The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

Sept. 10, wool b . • . ). rdrobe r, the A DI" , only► COtill" be 03 ;o ffica, ned to nos ream' twelve , Lot Attor stimo- a be former 3111P .apable 3SED Id an could apply ;cord— Dfficor pf fife with Iditioa y , wig period UnOC . ' 'ollS t° rtile; gOO O short with ►N L N of TE I4 st, for tiding sed to Liver' vtiOtt . - - -^ • /. _ . . . . . : o. ,bout Red the Paull pro- rse of :meat 'their le re- I mat Yard, al for f the ice co, ay or I the at of ) re coM- ay be . yeyOr 0 tbe - DAY, IVO. 'EN' Ho" . .orcer 4s. , 00 of 41• int ( ' a diaß whole , 0 th B 00 f Is iir°. t ter os - or tlia I !o°°. c fro': spio te O5 V 9 F t he to g 1 ,4 10. e f fo r lej (Or 6 be S n rbe: -° sto op e • ost „ c oo e 7 1 115 e r g , ter iou e tere o " • ro i " a oil .45, 51/3 THE Adjourned PUBLIC MEETING to promote i t he CLOSING of SHOPS at SEVEN O'CLOCK, unavoidably POSTPONED till WEDNESDAY EVEN ING, the 18th instant, at the Music Hall, Bold-street.-- Chair to be taken at Seven o'clock precisely. _ _ THOMAS SANDS, Mayor. °2o n -hall Sept. 9, 1844. LEEDS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL & DOUGLAS NAVIGATION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next GE NERALpR, ASSEMBLY of the COMPANY of LI,'„PRIETORS of the CANAL NAVIGATION from Tr,c , DS to LIVERPOOL, and DOUGLAS NAVIGA /,,uN, vvill be held, at the ADELPHI HOTEL, in LIVER th-131', in the county palatine of Lancaster, on FRIDAY, ve 20th day of September next, at Eleven o'clock in the o r enoon, wh en an d w h ere th e P ro p r ieto r s, by themselves r their Proxies, are requested to attend. By order, SAMUEL HAILSTONE, Law Clerk. Br i 1 August, 1544. T° NOTICE TO MARINERS. prevent Damage being done to the Sea-Wall for BU YS the New intended Docks North Shore, SEVEN or crYs are pl ace d, T en Yard's from the Wall and One °l lsand Feet Ap ar t. A n y Person making fast to them breaki ng them adrift will be proceeded against by Water JOHN ASKEW, Water-bailiff. Office, 71h September, 1844. A Gal Just Published, Price One Shilling , CULTURE ; ITS PRACTICE WITH PROFIT, sag es lucidat e d i n a C on t ras t of Oriental and British • • Societ y c a Correspondence with the Royal HA AgrMicultural Loudon England. By -11 EN RY NEWN . Published by ROAKE and VARTY, 31, Strand. -- i&vEßpooL, ORMSKIRK, AND PRESTON RAILWAY. T H T E r ,PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE GIVE NO be r ecei that no APLICATIONS for SHARES will ved after THURS DAY next, the 12th instant. Ex change-alley, ILEN, Chai Liverpool, F 5t E D S h ept., 1844.rman. GAINSBOROUGH, SHEFFIELD, AND CHES TERFIELD RAILWAY. SHORT AND DIRECT LINE. CAPITAL, X 750,000, IN 1 I 5,000 SHARES OF £5O DEPOSIT EACH., X 3 PER SHARE. PROVISIONAL'COMMITYEE. Wm. Jno. Bagshawe, Esq., The Oaks, Sheffield. Wilson Overend, Esq., Sheffield. Benj. Burdekin, Esq., Sheffield. Richard Bayley, Esq., Castle Dyke, Sheffield. 1111 , °alas Creswick, Esq., Ecclesall Grange. Shef fi eld. henry Wilson, Esq., Westbrook, tit ne nrY Houldsworth, Esq., Chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company. I P wi lliam Entwisle, Esq., • , Duty• Chairman of the ' o - \ Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, andn y ailwDai rector of the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston Railway Company. Robert Gill, Esq., Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts, a Di rector of the Manchester and Leeds, and of the t __ Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston Railway Companies. ''''c° Schuester, Esq., a ' Director of the Manchester and Leeds, and of the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston ~, Railway Companies. ,;;al),. tain Laws, R.N., Crumpsall Hall, Lancashire. krmati Clark, Esq., Mayor of Chesterfield. -- ",: wa vd Humble, Esq., Renishaw, Derbyshire. T homas Butcher Esq., Endcliffe, Sheffield. u h e o n to r yaselli n •'un , Esq., Sheffield. Robert Yoiluknin'asenj,:.Esos.EiciT6 r E ey n s d t c o l n iff e : , tiall, Sheffield. ~.R. i.ho o g en ir a l a - I n a .zo:o, d ,Esc i" Hooton Level, Maltby. y. Thomas Didsbury Eiisciraitßhowtehlel r ila m no . r House,Yorkshire. yCharles Frederiek'You "e Esq. Sheffield. oarawersyNiVoibllhis. E D s ix ti o , n Esq., ng' Broom ' Lodge, Sheffield. John Green, Esq ;.kii:lsmnt i d il t i' John Suns° m• ESO Moor Lodge, Sheffield. Sheffield. toiehhnarNdewton Ma . ppi a E ~ Sheffield. Richard Es' , sq Sudbrooke Holme, Lincoln, Chairman of the Wakefield, Lincoln, and Boston 11, Railway. - " e 14v • H• W. Sibtla r e,Washingborough, Directors Lia co l ° P of the Edwa rd n ' Wake- T . Ord Fowler, Esq., Lincoln, field, r ul • Keyworth, Esq., Lincoln, ,;:neosnotoatsk Wetherell, Esq., Lincoln! I &Boston *l. Cracroft, Hackthorn Hall, Lincoln, Cracroft, Esq., Hackthorn, _ Railway. With power to add ENGINEER. William their number? William C E U N b G A N t,Esq., F.R.S. BANKERS. % efheld The Sheffield and s ß h oetli ffie erildi andam Bankin gßetfo r d Company ;the Vftinsborough Bank. - ancob a t Messrs. Smith, Ellison, and Co. Chesterfield The Chesterfield and Derbyshire Banking ti:st u Company. ast . Messrs. Gee and Co. Ptry. The Yorkshire Banking Company. le hester M essrs. C un liff e. B roo k es, an d C o . 1 1don ........ Messrs. Cunliffe, Brookes, and Co : ; Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.; the Prl,, object of ti L li ond t o d n er a t n ak d in ‘N g 'e i r t m o .rov,diarect and perfe s ct u LNE OF RAlLWAYconstructlnter Bank. the most , h fr S o t a a L : Vlitaaud Port of GAIN SBOROUGH,throu through at C a ,,, l ltiit a ,t, o the Station of the Midland R --`. "-d.PIELD thereby effecting a more i ex h pe o d ro it o io g u b s , Sheit:°lloralem ' ' communication between Ga ns d bet " u ' a ntl fill communica •s on the one hand, an Aeen sheffie :Midland Countie . als, to brit) • twhieth hootlheeorf; Lint aa cn iushir e a g a' etil ,t tl e i a m nd m t e h d e ia jl te le c tr o n n p t n a l c i t s on the ' ' 3 .. a .ljufset u - r n itl " t ne Eatern Co.unties, " the important he'd, and ~ g and Mineral Districts of Sheffield, Dron aa unst Th e L. one. th e ; ule will commence at Chesterfield, passth Et ro r u o a n h . Aei,,ruPortant Alineral Districts of Unstone and it u., through Sheffield and thence by Caaklow._. (where Ti e gnise s over the Midland Railway,) Whiston, iNlaitbYt ZIE TO kbdill' overßat the 't y b near which last- Lilt% wn will'ur o lite with the projected Wakefield, boeii-s.toiLtn, and Boston Railway, the promoters of which cor ially sanction and approve of the present undertaking, "lug, as it will in conjunction with their Line, the 'liCati'lnd most comprehensive system of Railway commu :r_la lon between the Agricultural Districts of Lincoln e a.nd Towns Counties and the populous Manu i eturing of Yorkshire and Lancashire. The distance between Chesterfield and Sheffield (and cons equently all plac es S outh and South West of the f ormer Town) will by this Line be 10 miles less than by the present tedious and circuitous route via Alasbrough ; thus effecting a saving of nearly one-half of the whole distance in the existing Lines of Railway communication between those two Towns. The distance from Gainsborough to Sheffield will be ander thirty miles, which is less by several miles than by a uY other Line which has yet been proposed to unite those Towns. In fact, no shorter Line can be bad ; moreover, it can flot b e Su rpassed , e if e qua ll e d, by any other in th e excel mill oits gradient s or th e li g ht ness o f th e wor k s t h at ~, e required in its construction. 1 0 the Inhabitart s of and Owners of Property in Lin weeal,7ns;lire.: and the ' Eastern Counties generally,. this Rail the'," at Paramount importance, as it will furnish to Coal' a t a greatly diminished cost, an ample supply . of uf the best quality for all purposes, the Line passing iti„2,ateesa., miles of its length through a rich and almost qaci`Tirisbilaible Coal Field; whilst to the Inhabitants of t tighl nr° ugh and Boston, in particular, it must prove A c e advat ageous as furnishing (along with the Wake blsineLsistiteoh,i, and . lioston Line) , an immense accession of .It j e ,° tne Shipping Interests of those Ports. ? a lga% af•4`ulst superfluous to point out the great tilvan- Th ` L 'ettp i e ' oA and the necessity which exists for a rapid and t - h all tfacial• ° f transit between the agricultural an . d the "ak int districts which will be effected . by this and entrio ct. efiel , . Nh Z Slid the Agriculturists of Lincoln, and Boston Railway, in the most CCU - - , otsi, "rectual manner, as - t r i c r, _a n u t y ie d si ni w i i4 g . ll , ,h a u tli s s h h e ire a.h L le in to colnslii The e will t r"seed Cost, direct to the consumers. transmitre' and the i ofr p t r h o a d u E c a e s , t a e t r a n r'iided !aver se •,,,, r eedo ra wi th an • - is'i Wver or Canal, henc with vy at - Canon' Y navigaa.e i •er the a District which is not immediately taea tai 6-71 the score of interfering with Parks and orn jeeti"s "7eYanue,coanindpeittitiisonenotfirealnyddiinvetestrefedreonfeealloba -- tb:l'lle p a ,'a and Residences. *i l ls Lin,seoger traffic, which must necessarily come on c o : 4 lt i s . b wi ll he great ; this will be at once apparen au as eraa e aor ne : tel mind that independently of all other n aec et th e u e t 80 fourteen Daily Coaches are required to cou a osii rl 'uloa r a a t ff iu.nf the District, which this Railway will sni t : t ulle Ab e ,. The well-known and extensive Quarries . a llow ° ,, the I• e Y and Wicker.slsy, are in immediate prt.xi he,aute" to „ n le ; the Stone of the former is universally th e r. ,YRhd e r pass all other for Building purposes, in tieirindin nrability whilst the latter furnish nearly all Theand • g Stow, ' ': its v i _. .5 used in the Manufactories of Stief- D ort ca rri, utility. Of , rl t iterhgr of Live Steck will, of itself, form an im- E ta c attle ~- „ ,,'4 the traffic, inasmuch ' as at least 5000 head F rom m 6:,:',". 100,000 sheep are annually sent from the lh 14 4 Ea . " e ts to the market at Rotherham alone. t hat P IN , r eful c t • a itnate of traffic on data accurately taken,. th e a P - r n gt ters feel themselves fully warranted in stating tva,. k l l!oo o , o r ,at least £8 per Cent. will be realised on Th o n g eapook'amtal, after allowing £4O per Cent. 4.1 r1t c d f e l'%it nfs• Nr, S ho res' -- £ 3 Per Share is to he paid on the . allot- Of ~' e, b e l . and the liability of Subset ibers will, of .‘aei a l , twined by the Act of Parliament to the amount r 4", 9Peetive Sh l' e rT uve' sle c trtns ,. for Sha a r r e e •s a. in the Forms below given are f o irts9 N7, 0 " tt rnade to Messrs. WILSON, YOUNGE, and tsr i sng ~e,„ A r i e r : DIXON, SAicitors, Sheffield ; or to the t : do 87.a_ and :—Mr. Duncuff, Manchester ; 3 4 - r. 4 J ot ; Mes sr s G. Towoo d 33, TI roamorton-street, th awiN ti . • .ILLIANI REYNOLDS and SONS, an k r. , t eed , .^l-L, Liver pOol ° ;lessrs. i ll:and C. Beard_ d y, Ja tnes 0 Alessrs. Moore and Gatliffe, Huddersfield ; la is NI gin,larveY, Halifax. ; Messrs. Beaumont, Kenne t oilio,rtnvolVorardi\foledssiasn.dTL ri e c e g d a sLo H r t o o ds A o l n es , s h iL. ll C . ol in tll'equest API IC.3ATION FOR SHARES. . le G a i n s ou will secur e to me Shares pet, theborouvh such („ T e ~a a t;Sheffield. and Chesterfield Railway, aosit:ahase, as r the 1 rospe.ctus. And I agree to take up on t,_ may be allotted to me, and to pay the De_ tr act lied a ,"e a . me, and execute the Parliamentary Con batewatkerthers' Agreement when required. 1844. .---- Name. To th e p ,ovi,ional Colarn -------- itte e of rtrhilreesaideacinouersebt°'f,essicn. Shefaeld, and Chesterfield Railway. LES SOIREES POLKA. THE principal difficulty in the POLKA is not so much the acquiring its various movement!, as the Dancing it in combination; to obviate which, Mr. JAMES R. PALMER purposes holding a WEEKLY SOIREE, for the advantage of parties who have acquired the Dance prac tising it together. To commence in the course of the present Month. 27, SOHO-STREET, Sept. 5, 1844. INSTRUCTION IN CHANTING. :VIR. H. V. LEWIS, PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AND SINGING, begs to state that he gives INSTRUC TION IN CHANTING, in Classes or Private Lessons, at his Residence, 11, ELIZADETII-STREET, Pembroke place, where his Terms may be obtained. Mr. LEWIS is likewise forming a PRIVATE MADRI GAL and GLEE SOCIETY, to meet one evening in the week, at his Residence. Terms fur Gentlemen, Guinea and Half per Quarter; Ladies, One Guinea. EDUCATION. AGENTLEMAN, who has been accustomed to study and travel, is desirous of receiving Four or Six YOUNG GENTLEMEN to EDUCATE with his own Sons. In addition to the general Course of Education, his Pupils will receive Instruction in the following De partments of Learning :—Roman and English Literature, the Latin and French Languages, the Fine Arts, Poetry, and Music. Lectures will be delivered to the Pupils three times every week, in the following Branches so es sential to Youth :—history, Biography, Astronomy, Geo graphy, the Use of the Globes, Elocution, the Moral and Physical Management of the Person, Political Economy, Wealth of Nations. The Pupils will have the advantage of enjoying exercise free from street inconvenience, in Great George-square, No. 8, where all applications will meet with immediate attention from Mr. RANSOM);. Mr. R. gives Private Lectures in Families that may de sire so advantageous a mode of Education, or he will act as Private Tutor. _ - _ Gentlemen can read with Mr. Ransome at any hour of the day, in all the above Departments of Literature. Evening Lectures given to Gentlemen who wish to im prove their leisure hours, at No. 8, Great George-square, on calling on Mr. IL, or addressing a note to the Post. References—Hugh Price, Esq. ; J. Hosken, Esq. ; Capt. Snell, R.N. ; Sir W. Martin. The following Families have been under the care of Mr. Ransome :—The Hon. Mr. Cruikshank's, the Hon. Capt. Baldwin's, Count Shotten's, Judge M'Cauley's. THE NORTH ERN CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL. SONS OF CLERGYMEN t & T,E rEI ER GENTLEMEN, ROSSALL HALL, NEAR FLEETWOOD-ON-N\ YRE. Visitor—The Right Rev. the Lord BISHOP of CHESTER. President—The Hight Hon. the Earl of DERBY. Head Master—Rev. Dr. WOOLLEY, late Fellow of Uni versity College, Oxford. Classical Master—R. W. Busu, Esq., M.A., Scholar of Worcester College, Oxford, and Theological Prize- man, 1844. Mathematical Master—EDWARD SPENCER, Esq., 8.A., Fellow and late Mathematical Lecturer of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Assistant Masters. _ _ J. C. ANDREW, Esq., 8.A., Exhibitioner of University College, Oxford. X. N. PASZKOWICZ, M. Ph. of the University of War saw. H. W. VERNON, Esq., late of the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool. Drawing Master— Medical Attendant—KEATs ROBINSON Risx, Esq., R.N., late Assistant Surgeon to the Royal Naval Schools, Greenwich. Domestic Superintendent—Mrs. GARTHWAITE, late Ma tron of the Marlborough School. Drill Serjeant and Swimming Master— rr HE above SCHOOL WAS OPENED on Tnuns .l DAY, the 22d August, and the Council are now pre pared to issue further Nominations, with, a view to the immediate extension of the accommodation. TERMS. If Nominated. —For Sons of Clergymen £3o „ Laymen. .. 40 If not Nominated,—For Sons of Clergymen.... 40 Laymen .. 50 All applications to be trade to the Secretary, the Rev, ST. VINCENT BEECHEY, M.A., Thornton Parsonage, Preston. T HE LIVERPOOL FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. TRUSTEES. Sir Thomas Brancker. William Brown, Esq. I Adam Hodgson, Esq. DIRECTORS. Thomas Booth, Esq., Chairman. Richard Edwards, Esq., and George Holt, Esq., Deputy. chairmen. Thomas Brocklebank, Esq.. William Lowe, Esq. Thos. Arthur Bushby, Esq. James Moon, Esq. William Dixon, Esq. Lewin Mozley, Esq. William Earle, Esq. ' James Mulleneux, Esq. Joseph C. Ewart, Esq. William Nicol, Esq. Thomas S. Gladstone, Esq. John Pennington, Esq. Joseph Horoby, Esq. James Powell, Esq. George H. Lawrence, Esq. Nicholas Roskell, Esq. Andrew Low, Esq. H. Stolterfoht, Esq. AUDI :TORS. Thomas Buddicom Blackburi •ne, Esq., Daniel James, Esq The Directors continue to receive Proposals for IN SURANCE on LIVES, and against. LOSS by FIRE, in the United Kingdom, in the British Colonies, and in Foreign Countries. To the Public the most ample security is given, inas much as the Liabilitifs of the large and wealthy Proprie tary is unrestricted by Law; and the Policies do not contain the stipulation that the Stock and Funds of the Company shall, subject to prior claims and demands, alone be liable to make good any claim that may arise. The Rates of Premium may be known on application at the Office.—Mercantile Risks, in Liverpool, at the re duced Scale which the Directors have recently established. SWINTON MOULT, Secretary. Water-street, 6th Sept., 1844. 5,000 SHOOTING COATS ARE KEPT READY MADE, THE MOST NOVEL PATTERNS, FOR ONE POUND EACH, AT 8.. HY AM' S MAGNIFICENT TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, No. 63, LORD-STREET. OBSERVE THE NAME. HER MAJESTY'S DEPARTURE FOR SCOTLAND. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Princess Royal, embarked at Wool wich yesterday morning for Scotland. We have not time to give our correspondent's letter to our country subscribers. No MISSIONARY IN BARBARY.—When we consider that Mohammedanism was once instrumental in the re vival of letters; that Mohammedans cultivated with to lerable success mathematics, algebra ; astronomy, anatomy, surgery, chemistry, botany ; and that, in short, they were the depositaries of learning for several centuries, and that it passed through them into Europe ; we cannot but won der at their present determined disgust at it. " The Af rican writers," says Mills, " dwell with pride and satis faction on the literary institutions which adorned the t o wns on the northern coast of their sandy plain. The sun of science arose even in Africa, and tne manners of the Moorish savage were s oftened by philosophy. Their brethren in Europe amassed numerous and magnificent collections; two hundred and eighty thousand volumes were in Cordo"a, and more than seventy libraries were open to public curiosity in the kingdom of Andalusia." I have, indeed, here and there found a fragment of Plato ignorance reigns Aristotle ; but upon the w hole, I may say, reigns in North Africa with an iro n sce p tre. But what is worse, they are ignorant of the only wa y of salvation. Ought not Europe, for the blessing she has received from the barbarians, return the obligation by sending them the genuine and pure Word of God ? It may truly be said of Barbary, " There is none to comfort her." They all hear her sighs, they all pass by, but there is none to comfort her. This country is so near to Europe, and yet no church thinks of sending missionaries there. It is a mis taken Lotion that nothing can be done there. The Moors are always ready to speak on religion ;' indeed, you can hardly ever steak to them on another topic. They are also ready to purchase the Scriptures. I have sold them more than one copy. It is true, humanly speaking, there areinsurmountable difficulties to prevent them from em bracing Christianity ; but yet, who can tell what the effects of a word in season may be ? We ought to do all in our power to introdu c e again Christianity into that be nighted country,. and so d o our p a rt t o wards establishing Christ's kingdom, agai ns t whi c h the g ates of hell shall not prevail. The Mohammedan empire must and will fall ere long ; for the time will come " when the whole earth shall be filled with the kno w l e d ge o f G o d," an d t h a t g lo r ious time is not far distant. L e t th e li g ht o f t ru th p ene trate those dark regions, and " all the efforts of Grand Seig nors, Sultans, Bashaws, and Muftis, to extinguish it, will be unavailing. Though various causes may combine to impede its progress, yet its ulti ma t e success i s cer t a i n a nd irresistible."—A Voice from No r /J r Africa. MALTIIUSIAN DELUSION. — MaIthus used to talk of the poor rates as a cancer preyitg upon the vitals of the ciuntr". and Miss Martir,enn feared that the time was approaching when we should become " a nation of pau pers." But what is the fact at this moment, as placed beyond all doubt by actual returns ? The iccomes of the and higher classes are found to exceed two hun dred millions per annum ; while the maintenance of the poor cos , s a little more than jive millions ; that is to say, just a i.rpernee in the pound THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. PROGRESS OF POPERY. (From the speech of Dr. Wiseman at the consecration of the Roman Catholic Church at Nottingham.) His Lordship (said Dr. Wiseman) had alluded to what 1 is commonly called the religious revival of the day. There is now only one opinion on this subject, the reality of which was only a few years ago doubted by almost every one. It was then supposed that certain temporary feelings which had been excited in the heart of the Church of England, and which showed an opening to wards Catholicism, although it might for a time go on widening and deepening, would again be swallowed up • and absorbed, as it were, in the systems and doctrines of Protestantism, and would eventually be of no benefit to the cause of Catholic truth. It had indeed bren doubted by many individuals until within the last four or five years, when the change could no longer be concealed from the most sceptical, whether any real alteration in the public mind was taking place. And while they were engaged in anxiously inquiring and pondering over the thoughts and sentiments of our opponents, which were tending to the support of their own belief, they were taking no note of the quiet onward movementehich was taking place among themselves. Since his first commencement Mr. Pugin has erected thirty-four new churches; I believe he has built as many churches as he has lived years, and if he is spared during a long life, I hope to see England covered with churches, the architecture of which will be after the ancient models. In addition to that number, twenty other new churches have been built by other architects; and thus in six years we have an aggregate of fifty-four new Catholicchurches. This increase exceeds that of a much greater number of the preceding years; and by its means we have fifty four new churches built on good principles, and on the scale of the largest parochial buildings in the country, in the largest and most populous towns in the kingdom— such as London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Derby, Nottingham, Newcastle, Newark, Coventry, and other similar places. The church which has this d a y been opened is the largest now finished in this country since the Reformation. When St. George's in London, is completed, it will be the largest in the metropolis, ex cept St. Pauls. For ail this to be done in this short period is very extraordinary, and ought to excite the greatest gratitude to Providence, by whose power the hearts of men were inclined to furnish those means, without which, the erective talents of Mr. Pugin, be stowed fur the noblest ends, could never have been brought into action. Mr. Pugin has also, in the same period, I erected four new religious houses, and others h ave a l so been built, making a total of seven religious houses within the last three or four years. This does not include those which have been rebuilt, or those which have been caused by communities removing from one county to another, but totally new communities for which conventual build ings have been erected in strict conformity with the prac tice of ancient times. Few persons have taken any account of- the religious communities which had arisen during the last six years; there are nineteen new communities of nuns established. in England, and, with one exception, all are of different orders to those previously existing here. There have in that period been also nine houses of religious men es tablished •, making an aggregate cf twenty-eight religious houses added to the Church during the last six years. Within the last few years, the press at Derby has issued between one and a-half and two million volumes of-Ca tholic publications, a number which I am sure will cover the amount issued for the last ten or fifteen years front all the presses in the country united. These publications have been disposed of in a manner very different from those of a Bible or a Tract Society, in which great num bers are given away and scattered in every direction by agents or wealthy individuals, as the press of Derby is in the hands of one to whom the publication of these works is entirely an affair of commercial speculation. Catholic books are now bought and read in the most eager manner not only by members of our Church, but by all classes and all religions. During the last few years nine clergymen of that Church have joined the Unity of the Catholic faith in England ; and no inconsiderable number of young men destined for the ministry, have transferred themselves to our own dear Church, and become candidates for a better and truer priesthood. Here we have a variety of causes for the changes in our circumstances of a complex cha racter, and over which we could not possibly have any in fluence. It was not owir , to us that a few clergymen in one of the Universities chose to write tracts in our favour ; men who had not the slightest tendency towards our faith, and who protested their object was to prevent their fellows from being led away and deluded by our religion (as they chose to express themselves.) It certainly was not we who bestowed upon the gifted man to a hom I have alluded his extraordinary talents ; neither could we open the hearts of rich and poor to furnish the means for his magnificent edifices. Neither was it we who have so wrought upon the minds of the populace that where we formerly met with contumely and insult, we now meet with blessings and respect. A few years ago, we dare not have assembled as we have done to-day ; we could not have gone through the town in our ecclesiastical habits; we might not even have made our circuit and procession round the church in the midst of an immense concourse of people, without receiving taunts, insults, and perhaps personal ill-treatment. MISCELLANEOUS. ALL FOR LOVE AND A LITTLE FOR COMPASSION. — Yesterday se'nnigbt an alarm spread through the town that a man had been killed in an Irish row at the end of the Northgate ; and the alarm was confirmed by a man being taken to the lock-up who had inflicted the blow. It turned out, however, that the man was only " kilt ;" but as he met with very considerable compassion he " shammed Abraham" for a considerable time. Police man Rawson at last, however. brought him to life again by the threat to give him a taste of his shillelagh, on which the dying man got up and walked home. He had however, got a shocking cut on the head, sufficient no doubt to kill anybody but an Irishman. He refused t o appear against the man who had inflicted it, very saga ciously and no doubt veraciously observing that " if he had got licked be must have done something to deserve it."—Halffax Guardian. PASSENGERS ON RAILWAYS.—An article appearsin the last number of the Westminster Review on railway admi nistration, advocating the principle that passengers may be carried at infinitely less sums than they now pay, and that very low fares will prove in the end the best source of profit to the proprietors. From the evidence given by Mr. Hudson before the Railway. Committee the writer draws the statement, that on the North and York Mid land Railways coals are carried at the rate of three far things per ton per mile, and that that price is a remunera tive one. Estimating that 13 passengers would go to a ton, he finds that a regulation load of passengers on the London and Birmingham Railway, that is, three tons and a half, or 46 passengers, who standing up would only oc cupy a waggon of the common size, might be conveyed at Mr. Hudson's remunerative price for £3 12s. Bd., or 83d. per passenger. Why, then, he asks, should passengers, who can load and unload themselves, and, moreover, are not liable to be lost or stolen, be charged higher than goods? This is, of course, going to a violent extreme ; but it is a useful line of argument as showing that the fares are capable of being very considerably reduced, leaving a profit which would very much increase from the additional numbers conveyed. CHINESE IDEAS of FUTURE PUNISIIMENTS.—In a recess, probably fifteen feet square, were placed the figures representing the judge or king, the assistant demons, the witnesses and prisoners, each as large as life, and clothed in the garb they are supposed to wear. Each seems eager to surpass the other in ferocity, and the perfect hideous ness of their countenances one would suppose alone suf ficient to prevent crime altogether. Behind a large table, carrying a most magisterial and ferocious air, is seen seated the king of the particular hell over which it is his duty to preside, his brow contracted, his eyes rolling and starting from their sockets, his lips conveying the idea of unbending firmness, and his whole demeanour just such as one would suppose a gentleman of his character to as sume. Immediately in front of the table, pinioned and on his knees, is a most wo-begone personage, the unfor tunate culprit, who is waiting to receive his doom, while on either side stand several hideous-looking figures, their eyes glaring fiercely on their victim, and while some sus tain a heavy chain which is attached to his body, others are busily employed in preparing, or making use of, vari ous instruments of torture. In advance of the entire con- 1 clave, placed over a hissing and turbulent fire, is seen the final receptacle for the unfortunate sinner, a large pot filled with boiling oil, having its edges "garnished" with demons of frightful forms and looks, who arc amusing themselves with spears in preventing the escape from the pot of sundry other victims, who are receiving their al lowance of the punishment that the hard-hearted King of Terrors has already meted out to them. At length the sentence is pronounced, and as the prisoner is raised upon the ends of various sharp-pointed instruments, and cast into the boiling liquid, the roar of the demons, mingled with the crackling of the flames, drown at once all cries for mercy, and afford the spectator a good idea of the punishments in store in the Hell of the Boiling Cauldron. —Chinese Olio. THE LAW OF CoURTSIIIP.—An American paper gives the following account of a trial for breach o f p rom i se of marriage, in which the judge laid down a new doctrine, which we should not be sorry to see adopted 7—" A case was recently tried in Rutland, Vermont, North America in which a Miss Munson recovered 1425 dollars of a Mr.' Hastings, for a breach of a m ar riage contract. The cu riosity of the thing is this—the Vermont judge c h arge d t h e jury that no explicit promise was necessary t o bi n d t h e parties to a marriage contract , but that long-continued at tentions or intimacy with a female was as good evidence o f thei te case ed undoubtedly matrimony a s s a , specialat if contract. Hastings did T not promiseh e principl e o f he ought to have done so—the law holds hi m respons ib le for the non-performance of his duty. A roost excell en t decision—a most righteous judge, compared wiih whom Daniel would appear but a common squire ! We ha ve no idea of young fellows dangling about after girls fo r a year or two, and then going off leaving their sweeth earts h alf c ourted ; we bate this everlasting nibble and never a bite, this beating the bush and never starting the game— it is one of the crying sins of the age. There is not one girl in twenty can tell whether she is courted or not. No wonder that when Betty Simper's Cowin asked if Billy Doubtful courted her, she replied, 'I don't know exactly—he's a sorter courtiti' and a sorter not coin tin'.' We have no doubt that this Hastings is one of these ' sorter not courtin' ' fellows, and most heartily do we rejoice that the judge has brought him to book with a 1125 dollars verdict. The judge says that long continued attentions or int; macy is just as good as a regular promise. Now, we do not know what would pass for intinvicyaccord ing to the laws of Vermont, but supposing attentions to c. , nsist of visiting a girl twice a week, and estimating the lima wast-M by Jli<s Munson at each vis.it to be worth a dollar (which is too cheap), Mr. Hastings has been mak in.; a fool of himself 14 years and some odd weeks. This decision makes a new era in the law of love, and, we make no doubt; ,will tend to :the promotion of ma trimony and morality." DREADFUL INUNDATION, STOCKPORT.- 12 .4. heavy storm set in in this neighbourhood on Friday, ';accompa nied with an immense quantity of rain. The piinCipal damage occurred at Hazel-grove, about three miles from the town, where was a large reservoir of water, atone end of which, ten feet from it, was a wall, about as many feqt high and nearly forty yards long. A stream cona mttnicating with the reservoir became prodigiOusly swollen, and there being not sufficient outlet for the water, it overflvved and pressed against the wall, flowing in large quantities round its ends. Some men passing by observed that the water was flowing over the 'top, and ' a man who stood near apprehending danger called out to a number of young women that they had better remain a short time, and then attempt to pass it. A number of them, however, persevered, and crept under the wall for shelter, when at the moment the force of the water swept the wall from its foundation for the length of about thirty yardS, carrying a great number of the unfortunate people away with the current, many of whom were buried under the ruins of the wall. Thir teen were very severely injured, and six of them are dead. At Worth Clough the Macclesfield canal overflowed its banks filling some of the coal'pits, putting out the engine fires, and setting several carts and horses afloat. At Hope-green, on the Macclesfield-road, a wall, running parallel with a brook which skirts the road, was at one point forced down by the water. The " Express" Pot tery coach was passing at the moment, and was near being upset by the rush of water. All the coaches on that line of road were delayed many hours beyond their usual time in consequence of the flood. At Danbroak a bridge was washed down► tts a horse and cart were going over it, and the horse drowned. Our Manchest.r correspondent's subsequent letter gives the following additional circum stances :—" At the end of the village runs a small rivulet or brook, which, in ordinary times, appears a very insig nificant stream : it rose, however, with rapidity, and over flowed its banks in all direction, flooding the adjoining fields, inundating many of the cottages contiguous to it. „About half a mile down the brook stands a very fine cotton fac tory, belonging to Mr. Cooper, known as " Wellington Mills." The flood rose so rapidly that, almost without previous notice, the yard of the mill presented the appear ance of a large reservoir ; the fires were extinguished, and the machinery stopped. Some labourers, who were at work in the yard, became surrounded with water, and were only saved from drowning by the other hands, who had gained an elevaiid position, throwing ropes to them, which they tied round their bodies, and were then drawn through the water, which at that period was seven or eight feet deep in the .mill-yard." PICTURE OF THE FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—We have seen, at Mr. Grundy's repository in Church-street, an extensive col lection of miniature portraits of Scottish clergymen, from which is to be taken the great picture of the First General Assembly of the Free Protesting Church of Scotland, to he painted by D. 0. Hill, Esq., R.S.A. These are all admitted to be admirable, we may add, un. erring likenesses of the fathers, ministers, and elders en gaged in the revolution in the Scottish Church, and a tine engraving from the picture (in which they will all be grouped) is proposed to be published by subscription, ex ecuted in the first style of the art. The manner in which these miniatures was taken, is in itself novel as well as highly interesting—being ; by means of a new art, which will in all probability, ere long, entirely subverse the usual " tactics" of the limiter, by affording him in the first instance, and in a moment, not only a minutely correct outline of his subject, but a breadth, strength and accuracy of shadow, which he might not attain by the labour and ingenious touches of many sittings. As stated in the prospectus, they were first taken by the Daguertotype in the ordinary way, and with theusual effect ; but latterly, by inearie of the Catotype, a sister art introduced into the Scottish metropolis, for the first time, within the last few weeks by the discoverer, a Mr. Adamson, of St. An drews. The sketches thus taken are of a rich trown colour, res.emblinz dark tints of sepia ; and every linea ment of the countenance, together with the attitude and drapery, even to the minutest point, is gtron with a fidelity truly astetishing. if the person sitting remain but steady for a few seconds, his portrait is impinged uport the prepared metallic paper as correctly as his face is reflected in a mirror, and that, too, with no faint and evanescent effect. but in the full and permanent vigour of a first rate mezzotint. Having these fine semblances for his guide, the grouping and colouring to nature, become to the artist (who independently visits the parties and studies their countenances and attire,) a work of com parative ease and we may look to the completion of this great work dart as destined to mark the date of a new era in painting. Many of the likenesses are acknowledged by judges who know the parties, to be full of life, cha racter, and vraisenablance ; and what they will be when. transferred to the glowing canvas;ewith all the facilities which are at the comtnand of the artist may ,be readily foretold. We advise an early visit to Mr. G.'s, of those who feel interested in the subject. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. 2 the spirited proprietor of this popular place of recreation, continues, in grateful consideration of the encouragement he hale 'received throughout the season, to provide Stew aneEitstounding. novelties. Last evening the concourse of gratified visitors was very great, to witness the celebrated and dauntless Madame Rossini make her terrific ascent across the lake, to the summit of eehe Temple of Eletra, on a rope 300 feet long, and'at an elevation of 60 feet over the water, en veloped in coloured fires. We have also the three won derful German dwarfs, who have been patronised by most of the royal families of Europe. The centrifugal railway, and a fine earners obscura are, too, in full requisition. All these attractions, and many more, which we have not space to enumerate, will be continued during the week, as well as the levees of the dwarfs morning and evening. LOCAL NEWS. CORPORATION ACCOUNTS.—It is stated that the ac counts for the past year are now being made up, and that they will exhibit a most gratifying result. The town dues of last year exceeded the preceding by upwards o £7,000! They were last year upwards of X 63,004 they are this year above £70,000. The interest on the sales to the Dock Trustees and Birkenhead Commissioners, to gether with a reduction of one-half per cent. on a large portion of the bonded debt, will augment the ordinary sources of income to not less than £20,000. WHOLESOME AND REFRESHING BEVERAGES.—Mr. Sainsbury, from Bath, has, it will be observed, opened a very neat shop in Exchange-street East, for the sale of a superior quality of soda water, &c. He has brought with him testimonials of their excellence and sanatory qualities from the most celebrated medical men of the tashionable locality named, as well as from distinguished private individuals • and, from wh a t we h ave a l rea d y heard of their fine individuals; and efficacy, we would recom mend an early trial, whether to those who sacrifice occa sionally to Bacchus, or to those who abstain altogether from potent potations. COFFEE.—The acknowledged superiority of in flavour of coffee newly roasted and ground over that submitted to the action air, has called forth many ingenious modes of preserving that excellence so much desired—but by far the most simple and successful, in our opinion, is that ad. vertised in our paper of to-day by Mr. Walters, of Great George-street, The coffee is roasted on the premises, and immediateiy on being gaound, (in which process I steam is used) it is canistered in air tight tin cases, by which the fine aroma flavour is retained for almost any length of time. To persons who reside out of town, to captains, and, in fine, to all, the advantage must at once be apparent. The grert difficulty of preserving roasted coffee at sea, which with the action of the damp, becomes tough and bad to grind, as well as void of flavour—is by this means at once obviated. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The first lecture of Mr. Hicklin upon the " History of Printing" was given, on Friday evening, to a respectable auditory. After a few introductory remarks upon the importance of the art of printing, which were loudly cheered, the able lecturer proceeded to trace its origin and progress, from the Ba bylonian brick and the Roman stamp to the invention of wooden blocks for the dissemination of religious pictures among the people, a variety of which he exhibited. From this to the invention of types, at first wooden, afterwards metallic, the transition was easy. The opposition which the first printers met with from the monks, the only scribes of that age, was graphically given ; and, indeed, when the immense labour and time consumed in writing works is taken into consideration, it is no wonder that the monks were alarmed at the new and easy mode of multi plying works, an improvement which threatened an extinc tion of their craft. Mr. Hicklin quoted several passages of Shakepere, to show the lamentable ignorance which generally existed in England at the period when printing was first introduced and the popular prejudice against the art. He concluded an exceedingly agreeable lecture by the recitation of an apposite extract from the works of Mr. James Montgomery. A printing-press, &c., will be introduced at the lecture this evening, for the purpose of showing, practically, the improvements gradually intro duced into the art. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT. —Yesterday. at the po lice-court, a young man, named William Rankin, was charged with having embezzled several considerable sums of money, the property of his employers. Messrs. M'Fee, sugar-refiners, Batchelor-street. Mr. William M'Fee, a member of the concern, stated that the prisoner had been Custom-house clerk to the firm, and as such received sums of money from time to time to pay the duty on quantities of sugars. It was customary to pay in such instances a sum or sums that would fully cover the sup posed amount of duty, as deposits ; and when the article was weighed and delivered and the account accurately made out, the surplus amount was paid back to the party. It was stated that on the 15th, 21st, and 22d of August, the prisoner had, for this purpose, received the respective sums of £385, £375, and £3-10,—making in all £l,lOO. This, it appeared, was paid to Mr. Flewker of the Cus tom-house, who sent a check for the amount to the credit of the house to Mr. Norris, the collector of duties. Mr. N. finding the three entries relating to the transaction to amount to a total of £1,035 lls. 6d., returned to the prisoner the sum of £64 Bs. 6d., which precisely " squared the yards." The prisoner, it further appeared, did not account for, but retained, this balance ; and shortly after wards, his engagement having terminated, he left the em ploy of Messrs. M'Fee. On the 30th of August the re turns were applied for, when it came out that the prisoner had received them, and (it was also stated) some others, which were not, however, inquired into. Mr. M'Fee (the clerk before noticed) was despatched in search of him to the Isle of Man, and with the assistance of Mr. John Jone:, constable there, succeeded in finding and appre hending him in the town of Ramsay, on Friday last. When told of the charge against him, he admitted the fact, and asked Mr. M'Fee "whether he thought, pro. vided the money were made up, his employer (Mr. M'Fee, sen.,) would let him off;" to which the reply of the clerk was that he did not know, and that he must be taken back to Liverpool. A£s Scotch bank note was found upon his person, and 40 sovereigns were afterwards discovered in his carpet-bag, which last he acknowledged were his master's property. He declined to say anything in his defence at this stage of the proceedings against him, and was committed for trial at the sessions. APPREHENSION OF A MAN CHARGED WITH A MUR DER COMMITTED ELEVEN YEARS AGO.—On Saturday a police-officer named Harrington, of the Inchageela (County of Cork,) constabulary, brought before the magistrates, a man named Cornelius Reardon, whom he had apprehended by a warrant granted by the justices of the peace of Inchageela, on a charge of having mur dered a man named Cornelius Sullivan, so far hack as the year 1833. The prisoner, who is a low, thick-set young man, of prepossessing appearance, had fur a considerable ' length of time been living at 51, Atherton-street, under the name of John Macarthay. He is a married man, and has two children, but his marriage took place in Liverpool, after the alleged murder; and when apprehended, his wife, a woman of respectability, knew not but that his name was Macarthy. On first coming to Liverpool the prisoner was employed by Mr. Morgan O'Connell, of North John street, or subsequently, and when taken into custody he was ;in the service of Mr. Thompson, ship chandler. The cir- I cumstances relative to the alleged murder are these : The murdered man, Sullivan, was a small but respectable farmer living at Illaninaghi near to Macroom, in the j county of Cork, and the accused party, Cornelius Rear don, was also a farmer living in the same neighbourhood. In the month of February, 1833, the deceased was driving pies to a pound, when the prisoner, who had a grievance against him, it is, said, " dogged" him, and knocked out his brains with a spade. Not the slightest doubt at the time existed as to who was the murderer, but the prisoner managed to abscond, and has since the time of the murder been living in the heart of the town of Liver pool, notwithstanding that the police in Ireland have for eleven years' been in daily search of him. The circum stances which led to the prisoner's apprehension are these :—lt appeared that the prisoner had r. ad a quarrel with a fellow-countryman, who lived in the same house with him, and to whom his guilt was known ; after the quarrel this man left Liverpool, and went to live in his native place, in Ireland, near to the scene of the murder ; and, out of revenge for the difference which had existed between him and the priso ner, betrayed his former friend, and gave information which threw him into the hands of the police.—The constable who executed the warrant, applied to Mr. Rushton to have the prisoner detained until Tuesday, as no vessel before that day would sail for Cork, and if he took him to Dublin, the land conveyance was such that it would be Tuesday before lie arrived at his destination.— ; Mr. Rushton said it was to the interest of the prisoner that he should be conveyed with all possible despatch to I the tribunal where the charge would be made, as he might perhaps have that to urge which would prevent a 'committal ; moreover, he had an objection to order the detention of any prisoner under such circumstances, in the main bridewell ; he must be taken off forthwith.— The prisoner was then given into the charge of the officer, HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, SEPT. 2. DECISION OF THE JUDGES. The House of Lords met this day at ten o'clock, when immediately the house was crammed. After a short interval, the case of O'Connell a. the Queen was called on, when the greatest anxiety was ma nifested. Lord Chief Justice Tindal said—ln this case the first question propounded to her Majesty's judges was if any of the counts in the indictment were bad in law, and if so, which of them? The answer to this question (upon which all the judges were unanimous) must depend upon the framing of the different counts. If the counts had been drawn in loose and v gue terms, the defendants were entitled to the benefit of them on demurrer, and they were entitled to the same benefit in writ of error. To constitute the offence of conspiracy, it must be clearly proved that two or more persons combined together for ' known illegal purposes. The gist of the offence was, did the parties meet together for the purpose of knowingly breaking the laws? Now the wording of the first five counts in the indictment were not disputed ; those counts related to the character of the offence; the 6th and 7th counts charging the defendants with creating dissatisfac tion in the minds of her Majesty's subjects, &c. The judges all agreed that these counts did not state the offence charged in the indictment with sufficient legal accuracy and certainty. Although the object of the defendants might be to break the law, they considered that it wasnot stated with sufficient certainty. The counts ought to have stated what person or persons it was intended to intimi date and raise discontent in, but the counts only alleged that such intention was certain by a display of numbers. They did not think those counts had been drawn up with sufficient certainty. The Sth, 9th, and 10th counts in the indictment set forth the purpose and objects of the defendants, which, it was alleged, were an intent to violate the laws of the land, diminish confidence in the existing government, and bring into disrepute the administration of justice. Now if either of those offences was proved, it was a most grievous •rid se rious offence. The answer of the judges therefore to the first question propounded to them was, that they were of opinio❑ the 6th and ith counts were not valid in law, and if they had stood alone, no jueginent could have been had on there. The next question then arose with respect to the finding of the jury—whether there were any errors in the finding. They all :greed that the finding cf the jury on the Ist, 2d, 3d, and 4th counts were not sound in law, as set forth in the itelict &had not been sus tained by legal evidence. Each count charged all tire defendants with one conspiracy, and therefore there ought to have been only one finding. It was not compe tent to find some of the defendants guilty of some pits of the charge, and others not guilty. It was net a valid finding to say that the, defendants were guilty of several conspiracies, when the counts only charged them with one. Th e j u d ges , thdrefore, considered the findings in the first four counts.were not correct in law, and there fore improperly entered on the record. The third question was. whither there was any reason to revers:• the judgment, in consequence of the defect in the finding of the jury in some of the counts in the indict ment ? On this point there was a difference of opinion amongst the judges, and therefore he now only delivered his own humble judgment. Ile was of opinion, that if one or more counts on which a defendant was convicted were good, and some of the other counts were defective, it was not a sufficient reason to reverse the judgment on writ of error. Their lorthhips' question must, therefore, be answered in the negative. The fourth questi4icas, whether the plea of abatement was a sufficient' ecaible : to reverse the judgment? The judges are all of opinion that ft was not ; and their lord ships' question must be answered in the negative. The fifth question was, whether 'the trial being conti nued during the vacation, was a sufficient reason to re verse the judgment? The judges all agreed that the tilel had been properly continued, and therefore they ans wered the question in the negative. The sixth questiettevas, whether there was sufficient to reverse the judgment, in consequence of the objections taken by the eletendants to the jury panel. The judges were of opiaien that the sheriff was bound to select the jury from the jut:) , book. He could not be held respon sible if a Mistake occurred ; for in s t ance , an overseer i n the country might neglect, or there might be a mistake in the sending in the jury list of a particular parish in the county. If that was held to be a valid objection, the greatest difficulties would arise in England. Business at county assizes might be suspended, as all trials could be stopped by cne party or another. The judges were alt agreed that the objections taken,. to the jury list were not • sufficient, and this question must be answered in the negative. The seventh question, whether the objections taken to the continuance of the trial were sufficient to reverse the judgment, the judges were of opinien they were not; that the trial had been properly continued, and they therefore answered the question in the negative. • The next ancLecighth question was, whether there was Eufficien t to rev - dtse or v4ry the judgment, in cons , quence of negligence or irregularity in entering the recognizancese 'This question the judges answered in the negative; they did nct.ponsider sufficient had been stated to reverse the - judgment. The ninth question, whether sufficient bad been stated on the assignnient of error to reverse the judgment, the judges answered in the negative. The tenth questioe, whether sufficient g rounds for re versing the judgment, in consequence of irregularity in , the record and the time of entering the judgment of guilty against the prisoners, the judges were of opinion . the answer must be in the negative. They we re o f o pi n i on ' there was no sufficient reason to reverse the judgment. The eleventh and last question he (Lord Chief Justice Tindal) considered must be ansees.d altogether in the negative. He gave this as his own opinion only, as he understood some of his learned brothers took a somewhat different view of parts of the question. Mr. Justice Patteson said be agreed with the answers given to their lordships' questions, except as to those which related to the first, second, third, and fourth counts; he thought on those counts the judgment of the court be low could not be sustained. He was of opinion, how ever, that the other counts were good. Mr. Justice Maule shortly stated, that he agreed in the answers given to their lordships' questionS. He was of opinion that the- judgment could not be reversed on the writ of error. Mr. Justice Coltman said, he was of opinion that there was sufficient substantially to support the judgment; al though there were some technical imperfections in the proceedings. Mr. Justice Williams considered there was enough sta ted in the record to sustain the judgment. He,therefore, answered all their lordships' questions in the negative. Mr. Baron Gurney, who spoke in a low tone of voice, was understood to say that he agreed in the propriety of the judgment, and therefore his answers to the questions were in the negative. Mr. Baron Alderson at some length stated his opinion on the questions prop)unded to the judges. It was the rule of courts to give judgment on the good counts of an indictment, and not on the bad counts, and, therefore, in considering a writ of error, it was necessary to ascertain whether there was sufficient in any of the counts to sup port the judgment appea•.ed against. The learned baron. in conclusion, said his answer to all their lordships' ques tions must be in the negative, and in confirmation of the judgment pronounced by the court below. Mr. Baron Parke said it must he recollected, when considering the questions submitted to the judges, that convictions in criminal eases were very different to ver dicts in civil actions. If on writs of erior verdicts in civil cases were set aside, a new trial might be had ; but in criminal cases the effect was different, as the p i oner was at once set at liberty. The learned baron, after citing a number of legal authorities, said he could not altogether agree with the majority of his learned brethren. He felt bound to answer the third and the eleventh questions in the affirmative. He answered the other questions in the negative. Lord Chief Justice Tindal said, one of his learned bro thel s (we could not hear which) was too unwell to attend; but he had authorised him to say that his answer to the questions was in the negative. The Lord Chancellor, after the judges had read their opinions, rose and said, the case before them was one of the greatest importance ; he therefore moved that its fur ther consideration be adjourned until Wednesday next. Lord Brougham,—And that' the opinions of the judges. be printed in the meantime. The Lord Chancellor.—Yes, certainly. The consideration of the judges' opinions was then postponed until Wednesday. Continued on 2nd page. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. NISI PRIUS COURT.-MONDAY. CROSSKILL V. GROUNSEL. This case was resumed. Mr. KNOWLES briefly addressed the jury. His Loanstur then summed up, and the jury, after a few minutes' consultation in the box, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. RIGHT OF FOOTPATH THROUGH A FIELD. PAST V. JAMES ELLISON. Mr. MARTIN, for the defendant, stated this case to the jury. Mr. John Part, of the firm of Woodcock and Part, Solicitors, Wigan, appeared as plaintiff, but was only no minally so, the real plaintiff being C. Scarisbrick, Esq.. a wealthy proprietor in the neighbourhood of Wigan; and the action was brought against the defendants, James Ellison, a weaver, and another, for breaking down certain walls that blocked up a certain foot-walk leading through a field, known as " Folly Field, " near Wigan-lane, (north of the town,) and which the plaintiff had in No vember last enclosed for beneficial purposes to himself. The defendant stated, in defence, that the road, which had been in public use as long as the oldest inhabitants of the neighbourhood could remember, ought not to be so blocked up. Hundreds had daily passed along it for at least 70 years. A number of witnesses, all of them of the defendants, and proved question (and also another path, respect to which another action had to be heard) h a d ggereanetrally age, t w ha e t re tb l e hen road calledin b b e en in use upwards of 60 years without interruption to those who used them. After a variety of tedious evi dence was heard, as to the long usage by the publi c o the particular foot. path referred to in this action, the plaintiff agreed to withdraw a juror, so that the case fell to the ground, it being understood that an arrangement would be made for the accommodation of defendants. The other case was by consent similarly disposed of. ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT. VON DADELZEN V. LUND AND ANOTHER. Mr. Baines and Mr. Denman were cOtinsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Watson and Mr. Crompton appeared for the defendants. The plaintiff was a German merchant, carrying on bu siness in Liverpool on an extensive scale; and the de fendants were soap manufacturers in this town. It ap peared that, in Sept. 1834, the defendants had a quantity of palm oil on hand, and they were anxious to notice the stock without at the same time bringing down the price of the article in the market. They accordingly consulted Mr. J. 11. Reiner, a broker, and it was agreed that Mr. Von Dadelzen should take 203 tons of oil at £27 per ton, he, at the same time binding himself to sell to Vie (Wen darts some time between the let of February and the I 30th of June the same quantity at t'le sane price. After I that the price of the oil began to rise, and the deendan • were congratulating themselves on their profitable wen , lations. The price continued to Elie during the months of February and March, after which time its tendency. ' was downwards. On the 18th of Ju- e the plrinliff wrote to the defendants, informit g them of 1,6 re sdiness to deli ver the 2:0 tons. On the 22nd he rgiin wiote, informinc them that the oil was landing, hut, receiving no answer, he, along with Mr. Reyner, waited uoon the defendants. They saw Mr. Lund, who said Mr. Unsworth knew about it, and lie would have nothing to do pith the matter. Mr. Reyner wrote out a del very order; but Mr. Lund re fused to sign it. Nothing more was heard of the matter till Saturday, the 29th of June, when, after Mr. Von Da delzen bad left the office, the delivery orders were sent to be signed. Mr. Von Dadelzen not being at his office, his clerks refused to sign the orders, and on the ground in l n i d a sa d t ne ot refutedb being e e completed i. n ntokr pcte—ilesete c according oil.tr dh that gAt tothe e.. c agreement thatthe c t contract e t roci defendants ad markets were falling —was sold by auction. The gross amount of sale was £5,012 2s. 3d. ; and after deducting expenses plaintiff received only £4,930 15s. 2d. The price at which the oil was invoiced to the defendants was £5,228 4s. Id., so that loss accrued to the plaiktiff of £297 Bs. 3d., which sum the plaintiff sought to recover. After a long investii:ation the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount clalmel INDICTMENT.- REGINA V. THE MAN'CIIESTER AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY. This was en indictment preferred by the boroughreeve and constables of Salford against the Company of the Li verpool and Manchester Railway, for a nuisance alleged to have been committed in violation of their act of Par liament, by the placing of pillars for the support of a bridge in New Bailey-street, Salford, which contract:a the foot ay on each side to the extent of two feet six inches. The questions resoled thewselves 'into a point of law, and the jury, under his direction, found the de fendants guilty. Leave was given to enter a verdict for the defendants, should the court above he of opinion that the defendants were authorised by their act to wake this obstruction. The Ceurt adjourned at s;x continued en Crd page. CORRESPONDENCE. THE NEW-NIGER EXPEDITION. APPEAL IN ITS BEHALF TO THE FRIENDS OF AFRICA. Considerable interest was recently excited amongst those who are friendly to the cause of African ameliora tion, by means of a pamphlet, published by Robert Ja mieson, Esq., and entitled " Outlines of a Plan, by which, "it is believed, Coarimereial Intercouse with Cen tral Africa may be established " ; and the consequence was, that the scheme, developed in the above publication, was, in its principal features, approved of and adopted as the plan of a new Niger expedition, commercial and ex ploratory, to be immediately sent out, and to be con ducted under the able Superintendence. and by the sole direction of, this distinguished friend of Africa, so well known for his disinterested devotion to the cause, and his great personal and pecuniary sacrifices in its behalf. Sub scriptions to the guarantee fund, included in the plan promulgated, by Mr. Jamieson, amounting, with those obtained in the metropolis from Sir Powell Buxton and other philanthropic gentlemen, to upwards of £6,000, have b: en received, in sums varying from £3O to £5OO. This was the amount said to have been received in sub scriptions up to about the end of last month ; since which time I have not heard anything further of the proceed ings of the committee appointed to solicit subscriptions in Liverpool and certain other large towns. I trust that the plan will not lack a fair trial from want of funds ; indeed, I think that if the public mind in this great seaport were thoroughly roused to the consideration of the subject, not £9,000 merely, but £20,000, the sum originally contemplated, or even more, would be speedily forthcoming ; and thus the philanthropic and enterprising gentleman, who has so long devoted himself to the accom plishment of such a noble object, would be enabled to carry on the undertaking upon a larger scale, and with greater hope of speedy success. Why do not those mer chants who are engaged in the African trade come forward and setbscr.be liberally to the fund, seeing that they are so much indebted to the country for whose advantage it is intended, and are likely to reap considerable benefit from the success of the enterprise, which, it may almost be said, is certain, if ample funds shall be contributed? Why, twenty of the wealthiest of them could easily raise the whole of the larger sum. It would be only £l,OOO from each. Let me entreat them, therefore, to come 1 forward immediately, for their own credit, the honour of Old England, and of the good old town in particular, which owes very much indeed of its prosperity and great ness to injured and benighted Africa. Let a public meeting be called—let the Rev. Hugh M'lsleile be invited to preside—and the object will be gained; for there cannot be a doubt, in the mind of any man who has taken the trouble to examine the contents of his last pamphlet, that evidence will be furnished by Mr. Jamieson sufficient to satisfy any candid and reason able mind of the practicability of his plan, and the cer tainty of its success, as far almost as any human enter prise is capable of such certainty. Let us have no more hanging back, no flagging of the interest already excited; but, on the contrary, let us arouse ourselves to renewed and increased exertion, with the indomitable perseverance characteristic of our country, which, in despite cf the obstacles to be encountered, and the d'scouragements of former defeats and disasters, will now, in all human pro bability, lead us on to victory. Remember, the eyes of our French rivals are upon us. Very lately, an article appeared in a French newspaper on the subject of this fresh attempt to accomplish what is now generally considered impossible ; and the writer can not help expressing his admiration of the indomitable courage which enables us to persevere, notwithstanding that the vessels of former expeditions were invariably dri ven back, swept of their crews. A copy of Mr. Jamieson's last pamphlet, which con tains an outline of his plan of the contemplated expedi tion, should be in the hands of every person who takes an interest in the temporal and spiritual welfare of the poor benighted sons and daughters of Central Africa ; and may be had, gratis, by applying at his office, Colonial buildings, Dale-street. A FRIEND OF AFRICA. Liverpool, Sept. 7th, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Some remarks were made in the Liverpool Jour nal respecting me as concerned in a report relative to the ship Metoka. The first inquiry I feel compelled to make in justifica tion of myself, is, did Lieut. Henry see the ship previous to her going into the graving dock.? Did he, whilst that ship was under repairs, see her the last of all, and will he state the repairs that were given to the ship ? That done, perhaps questions may be put that will not be very agree able. By insetting this, you will oblige Your obedient servant, JOHN ASKEW. [The follou;ing appeared in our Town Edition last week, and is reinserted for the perusal of our distant Subscribers.]