The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

Qat Riberpoot Aqatitiatti. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1844. The state of parties in the legislature at this mo ment presents for our consideration one of the most singular anomalies ever witnessed in any country. Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham, in the one house, and the Duke of Wellington in the other, virtually sway the destinies of this country, the le gislative bodies having been converted into the mere instruments of their will, recording determi nations with which they are absolutely forbidden to interfere. And in what consists the power which enables these statesmen to assume and hold such a position ? Ministers have in neither house a large body of sympathising and trusting friends, acting with them from motives of affection for their persons and character, and confidence in their genera! po licy. On the contrary, no ministry perhaps was ever so weak in this respect, and commanded so little the enthusiasm and love of those who, never theless, are constrained to their support. Upon some vital principle they are at issue with every section of their friends, and upon none are they united with all. Upon the questions of Education, Church Extension, Factories Regulation, the New Poor-law, and some other questions of importance, their views are most unpalatable to the majority of those through whose influence they hold place and power ; and yet with respect to no questions are they more decided and dictatorial, and we may add more omnipotent, than with respect to these, in which they are supported only by enemies or con strained and disgusted friends. It is not then its popularity out of doors, or the confidence which it enjoys within the walls of Par liament, which constitutes the strength of Sir Robert Peel's ministry, and enables it to dictate its measures to all parties, and in contempt of all. No ministry, we repeat, ever enjoyed less general popu larity, or less of the confidence of Parliament, than this ministry does. We much question, indeed, whether, if it can be said to enjoy popularity and confidence at all, these do not flow in a greater mea sure from the "liberal" and destructive party than from Conservatives. By what means, or upon what principle, then, is it that Sir Robert is able to wield the baton of office so proudly, and surmount diffi culties and opposition with such apparent ease and success ? How is it, above all, that humbled, de jected, down-looking Conservatism walks chained and crouching at his heels, through whatever de gradation he chooses to impose upon its head ? What is the influence which has converted all the flourish of lofty principle and unbending consis tency and patriotism, lately so rife upon every hust ngs, into this abjectness of slavery ? The influence of fear upon Conservative breasts, stronger than principle —strong as selfishness itself. , Sir Robert has but to glance—with that peculiar and meaning look which he so well knows how to use—tow irds those benches where sit the determined Cobden and his enthusiastic supporters, and country gentlemen are ready at the hint to sacrifice independent action, to fly in the face of recorded opinions and even pledges, and to say " aye" to whatever the minister chooses to dictate as the price of his forbearance. If a body of Conservative members are anxious to snatch from some meditated infliction the West India or any other interest, the minister has but to point significantly to a continuation of the income tax, or to hint at retirement to a private station, and the object of their anxious care is resigned, with grumbling perhaps, but still resigned, to be dealt with at his pleasure. And if upon some measure of concession or expediency the demand upon the obedience of his usual friends be too great to be at once submitted to, we see forthwith from amongst the opposing ranks, a tender of support gleefully held out, to to enable Sir Robert Peel and his evil i genius, who holds the seals of the Home-office, to defy and override the honest opinions of the few of , their party who dare be honest. I This is a painful picture to contemplate; but it is one which the Conservatives throughout the empire must contemplate boldly and at once, or they are lost. A Conservative government acting upon Whig ' principles—is this the thing for which we have fought so long and so stoutly ? It is not. This is not such a government as that which we hoped to set up when we drove from office the late incapable administration. This is not such a government as that for whose maintenance in office and in useful ness we submitted to the imposition of an income tax, and to the sacrifice or temporary forbearance in the assertion of principles ever held to be a por- 1 tion of the character of Conservatism. But why do I ' we urge the contemplation of truths so painful ? Not surely without some effort in view to repair the evil. On the contrary, we feel that such an effort is necessary and is within our reach. Once more, and earnestly, we must apply ourselves to the registries, and strengthen ourselves there, that when an appeal to the country is made —and that cannot be far dis tant—we may have at our disposal such an array of strength as will enable us to select, with a determi nation not to be deceived or cajoled, honest and faithful representatives of our opinions ; and be spared the indignity of returning the pledged sup porters of this or that, or any ministry, which des pises and boastfully sets itself above public opinion. Let every man, who has a claim to be put upon the register, see now that his name is placed there. Let every Conservative bear in mind and act upon the injunction of one who knew well its importance— let every Conservative who wishes for truly Con servative policy. " REGISTER-REGISTER --REGISTER !" ~,...__ We have given elsewhere an analysis of the pro visions of the measure recently brought in by Mr. W. E. Gladstone for the regulation of railways. Its importance will readily be admitted, when the vast interests which it is calculated to interfere with are considered ; and we, therefore, offer no apology for bestowing a few remarks upon the subject. We cannot, however strongly impressed in favour of the railway system, and recognizing the right to something like inviolability of the property em barked in it, bring ourselves to believe that this bill is to be denounced with the violence and bitterness of tone displayed by some of our contemporaries. We cannot, for instance, bring ourselves to believe, with the Railway Times, that it is entitled to be called the " Railway Plunder Bill ;" or that it is one "invading the legal rights of railway companies— interfering with their property—assuming over them the most extensive, intrusive, and offensive powers." A little arbitrary, perhaps, it may be, as are all such interferences with property, nearly every clause in an improvement bill, all par liamentary regulations of fees, &c.—as, indeed, is every alteration of the standing orders of either house of parliament applicable to railway or other private bills. It certainly does go a little further than some of these ; but, we contend, it goes only in a direction long ago pointed out, and provides what, to some extent, is imperatively called for by a proper regard for the interests of the public, and, moreover, what has been in many cases attempted to be provided already by the legislature, although successfully evaded by railway companies. Let any dispassionate man glance over the clauses of our existing railway bills, and say whether he can entertain any doubt of the intention of the legisla ture, at the time of their being passed, to restrain ex orbitant charges and to keep down profits of work ing to a legitimate level. For what are maximum scales of toll laid down but to insure such a result ? For what are clauses inserted enabling parties, other than the companies themselves, to put locomotives and carriages upon the various lines, under given conditions of remuneration and regulation ? True, these clauses have been rendered null by parlia mentary omission, or undue and improper evasions of their spirit and meaning on the part of railway 1 proprietors; but they serve, still, to show that the 1 governments who passed such bills did not mean to promote permanent monopolies; and, if this could have been considered at all doubtful, the direct re strictions imposed in some cases to the payment of dividends of more than ten per cent. (which are got rid of by the creation of new shares upon which only a small per tentage of capital is paid up) should be perfectly conclusive upon the matter. It is contended, however, and most strongly by our contemporary, the Railway Times, that govern ment has no right to step in, in the way proposed, between the monopolies which have grown up, by evasion of the spirit of acts of parliament, and the public, who are onerously subjected to the arbitrary exercise of their powers, unless it is prepared to " protect their property against destructive compe tition." In other words, our contemporary, in be half of existing companies, says, " protect us against the competition of rival lines—render our monopoly, to a certain extent, a permanent monopoly, and you may regulate our fares and compel us to increase the scale of accommodation to be afforded to the Ipublic." The unreasonableness of the demand is 1 palpable. In the first i ns t ance, government only i asks for the power of inte r f erence w i t h ra il ways pay ' ing above ten per cent. Where, then, can be the great injury ? But it is absurd to contend that all future railway enterprise is to cease in order to pro ; tect existing lines in their ten per cent, remunera tion. No government can give—no governmen t ought to be asked to give—a guarantee so improvi dent and unjust to public interests. Against many of the clauses of the proposed bill we feel that serious objections may lie—especially against that clause which allows to Government compulsory powers of purchasing, and themselves working, any line or lines ; that, in fact, few of them are scarcely sufficiently matured; and we regret, therefore, that they should have been proposed at so late a period of the session. To some of them, however, we must give our cordial support; and particularly to that which insists upon accommoda tion being provided for third-class passengers—for the poor—and that such accommodation should not be of the paltry character afforded upon some lines, but carriages with seats, and containing sufficient covering from the weather. We want this much upon a line very near our own locality; and for the sake of the true interests of the proprietors of that line, and of the public, we would urge upon the former, without waiting for the probable necessity under which they may be placed, to adopt the hint, and thus obviate the possibility of the projection of some injuriously competing scheme. When that particularly discreet and modest indi vidual, Mr. William Rathbone, on a recent occasion, was not the occupant of the chair, at a meeting called to sympathise with the convicted conspirators, Daniel O'Connell and others, having previously oc cupied a similar position at a meeting held to pro test against the then pending trial, we gave him credit for something very like a spontaneous return to a sense of what was becoming in a man invested with the responsible duties of the magisterial bench. But we knew not hitherto whether such were really the motive or not. The fate, however, it now appears, which has just befallen a Mr. Cornelius O'Brien, like William Rathbone, not a repealer, but who, un like William, attended such a meeting as that lately held at the Liverpool Amphitheatre, had " cast its shadows before, " and illumined the mind of our own Solon. Mr. Cornelius O'Brien couldn't take a hint; William Rathbone could and did : and, as the result, the said Cor nelius no longer writes J. P. after his name. and bustles in all the pomp of magisterial authority, whilst his wiser brother of the bench of Liverpool can still occupy his usual seat in the Sessions house, with the duties and dignities thereunto attached. The awful fiat of Henry Sugden's secre tary has extinguished Cornelius, whilst William still blooms and shines with undimmed beauty and re splendence. Unhappy Cornelius—fortunate Wil liam—more fortunate Liverpool for whom he is still spared! THE FUNDS, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The business at the Stock-Exchange, to-day was extremely limited, and prices had a tendency downwards. In the case of the English securities the flatness of the market was occa sioned by the appearance of an influential broker, who was supposed to be a seller. Consols for the account left off 951 to 1 ; Bank Stock, 1971 to 1981 ; Three per Cents. Reduced 994 - to 8 ; Three-and• a-half per Cents Reduced. 1021 to 4-; Long Annuities, 121; India Bonds, 91s. to 965, premium ; and Exchequer-bills, 735. to 755. premium. In the foreign market there was no particular feature. Dealings were much restricted, and values were dro o pi ng . Spanish Three per Cents. closed 341 to ; the Five per Cents, 22i to ; Portuguese Converted, 46i to 472; Peruvian, 261 to 271; Mexican, 35 to 4-; the Deferred, 15 to ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 611 to 621; the Five per Cents., 100: to 8 ; Danish, 88 to 89 ; Colum bian 131 to ; Chilian, 103 to 103 ; Buenos A y r e s, 35 to 36 ; 'Brazilian, 82 to 83 ; and Belgian, 1021 to 1031 ; EXPECTED VISIT OF THE KING OF SAXONY TO LI VERPOOL—The Mayor has received intimation that his Majesty, the King of Saxony, intends to honour Liverpool with a visit on his journey through England and Wales. His Worship has in consequence been in hourly ex pectation of the Royal visit since Saturday ; but up to the arrival of the latest train lass night his Majesty had not made his appearance. The King was at Cambridge on Thursday, and at Oxford on Friday ; and on Saturday morning he proceeded to Blenneim, near Woodstock, the seat of the Earl of Marlborough, where, we believe, he is at present. His visits to the provinces have been strictly private. He travels under the name of the Graf Von Hohenstein ' • and his suite consists:of Baron tie Gersdoff, the Saxon Minister resident in London, Baron de Reichardt, Aid-de-Camp, and Dr. Carus, Physician to his Majesty. The Mayor has forwarded a communica tion to his Majesty's private secretary, respectfully i p n a g i d . to vi L , e i v e b r e p l e o v l e ; a t n i d s a h n s a n w s o w r e s h t. requesting to be i n f orme d w h en t h e R oya l v i s it will be i handsome dejeune at th e Town Hallils s e o x i n • P r t e t e c h n t e e t i d 'o nt this i t s o morn occasion. o s , r en approachinga occasion. TO CORRESPONDENTS. INCONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT 01 , THE RECIEVING BOXES AT THE LIVERPOOL P OS T.OFFICE.—s carcely a week passes in which we do not receive complaints of the inconvenience sustained by parties posting late or foreign letters at the " unpaid," or rather paying windows of our Liverpool Post office. Two little pigeon-holes are all the accoremodation provided inside for t his departmen', whilst, outside, parties— sometimes delicate females—must scramble amongst a host of saucy boys, who climb up the circular grating in front, and generally, when they have succeeded in posting their letters, slip down upon the toes of those behind them. Many a coat tail is weekly damage , : here. many a pocket picked, and many an important letter prevented being forwarded, when, from physical weakness, or a dislike to the clothes destroying process to be gone through, persons fail in getting them po -ted in time. We cannot but think, that, in such a building as the Post-office of Liverpool, a portion of these annoyances might be removed. The present inconveni nt access to the windows might at least be improved, by the addition of a broad step and the removal of the awkward grating in front, if even arc:iitectural defects preclude the possibility of opening one or two additional windows. THE POPE'S LETTER AGAINST TOE BIBLE SOCIETY.—The cor respondent who addresses us on this subject is informed, that all the important portions of the letter have already appeared in our paper. A POOR BOY BEGGING.—J. C. complains, and no doubt justly, of the unfeeling conduct of a shopman in Byrom-street to a poor little boy who asked for charitable assistance at the door; but we have no legitimate power to interfere with in dividuals who, in such instances, are free to give or to with hold as they may think proper,—especially as the act of beg ging is in itself illegal. Our correspondent shewed his kind ness of heart by himself giving the required aid—another proof that " God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb." THOUGHTS ON TREES."—These lines evince the amiable feel ing and good sense of the author ; but they are scarcely suffi ciently accurate in versification to abide the ordeal of publi cation. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LIVERPOOL DOCK BILL, This bill, which will confer so great a boon upon the commerce of the port, passed the Committee of the Lords on Saturday last. The committee was composed of the following noblem-n : Chairman,—The Earl of Chichester. Earl of Dartmouth, I Earl Somers, Lord Salt oun , I Lord Liltord. The principal witnesses examined in favour of the bill were Mr. J. Bramley-Moore, Mr. Geo. Kendall, Mr. Askew, Mr. Garniss, Mr. M`Bride, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Samuel Holme, Mr. Weightman, Mr. Jno. Stewart, Mr. Withers, and Mr. J. Hartley. Their testimony went to show the great want of dock extension, the desirableness of the sites chosen not only for the steam trade, but also for the further accommodation of the timber trade at the south, so as to leave the Brunswick and Coburg Docks more at liberty for the general trade of the port—the sufficiency of the surplus revenue of the dock estate to pay all the interest of the required capital, even supposing that no increase of the dock dues should take place. They also corroborated the estimates of construction, and proved the rear onableness of the price to be paid for the sites, both to the Corporation of Liverpool and the Har rington Company. The opponents of the bill consisted of Mr. Alderman Evans, who played the part of primo buffo, but whom Mr. Talbot characterised as " not possessing the concen tration of all the commercial wisdom of Liverpool, and Mr. George Holt, who was examined before the commit tee, and was patiently permitted to fire his pop gun against he Harrington purchase, although he admitted the ne cessity of further extension, but which he stated " he had in his eye" in another place.. The committee, however, told him " that in that room his duty was to keep his " eye" upon Liverpool alone. Mr. James Aikin and Mr, Thos. therof Ripley those were gentlemen waspresent as ex a examined. bottle n e d. Ourholders, but wo rntehiy t friend entio no the f t no Alderman oomm (tillittee for November abo, n o e x t w t) o e nhgoangresd, andth e anto symptom of impatience could restrain him from tacking a long speech to all his answers to questions, which he did, as he averred, " by way of explanation. Mr. Austin declined to cross-examine Mr. Evans, who, in the course of his long speeches, had avowed that " if docks with warehouses had to be made at Gatston, he would prefer them to docks without warehouses any where in Liverpool," Mr. Austin summed up the whole in one of the most masterly and convincing speeches we ever heard, and which was admitted by all to be one of his most able and happy efforts. He used the scourge to Mr. Evans with most unsparing severity—made more lacerating by the sarcastic compliments which he paid to "his enthusiastic penetration 1" In one part of his speech, in commenting on the worthy alderman's observation that " morality' Iwas in favour of dock warehouses, he designated Mr. Evans as his "learned friend," and the following inter lude took place : Mr. EVANS (with great emphasis).—Not your learned friend, but your ignorant friend, if you please, Sir. Mr. AUSTIN.-My Lords, I would not for the world call Mr. Evans my ignorant friend ; but, with his per mission, I will alter the phrase and designate him, if he likes it b tter, my enthusiastic but mistaken friend. (Loud laughter in all parts of the room.) Mr. Austin proceeded to shew that the proposition of Mr. Evans to erect warehouses around the dock quays, would be a breach of the solemn contract entered into with the public by the act of 1811, and that no further warehouses ought, under that arrangement, to be built, until the whole of the Albert Dock warehouses had been rected, and the experiment fairly tried ; that the opposi tion bad been carefully concealed before the committee of the commons, and that it had not then been broached until the case of the promoters bad been closed, so that no opportunity was given to rebut the assertions of Mr. Evans and Mr. Holt by substantial evidence, and he called upon their lordships not to countenance such an attempt to trick the owners of property in Liverpool, on the mere assertions of two gentlemen carried away by their enthusiasm, and determined to ride their hobbies; and he finally declared, that, according to the standing orders of both houses, the adoption of Mr. Evans' views would be to risk the fate of the whole bill. The room was then ordered to be cleared, and after a deliberation of about half an hour, the public were re-admitted, and the noble chairman declared their unanimous decision to be—that the Liverpool dock bill, as it then stood, with a few verbal alterations suggested by the promoters, should be reported to the house, end that the committee would not consent to the introduction of any clause for the erec tion of additional warehouses on the dock quays. Yesterday, we understand, the committee would com mence going through the claims, provided Lord Chiches ter, the chairman, who, with Lord Stradbroke, chairman of the Birkenhead dock bill, was supcenaed to attend upon a trial in a court of law, could get released in time to take his place ; and the bill may now be expected to pass in all its integrity. We may remark, however, that the unwise opposition of Mr. Alderman Evans, and the minority of the Dock Committee, will probably add several thousand pounds to the parliamentary expenses of the measure, a circumstance which, we trust, will be remembered by the Council of Liverpool in November, when the first-named gentleman will have to present himself for re-election as alderman. PREVENTION OF SMOKE.—In another part of our paper is a paragraph announcing the introduction of a bill into the House of Commons for the prevention of smoke. This measure, materially affecting manufacturers using furnaces for the heating of steam-boilers, is now pending in the Commons, and stands recommitted for Weesday next. We understand a print of the bill is at the Than clerk's-office for the inspection of parties concerned. No time ought to be lost if any alteration in the bill is desired. ORDINATION.—On Sunday last, the Right Reverend the Bishop of Kildare, (by permission of the Bishop o Chester,) admitted into Holy Orders, Moses Margof lionth, of this 'town, a learned Hebrew, the author of " Modern Judaism Investigated," and "Israel's Ordi.. nances Examined." Mr. Margolionth is ordained to Dr. Tattershall's curacy, and in a town with so large a Jewish population as Liverpool, a wide field of usefulness (for which he is eminently qualified) opens before him. This he has every disposition to cultivate, and, conse quently, it is intended to revive the weekly Jewish ser vice in this town. Mr. Margolionth has also undertaken the editorship of a monthly Jewish periodical, " The Star of Jacob," and his learning, industry, and research will also be taxed to the utmost, in the translation of the Babylonian Talmud, which he is pursuing with an ardour, true genius, and sincerity could alone inspire. Margo lionth is the fourth Jew admitted into holy orders by the Lord Bishop of Kildare. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The grand summer fete at these gardens, on Mondays and Fridays, continues to become more and more attractive on each representation. The Temples of Ellora and the Caves of Kylas, those wonders of the East, are beautifully and faithfully de picted; and an impressive idea of a Hindoo Festival, in which the Goddess Kylas floats from her magnificent abode upon a throne of fire, is conveyed to the astonished spectators, amidst a characteristic mell of water and aerial fireworks. The view of the caves, mountains, &c., even bcfore the firing takes place, is very beautiful, — particularly in the dusk of the evening, when the pictorial illusion is more perfect than in the broad light of day, and the apparent " distanle lends enchantment to the view." The centrifugal railway is another object of at traction ; and a sight of the gardens themselves, with their diversity of surface, fine shrubberies, and collections of rare and wonderful animals in their peculiar and ro mantically-contrived dwellings and locations, is itself worth more than the admission-money for the whole spectacle. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATII.--All inquest was yester day held before P. F. Curry, Esq., the borough coroner. on view of the body of John Wright, aged 36 or 37, a fisherman, belonging the smack Arrow, of this port. Samuel Biddy, one of the crew, said that the vessel left Port Rush, in Ireland, on Friday night last, for Liverpool. Deceased was then quite well. On Saturday night, about nine o'clock, while the vessel was in St. George's Chan nel, about ten miles outside the N.W. lightship, de ceased went down into the cabin for his tobacco-pouch, and was then quite well and hearty. He came on deck directly after, and then said, " Oh, dear, how dizzy my head is," and leaned on the side, and died immediately. The vessel arrived at Liverpool on Sunday morning, and the deceased was taken on shore, and conveyed to the house where he resided in Charter-street. The master of the smack said that when called up to see the deceased he found him on the deck quite insensible, and that he only breathed twice and then died. He was never heard to complain of anything ailing him. Although there can be little doubt but death was caused from apoplexy, the jury could not come to a decision until a post mortem ex amination had taken place, and the inquest was accord ingly adjourned until this day. SALE. OF SHARES IN THE LIVERPOOL NEW GAS AND COKE COMPANY'.—A sale, by public auction, of the shares recently created in the New Gas and Coke Com pany, in compliance with the provisions of the act ob tained last session, took place at the Clarendon rooms yesterday. Mr. Thomas Branch was the auctioneer, and there was a large attendance, amongst whom we observed many of the directors of the company and a number of shareholders. The sale consisted of 330 shares of £25 each, which were divided into eighty-two lots of four shares each, and one lot of two shares, making eighty three lots in all; and Mr. J. B. Lloyd, law-clerk to the company, stated that all the lots, except the last, repre sented £lOO in the capital stock, and the biddings, which would be not less than £1 each, or ss. per share, would be for the premium. Mr. Branch then read the condi tions of sale, which differed in nothing from those at other auctions, except that the duty would be paid, not by the purchasers but by the company. In the sharebrokers' list of that morning, Mr. Branch remarked that the shares were at £ll2 premium. The sale then commenced. The biddings for the first lot commenced at £5O; in a few seconds they rose to £lOO, and eventually the lot was knocked down to the Rev. Thomas Woodward at £lO6. The second lot commenced at £lO5, at which sum it fell to the same purchaser. Lot 3 commenced at £lOO, and was bought by Mr. Parsons for £103; the same party also bought the two succeeding lots at the same price. Mr. E. Arnaud bought lot 6 for £103; and Mr. Parsons se cured Nos. 7,8, and 9 for the same amount. Mr. Alder man Houghton bought No. 10, and the four following lots fell to Mr. Parsons, at £lO3. The price then rose to £lO4, at which Mr. Williams, r. Hodgson, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Parson s bou g ht ie next 22 lots. The next three were knocked down at £lO5, Mr. Gerard, of Oldhall-street, being the purchaser of two. The 33 fol lowing lots brought £lO4 each, chiefly among buyers on commission. Lot 72 was bought by Mr. Thos. Stafford, of Regent-street, at £lO5 ; and the remaining part, with one or two exceptions, brought the same price. The last lot, consisting of two shares, was sold for fifty guineas. The biddings on the whole were animated, and the prices seemed to give satisfaction. The sale occupied less than an hour. BIRKENHEAD DOCK BILL. The Committee of the House of Lords on this bill met on Wednesday, at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Stradbroke in the chair. There were present the Earl of Aylesford, the Earl of Ilchester, Lord Londes, and Lord Bateman. Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Hildyard, and Mr. Webster appeared in support of the bill ; Mr. Austin and Mr. Bellasis for the Liverpool Dock Trustees ; and Mr. Loundes for some other parties. Mr. Cockburn stated the case of the promoters of the bill, but adduced little or nothing that had not before been advanced in the House of Commons. He stated the in crease of the shipping during the last 10 years to be great, the tonnage in 1833 being 1,590,461, while in 1843 it was 2,445,278 tons. He contended that dock accommodation at Liverpool was inadequate to the trade ; that much time was lost from vessels laying before they could be docked, the docks being entirely full for months and days during the year. Vessels, too, could dock at Liverpool only at a certain time of the tide, for about two hours and a quarter, and vessels drawing 16 feet of water could not enter at high water several times in the year. A bill had been brought in by the Dock Trustees to remedy the evil, by the construction of 41 acres of additional dock roam ; but this would accommodate only the steam and lumber traders and give nothing like the accommodation which the present bill would afford. He then noticed what was proposed to be done at Wallasey Pool—a 38 acre tidal basin—a sea-wall from Seacombe ferry to Woodside ferry, wharfage, &c. Steamers might enter the basin at all times of the tide, and there would be a basin for coasters, and about 16 acres of beaching room. The coasters would have nothing to pay for coming in, but a small charge if they remained above four days, or eight tides. The Birkenhead Commissioners, in whom the works would be vested, proposed to take £400,000 for their con struction, which was approved of by the Lords of the Ad miralty and the Conservators of the Mersey. He then referred to the Corporation disposing of the land for the purposes of docks, arid on the following day petitioning against the bill. There were several important petitions in favour of the bill, and he trusted their Lordships, on hearing the evidence, would decide in its f avour . Mr. W. Potter was then examined. He stated that the want of dock accommodation in Liverpool had long been complained of, and that a number of vessels were detained in the river during the last month, the car goes of which were valued atabove£l,ooo,ooo. In thecourse of two periods of 13 years the trade had doubled, and the regular tonnage was about one-eighth of that of the whole kingdom. He went on to describe the sales of land on the pool by the Liverpool Corporation. Witness had bought some at 16s. a yard. About four-fifths of the land was sold by the Corporation after the bill was before Par liament. He should not have purchased but for the pros pect of docks being made. A river-wall was to be built on part of the land, which would convert the land into quays, with good warehouses behind, so that the insurance, now very high in Liverpool, would be reduced. The Clarence, Waterloo, Victoria, and Trafalgar docks cost £26,000 per acre of water,—the Brunswick dock £27,000. The docks now in course of construction would cost £37,000 per acre.—On cross-examination he said he was not aware when he bought the land that the Liverpool Corporation would not consent to the damning up of Wallasey Pool. If cotton warehouses were erected on the Wallasey side, the cotton that goes to Manchester would be conveyed by flats, via Runcorn, as easily as from Liverpool. There was no provision in the bill for making graving docks at Birkenhead, but there was nothing to prevent their being made. The shore opposite Wallasey Pool was not convenient for large vessels. He had never seen 50 coasting vessels laying at the beaching ground. He had seen some landing stone. They were from 50 to 130 tons burthen, and it was proposed to accommodate them in the ten-acre basin.—On re-examination he said he did not think the measure would extinguish Liverpool. (A laugh.) There was room enough for another Liver pool on the opposite side. Many of th) leading merchants of Liverpool were in favour of the measure, and had signed the petition for it. He admitted that many respec table parties had petitioned against it. Mr. Rendal was then examined. He said he had been employed to survey the pool in June and July, and had presented a plan which would effect the greatest amount of accommodation to the port that circumstances would allow. Plans, sections, and borings were carried out without secrecy. Altogether they could make 206 acres of water convenience. The high water width at Egremont ferry was 4030 feet, at Seacombe 3060, at Wallasey, when their works would be made, it would be 3350, at Woodside ferry 3500, and at Tranmere ferry 4800. The projected wall would improve the navigation of the harbour and the course of the river, and would be one of the greatest im provements of which the estuary of the Mersey is capable. The length of shore within the dam, on either side, was four and a half miles. The length of the pool was, of course, half that. The land was eligible for commercial purposes at a small comparative cost. He had no doubt but the pool was silting up. The water at the Cheshire shore was deeper than the Liverpool side, and was the most favourable for docks, and a deep water basin. The Committee then adjourned. On Friday the Committee again met. Mr. Rendal's examination was continued, and occupied some hours, during which he exhibited a variety of calculations and diagrams, the result of minute and detailed experiments made under his direction in the course of the last few weeks. Mr. Hill commenced his cross-examination of Mr. Rendal at two o'clock, soon after which the Committee adjourned, in consequence of the chairman (Lord Strad broke) having to give evidence before the House in the case of Sir Augustus D'Este. The room wax crowded duiiing the whole proceedings. On Saturday Mr. Rendal's cross-examination was con cluded. Professor Cballis was then examined in support of Mr. Rendal's views, with reference to the velocity of the currents and the flow of the tides. The other wit nesses consisted of the five following engineers, namely, Meisrs. Leather, Bateman, Bidder, Stephenson, and Murray. At the conclusion of Mr. Murray's testimony the Committee adjourned until to-day, (Tuesday,) in consequence of the chairman, the Earl of Stradbroke, having to give evidence, yesterday, in a matter pending before the House of Lords. THE COUNCIL MEETING. —At the usual monthly meet ing of the council, to be held to-morrow, the proceedings of the Health Committee will comprise a report on the wash-house and baths for the last two years, and a letter to the Home Secretary on the subject of cellars. The coroner's accounts, amounting to £62. 9s. 6d., will be submitted, so also will the expenses incurred by the To vn-clerk in carrying into effect the registration of voters' act, and for certificate for payment out of the poor rate. The Mayor's communications will comprise the applica tion from the burgesses of St. Anne's Ward, upon the alleged vacancy in its representation, in the person of Mr. Robert Jones, and a report of the Town-clerk relative to the same: THE EXHIBITION AT THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. —We are glad to state, that the merits of this show of works of art, science, and mechanics, and of antiquities and curiosities, have—even before a full catalogue of all that is to be seen has yet been published—drawn to the spot thousands of visitors ; and that the financial results will, in all probability, fully realize the most sanguine ex pectations of the committee of management. Every day, we may add, brings forth new attractions, in additional contributions—exhibiting still more powerfully " the do minion of the world of mind over the world of matter." Besides the paintings, the fine cartoons, the s tatu ar y, th e antiquities, the curiosities, natural or artificial, from every quarter of the globe, artificers may be seen at work in all the skilled branches of mechanical art,—glass-blowing, gilding, printing, weaving of fine fabrics, &c. The model rooms are peculiarly interesting, as showing the advance ments of science in every sort of machine, from the ori ginal spinning-wheel to the most complicated loom, and the finest steam-engine for l an d or f or sea. The concerts, the diorama, &c., throughout th e day l en d a var i ety to the entertainment; and if to this we add the skating on arti ficial ice, the diving-bell, and the newly invented orchestra piano -forte, which imitates to the very tone al most every musical instrument in solo or in combination. we need add but little to induce a visit. We have not ourselves yet bad an opportunity of inspecting one half of what is to be seen ; hut we would direct the more imme diate of the lovers of the higher arts to the paintings and cartoons, which we shall notice more fully hereafter. In the room appropriated to the works of native ar`ists,there are some fine specimens. Nos. 25, 54, 68, 70, 76, 86, and some others struck us as worthy of attention. Our townsman, Mr. Daniels, has been peculiarly happy in several portraits and sketches, and all we wish from him is, that he would be a little more industri ous, and firmly establish his fame by producing more. His portrait of Master R. G. Williams, the ta lented youth of the school who obtained the £2OO exhi tion to the London University, given by J. Yates, Esq., is a masterlyproduction—an admirable likeness, in graceful attitude, and full of all the beauties, and few or none of the imperfections, of the artist's style. This is in one of the cartoon-rooms, and has been much admired, though we believe hastily painted, and scarcely finished in some minor details. There are some drawings in the adjoining room by the youth himself, which do him great credit, as well as his teacher, Mr. Pigeon, who contributed them. Mr. Daniels has other pieces in the rooms of great merit, but we cannot now particularize. Beard's slavery pic ture, "A Scene on the Coast of Africa"—of which our townsman, Mr. Lacey, has contributed fine engravings in a series from the first light groundwork to the finished specimen of the art, and all beautifully similar to the original—continues to excite much admiration. In the other picture galleries, and particularly the larger one, there are many fine paintings, both ancient and modern — the " Snap Apple Night," the " Making of a Mock Mayor at Newcastle," and a few others being, however, the most popular. Amongst the best we may instance Nos. 22, 29, 23, 313, 13, 88, 98, 111, 155, 192, 234, 271, 283, &c. Amongst the sculpture are some fine specimens, some of them colossal, but a few only of marble. In room No. 13 we noticed a very ingeniously painted chif fonier, and also a writing desk, designed by Mr. G. H. Corium, and painted at his establishment, Scotland-road. In the model-room we, yesterday, observed a fine new steam-engine (with two horizontal cylinders working one crank) just erected for the purpose of driving some of the working machinery, and exhibiting the advantages of the plan. It is from Messrs. George Forrester and Co.'s, who have obtained a patent; and one on a similar con struction, as a marine engine (with vertical pistons), has been found to act admirably in the steam-shit? Helen Macgregor." The cylinders of that at the institution are six inches in diameter, with an eighteen-inch stroke, and the power is six horse.—The diving bell is in full opera tion, and excites great interest amongst those who ad venture under water, as well as the numerous spectators. The writer of this had a trial, and can recommend the submersion as at once curious, interesting, and safe. The Mercury concludes a brief explanation on the sub ject of gambling with the singular exclamation, " how preferable is a good man to a better ! EXHIBITION OF PLANTS, FRUITS, Bcc., AT THE BOTANIC GARDEN. The second show of the season of Plants, Flowers, Fruits, &c., at the Botanic Garden. took place on Friday, before as goodly a company of the elite of our town and neighbourhood as ever before assembled on those grounds. The day was bright and delightful, with a gentle breeze; and the garden and conservatory, both in prime order, presented a marked improvement in the density of verdure and diversity of bloom. Refreshments were provided in a tent on the green by Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, and were served up in his usual style, the wines, &c., being of the choicest kind. Mr. Parker's band was sta tioned near the fountain, in front of the show-tents, and enlivened the proceedings by playing a variety of pc pular airs, quadrilles, overtures, &c., throughout the afternoon. The exhibition was, on the whole, quite equal to those that have preceded it at the same season of the year, and comprised many specimens of great variety and beauty. The Orchideous plants, shown in one of the green houses, were especially excellent, and many of them (parasites) truly curious. A first-rate collection was sent by Mr. C. Horsfall, and amongst them the Oncidium Luridum, in the highest state of cultivation attainable in this country. One of these (growing upon a rude block of wood without soil) bore two immense panicles, about ten feet long, full of insect-shaped flowers. The same gentleman also sent a fine specimen of the Aerides Macu losum, quite new from the East Indies, and though rather over-gone in flower, still beautiful. Messrs. John Moss and 0. F. Meyrick also produced fine plants of the same genus. Several Cattleyas were in flower—though so early in the season—and in great perfection. We also noticed a fine Oncidium Lanceanum, and a group of fine Orchi dacere from Mr. S. Harrison, John Armstrong, gardener; a fine Stanhopea Oculata, and an Oncidium Sangueneum, from Mr. Meyrick. The Fuschias were fine and in con siderable variety, but rather short in leaf, owing to the late droughts. One from Messrs. Whalley, with numer ous pink flowers, pendant chiefly from the extremites of the branches, was much admired. Messrs. Davies and Co. were again successful in Calceolarias, the group sent by them being singularly beautiful, including several large and curiously-mottled seedlings.— Amongst the stove plants was a fine one of the lily tribe, sent by Mr. Isaac Hadwen, of Edge-hill. A specimen of the Ceropegia Elegans, with curious cellular flowers, attracted much attention. A. beautiful ornamental plant, the Russellia Juncea, (from Mr. Meyrick, of Anglesea,) which is diffi cult to flower in this climate, overtopped one of the tables, being about six feet in height from the pot : it presented a mass of small scarlet flowers when brought, and though many of them were shaken off, it was still an admired object in the show.—Amongst the Geraniums (or, as now called, Pelargoniums—for no reason that we can divine but to puzzle the incognoscenti in dog Latin) were splen did specimens of the Sedonia, the Rising Sun, and one might imagine the meridianal and setting orb of day, from Messrs. Davies's nursery, whose " Witch " and " Shep pard's Victoria" were splendid. The last, a small plant, bore an extraordinary flush of pink and white flowers. Mr. Cunningham and Messrs. Whalley were scarcely behind-hand in this genus. Mr. Skirving, of Walton nursery, sent some fine specimens, including some not for competition ; also a fine basket of plants. The basket and devices of flowers were excellent. A device repre senting a stand or urn, sent by Mr. Beckwith, was much noticed. In his collection we observed the Statice Macro phylle, a curious plant, like a narrow-leafed cabbage, bearing small blue flowers from tall slender stems in the centre. A fine single specimen of the Phlox van Houtii, with purple-and-white flowers, distinctly marked through the segments of the petals, was brought by Mr. Cunning ham, and was much admired.—There was a fair c o ll ec ti on of Cape Heaths. —The grapes, pine-apples, cherries, peaches, &c., were large and fine, and evinced great skill in the several cultivators. We subjoin a list of the prizes, omitting, however, the Latin names of the several varieties of each class, which, though interesting to florists, are the less required, inas much as they do not interest our general readers, and we have supplied the generic titles of most of the favourite plants exhibited. We omit also the words " best," " second best," &c. of each kind, the Ist, 2nd, &c. prizes, being sufficient indication. CAPE HEATHS, (8 species.)--lst, Mr. Cunningham, Oak _Vale Nursery ; 2nd, Messrs. T. Davies and Co. Wavertree Nursery. FUCHSIAS, (12 species).—lst, Messrs. Whalley, Fair field Nursery; 2nd, R. W. Preston, Esq. John Morris, gardener. CALECOLARIAS, (10 species).—lst, Messrs. Davies and Co. PELARGONIUMS.-ht, Messrs. Davies and Co.;2nd, Mr. Cunningham ; 3rd, M essrs . Wh a ll ey. (Sir.) Ist, Messrs. Davies ; 2nd, Messrs. Whalley ; 3rd, Messrs. T. Davies. GARDEN ROSES, (12 species).—Mr. Skirving. China Ditto, (12 species), the same. Roses in pots; Ist, 0. F. Meyrick, Esq. C. Ewing, gardener. STOVE OR GREENHOUSE PLANTS, (6 species).-ISt, Isaac Hadwen, John Armstrong, gardener; 2nd, H. Winch, Esq. Seacombe, John Young, gardener; 3rd, 0. F. Meyrick, Esq. ; 4th, Mr. Skirving. A second prize was also awarded to C. Horsfall, Esq., Thomas Lees, gardener. SINGLE ORNAMENTAL SPECIMEN.-ISt, (Russellia Juncea), 0. F. Meyrick, Esq. ; 2nd, Mr. Cunningham ; 3rd, Mr. R. M. Beckwith. EXOTIC ORCHIDACE,E, (6 species).-Ist, C. Horsfall, Esq.; 2nd, 0. F. Meyrick, Esq. Ditto, (3,) John Moss, Esq., Noah Jones, gardener; 2nd, C. Horsfall, Esq. Single specimen. let, (Onidium Luddism) C. Horsfall , Esq. ; 2nd do, (Erides Cornutum) John Moss, Esq. BASKETS OF PLANTS.-ISt, C. Horsfall, Esq.; 2nd, Wm. Blair, Esq. Edge-lane. BEST SINGLE SPECIMEN.-ISt, (Phlor van Houtii,) Mr. George Cunningham. FRUlT.—Grapes, Ist, A. Sinclair, Esq„ J. Robinson, gardener ; 2nd, E. D. Falkener, Esq., James South, gar dener. Pine, Ist, R. Alison, Esq. Woolton, Jos. Hill, gardener. Melon, Ist, 0. F. Meyrick, Esq. Collection of Fruits, Ist, Earl of Derby ; 2nd, 0. F. Meyrick, Esq. Strawberries, Ist, H.lLittledale, Esq. ; 2nd, Mr. Skirving. EXTRA PRlZES.—Basket of Plants, W. T. Keightley, Esq. ; 2nd, H. Winch, Esq., J. Young, gardener. Pelar goniums. (6,) Ist, R. M. Beckwith, Esq. ; 2nd, R. W. Preston, Es. Fuchsias, Mr. Skirving. CELLAns.—Yesterday (Monday) two clauses in the late local act came into operation, with the nature of which it behoves landlords to be well acquainted. Clause 11 says, " That from and after the Ist day of July, 1844, it shall not be lawful to let separately, except as a warehouse, or to suffer to be occupied as a dwelling-place, any cellar or room, under any other house whatsoever, which cellar or room shall be less in height from the floor to the ceiling than seven feet, or which shall be less than one-third of its height above the level of the street adjoining the same, or otherwise shall not have two feet at least of its height from the floor to the ceiling above the said level, with an open area of two feet wide from the level of the floor of such cellar or room up to the level of the said street, or which shall not have attached thereto the use of a privy and an ash-pit, or which shall not also have a window of not less than three feet square." Clause 12, " That every person who shall let separately, or knowingly suffer to be occupied for hire as a dwelling-place, any cellar or room contrary to the provisions of this act, shall forfeit any sum not exce, ding five shillings for every day during which such cellar or room shall be so occupied." The Town clerk has given notice that this law will be enforced strictly. SUDDEN DEATH.—An inquisition was held yesterday before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Thomas Lean, aged 64, who resided in a court in Clay ton-street. The nephew of the deceased stated that on Saturday night last deceased went to bed apparently quite well. He was a little in drink at the time. Witness slept in the same bed with him, and gave him a drink at two or three in the morning. Witness fell asleep and did not awake till about eight o'clock, when he found him ly ing across the bed, and soon ascertained that he was cold. His son came in at the time, and callen a surgeon, but it was of no avail. Mr. F. Cripps said he had frequently attended the deceased for epileptic fits, brought on by excessive drinking. Witness was called to see him on Sunday morning, and found him dead. He was opinion that the deceased died in a fit of epilepsy, most probably arising from intemperance. Some evidence was offered tending to show that death might have been accelerated by the ill-treatment the deceased received from some parties who had entered the house and behaved in a riot ous and violent manner towards him, but there was no thing sufficiently definite to lead the surgeon to alter the opinion he bad expressed, and the jury returned a ver dict to the effect that deceased died from epilepsy brought on by intemperance. THE RESPITE FORTHE CONVICT DALMAS.--The respite which was obtained through the exertions of Mr. Kean, the Governor of the prison, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Abbott, was quite unexpected by the convict. The task of announcing the respite: was assigned to the reverend Chaplain, who intimated the news to Dalmas in the most cautious manner, notwithstanding which the unhappy man was completely overpowered. Dalmas scarcely had soffi tilat withp period oed Homethe R Right Hon. Secretary yna.ffnrd Secretaryt Frid a y l.om ne, ciait time to recover from the effects, which had com pletely unnerved him, of taking a last sad and mournful adieu of his daughters. It was with great difficulty that not Sbaet being poor girls were separated from the embraces of their doomed father. They hung round and clung to him With that a the feelings of despair, The convict himself wept bitterly. At length the last moment arrived, and the young women were led from the condemned cell in a state bordering on distraction. Whilst this painful scene was enacting Mr. afternoon, fat t e ade a tr n ena. on a o n Bndi interview ulr e vti‘iat rtw. Under-Sheriff K e aKean and were mr . very withtitmature hn ead the teur r-es circumstanceshde Secretary erliiffb eArabtib 000 t of week,ls f a tory, particularly heldday morning,out not the however, slightest vr hopes. c hmaysome of or fe Int the reason the n he t coursewitnesses believe communication has been received at the Home office from Mr. Baron Gurney, the learned judge who tried the pri soner, the nature of which was not suffered to transpire. s l i i i f l e ce o i f li a s n co in n d d i e v m id i u m a t l io i n s at ilis stak to the e. convict he was watch him,Aatntdhefpoerrtiohde the exception of the two fttgac S iohi Ire : oreaa r e nntmteeht J taeeie a isi ddneemf turnkeys,u, the t e lthlswheeeshetintelligence oeo sufficiently Graham,vniconvictddeinvestigationeermenevidences condemned wecpesal r a pdesee f oatsfcirepnorsi cell,tnotae i evndn a wedt oyiot v tfeoh e sdas r al forsook him. Alluding to the l just taken of his afflicted then again l b e i f t t te w r i n th es most poignant grief, ast fkewell which he had , fortitude completely firstwhere ti time h e e family, he exclaimed with the tsheoftudernatkie y is , a n p d a s did t '' The convict was not regain his I usua Very little composure for a considerable period. hopes are entertained of a further respite, and the condition and reason of the reprieve was fully ex plained to Dalmas. It is feared that further investigation will terminate unfavourably for the convict, and that the extreme sentence will be carried into effect on Monday next, July 2, 1844. DREADFUL EXPLOSION IN BOLTON YES TEhDAY, AND LAMENTABLE LOSS OF LIFE. We regret to state that an explosion took place in Bol ton yesterday, and that it has been attended with a most lamentable loss of life. According to the several ac counts we have received from our correspondents, and the guards and passengers by the various trains, it appears to have occurred about eleven o'clock, in the spacious and elegant linen-factory, of which Mr. Alderman JOb Brookes, of Manchester, a leading member of the League. is the proprietor. The hands went to work, as usual, yesterday morning► and were proceeding with their various occupations in the linen and yarn trade until the time mentioned, when the boilers belong:ng to one of the engines suddenly burst, and laid the principal portion of the building in . ruins, burying the whole of the unfortunate workpeople, male and female, underneath. It was impossible to ascertain, even up to a late period in the afternoon, the exact num ber of hands which were employed in and about the pre mises, and whose lives have thus been forfeited : they were variously estimated at from 50 to 100; but even taking them at the lowest of those figures, it is dre a df u l to thin of the immense sacrifice of human life which this raelark , choly catastrophe has so uuexpectedly created. We understand that the force of the explosion was tre• mendous—that it shook the walls to their very founda tions, and that it brought a large portion of them down, together with the whole of the immense roof, with a crash, the noise of which was heard distinctly at the extremities of the town. Most of the damaged machinery, roof, and walls were carried a considerable distance off, scattering terror and dismay amongst the affrighted inhabitants, as they fell towards the front and rear of their dwellings. It may naturally be supposed that when the shock had • subsided, and the public were enabled to ascertain the locality and extent of the damage, thousands crowded to the scene. The authorities were speedily on the spot, accompanied by the whole of the available constabulary. In as short a time as possible, workmen were employed to clear away the ruins with the view of discovering the wounded and dying, and of having such assistance ten. , dered to the former as the nature of their inju,ies re quired. The work of removing the stones and machinery was one of intense labour; but in the course of about two hours from the time of the occurrence, six dead bodies were dug out of the ruins and identified by their sorrow ing relatives and acquaintances. Subsequently four more were dug out ; and we believe that up to the departure of the last train those ten constituted the whole of the bodies found. The work of clearing away, however, was being vigorously proceeded with, and no doubt several others would have been discovered during last night. • The unfortunate deceased seemed to have met their deaths' instantaneously ; and as a wounded person was not dis coverable in any part of the ruins, it is feared that the-i whole of the workpeople must have been crushed to death , ' at one and the same moment. A more calamitous catastrophe it is impossible to con template. The factory stood close to the river Crole. almost immediately adjoining St. George's Church, in the town of Bolton. It was erected by Mr. Brookes between 10 and 15 years since, and was the only linen factory in the district. Some idea may be conceived of its magni tude, when we state that the building itself, together with its yards and offices attached, occupied about two acres of ground. There were two engines —one at each tnd of the works ; oneof them of 50 and the other of 60 horse power; and, as we have said, it was the explosion of the boiler at tached to the larger one that caused the melLncholy ca amity it has been our painful duty to relate. UP WEIGHTS. 1 yrs. st. lb. Somerset .. Revel. _ B. g. by Hindoo, out of Sister to /Bolus ,Khondooz . 'Messalina 4 7 11 Aristides rArundo The Princess ..... 3 7 7 Discount 6 7 5 The Ugly Buck 3 7 4 lonian Antler 3 7 4 Red Deer . ,Brunel ... Milton Little Vivian. GOODWOOD yrs. st. lb Robert de Gorham 5 9 9 Alice Hawthorn .. 6 9 5 Attila.. Cotherstone :..... 4 9 3 Una William le Gros .. 5 9 2 Lothario Bishop of Rom ford's Cob 4 9 lr Vibration Scalteen The Altered One (late Cabrera) 5 8 13 Aristotle Orion Parthian Phlegon Siricol Prizefighter 4 8 10 The Era Bramble Wiseacre Serniseria Whistle Binkle.. .. 5 8 6 Daddy Longlegs .. 3 8 6 The 'Squire 6 8 51 Pompey . British Yeoma❑ Belcceur The above weights are mad 5 i 1 3 7 I i 6 13 i 6 13 Giges (bred in France) a 6 12 Cameleon (bred on the Continent) a 6 12 Lightning.. Rowena !Stomacher ( the Cestus fi11y).... 3 6 6 The Ashtead Pet.. 3 6 3 Broken Down a paid. le up to Saturday night. The steam-ship Hibernia sails for Halifax and Bostoa on Thursday next. The Liverpool July races will commence on the 17th instant. The autumn meeting takes place op t h e 27th a September next. SUDBURY DISTRANCHISYMENT.—Tbe government have determined to disfranchise the borough of Sudbury, on account of the bribery committed therein, and to erase it from the representation. Lord Sandon presented a petition to the House of Commons, on Friday, from the wood-sawyers of Liver pool, praying for protection against the steam-sawyers, by whom they were thrown out of employment to the num ber of 800 or 900 persons. On and after Friday next the London mail train now leaving Lime-street at eight o'clock in the evening, will leave at a quarter past. The object of this change, which is made by order of the Postmaster-General, is to accele rate the mail. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—A dramatic company of con siderable talent has, for the last few weeks, appeared at this theatre, playing the most approved pieces of eminent authors, ancient and modern, with excellent success ; and the crowded houses prove that the selections, which are all confined to what is called the legitimate drama, are such as merit public approval. THE COURT.—The Queen and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace, in an open carriage and four, at 20 minutes past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, es corted by a party of Lancers, for Claremont. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal were in the next carriage. The Court is expected to return to Buckingham Palace to-day (Tuesday.) OVERLAND MAIL.—In reply to an application from the East India and China Association at this port, the Assistant Secretary of the General Post-office has stated that the ''7th of each month is the day appo nted for the despatch of the India mail, via Marseilles ; and, when that day falls on Sunday, the despatch of that mail will take place on the evening of the Bth." TEIE ORANGEMEN IN CANADA.—Some of the United States journals are kind enough to take the affairs of Canada under their protective care, and they predict the worst consequences from the "coquetry," as they al lege, of the Governor-General with the Orangemen of Upper Canada; but why coquetry, why any dis guise ? The Union between the Government everywhere and the Orangemen is a legitimate union. The Orange man is the living representative, and the only living representative of the old English whip. He is the cham pion, wherever his lot is cast, of the liberty, the religion, and the honour and interests of England. England is his country under whatever climate he may have first seen the light—the liberty of an Englishman is his inheritance —the pure religion of England, his hope here and here after ; and the security to England of every dependency will be in the exact proportion to the number and influ ence of such men whom that dependency may contain. It will be always the policy of the enemies of this nation to recommend the discountenancing of Orangemen, ac cording to the moral of the great orator's fable of the dogs, the sheep, and the wolves. But we trust that we have outlived the suicidal stupidity that allowed the argu ments of the enemy to prevail over gratitude and common sense ; indeed, there is no appearance of such a triumph to folly on the part of Sir Charles Metcalfe. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JULY 1. Wind at Holyhead, Ncrth, light airs at 6 a.m. ; North, light breeze, at 12 at no on ; N. W. light airs at 12 at noon. Off Poiut Lynas, at 4 p.m. No. 8491, Monarch, brig, for St, Lucia. Off Great Ormshead, at 5 p.m. No. 6137, John Bolton, ship telegraphed for Quebec, and several other vessels, o u tward bound. OR the port, at 6 p.m. 1 brig and 1 schooner. ----------- LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JULY 1. Prices of new Butter are fully 2S per cwt. higher, with an extensive demand. Supplies are liberal ;—the North of Ireland having commenced its contributions, and a fair quantity is • coming in from Wales. Pickled Butter is a tolerably free sale. and 72s is still the ruling quotation for seconds. In Provisions we notice no alteration. Bacon brisk and is dearer. LIVERPOOL r POTATOE MARKET, Ju.Y 1. Potatoes, 4 , 901 b... s. d. s. d. 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