The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-10 00:00:00

MinneEwoon's HAIR Ole.—From the great length of time this valuable cosmetic has been before the public, and the strong tests it has stood, we have no hesitation in recom mending it to those whose hair is falling off or turning gray. SUDDEN DEATH.—The Morning Herald of yesterday contains the following paragraph :—" An awful instance of the uncertainty of human life occurred yesterday morning, at the Bull and Mouth Tavern, Aldersgate-street, to Mr. George Barker, a gentleman of fortune, who resided at John street, Liverpool. It appears that the deceased gentleman arrived from Liverpool by the railway on Tuesday evening, and put up at the above inn. He said that he had come to town for the purpose of transacting some important business which would detain him a few days. Having partaken r hearty supper, about ten o'clock he retired to bed, be; the time apparently in the enjoyment of excellent het spirits. At seven o'clock yesterday morning he rang bell and requested the waiter to procure him a glass of hot gin and water, which was accordingly done, and nothing more was heard of him until about one o'clock, when the bead waiter went up to his room, and found him lying in bed as if asleep; he spoke to him, hut received no answer; on a closer examination he found that he was quite dead, and cold. A medical gentleman was immediately called in, but life had been extinct for some time. PILFERAGE OF TEA.—On Wednesday, at the police-court, John Threlfall and William Lee were placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with having stolen six pounds of tea, the property of Mr. Gemmell, tea-dealer. It appeared that on Friday last, at four o'clock in the afternoon, a police-officer saw the prisoner, John Threlfall, running in Dale-strest, with a horsecloth under his arm. Suspecting that he had stolen something, he pursued him into Tithebarn-street and caught him. In the horsecloth the officer found six pounds of tea. Knowing that the prisoner had not come honestly by it he took him to bridewell. The prisoner, when asked to account for possession of the tea, said it was the sweepings of Wm. Lee's lorry. On this hint the officer acted, he proceeded straightway to William Lee, and asked him to whom he had carried some tea on Friday. Lee answered to Mr. Gemmell. Away the officer went to Mr. Gemmel'. The result of the officer's exertions was the discovery that the prisoner, Wm. Lee, had, on Friday last, been employed by Mr. Ward to carry two chests of tea, ordering him to deliver them, as directed, to Mr. Gemmel'. Just previously to the arrival of the officer, Mr. Gemmel' had observed that one of the chests was depressed at one side. He weighed this chest to see if it corresponded with the invoice, and discovered that it was six pounds short, the exact weight found by the officer on Threlfall. The prisoners were committed for trial. Dock COMMITTEE.—The following members were present at the Dock Committee yesterday, Messrs. Sands, Horsfall, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Smith, Molyneux, Nicol, Bulky, Evans, Royden, Ripley, Moore, Martin, Bold, Shand, Aikin, Tobin.—Reports of the services of the Point of Ayr and Hoylake life-boats, on Wednesday week, were read, and it was determined that 30s. should be given to the master, and 20s. to each of the crew of the Point of Ayr life-boat, and that 15s. should be given to the master, and 10s. to each of the crew of the Hoylake life-boat.—A letter was read from the directors of the Steam-Tug Company, requesting that the parties in charge of the telegraph should be directed, when giving signals of vessels in distress, to state exactly the position of the vessels. The suggestion was consi dered a valuable one, and the letter was referred to the Marine Sub-conamitee. -- Mr. Ripley made an allusion to the notice of motion from Mr. North, in the Council, for the providing of a steam-vessel by the committee, to assist the life-boats in cases of need, and hoped, when the matter was brought before the Dock Committee, who only had the power to deal with it, that it would be carefully con sidered. —A letter from Mr. Evans, on the subject of com pensation for the survey of the Channels, was referred to the Marine S ub - Committee. —Another letter, from Messrs. Chapman, Bowman, and Co., on the grounding of the ship Ashburton, and requesting that some definition of the duties of the pier.herd master should be settled, was read. A de (putation from the pilots' committee, consisting of Mr. Benn, the chairman,) and two other members, were introduced. They had been appointed to confer with the Dock Committee, in order to make some arrangement so as to prevent the in terference of the pier -head masters with the duties of the pilots. After some little conversation on the subject, it was agreed that the Dock Committee should appoint a sub-com mittee to meet the deputation from the pilots' committee, in order that the matter might be settled. JUVENILE THEATRICALS.—At the Police -court, yester day, a little boy, of appparently twelve or fourteen years of age, named Tittle, was placed before Mr. Rushton on a charge, as it at first appeared, of committing a murderous assault on anoth er urc hi n o f about the same size and age (James Lawson), who appeared with his head so much en veloped in bandages, surmounted by a handkerchief, that his face could scarcely be seen ; and the inference was, that he had undergone a terrible smashing to require so many liga tures to keep the numerous fragments of his capttt together in an orderly manner.—Lawson said, that the prisoner had, without provocation, called him to a chink or hole in the wall (as we understood him) of the cellar where he was "acting" with others, and that when he went up to him, he first spat in his face, and then, without more ado, stabbed him in the eye with a sword—which was produced. The weapon was a small straight sharp-pointed sword, without a sheath, and shorn of the tinsel which had once ornamented its handle. Two witnesses spoke to its being used against the complainant.—A surgeon who was present, and who at tended the complainant, said there was only a slight injury done to the lower eyelid —a small wound by no means dan gerous.--The prisoner (who, it appears, resides in a court in Charles-street) said, that he and some of his companions had a small show in his mother's cellar, only for their own amusement, and to which the landlord was agreeable; that the prisoner, who lived in the next cellar, and who might have been welcome to see it, made a practice of coming every night, " breaking" in upon them with bricks and stones, and otherwise annoying them ; that he had a piece of brick in his hand at the time stated, and had himself run upon the sword at the hole.—Another boy, who was in the court, started for ward to corroborate this, stating that he saw it all, as he was "on the stage" at the time. It did not appear what cha racter the prisoner was personating at the time the rapier was alleged to be used ; but it was probably that of Hamlet, who, when his privacy was invaded by old Polonius behind the arras, exclaimed, " A rat, a rat : dead, for a ducat," and thrust his cold iron with more tragical effect than his present prototype. Be this as it may ; it did appear tat te cos dramatique of Ch ar l es - street had suffered sundry annoyan ce s from the complainant, whose mother, it appeared, had been spoken to to restrain them, but without effect. The proba bility is, that the complainant had taken dudgeon at being refused an engagement as a " star." On the other hand, the complainant's mother said that her place was nightly dis turbed by the ranting and noise of the actors.—Mr. Rushton said it was highly improper to cause annoyance to neighbours, and still more so to use art instrument from which dangerous consequences might ensue. The prisoner must, therefore, pay a fine of 2s. Gd. an d costs.— W e would advise the Theatre Royal, the Liver, and the other " minors," to beware of the "minors" of Charles-street, who, in the cellar of a court in Charles-street, have commenced so formidable a competition. HOUSE-RREAKING AND ROBBERY. —At the police-court yesterday, a man named Charles Baker, (who is well known to the police,) was placed before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of feloniously breaking into a shop in lslington.—William Holmes said he was shopman to Mr. Henry Gilpin, cigar dealer, whose shop is No. 8, Islington, but who resides at Woodside. About half-past nine on Wednesday night, he locked the shop-door with a stocklock and a padlock, and left all safe. About half-past seven yesterday morning, he went to the shop, with the keys, and found constable Enoch Williams and another person inside. He examined the Money drawer, which was not kept locked, and missed a crown paper of copper and about five shillings in loose mo ney. Three panes of glass were also broken in the window, and a quantity of cigars were thrown about the shop floor. On the shop door there were marks which corresponded with the eod of a crowbar now produced.—Police-officer Edward daßoberts said, that about twenty miuutes past six that (yester y) morni ng , h e was on duty in Islington, and, on passing . Gilpin's shop, he saw the light of a candle through the chink s of the shutters. He passed on, and saw a man pass him, and push the.shop door open with his hand, and call out something which he did not understand, and then run off. He then went to the door, and found the prisoner (Baker) and another man coming out. One of them struck witness with a crowbar, and cut his hat. The prisoner ran towards Camden -street, and witness pursued him, calling ' 4 Stop thief," and saw him stopped by police-constable Williams, in Hotham-street. As the prisoner ran across Lo ndon -road he threw something at witness, which, in its f all, sounded like copper money. Witness and Williams took him to bridewell. Witness then returned to London-road, and was informed that some persons had been picking up c opper money, Prisoner was never out of his sight until be was secured. —John Gale, a picture frame maker, living in Wild -street, heard a noise in the street about half-past six, and went out to see what was going on. He saw the priso ner running from Camden-street towards Hotham-street. VAs he ran he threw something from him which hit the lamp oon, d and witness heard a soand as o f copper money. He oke on the ground and picked up a piece of brown paper that appeared to have contained ss. in copper, but it was empty. He also picked up two penny pieces, and another person handed him two others. A number of persons came round, and gathered the remainder of the money. Witness saw two of the teen run through Commutation -lane, and, as ,theey ran, one of them threw away something which sounded lik ~ He aftrwards went to the spot and found a crow bs,, now produced. e —Constable Enoch Williams corroborated the other officer as to the capture of the prisoner in Hotham street, a short distance from London-road. After the pri thsoner was s ecure d , witness went to Mr. Gilpin's shop, and ere found a cape, a hat and a bag, now produced. The prisoner was wtthout a hat. The prisoner cross-questioned o ne of the officers with the greatest effrontery, but without !liciting anything but a further information of the facts. On being asked what he.had to say, he said that he had no hand 10 the affair: that he was going up London-road, as he sup- IcPosed It was, when he saw the policemen pursuing some en, and, knowin g th at h e was himself a suspicious character, he had certainly run off; but (he added finally) " I suppose am to be committed to the sessions, and there is no occa- Mon for me to say anything now." He was committed for trial. The prisoner i s a notoriously bad ch arac t er . H e was ke eper of a house of iii -f ame , an d had before been twice com mitted for felony. COURT OF PASSAGE, YESTERDAY Before Charles Crompton, Esq .Ith and The GR V. S. plaintiff in this AY case is a WILLIAM merchant of Belfast. In o N iar h p e h last he engaged Messrs. P r i es tl e y, G r iffith s , an d C ox, t his town, to sell soe American cl sd on his ac- c ount. A t the sale defe m ndant bought lots over land 4, which l '! l 'ne to £282 2s. 3d. Repeated applications were made to by Messrs. Priestley to take the goods, but without and, on the 16th April, the lots were resold for ~245 18s. 5d., and the action was brought to recover the affeerence between the respective sums, namely, £36 3s. 10d. sale was proved; as were (by several witnesses) the re peated applications ade to the defendant to take the goods, dand his acknowledgment of the debt. Mr. James, for the ef endant, on h ear i ng t h e evidence, said that he found that had no defence to submit to the jury, who, accordingly, returned a verdict for the amount claimed. The l • HALL V. LENNARD. A da P aintifflumper ; the defendant owner of the ship but The vessel sailed from this port in December last, The obliged to put back and be unloaded and discharged. for ! action was brought to recover the amount (less £2 paid) . loading and unloading, namely, £9 Ils. 9d. several dlv_ltoesses were called, who proved that the work had been ,'ne, and the length of time which it had required. The de ri,ellclant urged that it was customary to pay Jumpers by the by contract, or so much per ton ; and called witnesses tP ,Prove that 6d. per ton was sufficient for it. The defendant had paid £2 on account, and £3 Gs. into court. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff (reckoning the work at so 2 1 Peb per tu n ) of £6 Gs. Bd. in all, leaving a balance of only Os. 8 d• to be paid by the defendant. The friends of Dr. 011ivant, who has been appointed, on u'edne sdaY, regius Professor of Divinity, at Cambridge, have ptered int o a su b scr i pt i on to per petuate his name in connec - Io n with St. David's College, Wales' Pars;rrn ' Dickens, Esq., II" - --S PENSION SOCIETV•---CharleS kindly undertaken to preside at the next anniversary dinner of the above society, which will take place on the 4th of April. , n We have reason to believe that at a cabinet council held i se. Paris on M onday it was determ i ne d to send severa l ves sels Is of w ar f or the protection of the Fren ch consul and French prop er t y at Barcelona. We have also reason to believe that it was at the same time resolved to reinforce the troops now quartered on the Catalonia frontier.—Herald. LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIETY. The twentieth anniversary dinner of the Liverpool Guardian 3ociety for the Protection of Trade took place on the evening , f Tuesday, in the large room of the York Hotel, William son-square, which was elegantly decorated for the occasion. About one hundred and fifty members and friends of the so ciety were present, amongst whom were the Mayor, the Town-clerk; and Mr. Bermingham and Mr. Samuel Cottam, a deputation from the kindred society at Manchester. The dinner and wfnes were of the best quality, and the entire ents were of the most satisfactory description. The chair was occupied by Mr. William Coward, president for the past year, and Mr. Joseph Hickey, the president elect, arrange officiated in the vice-chair, The usual preliminary toasts of " The Queen, Duchess of Lancaster," " His Royal Highness Prince Albert," " The Queen Dowager, and the Royal Family," and " The Army and Navy," having been given, The VIOZ-PRESIDENT proposed the health of the members ' for the borough, Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas, to whose attention, whenever the interests of the society re quired their aid, ample testimony was borne. The toast was drank with three times three. The PRESIDENT said the next toast was the health of the Mayor of Liverpool,—(cheers)—and thanks to him for his kindness in honouring the meeting with his company, and for the gentlemanly manner in which be received the deputa tion sent to invite him. (Continued cheering.) They were all aware what important duties the mayor of this large town had to perform, and how exceedingly difficult it often was for him to perform those duties with anything like satisfaction to such a great community as Liverpool consisted of. His worship, however, had, since he entered upon office, not only deserved but absolutely " won golden opinions " from all classes,—(cheers)—and he had won them easily, inasmuch as he had, from the first, gone a direct course, neither turning to the right band nor to the left. (Hear, hear.) He (the president) had no doubt that the conduct of Mr. Gladstone in the chair of the chief magistrate would, in future times, be a precedent for succeeding mayors to act by ;—(cheers)— and it was not a mere compliment to say this, for no person in Liverpool could be ignorant of the fact. (Cheers.) He begged to propose the health of the Worshipful Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool. (Renewed cheers.) The MAYOR, on rising to reply to the toast, was received th long continued bursts of applause. He said, gentlemen, ti.e very kind and flattering reception which you have just given to the toast which you, sir, had the kindness to pro pose, demands from me a more suitable acknowledgment than, I fear, though I have all the inclination, I have the power to make ; but for the very signal mark of your kind ness and favour extended towards me. I beg you to accept my most grateful thanks. (Hear, hear.) To me it is, as you may suppose, a matter of very great satisfaction to see my self surrounded by so many of my fellow -townsmen, whose esteem and good opinion I should be, at all times, anxious to preserve. (Hear, hear.) The occasion which has called you here to-day, afforded me the opportunity of looking into the principles which originally led to the formation of this as sociation ; and I must confess that from a perusal of what was very kindly placed in my hands, I never met with any association which appeared to me to have more important objects in view than that of the Guardian Society of Liver pool. (Great cheering.) The protection of trade against fraudulent practices, the punishment of the evil doer, and the encouragement given to the fair and honest dealer, are mat ters in themselves well deserving of the fostering care of any association (hear, hear) ; and 1 can only say, that although there may be some who consider that the interests which this association advocates are those alone of its members, that I, for one, take a wider and a still more important view of its duties—and that I consider the community at large as much benefitted by the principles of this association as any member belonging to it. (Cheers.) With these sentiments, entertaining them as I do most conscientiously, I can sin cerely and heartily say, I wish this association every possible success. (Great and long continued cheering.) And, find ing myself surrounded by those to whom the town of Liver pool is so much indebted, and who are, in themselves, so im portant and so respectable a. branch of the community, per mit me to say how deeply I have felt, as I am sure you must have felt, for that melancholy depression of trade which has visited the commercial world, and which must have been, to many of those whom I have the pleasure of seeing around me, no less trying than to others engaged in mercantile pur suits in Liverpool. (Hear. But, to the everlasting honour and credit of the town, it may be said, that the tradesmen and shopkeepers have come out from the ordeal unscathed, with their honour and credit undoubted. I firmly believe, and I trust I am not indulgfng in a vain hope, or one not likely to be realised, that those clouds which have so long darkened the horizon are now, at last, about to disperse, and that better times are in store for us. (Cheers.) May Ibe permitted also to refer to a subject which came before me, in my official capacity, upon which I was consulted by a gen tleman sitting on my right, (Mr. Evans,) and who took an active interest in it. (Hear.) I refer to a memorial pre sented to me upon the subject of a public holiday on the Monday following Christmas Day, Christmas Day having fallen on Sunday. (Hear.) I assure you it was very great regret on that occasion, when I consulted my friend upon my right, the Town-Clerk, who was just as anxious as I was to meet the view of the memorialists, I was obliged to decline the prayer of a memorial so respectably and so numerously signed. (Hear ' hear, hear.) l am sure if th ere was any cir cumstance which could have induced me to step out of my sphere upon that occasion, it would have been the fact that that memorial came from those whose respectability and r‘ hose influence could not for a moment be questioned. !leas., hear.) It does appear to me that the subject of na , nal holydays—and this is not one of my own ideas, for it rs suggested by a gentlemen lower down on my right (Mr. uhn Smith)—is one worthy of legislation. (Hear, hear.) .lore we all are, with a certain number of years to remain upon this earth, striving more or less from morning to night to gain a livelihood, with no prescribed periods which can be termed days of recreation. (Hear.) Whenever this subject shall be taken up, I for one shall be ready to memorialize the government, or petition both houses of parliament, with the view of having something arranged, for nothing can be more annoying, particularly amidst so much depression as we have seen, that when Christmas Day falls upon the Sunday, that those who would make a portion of it a holiday, should be deprived of the opportunity they have hitherto had. (Loud cheers.) Permit me, gentlemen, most cordially to thank you for the kindness you have shown to me, and to wish vou all prozpci ity and havpinpcc. (Great nnd continued cheering.) Air. J. Smrril said he was about to go on with another verse in the same chapter as the last toast, for he had received permission to propose one kindred to it. Before doing so he would take leave to mention, that no one could be more feel ingly alive to the wants of distressed and afflicted objects, than the Mayor was. He (Mr. Smith) had brought before him cases of distress arising from the late calamitous fires, in which the parties had no prospect before them but that of absolute want, and he had never found anything in the Mayor towards them but the readiest and most affectionate atten tion. (Hear.) Not only had he received the utmost cour tesy from his worship,but he had substantially proved his com miseration by handsome donations in those cases of distress. (Cheers.) Mr. Smith then alluded to the attention of Mr. Formby in the case of Gilmour and Co., which was brought before him, as a county magistrate, through the instru mentality of the Guardian Society ; and he concluded by pro posing the health of Mr. Formby and the magisterial bench of the county, adding a hope, that the proceedings of this society might be such as to render their office a sinecure (Cheers.) Mr. FORMBY returned thanks in a neat and appropriate address. The PRESIDENT proposed the healths of the members of the Town Council, whose duties, he observed, were increasing every day. Their proceedings were of great importance, and they were regarded by the public with much attention. They discharged their duties only with a desire for the public good; and, therefore, he begged to propose their healths. (Cheers.) • The MAyort said that, in the absence of any other mem ber of the Town Council, it fell to his lot to return their thanks for the toast just proposed. The President had al luded to the increase of their duties,-and to the fact that at all times the public had an eye upon their proceedings. He (the Mayor) would observe, that there could not be a ques tion that their duties would increase; but, at the same time, he regretted to say that in one respect there had been no increase—namely, in their revenue. (Hear, hear.) From particular causes, they had now very little surplus revenue to spare ; and before the corporation could proceed in making any very extensive improvements, some time must elapse. The meeting must be aware that there was a very large building now in progress—namely, St. George's Hall and the Assize Courts (hear, hear); this had swallowed up a considerable portion of the funds of the corporation, and consequently some portion of time would elapse before any new undertaking could be commenced. (Cheers.) The duties of the Town Council were pretty clearly marked out by the Municipal Reform Act, which required them, in the discharge of their duty, and of the responsible trust com mitted to their care, to dispose of the funds of the corpora tion for the public benefit of the inhabitants at large (hear); and though there were in the council men entertaining dif ferent opinions to his (the Mayor's), he should be doing them the greatest injustice if he did not state his belief that they acted conscientiously, and that they did what they be lieved to be right. (Cheers.) More it was unnecessary for him to say ; and, in conclusion, he begged, in the absence of any more competent member of the Town Council, to return thanks for the kindness the meeting had shewn to them. (Applause.) The PRESIDENT said the next toast was the health of the Town-clerk of Liverpool, whose merits were well known to, and appreciated by, every member of that association. He was a pattern of diligence to all Town-clerks (hear, hear) ; and it was well known that his decisions in matters of law had not only been prompt, but had never been overturned. (Cheers.) • The TOWN-CLERK acknowledged the compliment paid to him, and expressed the strong convictions he had of the great utility of this institution. (Loud cheers.) Mr. REAY proposed the health of the deputy town-clerk, whose presence, he mentioned, had been prevented by his engagements at the sessions now sitting. (Great cheers.) The TOWN-CLERK returned thanks on the part of the deputy town. clerk. The PRESIDENT proposed the health of the officers of the Manchester Guardian Society. That society, he stated, was founded upon similar principles to the Liverpool Association, and a constant correspondence was maintained between them. He should, indeed, be glad to see the links which bound the two associations together carried further than Manchester—namely, through all the manufacturing dis tricts; for it was a f act t h at those gentlemen who " l i ved b y their wits" very soon travelled onwards from places where such societies existed. He recommended similar establish ments to be formed at Stockport and other towns round Manchester. (Cheers.) Mr. SAMUEL COTTAM, on the part of the Manchester Society, returned his warmest thanks for the kindness shewn to them ; and said that the excellent suggestions of the presi dent would receive every attention. 'he TOWN -CLERK proposed, "The Liverpool Guardian ..cciety," which was suitably responded to by Mr. WIL- T IAMs, Ir. BERMINGHANI proposed, " The town and trade of (..rpool ;" to which Mr. KNAPPER made an eloquent ly. Tire MAYOR, in a most appropriate address, proposed the health of the president of the evening, Mr. Coward ; to whose zeal and exertions, on the part of the society, he paid a well-deserved tribute. The PRESIDENT said, he felt ex t reme l y o bli ge d to hi s worship for the mode in which he had proposed the toast, and to the members of the Guardian Society for their recep tion of it. To them he owed much, very much, for their patience in continuing him in office; and to the committee he was under special obligations. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J OHN SMITH, a f ter showing the advantages which might arise from the proposition, suggested that the society should turn its attention to the discovery of the best mode of Preventin g and extinguishing fires. He showed that the efforts of the society might be very usefully occupied in this work ; and, after strongly recommending it, he closed an able speech by proposing the health of the Vice-President. The VICE. PRESIDENT returned thanks in a neat address. The TOWN-CLERK rose, amidst loud chee rs , to propose the he a lth of Mr. David Evans, solicitor to th e Guardian Society, upon whose professional and private merit he passed a just eulogium. There was not a more worthy practitioner in the t own o f Li verpool; an d his exertions on the part of the society were proved by the smallness of the Jaw charges. (Hear, hear, hear.) Mr. JOHN SMITH.—The smallness of the account shows the greatness of the merit. (Cheers.) Mr. EVANS, in returning thanks, observed, that this asso ciation did not derive the great influence it possessed so much from its numerical force as from its moral power,— (cheers,)—and that influence, he trusted, would go on in creasing for the benefit of the community. (Cheers.) He was proud to have it in his power to say that he had kept them out of litigation. (Hear, hear.) That, in fact, was the principal part of his duty. (ll ear, hear.) His duty, indeed, was to do all he could to keep them out of litigation ; and if they should get involved in it, to do all he could to get them out of it. (Cheers.) At that late hour he would not detain them longer, but conclude with expressing the strong sense he felt of their kindness in proposing the toast. Mr. HASTINGS proposed the health of Mr. Reay, the secretary, suggesting at the same that the committee should at the first opportunity turn their attention to the high prices charged for water. (Cheers.) Mr. RE/•Y returned thanks. Several other toasts follow ed, and shortly after eleven o'clock the assembly dispersed, perfectly satisfied with the mode in which the evening had been spent.. THE THEATRES At the Theatre Royal, on Tuesday, Mr. Hammond, in pursuance of an announcement in the.bills of the day, deli vered the following address : LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,-It is with considerable re luctance I appear before you, to address you upon a subject irrelevent, as I may say, to the legitimate purposes of the theatre. I rely, however, upon your kindness to grant me a patient hearing, whilst in my own justification I shall a " round unvarnished tale deliver," which, in its effect, I hope will convince you that " I am a man more sinned against than sinning." lam unwilling to trust my feelings on this subject, lest, in , the warmth of my excitement, any expression might fall from me which, op after reflection, I might regret having used. "lam no orator, as Brutus is ;" but to all who know .me " a plain, blunt man," and speak only to facts. I, therefore, with your permissiOn, will read what I wish cautiously, yet fearlessly of contradiction, to state to you and, through the press, to the public generally. Mr. Hammond proceeded to read as follows . The pert;on now assuming the management of the Liver Theatre, Mr. Copeland, is connected with me by relation ship, having married the sister of Mrs. Hammond. I feel called upon to state this circumstance, as, in the hearing of the pubiic assembled at the Court-house, at Kirkdale, on Tuesday laut, when the magistrates decided upon the infor mations laid before them against the performers engaged at the Liver Theatre, it was asserted by an individual in his ad dress to the. bench, that Mr. Copeland and his family had cause to cur se me as their bitterest enemy. Ladies and gen tlemen' the sin of ingratitude is one which f ew men h ave h a d the hardihood to acknowledge. If, therefore, Mr. Copeland has been indebted to me on man y occas i ons for acts of kind ness shown to him, I think you will agree with me that he should have been the last person to have placed himself in hostile array against me in my professional pursuits. Mr. Copeland was well aware of the difficulties I had encountered in carrying on the concerns of this establishment; and bad he had one spark of feeling or gratitude towards his former ' benefactor, be would not have lent himself as a willing agent to increase those difficulties. I pass over many occurrences in which pecuniary aid had been affordec' Mr. Copeland, as well as Mrs. Copeland, by myself and Mrs. Hammond, from the year 1823 up to the period of 1E33. In the month of May in that year Mr. Copeland became manager of the Theatre Royal, Manchester, (and let it be remarked, that during his management, the same conduct which Mr. Copeland now pronounces as harsh and persecuting in reference to the proceedings of the pro prietors of this establishment against the manager and per formers of the Liver Theatre, was adopted by the proprietors of the Manchester Theatre Royal towards the manager and performers of the Queen's Theatre : notices of an intended prosecution were served upon the different members of that establishment, and Mr. Copeland was strenuous in his efforts to close the minor theatre.) At this time Mr. Cope land visited London for the purpose of securing the services of his sister, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. That lady, however, de clined an engagement, assigning as her reason that Mr. Copeland could not ensure her a remuneration adequate to her expectations. As a last resource, and at the eleventh hour, Mr. Copeland in his necessity applied to me for my professional aid ; and though promised a salary and benefit, not one shilling did I receive for my services, constantly em ployed from the 27th of May up to the 2d of August. I shall not enter into a minute detail, or recapitulate the many oc casions, during a long period, in which Mr. Copeland was indebted to me for pecuniary aid, and also for my services given on many of his benefit nights, with all the attendant expense of travelling and personal inconvenience; but shall bring under your notice a circumstance which took place in the years 1838-9. At that time I was the lessee of the Sheffield theatre; and with a desire to place Mr. Copeland in a situation to obtain an honest livelihood, and eventually to afford him an opportunity of becoming lessee of that es tablishment, Mr. Copeland was made manager of the Sheffield theatre, with the understanding that the rent should be paid in weekly proportions to the proprietors. This ar rangement, however, was not made good by Mr. Copeland ; and, as 1 was held accountable for the rent, legal proceedings were threatened, unless the same was promptly paid. And upon the occasion of my acting for Mr. Copeland's benefit at Sheffield, without remuneration, and with an assurance from him that the receipts should be appropriated in liquida tion of the rent, and although he saw me served with a copy of a writ, not one shilling of the proceeds was applied in dis charge of the debt due to the proprietors. To this particular circumstance may be ascribed my downfall in theatrical ma nagement ; for, as I am prepared to show, the losses in curred, which were paid by me, amounted to a sum conside rably exceeding two I - undred pounds. I still did not neglect the claim which Mr. Copeland held upon me on the score of relationship, but, on his return to London, used every en deavour to serve him ; and from the month of May, 1839, until October in the same year, Mr. Copeland was an inmate of my house, and supplied by me with such means of comfort as my circumstances would allow. In my arrangement for Drury-lane, I lost a valued, and I have every reason to believe a most sincere, friend ; not for having supported Mr. Copeland in his need, but for having employed him in a responsible situation in the theatre. These, ladies and gentlemen, are facts incontrovertible. If they bear hard upon Mr. Copeland, he himself is only, to blame for having drawn forth this exposure of his conduct, by nightly appeals to the sympathies of the public, and by printed state ments, evidently showing a desire on his part to injure me in public estimation. Ladies and gentlemen,—During the past year, my best endeavours have been used in producing the performances of this theatre in a style of excellence in the scenic department, in the stage appointments, and wardrobe, that would not suf fer by comparison with the patent theatres of the metropolis. My exertions, in this respect, 1 have reason to be satisfied, have been acknowledged and appreciated by the patrons of the drama. If there has not been the same succession of star attractions (to use a theatrical phrase) . as in former seasons, it may be accounted for by a deficiency in the market, or to an over-expectation on the part of those who set too high a price on their commodity. Still, on this point I trust that sufficient has been done to convince you, that there has been no want of alacrity on the part of the management ; and the engagements of Miss Adelaide tremble, Miss Rainforth, Mr. Balfe, Madame Grisi, Signor Lablache, Signor Mario, members of the Italian Opera-house, in conjunction with many others—Mademoiselle Cerito, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, and other established favourites—l trust will bear me out in the assertions. That some of the auxiliary engagements have been disastrous in the result, lam free to confess. I will instance one amongst the number ;—that of Monsieur Thalberg and the party associated with him. The demand for their services, and which, in my anxiety to gratify my patrons, I yielded to, was £7O per night. On one of their nights the receipts did not yield an amount exceeding £56, another less than £lOO, and the third night the receipts amounted to little more than £2O. There is another subject to which I wish your attention to be directed. In the season previous to my becoming the conductor of this theatre, a pe tition had been presented to Government, praying for the grant of a second patent; that petition failed in its object; and it was therefore reasonable to infer, that the privileges of the patent attached to this theatre would, in future, be duly respected. But the reverse was the case ; and the per son on whose behalf that petition had been concocted, seemed to care little for the protection sought for, by giving for a season the same routine of performances, at the Liver Theatre, which he could only have been authorised to produce by a legal license or patent; thus, in fact, bearding the authorities and defying the law. lf, therefore, upon the faith of the pro tection of the existing patent, the value of which might be fairly considered as enhanced by the rejection of the petition for a second one, arrangements had been concluded with the proprietors of the Theatre•Royal which rendered the lessee liable to a heavy annual charge, it surely cannot be un reasonable that the person having the rightful claim should be considered entitled to the protection of the legal and civil authorities in preference to those who knowingly are gu ilt y of continued infractions of the law. Much has been said in reference to my former situation as Co-Manager of the Liver Theatre. Upon this subject I shall not dwell further than by saying, that having paid the penalty of fifty pounds for an infringement of the patent rights of this theatre, I never afterwards yielded to the advice gi v en me to conte n d with the law ; and can with truth state, that had rigorous measures been enforced to suppress the performances at the Liver Theatre, I should have withdrawn from the concern, rather than have encountered litigation which must have been at tended with enormous expense, and must have eventually ended in defeat and ruin to the parties having no legal sanction or authority for their proceedings. Ladies and Gentlemen,—With thanks for the kind atten tion you have given to this plain statement of facts, I shall conclude by saying, that as a father of a family, with a wife and seven children depending upon my labour and professional exertions, I trust I shall have claims upon your consideration on the score of " auld lang syne," for support, more power ful than those of an interloper, who, whether employed as agent or principal, I cannot but designate as an ingrate, and whose inflated speeches and printed addresses I shall in future cease to notice. Lord Huntingtower applied for his certificate on Wednes day, which the commissioner agreed to grant on the 14th of April. H AVERFORDW EST. —This town was yesterday (Thursday) morning thrown into no small excitement by the discovery of the loss of the toll-gate erected at the top of Prendergast, on the Fishguard-road. It appears that some evil-disposed per sons, moved, it is thought, by the desire of emulating the fame of " Rebecca and her Daughters," in the adjoining county, on the night of Wednesday last lifted the gate off its hinges, and carried it to a field at the distance of about a quarter of a mile. Early on Thursday morning a search was instituted for the missing gate, and about noon it was found in the field, sawed to pieces, and quite useless, except for firewood. It is supposed the plot was executed by at least half a doen persons, as the gate was very heavy and no disturbance was made. At present there is no clue what ever to the discovery of the offenders.—Cambrian. THE GREAT CABBAGE CASE.—The Cour Royale of Paris has just famous u s t o b l e o e s n s l o c e c a u b p b i e a g d e, withthat case s b a ta some time ch backar os e ou t o f the excited so much interest in the capital. AM. Billandeau had originally purchased this vegetable wonder for 15f. in the arrondisse ment of Melles, which is remarkable for large productions of the kind. The Royal Society of Horticulture named a com e g o a u s e t , F a r t a i d u e is w i r t e h p o a r tl \ notice. be seeds of the wonderful cabbage would be sold at the moderate price of a franc each. The advertisements in the journals announced that the King had taken 100 seeds, and delivered them to M. Jacques, his head gardener; and that the Minister of Agriculture had offered 200 f. to the Royal Society of Agri culture to try experiments on the new production. As there were 200,000 seeds ready to be delivered, it was expected that a tolerable profit might be made on the first cost of the cab bage. A copy of the report having reached M. Remont, an honest nurseryman of the Seine-et-Oise, he hastened up to Paris, and proposed to M. Billandeau to form a partnership with him for sending the seeds to America. M. Billandeau listened to the proposal, and having fixed the value of his cabbage at 20,000 f., received 3,000 f. from his new partner towards their common expenses. A quantity of the seed was sent off to the United States, with a certificate from the Secretary of Legation, properly signed and sealed, to the effect that the seed had really been gathered from the monster cabbage. M. Remont, after doing all this, thought it could not be a bad plan to make some experiments on the seed himself, and after some time he found that they produced cabbages exactly similar to his own. This being the case, M. Remont demanded his money back, hut M. Billandeau refused to give back a sou. The matter was referred to arbi tration, and M. Billandeau exculpated himself from all in tentions of fraud ; but on the appeal, which came on on Thursday, the court reversed the sentence, proclaimed the dissolution of the partnership, on the ground of its not having been based on an object of legitimate speculation, and ordered the 3,000 f. advanced by M. Remont to be returned. CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway was held, at twelve o'clock, yesterday, in the Clarendon-rooms, South John street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Direc tors, the declaration of a dividend, and the usual purposes. There was rather a numerous attendance. Wiliiam Dixon, Esq., Chairman of the Directors, presided. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by stating that the report prepared by the Directors had been printed, and he would call upon the law-clerk to read it. In laying this document before the proprietors, he had only to regret that the amount of the proposed dividend was so small, but this might be easily accounted for by the general depression of trade, from which every railway, in common with this, had been suffering. He had, however, much pleasure in calling attention to the diminished expenditure i❑ regard to the locomotive power and general disbursements, whilst in the accomplishment of this reduction, they did not consider they had depreciated the value of the engines, carriages, or any part of the stock, but, on the contrary, that the whole was as efficient, or, indeed, in a more satisfactory state than at any previous period. At the same time, in carrying out their views, the Directors had not lost sight of the safety of the passengers, which, he hoped, would be apparent to the public by the continued working of the line without acci dent. After the report had been read, the Directors would be ready to answer any questions which the proprietors might think proper to put. Mr. MALLABY, law-clerk to the Company, then read the Directors report, as follows : " The directors in submitting their half-yearly report to the proprietors, are gratified to be able to state that the prospects of the company are much improved, and that a progressive amendment in its financial condition may be fairly anticipated. " The directors have continued their efforts to effect, with due regard to the public safety, a further reduction of the expenditure, which, when they last made their report, ap peared, notwithstanding many previous retrenchments, to be heavy for so short a line. " That they have accomplished this desirable object, to a considerable extent, will be manifest from the accounts now submitted, shewing, in the expenditure between the cor respending half-years of 1841 and 1812, a reduction of £1,781 Bs. 4d., made on principles, the operation of which will produce still further and better results. S. D The working expenses for the half-year ending 31st December, 1841, 9,312 14 6 The working expenses for the half-year ending 31st December, 1842, 7,531 6 2 Reduction in the working expenses for the half year ending 31st December, 1842 1,781 8 4 " To this statement may be added that the engines, Car riages, and stock of the company, are now in much better working condition than they were in December, 1841, and that the cost of locomotive power is greatly reduced. " The road has been materially improved, and is now in a sounder state than it has ever been. s. d The total amount received for the carriage of -- -- -- 127,659 passengers, from the 30th June to the 31st December, 1842 12,015 2 9 For parcels and merchandise, &c. Rents Use of engines Claim outstanding against the Post-office £16,580 18 4 Expenditure during the same pe riod in working the line Int. paid on loans.. 3,008 15 11 Less recd. fm, bank. 78 7 1 - 2,930 8710 10,461 15 0 6,119 3 4 Deduct amount of balance, 30th June, 1842 .. 821 410 Surplus'on traffic account "This railway has not been exempted from the common suffering, (in passenger traffic especially,) consequent upon the general depression of trade, but that revival, which begins to be very generally anticipated, the directors hope may shortly communicate its benefit to this line, and, by the ad dition of adequate accommodation for efficiently conducting the goods traffic, lead to a decided increase in the revenue of the company. " In the goods department a great improvement already appears, and were the proprietors to exert their influence in promoting it, a large increase might be reasonably calculated upon. £5,297 18 6 " The amount to be received from the Postoffice not being yet decided, the directors do not feel warranted in recom mending:a greater dividend for the past half-year than ten shillings per original whole share, and five shillings per half share, which will leave a surplus of £1547 18s. 6d. " Negotiations have been opened in reference to the sale of part of the Monk's Ferry property and the right of ferry, and the directors recommend that the sale be made, subject to adequate guarantees for securing the conveyance of railway passengers and goods at moderate rates, and reserving the right to resume the conveyance of goods should the company think proper, and also of passengers, if the conditions of the contract be not efficiently fulfilled. WILLIAM DIXON, Chairman." Appended to the report was a statement of the receipts and disbursements on traffic account, from the 30th June to the 31st December, 1842. The receipts from passengers, parcels, merchandise, rents, &c., amounted to £12,555 19s. 6d. ; and the disbursements, for locomotive power, coaching expences, police, interest, &c., left a balance in favour of the company of £2094 4s. 6d. Added to this was a claim of £3,203 14s. upon the Post-office, for conveyance of mails from 15th June, 1841, to 31st of December, 1842. These sums made applica ble for the dividend £5,297 18s. 6d. It appeared that there had been conveyed 15,850 first-class, 36,855 second-class, and 74,954 third-class passengers. A statement of the capital account followed, on which there appeared a balance to the credit of the company of £772 9s. Od. Mr. SOWERBY said that the report being read, he had a few questions to put to the directors. It appeared there had been 5,000 whole shares issued, at £5O each, which amounted to £250,000, whilst only £246,620 had been accounted for ; that 5,000 half-shares had been issued, at £25 per share, which amounted to 1:10f).000, whilst only £99,045 had been accounted for. On the 31st August, 1841, £1,190 ls. had been received for Iron rails, Which had not been inserted in the present report. On the 31st of June, 1842, there had been received for old engines £220, of which no account ap peared in the present report. On the 30th June, 1842, there had been received f rom J. Di xon £512 145., which did not appear to be accounted f or ; an d t h ere was then stated to be due from the late tr easurer £ 2,300, counted for. He wi s h e d f or some exp lanation of these ac counts. He w hich had not been ac should have asked Mr. Wilcox for an explana tion yesterday but h e was not i n the o ffi c e. Mr. WILCOX, th e t reasurer, sa i d, if Mr. Sowerby'would compare the accounts he would find the amounts he had named deducted from the expenditure. Mr. SOWERBY observed that that fact was not stated. Mr. WILCOX replied that he could not mention it. The sum received for iron rails, for instance, w as deducted from the expenditure for ra il s up to this period. Mr. SOWERBY said the account did not say so. Mr. WILCOX repeated that it could not be stated. The expenditure was made up to a certain period. Mr. Soweßey.—You cannot blame me for asking the question. _ _ _ Mr. WILCOX said he would repeat that the account could not be stated. It was correct up to the present period. For instance, the amou n t received for old engines had been taken off the expenditure for new ones. Mr. SOWERBY said, all he complained of was, that the statement did not make it so appear. The CHAIRMAN observed that the directors in their state ment could not be expected to give the proprietors a copy of their books. The sums alluded to by Mr. Sowerby had all appeared to the credit of the account. Mr SOWERBY wished for some explanation with regard to the balance due from the late treasurer. Mr. WILCOX replied, that was a matter not settled yet. The CHAIRMAN added, that proceedings had been taken, and he hoped the amount would be recovered. The directors had made endeavours to obtain the money ; and now legal steps had been taken, by which he hoped the money,would be recovered. Mr. GERARD mentioned, that at the last meeting of the proprietors, Mr. Jackson, one of the directors, stated that the balance would be recovered in a fortnight from that time. • Mr. MALLABY begged to state, that proceedings had been taken against all the parties—both principal and sureties. Mr. GERARD read what Mr. Jackson bad said at the meeting referred to. Mr. JACKSON admitted having made the statement; and The CHAIRMAN stated, that in accordance with what bad been then promised, measures had been taken. The directors bad paid every attention in their power to the matter ; but as the proprietors were aware, it freq uen tly required great length of time before parties could be compelled to discharge such responsibilities. They had ta k en ever y possible means to compel payment, and th ey would not l ose s i g ht o f th e sub ject, _ Mr. SOWERBY said that at the last meeting it was-men tioned, in the capital account, that the company were de bited with only £l5O upon account of interest paid and mortgages, whilst it would be about £BOO. Mr. WlLcox, in reply, said a large sum had been received from the Woodside Ferry Company upon the sale of that ferry. Mr. SOWERBY said he was misunderstood. There was a large mortgage upon the land, of more than six months' standing, of more than £28,000. On the 30th June, 18.12, the mortgage was £28,570; and on the 31st December there would be about £7OO of interest due. It appeared, however, that only £l5l 7s. Bd. had been paid. Mr. WILCOX replied, that that £l5l was the balance of interest paid and received upon the six months. There had been a number of receipts and payments of interest, both ways; and this was the amount of the balance. The great bulk of it had been received from the Commissioners of Birkenhead, for the payment of Woodside ferry. Mr. SOWERBY was glad to hear the explanation. He was perfectly satisfied. Mr. E. MOZLEY asked whether this £l5l odd cleared off the whole interest due on the 31st December last? Mr. WxLcox---rePlTed-in the affirmative, adding that, in an account like that submitted by the directors, it was impossi ble to enter into minute details. There had been perhaps between 30 and 40 receipts and payments of interest, and the £l5l, as he had said before, was the balance. Mr. NIOZLEY had a remark to make touching the amount due from the defaulter, the late treasurer. if there was going to be a l oss o f it, t he better way would be for the pro prietors to be informed of it at once. £2,300 was a large sum of the surplus money of the company, inasmuch as they had a balance on the capital a ccount of only .£772. Os. The law clerk, without reference to the directors, was the proper person to tell the roprietors, first, whether the amount of defalcation had been asce rtained ; second, in what state were the pro cee di ngs w hich had been instituted ; and, third, whe ther there was a reasonable h o p e from the stabilit y of the parties that the money would be recovered ? Mr. MALLABY replied. Th e am ount of defalcation had been ascertained, but he did not know the p recise fi g ures — Mr. WiLcox.—.E2,3oo. Mt. MALLABY, in continuation, said the directors had taken what they considered to be adequate security to the extent of £3,000. They believed the parties were able to pay, but they had been driven to adopt proceedings on had been taken with Ss s o that point. if they ac count of some counter security not received by the sureties themselves, which would have enabled them to pay the debt before this period. Proceedings had been taken, and they were in a situation to be tried at the ensuing assizes if there any celerity, defence as s swnacshethperop7retdieisn had been taken at an earlier period no greater advance would have been made, although they might have been commenced when the last report was made, and when it was supposed that payment would be made in the ensuing week. The pro ceedings, as he had said before, were in such a state that ; to a d n r d i drive, they would be at issue at the next assizes, unless payment was, in the meantime, made. Mr. MozLEr took it for granted, that in the proceedings which had been taken there was nothing to doubt the b . a ility of the parties to pay, and no technical objection which would make the company liable to be upset ? Mr. MALLABY was not aware of anything. Mr. MozLEr.—Then it is a mere question of getting the money if they have it ? Mr. MALLABY.—Exac tl y' Mr. GERARD called attention to the fact that X 5OOO whole shares had been created, which amounted to £250,000, whilst only £246,620 appeared to have been received, leaving a deficiency of £3380. He should be glad to know how the deficiency arose ? The CHAIRMAN replied that there were a number of shares reserved in the first instance with the object of grant ing them to the landowners ; those shares, however, were still in the hands of the company, and they would account for the difference. Mr. GERARD said he was satisfied with the explanation. The CHAIRMAN, in continuation, said, a portion of the shares so reserved had been sold and a premium received upon them. There were 65 whole shares, and 45 half shares, unsold, which he thought would make up the amount. Mr. GERARD repeated that he was satisfied with the ex planation. • Mr. MOZLEY asked whether the proprietors were to un derstand that the whole balance now due upon the capital account was £772. 9s.—that all contracts were closed with regard to the road, and that the precise expense of it was known? The CHAIRMAN.—Yes. Mr. MozLny.—Leaving applicable to the tunnel Monk's I Ferry and the l an d ? The CHAIRMAN.—Yes. Mr. MOZLEY asked the Chairman whether he had any idea to give the proprietors, what the probable value was of the property so applicable? The CHAIRMAN replied it would be difficult to form an opinion. There was considerable property, but whether the directors would be able to sell it at the valuation they put upon it was very uncertain. Mr. MOZLEY asked, in the event of making the tunnel, whether the directors had formed any reasonable estimate how far their property would go towards the expense of the tunnel? He asked this question merely to know in what situation the proprietors were with regard to any new works which they might undertake—whether they might undertake them with the property in hand, or whether they must rely for any future outlay upon themselves. The CHAIRMAN replied that the only new work which had been undertaken, was the making of the tunnel, to accom piish which, it was resolved at the previous meeting, that the directors should apply to parliament for power to raise the sum of £30,000. In recommending to the proprietors the sale of Monk's Ferry, the directors conceived that they should be able to make the tunnel from the proceeds of that sale with out going to parliament for the loan of £30,000. Mr. MOZLEY.—There would still be a considerable amount of landed property unsold? The CHAIRMAN.—ExactIy : a very considerable amount. Mr. CLEMINSON asked whether the proprietors had come to a decision upon it? The CHAIRMAN replied that the matter stood thus—if they effected the sale of the ferry they would be able to make the tunnel, a course which seemed to them to be more desi rable than applying to parliament. Mr. CLEMINSON.—AII you want then is the money to make the tunnel? The CHAlRMAN.—Precisely. Mr. SEAGER then moved, and Mr. GERARD seconded, a resolution to the effect that the report be confirmed, and that the recommendation to sell Monks' Ferry upon the basis mentioned in the report be adopted. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE said he was one of those who dif fered from his co-directors on the propriety of the company parting with their ferry right. They had for a long time con tended for the right of carrying passengers themselves, and now that they possessed it, he contended it would be dan gerous to their property to entrust it into the hands of other individuals. He hoped this proposition would never be cat ried, for he looked upon it as ruinous to their interests. Mr. LEWIN observed, that at the la t half-yearly meeting it had been stated there was land enough to defray the ex pence of the tunnel: yet now, in order to make it, the di rectors asked the company to part with their right as ferry proprietors. The CHAIRMAN considered that if the directors were en abled to sell the available property, they might obtain the re quired amount ; but a previous meeting power was granted to them to go to parliament for power to borrow £30,000 to enable them to make the tunnel; and thus to avoid pressing the sale of the landed property. The direc tors were therefore of opinion that instead of going to Parliament, in which there would be great risk, (he knew, however, that some differed with him,) it was desirable to sell the Monk's Ferry to enable them to make the tunnel. He (the Chairman) considered the Company would not be giving up any real advantage they had from that property by accomplishing the object in view. Indeed, -they would gain all they required ; and in effecting the directors would take care that a stringent contract was made with the Commis sioners of Birkenhead to carry out the views of the proprie tors. Mr. LEWIN said it would never do. The CHAIRMAN said the Directors left it in the hands of the proprietors ; but if this proposal was not carried it might be a length of time before the tunnel was proceeded with. Mr. LEWIN.—That should have been stated at the last meeting. The CHAIRMAN.—Why did you give us powers to go to Parliament for the money ? Mr. SOWERBY would tell the proprietors why. Mr. Jackson told the meeting that the Directors had an offer for the purchase of the land by Tranmere Pool, but they wished to have power to borrow the £30,000, because if the par ties thought they wanted money they would not give so much for the land as it was really worth ; therefore, as a matter of pre caution they wished to have power to borrow this £30,000. Mr. JACKSON said Mr. Sowerby was quite right; the Di rectors did take power to go to Parliament in order that they might not be coerced into a sale of the land. At the last meeting there seemed to be but one opinion that the tannel should go on. Notices had been given to enable the filrec tors to apply to Parliament to create new shares to itise a sufficient sum ; but it was the opinion of many that, if they made the application, Parliament would refuse its sanction to the measure, upon the plea that, if all the property of the company were sold, they would have sufficient means, and they must not be allowed to turn speculators. The Directors at the period of the last meeting were in treaty with the Cor poration of Liverpool for the sale of the land, who, indeed, were the only parties likely to buy it, but they had since been informed (not officially, but privately, by members of the Fi nance Committee) that the borough fund was in a state not to justify them in purchasing property which would not yield an immediate return. The Directors found, therefore, it was useless to attempt to sell the land in one lot, and it would take a long time to sell it in small portions. Finding this to be the case, they turned their attention to other plans ; and he suggested to them—of which suggestion he was willing to take the blame—that by the sale of the Monks' Ferry under certain conditions to the commissioners of Birkenhead, they would obtain all they sought for in the purchase of the two ferries, and receive a sufficient sum of money to enable them to make the tunnel, with a sale of a very small portion of land, without applying to parliament. The conditions were of a very stringent nature, and he very much questioned whether the commissioners of Birkenhead would consent to the purchase under such terms; but if they did make the purchase, the company would have the power to make the tunnel without applying for more capital, and of paying the interest upon the property mortgaged ; in fact, they would get every advantage as if they worked the ferry themselves, and it was the opinion of many directors, that it would be worksd more satisfactorily by the commissioners, whilst the company would have all the advantage of the right, in the event of the commissioners not working the ferry efficiently, of the property reverting to them. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE repeated his objections to the sale of the ferry, which, he contended, if worked by any body, should be by the company. If there was any transfer to third parties, it would act injuriously to the proprietors of the railway. Mr. JACKSON wished it to be understood that the Com missioners of Birkenhead had not been consulted upon this matter : the proposal had not been laid officially before them ; and they were not acquainted with the terms upon which the directors would sell the ferry. The directors had conceived it prudent to lay the matter before the proprietors previous to agitat;ng the township. He knew there would be a difficulty in the township upon it. Mr. Sows any said there would be very great difficulty. Since he became a proprietor he had been exceedingly anxious to have the tunnel, for he did not think the railway worth a rush without it. In 1840 he stood alone, single-handed, in that room to advocate the tunnel, and he got loudly laughed at for it, as it appeared by the report in the Liverpool Stan dard. He repeated that the railway would not he worth a rush without the tunnel. Mr. BENTHAM said it would be well for gentlemen to con sider what the right of ferry was which the company pos sessed. It was merely the right of carrying their own pas sengers ; and the next question was, whether they availed themselves of that right ? They did not, and besides there was another party ready to do that for them cheaper than they could themselves. Having had some experience in the working of ferries, he should dread this company working Monks' Ferry for their own purposes • it never would pay, but would a great source of continually recurring loss. In the proposition of the directors every contingency appeared to be guarded against. If sold, the ferry would be sold under an agreement that the commissioners should convey the pas sengers at the lowest rate at which passengers were carried, and if they did not do this to the satisfaction of the directors, there was a power of appeal to certain disinterested parties who could judge of the circumstances; and, if the commis- sioners neglected to make the ferry efficient, there was power for the directors to take possession of it again. At present the ferry was a burden to the extent of £l,OOO per annum, in as much as they were paying interest upon money borrowed to pay for it, and receiving but little rent. Mr. Lawrence argued upon the supposition that something or other might occur, but what was ? Let them be told what they had to dread. What could occur that could not be guarded against by wise and prudent men in a negotiation of this kind? They were railway proprietors, and he did not wish them to be ferry proprietors, because, if they worked the ferry, it would be at a much greater expense than it now cost to convey the passengers. Mr. CLEMINSON said that high fares would close the ferry altogether. Mr. JACKSON agreed with that. The maximum fare in the proposed agreement was twopence per passenger, and the minimum one halfpenny. Mr. MOZLEY, said, that as Mr. Lawrence was opposed to the sale, he would perhaps, oblige the proprietors by stating his objections. Mr. LAWRENCE in reply, said, that his opinion was, that the company in transferring the ferry should not part with the power of regulating it for their own profit. He objected to giving up the regulation of the ferry ; and he considered that the directors should be the judges of whether the traffic was conducted efficiently. He could see no objection to the proposed purchase, provided the directors obtained from the purchasers the right of conveying the traffic and passengers themselves. . Mr. Mort.Er said, it appeared, then, that the difference between Mr. Lawrence and the other directors was only one of detail. He himself was favourable to the s,le, and he suggested that a clause should be inserted in the agreement to the effect that a certain sum should be charged for each passenger, but that the amount should not exceed so much per annum. A long discussion followed upon the terms of the proposed agreement, in which there was very little of public interest. The CHAIIINI AN put the motion,and it was carried unani mously. A motion was next proposed that the dividend recom mended by the Directors be paid.—Carried unanimously. Mr. LEwnsz complained of the inconvenience caused by the proprietors having to go over the water to receive their dividends; and suggested that some better plan should be adopted. Mr. Moz LET - recommended that warrants be issued the same as on many of the principal lines of railway. The CHAIRMAN said the suggestion should be attended to. The meeting then separated.—The dividend will be payable on the 27th instant. UNION OF THE SEES OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPII.—On Tuesday morning a very numerous meeting of the clergy of the Archdeaconry of Essex took place at Brentwood, pur suant to a requisition presented to the Venerable Hugh C. Jones, the archdeacon, for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning both Houses of Parliament to repeal so much of an act passed in the 6th and 7th years of the reign of his late Majesty, proposing to unite in one bishopric the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. The meeting was unanimous in believing that this measure, if carried into effect, would be fraught with consequences in the highest degree prejudicial to the interests of the estetbliehed religion of the State, and destructive of the long-cherished associations of a people conspicuously and justly proud of the ancient and valuable institutions of their country, and sincerely devoted to a re ligion which, cherished by their forefathers, had, from the first daw n of Ch r i s ti an ity a mongst them, set at defiance the machinations of its enemies, and to the p resent hour shone over them in all the purity of its apost. lit origin. The sub ject of church extension, and other matters of interest to the clergy, were then taken into consideration. ALTERATION OF THE LENT ASSIZES, 1313 In our paper, a week or two since, we mentioned that it was fixed that the assizes for the Northern division of this county, were to commence on Wednesday, March Ist. So, indeed, it was arranged ; but after that arangement had been made, it was found that the trials of O'Connor and others, for offences connected with the outbreak in Autumn last, must take place, if in the county at all, at Lancaster. The bills of indictmer.t were prepared and framed at the special commission at Liverpool. in October. These indict ments were afterwards removed by writs of certiorari, into the Court of Queen's Bench, and are to be brought thenee for trial into Lancashire, at the ensuing assizes. It seems that no indictments, so removed into the Queen's Bench, can be sent into this county for trial at Liverpool or else where, than at Lancaster. It is in consequence, therefore, of the greater length of time that is likely to be required for the despatch of busi ness at Lancaster, that the commission day there has been fixed for the 25th instant, instead of March Ist; thus allow ing three full days more at Lancaster than was originally in tended. The commission day at Appleby remains as before fixed. The following, we believe, will be found to be a cor rect statement of the dates of the commission days through out the circuit : BEFORE BARON PARKE AND MR. JUSTICE COLTMAN. York March 4th Liverpool March 25th BEFORE BARON ROLFE Lancaster, Appleby Carlisle... February 25th March Bth March 11th March 17th March 25th Newcastle Durham . SHIPWRECKS, Information has been received of the brig Mary and Isabella, from Wick to Leith, having been totally lost on the rocky shore off Findon, seven miles south of Aberdeen. The occurrence took place between 8 and 9 o'clock on I riday night last, and a portion of the crew and two female passen gers were drowned. At Blyth, on the same night, the Ro chester Castle, a schooner, amidst the gale broke from her moorings and drifted out of the harbour, where she subse quently capsized, and went down in deep water. At Staithes the hurricane on Friday was severely felt. The sea put on a most awful 'appearance ; nothing could withstand its fury. About 10 o'clock on the following morning a light brig, named the Thomas, of North Shields, drove on shore within a few miles of the town, Through the great exertion of hundreds who had assembled on shore, the crew were all saved by means of a rope from the ship. The vessel is a total wreck. The Elizabeth, of Harwich, a schooner of about 200 tons burthen, was totally lost in the N or th S ea on , Thursday last. All the crew, excapt one, were saved. During the storm on the 13th of last month two 'vessels were seen to go down in deep water off the coast of Norlolk a few miles southward of Yarmouth. They have since been ascertained to be the Nancy and the Petrel; the former be longed to Dover, and her crew consisted of six persons. The whole of them perished. Most of them have families resident at Dover to deplore their untimely end. The other vessel was from Ramsgate, and her crew amounted to five seamen. They also perished. Another vesse I called the Jane, bound to Glasgow, has been missing since the morning of the 13th ult., and no doubt is entertained that she went down within a few miles of Milfordhaven. Her crew per ished with her. By the accounts received on Monday last from Constanti nople, we regret to state that s dreadful shipwreck happened about the ll th of last month near the Dardanelles, by which upwards of 100 persons were lost. The name of the unfor tunate vessel is not exactly known. She is stated to be a Greek ship, and had 87 passengers besides her crew on board, not one of whom was saved. She was driven by a gale of wind on shore at about twelve at night, and almost instantly went to pieces. The accounts state, that the weather at Con stantinople of late has been very severe, and other serious disasters of the same nature have occurred in different direc tions along the coast. On Saturday, during a violent squall of wind, 15 coal-ships drove from their anchors and went ashore in Woolwich reach. They all sustained damage, and were not got off without great difficulty. Eight barges, all laden, were sunk in the reach, and about one o'clock, when the wind was blow ing a tremendous hurricane from the north-west, 40 water men's boats were sunk at Greenwich, and the loss to the poor owners will be at least £3OO. SHIPWRECKS ON THE NORTHUSIBRIAN COAST.—Early on Saturday morning last, during a most terrific hurricane from the N.E., which had raged throughout the whole of the preceding evening, accompanied by drifting snow in the early part of the night, a light vessel, named the Blucher, on a voyage from London to Warkworth, came on shore, and was totally wrecked, on the Northumbrian coast, near to the small fishing village of N ew bi ggen. The crew consisted of seven persons, four of whom, including the captain's son, were drowned. The three survivors were saved by leaping from the vessel on to a dry rock. The captain saw his son attempt to rescue himself in the same manner, but, unfortu nately, he leapt short, and was seen for a short time to hang on by a ledge of the rock, until unable to cling any longer, he dropped into the surge beneath and was drowned. The other three in the vessel were not able to gain the rock by reason of the sea shifting the ship, and then shortly after wards splitting her to atoms. In the harbour of Blyth, on the same coast, a very great deal of damage was done to the shipping, many of them having been drifted from their moor ings, and driven violently against each other for some time. One vessel, the Rochester Castle, was carried out to sea without any person on board, and wrecked near to the entrance of the harbour. DISASTERS AT SEA.—Margate, Feb. s.—During the night of Friday and Saturday morning it blew a heavy gale from the north, with snow-storms, and a t d a yli g h t t h e E ast Indian - lan Larkins (tea laden,) about 700 or 800 tons, was seen driving towards the main. At nine o'clock the main mast and mizenmast were cut away. The weather moderat ing, the ship seemed to ride much easier. About two o'clock the wind veered four points more to the eastwards, and began to blow more furiously, and continued to do so all night. This morning we find the ship on shore on the rocks a little below the town, n-ar the Newgate Blockade-station. Up to the present time she has made no water, and should the weather moderate it is the intention to lighten her. A large brig from Odessa is riding very near the rocks with her main mast cut away, in hopes of preventing her driving ashore. Yesterday the schooner Victoria came into the harbour with loss of bowsprit, bows stove in, and much damaged, having been in contact with the Royal William, Margate steamer, which vessel has also got much damage. A brig named the Jane, laden with deals, in coming for the harbour h:'s got ashore in the bay, close to the stone wall in front of Marine terrace. The schooner Logan has come into the harbour with loss of anchors. Since writing the above the brig from Odessa has been towed away by a steamer up under the Hook of Margate sand. 7 p.m.—More moderate. ANOTHER SHlPWRECK. — Newbiggin-on-Sea, near Mar peth.—The brig Blucher, of and from London, in ballast for Warkworth, was, on Saturday morning, totally wrecked on some rocks near this place. The captain, Mr. John John son, with two others, were saved ; but three, including the son of the captain, were lost. . ANOTHER DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.—WHITIIY, Sunday Morning.—During Friday night and yesterday morning the wind blew a hurricane from N.E. Early in the mornin ,, a brig was observed endea vour i ng to run i nto the bay for shel ter, but a tremendous sea threw the vessel upon her broad side, and drove her ashore, within a short distance from the entrance of the bay. The crew made every exertion to get her off, but finding it impossible, and that her destruction would speedily follow, they took to the rigging for safety. Immediately upon their situation being observed by the officer on duty near the spot, he hastened to give the alarm to the stat tion. Lieut. Lingard directly ordered the life-boat to be launch ed, into which he got, followed by five of his men, and they pushed off in gallant style to the vessel,which proved a collier beloning to London, named the William and Ann. The nea being exceedingly high, and as as it snowed heavily, it was a length of time before they could reach the vessel. Upon coming alongside, the crew were taken off, and the boat's head was put about for the shore, Lietenant Lingard taking charge of the helm. She had not reached any considerable distance from the wreck before a heavy wave struck the boat and turned her bottom up, throwing the whole of her living freight into the boiling surf. Lieutenant Lingard and several others immediately rose and clung to the boat, while others attempted to gain the shore by swimming. Every soul perished. An attempt was made by the commander of the brig Ayton, which happened to be within a short distance of the spot, and four seamen, to go to their assistance, but their boat was upset, and they narrowly escaped meeting with a similar fate. In marching, soldiers take seventy.five steps per minute ; quick marching, 108 ; and, in charging, 150 steps. Several fragments of a wreck have been cast on the shore, near Portrush, amongst which is a capstan bar marked " Brilliant, of Aberdeen." The Dublin Evening Mail states, that it is reported that the Marquis of Donegal and Lord Belfast are going to peti tion against the return of Mr. Emerson Tennant, for Bel fast. THE GREATEST NAVIGATORS.-Why are washerwomen the greatest navigators ? Because they are continually cross ing the line and running from pole to pole !—Punch. Lady Blessington says, " Love cannot exist in the heart of a woman unless modesty is its companion, nor in that of man unless honour is its associate." MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.-Mr. Carpenter Smith, the ves try clerk of St. Saviour's, Southwark, mentioned incidentally at the Borough Petty Sessions, that a gentleman, now living at Northfleet, had purchased for himself an annuity of £5OO a-year, and the residue of his property (about £200,000) is to be appropriated to the building of 40 alms-houses, the in mates of which are to receive 12s. a-week. MOUNT ETNA.—Extract of a letter from Palermo, Jan. :—" The eruptions of Etna have diminished, and the period of their termination seems fast approaching. Since my last the explosions have not been considerable, and they do not afford much amusement to the foreigners assembled about Catania, who are now beginning to disperse. The torrent of lava has made little progress, and the damage which the burning mass occasions is now insignificant, but it always affords opportunities for scientific research and interesting observation. The mountain has become entirely inaccessible, in consequence of the great fall of snow, which covers it to the very brink of the crater. Snow occupies all the other mountains, and entirely covers many other places, the valleys excepted, in which nothing can be more beautiful than the appearance of the vegetation, so remarkable for its extent and richness. The violent storms which we have had here for several days have done much damage on the coast." The Dublin papers have reports of an intention to establish a new franchise in Ireland. A circular has been addressed by the Chief Clerk of the Dublin Poor Law Commissioners to the Clerks of the Boards of Guardians throughout the country, in which the following passage occurs— " I am directed by the Poor Law Commissioners to state, that a return is required from you on the forms herewith transmitted, showing the locality, denominations, name of occupier, acreable extent of the land, and net annual value of every tenement valued for poor-rates at £3O, or any greater amount, in the portion of the county of your union, and for which a separate and distinct return is required." The circular adds— " No portion of a city or town, or of any Parliamentary borough, is to be included in the return." It is assumed that the new franchise is to be a £3O tenancy at will, an Irish " Chandos franchise." The New Royal Gardens at Frogmore, which have already excited much curiosity in the horticultural world, are pro- gressing very satfsfsctOrily, and bid fair to surpass all existing establishments of the kind. The splendid range of metallic hot-houses and green-houses, which, when completed, will be nearly a thousand feet in length, begins tb make a conspi cuous figure; several of the most able workmen in the employ of Jones and Clark, of Birmingham, (the contractors for the whole of tie horticultural buildings,) having been for many months past actively engaged on the spot. The west wing of the range, to the extent of more than 300 feet, is already nearly completed ; and the corresponding portion on • the ottier side is being rapidly proceeded with. In the centre of the range is a neat gothic structure designed for the resi dence of her Majesty's gardner ; and it is intended to form a noble terrace or carriage drive in the front of the cuilding, and which, being raised above the general level of the garden wil greatly effect the whole. When the several works now on hand are completed, they cannot fail to attract a large numbor of visiters, and particularly such as take an interest in horticultural pursuits. PORRESPONDENCB. STEEPLE-CHASE ON ASH WEDNESDAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD The papers announce that a Grand Steeple-Chas come off at Liverpool on the Ist of March. NOW th pens to be Ash Wednesday, a day dedicated by t fashioned piety of our forefathers to fasting, a n d and hUmiliation. Although the intelligence of the live in may despise such observances as superstitiou s a surd, yet there are still some, not sufficiently enligl. who persist in following the practi ces of antiquity, conforming to the directions of our n a ti ona l church. ensuing Ash Wednesday, therefore th e pursuits of the hbilgtahnlytsdoivferLsiified character. verpoolan T and its ovicinitysay nothing are lik e ly to b e of a nothing of the m uster _ ings of our Cambrian friends, in ho nour of their patron saint, such contrarities will present themselve s on this first day of Lent, as the " good old town" has not often exhibited, and in the view of which Diogenes, were he among u s , might find ample scope for the indulgence of his cynical pro pensities. The bells of the several churches, calling the people to the solemnities peculiar to the day, answered by the hilarity of thousands flocking to the neck-risking specta cle ! Surely nothing can be more in character with the obser vance of a holy day, unless it be a Parisian horse race, or a Spanish bull-fight, on the spare hours of the Lord's Day. But the proverb says, " the better the day the better the deed," and why should not we Englishmen be indulged on Sundays, as well as► days of penitence, with something of joviality, to exhilarate and prepare.our minds for the service of God, or to amuse us after it? I cannot but remark how far the gentlemen of Liverpool are behind the men of Man. chester in the march of intellect. It appears that an amateur play had been advertised in the latter town for performance on the Ist March. But the almanac noting that " a red letter day"—one of the solemn fasts of the Christian church, the managers or conductors of the performance have actually given way to old fashioned prejudice, and have changed the time. What must the stewards of our Ste e pl e -Ch ase think of the intellect of these people who care for " Godly disci pline ?" But, seriously, Mr. Editor, such exhibitions, at such a time, evince a sad contempt for religion, and cannot but be offensive and grievous to all who have the least reverence for things sacred. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, February 6th, 1843 [We are much obliged to our correspondent for directing the attention of the directors of the steepl e - c h ase to the i m p ro priety of the day appointed for that exhibition. W e are no friends to such amusements at any time—they are as foolish as they are dangerous—but to fix upon one of the most solemn fasts of the church as a suitable time for the enjoyment, needs only to be pointed out, we hope, to secure an alteration of the day.] THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBYSHIRE COURIER. How may our church be said to acknowledg e R oman Ca tholic ordinations in this country? SlR,—Some unlucky collision with a parochial clergyman on the subject of education, or some ill-judged or misreported speech at a public meeting, is continually occurring to add to the necessity for a more general right understanding of the position of the Roman Catholic priesthood in this country. That which is empathically termed by them " The Catholic Directory," annually sets before us an array of bishops and clergy, arrogating to themselves, as if of exclusive right, everything that holy orders can confer, much to the dispa ragement of the Church of England, whereas the only cor rective wanted is information. Not alone members of our own church, but very many estimable and worthy people of the Roman Catholic persuasion are misled, through their im perfect acquaintance with truth and facts, into conclusions the most erroneous on the particular subject of our enquiry. To not one of these estimable and worthy individuals would I, on any consideration, countenance the offer of an affront or disrespect : I desire no more than their permission to dis cuss dispassionately some of the merits of the system that they uphold. The cruelties exercised under the reign of Mary have sub sided, without the least promise of a reduction of the Church of England by such means back to a reunion with that of Rome, an attempt was made by fraudulence (I hope I may so speak without offence) to accomplish that which force had ceased to offer any prospect of attaining; and the emissaries of the papacy sedulously devoted themselves to the task of diffusing doubts and suspicions as to the unbroken continuance of the thread of apostolical succession in the Church of England. This was done with the avowed object of invalidating her or dinations ; than which certainly a more effectual death-blow could not have been devised to our existence any longer as a Church of Christ. Bat in proportion as the futility of this attempt became more and more apparent, it sunk into disre pute; and it is now more than a century since any writer of respectability in the Church of Rome has ventured to asperse the validity of our orders. Prior to 1700, the eminent Bosseut (whose authority, Palmer, in selecting him, pronounces . . " worth a host of minor theologians,") frankly oi - id unequi vocally conceded the point, and declared that, in the event of a reunion with Rome, our orders would hold perfectly good. The Church of England, on her part, held up to censure the Papal corruptions in her own necessary vindication ; but never impeached the perfect Catholicity of the Church of Rome where legitimately and with consent established. Nay more—though she had suffered so severely from the ex ertion of Popish influence, yet did she by an excess of libe rality, consent not to subject to reordination those who, having taken Popish orders, even within her ownjurisdiction, were willing to return to her communion. Not in the slight est degree called upon to know anything of ordinations of this stamp, in thus consenting she was actuated by motives of the purest kindness. and conciliation. And how is this kindness now repaid ? By being made a handle of against herself. It should here be observed, however, that the Church of England, in condescending to recognize Popish ordinations, undoubtedly meant them to be properly performed, and ac cording to the rites of that Church which professes to confer them. But are they so performed in this country ? Some of my readers will probably learn with surprise, that serious doubts are entertained by the Romanists themselves as to the sufficiency of the orders of our English Papists. The case stands thus. The deprived prelates, adherents to the Pa pacy at the time of the Reformation, did ,not keep up any succession. This is an historical fact. A new line began with the arrival of Dr, Leyburn from Rome, under James 11., as bishop " in partibus infidelutu;" and he, then the only Popish bishop in England, commenced a system of episcopal consecrations so impeachable, according to the canons of Rome herself, as to have given rise to acknowledged scruples in the champions of her own cause, as to whether these orders confer any real vocation to the ministry or not. Grounded on the testimony of Holy Scripture to the fact, that appointments to the highest offices of the sacred 'mi nistry were always made by a plurality of persons, the prin ciple maintained by the universal church, from the earliest times, has been, that several (three at least) of his own order, should unite in the consecration of every bishop. Yet, in the teeth of councils and synods, and the whole practice of the catholic church, do the self-styled catholic clergy of England and Ireland call upon us, in virtue of a papal dis pensation, for which not necessity but simple convenience (" commoditas") is the plea, to admit the true episc o p acy , and by consequence the ordinations, of bishops to whom but one of their own order has administured consecration. In recognising orCierspopishly derived within her own Pale, the Church of England, at the commencement, bestowed a favour to which no claim of right could possible ever have been made out, from ac anxiety to facilitate the reunion of her misguided children with herself. Now, as is justly ob served by Mr. Palmer, " the general discipline of the church with regard to the reordinations, would amply justify us in not admitting popish priests ordained in these kingdoms, to minister in our churches (on conversion) without receiving would som e _ ordination from our bishops." And "if the Church of Eng land should be aware of the difficulty affecting their orders, and yet should not adopt another practice with regard to tocatohrodliincatuionoitsy,, and d e them, it need not be supposed that she acknowiedges them free rom doubt, but that, from a desire to promote the re turntimes o t f ol heerartelostsupply their deficiencies." even sheepdubious Assuming, however, for argument, that these o r di nat i ons were not dubious, but of perfect validity according to the rites of the Papal church ; still would their validity, how great soever in the eyes of Rome, alter the position of Rotnanists, lay or clerical, belonging to this coun try? The God we worship being a God of unity, not division, His church must be one thing and not two things. And every spot of this country being comprehended withi n one or other of the ancient dioceses of our own ..ktiglo-Catholic bishops, deriving apostolical succession and consecration from our own Metropolitan, and constituting the one undeniably true branch of the Catholic Church of the Redeemer in this realm THEY, the subjects of this realm, yet separatists by their own act from Catholic unity within it, are (it is painful to use the term) intrinsically schisnzatics, as mnch as secta rians and seceders of every other denomination are schismatics. I am, &c., AN ANGLO-CATHOLIC PRIEST, GOOD NCO 'FERRIM nr OMNIBUSSES.—The individual who first started an ombnibus thought of nothing but the con veyance of passengers in this novel fashion from one end of the ach and co town tbanother, and s h ar i ng the profits of hackney- Hean did not fancy that he was going to change the face of London, extend its suburbs for miles, and contribute essentially to the health of its population. But residences dwelling-houses, is reduced to an extraordi nary degree; there is a daily and hourly migration of tens of thousands to the outskirts, where they live and breathe a healthful air, instead of being smoked and smothered in nar row courts and alleys. To receive them, innumerable cottages and villas have been built, and a wonderful mass of property created ; and, with a change iu their mode of life, there has arisen a change in their feelings and manners. They mix more with general and chance society, and they learn much from every day's casual intercourse with strang.ers. Their amusements and their domestic habits take a different turn; and, in sho r t, an Iliad of alteration may truly be ascribed to starting of a buss! —Literary Gazette. i E s t sCoofN s v u o b e s A c o e TlNrs toR E t s h o e t, u s e 'r e t o o n N d s .s--e--rAi series c o o r f d r i g s on lu t u o wt 9 ne the rs 61 o fao g f uTr i e r i e a d m u es po a n m a o t u t i l l i t e s la t t oe ... o . n . voeatit) . . misters, he .... 4 b Of these there have signed Parochial Professor f dinbuo rgha 11 n 1 dv in i\ili i i s o t n e di r et s ry: 235—and with conditions, 39 atttr, ofandlast sc Assembly, u es ss o r s 2 Assistants 1 to the Parochial Minis -11 tors, . Ministers of Parliamentary Churches, .... Ministers of quoad sacra parishea,Gaelicaurches and Missionaries of Christian Knowledge S ociety, and Committee on Royal Bounty 142 - 461 The parochial charges in Scotland, according to Oliver and Boyd '3 Edinburgh Almanac, amount t 0......... From these deduct the subscribers as above, 235 and 39...... Remains of Parochial Ministers who have not signed ........................ N.B.—There are a f e w chargesvacant by deaths and translatio ns included in this number Assistants and Successors to Parochial Ministers who have not rugned Ministers of Parliamentry Curches, do. do Ministers of quoad sac a ra parishes (exclusive of Missionaries of Christian Knowledge Society who have not signed ----- 801 Thus of 948 Parochial Ministers, 274 have signed and 674 have not signed. And of 1202 ministers of the Church of .461 have signed and 801 h ave not i L e rg ti r p d ap t or.