The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-01 00:00:00

Oct. 1, ISM ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF SIR ROBERT AND LADY SALE IN LIVERPOOL. On Wednesday morning, at ten o'clock, Sir Robert and Lady Sale arrived in Liverpool, from Londonderry, in the Mercury steam-packet , commanded:by Captain M' teachlan. On the arrival of the distinguished visitors at the pier, they proceeded in the 11'layor's- private carriage to the residence of William Alexander Brown, Earl e of Ever !on ; and about eleven o'clock, the Mayor, accompanied b y Mrs. and Miss Sands, proceeded in Mr. Brown's residence in the state carrion, drawn by two beau icul bay horses, and were immediately introduced. I was then arrameed that the party should set out on a toor through the town and visit the principal objects of interest; and accordingly Sir Robert and his lady, the Mayor and Mrs. Sands, entered the state carriage and were driven tapiilly Shaw's-1-row, and Dale-street, to the Tuwn.hall, where they a eca v rr r ag e e re i f:l% o g w i e n t g l by arrived at half-pest twelve o'clock. the Mayor's private carriage and to Mr. Brown. In those carriages : the noticea William Brown, Esq., the ladies of his and saodrs highly respectable families of the town, and ,.. Miss „ . the Mayor's daughter. On reaching the rown nwaillt, the whole party were ushered into the Mayor's room, ei e they rested themselves for about twenty minutes. During this interval they were introduced to several gentle amoagst others to Samuel Stanifortb, Esq. of the Stamp-offiee, Lieut. Parsons, R.N., &c. * When it was ascertained that. Sir Robert Sale would pay a visit to the Town Hall, the East India Asaociation were called together by circular, and at a private meeting, held at their rooms, Exchange-buildings, they resolved to wait upon and compliment the gallant officer on his military achievements in the East and welcome him to Liver- Pool. Accordingly they proceeded in a body to the Town hall, and remained in the Council Chamber until the period of his arrival. when they deputed their respected chairman, Charles Turner, Esq. to acquaint Sir Robert of their intentions, and in a short time after the whole party proceeded along the Town-hall to' the Council Chamber, to meet the association. In front walked Lady Sale, leaning upon the arm cf the Mayor. and then fol lowed Sir Robert. who escorted Mrs. Sands. Mrs. Brown and the other ladies of the party brought up the rear. On entering the Council Chamber, the distinguished visitors were introduced by the Mayor, and received by all the members of the deputation in the most affable and courteous terms. Mr. Turner delivered a brief address on the occasion, in the course of which he coneratnlated hire on his memorable achievements, and said that the associa tion felt deeply awl gratefully the services which he had been the honoured means ef conferring upon the commer cial public. Sir Robs-rt, in the course of Iris reply, which was delivered in art off hand, soldier-like, mariner, ex- I) , eased a hove that he should always be found doing his duty in a manner deserving the approbation of his coun try. He said that he had been brought all his life nearly in India. and absolutely considered himself an Indian Officer altogether—(Lear and laughter.) If he went out there again, and that his services were once more required. he hou n dt o do something, which should still further en title him to the gratitude of the English people—(cheers ;)' and he knew riot but his service's might again be needed, • for we want a slice of the Punjaub, and we should hare no c'hieet'oo to another piece of India—(great cheers.) The Meycrr said that he w s quite certain th t where• ever Sir Robert went he would do his duty in a manner I), coming a British officer. Sir Robert hoped he should. He had lived there very many years, and he bad three brothers there who had served tor forty-five years. Mr. Turner 'remarked that the gallant officer did not look - much the . wr rse for the climate. Sir Rather re o lied—No, think 00 - 1, I feel very hearty. hea Lady Sale, in reply to a question as to the state of her hh, said she felt quite recovered. After several other compliments of this kind had been el ch , nged. the M a yor es c orted Sir Robert and his lady to the Exchange -rooms ; and on arriving at the Exchange area, they were met by some hundreds of the merchants and ether respectable inhabitants, who took off their lists and cheered them in the most enthns'astic mariner as they passe d along. They acknnwledgtd the greetings of the populace here, as indeed :all through their tour. in the P () liteat form, and seemed higbly gratified and even sur- P r i'ed with the joyous welcome they received. In their p a ssage through the Exchange-roots-a, they were hailed pith lo u d c h eer i ng and c l app i ng o f h an d s ; an d on s t op . g for a few moments in front of the bar, they were in troduced by the Mayor amid another volley of applause. :torn the Exchange-rooms, they proceeded to the Under titers'-rooms, where they a ere also very enthusiastically gre qed ; and then crossotg the Exchange area, arid stop tlitig for a few momen t s to i ns p ec t N e lso ns ' Monument, ey r e-entered the Town-hall, and s , t for some time in the Mavor's-roorn. At the expiration of this period, ac- Fonairatried by the Mayor end Mrs. Sands, they proceeded is Worship's oven barouche to the Cus.t.rtn•house. ". • Brown, Esq. sat on the dickey. The barouche was follow ' e b Y the state carriage, and also by the carriage f . " - i ng to Mr. Br own, both of which were fully `, l ., * etghted with the ladies of the party. On retching the laustotn-house they went in at the north entrance, ascend ed the pri nc i pa l s t a i rcase , and inquired for the collector, R ho was unfortunately out of town. They alert passed through the Long-room, stopping to admire the dome, and as they made their exit, a hearty cheer was set up by , a , n ,imni.ense crowd of persons who had previously entered, "fitch resounded through the vaulted building like the roar of a piece of artillery. On descending the staircase they re-entered their carriages, and were driven to the Albert Dock now in rapid progress towards c impletion. Here Sir Robert alighted and walked with the Mayor and r. Brown th r ough some of the new iron warehouses, the strength and durability of which he appeared ' nee ahlY surprised. He made several inquiries as to the excavations of the dock, and the mode in which the stu rdous works have been carried on. Having rejoined of quays ladies of the party, the carriages drove along the line quays to the Prince's Dock. at the extreme northern entrance of which they returned along Waterloo-road and ep Water-street to the Town-hall. After pulling up here for about five minutes, to afford time for the Mayor tg transact some official business, the party were driven alonge Castle-street, Lord-street. Church-street, ltane lagli street, and Great Charlotte-street, to St. John's Alarket, through which they walked. Re-entering their carriages in Eiliot.struet, they drove past the New Court Houses and up London-road, and by this route retorted to E verton. Their reception was most enthusiastic. Greater anxiety was, if possible, manifested eated to see Lady S a l e than even the distinguished hero o f J e ll a l a b ad. The chequered scenes through which s h e passe d i n India, her - hair breadth 'scopes, her interesting journal, and the thousand and-one reminiscensea of her career, which crowded upon the minds of the public, created unbounded interest in her favour. She is rather above the ordinary female stature, arid as slight as a girl of fifteen. She looked well aid cheerful, and wore a black watered silk dress, tamall white satin bonnet, edged with black crape. Sir Robert. who appears about 60 years of age, looked re tnarkablv ruddy and healthful, and wore a black frock coat and black stock. On Thursday morn i ng a t h a lf- pas t t en Si r R o b ert an d his heroic lady crossed to Woodside, to view the town of Birkenhead, and the improvements and works now in pro gress on that side of the river. They drove to George's Pier-head in an open carriage, and were ace,ompanied by t , r • Brovvirriga and some otrier gentlemen. Most of the oscuarnissioners of Biraenhead were in wai:ing to receive "ea) / irirlUditlM'N' • 1 Mr. W Jackson, Mr. g, Mr . lio Cr -ee n - Mr. Bentham, and Mr. Hind. On reaching the Ch t: • „„eh tire shore, by a special steamer, they were saluted Vieth cheers by a large concourse of spectators; cautions the also fired and other marks of respect were shown by of e ' i 'habitants and parties from Liverpool, the intention fi ed "e gallant knight to visit the town having being noti droegY Placards at the several ferries. After landing they Eur ope) through Hamilton Square (one of the finest squares n rope) followed I.y a great number of people, and pro ceededa thence to the iron ship I,u !ding yard of Mr. John aaatra •• lo • Sir Robert and his friends expressed themselves igh v • h e - gratified by inspecting the fine iran frigate, and Tr la r ''essels now in progress there, as well as with the b y g'iitud e of the works, and the extraordinary manner, flarin g power, large furnaces, and hand-work, of pre the'ng and fashioning the huge ribs and plates of iron for s hiPs. Sir Robert was afterwards driven through the h il t ° Para, itmneese undulated area with two :lakts, , i . n ot with great skill with fir trees shrubberies, ula walks, &c. Near the south-vvest extremity of a , k silaee be was shown the large mansion of Mr. W. wire s " , " Claughton Hall," now being erected, • and 114, e ri e" a splendid view is obtained of the sruary of the ac c :"Y , the town of Liverpool, the shot e toward Runcorn, J etts le after wards vworthy ieited most of the buildines and ob to ea u ' the township of notice, every ote anxious kn r ; v " w him t utmost r-sneet, and arrived at the Monk's Dart;, '`` oil' half-past twelve o'clock. Here the party 111 of a cold collation, admirably served by Mr. , e and about one o'clock embarked in the Red of C e :',',_governmerit steamer tender, under the command rive r ',, h a'rl Bevis, It. N. After a short excursion on the Cloth which, the day being remarkably fine and tuiv a ' ro t . l 'e objects of interest on both sides were seen to they otge, the party relanded at the George's pier, where tta r i d ,.,,ere received by W. Brown, Esq., and his lady. thee,the cheer s o f a g r e at nu mber of s pe c t a to r s. They c e Brown Proceeded to Richmond Hill, the seat of Mr. ti : where th e y d om i c il e d d ur i ng th e i r s t a y. re evening Sir R. Sale, was entertained at a banquet Cover at the T own H a ll, b y T. S an d s , E sq ., ti re M ayor . tn ,eee'" s were laid for a bo u t ei g hty gentlemen in the di n i ng a t Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo provided the viands, d e fi e : e nd exhed his usual 'rood taste in furnishing every lio yli e L . of the season. D'uring dinner, Mr Stubbs's of po H armonic Band played from time to time a variety latt ro b';illa' airs, The gentlemen present, about eighty in to t i l e r . atteoded by invitation of the Mayor, to do honour tr an a hero_ of Jellalabad. Amongst them were Sir T. Il e a zsa rr Messrs. Turner, Horsfall, Ainsworth, D. p otte r p. Greene. E-q. M. P. W. Jackson, John I. ott er I ,'" , N. M. P., Messrs. Laird, Riply, Rushton, 1 -ie nt ',e'l Thomas, E. I. C. Major Axford, ditto, S. a l° Col. Mitchell, 6th Regt., Messrs. Ambrose Lace, ,Capt. rit S'r J. Walnesley, the Rev'. Dr. Tattershall, ow n Fraser, 6th Regt., Capt. Bevis. R.N., Capt. Black of eti ie s e t h ,t it . egt., Mr. Reticle:, Capt. Evans, and a number Sir ?f.oraegers and townsmen. tnsig n Sale s a t on the right of the mayor. He wore the repo stthe i pt,Et Knieht Commander of the Bath. After the other to , ,nealth of the Queen, the Queen Dowager, and abl e 5.'1 toasts were proposed by the Mayor, with suit tlatisoel4!:,rY remarks, and were drank with loud ap r'glarid,', Pr Army," and "The Wooden Walls of Old C ap ,. e... _ollowed. In replying to the latter,. 'cekb e ee . "Ns stated, on the authority of Sir George The rkr A at the st ate t „ani• that the navy was never in a more efficient present moment. laPpl oose , Y . PR next proposed the health of a brave soldier, roi c hat day his distinguished guest, (cheers) whose Thu le, ar o . d e uet had filled Europe and the world with his c_ou t o re L u n !Ideated to him all ranks and classes of his oecasi4 n 2e, w il• The conduct of Sir R. Sale, under ordinary mould be entitled to the highest distiuction; but when it was remembered that at Jellalahad he had not only to contend With war and its frightful concomitants, famine and disease, but had to sustain his position and the honour of his country, whilst at the same time his noble wife was exposed, if possible, to greater privations than any soldier,—was herself a captive, in the hands of our most deadly foe Akbar-Khan,—when they considered these facts, he need not further dwell on the clams of his dis tioguished guest—the crowning glory of his fame being familiar to them all. The Mayor thus concl ded:—l only drink your very good health, Sir Robert Sale—(shak ing hands with Sir Robert, who seemed much affected — and I wish you long - life and happiness when von return to India, which, I believe, you are about to -do ;—(4P plause ;)—we wish you happiness in this life, and happi ness in the life to come. (Drunk with tremendous ap plause). Sir ROBERT SALE, on rising to reply, was received with cheers, which were reiterated for several minutes. In the first place, said the gallant and distin guished officer, I beg to return any most sincere thanks to our excellent host. the Worshipful the Mayor, and the society. around me for the handsome terms in which he has proposed my health, and for the warmth and enthu siasm with which they have received 'the toast. (Cheers.) As a soldier, it must always be gratifying to me to base my countrymen to approve of my conduct ; and to see here around me to-night a sprinkling of officers in the army and the navy, I feel 'strongly gratified. (Cheers.) It has been my good fortune to have Leen at several simi lar parties to this, and what few words I have ever possessed have been expended. I wished to have said thousands of things, but to do so would be a repetition. (Cheers.) I shall, therefore, simply dr nk success to the Mayor and Corporation of this, the second city in Great Britain, and I beg to express my wish that the progress in prosperity which it has hitherto made, may be On tinned for ever. (Great cheering.) The gallant officer concluded by propos:rig the healths of the Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool, and long life to them. (Three. times three.) Tie MAYOR returned thanks in a brief address, and proposed the healths of the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese of Chester. The Rev. Dr. TATTErtsn LL, incumbent of St. Augus tine's, returned thanks, in an appropriate speech. The MAYOR, in highly complimentary terms, then alluded to Lady Sa!e. tie (Sir IL Sale) had indeed cause to be proud of the noble and heroic conduct of Lady Sale, ---(cheers)—whose sufftrings and achievements —or, ra ther, he should say, whose, suffetings were only equalled by her achievements, whose comparative disregard of herself and attention to others entitled her to record upon the pages of Brit , sh valour. (Loud cheers.) He, (the Mayor) begAed to propose the health of Lady Sale,—(loud cheers)—and to call upon Colonel Mitchell, who had served in India. Colonel MITCHFLL, after some facetious remarks, concluded by saying :—" In the name of Lady Sale, in the name of the ladies of England. and in the name of all the soldiers of Great Britain, I beg to return you my thanks; for the d stinguisbed lady whose health you have now drank is fit to be the Lowlier of all the heroes of Great Britain." (Loud and con+ limed applause.) Sir Robert Sale and the majority of the guests here &parted, and the company broke up at eleven o'clock. On Friday morning, at Richniond hill, William Brown, Esq. gave a dduener to Sir Robert Sale and his lady, but, in consequence of Sir Robert Sale being indi , posed, he was not of the party. In the evening Lady Sale and Mr. W. A. Brown and family dined with the Mayor, after which there was a splendid ball. Sir Robert Sale, in consequence of continued indisposition, did not attend, to the great disappointment of the company. On Satur day, Sir IL Sale being recovered, they left town by the nine o'clock train for London, to wait the Queen's com mands. In addition to being appointed to the command of a regiment, hi• has received the lucrative app iintment of Quarttrmaster-General , of her Majesty's forces in India, Lr which place he proceeds overland in Decem ber. GREAT IRON BRIDGE FOR THE NEVA, BUILT AT LIVERPOOL. (Abridged from the Journal.) The fact of the Emperor of Russia having commissioned our townsmen, Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, the celebrated engineers, to construct, at their extensive es tablishment, an immense iron bridge to cro•s the Neva, at St. Petersburgh, has excited considerable int , rest in the engineering world. The river Neva, in the most central part of the capital named, is at present crossed by a bridge of boats—the Pont D'lsaac—over which then. is a prodigious traffic, interrupted only in the night, for the passage of ships through one compartment of the bridge, which can be .shifted or removed for the purpose. In the spring. however, -huge masses of ice disengaged by the thaw, drift down the stream with such force, that it is ne cessary to let the bri(!ge loose at one end, and permit it to swing round at the other so as to lie along-side the quay ; and even this prtcautinn is occasionally unavailing to pre serve it from the destructive effects of icebergs—the boats last year, for instance, being carried away from their an chorage, and with them-the superincumbent carriage and foutway, into the Gulf of Finland, whence they were reco vered piecemeal by steamers. To obviate such occur rences, as well as to carry out the imperial designs for beautifying and improving the capital, the Czar has re solved to erect a bridge et' solid iron, r a piers of Finland granite, and, in -relent of delay, has entrusted the cast ings to Messrs. Bury, who, when their new furnace, now being built, shall be completed, will be enabled to cast at the tate of 150 tuns a week,—so that be the time the Ina &miry is finished, the iron work may be forthwith fixed upon it—the whole project being to be perfected in two years, when the bridge will be opened with great (dal. The structure will consist of seven arches. The span of the centre one will be ISG feet, and of the three arches on either side 143 feet, 125 feet, and 107 feet respectively. Ar other arch will be devoted to a spec'es of swivel bridge, 70 feet wide, for the admission of ships to and from the Custom-house. The buttresses of the piers will present to the current a sharp inclined plane, so that a descending iceberg running upon them, will fall to pieces from its own gravity. The bridge will be very flat, there being a fall of only seven feet ft orn the top of the centre arch to the end of the last arch on either side. The average depth of water in the Neva litre, throughout the year, is about thirty feet ; and as the river is a tideless one, there is lit tle variation, except when the wind sets strongly up from teeards the Gulf, when the waters rise considerably, in some instances doing irreparable damage. As the shores of the Neva, un either side, ate extremely low, the height of the crown of the centre arch from the water's edge wit! be only 21 feet—the spring of the arch but 6 fest. The extreme length of the bridge, from one abutment to the other, will be no less than 1078 feet. The weight of iron alone will be nearly 8000 tons! independent of the lamps and superb bulustrades with which it is the Emperor's intention to adorn it; and which together will probably weigh from 1000 to 2UOO tons more. An idea cannot y, t be formed of the cost of the whole undertaking, but tie nricenf the iron part alone will pro bably exceed 1:100,000—much of the labour to be be wowed upon, and the machines to be constructed ex pressly for it, being very extensive. The segments of the arch-s have to be planed with the greatest precision, and the best possible workmanship devoted throughout the details. The weight of iron will exceed by nearly five-fold that consumed in the construction of the Menai Bridge. Altogether, the Neva Bridge will be a most surprising evi dence of what the skill and enterprise of a private Brittsh firm are able to accomplish ; and that such an under taking should have de.olved on a Liverpool house consti tutes an epoch in the commercial progress of the hicality. There are three boat bridges on the Neva, and it is highly probable they will be replaced with iron ones when that under notice shall have come into use. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN. This noble steamer, which sailed hence ol the 17th of August, arrived out at New York on the 31st a August. She left again on the 14th ult., at 3 p.m., with thirty-one passengers, and arrived off the Hock Lighthouse at mid night on Sunday, after a passage of fifteen days and four hours. EXTRACTS FROM LOG. Sept. 14.—At 4 30 p,m. passed the packet-ship Patrick Hem y running into New York. 20.—At 1 30 p.m., lat. 44 14 N., long. 54 40 W., ex changed colours with the American ship Tremont, E tat,d log to the westward. 23.—At 10 15 a.m.," lat. 48 10 N., long. 41 20 "W., boarded the British brig Flora, of Pco le, out eighteen days, from Pogo to Nat•les. having lost for rtopmost, bul warks fore and aft, beats, &c., during a severe galc on the 19th and 20th Sept., and a seaman, James Allan, was lost ova tboari, and another much injured, to whcm we afforded medical assistsnce, and was endeavouring to get back to Fogo or Green's-pond. 29.—At 9 45 a.m. passed the British barque Kingston, and et:,2 45 p.m. the American ship Monongahela, both beating up channel ; at 5 30 p.m. passed the barque Grace off Hclyliead. LIST OP PASSENGERS. — Messrs. A Large, Thos. Bris coe, C. Kuhl, Otto Wesendenck, E. Hayward, Mrs. 'Pullan, Messrs. J. E. Braxton, C. Robbins, J. E. Brad shaw, E. Popjpe, Thos. Gifford, Jas. Atherton, W. Foster, Allan and child, D. H. Glaener, Mrs. Gillespie, tao chil dren, and servant, Miss Currie, Mrs. Jas. Canning, Mrs, E. Berri, Mts. E. Sharpe, Mrs. Coffin, two children, and two servants, Miss M. Selwood, and Mr. Gossip.— Total 31. THE STEAM-SHIP HIBERNIA. The British North American royal-mail steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Eyrie, arrived in the Mersey at ten o'clock on Saturday night. She left Boston on the after. noon of the 16th instant, and Halifax early on the morning of the 19th. The run from the latter port may be called nine and a half days. She brought between forty and fifty passengers, of wham the followlng is a list : From Boston to Liverpool:—Mrs. Rayner, Miss Ray ner, Mrs. E. C. Smith, three children, and nurse, Messrs. J. C. Shaw, L. M. Hong, Charles Lawson. A. J. Kit.g ston, Horace Scott, Geo. Alexander, John Mackenzie and friend. P. E. Pradere, H. Murray. J. B. Greenshields, E. P. Morewood, Alfred Bishop, F. A. Lovering, Miss Finlayson, Messrs. H. Sebor. Tontan, May and friend, G. Montant, C. Delorme, A. Montant, J. J. Gibb, J. C. Bates. jun., and A. Soliac. From Halifax to Liverpool:—Mr. W. H. Shore, Mr. Blackwood, C a pt a i n B ay fi e ld, R . N .. M rs. Bayfield, and two Children, Miss Arnryll, Dr. Keelv, R.N.. Dr. G. King, R.N., Mr. James Smith, Captain Bayfield's servant boy, James Shaw, R.N. ABSTRACT OF THBCOG.—September 16th, sailed from Boston, at twelve o'clock, P.M. ; 17th, running from Halifax, N.S.; 18th, arrived at Halifax at 11 20, P.M.; 28th, sailed from Halifax at 3 20, rat. ; 28th arrived at Liverpool, at 10, P.M. The Hibernia, near Boston, spoke the Britannia, about twelve days out. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. We have received per Lieut. Parsons, R.N., from Sir Compton D rrnville, Bart., one pound for the sufferers by the loss of the Parana. DEPARTURE OF FANNY ELLSLER.—On Saturday morninz, M olotnoizelle Fanny Ellt.ler left the Adelphi lintel fur London. On Friday last, a man, named DAniel Roderick, was committed tor trial ter havirg stolen eight pounds rf rot. ton from a bale belonging to Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co. PUBLIC WALKS.—Amongst the contributors to th 6 public walks, &c., at Manehewer, occur the proprietors of the 111ustri.ted News for £lO 10s. ; aticl the Plicenix Fire-office Company for £2OO. CAUTION TO PROFANERS.—On Wednesday, Thomas and Wiliam Dugdale were severally fined, including costs, 93. Gd , for using profane and indecent language, on Sur._ day week, on George's pierhead. SUDDEN DEATH.--Oa Friday, between five and six o'clock, a ship-keeper, named Christopher Medcall. sod denly tell down on the footway in Ruhert-street North, and expired without speaking a word. INCREASE OF POPERY. —The Roman Catholics have purchased All Saints' Church (known as Bannister's Church) in this. town, for £2700; and it is said that it will be opened on the Ist of November, under the minis. try of the Rev. J. J. Murphy. "EVERY LITTLE MAKES A MICKLE."—A meeing of the members of the Blackburn Philanthropic Burial Society was held on Monday evening week, when the resort was read, from which we evract the following particulars—that from a halfpenny per week collected from each member the society pos , essed a surplus- capita of upwards; of £2,264, the number of members being more than 24,000. PUBLICANS AND BEERSELLERS FINED ON FRIDAY.— Jimes BUt3n, beerseller, Smitlidown-lane, acquitted ; William Jones, heersrtler, Wolfe-street. Toxteth•p •rlt, 89s. and co s ts ; B .iley, be?rseller, Bliir.streei, 40. and cost,: M Iran Bu:geln, publican, It i y. strect, f or harbouring a police-other on duty, 50s. and cos's ; Thomas Fisher, public, in, Emma Ann-street, 50 s . and c ists ; Thomas Jackson, beerseller, Clem:nt-street, acquitted, with a caution. MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A PAUPER.-011Wednes day , mo: ning last, as Thomas Leads, a pauper in the Workhouse, was tini,hing in - cif:fast, in the day-r jom , James Winters, another pauper, came behind him, and, with the handle of a maul, three quarters of a yard long, and three inches in circumference, struck him severe blows on the back and head, inflicted two contused wounds on the right temporal bone, and can-ed much swelling of the parts. Leads bled much, and in consequence became considerably enfeebled. Vomiting ensued, and continued for about ha f an hour, leaving the patient much in danger. R inters cies ht.:night before Mr. Rushton the same marn and in his defence said that Leads had kinked him the day before. It appeared afterwards that !there bad been a fight on Tuesday, after dinner, and tam Leads had intertered to put an end to the disturnance. Mr. Rushton said this was a szninus case, and Mr. Robinson, who attended on behalf of the parish authorities, said " If the assault turns out more serious." Mr. Rushton : Yes, let him be remanded to gaol to await the result, of the es sault.—The prisoner has been several times in custody for assaults and worse offences. OPENING OF TOE ALBERT BRIDGE, SALFORD.—This bridge was opened to the public on Thursday, a little after one o'clock. The company were regaled Kith biscuits, wine, and lemonade. W. Ga , nett, Esq. ; the Mayors, and the late borough-reeves of Manchester and Salford, and Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P., each addressed the assembly. -Mr. Garnett observed that he was glad the Commlt ee had had the services of so valuable an assistant as the chairman of the Preston sessions. T. B. Adeisop, Esq., who was loudly called fur, said the opening of the bridge reminded him that this was the birth day of a very old inhabitant of Manchester—Mr. Fleming, who had now attained his 76th year. Few improvements had taken place in which Mr. Fleming had taken greater interest, than in the construction of the Albeit Bridge. Mr. Ad dison then alluded to a con'ract which was entered into on the 7th June, 1783, to the following effect:—" that we Charles Jones and Jesse Broad, of Manchester, masons, Samuel Banner, o' Moore, in the county of Chester, yeo man, end Henry Byrom, of the same place, maltater, are held and firmly bound unto Thomas Butterworth Bayley. Esq., of Hope, in the county of Lancaster, (formerly chairman of Salford sessions) for the erection of the New Balky Bridge, iu the sum of £1,500." The erection of the Albert Bridge will c rst upwards of £9,000. COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS.—The usual weekly meelin4 of this body was held on Thursday, James Aspi nail, Esq., in the chair. The barricade in front of Messrs. Jeffrey and Moni , h's premises in Basnett-street, was again brought before the meeting, and the secre'ary was directed to write to them to take it down on or before Monday, (yesterday.) A letter was read, and deferred, comelaining of a nuisance in Gr, enlend-street, proceeding from the turpentine works belonging to Messrs. Phtt. The Chairman stated that there was a great nuisance ex istit gin Dawson-street. Williamson-sqnare, in conse quence of ti ere not being any sewer th re to drain the premises. All the Louses were flooded in a most dis graceful way, arid the dirt and water were earri:d smack in to the cellars belonging to Mr. Ward, and the other re bid ents in the square. Mr Core e the landlord, was ready to make drains, but there was no use in his doing so un til the sewer had been first erected. It was understood that Mr. Weightman's at'ention wool d immediately called to tie subject. The Licensed V ictuallers' Society prayt d that the lighting, paving, and sewerage rates on their establishment in St. Anne-street, be remitted, as the object of the Institution was one of a charitable na ture. The application was referred to the Commissio ners of the district, with the understanding that it would be allowed ; and the board shortly after adjourned. SUICIDE.—On Thursday, an inquest was held on the body of Catharine Nary, a woman 61 years of age. The deceased formerly resided with her sister and niece in a cellar in Mersey-street. On Wednesday night the niece slept from home, leavirg the deceased and her sister in the cellar. In the moinieg she was told by the sister of the deceased that she (deceased) was dead in her rporp, the door of which was found tr be lecked on the inside. On breaking open the door the deceased was found sus pended by the neck by a cord, from a nail in the wa 1, quite lifeless, but the dody still warm. The deceased was ha i h n i i t n s i , ed ar i t a d ie ll y ad ar b t e e e r n ti l e ri b n o k , i i n y g w fo ns r a se w ve o r n a i l a w n e o e f ks intemperate found the sister of decease d left the cellar, and was found some hours afterwards in Lang an ' s p u b l ic house , waiting previous. for the packet to proceed to Newry, arid when brought before the Coroner appeared to be labouring under the influence of liquor. Her v, rsit nof the matter was, that ite witness so much questions put t o t he sister hod hanged herself during her temporary a b sence f r om the cellar; and that she (deceased) had proposed, on the previous night, that they should both ha ng t h emselves, and said whether or not she would ter m i nate ' h er exist etacriev o • cat l ed , n g and kin g e v il a e d r ed ‘'d answeringence the h evidence, her, that the Coroner threatened to commit her to Kirk dale. The verdict returned was, that the deceased had been suffocated by hanging, but how suspended, there was no evidence to show. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. EDWARD FLOWER.—On Thurs day evening, a number of young men, connected with the Association of 'Tradesmen's Assistants, assembled at Mr. Ford's the King's Arms, St. John's-lane, to partake of supper, and to present a testimonial of esteem to Mr. Edward Flower, for his long and valuable services in the cause of early shoo-closing. About fifty gentlemen were present, Mr. W. B. Jones, chairman; Mr. Thomas My rams, vice. The supper was excellent. and well served. After the usual loyal toasts, the chairman spoke of the progress the cause had made, and called on Mr. Jackson to present the testimonial. Mr. Jackson referred in glowing terms to the services of Mr. Flower, to whom they were mainly indebted for the success they had met with, and to whom they would still look for advice and support. lie then banded to Mr. Flower a handsome purse containing fifty-five guineas, as a small token of the esteem entertained for him by the assistants. Mr. Flower replied in feeling and adequate terms. The kindness shown him was:beyond what ne deserved, or ever expected. He had laboured to a considerable extent, but others had done attach also. They had made such progress in the cause, that he trusted - their wishes would yet be more fully realized. He concluded by saying that he never flt more overpowered on any occasion. He accepted the testimonial as a pledge of their friendship and confidence, and hoped they would long continue to act together as they had done in their exertions for carrying out the ob ject they sought to sccomplLh. Mr. Flower then pro pcsed the health of the chairman, whom he complimented in high terms for his zeal and assiduity in the came they had so much at heart. He (the chairman) had worked day and night, and had also made great sacrifices;—he had, in fact, acted in a mai,ner which did him infinite credit, and had been one of the first members of the Association. The chairman briefly replied. After some further speeches and sentiments had been given and re ap( nded to, the meeting separated, highly pl eas ed w ith the proceedings and enjoyments of the evening. THE POLKA.—" What is the Polka ?" We have heard asked a thousand times within the last few months; and very few to whom it was addressed have been able to answer it. All may now find an answer in Mr. C. Mitch ell's new edition of " The Guide to the Ball-room." To that before popular work, the enterprising publisher has added an " ILLUSTRATED POLKA LESSON_ BOOK," in which we find the best account of the dance we have met with, and a complete code of instruction for dancing it, the different positions being shown by we'll ex ecuted engravings. So necessary an accontplishment lass dancing the Polka ' , emcee, that we may anticipate every attendant of the Ball-room will find Mr. C. Mitchell's " Guide " indiaptnsoble. The Polka was originally a -War-dance. " Polk "or " Pulk," we are told, in a well written account of the origin of the Polka, prefixed to the " Lesson-book," is the name of a regiment of Cossacks, and is an old Scythian word, originally applied to a tribe. It therefere, included both the male and the female mem bers of a nomadic horde. This derivation accounts there fore for those remarkable features of the Polka, which distinguish it from every other dance. The spurs, the tapping of the ground with the heel, flourishing a battle axe in the air, and other gestures of a warlike nature, are all the accompaniments of the Polka, when danced by the Set vitals, among whom it was first observed: though, subsequently. inquiries have found it equally practised in Hungary and Bohemia. It is also danced in Russia, and all parts of Germany ; and by its introduction in the Ball-room, having been divested of its ruder and more boisterous characteristics, but retaining all its original spirit, activity, variety, and grace, no wo n d er t h at it has b e come popt la It has every pro- p ect of mai n t a i n i ng that popularity, and we recommend • The Guide" to all our readers who wish to learn it. The work forms a per fect compendium of the Etiquette of Dancing, with the Figures of all the Quadrilles, Gallopades, Mazourkas, Polonsises, Polkas, &c. &c. CAUTION TO BOYS FISHING IN THE DOCKS. — On Wednesday a boy, named Sefton, whilst amusing himself with fishing in the 'Waterloo Dock, fell in, and, but for the prompt exertions or a seaman, ❑amed Milton, must hare been drowned.—On the same day, a boy, named O'Neil. whilst crossing from one vessel to another in the Trafalgar Dock, fell into the deck, but was promptly res cued by some men who were standing on the quay. - - THE "IRON DUKE."—The steamer Iron Duke, since the collision with the Parana, has been repaired, and resumt d her usual place as a mail packet upon the station, between Dublin and. Liverpool.—We may men tion that the City of Dublin Steam Packet Compmv (to whom the Iron Duke belongs) have contributed .1:59 to the fund for the relief of the families or the unfortunate men who were lost from the Parana. Messrs. Chapman and Callis, owners of the vessel, have subscribed £3O; the Mayor £5; and several other gentlemen sums of equal amount. The present amount of the subscriptions is £l2O. THE FORGERY OF POST-OFFICE MONEY-ORDERs- On Friday, Thomas Edwards was again placed at the bar, and further evidence was produced against him. Mr. James Mannering Smith said he had been in part nership with the prisoner under the firm of " Smith and Edwards," and upon bearing of this charge he asked the prisoner about it. The answer he received was, " don't ask me: I don't know what tempted me 0-do it," or words to that effect. Upon that ti;e partnership wai dissolved. On the' application of Mr. Davenport the prisoner was remanded for a week, in or,:er that some evidence may be produced on his behalf. THE SWELL MOB AT THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. —The crowded audiences .at the Collegiate Institution, du ring the delivery of Mr. Kemple s lectures, have afforded considerable facility to the members of the Swell Mob now in Liverpool, and they have not been at all inert, as many persons to their cost well know. In order to c'!eck their proceedings, officer Bates was directed to he in at tendance on Tut sdav evening last, in plain clothes, and as the audience were retiring, he observed a notorious brothel keeper, mined John Yates, dressed in a superfine cloak, strutting up and down stairs, as the officer sa'd, "like Napoleon." Several in the same line of hosinrss were in company, and thee followed closely a well-known being, the most expert thief in the town, who walked closely after the crowd of ladies, as they descended the staircase. When the party reached the bottom landing, their practice was to retrace their steps, and again follow another crowd. Yates was of course taken into custody, but the others took the hint anti made off. Mr. Rushton sent Yates to gaol for three months. FALLING OF A WAREHOUSE IN LANCASTER.—Be tween one and two o'clock on the mornii-g of Tuesday last, the inhabitants of George's-quay, Lancaster, -were awakened and alarmed by a loud crashing.sound, which made them suppose their houses were turtoding. A police on duty near the Custom-house, whilst •iniiking has way to the spot whence he thought it emanated, was called to from the window of nn adjoining house by a person who cried " There were thieves breaking into the next ware house." lie answered, " No! if it be from the warehouse an explosion has taken place." The inhabitants ran nut in afright, and it was discovered that the whole of a lsrge beam at the south end of the bonded warehouse No. 10, on the quay, and which is four stories high, had f 41.11 in from the top story, through every floor, into the cellar. Those who lived in the cottages 'and houses abutting on the warehouse were much alarmed lest the whole building would fall and bury their dwellings in ruins. • The top stories were filled with wheat, and these beneath with runt, sugar, wine, and other bonded articles. Luckily. the portion that came down fell inwards, leaving the out ward walls uninjured. Some large stones fell upon an outhouse and dashed in the roof. The upper floor was, it appears, loaded with wheat in bulk ; and three puncheons of rum were stored in, also two pipes of wine, the con tents flooding the cellar. E!ght loads of the wheat were lowered during the day to the story - below, and the floors propped throughout. No lives were lost ; but a set of brutal fellows lay down and drank the rum from the cellar floor until a disgraceful scene of drunkenness en sued, several lives being only saved by great exertions and the use of the stomach pump. The estimated loss of property is from £3OO to £4OO. DOCK COMMITTEE — THURSDAY.—Present, Messrs. Moore, (in the chair,) Nicol. Holt. Holmes, Middleton, Chilton, Smith, Trotman, Bulky, Troia, and -Boa— Upon the recommendation of the Marine Sub-Committee, a representation was directed to be made to the Trinity Board to the effect that it would be useful to place a buoy on the north-east projection of the n iddle ',such near Ch - ster-bar.—The receipts of dock and light dues open vessels entering the port of Runcorn for tine month end ing for the 24th instant, was stated as• follows :—Vessels 220. tons 11,091 ; receipts £57 18s., being an increase of £8 13s. 41 as compared with the corresponding period of last year.—A resolution passed by the chairman of the county quarter sessions of Chester, the Mayor, and tan chairman of the Dock Committee was read. It appears that by the 106th section of the 2d of Victoria the dock and light rates of the harbour of Liverpool must be re vised and settled by the parties above mentioned every three yeara: • Accordingly they assembled in the Town- hall on Monday last, and passed the resolution read, which was to the effect that the full amount of the rates specified in the schedule of the Dock Acts should be , charged for a further period of three years.—The Chair- I man, Deputy-chairman, and Mr. Middleton were ap pointed to confer with the Board of Ordnance, as to a sire for the new battery, a communication having been made to the Dock Trust that the Finance Committee had , directed the Town Clerk to communic a te t o th e B oar d of Ordnance the trans - er of the property at the north t-, - ) the Duck Trustees. On the application of Wood and Ilitson, the Sub-Committee of Works were authorized to come the shed on the south-west end of George's Dock to to boarded up.—An applicatiop was read from Brownhill and C 0., requesting that, as they hid received notice to quit the yard occupied by them tor the recepiion:of cop per ore, they might be provided with another suitable site upon which they could carry on their trade. The Cha!r tran said this was a most important matter to the docks of Liverpool, for they were actually bringing Swansea to Liverpool. and the does for this branch of trade were al ready £3OO per annum, and were increasing every year. A letter front Thomas Burton, , iateman of the Brunswick Dock, complaining of an assault by the captain of the flat Augusta, was referred to the harbaur master's sub-corn mittee.—Tbe Solicitor reported that the claim of Eflsn Brew, made in her letter of last week, had no foun dation either in law or equity, and it was ordered that the applicant should see the opinion it she wished it.—The reports of the Parliamentary Sub-Committee were pro-. duced. The Chairman said it might he necessary to state the reason why these reports were not presented earlier. Therewas one portion still wanting of the evidence, which it was expected they would have been able to lay before them before that time, but as the next Council meeting was the last for the year at which the proceedings could be taken into consideration, it became absolutely neces sary to wait to longer, hut let the report as it was come before them. As solo as completed, the remainder of the evidence would be submitted to them.—The secretary then read a long detail of the steps taken by the comrnit tr to forward the new dock bill, the particulars of which are already familiar to our readers, and with respect to the opposition to the hill in the Lords, the repot t said it had been carried on principally by a member of the Dock Committee and the Council, , or the purpose of getting clauses inserted for the erection of warehouses on the dock quays. Such opposition had caused great delay anti expense in obtaining the bill. The Secretary next read the report of the Parliamentary Sub-committee of their proceedings in opposition to the plan for the erection of docks at Wallasey Pool. The Committee, in their report, expressed an opinion that after the engineering evidence had been perused, every candid and unprejudiced mind would feel that they were justified in taking the steps they had with regard to the scheme for the erection of ducks on the other side of the water. THE COURT (3• FASHIONABLE WORLD. HER MAJESTY IN SCOTLAND. On Saturday week her Majesty confined her excursions to the grounds of the Castle and -Glen Tilt. In the afternocn when the royal party arrived at a place called Lochlass, the Queen mounted her pony and, attended by the guide, ascended a high hill, and returned to the Castle about seven o'clock. The rambles up the hills seem to be the favorite amusement of the Queen. Tney certainly afford en exciting relief to tie monotony of the place. lied I et Majesty teen bred and born a Innunr,l- neer, she could not e n ter upon them with more spiel`. Wra,ped in her plain shepherd's plaid, and equipped like a Highland gude wife on he - mountain pony, she lea,!.: all state and ceremony hehind her to treat he the pure air of the hills, and view from a 'vantago ground the splen did pr.:spects which spread themselves on every side. Nor is it at all holiday works ascending these hills. On some there are winding pathways, but +he Queen generally takes the more direct, and therefore the more difficult road, and makes a way for herself, usually the more liked for being the shortest, notwithstauding that it often requires good horsemanship to keep the saddle at all. Some of the hills are nearly precipitous, but a sure footed pony, a cautious guide, and a fearless rider, over come all difficulties. Her Majesty seems resolved to " rough it" when she goes on these rambles, adopting, without show or affectation, the manners of the country. The exploits and proceedings of the Royal personages seldom escape magnifying in the telling, but it is no flat- tery to say there are very few of the ladies of the country around who would undertake or could go through what are the daily recreations of the Queen here. On Sunday the royal party again attended Blair Athol! Church which was crowded to excess. The Rev. Dr. M'Leod officiated. On her Majesty entering the church there was a general rising of the congregation, especially in the gallery—not so much out of respect as from a wish to see the Queen—a piece of indecorum which was re buked by the hushing of the better disposed portion of the congregation. Her Majesty was dressed as usual it) mourning, with a white crape bonnet and tartan scarf over her shoulders; which. on entering the church she threw off. Seon after her Majesty's entrance, Dr. M'Leod en'ered the pulpit, and after the usual devotional exercises, he preached from Titus, chap. ii. verses 11-14. The sermon was distinguished by eloquence and fervour, and was an able defence of the Calvinistic doctrine of the free grace of rod in man's salvation, producing holiness of heart and life. It was listened to throughout with marked attention. In his concluding prayer, he offi red up fervent petitions for the long life and happiness of the Queen, her Royal Consort, and the rust of the Royal family, which was earnestly responded 1 by all presunt. The English portion of the services lasted little more than an hour and a half, after which the Royal party and the greater part of the congregation left, while the native portion of the congregation remained to bear the Gaelic service. In the evening the Rev. Doctor, who, it may be noticed, is one of her Majetty's chaplains, joined the Royal circle at dinner. On Monday she kept Within the grounds. In the morn ing Prince Albert shot a stag frOM his bed-room window. The poor creature was not Killed by the shot, but sta.:- gered on f; 'r a few seconds. Lord Glen'yon tried his hand at finiAline the murder, but three times missed h's mark, upon which the Prince sent another bullet, by which the feat was accomplished ! In the afternoon her Majesty again mounted her Highland pony, and. accom panied by Lord Glen!won, ascended at hill at the rack of the Castle, from which she might make observations of the eronse shooting, as carried on below by Prince Albert. The Prince brought down several brace. - - g days he r M a j es ty t oo k . On Tuesday and the followin her usual walks end drives. The weather Las been get_ tint extremely c4l. but her Najesty tikes a quantity of bodily exercise that astotishei the persons who are abort her. Lotto Gr.urct.Yori.—lt is not perhaps generally known that Lord Gl , nlvon, the heir presumptive to the Dukedom of Athol and mikes t't the Dnke of Northumberland, who lies Oven the use of Wait-. Castle to her Mjes!y, is the great grandson of Lieutenant-Gerieral Lord George Murray, who commanded the rebel army under Prir - Ce Charles Edward Stuart. during nearly the whole of the rebellion in the year 1745. until the battle of CullOden gave the death blow to the hopes of the unfortunate house of Stuart. Lord George was obli2ed to flee to France, and died under attainder and in exile, during the whole of which he experienced the most unmerited malignant hostility from Charles Edward, but he enjoyed the friend ship of the Cheval . er St. George up to the death of his uncle the then Duke of Athol, without issue, the son of Lord George Murray became Duke of Athol, and from whom is descended the present Lord Glenlyon, who has now the honor of accommodating a Sovereign of the -Hoare of Brunswick at the ancient feudal residence of the Athol family, and in the very cent re of a district whose former inhabitants, the numerous clansmen of the " M ur rays of Athol," almost to a man, folb , wed Lord George Murray to the field to support the claims of the exiled family of the Stuarts to the throne of these realms. THE QUEEN'S CownEscENsioN.—To show tl e Com plete freedom from all Court formality which her Maj.'s ti has been enabled to establish in her Hig land home, various little incidents which are almost daily occurring might be mentioned. One morning, about seven oclock, a lady plainly dressed, lett the Castle, w lin, though a b. served by the Highland Guard on duty, was allowed to pass unnoticed, until after she had proceeded a consider• able distance; when some one di,co‘e ed it was the Queen, a p;:ry of the Highlanders immediately turned out as a loyal Body Guard. Hi r Majesty, however, signified her wish to dispense viiih their services, and they all returned to their stations. The Queen in the mean while moved onwards through the Castle grounds alone, until she reached the Lodge, the temporary residence of Lord and Lady Glenlyon, where, upon calling, she was informed that his lordship had not yet risen. The sur prise of the domestics may be conceived when her Ma jesty announced who was to be intimated .s having called on his Lordship. On her return,'hei Majesty having taken a dlferent route, and finding herself bewildered by the vari,,tts folds which intersect the pounds in every direction, applied to some reapers whom she met to di rect her to the Castle by the nearest way. They, not being aware to whom they spoke, immediately did so, by directing her Majesty across one of the parks, and over a ' palling which lay before her, and which she at once pas sed and reached the Cawle, a good d al amused, no doubt, with her morning's excursion—On anuther occasion, the Queen and Lady Glenlyon having extended their walks a considerable distance up Glen Tilt, entered one of the gamekeeper's coltaes, where they found no person but the gamekeeper's wife, he being himself .on the bill with the Prince. They entered into conversation with the woman, and were soon furnished with a full account of all her little family arrangements:, and also presented with a draught of gnat's milk. On their l , aring, she expressed her regiet, in a very homely way, that she d:d not !lawn to have any better fare to offer the ladies. It was only in the evening, on her husband's return, that she disenv,!red who had been her guests in the Morning.— Glasgow atizen. A Chspter o' the Noble CYder of the Garter will be held at Windsor CIAle, on Ft Way, the 11th of October, for the election of two Kni:. , 11t,4. The King of the French it is expected. will, as an Eurotean soverti 9 , 9n be e!ected an Honorary Knight of the Order during his sojourn in this country. GENERAL MISCELLANY. Mr. Nisbutt has retired from the stage. DECLINE OF THE DRAMA.—The Gloucester Theatre is advertised to be let es a warehouse. Alderman Gibbs was, on Saturday last, chosen ',cr.] Mayor of London. Lord Sandon presided at the dinner of the North Staf fordshire A gi icult ural Association, at Stone, on Thursday; and made an admirable speech. Mignionette kept from flowering for a year becomes a shrubby plant and perennial, it is also much more power. ful as to scent. DEATH OF A FEMALE OPIUM EATER.—Charlotte Williams, of liorsleydovvn, died the other day in Guy's Hospital, from excess of " the insane root." It is a novel fact, that Newgate does not contain a sin gle convict under sentence of transportation. Such a circumstance has not occurred for a century past. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. IIOWLAND HILL.—The amount of subscriptions already advertised amounts to £9,000, but several returns have not yet been received. In many extensive districts, says the Times, it is found, by taking the sereral villnes. that they have n o t near l y so manyfarmers as when the Doomsday Book was com piled. A FREE-CRURCII SHIP.—The Free Church of Scot land have just launched a vessel called the Brendalbane, which is des'ined to sail throughout the Highland lake districts as a " moveable church." Some days back. Mr Mossop, of the Lnwdore lon, at the head of Keswick Lake, took a hive of bees, from which he obtained .not has than five stone weight of excellent honey !—Corlisle Patriot. On Tuesday night, about ten o'clock, a boat with two young men belonging to the smack Leech, of Cardigan, i n returning over the bar fr om th e bay, atNewport, Pem brokeshire, sunk, and both were drownud. Mr. Sidney, tea merchant, one of the sheriff: elect of the cite of London, was, on Thursday, unanimnu•lv elected Ald , iman for Billingsgate W:rrd. in place of Alderman Brown, who has been rrp tinted City Chamher'ain. THE THREE HUNDREDTH ASCENT OF MR. GREEN.— On Wednesday evening la,t, Mr. Charles Green ascended in his small balloon, the Albion, from the grounds of the Stepney Gas Works. The elecion of a Chief Rabbi of the Jews in England, in plaCe of the late Dr. Ilirschell, is expected to take place this month. Four Continental Chief Rabbis are candidates. SO PERSTITION.-At the village of Ombersley. in Wm.- cestrrshre, last week, it was stated at the inquest on a child seventeen days old by the mo , her, that she did not send for a doctor to see the child, beta woman "charmed" it. That was all that was done to it. FOREIGN CATTLE.—The imrrts since our last have been by the Leeds, on Friday, 35 head of horned cattle, and by the Emerald Lie, on Sunday, 64 sheep. By the Helen M'Gregor, on the same day, 30 fine Hol,tein oxe ; and by the Transit, on Wednesday, 27 of the same race. Hull Packet. Madame Taglieni is said to have accepted an engage— ment in the United States for one ycar • 10,G00/. being secured to the fair sylphide, with profit a bl e contingencies of a much larger sum. With this tour La Sylphide takes leave of the stage, and settles down for life at her villa on the banks of the Lake of Como. FIRST COMMITTAL. UNDER THE CONVENTION BE TWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.—At the Mansion House, last week, Jacques Beaset. who, under the firm of Prixener and Co., general merchants, 73, Fenchurch street, was charged, under the lay of Fence, with the offence of fraudulent bankruptcy, was committed pre paratory to being sent to France. " BILLS" AND " NOTES."—It is understood that at the Court of Bank of England Directors, held on Thurs day, a resolution was passed, so clearly defining the meaning of the words " bill ' and " note," as to render all future misunders!anding impossible. By this resolu ,ion. i t seem s, in all cases where the drawer is the dis counter, the clocuirn-nt is to be called a " note," and in all oilier cases it is to be called a "bill."—?`irrres. FALL IN TOR PRICE OF BREAD —l❑ consequence of the I,rge supply of wheat and flour at Mark •lane on Monday, and a general tendency to a decline in prices on Tuesday, the bakers throughout the metropolis fell the hest bread to 7d. per 41b. loaf, and the second quality to 6d. In Blackftiars•road, the New-cut, Whitechapel, Westminster. and other populous parts, many of them only charge 54d. for the 41b., weighed on delivery, and excellent bread. LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday last Mr. Newman, son of a wealthy official of India, being in a wherry, on the Thames, with a young lady, the daughter of a tavernkeeper, attempted to kiss her, which she re sisted, whereby the boat was overset. Newman and a male friend contrived to reach the hank, but the young lady sunk and did not reapperir. She had consented to take a walk with Newman and his friend, the former being intimate with her family. A MAN TORN TO PIECES BY A IloasE.—A man named M",PhY, on Monday. wa s killed by a stallion near Kill, county Waterford. The man was turning off the high road into the field, to make a short cut, though advised to turn back, or else he might be killed by a wild horse he should have to pass. Fatally for himself he trod the " forbidden ground." 1.1 four hours after his body was found torn to pieces. Tire horse's hoofs and mouth were encrusted with the blood of his victim. PROTEST AGAINST TILE STATE BY THE POPISH SHAM HIERARCHY AND PRIESTS. —Signed by one archbishop and by twelve or thirteen bishops, backed by six hundred priests, a protest has appeared in the Popish papers re pudiating the authority of the State over the Romish hier archy arid priesthrod. A supplemental list, we are told, will appear with other s ignatur es; and whether the result shall show that the Romish pr iesthood is divided on this question, or w hether they all follow the Archbishop of Tuam in the long run, the document is " a great fact." • WARD OF PORTSOKEN.—The election of an Alderman for this Ward of the City of London, vice Mr. Thomas Johnson, res;gned, commenced on Wednesday. The can didates were Mr. F. G. Moon, one of the present Sheriffs, and Mr. David Salomons, an ex-Sheriff. Mr. Salomons had the show of hands, and Mr. Moon demanded a poll. Mr. Salocnons was, some nine years ago, elected an Alder man, but refused to sign the declaration, "on th e t rue f a ith of a Christian," be being a Jew, and Alderman Humphrey obtained the gown. At the close of the poll on Friday, Mr. Salomons was returned by a majority of 32. A belt-ringer at Neeington Church, near Sendgate, • Kent, has been killed by the bell he was ringing. It • turned over, and drew him up to the ceiling of the belfry, where his head struck with such violence that he died in • half-an-heunr, It is calculated, that a few years aao there were about 1,200 persons in the. Lerdon prisons for del t, and there are now sotnewl ere about SCO. By two eatliameznary returns (one prix to I in May lest - , and t' e of e subse quently) it appears that there were in the U. itedi King dom 3,352 persons confined f.r d •bt, w: is a number . 1,487 were incarcereted for burns, exclusive of costs, of under £lO ! STRANGE CAUSE OF DEATIL—Last week, as Mrs. Tregear, of Devonport, wes cleaning a fish, one of the bones stuck in her fore-finger It was iermediately ex 0-acted, and little notice taken of the occurrence. At the end of two ears, however, she felt the most excruciating pain, when it was found that mote:lactation had com menced, and death put an end to her sufferings before the close of the week. She was 74 years of age.—Exeter Gazette. SWINDLING.—List week several of the tradesmen of Giascow were taken in by a tespectable looking person, who represented himself to be fnim Macintosh and Co., the eminent London waterproof martufecturers, and who succr eded in extracting various sums of money by the sale and delivery of an article which he said was capable of rendering cloth .of all kinds watereroef, and by the promise of an agency far the article. When lie had taken his departure the liquid which be left was examined and found to be nothing better than coloured water. DISTRESSING DEPRIVATIt.N.—A daughter of Mr. S. Stephens, smith, of Liandilo fawn town, named Anne, aced ten years, died after a few hours' illness en Sunday, the let instant, at ter, o'clock ; also Thomas, a son, aged three years. at three o'clock of the same day ; and on the day following, Monday the 2(1 instant, David, another son, aced six years. On 'Wednesday the three were all buried in the same grave in Llandilo church-yard. Thus suddenly Mr. Stephens was deprived of alibis children, who a few hours previous, were pictures of innocence' and heal! h.—Cambrian. FATAL HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Thursday evening week, its JiitileS Barroweloueln of Barrowfittal, gardener, was returning front Preston. ahoet eight o'clock. lie was attacked on entering into Blackburn by two men, who savagely beat and robbed him of eleven shillings and six pence.- A man and woman corning up, the villain; made cff. The sufferer aas assisted to a publicliouse. On the fol'owing morning he made his way home. to near Collie, with much diffien'ty- lie continued in a dreadful state of suffering until Thursday afternoon last, when he expired. —Blackburn Standard. EAST INDIA. COMPANY.—On Wednesday, the quar terly general meeting of the proprietors of East India stock was held, when the annuity of £l.OOO to Sir W. Knott was confirmed. Mr. Poynder postponed his motion fir abrogating the atnnalpavnient of et'6,ooo to the temple of Juggernaut. in consequence of a representation fi urn the chairman that despatches had been, received from India, which were under the consideration of the direc tors, arid he (the chairman) expected that a favourable stater/wet would be ntade to the court of proprietors upon the subject. AFFLICTING BERRAVEMENT.—A short time ago Mrs. Nelson, of Enfield, brought home a boy seven years old she had had at the Bluecoat School, Hertford, fer change of air, after having had scarletina and measles. 01.1 y ten days after his return his two younger brothers were seized wAh scarletina and putrid sore throats ; the elder of the two, after a few days' illness, died on Thor day, 'he Younger on Friday, and the Bluecoat boy on the Saturday of the same week—having been seized by typhus fever; they were ;tit interred in one grave. Thus, in one short week, was Mrs. Nelson deprived of all her boys. A II tsp.—The following singular advertisement ap peared in the Ayr Advertiser of, Thursday Adver tisement.—Two Enalish laeies, after three months' residence in Ayr, find it quite impossible to continue longer peaceably in the town, without giving a detailed account of what they are, who they are, and where they come feom. However gratifying it might he to the bene volent inhabitants of Ayr, the ladies would consider it by far too great cendeseension on their part to do so. Does the boasted hospitality of Sentlend co .sist in de teriorating the character of its visitants. Let us hope that this is a single instance.—Ayr, Sept. 18, 1844." PADDLE FLOATS. -Two iron steamers, for the Ardros- Fan arid Fleetwoml stations, have been constructed by Messrs. Tod and M'Greger, of Glaegow; they are six hundred tons burden, with entitles of three hundred horse power, the chief feature being that the paddle floats of one are solid, and tire other divided. A trial was made to test their capabilities, the result being that tire solid fleet was declared in point of speed superior to the divided one.. A an entertainmet t which followed, many statements were made, by Mr. M'Gregor and others, in . favour of iron boats—that they were of cheaper construc tions, would not burn, would not take dry-rot, and, when built in cotnpartments, would not sink. •- VAN AMBURGHPS ELEPHANT.—WhiIe at Canterbury this sagacious animal gave another proof of its well. known capability of feeling and resenting insults. One of the musicians attached to the company had frequently amused himself in annoying the elephant by pelting it in the ear and ere, and most sensitive parts, with small pellets, and he - lied frequently been warned that the beast would find an opporturrity of re' aliating. Sr it happened. One day last week the elephant suddeely lifted up b's assailant with his trunk to a considerable height in the air, to getherwithhis musical instrument and hook, then suddenly dropped the astonished trumpter, who fell with consider -able violence to the ground. Fortunately no bones were broken.—Kent Herald. A NOVEL WATER PARTY.—A singular feat was on Monday succe sful:y performed on the Thames, between Vauxhall and Westminster bridges. Mr. Barry, one of the clowns at Astley's Theatre, had announced his inten tion of sailing from Vauxhall to West minstr r in a wrish ing tub drawn by two geese. At about half-past three o'clock Mr. Barry, in his clown's dress, and accompanied by several of his friends, arrived at the bridge, and all things being prepared, he stepped into his tub and pro ceeded on his " voyage." The tide being in his favour he went along smoothly enough, and be bed but little diffi culty in making the geese swim in the proper course. An immense number of boats accompanied this strange water party, so that the intrepid voyageur was in no dancer of drowning. Mr. Barry disembarked at Westminster bridge. FIRE AND Loss OF Two LIVES.—About five o'clock on Sunday morning, a fire broke cut in the house of Magdalene Stewart, a widow, residing in Blyth's Close, Edinburgh, which caused her death, and also that of a man named Thomas Todd, aged 55, a mason. who lodged with her. Todd came borne about one o'clock much the worse of drink, along With a man named Cairneg, also a lodger in the house. They found M s. Stn wart silt ing by the fire quite drunk. They retiree to Jed, and about a quarter to five o'clock, Unary was au aketied by a sense of suffocation, and gave the alarm. When the police entered the house Todd was found lying on the bed, and was taken to the Infirmary where he died in a short time. Mrs. Stewart was found in the kitchen burnt to a cinder. NOVEL EXHIBITION AT A THEATRE.—At the Theatre, Market Drayton, on Friday last, was witnessed a per formance of an unusual character. The building, which has latterly been unoccupied, was stored with wheat, the product. of the late harvest ; and en the day mentioned four men and a lad were engaged in thrashing it, with a hand machine. It was turned apparently with ease by two men the other two being engaged one in feedng the machine and the other in clearing away the straw ; all of whom in rotation changed their parts in the performence, the lad continuing in the character of supplier to the feeder. The machine, which is the invention of Barrett and Co., of Reading, did its work to the adniirmion of all the company present, and in the day thrashed upwards of fifty bushels. The adoption of such machines would insure to the farmer good thrashing without the suppres sion of manual labour. EFFECT OF LIGHTNING UPON THE BRAIN.—A re markable case, illustrating the powerful effect of this agent upon the nervous system, is detailed in the last number of the Lancet. The patient, a young lady, was seated, in the country, at an open window, contemplat ing the lint tors of a thunder-storm, when she was sud denly struck by a flash of liehtning. Transient insensi bility was produced, followed by a violent fit of hyst ria, intense headache, tic doloureux, dropping of the ryel ds, and sickness, which existed with little intermission tor several moments. The patient, however, ultimately re cover d, the stroke not being sufficiently powerful to annihilate at once the functions o f the brain. and produce sudden death. An instance like this should operate as a warning to those who wilfully neglect the means of safety when placed within their reach. THE STONYHURST JUBILEE.—Fifty years have elapsed since the fathers of the Society of Jesuits, flying front Leige in consequence of the severe proscriptions of the French rl.nevs'ottou,tiiyohnt,ircsatm, ine iithiteoaEnneigelaandmaatntdsioenstaortsiliteedshe rbur thems elvesiies. 0n Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday week, the jubilee of this event was commemorated at the College with great solemnity and rejoicing. A numerous body of the fathers of the order assembled from the different missions to celebrate the feast, and many gentlemen who bad re ceived their education there came to particieate in the festive demonstration. Among the visitors may be enu merated the Cliffords, the Tempests, the Maxwells, the Lornaxes, the Middletons, Ferrel Caddell, E-q., James Hunloke, Esq., J. F. Andez ton Esq , Jcs. Bushell, Eeq , &c. G. Lambert Clifford, Esq., tine last student at Leige, and the first at Stony burst, was also one 'of the party. Four bullocks, two score of sheep, and eight lambs were killed on this festive occasion. ESCAPE FROM I qI.AVFPY. —On Thursday la s t arr i ve d in Falmouth harbour the Lord Bruce brig, Captain Poole, with a cargo of sugar from Pernambuco. A few mornings after the Lord Bruce left Pernambuco, a - .Try tine Bangor black lad, about 18 or 20 year s o f age, made his appear ance on deck, to the no small surptse of the captain and crew of the Lord Bruce. lie is not able to speak a single void of English, but talks the Portug uese language toler ably well, from which V , e learn th a t . he was a slave, and had been brought to the Braz:ls, in a slaver, from a far distant country. It appears hr., with many other slaves, had been sent off to the Lord Bruce with barges of sugar, and again returned on shore, and the night previous to the sailing of the vessel, he stole a craft peculiar to the South Americans, called a catamaran, taking wi.h him a tolerabl e s t oc k o f prov i s i ons, and some very good clothes, and came on board, and stowed himself away, unobserved, amongst the cargo, and did not make his appearance until he knew th e vesse l was f o far 'at sea, that there was no chance of his being sent back again; thus effecting his escape from slavery. The captain treated him with every possible kindness. hut as the poor fellow seems rather un fit for sea, he will be thrown on the Parish of Falmouth. , until some means can be adopted to get him to provide for himself.—Devonport Independent. :CS, rr hi' vitt, e 6f deg" (I nes' uees ; 01 5° .tlr4e ive 9 l ~.~ru, 10. e I %ere( I I I