The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-21 00:00:00

• panytno frHI roost beaAti 1 14s. dd., anti ii superiority of s The ver: DENERLI 152, Pal SHIPPING - ORDERS execul on adv rred, at the Rooms ries atti rred, Guarant ds given. le Effects and 1 use no Retail D Messrs. ) PARTIES DECLINING BUSINESS OR HOUSEKEEPING. ies are offered by the Advertiser to f DISPOSING of STOCKS-IN o. HOUSEHOLD FURNI- Üburch-s states of Part many attended to, on the shortest notice PI ERSON J ENKIN IUCTIONEER AND SWORII SALE ROOM CHURCH -STREET, LIV CHE D BIRKENHEAD PATENT RICE STARCH I Laundry, Kenning' " August 24t Palace ater ea vvithou A I had pt.( MARY WEIGH, ndress to Her Maje " Messrs. Jones and Co rne-street, Whitechapel London and Wholesale o Ts in Town BOWERS and Scas 16, Redcros TRUMAN, HANBURY, BUXTUi', LAIN", ~,J• ..., LONDON PORTER. tfully informed that an EXTENSIN DEALERS ar STOCK of rs. TRUMAN and Co ORTER 3n stan DRAUGHT PURPOSES, and EXPORT. uromntiv executed DIRECT 1711 CM ORDERS are AeHOME TRADE or 1c ARMITAG STREI LIVERPOOI Also, on SALI PORT, SHERRY, and TENERIFFI (Brand " PASLEY,' n BOND onia) WINI Shipped by Pasley, Little, and Co., Tenerife,) BUTTS, HOGSHEADS, and QUARTER -CASES, • • ""''' for Home Cor In Pu qualities ar CHARLES WILLMER'S GENERAL STATIONERY AND PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT, AND NEWSPAPER OFFICE JOHN-STREET , ROUSE FROM LORD-STREET,) !LIVERPOOL. BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS Supplied in Town and Country, TRANSATLANTIC No. 5, SOUTH OR ) THE UNITED STATES OR WEST INDIES STATIONERY ON SALE RIND CONSTANT' PRINTING on Executed on the Shortest Notice, and he most Reasonable Terms. ADVERTISEMENTS Received for Insertion in every Newspaper published in GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, and AMERICA. PLAYING CARDS FOR EXPORTA.TION. I" EVER -____=-_:--.--- - ----_ IMPROVEMENT! IMPROVEMENT!! IMPROVE MENT !!! THE CIVET CAT ESTABLISHMENT, 72,•LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, 72, HAS now the most extensive and choice STOCK of every fresh material for GENTLEMEN'S FIRST-CLASS DRES S ; ALSO, FABRICS OF VARIOUS TEXTURES, Snibtlile f o r all Climates, both for Immense and exportation. . . The increasing patronage thii that t Establis syst hi emng is dopted recei v gi in.i es must be a convincing proof he av , general satisfaction. The following are the prices of a few articles of Gentle men's Clothing, made of first-class Material, Workmanship, and Fit, warranted :—" D r ess Coat, any colour .. Frock Coat, lined vvith £3 0 0 3 10 0 An Artiste of first-rate a bility, an d many years practical Jx p er i e nce, is empl o y ed for the sole purpose , and Breeches of Cutting out G en tlemen's Dress Trowsers, Pantaloons. Trowsers of S u p er Black, Blue, or any, colour Kerserneres or Doeskins Fancy materials for Panta from loons • •, o the to 1 6 0 newes t approved style, .• 158. £1 10 0 D. MYERS, having Agents in Paris and London, is in nstant receipt of the most rich and splendid' Styles and v estings, of Figured and Plain Velvets, Plushegi, Satins, Silks, Marcellas, Cashmeres, Shawl Patterns, Thibets, &c £1 1 0 Bost Black French Satin Vest ---- _. NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS to the latest regulations. MERCHAN TS AND CAPTAINS SUPPLIED, ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. O b serv e the CIV LI V E T, `,TO THE PUBLIC. first "Annual Circular," we feel that it ginus to select one class of sup p orted by mu ' - k—riocr b ee n so liberally TN issuing 1. would be ai” , to address 01 ~. The principle on which we first sought encouragement was ntended to be fundamental, and on the same we now conji 'lentil' rest. To s upply a now necessary article in every family, at the lowest possible advance on first cost, we con sider to be the "ne plus ultra." could it be attained ; and, feeling confident of our ability to secure that system of cor respondence at every port, which will have nothing- in any market unknown to us, we were emboldened to make the ex periment ; the result we now confidently refer to as as a legi timate g round for an enlarged and increasing support. We have been enabled, by the various ratioifications of our busi ness, to secure already by far the largest connexion in this county, and, we may say, any where out of the Metropolis. TEA, our principal article, will be n ow more than ever " the favourite beverage in this country." A reduced duty, we ha ve re ason to predict, will add to the advantages to be derived from an " open trade ;" and our advices from the other side convince us that more pains will be taken in the selection in proportion to the encouragernent given to con sumption here. We are guided by this information regularly transmitted to us by each overland mail from India, and we, therefore, regulate our imports and purchases just so as to anticipate future results. Unlimited resources, added to lons experience in the selection of qualities, aid us in seen— only such parcels as cannot be superseded in advantag subsequent arrivals. Our only object is to sec - advantage and credit to ourselves as service ers alone can command. Already the effect of opening new por ts in China has opeu ated to damp the confidence of those who have been e prices. con.ser vators of Stock, and the Merchan ts have given Ere we issue this Circular, we have been ourselvesa te s _London and other ports, and find the recor ds of the pas t le merely nominal, our purchases having been made from 2d. to 3d. per lb. lower than then established ; and baying anticipated this, the benefit is now given to our friends, Tea (Souchong flavour) is now to be had at 4s. per lb. This and superior Congou haveseen hitherto only known by profession —what others said, we can now do. The 4ner grades of Tea have, given way to the now irresistible adva nce of " Free Trade' still more. We have now reached the clirnax, when more than 100 per cent. reduction on the old East India Compa, a ny's terms may be proved—say the 14 s . and 12s. Green Tea' at 7s. and 6s. per lb.—the 10s. down to 55.—and 9' to 45.—each quality supported, not imitated. The largest Tea Sales since the year 1838 have just con cluded, and Bohea Tea sold from 2s. 9d. to 2s. 10d., paid ; Congou from 3s. 2d. to 4s. ld., duty paid, but the l arg est part sold at 3s. 80. per lb. ; Souchongs from4s. fore 2d. to 4s. 7d. per lb.. duty paid. With this statement be you, you will perceiv e th a t, w ith th e ex t e nt of our b usiness we are in a position to deal out Teas at w holesale p rices a nd, from the above information, you can judge at w to obtain good quality. Our prices are for— BLACK TEAS. Bohea Tea .. • • • • Common Congou Fine Ditto ...... 3s. Od. per lb reehrrimendod• IThis forms tl J 4 0 gr e a ter part of t " consumption this country. Superior Congou Tea (Sou-1 shong flavour) Wiry Black -leaf full flavoured 4 4 „ The finest Co n g ou imported . 4 ,, s trongly recom mended. The finest Lapsang Souchong 5 0 , Finest scented Orange Pekoe 5 6 I particularly recom -9 t mended. This Tea possesses the true Orange flavour. GREEN TEAS. Common Green Tea ........ 3s. Bd. per lb Superior Twankay ... . ...... 4 0 „ Fine Hyson ...... 4s, 6d. to 5 0 Fi ne Cowslip Hyson ........ 5 6 Finest Ouchain, or Young t 6 0 f particularly re l. commended. Hyson ............. 1mperia1............. leaf Gunpowder 1 curious small close Finest Gunpowder imported 7 twisted leaf In COFFEE -the world is now open—every port may send and does send its produce, the maximum duty of Sd. per lb. being 25 per cent. lower than what, a few years since, was the privileged bonus of ls. per lb. We refer you to our quo- tations, as - follows — Good Triage Coffee.. ls. Od. Pf Fine Old East India .1 Finest Foreign...... I If ~ particularly recernmended. so - 1 This is the description it after by Genuine Mocha Finest Jamaica 2 0 We call particular attention to the plan ery respect .o suppose our professions of no value, rreoce of this pr wrapper that contains the Te SHOP FRONTS GLASSES. JD LOO RMINGHA OPENED POLISHED SHEET PLATI e Glass r Silver .4. have al st its suitable for Churc red Glass, Ornament Crown - Glass of a te, t of Glass 40 inche brated Conserva Plate Glas rvatori ales, suited fur 6 AFRICAN TRAW Round and Oval S A PAINTS indow ( A.RNIS STEAM POWER, for GRINDING P. MR. COCKI Duke of Grafton Duke of Mom Duke of Bedfort Duke of Arell Duke of Beaufort Duke of Rutland Duke of Marlboro Doors, h Sheet kNTIBILIOUS PILLS, Duke of Devonshire SED B Bishop - •of Gloucester Duke of S Marquis of V orcester ereforc s of Ailesbur (Bishop of Calcutta Rt. lion. J. A. Murray, Lor Advoc :ate of Scotland Marquis of Vk Marquis of Abercorn Earl of Eldon Earl of Harrowb Earl of Minto "F Z.P. Judg, Advocate Ge: Sir Edward Cust,K.C.H ion. Colonel Anson, M.P. Hon. Foa Maule, M.P. Admiral Sir D. Gould, G.C.B Sir Henry Wheatley, G.C.H. Sir J. _Macdonald, K.C.B. ,arl of Carnarvon Earl of Kinnoul Earl of Errol Earl of Mountcashel Earl of Darlington Earl of Guildford Earl of Scarborough Earl of Oxford Earl of Thanet Earl of Athlone Earl of Roscommon Earl Cowper Earl Amherst Earl of Leicester Earl of Gainsborough Viscount Melbourne Viscount Palmerston Viscount flowick Viscount Fordwich Viscount Torrington Viscount Acheson Viscount Alford Lord Arundel Lord Hill Colonel Tynte, 111. P Lord Plunket Colonel Stbthorp, M.P_ Lord Murray Col.Delap,Stoke Park, Surrey Lord Kinnaird Col. Bence, Thorington Hall Lord Bentinck Colonel Cowell Lord Fitzroy Captain Pechell, M.P. Lord Middleton Matthias Attwood, Esq.,M.P Lord Frederick Gordon Alderman Thompson, M.P. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby Charles Walker, Esq., M.P. Lord Hay Mr. Serjeant Talfourd, M.P. Lord Redesdale Mr. Sergeant Ludlow Lord Seymour Ven.Archdeacon of Colchester Lord Hartland Ven.Archdeacon ofSt.Alban's Lord Western Rev. Dr. French, Cambridge. Lord Sydenham Rev. Dr. Benson Lord Archbishop of Armagh Rev. Dr. Birch Bishop of Durham Rev. Dr. Marsh Bishop of Chester Robert Renwick, Esq. M.D. Bishop of Bath and Wells C. Waddy, Esq., late M.P., Bishop of Norwich Dublin Bishop of Salisbury John Hatchell, Esq., Dublin, Bishop of Peterborough And numerous Families of the highest respectability. Mr. COCKLE, SURGEON, has much pleasure in laying before his friends and the public, Mr. ABERNETHY'S ESTIMATION of his Antibilious Pills, extracted from a Letter which that gentleman addressed to him in the year 1824 Adj. General Sir Thomas Dyer, Bart Sir Francis Burdett, Bart, M.P. Sir Gerard Noel, Bart., M.P. Sir Robert Grant, Bart. Sir Henry Blake, Bart. Sir Samuel Fludyer, Bart. axtOn, Bart Sir John For Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart. Sir Philip B.V. Broke, K.C.B Sir John'Tyrrell, Bart. Sir Henry Smyth, Bart, M.P. Sir Matthew Wood,Bart,M.P Sir John de Beauvoir, Bart. 'Sir Thomas B. Mash Sir Thos.Wilde,M.P.Sol.Gen 'rederick Pollock, M.P. J. Wild Castle man, Esq., Chilham " I have ordered the use of your Antibilious Pills in affec tions of the stomach, attended with considerable derange ment of the functions of that important organ, and connected with a torpid state of the liver and bowels, (for to this cause, chiefly, may be attributed the various diseases of the body, both local and constitutional,) and I have thus had frequeut opportunities of witnessing their beneficial effects. They greatly influence the secretion of bile, and act with certainty and in the most effectual manner on the alimentary organs, without occasioning pain or irritation. I consider them a most excellent family aperient medicine, and may be taken at all times with perfect safety." They are prepared by Mr. JAMES COCKLE, Surgeon Extra ordinary to Her Serene Highness the late LANDGRAVINE of HassE HOMBURG, and may be bad of all respectable Medi cine Venders, in boxes, at is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. preigners, suu eneral consumption on le Continent. :e, we shall mars ;est. hove written order is the best; it is secu )uyer that the proper article is delivered We are your obedient servants, HOLLIS, WALFORD, and C 2, Bold-street, corner of Hanover-street, Liverpool, March, 1843. ***Terms, Cash, on delivery of Goods. Fami n Orders al in the Country are nied with a respec 'uired until the Goods are received formed have found i posed upon is w : . In several e have found the ated, to our injury - ;„_ unistance, being in- To prevent a ~_ _ price on the sere it always will be found • - ^ases both SeliCk OMPANY OS' Designs Liverpool, March, 184 GLAS SOLE AGENT F. L. r e ' STOCK c :qualfed from, Flattened S to that of Plat an objec NOTI i Let it be especially observed, that those Pills only are genuine which have the name " JAMES COCKLE, APOTIIE cARY,"In white letters, engraved on the Government Stamp. This 'nark of authenticity ;ill protect the Public against any dangerous P " - leleterious itnitation. aond-street, Bedford-row, London 611.1111•Mh. Varliamtntarp Vroretbings. HOUSE OF . LORDS,-THURSDAI Some conversation took place as to the propriety of re moving the courts of law from Westminster Hall to a more central situation, from which there appeared to be pretty ge neral feeling against such removal. A pleasantry of the Lord Chancellor s at the expense of his friend Lord Campbell is too good to be passed over. In reference to the conve nience of counsel, Lord CAMPBELL observed, that they were sometimes apt to work too hard, and " all work aod no play made Jack a dull boy." The Loan CHANCELLOR remarked, " all work and no ray makes Jack a dull boy. . . •'This escapade, so peculiarly apposite to the present posi tion of Loral Campbell, occasioned much laughter. Their lordships soon after adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THuRsDAY COL SIBTHORP gave notice that, within a week after th recess, he would move for the reduction of the duty on fir insurances, and would take the sense of the_bouse upon it. assembling—namely, at half- HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY The Attorneys and Solic and yttsFd. s Bill was read a third tim — TI;e Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved for an address to h er Majesty, praying that she would be graciously pleased to l a y before the house copies of the correspondence between her Majesty's Enjoy Extraordinary in China and the British merchants in that country, relative to the recent oc currences in Canton. The noble marquis recommended the establishment of some court of judicature which might have the power of interfering in matters of the kind. The Earl of ABERDEEN said lie saw no objection to the production of the papers. Hong Kong being now a British possession many of the difficulties in the way of establishing such an authority were removed, but the government were waiting for the information for which they had written to Sir fl. pottinger upon all matters respecting our connections with China, upon the receipt of which no delay should be al lowed to take place in endeavouring to place our relations with that country upon a proper footing. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY In reply to a question from Mr. S. CRAWFORD Sir If. NEL disclaimed being a party to counting out the house on Thursday evening in order to avoid the honourable member's motion for shortening the duration of parliaments and securing an effectuhl representation of the people. Mr. CRAWFORD then gave notice of his motion for the 30th instant. The house, on the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, went into committee on the Registration of Voters Bill, which occu- Mr. COWPER, i of, moved a cla ining clauses of the purpose of ntested electior J. GRAHAM was Dm the two days' polling le polling iould tak s therefor one da, Id Mr J. GRAHAM ng persons ga s in the o assisting oth were agreed to, Mutiny and Marine Muti ersonat h the h clauses for a 3ills severally passec trough committee. The other orders of the da )use adjourned. LANCASTER AND PRESTON RAILWAY.—Th e genera l e ting of the proprietors was held at Lancaster on Wed day last. A dividend of 16s. per old share, and 10s. 7d. ~ , ,w share, was unanimously declared. WYMAN AND PLATI -ROOM wit PLATE GLASS :e. The Com- i rPHI h instant, 00 R NTLEMA? CHE YOI NG ACTRESS e BE NEFIT of arms FANNY TERNA ebrated Juvenile Actress, only Seven Years of age, positively the LAST NIGHT BUT TWO of her ap nce, on which occasion she will, for the first time, rm the Last Act of KING RICHARD the THIRD. TIO-MORRON stant, will 1 AT (Wednesday) EVENING, the 22nd in- I be presented Mrs. Inchbahl's celebrated reedy, called EVERY ONE HAS HIS FAULT. Mr. W. Farren. Mr. Stuart, Mr. Ternan, Mrs. Mrs. Ternan, and Miss Fanny Ternan will perform. RICHARD 111 Miss Fanny Ternan, pearance in that character. Richard, King of England Her fir' 1 VAR' TY OF ENTERTAINMTNTS, . _ time, the YOUNG ACTRESS. Miss Fanny Ternan, in which she will Written expressly f TO MERCHANTS, BROKERS, AND OTHERS Teased and most respectald which ti Edition of lii LIVERPOOL body in Manchester affords its proprietors t lee gratify- ing power of ging this, amongst the other undeniable claims which it possesses, upon the favor of that portion of the mercantile community of Liverpool who desire to the neighbouring manufacturing districts. In most of the surrou the ST !ing towns of Lancashire the circulation of In Manchester ;th is not so mucl and all the best lapted for t an increased measure of support from the mer- Under t, chants and , rokers of the town generally ; and it affords s great pleasure to assure those of our friends amongst adv6r- stice to the interests committed to their care TO CORRESPONDENTS although " Truth' ars fond of finding fault, he is quite The truth is, the Independence as far wrong as ourielve was five dais west of St. George's Bank, and though she did not reach New York until the 27th (not the 28th, we believe), she made the run across the Atlantic in little ter than fifteen days anTiarb. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1813 A noble position does Great Britain occupy at the present moment in the eyes of the world. She has shaken from her the contamination of slavery in the West Indies. She has stricken the fetters from the limbs of every African held in bondage within her ex tended dominions ; and, by a bill at present before the Legislative Council of India, she proposes to abolish for ever the system of serfdbm which prevails through out that country. By her simple fiat, the curse of slavery will be extinguished in a population of a hun dred million of souls; and in one month from the pre sent time, she will be enabled to proclaim to the nation that the sun, which never sets upon the subjects of her rule, shines not in his course upon one human being, who owns the sovereip nty of Britain's Queen, whose will is not as free as that "chartered libertine," the air he breathes ! Has not such a country the right, not only to hold up for the imitation of other countries her own noble example, but, as well, to make such imita- tion the condition of their being admitted to a favour- ing participation in the advantages of her commerce ? Nay, is it not imperatively the duty of her statesmen, as philanthropists and consistent men, to use the com manding position in which they are plased as a lever wherewith to elevate the condition of the depressed and degraded in other lands ? Undoubtedly, this must be, our course; or else, not only have we sacrificed in vain—not only have lavished twenty millions of money in vain, and all but ruined our noble colonies in the \Vest Indies, without achieving the end we had in . view—but instead of a a blessing we have fastened curse upon mankind. That end was—what? The amelioration of. the.con dition of the entire African race—the progressive abo lition of slavery throughout the world. Ask of the venerable Clarkson ; ask of Wilberforce—if the dead could still take interest in the works in which they toiled in life—for what was it that they struggled through long years. Was it only that the lash should no longer be wielded by British hands ? Was it that slavery should no longer be countenanced by British laws ? No. These men said in their hearts that, throughout the world, slavery should . cease, and man no longer hold property in man! These men said " we hold it as an accursed thing, which we can nei ther endure as the work of our own countrymen, nor countenance and abet in the subjects of other king doms." They told the world that the produce of the tropics could be raised by free labour ; and they said we will not consume that pro'luce if tainted by the blood or the breath of slavery ! What then, if we now secede from the position which they asserted for us— if we abandon the cause of the slave, and fly back to the contamination of the thing which we have de nounced, and admit to our favouring consideration the slave-owner and slave-trader of Cuba or the Bra zils ? What will then have been the result of our boasted emancipation ? We shall have acknowledged to the world the failure of our hopes of seeing the pro duce of the tropics raised without its being mingled with the blood of the enslaved African : and more than this : we shall . have aggravated the horrors of slavery, by transferring its existence from beneath the benign sway of British laws, to the despotic sway of other and less humane countries We shall be enabled only to boast, in our hideous glee, that we have wrenched the lash from the hands of British men, to permit it to fall, in other hands, with tenfold power, to wither and drink blood upon the limbs of .the mocked and abused objects of our costly philanthropy ! A most contemptible conclusion this of our boasted efforts of virtue ; and yet it is precisely that which a certain class of journalists and politicians have in con templation. A local organ, the Liverpool Mercury, it is well remembered, has ever been amongst the loudest of the pseudo-philanthropists, at whose instance the emancipation of our West Indian population was pressed forward. Ls loathsome affectation of huma nity—its sickly cant and weekly slanders vented in the cause—were beautifully proportioned to the malignity of feeling which it entertained towards certain of our fellow-townsmen, at whose prosperity and property a blow was to be struck. And yet what is the course of legislation which that unprincipled journal now un blushingly avows ? We are at present negotiating a commercial treaty with the government of Brazil—a slave-owning and a slave-trading country. As a con dition of the admission of its produce into the British market, Sir Robert Peel, it is understood, demands some concessions upon the subject of slavery. The right hon. baronet, unlike the mawkish sentimentalists of the Anti-Slavery Society, is anxious to follow out consistently the policy which has guided our past legislation upon this subject. He says, in effect, " ameliorate your laws as they affect slaverygivius the guarantee that in trading with you, and advancing your planting interests, we are not rendering more in supportable the condition of your enslaved population, and stimulating that unholy traffic which you carry on hores of Af ition in the supply of the British market with your principal staple, sugar." Is this not a reason- able proposition—worthy of a British minister to make, and a British people to approve? We contend that it is; and yet that consistent and humane organ of liberalism, the Mercury, denounces it with his bit- terest indignation ! The negociation, says that saga- cious personage, is in danger of failing `• unl it is with your vulgar or " Sir John," or the "hon. member cribbler "my lord," to members of his own party, but plain and insolent " Peel" to the premier of 1.T41 Lt'VE,I SDAY NDARD is steadily increasing 'eon qf luesday- .occurring upon the most im is izrmly es- perused with in( &ese encouraging circumstances, we trust to wry) -1 cneu Afriu ink; a pound in the cost of I nave us a penny ipops and sugar candy, but never mind an extra stripe o; two for the e ! Don't peril the success stickling for a humbug so dom for Blacks ! Never mind the mind the brand never mind the groans and tortures eaven and make earth a hell! ;ocia:tions transparent as frc iorrors of t and the lash which offend H blood flow, and the thong eat into the quivering flesh, for we, the pious, the pure, the humane—we who have protested, by yea and nay, and lifted up the whites of our eyes in virtuous horror at the iniquity in past days —want cheap sweets to our tea and coffee, our gruel and puddings, and customers for our calicoes and dimities, and the starch and china clay, where with they are stiffened !" Is not this sickening and odious ? Verily, some men would not revolt at a traffic with the enemy of man kind, provided that they could achieve thereby " honest lago's" summum bonum of earthly policy—' ." Put money in thy purse ! put money in, thy purse !" We are far from disposed to undervalue the . advan. tare of improved commercial relations with Brazil. •We believe that the efforts of Sir Robert Peel's go vermmient will he successful in attaining for us that •advantage, despite the slave-owning and slave-trading interests of Brazil. But valuing as we do our com merce with that country, if we are not to have it, ex- cept at the price of a virtual approbation of the con duct of the Brazilian planters, we say, " let it go !" We are not willing—and nine-tenths of the people of England are of our way of feeling—to purchase the boon with the blood of our fellow-creatures and Gentlemen of the Anti-Corn-law League, we implore of you to send round the begging-box with all haste, for Je assured yOur protogees are .pending your money in a way most gratifyir4 .e these vulgar nstrumentalities in a day of such enlightenment the present? Men ar ►ot convinced, upon a subject so recondite as that of the operation of the corn-law tails are not the thing at all " The play, the play's the thing Wherewith we'll catch the conscience of the king And the next best thing to a play is a play-bill ! Read, ladies and gentlemen, and admire the wit, the refine ment, and the taste of the gentlemen who have the spending of the shillings and half-crowns you wring from the hands of simpletons to advance your most virtuous cause On Wednesday last your philosophers hcd a per formance upon a stage no less celebrated than that of Drury Lane ; and—shades of Kean, John Kemble, Liston, Reeve, Grimaldi, and a host besides !—such a performance ! Well, a play must needs have a play bill ; and here is the document in question, the original imprint of which the curious public may see on appli cation at our office any day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., gratis hosiery to ti: le of upw4rtis of .+..:400, B2.—When it hatmenel ril 1783, some 7,012 bags of cotton were imported, a perfect panic was produced by this unusual supply. During the last week, however, some 130,000 bags were imported into Liverpool alone, without producing the most trifling decline In prices!!! What a - contrast ! At a meeting of the Select Vestry, held in the Council room, Town-hall, on Tuesday, considerable time was occupied in reading over the testimonials of the various applicants for the situation of Governor of the Workhouse ; and, at length, the vestry adjourned till Wednesday, when the list of candi dates was reduced to nine. The Rector, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. John Paton were appointed as a deputation to visit the various workhouses, the governors of which were amongst the nine remaining candidates, and a special meeting was directed to be called, on the return of the deputation,to hear their report. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE BOROUGH GAOL.—On Thurs day last John Jones, who was confined in the Borough Gaol for debt, died suddenly; in consequence of a blood-vessel having burst in his lungs. The deceased was taken to gaol in October last. He was then in a delicate state of health. He was recently removed from the ward to the hospital for a complaint in his chest, where he was regularly visited by the surgeon and every attention paid to him. An inquest was held on the case on Saturday, when, the circumstances having been detailed, the jury returned a verdict accordant with the evidence. THE CROWN BUSINESS OF THE APPROACHING ASSIZES. Tne calendar of the prisoners for trial at the assizes, next week, will be exceedingly heavy. There are no less than 190 prisoners at present confined in Kirkdale gaol, who will have to be brought before the judge presiding in the crown Court. We have not been able to obtain an entire list of the prisoners and their offences, but the subjoined statement is correct so far as it goes. There are charged with murder 3, arson 2, rape 9, forgery 13, manslaughter 18, stabbing and wounding 14, burglary 50, highway robbery and robbery from the person 33, coining and uttering 18. INCREASED ACTIVITY AMONGST THE SHIPPING.—On On Monday and Tuesday more business was transacted at our Custom-house than, perhaps, ever before on two conse cutive days. There were "reported from foreign ports" as many as 122 large vessels, forming an aggregate of above 54,000 tons, of which 23,000 tons were British shipping. On the same day there were " entered for loading to foreign ports" no less than 37 vessels, whose aggregate was upwards of 10,000 tons, of which half were British ships. Of course, these are exclusive of large numbers of coasters. The re. ceipt of duties for the two days, we understand, reached nearly £50,000. PINES 'UPON PUBLICANS • AND BEERSBLLERS.—There were eleven informations heard on Friday against publicans for violating the law, by selling drink in their houses on Sunday morning. These were disposed of as follow :—Five were fined £5 each and costs, (second offence for all these parties) two £3 each and costs, and four £2 each and costs. The parties who were mulcted in the largest penalties were told by the magistrate that that would not be the last time they would hear of the matter, as their respective cases would be laid before the magistrates at the next licensing term. There were al so seven i n f ormat i ons aga i nst beer sellers for violations of the law on Saturday night and Sun dap morning. These were disposed of as follow :—One was fined £3 and costs, and six £2 each awl costs. SMUGGLING.—A good-looking young man, named Forrest, mate of the ship Colchester (lying in the King's Dock), was yesterday proceeded against at the police-court, by the soli citor of the Customs, for smuggling a quantity of tobacco. Mr. Brooks called several officers who stated the vessel ar rived on the 14th or 15th instant, from Charleston, and that on searching her they found a b ou t 381 b. o f Cavandish tobacco concealed in the prisoner's bed-place in the cabin, under some old clothes, canvas, and ropes,---and which, on being ques tioned, be admitted to be his property. The prisoner offered no defence. Mr. Rushton said that as an officer of a vessel he was extermely culpable in thus evading the law, and he did not know how he could recommend him to the lenient consideration of the Commissioners in London. He must pay the fine of £lOO, or be imprisoned during the pleasure of the Board. SAMPLE OF RUFFIANISM.—On Friday evening last (St. Patrick's day), about seven o'clock, as John Winstanley, of the police force, was returning home from duty, and passing along Scotland-road, an Irish villain, of the " holy brotherhood of St. Patrick," took from under his coat a heavy bludgeon, and filled him to the ground. Winstanley was for a few minutes so stunned by the blow as to be sense less; he, however, managed to walk to his residence in Rose-place, and his terrified family immediately procured medical advice. His forehead was laid bare, and his eyes and face dreadfully swollen ; and the surgeons were fearful that the brain had sustained injury. He is now, however, in a fair way of recovery. On inquiry, we learn that he is a most inoffensive man, has been in the force since its for mation, and for many years occupied the south end of Prince's Parade, where his urbanity of manner and obliging civility gained for him the respect of all the Egremont and Seacombe passengers. He also possesses the unlimited confidence of his superiors, and the presumptiqn is that the scoundrel who inflicted the deadly blow must have " mis taken his man." We are sorry to say that no clue has, as yet, been found to bring the miscreant to justice. CHARGE FOR TICKLING A MAN'S THROAT.—Mr. Hig gin, who practices as a doctor, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having illegally pawned a watch. It appeared that a short time since a seafaring man went to the defendant, and informed him that he was troubled with a sore throat and pains in his limbs. Seaman like, the patient asked the doctor what he would charge for ridding him entirely of his diseases. The doctor undertook to restore the man to health for. a sover,t n. Jack had not the money about him, but, as he had a great desire to be well, he gave the doctor his watch as a pledge, and told him to go to work at once and banish the sources of his annoy ance. The doctor tickled his throat for some time with a brush, and then dismissed his patient as cured. Whether the sailor experienced such relief as satisfied him did not transpire, but it is certain that be took his departure, pro cured the money for the doctor's fee, and. in course of time, returned. The latter, however, impatient of delay, had pledged the watch and paid himself. The sailor tendered the sovereign and demanded his property, which the doctor refused to give up. The sailor was, therefore, driven to seek the assistance of the magistrates. Mr‘Rusliton ordered that the defendant should pay 205., the sum for which he had. pledged :the watch, and a fine of 60s. and costs, or be im prisoned twenty-one days. Mr. Davenport : "My client will never get his money." Mr. Rushton : " What ! twenty shillings for tickling a man's throat ! " (Laughter.) PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—The directors of this popular society have put forth the programme of their first grand concert on Monday next. It offers a rich treat for the lovers of sacred vocal music; and amateurs of the piano -forte will have an opportunity of hearing the celebrated " Hex ameron"—a composition which, on its being first played by its chief contributor, Listz, drew from- Cramer the remark, that he performed more wonders on the piano -forte than Paginini had done on the violin. The execution of this magni ficent production has hitherto been considered beyond the physical powers of a female; but after a perusal of the fol lowing testimony and prophecy relative to Miss Weller from the great Maestro Thalberg, (a copy of which we have been favoured with,) we can have little doubt of the success of the fair young pianiste in her arduous undertaking ; " Dublin, Dec. 10, 1812. " Monsieur,—Je viens vous prier de presenter mes plus vifs remercimens h Mademoiselle votre fille, pour la borate qu'elle a eu d'executer avec moi le Duo de Norma. fa- Innis je nc l'ai entendu jouer avec plus d' exnression et avec plus de nerve; et j'ose pr6dire que votre fille est des tinee a occuper une des premieres places parmi les pianistes celebres. " Croyez, Monsieur, a l'expression de mes sentimens les plus distinguees. " S. THALBERG. ".A Monsieur Weller." NEW ORGAN FOR ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH, EVERTON. —This very splendid instrument is now completed, and is, we understand, to be opened at the establishment of the build ers, Messrs. Bewsher and Fleetwood, to-morrow evening, at half-past seven. It consists of a great organ and swell, the former extending from E below double G, (the note to which organs usually go,) to G in alto, making 64 keys; and the latter from E below gamut G to G in alto, on the keys; but by means of a coupler, half an octave higher. The great or gan consists of twelve stops, viz., of a stop and two open diaphasons, flute, harmonica principal, super principal, twelfth, fifteenth, triplet, cymbal, mixture trumpet and trom bone. The swell contains thirteen stops, viz., a stop and open diapason, clarabella, dulciana, principal dulcet, don blette, sesquialtra, cornet, hautboy, cremona, trumpet, and clarion. There are also three octaves of pedal pipes, the longest being upwards of twent-four feet. This is the larg est pipe in any organ in this part of the country. The keys, of the swell may be coupled to those of the great organ, not only in unison, but also an octave higher, and the pedals may he coupled to each set of keys. It is thought by those who have seen this splendid instrument that the builders have far surpassed all their former productions. The cremona and swell trumpet, as well as the clarabella, diapasons and flutes, have been particularly admired. In fact, a correct estimate of the fine quality of its tone, as' well as of the various com binations of which it is capable, can only be formed by a per sonal inspection. LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INISTITUTION.—WO perceive that the lectures'to be delivered at this institution, prior to the midsummer holidays, are now announced. The direc tors could not have chosen a more appropriate subject where with to open their spacious hall /Ilan a lecture upon the " Connexion between True Science and Revealed Religion," nor intrusted the delivery to one more qualified to do jus tice to it than the Reverend Principal, whose published writings bear ample evidence, of the soundness of his religi ous views. The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, our respected Rector, will take the chair upon the occasion. The day schools are about to enter upon their second quarter, and, from the ge neral-satisfaction which has been given by the education which they impart, we should anticipate a very large accession of numbers to them. Indeed, the directors are exhibiting an energy of purpose which, with the combination of talent that has been concentrated around them by the Reverend Princi pal. and the University Scholarships, and other handsome prizes which are almost daily being promised, cannot fail to ensure success. Under such auspices, there is no reason to doubt that, with only ordinary prudence on the part of the directors, and zeal on that of its talented professors and masters, the Liverpool Collegiate Institution will soon oc cupy that position in the north of England which is now filled in the south by the great Colleges of Harrow, Eton, Win chester, and Rugby. It will be perceived that the sons of clergymen are educated upon more moderate terms in the upper school than those of others. This is a very important and wise provision, and one which will, no doubt, prove mu tually advantageous to the Clergy and the Institution. TOTAL Loss OP THE SHIP CORNUBIA.—By the Acadia steamer, which arrived from New . l York on Tuesday l ast , ac counts were brought over respect ing the total wreck of the splendid first-class packet-ship the Cornubia, Commander Mr. W. Bell, belonging to Liverpool, during a heavy gale of wind, while on her outward passage to the United States. The passage, after leaving Liverpool, appears to have been exceedingly severe, the ship encountering a series of ter rific gales, and being more th an once , in crossing the Atlan tic, nearly crushed to pieces by immense icebergs. At about two o'clock on the morning of the 11th of February she be came a wreck, about 17 miles west of Atacalema Lighthouse. Directly the ship struck, the crew exerted every nerve to get her off, but the sea arid wind, which were tremendous at the time, prevented them, and she soon commenced to break up. The commander, Mr. Bell, remained on board as long as he possibly could. He had previously had the ship's boats hoisted overboard, and, finding there were no hopes of pre , venting the destruction of the vessel, he left her to the mercy of the tempest. In making for the shore, tile boat which he was in capsized, and the whole of those in her would have inevitably perished, b ut f or the promptness displayed by the rest of the ship's crew, in the other boats. By the time they were picked up t h ey were almost exhausted. Upon the British consul being apprised of th e di saster, h e forthwith directed her Majesty's steam-frigate Ardent to proceed to the wreck, in or d er, i f possible, to save a portion of the ma terials ; but on its arrival, such was the position in which the ship lay that it was d aneerous to go near her. Since then, it is said, the vessel has gone to pieces and disappeared. Her cargo was a most valuable one, consisting of merchandise and goods of every description, and is stated to have been worth from X 12,000 to £15,000. Mr. B e ll, th e comman d er , arrived at Li verpool by the Acadia, on Tuesday. The total loss is not far short of £20,000. The ship and cargo are re ported to he fully insured. TorpiTmt Roixtao4 Okirtir Div Tara for Friday LADIES surgeon acoqucheur to this excellent ch: the late limented Dr. Manus, took p 1 sion of the voting the numbers stood al For 141 r Taylor, ,„ 223; Mr. Chalmers, 104; and Mr. Smith, 2 Taylor was therefore declared duly elected. INQUESTS.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Currie, on view of the body of George Hollins, a labouring man, aged fifty-four. On Saturday evening he was employed by Mr. Robertson in taking goods into a warehouse belong . big to Jeffrey and Meek, in Covent-garden. While he was taking in the slings from the rope, a neighbour remarked that he had had some drink, and cautioned him to take care. This caution had scarcely been given, when the deceased fell the fifth story into the street, and was killed on the The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."— Same day, on view of the body of a child named M`Teague, who resided in Bentley-court, Bispham-street. Deceased, who'was three years old, had, on the 17th instant, been left with another child who was asleep, and a scream being heard, a neighbour ran in and found deceased in flames. He was sent to the North Dispensary, where he died on the follow ing day. Verdict, " Accidental burnt."—Same day. on the body of Charles Crake, the infant son of Francis Crake, joiner and beer-house-keeper. Deceased was found dead in bed by the side of its mother. Verdict, " Accidentally over lain." ) 3 ' CONCERT.—T ..3RAHAM . S ais veteran tenor—this prince of English song--announces two more concerts at the Royal Assembly Rooms. The first takes place on Friday The following is the programme :—Part I. Cantata. -" The Soldier's Dream ;" " When I gazed on her beautiful face ;" " Stand to your guns ;" " John Anderson, rn y Jo' ;" " My Sister dear," from Masaniello ; "Oh ! Albion ;" " The Old English Gentleman ;" Part 11. " Sampson's Lament on his loss of sight." Recitative.—" Oh ! loss of sight." Air.—" Total Eclipse ;" " The Devil's Bridge ;" "Though Love is warm awhile;" " The Rover's Bride ;" " Chloe flies me like a Fawn ;" " The Lads of the Village ;" " Rest, weary Traveller ;" " The Bay of Bi sca y : " Those who heard Mr. Braham when he was here about a fortnight ago expressed themselves in the most enthusiastic manner as to the delight they experienced in listening to him. Those who were absent certainly missed a treat. As a singer of sacred music Mr. Braham has left all competitors far behind, and with satisfaction, it wili be seen, that the second part of the present concert opens with " Sampson's Lament on his loss of sight," one of Flanders noblest compositions. As an English singer Mr. Braham stands as he has done for years,—" alone in his glory." INDIA. SHIP DERELICT.—Captain Douglas, of the Pan dora, arrived in this port, reports having fallen in with about five p.m. on the 12th instant, boo 'Mead then bearing S.S.W. distant twenty miles, the ship Windsor Castle, of Liverpool, front Bombay, with cotton, silks, spices, gums, indigo, &e., dismasted and abandoned. A heavy sea being then running, and every appearance of dirty weather, Captain Douglas did not consider it prudent to rislc his own vessel by taking her in tow, besides she was so far to the northward that he did not 'think he could bring her, with safety to his own charge, into the Shannon. A steam-packet from Kilrush having gone in search of the derelict vessel, she was brought up as tar as Kilbaha bay by the western pilots, and it is supposed that by this evening she will have reached Scattery roads in safety. They anticipate a golden salvage. The Windsor Castle, it is said, was run foul by an American ship on the 3d of March, and was abandoned by her crew. She is 900 tons, with a cargo of 4,500 bales of cotton. In the cabin was found a dead goat, from which there proceeded no offensive smell, so that it is supposed the death was of recent occurrence ; and on the deck everything appeared to have been properly secured by the crew before the abandonment. The crew of the Wind; sor Castle,M'Clelland, have arrived at Liverpool by the Hud son, Page, from New Orleans, which took them on board, after deserting the vessel off Cape Clear.—Limerick Chron. THE 'HIGH TIDE.—The highest tide at this port for the present year was o'n Saturday last, and a large concourse of spectators (including many of the elite of the town) went to the pier -heads to witness it. The day was fine, but hazy on the water, so that the Cheshire shore was not so distinctly visible as was desirable on such an occasion. It was, more. over, nearly calm, so that the shipping in the river did not present their accustomed lively appearance at high water. The late prolonged easterly winds had also thinned the port of its usual number of oa t- go i ng vesse l s . But notwithstand ing these disadvantages, the sight was truly noble and im posing, the Mersey being filled into one wide expanse of water from shore to shore, rising to within about two feet of the top of George's-pier, the most busy and central marine promenade, and numerous vessels continuing to drop down with the ebb, while steamers dashed along in all directions, crowded with passengers. The height of the tide, as indi cated in the almanack,-was 20 feet 4 inches, and it exceeded that height a little by the upward pressure of a slight westerly wind in the outer channel. The spring tide of the 1 ith of last month, thou g h i n di ca t e d at two inches lower, rose con siderably higher, owing to the breeze outside. That of Saturday, had there been a strong wind from the south-west, even beyond Holyhead, would doubtless have washed the top of the sea-wall opposite the Baths. A considerable number of vessels still continue to arrive from the westward. FATAL EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS.—An inquest was held on Saturday, before P. F. Curry, Esq., for the purpose of investigating the circumstances which led to the death of Margaret Evans, aged 36. It appeared that the deceased was much addicted to drinking. On Thursday last she was discharged from the• Borough Gaol, where she had been con fined a month for drunkenness. Ann Maxwell stated, that she and the deceased were walking together on Thursday night, about half-past twelve c'clock, along Park -road. The deceased was perfectly sober. The) met a gentleman whom they did not know, who asked the m if th ey wou ld b ase a drink from a bottle which he had with him. The deceased assented, and took a hearty draught. Maxwell tasted the liquor also, and discovered that it was rum. The gentleman told them that it was new rum. Maxwell asked the de ceased to go home, but she refused, and appeared inclined to follow the gentleman, who had moved forward a few yards. She (the deceased) placed herself against the wall, and Max well left her and went home. Next morning, about five o'clock, as a youth, named Robert Brannan, was passing across a footpath in some fields in the park, he saw an object at a little distance which attracted his attention and that of a man who had been walking a little way b e f ore him. They went up to it, and founda woman lying on her face. Be lieving her to be asleep, Brannan asked the man to awake her ; but the latter said, if they did so, perhaps she might accuse them of having robbed her. They then left her. Near the end of the field Brannan met a police-officer, with whom he returned to the spot. The officer turned the woman over, and feeling her pulse, found that she was dead. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. NEW PLAN FOR THE PROPULSION OF STEAM VESSELS. —On Saturday last, the first trial, on a small 'scale, - was made on our river, of a new principle in the propelling appa ratus of steam-vessels, in lieu of paddle wheels; which, though generally adopted, are liable's() some objections. The vessel in which the experiment was made was the Daedalus, a small yacht of 151- tons burthen, built by and belonging to Mr. M'Ardle, the foreman carpenter of thelCity of Dublin Stearn Company, under. Mr. J. C. Shaw, marine superintendent of that extensive concern. Mr. M'Ardle is also the inventor of the plan, which consists,, we believe, of lrn axle, provided with farmers or blades, placed in a peculiar position, and re volving in an aperture in the dead wood of the stern. This propeller is turned, in the Daedalus, by two four-horse en gines, also on a new principle,—the cylinders moving from side to side, on joints below, so that the piston rods pursue, and act upon the cranks, without the necessity for the par rallel gear required in upright fixed cylinders. . The little vessel is schooner rigged, and looked remarkably well. She started from the Clarence Dock basin about high water, and went up the river, passing the Prince's and 'George's Dock piers at a rapid rate, to the no little astonishment of the nu merous spectators congregated on .the sea walls to witness the highest tide of the year, many of whom, seeing no pad dle wheels, or other propelling apparatus, or sails (the whole being under water,) were at a loss to account for her speedy progress. She took a few turns up and down the river, and notwithstanding the stiffness of the new engine, made good way even in running up against the unusually strong tide. The precise rate of her going, exclusive of the effect of tide way, .was not on this occasion ascertained, but it is probable, that when everything is put in complete order, (which was not then accomplished,) and when her proper trim is found, she will not be exceeded in fastness by any boat on the river; and it is certainly a great desideratum to be enabled to dis pense with the unsightly paddle boxes, and to have the pro peller under water; the vessel at the same time being capa ble of carrying sail without detriment to the working of the engine, to the same extent as a vessel solely using sail. 'The principle seems to be well adapted for canal boats, inasmuch as there is no surge made in the wake, or at the sides, as with the paddle wheel, to wash against and break down the banks. The propeller, tog, may, we learn, be altered and modified, so as to be more peculiarly suitable either for canal craft, or sea-going vessels. A considerable period has elapsed since the inventor conceived the idea of his propeller, but it was not until the'present trial that he was enabled, after re peated experiments and anxious study, to bring it to its pre sent gratifying practical result. He now entertains little doubt of its being pronounced to be entirely successful by competent judges, in which case he will take out a patent. CLAIM FOR THE ATTENDANCE OF THE FIRE-POLICh, On Saturday last Mr. Shuttleworth, the Deputy Town-clerk, appeared b e f ore the Police -court to pr e f er a claim a ga i nst Mr. Robert Neilson, for the attendance of the fire-police at his premises at Halewood, in October last. Mr. Neilton did not appear, hut Mr. Davenport, who was instructed by the agent for the West of England Fire-office, attended as his representative. Mr. Shuttleworth said, the information was laid under the 159th section of the Improvement Act, which rendered occupants liable for payment for extinguish ing fires, and gave justices power to decide in disputed cases. Mr. Davenport said, Mr. Neilson was not the owner but the occupant of the premises. Mr. Rushton said he would hear the evidence. Mr. Shuttleworth stated the case, which was afterwards proved in evidence by Mr. Hewitt, the superin tendent of the fire-police, who said that Mr. Neilson's servant called at the station on the 14th of October last, and sum moned him to Halewood, six miles off, telling him that the premises of Mr. Robert Neilson were on fire. He toot( three engines, to the first of which he had four horses, the secend three, and the last two. PI took five officers of the police, ar.d eleven others followed. He met a messenger about two miles and 'a half out of Liverpool, who urged him to make haste. When within a mile of Mr. Neilson's premises, he met another, who told him that the fire was subdued. He sent back two of the engines, and went forward with the one of which he had taken charge. He found the fire extin guished, with the exception of that in an outhouse. The roof was burnt, and some hay had been consumed. He ad the usual report to the 'Watch Com m itt ee. The claim upon Mr. Neilson was £9. Mr. Archibald Tweedie, a clerk in the Watch-office, said that he paid £3 to Mrs. Ann Lea . for horses for two engines, £2. 2s. to Mr. Evan Williams for horses for one engine, and 15s. for allowances to the drivers on account of the visit of the fire-police to Halewood: William Hall, Mr. Neilson's servant, proved that in the absence of Mr. Neilson he summoned the fire-police, and that the engines attended as above stated. Mr. Davenp " But Lord Derby is the owner of the premises, is he not?" Witness : " Yes." Mr. Shuttleworth : " And to whom did the hay belong ?" Witness : "To Mr. Neilson." Thomas White, a clerk in the Fire Police-office, proved that he had called many times for the account, and that he was at length informed that Mr. Neilson objected to pay it. Mr. Rushton called upon Mr. Davenport for the defence. Mr. Davenport : " They have not proved, sir, that the property belonged to Mr. Neilson." Mr. Rushton : " They have proved that Mr. Neilson's servant summoned the engines, and that some of the hay was burnt." Mr. Rushton here read from the act an extract bearing on the case. Mr. Rushton said it mattered not where the premises were situate, if the parties called out the Liverpool fire-police, they must pay for it. Mr. Davenport " But if Mr. Neilson had been at home he would not have sent for the fire-police, but for the West of England, where he is insured." Mr. Rushton : " But it happens that his servant went to the proper place. quite clear that Mr. Neilson is not the real defendant here. He has an indemnity from the Fire' Insurance Company a n d he has acted as advised. He is the nonenennalgitf:iir,uroun;it.n; Mr. Shuttleworth sa id, as evidence had b only a charge of £3 for the engines, his claim would be o n l y £B. 17s. Mr. Rushton said, no doubt the claim was a rea sonable one, and when they considered protectionthe i mportance of wasthe fire-police contraryto good pol establishmentpolicy, in s v tl , a office to resist s uc h c l a ims. Mr. Rushton d irected the or d er to be mad e f or paymen t. We are informed that this decision will be appealed against, on the ground, that the magistrates were bound, by a subsequent clause, to appo r ti on the charges amongst all parties to whom the assistance w as g i ve, insured or uninsured. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, Great Novelty ! Immense Attraction ! ! For this Night only Mr. PH ERRAND, at Half-Price !! All Free Orders must be suspended. the Public Press excepted, This Evening, WEDNESDAY, March 15th, For the BENEFIT of the NATION AL • ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE, Will be Performed, for the first time, a New Grand Histori cal Comic Tragedy of intense interest in half-a-dozen Acts, entitled AND A ROMPAS ALL ABOUT NOTHING, or the AMIABLE A ROW ASSASSIN, AND THE BLOODY NOSE OF THE LOWER HOUSI Amiable As: Mr. STOCKPORT (from the Theatre-Royal, Manchester, certainly his first appearance in that character.) Mr. Justice Shallow .......... Mr. A. PINCHER. Mr. Recreant Whig, his old Schoolfellow, " how do you like that, my Lord," Mr. GRAHAM, In which he will dance the Pas Saul Le Ghimkrau with the original words. Fool, " a motley fool," Mr. PHERRAND, with " upon MY word Cis true and what will you lay its a lie." Farmer .. Mr. JOHN BULL. Farmer's Friend, " Honi Soil qui Mal y pense," Mr. CHAS. BUCKINGHAM. Peelings, " haled Caters all hot," Mr. MARSIIAM, Sir Rhubarb Pill, a mountebank, Mr. ROBERT PRIME, (his original character,) In which he will introduce " how happy would I be with either" and " he says that I am personally," as originally performed by him with unbounded appl ause . Tamboff, Mr. STANLEY. Iron Duke, Mr. ARTHUR. Admiral Long Tom Coffin, alias Sliding Gunt er B o b , Mr. COMMODORE LEAPYEAIt. ShtiriSt, Mr. GREGORY Milliner, Mr. GinsoN Irish Landlady, Madame MONCASTLE, (from the Theatre Royal Cork.) • In which she will sing, in character, " Biddy the Basket Woman," and " How can we live without the Rints." Mrs. Cohen, Miss WALKER, In which she will introduce " The Twopenny Postman," " Our Mary Anne," and " I am o'er young to marry yet." Nurse, Mrs. GOLDBURN Mrs. Hairy, an old woman attending on the Doctor, Mrs. SIPSOPHT. Barmaid, Miss Rous,from the Eagle Tavern, 'Westminster Paupers, Landlords, Thieves, Farmer's Friends, &c., Messrs. SAVINGS, BANKS, BOTHERABIT, ISRAELS, BONHAM ) Mesdames SLOUBUCK, P. LAURIE, WORSTLEY, &C. GLADSTUN, Ste To conclude with a Grand Finale Tableau by a Chorus of Farmer's Friends, in which the various sounds of Birds, Brute Beasts, and Blackguards, will be brought upon the stage at once, presenting on the whole such a spectacle as would make the unnerved shake, and raise the " quills upon the fretful porcupine," but the ladies are particularly re quested not to be frightened as it is only in fun. After which, HERR BROH011&MM, From Everywhere, will go through a variety of inrformances with the whole of his Trained Animals, including the RED CAT, lIIS NEW MONKEY JAROBATII, And the pious Hindoo E LEPHAN T. e with, for the first time at this Theatre, a M ono pologue, entitled the EXTRAORDINARY To conclude LYRE! MR. PHERRAND AT HOME!! In which Mr. PIIERRA ND Will sustain S racters!!! ;even different Cita- And entertain the audience with some of his Original Sto ries ;—including the " Devil's Dust," " the veriest humbugs in existence," " How rcany Cows does Cobden keep?" and his last new one, the " Rag Wheel," " WHICH NOBODY CAN DENY" ! !! Vivant Regina et Prineeps an out and outer Triumphct Leagua Ladies and gentlemen of the League, is the pro priety and taste of this document,—which was distri buted to the audience of your Punch and Judy exhibi tion on Wednesday last, sufficiently to be admired ? Do they not infinitely increase your reverence for the character of your high priest, an "amiable assassin ?" We should imagine they must. After such a fire of squibs the Corn Law must infallibly be scouted, as un worthy of the philosophy of the present age; and to enable your Council to repeat the movement, you must hunt up the back streets and courts, and screw out of their wretched occupants MONEY, MONEY, MONEY ! Printing playbills even cannot be done without MONEY ! LOCAL NEWS It is said that the Corporate Estate and the Dock Estat will, together, contribute about £3,000 to the Income-tax. THE GREAT WESTERN.—This fine vessel was to sail from New York on the 16th. She may be expected here about the 29th or 30th. It will be seen that a considerable reduc tion has been made in the prices. INCORPORATED SOCIET Y FOR BUILDING CHURCHES.-- On Sunday last, in compliance with the Queen's letter, the sum of £2O ss. 10d. was collected in West Derby Chapel, after a sermon by the Rev. J. Jones. -••-• --- Amongst the portraits on view at Mr. Mercier's painting rooms, in Bold-street, is a fine head (unfinished) of Dr. Hutchinson, governor of the -Royal Lunatic Asylum, gow, wnose evidence on the late tria of M'Naughten was of so much weight i n esta bli shing the assass i n ' s insanity. exhibition in that We under s t an d th at i t i s the intent i on. o f th e di rec t ors o f the Collegiate In s tit ut i on to have building during th e a pp roac hi ng m id su mmer vacation, similar to those which h ave f or t h e two las t years been so well at !ended at the Mechanics' Institution. The former building is in every respect eminently suitable for the purpose. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. — This body has at length very prudently withdrawn the clause, which they inserted in the Birkenhead Improvement Bill as it originally stood, and which was intended to prohibit the corporation from sending any members of th e i r b ody to b e pr esent at the sittings of the commissioners as representatives of the council. Mr. Jackson's taunt that " they would soon be rid of the presence of Mr. Parker ," . who s it s t h ere on b e half of the corporation, goes therefore for what it is worth. 9' N.tr'lUf it and hove iforY , Onft, an SattiruaYi Collett, and rolibea )rilv coimer. It hits of two shillings an_ peared that Corlett, who is a sailor belonging to the sloop Lady Gordon, lying in the King's Dock, came ashore after the tide watch on Friday morning, and took a walk past the Custom-house and along Paradise-street and Whitechapel . When he arrived near Crosshall-street, lie was overtaken by two men. One said, " How far are you going ?" He rer, plied, " I think I'm far enough this way ; I'll turn back. They immediately seized him, threw him on his face, and thrust their hands into his pocket. He called " Murder ! as loudly as he could, and Inspector Walker and officer Slack, who were in one of the neighbouring streets, ran to his as sistance and seized both the villains on the spot. Henry had the copper in his hand which he b a d t a k en f rom Corlett s pocket. One of the prisoners threw half-a-crown in silver, of which he had robbed the complainant, on the ground The prisoners were committed for trial ixpenc€ and ASSAULT.—Mr. Edward M'Knight, a ware house keeper, was brought up before Mr. Rushton, on Sa turday last, to answer a complaint preferred against him by John Might, one of the foremen of Messrs. Samuel and James Holme. It appeared that Messrs. Holme are re building the warehouses in Formby-street, and that they had tied a rope, called a guide-rope, round some bars of the window of an opposite waroliouse, of which Mr. Al‘Knight is the occupant. Mr. M'Knight came on the ground in furious passion, and ordered the foreman to take off the roPe immediately, with which he was about to comply, wh en M'Knight took out of his pocket a large knife, and com menced cutting the rope. Might begged him not to do so , as lie would untie and remove it, telling him that if he ea t the rope he would bring down the hoisting machinery from the top of the wall, and would probably kill the men working beneath it. M'Knight, however, persisted in cutting away the rope, when Might, alarmed for the safety of the work men, told him he was a very bad man to do such a wad thing, and again entreated him to desist, that he might secure the " derrick," and liberate the men from danger. Mr' M'Knight still persisting, Might gave the alarm to the workmen, and pushed M`Knight on one side, to enable Jahn to loose the rope, when the latter succeeded in cutting it in two, but providentially no mischief was done to the work men or the machinery. He then took a brick off the ground, and struck the complainant on the head a mos t terrific blow, which laid open his temples, and covered the poor fellow with blood. He appeared in court with his head bandaged up, and the assault was clearly proved by. several witnesses. Th e d e f en c e se t up was , t h a t 'Alight had struck at M'Knight; but this was clearly proved not to have been. the case, but that the conduct of the defendant bad been of the'inost Violent nature. Mr. Rushton cotnmented with great severity on the conduct of the defendant, and told him that had the case been taken to another court, it would have been of serious consequence to him. He regretted that it was not in his power to inflict a heavier p un i s hment for such an aggra va t e d assau l t on a man who was in the perfor mance of his duty, who was displaying every disposition to accede to the wishes of the defendant, and who had through' out exhibited the greatest forbearance. lle ordered Mr: M'Knight to pay a penalty of £5, and again regretted tha t it was not in his power to make the punishment heavier. CORPORATION SALES.—The following are the particular° of the result of the sales of the Corporation property, by Messrs. Winstanley, on Wednesday. Notwithstanding th e badness of the times, the prices may, in general, be consi dered pretty good, so me ver y hi g h. Th e sa l es were , as u sua l ! upon leases for seventy-.five years, subject to the purchase of the ground rent and to such covenants as are usually inserte d in the Co r po ra ti on l eases , an d to suc h f urt h er covena t s an restrictions as might be named at the time of sale. Lot 1, a house, on the east side of Whitechapel, No. 60, and corn er of Dawson -str ee t, i n th e occupation of Richard Boucher' £705 ; lot 2, two h ouses an d a s hi ppon, an d l an d a tt a ched thereto, on the east side of Peter's-lane, No. 31, in the occu pation of Lawrence Wilkinson and James Turton, £790; I L ° 3, a house on th e wes t s id e o f C roo k e d - l ane, N o. 1 6 , i n the , occupation of John R ogers , t oge th er w i t h t h e h ouse at we back, in Murray's-co ur t, N o . 10, i n th e occupation nt. , Matthew Ternan, £340 ; l ot 4, a h ouse , on t h e sout h s ide 0 ' Thomas. street, No. 52, in the occupation of Margaret Wil liams, £275 ; lot 5, a house, on the east side of Lower Frede rick-street, No. 17, in the occupation of James Walker , £2BO (sold subject to particular covenants); lot 6, a house , on the south side of Richmond -street, No. 12, in the (we n ' potion of Thomas Taylor, £655 ; l o t 7, a house, adjoining th e above, No. 10, i n th e occu p at i on o f J o h n R oc h e , £540; l ot 8, 'adjoining the above and at the end of Williamson-stre et, No. 32, in the occupation of Edward Griffiths, £770 • lot 9 ' three houses, on the e as t s id e o f Willi amson - stree t, N os. 26, 28, and 30, in the occupation of John Needham, Wm. Janie ° Hemming, and Francis George, £790; lot 10, a house, on e the north side of Sch oo l-l ane , N o . 43 . i n th e occu p a tion ?' John Edward Kelly, together with the house at the back, in Brooks-alley, No. 14, in the occupation of David LintlsaY: £435; lot 11, a piece of land, at the corner of Cases-stre;!' and Ranelagh-street, containing about 90 square yards, ss. per yard, or £1,552 10s. ; lot 12, a piece of land, fronting the Salthouse Dock Quay, at the corner of Charlotte-plac e ' containing about 220 square yards, not sold ; lot 13, a PC P of land, in Cotnus-street, together' with buildings ereet e , , thereon, containing about 1,479 s q ua r e y a rd s , 21 s . per Or', or £1,552 19 s . ; l o t 14, a pi ece o f l an d, a t t h e corner o f South John-street and Atherton-street, containing about 149 squar e yards, £789 14s. ; lot 15, a piece of hind, at the south side. Hardman -street, and corner of Pilgrim-street, together will the buildi ng erec t e d th ereon , con t a i n i ng a b ou t 342 squa re yards, £525 ; lot 16, a house, on the east side of Pitt-stre et. No. 31, in the occupation of John Balshaw, £275. THE NEW CHURCH IN CATHERINE-STREET* (Concluded from our paper of Tuesday last.) ' The interior, as we ll as th e ext er i or , i s fi n i s h e d i n polishe d white freesto ne , w i t h out p l aster , or ornament of stucco ci r other mate r i a l, th e w h o l e o f t h e wa ll s and decorations o f the Church of the Ap ost l es b e i ng o f t h e most ela b orate an d c ost l y masonry. The present temporary entrance to the c hoi r an d its al •sle s , et . is by a door leading from the south transept. The to‘'_ will rise at the intersection of the nave, choir, and transep ts ' to i . „ .e supported on four immense pointed arches, opening four cardinal points. The four great piers of the tower, the mouldings of which will meet the groining of the roof ab° , them, are each a b ou t 25 feet Tinches in circumference; j et t from their great height, they will have . a light and eleal e appearance. On entering the choir, the visiter observes o f cathedral arrangements, and is struck with the s plendour ... , this nearly-fini s h e d part o f the cl i urch, which, however. there being no gallery—will not accom mo d ate a large cong r, Z gation. The l o fty c ustere d columns, the great h e i g ht ofti e ; central roof, and th e b r illi ant colours of the stained &ti; give the whole a very i mpos i ng, we may say, a gorgeous efier Ss, figures There are twel ve c l ustere d columns in the choir, with tihw e bases and cap i ta l s, and decorated carvings of leaves, s.. figures of an ge l s , a t t h e spr i ngs of the arches, and terrnilithe tious of the l a b e l mouldings, all cut in the stone of which at church is built. A s spec i mens of sculpture, the figur e ja particular are beautifully perfect and minute. There ar,asco windows round the aisles, and 13 in the clere story. a u 0 the pointed arches is the triforium, almost invariably i°, i i i t a in all cathedrals, and sometimes called " the monks' wa lk When the groining of the aisles is completed, we are t„ that a person will be thus enabled to walk without interrtge tion round the whole church. Triple shafts spring from th e bases of the column s , and with carved capitals support of, on which rest the principals of the 1 te d The projecting ends of th e h ammer -b eams are termin: ith by shields, painted and gilded in relief, and charged h i e ') ancient ecclesiastical emblems and monograms, a mong will be found the names of the Twelve Apostles? to iiv 0 i 5 this church is to be dedicated. This style of dedicatio n not, we believe, very usual in the present day, choree or being almost universally dedicated to some one Mos t ad Saint. Many, however, of our readers have no doubt vis it ; the Church of the Apostles at Cologne; arid Eusebius ge m . lions a still more ancient Church of the Apostles, at , en d stantinople. The semi-principals of the apsis at the easa he ir of the choir unite at the end of the ridge-tree, and "he of t curves similarly meet in the highest point, or apex, 0 o f curve of the pair of principals in which the tertninati ° the ridge-tree rests. ted The whol e roo f o f the choir and its timbers are Pi!ialoo, m ultra-ariae, and the mouldings d ecora t e d w ith 'Fermi' t he white, and gold. The east end of it, immediately ovr roo , altar, i s studded with golden stars, to represent the eerd ment, Thi s style of roof-painting may be in perfect oeainlY ance with anc i ent usage in church decoration, but it cesreely seems to u s t o h ave a somewhat gaudy appearance, se li t a ; of in keepi ng w i th the subdued self. colour of the stone avu which the general fabric is composed. leg, The flour in f ron t' o f t h e choir, and also round the o rs is pav e d w i th hexagonal small tiles, alternately red arid b threa The choir it se l f is slightly elevated, being ascended by aised steps, and, w i t h the altar, at its eastern end, which is r`i t he three st e p s hi gher than the pavement of the upper oar a t e or choir, is enclosed within a Gothic screen of oiil let mou nted by c arve d work in the early perpendicu l ar 0 /the having numerous pinnacles of the same material. - O ver ea cb entrance, or g a t e , is fixed a carved rood or c ross. o ,i, i er e is side of th e c h o i r, and immediately within the rood, t" cony Jere also, on the south side, is a a range of oaken stalls, in the ancient manner, for the ° a c tu al). rinodation of the ministers who will be attached to the e u .a abs " credence," or " table of prophecies," whereon are Jai," t he sacramental elements previously to their being placed, f•witb altar for consecration. Near the credence is a " se wie ' ha T rd he. a. iscin floor e, d substance,i is I, v ) e a r n e u d i.a ‘ p l e • o i t ap_ a, all of richly carved stone work. o f 5 The a ltar e 'Abbey and some of our cathedral churches of Stoke-upon-Trent, after ancient tiles in Wes"- ureao ton, lt h ihs r manufactured stone '' tt sai irb , es „, ls ; e ; M I s i t °l3 e 6r ; stone, of an oblong monumental f ' will b e c°s ; d it , ~form and with a large polished slab, Th e space immedaitely s at is floored with w hi te, variegated, black marble , 19 raeae pieces, forming arches, radiating from various centres. ,ive, - , will, we learn, be hereafter taken up and replaced by a ,'" kill meat of a more costly character, Over the altar tiler repe be a splendid canopy of carved work, which is now i ii tre °f cation, The steps leading to the 'choir and the altar - fine polished freestone. a rorl i i t l The most difficult and elaborate part of the stone r oll, the groining and arching • • the particular l y arill over aisles, the semicircle of the east end, where the arches, nee e i s ; of l ' traversing each other in skews, require every stone to of the t peculiar shape, and mathematically true. This O ct led all work is, however, nearly finsilied, arid, when °Ter whole round, will have a rich effect. The cost, indeed, of "- Wer e pile, when completed, will i will be very great when ecr s er son! with reference to the comparatively small number of f ier tb,; which it will accommodate. The stone work is tie sod i 5 practical superintendence of Mr. Scholefield, of Bury'.n or I executed throughout in a perfect and workmanlike ' l l, e visii . When at the extreme end, and looking westward, w e, anti; for observes the organ—elevated on a - temporary stag s , bei l l° . the next removal, when it will be much enlarged--1 Wal t , built under the arrangement and superintendence °' FEr - in D. Jeffery. The compass of the echo organ is from A- .A.A- i ll AA in alto ; the grand and choir organ from CCC aa s toP s I, alto ; the pedal organ two octaves, from CCCC -- a" d aiet s is all. The pipes are chiefly of what is called spottees is i ts They were made by Mr. John Pace; whose abilities line are so well known to organists as to require no,e. u aaa lete„ We heard the organ played although it is not yet cu l a'7, o wea t The touch is remarkably light, and the tone rich a: "„„ r . e roo o f ful. The longest pipe is about 32 feet. The ar a v i' a Tietl and superintendence of the windows, in all their ;0 ibi s stained glass, also devolves u Mr. Jeffery, wlica ; ; We° upon a „, exa de • partment as well as in that of tae organ, " a west e 9 muc taste and ability. the w e f ° In c the south aisle (to be afterwardslaced at 0 , o ~ s to ea,,,,,ea of the church) is the ba t•• 1 font, in tine 1 . ) ibma cut . - Gothic design; the basin supported below by , the oi - t figures of angels, in the same material. doctrines 00 Upon enquiring further into the faith and e re cl , church, we are enabled distinctly to state that tbeYsceatoi the same s e a sets held by Mr. Irving. The li iiirg r'oar ° of ihelthles a ver great portion of those prayers whie ,ow rell to church has adopted. We understand that no l anoa ea , charity sermons, collections, arid the like, will be this church. ben • rec e • i- The church, which is now open to inspection , b a i e ind i te visited by considerable numbers of resPect aiN d bt tP C of the workmanship, and the duals, who have been astonished as well as gratifj.beeff ec ,, richness t tlOg interiorly of the part alread finished. , ta ße, . 0 [ln our notice of the interior, we stated, by an' s _ 0 8 ' the gilded the cross on the eastern apex was taken frow,l le cathedral at Boulogne, in place of that of Cologo' ' splendour or & !, tbe going of LORD ADINGER.—As a paragraph has been ;',,ti°ll have round of the papers announcing the intended resii, we ba n, the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequ er ,lfied been requested to give such reports the most uuqu , 3 _ 3 : eo ate' tradiction, as his lordship neither does, nor ever 1 0 ' plated resigning.— Tunes. me5m.M.......1/1. ._