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By Samuc We have not had ;hcrs ha thor of the work now universally-read " Pa elan." In his new pro nay, in some t ightful scape is streams fl breathe perf real flesh and bl •very day, and by weakness, an by virtue and print story, " Now and I its first pa eipal cliarict specimens of Ifilverstoki generous-h Nmily—Ca, Oxley, an a tragedy. The Rev. Mr. Hay! kentlemat haracter. The velum, book, is eve i!kg extracts will give the various ( Somewl of our good counties is needl self, a cotta Seen so Our notice, wit mg at a cottag was most snug jessamine, ho stood a bi stretched d, flowers and the ground that the bt mansion so them in pleasant place, indeed. The cottage was built very substantially, though originally somewhat rudely, and principally sea-shore stones. It had a thick thatched roof, and the walls were low. In front there were only two windows, one above another, the former much larger than the latter, the one belonging to the room of the cot tage, the other to what might be called the chief bed room; for of these latter there were three—two being small and at the back of the cottage. At a little distance behind, and somewhat to the lett, stood an elm-tree, its trunk completely covered with ivy ; and so effectually did it shelter the cottage, and otherwise so materially contri bute to its snug, picturesque appearance, that there could be little doubt of the tree's having reached its maturity before there was any cottage fot it to grace and protect. Beside this tree was a wicket, by which was entered a little slip of ground, half garden and half orchard. All this formed the remnant of a little freehold property, which had belonged to the present owner and to his family before him, for several generations. The initial letter (A) of their name, Ayliffe, was rudely cut in old English cha racter, in a piece of stone forming a sort of centre-facing ever the doorway ; and no one then living in the cottage knew when that letter had been cut. He who now owned the cottage was Adam Ayliffe, once a substantial, but now a reduced yeoman, well stricken in years, being at the time tow spoken of not far from his sixty-sixth year. The crown of his head was bald, and very finely formed; and the little hair that he had left was of a silvery colour, verging on white. His countenance and figure were very striking to an observant beholder, who would have said at once, That man is of a firm and upright character, and has seen trouble,'—all which was indeed distinctly written k its open Saxon features. His eye was of a clear blue, and steadfast in its gaze ; and when he spoke, it was with a certain quaintness, which seemed in keeping with his simple and stern character. All who had ever known Ay liffe entertained for him a deep respect. He was of a very independent spirit, somewhat taciturn, and of a retiring and contemplative humour. His life was utterly blame less, and regulated throughout by the purifying and ele vating influence of Christianity. The excellent vicar of the parish in which he lived reverenced him, holding him np as a pattern, and pointing him out as one of whom it might be humbly said, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile. Yet the last two years of his life had been passed in great trouble. Ten years before had occurred, in the loss of his wife, who had been in every way worthy of him, the first great sorrow of his life. After twenty years spent together in happiness greater than the tongue could tell, it had pleased God, who had given her to him, to take her away quite suddenly, but very gently. He woke one morning when she woke Rot, but lay sweetly sleeping the sleep of death. Thus Sarah was gone, and thenceforth his great hone was to follow her, and be with her again. His spirit was stunned for a while, but murmured not, saying, with solemn re signation, ' The Lord hath given, and the Lord hath taken away : blessed be the name of the Lord.' A year or two afterwards occurred to him a second trouble, great, but of a' different kind. He was suddenly reduced almost to beggary. To enable the son of an old deceased friend to become a collector of public rates in an adjoining county, Ayliffe had unsuspiciously become his surety. The man, however, for whom he had done' this service fell soon afterwards into intemperate and dissolute habits ; dis honesty, as usual, soon followed : and poor Ayliffe was horrified one evening by being called upon, his principal having absconded, a defaulter to a considerable extent, to eontribute to repair the deficiency to the full extent of his bond. At the time of this sad event Ayliffe was the freehold owner of some forty or fifty acres of ground Adjoining his cottage, besides some sums of money ad vanced upon mortgage to a neighbour, the interest of which he was setting apart for a purpose which will be presently mentioned. But all was suddenly sacrificed , not only the small accumulation of interest, but the principal from which it had grown,—and not only that, but more than half of his own land had to be sold to make good the loss for which he had so unhappily become liable. The stroke seemed to prostrate poor Ayliffe, not only on account of his severe pecuniary loss, but his betrayed confidence. Nor was this all :—his favourite purpose had been suddenly defeated, that purpose hav ing been making a provision for the marriage of his only child, a son, called after himself Adam,—being the fifth Adam Ayliffe, father and son, for as many generations. That grand object was now defeated ; and father and son shortly afterwards experienced a bitter proof of the too frequent fickleness of earthly friendships. The girl whose hand had been pledged to him readily broke off the match at her parents' desire ; and she being very pretty, and they so well to do in the world as would have enabled them with ease to have set Adam Ayliffe and her comfortably going in life, little difficulty was found in obtaining a successor to poor Adam, in a thriving young farmer whom she had actually jilted in his favour ; for Adam was not only of an old family, and would succeed to considerable family property, but was at once one of the finest young fellows in the county, with a handsome countenance, of a most engaging frankness, a figure tall and well formed, possessed of surpassing activity and strength, and of a daring and reckless courage. In all manly exercises he excelled every competitor ; and as to his feats at singlestick, they wore talked of in several adjoining counties. Every one liked Adam Ayliffe : he had a laugh and a good word for all whom he met, — would do any thing to oblige any body. and seemed not to know that there was such a thing in the world to be looked after as--self." A. PAINFUL AND A 'ING SCENT " Feeling it quite impossible to ask the miserable con vict such questions as Mr. Hylton had wished, he resolved not to make the attempt, but to do it as prudently and as early as might be, through old Ayliffe, or the chaplain or governor of the gaol. He was just about to leave, and was considering in what terms he could the most effec. tually address himself to Ayliffe, when, without any sum- eons having issued from within the door was unlocked, ad the turnkey, putting his head within, said, " I say, my man, here's the woman come with your thild;that you've been asking for. They'll come in when the gentleman goes.' " Ayliffe started up from his seat with an eager motion towards the door, but was suddenly jerked down again, having forgotten in his momentary enstacy that his irons were attached to a staple in the floc) " ' Come, come, my man ' thou must I r, sternly, this child is to come to thee.' " ' Give n.e the la( paid Ayliffe, in a hoar =oder without •ur livi lect a Scenes whom our the Edinburgh real pictures of -.wry to continue ails as some of we asked to se ,y to paint such .ow of no one to . than to the au be writer of the ry of a late Physi mabated powers; er self. It is de er: every land rds sing, and his and his fl ewers niages—they are eople that we see chained to earth ,nd held above it religion. As a merit ; and from is tasl : ~:offreAses The prin ti son. admirable %ikmond, on the , ges—the Earl of d, but withal a daughter, Lady officer—and Mr. trk agent of the is the vicar, the :1 scholar, and a A a more perfect as a Christmas end the follow ; meagre ideaoi imblitm . tion (but in which our sea•coa?t hood, quite by it -1 one could have it is presented to .hat he was look :character. It r very bt Dutiful, ant lovel twss of T. Then, also, Le garden whie Ls so filled with could be seen of it might well be lcupied the tiny nes had fallen to turnkey jit quieter, I can tell thee, if ive me the lad ! give me the lad !' -es straining toward: the approaching figure of the good very sorrowful and apprehensiv of the condemned man. - " ' Lord bless thee, Adam Ayliffe !' she began, bursting into tears, Lord love thee and protect thee, Adam !' " Give me the lad !—show me the lad !' he continued, gazing intently at her arms, while she pushed aside her cloak, and, behold, there lay, simply and decently clad, his little boy awake, an d gaz i ng, apparently apprehen sively, at the strange wild figure whose arms were extended to receive it. _ man, who, with look, now came in sight Adam, father of this thy dear child,' said Mr. Hyl. an, interposing for a moment, not without some alarm, wilt thou handle it tenderly, remembering how feeble and small it is ?' " On this, poor Ayliffe gazed at Mr. Hylton with a face of unspeakable agony, and wept lamentably, and still ex_ ending his arms, the passive child, gazing at him in timid - placed within them. He sat down gently, e child in his arms, and gazing at it for some moments with a face never to be forgotten by those who saw it. Then he brought it near to his face, and kissed incessantly, but with infinite , tenderness, its tiny features, ‘olding tt which were quickly bedewed with his tears. " His mother I—his mother !—his mother !' he ex claimed, in heart-rending tones, still gazing intently at its face, which was directed towards his own with evident apprehension. Its little hand for a moment clasped one of the irons that bound his father, but removed it imme diately, probably from the coldness of the metal. The father saw this, and seemed dreadfully agitated for some moments ; and Mr. Hylton, who also had observed the little circumstance, was greatly affected. After a while, " How easily, my little lad, could I dash out thy little finials naiad then irons, raid Ayliffe, ujug wildly into . the child's face. 'and save thee from ever coming to this wretched fate that thy father bath'.' " Mr. Hylton was excessively alarmed, but concealed his feelings, preparing, however, for some perilous and in sane action endangering the safety of the child ; but the gathering cloud passed over, and the manacled father kissed it with all his former tenderness. " They'll tell thee, poor lad, that I was a murderer ! though it be false as hell !—they'll shout after thee, there goes the murderer's son ! There will be no grave for thee or thy mother to come and cry over !' " He passed abruptly, and looked aghast, as if struck by a thought that had never so clearly occurred to him before. " ` Adam,' said Mr. Hylton, • weary not yourself thus —alarm not this poor child by thus yielding to fear and despair. If it be the will of God you must die, and that unjustly, as far as men are concern( d, He will watch over and provide for this little soul, whom he, foreseeing its fate, sent into the world.' . . " Y Ayliffe lifted the child with trembling arms, and pressed its cheeks to his lips. The little creature did not cry, nor appear likely to do so, but seemed the image of mute apprehension. The whole scene was so painful, that Mr. Hylton was not sorry when the governor of the gaol approached to intimate that the interview must cease. The prisoner, exhausted with violent excitement, quietly surrendered his child to his attendant, then silently grasped the hand of Mr. Hylton, who thereupon quitted the cell, the door of which was immediately locked upon its mise rable occupant, who was again alone I" LAYS OF ISRAEL ; OR, TALES OF THE TEMPLE AND THE CROSS By Amelia Mary Loraine London : Mast,er. Apart from its spirituality, Christianity has been, and will continue to be, the highest point in social and moral excellence. Before the dawn of Christianity, the past links itself to our existence by some heroic deeds, or ge nerous darings, and both the Temple and the Cross are full of material for the poet's use, and with which he can make beauty the handmaid of usefulness. Whatever may be thought of the abstract qualities of poetry, it must be sufficiently utilitarian to apply itself to the education of man by exhibiting the wants and the passions of man. It is not sufficient that poetry should be merely the dreaminess of the dreamer. Shelley's dreams of univer sality are the least excellence in his poems. To the in tensity and strength of his own heart they were the chief excellence ; but to the erring and suffering world they want distinctness and individuality. Shelley's poetry can never fully instruct mankind until the hope of mankind is strong enough to reach its practical application. We We admire the little book before Us, because it is the reverse of this—because it awakens our sympathies for the past, by teaching us the duties and religion of the present. If all poets aimed at so much, all poetry would be universally more, because its spirit would be the primary to its forms—its inward meaning the conductor to its outward grace. Scripture history, which is often chosen for the exercise of the poet's skill, offers an expan sive opportunity for the poet's reflection. The heroes and the teachers of the past, differing from us by circum stance, localization, and habits, but similar in passions and feelings, have an interest for us, inasmuch as they are the types of ourselves. It is the preservation of these types by Mrs. Loraine which gives her poetry its chief value. Mrs. Loraine preserves the identity of past things. The sweet story of Ruth, or the stirring incidents of the Champion of Israel, have each a truthfulness of colouring. It is nicety of contrast which distinguishes the poet from the poetaster. The broad distinctiveness between virtue and vice, error and truth, can be easily seized by him who is least of all qualified to analyse the subtlest pas sions of men. Distinction in detail can only be exem plified by the true poet. This latter distinction, we believe, Mrs. Loraine exhibits in her Lays of Israel, and we shall endeavour to illustrate it by quotation. Here is a passage from " The First Murder"— "There was nor shade, nor cloud—not one lone tree Flung down its shelter on the dreadful form Of the first murderer 1 but the midday sun Shone on him awfully, as on the plain, He stood alone with God, and with the dead ! He would have fled, but could not ; round his feet The red drops ran, and sealed them to the ground; And on his hand they were, and on the earth, Which, till that hour, had never known the stain, And from that hour has never known it not l There vris unutterable silence! then Cain heard the voice of God, and heard it curse him, And felt his forehead branded; and the strings Which held his feet were loosened, and he fled— But not because it was his will to fly." And here a passage from " The Champion of Israel"— " Mother from thy watch-tower high Gazing with an anxious eye! Listening with such anxious ear, For the sounds of hope and fear, That the rustling of the reed Seems the war-hoof of a steed, And the shadows on the grass Like a host from battle pass ! Why dost thou wildly start, and now From thy lattice lean so low That thy veil's low dra eries fall Midway down the old grey wall ? There are shouts upon the breeze, There are horsemen on the hill ; No lone watcher's dreams are these— 'Tis the host of Israel ! And thy dark eyes kindle bright With a deep and burning light, That doth lend a surer ray Than the dim and closing day. Other eyes might not have found him 'Mid the crowds of forms around him— To the mother's first glance shown, When shall she mistake her own ? Mrs. Loraine's power lies principally in quiet and finished description. Our extract., we think, have proved it. She presents us with much to admire, but with nothing to startle, because the imagination has been mo dified, as it should be, by the fidelity of the scene which it conjures from the impalpable past. It may be urged that it could not be otherwise in paraphrasing the Scrip tures, that the imagination must of necessity be subjected to the truthfulness of the text. This is correct in the main, but false in detail. Fancy may be modified by the principal incidents of a story, but be unchecked by the inferior incidents. The result of this would be a want of agreement between the parts, and, therefore, a want of completeness in the whole. The Lays of Israel preserve this completeness. One excellence in Mrs. Loraine's book is that it can be read familiarly. A familiarity be tween an author's best thoughts and a reader's best feel ings has a twofold signification ; it intimates the success of the author, and the practical force of his compositions. We welcome the book before us for its intrinsic beauty, and because we think it may lead to the study of that more extended beauty and that simplicity which the Scriptures contain. SKETCHES OF A TRIP TO THE CONTINENT, ITALY, AND EGYPT, BY EDWIN KEET, ESQ. No. XIX. (Written for the Liverpool Standard.) What delightful associations float around my remem brance of the city of Florence ! Here dwelt Galileo : his house, upon one of the many delightful eminences that surround the city, is still shewn to strangers. Here Milton, our immortal bard, visited him in his prison. Here, near to and gazing at the Duomo, sat Dante. A marble slab inscribes his usage, and the spot. He was the precursor and exemplar of Milton, for there is no doubt but the Paradise Lost is a beautiful and diversified copy of the Divina Comedia of the stern, unfortunate, and banished Dante. This remarkable man, the master of Boccacio as well as of Milton, was borne at Florence in 1265. His Platonic love for Beatrice, like that of Pe trarch for Laura, was imaginative and unconsummated. Laura married Hugh de Sade ; Beatrice . died at 24. Dante married to alleviate his profound melancholy, at the solicitations of his friends; his wife proved a second Zantippe, and he separated from her, not with the patience of Socrates, but the most profound disgust. Dante was a brave soldier, a good citizen, and an upright magistrate ; so eloquent was he that he was sent on fourteen various embassies; and, although his house was plundered and his effects confiscated, yet his poem the Inferno, partly written, was restored to him for completion, which was done under all the harassing circumstances of his event ful, changeful life. He died at 56 years of age, at Ra venna. His affectionate patron Guido decorated his body with poetical ornaments; it was carried in grand proces sion through the streets; he pronounced an elegant eulo gium and oration at his funeral; and the grand monu ment Guido was unable to erect, yet Guido's intention was carried out nobly by Bernard Bembo, the father of the cardinal, in 1483. While I was at Florence, a fine and characteristic portrait of Dante was discovered, painted in fresco ; one also is shewn of him in the Cathe dral, a mural painting. In the Church of Santa Croce, or the Holy Cross, there is a fine monument to Dante with this inscription : ONORATE ALTISSIMA POETA DANTI ALGHIERI 0 TUSCI HONORARIUM TUMULUM A MAJORIBUS TER FRUSTRA DECRETVM &NNo 1829 Michael Angelo, Machiavelli, Alfieri, and other literary men, have lofty and worthy monuments to their memory iu this beautiful church. Although differences of opinion may exist, they do not send honourable monuments to men of genius into obscure provincial towns, as the statue of Byron, by Thorwalsden, is banished from Lon don and the Abbey. The Baptistery it Florence, built after the model of the Pagan temple, the Pantheon, at Rome, is a superb, ele gont, and unrivalled gem. The magnificent bronze gates, by Giotto, are well known ; they have a plaster-of-paris cast copy in France—why have not we one also, for our artists to admire and study, in England ? At the festival of St. John, this Baptistery and the Cathedral were illu minated ; grand processions—the ducal family in carriages with six horses to each, richly caparisoned ; the " noble guard," a fine body of men, superior in appearance to the noble guard of Rome ; the military band played the im posing cavalcade as it proceeded from the Baptistery into the Duomo ; candles 8 feet high ; all the dignitaries of the church and state walking, the silver shrine of St. John in the centre ; this massive silver altar was guarded by three soldiers. After these grand religious ceremonials during the day, in the evening the bridges, the Duomo, Campanile tower, Baptistery, and all the street oratories, brilliantly illuminated ; processions of Capuchin oti Francisc lighted tapers; the organs in tau most lively dances and operatic airs, determined, as John Wesley said, that " the devil should not have all the best music." On the following Sunday morning, I attended an oratono forty-eight ladies and or- ' men vocalists, all amateurs, aided by se performed solemn and sublime music. was adorned with fourteen splendid statues, six immenst allegorical pictures, thirty two large compartments paint ed with a fine colouring like Rubens',—also the Labours of Hercules. The size of this hall may be inferred by there being placed for the comp an y s i x t een h un d re d chairs—nearly approaching in size our Westminster Hall, or the Salla di Ragione at Padua.. Th e vast company were all delighted at the gratuitous performance for the c h ar i t i es of Florence And It Wig most delightful to see unfired nty instruments, The grand hall THE LIVERPOOL STANDAR.. the bright beaming eyes of the Florentine ladies glisten ing and flashing w ith pleasure at the congratulations of their friends for their skilful performance in the labour of charity and love. "To s ap ee no Hpy iso E ery v la erdure than i nd! I could ts own— be content To feel no other breezes than are blown Through its tall woods, with high romances blent ; Yet do 1 sometimes feel a languishment For shies Italian ! And an inward groan To gaze upon the Alps as on a throne, And half forget what world or worldlings meant. Happy is England ! sweet her sons and daughters ; Enough their simple loveliness for me, Enough their whitest arms in silence clinging: Yet do I often warmly long to see Beauties of deeper glance 1 and hear their singing, And float with them about the summer waters." Alas, poor John Keats ! these were thy aspirations ; and thou wentest forth to fair Italia to experience the simple hearted kindnesses of the Italians, and to meet with a premature death and an early grave in the strangers' burial-field without the walls of Rome ! Rest, rest in peace, perturbed spirit, rest ! While at Florence I consulted with one or two expe rienced gentleman as to the propriety and advantage of sending for my Son that he might have the advantage of the Italian schools of art, to copy in the rare galleries which are so easy of access to strangers, from whatever nation, country, or clime. After waiting eight anxious, tedious days at Leghorn, he arrived safely, but from the stormy weather had been detained two days at Genoa. It blew and rained great guns and waterspouts almost, but I finished my eight days suspense by hiring a boat, and bringing him with me from the steamer. How very different from this cordial, happy greeting, was my second visit to Leghorn ; then it was to see poor Clevenger, the sculptor, his wife, and three pretty children, on their way back to America. That excellent Italian gentlemen and teacher of Italian to the English, which language he speaks like a native—Signor de Tivoli—was the careful companion and guide to the ship, assisted by me and Mr. Moyer. Poor Clevenger, the sculptor ; he died only eight days after his departure, and his body was con signed to the deep—another of the million instances of blighted hope, blasted ambition, and too early mortal quenched aspirations after fame and artistic glory. His worthy, good friend Power has long been plodding the weary way to Fame, and consequent remuneration. He must often in that studio have felt the truth of Beattie's stanza— " Ah, me ! how hard it is to climb the steep Whprp Frann'tx par...l,tomplo abints-sfar. Ah, me ! how many a soul sublime Hath felt the influence of malignant star." But Power may rest his fame upon his " Eve," and "The Slave"—two chgf-d'oeuvres in sculptural art. Would to (God I were a rich merchant ! I think I would have a gal. lery that should almost rival that of Richard Vaughan Yates. Nor would I exclaim, with the rich Liverpool banker, when offered an historical equestrian picture, " What do I want with the pictor of a hos ; can't I if I like see the hos himself." Did rich men but know how flinch real happiness a few pounds would confer upon a young and industrious toiling artist, they would not so often imitate rich corporate bodies who grudge a trivial sum for a lasting work of art. Many works of art in the galleries of Florence are from three to four centuries old. How many hundreds of thousands of persons have derived pleasure and profit from the inspection of these almost living lessons of pictorial art, which are nearly as fresh now as when painted three hundred years since. How many siciple peasants, with their wives and children, have I seen passing quietly but admiringly through the ever open galleries of Florence ! PUBLIC DINNER IN CELEBRATION OF THE RETURN OF MR. MANN AND MR. JONES, FOR NORTH AND SOUTH TOXTETH WARDS. On Tuesday evening, the return to the Town Council of Messrs. W. Mann and R. L. Jones was celebrated by a dinner, at Mr. Robert Sykes's, Park-road. There was a numerous and highly respectable attendance of Coun cillors and other gentlemen. Mr. W. J. HonsvALL was chairman. The room was elegantly and appropriately decorated. The President was supported on his right by Councillors Mann, Parker, R. C. Gardner, also John North, T. T. Glazebrook, and Jas. Sykes, Esqrs. ; and on his le ft by Councillors R. L. Jones, G. FL Horsfall, H. G. Harbord, and J. Derrington, Esq. In the ab sence of W. B. Jones, Esq., who was labouring under the prevailing epidemic, Messrs. Harrison and Short acted as vice-presidents. Amongst the company we noticed John Vernon, Esq., Messrs. Thos. Parker, Josh. Harrison, Jardine, Batten, G. H. Corless, J. Lewtas, W. Short, J. Worrall Jones, John Sykes, T. Huntingdon, T. Inman, J. Stalker, J. Croston (Hon. Sec.), &c. &c. &c. Notes were received from Alderman Sands, J. B. Moore, Jas. Lawrence, Robt. Rankin, J. Robertson, J. Sheppard, Sykes, and Wells, Esqrs., excusing their attendance through indisposition or previous engagement. After a sumptuous repast, the usual " royal " and Conservative toasts were drunk, with all possible enthu siasm. Then followed, with equal spirit, " Lord Stanley and the House of Lords ;" and, with a high eulogium, " Lord George Bentinck and the Conservative members of the House of Commons." Mr. GLAZEBROOK, in rising to propose the health of the members in whose honour the feast was given, was brought to a pause by loud and repeated cheering. On its subsiding, he expressed his grateful sense of the honour done him in being invited to propose the toast. Though not now connected with either of the Toxteth Wards, he still remained their political friend. When first associated with them, he had declared himself a Conservative (of the old school), and so he remained. It behoved them, however, to inquire what modern Conser vatism meant. In politics, as well as in commerce, the stability of men had to be put to the test. If they looked minutely into the actions of many professing Conserva tives, they would find where they differed—they would easily perceive that it was profession alone, and that from practice they had no claim to the title. (Hear.) Amongst the wreck of parties which recent events had caused, he was glad to believe that in North and South Toxteth Wards they had for their members real and consistent Ccinservatives. (Rear.) One gentleman (Mr. Mann), who had always been identified with the genuine princi ples of Conservatism, had already been twice elected by the burgesses of Toxteth ; and he (Mr. Glazebrook) could not but attribute his signal success to the firm and determined principles which he had ever acted upon, in connexion with the ability and exertions which he had ever displayed as a member of the Council. He felt as sured that his constituents would again elect him by a triumphant majority, whenever he might again present himself before them. (Hear, hear.) He proposed the Conservative members for the two wards, Messrs. Mann and Jones, which was received with unbounded applause. Mr. MANN replied. After alluding to the remarks of Mr. Glazebrook on true and real Conservatism, he said that he had ever himself entertained those good old principles of Toryism, which are distinct, and not to be misunder stood. (Cheers.) He felt grateful to them for their kindness when he first appeared in the room three yews ago, and he had now occasion to be doubly so, when he took the late contest into consideration. Since he had been their representative he had, he might say, been able to devote himself in some way or other to the public ser vice, but he had felt amply repaid by their repeated acts of kindness and forbearance, and their confidence would excite him to new exertions. He hoped to see their wor thy chairman tie future representative of the ward, and that by firmly maintaining their principles, they would show an example to the other wards of the town. He thought the word conservative had no real or definite meaning. Three years ago heir battle was fought under the good old-fashioned term of " Toryism," but now politics were split into numerous sections. They had general conservatives. radical conservatives, tory conser vatives, and many other kinds of conservatives. He thought, however, that they should tell the right hon. bart. who had coined the term that they had sufficient experience of its effects upon public men, and that they were determined to go back to that ancient Toryism which they can understand, and separate themselves from the dishonest and unmeaning influence of a system which has well nigh destroyed the political character and reputation of the country. (Cheers.) He was happy to say that an endeavour was being made to form a Constitutional Association," the principles of which would meet with the sympathy and support of all the real friends of the consti tution and the country. The following were its objects : —" To up hold all the great interests of the empire, whether in the United Kingdom or in the colonies. To vindicate the tory principles of William Pitt and George Canning,securing for commerce, agriculture, manufacture, shipping and railways, due encouragement, thereby pro curing for the peasant, the artisan, the operative, and the merchant seaman that fair reward for his labour which Eng lishmen have been used to enjoy. To advocate the adop tion of a sound and equal system of taxation, which shall combine the greatest return to the national exchequer with the least pressure upon the English producer and. consumer. To promote national education based on re ligion, and to resist undue State interference with the educational rights of tne Church. To uphold Church principles, and defend the rights and liberties of the Church, while respecting the just claims of all who dis sent from her communion. To promote the election of members of parliament for the borough who will subscribe to, and uphold the principles of the association, and con form to its rules and regulations in the prosecution of a canvas. To promote by all legal means the election of such members for the Town Council as are members of the association, and protect the welfare of the burgesses generally. To watch the registration, and protect those entitled to the franchise from frivolous and vexatious ob jections." If they approved of these principles—(cries of "we do.")—then they would join the association. The subscription was intended to be fixed at £5, and down to ss. annually : and he thought that if they could only manage to obtain sixteen outposts, the chairman and offi cers of the ward committees to be ex officio members of the general committee, they would not only be able to re turn sixteen men of their own principles to the Town Council next year ; but, what was even of much greater importance, they should also be able to recover 'for Liver pool what she had lost in her parliamentary representa tion, and wipe away the reproach which at present hangs over her, in being represented by a Radical on the one hand, and an Anythingarian on the other. (Cheers.) He concluded by proposing, after a warm encomium on the character of that gentleman, the health of the chairman, Mr. W. J. Horsfall, Esq., which was received with all the honours. Mr. JONES then replied to the toast. After expressing his satisfaction at the confidence reposed in him, and stat ing that no exertion on his part should be wanting to de serve it, he said that both his services and his pocket should be always at their command. They had all severely felt the commercial crisis ; still he thought they were on the eve of better times, and that future prosperity was before them. He was always ready to support true To ryism. He would gladly subscribe towards the associa tion noticed by Mr. Mann. He could not help remarking upon the glorious majority of thirty-five, which was glar ing on the banner behind him. It seemed, as it were, indelibly fixed ; but he hoped that on the next occasion they would return him by a majority of double the num ber. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN rose to reply to the lost toast. (Great cheering.) He had ever a difficulty in making a speech when he was not the subject of but when h w_ subject tdtmhihsihegti saboedodedf paid cause, a i e t i saasi Ae thanked ih i hs F fiete, u t drl h eef ; nohit p eh: l ea : div s i tir in hff o a ao s k li nne o e gdpzadar;:nt done so, mts w shsof e e,sn s tetaa : n a nv o v s ccd u htei b iohct i nhoe y ll ing of such gentlemen as their guests were. (Loud cheers.) He proposed in complimentary terms the Mayor and Town Council, coupled with the name of Mr. Parker. Mr. PARKER said that he deeply felt the compliment. The office of Town Councillor was now no sinecure, since such an enormous weight of business had been placed in their hands. He had had some experience, and he could truly say that in the whole Council there were not two better workers than Mr. Mann and Mr. Jones. it was such gentlemen as those that were wanted to carry out the labours belonging to the office of Councillor. He wished some other wards had done as they had done in the Park, and elected men of principle like their worthy guests. He was sorry to say that several persons had crept into the Council as Conservatives who had proved themselves not worthy . of the name. But the time had arrived when true British principles, and our constitution, in church and state, would have to be put to the test. (Cheers.) In the Town Council, it had been said by some that we wanted no politics ; but when he saw so many traitors to their cause, and the church to which they pro fessed to belong, he was of a different opinion. (Cheers.) With allusion to the rating clause in the New Dock Bill, he paid a compliment to Mr. Mann, as its supporter in the Dock Committee, and said he believed the Town Council generally would support the sentiments expressed at the meeting on the subject that day in St. Nicholas' Church. He proposed " The Town and Trade of Liverpool." Mr. GARDNER acknowledged the toast in an animated speech. He had on many occasions met the wealthy landowners at their agricultural meetings, when they ap peared delighted to see commercial men join them, and he congratulated them on that occasion, as he saw princely merchants, such as Horsfalls, unanimously joining the tradesmen to support the Church and State, which he would do, with his influence as well as with his pocket, like Mr. Jones. The toast " The Tory Electors of the Ward" was replied to by Mr. Crotty in an eloquent and humourous address. " The friends who had honoured the meeting with their presence" was ably replied to by Mr. John North. Mr. PARKER proposed the health of Mr. G. H. Hors fall. (Loud cheers.) Mr. HORSFALL replied in an able speech. He referred, at some length, to the abilities of the two representatives of Toxteth Wards present. He adverted to the com mercial gloom that had prevailed, and rejoiced that a small meeting like that would tell their merchant princes, in language which could not be mistaken, that their po litical credit must be preserved inviolate. (Cheers.) That as members of a great community, they must remember that the one was quite as necessary as the other. (Cheers.) They had now no Pitt or Canning to guide them, though they had undoubtedly clever men in Parliament, but few of them worthy of their confidence. Strange to say, their public men had by some extraordinary fatality mistaken the phantom expediency for upright principles. It was, then, their duty to tell their statesmen that if they would manage the vessel of the state it must be upon principles which had stood the test of ages, so that they might with pride and confidence be really able to exclaim in the language of the poet, " Thia La our Co1(11 3 our native 101" (Chum) • To the toast given by the Chairman of " The Vice- President," Mr. Councillor HARBORD returned thanks in, on the whole, a humorous speech, in the course of which he said he looked on the glorious majority that had been obtained at the recent municipal election in the Toxteth wards, more in the light of a verdict of guilty, passed by the rate payers of Toxteth upon the incapables who had so grossly mismanaged the affairs of the township for the last few years. ( Shouts and expressions of approbation.) He re gretted that mere party politics had formed so prominent a feature in the speeches which had been delivered that evening. He thought there were other topics on which all might agree with advantage to the public at large. The great question of sanatory reform for instance. Would any one tell him that typhus fever, cholera, or any violent disease, stopped at the door of any man, whether rich o , poor, to inquire if he were Whig, Tory, or Radical —Did not the great mower, Death, with his scythe, sweep down all alike—Did the tax-gatherer recognise politics when he demanded his money ? Why, then, should not men, in matters purely local, endeavour to act in unison for the public weal, rather than split straws about politi cal questions which could be better discussed at other times, and in other places. A number of other toasts were given and responded to, and the entertainment was prolonged to a late hour, when the assemblage separated, after enjoying a most agreeable evening. CORRESPONDENCE, TO THE TWENTY-TWO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHO VOTED IN THE MINORITY AGAINST THE AMENDMENT ON THE BUILD ING OF DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES. GENTLEMEN,—It is impossible but that every burgess of this great town must be interested in the important business brought before the Council on Wednesday last, viz., " The increase of docks and warehouses, and their liability for poors rates." On these subjects permit me to remark. in the first place, that the building of ware houses round the docks is a great violation of justice to wards the owners and occupiers of private property of that description, and against honest principle towards the mer cantile and general inhabitants of the town. it cannot be right that the local public body should endeavour to have a monopoly of the warehouse interest, because, they being elected for the interest of the bur gesses at large, are taking from them those profits which should be theirs, as also bringing to ruin that property already built, and which is the support of so many thou sands of industrious people ; and if warehouses are to be built, let it only be when they are wanted, for at present two-thirds are unoccupied. The principle is also bad for the mercantile interest ; for by goods being taken into the dock warehouses, and placed in pawn for freight and charges, tends to overtrad ing, and takes away that independence of every man upon his own exertioniland proper means, and by which Liver pool has been brought to be one of the most extensive ports of commerce in the kingdom ; in addition to which, the enormous charges to which the importer is liable, and the taking away of all power over his own property, must in time damp the energies of the most enterprising. Independence is the very soul of every man who expects to prosper by his own exertions, and the merchants that for many years worked on this principle, and vied with each other, are now to have their business taken out of their hands, and to submit to the rules of that old lady— London ;--a system which will never answer the striving people of this great town. It appears, therefore, to me, that neither increase of docks or warehouses will be wanted for several years, and especially at the present time, when all is to be done to an enormous amount upon the loan or bankruptcy prin ciple, and when the capital of the country is already swal lowed up to a very great extent, leaving very little for the support of commerce, and which now too late is found to be so much wanted. As to poor-rates on the dock warehouses, surely not one of the Town Council could ever think in his conscience to do such great injustice to the inhabitants, even those very persons who elect them to see justice done to all, as not to have the warehouses fully rated equal to private property of that description ; and whatever may be the secret inten tions of the Dock Committee to benefit commerce, the whole mass of inhabitants must be looked at, and justice done to all. I have the honour to remain Liverpool, 18th Dec. 1847 A BURGESS, [Our correspondent, who has very properly fnrnished us with his name, is well qualified to speak on the subject of his letter, having been for many years intimately con nected with the commerce of the port. There are few persons who have conferred more benefit on the town than the warehouse owners ; the amounts paid by them in the shape of local rates are enormous, and their immense con tributions in this way have spared the shoulders of every ratepayer to an extent which is little dreamed of. We know of one warehouse owner who, within the last week, has paid for local taxation £3,000, and surely the represen tations of such gentlemen are worthy of the very gravest attention. Their interests are the interests of the town.] IMPORTANT CAUTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—I consider it my duty, through your valuable paper, to call public attention to the deception practised by several parties, who are going about this neighbour hood, and elsewhere, levying contributions on the strength of my name, and presenting forged letters purporting to come, as recommendations, from me. I know threein stances where such characters have so acted, and with success. - _ . . Nor is mine the only name with which such a liberty is taken. I know that the names of other clergymen are used for a similar purpose ; and it seems high time that 1 . 8 3 48 ..PURD0N. the benevolent should be put upon their guard, and cau tioned against contributing, in any case, without having previously a personal interview with the recommending n o e b a e r dle i n v t er s p e o rr o a l, n p t, ee, party. —Your 18,W THREATENING LETTERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, beg leave briefly to call attention to a para graph of the Irish Intelligence, in your Tuesday's edition, purporting to be an abridgement of a letter addressed to the Dublin Evening. Mail, by tho_Dean of Ardagh, com plaining of being threatened with the fate of Major Mahon. The error in this statement is so apparent, that it will not, I sincerely hope, excite the same degree of alarm in the minds of the Dean's English friends as it otherwise might. I.—The Dean of Ardagh is styled "an ultra Whig," and those who know him will find it rather difficult to recog nise him under such colour, 2.—The localities named " Sligo and Tubbercurry" are far distant from Ardagh Deanery. It is plain that you have been led into an error as far aS regards the name, as in a letter received this day from Ardagh, I am assured that though several of the clergy and gentry , of the county Longford are reported to be " marked, yet the Dean and family cannot yet learn that his name is on the list of those doomed. Let not, how ever, his friends be confident, but fear and pray that he may be kept in this evil day : and let us also be ready, since even we in our security know neither the day nor the hour. Your faithful servant, DAVID T, BERRY, St. Helen's, Dec. 18th, 1847. Incumbent of Parr. [Our information was obtained from the Irish papers, which we have not now before us, or we might probably give some explanation of the apparent inaccuracy.] NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.---HiS fate furnishes a remark able instance of the instability of human greatness, and there is no doubt that his dislike to medicine remotely caused his early dissolution ; for rather than take some simple remedy, he allowed disease to gain the ascendancy over his constitution, and death was the result. Thus it is that persons cannot be too watchful of their state of health, and being always provided with a safe and efficient medicine, such as Frampton's Pill of Health, enjoy, the two greatest blessings of this world, health and long life. The mortality of London, and indeed, of England ge nerally, shows a gradual annual decrease, whilst it is well known the population increases considerably. The rates of premium for Life Insurance have been greatly reduced during the last few years, yet the offices continue as pros perous as formerly. These facts clearly demonstrate that some cause, either unknown or unheeded, must have produced such favourable results. Amongst these causes, the increased knowledge of anatomy and the many very valuable discoveries in medicine will stand most prominent. The small-pox, that annually carried off thousands, has been successfully combatted by vaccination ; and Gout, that used to claim its numerous victims, has bees tho roughly vanquished by Blair's Gout and hewnatie TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, A special meeting of the Council was held on Wednes day, to consider the New Dock Bill, which provides for the erection of docks at Waiving. the erection of :addi tional dock warehouses, the purchase of the land at the North Shore, from the Earl of Derby, and the establish ment of electric telegraphs between Liverpool and Holy head. The MAYOR stated that he had received four memo rials, praying that a rate-paying clause might be inserted in the bill. One was from the inhabitants in Vestry as sembled ; another was from the Liverpool Guardian So ciety ; the third was from the owners of lands and houses; and the fourth was from the owners and occupiers of private warehouses. Memorials from eleven of the wards, signed by upwards of 1800 burgesses, also praying for a rate-paying clause, were here handed in ; and the whole of the memorials were read by the Town-clerk. The preamble of the bill was also read by the Town-clerk. and then the Council formed itself into a committee. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE ooserved that it was compul sory upon the Council to go to Parliament this year to obtain powers to build additional warehouses, because the last act contained a clause which bound them to go for these powers within two years from the passing of that act. On this point they had no choice ;go they must. Mr. HENDERSON observed that the compulsory clause had been forced on the Council in decided opposition to the n opiions of the members. _ _ _ _ Mr. AIKIN believed the Town-clerk would tell them that they were bound to go to Parkament. In reply to Mr. HonosoN, _ _ The towN-CLERK said, that if the Council failed to comply with the compulsory clause, an application might be made to the Court of Queen's Bench, and a mandamus would issue, to which the Council would have to reply. _ Mr. BRAMLEY - MOORE said it would be unworihy of the honour of the Council not to comply with the clause, but, at the same time, if they preferred it, they might go manfully before the House of Commons, and say that it was an indiscreet clause, and ought to be repealed. He would endeavour to carry out their determination, what ever that might be. He admitted that if they were not to go to Parliament this year, the Dock Estate would not suffer, and the works would not be delayed, because it would require 18 months still before they could commence the excavations of the Wapping Dock. What was pro posed by the bill was, to erect warehouses round the Wapping Dock and the Prince's, and not to erect ware houses round all the docks in the town, but to suit their convenience as to the erection of any additional ware houses after those at the Wapping and the Prince's. It was further proposed by the bill to obtain an enabling power to purchase the strand at the North Shore from Lord Derby, in order that greater accommodation, at the cheapest possible rate, might be given in that locality to the timber trade than Liverpool at present afforded. He observed that a portion of the New North Docks would be opened next May, and that there was no instance on record of docks having been constructed for so small a sum as those at the north end of the town. Mr. S. HOLME objected to the preamble of the bill, in, a speech of considerable length and eloquence. He be lieved the Council were now assembled as trustees to sanction acts which would be detrimental to the town and the dock estate. In the present day, public bodies were so much accustomed to wield money by hundreds and thousands of pounds, that common prudence and discretion were sometimes forgotten ; and he hoped the Council would check the Dock Committee from proceed ing to Parliament this session, and would induce that committee to consolidate their Dock Acts, which at pre sent were somewhat like a tangled web, difficult to be unravelled. With reference to the building of additional dock warehouses, he observed that, although there were large imports of corn and sugar within the last twelve months, yet that one-third of the private warehouses of Liverpool were now empty, and that a reduction of rent, to the extent of 20 per cent. had taken place in warehouse property. He objected to dock warehouses being built at the public cost, and to the Dock Committee becoming a trading body. They bad no right to itnurp the trade of the town, release themselves from local taxation, and then throw the burden of that taxation upon the shoulders of those whom, by their trading, they had deprived of em ployment. He was not opposed to dock warehouses in the abstract, if the land were leased to, and they were built by, mercantile associations ; and if this had been done, then that flagrant act of injustice, of taking the public funds and using them to bear in competition with private enterprise, would never have been committed. He stated that it would cost upwards of £6,000,000 of money to erect warehouses upon the plan, and at the cost, of those at the Albert Dock round all the docks of Liver pool ; and independent of the injury this general project would do to private property, he entered at some length into the financial affairs of the dock estate, with the view of showing that that estate was not in a position to incur such a tremendous debt. He then complained that the scheme of going further to the north would destroy the present system of centralization, which had been found to work so well, and he pointed out land at the Queen's, and at the Brunswick Docks, which might be purchased for centralization purposes. He then defended the ware house owners from the attacks made upon them by one individual, as he said, in pamphlets, leading articles, and letters ; and he concluded by saying, that if the rating were not inserted, he would be an advocate for the with drawal of the bill. Mr. MANN stated that from June to October last the Albert Dock warehouses, only part of which were then opened, had not only cleared themselves, but had left a sum equal to about £30,000 per annum. Mr. HODGSON thought it alike unjust and uncalled-for to invade private property in the manner proposed by the bill, and he should certainly vote against the preamble. Mr. STEWART thought regard ought to be . had to ex isting interests, and that it would be a madness and a monstrous inconvenience to erect warehouses round all the docks of Liverpool. He was an advocate for the pur river frontage. dutycah a c o s e r od o fi f nt gh t he to e c o a tu n hn d ec s r l t o ta m on dp L ion o sg r s de orders possess r da:rrbs muchyo, f b . believi ng i aa e rs : g ii possibleanm it e ntto it bo of the the wt haes now to introduce a rate-p a yi ng competent ln reply The TOWN-CLERK said it was questionable whether, tfoorm ther. P c r o o u c n t c e ii r , clause into the bill. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said the Parliamentary Com would not be guilty of any equivocation, and that if the Council decided that the warehouses should be rated, then a clause to that effect would be inserted in the bill ; and if parliament would not allow the clause to be in serted, because of any non-compliance with the standing orders, then the bill would, if possible, be withdrawn. Mr. EARLE thought the bill ought to be withdrawn, particularly as Mr. Bramley-Moore had said the Dock Estate could go on very well without it. He had a great horror of going to loggerheads about dock warehouses, and he had a gentleman in his eye—a gentleman who had a pair of spectacles on his own eyes (Mr. Evans)—who had done a great deal of good and a deal of harm on this subject. He (Mr. Evans) had bearded the warehouse in terest, and snapped his fingers in their faces : he had got a sort of warehouse mania, every owner of a warehouselooked upon him as an enemy, and he had a sort of headlong im petuosity. (Laughter.) Mr. HODGSON moved an amendment, as follows : " That, considering the present state of the money mar ket, and the large works now in course of construction by the trustees, ft fa not expedient to apply for the powers sought at present, and that the bill be limited to au ap plication to parliament to extend the time limited by the Dock Act of 9th and 10th Victoria, and such fur ther powers as are necessary for explaining or amending the provisions of the dock acts relating to the management of the existing warehouses, and the goods housed therein, and the recovery of freights and charges." Mr. KAYE seconded the amendment. Mr. AIKIN spoke strongly in favour of proceeding with the bill, and expressed his surprise that the Council should now talk of withdrawing the measure, merely because of the state of the money market, when, in October last, they were unanimously in its favour. He stated that every interest in Liverpool was promoted when the docks were cheaply worked ; and he was averse to the imposition of local burdens upon them : it looked like killing the for the sake of the golden egg Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE explained one or two clauses of : I jn w ect e th r s e e, the bill which would facilitate the trade of the port, and which it was very desirable should be passed ; and in reply to Mr. Holme, he denied that the Dock Committee were traders. All the coopers employed at the Albert Do ck were coopers belonging to Liverpool,—so that no injury was done to the trade of the coopers by the er ection of that dock. V ' s l l u course of the debate d e scanted o called M r. the Nic t o r 11 1. s t c e o e m s p o l f a itnheed trade that o t f h n e tia, e C v a o pr u z n rt c ty i 1, had, , of but never once allude, descanted to what more especially related to the interests of the docks. Mr. EVANS proceeded at great length to express his opinions in favour of the bill and against the warehouse owners. He thought the best security the bondholders could have was in the erection of additional warehouses. If private warehouse-owners could not stand the competi tion of dock warehouses., the best way for the Council would be to o btain a register o f th e i r names and pens i on them (loud laughter.) But, then, were the proprietors of old rumbling coaches to be compensated because they had b e en driven off the road by the introduction of railways ? He maintained that private warehouse-owners had built their own warehouses at their own risk, and that they had gone on building them, though oftentimes warned during Dec. 21,1547. the last ten years that dock warehouses vroUld be erected in Liverpool to a great extent. Mr. BRAMLEY-Mathez said that if the preamble were passed the bill might afterwards be thrown out upon the rating clause, or any other clause. The Council here divided on Mr. Hotigson's amend ment, when there appeared :—For the amendment, 28. — Against it, 22.—Majority, 6. The amendment was accordingly carried. The follow. ing gentlemen voted in the division : For the amendment, Councillors—Messrs. J, Holme, J. Woodruff, J. G. Morris, W. Preston, J. Stitt, R. B. Hill, T. Littledale, jun.. J. A. Tinne, R. S. Henderson. T. Toulmin, H. G, Harbord, S. Holme, J. A. Tobin, C. W. Reade, T. Kaye, R. C. Gardner, H. Denson, W. Earle, W. Bennett, J. Parker, J. Plumpton, S. Booker, R. L. Jones. Aldermen—Messrs. D. Hodgson, A. Swain son, J. Holmes, J. Cooper, and W. P. Bushby. . Against it, Couneiliori—Messrs, W. V Walthew, Evans, J. Tyrer, G. H. Horsfall, J. Aikin, G. Hort, J. Stewart, T. Robinson, T. Rimmer, T. Boyden, J. Rogers. G. Booker, G. H. Lawrence, T. Lloyd, R. Benn, and W. Mann. Aldermen—W. Nicol, J. N. Wood, J. Bramley- Moore,E. Molyneux, T. Chilton, and the Mayor. Mr. AIKIN expressed a belief that many had voted for' the amendment under the impression that the rate-paying clause could not be inserted. Mr. EARLE.—If people don't understand what they ara voting for, what are we to do with them ? They ought to go home and get a blister on their heads—(loud laughter.) Mr BRAMLEY-MOORE.—Does the amendment excluda the purchase of the North Shore ? The TOWN-CLERIE.—It does. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—Then we shall make you I& present of the bill. The Council adjourned upon the understanding that the Doc k Committee would take the amendment into consideration, and that the bill, altered in conformity with the terms of the amendment, would be submitted to another special meeting of the Council, which will bit convened for the purpose in a few days. MR. RYALLS' GRAND ANNUAL CONCERT. This concert, which we anticipated would prove one of the greatest musical treats of the season, was given on Tuesday evening in the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, which was crowded on the occasion. The programme was ....unity rich in novel talent. In the first place, three debutantes were announced, in the persons of Miss Saun ders (from the York and Sheffield concerts) ; Miss Cle ments, a pupil of Mr. Rvalls ; and Miss Eleanor Ward, pupil of Mr. B. R. Isaac, as a pianoforte performer. Mr. John Goodall also made his first bow to a Liverpool au dience as a violinist, his previous appearance having been made unannounced, and under most unfavourable circum• stances as to rehearsal, &c. The other performers an nounced were Mrs. Sunderland, Mr. Richardson (flute), and Signor Giulio Regondi, with Mr. George Holden M conductor. It is to be regretted that the audience was deprived of the full amount of gratification expected, by the envious interference of the prevailing epidemic, Signor Regondi and Mr. Holden being prevented from appearing altoge ther (the place of the latter being taken by Mr. Frederick Tivendell), whilst an apology had to be made for Miss Saunders, who was evidently labouring under indisposition. In the present state of our columns we cannot afford space to remark upon each performance in detail ; and shall therefore pass over the claims to notice of Mrs. Sunderland, Mr. Ryalls, and Mr. Richardson, whose abi lities are already fully recognised. Both of the former were in excellent voice ; and the execution, by Mrs. Sun derland, of Handel's song, " From mighty kings," was a magnificent effort, and was enthusiastically encored. Its effect was greatly increased by the pleasing obligsto movement introduced in the song being taken up by Mr. Goodall on the violin. Miss Ward's first piece, Bril liant Variations on the Grand March from I Puritani, by by Henry Lemke," was played w ith a v i gour, taste, and effectiveness which, displayed by so youthful a performer, took the audience by surprise, and was encored. The se cond piece, however, Grand brilliant fantasia on air* from Giselle, by B. R. Isaac, was her most interesting effort, from the circumstance of the composer being a na tive professor, as well as from the excellence with which it was played throughout, and, we may add, the intrinsic merit of the composition. We do not, on the whole, re member having witnessed a debtit which was more une quivocally successful than this young lady's ; and should she persevere, sbe must hold a high rank in her profession. Of neither Miss Saunders nor Miss Clements would it be fair to express an opinion from their singing on this occasion. The first was evidently too ill to sing ; and the latter displayed an amount of nervousness which equally incapacitated her. — t 00 I no n di na o w, iwhc which expressed xhp t e h r eews would f eu o dl r d m a nb e former semi=public i o - d wn p h u ae b sn l t c o better the appearancepkunboliw public es, of wi la M c r: ah his playing on Tuesday fully justified. His rendering of De Beriot's First Concerto was probably never excelled even by its accomplished composer, under whom Mr. Goodall studied ; and we doubt if it was ever approached by any other violinist. Its instrumental difficulties are well known. The pizzicata passages were ably mastered by Mr. Goodall, and the feathering very perfect and ef fective. The passage in tenths, at the close—a most dif ficult one to even the most perfect violinist—was beauti fully managed. Throughout the piece excited a perfect furore of applause, which in one part almost drowned the music for a time. A resolute attempt was made to procure an encore, which, after the exertion required from the player, was at length given up as unreasonable. The obligato movement, of which wo have before spoken, _wag received with equal enthusiasm. - we have: pleasure lit complimenting Mr. Goodall upon the position which, by this appearance, he has secured for himself; and, at the same time, express a hope that the appeal of Mr. Ryalls himself to the public has been as satisfactory as the judg ment displayed by him in the selection of the materials of this musical treat has been excellent. STATE OF TRADE LANCASHIRE.—We are glad to report that a continued im provoment has taken place in Manchester and the surrounding district, in reference to the state of employment, during the past week. Within the borough of Manchester, the total number of hands employed in the various mills and other manufactories is, this week, 44,205; last week, 44,215; number of hands now working full time, 26,496 ; last week, 25, 9 „ 64 ,,,, f hands, this week, working short time, 8,481; last week, 8, 0 1!, hands tow wholly unemployed, 9,2•8 ; last week, 9,629. the surrounding districts several large establishments have resumed work, and the population in those places are again actively employed. Amongst these are the extensive mills 01 Messrs. Fielden Brothers, of Todmorden, and Messrs. Ashton, of Hyde. Other manufactories are daily expected to recom mence full work. From Blackburn we learn that out of 38 mills employing 14,014 hands, 4 employing 1610 hands are work ing full time, 16 employing 8276 persons are going three, four, and some five days a week, and 13, giving employment to 4128 persons, are entirely closed. Cotton hand-loom wearers have rather more work than they had a month ago. Weavers of jacconets, however, have had to submit to a reduction of wages. Mechanics and machine makers have very little work at pre sent. Calico, block, and machine printing at Accrington and its neighbourhood is in a very depressed condition at present. MANCHESTER.—There has been but little alteration in the private ben t me state of the market since our last. A considerable degree Of dulness continues to prevail, and may be expected to the end of the present year. The business doing at this season is al ways much contracted, even in ordinary times ; the present inactivity is not, therefore, greater than might have been looked for, considering the disastrous state of things through which we have been, and are , struggling. The continued consequence, Tben h e as ws yn been pe r a a n dv a i gr ee ee s, a n b agreeable relief. tb ete Bence throughout the week of announcements of any failures let ters have come to hand by the Indian mail, which arrived on T of d y. No ha s to digest them, are looked upon as favourable; but we have no accounts from Calcutta, or those places on which the failures of the India houses in this country would tell the most heavily; still the feeling at Bombay, so far as there was time to elicit it before the departure of the mail, shewing the absence of evil foreboding is viewed as rather a favourable indication, evincing somewhat greater strength than was anti cipated. A very general impression seems to be gaining ground, that the turn of the year will witness a gradually im proving state of commercial matters. We certainly have be fore us some of the important elements of a good trade—cheap cotton, and cheap food of all kinds. We, however, still want cheap money, confidence, and a brisk demand for our manu factures ; but with the ret urn of the two former, we may expect the latter as an almost certain, albeit slow consequence. As regards the prospect of a relaxation in the stringency of the money market, we find that the Morning Post holds forth hopes of its s r eedy attainment, and that on the opinion of a very high authority. ROCHDALE.—The flannel market has been much in the same state as on this day week, both as respects demand and prices. There has been but very little alteration in the wool market, English wool, in some tew instances, has been a shade higher in price, but other sorts are without alteration. LE/M . S.—We can notice no change in the state of the woollea trade here this week. Happily, if there be any feature of alte ration, it is for the better; but business is very slack, and few buyers have attended either the public rilitrlietS Qr the WATC. houses. We look for no improvement till after Christmas. bPORIS.— , T OO / i—The business doing is still very limit ed, and there is no disposition on the part of buyers to add anything to their diminished stock. Prices are without anY material note.—Yam: —This part of our trade, so far as actual sales go, is still most discouraging . ; for prices are so low that even more than the cost of spinning is sacrificed., This state of things is fast drawing to an end. The stock 0 1 yarns is materially diminished, and the quantity now spun is chiefly to order. —Pieces :—We have not heard of anything different for one or two weeks past. Anything cheap or job bish in fancy goods is inquired for, and plain goods are steadily moved to meet actual orders. The business doing is most le gitimate, being freed from all speculation ; a n d th e care mani fested by the manufacturers to prevent any increase in stock, augurs well for activity on the opening of the new year. HunnaasFiELD. — There has been more business done is the Cloth-hall this week. The warehouses have been generally quiet. Prices are without any alteration. HALIFAX. —Very few buyers attended at our market on Sa turday, and only a small amount of business was transacted , but manufacturers seem now to be in better spirits, and fully look for an improvement early in the new year. "Yarns are still very much depressed, but some of the spinners have com menced running full time, and seem to have better prospects before them. In Wool there is not much alteration, spinners only buying sparingly. iYo.f— the ne w have not any further im provement to notice since our last; but there begins to be a lit tie more confidence felt in the trade, and a higher prospect for the openin g NorriNonAm.—Lecce:—ln the present state of things, and particularly at a period o f th e y ear wh en , ev e n i n the best of s times, we were not much better off, no improvement can bi expected. The usual stock-takings occupy th,e warehouses foi the next fortnight; after that we may be sure of renewed acti vity taking place in this branch of our local trade, particularly as many buyers from the Continent are expected towards the middle of January. For the present, nothing sells well. WI our report on the various articles till a future oecasion• — —The prospects of the trade are now, every ~ veakt , Hoiien a more encouraging nature. Although the actual - business now transacting is, as usual at this period, of a comparatively small amount, yet we hear of large spring parcels having been made, perhaps not equal in extent to last year's (which were of an unprecedentedly large amount), but still of sufficient impor tance to warrant the oninion that returning confidence is ma . nifesting itself in every department of the trade. The yarn market still continues to improve, and shows a much firmer tone, consequent upon the increased demand for good useful yarns.—Nottingham Mercury. LElCESTRlL—Manufacturers and factors are preparingfel their annual stock-taking, and there is nothing selling. 10 ' unusual mild state of the weather is very much against the• retail trade. Spinners are doing as little as possible. Wolsr are h at, With 119 VftriAtiou.in price,—Leiceder Journal. ARRI St. Hel —Olin( Orlean: Michae Calcutt SAIL Jamaic Ranger ranak, itamskl contact leaky ; Persi Derw Betse horn. Vero] loss of Lady Flint Ind lea ScILI Syra an on shor Tom Cocken Nov., b Hoop, bits, GI Acadi in with Louis Rosci Harr Noveinl Mang 4th Nor Thom Enid! jibbooni ter star lying-t c Schen hence a Wilto Robes Hope in verpool, steamer N., long close to brig, of Massi long. 41 for this of gales severe 1 gaskets bulwarl the sten NEW bun Ha terday, Of this died wh but of Liverpo , Point, a refuse ti BEAU Liverpo TRES here 15t cargo is ARRI rard, E Vander] Bleasda Steele, duras--J —and E freig Laure thrown leaving. 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