The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-19 00:00:00

T HEATRE -ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE SECOND APPEARANCE OF MRS. R. HONNER THIS EVENING, (Tuesday,) July 19, will be performed, for the second time, the new Drama of GISELLE; With new Scenery. Dresses, and Appointments, and extra. ordinary novel effects of REAL WATER. Mrs. R. Hornier. Giselle WITH THE WATER2VAN AND FALLS OF CLYDE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS popular and pre-emin en tl y attract i ve Resort i s open Daily, kona Seven A.M. till Dusk. The GRAND EVENING FETES take plac e every Monday and Friday during the Season, with THE ROMAN FESTA. At us. THE D GRAND ILLUMINAT k ION OF ST. PETER'S. This inconceivably magnificent Spectacle is succeeded by the Pyrotechnic Wonders of the GIRANDOLA. OF ST. ANGELO, With all its splendid incidents, terminating with the gorgeous Cascade of brilliant Fire, and tremendous Flight of Rockets. To en the Eng's Promenad, MR. STUBBS liven ' ROYAL HARMONIC e BAND will perform a favourite selection of Music. The Gardens are Illuminated with Gas Lamps. Elie Itbrrpool &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 19 We do certainly deplore, in common with nine tenths of the constituency of Liverpool, the talking mania appears to have taken possession of a large section of the Town Council of Liverpool. A deliberative - body that council can no longer be called. Representatives of the community, met to legislate for the advancement of local prosperity and order, no im partial observer of their mofithly proceedings would deem its members to be. And yet, so long as we know that its various committees do their duty,---that the town is governed and its property justly administered, — we can reconcile ourselves to the eternal speech- Making which attends every meeting of the general body better than we could its lapse into that state of indilference and apathy, with respect to the manage ment of the estate committed to its charge, which ap ,pears to have fallen upon another body in the port. It will be long, we trust, before we shall be condemned to see the powers of the Corporation of Liverpool ad ministered by the town-clerk and some three or four gentlemen. only, as those of the Dock Committee ap pear at present to be regulated by the absolute will of the surveyor and a small knot of dictatorial and busy people who neither represent there the dock ratepayers nor the constituency of Liverpool. The Dock Committee is or ought to be a representa tive body, and, as such, to defer to the loudly expressed Wishe s of the constituency of the town, and especially of its merchants and shipowners. And yet is this the case ? Decidedly it is not. The committee defers in finitely more to the convenience of its surveyor or to the dicta of any of its sub-committees than to the most loudly expressed wishes of the entire trade of the port. We referred last week to the neglected state of the queen's Graving-dock, ordered months ago to be altered. And what was the reply to a request for ex- Planation upon this subject which way made at the last meeting of the committee ? Why that the works com mittee and the engineer had their hands full ; that they had taken no steps to fulfil the express requirements o f the general body; that in point of fact they had vetoed that requirement, and consulted only their own convenie nce 1 We ask of our mercantile readers, who are aware of the demands for increased accommodation which have for months past been made of the committee by the builders and shipowners of the port to pay a visit to the southern extremity of the estate. We have at pre sent no increased accommodation at our disposal, is Practically the plea by which these demands have been met ; and yet see the large space at the southwest cor ner of Brunswick Dock converted into a mere wharf for stone_ and old timber. Go along the sea-wall at the south of the dock-yard, and there you have a large quantity of valuable space, upon which the surveyor is hewing his granite, when it might just as easily be hewed in any other locality, or even before it leaves the quarry. Engineers have ordinarily, for works such as those going on upon the site of the Canning-dock, such things as SPECIFICATIONS. Stonemasons, we Presume, know tolerably well the dimensions of every block they have to hew; and if such be the case—and it is in most works which we have ever seen—there can be no sound reason why every block of granite wanted for these or any other docks should not before arriving at this port be ready, with the exception, perhaps, of a alight dressing, for placing at once into the position in which it is to remain. The appropriation, therefore, by the engineer of this large space of valuable land to the purposes of a granite-yard is a positive waste of the capabilities of the estate, and ought not for one Moment to be tolerated. BY a judicious disposition of the resources of this portion of the Dock Estate we have no hesitation in affirrei/ig that much, very much of the difficulty which is felt by the shipowner, the builder, and the merch ant, might be obviated; and yet there appears a down right perversity of management somewhere, which will not permit the requirements of commerce to be conceded. The pet schemes of Mr. Alderman Evans and the Liberal members of the committee must be pressed forward at all hazards, whilst every other im provement is suspended. The omnipotence of the board of works and the surveyor must not be even qnestioned, whilst the committee, as a body, may have their most pointed directions neglected with perfect i mpunity. Costly schemes of the most questionable usefulness, although undertaken in contrariety to the "Pressed wishes of the constituency, are obstinately Persisted in, whilst improvements which suggest them selves to every observer and can be carried into execu tion at the most trivial expense are entirely over looked. As an example of this kind of management we may refer to the transit sheds on the west side of the Princes Dock, which must have cost already an im mense outlay; and yet we have again and again paid a visit to this site without ever having seen them in working. Possibly they may at this moment contain ° few goods waiting for shipment; but we venture to say that they are never likely to realise to the estate on e Per cent per annum upon their cost. Yet whilst these expensive sheds have been swallowing up a heavy amount of the funds at the disposal of the committee, wiarge q u antity of q ua y space at t h e sout h ern d oc k s . I ieb, is timber sc i how no longer requ i re d f or t h e di sc h arge o f ..ips, is still unprovided with even the ordi nary open th are • e ds , and valuable goods discharged there entirely unprotected from the weather. Although the Sion d loading ' e quays here, originally constructed for the tan for other of timber, are now no longer required, and are eve purposes entirely useless, inconvenient, and n da ngerous, yet no effort appears making to re edy the evil. Only last week a horse and cart backed down one of these and was immersed in the dock. Casks of valuable wares are daily exposed to the dan ger of similar accidents ; and it is surely the duty of the committee to see that, here, private property is protected and public usefulness considered. We do not bring these forward as isolated cases of mismanagement. On the contrary, we challenge th whole system as one t o w hi ch it is full time h t at the at e tention of the community was directed. r ior the gen• tlem en who compose the majority of the Dock Com mittee we have every respect. As merchants, as ship could have in view in their dock manageement any other than the interest of the trade of the port: Ti ut there is an " imperium in imperio" in that bod y .___,, a Power behind the throne greater than the thron e it self"—which must be checked by the majority o f t h e co mmittee, if it is not by the public. The commerce, the shipping of Liverpool, and the important trades co nnected with i t , mus t h a ve a helping . hand held out to them to save them from the inconveniences to which they are at present subjected, if not from entire pro stration. The shipbuilders of the port must not be driven to carry on their business in back streets or at the very extremity of the Dock Estate, whilst valuable river frontage is monopolized by the surveyor or the board of -worke. We demand, in fine, from the Dock Committee, on behalf of the public, some more satis factory explanation of their present and late proceed ings than are contained in the meagre and confused conversations which come weekly before eekly us. There can be no question that appalling distress ex ists amongst our working classes and amongst our tradesmen, and that even our merchants are not with out their severe sufferings. A portion of that distress, and no inconsiderable one, it is within the power of the Dock Committeeto alleviate. Let the same policy which has actuated the present government in their revised tariff be imitated by the trustees of the Dock Estate. Let the scale of rates levied upon the mer chant and especially upon the shipowner be also re vised and its pressure lightened. Let the anomalies which exist throughout that scale be removed, and the tricky evasion too largely practised be put down. Place the shipwrights of the port upon a fair and just foot ing, with respect to the facilities for conducting their business, as compared with the shipwrights of other ports; and we shall then, at least, not have to com plain that in Liverpool the noblest arm of our land — her maritime power—is verging to decay. Well, we were spared yesterday the infliction of Mr. V. 'Yates's motions in the Council, in consideration, We presume, of the " GREAT ANTI-CORN-LAW DE MONSTRATION," to be held in Clayton-square. Two such affairs.in one day would have been the death of us ; and, moreover, those eminent Whig-radicals, Messrs. W. Earle and 11. V. Yates, would have found some difficulty in being in two places at once. The Council meeting, therefore, is postponed until to morrow, and the great demonstration has "come off!" And well may the ex-ministry, for whose behoof it was got up—well may the millocracy of Man chester and the rabble agitators of Birmingham and Sheffield—well may the Thompsons, the Aclands, and the leaguers great and small, exclaim, "Defend us from William Rathbone and our Liverpool friends." Pitiable as has been the plight of Whiggery in this lo cality for years—" small by degrees and beautifully less" as have become its shabby musters—seedy as have been its spouters, and unsavoury their listeners— it was left for the abortion of yesterday to proclaim to the world that the thing is at last stone dead, beyond the.power of galvanism or the skill of a conclave of humane society doctors to bring a flutter to its pulse, or a twitch into its rigid features. Yet paltry and pitiful as was the whole affair, we shall, no doubt, have a new version of the " three black crows" attempted, to mislead the guileless and credu lous world with respect to its importance. We shall, therefore, attempt to furnish an accurate statement of the members and kind of people present. The names of the various speakers on the platform, from roaring Rathbone to the small unknown vendors of "four-and nines" and other equally important commodities, who brought up the rear, will be found in our report of the proceedings. The body of the meeting was contained in a corner of the square, and might consist of at most 700 or 800 persons. At least, one-fourth of these were Conservatives, who went to look on and laugh at the exhibitors; another fourth were decent working men, who certainly viewed the speechifying with some thing very like disgust. The remainder, a motley group of hodmen, scavengers out of work, discharged cabmen, and other equally enlightened personages, may be set down as the Whig portion of this meeting, which is to annihilate the ministry of Sir Robert Peel, and bring about a free-trade Milleniurn ! Setting aside, then, the Conservatives present, and the working men who refused their sympathy to the spouters, the whole affair may be said to have been about as respectable as the assemblage collected by a Punch and Judy show, or the crowd which gapes in the front of a third-rate booth at a country fair. The material doled from the balcony, in Clayton-square, was of a description little above the quality of that fur nished by the before mentioned respectable performers. Alas poor Whiggery ! This was verily thy funereal exhibition in Liverpool—the last of thy Clayton-square gatherings—the ultimate and hopeless pump up of the mud which is all that remains at the bottom of thy exhausted cess-pool ! STATE OF TRADE, MANUFACTURES, &-c We have had an increased demand for Cotton during the past week, which however is met freely by sellers, at former rates. Although the market closes very firmly, the sales, up to Friday, amount to 30,550 bales, including 4,300 on specit lation, and 12,000 for export. On Saturday fully 7,000 bales were taken, of which 2,000 arc on speculation, and yesterday 6,000 bales, most of which were taken by the trade. The demand in Manchester, for all descriptions of printing cloth, has been good, and a large business has been done during the week, at prices, however, little improved as yet, although evidently looking up. The calico printers are busy, preparing for the autumn trade, and are very bare of stock. LOCAL NEWS. We understand that Mr. Wilkins has been retained for the prosecution in ?liss Crellin's case at the approaching assizes. The fine property of Mr. Kenrick, called the Nantclwyd Estate, in Denbighshire, and including a domain of near 2,000 acres of land, with an ancient house upon it, was sold, on Thursday, by Mr. George Robins, at the Auction Mart, to Richard Leyland, Esq., of this town, for £57,000. The Earl and Countess of Sefton entertained, during the race week, a distinguished party of Fashionables at Croxteth, including Lord and Lady Eglinton. Lord George Bentinck, Lord Jon Fitzroy, Lord Ipswich, Sir John and Lady Bulkeley,Sir John and Lady Gerrard, Sir Piers Mostyn, Hon. Mr. Willoughby, Hon. Captain Rous, Colonel Udney, Captain Gerrard, and George Payne, Esq. ST. SwiTiriN.—The anniversary of " the weeping saint," on Friday, passed over very pleasantly in Liverpool. The sun shone brilliantly all day ; not a drop of rain fell ; and the sky was almost without a cloud. The evening was calm and clear. On Sunday, however, contrary to the prognosti cations of the superstitious, a heavy shower of rain fell, and yesterday morning we were visited with the same element, and during nearly the whole day the weather was dull and dowdy. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.—The Coun cil Will hold a special meeting to-morrow for the considera tion and determination of the subjects mentioned on the no tice paper. Amongst them is the appointment of seven cona mississioners under the 32d section of the Property and In come Tax Act ; the proceedings of the Markets Committee, under the reference by the council of the memorial of the in habitants of St. James's-road on the subject of the intended haymarket in that neighbourhood ; the appropriation of the south end of St. James's-road for a haymarket; the recom mendation of the Markets Committee of a considerable addi tion to the north haymarket, and the appropriation of the same; the proceedings of the Town-hall Establishment and Paid Officers Committees on the subject of the appointment , of the Mayor's servant ; the appointment of a person to fill that situation ; the appointment of an alderman in the place of Mr. Robert Ellison Harvey, ousted by the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench ; Mr. R. V. Yates's motions on the education question ; a motion by Mr. H. Lawrence that some other place be appropriated for a haymarket in lieu of 'St. James's-road ; and lastly, a motion by Mr. Birkett, '" That the Town-clerk be directed to send printed copies of the clauses No. 26, 27, and 28, relating to interments, con tained in the Liverpool Health of Town Bill, to all incum bents and churchwardens of churches and chapels of ease, situate within the borough, and also to all parties having c4stody of any dissenting chapel or burial ground so situate, with an intimation that the council will strictly enforce their provisions." COMMITTAL OF A SWINDLER.—On Thursday last a swindler named Lathom, who has for the last two or three years been earning his subsistence by swindling shopkeepers out of money and goods, was brought up at the Police-court, befuce Mr. Rushton and Mr. Wm. Brown. Mr. Reay, se cretary to the Guardian Society, was in attendance, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Davenport. The first case brought against him was for obtaining a pair of boots by false pretences, from a bootmaker in Mount-pleasant, but the evidence was insufficient to sustain the charge. A second case was then gone into, and it was proved that the prisoner had obtained 10s. from Mr. Stretch, tanner, of Toxteth-park, on the 11th May, under false pretences. He went to the tan yard, and represented himself as a friend of Mr. Stretch's, named George Ellison, and obtained the money from the foreman. Mr. Dowling said there were many other cases against the prisoner, but he apprehended this would be sufficient. The prisoner was then asked what he had to say in his defence. He replied, " Nothing ;" whereupon he was committed to take his trial at the ensuing sessions. Mr. Dowling stated that the prisoner, about three years ago, was a clerk in the office of Messrs. Duncan and Co., copper merchants, since which tune he had been sub sisting by defrauding shopkeepers and others, in this wanner. - - ROBBERY OF A POOR OLD PENSIONER--A youth, named Benjamin Taylor, was brought before Mr. Rushton on Friday, on a charge of heartlessly robbing a poor pensioner under the following circumstances :—Williarn Worsley, a ' tall decent looking elderly man in humble attire, and with a medal suspended from his left breast, said he was a pensi oner, and resided in Greycot-place, Westminster. He drew ' his pension on Wednesday last, and it amounted to £4 lls. Old. He paid his fare by the railway to this town at the Bull and Mouth, and arrived here last night (Thursday). After 1 inquiring his way to Titbebarn-street, he got lodgings at a cook-shop, and there left his bundle, with a view to take a walk. He went to Blezzard's public-house, corner- of Banastre-street and called for a pint of beer in the tap-room. The prisoner and two other men were in the same room. He took out a paper in which he kept his money, and which contained a sovereign and three half crowns. He took one half crown out, and wrapped the remainder up, and put it it in his left hand waistcoat pocket. The parties present saw where he put his money. He paid for half a gallon of ale for i them. The prisoner then came up to him and looked at !leadmedal, which was suspended outside his waistcoat. As he .I.ropped the medal, he (complainant) felt his other hand The prisonneerth t n o leaillpocket, and said he was robbed, and went to the door Place, andtl landlord. He saw one of the assistants of the was, however constable, , cgonwfidasen informed him, and he (the assistant) sent for a e, who, came and took the prisoner into custody. searched denied itl the robbery at the time and on being f t ' r :$ that h u e p The complainant he must have upon him. man, and thought with him. aassed over the money to the others who were or three other Geo rgemen in r.igbY' the assistant, said there were two there ; that he fetche d d th e room at the time complainant was the charge at the a constable ; that the prisoner denied 13ridcwell nothing time , wa and that on being searched in the that the parties who were upon him. The prisoner said companions, and that here also in the room were not .his might have left the placeeatwaB with another young man, and be and his companion staid di ff erent times. He added ' that committed for trial at the ses u a lr e til the o ffi cer came. II e was appeared, known to the police. sessions. The prisoner was not it i lruurm SYSTF.M.- , -It will be seen that Mr. Russell, who first introduced the Wilhetn system into Liverpool, is about to to form a new singing class, at the Medical Hall. NARROW ESCAPE.—On Saturday afternoon, about half past two o'clock,as a boat, containing:;about s i x p ersons , was sailing opposite George's her, it was suddenly capsized, and, but for the timely arrival of another boat, the whole party must have met with a watery grave. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday last James Boyle, a little was playing in Clevelartzl-square. when down by a spring -cart, th e w h ee l o f w hi c h h b e o y agse knockedd sev e n years, passed over his head, fractured his skull, and killed him on the spot. An inquest was held on the ease on Saturday last, when a verdict was returned of " Accidental death." We are desired to state, that the Mr. Shuttleworth re ported as having made a speech at the Conference of Dele gates from the Anti-Corn-Law League, on Wednesday last, in which some strong reproaches were addressed to the Government, is nut, as erroneously stared in local journal, Mr. Shuttleworth, the Distributor of Stamps ton the Man chester District. FIRE KING STEAM-SIIIP.---From all we can learn this is the fastest sea-going steamers this country has yet produced. The actual performances of this wooden vessel to and from Dublin have been beyond question the most extraordinary of any steamer that ever crossed the channel. She is now running between this port and Glasgow, having become the property of the Glasgow and Liverpool Steam Shipping Company, who have ever been most active in the improvement and advancement of steam navigation. ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, HOPE-STREET.— This church, after undergoing repair and some alterations, was opened yesterday, under the ministration of the Rev. R. Cargill. We did not hear the morning sermon, but doubt not it was equally good with the evening sermon, preached from 11th Romans, 22d verse—" Behold, therefore, the goodness and severity of God." The reverend gentleman dwelt upon the goodness and severity of God, the Creator, shewing that His goodness was exempt from weakness, and His severity from injustice ; and, in the second place, upon the goodness of God, the Redeemer. We doubt not that this gentleman will be a great acquisition to our town, as a sound and faithful preacher of the gospel. ROBBERY BY A WAREHOUSEMAN.—JOIIII- Campbell, a middle-aged man, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Sa turday, charged with having stolen a quantity of cotton pickings, old rags, and old ropes, the property of Messrs. Colin Campbell and Sons. The prisoner, it appeared, had been 22 years in the service of Messrs. Bibby and Sons, and up to the period whe❑ he became concerned in the present transaction had always conducted himself honestly and faith fully. John Tegison, police-officer, 367, stated that, at half-past flee o'clock on Friday afternoon, he was on duty at the King's Dock-quay, when he saw Richard Thornely, a carter, driving his cart, which was loaded with cotton, ropes, and rags, from Messrs. Bibby and Sons' warehouse. He followed him to the north corner of the King's Dock, and then asked him where he was taking the goods. He replied to Ferguson's marine store, in Grayson-street, and that he wos employed by Messrs. Bibby and Sons' warehouseman, who had just gone before. He accompanied the carter to the store, but the prisoner was not there. He returned with the load to Messrs. Bibby's, where he found the prisoner. He asked him why he had loaded those goods, and the pri soner told him that Messrs. Campbell's warehouseman and under-warehouseman had desired him to do it, and send the goods to Ferguson's. He took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner then said the cotton and ropes had better be talen back, and there would be no more about them, other wise lie should lose his situation. There were five bags of cotton pickings, 1001bs. of ropes, 501bs. of rags, and three yards of bagging. Richard Thornely, the carter, stated, that, at half-past five o'clock on Friday night, the prisoner called him to take a load. He told him to drive to Bibby and Sons' warehouse, where he pointed out five bags of cotton pickings, and a quantity of ropes and rags, which he ordered him to drive to Ferguson's marine-store. in Gray son-street. The prisoner helped to put them in the cart, told hilt, to drive fast, and said he would go before. He was stopped by Tegison, as stated by that officer. Joseph M‘Kinzie, warehouseman in the service of Messrs. Colin Campbell and Son, stated that they had bags of cotton pick ings, ropes, and rags, in a shed, near Bibby's warehouse, at the King's Dock. At twelve o'clock, on Friday, he was at the shed, and all was safe. The prisoner was there, and he had charge of the place for Messrs. Bibby and Sons. lle pointed out the bags to the prisoner, and told him to take particular care of them. The prisoner said he could not ex actly be answerable for them. The bags produced at the Police-office were the same. The prisoner was committed jor IMPROVED PAPER HANGINGS.—The walls of the room in which the Committee of the Dock Trust hold their meetings have been completely covered with paper of an unique and beautiful description. At the first glance round the apart ment, the stranger would be ready to aver that it was entirely panelled with oak, enriched with the most tasteful and elabo rate carving. On a less cursory survey he would amend his first opinion, and declare that the room had been painted to represent oak, not by ordinary painters, but by first-rate artists, men of high taste, and of ability to combine the most finished and beautiful designs. A still closer inspection would but add to his perplexity, for work so fine, designs so exquisite, ornaments so elaborate could hardly have been executed by the hand, or, if so, the expense would be enor mous. The question is asked, and the whole mystery is solved. The room is hung with paper, and the spectator confesses that never was the triumph of art more complete. We must make exception to the parsimony of the Dock Committee, in neglecting to have the ceiling ornamented with a design consonant with that of the walls. The apart ment, handsome as it looks, is, at present, incomplete. The ceiling should be covered and the cornice painted to resemble oak, when the room would look finished and magnificent. Many of our readers may have seen oak paper, but few of them, perhaps, ate aware that to our townsman, Mr. Wil fred Troutbeck, belongs the meth of having so improved this department of art that, as respects the execution and designs of oak and some other papers, none of his compeers can approach him, while the manufacturers generally are, we understand, greatly indebted to him for the improvements which he has effected in machinery for stamping certain descriptions of paper. MERSEY CONSERVANCEY BILL.—A clause has been intro duced into the bill authorizing the Corporation of Liverpool, to pay annually a sum of six hundred pounds, in the shape of " salary and expences, of the acting conservator and other persons." The opponents of the bill apprehending that, upon the payment of this money, the Corporation of Liver pool might ground a right to charge tonnage on vessels, passing up the river to Manchster, proposed that the follow ing clause should be inserted :—" And whereas, the claim by the Corporation of the town of Liverpool in right of any chatter, grant, or otherwise, to exact dues from any vessels or their cargoes merely passing along the river to Runcorn, Warrington, or elsewhere, is disputed. Be it therefore en aci.:ed, that notwithstanding all or any part of the funds, for the purposes of this act, be provided by the Corporation of Liverpool, or the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, as here inbefore mentioned, neither such payment, nor anything contained in this Act shall confirm, extend, or enlarge, or be deemed or construed to confirm, extend, or enlarge any claim to such tolls, customs, or dues whatever, in respect to such vessels or their cargoes, but that the same shall remain neither confirmed, enlarged, or prejudiced by anything here in contained." This was, however, rejected in committee, sad the bill therefore stands, as far as this question is con cerned, as originally proposed. The following is a list of passengers by the British and North American Royal Mail Steamer Britania, Captain Hewitt, which arrived on Saturday morning from Boston and Halifax :—From Boston—Mr. G. Martion, Col. Forlong, Lady, and servant; Miss Boulton, Mrs. Schonswaur, R. U. Weston, Mrs. Solomon, Madame Bretto, M. Hercken rath, Gen. C. F. Mercer, General J. Hamilton, J. T. Jones, Mr. Edward Menlove, Mr. Dickson, Mr. J. B. Wallace and lady; Mr. Joseph Battersby, Mr. F. C. Matthieson, Mr. H. Williams, Mr. Pierre Soule and Son; Mr. Cli therow, the Rev. Mr. Hirchmer, Mr. C. M'Alister, Mr. Nockelle, Mr. J. B. Hillyer, Mr. Andrew Gray, Mr. Joseph Leland, Mr. F. Farrand and lady; Mr. F. Doucournau, Mr. T. Dumas ; Messrs. Normandin, Bourgeois, Chio chester, J. Marquez. John A. Barrie, John Geary, Samuel Morgan, Walter Colquhoun, William Benlamin, Joseph Leeming, John Steame ; Mr. Cookes, the Queen's messen ger; and the Right Hon. Geo. Cooke, LL.D., Chancellor of one of the American Universities, &c.—From Halifax — Mr. Robert Ritchie; Col. Monins and lady; Master Rol land and governess ; Judge Rolland, and Mr. C. Rolland ; Messrs. A. Ewing, Schwartz, Davy, M'lntosh, and E. Albro. THE FUNDS, SATURDAY EVENING.—ThU jobbers in the public stocks have recovered a good deal of confidence, and the business done at advanced prices to-day affords conside rable hope that the panic symptoms so evident on Thursday have now passed. Money is stated to be abundant, which will, with the tendency which speculative transactions have taken, bring back values to about their former position. Consols for money leave off 90a to 11. ; Ditto, account, 901 to 1 ; Bank Stock, 1651 to 1661; India Stock, 218 to 250 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 911; 31 per Cents. Reduced, 100 x; New 31 per Cents. 99a to a ; and India Bonds, 265. to 28s. premium. Exchequer-bills in some sales have declined to 425. to 445. premium for the 2d issue, and 445. to 465. for the 21d issue. Foreign securities have fluctuated very little, yet prices have been pretty steady throughout the day. Spanish Actives and the New 3 per Cents. close at the same value, 201 to 11; Colombian, 21a to a ; Mexican 361 to a ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 511 to 2- 4 ; Belgian, 101 to 102 ; Danish, 811 to 824 ; Brazilian. 63 to 65 ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 33 to ; and Ditto, 3 per Cents, 191 to 1. POCKET-PICKING TO A LARGE AMOUNT.—Yesterday, at the police-court, four stout young men, named William Hall, William Surnners, Joseph Hagan, and Thomas M`Gbee, (the latter of whom had before been committed,) were placed at the bar, on a charge of having picked the pocket of a respectable female, of the sum of £4B, on Sunday evening last. Mrs. Hay, a married woman, residing in the town, said, that, on Sunday, she and her husband went across the water to Rock Ferry, and on their return, while they were going homeward up Redcross-street, and near the bottom, about half-past 8 o'clock, several men came round them, and hustled them, A boy was also with them, and hands were put upon her person. She complained of their conduct to her husband, and he, probably not wishing to con tend with so many and not knowing what had really oc curred, said they had better pass on, and took no notice. She could not swear to any of them. In a short time Mr. Hay, from observing the boy so near her and some manceuv rcs of three others of the gang who crossed the street, sus pected something was wrong—one of them stooping as if he were an old man—and Mrs. H. soon discovered that she hrd been robbed of the money she had in her pocket, which was contained in a leather bag, and which con sisted of three £5 notes and thirty-three sovereigns. A man who appeared as a witness, said he observed the gang just before. There were nine of them, and amongst the pri soners he identified Hall and Summers. He saw thew, fol low several persons who were passing, and finally the com plainants. A girl who resides in Sea Brow, also observed six or seven of them round the complainant, and they afterwards gathered round the boy, and taking what ap peared to be money from him. She identified the prisoner Hogan.—Police-officer Ainsworth, jun. said, that on receiving information of the robbery, he went with Mr. Hay to a public-house at the bottom of Thomas's-street, where he found the four prisoners. Two of them had come out of the door before he entered, but he made them go back. Some others of the gang were also there, but escaped by th e back way. He got the assistance of another officer toap prehend them. While they were in the house the first pri soner put his hand under his cap, as if scratching his head, h one of the and was consequently watched , He was see n to drop some thing, and on a candle being procur ed, a p iece o f paper was found on the spot, which turned out to be a £5 note . stated having tli a that been ne cut tuld throughidentifyt e middle a n d notes Mrs 'y its from Ha afterwards pasted. There was also a small tear a t t h e top. The note was then produced, and it was sw orn t o as being the same. The tear , sh e said, was larger than be fore ; but this was accounted for by the officer stating, th a t the prisoner from whom it was taken made a snatch a t it it when it was picked up, to poss ess herself of and destroy it, and in so doing tore it a little further. Ainsworth said, in reply to a question from Mr. Rushton as to his reason for going to that particular house, that he knew it to be a resort of thieves ; and that the landlord waspresen.t amongst them, and the sum of £ll. 10s. was found upon him. Mr. Rush. ton said the house must be reported , and dealt with at the next licensing sessions , As there w as no proof 'against M'Gee, he was discharged. The others were remanded, Merely to allow time to find some others of the gang, and bring - up additional evidente. In about two hours afterwards another of the defendants was taken into custody, and the examination will be resumed this day. Mrs. Hay stated, that she had taken the money with her, thinkin; it would be safer than in the house, which was locked up with no one in it when she and her husband went out. The Liverpool Improvement Bill received the royal assent on Saturday. The bill gives the magistrates additional powers for regulating public-houses, which must, in future, close at twelve o'clock on Saturday night and not open till one on Sunday afternoon. At the Royal Agricultural Society of England, last week, - • .• Joseph Thomlinson, Esq., of this town, obtained the first prize of £l5 for a Leicester boar, and a prize of £lO for a Leicester sow. NEW SYSTEM OF SINGING.-Mr. Crowe's singing classes are announced to open this week. Mr. Crowe has been indefatigable in forming classes in all parts of the town, and, we believe, wi muct► succc MECHANICS' INSTITUTION..—It will be seen by the ad vertisement, that the exhibition at this institution doses very )osite nature Lc sparrow and the owl, are seen in dosi propinquity,--indeed, We yesterday noticed the hawkleeding one of its little feathered companions. The cat and the rat, the hedge-hog and the mouse, may be seen associates to gether. DUTIES ON COFFEE.—An unusual quantity of coffee has this week paid duty in Liverpool, under the new tariff. A considerable quantity, we understand, was cleared directly from the ship. We presume the importers calculate on a speedy demand in consequence of the stocks of country dealers having fallen very low. The following is the quantity oflicoffee, duty paid, at this port, from the 11th to the 14th July inclusive :—West India, 367,648 pounds; East India, 113,343 pounds ; Foreign, 72,058 pounds ; total, 553,019 pounds, or 246 tons 171 cwt. 22 pounds. OUR REPRESENTATIVE S AND THE NEW POOR-LAW. — Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas are opposing strenu ously the severer clauses of the new poor law at every stage. Lord Sandon, in noticing the abuse which may be made of the discretion lodged in the commissioners as to the work house test, well observed, that " until it was legislatively affirmed that the law does not require the rigid application of the workhouse test, the public agitation and dissatisfac tion would never cease." A GAOL BIRD.—A girl who had but recently been let loose from gaol, after a long term of imprisonment, and who had frequently been incarcerated before, was yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of being riotous and disorderly in the streets. She pleaded hard to be for given, but being ordered back .for a month to her old quar ters, exclaimed, " You might as well build me a cottage in the bt?rough gaol, and let me live in it comfortably." COMMITMENT.—A good-looking girl, named Ann Doran, was yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with being concerned in the robbery of a sailor, of upwards of 1:12, in May last, and for a participation in which another woman, named Halfpenny, and a man named Roberts, were tried and convicted at the last sessions. The police had been in search of her from the time of the robbery, and bad found her on Saturday. He was committed far trial. DEPREDATIONS /N GARDENS. - Several parties were yesterday brought betbre Mr. Rushton, and fined for enter ing gardens in the outskirts of the town, and despoiling them of fruits, flowers, &c.. and committing other damage therein. The magistrate expressed his strong reprobation of the offence, and warned them that if they were brought up again on a similar charge, he would inflict upon them long terms of imprisonment. Amongst them was a well dressed young man, who seemed to •be sensible of his de grading position. ROBBERY OF A SOLDIER —At the Police-court, yester day, a man named Thomas Beatham was charged with this offence. William Birnie, a soldier belonging to a recruiting party whose rendezvous is in Shaw's-brow, said that on Sa turday, while he was there with some comrades, he took out his tobacco-box to fill his pipe, but being called out in a hurry, he left it on the seat. On his return he missed it, and found that the prisoner, who had been sitting near him, had gone into the yard. The box contained a sovereign. The prisoner went away after remaining a few minutes in the yard, where, on searching, the box was found, but with out the money. He was apprehended between twelve and one on Sunday morning, and there were found upon him two half-crowns, six shillings, and some copper money. He was committed for trial. THE NIGHT ASYLUM AND THE INCOME TAx.—Most of our readers are no doubt aware, that a sum of £3OO in the three per cent. consols, was left to the Night Asylum, by a truly charitable lady, the late Mrs. Jones, of Thurstaston, Cheshire. The benevolent founder of the institution, our lamented friend Mr. Egerton Smith, anticipating circum stances which might render necessary a removal of the asylum from the present premises in Freemason's-row, re served this fund to meet emergencies, and merely applied the interest in aid of the ordinary expenses of the establish ment. We have now to announce, that, from the half yearly dividend just received, the sum of 2s. 7d. has been de ducted for the income tax ; and we suppose that, all in good time, we shall have to send in a return of the annual amount of the donations and subscriptions of the benevolent, in cluding, we suppose, the probable value of the old clothes, shoes, rugs, provisions, &c. annually given, in order that the houseless poor may not escape paying theirfair proportion of the income tax.—Liverpool Mercury.—[This supposition is altogether erroneous. The income tax is defined in the act of parliament by which it is created, to consist of " duties on profits arising from properly, professiofis, trades, and offices." Income arising from eleemosynary contributions does not come under any of these heads, and consequently is not chargeable. The sum deducted from the dividend on stock will be returned, on making proper application for it. —Manchester Guardian, (liberal paper.) COURT OF REVIEW, THURSDAY—Ex PARTE DOI3SON IN RF; BOULT.—Mr. Bacon appeared for the petitioners ; and Mr. Crompton, with Mr. Blundell, for the respondents. This was a petition from the Albion Bank, Liverpool, pray ing that certain securities might be made available for the payment of a debt of £1,400. It appeared that the bank rupt, Boult, a broker in Liverpool, being in want of money, went to the Albion Bank, and asked for a loan of £1,400 upon 48 shares in the Great North of England Railway. The banking company advanced that sum, and Boult and Addi son delivered to them the particulars of the shares, together with a letter or order to the proper officer of the railway company, for the transfer of these shares. Finding that the loan was not repaid, the bank some time afterwards gave no tice to the railway company that they had a, cl.hun on these shares, and on that notice being served, they received an in timation from the company that the calls on these shares, which had not been regularly paid up, amounted to .122,508, and if that sum was not paid the shares would he forfeited. Thebank then paid up the calls, and the shares were trans fervid to them. The bankruptcy then took place, and the banking company now prayed for au order to sell these shaics to reimburse them for the loan, and the amount o f the Calls which they had paid up. Mr. Crompton, n on the part of the assignees, opposed the application, objecting that the bankruPtliad been the reputed owner of the property up to a period, if, not subsequent to the issue of the fiat, yet at least verging close upon it, and that the transfer had not been duly executed according to the terms of the act of parlia ment. After a lengthened argument, the court said that the real question in a court of equity was, whether the p a rty making the deposit did not inte n d t o pledge his whole inter est in the transfer, and, looking at the circumstances of the case, such appeared to have been the bankrupt's intention. The petitioners were therefore entitled to the order they prayed for, and, if after their claims were satisfied, any balance remained, it would be paid over to the assignees. COMMITMENT OF A. N OTORIOUS R I NG-DROPPER. —An elderly man, named William Barton, who has long been known to the police as a vender of watches, chains, &c., of base metal, gilt as gold, and also a ring-dropper, was yester day placed before Mr. Rushton on the following charge:— A tall, stout, but rather soft-looking young man, apparently an American, stated that he wa s a mariner, and lodged in Union-street. On Saturday evening, about eight o'clock, he was passing along Tithebarn-street. when the prisoner came up to him and said he had a gold chain and seals, and a gold guard-chain, and gold ear-rings and finger-rings for sale, and asked him to buy them. He said he would look at them. The prisoner them took him into a dark passage, and showed him the articles, which were produced. Witness asked him the price, and he said five sovereigns for the watch chain and seals. He offered him a sovereign, which he took. The pri soner then offered a guard, five ear-rings, and two finger rings, which he said were all gold. Witness offered him a sovereign, a five dollar note of the Tradesman's Bank of New York, and 25., which was all the money he had, and which he accepted. The prisoner, after receiving the money, said, " Say nothing about the property, it is stolen." Witness went into the street and saw a constable, and informed him, and he took the prisoner into custody. Witness followed him to Bridewell, when he (prisoner) was searched and a gilt watch was found upon him. He had offered him that watch as gold for ten guineas. He banded the chain, seals, guard, and rings to the keeper. The constable stated that he found the watch, a five-doller note, and 2s. on the prisoner. Jane James, a married female, daughter of Mr. Rammage, keeper of Vauxhall Bridewell, said she resided at the Bridewell, and that about half-past nine on Saturday night, the prisoner knocked at the door of the cell where he was confined, and asked her to go an errand for him to his wife, and he would give her half-a-crown. ShC said that the money found upon him could not be touched. He then said, " I have a sovereign which I concealed in my mouth when searched. She informed her father. The prisoner again knocked soon after, and she answered him. He handed her a sovereign and said, " Go to my wife, and tell her to go to M'Pherson's (pawnbroker)—the other sovereign is there ; and let her get the change out of it, and employ an attorney for me." She gave the sovereign to her father. Mr. Rammage said he searched the prisoner and found the watch, the five-doller note, 25., and four small finger-rings.. His daughter had told him what he had said to her and handed him the sove reign. He went to M'Pherson's and found that the prisoner had left a sovereign there about eight o'clock on Saturday evening. He produced the sovereign and the articles. , The prisoner said he had the 2s. in his pocket before he saw the complainant. He was committed for trial at the sessions, with an intimation that he might be admitted to bail; him self in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each. 1 magnificent Mass House has just been opened by the papists, at Stockton-upon-Tees. having been erected by the Roman Catholics of that town, aided by contributions from wealthy members of that communion resident elsewhere. A German writer observes, in a late volume on the social condition of Great Britain, that there is such a scarcity of thieves in England, that the government is obliged to offer a reward for their discovery. THE MARCHIONESS OF WATERFORD.—We are happy to learn that letters were received in town on Saturday, by the family connexions of the Marchioness of Waterford, which intimate that her lady P, will, early in the present week, be able to join the family circle assembled at Curragh more. Her ladyship is rapidly recovering from her recent accident, and it is fully expected a few weeks will entirely restore her ladyship's health. THE PRINCE'S PONY CHAISE.—The elegant new pony phaeton for the Prince of Wales has been sent to the Royal Mews at Pimlico. It is painted the usual colour of her Majesty's equipages, Pompadour vermillion, and can be drawn by four ponies or two with youths for postillions. Its weight does not exceed 2001bs. DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF MEATH.—The Right Rev. Dr. Chas. Dickenson, Bishop of Meath, died on Wednesday, after a short illness, at the see house, A r db raccan. Th e deceased prelate was formerly vicar of St. Annis, in Dublin, and domestic chaplain to the Archbishop Whately, to whose friendship, combined with his own virtues and talents, he was indebted for his elevation to the see of Meath, after the demise of the late bishop, Dr. Alexander, i n th e year 1840. Dr. Dickenson had for some years past been a staunch sup and__ took an active part in the porter of whig principles , national education question. He was greatly beloved by all parties for the suavity of his manners and his unostentatious piety. He has left a widow and a numerous family in a state far removed from affluence. • - IN A DVANCE Of To r, MAIL.—A Wi scons i n paper says, " We learn f r om a foot passenger, just arr i ve d , that the mail may be expected in the course of next week."—New York paper. THE ACOUSTIC AIR OF ITALY.:—The air is so clear in Italy that every sound is heard with a force and vividness unknown in our f ogg y land; and strange rs s h ou ld b e careful bow th e y converse w hen walking along th e A rno, for their dialo gue may b e h ear d even across the ri ver . —L a d y Vava sour's Last Tour and First Work. Tint GERMAN AND HIS PIPE.—&s soon as a German arriyes a t t h e acre o f ma nhood, he marrie s his pipe, an d never was husb an d m ore co nstant to his wife; he lives i n an evenin the society of ladi es h e con _ atmo s ph ere of smo k e : times 'puffing tobacco, and though he goes through the cere. molly of asking their leave, they no more da re re f use i t t h an they d are in England order a fox to be killed, although it might have murdered or carried off every feathered bi pe d i n the i r Possession.—Lady Vavasour 8 Last T our and First Work. IMPROVEMENTS IN LIVERPOOL-ADVANCE OF ARCHITECTURE. It has long Itivated min a subject of I from 0 ins degeneracy was perhaps to be expectec.. the fine arts is determined by laws exactly the reverse c those which regulate the progress of the useful arts and me chimisui. As, therefore, these have advanced, so has archi. tecture declined. Elegance and chastity of design have beer too often sacrificed to utility and economy ; and tl sion of the architect, which in the patronage of Au received little enco But bin these last—f tome or Athens could clait his or Pericles, has in mod rent from the adually dawning, which, snrnpfh;nn. ,se ern times teat and powerful fain hope, will reflect lcient days Men o rank, of education, and refined taste, have applied themset to a study which was before often degraded by the in._ of ignorance and vulgarity. Architecture has rapidly ac vanced, and a pure style is taking the place of a barbarou and confused medley of ancient and modern conceptions. Perhaps our town of Liverpool is the best example we car bring forward to illustrate these remarks. The stranger must view with admiration, and our fellow -townsmen with pride, the taste and judgment displayed in the designs of many of our rec en t b u ildi ngs. S t. G eorge ' s Hall and the new Collegiate Institution, for both of which we are indebt ed to the talent of Mr. Elmes, cannot receive too great commendation. We purpose to furnish, from time to time, notices of the principal new buildings that may rise up amongst us, with a view to encourage the more general cultivation of a ref taste in architecture, and shall on the pre - Thence with ent occasion com- BRUNSWICK BUILDINGS. We have been much struck by a visit to this struc ture, now nearly completed, in Brunswick -street, and we are sure our readers will be gratified by a description of its chief characteristics. It has been constructed in the palacial . style of Italian architecture, presenting massive, unbroken facades towards Brunswick and Fenwick-streets ; the rusti cated basement is partially elevated above the street, and forms a substantial stylobate to the superstructure. The ground story is channeled between the windows, and sur mounted by a Doric entablature, which runs entirely round the building, forming a band on which are set the mndows of the first story ; these windows are crowned with seg mental pediments supported on appropriate trusses, whilst those on the story above have their pediments of the usual angular form. The mai n corn i ce , th e most prominent *- tare in the design, projects three feet five inches feu,- face of the wall, and, in addition to the usual combination of mouldings, has modillions of a novel character; a frieze below is enriched with scrolls contained within panels. The quoins at each of the angles exhibit a variety in workman ship, and increase in solidity as they approach the ground. Throughout, simplicity a p pears to have been studied, and breadth of effect has been obtained, not so much by vertical breaks or superfluous ornament, as by adhering to what is termed " the horizontal line in architecture." The entrances are in Brunswick-street, and form a centre piece of three semicircular arches, filled in with bronzed perforated doors, one of which leads to a handsome court yard. This court is entirely covered with glass, and affords light and access to the interior. The building is fitted up with sets of offices, arranged so as to meet the wants of every description of tenant, whose comforts appear to have been studied in every minute particular. The whole building is of fine free-stone--that of the ground story of a light reddish tint, and all above it of white. Viewing both fronts from the opposite corner of Fenwick street, a little higher up, it presenrs a very beautiful and striking appearance , from its gener a l un if orm i ty, or str i ct " keeping' in design, the richness of the cornicing and mouldings, and the chasteness of the ornaments —none of which are superfluously introduced. The great number of windows gives it also an air of liveliness rarely attained in commercial structures. Of these there are twenty-seven in three rows in the facade to Fenwick-street, which is the longest; and eighteen in that to Brunswick -street, in rows of seven in the two upper stories ; and with four below —two on each side the two doors, between which is a handsome per forated window, making the apertures uniform in position. The arches over the doors and window between, we should add, have ornamental keystones carved in classical beads in full projection. Tic Covered court in the interior of the pile is an ob long square, with two ranges of galleries on each side, running longitudinally, and across the north end ; and form ing open and cheerful passages to the several offices above. These galleries are fronted with handsome massive ballustrades or railings, each of a different but strictly classical design. The lower portion, or basement of the immense sky-light over head is of a segmental, or rather ogee form; and the centre is elevated some feet over the higher point of each segment, by light frame-work, which forms a continuous range all round of small perpendicular arched openings, af fording ample ventillation. The sloping glazed roof on each side and at the ends (in pavilion form) overhangs this orna mental open work—so that the rain cannot enter excepting in very high winds, and even then but slightly. There is an ornamental semicircular projection at the south end of the court—within which is a spiral additional staircase. The ap pearance of this court, whether seen from below, or from any part of the galleries, is at once novel and palatial—the top resembling a conservatory. It is, indeed, a principal feature in the building, and has already attracted the at tention and admiration of many visitors. The court, and the galleries, are smoothly covered with asphaltum, and the latter have numerous perforated gratings of cast-iron on the same level, admitting additional light and air. There is a range of offices, water-closets, &c., in the attic, all round the four sides of the base of the large sky-light covering the interior square or court, with a wide passage open to the air, and fenced off, clear of the glass, by a light iron railing. This passage forms a pleasing promenade. The rooms at this elevation are lighted both from the sides and by roof-lights, and a few creeping plants of slender foliage trained here an d there to the class, so as to subdue and mellow the light required for the rooms below, are alone wanted to give the whole the appearance of a green-house surrounded by cottages. It may be added, that the mode of ventillation is so well con trived, that no additional heat is .perceptible in the area below, even while the summer sun is shining brightly. The interior arrangements of the buildi ng appearto be such as to ensure the utmost conven i ence. The stairs are easy, and all the rooms well lighted and airy. The town is indebted to Joseph C. Ewart, Esq., for this structure. He has evidently given to Messrs. Arthur and George Williams, his architects, more s cope than-is usually granted to men of their profession on similar occasions ; 4nd they appear to us to have displayed a rare degree of taste and judgment in the design and completion of the building, which may undouotedly be considered an honour and an ornament to the town. C RA PEL-STREET. In Chapel-street, two fine commercial buildings are in a state of progress —one nearly completed, and the other (ad joining the property of Messrs. Waterhouse and Sons) raised to the plinth. The latter, at the corner of Chapel street and west corner of Old Hall -street, is of large dimen sions ; and as it is situated immediately behind the Exchange Buildings, in the centre of the commercial portion of the town, and in one of its principal thoroughfares, public curiosity may he gratified by a sketch of the design. We have been kindly favoured with a sight of the plans and ele vations, by the architect, Mr. Culshaw ; and the following description (drawn up on the supposition that it were com pleted, which it will shoily be) will be found to be pretty accurate : The building is in the Roman style of architecture, and each façade (fronting Old Hall-street and Chopel-street, respectively) consists of an attached pilastrade of the Corin thian order, from the Temple of Jupiter Stator. It is mounted upon a rock-faced stylobate, crowned by a graceful attic, which dies into the pediment at the end. The principal façade, towards Old Hall -street, is pierced with six Venetian windows; and the end front, towards Chapel-street, contains three similar windows. These appertures are of large dimen sions, being upwards of ten feet in width, and continued the whole height, from the basement to the entablature. They are each finished with an arch and an enriched key-stone, and are ornamented at the height of each floor with a neat panelled entablature, supported with light iron columns of the same order, set back from the face of the reveals. The space between the pilasters and windows are finished with sunk and channelled joints, which serve for the window dressings. It is to be regretted that the corner of this noble building, at the junction of the two streets, is cut off at the height of the stylobate, for the purpose of public accommodation on the foot-walk; and this renders it necessary to introduce a truss to carry the angle pilaster, which produces a novel, but, we think, rather deteriorating appearance. The interior arrangements are considered well adapted for the purpose for which they are intended—that of brokers' offices—the apartments being very roomy and well lighted. CORRESPONDENCE THE CLAYTON-SQUARE MEETING TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, DEAR STANDARD,—As a matter of curiosity, I looked into Clayton-square twice to-day, but much " like a dog with his tail between his legs," for fear of being seen. The first time I actually ran away ; for though there were about 300 persons present, I was afraid of being recognised ; and that if they saw me, (the only respectable person there,) the radical prints would have set it down as a most respectable meeting. This was at a quarter after twelve o'clock. The next time was at half-past two o'clock, when I observed of tije lower orders (for no other were present) about 700, or perhaps 800,—I speak this from my knowledge of " military tactics," which allows fourteen inches for a soldier in the ranks,—and what think you there, dear Standard, I ob served? Wby, a placard inscribed thus:— " The Income Tax !" and " Landlords' Rent!" "Thinks I to myself thinks I," did make something of his work ; but what the venal spouters of Clayton -square were about to make by addressing their half-starved venal supporters, was beyond my comprehension ; till, like a " flash of lightning," it gleamed across my mental vision, that they were " honorary members"—God save the mark! —" of the sons of freedom," who walked on the 17th March last, and who have lately been proved in Ireland to be inti mately connected with the " Ribbon men." Oh ! then, " thinks I to myself," this is only a top to Cerberus ; and well knowing that there was no danger from the pancity of attendance, and feelingwell convinced that, after the acrimoni ous feeling of the 12th instant displayed by the Irish Papists, the " Orangemen" would have been in attendance to return the retort courteous if there had been any danger, I left with the melancholy reflection, that all is not sweetness " That wastes its efforts in the desert air." Perhaps you will ask me to decline the word "poor." I do so : Poor Rathbone. Poorer Earle. Poorest.... Dear Standard, your's sincerely, 19th July, 1842 ANTI-HUMBUG SUDDEN DEATH — CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Saturday, Mr. Carter, the coroner for Surrey, held an inquest at the Lord Nelson, Old Kent-road, on the body of Mr. William Railton, aged 49, a gentleman who for many years was con nected with the Bank of England, whose death occurred under the following singular circumstances :—From the evi dence adduced it appeared that the deceased had been for a number of years employed in the Bank of England, and through the ability and talent displayed he had been selected by the directors of the hank to go down to Birmingham, and there manage the branch department. As a reward for the services of the deceased, a short time since the bank sent down a notification that his salary bad been increased either to £570 or £590. This being unexpected, Mr. Railton came up to London for the purpose of communicating his good fortune to his family. While he was talking about his future prospects he was noticed suddenly to fall back, apparently in a fit. The family became alarmed, when medical aid was instantly procured, and although everything which science and skill could do was made available, it was of no use, the vital spark had fled. His death was by apoplexy, produced by excitement. increase LAWYERS IN NEW YORE. — The immense n um b er o f car attorneys u b w s h i s o t e h n a c v e e i l n e f N t t e h w e y r o s n r k g h c a o s u nt d the numberrY hom es f or a pre of practising lawyers in this city so much that many of them are starving ; many have had to abandon the profession, and some, 'tis sa id, live on loans, redeemable in 1893 and 1896, without interest. Certain it is, there are over 1000 lawyers in this c ity, and not business enough to maintain decently 300. How the rest live is a curious and interesting subject of inquiry.—New York American. MEETING IN CLAYTON-SQUARE a meeting was held in Clayton-square, eon by some of the Liverpool members of the Anti-Corn -ague, for the purpose of memorializing her Majesty ;ue parliament till inquiry has been made into the distress of the people. The proceedings commenced after twelve o'clock, at which time the attendance Ider ; but from one to two o'clock it presented a increase of numbers. After two o'clock, till lose, about three, the meeting became very thin. lesterc prorog was bilt siderable gst others present, we observed Mr. R Richard Rathbone, Colonel Williams, Mr. William Rath bone, Mr. Shiel, Dr. Reynolds, Mr. James MuLleneux, Mr William Earle, Mr. Hugh Ho - ruby, Joseph C. Ewart, and several other Men Reform camp Mr. Blackburne, Mr. note from the The spt the centr Union Hotel HUG II The CHAIRMAN, after a fe ntroductory re meeting had been called for the purpose of taking into con sideration the propriety of praying her Majesty not to dissolve parliament until it had taken into consideration the dis tressed state of the country—a state of suffering, as regarded the working classes, unexampled, both in extent and duration, in the annals of this nation. They were, perhaps, aware that a motion to this effect had already been made and lost in the House of Commons. Some of the honourable members of that house opposed the motion on the ground that the evils under which the country was labouring were irremediable ; but surely it would have been better, it would have been part of ti their constituent resentatives of the people for the sufferings of d agreed, to make that inquiry, ist attempted to discover the cause of those suffer lyer of the working They did ings. He would classes of r and was an unreasonable prayer not come to our legislators asking for the aid of charity they did not seek to subsist upon the wages of idleness No; they were willing cheerfully to submit to that condition which the Almighty had fixed upon mortal existence— namely, to earn their - bread by the sweat of their brow. Nor did they ask for any exclusive privilege for themselves : they asked for no protection for themselves at the expense and to the injury of the other classes of the community; butthey did require that th e i r l a b our , t h e i r on l y possession, should be unsfiackled, that they should have the liberty of disposing of the produce of their industry without restraint—that they should not have this or that market assigned to them by legislation, but that they might have the whole world for their market. In short, they asked that they might not be prevented by vicious legislative enactments from obtaining a fair and legitimate return for their toil and their labour. In the statements.of the resolutions which would be moved and seconded, he believed and hoped they would' all cordially concur ; they suggested, as appeared to him, the only effectual remedy which, under Providence, could, be applied to the evils under which,the country was suffering, namely, a repeal of all those impolitic and unwise restrictions which oppressed and injured our commerce. In conclusion, he begged to observe, that those who had originated this meeting had not done so from a desire to excite and inflame their feelings by a detail of the horrors which the population in some parts of this and the neighbouring county were now undergoing; but they had called it for the purpose of giving those present an opportunity of exercising the priVileges of citizens of a free country,, and to discharge those duties which they owed, as men and as Christians, to suffering industry, by petitioning the crown to have investigation made into th those sufferings, and if possible to apply a remedy. Mr. WILLIAM RATHBONE, in moving the first resolution, wished that he might be able to do full justice to the subject —a subject which ought to be no apPeal to the PaSSions, but to sober reason—the determination of the people to have their rights, whilst they respected the.rights of others. The resolution he had to propose would requike few words from him to convince the meeting of its truth. It was—" That the state of the co un t r y, even a t thi s most favourable period of the year, is one of privation and distress unparalleled in its extent and in its severity, becoming daily more appalling in its effects upon the physical, the social, and the moral condition of all the people." Did they want anything from him to convince them that the distress was indeed appalling, that it was indeed increasing ? If they did, let them go to the parish-office, to the pawnshops, to the docks. Let them go to the graving -docks, and ask the carpenters whether they were employed. Were they not, a large portion of theta— he believed be should be correct in saying a majority of them —receiving parish relief? Let them ask the ropemakers, the sailmakers, and the labourers, whether they were now in full employ men t ? L et him ask, too, whether, whilst la bour was scarce an d f on d his.), - • - - - causes of ~,nu, iviigus were men also: was there any man among them who was deluded now, as they all were twelve months ago, by the wickedness,the inten tional wickednes s , o f th ose w h o told them that labour and food depended upon each other? Was there any one among them so stupid as not to feel that food was high and wages low, and that they bad very little labour? Sir Jas. Graham had been amusing himself by making a calculation that there was now only as 8 to 13 of the distress that existed before ; but, admitting the calculation to be correct, which he did not, might not Sir James have been better employed in look ing out how to remedy the evil than with examining its pro portions? Sir Robert Peel had told them, that we must be independent of foreigners. We were independent of fo reigners with a vengeance. Our trade with foreigners had been cut off; it was daily and hourly decreasing ; and what was the consequence? Why, that when we had three or four bad,harvests, we were entirely thrown upon the home trade, aethat time when the home trade was at the worst. That was a pretty independence for statesmen in a commer cial country to look to! Be independent of foreigners that you may be thrown into misery at home—was that the inde pendence they looked for? (No, no.) It was said, however, by them that trade was improving ; but to test that, let them look at the amount of wages to the people generally paid here, in Manchester, in Birmingham, in Leeds, in Leicester, and all through the manufacturing districts, and, as a clencher, if they were not satisfied of the existence of dis tress, let them go to Paisley and - ask if there was any im provement of trade. And how had they borne their suffer ings ? Let him just say, in parenthesis, that these _people had set an example to all ether people, for when they could not fill their bellies with food, they were filling their heads with intelligence,.by learning to read and teaching ethers to read, that they might ascertain whence the causes of th distresses really arose. The causes of their distr be found in the f ful competition of other nations, and the 1 commercial lezislation for many years; and it was vain to say, although a good harvest might miti gate the evil in some degree, that anything but a sound system of commercial legislation could ever bring England to that glory which her ability; her capital, her industry, and, above all, her integrity entitled her. After insisting upon the necessity for the free importation of corn, Mr. llathbone warmly reproached the people for having elected a House of Commons which had passed the present corn act, and called upon them in future to elect honest Men. Colonel WILLIAMs seconded the resolution in a most gar rulous speech. Mr. WILLIAM EArtLE moved the next resolution, " That the measures adopted ur proposed by the legislature are alto gether inadequate to the relief of the existing difficulties, and have entirely failed to inspire the merchants and manufac-, turers with that confidence without which commerce cannot revive." He by no means condemned the new commercial tariff as far as it went, and it would be unjust to say that the change which had been made was not a movement in the right direction ; but he contended that the strongest arguments which had been urged in favour of those reforms and changes, could be applied in a still stronger degree to the introduction, at a low duty, of sugar, coffee, and corn ; against the intro duction of those articles the most contemptible twaddle had been urged, and nothing else. Mr. EDWARD BRODERICK seconded the resolution in a long and vociferous treatise on the interchange of commodi tiesbetween nation and nation. Mr. MACARTNEY, a chartist, came forward and spoke at considerable length in support of the principles of the " peo ple's charter." Mr. litmus BLACKBURN proposed the next resolution. He contended that the existing distress had been longer in its duration, more universal in its extent, and more severe in its pressure than any former instance ; and that the three great measures of the present administration—the income tax, the new corn law, and the amended tariff, were by no means calculated to effect any alleviation of it. The only remedy was the free importation of food. He proposed the fourth resolution, as follows :—" That no measures can save the nation from impending ruin in all its interests, agricul tural as well as commercial, except such as will remove all hindrances existing in our legislation to freedom of trade, and thus open to British capital and industry the markets of the world." Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX seconded the motion, and it was carried, after a few words from a chairmaker, named Thomas Samson, who asserted that thousands were starved to death by the corn laws. Mr. SHIEL moved the next resolution, which asserted the necessity for the abolition of all prohibitory or protec tive duties ; but he said it was vain to expect any sound commercial legislation till the great body of the people had a voice in the selection of their representatives, until that right was protected from corruption and oppression by the ballot, and until their representatives, by shortening the du ration of parliaments were compelled to give an account of their proceedings to the people. Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH seconded the motion, and avowed himself an advocate for universal suffrage, which he said was the right of the people, and they should demand it on the principle of the commandment, " Thou shalt not steal." The resolution was carried. Mr. WATSON moved the adoption of a memorial to the Queen, founded on the resolutions, to be signed by the chairman, and presented to her Majesty by the Duke of Sussex. Mr. HIBBERT seconded the motion, and the memorial was adopted. Mr. floaNny then received a formal vote of thanks for his conduct in the chair, and the proceedings terminated. The Union Bank of England have declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, plus the amount to be paid to the government as the tax upon the profit of business. The royal hereditary estates which have been given up to the country, in exchange for the incomes allowed, more than exceed the expenses of the royal family, the privy purse in cluded. This is a fact which is not sufficiently known. A deputation on the wine trade. including Lord Sandon, M.P., Mr. Masteman, M.P., Sir Iloward Douglas, M.P., and Mr. George Barnes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs. on Saturday, in Downing-street. THE LAUNCH OF THE GOLIATH, EIGHTY GUNS, AND VIRAGO WAR STEAM FRIGATE.—The Lords of the Ad miralty have ordered these vessels now building in her Majesty's Dock-yard at Chatham. to be launched on Mon day next, the 25th instant, in consequence of which the greatest activity prevails in that establishment amongst the shipwrights and workmen. COLD WATER AFFUSION IN GOUT.—Frankum, in his short " Dissertation on Gout" (published by Longman and Co.), so distinguished by its unaffected good sense, thus alludes to the curative experiment of cold bathing, which in these days supersedes in empyric pretension all that was predicated of the infallible nostrum " brandy and salt :"—', In respects to remedial means, the greatest paradox with which we have to contend is the benefit which some persons state they have derived from the immersion of the affected foot in cold water, or by causing a stream of cold water to fall on the part inflamed. Without dwelling on the system of Dr. Kinglake, we shall merely add that such a man as the late Mason Good gravely asserts that he was completely cured of a severe attack in less than eight-and-forty hours, solely by the application of cold water to the feet—(l re member a gentleman, a free liver, and o f a f ull habit, who told me that he invariably had recourse to a cold-water bath to his foot whenever he felt an attack of the gout, and that he frequently sat at dinner with his foot immersed in a pail of cold water. I only know the sequel—in a few years after wards, I heard of his sudden death ; to me certainly not a matter of surprise, although he was a man of most extraor dinary constitutional vigour) ' • that he made use of no col lateral means, nor ever found the use of cold water produc tive of the least inconvenience—Sludy of Medicine, vol. ii.. p. 521. If this be true, and no other explanation is given of it, the whole of the f ac t s upon which we have built this sketch fall like a baseless fabric;' but it cannot be; cannot go backwards and deal with shadows as substances,awe or with effects as causes, and satisfy ourselves that 3re I of the acting rationally. I have little personal experi enc e .ut- property ascribed to this kind of treatmernt., b divest myself of the belief that some existed , eV:in Dr. Good's own case, which it would ravel, had a closer observation been made e however, leave the nerbee or i th c e ui p t peculiar circumstances circumstances and symptoms. I inns. , hazard of such a remedy to others who a re bolder than my., self, and whose practice is founded on a different principle." DISTURBANCES IN THE POTTERIES: Intelligence was received in Birmingham on Thursday, that Burslem, the metropolis of the Staffordshire Potteries, was in ' a state of alarming disturbance. The bad trade nod a "turn out" among the miners have seriously affected the men em ployed in the potteries and iron-works; and Mr. Sparrow, the owner of very extensive works at Bursiem, had just made a reduction of id. a week in each man's wages ; which, it is said, will in the aggregate make a difference in his weekly outlay of £3OO ! That was the immediate cause of the rioting; and on Wednesday, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Tun stal, and Lane End, the chief towns of the Potteries, were all involved in the disorder. The men who had turned out, to the number of some thousands, visited the collieries, iron -works, and potteries, where men were to be found who had accepted the reduced scale of %rages, and in some in stances inflicted personal violence Linen men whom they found peaceably engaged at wort man wz,. Fulton Park, one 'he force of ,o w sea not . -- the insurgents is a ming computed t 6,000, and it wakc, occupied a tract of land seven miles in extent. Boat-loads of allies were brought from Bilston and other manufacturing districts of South Staffordshire. The Yeomanry were called out, and a troop of the Third .Dragoons brought from Birmingham On Thursday nearly 700 colliers assembled at Hanley, a half-past ten in the morning, and were addressed by one of their leaders, who told them to be peaceable, and not to vio late the law : that their objects were to be gained by , force of argument, and not by physical force : that the military had been summoned; (the 12th Regiment of od [ from Wheedon ;jl;tit that, as long a s they were peaceable, the Riot Act c o u ld no t b e rea d, an d t h e military could not interfere : at the same time, they must be firm in their de termination to secure the lawful objects which they had in view. After this address, they proceeded to Cheadle, about fourteen or fifteen miles of and compelled or induced the colliers there to desist from work. It is said, that about 10,000 persons have been thrown out of employment. Many of the potters have been obliged to stop their works for the want of coal, which would throw about 4,000 out of work. On Friday morning the Market-place at Hanky was crowded and every thing continued unsettled in the whole district; but no further outrage had taken place. It roust be ob served, with reference to what 1) ,, - ' 'n said ahoy , •bout no Dee— _ violence havi ng been used, that it appears the colliers were all armed with sticks and bludgeons. • BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY, 1 P.M.—AlthOUgh great fears were entertained of riots in tile neighbourhood of Burslem yesterday, I am happy to say that the day and night passed off, in comparison with what was expected, peaceably. The turn-out workpeople assembled in great numbers, and many of the country people were lightened of their stocks on their way to market; but these open robberies conlinitte ,l highway in the ii_rht of day are said hsr on the ----- i , c.lilLIJI - 3 to nave been done not only without violence, but with the most per fect good humour. In the neighbourhod of Lane-end, market-carts proceeding to Burslem and Hanley were regularly stopped and cleared of their contents. The turn-outs threatened to play the same game with the butchers shops last night, and, in fear of such threats being put into execution, many of the provision tradesmen of the district closed their establishments. Some few acts of vio lence were committed, but the presence of the troops, the strength of which has been augmented by the arrival of two companies of foot from Weedon Barracks, prevented the execution of a premeditated attack. Alderman Copeland passed through Birmingham by the 4 o'clock train yesterday afternoon, on his wiry to London, for the purpose of soliciting additional military aid from the Home Secretary, Sir J. Graham. The worthy alderman stated that the men employed at his own extensive estabiish ment, at Stoke, were perfectly contented ; but that in con sequence of the violence of the discontented employment was in a great degree suspended. There is little doubt but the temper of the turn-outs has been considerably exasperated by the chartists, the leaders of whom have done all in their power to prevent an understand ing. between the masters and men. The voluntary agents of the Anti-Corn Law League are likewise at work. I in formed, should to-morrow (Saint Monday) pass off quietly, there is great probability that the present unsettled, if not alarming condition of the Pottery districts, will be, at least for the present, at an end. Several of the leaders of the e'nzeute have been committed to Stafford. IMPORTANT TO CREDITORS UNDER B —The commissioners of Bankruptcy are, RU PT ESTATES _ned. immediately about to cancel all the dividend cheques now in the hands of the official assignees, which are above six months old. New cheques will be issued from time to time on the applications of the parties entitled ; but as this may be attended with some difficulty during the long vacation, and especially while the Accountant's office is closed, creditors will do well to claim the - dividends without further delay. EXPERIMENTS AT DEAL.—BURSTING OF ONE OF THE LARGE GUNS AND PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.—OD Thurs day, during the time the experiments with large long ranges were being carried on, one of ?ir. Monk's guns, a 56 pounder, weighing 97 cwt. burst into four pieces when the fifth round was fired, and injured, but only in a very slight degree, five persons, a corporal and two gunners and drivers of the royal artillery, and two men belonging to the 'preventive service who were present as spectators. Cor poral Campbell received the greatest injury, having been cut in the forehead above the eyes, and at first presented an alarming appearance, but, fortunately,' on examination -it proved to be but of a very trifling nature. At the time the gun burst, it was calculated there could not have been less than 700 persons present to witness the tiring, and it was most providential that a great destruction of human life did . not occur in consequence of the accident. 'No blame whatever could be attached to the gun or the principle on which it was constructed, as it stood the original proof test in the most satisfactory manner, and had been fired about one hundred and fifty times since. So far as the experiments have been made they have proved satisfactory, but the bursting. of this gin has show n th a t, to be made with safety, long ranges can only be ob tained by a species of ordnancecOnstrtieted for 0-- ptiSe with a greater solidity of Metal at the breacl' elevation to which the ; guns - ori':thq presP-• guns at nat pur- The usual it construction are applicable, varies from one to ten degrees, according to the range, which affords ample room 'for recoil; but an eleva tion up to 25 degrees, necessary to convey a ball d distance of upwards of three miles, must be liable to danger, unless the guns are of the most powerful pattir&tOthe breech, as they have scarceliftmirteitoilitlie ttihdtifor isPitie/ 2 firing at that elevation being: it sulk them iiitd:tii6 l 24lllg) Since the commencement of theLexperiments at'DenlNlEbtftlier of the members of the select'comin Wei LfrOM trwfitillrlViSt. bee n present at various times to witness thentl ditt*ti . OtiVeries which have be en - Walt( (b r i,Fiatc;fited bllibeics-gtci'Whobl:/he measures - were entiusted inoveOfigreat advantage to the country in the r everiO itibllEigiOn. being required , in reality. ' '"' b0e..888 itr,:W3T alsltiti of v 7, THE DUKE OF CAM6:66E. - 0 1 Wbe griV t po our readers, devotedly attached : as tbo ,Are Ililily of George the Third, to know that the illustrious duke who has` lately honoured Bristol with - hir ratratt, is not less ex emplary •in attention to religigusT3loea d t.lim :extrltedr jn ststion. He attends every inornirig4e service of the church.' We heard,, without surprise, of .his,royal ligliness„)?Aire, this way a worshipper at Redcliff Church to .000 , 1 illustrious duke is by the custom of his rack arid ation usually detained from retiring to rest, this active habit of " stirring with the lark" gives pleasing evidence of his vigorous constitution.—Bristol journal. IRIS II LABOURERS AT THE PARIS • FORTIFICATIONS.-- Captain Capsicum Cayenne Pepper, in his facetious book " France Daguerreotyped," tells the following tal e , f or which his veracity is to be held responsible :—" The great multiplicity of labourers required for the fortifications of Paris, and the comparative scarcity of French labourers as compared with the soil which they have to cultivate, occa sioned directions to be some time since transmitted to .the French Consul at Dublin to ascertain whether any dispos able number of Irish labourers could b e i u d ueed to proceed to Paris, with a certainty of .procuring regular employment for at least a year to come. The result, as may readily be conceived, was that a number of the ' finest peasantry' jumped at the offer as nimbly as sahnon-trout at a summer fly. Under the special superintendence of the consul they were shipped in disorder and ragged condition for Havre, felicitating themselves on the gentility of . the. excursion, and the unlooked-for opportunity of ` the tower to France, all as one as the foremost quallity—and that upon vilvit, and be paid for their pleasurin' into the bargain Since the memorable period when the immortal hero of the gridiron, bein' in distress in regard of the atin',' thought a solitary Parley voo Fransay ?' a passport to all the mysteries of the French mind, nothing more bizarre and provocative of laughter has been witnessed than the landing of these stray sons of St. Patrick at Havre, and their journey on foot to Paris. It was my lot to meet with one of them in the cen tre of the Palais Royal at the magnificent Galerie d'Orleans. There he stood beneath the splendid glass roof, reflected in a hundred mirrors along the walls, stared at by scores of moustached loungers, and giggled at by a thaw mayasin gri zetles in their exquisitely .soignetwes. toilets ;. looking. like Houris in a paradise. Paddy had changed i n nu, respeettiie costume of his native hills. the. corduroy smails were patched and repatched, yet broken ..at the knees. The but tons enjoyed a sinecure ` for convaynience,'. the long strin g s which held the place. of .knee buckles fluttered down to the be appeared Mule midst o f th at ankle. Like Lord Hamlet, emporium of _fashion, . . . With his doublet all unbraccd, No hat upon his head,' but a very stunted and straw-bonnd 06 0 e ;- e)). - Vith the i n , memorial short and blackened pipe stuck on the dexter.*ide; and to complete his parrallel with ' The glass, of fashion and the mould of form, Pat had ` His stockings fouled, . • Ungartered, and down-gyvd to his uncle.' Whenatted w to tithhis I air addof th a at his hardy and Sinewy'leg . was thickly m h dusky h ue , and that his' face was bespread with some ten days' 'growth of be6if'of a foxy brown colour, that his brogues loosened by thiijtittitev Were made fast around the instep by hay-TopeS, that' lii`cOat was of aboriginal blue frieze, and that in his hand he wielded a , aipeend scarcewhich had been hi s fi rm support for many a I neely wind up his resemblance to the Danish :r Prince, r oo i u n e , by saying that he was ' The observed of all observers!' . , When I first espied him in that attitude of upward gazi!', , F4 which, according to philosophers, distinguishes man frail?. tnr beast, (a distinguishing characteristic which is sometimes very requisite,) I drew closer to him, irre sistible curiosity, and was no little astonished at he . a .a ri na ,.. o . her. impelled by '.'nno. him ejaculate :—' Holy Virgin, if that disn't hang, li Eh, then, Paris t' " it's with laws they thatches their houses in sta c te t n o iel a i s. CAUTION TO SIR ANDREW AGNI:W.—The Journal e t ! S. Etienne contains the following extraordinay —" We have already mentioned an attempt !ribald, y stabbing sassinate the Archliishop of Lyons' him with a knife as he was r eturning Se f c e r t e . t t i l o " la. of i assassin. On after celebrating mass, and the escape:tvestry-room Sunday last in • the same : .. and at just officiated at hit" f,r--ve pistol-shot was fired at the priescv; bps place, - the same hour, a vestirtients ; fortu the altar, and who was taking and after the Surprise nately the clergyman was author of this attack retired slowly', subsided, was pursued and ar occasioned by the event bad k 1 whether it was he Who fired net7langerously wounded. The rested. Having been in the affirmative, and at the same the pistol, he replied from h i s breast, he added, `Here is the time drawing a knife bbed the other, and I regret that I s c in s anda r y arous conse quencenect t te • Olt I ~ H e further s a s , le was now a car penter,did finish him• formerly a grocer, aud failed inbeen priests preventing "t keeping his shop weapon with which I sta , f the 0 11 but had HE PENITENTIARY.--A. ne LAnovu AT T t bliShMellt of this • • eo f the es a with institution has been a the queue competition , we are given to very serious open on Sunday. venous branches of trade. This Perth, i" i s been felt very - .: understand iu particularlyat severely in several descrip tions of F ork, . . a season of so much depres sion , n d suffering as the resent, and se •of the Board consideration cons' Directors. It is manifest that there can be no fair competition b w ho, in the Penitentiary, i s su .. etween a workman :iplied, ind e p en d ent l y of hi s labour, with the mean s of su:, sistence, and one who has himself and his family to support by the profits of his work. Whatever is received for the produce of the first isso much saved in the expenditure ofthe • establishment, and hence to insure a ready sale, a considerable deduction is made from the ordinary • prices. Now %his - is a great hardship to the honest operatives ; and we think there cannot be two opinions that no Work jaroduced in the Penitentiary ought td be sold un d er the prices at which it can be produced bt free 14bour.—_Bati 4 Neriet.