them dictate to our judgment in our public capacity ? Never—nay, God forbid ! With our convictions as conscientious Protestant church men, we believe in such things as false witnesses and fallible magistrates. As to both of these, numerous intimations abide in the Book of God : there, indeed, we read of corrupt magistrates, of unjust judges, of men whose office it was to administer the law acting contrary to the law ; and all his tory since Scripture times reiterates the same truths" As Christians, we believe that there is bet a man upon earth that doeth good and sinneth not; neither magistrates nor kings are exempted from this propensity ; a natural prone ness to evil abides with them as well as the rest of mankind. With the appointment of stipendiary magistrates in our hands, then, our selection should be made from such whose qualifi cations of grace to execute justice and to maintain truth, • respond to our consciences ; as it is plain such appointments, affecting in a high degree the happiness and the misery of thousands, involve awful responsibilities. If we believe that true repentance, whereby men forsake sin, is the gift of the Almighty —as we must believe if we believe in Christianity at all—it will appear that no punish ment, in those flagrant cases of iniquity which, from the si knee of the Bible or our own laws, are left to magisterial discretion, can avail to work that permanent cure by which alone society can be benefitted, or tyranny excluded from a severe infliction respecting them. A magistrate ought in all such cases to instruct before he inflicts, or to give opportu nity for instruction before he punishes ; yet there seems an absence of this disposition to instruct about our public office, and a presence of a disposition to punish, which cannot but force painful reflections into exercise in every feeling mind. There is no law respecting the punishment of a drunkard in the Bible, and it is difficult to say if the laws of England provide a punishment for drunkenness, beyond the infliction of a fine, or, in the event of its not being paid, a putting in the stocks for six hours. Now the latter, considered as a substitute for an unpaid fine—where a payment of it, or an imprisonment of three days, has a tendency, by emptying their cupboard, to punish a poor drunkard's unoffending fa mily—is an excellent provision ; and, I must say, would have availed quite as much to the suppression of drunkenness, if not much more, than the introduction of an imprisonment of half a week in the Borough Gaol : especially as, at the time of its introduction, the conduct of the then governor and chaplain thereto rendered any prospect of amendment under their discipline truly ridiculous. I believe this impri sonment is still inflicted. I must farther say, that if I were a common-councilman, I would do all in my power to unseat the person who persisted in it ; not but that I hate drunken ness, but because its suppression in this way does not appear to me to be either merciful, politic, or altogether legal. As Christian Englishmen, we are free to think that if a magistrate gives not a prisoner at the bar, or a defendant un der a summons, every opportunity of eliciting the truth from an accuser or a witness, that magistrate acts most unfairly. It is not merely because it is fairplay such persons ought to have this privilege ;—it is because that the histories of Jo seph, of Moses, and of others, speak of false witness—it is because the reading of the ninth commandment in the deca logue every Sabbath, supposes the continuance of it day by day—it is because the wisest judge that ever graced a judg ment seat, made frequent mention of it in his proverbs—it is because the history of modern times assures us that, under certain circumstances, no oath can be considered binding on a Papist—it is because a Socinian witness can perjure him self without the troublesome contemplation of the burning lake before his eyes—and it is because it was a privilege writ ten in the statute book with the blood of reformers—that such persons ought to have it. I say this much by way of introduction to an illustration, contained in the following case, which, for certain reasons, I put in the subjunctive mood. If it occurred in Liverpool, a notice of it here will only serve to show what serious injustice may be done to an innocent person's reputation when their legal privileges are withheld, and how persons, who choose to tell falsehoods ppon oath, may escape. _ . . A certain wife, whose subsequent conduct prove her not the most truth-telling woman in existence, summoned her husband before a certain stipendiary magistrate, ostensibly for an assault, but in reality with a view to obtain a separate maintenance, on the plea of ill-usage. She bore not the slightest mark of violence that-was apparent ; but her state ment, on oath, was to the effect that her " back was black" from some blows inflicted upon her. The husband, in his defence, insisted that she should show her back to the court —(this might have been done privately);—but the magistrate refused, fined him, and held him to bail, and, as may be sup posed, the complainant's object was accomplished. Now, had there been no blackness, or traces of blackness, on the person sworn, her complaint would in some degree have been shewn to be a conspiracy, and the case ought to have been dismissed : but the decision being contrary to a dismissal, what a wound was given to the defendant's character ! If it might be true that Mr. Rushton was the magistrate, who, it appears, is as sensitive of his own character as anybody else, let him think that he will never retain "his place on the bench he now occupies with that man's good will. But then this case may be, after all, supposititious. I have little more to add now. lam a conservative, and, as I do not know that conservatism contains anything wrong, would, if electel to the stipendiary magistrate's place by a majority of conservatives, carry my conservatism with me as my proudest badge. I am confident that, if so elected, my liberal friends would never give me credit for one impartial decision, nor should I expect it. On the contrary, if I was elected as a conscientious radical, and knew radicalism to contain nothing wrong, I should never be ashamed of the principles derived from it being apparent in everything I did: but if," being a radical, I knew radicalism contained some thing wrong, I would either disavow it altogether, or resign my situation. Therefore, with these views of the subject, giving him every credit for distinguished abilities, for private worth, for decisions in which I agree--(yet disagreeing with him in many of his decisions),—for an excellent judgment in the general—(though in some particulars there appears to me to be errors in judgment),—and, on the whole, feeling to wards him as I would feel towards a parliamentary or local candidate of opposite opinions, where the dizierence was too great to allow of a conscientious assent of support, even in the best arranged matters, A should like to see a successor to our present stipendiary magistrate. I remain, sir, your's respectfully, C. Fehruar, VIA, 1842, THE PROTESTANT OPERATIVES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—l trust a few words from a humble operative will not be refused admission into your valuable paper, or deemed impertinent to ears polite, for our objects must, I think, be the same, although there may be some difference.% between us in the mode of going about it. We must all wish to pre serve entire our glorious constitution in church and state, and, although our high mercantile conservatives may place ships, colonies, and commerce as their motto, 1 trust we humble men, although quite as much interested in the pre servation of them as any others can be, are not out of order in looking higher, and taking " the preservation of our glo vions constitution in church and state," and " the Protestant religion and the liberties of England," as our mottoes. A little injustice is done to us when it is surmised that we would not care for creating a split in the camp to carry our point. Undoubtedly, if a bad Protestant was brought forward, we should not consider we were stepping beyond our Christian privilege in withholding our votes from such a man ; but in minor matters, of course, we feel hound to submit to those more competent to judge, and who, from their standing in society, we would look np . to as our superiors. I, for one, would frankly z.dmit that, in the late case, I was not for some time aware of the soundness of our present worthy member's vipwa as a Protestant; but immediately that this was known, any attempt at opposition ceased. Although the Protestant operatives, as a body, would like to see something more done than to " preserve that which remains," they would like to correct our past errors, and put right what we 'nave done wrong. For instance, the Maynooth grant is wrong in prin ciple, and it has failed in its proposed objects ; therefore would we say, " stop the grant, or, at any rate, move for " a committee of inquiry..' The Irish education scheme, we see, has worked badly : the same plan we so dislike in our own town, that we have, thank God, got rid of it, and the xne.n upholding it ; therefore we would say of the scheme in Ireland, get rid of it, give the people the Bible, the whole Bible. Again, churches, we see, are wanting, and public money can be granted for other less important matters ; therefore we would say, encourage those who are so liberally subscribing to build churches, by meeting them with a grant of public money. These are, I think 1 may say, the views of a very large body of the operatives of Liverpool, and I do think while their objects and desires, so holy and so just, are properly and respectfully addressed, they are fairly entitled to some consideration, and should not be treated with that disparagement, and, must say, contempt, which some few of our conservatives are inclined to treat them. We ask no thing c.f these gentlemen ; we labour for our earnings, and era content to- receive the earnings for our labour; and, al though we do think that we might expect to have the advan tage of the business of our conservative leaders, in preference to the hordes of papists now employed by them, we do not even urge this point ; b u t w e d o h ope to b e treated with some degree of respect. Worse conduct than we have experienced from a few of our great conservatives we never received from our radical leaders, even when we were ourselves blind lead ers of the blind ; and I must, with humility, give my opinion that such conduct is doing, and will do, serious injury to the cause which we have all so, much at heart. I beg to remain, gentlemen, your obedient, AN OPERATIVE PROTESTANT. r.S.--1 must, in conclusion, thank you, Mr. Editor, in the name of my brother operatives, for your noble article in the STANDARD. of Friday last, and I really think it would be found, upon examination, that the operatives are not the worst amongst the supporters of your truly Protestant paper. Mmi. TO LANCASTFR.—Arrangements are in course of being made for establishing a daily mail coach from Newcas tle-upon-Tyne to Lancaster, by Durham, the Aucklands, Staindrop, Barnard Castle, Bowes, Staimnore, Brough, Kir by Stephen, Sedbergh, and Kirkby Lonsdale, and so openin4 out an important communication with Liverpool, Manches ter, and all parts of the west and south of Englarka, as well, as Ireland and Wales. The Lord Exmouth cniAch has long been the only conveyance through this district, and save the Newcastle and Carlisle Railwry, the only means of crossing the country between the east and west coasts. The Post= office authorities have made arrangements with the proprie tors for converting the coach into a mail, and it will leave Newcastle about raid-day and Lancaster on the arrival of the London train at eight in the morning. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Elevcn o'clock HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST NIGHT CORN QUESTION On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he felt he should be very ill fulfilling his duty did he trouble the house with any prefatory remarks on a subject of this importance. The first minister of the Crown had come down with a proposition. The cry was no longer "No surrender." The question was merely as to the terms of capitulation. (Loud cheers.) It was im portant that if a change were made it should be made upon sound principles—it was important that it should be satisfac tory to the people, and of such a character as at once to cause the cessation of agitation. Although it might be wise to concede, yet when concession was made it should be made with a view to conciliation and settlement. To disturb and not to adjust (loud cheers) would be the most imprudent course the government could propose or the parliament adopt. (Cheers.) He thought it necessary, however trou blesome, to state as briefly as he could the general principles which he thought ought to guide our legislation on this sub ject. It would be, perhaps, argued that the general principle was one of not legislating at all upon the subject. The ques tion as a general one was a question merely in relation to purchaser and seller. Legislation had no place in the subject. The community themselves were the best judges as regarded production and sale. This was a generally acknowledged principle, although one that was greatly violated in practice. There was no ge neral principle, however, without some exceptions. A question of this sort would be regulated by the cost of production. If it was found that there were extraor dinary burthens on the producers, there would, of course, be certain protections tending particularly to relieve the pro ducers of the weight of these extreme burthens. But with regard to the proposition now before the house, although it might be applicable to some isolated state, how could it possibly be considered to be applicable to a principle of inde pendence. Whenever England had fed herself without foreign supply, there had been loud complaints of agricultu ral distress. But even if she had enough food within her own resources, it would be a dangerous measure to reject all foreign drafts if commerce were thereby checked. In his opinion a nation should rely upon the natural operations of commerce. The proposition now made maintained the principle of a sliding scale, and also the principle of a high duty. Now, the first objection he took to a sliding scale was, that it always kept up a prohibitory duty. What was the first item in this scale? A duty of 20s. was to be imposed when the price was under 525. The latest documents they had on the subject were those the consuls returned. They showed that the prices at Dantzic and Stettin were about 40s. to 435., the freight about 3s. Another ac count stated it at 40s. to 445., the rreight about 3s. Another account stated it at 40s. to 445., and the charges at 4s. to ss. Gd. This would make the price 455. Gd. What was the duty to be here ?-20s. ; a sum which was, in point of fact, a prohibitory duty. At Odessa the price was 265., and the charges about 10s. But the duty here of wheat was 205., so that even in this case the duty would be prohibitory. He did hope we had come to a period in this ques tion when something more might be done than to make a show of doing justice to the people. The noble lord then proceeded to say that in whatever way the averages were taken the quality of the corn was still unknown. For it had been shown that when the averages at two periods were the same, and the duties the same, there was still a great difference in the price of corn to the consumer. Another defect in the system was that it often caused a contraction of the currency. The system of prohibition at one minute, and of admission the next, could not but aggravate such an evil. Another evil was, that frauds could not be prevented under the system. The most serious evil was, that it confined the supplies to the north of Europe. If corn were brought from more distant countries, in all probability when it arrived it could not be sold at a remunerating price, and thus thecar goes were thrown on the bands of the merchant. The United States of America were by this system precluded from trading extensively with us in corn. The great population of the States cultivated immense tracts of arable land, and if they could afford to send their corn to this country they could not but be glad to rceive our manufactures. They there had an opportunity of extending their commerce ; but as long as the sliding scale existed the Americans would think it a gam bling and an uncertain trade. He thought it monstrous that they should now be legislating not equally for all countries. The produce of the world was open to them, and they need not fear a frequent scarcity. He proposed a moderate fixed duty. Such a duty had been recommended by persons of great authority. By Mr. Malthus, by Mr. Ricardo, and Mr. M'Culloch. The committee of 1821, comprising many men eminent in agriculture, recommended a moderate fixed duty. That committee expressed a doubt whether the only solid foundation on which agriculture should rest was not the absence of protection or prohibition for the application of ca pital in evert- branch of industry. Mr. Huskisson, in his speech in 1830, doubted whether in the present amount of taxation the corn laws could be continued. He (Lord J. Russell) had proposed, that in case of scarcity, there should be a discretionary power in the crown to open the ports. (Ministerial cheers.) That which was really important was, that there should be aconstant trade; that corn should never be shut out, and at a certain price it should be let in more easily. There was another point to which he would refer. It was the distress which existed in the manufacturing districts both in England and Scotland. The right hon. gentleman said that the corn laws did not cause the dis tress. lie (Lord John Russell) thought those laws had, however, aggravated it. The major part of the wages of the labouring classes was spent in the purchase of corn. If then they had a freer admission of foreign corn these classes, being able to purchase food at a cheaper rate, would consume more manufactures. The right honourable gentleman thought that the distress was caused by over protection, increase of machinery, and other causes. That was not according to his (Lord John Russell's) belief the true cause. As to the increase of machinery lessening employm ent, thought that some m w e as reld well i known mig t b o e b o e b a ta f i a n l ed laey b . y a The e an p g e e in people these laws. If the house did not grant a total repeal, they should meet their wishes by a material alteration. The right honourable gentleman said that an alteration of these laws would not improve the condition of the people. (Hear.) That he (Lord Russell) believed, certainly, as regarded the proposed measure of the government. (Opposition cheers.) lie thought they could not legislate to any purpose unless they rejected that measure. They could then consider the wishes of the people and the burdens affecting agriculture and the interests of every other class. If, however, the measure of the government were carried, discontent would reign in England, and the people would attribute to their representatives a bias towards the agricultural interests, and with a partial view to their own advantage. (Loud cheers.> It was his hope, however, that they would make a decision for the benefit of the whole community of Great Britain. The noble lord then concluded by the motion of which he had given notice. Mr. GLADSTONE then rose to reply, and was left speaking, TIME AND TIDE WILL STAY FOR NO MAN! 0, Y 1 MORTALS! After the late great storm was hushed and finished, I came on the sea shores of Liverpool, and took an hour's view of that old place ! ! Your town-hall be very, very handsome, truly ! If good old "King Foster" be ali ve , g i ve my love to , him, for he had a hand in that nice, fine building, as well as in my docks, and other property along the strand. Ilut why cannot ye agree, according unto right, in plans for my new docks ? All I want there be this : plenty, plenty of good sea room, and great despatch in completing the work. For do ye think I can spare those old possessions for a tedious course of years? Nay ! Nay ! I consent but to one or two summers, and no longer. Take heed, and agree amongst ye, speedily. Forty old merchants meet together, and each have two votes who has lived for sixty years. Then will I be in good humour again, and your ships shall sail in safety from sea to sea, and unto the world's end ! Your right trusty benefactor, NEPTUNUS. Old Ocean's Billows, arm 1842 . THE BISHOPRIC OF JERUSALEM.—Whets the great and good King of Prussia—a monarch not more to be venerated for his royal virtues than for his learning, his piety, and his de voted attention to all that relates to religion—when this excel lent monarch, desiring above all things to promote the glory of God, and the edification of his people, applies to our pri mate to meet him on neutral ground, and to bring together German and English Christians in the hope th a t, w i t h out any undue concession on either side, a union may be effected between us, shall we censure our primatc and the p re l ates who co-operated with him, for listening to these overtures? Shall we rather not bid them God speed, rrid humbly pray that a blessing may rest upon an experiment which, if it succeeds, will bring into close connexion those great Chris tian communities, the catholic church of England, the ca tholic church in the east, and the Prussian protestants, who before such union can be effected, must become catholics., even as the Orientals must be reformed ? Nor will the Ger.'. man protestants be the only gainers. We shall receive as well as give. We shall give to them the apostolical succes sion, and we shall receive their powerful support in fighting the good fight of God's truth in England. Many good, but weak persons are v i o l en tl y oppose d to the catholic doctrines, of regeneration, the real presence and absolution, because they regard them as popish; their prejudices will be re moved when they find that these doctrines are held by the Prussians as protestants.—Dr. Hook's Reasons for contri buting towards the support of an English Bishop at Jeru salem. ROMANTIC ADVENTURE.—The Bombay Times contains a detailed account of the extraordinary defence made b. , ' Captain Ferris of a n a d vanced post in Affghanistan, and P 9 successful retreat through a hostile country and amidst 'p numerable numerable enemies. Mrs. Ferris and her'sister were n t the persons in the fort. The ammunition having faill'; l e ' b e . there being no chance of obtaining quarters from ' A wa s leaguring thousands, a council of war was held, .h when n ugh the instantly decided by all present to cut their w ay_t e ke men multitude around them, thinking it " better to di " the sequel:— The than rats in a hole. " The following a . red fo still and war-worn garrison of Besh Bulak pruetpto.. shades of evening fell upon friend and fiosealiksee and It w a sa de greater trial than any they had yet been put taken - c i ;indeed, cided, that not a particle of baggage should be ladies were the tired there was no possibility of doing 0_ . their fire effective in garrison were disposed so as to rend and ,,,, camp followers placed on horseback behind two sodf.tne native officers, the front, to both flanks, and to the re in s' ;in """ body and rear guard. were securely placed between tbeates were opened, and a few from the walls to lull T 1 ven, and at about half oEfvtehrey t r h e i ztr ug m b u e a bag rd a o r o ra o n ti g o e u d i , n the `Pars suspicion. the word to march forth. On we moved and past six or seven o,clocky , f_ ~i pes, w e were challenged ; the silently, until clearing ,9 0 e ai moment all was a blaze of tire, qnarter, while above the uni theanswer was a bullet, an d were heard the shrill cries of the versa' din of chargedfire-arms sword in hand up to the column. Affghans, who s cut down, and his horse shot in the balls whistled farorun:s orderly wa Ferris's blows fe ll hard and fast, and many of our men fell mouth ; but still we fought the good light,and pressed every ot how the guides managed to lead the way, under them, thic i k . darkness caused by a cloud of dust and I know not on. for theretbwraesagah w itch the flashing of zezails was alone smoke, visible. The enemy,not relishing the unexpected entertain ment we carried out for them, began to sheer off, probably attracted by the plunder of the fort, where they were well rewarded for their labour, but it is to be supposed they cut each others throats while squabbling for the spoil. We had yet to sustain the fire from a fort that lay in our road, but we passed it unhurt, and had the satisfaction of continuing our march without interruption, until we reached the pass above Huzar-nou, when about forty men attacked the rear guard, but were beaten off. The Huzar-nou people were lying in wait for us in, the high road ; but as we pro cceded by a different route, they were disappointed., At three o,clock in tho morning of the 17th we reached Girdee where we found Tora,Baz Khali, who received us hospitably. and at daylight conducted us to Lallpoorah." The brave Peshawar. ii . tachment, after suffering incredible hardships, reached eon silerable. The l a di es were un h ur t. The loss d ur i ng th e defence and the retreat was !El, d, d ye Id of ra of st