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SO: itoy ow, Omit foolp Afill thnu estintpio will top yolir If Nap voiloiquontikal , " You may 4lipit tilt* corn, I grants but clan you . " compel" them to take your manufactures, and will they do so ? My desire is, to see these laws securely determined, which, as W. S. L. very clearly states, cannot be looked for from the present government.. But, I confess, I hold it to be little better than a delusion to suppose that a mere reciprocal reduction of duties on corn, here, and on manufactures, abroad, can, in any way, meet the purpose of corn laws, as regards a security of supply in times of scarcity. In saying this, I do not advocate, to the full extent, the rate leviable, under the existing laws, or on the other hand, that steps should not be taken to get foreign countries to reduce their duties on our manufactures, but what I contend for, is, that the anti corn-law party deceive themselves and others too, and can offer no Security for the foreigner taking our manu factures, though much against my own personal interest, recollecting the immense export going on, to the continent, of machinery, the intelligence of the people, the cheapness of labour, a.climate favouring the artizan, with every other advantage, I consider that the foreigner, with such means of his own, will not consult his own interest, by taking our manufactures, when he can make them for himself equally as well at home. I am, Mr. Editor, obliged by your giving to this subject, a clear stage, and, to your humble servant, FAIR PLAY. Liverpool, Wednesday, May 26, 1841. e ROMISII CONTROVERSY A perusal of the following letters, and those written by Mr. M'Crea, which appeared in the Albion of Monday, will show at once the reason why we declined the insertion of the letter. The columns of the Standard are, and always shall be, at the service of those who can put forth their sentiments in language which is borne out by facts; but we will never suffer such a journal to become the vehicle of slander and abuse against the Church of England, or any other institution in the country. Let Mr. M'Crea adopt the spirit and tone of a Christian minister and he will find no disinclination on our part to receive his communications ; but we will never suffer any person to bring, with impunity, a railing and false accusation against our glorious church, or any of her devoted and zealous ministers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Dana SIR,—I shall feel much obliged by your inserting the following letter to Mr. M'Crea, in reply to his which appeared in the Albion of Monday. I feel the more desirous you should do this from my un willingness that any communication of mine should appear in .the columns of a paper advocating the civil nnii rpli g irma opinions put forth in the Albion.—Faithfully yours, Parkfielcl, May 27, 1811 JOSEPH BAYLEE TO THE REV. J. B. M'CREA SIR,—In a letter to me which 'appears in the Albion of this day, you designate the Church of England as the " vain gloriOus first-born of the mother of harlots." Before I reply to any other points iu your letter, I beg to ask you two questions. . _ 1. Is that sentiment put forth by you as the opinion of any body of persons with which you are connected, or is it the mere expression of individual opiniou ? 2. Have you, within the last twelve months, consulted with a Liverpool clergyman as to the possibility of obtaining orders in our church ? I feel assured, sir, that every person of real integrity of principle will admit, that except this latter question can be satisfactorily answered, I am right in declining controversy upon the other subjects alluded to in your letter. . _ I beg to restate my third proposition to Dr. Butler. I regret that it must give offence to many whom I value as Christians ; but I believe the interests of truth are para mount to all other considerations. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IS THE ONLY BRANCH OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH EXISTING IN ENGLAND.—I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, JOSEPH BAY LEE Parkfield, Woodside, May 25, 1841 TRIBUTE OF RESPECT, The following correspondence, which will explain itself, hits recently taken place between the Rev. S. Fenton and the ladies of Knotty Ash : " The ladies of Knotty Ash, hearing of the Rev. S. Fen ton's immediate intention to relinquish the duties of St. John's, desire to express their thanks for the many kind attentions volunteered during his ministry; and although they are aware of their inability to offer any suitable testi monial, they cannot allow the opportunity to pass without presentini , a small token of respect in the accompanyi ng purse ; and, b in taking a present farewell, they wish himself and family every happiness, both spiritual and temporal. " Committee-room, Girls' School, Knotty Ash." " My dear Sir,—You will oblige me by conveying my most grateful acknowledgments to those kind and excellent ladies who requested you to present me with a packet con taining a purse of gold, and, what was of much greater value in my estimation, a note expressing their friendly regard towards me, their sense of my poor services, and their wishes for the best interests of myself and family. " I assure you that these handsome testimonials of their approbation, and the warm-hearted individual whom they deputed to present them, are and ever will be most gratifying to my feelings ; but that neither the above nor any other circumstances will ever be able to compensate for the bitter disappointment I have suffered in being torn from them and others at Knotty Ash, to whom I have had the pleasure and privilege of ministering the Gospel, and had fondly hoped that I should have been continued as an ambassador for Christ. " Earnestly praying to God that they, yourself, and family may be given all things that pertain unto life and godli ness,' and may be ' filled with all joy and peace in believing,' and deeply sensible of the favour and honour done me, I remain, my dear sir, ever their and your truly obliged and faithful friend and servant, in the best of all bonds, " SAMUEL FENTON. " Duke-streel, Liverpool, 13th April, 1841. " Thomas Molineux, Esq., , Aderhey, Knotty Ash, near Liverpool." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR, The enclosed was wrote by one of my boys, and I only wish you could hear him sing it. He has a beautiful voice, and we all joins torus. You 'll be sure to put it in the paper, tho'. Your servant, AN OLD CONSERVATIVE Blues, who have with Sandon won — Blues, whom Peel relies upon — Welcome to your set of sun, Or to victory I. Now 's the day, and uow 's the hour ! Mack the front of battle lour — See approach O'Connell's power, Priests and slavery ! Who will be his country's foe— Leave her fields with weeds to grow— Fill the farmer's house with woe ? Traitor, turn and &e l_ _ Who for England's queen and creed, England's fame and freeman's weed, - Nobly wills the freeman's deed, Let him on with me ! By the negro's woes and pains— By our country's fertile plains— We'll not swell th' unhallow'd Of mills and factory ! Pa the vile adhesives down — Leeches in the channel thrown— Liberty your ♦otes will crown— On for victory ! IMPORTANT TO ATTORNEYS.—The lease and release act received the royal assent on the 18th instant, intituled, " An act for rendering a release as effectual for the conveyance of freehold estates as a lease and r . elease by the same parties." By section 1 it is enacted that every deed of release of a freehold estate, which shall be executed on or after the 15th day of May, 1811, and shall be expressed to be made in pur suance of this act, shall be as effectual for the purposes therein mentioned, and shall operate, in all respects, as if the releasing party had also executed a bargain and sale or lease for a year, although no such deed of bargain and sale shall be executed—proviso that the stamp duty payable on the lease for a year is to be chargeable•on the release. ATTEMPT OF A MOTHER TO DROWN FOUR CHIL DREN.—During last week a woman, living at Sauverney, near Gex, on the frontier of Switzerland, who was then mo ther of five children, and, as believed, enciente with a sixth, left one of them with a neighbour, and took the rest with her to the banks of the river Versoix, and threw them all in. They were carried down by the current to a mill, but for tunately the flood-gates being shut, they were stopped from being drawn by the fall under the wheel.. A young man, with admirable courage and humanity, plunged in, and brought three of the victims to land, whilst some woman, who was washing in the river, succeeded in saving the fourth. Proper means were promptly taken, and they were all hap pily restored. Meantime the mother disappeared, and no intelligence of her could be learnt. Some apprehension of further disaster was entertained, as the eldest of the chil dren, who is only eleven years old, has declared that she had uttered threats of burning down the houses of her enemies. Little doubt was entertained of her insanity. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—One day in the beginning of last w eek three gentlemen we r e e ngage d s h oo ti ng crows at Kip pe nross, and two of the m h a d a providential and narrow -es cape from receiving the contents of the third gentleman's gun. Two of them were s t an di ng near wa to one another in the a ct of charging, while the third, who using a double barrelled gun, after having loaded one of the barrels, was appro aching the other two, letti ng d own the dog-heads upon He ignorantly down the dog beadthe nipples as he advanced. of the empty barrel very cautiously, while he carelessly let down the charged one , considering that it empty. The consequen ce was, that the shot passed thron between the two. and part of the contents lod g ed in the stock of their guns. Had they been ten or twelve yards dista n t, they must both have rece iv ed parts of the contents of the shot ; but as they fired, were only distant a bout three y ards w hen thegun the shot had not ti me to spread. Those who seldom em guns. practice shooting cannot be too cautious in making use Nei ther of the gentlem en will very soon for g et the a wful danger uper they were so miraculo usl y p reserved from.—Stir ling paper . THE NEW ROYAL STABLING, &C., AT ASCOT. —Tile ex tensive stabling and coach-houses at Ascot for her Majesty's carriages and horses , when the Court proceeds to the ra c which have been in the c ourse of erection for some time p as t ,' will be entirely finished by the end of next week. The slatin g of the roofs is already com p leted, and nothing is now -re quired to be done but the fitting up of the interior, which will be executed in the most plain and simple manner possi ble. The buildings are situated within a few yards, and on the western side, of the Royal stand. There are two ranges of stabling, each of which is 176 feet in length and 14 feet wide, capable of affording temporary accommodation for up wards of 100 horses. The coach•house is between the two lines of stabling, with a carriage-way around it, 20 feet wide. It is 116 feet long and 16 feet in width, and will hold more than 20 carriages. There is an entrance at each end, but the principal one (on either side of which are small lodges for the accommodation of the coachman, postilions, grooms, and others) is on the eastern side, nearest the Royal stand. It is not intended to fit up the stables with either racks or maigers, as her Majesty, w h en the Court visits the c ourse three dirl n g the races, sc arce ly ever rema ins more than two or hours on the heath. A well, within the enclosure, has just been gunk, and a fine spring of water, flowing prof usel y , has been discover e d a t the depth of nearly 80 feet. The buildings cover a spac e, from outside to outside, of 176 fee t long and 84 feet widelt is computed that the whole cost of these erections will be defrayed in three or four years by the saving which will accrue actually , in the expenses which have hitherto been incurred by the temporary stables and coach houses that have to be erected for the use of the Royal car riages and horses during the races. These buildings con sisted of extensive wooden framework, covered with tar pauling, and the cost of their erection generally exceeded £l5O every year. Miff* PM, TUN DLI? ND MN MI AWWt).q utilSY,t itICAMINATION OP Tll* et[l•ll.6. ft will be recollected that at the annual meeting of the subscribers to the School for the Deaf and Dumb, in Janu. ary last, an announcement was made that for the future the public examinations of the pupils should take place annually in the month of May. The examination accordingly took place yesterday, in the school-room of the establishment, in the presence of a crowded auditory. Among others we ob served, the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector of Liver pool, Sir J. S. P. Sainsbury, the Rev. Thomas Bold, the Rev. James North, the Rev. R. L. Townsend, Mr. Richard Rathbone, Mr. James Aspinall, Mr. R. C. Dawson, Mr. William Coiner, Mr: Thomas Bold, jun., Mr. William Hutchinson, Mr. Houghton, &c., &c., &c. Mr. RICHARD RATIIIIONE, in proposing that the Rev. Jonathan Brooks he requested to take the chair, said he would take the liberty of reading one or two portions of the annual report presented to the subscribers in January last, for the purpose of directing attention to the cause of this meeting being held, and to the circumstances of the institu tion. Mr. Rathbone then read the following extract : " The committee feel no ordinary gratification in being enabled to present this Fourteenth Report of the School for the Deaf and Dumb to the subscribers in this handsome building of their own erection, and in this commodious and comfortable school-room, where your committee have now, for the first time, the pleasure to meet and to welcome them. The inconvenience caused by the postponement of the an nual meetings till the middle of February has become, in many cases so great that your committee have decided that, in future, a meeting of subscribers only shall be held for the purpose of receiving the report and accounts, and of electing the committee and officers on the third Tuesday in January ; and that a public examination of the children shall take place on some day to be fixed by the committee, and of which due notice will be given, in the month of May." The present meeting had therefore been called, and he was very happy to see so large and so respectable an assembly. For a very long time those who had watched the progress of the institution, had observed that it had been below par ; but he was happy to say, that it was now rising to a premium, and he hoped it would continue to rise in public estimation. Connected with this subject, he had great pleasure in observ ing, that the senior rector had consented to take the chair on this occasion. He would delay the proceedings only one moment, whilst he read, on the part of the treasurer, a brief abstract of the accounts. Mr. Rathbone then read the fol lowing from the report : " It has also been found necessary to new furnish entirely, as, from the very bad state of such furniture as was in the old establishment, it was deemed advisable not to bring any of it into use. This expense, together with that of the appa ratus for hot air, laying out two playgrounds, forming two gymnasiums, and various extra charges, will, probably, amount to £1,200. Towards the total sum of about £6,500 there has been Received in donations, church collections, interest from the bank, and for old materials, about Leaving £3,600 £2,900 To meet which, the committee have to receive for the sale of lease of land and buildings of the old school Making a probable deficit of for which they are yet dependent upon the liberality of a benevolent public." The Rev. JONATHAN Bttooss then took the chair amidst much applause. He said it was with very great pleasure that he acceded to the wish of the committee in taking the chair at the present meeting. There were circumstances which had prevented him from paying much attention to this institution, as a member of the general committee. He had so many institutions to attend to, that his respected colleague and himself had been obliged, in many instances, to make a division of labour, and Mr. Campbell had always undertaken to pay attention to the school for the deaf and dumb. By means of that division of labour they had been able to ac complish their joint work more satisfactorily to themselves, and they hoped with more advantage to those institutions to which they had devoted their time. He had, however, upon some occasions called in at this school to watch the progress of the pupils ; the last time he called the Bishop of Chester was with him ; they went to the old school, and spent be tween two and three hours there. The bishop was exceed ingly delighted with what he saw, for he had no conception that the system of instruction for the deaf and dumb could have been brought to the perfection in which he found it. He (the chairman) believed that before schools for the edu cation of the deaf and dumb were established, he did not know whether this was not the first of them---L- Mr. RICHARD RATHBONE.—"It was the first day school. The CHAIRMAN continued. He believed that before such schools were established, an idea prevailed that, from the in firmities to which the objects of them were subjected, deafness as well as dumbness, it was impossible to teach them any ab stract ideas. The experiment of this school, however, had proved that this impression was a decided mistake. He was now going to state a circumstance, which, as far as he was aware, had not taken place before, and which, he believed, a great number of persons might be disposed to think could not take place. He had had seven of the senior pupils of this in stitution, some of whom had left school now, and all of whom were above fifteen years of age, under examination for the rite of confirmation, a thing which lie believed had not taken place hitherto anywhere. And he had great pleasure and satisfaction in stating, that among the whole number of chil dren now undergoing a course of examination—he spoke of those belonging to his own church, who amounted to 200—he had found none better prepared than the children educated at this school, either with regard to their conception of the solemnity of the rite, or with regard to the knowledge which was required from those who offered themselves. He never felt more gratified than he did upon that occasion.i He mightbe asked, " how did you ascertain this ?" The way he proceeded was this : he first desired the master, Mr. Rhind, to put to them questions ont of the catechism. and each of them being prepared with a slate, they wrote upon their slate the answers to the questions. That went, indeed, so far as the commit tal to memory of the questions in the catechisms. They wrote, as he had said before, the answers to all the questions very perfectly, and in a manner which proved that they un derstood what they were about. He (the chairman) then went on to ask them abstract questions, unconnected ques tions, and when he said unconnected, he meant to say they were not questions to which they could have got answers by rote. The way he proceeded was to put the questions through the master, and there was a tablet upon which the children in their turns wrote down the answers. To prove certain doctrines, they frequently brought passages both from the Old Testament and the New Testament ; and in answering these questioni, they clearly showed that their intellects were as able to comprehend the principles and doctrines of religion as our own. The difficulty lay in the mode to be adopted for the cultivation of that intellect ; it was not that there was a want of intellect on the part of the children, but the difficulty lay in conveying ideas to make them understood by their minds. That had been done by Mr. Rhind, he must say, very successfully. He was, he repeated, quite delighted with the way in which the children had gone through their examination in the catechism. He had giyen to Mr. Rhind the tickets for their attendance to have the right of confir mation administered on Wednesday next ; and the bishop, he was sure, would be exceedingly glad to find seven deaf and dumb children who perfectly comprehended and under stood the ceremony, and who were able to give such answers as he (the chairman) had had the pleasure of reporting, with regard to their religious knowledge. At the annual meeting of the society in January, the report of the committee was read, and it was not intended, he believed, that it should be read again this day. This day was to be devoted to an ex amination of the children. It must be remembered that in speaking in theway he had of the children he had examined, he did not mean to say that in a school combining so many young children, all the others were equal to those seven. Of course he confined the observation to them. The meeting, however, would have the gratification and pleasure of seeing how the children went through their examination this day, and then they would be able to form their own judgment upon the skill and ability displayed in bringing them to the itate in which the meeting would find them. He could state, with regard to the seven he had seen, and from what he had seen of the Others, that their progress had given him very great pleasure.—The rev. chairman concluded by informing the meeting that, owing to a previous engagement to attend a committee at twelve o'clock, he should not be able to have the pleasure of occupying the chair longer than half an hour. Mr. Haf IND, the zealous and talented master of the insti tution, then addressed the meeting. He said, that after the able remarks made by the worthy rector, whom he had great pleasure to see occupying the chair, it certainly would be affectation in him to say that be did not feel very great gratification. He felt the greatest en couragement indeed, to proceed, in consequence of the suc cess which had attended his exertions during the past year. Mr. Rhind then commenced the first part of the examination, with the two youngest pupils in the school in point of time, one of them having been admitted only three weeks ago, and the other a month. The difficulties in the first instance, he observed, were considerable, the vernacular language being of course as foreign to them, at the commencement, as Greek and Latin would be to others. It was impossible to instruct the deaf and dumb through any other medium except their senses, and there was a difference between na tural and conventional signs. Natural signs were those which all deaf and dumb invariably made; when they first came into the school they were acquainted with natural signs, but they wanted order, method, and arrangement to expand their ideas. The first step, then, in the process of instruction was to make those signs systematic, and in order to render them so they began with nouns and the most familiar objects. If he were to attempt to talk with the two children before him he would fail, but they would be brought forward in this way. Natural signs were the most obvious. The first time deaf and dumb persons met an in dividual they noticed some peculiarity of that individual by which they were enabled to distinguish him. Mr. Rhind then intimated to the two children some personal marks which he described, by which they called up the second class for examination, consisting of seven boys and two girls. All this, he observed, was done withont the slightest invidious feeling on the part of the children one towards another. He made this remark because many people wondered how it was that the deaf and dumb could point out individuals; and be cause some thought they knew what was said by the motion of the lips, but that was a mistake. The method of beginning to teach the first principles of grammar was by teaching the pupils nouns, and the numbers and genders of those nouns. Having illustrated this, or ra ther the class having illustrated it under his direction, Mr. Rhind added that when a child was admitted into the insti tution, if he spelled the noun " watch" it would not under stand what he meant, and his efforts would be of no use; but if he took out his watch and showed it, the child would then comprehend his meaning. This, then, exemplified the difference between natural and conventional signs. He next entered into a description of the manner of conveying ideas of the distinction of sexes, of numbers, the comparison of adjectives, and the conjugation of verbs. These were il lustrated by the class exhibiting with uncommon precision the signs denoting useful objects, such as food, bread, meat, vegetables, &c., the quality of those articles, and the use made of them. The next step, Mr. Rhind continued, was to teach the pu pils composition. This was done, in the first instance, by proposing simple questions, the answers being returned in their own language. He then put a variety of questions to show the meeting the exact mode adopted. Some of the pupils, he remarked, were not able at present to describe accurately what they intended, but they certainly understood the questions ; and any mistake in their replies arose either from the shortness of the time they had been in the school, or from their paucity of language. After this they were instructed to write short exercises upon subjects of their own choice, which were called " spon taneous exercises." Several of these productions Mr. Rhind now read. The simplicity and the unsophisticated nature, combined with the religious knowledge which characterized each of them—and they were selected at random from the every-day works of the pupils—excited a strong feeling of interest in the meeting. The first was written by a day scholar, who had been four years in the school. It related to the Laurel-street depredators, who were tried and con victed at the last assizes ; and after briefly describing some of the circumstances of their capture, and their brutal assault on the police, it concluded with a few reflections, full of hu mility and of moral character. The next was a spontaneous exercise of Joseph Taylor, a boarder, who, it appeared, had been informed by Mr. Crossfield, a member of the com mittee, that his little sister, also deaf and dumb, would soon be a scholar in the institution. The poor lad, in this exer cise, seemed to give way to all the feelings of nature, ex pressing the utmost impatience to see his sister, and affection towards his mother, and hoped the time would not be long when lie could meet them. Another spontaneous exercise, by the same pupil, related to the introduction of Mr. Corner's portrait into the school ; and we are sure that benevolent man must have felt it a high compliment when he read of this poor mute writing to say that he loved him because he had invented the Liverpool School for the Deaf and Dumb. The last of these exercises was written by William tot Ada:le,r *forma, ImmAdlAtoly After isfr, Mimi had so pounded ; es usual, the eeripturos to the pupils, It related to the history of Johntha Baptist and Herod ; it correctly recited all the circumstances described in the New Testa ment, and interspersed with them many striking reflections. In the course of reading these letters, Mr. Rhind stated that he was in the habit of requesting the pupils to bring him three or four lines of their own composition, on any subject whatever, every morning, and he could assure the meeting, that what they had just heard conveyed but a very slight idea of the information they pos sessed. He also took the opportunity to mention, that one advantage of day schools for the deaf and dumb, over asylums, was in the pupils being able to see so many of the natural occurrences of life, which always had a tendency to expand their minds. The examination of the class then ter minated, the meeting appearing much pleased with the in telligence displayed. Mr. RICHARD RATIIBONE here requested the chairman to read a letter which had been addressed to the committee by Richard Williams, who was the son of poor people. They claimed for this institution the merit of being the only day school in the kingdom, he was exceedingly sorry to say it ; and they could show that by the instruction given in their day school, that this boy, though of poor extraction and of less fortunate circumstances than themselves, was capable of becoming one of the cleverest in the school. The CHAIRMAN said that Richard Williams was one of the boys he had examined for confirmation. The letter to which Mr. Rathbone referred seemed to have been written in con templation of this meeting. He was writing it from his own suggestion, and was observed by the master, who asked him what he was doing. He gave the master the letter, and it was now just as it came from his hands. The meeting would be surprised to hear that it began with three French words— mes cher messieurs. It seemed that the boy being of an inquiring mind, Mr. Rhind had at his request given him a French Dictionary, and lie had made himself master of se veral short sentences which he found therein. The chairman then read the letter, which is as follows : " Evening at 5 o'clock, Friday, May 21st, 1841. " Dies cheres Messieurs, " I take the privilege (freedom) of writing my expression of gratitude to you for me being here. I often think that I wish to return you my great sincere thanks for your great kindness. I often think grateful to you. For how sad was it for me, when I was ignorant of any thing before I first came here : if I were not here, and not yet taught, 1 could never have any instructions from my dearly beloved master (J. Rhind). How sad was it when I was unable to express my thoughts and wishes, or to converse with those around me, and to know the Saviour as I was one of his lost sheep ! Thanks be unto God which bath given him (J. R.) grace, and put into him mind to come here to convince us of the awful guilt which by nature we are all sinners, as all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. But-now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and remota manliest roe savour us ma xisuvlieuge uy us in CVVI V thing. For unto God we area sweet savour of Christ in them that are saved and in them that perish. It truly seems that he is like a missionary sent to preach the glad tidings of salvation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, to the poor ignorant Deaf and Dumb. For unto God, who commandeth the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. How misera ble and wretched would we be without the establishment of the useful Institution for Deaf and Dumb in this town (Li verpool). He teaches us to love and obey God, that we may go to Heaven when we die, and be happy there for ever, and also his Son our Saviour, and what we must do that I may grow up to be useful and happy in the world, and happy for ever in the world which is to come, and that Jesus Christ offered up himself as the great sacrifice for sin, and poured out his own precious blood on the Cross, that, thus dying himself, he might save from the eternal death of the soul all who trust in him. The human soul is the greatest and most valuable of the human creatures. Ali ! how miserable would it be, lost in hell, the prison-house of despair, for ever ! But I now trust in Jesus Christ alone to deliver me from the punishment that my sins deserved, as I was not yet come in this happy school. 1 was rough and undiscipline, like the wild ass's colt, but now I am become a good scholar, and a little wise and intelligent, by attention to my lessons and the ex plaining of my master, as he is the guide and guardian of my youth, and therefore I owe him the highest obligation of gratitude and respect for undertaking the most important charge of my education. I render you a thousand thanks, gentlemen : because I was an hunger, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; I was a stranger, and ye took me in ; and I was naked, and ye clothed we ; I was forlorn, and ye helped me ; and I was almost lost, but ye saved me. May the God of my father abundantly bless and reward you all evermore, is my most sincere prayer. " 1 am, my dear, " Your most obedient and grateful servant, " RICHARD WILLIAMS. " To the Committee of this admirable Institution for Deaf and Dumb, Oxford-street." He must be allowed to say, that this production of itself spoke volumes on the usefulness of the Deaf and Dumb In stitution. It was quite impossible for him to add one word to such a testimonial as that ; indeed, anything which he could say would only be the means of destroying the effect it had produced. Mr. Brooks then retired ; and on the motion of Mr. RATH.. BONE a vote of thanks was presented to him for his conduct in the chair. Mr. Rathbone then presided. Mr. RHIND would take this opportunity of stating, that he could not tell whether or how Richard Williams intended to present the letter just read by Mr. Brooks. He did not know whether lie wished him to see it or not ; but going into the school last Saturday afternoon he detected him writing in a corner, in such a way that no one should see him.—He then introduced three pupils of the first class, (the remainder having completed their education and left,) by whose examination he hoped to be able to give some idea of the extent to which education was capable of being carried. As it was frequently supposed religion could not be taught to the deaf and dumb, although he thought he had proved the contrary, he would put a few questions to this class in scrip ture biography, which afforded the largest field for contem plation. It was known to most present that they had two gymnasiums, in which the pupils, both boys and girls, were very fond of playing. He had very often tested them in this way—" Would you like to go and have a little exercise in the gymnasium ?" "Oh, yes," they immediately replied ; but the next moment he turned and said—" Would you not rather stop and hear scripture history explained ?" He did not re member a single instance in which all, both boys and girls, and old and young, had not preferred to remain, and have a scripture narrative explained. He did not remember a single exception. The examination in Scripture biography then commenced. It related tc the lives and histories of Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah, Methuselah, Joseph, Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, and Jesus Christ, on all of which subjects their answers — being written on the slate—gave convincing proofs of their knowledge. We ought to mention, that on being asked who was the father of Jesus Christ? one of the pupils wrote down " Joseph." Another, however, immediately told him this was not sufficient, and he instantly corrected it by adding, " the Holy Ghost." The next subject of examination was in geography. The pupils were very correct in their replies. Mr. Rhind stated, that in answering questions in geography, they were not re peating what had previously been committed to memory. They had had no systematic instruction either in geography or history ; all their knowledge on these subjects had been obtained either from short anecdotes, or from brief conversa tions, entered into by way of relief, whilst passing from one class to another. The class were then examined on a few events in Eng lish history, and in arithmetic, with the like result. In addition and multiplication, one of the boys [Ralph Perry] showed peculiar quickness. Mr. RICHARD RAI HBONE said, that although this was not the time to read the report of the committee, inasmuch as it had already been presented, he would at this stage of the pro ceedings take the liberty of directing attention to one or two points in it. First, as to what the committee said on the subject of the day school: — The school now contains forty-eight pupils, of whom 24 (18 boys 6 girls) are boarders, 21 (15 boys 6 girls) are day scholars. private pupils. Of these, 42, the children of poor parents, are educated gratui tously, and for all the children a substantial dinner, also gratis, is provided by the institution. The total number of children admit ted from the commencement of the establishment in 1825, is 147, of whom p 8 having participated in its advantages are now, for the most part, usefully and profitably employed. Your committee are of opinion, that if it were more generally known from how many counties of England, (too numerous to be here specified,) from Wales, Ireland, and even from places abroad, pupils have been sent and applications made to this institution, they would receive an nual subscriptions and donations to a considerably increased extent. At the same time your committee consider it their bounden duty to state that, adhering to the principles on which and to the objects for which the school was originally founded, with all the confirmed conviction resulting from the experience of fifteen years, they con sider the great victory which has been gained, and the material fact which has been established to be its successful working as a DAY Seri ()or,. To use the words of the report for 1829 — " They will content themselves by adverting to two of these (reasons for adopting this particular method of instruction) which appear to them to be of the greatest importance ; the one is, that day-schools by their simplicity of plan and economy of expenditure, when contrasted with asylums (exclusively such) for the deaf and dumb, are capable of being introduced with facility into every town in the kingdom, where a sufficient number of objects can be found for their operation. Another consideration, and one which the voice of nature itself serves to enforce, is, that an attendance at a day-school still leaves the pupils at liberty to participate in the exercise of those endearing relations subsisting between parent and child, which it should ever be the object of Christian charity to foster and promote." The report then went on : Annexed to the report will be found a list of the contributions to the Clothing Fund for the poorest of the children. Ditto the library for the school. Ditto the museum, and for other purposes. The committee desire to make their particular acknowledgements to the ladies and gentlemen who have given these valuable gifts, and to state that there is ample room for the reception, to a much greater extent, of these very useful presents. Education was given gratuitously in eases where the parents of the children could not afford to pay anything. The com mittee, under such circumstances, would accept the smallest subscription rather than none, towards the clothing fund. The day scholars, almost exclusively received their education for nothing, because their parents were poor; indeed there were some so poor that they were ashamed to send their chil dren into the school their clothing was so wretched. The clothing fund, then, to which he wished to call attention, was to provide the poor pupils with clothes. The report then aid : The committee hope it may not be considered out of place here, to inform the subscribers that Mr. Corner, the founder and constant friend and liberal supporter of the Liverpool school for the deaf and dumb has been requested, and has reluctantly consented, to sit for his picture, to be placed in the institution. The cost of the picture to be defrayed by a pris ate subscription from the subscribers and friends of the school. This picture had been painted, and it was now placed upon the staircase, and if any one wishes to have the pleasure of looking at the face of the man who had taken such an active interest in founding this institution, he hoped they would take the opportunity. One word more more—the conclusion of the report—he would venture to quote : Your committee beg to state, in conclusion, that it is estimated that there are above 8,000 deaf mutes in England alone, for 000 only of whom accommodation for instruction has yet been pro vided ; and that there are in the united kingdom, nearly 13,000 deaf and dumb persons ! Upon this appalling statement your commit tee offer no comment, except that this is not a condition of things which ought to exist in any country, least of all in one professing itself to be Christian. Mr. RHIND said he would now call attention to the sub ject of articulation. For many years it had been imagined that speech could only be acquired through hearing. That was very well as regarded persons who enjoyed the faculty of hearing, but it could not be applied to those who were deaf. If it were so, so long as the children near him remained deaf there was no possibility of their learning to speak. The truth, however, was, that all of them were in different stages of progress in speaking, and some of them, he was happy to say, were able to speak so intelligibly as fully to understand their parents at home, and to convey verbal messages to tradespeople. They knew the town Much better than he did, and if they were able to bring him the things he wanted, that, he thought, was everything which could be wished for. Having explained the means by which he taught the pupils to articulate, Mr. Rhind introduced a youth named Thomas Banks, aged 104, (from Kendal,) who articulated several words, of one and two syllables, with great distinctness. Ralph Perry, (aged 164, of Liverpool, an orphan,) the pupil whose quickness in arithmetic created attention, then partly recited and partly read the following address : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—Permit me, on behalf of myself and school-fellows, and those who have been educated in this institution to thank you unfeignedly for the valuable instruction which you have been the means of imparting to us. " We thank you, kind friends, for having brought us, by God's blessing, out of mental darkness into light—for having converted us from a state of ignorance into that of intelli- geriaivFlud for having rendered us, Instead of being et bur. den and source Of anx i e ty t o our relatives and friends, cape. ble of being social, useful, and happy. " But, especially we thank you for teaching us the Word of God, where we learn contentment with the allotments of Divine Providence, and arc inspired with hopes of future endless bliss. " And that our Almighty Benefactor may reward you ten fold into your bosom for thus imitating the example of His dear Son, " who went about doing good," is our earnest and sincere prayer." . _ _ This was exceedingly well done, considering the unhappy situation of the poor youth. The grand object of articula tion, Mr. Rhind added, was to enable the pupils to under stand persons by the ►notions of their lips. Of course, those who spoke must speak so slow that the mute could see the motion of the lips ; for if he did not see distinctly he would not be able to understand what was said. It was not neces sary to sound the voice. This part of the examination con cluded by Ralph Perry articulating answers to three or four extempore questions put to him by Mr. Rhind. Mr. RHINO then said he would read two or three extracts from the spontaneous exercises of the most advanced pupils, in order to show the extent of the capabilities of their minds. He then read three most interesting papers from Alexander Gibson, Ralph Perry, and Richard Williams, which were listened to with profound attention. These, he stated, were promiscuously selected from out of a great number. With these he should conclude the examinations; but before re tiring he wished to make one or two remarks. He then glanced at an article published in one of the Encyclopaedias, tracing the history of instruction to the deaf and dumb ; and showing that until a comparatively recent date those unfortunate beings were deemed incapacitated from the ac quirement of knowledge. He trusted the examinations that day had completely disproved any such opinion. Mr. Rhind then suggested as one means of procuring an addition to the funds of the institution, that the ladies in every family who took an interest in it, should establish a "birth-day tribute;" and he assured the meeting that any contribution, however small, would be thankfully received by any of the members of the ladies' or the gentlemen's committees, or by himself. Mr. Rhind, in conclusion, referred to the day-school, and pronounced it the grandest feature of the institution. The CHAIRM AN theta thanked the meeting for their attend ance, and said it . would encourage the committee in their exertions to increase the usefulness of the institution. Before concluding our report of this interesting examina tion, we must not forget to state that in the course of the proceedings some beautiful drawings were exhibited, which really did great credit to the mute artists. Specimens were also shown of their handwriting. In fact everything reflected the highest credit on the assiduity and skill of the excellent head of the establishment. The proceedings terminated shortly after one o'clock MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The weekly meeting of this body took place yesterday, and involved, after some minor business, the discussion and dis posal of a subject of importance which has been before the public for some months. There were present Messrs. Holme, Mellor, Bean, Alderman Evans, Bulky, Tobin, Horsfall, George Holt, Thomas Holt, Ripley, Chapman, Moon, Sands, Aikin, and Quayle. KEEPERS OF I3IDSTON LIGHTHOUSE A petition was read from Misses Urmson, keepers of Bid ston Lighthouse, making application For an increase of salary. The petitioners respectfully submitted that they re ceived the sum of £5O only—the perquisites that were for merly attached to the office having been withdrawn—and they trusted that the committee would not deem it unrea sonable in them to solicit a small increase of salary. It was stated by a member that the perquisites formerly received for the admission of visiters, amounted to about £2O per an num. Mr. llorsfall said that the family had been a long time there, and that it was the opinion of the late chairman of the committee that an advance should be made, no per quisites being now received. The matter was referred to the sub-committee, to report to the next meeting, the amount re ceived by the other lighthouse-keepers, and their relative duties. LANDING STAGES A report of the sub-committee was read, on the subject of a proposed alteration, suggested by the North Harbour Mas ter, in the placing of the floating landing stages opposite the steam-boat piers. The suggestion was that these stations should be hauled along side the sea wall front half-tide to half ebb, as an additional convenience to the public in land ing, and to the shipping, by their removal from the stream during that time. The report was to the effect that this al teration would be attended with greater inconvenience than the system now in practice, particularly as the shipping would almost inevitably come across the moorings of the stages when they were hauled to the wall. Some conversation en sued, in which several members concurred in the opinion ex pressed in the report, and the subject was dropped, it being understood that it would be brought forward on a future oc- casion NEW WA LL OPPOSITE TIIE DUKE'S DOCK. It was stated that the Bridgewater Trust had offered to pay the sum of £lOOO. towards the construction of the new or river wall opposite this property. course, made to receiving the money No objection was, of MR. CHAPMAN'S CHARGES AGAINST THE DOCK SURVEYOR VINDICATION OF MR. HARTLEY. The result of the investigation of the special sub-committee appointed to inquire into the dock-yard department, as con ducted by Mr. Hartley, and a letter from that gentleman, on the subject of the charges in connection therewith brought against him some months ago, by Mr. Chapman, was the next subject of discussion. Mr. Hartley's letter was read by the secretary. The writer complained that certain charges were brought against him, six months ago, by a member of that committee, seriously— and in a broad and unqualified manner—affecting his charac ter as regarded the discharge of his duties as surveyor, as well as his professional capacity. Very little explanation had been required from him, although he was prepared to reply to all inquired; that a strict investigation without such delay would have been to his advantage ; and that he had just cause of complaint that these charges had been so long held over him, and still rested on his professional capacity. He strongly urged upon the trust that they should bring for ward the report of the sub-committee. He also called the attention of the committee to a resolution, (of which he had received no official notification,) to the effect that his duties should be exclusively confined to the business of the docks. He repeated that the charges made against him had been most injurious to him professionally, and trusts that the stigma that thereby attached to him would, without further delay on the part of the sub-committee, be removed. Mr. CHAPMAN said that the charges made had been re duced to writing, and had been proved. Mr. AIKIN suggested that the several parts of the letter should be discussed in the order in which they stood. The first charge was as to delay. Mr. MELLOR, chairman of the special sub-committee, ex plained the causes of the delay. They had decided to call in a professional gentleman to inspect all the works ; to whom the hooks should be open, and who should make himself ac quainted with the syspeni pursued, and hand in his report. The reports were not given in to the sub-committee until the 27th or 28th of April. It was therefore impossible for them to take into consideration the reports of that professional gentleman at an earlier period.' Some of the members of the sub-committee, moreover, had been called to London, on the business of the Trust, so that there was no culpable delay on the part of that body. That sub-committee had originated with Mr. Hartley himself, and he would state that they en tertained the highest opinion of him as a professional man, as well as in private life. He (Mr. Mellor) had entertained an opinion, that the work required in so many trades as were embraced by Mr. Hartley, could he accomplished at a cheaper rate by contract or purchase, than a single individual was competent to do. But the sub-committee had strictly enquired into the subject that was assigned to them, and had entered upon no enquiry into his talent or capacity as a pro fessional man. The SECRETARY then read the following REPORT. The Special Committee, appointed on the 10th of Decem ber last, to " examine and report whether it would not be " practicable, and with regard to the public interests, ad " visable, to adopt the following resolutions, viz.:— " Ist. To give up the establishment at the dock-yard, and " instead of makin g the various articles in iron and wood, to " contract for or purchase them when required." " 2nd. Not only to contract for all new works and altera " tions, but for repairs also, either eta fixed sum per annum, " or separately, as they may be required :"—Having given their serious attention to the matters referred to them, and obtained the opinions of practical gentlemen on the system on which the various branches of trade connected with the dock-yard establishment has been managed, and is now con ducted, report to the general committee, that with regard to the staff of the establishment at the dock-yard it does not appear that any material reduction can at present be recom mended. The number of persons of the various trades em ployed under the dock surveyor is as follows : 32 carpenters, 2 coopers, 1 blockmaker, 2 painters, 1 brazier, 1 shipwright, 18 millwrights, 37 masons, at day wages, 21 at piece-work, 12 paviers, 34 assistants, 20 smiths, 26 assistants, 5 pai rs of sawyers, 304 labourers, employed in various works, I book-keeper, 7 accountant clerks, 1 drafts man, and 2 apprentices. The rates of wages paid to the men do not appear to be more than those paid by other establishments ; but the sub committee are of opinion, and would strongly recommend, that the system of working overtime should, under ordinary circumstances, be discouraged, and that no extra time be allowed in any of the branches of trade, except when en gaged in tide work, or in cases of absolute necessity. With regard to the superior foremen, the timekeepers, and the measurers, who have hitherto been paid at rates of day wages, and allowed to work overtime, as well as the common workmen, the sub-committee think it is advisable that they should be paid fixed wages per week, for their entire atten tion at all hours to the duties required of them, without the allowance of any extra time whatever. The sub-committee find that it has also been the practice to allow the book , keepers, accountants, clerks, draftsmen. and two apprentices, employed in the office, to work over-hours, paying them by day wages, according to the number of hours they may have made per day or per week, which the sub-committee think an objectionable mode of remunerating that class of persons, and they therefore recommend that they be paid fixed sala ries, requiring from them the devotion of the whole of their time to the duties of their station. On the subject of the paving of the dock quays, the sub committee are advised that, with the exception of some occasional and trifling repairs, the whole may be done by contract, either at rates per square yard, or at a sum per annum. The sub-committee are not prepared to say that a saving of any amount would be made in this branch of work, if it were done by contract instead of by the present system, yet they recommend a trial to be made of contract, as ap pearing to them to be a p refera ble mode. Asstiming that the general committee will not deem it ad visable to reduce the p resent esta blishment of the dock-yard, the sub-committee have inquired for, and obtained from the dock surveyor, a statement of the permanent stock of various materials which be would recommend to be k e pt cons t an tly on hand for the d im mediate and efficient maintenance of all the works ; an d they fin that of Oak timber .............. from £5 to £7,000 Other Timber Iron ........ 300 Lead, co pper, brass, nails, &c. 5OO Making altogether a value of about £9,300 which the surveyor thinks will be amply sufficient, and which, by its reduction to that amount, or near it, will be the means of saving a considerable sum per ann um i n i n t eres t of money. Of granite the surveyor says there is no necessity for any stock beyond what is wanted for use ; there is at present a con siderable quantity on hand ; but in anticipation of its being soon required, granite, limestone, or other stone of hard quality, appears to be desirable, to a limit e d ex t en t , f or t h e coping of the doc k walls, tne facings of the ent rances o f th e docks, and all o ther parts which are su bj ect to wear and tear. The surveyor is of opinion too that granite blocks are the best material for paying the dock quays, of which a stock will be constantly required for repairs, whether that work be done by contract or as at present. Considering the probability of but a limited quantity of granite being in f uture used in the dock wor k s , an d th e con sequent reduction of the establishment at Kirkmabreck, the sub-committee do not report on , that br anc h o f enqu i ry re ferred to them, except they find that, s i n ki ng t h e ent i re outlay, the cost of granite from the query laid upon the dock works is about 2s. 9d. per cubic f oo t f or as hl er b loc k s, whilst the cost o f Anglesea limestone, of which the Rock Lighthouse is built, was about ls. Bd. per cubic foot; and the cost of red sand-stone, inilar i n qua li ty to that of which the river wall of t he Prince' a Parade is built, would be about 6id per cubic foot—with a very great reduction in the cost of labour upon the material. On the general question of doing all th e wor k s b y contract, the sub-committee have nothing to recommend, as it appears that the system bf contracts has hitherto been in practice, and especially since the establishment of a sub-committee of works, to whom is referred the consideration of all plans for new works, as well as of extensive repairs, together with esti mates of costs, specifications, and mode of carrying them into operation, the principle of contracts is recognised, and, where desirable, adopted. The sub-committee do not remark on the removal of the dock-yard, its establishments, stores, &c., &c. from its pre sent site, or the providing of a new situation, as that subject will be brought under consideration at the proper time, and such removal does not appear to be immediately necessary. The sub-committee having personally examined the ac counts at the dock-yard, and the system of checks on labour and expenditure of stores, are unanimously of opinion, after a very strict investigation of the stock accounts, and careful examination of the books, which skew in detail the expenses incurred in every department of work, and making allownace for the expense of the establishment and maintenance of a large stock, that the various works have been executed on very reasonable terms, and at lower rates than they could have been in any other way. The interests of the dock trust, in the conduct and management of the mechanical departments of the surveyor's establishment, have been ma terially promoted by the system which has been pursued ; and as long as that system is kept up in the same orderly, vigorous, and efficient manner, no better system can be de vised for the general benefit of the trust, the establishment being highly creditable to the dock surveyor, whose indefati gable zeal, honour, and industry, cannot be too highly com mended. On the subject of obtaining the professional opinion of some civil engineer of eminence on all plans of new works, this sub-committee are not aware that any difficulty has ever existed is obtaining the sentiments of competent persons whenever required; and with regard to the plans of the pro posed new works, for the erection of which authority has re cently been obtained from parliament, such plans having re ceived the sanction of the legislature, and the estimates of the cost of the works having been supported by the profes sional opinion of Mr. James Walker, civil engineer, it does not appear to this sub-committee that any farther opinion is necessary. J. M. Mr. ToniN apprehended that if the recommendation of the sub-committee with reference to extra hours of draftsmen and others were acted upon, they would lose the services of the best men. Several members stated that sufficient latitude would be allowed on this point in cases of emergency. Mr. HORSFALL said that no definite salaries could be fixed for such individuals, who might be called upon to devote more or less of their time ; and in order to have the work well and carefully done, some latitude must be given to the surveyor. He remarked on the comparative cost of stone that had been alluded to. The report stated, that the granite cost 2s. 9d. per cubic foot, laid down here,--and of limestone as fur nigher) Inr the. orprtinn of thp Pnr.l4- Lirchthnipte lq Rd a toot. The last, however, was a transaction of tienty years ago; and it became a question at what price it could be ob tained for now. If it could be got for is. Bd., he thought it would be desirable to procure a quantity of it for future use. With respect to the report, and the origin of it, he had him self seconded the proposition, being satisfied that the inves tigation, after what had occurred, would be more satisfactory to the committee, and also better for Mr. Hartley. With respect to that gentleman, he (Mr. H.) was of opinion that he had faithfully done his duty for the trust. He thought, if he were not mistaken, that Mr. Chapman's expression re lative to their surveyor was, he was incompetent as an en gineer, but as good a stonemason as ever was in the world. Mr. C. had also stated that he (Mr. Hartley) had made great mistakes and blunders in the expenditure. Unfortu nately for Mr. Hartley, these reflections had got into the newspapers, and with the stamp of authority, being ut tered by a member of that committee. He (Mr. Hors fall) did not think Mr. Chapman's remarks correct ; the report before them, after a careful investigation, proved that they were not so, and that Mr. Chapman wa too hasty in expressing them. They had remained however, hanging over Mr. Hartley for a period of five or six months without contradiction. These charges, too, in directly implicated every member of that committee, for the implied that they had for years retained in their employmen an incompetent person, and had sanctioned an extravagan expenditure of the public money. He was glad that Mr Chapman had watched the progress of the enquiry, as that he trusted, would enable him to see his mistake. He (sir Horsfall) was the only individual now left out of the old committee who had been thus accused of improper conduct, and he trusted Mr. C. would explain ; for it was necessary that such explanation should be given as would do away with the charge that bad been made. The committee were re sponsible for those whom they employed ; and since it had been proved that they had not employed an incompetent person, he trusted that some distinct disavowal of his former impressions would be made by Mr. Chapman. Mr. CHAPMAN said that he admitted the honesty, zeal, and attention of Mr. Hartley to the mechanical department, but he did not retract what he had before stated in reference to other points. The cost of stone, &c. had been, lie might almost say, nearly double what it ought to have been, by the extravagant working of the quarry at Kirkmabreck. The blame rested principally, however, with the old committee of 1821, under whom the money had been expended. Many thousand pounds had been unnecessarily expended, entailing an enormous burthen on the public. The cost of using that stone, in place of the limestone, was at least £60,000 more. He admitted, indeed, that this arose from an error of judg ment, and that Mr. Hartley was not to blame. The extras vagant expenditure was the act of the committee, and Mr. Horsfall was one of them. Nothing could, in his opinion, justify that enormous outlay. The inquiry had exonerated Mr. Hartley from any charge of extravagance; but he could not exculpate the committee for having expended such a sum as a mere toy. His opinion on this point was unaltered, though he might have expressed himself rather warmly. A MEMBER remarked that Mr. Chapman had made charges against Mr. Hartley, which were shown to be un founded ; and the question was would he now retract them ? Mr. CHAPMAN said he had left the charge against the man, and attacked the system. A MEMBER remarked that the subject was the report of the committee, which he could state was passed unani mously. Mr. Chapman himself was a member of that sub committee, and had as such paid a compliment to Mr. Hartley. Mr. HOBSFALL inquired whether it was thought neces sary that he should reply to Mr. Chapman? He was pre pared to do so. Mr. XIKIN was of opinion that no reply was requisite. The committee had found on inquiry that the system pur -1 sued was excellent, that it was faithfully carried out, and that the expenditure was also conducted with great pro priety. He was sorry that Mr. Chapman declined to say more directly that he had laboured under a mistake with re gard to the expressions he had used, and that he had uttered them in the hurry of the moment. That part of the report, however, that complimented Mr. Hartley, he was glad to find had emanated from Mr. Chapman himself. He (Mr. A.) and those around him were, however, satisfied with the report of the sub-committee, and he hoped that in the dis cussion of the subject, members would avoid all personal re- flections. Some conversation ensued relative to the comparative price of stone—Mr. Chapman repeating that £60,000 more was expended on the cost of granite than would have been incurred had lime-stone been substituted. This was denied, and Mr. Aikin said the question was, whether the granite was not 50 per cent. better for the purpose than the other stone. Another Member remarked, that which they had paid only 2s. 9d. a foot for granite, other parties had paid as high as 3s. Gd. Mr. Alderman EVANS thought they should not stop short of exonerating Mr. Hartley from the charges that had been preferred against him. It was not enough that they should merely express their conviction that he was a good mason. They must go beyond that, as his professional reputation had been assailed. He wished that that expression of Mr. Chap man had been explained away or withdrawn ; for no person, after the investigation which had been gone into, and its re sult, could say that Mr. Hartley was not fully competent to the performance of all the duties assigned to him. Mr. CHAPMAN said that he admitted that Mr. Hartley was a man of great talent and ability in the working depart. ment, and that he was an honest man ; but he did not consi der him adequate in design ; and with reference to his capa city as a civil engineer, he entertained very great doubts. Mr. TOBIN relied upon the report of the sub-committee, who had fully investigated the matter. Mr. THOMAS RIPLEY regretted that Mr. Chapman would not withdraw his charge of incompetency on the part of Mr. Hartley. From the investigation they had entered into, that gentleman was proved to be not only a clever stone-mason, carpenter, and joiner, but'a very competent engineer in all the. departments that were within the line of his duties. He proceeded to notice several instances of the great talent ex hibited by Mr. Hartley, even in matters not pertaining to his professional pursuits. Some lanterns required for the float ing-light ships were constructed by Mr. Hartley, and were approved of. It was thought, however, that the article might be procured better and cheaper from Birming ham, and a manufacturer was written to, and employ ed. The result was, that Mr. Hartley had furnished three superior lanterns, and that in this department alone he had effected a saving of £173 to the trust. It was, indeed, entirely disproved that the system Mr. H. had pur sued was extravagant ; on the contrary, it was one of great economy to the Dock Estate. He had another remark to make. In order to ascertain whether the dock-yard could not be made much smaller, without affecting its utility, Mr. Stewart had been consulted, and asked whether the work could not be done cheaper by contract. He replied, that that did not appear obvious ; but that it would be well, as Mr. Hartley must leave them in a few years, from his advanced age, or other causes, to look out for contracts, in order that they might feel their ground, for they would not readily find a man competent to till his place with equal efficiency. Several members expressed their satisfaction at hearing these details. A resolution was then read by Mr. HoitsrALL, expressing confidence in Mr. Hartley as an engineer and surveyor. Mr. CHAPMAN said, he understood Mr. Hartley was en gaged merely as surveyor, and not as engineer of the trust. Formerly the surveyor acted under an engineer, merely exe cuting the work according to the plans and specifications. He had nothing to say against Mr. Hartley but that lie was wanting in design. He was of opinion that, at the end of the year, the accounts should be laid before the ratepayers, to be by them examined and scrutinized. The more publicity was given to them the better. The blame of extravagant ex travagant expenditure was solely attributable to the committee to which he had before alluded. Mr. TOBIN said, that he had frequently gone to Mr. Hart ley's yard, and found everything perfectly satisfactory. It was moved by Mr. MELLOR, and seconded by Mr. AKIN, that the report of the Sub-committee that had been read should be adopted. This was unanimously carried. Mr. HORSFALL then moved his resolution, expressing con fidence in the ability of Mr. Hartley. After a modification, suggested by Mr. Aikin, rendering it an appendage to the re port, it was thus submitted : " That this committee entertain the highest opinion of A . l r. Hartley' s a bl e an d f a ithf u l serv i c es to the Dock Estate since the period of his first appointment of surveyor, and continue to repose the fullest confidence in his zeal and abi lity to discharge the duties of his office." This was seconded by Mr. T. Hour, and carried unani mously. Mr. HoemEs enquired whether this was the proper time to consider the question of the exclusive attendance of Mr. Hartley to the duties of the Dock Estate, alluded to in his letter. Mr. EVANS thought that if the duties —including the con templated new works—would occupy his whole time, he ought not to seek other employment. Mr. AILIN and others were of opinion, that Mr. Hartley's undivided attention would be required. Some conversation arose on the subject, which ended in a resolution to the effect that the revolution of t he committee of the 10th December last, which had nev er been officially communicated to Mr. Hartley, and which was to the effect that his undivided services would be required,. should be transmitted to him along with the report—leaving him to make his propositions as to future salary, &c., hereafter.. o A n ft of After A a ishort Worthington,conversation as relative solicitorto t t h o e tendered d e p r o e d e k r e l s cg u n s a t: ti which did not result in any resolu tion, the meeting separated SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS WYNN. At an early hour on Saturday last, the auspicious day of the majority of Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart., the churches in many towns and villages in the principality and neighbouring counties bore the accustomed evidences of re joicing ; the banners were seen streaming from these con spicuous positions, and the mountains and vallies rang with the merry peals. The cheering sounds betokened the ap proaching gaities, and groups were seen from hour to hour, hastening with light hearts and airy tread to share in the delightful festival at their various places of appointment. It seemed as if in Cambria one universal banquet was spread ing, in honour of the scion of the house of Wynnstay, which the annals of the principality have noticed with such just distinction ; and in reading the gay doings of the 22d May it must not be lost sight of. they are the spontaneous testimo nies of regard to the private worth and public virtues that are associated with the name of this ancient family. No other claim but honourable celebrity could have bought such un sought demonstration of attachment as was witnessed on this joyful occasion ; when young and old, rich and poor, all comingled in the same generous purpose, and gave full scope to their feelings, in paying homage to the descendant of a line of ancestry, famed in historical record. The utmost activity and exertions were used at the respec tive inns and hotels, in needful preparations for the coming event ; and never has the native hospitality of Wales been more generally or liberally called forth. Cuncta festina inanus : huc et illuc Consistant mistre pueris puellw : Sordidium flamime trepidant rotantes Vertice fumum The entertainments were on a liberal scale, and well arranged : during the banquets at many of the festive halls, the harpers swept the strings of their charming instruments, and played the inspiring airs that Cambrians delight in—we mean those beautiful melodies and bardic strains that \Vales especially calls her own, and which stir up and kindle the nationalities of the descendants of the Cymru. At every meeting the greatest loyalty was manifested, due honours being paid to our sovereign lady ; and when, in due course, the toast of the day was given, long and continued acclama tions echoed through the halls. The bob-majors sent forth their merry peals, and the sound of artillery reverberated through the mountians. CELEBRATION AT LIVERPOOL. DINNER OF THE CYMREIGYDDION SOCIETY The committee and members of this society dined together at the Old Welsh Harp, Virginia-street, on Tuesday—this dinner, as well as many others, for the celebration of the same event, being fixed for that day instead of Saturday.— Sir Watkin having been informed of their intention to cele brate his majority, sent them, through his agent, Mr. Tench, a quantity of prime old ale, which had been brewed at W...neter et ths. time. , its generous owner, twenty-one years old. It was of a rich high colour, remarkably transparent. and, in quality, was allowed by epicures to surpass anything of the kind they had ever tasted. It was agreed that they should not broach this ale until they were about to drink Sir Watkin's health, so that they might do full honour to the toast in a bumper for which tliey were indebted to his bounty. On this occasion Mr. John Jones, president of society, occupied the chair, and Mr. W. Morris, the vice-chair. After the cloth was removed, the following loyal toasts were disposed of in due form, and with suitable honours :—" The Queen," " The Princcss Royal and Prince Albert," " The Queen Dowager and the rest of the royal family." The chairman then gave orders for the Wynnitay ale to be brought to the table, and requested the company to fill flowing bumpers for the next toast ; which being promptly _ The CHAIRMAN rose and said,—Gentlemen, you are all aware that the toast I rise to propose, is the one for which we are assembled this day aronnd the convivial board, and it is one to which lam sure you will all do ample justice. If I doubted that the toast was as acceptable to you as it is to me, 1 would speak in its favour ; but, as 1 believe that on this point, your hearts are in perfect unison with my own, it relieves me from the necessity of saying much which otherwise it would be my duty to say ; and I feel assured that I have only to mention the toast in order to assure it your generous and hearty applause. Gentlemen, the present Sir Watkin Williams Wynn is but a young man, now only at the commencement of his twenty-first year ; and, there fore, about so young a man it is impossible to say much, unless I were to mention stories respecting his infancy and boyhood. His present early' age affords no facts upon which to dilate • but, whatever we may be deficient in facts, we can supply with hopes—hopes which, I trust, will never be blighted. But why is it that we have hopes, er why is it that we are met this day to do honour to so young a man ? The best answer will Se found in his name—Sir Watkin Williams Wynn ; a name that is, or ought to be, dear to Welshmen of every grade in society, and of every political creed. We can scarcely think of the son and heir without identifying him with his worthy and lamented parent, who had lived beloved, and died regretted ; and we shall be con tent—Wales will be content—and Britain will be content if the son prove equal to the late immortal Sir Watkin. Let him only be equal to the renowned Sir Watkin, in valour, patriotism, and generosity, and lie will earn for himself a reputation not less illustrious than that Of his father, but, if possible, more brilliant, by the eminent qualities of the fa ther being reflected with additional splendour in the person of the son. As I deem any further remarks uncalled for on this occasion, I shall content myself by proposing his health with long life and prosperity, in a bumper of his own " nut brown draught "which his generosity has allowed us to par take of. . His health was then drank in the most enthusiastic man ner, with musical honours, and nine times nine. The VICE.CIIAIRMAN proposed " The Honourable Ed ward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn.' In proposing the health of that gentleman, the vice-chairman spoke in warm terms of his liberality towards the late Eisteddvodd, of which he was the chairman, having very largely contributed to its funds, and having throughout manifested an anxious desire to pro mote the success of that undertaking. The toast was re ceived with unbounded applause. The following toasts were then proposed, and acknowledged in a suit&ble manner :—" The town and trade of Liverpool," " The health of the chairman and vice-chairman." Mr. JOHN PARRY then proposed " The Cymreigyddion Society." He said, that although he was not a member of that society, he was well acquainted with its operations, and with the advantages that would be likely to arise from its continued exertions. He had already had great pleasure in reading the first number of the prize productions of the late Eisteddfod, and he was sure that that was an under taking, the fruits of which could not be too highly valued ; and, as it originated with the Cymreigyddion society, he thought the members of that body were entitled to great praise for the spirited manner in which they had conducted it. Moreover, the objects of that society were such as would ultimately prove of essential service, not only to Welsh literature, but to the development of the history and and antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. Mr. Parry concluded his neat and appropriate speech amidst a burst of applause. Mr. E. P. JONES, the treasurer of the Cymreigyddion society, rose to return thanks for himself and fellow-members. He admitted that all the members of that society had vied with each other in their endeavours to make the late Eistedd fod worthy alike of the great town in which it was held, and of the great objects which it had in view ; yet he could not avoid expressing his regret that the funds at the society's command are yet inadequate to cover the expenditure. He acknowledged the kindness of those who had already con tributed so handsomely towards that undertaking, and did not yet despair of further assistance from those whose means might enable them to lend a helping hand on such an occa sion. In alluding to the object of the dinner, he spoke in terms of the late Sir Watkin, a hero who was capable of the most daring enterprises, when necessity required; who wa; at such times regardless of his personal safety, and alwar ready to serve his king and his country, yet ever cautious and wary in his general conduct. He, with a zeal worthy of imitation, volunteered his services in the moment of immi nent danger ; risked his life and his purse in the cause of loyalty, setting an example of patriotism that may be equalled but not surpassed in this or in succeeding ages. Having alluded to his military career, he would not be doing him justice were he to forget his conduct at home, among his own countrymen, and especially among his tenants. It mat tered not, whether the thatched cottage or the mansion was to be let, the name of Sir Watkin was alone sufficient to in duce applicants to throng for a preference, as it was always considered a boon to be a tenant of his. It would be well for the principality and other parts, if landlords were to follow the example that has been left by that venerable pa triot; it would be creditable to themselves and beneficial to their country. Let us hope that the offspring of that illus trious stock may be every way worthy of the name that he bears, and of the renowned character of his great and good ancestors. Mr. Jones made a long and brilliant speech, (to which we are quite unable to do justice in this brief report), and concluded by proposing—" The literary institutions of Wales—may they find in young Sir Watkin a supporter like his late illustrious father." At the close of the speech, and during its delivery, Mr. Jones was loudly applauded. The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of Mr. E. Tench, jun., Sir Watkin's agent." At.. W. JONES proposed " Our English, Irish, and Scotch friends."—ln the company there were two English gentle men, with one Irish, and one Scotch, each of whom responded to the toast. la the course of the evening several other toasts were proposed, and speeches delivered, attending more or less to the object of the dinner ; and the entertainment was enli vened by a variety of excellent songs. After the Queen's health, Mr. Thomas Brown sang " God save the Queen," .in a very superior style, and this gentleman, with several others, by solos and duets, supported the harmony of the evening till a late hour. We subjoin a copy of a song which was written expressly for the occasion. LONG LIFE TO SIR WATKIN ! Ye Welshmen of title, the lords of the land, Whose wealth is so great and whose castles so grand, Lend your ear to the music that now may be heard From the harp of the minstrel and song of the bard. Ye Welshmen who live by the sweat of your brow, Industrious champions of harrow and plough, Leave your labour awhile, and, with heart light as air, In a full flowing bumper drown sorrow and care. Let this day be recorded on history's page, The day that Sir Watkin, our hope, comes of age! And far be the heart that refuses to join In a bumper of ale or a bottle of wine. And ye fair ones, the glance of whose rapturous smiles, All the evils of life and its sorrow beguiles, And whose love is more precious than power or wealth. Let your lips kiss the goblet and drink to his health. Let the toast be " Sir Watkin"—the glory of Wales ; Let the toast be re-echoed o'er mountains and vales ; Let the heart that is loyal ne'er let the toast pass `Without rounds of applause ere he drink off his glass. Let the bard now repeat all the stories of old ; Let the fame of his ancestors' deeds be now told ; Let the patriot's glory—the Briton's delight— ' Be the speech of the banquet, the song of the night. ; As the bark o'er the ocean-wave loftily glides, ! Resisting the billows, the tempest, and tides, And safe to her port is enabled to steer, So happy and safe be Sir Watkin's career. Let all friends of dear Cambria unite in our cause, To support good Sir Watkin, our Queen, and our laws ; And this toast be re-echoed o'er mountains and vales— " Long life to Sir Watkin the glory of Wales." STATE OF TRADE recede. o.athel. . Thisosr wn a MANCHESTER, May 25th. — Yesterday was one of the most gloomy and discouraging market-days ever known at Manchester. Notwithstanding the general working of short time, the produce of the manufactories considerably exceed s the e d e e d m , f a r i o i d in , t a i n l e d little p prices n s e i o n i e i s s e s q u d e o n n t e l , y a c n o d n t t i i i n e i 1e extent t i a fi y ce w s h o a f t l a i r e e e d t y h s e p i in n a n r e k r e s t a i i i ) d r i e n e i s a n e u i t f i a l c e t r u o r e f r g s 0 , o i t d s i is or difficult eek, however, we have not heard of any failures ; and altogcerethde credit tr of a sacrifices h w o e u a s r e e o e f n e a x h t l e e n d s i t v o e s t b a u t e s i , n t e h s a s t a i n r e pt the t t a o ff w e c n t i n isg the Monday, May 21. foimded. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, frf flannel market this week has been worse, if possible, _.------,- --- Tray 25.--This _ T s t h a i t s e ult. at a meetin •o g that of the preceding Monday. , advance their papers Every thing market k t e h t e w w a o s woo, the Yorkshire Newspaper proprietors, to business, at present, is at a stand. The mg in the way A resolution was passed on the 21st HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, market this week has been similar of proprietors of provincial news- to that of the piece mar ket. passed at a general meeting to the uniform price of five-pence ; a resolution has . also been papers, on the sth instant, in London, not to submit to the dictation of the public, as has sometimes been permitted of little more animated to d fat©, of taking advertisements at less than the office scale of , rally unsatisfactory - ay, but the business done was made Journal.—[This is a most excellent depreciated and u ; many heavy purchases being made at move. We have frequently suffered from the practice o fnreinunerating prices. In short, it is a struggle for existence some of our contemporaries taking advertisements at a low the weak. Acrisis, , the strong living on the destruction oft 'and shall therefore do all we can to second the efforts • • isis, however, has arrived ; and the two great price, , antagonist political parties are heartily • kof sic a struggle that of the association. —ED. L. s.] 1 must overwhelm both, if a remedy is not speedily devised. The Globo of last night relates the singufar fact that, when Lord Melbourne left the House of Lords on Monday night, he was loudly cheered " by many well-dressed persons." This satisfactory valediction must be taken in the sense of an Irish " God speed you"—which means, " May your face again." The inhabitants of Farnworth and Kearsley think it right to give this public testimony of their gratitude to T. B. Crompton, Esq., of Farnworth, who in addition to his many benefactions to this parish, has lately added the munificent sum of £lOOO. towards the endowment of their church. TI living has lately been purchased by the Hulmean Trustee and endowed with £3ooo.—Bolton fleronicle. ATTEMPT TO ROB THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Wednesday afternoon, about five o'clock, a most daring at tempt was made to rob the Duke of Devonshire, iu the Sur rey Zoological Gardens. His grace arrived at the garden about half-past four o'clock, and, attended by Mr. Cross, th proprietor, and Mr. Warwick, the superintendent, proceede to view the various animals. Whilst engaged in inspectin the wild animals which are enclosed in the cages beneath th glass dome, the crowd pressed rather closely upon his brae( and Mr. Cross observed two persons of respectable appear ance, whose actions excited his suspicions that they belonged to the swell mob. accordingly kept his eye upon them, and, in the course of a minute or two, he observed one of them lift up the tail of his grace's coat, and put his hand into the pocket. He immediately seized him, and Mr. Warwick collared the other. Two policemen of the P division, Wil liam Fidler, 104, and Samuel Gardener, 193, were instantly in attendance, and took them into custody, and conveyed them to the station-house, Park-street, Lock's-fields. The one who attempted his grace's pockets gave his name as William Thomas Morgan; the other refused to give any name, but it was subsequently ascertained that his name is Richard Hitchman, alias Bristol Dick, who resides in New street, New Kent-road. They are well known to the police as belonging to the swell mob. They were both dressed in the first style of fashion, and Hitchman had a Mackintosh thrown across his arm. On being searched, a shilling only was found in Morgan's pocket, with a sharp penknife. The jewellery on their persons was mock. 'e never see - A VESSEL. RUN DOWN IN THE RIVER, NEAR GRAVES END.—THREE LIVES LOST.—Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, an investgation was resumed, before Mr. C. C. Lewis, the coroner for Essex, at the Ship public-house, East Tilbury, five miles below Tilbury Fort, relative to the death of William Wilson, aged 25, and two other persons, whose bodies have not yet been discovered, who lost their lives under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the deceased Wilson was master of the sloop Mary, of Sitting bourne, and the other unfortunate individuals composed the crew of that vessel. About two o'clock on the morning of the 19th of November last the the Mary left London for Sittingbourne, near Rochester, heavily laden, and reached Gravesend early in the afternoon. The weather at the time won ,ciy tiutbixtous, and the Wind blowing briskly up the river it was necessary for them to tack every now and then to proceed. On the vessel reaching the Lower Hope, ten miles below Gravesend, a large coal brig, called the Emily, on her voyage to Sunderland, came up alongside, and in nearing the Essex shore a dreadful collision took place. The sloop was completely run down, and all on board perished. Several ships were lying at anchor in the river near the spot, and every means were exercised by the crews to save life, but without effect. Since then the vessel has been raised by means of chain lighters, but it was not till Thursday week last that the body of the unfortunate deceased was found.— Morning Herald, Tuesday. ADVICE TO PAAENTS.—When parents find that children in early infancy are dull of hearing, and do not readily acquire their speech, but appear to them to be deaf and dumb—if they have not an opportunity of consulting a medical man, I would recommend the ears to be well syringed with 'warm soap and water ; and the external part, together with the sides of the ears, to be rubbed night and morning with a coarse linen cloth. Sir Edward Home used likewise, in cases where children were dull of hearing, an ointment made of equal parts of hog's-lard and soft soap, and rubbed it, not only all over the ears, but on each side of the head in the vicinity of the organ. Though Ido not expect much benefit from this application, yet friction is likely to be of service and deserves a trial.—Curtis on the Ear. LIFE IN THE " FLEET."—A friend, who lately visited Mr. OASTLER in the Fleet Prison, thus describes the manner in which " King Richard" reigns in his new dominions : " I found Mr. Oastler in good health and high spirits, but he looks thin, for, what with his " Fleet Papers," his cor respondence, his hard reading, and constant succession of visitors, from early morn to dewy eve,' lie sadly overleaps his favourite and salutary doctrine of ' ten hours a-day.' I met in his room, in the short compass of a few hours, a Member of Parliament, the son of a Peer, not a public man ,• an L.L.D. of great literary renown ; a Polish Co un t, e m i n en t as a linguist, and an author in various walks of literature; another Polish Count, who greatly distinguished himself in the recent attempt to liberate his country from the grasp of Russia, and whose father served with distinction in the ar mies of Napoleon ; the Author of one of the best books ever published on the social economy and true policy of the British Empire; the Editor of a Daily Journal; the Editor of a London Weekly Journal; a gallant and most amiable French Captain of Horse, who left his country on accoant of his at tachment to Charles the Tenth ; the Editors of several coun try Journals ; several distinguished mechanists ; and a long train of casual and almost daily callers, ladies included, who all crowd around the imprisoned champion of humanity, at tracted by his fame, or led thither by personal attachment. Men of all parties flock hither. On Monday morning I breakfasted with his ' Majesty.' The party consisted of eight, namely, the two Polish Counts, the French Captain, an author, two Editors of Public Journals, a Gentleman from Huddersfield, and your humble servant. Though the beverage consisted of tea and coffee, there was so much sprightliness and bonhommie that one might have supposed that care finds no entrance within the walls (not " wooden") of the " Fleet." The apartment is not large. The monarch, for once, made his bed his throne ; I was honoured with the chair of state ; the Friend from Hudderfield attended to the teakettle and the tea and coffee pots; the gallant Captain took the command of the egg department ; and there was an appointed purveyor of ham and bread and butter, all of the best quality. I have seen many a " public breakfast" ; but none wherein I found more enjoyment, nor near so much in tellect or animation of conversation. The " Fleet Papers" increase in circulation, and are read by high and low, rich and poor; I know, for certain, that they find their way into the closets of Ministers of State, and are often seen upon Queen Victoria's breakfast table. The last number treats of the corn laws ; and it contains that which should be treasured up in the memory at the crisis like the present. From what I saw and heard in the Fleet, I am not sure that " King Richard" would not regard his removal from it, just now, as a calamity ; of this I am quite certain, that were he about to become once more an outsider, scores of insiders would weep, for to many of them, though his means are necessarily small, and come from the labour afhis hands, or the kindness of strangers, to many sufferers within the walls he d a ily proves himself a benefactor and a blessing. CANADA AND THE TIMBER DUTIES.—The Colonial Secretary agreed on Saturday to the following resolutions : " 1. That this meeting observe with deep regret that her Majesty's Government have expressed their intention of pro posing extensive alterations in the existing duties on timber, by which the prosperity of the North American provinces will be maturely retarded, their trade, commerce, and mari time interests seriously impaired, and lasting injury be in flicted on the transatlantic subjects of Great Britain. This committee, entertaining these opinions, feel it their duty to petition the Parliament against these alterations. "'2. That the proposed measure of Government above referred to has the further serious objection of being entertained at a moment the most inconvenient and impolitic, it being the period when the first Parliament, since the union of the pro vince, is on the eve of assembling, and when, according to report a recent speech of the Secretary of State for the Co lonies, in his place in Parliament, it was stated that the Go vernor-General of British North America had expressed an opinion that the proposed measure would embarrass him in his administration in Canadas" PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF L. E. L.—Her hair was " darkly brown," very soft and beautiful, and always taste fully arranged ; her figure slight, but well formed and grace ful ; her feet small, but her hands especially so, and fault lessly white and finely shaped ; her fingers were fairy lin gers ; her ears, also, were observedly little ; her face, though not regular in "every feature," became beautiful by ex pression ; every flash of thought, every change and colour of feeling, lightened over it when she spoke earnestly. The forehead was not high, but broad and full; the eyes had no overpowering brilliancy, but their clear, intellectual light penetrated by its exquisite softness ; her mouth was not less marked by character, and besides the glorious faculty of ut tering the pearls and diamonds of fancy andlwit, knew how to express scorn, or anger, or pride, as well as it knew how to smile winningly, or to put forth those short, quick, ring ing laughs, which, not excepting even her bon-mots and aphorisms, were the most delightful things that issued from it.—Life and Literary Remains of L, E. L. GINGERBRF.xn.—The manufacture of gingerbread is car ried on to a considerable extent in London, both to supply the home demand, and to furnish the requisite quantity for ex portation. It forms a distinct and a lucrative branch of trade, and the art is attended with less trouble than even the making of ordinary bread. This article is held in high esti mation among our Anglo-Indian brethren, and is exported in large quantities for their use. In hot climates, the na tives of Europe suffer from a relaxed state of the lining membrane of the stomach, and therefore stimulating food is highly acceptable and erect beneficial to them ; thus we find that most men that have been long in India, have acquired the habit of smoking, and of taking highly-seasoned rood, spices, and other stimulants. The best sort of gingerbread forms an agreeable and wholesome article of diet, and it is this finest description of the article which is so largely ex ported to India. It is made in London, and formed into cakes about a foot long, six inches wide, and an inch and a half thick : these are packed in bexes, and so transmitted to their place of destination. The price of the best description of gingerbread is too high to allow of its being very gene rally consumed in England ; and the quality of the interior sorts is often so bad as to make them not only distasteful, but positively injurious. The pain d'epice, or spice bread of France, is generally esteemed in that country ; but the taste for gingerbread seems to be at its height in Holland. There it is the business of every family to produce the article in perfection ; and it is affirmed that the family recipe for making gingerbread descends as an heirloom from father to son, and is kept a secret beyond the family circle. So far is this taste carried, that, according, even to Dutchmen them selves, the success of a person who wishes to ingratiate him. self with a family, often depends in no small degree on the quantity and quality of the presents he makes them in gin gerbread. Shops are devoted exclusively to the sale of this commodity ; and indeed throughout the country we find the artiele of which our paltry figure and gilt gingerbread is a very distant imitation, in common use and general estima tion.—Saturday Magazine. WITCHCRAFT IN THE 19TH CENTURY ! !—At the Town hall, Brecon, on Tuesday last, before Walter Mayberry, Esq. mayor, John Parry De Winton, John Lloyd, and William Williams, Esq., Margaret Bird was charged with assaulting Margaret Watkins, an old woman 7 5 years of age, whose face bore marks of violence. From her evidence, corrobo rated by that of her neighbours, it appeared that on Monday night the defendant had burst open the door of her dwelling house, situate in Court-Saunders, and had assaulted her while in bed, by kneeling on her breast, and beating and scratching her in a mot violent and b ru t a l manner. Th e de fendant, in reply to the charge, confidently urged that the poor old dame was in league with the powers of darkness, and was, beyond all doubt, a veritable witch ! Acting under this impression, and suffering from the pains of ear-ache, pro duced, as she firmly believed, by the incantations of the com plainant, she admitted having used considerable violence to wards her ; the reasoning of the bench seemed to have no ef feet on her superstitious feeling, and she was committed to prison for a term of two months, in default of a fine of .£5, and was further ordered to find securities to keep the peace for four month s . A s i s t er of the prisoner evidently shared her opinion s , an d it a ppe a ring that she had some a s to her future share in the assault, she was cautioned by the Ina gist One of the prisoner's n eighbours glstr urged in exte nuation, that her mind was sometim es unsettled, and, for the but o ccasion. TITLES UNDER TI MRIT credit of the age, it would be charitable to suppose that such was the case on the presentß isn CROWN.—In a small work: just published by Mr. Dodd, he estimates those who enjoy titles by courtesy at between 3000 and 4000, while those, whose titles are o right exceed 2000. The knglish i and Scottish peers are 557 3 i 3 n number, the baronets 915, -r tte .' archbishops and . bishops . , the lords of sessious 11, the ses b e l ong i ng their own right 13, dowagers to ex tinctPeeres peerages 11, knights of the various civil, and. military orders 180, and the last class, the knights bachelors, com prising lawyers, physicians, naval an d military officers, men, of science, diplomatic and official persons, &c., amount to about 450. This comprehends all who really enjoy distinc tions, hereditary, personal, or official, under the Crown-of Great Britain.