The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1854. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. HARBOUR OF REFUGE AT THE ISLE OF MAN.—On Monday evening, Mr. Horsfall presented a petition to the House of Commons, from Liverpool, in favour of the establishment of a harbour of refuge for shipping at the Isle of Man. THE CA.NDACE.—On Wednesday, the beautiful new iron screw steamer Candace, built by Mr. John Laird for the African mail line, steamed a few miles outside the port for the purpose of testing her machinery: The per formance was in every respect highly satisfactory to all , on board.. ELOPEMENT AND CAPTURE.--John M. Goff, one . of the Irish constabulary, eloped during the past week with a young woman, named Ann Curran, whose parents reside near Busnaltown, county Carlow, Ireland. The lady, on leaving her father's house, took with her upwards of £2OO. Information of the robbery having been forwarded to Liverpool, the lady and her lover were taken into -custody on their arrival here, en route for Australia, on Wednesday morning. LIVERPOOL GAS.—We understand that negotiations on the subjects of the quality and price of the gas supplied in Liverpool are still on foot between the company and the Guardian Society, out of which it is expected good will result on both sides. Hopes are entertained that, besides a diminution in price, a superior quality of gas will also be ensured. VESSELS AND TONNAGE.— On Friday evening, Mr. Horsfall moved for a return, showing the number of ves sels and their tonnage entered inwards and cleared out wards, at each of the twelve principle ports of the United Kingdom respectively ; also, the official and declared value of the exports, and the official value of the imports, for each of the ports during the years 1851-2 and 3. The motion was agreed to. ST. - PAUL'S CHURCH, PRINCE'S-PARE. —By an Order in Council, dated June 8, 1854, Her Majesty has been pleased to approve a representation of the Commissioners for Building Churches, for the assignment of a district, set out in a map annexed to the said representation, to the church of St. Paul, at Prince's-park, in the district parish of St. John the Baptist, Toxteth-park, Lancashire, an the diocese of Chester; and also of the recommendation of the said Commissioners in respect of the publication of banns, &c. LAW or PARTNERSHIP.—At the close of the lengthy discussion which recently took place in the Chambef of Commerce on the subject of an alteration in the law of partnership, it was agreed that the votes should be taken upon the question by means of voting papers, and the result reported to a future meeting. The motion sub lnitted by Mr. Lamb was as follows :—" That this chain 'ber does not approve of the resolution of the council of the chamber now submitted, it being the opinion of the cham ber that the present law of unlimited liability of partner ships has proved highly beneficial to the commercial credit -of Great Britain, and should be maintained in its present principles." Upon this the following amendment was submitted by Mr. C. Robertson :—" That this chamber affirms the resolution of the council, to the effect that the 'law of partnership, inasmuch as it prevents the formation of partnerships with limited liability, is unsound, and that an alteration in this and other respects is urgently re 'quired." The following is the result of a scrutiny of votes, as declared at the adjourned meeting held on Wed nesday last :—For Mr. Lamb's motion, 190; Mr. Robert son's amendment, 107 ; majority, 89. THE PRIVILEGES OF THE ISLE OF MlN.—The bill having reference to the revenues of this island was re committed, after being ready for a third hearing. The interest which the Isle of Man had in the bill was this — that against the customs duties of the island were charged, first, the cost of collection; secondly, the cost of the government of the island; and, thirdly, certain improve ments, chiefly of the harbours. The authorities of the Isle of Man objected to parliament dealing with the cus toms revenue, on the ground that the whole amount of revenue should be expended on the island. Mr. Wilson, in the House of Commons on Wednesday, intimated that the government should still refuse to recognise such a claim, because a similar claim might as well be preferred by Ireland or Scotland. THE NEW COUNTY Rssr.—The basis or standard for the new county rate or assessment has been published, as prepared by the committee of justices appointed at the annual general session, held by adjournment at Preston, on the 9th of September, 1852, and allowed and confirmed at the general annual session held in April last. The basis fixed in 1841 is also given, as well as the population of each township, according to the last census, and the acreage of each township, according to the Ordnance sur vey. The following are the totals for each hundred. Hundreds. Old basis. New basis. Population. Acreage. Lonsdale Amounderness 364,4 , 54 414,272 113,243 162,643 Blackburn Leyland Salford West Derby Total ... £6,192,067 6,909,656 2,031,236 1,193,718 • ICE IN THE ATLANTlC.—Notwithstanding the mild weather, which for a considerable time past we have expe rienced in this locality, it would appear that polar influ ences prevail to an unusual extent at this season in the Atlantic. The Wildfire, which arrived here on Tuesday last from Quebec, having left that port on the Bth cf May, reports that on the 16th she passed through a field of ice which extended from the east end of Anticosti to the Bird Rocks ; and that on the 22nd she passed through another field of heavy ice, extending from Cape Ray to St. Paul's, a distance of about forty miles from N.E. to S.W. The Mary Hardy, from Barbadoes, which she left on the 3rd May, and arrived here on Wednesday last, also reports that, on the Bth of the same month, she observed a large waterspout; and on the 17th, in lat. 48'10, lon. 46'14, she saw several icebergs ; and again on the 3rd of June, in lat. 53'10, lon. 29'46, she passed icebergs about two miles to the southward. It is not a usual thing for West India • ships to encounter icebergs, and still less common for \ them to meet with both waterspouts and icebergs on the same voyage. The Melbourne, Captain Martin, arrived here yesterday, from Quebec , which she left on. the 20th May, reports that on the sth and 6th of June, in lat. 46, ion. 48 to 46, she was surrounded by large icebergs, and great quantities of drift-ice on a wash with the water. PARTIES VISITING EDINBURGII.—From an advertise ment in another column, it will be seen that the Ship Hotel, in East Register-street, Edinburgh, holds out pecu liar advantages to parties visiting the northern metropolis, whether their sojourn in the modern Athens be for pur poses of business or pleasure, or for a combination of both. The hotel has been long established, and, under the management of its previous proprietor, was celebrated as one of the best family and commercial hotels in the city ; Mr. Kennedy, its present occupant, has done much to improve the quality of its accommodation, and, in point of comfort and convenience, it may challenge comparison with any in Scotland. It is situated within two minutes' walk of the Theatre Royal and General Register House, is not four minutes' distance from the General Post-office and the Calton-hill, from the latter of which the finest views of Edinburgh and the surrounding country are to • be obtained; and it is within seven minutes' walk of the North British, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railways ; while omni buses, plying between Edinburgh and Leith, pass within two minutes' walk of it every quarter of an hour. WALLASEY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTII.—The last meeting of the old board was held on Thursday, at the • Queen's Arms, Liscard, Mr. Penny in the chair. The proceedings of the special posting committee showed that a communication had been received from the postmaster general, intimating that a money-order office would be established at New Brighton and Seacombe. A resolution . was passed, in reply to a communication from the Birken head dock t ru stees, expressing the willingness the board to pay their portion of the cost of the Seacombe road and drain across the North Reserve. The election of five new members, in place of those who retire by rotation, will take place this week. The retiring mem bers are—Wallasey, Mr. Beausire ; Seacombe, Mr. Odell and Mr. Halliday, deceased ; Liscard, Mr. Barton and Mr. ' Fisher. The candidates already named are—Wallasey, Mr. Fishwick - Seacombe, Mr. Goodwin, Rev. Mr. Ro berts, Mr. E. boulborn, and Mr. Holmes ; Liscard, Mr. :Barton, Mr. D. Harrison, and Mr. N. Caine. The voting papers will be delivered to the ratepayers to-day ; they - will he collected to-morrow ; and on Thursday morning , Mr. Penny, the chairman, and Mr. Hassell, the law-clerk, 'will meet at the Queen's Arms Hotel, Liscard, for the of of casting up the vo tes, and declaring the names .of the successful candidates. LIVERPOOL AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.—At a meeting of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway Com pany, held at the Clarendon-rooms ' on Wednesday, the directors, in their report, stated that they had " the satis faction to submit to the consideration of the shareholders a proposal made to the board by Mr. Sharpe, civil engi neer, of Lancaster, for the construction of a-branch line of , railway from Marsh-lane, along the shore of the Mersey and the line of docks, to the south-easterly corner of the Prince's Dock, opposite the bottom of Chapel-street. This . Plan, w hich, with scarcely any enc roachment on the docks, would-.afford valuable accommodation to the public, the want of which had been much felt, combined many im portant advantages." Mr. Sharpe, proceeded to detail the nature of his proposition, which is to construct a line of railway, at an elevation of about 14 feet above the road, commencing at the company's line of rails at Marsh-lane, to be carried along the shore into the village of Bootle ; continued along the sea shore through Bootle, till it reaches opposite the two landmarks ; to be again continued Tong the shore till it comes to Regent-row ;to cross the footpath to the Sandon Dock, and thence to be carried along the quay-wall to Chapel-street, at the south-east , end of the Prince's-pier. The platform on which the .rails would be placed would rest on the quay-wall, princi 'pally projecting over the outside parapet, supported on pillars, and forming a very convenient shelter for foot 'passengers in wet weather. He proposed to work the line by a stationary engine, placed at one or each end of the line ; the entrance to the Stanley Dock being maintained by an appliance for raising that portion of the line which, would otherwise block the entrance. With a view of car rying out these plans, he had made a specific offer to the directors to construct • the line for the sum of £90,000, and afterwards to work it, finding all the plant, for an annual sum of £10,500, with an additional sum of £l,OOO to cover the cost of management, making together, for the working the sum of £11,500, which, as compared with their outgoings under the existing arrangement, would • effect a clear gain to the company of three per cent. at least. The estimate provided only for one set of rails, ' which must be first tried as an experiment, and by which he would undertake to carry 20,000 people per day. 'This, he thought, would meet all the requirements of the traffic, for the present at all events. After some discus sion, in the course of which the proposition of Mr. Sharpe was favourably received, it was unanimously resolved, on the proposition of Mr. Banner, .seconded by Mr. Gray,— 'That the directors be authorised in their discretion to enter into such arrangements, and to take such measures in regard to the proposed branch railvkty, as they may con sider desirable, with such alterations and modifications as may be satisfactory to the public authorities!' In answer to Mr. Roundell, the chairman stated that on the expira tion of existing contracts for the conveyance of passen gers, the board would think it advisable to establish a more remunerative tariff of charges. With respect to Mr. Sharpe's integrity, he also observed that that gen tleman was not only a competent engineer worthy of their confidence, but was one of the largest shareholders in the company. Some other business in reference to the relations of this company with the Lancashire and York ) shire and East Lancashire railways having been disposed of, the meeting separated. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL CONNERCIAL ADVERTISER. 1! GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. MR. L. DENVETEDY, of Liverpool, has been appointed agent for transports. Minn WOOLTON.—A provisional order has been re ceived from the Board of Health for the application of the Public Health Act to the district of Much Woollen, ex clusive of the hamlet of Thingwall. This has been done according to the report of Mr. Rawlinson, the government inspector, but cannot take effect until an Act of Parlia ment has been passed confirming the order. It provides that the local board shall consist of nine persons, of whom one-third shall go out of office on the 31st of March in each year. TUE SHIP FITZJAMES, belonging to Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's "White Star" line of Australian Packets, left the Mersey for the Antipodes on Thursday last, under the command of Captain Hamilton. She had a large complement of passengers, numbering 430 adults, and for these the ship has every accommodation and space, more especially in her between-decks, which are lofty, and tastefully fitted up. ScnooL Exlmuciaiort.—The children educated by Mr. William Clarke, late of the training schools in Cornwallis street, were publicly examined on Tuesday before a nume rous company. The chair was to have been taken by the Rev. Archdeacon Brooks, from whom, however, a letter was received stating that he had to attend the consecra tion of a new church near Windermere, and expressing the hope that the result of the day's proceedings would be as highly gratifying to these who attended the examination, as it would have been to him to be present. LAUNCH or THE FIRR-Fm—On Tuesday, a screw steamer, called the Fire-Fly, was launched from the iron ship-building yard of Messrs. Thos. Vernon and Son, Brunswick Dock. The Fire Fly is a duplicate of the Black Prince, launched a mouth ago, namely—a vessel of 70 horse-power, and capable of carrying a cargo of 600 tons of coals. Like her predecessor, the Fire-Fly is built for the General Iron Screw Collier Company of London, and she will form one of a fleet of vessels now largely in creasing in London. THE MAGDALEN INSTITUTION. -- An adjourned meet ing of the promoters of the proposed Magdalen Institution in connexion with the Church, was held on Wednesday, at the Savings Bank, Bold-street, for the purpose of consider ing the report of the provisional committee appointed at the public meeting held in the same place on the 9th ult. Mr. John Eden was called to the chair. The report was adopted and a resolution passed that an institution be established to be called the Magdalen Institution. A committee was appointed to collect subscriptions. Two TRADESMEN have been prosecuted in Cheltenham on a charge of using threatening language towards the local correspondent of the Morning "et, because he had been " rimming down the town, and the Cheltenham Great Exhibition. " One of them was bound over to keep the peace towards the complainant. FRENCH MILK.-Our French neighbours have extended their system of surveillance to a censorship of milk. All the-milk sent up for the consumption of the capital under goes a rigorous examination at the railway stations and also at the shops of the retail dealers : and thirteen farm ers have just been condemned to fines of 100 f. and under, and one to eight days' imprisonment, for sending milk mixed with water. ____ HOME DIGGINus.—The Essex Standard gives an ac count of diggings at home. It seems that on the shore of East Suffolk, between Bawdsey and Boyton, veins of coprolite have lately been discovered—a valuable mineral used in the manufacture of various fine ware, and the re fuse- as manure. Gangs of 20 and 25 men, women, and children, are daily working at these diggings ; in one cot tager's garden £2O worth of the mineral has been obtained, and hundreds of tons are being shipped. The veins also bring to light interesting geological remains, there hav ing been turned up, it is said, relics. of enormous and ex tinct species of fish, animals, and shell. TUE TABLES TURNED.—A coalheaver of more than common command of temper was John Little, who prosecuted his wife for assault at the Thames Police-court on Thursday. When he was coming home from work the previous evening his wife met him in the street, spat in his face, and struck him on the- eye, saying, with a know- , ing appreciation of the state of the law, " I'll make you hit me; and then I'll give you six months for it The coalheaver, however, was not to be provoked into hit ting her, but took out a summons for assault, and the woman was in consequence sent to prison for two months. _ _ _ ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—On Monday last, the Foresters held their annual gala at these gardens, which was cele brated by a very numerous company, those admirers of Robin Hood mustering in great numbers, and many of them wearing the uniform of their society. A variety of amusements was presented on the occasion, including the pantomime, and the evening's entertainments were con cluded by a ball. The pantomime may now be said to be in good working order; it is well put upon the stage, and the drollery and fun of Herr Nicolo Deulin (the clown), and Mr. Leclercq (the pantaloon), produce hearty shouts of laughter. The graceful dancing of Madame and Miss Louise Leclercq, who appear during the pantomime, is also admirable. Etna bursts forth with renewed bril liancy and startling effect every evening, and on Tuesdays and Fridays a ball concludes the entertainments. Up to the present time, the gardens haie been eminently suc cessful, and we trust will continue so whilst the proprietor caters so liberally for the gratification of the public. A CANNON-BALL FROM ODESSA.. — In the Under writers'-room may be seen a curious relic of the bombardment of Odessa, being the first cannon ball fired by the Russians •on that occasion, and which fulfilled its murderous purpose by killing James Slater, a seaman on board H. M. steamer Ter rible. It is of great weight, and apparently a thirty-two pounder. Its history will be found detailed in the fol lowing letter June 15, 1854.—Sin,—Just before my leaving Constantinople, I was requested by a gentleman to take charge of a Russian shot, marked to your address, and also to give you the particulars of its history in con nexion with the bombardment of Odessa. The above shot I received from the gunner of the steam-frigate Ter rible, on her arrival at Constantinople after the engage ment—the etiquette of the service allowing that indivi dual to claim it as his lawful prize. Being acquainted with the officers, I visited the ship ; and from them I learnt that this shot was the first that struck the Terri ble ; that it passed through her side about the fore-rig ging on to her main deck, killing in its course one ma n and wounding four. The same facts were related to me by one of the lieutenants, who came home in my vessel. You may feel interested in knowing that, though the Terrible had eleven shots through her, the above shot is the only one that touched any of the crew. It may also give you confidence in its identity to know that all the shots belonging to the Terrible are of a much larger size than any of the Russian shots that struck her, and it could not, therefore, be mistaken. — l remain, sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) Jowr MILLER, Commander s.s. Arabian. To S. R.,Graves, Esq." WEST DEBBY GIIA.RDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the usual weekly meeting of this body, the Rev. W. Badnall presided. The board directed proceedings to be taken against Mr. Mather, of Park-terrace, Toxteth-park, a con t r actor on the dock railway; for having turned out of doors Sarah Marsh, an orphan and a relative, who had thus become chargeable to the township. The board was also informed that the child of Sarah Wilcock, for the maintenance of which an order was made by the magis trates on Mr. Shrivall, was dead, and, in consequence Mr. Shrivall having neglected for some time to obey the order, the child was buried at the expense of the ratepayers of the union.—There were reported to be 567 paupers in the house, against 643 in the corresponding week of last year. —A proposition to sell a piece of land, now appropriated as a kitchen garden, was negatived.— A man named Mecham was engaged as messenger at the hospital for four shillings a week.—The clerk was instructed to apply to the Public Works and Loan Commissioners for a loan of £3,2C03 for carrying out the intended alterations.—A statement was submitted of the extra cost of the hospital, above the original estimate ; and, after some routine business had been transacted, the board adjourned. DOCK COM3IfTTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on I Thursday ; Mr Charles Turner in the chair. The sub committee of works recommended that the tender of M. Neville, to supply six tide bells, each half a cwt., at £3los. each, be accepted. The Chairman said the next subject for consideration - was the lock 100 feet wide, the basin to be 500 feet long, to be used temporarily as a graving dock for large steamers. This subject had been referred back to the special sub-committee from the last meeting, and after undergoing tne most careful examination he believed the committee were pretty unanimous in deciding that the lock should be 100 feet wide, and 500 feet long in the chamber, as proposed last week. They did not consider it necessary to make any alteration, and he believed the sur veyor was prepared to recommend something of the kind. —Considerable discussion followed, after which Mr. Ran kin moved that the recommendation of the committee be approved, with an instruction to the sub-committee to consider with the surveyor and harbour masters as to improving, if possible, the entrance.—Mr. Rounthwaite seconded the motion, which was passed. The Marine Committee recommended that the annual inspection of the floating lights, light ships, and life boats be made on the 21st instant, and that the members of the Council, the Dock Audit Commisioners, and the Pilot Committee be invited to attend. Mr. North, the solicitor, then read his report as to the legality of the grant voted to the Rev. Mr. Dover at the previous meeting, for the support of a clergyman at the North Shore. The leport declared there was no direct legal authority for such an allowance, but the Trustees were authorised to expend considerable sums towards certain specified objects, of an analogous, and some of them of an inferior character, and the solicitor could not therefore think that in making this grant the Committee would be doing anything wrong, or incurring any responsibility. A long conversation ensued as to whether Mr. North meant that the act was legal or illegal. Mr. Gladstone moved that Mr. North's opinion, as read, be recorded on the proceedings, This was agreed to. The grant was carried, and this terminated the general busi ness of the committee. HEALTH COMMITTEE. — Mr. Dover presided at the meeting on Thursday, and there were present : Messrs. Beckwith, Fleming, Nicholson, Johnson, Henderson, Hal head, Gladstone, and Moss.—The medical officer reported that the deaths registered in Liverpool during the week ending on the previous Saturday, were 232, of which there were in the parish 155, and in the out-townships 77. This exceeded by 16 the average of the same week of the pre ceding six years. Of 76 deaths caused by zymotic diseases, 30 were from measles, 11 from diarrhoea, 7 from hooping cough, 6 (each) from scarlatina and croup, 3 from cholera, 5 from typhus, and 1 from small pox. 69 deaths were caused by diseases of the lungs, the number being still above the average. Among the deaths registered was that of an infant four weeks old, caused by the fatigues of travelling." Two-thirds of the deaths (155) occurred below the age of 15 years.—Mr. M`Gowan informed the commit tee that, on the previous day, he had brought before the magistrates several cases of illegal cellar occupation, under the new act. The first set of cases consisted of the cellars in the court with respect to which the coroner's jury gave a recent presentment, to the effect that, though inhabited by human beings, they were not fit for pigs. In these small fines were imposed, the cases being the first under the act. The second class of cases consisted of those where the landlords, in letting places to tenants, had stipulated that the cellars were not to be re-let, and where, notwith standing, the tenants had let such cellars. In these cases alsothe magistrates inflicted a small penalty ; and explained with regard to the meaning of the term occupation, that it was no longer necessary that a bed should be found in such premises, since, if the ordinary indications of living were apparent, occupation must be considered as proved. In answer to a question, the clerk explained that the w as imposed on the party who sub-let, not on the peal landlord ty .—Mr.rGowan,the clerk, read a statement which had been prepared by Dr. Duncan, in reply to the allega tions contained in the recently published report of the General Board of Health. The principal allegations were that "in Liverpool, where extensive sewers have been laid down, reported to be correct in principle and self-cleansing, the cesspools in houses being allowed to remain, and the house-drains continuing unimproved, the only reduction of the mortality effected has been from 31 in 1,000 to 29 in 1,000, even if that can be ascribed to the new sewers, and not to other improvements ;" also, "that there is no systematised connexion of the main sewers with self cleansing house drains." The facts, Dr. Duncan ex plained, were that upwards of 1,600 dwelling-houses had been drained (with the improved tubular pipes recom mended by the Board of Health) since the sanitary act came into operation, or 28 per cent. of the entire number, while the proportion in the metropolis was less than 9 per cent. The existence of cesspools, too, was the exception in Liverpool, and not the rule as in London. The reduc tion of mortality in the borough, from 31 to 29 in 1,000, as stated by the board, is in reality a large reduction, and one which affords cause for congratulation, as an instal ment, at least, of what we may ultimately expect; but in the parish of Liverpool, where the largest proportion of house drainage has been effected (12,661 out of 16,141), the reduction has been even more considerable, namely, from 35 to 32 in 1,000, being equivalent to a saving of 800 lives yearly in the parish alone. Dr. Duncan also explained that the statement as to 34,000 persons living in cellars in Liverpool, contained in the report, referred to what took place at the meeting of the British Association in 1837, ten years previous to the sanitary act coining into opera tion, and eleven, years previous to the constitution of the General Board of Health. A copy of the report was Qrdered to be transmitted to the Opera Board TICE RAMAZAN.—A letter from Constantinople of Ist June says :—"The day which began on Friday last at sun set was the first of the Ramazan. On a lofty hill of the Asiatic shore a mounted Tartar stood looking to the west. As the thin pale crescent of the new moon came out amid the twilight he set spurs to his horse and rode into Scutari at full _speed. The shore was reached, where stood a soldier with lighted match by a loaded gun. The report thundered out, sent back a hundred times by the wonderful echo which is formed by the winding shores of the Bosphorus. Scarcely had it died away when every fort along either cliff answered with a single gun. • Here the flash was a blaze of light, and the report sharp and loud; further on two or three together lighted up the rocks and mingled their roar, multiplied by echo until it died away in the distance like thunder, and, last of all, from the Cyanewn rocks, which guard the entrance of the Black Sea, a slight glimmer arose, and long after a faint sound came down upon the wind. Thus commenced the Ramazan of the year of the Hegira 1270, and for a month European visitors will be witnesses of the most ancient and best observed of Eastern ceremonies." ANOTHER MIRACLE.—The Malta Ordine reports another miraculous picture of the Virgin in the Church of the Minor COnventualists, at Civita Vecchia. Two children praying before it were the first to make the discovery that the Madonna moved her eyes, a prodigy since certified by members of every class and age, including painters and anatomists, summoned specially for inspection. The con sequence is, that the chapel has become a most devout sanctuary. "immediately after the first announcement," writes the narrator in the Ordine, " the chapel was filled with people, the picture was removed from the wall and placed on the altar, candles were lighted, prayers were loudly vociferated, and the holy Virgin repeated the prq digy, and moved her divine eyes, although not all present had the consolation to observe the movement. This was the commencement of the affecting prodigy. The most holy mother has continued to move her eyes, sometimes towards one, sometimes towards another, and sometimes towards many together, and still continues to do so up to the present day (18th May). The most frequent move ment of the holy eyes is to look up and look down, but very often she moves them horizontally, or directs them towards the bystanders." A PRODIGT.—There is at present attending the Hast ings school, Darvel, in Ayrshire, a girl aged between eight and nine years, who commenced the study of arithmetic less than a twelvemonth ago. Such are the powers of her memory, that she is now able to calculate mentally, in a few moments, such questions as these :—How many seconds in 60;80, 90, or 900 years ? How many ounces in 20, 60, or 100 tons ? She can multiply such a line as £894 19s. 11d. by 32, 56, or 96, as cleverly and correctly as any ordinary arithmetician would multiply by 4,6, or 8. Counts in long division (simple and compound) she divides by short division, or in one line, by such figures as 34, 66, 72, 96, &e., in eight or ten seconds. The first time her teacher, Mr. Tarbet, discovered her remarkable was when she was showing him sums multiplied by num bers from 14 to 4880, which at first he thought she must have worked on the slate below and then transferred. He alleged as much, which she would by no means admit. He then, to test her, told her to multiply a line of pounds, shillings, and pence, which he gave to her, by 72. To his surprise, she multiplied it as fast as any other person could have done by 7. Yet this girl never learned the multiplication table above 12 times 12 ! She can also add up eight or ten lines of pounds, shillings, and pence, by first adding the two lowest lines together, then the third lowest and so on. When performing these calculations, every limb and feature seem at rest. One day lately, the teacher set the door open, and ordered the children to be quiet, as he was going to give her the most difficult count she had ever got. He then told her to walk out into the garden, and find out how many moments there were in 900 years. She walked only about ten yards at an ordi nary pace, when she told the answer correctly—never having reached the garden. " But," says one of the boys, " she did a far bigger count than that yesterday, the big gest, they say, that ever was done by anybody, she multiplied 123450789 by 987651321 and gave the correct answer in less than half a minute, for the bet of a penny," which she refused to take—because her teacher had forbid. den her in the presence of the scholars to calculate large sums at the bidding of any person. On being interrogated as to how he knew whether the answer was correct, the boy replied that two of them had counted it on a slate, and found it correct; and that the figures were so far above hundreds of millions that none of them could read them. The girl's name is Margaret Cleland, daughter of 'Gavin Cleland, shoemaker in DarveL—North British Daily Mail. FRIGHTFUL INTIMIDATION.—AIarming outrages have recently occurred in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, in stigated by trade quarrels. Vengeance is vowed, threat ening letters are sent, and assassination attempted, by members of the trade unions, after true Irish agrarian fashion, against those who resist their demands. At Lexley, three weeks ago, bottles of gunpowder were in two instances dropped down from the tops of chimneys at night into the fire, but exploded, happily, without causing loss of life. At Dore, the scene of the last and most alarming outrage, the same thing had been done a fort night previously. On account of this dangerous condition ' of things, Elijah Parker, a saw-grinder, at Dore, who does not choose to succumb to the demands of the trade union, has been obliged for a long time past to fortify his house like a castle :—His dwelling is a new house in about the centre of the village, strongly built of stone, with doors of church-like strength, and shutters of impregnable strength to all the windows. A further means of defence was about to be added, consisting of strong iron grates at the tops of the chimneys, to prevent the dropping down of bottles of gunpowder. He has been obliged further to assimilate his condition to garrison life by keeping a store of arms and ammunition in constant readiness, and to have the assistance of a large savage dog. On the night of Sunday se'nnight, as Parker and his wife were going to bed, they heard a noise on the slates outside. Parker rushed out with a double-barrelled gun in his hand, and suspecting a design to drop an explosive bottle down his chimney, looked up to see if any one was on the roof. He had no sooner raised his eyes, how ever, than a shot was fired from a plantation op posite, which lie received in his shoulder. Rushing up to the plantation wall, he there detected the head of a man, but before he could raise his gun, a second shot from another quarter, shattered the elbow of his right arm, and brought him to the ground powerless. His wife now rushed out with a loaded pistol, which she fired into the plantation as the assassins were making their retreat. Parker's arm will, in all probability, have to be amputated. Since the perpretation of this outrage a threatening letter has been received by another saw grinder, warning him to get rid of an apprentice. The head of the firm of Messrs. T. Forth and Sons received a similar note a few days ago, warning him to get rid of the knobsticks' he was employ ing, and threatening a personal attack if he did not immediately comply ; accompanied by an intimation that the access to their business premises, as well as to their private residences, was well known to the writers. By way of confirming this assertion, during Monday night some person clandestinely entered the grinding wheel and deposited a bottle containing gunpowder under one of the boilers, causing an explosion by means of an ignited fusee. The explosion did no mischief; it appears that the sole object was to show the proprietors of the works that they were within the power of the aggressors." THE MURDER OF SIX CIIILDREN.—The coroner's inquest on the bodies was held on Monday, last week, and lasted several hours. The circumstances deposed have been already detailed. The only addition is the statement made by the woman to police inspector Biddlecombe. iris statement was as follows:—On Sunday he understood that Mrs. Brough had inquired for him, and he went to the house, saw her, and asked if she wanted Biddlecombe ? She replied, " Yes I have been relating to an officer all about it, thinking I had been talking to you." She then said, " I should like to tell you all about it." She went on to say, " On Friday last I was bad all day, and wanted to see Mr. Izod, and waited all day. I wanted him to give me some medicine. In the evening I walked about, and afterwards put the children to bed, and wanted to go to sleep in a chair. That was about nine o'clock. Georgy (meaning Georgians) kept calling me to come to bed. I came to bed, and they kept calling to me to bring them some barley-water, and kept calling to near twelve o'clock. I had a candle on the chair. I went and got another, but could not see, there was something like a cloud, and I thought I would go down and get a knife and cut my own throat, but could not see. I groped about in master's room for a razor. I could not find one. At last I found his key, and then his razor. I went to Georgy and cut her first. I did not look at her. I then came to Carry, and cut her. Then to Henry. He said ' Dont mother.' I said I must,' and did cut him. Then I went to Bill. He was fast asleep. I turned him over. He never woke. I served him the same. I nearly tumbled into this room. The two children here, Harriet and George, were awake. They made no resistance at all. Harriet struggled very much and gurgled. I then laid down, and did myself. I cannot state what occurred for some tine after that, as I found myself weak and lying on the floor. That nasty great and black cloud was gone then. I was thirsty, and got the water bottle and drank. I fell in a sitting position, g l o w t a u n p t e d , and t e sac tall, h h u e t c e h i l e til d d r e n n 0 , t and epe i a t h all . I cam we e nt te te m t e g h a e ain. win dow, and put something out to call attention. I went to bed and remained there till the bell rung. They made such a noise, I crawled on my hands and knees, but could not make, him hear. It was Henry Watson. I went to tuhnabto undid. t h do o r That . There is al i w l as k o n nly ew, o th n e e y b e o a l u t f t as eu ten th ed e , r e e l? . It was not quite day-light when I put the signal out, It is o p fa os e s e ib v l ; e I m h ig a l v it e I llav e e an sa t i e d u somethingyo,_ll The J or u e ry to re tli turn e other ea . verdict of Wilful Murder.," Ia HOLSTEIN, orders, have been g►ven that all works under six sheets are to be regarded as newspapers, and treated accordingly. The press is,forbidden to discuss the. present system of neutrality. SOME DECIMAL COINS have been struck by the Stock holm mint on trial. The Swedish royal medalist and mint engraver is a lady, whose talent is universally admired. LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN'S CHURCH ASSOCIATION. INTERESTING EPISODE IN THE PROCEEDINGS. A MEETING of the Liverpool Working Men's Church Association was held on Tuesday evening, in St. James's- School-room, St. James's-road, the chair being occupied by the Rev. H. Hampton, incumbent of St. James's. The sehool-room was crowded, and, among those present were 'the Revs. Drs. M`Neile and Baylee ; Revs. W. Pollock, H. Hampton, E. Gabriel, L. Thomas, J. Bardsley, J. Gilmore, A: H. Hodgson, D. Barry, and J. 0. Powell ; Thomas Houghton, Esq., Jas. Overend,. Esq., &c. &c. The Rev. E. Gabriel opened the business by prayer ; after which the chairman tendered his individual thanks and those of the meeting to the Rev. Dr. Baylee, to whose exertions the association owed its origin and its success. The Rev. Dr. M.'NEILE then proposed the -following resolution :—" That, feeling more strongly than ever the necessity of supporting and extending among all classes the sound Scriptural and Protestant principles of our reformed Church, we pledge ourselves to encourage with heart and hand the Liverpool Working Men's Church Association, being assured it is one of the safest and surest means to promote that object." He proceeded to say that some reproach had been thrown uponthe manner in which the clergy of Liverpool generally conduct their religious services, and an attempt had been made. to spread an impression that the cause of religion was not prospering as it ought to do in the hands of the Liverpool clergy. To that insinuation the existence and operation of this association was a practical reply. This society, which numbers 2,000 subScribers, has supplied money for four additional clergymen in Liverpool by their weekly pennies and twopences. He doubted whether England could supply such another example. This he maintained was. a blessing from God and a credit to the town. (Applause.) What was the object of this association ? As expressed in the resolution, to extend, amongst all classes the Scriptural and Protestant principles of our reformed church. To maintain the original principles of the truth as it is revealed from heaven ; but we have to express those principles with direct reference to the abuse and the cor ruptions of that truth by ungodly men. And as the Church of Rome has corrupted awl abused the truth of God, and still calls her corruption and abuse by the name of the Church of God, we are compelled to protest, in addition to oar direct statement of scriptural truth—to protest against evil, falsehood, and idolatry. (Rear, hear.) In obedience to the command, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel," we desire to extend the good tidings of scriptural and Protestant principles among all classes of the community. I think the means already adopted by this association have been honoured, blessed, and owned of God, and the promoters of this society will have reason to be most cordially thank ful. He knew that no man in England had more cause to be thankful to God and take courage than Dr. Baylee. When he talked of establishing this poor man's associa tion, he (Dr. IllasTeile) remembered how some of his friends laughed at his enthusiasm, and said " What a strange compound that fellow is." (A laugh.) He was in earnest, and facts now speak it, and some of the gentlemen who smiled incredulous at that time were now convinced by experience, and said that they must give Dr. Baylee credit for what he had carried out. It was for the people to carry it out further, and let every one become a missionary in the movement. He then proceeded—You have all heard of a free church intended for the town of Liverpool, where they are to have prayers every day. They do not say there is to be a sermon every day, but prayers every day, and no pews in it, all open, first come first served. (Laughter.) If a poor man goes in there, he has as good , a place as my lady. To assist in promoting the erection of a church, which, in addition to its many other claims, is to be entirely free to the poor." That is a capital thing, and sounds uncommonly well. But, then, I think the poor man who gives a penny or twopence a-week towards a church has a right to ask—" Pray what do you mean by this church; what sort of service are we to have in it ? Will it be of the right kind when it is done ? Will it have the scriptural and Protestant principles of our reformed church, or will it be a sort of mongrel thing going back and falling between two stools, neither out and-out Romish, so that people can really bow to an image, nor out-and-out Protestant, so that we can hear the gospel in it, but a sort of half-way house, a sort of bowing and scraping, without going down on the knees altogether. (Applause and hissing.) Did I hear a work ing man hissing that ? ("No, no," and " Yes.") Oh, wonderful ! That would be a strange thing indeed in this town. (Hear, hear.) I was going to .tell you how the Roman Catholics in earnest have the real thing in my country. When they go down they go down on their knees altogether before the picture. (Hear, hear.) But there is a sort of half-way house they have made in some of the churches of England, and when these gentlemen, as I am informed—for I never saw it myself—but I am in formed, when they come out of the vestry, and when passing the communion table, they make a sort of obei sance. It is not kneeling down ; it is not worship, and yet it is something. (Hear, hear.) What is it ? Is it worship ? Then let them bow themselves down before it at once. (Applause.) Is it not worship ? Then why will they bow before it ? That is what we want to know—we want to know what is this half-and-half procedure that belongs to what is called Tractarianism. There is a mix ture of Romanism that has got into the Church of Eng land. Some of those who belonged to this party have left the Church of England and joined the Church of Rome, and the apprehension about this very same church is, if the gentlemen building it had their own way, they might make it a half-way house. (" Hear, hear," and hissing.) We don't want that—you do not want that. (" Hear, hear," and "Yes.") Do you want a Protestant church? (Cheers.) You want a house where the gospel is to be made known. (Hear, hear.) Do you want a house where there are to be prayers every morning without a sermon ? (Cries of " Yes,' and " No, no.") Well, let us have one, then. (Cheers.) A Voice.—No poor man can do it. Another Voice.—There ought to be prayers every day in church. (" Hear, hear," and interruption.) it is all stuff what you are talking about. (Great confusion, and cries of " Turn him out.") I work close to your church. Tam Mr. Eaton's gardener. It is all stuff what you are talking about. ("Hear, hear," and continued confusion and uproar.) I am a subscriber to that church, and will double ; my subscription. (Hear, hear.) A. KING OF THE FoßEsr.—The recent tempestuous winds felled to the ground, in. Stowe park, the most manificent oak on the estate. The measured esti mate of its workable timber is 1,000 feet and its value £lOO. PROBABILITIES OP THE Wim—ln talking with some generals the other day, the emperor is reported to have said, "It would be nothing extraordinary if next year I should find myself with my army (the camp of Boulogne) and the Swedish army at St. Petersburg." SUICIDE BY A. BOY.—OR Tuesday morning, a boy namedßobert, son of John Sharp, labourer, Glasgow, com mitted:suicide by suspending himself to a nail at the side of a window, by means of his cravat; The boy is only 13 years of age. And when found was quite dead.— Caledonian Mercury. GUANO DISCOVERIES.—The Washington correspondent of the New York Daily Macs, writing on May 29, says :—" News has reached here from Mr. J. Vallamail of immense deposits of guano on the Gallipagos Island. off the coast of Ecuador, sit ua t e d h a lf wa y between San Fran cisco and Cape Horn." . THE CHARTERED BANE OP AUSTRALIA. have issued their balance-sheet to the 31st of December last, prepara tory to the meeting of the proprietors on the 23rd inst. It shows a clear sum of £12,278 to the credit of profit and loss—equal to rather more than 34 per cent. on the called up capital of £375,000. THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—The Duke of Devonshire,. who was unable to attend the opening ceremony on Satur day week,, has presented a very elegant candelabrum to Sir Joseph Paxton, with an appropriate inscription com memorative of the event, accompanying his gift with a magnificent diamond and turquoise bracelet as a present to Lady Paxton, _ _ _ A hiENCII STEL3IER is being fitted out in the port of Varna for purposes of scientific inquiry ; for English and Preach interests alike demand such a scientific exami nation of the coasts of the Euxine. The tides, currents, and winds which prevail there are to be carefully observed and noted down on the charts, with the rocks, shoals, and banks, and other impediments to navigation: LADY FRANKLIN refuses to accept a widow's pension. Sir John, she says, is not dead. Acting, however, in ac cordance with the contrary conviction expressed by the Lords of the Admiralty, the Prerogative Court of Canter bury has granted probate of the will made before his embarkation by Mr. Thomas Blanky, master of the ship Terror. ANOTHER MATERIAL FOR MAKING PAPER.—The editor of the Baltimore Sun reports having just examined some samples of paper made of reeds or cane, of - a kind which grows in great abundance in some of the States; and also a sample made from white pine shavings. It is said the reeds abound upon the margin of streams, and will make excellent paper. EXTENSIVE CONELAORATION.—The immense foundry belonging to Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan, at Middles borough, was accidentally burnt to the ground on Sunday week. The pipes for the extension of the Southwark and Vauxhall, the Grand Junction, and the West Middlesex water companies, were being made at these works. This foundry was previously blown down when not quite finished, on Christmas-day, 1852 COURT MARTIAL—The Bombay Times gives an account of an extraordinary court-martial on Lieut- Colonel Gidley, of the 22nd Bombay Native Infantry, and his condemnation on charges of having in five or six instances countenanced inferior officers being drunk while on duty, and in not having interfered to prevent language and scenes of gross indecency between the same officers, in the room of the regiment. The Colonel was sentenced to be dismissed• the service, " and a further court-martial appointed to try the inferior officers, Lieutenants Laurie, Comyn, and Fraser, and Ensigns Loft and Hammond. ,CALtronNiA. WHEAT Cxor.—There appears to be a fear in Calafornia that the wheat crop will be too large, and that the mills will be insufficient to grind it all. Breadstuffs, they say, will henceforward be cheap, and the money now sent to Chili and the east to buy flour will•be retained in the country; thus while the price of provisions will be low, money will be plentiful. They further say that flour will be soon exported from California. TELEGRAPH FOR THE BATTLE FIELD.—An electric telegraph apparatus, to be employed on the field of battle, for the purpose of forwarding communications of the operations of the army from one portion to the other, is said to be now nearly completed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and will be shortly dispatched to the seat of war. Each portion is fitted in a light four-wheeled waggon, which holds sufficient wire for a length of twelve miles. _ _ AT LISBON there were no British ships on the Queen's birth-day, and as the Portuguese ships did not hoist the English ensign, as usual, no one expected that any com pliment would be paid to the day ; but when twelve o'clock came, up went the meteor flag of England to the masthead of one solitary -vessel the French war ,steamer Le Newton, whose guns began to thunder out a royal salute, to the delight of the English, the surprise of the Portuguese, who, nevertheless did not join in it, and, doubtless, to the no small mortification of the Russian minister, who has a fine view of the river from the win dows of his residence. - • THE COST OF BANKRUPTCIES.—In the six years 1847 to 1852, one of the London official assignees had 307 bank ruptcies committed to him. The available assets, after deducting £37,424 for payments in full to mortgagees and for rent and taxes, amounted to £157,915. Out of this sum the creditors have received rather more than £90,000 in dividends; the court fees absorbed £10,265 (61 per cent.), the official assignee took £7,897 (5 per cent.), the messenger £7,913 (5 per cent.), the broker and auctioneer . £6,937 (44- per cent.), and the solicitors £20,255 (121- per cent.), making together above £53,000, or more than 33 per cent.! The allowance to the hamkrupts for maintenance, &c., was £4,761. IMPORTANT Discovsa v.-I-During an investigation of the ancient borough documents, contained in the muniment room of the Town Council, by the Rev. Stantialt Steinthal and Mr. H. C. Heard, for the purpose of selecting such as were likely to be interesting to the antiquaries visiting the exhibition to be held in this town in the month of August next, these gentlemen discovered a charter of Elizabeth's reign, conferring very important privileges on the port of Bridgwater, not the least valuable of which is the exemption of payment of port and harbour dues in every other port in the kingdom, excepting London. If this charter has not lostjts force for having so long remained obsolete, the owners of vessels belongifig to Bridgwater will do well to adopt such steps as shall secure to them so great a privilege as appears to be conferred by the charter in question.—Exeter Gazette DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.—The Foreign News gives the following details of the melancholy loss of 731 Peruvian troops :—" The Peruvian transport Mercedes, bound from Casma to Callao, with about 800 troops on board, struck upon a tock near the mouth of Casma harbour on the morning of the first of May. The Mercedes was accom panied by the government steamer Rimac, the officers of which rendered every possible assistance, but without effect. The Mercedes went down soon after she struck, carrying with her 731 persons. The conduct of Captain Noel, commander of the lost vessel, was, from the accounts published in the papers of this city, such as must merit universal praise and admiration. He remained at his post to the last, and went to the bottom with his ship, and more than 700 of his countrymen." BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES BILL.— Mr. Digby Seymour's Bills of Exchange Frauds Prevention Bill, now before the House of Commons, provides that if any person shall, by any false pretence or by menaces, or by force or other fraudulent means, obtain from another a bill or note (or his signature) with intent to appropriate or convert such bill or note to his own use, or otherwise fraudulently to dispose thereof or of the proceeds, he shall be guilty of felony and liable to penal servitude for six years, or imprisonment and hard labour for three years ; and the same punishment may be allotted to any one who shall at any time knowingly and wilfully become the holder of such bill or note. Also if any person, receiving a bill or note (or signature) for the purpose of its being discounted, or of a credit, advance or loan being made on the security thereof, or for any special purpose or with any special direction, whether expressed in writing or not, shall fraudulently appropriate to his own use or otherwise fraudulently dispose of such bill or note or the proceeds thereof, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to three years' imprisonment and hard labour ; and the same punishment may be allotted to any one who shall at any time knowingly and wilfully be the holder of such bill or note. In an action on the bill a judge on affidavit of the fraud may impound the bill, and order the plaintiff to give security for costs. AN UNINVITED GUEST AT TUE OPENING or THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--While the police were busy clear ing out all intruders from the central space, there was one who obstinately resisted all attempts at removal. A little dog took his position in front of a group of ladies, to whom he evidently belonged, and exhibited a degree of passive resistance which completely baffled his blue-coated per secutors. The audience, wearied out with expectation, took a deep interest in the contest„ some asserting that the dog, for whom their sympathies were cordially excited, was a season ticket holder others, that he came as a representative of the Isle of. Dogs ; and a third party as serted that as "a cat might look at a king," doggy had a right to look at'the Queen, and, in solemn gravity contem plating the interesting proceedings of the day, our canine friend remained till the close. THE COMMITTEE ON FRIE NDL Y SOCIETIES have resumed their sittings, and agreed to recommend to the house that societies be allowed to be established for the following purposes :—" 1. For relieving, maintaining, or endowing a member, or the husband, wife, or relative of a member in childhood, old age, sickness, widowhood, or any natural state of which the probability may be calculated by way of average. 2. The defraying the expenses of the burial of a member, his wife, or child. 3. For insuring a sum to be paid on the death of a member above the age of 10 years, to the person nominated in a writing to be deposited with the secretary, or clerk of the society, by such member, being the husband, wife, father, mother, child, brother, or sister, nephew, or niece of such member, or in default of such nomination, or in case of the death of such nominee, to be paid to the executor or administrator, or next of kin of the member. 4. Making good any loss or damage by fire, or other contingency, of which the pro bability may be calculated by way of average, of live or dead stock, goods, implements of trade and tools, sustained by any member, or for enabling members to purchase food, firing, or clothes, or to purchase or hire any article of use or necessity, in their trade or business. 5. For the purpose of enabling any member, or the husband, wife, or children, or nominee, of such member, to emigrate, and of enabling the emigrants to purchase land in any of the colonies, and the tools, implements, materials, or other necessities of their trade or calling, and of advancing loans to them for the purpose, 'and taking such security for the repayment thereof as the trustees of the society may think fit. Provided always, that a society established under this act shall not assure the payment, on death, of a sum exceed ing £2O, or any other contingency, or any sum exceeding £100." The clause, which regulated the money payable on the death of a child wider 10 years of age, and that only upon the certificate of a coroner or medical man; and the fourth clause, rendering any person establishing a society, except under the provisions of this act, or of the Joint Stock Companies Act, liable to a penalty of £2O, 6 were postponed, to allow of further evidence being reeeived. Rarttea -epposizg the same, Dr. 111`NEILE.----I have a proposal to make, that the gen tlemen who promote such a scheme shall raise a fund— The person who described himself as " Mr. Eaton's gar dener" again rose, and said—l live in the neighbourhood of your church, and I was thankful a church was building in the neighbourhood, until I came to hear the stuff that was preached in it. (Cries of " Turn him out.") shall be able to go every evening: I can't every morning, for I am a working-man. (Hear, hear.) A female in the body of the meeting.—And I hope I shall also. (Great laughter and applause.) At this stage of the proceedings, Dr. Ineile left the meeting. The CHAIRMAN said he wished to state, with reference to the church in his district which it was proposed to raise under the auspices of the Working Men's Association, that there were 400 men already contributing their 2d. a week. They had already paid £6B,.and a site had been given them worth £l,OOO. Th ey had also got a contribution from the late Edmund Molyneux, Esq., of £100; and Messrs. Hilton Halhead, Edward Cropper, and T. D. Anderson had also contributed £lOO each ; Messrs. Christopher Bushell, Charles Cotesworth, William Jones, William Bal leny, Charles Groves, and Mr. Wood had given £5O each ; so that already upwards of £7OO had been subscribed. (Applause.) It was intended that one-half of the sittings should be free. The Rev. Mr. BARDSLET seconded Dr. M`Neile's motion. • The Rev. Dr. BarnEa supported the motion. Referring to the scene of the evening, he regretted the necessity of one clergyman having to denounce the views or leanings of another ; but showed, by quotations" fro-nit-he-Testa ment, that the apostles even, on two different occasions, had gently but openly rebuked one another. . - - The motion, having been put from the chair, was carried, only one or two dissenting. The Rev. W. POLLOCK proposed that the thanks of the meeting should be given to Dr. Baylee, and in doing so said, we are not enemies to the use of daily prayers in our . church. (Hear, hear.) Ido not know that I can do better in the way of stating this assertion than by reading the language contained in a letter in the Liverpool Standard of this day, from one - of the clergy, whose name I shall presently mention to you. This clergyman writes : —" Let Mr. Wray and his friends find me the stipend: for an additional curate, and I will immediately meet the wishes of the complainants, and offer them daily prayers and weekly communion ; for with my present staff it would not be possible to do so without the neglect of other and more important ministerial and pastoral work, as I think. I most sincerely assure Mr.Wray that, so far from ' grudging others the enjoyment,' and ' taking comfort to myself' that my people are not pining after a daily service • and a weekly Communion, I would praise God most heartily could I see the earnest and spiritual desire for such serviees kindled in the : whole mass of our population. The daily . public orisons of 'tens of thousands harmoniously and in the congregation poured forth to Heaven from hearts hal lowed and renewed by the Holy Spirit would be the most heart-cheering and delightful scene imaginable to my mind." The writer of that letter is your chairman. (Hear, hear.) He expresses, as I believe, the feeling of all that body of the clergy who have been calumniated in this matter—to my mind insultingly calumniated; and if one word has been spoken here to-night by my dear friend Dr. M`Neile that has given any one pain, I know he did not mean to do so. Instead of having acted rashly, intem perately, and passionately with regard to this question, Dr. M`Neile has, to my knowledge, acted with the greatest possible forbearance iu the matter. I will tell you why I say so. It is within my knowledge that, many months ago—l fancy a year and a-half--Dr. 31`Neile received from some unknown hand a copy of a circular which Was signed by a person, a promoter of the free church, which has raised this question. I saw this letter in Dr. M`Neile's hand ; it was never intended he should see it — (hear, hear)—it was never intended I should see it, and it was never intended that any man of either of our kidneys—(laughter)—should see it; but we did see it, although we don't know to whom we are indebted for see ing it, and that letter, which had signed under it the name of Mr. Wray, contained statements most disparag ing to the great majority—indeed, I think I may say the whole body of the clergy of Liverpool—(hear, hear) ;—and one expression which I am able now to recollect, though I have not seen the letter for a long time, was that " puritan ism had got possession of Liverpool," and the words he used were " the enemy must be driven out." (" Hear, hear," and " Oh, oh.") What is the enemy of those gentlemen ? Not popery, against which they have solemnly protested before God and man on their subscription to the 39 Articles—(hear, hear;)—not so much dissent, although they are not very fond of dissent, and they do not very much like dissenters ; but the thing which they hate most and fear most, the enemy which they desire to drive out, is the puritanism, as it is called, of Dr. 31`Neile (cheers,)—and of my brethren all around me, and of the clergy who, thank God, occupy by far the most prominent positions in this town—(cheers)—and carry infinitely the. most of all the hearts of the people with them. (Hear, hear.) If ours be puritanism, at all events he was right in saying it has got possession here in Liverpool; and I can tell him and his friends, with God's blessing, it will continue in possession. (Applause.) I believe that a general agreement, as to all fundamental truths and as . to the great discipline and doctrine of the church ought to be sufficient for us—(hear, hear,) —and there may be shades of difference in the minds of honest and earnest church men, and I would allow all that. (Hear, hear.) But when I see men of opposite opinions coming forward to assault, insult, calumniate those who do not agree with them ; when I see this Tractarian party taking the stand they have taken in Liverpool and throughout the country, I have been compelled to feel that the time had passed for silence, and that the time was come for every man to show his colours, and to speak out plainly his mind. (Applause.) Now, I say, as to this movement, in my opinion, our Right Rev. Father the Bishop of Chester has used and exercised an extreme exercise of his jurisdiction; but I also do not hesitate to affirm that I believe, under the circumstances, that extreme exercise of his episcopal jurisdiction was called for. (" Hear," and a voice, "He was wise.") The promoters of the new church, in my mind, ought to have been permitted most freely to have gone to work and to have procured subscriptions for the new church. Let them collect subscriptions, and we should not say any thing in the way of hindrance ; but if they affirm what they are doing is for the purpose of condemning all the rest of their brethren in the same locality—if they say what they want is something additional and different to anything done in the town, and begin, accordingly, by casting stones at their brethren—then I believe it is the duty of our bishop to stand forward in defence of a faithful body of his clergy, and to say—" I will not have, under certain circumstances, the peace of the church broken, if I can avoid it, in this part of my diocess." (Hear, hear.) If that which is to be promoted on this occasion is " some thing additional to and something different from" what is done in the town, it must be perfectly legitimate to in quire what it is that is intended. (Hear, hear.) So far as the daily prayers go and weekly communion, I myself say God speed the work. (Hear, hear.) I say if ever I can find that only 30 people of my congregational district wish for daily prayers and weekly communion, they shall have it in my church. (Applause.) I don't believe that Christian men can meet too often--(a Voice : " Try it")— in the sanctuary to offer up the holy prayers that are our heritage in the reformed church of England, and to hear the word of God read and explained to them. Ido not believe that we can too often celebrate together the feast of the holy communion of the body and blood of Christ. (Hear, hear.) I do not think we can too often eat that bread and drink that cup by which we show forth the Lord's death until lie come. (Hear.) And if we have not those things, it is simply from the circumstances of the times, from the pressure of other duties, and from the fact that every man and even woman at present is so incessantly occu pied. What is the additional thing Which is wanted ? It is more than daily prayers and weekly communion. (Hear, hear.) I tell you what it may be. It may be that we should have our sick beds attended by ministers, who, :when they administer to the dying the sacrament of the Lord's supper, will then pin up pictures of the crucifixion on the curtains of the dying man's bed, and desire it may be left there, within his sight, until he dies. (Hear, hear.) I. do not wonder that a Protestant audience think the thing impossible. (Hear, hear.) But I say it is possible, and I say it is done, and I say it has been done by some of our clergymen in Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) Another thing which may, perhaps, be wished for is auricular con fession carried out, it may be in the same abominable and disgusting details with which it was carried out at Ply mouth •by gentlemen of the same party. (Hear, hear.) That, also, may be intended, and more perhaps may be in tended in the way of visiting. Within the last week, in a house in Liverpool, a very short way from my own, a most intelligent and dear friend of mine met another clergyman of our church and of this party, and a matter happened to be mentioneda marriage which was to take place on the following morning, the marriage of one of his sons, and something was spoken of as to an idea that had been entertained for a moment, or that was not enter tained, of two clergymen officiating at the marriage cere mony. This gentleman went on to say he did not like this plan; that one of them was evidently enough in the administration of such a sacrament. The lady was rather startled at hearing of the sacrament of matrimony. He went on and affirmed that it was a doctrine of the teach ing of the Church of England in her Prayer-hook that matrimony was a sacrament. (" Oh, oh.") I will read to you what the Church of England Prayer-book says on the subject. [The rev. gentleman read an extract from the Prayer-book, excluding matrimony from the list of sacra ments.] That is what the Church of England says, and one of her sworn sons was teaching my friend that, never theless, according to the doctrine of the Church of Eng land, matrimony was a sacrament. (" Oh, oh.") Those r l may be some of the additional things that are to be taught ! amongst us ; those are some of the things " different from and additional to" what is taught in the present system of puritanism—that enemy which has to be driven out from Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I say all this justifies what I confess with Dr. Baylee needs justification, and that is the fact, that any one clergyman of the Church of England speaks in any way against any one of his brethren. (Hear, hear.) I can only say it is with the deepest pain of heart and spirit that I make these observations ; but I believe the time has come when we must make them, or cease to be faithful to the best interests of the church of our Lord. (Applause.) - _ __ , _ - The CHAIRMAN.—It is not very Christian-like of you to interrupt the meeting. The same Person.—There were many parts of your ser mons which were not right. (Cries of "Turn him out.',) The CHAIRMAN.—If he will be kind enough to be quiet, I would rather he should remain. He can speak after wards in reply. (A Voice : " Stuff.") I do think you ought to be orderly. I will give you an opportunity of speaking when the doctor has done. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Eaton's gardener.—l have lived near Dr. M'Neile's church since it was built, and there never was a minister in my house, and I live within 200 yards of it. (Hear.) Dr. 31'NEfial.—I was going to make a proposal that the gentlemen who promote an object of this sort should raise a fund for paying poor men a quarter of a day's wages in the morning—(" Hear," and a cry, " There's no need of it,")—in order to allow them time for this worship, with out interfering with their supplies for themselves and their families. (" Hear, hear," and a continued cry, " There's no need for it, and you know that.") However, I rejoice to find that even at a meeting of the Working Men's Asso ciation for the purpose of raising funds for supporting Protestant ministers—(hear, hear,)—l rejoice to find that men of all opinions, of all descriptions of feeling on this subject, do find their way to these meetings. I have no doubt that great good will come out of this to the object of this meeting, as we could scarcely have expected to have found any one differing in opinion from what I was saying. (Hear, hear.) But we do differ, and there is a great diver sity of opinion; but, at the same time, all joining in this great work is an additional cause for thankfulness that men differing on a great many points should come and join in an association of this kind. (Interruption, and cries of " Turn him out.") On no account put him out. Please not to interfere with him. (Hear, hear.) If you imagine I am in the slightest degree,anneyed by what he has said, it is quite a mistake—not at all. The only objection to it is, it wastes the time of the meeting. (Hear, hear.) He is an honest fellow to speak out his mind, if he had a right opportunity to do so, instead of interrupting the speaker. Let him come forward, and Mr. Hampton will give him an opportunity of speaking. The party alluded to.—Very well, I will. (Cheers). Dr. M'NBILS.—Wait a little. (" Hear, hear," and a laugh.) lam really so anxious to hear what our friend has to say in opposition to anything -I have said to you, that I shall conclude now, and I will be glad if he re deems his pledge and comes forward and says what he pleases on the subject. (Hear, hear). The party alluded to then came on the platform, and, in reply to a question from the chairman, stated his name to be JOSEPH HANMER, of Whitfield-street. He said—" I am a true Churchman—(hear, hear),—and I waa one of the first men who subscribed to this society we have met about to-night. I paid my twopence a-week. (Hear, hear.) I have subscribed towards building this new church—(hear, hear)—because I had lived a long time in sin and drunkenness, and never went to church, and I had no learning. I was a widow's son, and I could not read when I was forty years old. What little I have learned to read is since I became a teetotaller; and I learned it at home, in my own house. (Hear, hear.) I have been in the habit of going to the Church of England ever since that time, eighteen years ago—(hear, hear)—and I have never been in any other place of worship, and I have no desire to go to any other place. (Hear, hear.) lam a willing subscriber—l love the Church, and am willing to spend and be spent for Christ—(applause)—and it hurts my feelings very much when I hear one church minister rising up to speak against another, his brother. (Loud Applause.) That is what hurts me, and nothing else— only that. (Hear, hear.) We are told not to speak evil of one another. (Hear, hear.) I learned that since I commenced to read and became sober. We ought not to Os Friday, the half-yearly distribution of prizes to the judge of one another, or speak evil, but to love one pupils of the Collegiate Schools took place in the presence another, and do good to one another, as far as lies in our of a numerous attendance of parents and friends. The power. (Hear, hear.) I hope you will forgive me." Ven. Archdeacon Brooks presided, and amongst those on (Hear, hear.) • the platform were—the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, the Rev. Dr. Dr. M'NsiLs.— Forgive you! you have given a most Hume, Rev. Mr. Hobbs, Rev. D. Anderson, Rev. W. R hard knock on the head to those who have bun and Matthias, Messrs. Adam Hodgson, Chas. Inman, Halhead, abused us. (Great applause and laughter.) [Mr. H.anmer : John Stewart, J. Nicholson, Percy M. D ove, S. Douglas, No, sir.] We have been assailed. We are not-the assail- Robert Aked, H. H. Statham, J. M. Wood, J. Torr, W m . ants, I quite agree with my friend. (Hear, hear.) It is Danson, J. K. Rounthwaite, E. P. Arthnr, Sic. The Rev. quite an improper thing for one church minister to stand the Principal, the Rev. C. W. I.3ndem and the Rev. up and speak against another. (Hear, hear.) I would be J. Cox, Vice-principals, 3 . Michod, Esq , Head Master extremely sorry to enter into such a proceeding had we of the Lower School, and th e principal . masters, not been assailed. It has been declared in the newspapers Previous to the commencement of the proceedings, that the clergymen of the Church of England in Liverpool voluntaries were played upon th e o rgan ; and the Rev. J. are not conducting the Church rightly—(A voice ;' No S. Howson, M.A., th e principal, having read a portion of more they arn't," and confusion)—and that another Scripture, the boys sung th e " J u bi late. " church must be built to show us the way. Is not that The CHAIRMAN said he had much Pleas ure in again attacking us ? We are in self-defence, and I quite agree meeting them upon such an occasion, and he felt much with my friend. (Hear, hear.) See what comes of dis- gx:atified in understanding that the progress cession—isn't it a fine thing; oh, a beautiful thing 1 d • the last half-year most satisfactory. , during h a d been (Laughter.) They had been uniformly successful ; indeed, for many The CHAIRMAN.—AIIow me to mention that the churct i years past they had been increasing for which that gentleman is subscribing is the one. 'we believed ill res tabilit hope to raise for the. Rev. Mr. Gabriel. Is it not ? Mr. HA.s3iss. 7 --No, it is not. It is the poor church, whOr9.theN.Will be riezvice every day, 1 ) gratification of stating that aePe V.lll/011 out 0 debt. This I • f d in numbers, and he of the schools y and knowledge. He had the Pee after a long and serious toil perhaps aPPetireCl. not ta be so ‘man's and trial, they had at last succeeded in gettin' g the insti- The Rev. Mr. POWELL, of St. Thomas's, Torteth-park, briefly seconded the resolution, which was agreed to, and the meeting terminated with prayer. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. important to those present as it was to thoie engaged its management, but they had found constant obstruc tions, from that debt pressing upon and clogging their exertions. Its extinction would enable them to do maim things which might appear of trifling interest, but which. were of great importance to the successful management of the institution. It was of great importance that all, classes should have, in a town like this, an institution where their children could receive an excellent education, and he believed that that given at the Collegiate w a s equal to anything that might be got throughout the kingdom. He was also happy to state that the progress of the young men who had left the institution and gone for the University had been most creditable to the institutiort and to themselves. During the half-year five of these had gained honours or degrees, two of them having been elected to Scholarships at Trinity College, Cambridge, the competition for which is open to all the world, and which. are given only to the dignissinzus —that was, to him wha best deserved it. So that in the course of the last half:- year they had five young men who had left their schools who had done credit to the place they were educated at, tap themselves for the attention and industry they had shown. in the pursuit of their studies, to the town from which they came, and to the country to which they belong. The Rev. J. S. HOWSON, the Principal, was then called upon to address the assemblage. He enlarged princi pally on the topics already mentioned by the chairman ; and stated that, now the institution was out of debt, the prizes given in future would be of a more valuable. character. Mr. GRIERSTON, of Cambridge, who had come down to conduct the examination of the pupils, said that he ha& been much gratified by what he had seen of the attain— ments of the boys, and he was happy to confirm what the chairman had said, that their schools were equal to any fix_ the kingdom. The deserving pupils were then called up in successiont to receive their prizes, the Venerable ARCHDEACON accom— panying the - piesentation in each case with some encou— raging or complimentary remark. The following is a list of the prizes : UPPER SCHOOL PRIZES. SPECIAL PRIZES.—Junior divinity medal: Rounthwaite.; Certificate: J. Lowe.—Junior historical medal : G. Statham— Certificate : Brown.—Junior mathematical medal: Wood. Certificate : Fairclough. • CLASSPRIZE s.—First class, J. H. Rawdon (Egerton scholar). Certificate : Arthur.—Second class : Wainwright. Certifi— cates: Shaw and Booker.—Third class : Reg. division, Edw arda mid Wright. Certificates : Sinker and Pater. Mod. division. Bartlett.—Fourth class : Reg. division, W. H. Statham. Cer— tificate : J. Lowe. Mod. division; R. P. Aked. Certificate Ellis.—Fifth class : Fairclough and F. Rawdon. Certificates Wood and Clough.—Sixth class: Cordeaux. Certificate: Jeffery, jun.—Preparatory classes: Seventh: Michod. Cer— tificate: H. Carpenter. Eighth : Makin. Certificates: Ander. son. Minton, H. Peel, and W. Carpenter. EXTRA ERIZFS.—For writing: It. P. Aked. Certificates Douglas, Jameson, and C. Cartwright.—Given by Mr. Under— wood for French and German : Bartlett. Certificates Camp— bell, for German ; R. P. Aked and Fowler ; for French.--Giaen t , by Mr. Underwood for good conduct: Ellis, E. Aked, and Fairclough.—Given by Mr. Ellis for Latin - poem : Arthur.— Given by Mr. Porter for Mathematics :Edwards and Rounth— waite. Certificate: Dove.—Given by Mr. Perter for goml. conduct : W. Aked.—Given by Mr. Hiley for English : Michod. transferred to H. Carpenter.—Given by Mr. Sears for French Pater. Certificates : Caw, Jeffery, ten., Clough, and Brown: —Given by Mr. Dove for divinity: Falloon. Certificate: Alichod. Given by the Principal for map drawing. R. P. Aked. MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIZES. SPECIAL PRIZES.-Divinity Medals: Brough and Pendie bury. Nomination to Upper School : Arthur, transferred to Archer. Historical and Geographical Medal: M'Connan. Certificates : Tinley and Buckley.-Nlathernatical and Arith metical Medal : Winsor.-Certificates: Nicholson,C. Oakden. It. Lobley, Turner, F. Gatliff, and Prescott.-French Medal Archer. Certificates : Southward, Coltart, Garratt. and R.. Dixon.-Drawing Medal: Bocquet. Certificates: Boustead. Oakden. and E. Shaw.-Penmanship Medal ; Castellanos. Certificates: Atkins, Kitchen, Evans, E. Syers, Worthington. Oakden, E. Slow, and Brandreth. CLASS PRIZES.-First Class, Potter. Scholarship. Archer transferred to Parkin. Certificate: Bingham.--Second Class Prize : Gibson. Certificate :J. R. Lew;s.-Third Class Prize: B. Oakden. Certificate: E. F. Dickens.-Fourth Class Prize: S. Gath. Certificate: Clare. -Fifth .Class Prize: Brock. Certificate : Dixon.-Sixth Class Prize : T. H. Maddock_ Certificate: Gatlift-Seventh Class Prize : T. L. Jones.. Certificate: Kitchen.-Eighth Class Prize: R. Poole. Certi ficate: R. hi`Gowen.-Ninth Class Prize: E. Syers. Certifi cate: G. Barry.-Ist M•Neile Scholarship : Winsor. Certifi cate: Rogerson.-2nd Nl`Neile Scholarship: Carter. Head Master's Prize for Book-keeping: Parr. Certificate: South ward.-Natural Philosophy Prize : Bingham.-Mr. J. ft Cox's Prizes : Mason and Atkin. Certificates : Brock and T- Wilson.-French Masteris Prizes: Castellanos and J. Garratt- LOWER SCHOOL PRIZES. SPECIAL PRIZES.-Divinity Prize: W. F. Sirdefield. Cer tificate : R. H. Walters.-Nomination to Middle School : J- Parkinson.-Historical and Geographical Prize: R. Brown- Certificate : A. Rowbotham.-Ist M‘Neile Scholarship : .1- Parkinson. Certificate: J. Gillison.-2nd M`Neile Scholar ship: H. Dickinson. Certificate : J. Nicholson.-Arithmetr cal Medal: J. Parkinson. Certificates : First Class, J. Hicks second Class, J. Roberts : Third Class, A. Westmore.— Writing Medal : H. Dickinson. Certificates : Bellis, Sutton. Shaw, and Ellis. CLASS PRIZES.-First Class : Ist Molyneux Scholarship : J. Nicholson. 2nd Molyneux Scholarship: H. Hickinson. Certificate: Malcolm. Second Class Prize of Books :W. Parslow. Certificate: J. Bishop. Third Class Prize: W. Bakal!. Certificate: A. Westmore. Fourth Class Prize: W. B. Lawton. Certificate : T. Beesley. Fifth Class Prize: H. Jones. Certificate: C. Wilton. Sixth Class Prize: W. Nicholson. Certificate: H. Honeyburne. Seventh Class Prize: E. R. Blease. Certificate: S. Hallam. Eighth Class Prize: G. H. Wilton. Certificate: J. Shaw. Ninth Class Prize : J. Bateson. Certificate: J. Christie. Tenth Class Certificate: J. Jones. EXTRA SPECIAL PRIZES.—Head Master's Prize: J. Lee:. Certificate : T. K. Bellis.—French Master's Prize : First, Sirdefield, transferred to Paton : second, Richards. Certifi— cates: First, Malcolm and Ward : second, Alderson and:. Wardill.—Mathematical Master's Prize : J. Owens.—Divinitir Prize, given by the Head Master : R. W. Walters. Latin Certificate : Ward.—Drawing Certificates : First Class, J. Lee : Second Class, T. Alderstone : Third Class, J. Newton.. —Writing Certificates : Second Class, J. Sheriff; Third Class, J. Newton ; Fourth Class, Stafford and Matthews : Fifth Claes, J. Smith ; Sixth Class, H. Skelhorn: Seventh Class, J. Mor— rison : Eighth Class, E. Mitchell: Ninth Class, J. Christie = Good conduct and general improvement: r - retcher, field, and Royle. EVENING SCHOOL. CLASSICAL PRIZIC.—J. Canister. After the presentation of the MaCelle scholarship, The Rev. Dr. M`NntLE exhorted the pupils to attend tO. their health, not to sit up late at nights studying, but to rise as early as they liked in a morning; and then exhorted. the boys who had not got prizes to continue their industry and attention, although disappointed in their competition with high talent. There was, he said, a difference between. real erudition and being " crammed" for an examination, and he who obtained the prize, after all, might not have so much erudition as they who did not. In conclusion, he said, "And one wor d more. I think it in keepi ng an & place, in these active and stirring times, when a minister of the crown, in an auspicious moment in the parliamen tary history of the noble lord, when the safety of the country appeared prominent in his mind, and the interests of party subordinate, told us, in a moment of candour, that there existed throughout the world, especially throughout the continent of Europe, a wide-spread conspiracyagainst the religion of Gre a t B r it a i n. Now, Mr. Archdagai eacon (said. the speaker, pointing to the boys), here are some of the defenders of the religion of Great Britain ! If we are training defenders of our precious citadel, they ought to* be acquainted with the existence of a conspiracy, supposino such a conspiracy to exist, and it does. There is a con e* spiracy against the precious religion of England, a wide spread conspiracy ; and I would advise you, my yo ung friends, in your hours of divinity or in the moments of desultory enjoyment and entertainment for yourselves, to begin early and put yourselves in the possession of this controversy, and where it lies. Do you know that boys in Romanist schools are taught to be controversialists against our religion ? They are not so modest as us,.not so squeamish ; they don't carry their charity so far as to say nothing about ns ; they teach their boys: for undermine, by plausible objections, the religion of Eng, land ; and you should be taught how to defend it. Withz. the Book of Scripture in the one hand, and Book of Com mon Prayer in the other, you will be able to defend the Reformation ; for, if it is worthy of dying to obtain, it is , worthy of living to defend. Mr. ADAM HODGSON moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, which was seconded by Mr. CABLES INmair„ and carried by vociferous applause. The proceedings concluded by the National Anthem,, after which the company adjourned to the class-rooms up stairs, to examine the various specimens of caligraphy and drawing, the work of the pupils, which adorned the walls_ The boys broke up tumultuously, full of hilarious.antici pation of the pleasures of their midsummer holiday_ HORTICULTURE. STOVE, CONSEEVATORT, &c.—Copious watering:will be needed to the plants in this department, and for orchids especially shading will be required ; the blocks on:which these beautiful plants are growing will require frequent ' syringing. In the vinery the disease has re-appear ed , and seems to baffle every effort to eradicate it. A French". gentleman has stated that the salts of iron in solution are effective cures, especially the sulphate of iron in.the pro— portion of one ounce to the gallon of water. The experi— ment is worth trying, especially upon plants muckairectect - - KITCHEN GARDEN. --.• Take advantage of showery weather to plant out the various plants of the cabbage tribe, including the Brussels sprouts, brocoli, cauliflower, &c. Get out the late crop of celery, and continue. to pro— vide a supply of lettuce and other small salading. Br DIRECTION of the Primate to the Dean of Limerick all the pews in the cathedral of that city are now open the public. SIR Cusarms NApiEn.—ln reference to the gallant commander of the Baltic fleet, the Pressehaa exhume& the following anecdotes from an old letter:—" He- in certainly quite a character, and one or two anecdotesal have heard concerning him may amuse you. I before mentioned the little attention he bestows on dress; Wig' said that, when standing for the borough of Portsmouth; one of his opponents styled him ' the gallant and raggoir candidate;' t da he te n ; pair of clean ' ex h t e da fe y lt , at this a m as e p: t rs ing ion , h o e n aetnany his apparel so much, and whole inexpressibles ; but the aPPea nj ec l i e t t r i i f the thing was such that he could not help alludinF himself, and he opened his address ragged; I have , there ` Gentlemen, my opponents call me Pair of clean and never fore, as you perceive, put breeches, thae they may no l on g er at his country residence; harp on: He used freque%ed by nightly -depredations to the meeting,--bs arnwald us a o f t h h a e v e foll t o hi w s in s g ub c j ur ect ious . t ca near Portsmouth, to be d e bo d j u t n a n dry cer°s of st i t h t h e ; e alarm th a t he heard somebody ea to bed, he took the blood in a basin, ilia reti red He e ht ll e 1: d -ho s = an suc ll h a li t b n e ig rte t s , a w itec ith o e n v expedient i e i r i 3.o i poultry t o int Y l a nraa ati: w io h use, icil, forme d the y t a h r e d n an r d etu % iiiig the pailtoitnhgse honer, and undressing,. gave h a i n s d d sj u w e in ks and geese . . or I'll shoot you by -2' he let fix crying out ' StoP,was , the secret, and was concealed d the person who in premises, and seizing a pistol, ran out, and aft er on the other side of the fence, immediately roared out; most lustily, and, taking a circuit, returned unperceived procured, t ur h e e d was astonished at the quantity the thief must have lost in cross on th fo e ll m ow ov to e ; a th lan e t e e x ru tre Ngs ty ing the pailings over which he escaped, at least mortally . wounded. The story of course got wind, and so far pro duced the desired effect, that since the admiral's poultry have never been disturbed by their former nightly visitors. y ou may rely on this being a true bill, as I heard, hinv• relats it himself as a good joke,"