The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

Sept. 24, 1844. 0 0, tb. illie ° re° !! to for a Y f 4, e-` .£l5O t o )ti! l to i.nidtsl9 aged a( b loke , all d be 5 " )r X 4l' tot' 0 1f ' lo4 uo , b e to 10 1 1 0 0 woog NORTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION. Friday was the day fixed for the nomination of a candi date for the vacancy in the representation of the non kern division of this county, caused by the elevation of Lord Stanley to the house of peers. The High Sheriff opened his court abo u t h a lf- pas t ten, w h en th e us ual formalities being gone through, he briefly addressed the electors on the nature of the duty they had to perform. He had no doubt the event which called them together on the present occasion was as little expected by them as it was by him self, and, although, it had the effect of dissolving the con nection which had existed between them and the noble lord• who had so long and so ably represented them in the H ouse of Commons, yet, still there was ground for coug r atulation that, happily, the county was not deprived of his services, but that they were transferred to a higher tr ibunal, where he would still have: the power of attending to the interests of the county of which that division formed 2 ° important a part. He then asked if any freeholder had a candidate to propose, on which Ni . r • R. ToWNLEY PARKER came forward and was received with loud cheers. He commenced by paying a 111 0 tribute of praise to the talented and able manner in which that division of the county had been represented, and its interests attended to by the Right Hon. Lord Stanley. (Cheers.) In order to supply his place they were called upon to elect another representative, and to whom would they go? Would they choose him from among that b o d y o f v i s i onary t h eor i s t s —f rom among th ose visionary political speculators, two or three of whom vs're probably there present? (" No," and " hear.'') Would they sele c t hi m f rom among t h ose w h o dogmati cally advanced pr i nc i p l es at var i ance w i t h t h e well-being of the county? or, would they allow him to be thrust down their throats by the hired lecturers of the League ? (Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") No they were a body of free electors, and were determined to have an indepen dent member. They would have a representative who would use his endeavours to reform all proved abuses, whilst at the same time he would preserve the constitu tion inviolate, and maintain for the people the rights of national liberty. Such, he was convinced, was the view of those gentlemen who had signed the requisition to Mr. J. Talbot Clifton—(loud cheers)—a requisition which contained the names of eighty gentlemen as highly beloved and esteemed as any in the land. The hon. speaker, after noticing the report of Mr. Clifton having been brought forward as the seat-warmer for the son of Lord Stanley, which he strongly d en i e d , presse d upon t h e e l ec t ors the claims of Mr. Clifton, whom he should not have had the liberty of recommending to them, had he not been convinced that he possessed talent and industry sufficient to represent their interests in Parliament. He concluded by nominating that gentleman. (Loud cheers.) CHARLES SWAINSON, Esq., in seconding the nomina tion said, as the hon. candidate had been proposed by a gentleman solely connected with agricultural interests, he thought it not unbecoming in him, not being at all con nected that that hit-rest, but with the trade and com merce of the county, to come forward and second the no ruination. He was convinced that both agriculture and commerce must flourish or fall together, and it was be cause he thought that their interests would be best ad. vanced by a conservative government, and because Mr. Clifton had pledged himself to support such government that h e seconded his nomination. (Cheers.) The HIGH SHERIFF.—Has any gentleman any other candidate to propose ? Mr. BROOKES said he wished to call Mr. Livesey, and called out " Is Mr. Livesey in court ?" Mr. LivEsev.—Yes. (A - voice from the crowd, " Aye, and it'a an impudent trick on thee ;"—(great laughter)— and Mr. Livesey's reception was anything but satisfac tory either to himself or his party, which certainly were something like Falstaff's raeged regiment, with which he would not march through Coventry.) g The HIG H S HERIFF, on t h e oppos i t i on t o M r . Li vesey continui ng t i said, " Gentlemen, I insist upon you allow- Livesey to address you." Without this intinaa o aR n that gentleman's speaking would have been like " the flower that's born to blush unseen, Mr. waste its sweetness on the desert air." L and tvtaay, on silence being obtained, proceeded, delivered a long, tedious, and absurd harrangue, in favor of free trade doctrines. We make no excuse for omttttn g m r. Livesey'a speech by the lump, because there as not a proposition hazarded by him that has not been Inswered a thousand times. He ended by proposing Sit Potter, hut the name was withdrawn, and the High Sheriff declared Mr. Clifton duly elected. Mr. CLIFTON then came forward, amidst tremendous Cheering and said—Mr. High-sheriff, gentlemen, and brother f ree h o ld ers , to say t h at t hi s is the proudest mo ruent of my might not be sayings great deal, but when I assure you that it is the proudest moment that ever will be in my life is saying something. (Cheers.) It is true that I have come forward as a candidate to meet the wishes of one of the most numerously signed requisitions that was ever sent to any gentleman, in any county. It was not only signed by country gentlemen, but by all classes. It was signed by the holders of the land, and it was signed by the holders of the commerce of the country. (Loud cheers.) It was signed, gentlemen, by men of all religions (continued cheering), and, gentlemen. in accord ance with that requisition, here I am to return you my thanks for having made me a Knight of the Shire. lam aware that I have not the eloquence of the noble lord, Your late representative ; but I hope I may be allowed to say, that I have that integrity,, that firmness of pur- Pose, that willingness to do you good, which I trust will cause you to give me your attention. (Cheers.) I have stated to you my political opinions in my address, and it is gratifying to me to know that they are in accordance with Your own, by permitting me to have the honour of now standing before you in the proud position of your re p r esentativ e . Gentlemen, I tell you that I shall sup port a Conservative government. Why, according to the admission of the other side, the government has followed out the principles of free trade as far as a government ought to do. (Cheers.) I believe, gentlemen, that the present government is a strong one, and that it is fit to rule this great and mighty nation. It is a government (which has taken care of the revenues of the country. Cheers.) Trade I think was never so prosperous, and for that reason, if that only, a conservative government ought to be supported by those interested in the prospe rity of the commerce of England. (Loud cheers.) Gen tlemen, I came not here to make promises. If I am not at liberty to act upon free principles, I am not fit to be one of the representatives of one of the finest counties in England. (Loud cheers.) lam not a political bigot to support any man or any measure of a certain party. I come here to support a conservative government, eschew ing the evils of party, and supporting that government so long only as it supports the true interests of the country. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I will not have the imperti nence to detain you so long as some persons here have done. (Cheers and laughter.) They (the Leaguers), at all events, in considering your mighty interests, have never given a thought to your precious time. (Laughter and cheers.) Gentlemen, I will not admit what Mr. Livesey says to be true respecting his visits to farm-houses in the Fylde, and finding no meat in them. I have also !isited farm -houses in the Fylde, and 1 have found meat In them and I think my word is as good as Mr. Livesey's. (Loud cheers)Mr.Livesey began by praising my father, and ended by abusing him as a landlord. Was there ever ° ltch consistency ! (Loud cheers.) Then Mr. Livesey males a quotation from the prayer-book, but the next time he does so let him quote correctly. (Cheers.) There t re n° such words as cheapness and plenty," as quoted 4,Y Mr. Livesey front the prayer-book : the words are Peace. and plenty." (Loud cheers.) tie lt4 r a . LIVESLY.—It is true that the words are " cheap ',a nd plenty." it ; 111. ' CLlFToN.—Gentlemen, take my word for it, that • 9 n ot true—(great cheering ;)—and, gentlemen, take my o rd for it again, we can have no farmer prosperous if we ave free trade—(cheer.ng continued)—that is, if we admit the produce o f fore i gn countr i es i nto our own mar k ets , ;enlist they prohibit ours from entering their own. Such s ? r l e ' l 4 ll imposts are now laid upon flax, that it is almost a ti''ll'hibited article. It is very easy for Mr. Livesey,. and bu t ti se who come forward with him, to make assertions, ao h ," ia very difficult to support them. Although my ilr,,Lon in particulars may differ from those of some e r :gnd me, our interests are the same. It is as much my caterest to keep up the manufacturing prosperity of the e a l t i l4 ,.trY as that of the agriculturists ; they must rise and wgether. (Cheers.) lam not an advocate for taking f o a y protection from agriculture. I am for eating the ,g r ownlis ° d" in our own country. (Hear, hear.) If we l a te, supposing we went to war, with all our vend ont of tillage, where could we procure food ? It is a e t ji e "Y to say that such and such things should be so th e ; but we must legislate for men as they are, not as I t f i; ' ) ,glit to be. (Cherrs.) I ani going to tell you what thy ;, 14 will be a happy fact—" The League is on the de tl"; (Vehement cheering.) Where now is the boast tvrl a t i heY would contest every seat in parliament ? And I ar e n so tell you why—they have no money. Your eyes fund, ". Opened, and you will subscribe no more to their ar e yor you now know that cheap bread and low wages a 11 .,;" e and th e same . What is the use of cheap bread, if loth 4l ca n get nothing to buy it with ? There is one other t Jeet, religion • and it is one of a delicate nature to n (eitlee; lam a i supporter of the Established Church — ev er I —but lam also for religious freedom, and for eorV b ah to worship according to the dictates of his own leav e (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I will now take my time °I You ; but I will tell you that as this is the first last, if TY appearing before you, believe me it is not my tat' live—(tremendous cheers)—and as the represen- Yoe e f a great and mighty county, I again beg to thank wi th ar id to take my leave of you. (Cheering continued, old w i lvine of hats and handkerchiefs, that made the M r til" ring again.) . ‘ JOHN 13nooKEs then came forward, and standing lidd res. : t, 3 e table i n th e i nner c ircle of the bar, strove to tle eto ; the vast as sem bl ag e, and thus began—" Brother word s t s,- -Befor e 1 commence —" No sooner were these i nt *buttered than he was greeted with the most deafen then, ° tits from all parts of the hall, and he repeated totl fiftY ti 'e Sh er ,. coca. At last he obtained a hearing, by aid . o h f st a „ . , ' l , and said—Before I commence I don . 't wis !ri e here under false colours. observation was r tunit, O Y I r. Townley Parker which gives me an oppo - tive e ',. °l an explanation. I have been called a specula from' ';', €) , l : Now I beg to say that lam riot so. I . pay call n - v "uo to £lBOO in wages every fortnight, which I hi°Me.'i,ent• am called " a visionary speculator." Ivo , d :AVNLEy PARKER here explained, stating that 5 Were " visionary theorist." that ImtooKs then addressed Mr. Clifton, and asked thatgeritle at he man what he meant by saying in address 40tlirtlie land. would not consent to have protection withdrawn „nivl CLIFTON replied '''°w th e d t 'that he meant that he would not m r• u-y to be taken off foreign corn. Clifton _itooles continued to I ut several questions to Mr. pas sed to ut O gained nothing, and a vote of thanks being the High Sheriff the court broke up. CM , . the 31 st ult a passenger jumped off the Banff and ifim coach, as th " e horses were running away with wh en in iit - Z i ° t r e i r e . of the wheels passed over him and killed him THE FINE ARTS DISTRIBUTIONS. The near approach of the period (the 30th of Septem ber) allowed by Parliament for the closing of these dis tributions, has caused an unusual activity amongst their various promoters; and as no new undertakings of the kind will be permitted after that date, we propose to lay before those of our readers who may wish to avail them selves of the last opportunity afforded them, of becoming possessed of valuable works of art at a moderate expense, as accurate a list and description as we can procure of the different schemes at present within ths reach of the inha bitants of this locality. We commence with, as one of the most extensive and important, as regards the number and value of the prizes to be distributed — MRS. PARKE'S HEPTAPILCIIION.—The public, and especially that portion interested in the fine art of engra ving, is deeply indebted to Mrs. Parkes. Her admirable attack upon the principle of the electrotype being applied to engravin g plates, for the purpose of multiplying im pressions ad infinitum, struck dismay in the hearts of the introducers of the process, and compelled them to aban don their attempt of perfecting an invention which could not fail to be mischievous in its results, and tend to weaken all confidence in the minds of collectors. Mrs. Parkes may exclaim with the Roman, "Alone I did it!" Under the management of this spirited and talented lady, the superb " Bowyer Bible" was made an object of general interest and competition, and passed into the hands, we believe, of a highly respectable London merchant, who became the fortunate possessor of the invaluable prize. Mrs. Parkes has now determined upon distributing the celebrated Bowyer Gallery, by means of an art-union, which she terms an Ileplapra , mion. It thus derives its name:— " The value of the property is six times seven thousand guineas. " The required number of subscribers, at one guinea each, is twice seven thousand. " The prizes are. three times seven hundred in number. " The first prize is of nine times seven engravings, and of seven times fifty guineas in value. " Every seventh ticket is a prize. " Thus the principle of the seventh runs throughout; and hence the name of HEPTAPRX NI lON , or every seventh a prize." Those who have ally belief in the magic numeral seven can now put their faith to the test by taking a chance in this scheme, which is as remarkable for the large amount of prizes, their number and variety, as much as that it owes its origin to one person, and that pers , m of the gentler sex. Amongst the prizes there is one of seven hundred guineas, being four original paintings in water colours, by Pugin, Stephanoff, and others;—another of 51)0 gui neas, being the original picture, by Charles Landseer, of the " Battle of Langside." This capital work has been already favourably noticed at length in the STANDARD. An engraving from it has just been published by Mrs. Parkes, and which is given to subscribers to the Hepta prtemion. Another prize is valued at 350 guineas, con sisting of 63 engravings, framed and glazed in gold ;—one at 350 guineas, being a cabinet of illustrated volumes ; two at 150 guineas, one at 140 guineas, with a multitude of smaller prizes. Every shareholder may select an en graving or engravings to the amount of subscription. A number of the engravings may be seen at the agents, Mr. Linnecar, Ranelagh-street, and Mr. Lacey, 100, Bold-street, who have already disposed of nearly the whole of the tickets allotted to Liverpool. Subscribers, however, are recommended not to make their selection until after the drawing, when the whole of Mrs. Bowyer's publications will be offered them to select from. GRUNDY'S DISTRIBUTION OF WATERCOLOURDRAW INGS.—One of the most interesting of the distributions in progress is this, which is got up by the enterprise and liberal spirit of the Messrs. Grundy, of Church-street and of Manchester. The Scheme consists of 2,000 shares, of which a hundred end twenty are prizes. The first prize is upon a principle which we have not seen in the other distributions. The winner is to receive £l5O, the value of which is to be selected by himself in works of art. The second is " The Picture Gallery, Hard wicke Hall, Derbyshire," a beautiful painting by David Cox, valued at 100 guineas. The third consists of two large drawings by Cox, valued at 60 guinea:.: The fourth large drawing by Nash, value 35 guineas. The next six prizes are valued at 35 guineas. And the remaining 110 range downwards from 30 guineas to 3 guineas. Amongst the various artists we recognise some of the first eminence, viz., David- Cox, Cattermole, Creswick, Frankstone, Corbould, Oakley, J. B. Pyne, F. P. Stephenoff, J. M. Wright, S. A. Hart, Parris, Herbert, Liversege, D. Roberts, P. Dewint, C. Stanfield, John Marten, D. Wilkie, Hayter. Nash, Bostock, and others. The Engravings to be given to each subscriber of a gui nea each are of a very first rate character, comprising Copies from Martin, Landseer, Wilkie, Stephanoff (the large engraving of Cranmer's recantation, worth double the subscription) 13. Richter, Turner, (ancient and mo dern Italy, a fine pair) a fine sketch from Sir Thomas Lawrence, Wilkie's cut finger, &c., &c. The drawing is to take place in Manchester, on the 30th, where the bulk of the shares have been subscribed for. A few, how ever, remain to be disposed of by Mr. Grundy, in Church street, to whom we would recommend an immediate application, as there is little time now on hand. Speci mens of the paintings and the engravings may be also seen at Mr. Grundy's. THOMAS BOYS' FINE ART DISTRIBUTION.—This scheme, originally consisting of 12,000 shares, a portion of which were drawn for last year, consists now of 5729 tickets, the holder of each to receive a print value one guinea, or more in proportion to the number taken. The value of the prizes amounts to upwards of £4200, the number being 338 (about one prize to every sixteen tickets), ranging from 500 guineas to 3 guineas each. The whole of these are of a very high class of art, comprising original pictures, drawings and engravings by the most celebrated artists. The advantages to the public offered by this second drawing are even greater than that offered by the original scheme, a greater than the original pro portion of prizes having been left at the first drawing, and a number having been added by the spirited proprietor, Mr. Boys. The list of engravings and works for selection is very extensive, being no less than 203 in number, and comprises subjects in every style of art. Tickets may be had, and specimens seen, at Mr. Lacey's Repository of Arts, 100, Bold-street, 11.. Linnecar's, Ranelagh-street, and Mr. Isaac's, Castle-street. MADONNA BY Guino.—This beautiful painting, con sidered by many conoisseurs to be an original of thi s celebrated master, and acknowledged by all to be a gem of painting, is to be disposed of in 10,000 shares of one shilling each, or twenty-one shares for one pound. The drawing will take place in Leeds, superintended by a com mittee of share-holders ; and may be seen and tickets taken at Mr. H. Lacey's, 100 Bold-street. Such a pic ture u* the small venture of a shilling, or even a sove reign, would be a lucky windfall for the holder of the winning number, who might with truth style himself " a man in ten thousand." DANBY'S PAINTING OF "THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH SEAL."—This magnificent work, of an artist so capable, if any is really capable, of treating a subject so sublime, is to be disposed of in 2200 shares, nearly two thousand of which are already taken, each holder of a guinea ticket receiving one of the splendid mezzotinto en gravings by G. H. Philips, which are, of themselves, far more than the worth of the subscription. In addition, the valuable steel plate, which has been re-engraved by the same artist, with improvements suggested by Mr. Denby, and is producing impressions in every respect superior to those first published, will become the pro perty of the fortunate winner. Of the value of such a painting as this we shall not trust ourselves to express an opinion. It is put down at 1000 guineas ; and when we remember that a voluntary premium of 300 guineas was awarded to the artist by the British Institution, with a similar sum paid for the privilege of the engraving copy right. and that its possession was eagerly sought by his late Majesty George IV., who was, however, forestalled by that eminent connoisseur in art, and liberal patron, the late Mr. Beckford, of Fonthill Abbey, even a thousand guineas will not be thought too high a price. The shares and engravings may be had at Mr. Lacey's, 100, Bold street. ROYAL BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND COUNTIES' ART-UNION. — We include this scheme in our list although it scarcely comes within the scope of our article, being upon the principle of an art-union and not a distribution. It is, however, well worthy of notice. Two fine engravings are given to each sub scriber of one guinea, the proceeds to be laid out under a committee of management in British paintings, manu factures, and works of art, and tg, be distributed in the order of drawing, which like the others takes place on the 30th instant. Tickets and specimens of the engravings may be had at Mr. Grundy's repository of arts, Church street. EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS. The adjourned public meeting of the inhabitants, con vened by the Mayor, " to consider the most desirable means of bringing into use such an amended system of business, in rcard to the hours of attendance as may give permanent and effectual relief to a large and deserving class of persons, without injury either to their employers or the public, was held on Wednesday evewing, at the Music-hall. Amongst those present were the Rev. W. Falloon, W. Bevan, D. Ferguson, Dr. Beaumont, and Graham ; also, T. Blackburn, J. Cropper, W. B. Hodg son, Hugo Reid, John Smith, Esquires, &e. &c. There was a large attendance, and unanimity prevailed through out. The M AYOR, who presided, said the present meeting stas adjourned from April last, and he believed that if the object in view could be carried into effect, the employer and the employed would be mutually benefitted. He called on the secretary, Mr. Flower, to read the REPORT : The committee reported, that in furtherance of the re solutions of the last meeting, for promoting the closing of the shops at seven o'clock, their first care was to direct the attention of purchasers to the evils of late shopping, and with this view an authentic report of the resolutions and speechos was published. They also issued two addresses embodying the sentiments then so cordially approved— one to the inhabitants, and the other to the tradesmen. Of the former 28,000 copies were distributed, and of the latter 400. Two individuals were engaged to canvas the town for signatures to the declaration adopted at the meeting, and upwards of 10.000 persons affixed to it their names—thus pledging themselves to discountenance late shopping. Few persons applied to had refused. Shortly after the meeting forty of the booksellers and forty of the ironmongers notified their determination to close at the appointed hour, and other tradesmen had followed their example. A few weeks ago a declaration had been pre pared for signature by the principals, expressive of their determination to close at that time, after the Ist of Octo ber ; but, unhappily, this failed of success, some decidedly refusing ; others declining until the superiors in trade agreed, &c. The committee, however, believe that a more favourable teeing now exists. The report next speaks in high terms of an address of the Assistants' Association, the sentiments of which evinced an intelligence and a pro priety of feeling highly creditable to that useful body of men for whose emancipation they have laboured. The operations here have induced public meetings for a similar purpose in many of the large towns in the kingdom ; the Conference of the Wesleyan Methodists had favourably considered a memorial on the subject ; and the Lord Mayor of London had commended the example of Liver pool from the bench to the notice end imitation of the citizens of the metropolis, and expressed his obligation to our own chief magistrate for the zeal with which he had espoased the cause. The committee also bear testimony to the constancy with which his worship had presided over their deliberations and promoted their designs, and tender him their thanks for the use of a room in the Town-hall. A larger fund would be desirable, and though much had been effected with that at their disposal, they appeal to the inhabitants for support, " by every motive which the principles of British justice and the influences of christian charity can supply 7" _ Mr. FLOWER then read a statement of the account, from which it appeared that £7B had been received and £66 expended, leaving a balance of about £l2. Debts had, however, been contracted which left £l6 against the association. The Rev. D. FERGUSON, in moving the adoption of the report, referred to the principal topics. Few of the shop men were above 35 years of age, and if the shops were closed at seven the young men might obtain that educa tion which would fit them for higher stations.r:He trusted the evil complained of was checked, and that they would not rest until they gave it a death blow. He deprecated in strong terms the keeping open of shops to late hours merely for gain, at the expense of the health and well being of the assistants. The Rev. Dr. BEaustoNT, in seconding the motion, described the movement as a domestic, social, and national affair, and said, that if such oppression existed in distant lands, this country would soon call out. But their charity ought to begin at home ; and he appealed to the fair sex, who might soon settle the question. The motion was carried unanimously. The Rev. Mr. BEVAN, after some pointed remarks, proposed a resolution to the effect, that the meeting con gratulated the shopkeepers' assistants, and all who had taken part in the endeavour to improve the condition of that class, by shortening their hours of labour, in the progress the cause had made, and, at the same time, de sired to exDress its high praise for the kindness and gene rosity of those tradesmen who had conformed with the wishes of the public, by closing their shops at seven o'clock. Mr. JOHN CROPPER, on being introduced by the Mayor, said that formerly the merchants' offices were kept open till nine, ten, and often twelve o'clock at night ; now they were seldom open after six, and as much busi ness was got through. Besides in shopping by candlelight people were worse served. Mr. JOHN SMITH, after some remarks on the inutility of public parks, &c. to those who were so confined that they could not resort to them, said he had heard some say that lived near the markets, that while the latter were kept open the shops could not be closed, he moved : " That his Worship the Mayor be reepectfuily requested to urge on the Town Council or the Market Committee the adoption of a system that will have the effect of earlier closing the public markets." The motion was seconded by Dr. BEAUMONT, and carried. Mr. BLACKBURN recapitulated some of the leading ar guments, and moved that the committee take steps, as were desirable, to procure the closing of shops at seven, and report their progress at a public meeting six months hence.—Carried unanimouslo. _ _ Mr. W. 13. HODGSON moved, in terms of high eulo giutn, a vote of thanks to the Mayor and the committee, who, without reward, had so strenuously exert:d them selves. ............. Mr. REID seconded the motion, and it was also carried as the others. Mr. SMITH moved a vote thanks to Mr. Flower, the mainspring of the movement.—Carried by acclamation, and ably replied to. A hearty vote of thanks was also carried to the Chair man, and the meeting broke up. IRON STEAM-SHIP BUILDING. (Abridged from the Journal.) We understand that the Admiralty contemplate having four new iron war steamers built here very speedily, should the contract be such as to present no obstacle on 1 the score of economy—a contingency by no means likely to occur, considering the great experience our iron ship wrights have now had, and the peculiar advantages our port presents in this department of nautical architecture. On Thursday last we visited the iron ship-building yard of Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Sons, of Barrack-street, North Shore, the eminent iron ship-builders, whose con struction of the Nimrod, and the extraordinary success that has attended that remarkable vessel since she com menced sailing in November last between Liverpool and Cork, have given an impetus to the building of iron steamers. We found every available inch in Messrs. Vernon's yard, fronting the river, occupied by iron steamers in various stages of progression. On the stocks, and in so very forward a state that their launch may be expected to take place at Christmas, we observed two noble steamers. One is almost an exact counterpart of the other, the only discrepancy being a slight difference in the construction of the engines, which are made by Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, of the Clarence Foundry, and will no doubt sustain the pre-eminent re putation of those gentlemen. Each vessel is of 750 tons burden, and 350-horse power. The one is named Wladimer, belonging to the Russian government, and the other the Der Preussiche Adler, belonging, as her name sufficiently indicates, to Prussia. They are to be under the joint patronage of both govern ments, and to be employed in the service of both in conveying the mails from Stettin to St. Petersburgh, a distance of 1,000 miles, and are expected to commence running early next spring. They are being constructed so as to admit of carrying sufficient coal of the ordinary quality for the whole voyage, and six guns of very heavy calibre, three fore and three aft. The dimensions of each are, between perpendiculars, 185 feet ; breadth of beam, 29 feet; and depth of hold 17 feet 6 inches. The cabin accommodations will be for about 100 passengers ; but owing to the necessity of preserving the charactot of war steamers, state te a m errosOmaandotnhetiirtebesicnagleboufiltal,oawga, magnitude ee thatwill not be a . n h y a looked for in vessels of such proportions. .There will, a a t l s e r a f theirit for. however, be a house on the deck of the 1 W Wladimer for the oEtmhepre forror , his whenever vrussia n I ig Majesty, y hoeini similarly board, a. disposed.n on the conformation ltis,however, that i❑ h t e h s e e eosrseeilsmwpoilrltant. presentessenn.t,i tors. The iron is of a peculiar strength, undergoing a the amazement and gratification of their foreign proprie very novel process in its manufacture, and Messrs. Ver non have only just taken out a patent for applyin g it i n side frames and deck beams, in a manner that unites the maximum of resistance with the minimum of bulk. The non-professit nal reader will hardly believe that a single plate weighs between six and seven hundred weight, and that all the plates are united with such mathematical pre cision and exactitude, that although each plate is welded to the frame work by numerous massive rivets (driven in red hot) the whole exterior of the vessel presents a surface to the eye and the touch literally as smooth as this paper, and the huge thing will bear being ex am i ne d i n a ll i ts parts as closely as if it were a piece of cabinet work or ivory carving. Though there m a y b e , an d pro b a bl y are, particular . plates in the Great Britain h eav i er th an any i n the IA laduner and Der Preussiche Alder, we believe the strength of the latter vessel is at least quite as great as that of the former, notwithstanding her larger burden. Among the other novelties to be employed on board these Russian and Prussian mail boats is the application of a small steam-engine, placed on deck, to the windlas that lifts the anchor. The boilers to the engines are to be what are called " tubular boilers," being the first time of their adoption in steamers—the engineering being on what is called, we believe, the " direct action" plan, and embracing the very latest improvements. Like the Iron Duke, and several other vessels of late build, these are to be divided into water-tight compartments—five bulk heads in each. So small is the space occupied by the mo tive power of each vessel, and the coals necessary for the whole voyage, that it is supposed there will be stowage room for nearly 500 tons of cargo. The cost of both, when completed, cannot, we should imagine, be a farthing under £lOO,OOO. There are also on the stocks, at Messrs. Vernon's, two other large iron steamers. One is the Sabrina, for the Cork Company, (built on the same blocks as the Nimrod,) and will be launched on Saturday next, the 28th. She is of 524 tons burden and 240 horse-power ; will have ac commodation for GO passengers; and in her engines (made also by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy) and most other respects, will greatly resemble the vessels just men tioned. The length of her keel is 164 feet ; between per pendiculars, 175 feet ; breadth of beam, 25 feet 3 inches ; depth of hold, 15 feet. The second vessel is the Queen which is intended for the Whitehaven Company. This vessel approximates, in her leading features, pretty closely to the other, having also tubular boilers, made by Fawcett and Co. She measures 160 feet between perpendiculars, 21 feet beam, and 13 feet 6 inches in depth. She is 200-horse power, 450 tons burden, and will, probably, accommodate be tween 50 and 60 passengers in her cabins. She is on the blocks of the Troubadour, an iron vessel of Vernon's, even more famous, if possible, than the Nimrod—seeing that she has been now nearly four years running between this port and Bristol, and during the whole of that time has not made one single drop of water, nor exhibited the slightest discernible symptom of corrosion—every plate, rivet, and fastening being as good when she was last ex amined in the graving dock as when she was launched. If such was the case with the Troubabour, what may we expect from the Queen, seeing that the latter is between the fortieth and fiftieth iron vessel made by the same builders ? In addition to the foregoing, Messrs. Vernon have laid down two more iron steamers of, we believe, between 700 and 800 tons, and between 300 and 400-horse power each. REGULATION OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. A very important act received the Royal assent on Thursday, the sth instant, entitled " An Act for the Registration, Incorporation, and liegulation, of Joint- Stock Companies." the object of which is to bring under the eye of Government of all joint-stock companies, and to prevent the establishment of fraudulent concerns with high-sounding names and pretended patronage, whereby with the promise of a high interest have been dep r i ve d o f their money and reduced to great distress. There are 80 sec tions in the act, with several schedules annexed. It has immediate operation from the s th instant, with respect to the officers to be appointed for the registration of corn panics, and the regulation of the office provided for that purpose, and all other provisions as to the companies to which they have application, on the Ist November next. The preamble of the act, on consideration of which the sections have been framed, declares it to be expedient to make provision for the due registration of joint-st oc k co mpanies during the formation and subsistence thereof. and also after such complete registration to invest such companies with the qualities and incidents of corporations, with some modifications, and subject to certain conditions and regulations, and also to prevent the establishment of any companies which shall not be duly constituted and regulated according to the provisions of this act. It is provided, that before any advertisement or other proceed ing appears of an intended joint-stock company (which term has a very large signification), a provisional registra tion shall take place at the " Registry-office," giving cer tain particulars, in order to guard against mere adven turers obtaining money from the public, and in the event of non-registration as described, the promoter to be liable to be fined £2O. A complete registration is to take place before a com pany can act other than provisionally, and full in ormation afforded respecting the deed of the company, &c. Patrons and Directors must in future hold shares in the company, under a penalty of £2O, and the inspection of books is given to shareholders under eel tain bye-laws, in order that the affairs of companies may be ascertained, and any director or officer who shall wrongfully " do or omit nni act" with intent to defraud the company or any share holder therein, or falsify or fraudulently mutilate, or fraudulently make any erasure in the books of accounts or books of registry, or any document belonging to the company, then such director or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdeanour. The following pro vision has been framed to prevent fraudulent companies : —Section 65, " And forasmuch as great injury has been inflicted upon the public by ccmpanies falsely pretending to be patronized or directed or managed by eminent or opulent persons ; now, for the purpose of preventing such false pretences, be it enacted, with regard to every com pany or pretended company whatsoever, whether registered or not, and whether now existing or not, that if any per son shall make any such false pretences, knowing the same to be false, in any advertisement or other paper, whether printed or written, and whether published in any newspaper, or handbill, or placard , or circular, then every such person shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not exceeding £10." By another provision it is enacted, that if a judgment in law or decree , &c. , cannot be enforced against - a company, then it may be enforced !against the person, property, and effects of a shareholder, 'who shall have his remedy against the company. Various penalties are prescribed ; and by another provision the registrar of joint-stock companies is to make an annual report to the Privy Council of Trade, setting forth the particulars men tioned in the 79th section of the present act, which report is to be laid before Parliament. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. It has been resolved to erect a new theatre at Birken head, and a masonic ball is contemplated. Miss CHRISTIANA WELLER.—Miss Weller has been engaged to appear as principal pianiste at the Gloucester musical festival this week. The out-pensioners forming the local companies of the Liverpool district, are to be called out for exercise during a period of six days, commencing on the 10th of October next. On Saturday a Welshman of the name of Hughes was committed for trial by Mr. Rushton for stealing twelve sovereigns from one of his countrymen with whom he lodged. SE AMA` DROWNED.—On Tuesday morning, a seaman named M'Ennis, belonging to the Sisters,lying in George's Dock, fell out of a boat into the dock, and although every exertion was made, he was quite dead when got out of the water. ROBBERY.—On Thursday evening, at a quarter after eight o'clock, some thieves contrived to cut a square of glass in the shop-window of Mr. Samuel, Basnet-street, and steal from a suspension rod five watches—one gold, three silver lever, and one verge. NOVELTY IN THE POLICE- courtT.---The thieves have grown honest in Liverpool, for in the Police -court, on Tuesday last, there was not a single case of felony brought before the magistrates. Such a thing has not been known during the last twenty years. Tire REGISTRY OF SHlPPlNG.—Viscount Sandon has, through his able representations of facts, obtained the re cognition by government of the Liverpool Registry of Shipping, placing it on a par with the London Registry as an authority. The scheme for erecting a new concert.hall in Liver pool for the use of the Philharmonic Society is prospering beyond the most sanguine expectations of the projectors. Shares to the amount of £5OOO have been already sub scribed for. The Liverpool cotton brokers gave a farewell dinner, on Saturday evening, at the Adelphi Hotel, to Thomas Joynson, Esq., of the firm of Samuel and Thomas Joyn son, on his retiring from that business, i❑ which he has long been held in the highest esteem. The Rev. J. C. Wood, A. 8., late curate of Newton- Heath. Manchester, and at prevent Curate of St. Thomas', Toxteth, Liverpool, was, on the 11th inst., unanimously elected by the Poor-law Guardians, Chaplain of the Union Workhouse, Manchester. CAUTION TO OMNIBUS DRITERS.-011 Saturday last five omnibus-drivers were each fined in the sum of 40s. and costs for having furiously driven their respective om nibuses along the roads leading from Liverpool to Bootle and other adjacent villages. Mr. Rushton administered a sharp re uke to them. JOHN O'GAUNT'S BOWMEN.—The Lancaster archers had their gala day on Thursday. The cup and Sir H. Fleetwood's gold arrow—won by M. J. Bond. The bow—won by Mr. E. D. Salisbury. The large arrow— won by Mr. Kirkes. The small arrow—won by Mr. Howitt. The gold medal—won by Mr. Dodson. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Monday, William Hender son, a seafaring man, whilst in a state of delirium, caused by intoxication, threw himself from the King's Dock Pier into the river. He was taken out, lodged in Bridewell, and next day ordered to pay 55., or go to gaol for three days. DISPOSING OF STOLEN MONEY.—At the Police-court on Thursday, a girl of the town was brought up, charged with stealing two sovereigns belonging to a sailor. It ap peared from the statement of the sailor, and the acknow ledgment of the girl, that she had swallowed the money Under these circumstances the prisoner was remanded. FATAL ACCIDENT.—About five o'clock on Saturday evening a boy, about seven years of age, named Joh, Fa gan, son of Thomas Fagan, of Orange-court, Orange street, was accidentally drowned in a pond, in the brick fields adjoining Victoria-road. The body was found at an early hour on Sunday morning, and was immediately conveyed to the father's residence. SUDDEN DEATII.-Mr. Balls, the comedian, so great a favourite in Liverpool, died on Wednesday, in Dublin. He was playing at the Abbey-street Theatre, and during the performance on the preceding evening, fainted. He was immediately removed to his lodgings, when a violent case of delirium tremens manifested itself, and he expired in a few hours. CHEAP TRAVELLING BETWEEN LONDON AND LIVER! rooL.—The Times, of Monday last, contains the follow ing announcement :—" London to Liverpool for 168. Passengers are conveyed from London to Newcastle by steam boat for 2s. 6d. ; from Newcastle to Carlisle by railway, seoond claas, for Bs. 6d. ; from Carlisle to Liver pool, by steam boat, for ss. Total 16s. ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF A PILOT.—On Thursday, Capt. Williams together wi h the pilot, mate, and second mate of the steamer, Fin M'Coull, appeared at the Police court to support an information for damage done to the steamer, against John Kelly, pilot of the Margaret steamer. The amount of damage done was stated to be £l9, but as the pilot was confined at home by sickness, the case was adjourned fora week. CAUTION TO CAD-DRIVERS.—OD Saturday Jol n Fish, a cab-driver, was brought before Mr. Rushton, oa a chare of having embezzled 25., the property cf his em ployer and the owner of the cab, Mr. l'slcuris. ft ap peared that the prisoner had received the sum of ss. from a gentleman for driving him from the stand, in Castle street, to Tuebrook and back, and that, in accounting to Mr. Morris's son, in the evening, he represented that he had only received a fare of 3s. for the trip. DEPOT FOR STOLEN Goons.—On Wednesday, Edward Brynes, of Chisenhale-street, formerly a marine-store dealer, but deprived of his licence, was brought up at the Police-court, having been remanded from day to day, charged with having been found in possession of large quantities of iron, cotton, and other articles, supposed to have been stolen. It appeared that the police had their eyes for a long time upon the premises of the prisoner, who, not being able satisfactorily to account for the pos session of the goods, was sent to gaol for two months. A NEW " DODGE."—On Sunday evening, as the con gregation were leaving St. Andrew's Church, Renshaw street, two respectably dressed men, were observed, by Inspector Anders, to run from a distance in that direction and to push in amongst the tbrongrst part of the crowd. They were followed, and one of them, who was observed working with his hand at the pocket of a lady, was taken into custody. Mr. Rushton said there could be little doubt in the case, but he must be discharged, there not being legal evidence to lead to a committal. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.—Du ring the past week the following persons of distinction arrived at the Adelphi Hotel, and took their departure for various places :—The Lord Bishop of Waterford and Cashel, the Earl of Orkney, Llrd Francis Egerton, M.P., Lady Heytesbury, Lord Lilford, the Hon. Captain 'Vaughan, the Hon. Mr. A'Court, the Hon. Miss A'Court, Sir John Smyth, Sir Lucius O'Brien, Sir Robert Harty, Sir David Roche, Alderman Farebrother, and Captain Mostyn. REVISION OF THE BOROUGH ELECTION LISTS. — Thomas Horncastle Marshall, Esq., and the Hon. Richard Denman, barristers-at-law, having been nominated to revise the lists of persons entitled and claiming to be en titled to vote at the election of members for the borough of Liverpool, Tuesday next, the Ist of October, has been fixed for holding a court or courts, at the Sessions•house, in Chapel-street, fo: commencing the said revision. The court will be opened at ten o'clock a.m., and will be con tinued open until the revision shall have been completed. BIRKENHEAD POLICE.—On Saturday, the following parties were fined by the magistrates •--Margaret Ather ton, beer-house keeper, for harbouring disorderly per sons, 20s. and costs ; Thomas Rnshton, beer-house keeper, for a similar offence, the same fine ; Ellen Garner, licen sed ♦ictualler, for admitting persons at improper hours, 20s. and costs. On Thursday the following persons were tined :—Ovren Daly, Chester-street, permitting drunk enness in his house on the Sabbath, ss. and costs; John Constantine, for refusing to admit the police-officers, and encouraging disorgerly persons, 40s. and costs ; William Delamere was summoned for working his horse when suffering from the effects of raw shoulders. The charge was proved, and he was fined ss. and costs. Two cases for support of illegitimate children, under the New Poor Law Act, were brought before the magistrates on Thurs day, and orders made. IRON STE A M-SHlPs.—The progress ofiron-built steam ships is as great in the port of Liverpool as in any other part of the kingdom. The Dublin Steam Comp:Any have just contracted with Mes,rs. Bury and Co. for the build ing of two first-rate iron steam-ships for their Dublin trade, in addition to the one, the Albert, now building by Messrs. Wilson, of this town. The Cork Company have also just contracted for the building an iron steamer to match their tine vessel, the Nimrod. The Whitehaven Company have also a large iron steamer on the stocks ; and it has been stated that Government have proposed to an eminent builder in Liverpool to construct two large class iron frigates. LANCASTER REGATTA. — This regatta went off very successfully on Monday and Tuesday hat. A match for four-oared boats was won by Mr. Whitehouses, John Trotter beating three others. The cup, value, twenty guineas, for amateurs in four-oared boats, was won by Mr. Sharpes Mystery beating No. 1 of the Mersey Row_ Club, belonging to this port. It is only right to say that the Mersey boat gave up entirely immediately after she was passed, and it was afterwards found out that one of the crew was in a greatly exhausted state, leaving exerted himself beyond all reasonable bounds, a task to which he was quite unequal, having ridden on horseback from Li verpool early in the morning of the day. - - - - THE " RICHARD COBDEN."—We perceive that this vessel has been brought into Cove of Cork on the 15th instant., oa her way from Liverpool to China, with the loss of her main and mizen masts. The accident is im puted to the wire rope, with which she was rigged, having given way. It is, however, necessary to state that this rigging was not of the celebrated manufacture of the pa tentee, Mr. Andrew Smith, nor was it supplied by his agents here, Messrs. Robertson, Alexander and Co. Mr. Smith's patent wire rope is daily getting into more gene ral use, and has now been most successfully employed on board a great number of steam and sailing vessels, both in the navy and merchant service,- for upwards of seven years, and in no instance has it been known to fail. FURIOUS DRIVING AND ITS EFFECTS.—On Wednes day, Thomas Robinson, butcher, in the employ of Mr. Banks, appeared at the Police-court, to answer a charge preferred against him by Maria Ward, servant to Mr. King, manager of the Dale-street Gas Company. It appeared that on the 16th of last month, as the complai nant was passing amiss Greek-street, London-road, towards Pembroke-place, with a child in her arms,—the defendant drove down Loudon-road at a furious rate in a shandry, and turning quickly into Greek -street, knocked the child out of the girl's arms, the horse at the same time falling on the girl. Defendant then pulled up the horse and was driving off, when he was stopped and handed over to the police. The servant has been laid up since, having received a fracture of the shoulder blade bone, severe contusions on both arms, and also the knee joint. The defendant must pay £:5 and costs, or be im prisoned two months. ACCIDENTS AT THE DOCKS.—On Sunday morning, about six o'clock, a man, who refused to give his name or address, fell from the paddle-box of the Earl of Lons dale steamer, at the Clarence pierhead, into the river, but was speedily got out, without having sustained any ma terial injury.—About ten o'clock on Saturday night, a porter in the employ of the Runcorn Steam-packet Com pany fell into the river when in the act of going on board one of the Runcorn boats, the Blanche, at the George's pier. He was got out by one cf the crew and taken to the receiving -house, where, in a couple of hours, he was so far recovered as to be able to walk home. He was quite intoxicated at the time of the accident. Two boys, named Campbell and White, accidentally fell into the Waterloo Dock, at half-past two o'clock, on Friday afternoon. After having ineffectually struggled, for a few minutes• to get out, John M'Carrick, a bystander, resolutely jumped in and rescued them from their perilous situation. They were partially exhausted, bur not in anywise injured. AMERICAN HAY.—The importation of hay from the United States, per the ship New York, consisting of 195 bales, each bale weighing about 2 cwt., strongly bound by narroffi staves, was again put up for sale on tle north quay or Waterloo Dock, on Friday, by Mr. J. H. Rey ner, broker, on the part of the consignees, Messrs. Baring and Co. It was divided into 19 lots, each lot comprising ten hales, except two, which consisted, one of eight bales, and the other of twelve. There was a moderate atten dance. The bidding for the first lot commenced at 6d. per stone of 201 b.. and, rising by farthings, it was eventu ally knocked down at ncl. Five other lots were sold at this rate, six at 71d., seven at nd., and one at Bd. After this sale, a small importation ex Concordia, was offered by Mr. Reyner, consisting of forty bales of the same growth as those brought by the New York, and con signed to the same house. It was divided into four lots of ten bales each, and the whole were sold at ild. per stone. The prices were considered rather low. DRIVING FOR PLEASURE AND NOT PAYING FOR IT. —On Saturday, a female, very respectably attired in deep mourning, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having engaged a cab and refused to pay the fare. The cab-driver stated, that the prisoner, accompanied by a gentleman, had got into his vehicle the previous day, telling him to take them on a pleasure excursion some where out of the town, they cared not in what particular direction. Ile accordingly drove or.. and had very nearly reached Prescot when one of them ordered him to turn back. On coming to Liverpool the gentleman got out in the neighbourhood of Hurst-street, and effected his escape through a crowd of people ; and the female having refused to pay the fare, was driven to Bridewell. The fare was 16s. The prisoner denied that she had ever ordered the car, but said it had certainly been ordered by the gentle man, who was in the cotton trade, and whose name was Doyle. Mr. Rushton ordered her to be discharged, and directed a summons to be issued against Mr. Doyle for the non-payment. THE WRECK OF THE LORD ASHBURTON.—It will be recollected that the fine barque Lord Ashburton was wrecked about six weeks since, rear Strangford, on the coast of Ireland, whilst on her voyage from Liverpool to Montreal. With considerable difficulty and expense she was got off the reef of rocks on which she struck, and conveyed into an adjacent port, where she was offered for sale, and ultimately purchased by Messrs. Garnock, Bibby, and Co., of Chapel-street, in this town. Yester day week she was towed across the Irish Channel by a steamer, and brought to Liverpool, for the purpose of being thoroughly repaired and fitted o t again for sea by her new owners, and on Tuesday she was placed upon the gridiron at the north end of Prince's Dock, with the view of having her hull examined, and the necessary repairs commenced. She appears to have been shattered to a considerable extent. Two of her masts are gone, and part of the foremast and bowsprit only are left. The hull is chafed and strained ; and no doubt a large outlay will have to be incurred before she has been " put to rights." SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Monday several serious ac cidents occurred at the funeral of a soldier in this town. About three o'clock in the afternoon the funeral proces sion, which had been drawn up in front of the office of the inspecting field officer in Soho-street, passed along St. Anne-street towards St. James's Cemetery, headed by Joliffe's band, and a party of soldiers with their firelocks reversed; and as is usual in such cases, from the novelty of the scene, a considerable crowd of spectators had been attracted to the spot, the steps of most of the hall doors in St. Anne-street being occupied with people. During the time the procession was proceeding as described, Mr. Alcock, of Islington, attempted to pass with a horse and whitechapel, when the sound of the music frightened the ' horse, and caused him to plunge in such a manner as to jeopardise the lives of the bystanders. Ile eventually be came unmanageable, and, crossing the footpath, rushed up the steps of a door-way near the office of the Licensed Victuallers' Society, at that time crowded with spectators. The vehicle passed over two individuals, a lad about four teen, and an elderly woman, both of whom were much injured, though not, we believe fatally. Several other parties received bruises and contusions. The procession was re-formed, and the funeral proceeded without inter ruption to the place of interment. FORGERY OF POST-OFFICE MONEY ORDF:RS.-011 Saturday, a young man, of very respectable exterior, named Thomas Edwards, was brought before Mr. Rush ton, on a charge of having forged a signature to two post office money orders, for the sum of £8 10s., and thereby fraudulently obtained the amount. The letter containing the money orders had been addressed from Abergaveny, in the month of June last, to a Mr. Stephen L. Edwards, who lived next door to the prisoner. How that letter got into the possession of the prisoner was as yet unknown : most probably he received it from the past-office; but, at all events, it would appear, that he had signed Mr. Ste phen Edwards' name to the orders, sent them to the money order office by his errand boy, and thus succeeded in obtaining the amount. The orders were drawn in the usual form, and a blank was left at the bottom for the signature of the person to whom the money had been made payable. Vs illiam Thompson, a clerk in the posl office, deposed that he had paid the amount of the orders in question on the 29th of June. He made an entry of the payment in his books, but he did not make, nor was he in the habit of making, an endorsement on the back of the orders. He knew not to whom the money was paid, but he should not have had the orders in his possession if they had not been paid. They bore the signature of " Stephen L. Edwards." A. clerk in the prisoner's office identified the orders as those he had taken to Mr. Thomp son, and upon which he had received £8 10s. ; and another clerk identified the signature to the orders as being in the prisoner's handwriting. The prisoner, who had nothing to urge in his defence, was remanded. LIVERPOOL REGISTRY OF SHIPPING.—Lord Sandon has transmitted tc Mr. Littleton, the Secretary to the Liverpool Registry of Shipping, the following answer of the Chiet Commissioner on Emigration, placing the Li verpool Registry on the same footing with respect to emi gration as Lloyd's : " 9, Park-street, Westminster, Sept. 12, 1811. "My Dear Lord,—l can assure you that it is not from inattention to the subject that I have not sooner replied to your lordship's note, of the Bth ultimo, respecting the Liverpool Registry-book, and the rules to be observed in the engagement of shipping for Cooly emigrants in the West Indies. '• Circumstances in India would render it by nn means convenient to require, that, as suggested in one part of the inclosed in your note, all emigrant ships without excep tion should be subjected to such an examination as trans ports engaged in England receive in dry dock ; but the public officers will be held responsible that e a c h vessel is . perfectly seaworthy, and are enjoined,case of any doubt, to require a special survey. No exclusive privilege is granted to any institution , nor i n the printed instruc tions on the subject is any one named. But in the exer cise of his own judgment, the Emigration Agent will be at liberty to consider a classification either at Lloyds or in the Liverpool book , as p art of the evidence on which his opinion is to be formed , provided that the authority of neither one nor the other is to be taken as conclusive ; and that, although a vessel may be without classification at either institution , this is to be no disqualification, pro vided she appears in herself perfectly eligible for the in tended service. " I hope that this information will be satisfactory, a n d I remain, my dear lord , your very faithful servant, '• Viscount Sandon," " J. F. ELLIOT. SP L ECT VEST Rl'. —This board met on Tuesday. Mr. Ford gave notice to the effect that the secretary should make out the number of visits p.tid by the magistrates to the workhouse during the last twelve months. A letter was read front Mr. Thomas Galloway, who has recently been appointed master of the Wrexham union workhouse, announcing his intention to resign that situation, and ap plying to be restored to the office which he formerly held in the Liverpool workhouse. The matter was referred to the Workhouse Committee. Mr. Wm. Coates, master of the Diocesan School at Canterbury, was appointed superintendent of the school at Kirkdale, at a salary of £2OO per annum without board, and his wile matron, at R satary of £5O per annum. Tile workhouse return for the week ending the 7th instant stated there were 1,638 pau pers in the house, the cost of whom is 2s. 10. per head, and in money £174 Os. 9d. ; at the same period last year the numbs was 1,608, at Is. Bd. per head, and £139 Os. 6d., showing an increase of thirty inmates, 41d. per head, and £35 Os. 3d. Of out-door poor for the last fortnight there were 6,530 cases relieved, at an expense of £729 3s. 4d. ; at the same time last Year the number was 6,720, at a cost of £735 13s. 3d., exhibiting a diminution of 190 eases, arid 1:6 9s. lid. in money. By the sick list, dated 16th September, it appears there w2re in the house 41 cases of fever, 2 small-pox, 4 opthalmia, 21 'itch, 47 in men's medical and surgical wards. 51 in women's medical, snr gical, and lock wards, 13 lying-in ward, 31 boys and girls 1 sick nursery, and 20 in other parts of the building : total, 230. SOMNAMBULISM.—A correspondent of the Mercury relates the following singular case of somnambulism, which occurred in a respectable boarding-house not five miles from the railway station, Lime-street, in this town. A very respectable looking gentleman applied at the house in question for lodgings for the night at greatinconveni ence to the keeper of the house, as it was full. Before retiring to rest he had occasion to pass through the kit chen, where Mr. Boots was busily engaged arranging his work for the following morning. As usual, boots rose early, but to his great surprise, he found that the greater portion of his labour bad been performed by some un known friend. He made every inquiry amongst his fel low. servants to ascertain who had been his kind helpmate, but to no effect, no person had touched them ; and the poor fellow was almost inclined to think that Old Darby, or some other supernatural agent, had taken pity on him, for he had (to use his own words) " a monstrous lot to clean." In the course of the morning, however, after the gentleman had left the house, it was ascertained by the chambermaid that the bed in which the stranger had slept was almost as black as if a chimney-sweep had been its occupant, and that the front of a night-shirt which he had left behind was also much besmeared with black, leaving no doubt that the gentleman, in his sleep, has done the service which had filled the whole house with wonderment; and on moving one of the chairs a small roll of paper was found which clearly proved that he held the highly-responsible situation of boots at en hotel in London. THE POOR SHIRTMA KERS OF LIVERPOOL.—On Mon day a poor woman, who obtains a scanty livelihood by making shirts for one of the largest retail establishments in the town, and who appeared to be in the most abject state of poverty, summoned her employers to the Court of Requests for the sum of ten shillings, the amount of her bill for making shirts. The proprietors of the establish ment were represented by the " superintendent of the shirt department," who said the defendants disputed the bill on the ground that the shirts were badly made, and that they had to pay fourpence each to another person to remake or alter them. The shirt was brought into court, and handed up to the Learned Commissioner, who " with spectacles on nose," minutely examined every part, to see if he could discover any defect. After a long inspection, the Commissioner asked the overlooker what sum the poor woman was paid for making each shirt, seeing that they wished to deduct fourpence for the alteration ? The over looker was silent upon this subject ; but in the course of the examination it came out, from some of the party, that the extraordinary sum of TWO SHILLINGS AND EIGHT PENCE PER DOZEN was paid for making plain shirts, or, a fraction more than TWOPENCE-lIALFPENNY PER SHIRT. Whether the shirts in question were plain or not did not transpire. The Learned Commissioner, taking all things into consideration, ordered that the poor half-starved creature should be paid 7s. Gd. and her costs. The pro prietors have thus been compel:ed to pay about the sum demanded, whilst the poor shrivelled and worn-out shirt maker was left minus 2s. Gd. of her hard-earned wages. PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSION ERS.—At the usual weekly meeting of this board, on Thursday, Mr. James Aspinall presided. A communication was read by the chairman, in which the Bank of Liverpool offered to advance £5O towards the expense of laying down a wood pavement in Lower Castle•street. It was stated that the subject had previously been brought before the notice of the Commissioners, and the expense of such pavement had been ascertained to be £lOO. The board rejected the offer. Mr. Kay said he had great experience in wood pavements, particularly of the one in Exchange-street East„ over which, during the last six months, he had ridden more than a hundred times ; and his, and the general impression was, that they were exceedingly dan gerous. Mr. Lawrence thought they ought to try Per rin's wood pavement, which he understood was a great improvement. Mr. Radley, of the Adelphi Hotel, ap plied to have the continuation of Lime-street, in front of his house, up Copperas-hill, as far as Tobin-street, and also Tobin-street, macadamized. It was agreed that upon the completion of Lime-street, the application should be complied with, so far as regarded the front of the hotel arid Copperas-hill, but not Tobin-street.—A letter was read from an inhabitant of Basnett-street, com plaining of an intolerable nuisance arising from the fenc ing off of a building now being erected by Messrs. Jeffrey and Morrish. After some conversation, it was resolved the Commissioners of the district should be deputed to call upon Messrs. Jeffrey and Morrieh, and communi cate to them that complaints continued to be made, and that unless the nuisance be removed, extreme measures would be taken.—An application requesting that Button street and Rainford's•gardens should be relaid with small square sets, was rejected, on the ground of expense.— further examination was ordered to be made as to the alleged nuisance from the Liverpool Gas Works, and tke Board adjourned. VITAL AND SOCIAL. STATISTICS OF LANCA.HIRE.— We derive the following curious calculations relative to the population of this county in 1811, from an elaborate table in the preface to the occupations abstract of the census returns, just published :—Lancashire possesses 147-5 inhabitants to every 100 statute acres. The follow ing are the numbers in each case to every 10,000 inhabi tants in 1841 ,—Annual average number of marriages 89-3 ; of births, 370-5 ; and of deaths, 279-2. Proportion of both sexes alive under five years of age, 1382 ; males alive between 20 and 30 years of age, 1851 ; ditto between 30 and 40 years, 1400 ; females alive between 20 and 30 years, 1989 ; ditto between 30 and 40 years, 1381 ; both sexes alive above 50 years, 1068. Inhabited houses, 1734 to every 10,000 inhabitants. Born out of the county, natives of England and Wales, 1220-7 ; of Scotland, 130-4 ; of Ireland, 635-3, to every 10,000 inhabitants. The actual increase of population in the ten years, by the census re turns of 1831-41, was 24-7 per cent. The assumed na tional increase in the same period, by excess of births over deaths, was 9-1 per cent. ; so that the difference, 15-6 per cent., is assigned to immigration to this county from other places. Out of every 100 marriages celebrated, the following are the proportions of each. Sex married under 21 years of age :—males, 5-21 ; females, 14-26 ; mean, 9-73 per cent. Out of 100 marriages celebrated, the number of each sex signing the marriage register with marks, was :—males, 38; females. 67 ; mean, 52. The annual mortality of children under one year of age, to the total number of births in 1841, was 17-7 per cent., and to the total number of deaths, 25.4 per cent. The average annual proportions of marriages and births in three years, and of deaths in four years, to the total population of both sexes, was one death in 36, one birth in 27, and one mar riage in 112. The number of persons engaged in agri cultural pursuits was only 3 per cent of the whole popula tion. The number of persona engaged in trade and ma nufacture, was 28-1 per cent. out of the whole population. Tux DOCK COMMITTEE.—This body met on Thurs day, and there were present Messrs. Moore, (chairman) Nicol, Barclay, Middleton. Smith, Trotman, Bailey, Evans, Royden, Bold, Sentlbech, and Ripley. The Dock Surveyor reported that the division walls of the transit sheds had, according to the directions of the com mittee, been carried above the roof to prevent the flames 'rote) spreading, in the event of fire.—A pony was ordered to be obtained for the keeper of the Formby Lighthouse, in order to facilitate the intelligence of signals of distress. —A conversation arose in which several members suggested that each dock-gateman should have his number on his hat, and it appearing that this was provided, but that the men took off the hand, such conduct on their part was strongly reprehended, and the subject was referred to the sub-committee.—Boards, with the names of the dock, slip, 6(c., were ordered to be placed at each dock and 'lip for the information of strangers.—Thanks were voted to the Steam Tug Company for the gratuitous use of one of their steam boats during the survey which the com mittee took, on Tuesday week, of the floating-lights and buoys.—An iron buoy was ordered for the half-tide and wash way, and the sub-committee recommended iron buoys to be used for the future•—The sub-committee of works appointed to inquire into the means of accommo dation for the ship-building yards, recommended that part of the South Quay of the Brunswick Dock, to the extent of 10,000 square yards, should be let to Mr. Thomas Wilson on lease; and also that the land to the north of the new north steam dock, to the extent of 8,400 yards, should be leased to George Forrester and Co., on such terms and for such a length of time as might hereafter be agreed upon.—After some uninterest ing conversation on the subject of letting land to ship. builders it was ultimately resolved that the sites re commended be approved of. Some discussion then arose on the subject of the leases, Mr. Ripley and Mr. Evans urging that it might be wanted for the build ing of warehouses and should not be leased beyond seven years, as it might be necessary for the building of ware houses and they expressed a hope that even before that time sonic arrangement might be made with the ware house interest for the erection of warehouses on the dock quays. The subject was eventually referred to the sub committee of works.—The applications of Messrs. Hum ble and Milcrest, 'Vernon and Co., and James Hodgson and Co., were deferred for further consideration.—A. notice was read from the Gazette of an application to parliament of G. J. Chamberlain, of Chester, for power to enclose part of Tranmere Pool and build there a river wall. As it appeared that the conservators of the river disapproved of the plan, the committee did not deem it necessary to interfere.—Some conversation then took place on the report made to the Watch Committee by the head constable, proposing a variety of alterations in the management of the police force which would materially affect the position of the dock police ; but it was agreed that it would be time enough to discuss the subject when it had been decided on by the Watch Committee, who would scarcely introduce innovations without communi cating with the Dock Committee.