The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-01 00:00:00

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. UNITED STATES AND CANADA. - - - By the Hibernia and Great Western, whose arrival we notice elsewhere, we have received intelligence from America a fortnight later than that previously received. The intelligence is unimportant. It appears, from a Mormonite document, entitled the " Epistle of the Twelve," that the succession to Joe Smith is given to a band of twelve men, who are called Apostles, and are appointed to preach to the Mormon peo ple throughout Europe and America. Our Montreal advices, to the 12th instant, inform us, that, instead of an accredited list of the new Ministry said to have been formed, the Provincial Parliament has, been further prorogued until the 22d October. The com mercial intelligence from the city will be found below. There is little from either Mexico or Texas. In the former republic, the preparations for invading Texas were proceeding but slowly. The Senate, however, had approved of the project of a law for raising the necessary 4,000,000 dollars. The Jamaica Despatch states, that letters from St. Juan de Nicaragua report that that city had been almost totally destroyed by an earthquake. The blockade still continued. The Kentucky State Prison was almost destroyed by fire on the 30th of August. Every building within the the walls, except the portion containing the cells of the prison -house, was destroyed. Fortunately all the con victs-160 in number—were prevented effecting their escape. On the 11th ult. the works of the mines at Sydney, Cape Breton, were burnt to the ground. The loss is estimated at £20,000. (From the Annual Circular of Mr. TV. P. Wright, of New York, dated 12th ultimo.) The total crop of the United States, on the Ist instant, amounted to 2,030,109 bales, against last year, 2 , 378,175 ; being a decrease of 348,466 bales. The total exports from the United States to foreign ports amounted, this year, up to the 21st August, to 1,629,490 bales, against last year, 1,010,137; being a decrease of 320,647 bales. That to England is 267,213 bales. The quantity consumed by manufacturers in the United States had progressively increased from 103,483 bales, in 1827, to 316,744 bales, in 1843-4. The total stock of cotton remaining on band in the United States, on the Ist September, amounted to 152,772 bales, against last year, 94,486. The experience of the past year has proved how useless it is to pretend to form an accurate estimate of the extent of the crop at too early a season ; but it may be remarked, that the accounts up to this time from the south, as to the prospects of the crop, have been favourable, and estimates as high as two million and a half bales are indulged in. There is no question as to the fact that the crops look promising, and that it is, at least, three weeks earlier than last year, which is proved by the receipts into the ports of this year's growth being considerably greater than last year : still, the crop is yet subject to many vicissitudes, and estimates made prior to De cember cannot be relied upon. Under ordinary circumstances, however, an average crop will be secured and prices rule low, which will enable consumption, in everypart of the world, to be materially increased, as, no doubt, it will, particularly in Great Britain, where so many new channels have recently been opened for the exporta tion of her goods, and while her manufactures continue to prosper , as at present. In confirmation of this view of the prospects for the coming year, I extract the following from the annual statement of the New Orleans Price Current, of the 2nd September, received last evening: "Judging from the information now in our possession, there is every prospect of good crops being produced in nearly all the sec tions of the country tributary to this port, except the rich bottom lands on and adjacent to the Mississippi, where irreparable damage, and to an enormous extent, has been done to the crops, in conse quence of the almost unprecedented overflow of the rivers. Should the crop turn out as well as is generally anticipated at this time, there can be but little doubt but prices will be governed accordingly, and will rule low at home and abroad. An experience, however, of many years, has taught us, that it is not only idle, but absolutely wrong, to form estimates of the crop at so early a period as this, as everything depends upon the character of the weather for some Months to come. A September storm, followed by long continued rains, or, what would be equally as bad, or, indeed, worse, a severe frost, would effectually blight the prospects of the planter and change the whole aspect of affairs, whether relating to supply or to prices, whereas a favourable and extended picking season would render a good yield certain. P.S —EvEsixo.—Since the date of my last circular, made up on 31st Augnst, per steamer Acadia, we have had two arrivals from England : the Great Western, on the evening of the 31st ult., with Liverpool dates to 17th August, and the Hibernia, with three days later, on the 2d inst., showing a decline in that market of id. per lb. Immediately after receipt of these accounts, a brisk demand sprung up, and, being freely met on the part of holders, a large bu siness has been transacted for England and the Continent of Europe, generally at a decline of half a cent. The transactions have been as follow :—Total sales since 31st August, 18,500 bales; import,4,loo; export, 10,200. Some small portion of the sales have been made up on specula tion • manufacturers have bought only a limited quantity. For the last two or three days the operations have been more limited, owing to the difficulty of obtaining freight and the advance demanded by ship-owners. There is now in course of shipment to Great Britain 12,000 bales, and to the Continent of Europe 8,030. The market closed, to-clay, with less disposition on the part ofholders to sell, and altogether with a firmer aspect. ExenANoits continue without variation, with a moderate de mand, the closing prices to-day being, on London, 1001 to 110 ; Paris, 5.22/ to 5 2l FREIGHTS have been active and in demand to Liverpool, and an advance has taken place. The packets, up to the 26th inst. inclu sive, together with three transient vessels on the berth, are engaged full, and 3kd. is now demanded. NEW YORK MARKETS, SATURDAY,Si.r. 14. FLoun..—The market continues heavy. No change in the price of western. The sales of southern are only for immediate wants. Prices, 4 2.5 to 4 50 :—Grain.—There have been some sales of new Wheat; 1,000 bushels Genessee at 91 to 92c.; 5,000 North Caro lina, 84 to 85c. ; sales have been made of 3,000 Illinois fair at 84 to 85c. Oats in demand at 30 to 32c. Northern Rye in fair demand at previous rates. The supply of Corn small; and Southern has sold at 45c. measure; Northern 50 to 51e. Salt.—Sales of Liverpool fine at 130 to 40 ; for coarse, 1 05, to the extent of some 7,500 sacks. MONTREAL MARKETS, TIiIIRSDAY, SEP. 12. Asa ES.—We have to notice a further advance in both descriptions. Since our last remarks Pots have sold at 265. 3d. per barrel, and Pearl at 265., although small bills arc picked up at something under these prices. The quantity arriving is very light, and by no means corresponding to the demand Fl,ur olders of superior brands of Canada are endeavouring to procure 255. per barrel, but the highest price obtained for any quantity is 245. 7id., at which rate we are told that :350 barrels were placed on Monday. sales of good brands, mixed, have likewise been made at 245. to 245. 6d. Provi sions . —We cannot learn that anything of moment has been done in either Pork or Beef; and we are unable to give quotations that can be relied upon. Exchange.—The Bank rate for , Bills on London is 11 to 111 per cent. premium. Private Bills 9i to l 0 per cent. Freights—We believe that 4s. to 4s. 3d. is demanded for Flour, and 275. 6d. for Ashes. A letter from Toulon, states that the offi"ers of the squadron of the Prince de Joinville, on their arrival at Cadiz, enrolled their names for the purpose of sending a deputation to the officers of the Warspite, to demand sa tisfaction for the letters in the Times; but that the Prince having heard of their intention, anticipated them by writing to the Commodore ; who is said to have replied, that he did not believe there were, in the English navy, officers base enough to doubt the courage of French of ficers, and promising to publish a disavowal of these letters in the Times. The Captain of the Warspite has also published a letter, severely condemning the com munications in question, and intimating his intention to punish, if possible, the authors of them. THE PERILS OF THE GUANO TRADE. Captain Northwood has published a narrative of the capture and destruction, by the Moors, of a portion of the crews of the ships Margaret and Courier, both be longing to the port of London, while in search of guano, at the island of Arguin, on the coast of Africa. The Margaret sailed from Gravesend last April, and in the following month reached Arguin. Landed, but found no guano. Visited other islands with like success; and, while in the boat, was, with part of the crew, captured by- some Arabs. "As soon as they got me into their boat," he says, " they almo,t pulled me to pieces, one dragging my watch out, oth( r 3 my pockets, and one pul ling at my stock, which was buckled. Samuel Phillips, John Ward, Geo. Horsborn, James Litchfield, and my self, were saved ; John Sims was shot ; and William Fransham drowned. Ido not know how we got into the island, in the middle of the night, for we were all very bad, and all complained of their limbs, it was so very cold." They were in hopes that the men in the vessel would ransome them ; and their hopes were further raised by the arrival of a second vessel, which greatly alarmed the Arabs, as they feared she was a man-of-war. The two vessels, however, sailed away. In a few days the ship Courier appeared, and the captain sent a boat with men to the shore with presents. " Mr. Wilson landed with some of his men, and I kept calling to them to keep their boats off. I got to the beach and spoke to a man named Griffiths, and begged of him to go back to his boat and get on board. He said it was of no use going on board, as they had brought every thing they had got in the brig. He went to the boats, while I kept begging of him to shove off, but he paid no attention, and said to them, " Give me the captain, and I will give you all." Mr. Wilson then ordered the sails, tobacco, cloths, and every thing else to be handed out of the gig, and ordered the longboat to haul in. The Arabs at once got bold of the longboat's bowsprit, and two of them took hold of my wrist. The muskets belonging to the brig were lying at the bottom of the boats. A signal was gii en by the Arabs, and firing commenced. Mr. Wilson was shot through the breast, face, and head. William Penny, George Jones, and the carpenter were also shot dead. William Hunney was badly wounded. John M'Donald, Peter M'Kenzie, George Griffiths, George Pilkington, and Mr. Deane, second mate, swam towards the brig— supposed to be wounded. Edward Balcomb and John Coston, when the carpenter feil against them dead, got under the oars, and escaped unhurt. They dragged me and George Griffiths through a piece of water that was behind them, holding clubs and spears over us. Griffiths not moving quick enough, they ran a spear into his back, and beat him about the head with clubs. I found it was of no use resenting, and escaped unhurt. This was all over in a few minutes, and not a gun was fired by the brig's crew, as they could not fire►. without injuring us. The Arabs stripped the dead and threw the bodies over board, and also William Hunney, who they thought was dead ; he had two balls in his left arm close up to the shoulder; the poor fellow came from the crowd bleeding and quite naked, and I covered him over with the rest of the wounded." " June 2, at 8 a. m., the brig got under weigh and left us. The wounded wished to see me, and one of the chief men came and led toe to them. They wished to have their wcunds dressed, and asked if 1 thought they would recover. They were in a deplorable state, in a little hut, lying on sea weeds, and complained of the cold very much. I made the chief understand that they wanted their wounds dressed, and after I left they got little bows, and made them make water into th e i r woun d s. N ex t d ay t h ey sc raped their wounds, and burnt them round with a large nail.head made hot, and gave them dried fish and water. Wm. Hunney had two balls in his left shoulder, and the bone was badly fractured. Two days after he had been there they probed the balls out with a brass rod, scraped his wounds and burnt them round. They bathed them with fish oil some days after, and they smelt very bad. They also cut from one hole where one of the h a ll s went in to the other with a co mmon rough knife. I ,l'hen dr es sing him they had him h eld dow p , and his cries were hor rible, and they were a long tuns) , about it, the Arabs always laughing all the time. When I left him he had been 42 days under their hands,- and looked shockingly ill. The wounds had got through the arm into his breast, and they sponged them with reeds bound round with oakum. I was afraid of mortific .tion taking place. He was ruptured, and they took his truss away, for the sake of the spring, and would not let him bind himself up, although he suffered very much. John M'Donald had three balls in the abdomen, and one above the left knee through the thigh and groin. He had the same kind of treatment as Hunney ; but when I left he was doing well. George Pilkington was shot in the left arm and back, and had a severe cut above the foot on the shin, the leader of the great toe being cut. He was doing well, and could walk a little. These three men were left behind. Pete M'Kenzie had two very bad sabre cuts in the head, and his scull was fractured. They scraped his head and skull twice a—day very roughly, and stuffed it with powder like the bark of a tree. They would not allow him to keep anything on his head. George Griffiths was lanced in the back, and they cut another bole with a knife a-breast of it, burnt round it, and scraped and stuffed it twice a-day. He recovered. The Arabs now stated that a Captain Leunty, meaning a captain over all the captains and land, was coming to take us to the Canary vessels, to see if he could get anything for us. This I doubted, as I knew they were very much afraid of the Canary vessels, they being well manned and armed." He did come, and ulti mately they reached Gambia, where Captain Isemonger, of the Africanus, received them kindly. He had heard of their captivity, and arranged with an Arab chief for their liberation. Of the three poor fellows behind, no thing has been heard. Captain Northwood and his companions had, for eleven weeks, nothing to eat but dried fish and water. IRELAND. MEETING OF THE DUBLIN CORPORATION. On Wednesday last, as announced in our last, a special meeting of this body was held for the purpose of consi dering the adoption of a petition to the Queen, upon the motion of Dr. Maunsell, praying " that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to hold her Court, and to summon an Imperial Parliament, to meet at least once in every three years, in her loyal city of Dublin ; also, that she will re commend to the consideration of Parliament the propriety of making such provisions as shall secure that the same shall be done in future times." For an hour previous to the time announced for the commencement of the pro ceedings, every available seat in the body of the Assem bly-room—and in the gallery was crowded to excess. The chair was taken by the Lord Mayor, and shortly after the opening of the meeting Dr. Maunsell, after a few introductory remarks, said, — Let us consider the probable operation upon Irish Pro testants of an arrangement for the periodical transference of the court and legislature to Ireland, and I will ask would not such an arrangement be, at the least, as safe for Protestants as is the present plan ? What is now the po sition, and what may be the reasonable expectations of Irish Protestants ? Two institutions, and two only, in which they have a special interest, have been suffered to remain—the University and the Church. Now, I ask any reflecting man will he engage that the Protestant Uni versity (already ,threatened) will not, within a year, be thrown es a sop to the monster of agitation ? On this matter the handwriting of the Premier has but recently appeared upon the wall : the vision of those who cannot read it must be strangely distorted, either by their wishes or their interests. The question is no longer a moot one : the days of the University of Dublin, as an exclusively or special Protestant institution are numbered, and I will again ask, when the university shall have been sacrificed, how long do Irish Protestants suppose their church, as a national establishment, will survive? Surely, if the his tory of the last fifteen years be remembered, no one, not the most sanguine truster in statesmen, can in his sober moments fail to see that this establishment is already doomed—that the purses of the great English proprietors of Irish soil already gape for that remnant of the patri mony of the church. to the appropriation of which they have already made a first step, by converting it from an actual property in the land to a stipendiary rent-charge? The ostrich biding his head in the sand in the belief that he thereby conceals himself from his pursuers is a type of exalted wisdom in comparison with our example of folly, if we continue obstinately to shut our eyes to those facts. No ; let no one hope that a minister whose mind is trained in manoeuvres for riding over political shoals—(l adopt the simile from the Quarterly Review)—will hesitate to slip these the two only remaining anchors of Irish Pro testantism, as a national establishment, if doing so will enable him to escape official wreck, even were it but for a session. I presume I need scarcely ask are the personal and individual interests of Protestants at the present time likely to be safe r than those of a collective kind ? I will waste no time in proving at this time of day, tha: if there be any patronage in question, it will be exercised, less in recompensing the services of former friends, than in pur chasing the future support of renegade repeaters or nomi nal Protestants. (Cheers.) This policy has been frankly enough avowed by the Prime Minister himself—it has been defended without scruple by the organs of his govern ment—yet though all these concessions shall be made to the popular outcry, a period must arrive when to concede more will become impossible; and I ask those who know Ireland will not that period be the commencement of the real struggle for repeal. By sacrificing the university and the church, and by postponing thg individual interests of Protestants, the consummation may perhaps be delayed ; but it will no less certainly arrive at last, and when it does come, it will find the Irish Protestants a betrayed, weakened, denationalised garrison of England, not even possessed of a spoil to mollify their conqueror. To my Protestant brethren I would then say—make your terms before the breach in your bulwarks becomes indefensible. Despair not of saving your strong places, or, at least, if treason within obliges you to sacrifice them, secure the honours of war. This can only be done by some exhibi tion of national Protestant strength—for there is a Pro testant nation in Ireland, and they can show that such is the case—by a demand that before further legislation shall be engaged in to our ruin, legislators shall see Ireland, Protestant as well as Roman Catholic Ireland, with their own eyes. We must no longer be objects of barter and sale between Irish lawyers and place-hunters, and English ministers, ignorant of our real position. If Irish Protes tantism is to be sold, we ought to insist upon the bargain being made in our presence. But s'aould the plan which I have taken the liberty of proposing to the consideration of this house ever be brought to perfection, I confess I see a future very different from that which now awaits us. Holding the court and parliament here alternately could not render the condition of Irish Protestants worse than it now is ; but it would render them, in common with other Irishmen, more respectable as a body—it would enable Englishmen to learn, what they do not now know, the ac tual position of Protestants in Ireland ; and if that was once known to legislators, a due weight would be given to Protestant as to other Irish interests. I will hang out no false colours in the hope of gaining a vote from gentlemen opposite. I tell you frankly, my lord, it is my hope and firm belief, that by giving Irishmen their due share in le gislation, and at the same time protecting them from the domination of the Romish church, a long step would be taken towards Protestantising Ireland, and that, too, without curtailing the liberties of my fellow-countrymen in any particular —nay, with the certain effect of raising an impregnable bulwark for the defence of the common liberties of all. Thus, I think the plan I propose would vastly benefit the collective interests of my brethren in religion. As to their private interests, I will only ask, would it be less advantageous to the Protestant than to the Catholic barrister to have the field of imperial parliamen tary practice thrown open to him ?—to the physician to have the squares of Dublin, and the provincial mansions of the aristocracy filled with the noble and the wealthy ? —to the speculator to have the opportunity of urging his railway bill within a walk of his own office ?—to the tradesman to have his employers (,uadrupled ?—to the peasant to have his landlord resident at his door, as a sympathiser and supporter in his daily toils and wants, not an occasional visitant in the capacity of a collector of rent ? If these would be ben fits, they would, I submit, be se cured to the Protestantls well as to the Catholic resident in Ireland, and that wi bout risk,hy the plan I now propose. The ]earned gentleman proceeded to argue that the plan he proposed would be beneficial to the interests of England by fixing another political centre in the empire and thereby raising a greater probability of the landed gentry residing permanently amongst them—and by making English capitalists acquainted with the economical resources of Ireland. He also spoke at great length to show that the legitimate objects of the repealers would be advanced by the proposed plan, and concluded as follows :—" What benefit have the masses of the Protestant or Catholic people of Ireland obtained from Whig or Tory ? I ask this house have they been sufficient to recompense either party for the cruel injuries that the feuds of the English parties have brought upon our country ?—for the neglect of our social interests that these political feuds have engendered and perpetuated among ourselves ? Would it not be for the common good of all, if we could give the world a practical demonstration that English political parties in Ireland are (as is the fact) resolving themselves into their elements ; and that, in the ordinary course of nature, those elements must, sooner or later, enter into new combinations—(loud and long continued cheering from both sides). It will be remembered that I am now speaking of political dissensions—l make no al lusion to religious differences. I advocate no latitudina rianism—no conciliatory concessions on points of reli gious doctrine or religious practice. Even here, where so many differ from me in religion, I do not fear to avow that I feel the stronger interest in the welfare of my Pro testant fellow - countrymen — but the plan for which I ask the support of the council involves no religious conces sion. Let us agree to differ in religious matters—but let us break the spell that has so long bound us to the tails of English Whigs and English Tories. Let us, if it were but far the sake of novelty, give one unanimous vote for old Ireland—(long-continued cheering.) When the ap plause subsided, Dr. Maunsell again rose and fomally moved the resolution set forth in his speech, stating at the same time that he had consulted but two members on his side of the house, one of whom was Alderman Butt, upon the subject, and they had declared their approval of his proposition. He had expected that one of these gentlemen would have seconded his motion, but it now appeared that they had changed their minds, and he there fore withdrew his motion. Mr. O'Connell congratulated Dr. Maunsell, warmly on the tone, temper, and manner of his address , and closed his speech in the following emphatic language :—" Things cannot remain as they are; there must be a change, and, God forbid that that change should be effected without the assent of men of all persuasions and all religions. I would consider it not a blessing but a curse, if a change were forced upon any portion of the Irish people. I am rejoiced to see every hour symptoms which tell me that other combinations are about being formed, which will meet more than half way every assistance which we can give towards attaining those advantages to Ireland, which the learned doctor would have extended to us once in three years, but which I should like you should have every summer season—cheers. That period is approach ing, and I believe in the course of a few weeks a manifes tation will be made which will be totally devoid of reli gious partizanship, and presenting a combination of Irishmen for the benefit of their fellow -countrymen." The assembly was then adjourned. REPEAL ASSOCIATION MEETING. The weekly meeting of this body, on Monday, was at tended numerously, owing in all probability to the expec tation that it was the last Mr. O'Connell would attend prior to his departure for Derrynane. Mr. Kelly, M.P., took the chair, and after several of the minor fry had spoken, Mr. O'Connell handed in one pound from Antrim, and read a letter stating that a species of ribandism prevailed in that county, which he was called upon and did denounce most emphatically. Mr. O'Connell then alluded to the withdrawal of the proprietors of newspapers from the association, and said that he was desired by the committee to state that in future every member of the as sociation mould have the privilege of buying any Dublin newspaper he thought proper ! With respect to Repeal reading-rooms be moved a resolution, at the instance of the committee, that members might form Repeal reading rooms, to which the association would give every support in its power, but would not pledge itself to make any pe cuniary grants I The announcement of these two va luable privileges elicited loud cheers. The first thing to be considered was, whether it was necessary to hold the Clontarf meeting. The holding of that meeting he re garded as a constitutional privilege, and the prevention of it as a constitutional wrong. The holding of such meetings was the simplest and the surest method of ascertaining the public mind respecting any alleged grievance. Lord Althorp, who said he preferred a civil war to the granting of Repeal, yet, with that constitutional justice which was an ingredient in his mind, said—" I will admit that if the great and overwhelming majority of the people of Ireland demand a Repeal of the Union, they are entitled to have it." He had tried first a Precursor Society ; but every thing they solicited from England was refused. He then commenced the Repeal Association to call out the people, and let the universe know that the people of Ireland de manded Repeal. He made that experiment, and it was perfectly successful. In no other country but Ireland could he have made it. He then, proposed his usual hackneyed eulogiums on the Repeal multitude, and talked of the perfect peacefulness of the monster meetings. Judge Burton, when passing sentence on him, admitted this ; and yet the court was unanimously of opinion that t g h ii e u s t e y c m o e n e s t p i i n r g a s e y w . e r l e f t s t o far m t doctrinecrimin w a asre true, c e ,i o t n: , t o i u tu ld te a be in the power of the judges to say what number of persons would constitute a lawful or unlawful meeting ; and he would as soon take the length of a judge's foot as the measure of the question, or the judge's conscience. But the English judges had unanimously decided against the Irish court, and that was a decision of the utmost im portance. They had thus vindicated the principle, and the vindication was most complete. What need, then, of a meeting at Clontarf to vindicate that which was already vindicated? The committee had taken this view, and had unanimously resolved that such a meeting was unne cessary. Next as to the Preservative Society—the com mittee on this subject desired to sit again, as great diffi culties surrounded it. The Irish convention act was a serious bar to its formation. Haste, therefore, was dangerous. It was quite right the public mind should ripen on the subject of Repeal and federalism. There was a great and growing disposition on the part of those styled Conservatives to consider and adopt a plan for the restoration of the Irish parliament. They thought a fe deral parliament more easily obtained, and they thought it equally protective of Irish rights. It was the duty of the association to receive every man who was a Repealer, whether he was a federalist or not ' • and every man was a Repealer who was for the repeal of the act of union,—for there could be no federal parliament till that act was re pealed. The Catholic Bishop of Killaloe and several other clergymen had become federalists. He (Mr. O'Connell) was not hurt at the unfounded opinions of Mr. G. Potter; he was brought up in Protestant preju dices, and ought to be looked upon with a kind and gene rous feeling. He was to be admired with his Protestant prejudices more than if he had none of them, as they showed he was the more sincere and determined. He had written a work on draining land, but it would not do —lreland had been sufficiently drained already. (Laugh ter.) He (Mr. O'Connell) was convinced that an ab sentee tax should be imposed on every Irishman who kept a permanent residence out of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Sharman Crawford had lately expressed his difference of opinion from some distinguished leaders of Repeal, but hoped that " some means might be devised for uniting those who agree on the common groands that Ireland ought to have a representative body, with powers com petent to give her the management of her own resources." He (Mr. O'Connell) agreed with Mr. Crawford in that principle, was ready to join him in any effort that would give the Irish the power of taking care of themselves, and wondered why Mr. Crawford did not come forward with such a plan. (Cheers.) The wheat crop through Ireland this year is most abundant. Several farmers in the county Kildare have 20 barrels to the acre. EFFECTS OF THE PEEL POLICY IN IRELAND.—It has been often said that the apathy of the Protestants of Ireland towards the present government has no existence but in the representations of a dissatisfied press. The following fact, however, proves the contrary. On Tues day, at a meeting of the Conservative Registration Society of Dublin, a report of the committee was read, in which they say that, not having the means of defraying the ex penses of the past week, and being involved in consider ble debt, they had resolved to suspend their operations for the present, and dismiss Atic—ci,rit. it, the;r meat ; and it was only at the earnest solicitation of a number of gentlemen present that the committee con sented to continue their exertions until a public meeting of the Conservative constituency shall have been held in November. On the accession of the present government the Conservatives in the city of Dublin were vigorous al d united. Against all the intrigues an d threats of a Whig Lord Lieutenant and his officials, they had sue :eeded in rescuing the representation from Mr. O'Connell. At the registry in 1840. and during the years which preceded Sir Robert Peel's attainment of office, they defeated their op ponents at every registration session ; all was activity and exertion. At the session of 1841, immediately succeeding the expulsion of the Whigs and the succession of the To ries, the Conservative majority numbered 247; they re gistering 729 claimants to 482 Radicals. On the corres ponding session of the next year, 1842, when Sir Robert Peel's system began to be developed, their majority dwindled to 36; they being able only to register 139 to 103 Radicals. On that of 1843, their majority was turned into a minority,i their opponents registering 60 Radicals to 47 Conservatives ; and then, at the May sessions of the present year, 1844, they registered only 118 Conservatives to 223 Radicals, leaving the Repealers a majority of 105 ; and on that of last August, but 150 Conservatives against 286 Repealers: leaving the latter a majority of 136 on that session. Such are the results of the three years practical working of the Peel policy in Ireland, with respect to the Conservative body : a disheartened, broken-down consti tuency—a dispirited, almost bankrupt, Registration So iety, succourless, disgusted, and on the eve of dissolution. NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.--The Lord Primate of Ireland, in his recent Visitation Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of Armagh, observes—" With reference to a subject upon which the clergy have ex pressed an almost unanimous determination, I must offer a few remarks—l mean the subject of education. The attempts of the Commissioners of National education to remove objections to their plan have been generally felt by the clergy to be insufficient for the purpose. My own opinion is that they were so ; and that co-operation with the National Board on the terms proposed could not have been agreed to. Having explained my views upon this question at much length in my last charge, it is not my intention to enter into a discussion of it at present. I shall only observe, that the views which I put before you at that time I continue to entertain. The more 1 reflect upon the subject the more firm is my conviction that education, to be really beneficial, must be based upon religion ; and that the instructors of youth do little to pro mote their well being if they do not instil into their minds the principles of Divine Truth for the regulation of their conduct in after life. I will take leave to add what I said on a former occasion relative to the plan of National Education, when its rules were first promulgated —that if it be consistent with the principles of the Roman Catholic Church to debar the members of its communion from the use of the Scripture, I maintain that it is not consistent with the principles of the Protestant Church to establish a system of National Education founded on such pretensions. I presume not to interfere with the Roman Catholic priesthood in the exercise of any power which they may conscientiously believe to belong to them. But if they wish to preserve their consistency as Roman Ca tholics, let us endeavour to preserve ours as Protestants. If they are persuaded that religion may be taught with out the Scriptures, be it so, as far as regards themselves ; but lit not us, as Protestants, sanction such a principle by establishing schools which shall be called national ones, in which the essential truths of revelation are not set forth, in which the Scriptures are not recognised, are not appealed to, are not devoutly read, as the only pure and authentic source of religious faith and practice." We need scarcely say that we agree perfectly in the opinion so ably, so lucidly, and so forcibly expressed by his Grace. TO THE DISPERSED PROTESTANTS IN THE SOUTH AND WEST OF IRELAND. BRETHREN.—In these evil times, as I have seen some faint hearts amongst you, and know of more, permit one of the dispersed of your body respectfully to give you a few words of counsel, and not to count it to him for pre sumption. The Snake has thrown a new lure—a federal parlia ment ; whether the infatuated Mr. Hutchinson it was who started the hare, or the Snake himself, no matter; the Viper has adopted it as his own. Does it require anything beyond common sense to discern that as far as the father of lies is concerned, he only wants that toy well packed with popish influence and craft to blow up a quarrel between it and the imperial parliament on any invented pretence, and then to arrive at his darling repale. Surely, surely, no Protestants awake will heed him. It may be true that much of our business is mismanaged by English officials, who know little of our country, and are backward to learn it, but these are only matters of detail ; the basis of the union is fraught with advantage even to excess for Ireland, and it is part and parcel of the plan of the agitators to shower inventions so thick into the House of Commons that there should be no time for ministers to effect business ; but were the country once at peace within her s elf, the Scorpion crushed, and his 'lvo:end coadjutors put on their good behaviour, the prosperity of Ireland w o u ld know no bounds. It is true, we have at present the hideous deformity in the heart of the country of a band of infuriated democrats consuming her bowels, inviting adherence and co-ouera tion, threatening massacre, and thirsting for blood; for what else means their phraseology of " Ireland biding her time?" The bait of plunder flung out to the peasant must have had its influence ; for by the Jesuit finesse he is perpetually urged to put into the raffle, that he may be eager for the day of drawing; yet the poor people are not ill-disposed if let alone, and the proof is that it is thought indispensable not to relax for one moment the stimulant of sedition upon them. All this is true, wofully true; and as it constitutes a government within the government, having the torch and the stiletto for its device, it may make scme honest hearts to quail. But, Protestants, re member you are hated because you hold the Bible. It all resolves itself into this. The Bible and the right of private judgment in religion it is that renders popish priests su pet fluoas lumber—that it is translated into every known language for circulation by Saxon aid maddens them to fury —now that they blindly suppose that they have only a short time to wait to sacrifice your church, which has taught you to know what they are, and what they are not. You cannot have forgotten the pope's circular, dated from Rome on 4th May last, addressed to his worship pers in Italy, denouncing the New York Bible Society. He tells them plump, that reading the Holy Scriptures, in the vulgar tongue, leads to certain perdition ; and forbids what the Saviour enjoined. If this be not the beast drawn in the Revelations, God has given us our reason to betray us. This circular was published in all the papers. So, Protestants, take your line. Waver not. Have no fel lowship with their principles. I was once an emancipator myself, a conciliator, and am well reviled as a dupe and worse. Observe the return which the Duke of Welling ton and Sir Robert Peel daily get for having brought for ward the emancipation act ; and mind, this is not the ex ception but the rule. What folly, then, is it to hope that the sense of shame will associate some of the more re spectable persons of the Romanist persuasion to denounce the agitators! They don't come forward ;at least I know of but one or two that have, a'id they are well scoffed and spit at by the demon for their honesty. Be not seduced by any of his baits. Hold aloof to the last. It is the trial of your faith. Let every Protestant say to himself, " if 1 was the only one left I never would unite with them." Nail the Bible and the Union Jack together to your heart. Have something in your hand also to make him repent who would approach with the rags of an Italian priest to defile either. The English Protestant people will yet consent to distinguish between the true and the false in Ireland. Our brethren of the north are alive to our sufferings; nay, the English dissenters, much as they dislike the monarchical principle, and the Church, will yet, from a sense of shame, postpone their aversion to these elements in order to teach the turbulent popish agents here that if they expect protection and security they must at least let others enjoy it. Watch. Be fi-m. Be indifferent alike to their cajolery or their threats. Call to mind the words of the Psalmist, which cannot be found, by-the-by, in the popish Missal—" I was young, and now am old, and yet saw I never the righteous for saken ;" &c.—l am, brethren, your sincere well-wisher, WESTMEATH. Clonyn, September 21st, 1844, 42C5NEG,AVZ10T51V76.2 . 711 , Ze11 , .., J.l UNIVERSITY (5- CLERICAL NEWS. VICE-CHANCELLORSHIP OF OXFORD.—It is expected that the board will meet at Oxford to elect Dr. Wynterr's successor on Tuesday next, the Bth inst. It is confidently expected that, notwithstanding, the vigorous exertions of the Tractarians, Dr. Symons will be successful. In every town the business should be taken up in an energetic way. One or two of the resident clergy might canvass all the rest, and might at once communicate the result to the Oxford committee. Bnt whatever is done, should be done at once. Our opponents are quite beforehand in all this preparation. They are always aware of their strength, and are anxiously looking for the hour of trial. They calculate on baying in Oxford, on the day of contest, more than three hundred of their partisans. Of course, this amount of votes can be out-numbered, twice told—if the friends of the truth are equally energetic. But will they be so? APPOINTMENTS.—The Rev. Willit.m Penrice Borrett, M.A., of Caius College, to the rectory of Siston, in the county of Gloucester; value, £323. The Rev. Castell Gerrard, 8.A., of Corpus Christi College, to the rectory of Wickham Skeith, Suffolk ; value, £123. The Rev. Henry Deck, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, to the rectory of St. Barnabas, Manchester. The Rev. Daniel Moore, M.A., of St. Catherine's Hall, to the incumbency of Camden Chapel, Camberwell. The Rev. Dudley So merville, 8.A., of Queen's College, to the curacy of Sutton Cheny and Shenton. Leicestershire. The Rev. Arthur Sharples, 8.A., of Queen's College, to the curacy of Snaseston, Leicestershire. The Rev. William Fleet wood, S.C.L., of St. Catherine's Hall, to the curacy of St. Catherine's, Northampton. The Rev. Charles Lisle Phillipps, M.A., Magdalene College, to the curacy of Roshley, Leicestershire. The Rev. John Bedingfield Collyer, M.A., of Clare Hall, to the Archdeacoury of Norwich. The Rev. T. R. Welch, Chancellor of the Diocese of Chichester, expired suddenly at Brighton. The deceased was brother-in-law of Dr. Shuttleworth, late Bishop of Chichester. Three new churches are about to be built in Scotland— one at Melrose, one at Falkirk, and one at Dalkeith. Gratifying evidences of the increase of the Church in this part of the empire. PEEL MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL.-011 Wednesday the Bishop of Sodor and. Man laid the foundation stone of a new building to be erected at Peel, Isle of Man, for a mathematical school, the previous building having become irreparably delapidated. CHURCH EXTENSION.—Last week a meeting of the Society Soetf for — lncreasin. ' Church AccdriamOdatitiii was held at Leeds. During the five years which have elapsed since its formation it has been enabled to expend upwards of £23,000 in grants towards the building of thirty new churches, and the rebuilding of six others; towards increasing the endowments of thirty-seven poor benefices, and towards the erection of seventeen parsonage houses. CONSECRATION OF NEW CHURCHES.—The beautiful little chapel, Horsley Chapel, in the remote district of Heedwater, was consecrated as u chapel of ease to Elsdon, by the Bishop of Durham, on Wednesday week. On Tuesday the Lord Bishop of Exeter consecrated a new church at Woodbury Salterton, Devon. The Lord Bishop of Norwich consecrated a new church at Laken ham, Norwich, on Tuesday. It is dedicated to St. Murk. The Bishop of Sodor and Man has lately been perform ing the rite of confirmation in the diocese of St. Asaph. At one place he rejected several of the candidates-. and at the close of the ceremony, having summoned the clergy, told them that he had never seen catechumens presented for confirmation so badly prepared, and that had the con firmation been to take place in his own diocese he should have put it off altogether. ROMANISM AND DISSENT. On Tuesday last Ilis Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury held his visitation of the clergy of his diocese at Maidstone. In the course of his lordship's charge we find the following important observations : I look forward with hope, though 1 cm not altogether free from anxiety, to the future destinies of cur church. It is not from direct violence from without, or from dis sension from within, that I apprehend immediate danger, but what may eventually be the result of her external dissensions, and the differences now existing within her own bosom, if they should ever proceed to extreme lengths, it is painful to contemplate. " If ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye are not consumed one of an other," was the warning of the Apostle to the Galatians. I am far from asserting that that language is applicable in all its significancy to the state of our own church, but I fear there is enough of division to weaken those resources which, if applied in conjunction, might much more effec tually aid the common object of promoting the glory of God and the happiness of our fellow-countrymen than they can be promoted whilst that division is to be found which, unfortunately, it is notorious does exist amongst us. By these indications of discord the hopes of the Romanists have been raised—without any sufficient ground I fully believe. From the extent of resources at their command, and from the unity of purpose which marks their proceedings, they have succeeded in making an im pression in our colonies; but, notwithstanding the gigan tic resources which they possess, their success in this country will probably be limited to a few converts. At the time of our separation from Rome it was satisfactorily shown that we could not partake of her communion with out partaking of her sins ; and, as no material alteration has taken place in her system, and as her doctrines are unchanged, and, in her own estimation, are unchangeable, it may be presumed that few persons who have considered the grounds on which our reformers were justified, will be disposed to return to her communion. Among the Dis senters, within the last few years, so far as 1 can judge from some of their writers, and the expressions employed at their meetings, a feeling of dislike to the church ap pears to be gaining ground. After reasonable allowance is made for temporary excitement, I see enough to con vince me that serious designs are in agitation for the sub version of our national church. Under the circumstances alluded to above, I see no reason for alarm, but much to regret in the partial estrangement of the people from the church, as well as in the defeat of measures by them useful to society ; the successful opposition, for example, made to the plan proposed by the government for the education of children employed in the mining and manufacturing districts affords a melancholy proof of this. The principles of dissent indeed appear to me to be essentially faulty, as they open an inlet to errors of every description, and act directly in opposition to that spirit of unity which Christ acted upon when he founded the church. In this latter principle of unity the strength of the church consists. While she has unity in herself there is little dread from external violence, but she may suffer irremediably from divisions within herself. What is wanted at present to insure her efficiency is peace. In speaking of peace, I am far from recommending the compromise of principle with indifference, or the sacrifice of the truth—that peace which alone can be lasting and useful is to be found in the church, and in the determination of her ministers to act cordially together in the discharge of the duties assigned them, ab staining from unprofitable controversies, or from an in dulgence in rancour, through slight differences, (for differ ences must needs exist,) but discussing them with temper, and with no desire than that of elucidating the truth. In speaking thus of the church, I do not deny the existence of piety or the hope of salvation out of its pale; but, as all revelation proceeds from our blessed Lord, I can hardly be wrong in the belief, that He who brought down the word to the church from on high has also provided the means of transmitting it to all generations. Those who view matters in this light will readily admit that it implies, if nothing more, a want of faith to seek elsewhere for the means of grace than in the sanctuary which the Lord has built—" built," as He himself bath said, " upon a rock," and the perpetuity of which He has insured to the end of the world. The various figures under which this question is described in the Scriptures point out the connexion be tween it and the Lord. It is designated as a kingdom e rected by Christ, and by Him directed and governed—as a fold under His peculiar care, in which the flock are pro tected against every enemy, and are supplied by Him with abundant pasture —as a household, of which our Lord himself is the ruler. From these significant images we learn the immediate connexion of Christ with those who are within the pale of the church, as their sovereign pro tector defending them by his power, providing for their wants by his bounty, and leading them to salvation by his holy word through the appointed means of grace. A still closer connexion is intimated where our Lord speaks of Himself as the vine of which He is the root and we are the branches deriving life from Him; and when He is de scribed by Paul as the head of the church, of which He is the body and we are the members; if such were the ap pointment from the beginning, as appears from ample testimony, is it not reasonable to imagine that a disbelief of the church is next to a disbelief in the Gospel ? If the truths of the Gospel be necessary to the salvation of man kind, the arrangement of which the Gospel is reserved for our use can hardly be of less importance. If nothing more be said for the church than that it is the institution of Christ—that he laid the foundation of the building, and that it was completed by the Apostles under his holy spirit, surely we ought to be cautious before we meddle with what he has established, and we may be sure that his word is not to be improved by man, and that from his providential wisdom and most perfect knowledge of the disposition of his creatures, he alone knew what was right. RAILWAY INTELLIGEACB. It is in contemplation to run a line of railway from Londonderry to Coleraine. STOCKPORT AND ASHTON.—These towns are shortly to be united by a railroad, in conjunction with the. Man chester and Birmingham line. Arrangements are in progress for extending the New castle and North Shields Railway from its present terminus at Shields to Tynemouth. GLOUCESTER AND FOREST OF DEAN RAILWAY.—A line under this title is about to be brought forward in op. position to the South Wales Railway, and the inhabitants of the locality give this the preference. A line of railway is projected from Blackburn to Bolton The line will pass within a few yards to the east of the new church at Over Darwen, and proceed along the Turt on Valley. A REALLY " MONSTER" TRAIN.—One day last week no fewer than eight thousand persons passed from . Leeds and York to Hull, in three excursion trains! Not a sin gle accident of any kind occurred. At the half-yearly meeking of the Sheffield and Mao chester Railway Company, held on Wednesday last, a resolution was agreed to, authorising the directors to ap- ply to parliament early in the ensuing session for leave to form a junction with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire line. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—Mr. Brunel and Mr. Saunders will attend meetings on the subject of this rail way at all the chief towns between Chepstow and Melford, on behalf of the Great Weztern Company, by whom this line is projected. The Sheffield and Rotheram Railway, it is stated, will, from and after the 10th of October inst, be worked under the control of the Midland Company. The basis of the arrangement is a perpetual annuity at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, to be paid by the latter company. _ _ The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings railway sharehold ers give the Brighton Company, on condition of taking 3,500 shares, the option of leasing the line within three calendar months of its completion, at a rent of 42 per cent. upon the cost of the works. Friday was the nineteenth anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which is the oldest of the existing railways, and the first on which lo comotive engines were employed for the conveyance of passengers and goods. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN R AILIVA V .—Apreliminary prospectus of a railway with this name has recently been issued. It is stated to be similar to a scheme which has, at various periods since 1836, been before the public. The capital is put down at £1,500,000, i❑ £25 shares : with a deposit of £1 10s. per share. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The Directors have closed with the government proposition of £35,000 per annum for ten years, for the conveyance of the mails, and there is nothing to prevent the work being commenced forthwith. The intermediate line, skirting this city, is, we understand, the adopted one.—Chester Chronicle. WEST CORNWALL AILWAY.—A railway with this title is projected, in connexion with the Hayle Railway. The capital is £lBO,OOO, in £2O shares, and a return of upwards of ten per cent, is promised. Capt. W. S. Moorsom is the Engineer; and at the head of a very in fluential Provincial Committee are the names of the local members of Parliament. A RAILWAY ON FIRE.—A portion of the Middles borough branch of the Stockton► and Darlington Railway has been on fire ; but the traffic on it has been prosecuted as usual. A large quantity of small coal had been used in forming an embankment at the end of the bridge over the 'fees : this has ignited ; and great quantities of water have been thrown on it, to estinguish it, in vain. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.—Mr. Locke has re signed the situation of engineer to this line. The direc tors sent for Mr. Cubitt, the eminent engineer, to under take the onerous office vacated by Mr. Locke. They ex plained to him the situation in which they were placed by that gentleman's secession. Afier a full examination Mr. Cubitt pledged himself to place the Committee of Direc tion in a position to meet Parliament in ample time. ---- Cbi --- XnESTER AND DISS JUNCTION RAILWAY.—A railway, with this designation, has been brought forward in the course of the week by the principal parties in the Norwich and Brandon line. It is intended to run from the terminus of the Eastern Comities' Railway at Col chester, to the terminus of the proposed Diss branch of the Norwich and Brandon. Of course it is in direct op position to the scheme of the Eastern Union Railway for an extension from Ipswich to Norwich. The capital is to be £600,000, in £2O shares. Mr. Robert Stephenson and Mr. Bidder are the engineers. On Monday week, a highly respectable meeting was held at Waterford to consider the best means of promot- Lig a direct line of railway to connect the ports of Lime rick and Waterford, through Clonmel and Cahir, to Tip perary, where the Limerick branch of the Great Dublin and Cork main trunk is expected to terminate. The Mayor took the chair, supported by the Earls Fortescue and Huntingdon, and before the meeting broke up a sub scription of shares was entered into, headed by Earl For tescue and his Worship the Mayor, which amounted to nearly £50,000. DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Another candidate appears in the field for the profits of a direct line to York, claiming a priority of projection. It is proposed to com mence near King's-cross, in the New-road, and to pro ceed by Chipping, Barnet, Biggleswade, St. Neots, Hun tingdon, near Peterborough, and Market Deepin g , b y Stamford, to the west of Bourn, east of Grantham, west of Sleaford, and east of Newark to Lincoln, and thence, by Gainsborough, Thorne, Snaith, and Selby, to York. The length is 180 miles, and the prospectus says it will be twenty miles shorter than any projected line. CADIZ, SEVILLE, AND XERES RAILWAY.—A line of railway has recently been surveyed between Cadiz, Ser ville, and Xeres, by Mr. Blunt, and will immediately be brought before the public under the above title. The en gineering facilities are stated to be great, and the neces sary material abundant along the line, which is about 25 miles in length. Sir John Rennie is spoken of as the Consulting Engineer, who reports specially upon Mr. Blunt's line. The traffic in wines alone, independent of the very large passenger traffic between Seville, Xeres, and the only port which Spain possesses, promises a very profitable return on the required capital, which is esti mated from £250,000 to 300,000 only. RAILWAY CARRIERS. — It iS said that most of the principal railways in the kingdom have come to the de termination of acting as their own carriers, and of dis carding the middle-men who have hitherto contracted with the directors to convey goods hnd parcels for the public. The lines which are said to have arrived at this resolution are, the Great Western—the Grand Junction—the Bris tol and Exeter—the Birmingham and Gloucester—the Bristol and Gloucester. If the public will derive any ad vantage from the change, they will hail it with satisfac tion. The pertinacity with which the Liverpool share holders on the South Eastern and Dover line forced the subject upon the directors of that undertaking, and at length compelled them to adopt it, is said to be the pri mary cause of the movement in other companies. MAIDSTONE BRANCH RAILWAY.—On Tuesday, this railway —a branch from the Dover line to Maidstone was thrown open to the public. The distance from London to Maidstone is 55 miles per rail, the greater portion of which (46 miles) is travelled on the Dover line. The new branch line is nine miles in length, and branches off at Maidstone road station, the name of which is now changed to Paddock-road-station. The branch line is a single line of tails, but provision has been made for the laying down of another line, should the amount of traffic render this necessary. The establish ment of this branch line has been almost forced upon the inhabitants of Maidstone, as a measure of self-defence. Formerly Maidstone was the centre to which the vast quantities of hops and fruit grown on the fertile plains of Kent were all conveyed, to be thence shipped by the Med way Navigation to London : since the opening of the Do ver line of railway, the greater part, if not the whole of this immense traffic, has left Maidstone, and was rapidly forming central points on different parts of the Dover line ; and the opening of this branch line is an attempt, in some measure, to bring back this traffic to Maidstone. SETTLEMENT OF THE DOVER RAILWAY DISPUTES.— We are glad to find that a settlement has been made of the important questions raised by the Liverpool and northern shareholders. This timely adjustment of differences has been brought about through the mediation of Mr. Card well, the member for Clitheroe. The arrangement ar rived at is highly creditable to that gentleman and his brother directors, as, also, to the Liverpool proprietors, and will, no doubt, prove extremely satisfactory to the shareholders in general, as tending, in an eminent degree, to improve the property and draw out its great resources for revenue. There is to be an immediate election of two new directors, both of whom will be nominated by the northern interest; these two will be to supply existing vacancies. Other vacancies are expected to occur, and, as they do, will be filled up in exactly the same spirit. A committee of three will at once be appointed to inquire into and arrange the goods traffic of the line ; such com mittee to consist of the two directors chosen by the northern holders and one other, thus giving the former the majority. An Act of Parliament is to be applied for, in the next session, to give the shareholders power of ap pointing directors, in a manner agreed upon, so as to give the shareholders a right power over their property. We believe, that, in the course of a few days, all the share holders will receive an official announcement from the directors of the amicable arrangement which has been ar rived at. The Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester Railway Com pany is working successfully, and the whole will be shortly opened. Arrangements, it appears, have been made with Lord Francis Egerton, and the Manchester and Birming ham Railway Company, for the formation of the South Junction Railway through Manchester, to connect them selves with the Liverpool and Manchester Company, and the river and canal navigations. Other measures for im proving the traffic of the line, in connexion with the Shef field and Lincolnshire, and Midland Railways, are also it; progress, and the shareholders have confirmed them, aura given the directors full powers to carry them out. CREWE RAILWAY TRIP. CREWE, SEPT. 28.--A cheap trip was given, on Wednesday last, to the school children, their teachers, and friends, from Crewe to Al derly Edge and back, by the Manchester and Birming ham Company, charging sixpence each to the juveniles and one shilling to the adults. Above a thousand booked from the Crewe Station, which,, for this locality, is 3 large number. It is very much wished that . the Grand Junction Company would give a trip from Crewe to Li verpool at a similar charge, which, it is thought, would he mutually interesting. Perhaps the Liverpool inhabitants would favour our " new town" with a visit if a cheap trip were given them at a similar rate. While we are oe this topic, it might be suggested that, after this had been granted, the Crewe people would be glad to vi-it Birming ham, while, no doubt, the Birmingham people would favour Crewe with a visit to see our really British colony. Let these broad hints be " read, marked, and inwardly digested " by all parties interested. RAILWAY JOBBING.—There is reason for beliciing that much improper jobbing exists in the shares of nevi railway companies previously to their issue, against which the public should be on their guard. To make this more intelligible, we will suppose that a prospectus appears of a particular railway, and the public are invited to subscribe for shares, but that before the allotment takes place they are marked on the Steck Exchange at a premium of X 1 or £2 upon £1 called. The actual al:otment is advertised to take place two or three days after, and the public are then informed that all who do not get letters of a ppro.. priation are to consider that no shares are to be had, in which predicament may be placed a very large proportion of the applicants. This was no very uncommon case during the wholesale concoction of joint-stock companies Whiclitook place in the year 1825, though since that period until now projectors have been commonly too glad to re ceive applications from proper persons, and allowed the wra course ilw aoyf schemesclivisi oit h appropriations o,,e,,er,has b e t e o n the take fo theirrm at i o n n a o t u f r n a e l among the most respeotAble an d competent. So rap id, of late, and so eager the demand for shares produced by the success of those which have preceded them, that the projectors have the opportunity, if they please, of reap ing a large and i mme di ate profit, by throwing overboard all or the greater part of the applicant s and disposing of shares in the open mark e t t o other parties, at a premium. All such proceedings should be carefully watched, and the company with which they originate be avoided as of a very suspicious character. In fact the mania for new schemes in railways is going on much too rapidly, and, if not checked, will bring about, in a very short time, some very serious consequences.—Times. LAW INTELLIGENCE. DERBY CLUBS.—The question as to the legality of Derby Clubs, which h as occup i e d so muc h t h e attention of tavern-keepers and the sporting portion of the public, has lately been submitted to Mr. E. James, the eminent barrister, for his consideratitin ; and that gentleman has given it as his decided opinion, that such clubs are illegal, and that persons in any way connected with them are liable to be proceeded against for heavy penalties. SKITTLES UNLAWFUL.—In the Bath Court of Re quests, last week, the commissioner refused to allow plaintiff's claim for a debt won on a game at skittles, be cause he said, that by the statute of the 9th- of Queen Anne, which applied to such cases, no action could be sustained for money won in a prohibited game, and skittle playing was so prohibited by the statute. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.—A short, but very coat prehensive, act was passed on the 6th of August, to sim plify the transfer of property, which, however, will not take effect until the 31st of December next. There are, 14 sections in the statute, concisely worded and freed from all verbosity. The term " land " is to extend to manors, advowsons, messuages, lands, tithes, tenements, and hereditaments, whether corporeal or incorporeal; the word " freehold," to include customary freehold; . " conveyance," to be extended in its signification ; " per son," to mean a corporation as well as an individual, and the word importing the singular number to apply to several as well as to one, and the masculine gender to the f em ale as well as the male. D e ed s nee d not b e " i n d ente d,' , and persons, though not parties, are to take immediate benefit under the same. Th e following provision hes been framed for the protection of trustees :—Section 10. " That the bond fide payment to, and the receipt of, any person to whom any money shall be payable upon all express or implied trust, or for any limited purpose, or of the survivors or survivor of two or more mortgagees , or holders, or the executors or administrators of such survivor, or their or his assigns, shall effectually discharge the person paying the same from seeing to the application thereof, unless the contrary shall be expressly declared by the instrument creating the trust or security." The act is not to extend to Scotland. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. FRIDAY EVENING.-The settlement of the Doncaster ac counts has passed over pretty satisfactorily. ac a k t ed th a e t o o ld to s l w fr a e n e , ly p , iacnkdpoHckaeitt wase o at For the Cesarewitch Stakes, on Monday, the Sou ven i r fill y and The Brewer were in great force, both si ng ly an d coupled. rno 2 0 0 n J o i i e . s d In , the the on b ~ filly afte was backed at 25 to I to about £2O, and Lightning at 20, who had been laid agst at 300 to 12, giving an " acceptance." On the appearance of the weights eight were freely against the field. The following ten for " 50" were booked :—The Souvenir f, Brewer, Pickpocket, William le Gros, Lightning, Glossy, Croton Oil, itaftoe, and Boarding School Miss. On Thursday, Jamal was backed for a very large sum, commencing at 20 to 1, and ending at 10 to i (offered). DOINGS TO-DAY. THE CESAREWITCH STAKES. 5 to 1 asst Souvenir (f ofd) I 11'0 6 Marquise -- 10 1 The Brewer (i) 100 6 The Bride 10 1 Jamal (t) 15 1 Glossy (t) 20 1 B oar di n g-scho o 15 —1 -- Haitoe (t) 2; (1) Miss 100 —6 Albion I 20 1 Croton Oil (t) 100 6 Pick pocket 24 1 Elegance (30 100 6 Maria and Johnny ta en at A:trincham 4—l —J ,ho Day (t 5) i4o 1 Winchester 4 1 Scott (t 5) (t to 50) 10 1 Alarm (12 t) 50 1 Bro so E 0 (t) 6co —2O Brit. Prince (t) I OAKS.— No betting. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.-FRIDAY. The GRAND JUNCTION STAKES, of 200 soya each. g subs. Colonel Anson's ch f Buzz, by Muley M010ch.... (Butler) I Mr. Mostyn's br c Brunel, by Velocipede Lord Stanley's c f Ambition. Won in a canter, by two lengths. The AINTREE STAKES, of 5 sous each, with 40 added. The se' cond to receive lo sous from the stakes. Mr. Owen's b c Joe Raphael, 3 years (Oates) I Mr. Skerratt's ch c Tottenham, 2 yrs 2 Mr. C. Peck's g f Alice Grey, 2 yrs 3 A good race, won by half a head. The SEFTON PLATE, of 40 soya, added to a Sweepstake of 5 sO each. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b m by Bay Middleton, 5 yrs.. 5 0 1 1 Mr. F. R. Price's gr M Valentia, 5 yrs 6 1 2 2 Won easily. The WIND-UP STAKES, of 1 soy each, with a Piece of Plat e added. Mr. H. 0. RicharJson's b m Cerito 1 I Mr. Shephard's br m Madame Vestris 3 2 - Robin Adair, the celebrated steeple chaser, was sold at Doncaster during the race week by Messrs. Tattersa o for 200 guineas. ST.LEGER SWEEPS.—The fortunate holders of the firs t and second horses in some lotteries drawn at " a gran, hotel" Covent-garden, have been placed in an unpleasarl' fix by the refusal of the landlord to pay over the prize; (between 1,0001. and 2,0001.), on the plea that qui ta o actions have been commenced against him ! The winnerof some of whom hedged to their draws, and have no excus e for withholding payment, attribute other reasons for the non-payment of the money, and threaten exposure. FOIG - A-BALLAGlif.—Foig-a-ballagh, the winner of tb,.. St. Leger, was bred by R o b er t K nox , E sq ., o f Currag"' Kildare, and sold by that gentlemapto his present ovleff, Mr. Irwin, of the county of Roscommon, Ireland, 1 " July, 1842, along with Mickey Free and six other horses: the price for the lot being £2OOO. He is altogether!! horse of great power, and, except in colour, very like bb half-brother, Coronation : he has plenty of courage, sc l t fine temper. He is entered in the Grand Duke Michae l ' Cesarewitch, and Cambridgeshire Stakes. FASHIONS FOR OCTOBER. (From the " London and Paris Ladies? Mogazine Fashion.") As the season advances, again are satins, velvets, I I- g all the richer materials in . demand ; the new ones are rat i s s o brilliant in colour, displaying the prismatic tints in their beauty. Bishop's purple, emerald green, bro w" ; and gorge de colibri are the most in favour ; velvets em' broidered in gold, Algeriennes, Smyrna satins, and W a de magnificent materials are talked of for dress ; denlellees velours, of extreme delicacy, but soft as lace, are mad old every colour; the riseau de Venise with ground 0 ( flies or silver thread, and flowers of chenille, with byre o s, gimp, are all used to ornament dresses ; whil:t bu tt° le ribbon, and narrow velvet are in favour for a more silo toilette, for which redingotes are universally worn; em corsages are long, almost always busqu6 and very op a la but not laced with chemisette a la vierge ; the sleeves _o bonne sceur, are reduced in size ; redingotes a rAmagl e . are ornamented with chicore'es, or gimp byrinthes , or ".. e 1, Celle zephir. For evening dresses, clear muslin la riat * , bareges, and crape, and crepes embroidered, are faspies; able, with corsages a la Grecque, or pelerines draPttet young ladies adopt the corsage ala view, with ther m s o l e o Deep flounces are indispensible for bareges, they are, r ee used for muslin festonne's, or edged with a lace, or IP deep tucks divided by embroidery. a w est Pletsare ow qute ecessary fr travelling 00st u and are ot often n mad i e of n cachemire o slightly wadded ! r ot finished with a cordeliere ; large shawls are also ou rounded at the bottom, with hood and sleeves. Bonnets are but little ornamented at this season , re .' the form is small at the sides : the winter bo nnets j° pr paration are of a more open form ; a new capote, teverea capote Hortense, is pretty, made of pink satin 0° ~jeg with black lace, forming veil , at the sides the trol''citts com posed of toques of of black veet ribbon stripe . r l d 2 iri 0 pink, forming demi - couornne, terminating at the 5 1 ;_ ig roe 'named ; it is also lined with pink satin. Velours d'Ar and velours epingle are materials now suitable. ~. A ~~ THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Oct. I 1844.