The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-04 00:00:00

THAETRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF MADAME GEM And positively the Last Night of the ITALIAN OPERAS. MA DAME PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS : GRISI, SIGNORA ERNESTA GRISI, SIGNOR BRIZZI, AND SIGNOR TAMBURINI. CO NDUCTOR-THE CELEBRATED PIANIST, MONS. BENEDICT, Who will preside at the Piano-Forte. The Performance on this Nights will commence at Eight °' elock. Doors to be opened at a quarter-past Seven. THIS present FRIDAY, September 4, 1840, will be repeated Rossini's celebrated Opera Seria SEMIRAMIDE, IN TWO ACTS. / A.roace .. (Commander-in-Chief of theArtny).. Signora E . Grisi. Assur.. (Prince of the blood of Be hni) Signor Tamburini. .. Semiramide.. (Q ueen of Babyloii).. Madame Grisi. Sa traps,.Babylonians, Ladies, and Priests of the Temple, &c., supported by a full Chorus and extra Band. In consequence of the enthusiastic applause with which the Opera was received last night, the Performances will con clude with the Last Act of LA SONNAMBULA. II Conte Rodolfo Amina Madanie Grisi. Elvino Signor Brizzi. Lisa Signora E. Grisi. Teresa.. Miss Grant. Alessio.. Mr. G. Horncastle. - Notary - . Mr. P. Crowe. Villagers, &e., &c., assisted by a full Chorus. Mons. BENEDICT will preside at the Piano-Forte. Leader of the Orchestra, Mr. Aldridge.—The Band, on this Occasion, will be considerably augmented. The Prices of Admission to the Italian Operas, will be—to the Lower Boxes, Gs. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 3s. ; and Gal ls. 6d. thelo — xloffiee will be open from Ten until Four, when places may be taken of Mr. MINSTER. The Performance will commence at Eight o'clock ; Doors to be opened at a Quarter past Seven. Mrs. FITZWILLIAM, of the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, is engaged fOr FIVE NIGHTS, and will make her first ap pearance °here since her return from America on MONDAY NEXT, Sept 7.—Mr. MACKAY, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh, is engaged for a FORTNIGHT, and will make his appearence-on thllrftme Evening, when will be performed the Drama of the PET OF THE PETTICOATS. Paul, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, as originally performed by her in London.— After which, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. Sandie (his original character), Mr. Mackay.—To conclude with the Monopologue of WIDOW - VIGGINS, in which Mrs. Fitzwilliani will appear in her original character. EXHIBITION. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. CAPTAIN SIBORN' 8" MODEL OF THE BATTLE ___ _ OF WATERLOO. __ THE celebrated MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO is NOW OPEN for EXHIBITION at the GALLERY OF THE UNION ROOMS, Slater street, Bold-street. Open from Ten in the Morning till Ten at Night. Ad hassion, One Shilling each. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THE GRAND BOMBARDMENT of ALGIERS will take place THIS EVENING, (Friday,`, and MONDAY next. To be repeated EVERY MONDAY and FRIDAY durin g the Season, weather permittin': An excellent BRASS BAND in attendance every day. Admittance, One Shilling MOVING PANORAMA. NOW OPEN, in the large New Brick Building, erected on purpose, Newington-bridge, near Bold-street, and next door to the Clarendon Hotel, Liverpool, LAIDLAW'S celebrated PANORAMA of a Sail up the Bay and a Visit round the City of NEW YORK ; also a View of the Ship HUDDERSFIELD saving the Crew-of the HUSKISSON STEAMER, and the late Fire at YORK MINSTER. " The views of the Bay of New York add greatly to the in terest of those of the interior of the city, and the stay-at home traveller is conveyed, as if by a magic wishing cap, or another Aladdin's Lamp, to the entrance of the Bay of New York, and on his way up meets a fleet of outward-bound ships of all nations, and after witnessing the entire city round and round, returns to his friends as if from a bright vision of the city of the far west." — Bristol Mercury, Jai:. 8,1839. Day Exhibition punctually at One o'clock ; in the Even ingV at Seven, a n d ag ai n a t H a lf-past Eight o'clock. Boxes Gd ; Pit la ; Gallery 6d. Ebt Elberpoot &tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1840, The affairs of the east, in connexion with the quadruple treaty, are daily assuming a more grave and complicated character, and the question of war and Peace is becoming one of greater interest every mo ment. We learn that Mehemet Ali has refused to aubmit to the terms proposed to him by the four Powers, and has declared that he will repel force by force, but - that he will commit no act of aggression. The crisis has, therefore, arrived. The alternative upon which France has calculated is now staring us in the face.. Either the four powers must insist upon unconditional compliance with the terms which they have proposed to the Viceroy of Egypt, or they must give up their pretensions. Whatever may be the de termination of the governments of England, Prussia, and Austria, there can be no doubt whatever as to the resolution to which Russia has arrived. She, at all events, will not yield one iota of the vantage ground which she has gained. She is proceeding with her gigantic armaments without interruption. She does not sleep over her long-cherished designs upon Turkey and the East. France is also making warlike prepara tions on a scale of the greatest magnitude. The Viceroy of Egypt is by no means idle. It is said tha he has an army of 150,000 men in Syria. But wha is England—the most deeply interested in the ultimate results of the present dispute—what is England doing ? Where are our armaments--our naval pteparations— our materiel of war? 'What are our ministers doing? Lord Melbourne is lounging in the Queen's drawing '3olll—Lord Palmerston is, perhaps, employed in no better way than in adjusting his artificial curls—and the rest of our precious ministers are giving themselves UP to the festivities of a country life. We may well ask what is to become of England under such a ministry, and at a period when we are at war with C hina, and threatened with war in North America, While we are embroiled with France and Egypt? We learn from the papers brought home by the Great Western, that there is very little probability that the President of the United States will acquiesce in the report of the commissioners who were lately em- Ployed by the British government in the investigation of the affairs of the disputed boundary, which report Was taken out by the President. Fresh difficulties are likely to arise before this vexatious question can be satisfactorily arranged. There is every disposition on the part of the inhabitants of the northern states to take advantage of this question as the ground of an open rupture with Great Britain. Canada has been long the object of American cupidity. The democratic party in the United States are prepared to hazard a War at any moment for the sake of obtaining posses sion of the adjoining provinces belonging to Great Britain. This feeling is openly expressed by the great mass of the working classes. It is true that the mer cantile and monied classes are anxious to cultivate amicable relations with this country. Self-interest renders peace and goodwill the most desirable policy to these classes. But as they constitute, numerically speaking, but a very small part of the population of the United States, there is reason for apprehending that serious impediments will intervene before the boundary question can be finally set at rest. We do not fear any active opposition from Mr. Van Buren and the government; hut we do fear the consequences which may possibly arise from the coercion of the loco focos, or extreme democrats. At present Great Britain exercises a powerful influ ence over the social, political, and fiscal affairs of the United States. The dependence of the planters in the south, and the commercial men in the north, upon the British market, necessarily superinduces a desire for peace on their part, while it gives this country a large amount of control over the public decisions of those bodies. The ultra-republicans of the States do not relish this control. They see that it interposes a bar rier against the working out of their democratical principles. They are, therefore, anxious for a rupture; and we feel convinced that the commencement of hos tilities between this country and any of the continental powers would be the signal for a movement upon Ca nada. The result of such a movement it would be difficult to speculate upon. The gross misgovernment of the Canadas by the whigs has sadly crippled the power of Greet Britain on the American continent. "Whatever may be the issue of the present dispute, it is the imperative duty of the government of this country not to yield a single inch of a territory to which we now appear to have the moat indisputable title. Fiat jus titia, mat ccelurn. W e have received a copy of the supplement to the Guiana Times of the date of July 21. Its columns are Chiefly occupied with the details of an atrocious mur der that had recently taken place in the colony, where, We are happy to say, such melancholy occurrences are extremely rare. The names of the murderers were Penelope Rose and Harry Blount. They had been condemned to expiate their crime on a public gibbet. Jury of matrons had been sworn in order to decide Whether the former was pregnant. Their verdict was that she was not. The particulars of this diabolical case we have given at some length in another part of t he paper. The social missionaries, as they term themselves—or the emissaries of the devil, as we should call them— have been exceedingly active in this town within the last six or eight months. They have been indefatigable in their endeavours to multiply the number of converts to their infamous, filthy, and soul-destroying system. We have reason to fear that many weak-minded indi viduals have been led into their snares. Past success has emboldened these infidels to assume a high tone of defiance. They loudly proclaim that they cannot be met in argument by any of the advocates of the " old fashioned system termed Christianity." Their pride, however, is destined to sustain a humiliating blow. We are glad to have it in our power to announce that Mr. Brindley, whose eloquent denunciations of the abominations of socialism have been so signally suc cessful in other parts of the kingdom, will once more visit Liverpool. He is expected to deliver four lec tures in the Amphitheatre, in the course of next week. The particulars will be duly announced in a day or two. We have no doubt that success will attend his praise worthy exertions. This day, we believe, is the annual licensing day for this borough, and we are informed that Mr. H. Teapot Atkinson, the factotum of his knightship the Mayor, has signified his approbation of a list of some thirty individuals—whole-hog men, of course—as entitled to obtain new licenses. This game, as our readers are aware, has been annually played since we have been Messed with a Reform Town Council. Surely, the respectable body of Licensed Victuallers will not fail to remember these favours so bountifully bestowed upon them, when the first of November arrives. If an one of that respectable body favours a radical candidate with his vote on that occasion, all we can say of such a man is, that he deserves to have his property depre cated in value. The Manchester Guardian of Wednesday,' while commenting on the recent trial of Hearne v. Stowell, a report of which appeared' in our last publication, remarks that " the imputation which"he (Mr. Stowell) cast upon Mr. Hearne was, in its nature, so incredible as well as revolting, that no man whose judgment was not utterly blinded by passion would have repeated it, without making the most searching and careful inqui ries into its truth." In reply to this strange remark we would observe that the " imputation" cast upon Mr. Hearne was by no means of that "incredible" nature which the Guardian assumes it to have been. Revolting we acknowledge it to have been in proportion to its truth. The charge brought forward by Mr. Stowell was justified by the uniform , practice of the Church of Rome in all ages. The statements upon which that charge was based were so consonant to the tyrannical power assumed and exercised by the priests of that persecuting and idolatrous church, and so much in accordance with historical facts—that the wonder would have been that Mr. Stowell, or any other indi vidual who knew anything about the Romish system, should for one moment hesitate to believe them, duly attested as those statements were. So far'frotn the narrative which Mr. Stowell related being " a story which no dispassionate man would have believed for a moment, except upon the clearest and most trustworthy evidence," we venture to say that it was a tale which carried with it, to every mind acquainted with the spiritual despotism of the Church of Rome, a sort of prima facie, intrinsic evidence of its truth. Besides, it was supported by "the clearest and most trustworthy evidence." How, then, could Mr. Stowell withhold his belief ? If the editor of the Guardian persists in asserting that the whole statement was improbable, let him glance over the documents which we published in our last paper, which documents contain the substance of what the parties whose signatures are appended to them were prepared to prove upon their solemn oaths. The editor of the Guardian will find, from the state ment of the Rev. Hobart Seymour, that in various parts of the county of Sligo, of the county Mayo, and of the county Galway, many hundred persons, members of the Church of Rome, were witnessed by him in the act of performing penances precisely similar to that described by Mr. Stowell. The same gentleman states that he has seen many hundreds of women—yes, of women !—near his own residence, " drawing up their petticoats around the lower part of their persons, so as to expose the legs and thighs naked, in the presence of hundreds of men and women, and then prostrating themselves, and crawling on their naked knees and one hand, and then holding up their clothes with the other hand, and thus crawling around what are called holy wells or stations, till their knees were excoriated by the gravel, or by sharp stones, and the blood streaming along their legs." , He adds that he has also witnessed many hundreds of men performing a similar act of penance. Mr. Seymour was uniformly informed by these persons that such penances were imposed upon them by their respective priests—the priests of the Church of Rome. Nay, further, he was informed by a priest that " such practices were not only sanctioned by the priests, but were a very useful sort of religion." After such an unequivocal voucher for the frequent imposition of such flagrantly indecent and debasing penances, can the Guardian any longer venture to proclaim the story related to Mr. Stowell, and repeated by him, as incredible ? Again, let the editor of the Guardian read the state ment of the Rev. Brabazon Ellis. He will there find that hundreds of men, women, and children—yes, children!—were habitually seen at a station in the dio cese of Tuam, on their bare knees, traversing first a gravel walk, and afterwards a churchyard, covered with rough flags, unevenly placed. This was done under the superintendence of the Romish priest, in the open day ! The statement read by Mr. Stowell may be revolting and degrading, but is it any longer incre dible ? Look, again, to the statement of Mr. Stoney. That gentleman gives dates, as well as mentions the places, at which the scenes which he describes occurred. He says that, in one instance, he saw two women doing penance by crawling over the stones and gravel of the churchyard, on their bare knees, apparently suffering great torture. In another instance, he saw, among upwards of thirty persons doing penance, one indivi dual who was respectably dressed, crawling on his bare knees along the rough and sharp stones, and suffering great torture. The testimony of Mr. Galaker and Mr. Crotty is to the same effect. All these witnesses unhesitatingly affirm that these degrading and revolting practices were sanctioned by the Romish priests. The facts to which they were prepared to depose, are capable of being authenticated and corroborated by the testimony of thousands of witnesses in different parts of Ire land. Are we not, therefore, justified in calling upon the Guardian to retract its charge of incredibility as applied to the statement read by Mr. Stowell ? We perceive that the Guardian has based all its remarks on the assumption that the falsehood of the statement made by Mr. Stowell was proved on the trial. We have no doubt that the example which the Guardian has thus set will be extensively followed by its radical contemporaries generally. We shall find them ringing the changes on the terms " inventing and circulating unfounded statements," " scandalous inventions,"—" ingenious device"—" an invention, fabricated by some knave or madman," — and " gross fabrications." These are the polite and courteous terms in which the Guardian indulges. But what are facts of the case ? The charge brought for ward against Mr. Hearne has not been proved to be a falsehood. There were witnesses in court who were prepared to prove, if they had been called upon, that the facts which Mr. Stowell related were actually wit nessed and duly attested. Our London contemporary the Standard, has ex pressed a hope that the evidence prepared for the defence will be carefully put upon record, and that the matter may not be allowed to rest. We have already given the documents alluded to. They have been copied both by the Times and Morning Herald. We feel happy that we have it in our power to say that a new trial will be moved for, when a different issue may be confidently anticipated. The triumph, such as it is, of which the Radical press is now making so loud a boast, will be one of short duration. The truth will ultimately prevail, and that to the utter confusion of the surpliced tyrants of the Church of Rome. THE CORN M A RKET.—The present duty on wheat is 6s.Bd. per quarter ; on flour 4s. Oid. per barrel. The expected duty this day is 2s. Sd. on the one, and Is. 74-d. o n th e o th er . Th e quantity of bonded wheat in . Liverpool is comput e d t o be about 133,208 qrs., and that of flour at about 131,679 barrels, the whole of which will probably be entered for home con sumption. Y~ .+.. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS On Wednesday a meeting of the Town-council was held as the adjourned fourth Quarterly Council, for such matters as were peculiar to a quarterly council, and as a monthly ; council for the rest of the business on the paper. The proceedings of the Finance Committee set forth that lan application had been made from Thomas Lythgoe for pay . inent to him, as the party aggrieved and prosecuting, of the tines laid on James Stuart Plumbe and John Breze, at the last sessions, towards payment of the costs of the prosecu tion. On this the town-clerk reported, that the prosecution had ended in the cor viction of the defendants, and in Plumbe being fined £3O and Breze £lO, which fine was discharged by the defendants. Lythgoe, it appeared, had sustained con : siderable loss by the proceedings of the defendants, and had, in addition, incurred £B6 19s. 4d. for costs of prosecuting. • The corporation were entitled to the fines imposed and paid, under a grant from the crown in the reign of Charles I. Under these circumstances, if the fines had remained the , right of the crown, the Queen would, according to the usual course, have been induced to grant them to the prosecutor in mitigation of his costs. The town-clerk submitted that the council would be recommended to make such grant as a partial relief to the prosecutor. The Finance Committee had resolved that the report should be approved, and that the grant should be recommended to the council. Mr. BOLTON, seconded by Mr. THORNHILL, moved that the whole report of the Finance Committee, including the above, be approved of. Carried. The increase of the salaries of Alfred Quick and Charles Arron, two of the clerks of the town-clerk, the considera tion of which was postponed at the last council under the standing orders were next considered. Alfred Quick has had £7B per annum, and Charles Arron, £7O. The town clerk reported a saving in his department of £37 per annum, and his proposal was, to add that sum to the salaries of the two gentlemen above mentioned. On the motion of Messrs. Bolton and Thornhill, the proposition was agreed to. The proceedings of the improvement, Watch, Markets, and Dock Committees, were read and confirmed. REPORT OF THE DEPUTATION ON THE DOCK BILL The Council proceeded to the consideration of the proceed ings of the Dock Committee, in relation to parliamentary proceedings, comprising the report of the deputation from the Dock Committee, in relation to the bill of last session. The report, which has already been published, the consi deration of it having been postponed from the last council, was again read. LEATHOM, seconded by Mr. H. HORNBY, moved that the report be approved. Mr. BusnELL rose to offer an explanation of his reasons for not having placed his promised motion in the paper rela tive to that report. His own opinions were unaltered, but in consideration of the result of the late election, as expres sive of the opinions of the rate-payers, he being a rate-payer himself, and not a warehouse owner, he had declined to pur sue the course which he at first intended. Mr. HODGSON thought, at least, the report ought not to pass with approbatibn. It was improper to allow a mea sure which could not be considered other than a monopoly, and he was as much opposed to the measure as ever, from a conviction that it would not be for the good of the town. There was in Liverpool, superabundant capital ready for all purposes, and while that was the case, be could not agree in the views of those who supported this measure. He pro tested against the report which spoke approvingly of the measure. The question was still open, and in the event of another meeting might exhibit a different aspect. Mr. SMITH stated his disagreement with the tenor of the report. . Mr. RATII BON E said, he had been called to order for using the phrase " disreputtible opposition." He did not intend it to apply to the gentleman who had noticed it ; but he still thought there had been disreputable opposition. They had been called a monopolising body, who wished to force the measure upon the rate-payers ; and many members of par liament, he believed, bad been influenced by these considera tions. It had now been proved, that their opinions were in unison with those of a majority of the rate-payers. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES expressed his disagreement with the report. Mr. Holmes, after expressing his delight that the deputation had not been successful, alluded to the vast amount of patronage which, he said, would result from the measure if successful, which, he said, would be laid before parliament next session, and the bill would not be obtained. He trusted this, however, would be taken entirely out of the hands of the council. Mr. Holmes said, from the respectability of the parties proposed to the rate-payers by the committee, they had obtained a majority of votes ;In addition to which, it.was rumoured that those on the other list intended to levy a tax on steam-boats ; if it had not been tor this erroneous impression the result would have been otherwise. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said his opinion on the question remained unchanged, but he had a strong desire to see the question set at rest. He thought it wrong to make the rate payers a party to what was a mere speculation, from which they might not derive the least benefit. He inclined to the opinion of a member of parliament, that the erections ought to be on warehouse bonds alone. He did not wish the Town Council to have the ascendancy. They now paid great defe rence to the opinions of the rate-payers ; it was not long since those opinions were entirely disregarded. He had great interest in the question as a warehouse owner, but he did not regard that at all ; he would sacrifice it all for the sake of unity. Mr. EvAiis said, that it was notorious that such had been the language of the opponents of the bill. If the warehouses answered anywhere, it must be that they would answer on the dock quays. It was preposterous, after that, to go on in the newspapers and out of doors as they had been doing. He had a great respect for the ratepayers ; it had been much in creased since their recent decision; but it must be remem bered that the ratepayers came to those who acted with him on this question, and expressed their approval that they had gone to the ratepayers. The existing administration of the Dock Committee was the best that could be, and he hoped that the council would go on and endeavour to recover their ground, and prevent altercation. Let them compare the ex pense and the work done at the same capital with those of any other company, public or private, and he had no doubt that the result would be highly favourable to the dock estate. It bad been remarked that here was another fallacy—they went on comparing the Liverpool with the London docks. Why, they cost three times as much as the London docks. Was it not a fallacy to go on in this way ? The Londoners had created a surplus of nearly one-half, whilst here they had not come up to what they wanted. There was an old saying, that there was a river in Macedon and another in Wales, but they were two different rivers. If the Katherine docks re turned only four or five per cent., that was no reason why the Liverpool docks should not return thirty. The allegation about political influence was renewed with the greatest and most blushing effrontery. If they were to build warehouses, there must of course be some influence, and it must weigh, for somebody. He knew not how it could be better exer cised than in favour of a great public body like the Corpora tion of Liverpool; he knew no one so fit to enjoy it as the representatives of the people in this important town. If it existed, the council would clearly and decidedly be made re sponsible. The MAYOR.—I think Mr. Holmes will recollect that Mr. Evans stated that he alluded to persons out of doors. The MAYOR put the question to the Council. There was a call to vote upon it, but the opposing members expressed their willingness to allow the report to pass with the protest which they had made. Mr. BOLTON moved the thanks of the committee be pre sented to Thomas Leathom, Esq., Chairman, Robert Benn, Esq., Deputy-chairman, and to Charles Horsfall, Esq., Eyre Evans, Esq., and George Holt, Esq., members of the Dock Committee, for the great sacrifices they made of their valua ble time during a large portion of the last session of Parlia ment, and for the zeal, perseverance, and ability which they manifested under circumstances of peculiar difficulty in en deavouring to procure the passing of the New Dock Bill. Mr. Bolton said the deputation, whatever difference of opinion might exist on the subject of the bill, had fulfilled the in structions which they received from the Council with zeal and ability, and were entitled to the thanks of the Council therefore. Mr. DAVID HODGSON objected. He believed the deputa tion had acted with zeal and ability, but, in his opinion, they had exercised those qualities in a wrong cause, and he re garded this motion as a side-wind to obtain an appearance of approval to the measure. He thought the efficiency of the deputation greatly conpromised by their not knowing the costs of those proceedings. He challenged any one of them to name the probable amount of those costs. Mr. LEATHOM said they could not tell the amount of those costs, as their legal adviser had been indisposed, had only just returned to Liverpool, and had not yet completed the account. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said, so far from agreeing to a vote of thanks to the deputation, he would cordially thank those who opposed them. (Laughter.) He should have been in Lon don himself for that purpose, if circumstances had not pre vented him. Those who opposed the deputation had been in London, eating their turtle at their own expense, [Mr. Evans—" and that of the parishioners."—(Laughter)] He should be at London himself next session, and he would op pose them. He would declare war to the knife. He thought this a most ill advised motion, for the measure had his utmost contempt. Mr. Holmes made some remarks on the weight which the Aldermen in the Council had in carrying the mea sure there. _ _ Mr. SHELL, after remarking on the frequency of Mr. Holmes' allusion to the Aldermen, said the mode of appoint ing those members of Council, was not introduced by the re formers, but bad been made a part of the bill by the Tories in the House of Lords. Mr. James Lawrence, Mr. Smith, Mr. Cooper, Mr. John Holmes, and Mr. Sandbach expressed their opposition to the motion. Mr. ROBINSON said, as he was satisfied, though opposed to the measure, that the gentlemen alluded to had discharged their duty with zeal and ability, and that they had made a great sacrifice of valuable time, he would vote for the motion. Mr. BOLTON having briefly replied, the Council went to the vote, with the following result : For the motion, Messrs. Quayle, Thornhill, Frankland, Mellor, Filcher, Bolton, Rathbone, Hugh Hornby, Yates, Robinson, Lassell, Morecroft, Platt, Jordan, Duncan, Ma ther, Sheil, Roskell, Moon, Barclay, Bulley, T. Holt, Freme, and the Mayor. Against the motion, Messrs. Hodgson, J. Holmes, Isaac Holmes, Preston, Sandbach, Sands, H. Holmes, Cooper, J. Lawrence, Wood, Rigby, G. H. Lawrence, and Smith. For the motion, 24.—Against it 13.—Majority 11. Mr. LEATHOM briefly returned thanks. The proceedings of the Gaol Committee, with the reports and journals of the officers of the Gaol, were read by the Town-clerk. The following were recommended to the Council by the Gaol Finance Committee. " That the salary of John Sammond, clerk of the prison, be increased from £75 to £lOO per annum, as from the first of May last." " That the salary of John Estlin, assistant clerk, be in creased from £54 12s. to £63 per annum, from the end of this current year." " That Xib per annum, in addition to salary as turnkey, be allowed to the turnkey who acts as assistant to the sur- " That the salary of Isabella Snow, task-mistress, be in creased from £45 to £5O per annum." "'That the appointment of Elizabeth Roberts, as turnkey, in the place of Sarah Gale, who has resigned, be confirmed. The report contained a letter from the surgeon of the Goal, stating, that in consequence of the great increase of his duties, he considered his salary insufficient. He prayed that it might be increased. The committee had replied that, on comparing the salary with those of the surgeons to other gaols, they did not feel justified in recommending the Council to increase Mr. Ar cher's salary. At the same time they acknowledged his great zeal and efficiency. The report was confirmed, with the exception of that part relating to the increase of salaries, which must stand over according to the standing orders, BATHING AND WASHING lIOUSES Mr. RAT," no:v z proposed the following 'notion of which he had given notice :—" That a Special Committee be ap pointed to consider and report, after such inquiries as may be found necessary, upon the propriety of erections, in three several parts of the town, for Baths for the use of the poor, with conveniences by means of cellars, or otherwise, for the washing of their clothes, according to a plan which will be submitted to the council : the financial consideration of the subject being reserved for the Finance Committee, after the report of the Special Committee, who are to accompany the same with an estimate of the expense." Mr. ILVPHBONE said, he had spoken to Mr. Lawrence on the subject, and informed him that it would not interfere with his plan, and Mr. Lawrence said he would readily give the motion his support. . . Mr. MATHER. seconded the motion, Mr. SMITH ,expressed a hope that the measure would be carried into effect without delay. Mr. SANDBACH said, the committee on the formation of parks, he hoped, would be ready to report to the next council. The following gentlemen were appointed to constitute the committee—Messrs. H. Lawrence, Sandbach, Hugh Hornby, Yates. Rathbone, and Blackburn. The council adjourned at a quarter before two o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-W EDNESDAY. SERIOUS CHARGE OF SMUGGLING James Dudley, a man of colour, and late steward in the New York packet-ship Independence, wpm brought up, charged with having smuggled a quantity of tobacco, found on board the said vessel. Lieutenant Walker, R.N., stated, that on the 31st ult. he went on board the packet-ship Independence, Capt. Nye, which had arrived the day before, for the purpose a search ing her. Upon opening the bread-locker, he found a tin case and a box, which contained manufactured tobacco. In the water-tank he also found three tin cases, and, in the hollow spaces under the steps leading from the cabin, parcels of one pound each were concealed by pieces of wood, clumsily put together with copper nails. The prisoner was on board dur ing the search. Informed Captain Nye, who said he was quite ignorant of any tobacco being smuggled in the vessel. Charged the prisoner, and had him taken into custody. The tobacco found on board amounted to 3031b5. Captain Nye said the prisoner had been engaged in New York, and sailed thence with the Independence, of which he was captain. He had only sailed one voyage. Being shown a chart of the entrance to the Mersey, witness pointed out the manner in which the vessel came into port. She entered by the Rock Channel, and was anchored about two miles off the Cheshire side of the river. _ . John Filkins Tallnianwasearpenter to the Independence during her recent voyage from New York. About a week previous to the arrival of the vessel, the prisoner and another boy told witness they had expended their wages in New York in purchasing tobacco, and th a t th ey h a d a large quantity on board. Asked witness to assist in stowing it away, and said they had paid one shilling per pound for it in New York, but expected to realise two shillings in Liverpool. At that time he saw the tobacco behind the sails in the steerage, principally in boxes. Afterwards saw prisoner and a boy tying it up in one pound bundles. On another occasion observed some of the bundles in a box. Prisoner sent a boy to him for some tacks. which he gave to the boy. Saw prisoner making pieces of wood under the steps, for the purpose of stowing tobacco. Prisoner told him he had sunk three tin cases in the tank, and stowed one tin case and a box in the locker. Witness is quite certain that the prisoner conversed with him about the to bacco. Prisoner also requested him not to tell the captain. Mr. Rushton inquired if the boy mentioned by the last witness was present, and being informed that he was absent, he gave instructions to bring the boy before the court. Capt. Nye said that no one had access to the locker but the steward, a boy, and himself. • In defence the prisoner denied that he had ever spoken to the carpenter respecting tobacco. He pronounced the evi dence to be false, and declared that he had never concealed the tobacco found on board the vessel. Mr. Rushton said the case required to be further investi gated by the commissioners of customs. He would therefore remand the prisoner till Saturday. The prisoner was remanded accordingly YESTERDAY. MORE BASE IRISH COPPER MONEY A man, named James Howard, was placed at the bar, on a charge of having imported a quantity of base copper coin. Police-constable Matthews (395) stated that while he was on duty at the quay of George's Dock basin on the-previous morning, he observed the prisoner walking close to a boy who. carried a box. He watched them into Chapel-street, where the boy laid down the box, and the prisoner put it upon his shoulder. He went up and asked him if the box was his, and he said it was. On being asked what it con tained, he said his clothes. The prisoner put the box down and unlocked it. The officer searched it, and under the clothes finding a false bottom he took it and the prisoner to the police office. The false bottom was nailed in and papered over, and under was found a quantity of base copper money worth about four pounds. Mr. Dowling, who received the box from the officer, enu merated the coin, which consisted of pence and halfpence, of the reign of Geo. 111., pennies of the reign of Geo. IV., &c., all of which were base. There were also some copper tokens. The prisoner stated that he was employed by a baker of this town to go to Donnybrook Fair to sell cakes, &c., and that he had there taken the money in the way of trade. It was the same money that was passing at the fair. The examinations were taken, and the prisoner was re manded until a reply could be received from the mint on the case. EMBAZZLEMENT. Edward Cowan was charged with embezzling certain monies, the property of his mistress. Christiana Evans, one of the Society of Friends, said she was a widow, and kept a shop in Clare -street. The prisoner had been in her service since January last as a journeyman baker. His duties were to bake bread and take it to her customers, and to hand over the money to her on his return. He used to give au account of what he had received, which was entered in a book at the time. On the 15th of August last the prisoner baked a quantity of bread, and in the after noon took it to her customers. Edward Byrne was one of them, and had credit for bread. Witness asked prisoner what money he had received from him, as he owed her a balance of upwards of three pounds. The prisoner handed over nine shillings, and said that - Byrne would try to pay part of the old account next week. He said the money stated was all he had received from Byrne. On the 22d of the same month the prisoner again took out bread, and on his return in the evening paid over some money. Mrs. Evans asked him if he had got anything from Byrne on the old account, and he produced six shillings, and said that was all he had got. Witness afterwards, from some suspicious she enter tained, called upon Byrne and other customers, and found that the prisoner had received money which he had not paid over. Mr. Byrne being sworn, said he had paid the prisoner £2 on the 15th of August, and on the 22d ten shillings and six pence.. . On the prisoner being apprehended, and told that he was charged with embezzling money belonging to his employer, he said "It was done in a moment : it is a bad job." On his way to. Bridewell he'said, " My mistress and' me dis agreed. I opened `the` cupboard and took 4s. 31d. The halfpenny was a bad one." It also appeared in evidence that Mrs. Evans had found a sum of £9 ss. unaccounted for, and in her books. The prisoner, on being cautioned, said, " I say Byrne has not paid me a farthing on the old account. Mrs. Evans is overcharging roar--I- do natowe her ..£9 ss. Mrs. Evans said she did not wish to press the case against the prisoner, if she saw that her loss could be made good. Mr. Rushton said he considered the case a serious one, as affecting servants and their employers, and committed the prisoner for trial at the sessions. SMUGGLING WHISKS'. -CAUTION. Michael Flynn was charged with bringing from one of the docks a quantity of whisky (under half a gallon) in a jar. The liquor, it appeared, bad been taken from a cask on the quay ; but of this there was no direct proof. The pri soner said he had it given to him by a man who found he would not be allowed to bring it on shore, and that he had given away other quantities to other parties. The prisoner was, under the dock act, committed to gaol for one month. ASSAULT ON BOARD SHIP. Emanuel Lee, captain of the brig Fortune, of Cork, ap peared to answer the complaint of James Welch, one of his ship-boys. The complainant said he was going from the companion way to the galley with some cocoa for his supper, which had been given to him by direction of the mate, when the cap tain stopped him and asked him what he had got, and that, on telling him, he severely ki c k e d and struck him. A witness who was on deck corroborated the charge of a violent assault. The defendant warmly denied that he had violently struck the boy ; he had only given him a cuff or two, for telling him such an abominable lie about the cocoa. He called a witness who said he saw no kicks. The mate, however, admitted that he had given the steward directions to give the com plainant the cocoa. The captain said that boys could not be kept in subjection if they were not to be corrected. Mr. Rushton said that he was the last person who would in the slightest degree sanction any insubordination or im proper conduct on the part of apprentices; on the other hand, boys must be protected against unprovoked assaults by their masters. In this case it appeared by the defendant's own admission that he had struck the boy for telling an abominable lie ; but it appeared he had told the truth, and no lie whatever. He required the Captain to pay a fine of £5 and costs. CAUTION TO BUILDERS, A builder, named Williamson, appeared to a summons is sued at the instance of the Surveyor of Buildings, to answer a charge of not having complied with the terms of the im provement Act. The Surveyor stated that the defendant had erected a common party-wall (as we understood him) between two houses in St. James's -street, without giving the requi site notice, and that it was in a dangerous state. The defendant said he was not aware that a notice was requisite in such a case. Mr. Rushton said he ought to have known it. A man had last week lost his life by the carelessness of a builder. The public was endangered by such neglect, and he was deter mined they should be protected so far as he had the power. He fined the defendant £5 and costs. ROBBERY OF A YOUNG WOMAN An interesting-looking and decently-dressed young woman, named Eliza Cooper, appeared to prefer a complaint against three persons in custody--George Stenner, John Farry, and Farry, his wife. As this is a case which shews in a remarkable degree the system of plunder too frequently practised upon unprotected strangers, and too seldom de tected, we supply a considerable portion of the evidence, as a caution to the unwary. . The complainant, being sworn, said—l am a single woman, and live with my grandmother, at Brierley-hill, Dudley. About noon on Tuesday I arrived at Liverpool, from Scot land: I am a stranger here. I lodged on Tuesday night at a house near the Clarence Dock. I got up about eight o'clock on Wednesday morning. I had a bundle of clothes tied in a handkerchief, and intended to seek a situation in Liverpool. About twelve o'clock I was near Sixsmith's public-house. The prisoner Stenner was going into the house. He said, " You are a stranger ?" I said, " I am ; I am going to Staffordshire." (Witness, in reply to ques tions from the prisoner, said she was going to Brierley-hill, two miles from Dudley.) He said, " I used to work there." He mentioned two or three persons' names who he said lived there, and asked me if I knew them. I said I did not. He then asked me to go in and take a glass of ale. I thanked him, and went into a room with him. The prisoner called for a glass of ale„ and I drank part of it. He asked me if I would take anything to eat, and I said " Yes." He gave me sixpence to go out and buy what I liked. I left my bun dle and umbrella with him. I went out and bought some bread and meat. I returned and gave him 2d. in change. I then drank my ale. Stenner then asked me if I would go with him to where his uncle lived, and I consented. He took me to a beerhouse, in a street which I have been informed is North-street. He called for a glass of ale. We were in a room above stairs, and the prisoner left me there. He came up again and said " my , uncle and some men are below, you had better go to them. ' I took my bundle and umbrella and went to them. I would not take a seat, Sten ner said, " You have no occasion to be afraid ; no person will know you." I took a seat. Stenner said that I was a stranger from Staffordshire. A woman came to me and said - that she knew Stenner and his uncle very well ; that she lived close to them. Stenner then began to talk about his property, and asked the woman if it was not true. She said ' Yes, I know you very well." She said to me, " If you will go with us you may_ sleep with Stenner 's cou s i n : no h arm w ill hap pen to you." I took the woman to the door, and said" Don t take me into any harm." She gave me her hand and said I might take her word for that. I then took my bundle and 'umbrella. I went out with Stenner and the woman. W hen we were about half way along the street, she said " Give the young man the bundle ; it is of no use in slaving you ; he is more able to carry it than you are. I gave him my bundle. When we had got to the corner of the street there was a liquor vault. The woman said, " I will go in and have a glass." I followed her. Stenner came in. He had my bundle. The woman asked for a glass of rum. Stenner asked the waiter for a bit of paper to light his pipe. He then opened a door and went out of the house. I looked after him 'immediately, but I lost him. I said to the woman, " You must know that ma n ; you mu s t stop with me until you find him." She said, " I do not know him ; but I know his uncle." I said, " You have brought me here that he might rob me." She said, " I have not; perhaps he has gone back to the beer-house." We went back there. The company was gone away. I remained until I saw a policeman, and informed him. The woman was taken into custody. I afterwards saw Stenner in custody ; and Mr. Rummage showed me a baud, kerchief, which I claimed. I then went to Mr. O'Donnell's pawn shop, and saw a dress and an apron, which I claimed. The articles produced were her property. (They consisted of wearing apparel.) . James Du ff y, a labourer, said, he was a stranger in the town, and was looking for the Night A s yl um ( w i th h i s wife and hild} when he saw the complainant, Cooper, crying, and the woman with her. The woman said she knew the man, and would find him out. Witness went towards the Asylum, when he saw Stanner and John Farry together at the corner. Stanner had a bundle which he gave to Farry, and they went away together. Witness suspected them nna --,......,. .ucui, MILL l one followed t -m to No. I, Ben Jonson-stre e t. H e t h en looked fo .:.,. a table . had the house searc h e d , b ut neithe ' •- i . . • apr he articles were found. On coming into the -. • .. .e saw Stanner, and pointed hi m out to the officer. prisoner on being asked about the bundle, said he had left it at, a public-house. _ _ Mr. O'Donnell's assistant proved that Farry had pledged on the previous afternoon, the gown and apron beforenoticed. The ticket was afterwards brought by a person who said he found it in the street. James Stevenson, a constable, said he found Cooper in North-street, apprehended the woman, and afterwards fol lowed the matter up. Another officer was also examined. On Stanner was found the handkerchief, claimed by the complainant. The prisoner Stunner said he had carried a bundle for a woman, but that he had got tipsy and so had she, and he did not know what had become of it. The other prisoner (Farry) said nothing. The woman was discharged, and the two prisonerscommitted for trial at the sessions. THE MODEL OF WATERLOO.—We perceive that this ex hibition—one of the most interesting we have ever witnessed —is shortly to be closed. We recommend those of our 'cod ers who have not visited it, to lose no time in doing so ; as we feel assured they will not rest satisfied with a single visit. THEATRE-ROYAL.—The Italian Operas have attracted crowded houses, and it is to many a source of regret that they are to have so few opportunities of hearing such singers as Madame Grisi, Signora E. Grisi, and Tamburini. The management, we imagine, would find it their interest to make occasional engagements of this kind. The French Company recently performing in London, or a portion of it, we should think, might be introduced here for a sho, eriod with ad vantage ; at all events, the public hav • ., e for variety, and there are few better means of gratif t taste than those here suggested. On Monday -A s. t zwilliam and Mr. Mackay make their appearance. , • are established favourites. NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY.—It is with much pleasure we beg to draw the attention of our readers to an advertisement in one of ouricolumns for a public meeting on behalf of the Liverpool Auxiliary of the above-named , or important and useful society. The professed object of venerable institution (for it was established in 1780 • e circulation of the Holy Scriptures, which emphaticall e v p men " wise unto salvation," and if thus needful every man, to none can they be of more value than to o ilors, among which useful class of the community this , ticiliary more particularly labours—for it must be aekno edged by all hands that the sailor is, by his profession, shut out to a great degree from those public means of religious instruction so fully enjoyed by the landsman. And looking at the moral benefit likely to result from the issue of the Word of Truth among our seamen, we do not hesitate to say that the more they are read, and their influence felt, the more are we led to expect, and indeed know, that the sailor will he improved in his character as a seaman, as a servant, as a husband and father, and as a member of society ; and thus will lives and property confi. o his trust be, humanly speaking, better secured—and, t , :,_ e, the value of the society in this large - commercial port , ..r: :e trust, be duly appreciated by our merchants and shipaitiers, as well as by the public at large, and a substantial proof be given of this feeling by its obtain ing more extensive support. THE Assizes.—lt is somewhat remarkable that at our assizes this week there were in attendance, not only the pre sent Attorney and Solicitor General, but their predecessorS, namely, Sir John Campbell, Mr. Sergeant Wilde; Sir F. Pollock, and Baron Rolfe. It will be seen, from our assize report, that the great will cause of Blundell v. Camoys, in volving a large amount of property in this immediate vicinity, has abruptly terminated,—the Attorney General having (to the satisfaction (lithe opposing counsel) so clearly proved the com petency of the testator to make a will, that, by consent, a juror was withdrawn. The" validity of the will is thus es tablished. THE I•rzw - SHIP CANOPUS.,—This beautiful vessel, now lying at the west side of the Prince's Dock, though not built here, will " hail" from Liverpool, and is decidedly an honour to the port in her hull and equipments. She is one of those tine new vessels which the enterprise of our mer chants and shipowners, and in this ease of our gallant cap tains too, (for the captain is an owner) have produced to convey the commerce of our country to any and every quar ter of the globe ; and the experience of the past, whether as regards speedy sailing, or the safety of person or property on board, has been made available in her construction. She was built at Poole. by Mr. Ri :hard Pinney, entirely of good old English oak, from the New Forest in Dorsetshire ; and of her seasoning it is enough to say that her frame was cat 13 years before it was put together. Her length over all is about 120 feet ; her beam 26} feet ; her depth of hold 174 feet ; and her admeasurement 365 tons —one, by coincidence, for each day in the year. She was modelled by Mr. Adams, of Poole, who, in his respective department, as well as the builder, has long been known as a first-rate artist,—and those who are but slightly versed in nautical science will, on a glance, admit that she is of that fashion that constitutes a " clipper." She is the reverse of being (as, unfortunately, many of our ships are) wall-sided ; and is fastened and finished with all the modern improvements in the best possible man ner. She has elegant and spacious cabins for a vessel of her tonnage, fitted up with every elegance and convenience. The after-cabin is a tine, airy apartment, lighted from the stern ; the dining-room is very roomy and cheerful. Her figure head is a full-length statue of " Canopus," in classical attire, and well executed. The stern and quarter-galleries are hand somely carved and decorated in bronze. The vessel is bark rigged, in a remarkably neat and handsome manner, no ex pense having been spared to render her a crack vessel. A FINE NEW SHIP THAT WAS NEVER LAUNCHED.—OUr first paragraph on a new vessel, built at our own port, we have hitherto invariably headed with the word " Launch." On the present occasion, however, we have to notice a very fine brig, recently consigned to her destined element, but which never was and never will be launched, unless, indeed, by some fortuitous circumstance, she should be drawn or driven so-far high and.flry as to renderit necessary,that she should be indulged, as ships have been time out of mind, by being allowed to glide down " majestically" from land to water. The brig " Grace Darling," now lying in the Can ning Dock, was floated into her present position, she having been entirely built in No. 3, Graving Dock, close by. She is a remarkably beautiful and faithfully built vessel, achnea suring about 240 tons, but, though with all the apparent re quisites of a quick sailor, will carry a cargo considerably above that weight. She has a flat flooring, but is of a beau tiful model, combining sharpness with rotundity ; and having great beam, she floats upon a comparatively light draft of water, and will doubtless carry sail well. As builders would say, " you cannot see a lump upon her," and she strongly resembles a yacht. Her length is 101 feet over all ; her beam 24} feet. She is built entirely of English oak, with the exception of the bends, which are of African oak. Her frame and fastenings are all of the best materials and of the most approved construction, and she has been entirely constructed under the inspector for Lloyd's, who has pro nounced her to be in every respect a superior vessel. Amongst numerous fastenings, including stringers, shelf pieces, clamps, wood knees, horizontal and hanging iron knees, we observed a hook ten feet in length, to keep toge ther the heels of the canting timbers,—a strengthening not very frequent in vessels of this size. The transom knees are 20 inches through, and 10; feet long. The Grace Darling was built by Mr. Robert Talbot, ship and boat builder, and as a specimen of naval architectur e i s a credit to the port. DEPARTURE OF THE ORIENTAL FOR ALEXANDRIA, WITH THE FIRST OF THE ACCELERATED EAST INDIA MAlLS.—Southampton, Sept. I.—The Oriental started from this place to-day, and will call at Falmouth to take on board the mails. She got under weigh exactly at half-past ten, and was saluted from the battery at the east end of the town, and cheered by a vast concourse of spectators. She returned the salute as she proceeded. She carries out about 60 cabin pas sengers, a detachment of the 77th regiment, a company of Royal Artillery, and a considerable amount of specie, and makes about £3,000, freight and passage-money, exclusive of the sum paid by Government for the mail service, which, it is said, is £38,000 per annum. The contract with the Oriental Company for the service (which has been printed) is for a term of six years certain, and to continue further until either of the contracting parties gives the other twelve months' notice to discontinue it. The Oriental was visited on Saturday by the Earl of Minto, First Lord of the Admi ralty. accompanied by Sir Charles Adam, Sir William Par ker, Sir E. Codrington, Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, Sir William Symonds, surveyor of the Navy, and Captain Brandreth, civil architect, who all expressed their entire satisfaction with the vessel and her equipments. She was found fully adapted to carry and fire four of the long 68- pounder swivel guns fore and aft, besides long 32-pounders as broadside guns, and may, therefore, be made, in a few days, the most formidable war steamer in the world. The Oriental will start from Falmouth to-morrow, and is expected to reach Gibraltar on the evening of the 6th, and Malta on the evening of the 10th. DARING STREET. ROBBERY.—On Wednesday evening, about half-past nine o'clock, as Mr. Wardle, solicitor, of this town, was going to his house in Islington, and had reached opposite the lower end of the market at the top of Shaw's brow, a man came up to him on his left, Mr. W. turned his bead and looked at him, he immediately received a violent blow on the back of the head, and was at the same time tripped up and violently thrown into the middle of the street from the foot-walk. lie was considerably stunned, but re covered himself almost immediately and got upon his knees —calling out that he was robbed of his watch—he having previously found that his watch had been seized at. An alarm was instantly given, and two young men who were standing near, and who saw Mr. Wardle on the ground, im mediately pursued a man wham they saw running from that gentleman. They followed him up Mill-place, a small street on the left hand side, and pursued him along that street and down Hunter-street, calling out—" Stop thief!" Police officer, Reece Davies, (159) hearing the call, and seeing the man running, succeeded in capturing him. The young men never lost sight of.him froruthe time they first saw him near Mr. Wardle until he was taken. The prisoner was brought , towards the spot where Mr. Wardle was thrown down, and, near which he remained until they came up. Mr. W. had previously discovered that his gold watch-guard and gold key were gone, but that his watch was, still in his pocket, the guard having been torn away by violence, the watch bein' fast in the pocket. The prisoner was sent to Bridewell Y— ' -* '-' -lice esterck. ne was brought up at the po court, and, in ac dition to the above facts, testified by the parties, Mr. Cross kill and Mr. Holmes gave evidence. Mr. Crosskill state( that he saw Mr. Wardle knocked down by the prisoner whom he identified. Mr. Holmes said that he saw Mr Wardle when he was on the ground, and went to his assist. ance ; and he and Mr. Crosskill, to ge th er w i t h other persons, continued with him until the officers returned with the p r i: The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the We are glad to say that Mr. Wardle did not suffer any great personal injury, though from the violent manner in which he was struck and th rown i nto the street, he might have been seriously hurt. The articles stolen have not been found. It is supposed the prisoner must have thrown them away when he was pursued. The greatest praise is due to the two young men, (O s b urn and Edwards,) for their prompt assistance; and also to Mr. Crosskill and Mr. Holmes, for the assistance they rendered on the occasion, and the prompt manner in which they came forward to give their evidence. EXCITEMENT AMONG THE BARBERS OF PARIS.—The strange and not very respectable compound of surgeon and barber still exists in many parts of France ; and in Paris there is even a chartered company so called. They have, of course, the highe s t o pi n i on o f th e ir skill, whether in curing a wound, dressing a toup'e, or curling a whisker or moustache. Now it so happened, that very recently a patient of one of these same barber-surgeons had a bad leg, and was so pletely past their skill, that he applied to a chemist, who " recommended " Holloway's Ointment" and Holloway's External Disease Pill," the latter as a tonic and alterative auxiliary to the Ointment. The consequence was, that in a short time the patient recovered health and strength; but the excitement caused among the barber-surgeons by reason of the disgrace which this event brought home to them, it would be impossible to describe . Parisians The are now aware that in all external disorders, such as . rheumatis m , gout, cancer, scrofula, glandular complaints, - piles, wounds; &c. &c., these preparations are unrivalled and true specifies. —See advt. sessions CORRESPONDENCE, THE TRIAL OF HEARNE v.• STOWELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—In these days, when you speak of the increase of popery, and of its doctrines and discipline as unchanged anal unchangeable, you are perhaps answered, in the spirit of mo dern liberalism, by an appeal to what is called the intelligence of the age, in which such absurdities as you describe will not be tolerated ; or are told that the doctrines and , ntctices of Trent, or other of what we con- aot held, or are very sider their standard authorities, much modified by the great mass of modern Roman Catho lics, especially in this kingdom. I know, Sir, it does not now snit the Romanist, that the naked deformity of his most unscriptural creed should be plainly exhibited'to the eyesand feelings of British Protestants, and at present he would ra ther that a veil should be thrown over what he cannot and dare not openly disavow. I think this is remarkably exem plified by the evidence of Mr. Crook, in the late trial of Hearne v. Stowell; and any one who heard that trial could not fail to be struck by the ingenuity'vrith which that gen tleman endeavoured to avoid a direct affirmation to the truth of the doctrines and practices respecting which he was ques tioned, and at the same time to preserve his conscientious authority for that to which, as a priest, he is pledged by his ordination vows. This was so palpable that even a worthy alderman of one of our wards, not a hundred miles from St. Paul's, was heard to whisper his annoyance that the reverend gentleman was somewhat prejudicing his case for want of plain speaking. However, Sir, my principal object in addressing you is to suggest that the evidence of Mr. Crook, as reported verbatim in your paper of Tuesday, and to the accuracy of which I bear testimony, should be circulated throughout the country in the form of a tract, which might embrace a short analysis of the case. It is, lam sure, under the Divine blessing, calculated to open the eyes of our Protestant fellow-country men, and to shew them the damning nature of the doctrines of that apostate church, even in their days ; and I hope to induce many who now hold off to give their countenance and support to those institutions which are calculated to stem the rising torrent of modern superstition and infidelity. I will cheerfully give a subscription towards the expense of printing the tract. 2nd September. J. C. J. C. will be glad, no doubt, to learn, that the documents to which he refers will be immediately published in the shape of a pamphlet. We shall be very happy to receive n order from him for any number of copies that he may We expect that the tract will do much good. It cannot be too extensively circulated.—En. L. S. ANTI-CORN LAW AGITATION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Stu„--It has long been my opinion that the great majority of the anti-corn law itinerants who infest the country, and procure a livelihood by scattering abroad the firebrands of discontent and revolutionary feeling, are as unacquainted with the subject which they pretend to discuss as are any of the ignorant and credulous rabble whom they generally col lect around them. InNtead of proving what they advance, I think it may safely the said that they commonly deal in wholesale assertion. Too marling to bring forward argu ments which they know to be untenable, they indulge in the coarsest vituperation ; and when, in accordance with their professions, they should - examine the question with the sole view of forwarding their - country's interests, they basely pan der to the reckless passions of the mob, and attempt to excite them to acts of violence. It may, perhaps, 'sir, at first be imagined that this is an overwrought picture; but I think it will be pretty evident, before I come to a conclusion, that I have not given too high a colouring to the opinions which have been expressed. On Thursday last, after making au unsuccessful attempt to gain access to the Queen's Theatre, for the purpose of in dulging my curiosity by a sight of the " big beggarm a n," I , .• -•- rormea tae resolution of attending the anti-corn law lecture of the somewhat notorious Mr. Sidney Smith, being convin ced that if I remained long in company with the fine pi santry" who crowded the street opposite the theatre, some one of the honest fellows would take the liberty to " repale the union" between my silk handkerchief and my pocket, without first obtaining my permission. It was not. long be fore I found my way to the " large room" in which the lec ture was advertised to be delivered—so " large," indeed, that I almost mechanically s t oo p e d as I entered (albeit not very gigantic in stature), from a fear that my head might come in contact with the ceiling. After being compelled to occupy a considerable time by admiring the intelligent faces of the audience (a shade superior to that of the Irish swindler which I had just left), my exhausted patience was relieved by the appearance of the lecturer. I had conceived a rather exalted opinion of Mr. Smith's powers ;—how miserably disappoint ed I was, the sequel will show. Before commencing the lecture, Mr. Smith adverted to the twin gun of the evening (Mr. O'Connell), and apologised for attempting a feeble fire upon his heaters, when the rival piece of ordnance would have shot them so much more com pletely. One admission he made, which I could .not but think somewhat inconsistent—that the " repeal of the union was a much more important subject" than the repeal of the corn laws. How this can he reconciled with the asser tion which he afterwards made, and with the invariable re presentations of the party—that the abolition of the corn laws is a " subject of paramount importance," .a " life and death affair," " ac object which must be attained at the ex pense of every other, if necessary"—l am at a loss to deter mine But I must proceed to notice the lecture. In the first place, Mr. Smith reiterated that more than ".twice told tale," that whilst a duty is laid upon corn im ported from foreign countries, the manufacturer meets with no equiValent protection. This, sir, is a statement the utter falsity of which has been so frequently and satisfactorily proved, that it is unnecessary for me to enter into detail. A considerable duty is levied even upon the importation of the articles of clothing which Mr. Smith named; so that, in this instance, as well as numerous others, the agriculturist is obliged to pay for the protection afforded to the manufactu rer. Mr. Smith's complaint on this point was as well found ed as another which he made, viz.--" That no tax could be mentioned, laid upon the mass of the people, from which the agricultural interest was not exempted." Amongst other attempts to prove this monstrous assertion, it was stated, that, whilst the manufacturer was taxed for his " winder," manufactory" was not liable to the duty. What will Mr. Smith say to the im post of tithes, .sir ? I suppose he will represent this as an additional tax upon the " manufacturer's industry," from which the " insatiable farmer" is exempted ! It would have placed .Mr.. Smith's honesty in a more f a v oura bl e li g ht, though it might not e xac tly have suited his purpose, had he named some of the duties to which the agriculturist is sub ject, from which the manufacturer is free. It will not be necessary for ine to name those duties. That they do exist Mr. Smith will not possess sufficient effrontery to deny. These are almost the only arguments, or pretensions to argument, _which Mr. Smith hazarded during the course of his lecture. Its distinguishing characteristic throughout was a liberal supply of assertions, totally unsupported by evi dence—assertions, too, some few of them, at the best, ex ceedingly unlikely to be correct ; and the remaining ones so completely and manifestly false as to render it a matter of wonder that any person could dare to make them. Amongst the former was one statement, that the yearly expenses of the navy would be £1,500,000 less than they now are, were the corn-laws to be abolished ! The instances of the latter were too numerous to mention ; but the following will be sufficient to establish the truth of my charge. Mr. Smith asserted, that, while £46,000,000 were contributed, by the manufacturing interest, to the annual revenue of the king dom, only.f.-1,000,000 were obtained from agricultural sources! Whilst passing a fervent eulogium upon the American re public, the veracious lecturer stated, that in the United States no persons were supported by alms, and that there beggary was " unknown !" In the course of a violent invec tive against the landholders, he asserted, that for the crime of stealing a " bit of bread," these persons would inflict upon the offender the punishment of being " hanged, drawn, and quartered !" Some curious information was afforded as to a Certain " mutiny" of the British army, who, " to a man," bid defiance to their " generals, colonels, and officers." (ac cording to the lecturer, no part of the army !) and achieved the object which they wished to accomplish—the reduction of the price of bread. With the intention of improving this circumstance, by the bye, Mr. Smith urged upon his audience the propriety of resolving that they would have, by fair means Or foul," the measures for which they contended ! Sir, such statements, such suggestions as these, are calcu lated to mislead the minds of the ignorant, and to inflame the lawless spirit of the multitude; but they will never gain for the person who publishes them the reputation for veracity, or the character of a sincere patriot. My communication has already reached so great a length, Sir, that I shall not be able to animadvert, to any extent, upon the violent sentiments which Mr. Smith expressed, and the ungentlemanly and inflammatory language in which he indulged. Mr. Smith found it a matter of no great difficulty to style the corn-law an " accu rse d d u t y ," an " a b om i na bl e tax,' an " atrocious robbery," a " murderous enactment." To have proved all this would have required a little more labour. In like manner, no large amount of exertion was requisite to dub those interested in the protection and pros perity of agriculture " grasping farmers,' " greedy par sons ," and " rapacious landowners." With gentlemen of Mr. Smith's kidney, abuse is ever a more staple commodity than argument, and it is worthy of the cause which they espouse. They may continue to use the one—we rejoice in the posses sion of the other.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, Liverpool, August 29th, 1840 VERITAS LAIDLAW'S PANORAMA.—We are not .surprised to hear that this beautiful exhibition is already attracting numerous visitors. It only requires to.be more generally known to become one of the most fashionable resorts in Liverpool. We do not know of any instance iu which parties have left the room with any feeling bordering on disappointmant.— [See advertisement.l ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS.—On Tuesday last, the Ist inst. a court of the above order, called the " St. James," No. 997, was.ppened at the house of brother James Moile, the Bee-hive, Kirkdale, by the officers of the district, in full regalia, when a number of individuals were initiated into the mysteries of forestry. .:The . newly admitted members ex pressed their approbatioo of the, philanthropic principles of rm. by passing a vote tif thanks in the most:hand- some manner, to those o - triceisaoasZterili conducting the business of the evening. The institution is now making rapid progress, and when wore generally known, its objects will be appreciated by those who desire to provide a g ainst the day of adversity. On the conclusion of the business, an ex cellent supper was provided by the worthy host, when about one huudred of 'the brethren sat down to enjoy it, under the able presidency of brother . oiiVer — Penn ; and to . add to the enjoyments of the evening, the district Order of Foresters' band, No; 1, was in attendance, and played some excellent ana appropriate airs. In fact, all Kirkaate was alive. .I. lie song, toast, and glass went round in trite brotherly love un til a late hour, when the officers, &c, were ushered in town by their excellent band. Unitas, Benevolentia, et Concordia. INGENIOUS WonxmANslup.—Those who remember the splendid specimens of inlaid tables exhibited by Mr. Hassard at the recent show of Irish manufactures at the Dublin So ciety's house, Kildare-street, will easily believe our assertion that the same dexterous and ingenious hands have produced three large 100 tables, which, for beauty and splendour of execution, have not been equalled by anything of the kind heretofore produced in this or the sister kingdom. On going to view these gems, these rare, we were about to say, but rare would not be an appropriate term—these matchless productions of art—we were prepared for a grand display, because of our knowledge of the skill of the artist ; and yet it is doing Mr. Hassard no more than justice to acknowledg4 that, with all our prep ara ti on, we were astonished by an exhibition of grandeur far surpassing our warmest expecta tions. We had seen much before from, the same easel, for hi s is painting, not cabinet-making. We had seen his rare productions which _were kindly accepted as gifts by the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, and by the Earl and Coun tess of Haddington, with many others ; but these were ordi nary when compared with the matchless specimens which we are endeavouring to describe, but cannot. It is, we under stand, Mr. Hassard's, intention to exhibit these tables in the wealthy town of Liverpool, where they will, we feel confident, be properly appreciated. For a time Mr. Hassard fretted and strutted his hour upon the political stage, and then was heard no more. He is one of the many persons in this c . oun i try who thi n k t h ey have suffered for the goo d cause but whether th e t h ought be correct or ot h erw i se , we wil , not pronounce. All w e s h a ll sa y in that respect is, that we r ejoico to find hi m p rosecut i ng h i s mo re legitimate designs—those for which nat ure i n t en d e d hi m —in the field of art and m r rWe have seen these, ,tables, and genuity have no hesitatio — n In-saying that, in delicacy, beauty of d sign, and elaborate workmanship, they have never been surpassed.)—See advt. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMil;leii earl 7:l77i;"%sat ; .....---- - Pt. The following members of th e comtnittee were the weekly meeting held yesterday :—,Messrs. Le 16 . Berm, Thomas Holt, Evans, Barclay, Holmes, Mellor, Bul ley, Moon, Martin, Chapman, Horsfall, George Holt, and Smith. The proceedings of the last meeting were read over and confirmed; and the accounts for the week were passed, with the exception of a portion of the expenses incurred in launch ing the Albert new light-ship last Saturday. t ` ---- - that sixty-five boys had been treated on the oct builders we suppose. The committee having gi rity for this expense to be incurred, it was disal A letter was read from the Secretary to the '1 nutty Boort stating that a buoy had been placed near the Coll Rock, o the Skerries, and the proper notices given. The MARINE SIIIIVEYOR presented a report of the dred ing operations to the Victoria channel. This report that the harrowing process had been carried on for I month, which admitted of 21 working • days. A th traverses bad been made in the channel ; and on con the soundings now made with those of last year, he wa.., —O - that the depth of water was as good, if not better, than at the same period of last year, with every prospect of i continuing so. The Marine Surveyor further suggested tl propriety of continuing the harrowing till the end of Septen ber, as the tides would admit of 17 working days. The e: pense incurred was stated to be—for hire of steamer £42, for cordage, &c., £l4 145., for refreshments £6 Is. ; tt iven no au After a short discussion and some verbal explanations fron the Marine Surveyor, a resolution was adopted, authorisin the dredging process to be continued till the end of Septem ber, and a copy of the report to be forwarded to the Tosvn council. A report from the Marine Surveyor was laid on the table stating that the Formby light-ship and the North Star light ship were in good order. This report also stated, that on th 27th ult. the Magazine life-boat proceeded to the assistanc, of a ship a-ground on one of the banks, and after remai with her all night brought her safe into Salthouse (loci, The MARINE SURV EY OR further reported, that on the morning of the Ist instant, the smack Newcastle, of Glasgow, ran foul of the north-west light-ship, and carried away some of her tackle. The weather was fine ; the Leasowe and Formby lights were visible, and the accident was caused by gross negligence on the part of the crew of the sloop. Mea sures were in progress for repairing the damage to the light ship which would render it unnecessary to bring her into. dock. The sloop had since gone to Runcorn. A resolution was passed authorizing the usual proceedings to be taken against the owners of the Newcastle, for recovering the amount of the damage, and also for reenvery of the penalty for the offence imposed by the act of parliament. Messrs. Moore and Co., consignees of the American ship Josephine Teresa, applied for the dock dues on that vessel, amounting to £9. Os. 4d. to be remitted. It appeared that the vessel had been ordered to sail for Liverpool, but before she arrived here the consignees received directions for her to proceed to Havre immediately ; but.she was in the basin of Prince's Dock before" the' were airate if her being in port. Compliance with the application was declined on the ground that the committee had no authority under therciict of parlia ment. - A letter was rea d f rom th e c l er k o f t h e b oar of guardians d for the Cardigan Union, stating they had relieved the f a th er of one of the do c k ga t emen with 41. 13s. 3d., and that he was. now receiving from them 6s. a week. The dock gateman refused to pay any portion of this demand, on the ground that he had a large family ; and the present application to the committee was for them to induce the man to consent, otherwise the guardians would be compelled to attach his wages under the 59th section of the poor-law amendment act. After sonic conversation, the secretary was desired to say in reply that the committee declined to interfere. Some discussion took place relative to a complaint from some part of the tobacco trade, that they were put to incon venience by goods being crowded upon the quay in front of the Queen's warehouses. Eventually, a resolution was . . ercise their authority to p rev e n t any inconvenience, and to give every accommodation to the tobacco trade. A letter was read from Mr. Gage, whose plans for the ex "tension of the dock accommodation of the port we noticed in our last, presenting a rationale of his views, and index to the -several plans he had submitted to the inspection of the com mittee. A resolution was agreed to, to the effect that Mr. Gage's plans be Placed in the hands of the Surveyor and the two Harbour Masters, for each of them to report thereon, and on the presentation of their reports the whole subject tb be considered. The committee then separated. SALE OF THE LATE MR, DOUGLAS'S PICTURES, AT GYRN, FLINTSHIRE. This important collection was brought to the hammer on Wednesday and Thursday week, under the management of our townsmen, Messrs. Winstanley and Sons. To the ho hour of the British school it may be stated, that a Landscape, by Wilson, brought the largest sum , an d was th e genera l favourite f the numerous company at the sale. The prices which the principal pictures produced are as follow An Italian Lake Scene, by Wilson . ' — 275 • - Christ at Emmaus, by Guercino 210 The Annunciation, by Murillo . 270 The Descent from the Cross, by the same 9O A Lady and Child, by Rubens 155 St. Catherine, by Domenichino Landscape, by Ruysdael Ditto, by Wynants 62 Other choice productions of the Flemish and Dutch schools fetched good prices. The collection, as it hung in the gallery, v mired, and its dispersion much regretted b resident in the neighbourhood, to which it had lon f , ornament ,s generally ad the gentlemen STATE OF TRADE MANCHESTER.—There is little change in our market this week, though the demand for yarn, yesterday, was perhap rather better than on the preceding Tuesday, but any improvement in prices. In goods there was no altera tion, but a fair, steady business at the rates of last week. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, ADGUST 31st. —The increased demand f or fl anne l s manifested last Monday, has been fully maintained to-day. The market has been well attended, and many pieces have been sold at rather better .prices. There is not much.change in the wool market : the demand is tolerably good at steady prices. _UftwEnspiELp MARKET, SEPT. I.—The demand for most- descriptions of goods to-day was equal to the average for some weeks past, at much the same prices. In fact there is little or no change to note either iu the raw material or manufactured article. Heavy woollens, plain and fancy, and superior light fancy goods, are chiefly in demand. Very few goods arc either made or purchased on speculation. In the warehouses there is a decided improvement. On the whole, a fair business is doing at a moderate profit.-2tfanchester Guardian. RATING STOCK-IN-TRADE.—By a decision of the Croy don bench of magistrates on Saturday week, it was decided that the fixed machinery on a gas-works was liable to por rates. An appeal against the assessment was dismissed with costs. The counsel for the rate founded his argument on the essential difference between the coals, horses, or moveable property on the premises, and the fixed machinery, contend ing that the latter was certainly liable. GILLARD'S PAINTING OF ADAM AND EVE.—We strongly recommend our friends to take an early opportunity of in specting Gillard's magnificent painting of Achim and Eve, now exhibiting at the Lyceum. It is worthy of the highest admiration. Some of our readers may perhaps be glad to hear that MI M. Holden (who delivered his instructive and beautifully illustrated course of astronomical lectures in the Theatre three years ago) is about again to visit us, when w expect the lovers of science will have a rich treat. ACCIDENT ON THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—OR Monday evening last, about seven o'clock, as the second class train from London, which consisted of fourteen car riages, including cattle carriages, was approaching the Wins ford station at full speed, the engine and two or three of the carriages got off the line, and the wheels sunk at least half a yard in the ground ; which, of course, had the effect of in stantly stopping the train. We believe, though many of the passengers were very much frightened, that none of them were hurt. The accident is supposed to have been caused by the breaking of one of the axletrees of the engine ; as the wheel was found broken off, and lying beneath it. After the delay necessarily occasioned by getting the carriages again on the line, and procuring another engine, the train pro ceeded, and arrived safely at its destination. POTATOES.—On Saturday last Penrith market was un usually stocked with potatoes, which were sold at the reason able price of two-pence per stone, a circumstance peculiarly favourable for the poor, many of whom, particularly the hand loom weavers, are suffering much distress.—Carlisle Patriot. DON'T LEAVE YOUR CHAMBER WINDOWS OPEN.—Mr. O'Brien, of Fancy Hall, on the Bath road, in this town, was robbed of six guineas and a brooch on Tuesday last, by some thief who entered his bed-room in the night, by the window which he had left wide open.—Cheltenham Journal. HANOVER, AUG. 6.—A bright and glorious era is . rang to dawn in Hanover. The untoward events which ha so much excited the public mind during the last three yeas are now happily a t an en d. Di scor d an d b a d feelings mus now give place to joyful peace and harmony, and all goo ( Hanoverians are no w pouring forth their best wishes for the welfare of the members of the royal house, their liege sove reign. lords. The new constitution, the basis and foundation of peace, encourages us to cherish this hope. For all past disagreements we are consoled by our happy prospe c t s . L et us no longer recur to that painful period, but let us l oo k f or ward with joy to the peaceful future which awaits us.—Han burgh Correspondent. - ALE IN AUGUST, FROM NEW BARLEY. --A gentlem of Hertford, lately engaged, for a wager of wine, to prod , a good glass of mild ale in the month of August, from r made from barley of this y ear ' s growth. The barley v(•ti, on the Bth instant, threshed, d resse d , and steeped c 12th, and from its appearance on the working floors a s, rior san.lpleof malt may b e expected by Monday next, 24th ; -it will be mashed the following morning, and th better relies on w i nn i ng his wager by the production of a brilliant glass of mild ale on the market table of Saturday, the 29th.—IIeyts county Press. NAVAL PREPARATIONS. —PLYMOUTH, AUG. 29.—The greatest activity prevails in the naval departments at this port (Plymouth). The Calcutta, 84, was commissioned yesterday by, captain Sir S. Roberts, C.B. The Bombay, 84, is ordered to be masted without delay ,• she is expected to be commis sioned immediately. The Nile, 92 ; Clarence, 84 ; Vengeance, 84 ; and Pourdroyant, 78, are reported as ready for speedy commissioning. An official notice has been issued by th( admiral-superintendent of• the dockyard for the entry of 10( pensioners for the San Josef, guard-ship in ordinary, service for the winter is insured, and as much longe be necessary. Able and ordinary seamen will also be who have prssed the ordinary restriction of age of 45 years WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.—It is announced that a frigate, in the Regent's Park, which has so long adi ornamental waters thereof, will be immediately pu mission. This noble frigate carries six two-pours will be manned by a complement of hands from nursery. We are glad to see so much activity be length to be displayed.—Argus CANAL NAVIGATION. — On Wednesday a trial n on the Paisley Canal, of a steam-boat propelled ,le pi ciple of the screw. It turned out a f a il ure- ' r, in cc seq uence of the want of water. e propellii spindle was placed beneath tne boy. he boat, an, extended downwards about 25 inches; depth of water was not sufficient for a boat SO constructed, the blades of the propeller striking against the ground. A trial is to be made on the Forth and Clyde Canal, where there is a greater depth of water.—Scottish Standard. howeve It appears that --- EXTRAORDINARY DISTEMPER AMONGST CATTLI YORKSITIRE.—SO extensive and alarming is the prev epidemic amongst cattle, that on Monday week the follow.. notice from the Lord Mayor of York was printed and distri buted amongst the agriculturists :—" It being re by the farmers, graziers, and cattle dealers, who a cattle fairs in this city, that an infectious disterap_ prevalent amongst cattle, and serious injury may be occa sioned by intermixing the hea if anl, 'thy cattle - wiiii the infected uch be brought to the said fairs ; notice is hereby giyen;lhat no"infected cattle will be permitted to be exposed for sale in the said fairs ; and any person who shall bring to the said fairs, or expose for sale therein, any such infected cattle, will be prosecuted as the law directs." on 11) ite erAl His the rty, aces [bit ,ertY and duce hick ver -mot coo' afore .rred tbil rther been :e¢d. 0 say of Arlie 0 the Lncle' ! iva4 "tbe latter, ot wil l tbst *i O S a the okel Po' e, greo co p' alb e o r Pa v —ter