The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. MR. I'. C. FOSTER, SHORT-HAND WRITER, LAW RRPORTEn, and REPORTER FOlt THE LIVERPOOL STAN DARD, will a tt en d, D a il y , i n th e Ci v il C ourt , d ur i ng t h e en suing Liverpool Assizes, and will furnish VERBATIM Reports of Causes to Professional Men or others on reasonable terms. Having taken Short-hand Notes in the Courts of Law for many years, he has attained a knowledge of law terms and an acßuaintance with the forms of the court, which enables him to tumid; minute Verbatim Reports of arguments of counsel, evidence, &c. Address, Mr. FosTau, Standard-office. In the press and shortly will be published, in boards, Bvo, with four Lithographic Hates, price 2s. 6d., ACOMPLETE and PRACTICAL SYSTEM of SHORT-HAND. By T. C. FOSTER, Professional Short-hand Writer, and Reporter (or the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. London : NVHITTAKER and Co. Liverpool : MARPLES, and all Booksellers. 'be Eiberpool *tanbarb. FRIDAY' MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1838. The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock. THE WEST INDIES.—By the Magnet packet, which arrived at Falmouth on Friday, we have received pa pers from the Leeward Islands and Demerara, but none from Jamaica. The latest dates from Barbadoes are to the 28th of June, and from Demerara to the 16th of June. It appears that the Houses of Assembly of Tobago and Dominica had passed resolutions for the termination of the apprenticeship of the negroes in those islands on the Ist of August. In Barbadoes, it is said, that about 20,000 negroes were emancipated on the 18th of June, in commemoration of t* battle of Waterloo, and preparations were making in that and the rest of the Leeward Islands for a general libe tation on the Ist of August. Of the crops no remarks were particularly made ; it is understood, however, that they were proceeding satisfactorily. The Deme rara Papers contain a copy of a petition from the county of Be rbioe, praying for an alteration in the construc tion of the colony. The Court of Policy being no ated by the electoral college of seven persons, elected by the colony jointly, in which the county of e . nier ara, from its superior population, which was one lalf that of the whole colony, had the majority of votes, it Was complained that the inhabitants of De merara were preferred, and residents of Berbice, bet ter acquainted with its local interests, were thus ex cluied from being representatives in that court, and that Berbice was thus without its fair share in the go vernment. JAMAIC A. — Intelligence from Jamaica has been re ceived by the ship FaiVie/d, which arrived here on Wednesday, to the 21st of June. We copy from the Cornwall Chronicle the act for the abolition of the ap prenticeship. It is to be hoped that the House of As sembly will enact some law for the regulation of wages, without which the act of enfranchising the ne groes will be very incomplete. We apprehend the most serious consequences from the sudden transition which has, ere this, taken place among the appren tices, from a state of happy dependence upon their masters, to a condition which affords no guarantee for the future comfort or prosperity of either party. Much will, of course, depend -upon the degree of prudence and foresight which may be exercised by the colonial legislature; but we very much apprehend that the sun of Jamaica's prosperity is set for ever, and that its co loured population will sink into the same state of slug gish inertness and passive indifference as their Haytian neighbours. Most glad shall we be if our forebod ings should prove unfounded. Of one thing we feel confident, that Jamaica, in common with the other West Indian colonies, must no longer depend upon the staple products of sugar and coffee, unless, indeed, the introduction of the English system of husbandry enables the planters to cultivate their estates with a much greater degree of economy than at present. There are, however, other sources from which profit may be derived in future. We would strenuously re commend the planters to prosecute their researches into the untried capabilities of Jamaica. It is our firm conviction that, with suitable energy and persever ance, the exportation of raw silk might become an im portant source of prosperity to that island. We would also suggest the propriety of applying capital to the invecigation. of the mineral veins of Jamaica. We learn that very excellent specimens of copper and lead ores have been forwarded thence to this country. If this report is correct, and that the copper ore realized full fifty per cent of pure metal, the proprietors of those estates on which these minerals are to be found, can not do better than commence mining operations at once. Jamaica may yet become a second El Dorado, but not assuredly by the cultivation of its sugar and coffee plantations. We have also heard from intelli gent natives of the island that gold has been repeat edly found in the Blue Mountains; and it is a general ground of complaint that no systematic efforts have been made to test the mineral wealth of that magnifi cent chain of mountains. Before vve v quit this subject, we may as well mention that there are several vege table productions indigenous to Jamaica, the utility of which has never yet been sufficiently tried. To these it will become the planters to direct their imme diate attention• There is an article called silk cotton, Which grows wild in the island ;—can no use he made of it ? There are likewise numberless descriptions of fruits, seeds, roots, and vegetables, which might form a valuable acquisition to our pharmacopcea, if they Were sufficiently known in England. But we must not digress any further. Our present business is, to lay before our readers a copy of the act fo r the abolition of the apprenticeship, which we sub • join :—.. Ho tISR OF ASSEMBLY, SATURDAY, 16TH JUNE, 1838. RDER ED , 4, alit O the secretat yof the island do cause the bill entitled la 4(1 for abolishing the apprenticeship of the pra3dial rer s ittati within this i s l an d, f or g i v in g s u mmar y p ower to Pers ons ce3 °' the peace and providing for infirm and diseased for a limited time," to be twice published in . all the 4 4 e rs in cir cu l at i on in this island, as soon as the same shall e Pealed the other branches of the legislature. By the House, Bonsatr VIDAL, Deputy Clerk of the Assembly. J AMAIC A , „. r 40ot:suing I,c, AN ACT • withi the apprenticeship of the prmdial labourers n this island; for giving summary power to justices of the peace, and ,„,.tis for a limited timc. providing for infirm and diseased per an Iv lure row; as it hath now become expedient to terminate the iriPshiilesliin created by an act for the abolition of slavery into I a-aan and to allow the apprenticed population to p d a a ss of Ars state of absolute and entire freedom on the first • y council, next: be it therefore enacted, by the governor, e *nth • a" be and it is hereby enacted, by th ortty o f the 4. - on the first day o. fsaalne' one thousand that all and every the persons who, ...ugust in the eight hundred'and thirty ''gl t, shall be deemed, holden, and present year, considered within this island as ' prmdial apprenticed labourers, :I all, rum and after the said first day of August, in the pre oti Yea r d , on, thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, b b e e : littele " be t o all intents and purposes whatsoeyer a s freed and discharged of and from the remaining term nlnf their said a pprenticeship. raised and created by the above ,. entioned act for the abolition of slavery, and are hereby teilared to all it and purposes free subjects. :hr, from a aforesaid, And be it further enacted, by the authority ._ to_ and after the said first day of August next, all s 1r or li : anti acts. or parts and portions of statutes and acts, no or • en to be in force iu this island, which have reference to, - In anYirise affect, the relations now subsisting between masters and apprenticed labourers under the abolition acts I_lrsatatutes, or acts supplemental thereto, or which in any relationWl e relate to or affect the enforcement of the duties of such !Vie., be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and declared of tio force and effect, except as to anything done, or r ~ y privilege or immunity granted for anything done, under tctleenasuthority of any or either of the statutes or acts by this provisions e re Pealed, and except also so far as any clauses or . i. of any other of the acts of this island is or ai . c. "' l ed et made of no force by any or either of the said acts or statutes. g..llL—And be it f urther enacted,m that, from and after the f fe4 d.4Y of August next, if any ?ap Row ail aPPreutlF'd labourer, having received three months' notice to quit, in the form hereinafter mentioned, shall refuse or omit to quit and deliver up possession of any dwelling, land, or building, which he or she shall have been permitted or suffered to occupy, to his or her employer or employers, his servants or agents, or the party entitled tcheceive possession of the same, such persons so refusing, or omitting, es aforesaid, shall be deemed and considered a trespasser, and it shall and may be lawful in such case for any two justices of the peace, associ ated together, upon complaint made upon oath, to surnmon the party or parties so offending before them; and, on con viction thereof, by warrant under their hands, to authorise any lawful constable, or any person or persons employed in the police of this island, summarily to eject such offender or offenders from such land, building, or dwelling : provided always, and be it further enacted, that no complaint shall be entertained by the authority aforesaid during the continu ance of any agreement entered into between an employer and a labourer, by which the said labourer is to have, hold, or enjoy, the possession of his house and ground for a period not expired, at the time of any application to such magis trate to act as aforesaid. IV.—And be it further enacted, that the notice hereinbe fore mentioned shall be in the form following : (FORM.) "JAMAICA, SS.? (Parish.) c* Take notice, that you will be, as you are hereby required, immediately after the expiration of three months from this notice, peaceably and quietly to surrender, quit, and deliver over to me (or us) the possession of all that lot or lots, piece or pieces, or parcels of land, as well as of the dwelling-houses or premises, with the appurtenances, situate at in the parish of which you have been heretofore permitted by me (or by us) to occupy, under the penalty, on your failing so to do, immediately after the ex piration of the time aforesaid, of your being deemed and con sidered a trespasser. " Dated this day of IS To of the parish of in the county of V.—And, whereas, it is expedient to provide temporary ac commodation for the aged and infirm persons, now in the ap prenticed. class: be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that no proprietor, or person in possession of any estate, pen, plantation, or settlement, on which are now do miciled or attached any apprenticed labourer, or labourers, afflicted with any disease or bodily infirmity, as may render them permanently incapable of earning sufficient subsist ence, shall be at liberty, after the Ist day of August next, to discard or turn away such diseased or infirm labourers, but shall, and they are hereby required to allow such diseased and infirm labourers to retain possession of their present houses and grounds, on the respective estates, pens, planta tions, or settlements, until the Ist day of June next, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence, to be re covered in a summary manner before any two justices of the peace for the parish in which the offence shall have been committed, such penalty to be applied to the use of the poor of such parish., and in default of immediate payment of such penalty, the said offender to be committed to and confined in the nearest gaol for a term not exceeding ten days. Vl.—Aud be it further enacted, that all such infirm and destitute persons shall be entitled to apply by complaint to the justices and vestry of the parish in which such persons resiae, for such relief as is provided by the several acts of this island for relief of the poor and destitute; and thejustices and vestry, when so applied to as aforesaid, shall be, and they are hereby required, to grant such relief as shall he de termined on by such justices and vestry, according to the circumstances of each case. Vll.—And be it further enacted, that the first day of August next shall be, and is hereby declared a holiday throughout tuffs Passed the Assetnidy, this eighth day of June, 1838. RICHARD BARRETT, Speaker. Passed the Council, this 16th day of June, 1838. W. G. STEwAnT, Clerk to the Council. I consent, this 16th day of June, 1838. LIONEL Vera Copia Extur. W. G. STEWART, Secretary. NEW Sourn WALES.—It is a current opinion on the Continent, that the great secret of England's strength lies in her immense colonial possessions. Though our present ministry seem to discard this opinion as a superannuated prejudice, it is one to which we are confident the people of this country will obstinately adhere. Under this conviction, we have always stu died to give prominence to the consideration of every question affecting the colonial interests of Great Bri tain, and to set the highest value upon every topic connected with their good government and prosperity. " SHIPS, COLONIES, AND COMMERCE," is a motto which must be quite familiar to every inhabitant of the good old town of Liverpool ; and we trust the day is far distant when a motto so intimately associated with our national prosperity shall be obliterated from our electioneering banners. We offer these remarks, not as an apology for, but as a justification of, the appro priation of so large a space in our paper of this day to the discussion of colonial intelligence. We have been favoured with a file of Sydney papers to the 18th of April, which were brought by the Jessie, Capt. Bell, which vessel arrived here yesterday, after a remarkably short passage. The news brought by these papers is exceedingly copious and interesting. Our readers will remember an account which we gave, some months since, of the death of a convict. from Manchester, named Samuel Terry, who left behind him an immense fortune. We have just received an account of the sale of his agricultural stock, and bank and other shares. As the returns of these sales may prove interesting to many of our readers, we subjoin the particulars. The following are the prices realised in the "sale of 10,000 fine-wooled ewes, being a por tion of the improved select stock of the late Mr. Samuel Terry," which took place on the 12th March: Lot 1-500 Maiden Ewes, 18 months old, marked t 31s. in pitch, ready for the top 5 2-500 Ditto, 18 ditto, ditto, ditto 3-500 Breeding ditto, 24 ditto, ditto, ditto 32 4-500 Ditto, 21 ditto, ditto, ditto 5-500 Ditto, 3 Yeats old, ditto, ditto 3O 6-500 Ditto, 3 ditto, ditto, ditto 3l 7-500 Ditto, 4 ditto, ditto, ditto ....... 27 8-500 Ditto, 4.ditto, ditto, ditto 9-500 Ditto, 5 ditto, ditto, ditto 10-500 Ditto, 5 ditto, ditto, ditto 11-500 Ditto, 5 ditto, ditto, ditto 12-500 Ditto, aged, ditto, ditto 13-500 Ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto 14-500 Ditto, ditto, dittO, ditto 15-530 Ditto, 5 years old, ditto, ditto 2l 16-500 Ditto, 4 ditto, ditto, ditto 2l 17-500 Ditto, 4 ditto, ditto, ditto 25 18-500 Ditto, 3 ditto, ditto, ditto 33 19-500 Ditto, 2 ditto, ditto, ditto 34 20-500 Maiden Ewes, 18 months old, ditto Total, 10,000 The sale of Bank Stock and Insut ance Shares took place on the Ilth of April, and realised the following prices : BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Lot I—Five Shares in the Bank of New) -e4B Premium. South Wales, £4O each paid up S 2—Five ditto, ditto 49 3—Five ditto, ditto 44 4—Five ditto, ditto 37 s—Five ditto, ditto 36 6—Five ditto, ditto 3B 7—Five ditto, ditto 4O B—Live ditto, ditto 39 And 1 Lot at £4O. • COMMERCIAL BANK. Lot 9—Five Shares in the Commeicialj £ll5 Pretn;um. Bank, £lOO paid up 5 10—Five ditto, ditto ll5 11—Five ditto, ditto... 12—Five ditto, ditto ll6 13—Five ditto, ditto, £lO paid up 23 Per Share 14—Five ditto, ditto, ditto 15—Five ditto, ditto, ditto 16— Five ditto, ditto, ditto 17—Five ditto, ditto, ditto 18 —Five ditto, ditto, ditto BANK OF AUSTRALIA. ..... Lot 19—Five Shares in the Bank OQ £24 Premium. Australia, £2 as each paid up MARINE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Lot 20 —Ten Shares in the Marine Asl £36 Premium. D surance Company, a paid up 21—Ten ditto, ditto 22—Ten ditto, ditto 23--Ten ditto, ditto ' , ' , l—Ten ditto, ditto 25—Ten ditto, ditto 26—Ten ditto, ditto These papers contain very numerous complaints of the want of labourers in of r Australian Colonies. We have no room to day for any lengthened extracts on the subject: but we would call attention to the follow ing paragraphs, which are strongly indicative of the present wants of these all-important Colonies : THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. The Monitor of Monday last contains some very pertinent remarks on the result of a late trial in the Supreme Court— where a large sum, in damages and costs, was awarded against the hirer of a horse, for what appears to have been an acci dental injury to an animal not at all of the description in 7 tended by the implied contract. It is not with this, however, that we have at present to do—although the case is an admi rable illustration of the enormity of the cost of the law system in a Colony like this: we point to it, on this occasion, as an instance of the working of that thing called "the transporta tion system." The law of England declares that no convict possessed merely of a ticket-of-leave, shall hold property— that'he cannot sue or be sued, in a civil court And very pro perly so ; because, us we have over and over again stated, the object of a ticket-of-leave is merely to enable the holder . thereof to labour on his own account—to discharge him, on certain conditions, from immediate custody; but not to place. him in a situation to compete, as a master-man, with the free Colonists. But look how the thing is made to work. Look at the horse case (with the merits of which we have nothing here to do;) look at this case as one out of many of daily oc currence, showing how the law is openly set at nought in this colony. The late Chief Justice, now Sir F. Forbes, declared from the Bench in the Supreme Court, that the ticket-of leave act was a preposterous, unjust law. Even though it were so, nothing could be more unbecoming in a Judge than to volunteer so extra-judicial an observation in his official capacity. No extra-judicial matter of any kind ought to he beard from the lips of a Judge sitting on the Bench. And as to politics of any description, nothing can be urged to justify the introduction of any such topics. No matter, how ever, what the opinion of Sir Francis Forbes might be, in reference to the ticket-of-leave act, it is, notwithstanding, part of the law of the laud; and that law we daily behold violated in this colony, by means of device and trickery. As to the case before us, a ticket-of-leave holder resides with his free wife ;• he carries on a thriving. trade; but when a dispute arises between him and any of those persons who deal with him, and an appeal to the law becomes necessary, we behold the ridiculous mummery of the suit being brought in the name of the wife. So, also, in cases where men are as signed to their wives. Now, it is quite obvious that •the act of Parliament could never have contemplated the existence of such a 'state of things ; and we, therefore, thus briefly allude to it, in order that we may, possibly, become the means of directing the attention of the Home Government to the fact, that acts of the British Parliament may be ren dered nugatory here, by injudicious local regulations, adopted to meet the views of theoretical public functionaries.--Sydney Herald, April 16. MECHANICS FROM INDIA. When, on 4 recent npcasion, we regoinmep4e4 Ole inliPet• diate importation of labourers from India, in order to supply the pressing exigencies of the settlers, we omitted to state, that mere labourers (in the popular acceptation of the term) are not the only persons of whose services the Colonists may avail themselves from the same source. Mechanics of a very useful order may be obtained from India; and, in arts not al .ready familiar to them, they have been proved, in common with the Chinese, to be gifted with powers of imitation in an extraordinary degree. The settlers, therefore, may obtain from India any description of mechanics which they may want upon their farms. It is of the utmost importance that the lo cal government should, without a moment's delay, take up this question of labour, and strain every nerve to supply the wants of the settlers. We have already pointed out the inevi table consequence of supineness in this respect, as it affects the general interests of the colony. The government, we hope,will do its duty; but, in the mean time, it is for the floekmasters and other landed proprietors to look to themselves, by immedi ately taking advantage of the opportunity presented to them, of not only obtaining labourers, but, also, mechanics of every description, from among the Indian population.—Sydney Herald, April 16. As a curious illustration of the progress of civiliza• tion in the southern hemisphere, we subjoin an adver_ tisement from the Sydney Herald:— GOVERNESS WANTED AT NEW ZEALAND. Wanted a governess by a respectable family residing at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, competent to teach English, French, Music, Drawing, and Dancing. Satisfactory refer ence as to character and competency required. Apply by let ter addressed to A. 8., Herald Office, George-street. THE PRISONS BILL—We have to congratulate the town upon the defeat of the Prisons Bill, one of the many nonsensical schemes, not to give it a worse name, propounded by the government of our beloved Queen, whom God defend ! This bill, had it passed, would have entailed upon this town an expense• of upwards of two hundred thousand pounds—that. is a rate upon the inhabitants of about one shilling in the pound for ten years—to accomplish, not only, at best, a questionable good, but, in the opinion of many, a positive evil. But it would have given power to the Secretary of State to tax all the towns that have had the benefit (?) of municipal reform, to the amount of thousands, with, perhaps, no other result than that of increasing the power and pa tronage of our no. patronage government. " Thank God ! Ive have a House of Lords ;" and it is to them, and by them alone, we have been saved from so heavy an infliction. The "silent" system is, just now, fashionable in prison discipline--for there is a fashion even in that line—but Lord John Russell goes a step farther, and wishes to add the "separate" system. Many of our readers may perhaps even ask what is the silent sys tem? It is that the prisoners, when at ivork, are not allowed, under some penalty, to speak to each other; and whether the " separate" is added for the allitera tion we know not, or whether to increase the misery or the happiness of the prisoners we cannot tell ; but suffice it to say that Lord John's crotchet gives to each . prisoner a room to himself, accommodated with a bell, by ringing of which he can, by night or by day, com mand the attendance of a jailor—no doubt who will be ready to supply him with books selected from some mechanics' institute or apprentices' library, to amuse himself and improve his mind and dissipate his ennui. And for this tomfoolery the good old town—for we were to have been honoured by having the first experi ment tried here—was to have been taxed to the amount of thousands. It will he naturally asked, however, whether we have not jails already in the town and neighbourhood ? To which we answer, yes—we have two: we have the old French Prison and Kirkdale Jail ; the latter erected within a few years, at an enormous expense, and which, in our simplicity, we had thought equal, in ex tent and accommodation, for every reasonable pur pose :—for the new system—for the alliteration sys tem—for the " silent" and " separate"—these, how ever, will not do : there is not a parlour for each pri soner. But it will be thought that, supposing the old French prison is taken down, the land will sell, being near to the docks, for more than double the cost of land for a new jail, and the difference will almost pay the ex pense of a new erection. So it would, if our saga cious corporation had not so far ruined their own es tate, as they have done, by building dock warehouses. The. land, a few months ago, would have fetched three pounds a yard ; it will not now fetch half that sum. Where, when this bill was going through the Com mons, was our Town Council ? Did they know any thing of it ? Did they offer any opposition to it ? Yes, they did ; they sent their factotum, Mr. Eyre Evans. Who is this man ? What interest has he in the town to offer any resistance to it ? To what extent ? Why, to get the rate called a jail rate in stead of a borough rate, and to ask for the patronage. which, as it stood in the bill originally, was vested in the magistrates. We hope the electors in November will not forget this. It will be recollected that one of the vaunted bene fits of the municipal reform was, that it would relieve us from the county rate, which it does ; but it obliges Os to maintain our prisons, and, if this nefarious plan had gone into operation, to erect new prisons, in which every felon would have to be furnished with a cell— we beg pardon —a parlour for himself. WHIG-RADICAL PURITY.—The radicals are incapable of anything like corruption. They have an instinc tive abhorrence of anything which verges upon it. They are great sticklers for purity. They cannot bear any undue interference with the franchise. God bless them, they are purists of the first water. They would not condescend for the world to multiply votes by any kind of trickery. Knowing that this is a favourite boast of the liberal faction, we confess that we have been very greatly surprised to find the following goodly list of qualifications for "Economy Place, Canning street." No doubt the parties implicated will offer a satisfactory solution of the question which occurs to our minds —are they. entitled to swamp the county constituency by such a wholesale creation of votes ? Our readers will be edified by the singular exhibition which the undermentioned gentlemen have made of their patriotic and liberal sentiments. What the par ties have to say for themselves will appear when the matter comes before the revising barristers. It is very instructive to find that the great teachers of " purity of election," to wit, our " esteemed con temporaries" of the Times and the Albion, can con descend to such expedients as are indicated by the precious list which we subjoin. No doubt their virtuous indignation will be kindled when they find that the overseers have taken such liberties with their names. We shall not expose ourselves to the charge of attri• buting improper motives to the very "honourable men" who figure in the list which we have thought proper thus to introduce as claimants for county votes. Ecce signum : John Ashworth, Esq., gentleman, 15, Pleasant-street, Liv erpool, one-third of a freehold house, Economy-place, Canning-street North. Arthur Chillas, Esq., merchant, 33, Everton-road, one-third of a freehold house, Economy place, Canning -street North. Arthur Chillas, Esq., merchant, Philadelphia, one-third of a freehold house, Economv-place, Canning-street North. Richard Deacle Hevwood, Esq., banker, Stamford Lodge, Liscard, one-third of a freehold house, Economy-place, Canning-street North. Thomas Wilkinson Manlove, Esq., merchant, Wheatland lane, Seacombe, one-third of a freehold house, Economy place, Canning-street North John Daniel Thornely, Esq., merchant, brother to Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P., Blackburn-place, Liverpool, one third of a freehold house, Economy-place. Canning -street North. Robert Leech, Esq., banker's clerk, 3, Wellington-street, Toxteth-pork, one-third of a freehold house, Economy. place, Canning -street North. William Wales, Esq , proprietor of the Liverpool Times, 12, Seymour street, Liverpool, one-third of a freehold house, Economy-place, Canning -street North. Thomas Bean, Esq., proprietor of the Liverpool Albion, and correspondent to the London Times, No. 2, Hill-side-ter- race, Everton, one-third of a freehold house, Economy. place, Canning -street North. William Wood, Esq., M.D., Litherland, one-fourth of freehold house, Economy-place, Canning-street North. Benjamin Heywood Jones, Esq., banker, Lark-hill, West Derby, one-fourth of a freehold house, Economy-place, Canning-street North. Robert Heywood Jones, Esq., merchant, Rodney-street, one fourth of a freehold house, Economy-place, Canning-street North. Thomas Hobson, Esq., merchant, Duke-street, Edge-hill, West Derby, one-fourth of a freehold house, Canning-street North. Samuel Taylor Hobson, Esq., merchant, Nile-street, Liver pool, one-fourth of a freehold house, Canning street North. Hugh Ellis Evans, Esq., (E. C.. an d H a ll,) 46, Seymour street, one-fifth f a freehold house, Canning -street North. Samuel Evans, Esq., gentleman, 3, Erskine-street, West Derby, one-fifth of a freehold house, Canning-street North. Joseph King, Esq., share-broke r , & c ., 5, R oscommon - s t reet, Everton, one - fifth of a freehold house, Canning -street North. Joseph King, junior, Esq., share-broker, &c., 5, Roscommon street, Everton, one-fifth of a freehold house, Canning street North. Robert Jones King, Esq., share-broker, &c., 5, Roscommon street, Everton, one -fif t h o f a freehold house. Canning street North. A PRompic' lIHN.—John W. Riley, constable, of this city, has a hen which, at one sitting, brought forth twenty four little .responsibilities !"rhis hen beats all the hens we ever heard of. Poultry will be very cheap next Christmas. —Cincinnatian. We are told that it is so hot in New Orleans, that standing at any corner one can see whole suits of clothes walking along, the occupants having melted away from them. What a country !—Noto York paw, THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. For the BENEFIT of MR. DOWTON, and the Last Night but One of his Engagement, on which occasion Mr. VAN DENHOFF has kindly offered the aid of his valuable services. Mr. F. VINING, of the Theatre-Royal, Hay market, has also, in the handsomest manner, tendered his assistance, and will appear for this night only. The NEW COMIC PAN,TOMIMI: will be repeated This Evening and To-morrow, being the last two nights it can be acted. ripHIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 10th instant, A. will be performed Shakspeare's Play of HENRY IV. Sir John Falstaff.. Mr. Dowton I Hotspur..Mr. Vandenhoff. Prince of Wales King Henry the Fourth Francis Mr. Baker. Lady Percy Miss Faucit. Po which will be added the Interlude. called THREE WEEKS AFTER „MARRIAGE. Sir Charles Racket Drugget Mr Dowton. Lady Racket Miss Faucit. I Dimity Mrs. Tenet. To conclude with the New Grand Comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN 6: SICILY. On SATUItDAY, the Tragedy of JANE SHORE.— After which,. the Drama of ENGLISHMEN IN INDIA. Sir Matthew Sera:4gs, (his original character,) Mr. Dowton. the Last Night of his Engagement.—To conclude with, for the last time, the Comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN IN SICILY. MISS VANDENHOFF, of the Theatre-Royal ; Hay market, is engaged for a limited period, and will make her first appearance here, since her London engagement, on MONDAY next, the 13th instant, when will be performed the popular Play, written by Mr. Knowles, called THE V HUNCHBACK: Master Walter, Mr. andenhoff, as originally performed by him at this Theatre ; Julia, Miss Vandenhotr.—With other Entertainment, as will be ex pressed in the Bills. POLICE IIVrELLIGENCE. SUMMONS FOR THE WAGES OF A SEAMAN.—William Boult, Master of the barque Superb, appeared at the Police office, before Messrs. Hall and Holmes, on Tuesday, to show cause why he refused to nay George Alacintyre the sum of £5 15s, claimed by the latter to be due to him for services on board the above-named vessel. It appeared, that the plain tiff signed articles on the 22d of February last, to proceed to Pernambuco, and back to any port in Great Britain, at the wages of £1 lOs per month. The vessel arrived at Liverpool from the voyage on the 25th of July last. The complainant stated, that the captain now refused to pay him more than £1 per month. Captain Boult said, after he left this port on his outward voyage, he was driven by the stress of weather to put into the port of Kinsale. While there, he sent the complainant in charge of the boat on shore with the steward. The latter had to go and purchase provisions. While the steward was absent, the complainant, instead of remaining with the boat to keep her afloat, as the tide was falling, left her to herself; the result of which was, that she got aground amongst the rocks, whereby she was so much injured that he had been obliged to get a new bottom put in her. When he (the captain) taxed him with his neglect, his only reply was, that he could not help it. In answer to this charge of the captain, the plaintiff said, he had been compelled to leave the boat on ship's duty, to purchase milk and vegetables. It appeared, however, that the complainant had chosen to go with the steward instead of remaining with the boat. The captain said he would have looked over this piece of neglect, but he found throughout the voyage that the complainant was incompetent to the performance of the duties of an ordinary seaman, in which capacity he shipped. He could neither steer nor splice a rope. Nor was he of any use whatever, except to sweep the decks and tar the rigging. The com plainant said he could steer very well, and as for splicing a rope he would convince them that moment that he could do that, if the magistrate would but try him. The mate corrobo rated the statement of the captain as to the man's incapacity of performing the common duties of a seaman. The captain said he had no objection to pay wages at £1 lOs per month for the first month, and £1 per month for the remainder of the voyage. Air. Hall ordered the wages to be paid at the above rate, the captain to pay the costs. The balance amounted to £3 6s ltd. Mr. Hall complimented the captain upon the unusual correctness with which the ship's articles were drawn out. STREET Ronnum—Eliza Hughes, a disorderly female was placed at the bar of the Police-office on Tuesday, charged with having robbed William Kendrick, hardware dealer, of Parliament-street. The prosecutor stated, that about half past twelve o'clock that morning he was on his way home, when, at the corner of Great George's-place, he saw three girls. The prisoner, Eliza Hughes, separated herself frotn the others and followed him. She took hold of his arm and attempted to enter into conversation with him, but he told her to begone as he did not wish to have any thing to say to her. Still, however, she pressed close to him, nor could he by the most strenuous endeavours shake her off. He had at this time in his pocket five sovereigns, two half-sovereigns, an Egyptian silver coin, and two curious old pieces of money. At length they arrived opposite to Rathbune-street, where the importunities of the girl became still more annoying. "As I had felt her feeling two or three times about my pockets," said the prosecutor, " I determined to get rid of her, but still she resisted me, every thing I could do. Know ing I'd sovereigns in my pocket, I determined to see that they were safe at all risks, so I took 'em out under a gaslig,ht —seized with a strong determination, and then anti there, stile enough, I saw at a glance that I'd been robbed of three sovereigns and some of the silver." Air. Hall—" Were you sober ?" Complainant—" Yes, sir —oh, yes—sober as a judge—l had been out on business." Witness stated further, that he called for the police, and Constable Doves' came to his assistance. The prisoner was taken to the lock-up. When there, the person whose business it was to search her, opened her dress, and a sovereign and a halt', with some silver, fell out of her bosom. Amongst the silver a-as the'Egyptian coin before alluded to. An officer who had searched the place where the prisoner was taken, had found one of the old coins, which was identified by the prosecutor. The prisoner said all the money was her own. She denied that she followed and annoyed the prosecutor in the manner described, and declared it was he who had dragged her along with him. She was committed for trial. ATTEMPTED FRAUD.—A sailor, whose name we suppress t was brought up at the police-office on Tuesday, in custody o police-officer, No. 89, charged with baying attempted to de fraud a lodging-house-keeper in the following manner. Th e complainant stated, that iu April, 1837, the prisoner went to her house to board and lodge. He said he was going to sea and, under promise of letting her have the note for the firs monthly advance, he induced her to purchase some clothest for him. He thus got nearly four pounds in her debt. When he got his monthly note, she went and got it changed for him, and he gave her twelve shillings. He did not go near her that night, but early in the morning he went away while she was in bed, and took away all the new clothes which she had purchased for him. She soon afterwards discovered that he had spent all the balance of the money, and after all he did not go with the vessel, so that she became liable for the money. He soon afterwards went away in another vessel, and from that time to the present she had been unable to get payment from bins. She said she was a poor woman, with five children, and could not afford to lose the money. It ap peared that the prisoner had just arrived at this port in the Emma, of Waterford. Mr. Hall said he would not allow a trick of this sort to be play ed with impunity. He remanded the prisoner, and ordered him to find some means of settling with the poor woman. ROBBING A SEAMAN.—Sarah Hancock, a pretty young woman, of notoriously bail habits and character, was placed at the bar of the police-office on Tuesday, charged with hav ing robbed Daniel Miney, a rough, weather-beaten sailor. It appeared that the latter met the prisoner in the street on the preceding night, and according to the usual course in such cases, had treated her with a quantity of drink, and got intoxicaied in her company, after which she took him to her house, a notorious den of iniquity, "Iliad, said he, fifteen shillings stowed away in my fob, and a sovereign snugly lashed about with twine in tlie breast of my shirt. She got the money out of toy fob somehow, and managed to cast adrift the - fastenings of the sovereign. If I'd 'a seen bet at work I'd 'a told her to avast heaving, but I di'n't till she'd set off. I was n't dead sober, but sober enough to know, when she cut and run a' that way, sunimat was wrong. So soon as I missed my cash, I turned to and made sail after, and I soon came up with my chase, and handed her over to the officer here." As it appeared uncertain how soon the complainant would be going to sea, the prisoner was re manded. In the mean time inquiries will be made•on the subject. A Youtsic EmiGaANT.---On Wednesday, at the Police office, a young Irishman, about 18 years of age, who, but two days before, was in custody f or l ur ki ng a b out some b ac k premises under suspicious circumstances, and having a pistol found on him, and who was then acquitted on his statement being found correct, that he was going to Canada, and was there merely accidentally, was again brought before the Ma gistrates. Inspector Fresh stated, that he had been informed by the person with whom the lad lodged, that, from what he had stated, he suspected he had run away from home under suspicious circumstances. He accordingly took the lad into custody, and challenged hi m w i t h h av i ng run away f rom home and behaved ill, when the lad acknowledged he had run away from his father, who was a stonemason in the coun ty of Galloway, and that he had robbed him of £2B. It ap peared that he had taken his passage by the Fleury which was to sail that day at one o'clock, and had paid £2 lOs Od. for it. When taken into custody he was carrying a gun and an antiquated pinchbeck watch was found on him, which he had purchased for 335.—w0l th abont ss. Mr. Hall said he was a very foolish young man. He was ordered to be kept in custody till his father could be communicated with. BRUTAL Ass, ur.T.—On Wednesday, at the Police-office, a labouring man named Nelson, was Placed at the bar, char ged with having violently assaulted and severely injured a publican named Lunt, who resides in Vauxhall-road The complainant, an old man, stated, that the prisoner cause into his house the day before, and behaved in such a riotous man ner that he was obliged to put him out. He put him on the steps, and thought he would go away, instead of which he seized a sharp pointed spade used for getting in coals, and bridge the ed ge o f i t v i o l ent l y i n hi s f ace, cutt i ng the ridge of his nose right through, and cutting his cheek open within a quarter of an inch othis eye. The old man's face was dis figured with a frightful gash. The prisoner said he was sorry for what he had done—he was drunk at the time. Mr. Hail —" Sorry, indeed ! von have very nearly taken away his eye sight." lie was oritered to pay a fine of £5, including costs, or in default to be committed for two months to the borough jail. ASSAULT ON BOARDSHIP.—On Wednesday, at the Police office, the steward of one of the American packets, named Wyberg, a French Canadian, appeared before Mr. Hall, to complain of having been assaulted by the mate, Alexander More. The complainant, who, with difficulty, could be made to speak above a whisper, said, " He struck me in de face ven I wash in my pantry on board de ship. He came in and borrowed my looking-glass, and 1 tell him not to take it, and he swore he would knock me down, and zeu he struck me." "Oh," said the mate, " I'll tell your worships how it was. You must sec—l'd just bin shaving myself—an' I wanted a glass—to see—if I'd done the thing clean. So I jist looked intil the pantry and looked intil his looking-glass. Ses he, shoving the glass away from me before I'd a peep, Get out o' this, I wont have you here—get out,' ses he. Ses I, ' Stew ard, ses I, I don't want any ver inslance.' Ses he, You go to the debbil,' (a laugh,) and then he collared me—an' struck me on the head with a piece of plate—an' made it bleed—an' I guess—l then collared him—an' he got the mist tarnation —that's all." Neither party baying witnesses, -Mr. Hall spe culated on the chances of the grievance being on the side of the complainant, and fined the defendant ss. and costs, which, after sticking his tongue in his cheek at the Frenchman, he paid immediately and walked out before him. OVERCHARGING OF CAR-DRlVERS.—Yesterday, at the police-office, William Evans, the driver of a car, was sum moned before the magistrates for charging more than his legal fare. It appeared from Ihe evidence of Mr. Bretherton, solicitor, that on Tuesday last he engaged the defendant to drive him from St. James's Market to his office in Union court, for which he charged himBd. more than the legal'fare, the fare beiug Is. 4d., and he insisted on having 2s. He was fined ss. and costs, and ordered to return the overchaige. If this plan were pursued generally—summoning all car-drivers before the magistrates who make any overcharge—the con tinual extortions of these men would be put an end to. At present they are far worse than car.drivers in London or in any other town. CAUTION TO BUlLDERS.—Yesterday, at the police-office, Mr. Tomkinson, builder, was summoned before Mr. Hall for not having proper fences before a building, at which he is occupied in Percy-street. Mr. Hall remarked that this building had been partially fenced round, driving foot passengers into the street, since November last, and there appeared to have been needless delay in getting the rubbish in front cleared away, and proper railings erected so as to leave the parapet clear. If this should be found to be the ease longer than necessary, an information would be laid against him on that account, as the act did not allow such barriers to be erected in a street longer than necessary. Ile was fined 20s. and costs. CARPET SHAKlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, Mrs. Charters, of Richmond-row, the keeper of a lodging-house, was summoned before Mr. Hall for shaking carpets in the street at an improper hour. The defendant, who appeared with a very fine infant in her arms, and who said she had two more similar " little responsibilities" at home, said that she had a gentleman lodger who was always in early in the morning and late at night, so .that she could not get her parlour carpet shaken except in the day time. Mr. Hall sa►d then she must shake her carpet in the parlour, or the kitchen, or in the fields, he could not suffer carpets to be shaken in the streets in the day time. The defendant doubt ed the practicability or feasibility of carpet-shaking in either her parlour or her kitchen, and, as to the third point urged, that she had no servant to take her carpet to the fields and could not go herself, and begged hard to be let off the fine. The infant, too, turned special pleader, and, surveying Mr. Hall with an earnest and frowning look, seemed to bless his eyes and say, as plain as infant could look, " You are not going to fine my mother ?" Mr. Hall, however, was proof against such battery, and fined the defendant Is. 6d. and costs. APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMONSES.—It is very amusing to hear the dialogues which occur in the police-office when parties apply to Mr. Hall for summonses for assaults. At least four fifths of these applications are made by women who have been assaulted by other woken. Mr. Hall., who ap pears to entertain a pretty good notion of the belligerent propensities of the " fair sex" and of the absurd trifles about which they squabble and pull caps, generally treats them with little ceremony and advises them to go home and give over sauabbling with their neighbours. He also pays little attention to their heavy grievances, having found by ex perience that th e y genera lly grow exce e di ng l y i n weig ht in carrying from the scene of action to the police-office; and the grievous assault and battery which procures the sum 111011$ often dwindles down in the description of a witness to a very light affair indeed. We once saw an applicant for a summons pull a horse's tail out of her pocket, which she stoutly swore was her own." particular hair," and had been torn off her her head, along with a very handsome cap, by her antagonist. We need hardly state that when the case came to be heard it was proved beyond a doubt that on the complainant's head the horse's tail never grew, and, more over, it transpired that the tail was the property of the neigh bourhood, and was let out, as occasion might require, to the different female worsted belligerents, to produce before the magistrates as the dark brown locks of which they had been violently deprived. The following is a sample of the appli cations and their treatment:—A burley little squat woman, who would be as difficult to upset as a sugar hoghsead, stood up, and being sworn, said—l wants a summons again a lodger o' mine. Mr. Hall —Well, what has he done to you ? Applicant.—He? it's a she; she beat me very ill yesterday at two o'clock, broke the panel of my door in, tore my cap off my head, and pulled all this 'ere 'air off, (exhibiting a hand full of something like chair-bottom stuffing.) Mr. Hall.— Well, what bad you done to her? Applicant.. 2 -I only axed her for the rent, bekase she come in quite tossicated wi' drink. Mr. Hall.—Did you not give her as much as she gave you? Applicant.—l did not. Mr. Hall.—You re turned the blows, did you not? Applicant.—l did not; and if my sister-in-law had not come to my rescue, I should have been murthered. I'm beat black and blue as it is. Mr. Hall.—Well, I am glad to see you have escaped so well from marks? Applicant.—Excuse me, sir. Mr. Hall.— Well, take a summons. Applicant.—That's jist what I wants. Mr. Hall.—You have no marks now; your eyes will be turned black by morning. The applicant said nothing in reply, but retorted a look at Mr. Hall, which seemed to say—though I do flirt a little with the men, and am a bit of a thief, you can't say black's the white of my eye. MR. STRAUSS' CONCERT. On Tuesday evening, Mr. Strauss' unrivalled hand repeated its performances at the Amphitheatre. Mr. Strauss' band consists of 25 musicians, led by himself, and as a whole they create the most perfect and haautiful music which can be imagined, and which, from their extraordinary precision as to time, seems rather the sound of one instrument played by one masterly performer, than the united efforts of 25 indivi duals. The pieces performed consisted for the most part of a kind of musical melange, into which portions of several favourite airs were introduced; the whole played with a spirit, and a harmonious perfection, which we never before heard equalled. In several of the pieces played, some striking musical effects were introduced. In one piece each per former had a small bell differently tuned, and in the course of the piece, whilst the volume of tone from the different in struments continued unimpaired, suddenly these little bells were heard as an accompaniment in proper tune and in exact time, the sounds proceeding from all parts of the orchestra. It had a surprising effect. Again,_ in a hunting piece, "Le Telegraph Musical—Grand Pot Pourri," an instrument was beard to imitate the rattling of carriages, and every now and then, keeping exact time with the music, a sharp crack or report was heard, as if from the driver's whip, till the sound appeared gradually to die away in the distance, till "There was naught between it and silence." Ttre style of the instrumental music then changed, and the musical glasses were heard as an accompaniment, in imita tion of village church bells. The effect altogether was most brilliant, delightful, and almost magical. Occasional solos were inerodnced by different members of the band, with admirable effect. A solo, remarkable for brilliant and rapid execution, was played on the flute by Mr. Frisch. A short solo was introduced on the trumpet a piston by one of the band, which was exquisitely played and rapturously ap plauded; and a solo was also performed on a new instrument, made of sonorous pieces of wood properly tuned, and played after the manner of the harpsichord, which had a singular effect, and was remarkable for extraordinary execution. The wind instruments were surpassingly excellent. The performance concluded with a piece entitled " Homages la Reine de la Grande Bretagne," which, like all the other performances, was very brilliantly executed, and in which was introduced the national anthem. The concert is to be repeated this evening, and we can only advise our readers to go and judge for themselves; the performance is alike ex cellent and extraordinary. The boxes were well filled by a fashionable auditory; the other parts of the house were very fairly occupied. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, the judges, Sir Edward Hall Alderson and Sir John Williams, arrived at Liverpool, from Lancaster, preceded by the usual cavalcade of outriders and sheriff's javelin men. Their lordships were accompanied by the high sheriff and his chaplain, the Rev. Rector Brooks; they were followed by the Mayor's carriage, containing his Worship, the Town-clerk. and two other gentlemen, who went to the outskirts of the town to meet them. The judges drove immediately to the Court house, where her Majesty's commission was read with the usual formalities, and the court was immediately adjourned to eleven o'clock this morning. Their lordships did not pro ceed to church, but drove from thence to the judges' lodgings, in St. Anne-street. They will attend divine service at a a quarter after ten o'clock this morning, before proceeding to the court. The assize sermon, not being preached on the arrival of the judges, will be preached on Sunday, at St. Gqorge's, by the Sheriff's Chaplain. The calendar, we un derstand, is a very heavy one. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDaIRD. hope 1 need not apologise if I request of you to notice a nuisance which affects many of your fellow-towns men—a number of small carts, with donkeys and boys, con gregate in Great Charlotte-street daily, to the very great de triment of persons visiting St. John's Market aria the inha bitants adjoining. Their carts are merely a subterfuge— their main object is thieving, many instances of which have come under my own observation. The' subject has been brought under the notice of the Watch Committee, and I must suppose either they or their menials have grossly neg lected their duty in this particular. Pray, Mr. Editor. tell me how to act in this matter.-1 am, &c., OBSERVER. P.S.—Play what are such a quantity of market lookers paid for ? STATE OF IRELAND TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4NILIRD, GENTLEMEN,-1 have well examined the wheat crops in Ireland. They have lost plant upon the light, weak soils, and cannot recover to make it up; but the good lands are much improving. The harvest will be late. The spring corn is looking very well. When I was in Dublin I called upon many of the poor people, and Mr. John Farrell, inspector of the police, went with me. I give the last house we called upon as a sample of the whole :—there were seven in the family, living upon a stone of potatoes per day, which cost them twopence; and the people all say they cannot get work. The inspector said that few ever saw the dreadful state they lived and lay in— these seven all lay upon the earth floor, with not more than about a handful of straw; this formed their only bed and co vering ; the house was as bad as laying out of doors. They had one pennyworth of fuel to boil the kettle of potatoes at twelve o'clock, with neither shoes nor stockings all winter, and scarcely any clothes upon their backs to cover their nakedness. I called upon hundreds in various parts of the country, and found them all in the same condition. I had often before heard of their distress, but unless I had witnessed it I should have thought it never could have existed. I had been repeadedly told they eat nothing but the potato. They had not seen a loaf of bread or a joint of meat for years, in 500 houses. But worse than all this—one Saturday was a very wet day, and I called upon many on Sunday morning, and they repeatedly told me they could get nothing to eat till Monday morning, in consequence of Saturday being so wet, and they are not allowed to go out on Sunday to beg. I told them they should go to church; the reply was—how can we go to church in our condition? I said—your excuse will nut be heard when you come before your Judge; your outside appearance will not be heard of in the next world. I said—look at the case of Lazarus. I explained to them, and they paid the greatest attention to me. I told them we were all created by one Gun, and he was the Father of us all; that all nations were one flesh and blood; and every one must soon stand before God; no one can escape from his power. 1 told them starvation was hard, but much worse than this to be debarred from thejhouse of God from their extreme po verty. Thousands never saw the inside of a church twice in their lives. Many of those houses without a bible; but where I found them without I left a book, which was thank fully received, and I left them all in a flood of tears. I have arranged a plan, if it be the wish of Ireland to have every person at church on a Sunday, both old and young, without calling on the public for money. 1 will name the city of Armagh in the first instance; this is about the centre of the north of Ireland. I expect this place may be a guide for others afterwards. I cannot fail in my proposition if it is ac cepted. lam sure to meet with success. This must be the first step for happiness in all nations.—l am, &c., Tu.os:FULLARD, Thorney, near Peterborough, Aug. 7, 1838. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. DEAR Sill,—ln your paper of Tuesday last there is a paragraph stating that a person found intoxicated on the previous Wednesday night was taken to Bridewell, where he declared himself to be "A missionary for the suppression of vice in the service of the Anti-prostitution Society." Well might the paragraph be. headed "Not :rife, surely." " The Liverpool Society for Reclaiming Unfortunate Females" employs no agents but men of well-known integrity, who invariably go two together ; and of Thomas White, the disorderly person alluded to, the society has no knowledge whatever. It is only about six months since the society was formed, and during that period it has reclaimed seventy females from their unhallowed course, twenty-eight of whom have been restored to their friends or placed in situations, where they are giving satisfaction, and all of them appear fully determined, to continue in the faith of reformation and piety.—Yours, &c. , R. August 9th, 1838. MUTINY ON BOARD THE SHIP RUBY AT QUEBEC BALLAST GROUND. (VERBATIM COPY.) Wednesday Morning, May 30, 1838. On the evening of the 29th, James M'Clousky and William Thompson was sent on shore on duty, when the lift the boat; during the night brought a boat allong side. I being informed that the crew was going to run, 1 had a watch set at one A.M. I was informed the men was passing their clothes in the boat. I caled my officers an wint forward, an wint on the top-gt. forecastle, followed by the dog Wire. James M'Clousky, Henry Wilson, and Thos. Rosey, was lowering down chest and hammocks. I told them to stop, when I was ordored of, or they would heave me overboard, The second mate coming to my assistance was threatened the same if be did not be off. The poor dog was hove over and lost. I had then hold of a rope that Wilson was lowering down a chest, when he told me to let go. My refusing, he said, by Jesus, I will make you—drawing a large case knife cut the rope close to my hand. Mr. Thompson having hold of the rope outside, hauled th e c h est on board. John-Tom linson sung out, Let us make a rally on the b—rs, there is only three of them—at the same time threatened to knock Mr. Thompson down if he did not drop the chest, which he did, and came to my assistance. I sung out for the grinding stone to sink the boat, which Mr. T. wint after. The people in the boat hearing me call for the stone, cast offend started. I then went of the forecastle, the men was still handing out their clothes. John Stephen had a b un d e l on the win dless end, which he said was his, which I laid hold of, when he threatened violence if I did not let it go. James M'Clousky swearing if laid my hand again on any clothes that he would split my bloody ganbers (scull, I suppose). Thos. Rosey and others now repeatedly bated to bob to fetch the boat back. I fearing a second attack sent the second mate on board the first man of war the Inconstant Frigate demanding assistance. At 2 A.M. a Leautenant came on board with a Master's mate corporal and two Marius, who protacted us during the night. At 10 A.M. I had J. M'Clousky, Henry Wilson, Thos. Rosey, and John Tomlinson taken before Mr. Simes, the Police M ag i strate, were t h ey was examined and remanded ' until the folowing day, May 31, when my officers was sworn and examined. The above four was commited to prison for mutiny to stand the trial at the assises at 2 P. M. the officer and marina left the ship, the remainder of the crew went to their work, but on Sunday evening the ship at the wharf I wint in the forecastle, an saw two beds lash(' up which I ordered aft. During the night they all run away. JOHN' WESCOTT, Master. JOHN THOMSON, Chief Mate, LESLIE CHRISTIE, 2d Mate, WiIIIRSIM. WILLIS* AppiE, Carpegter,. CHESHIRE ASSIZES. NISI PRIUS COURT —WEDNESDAY. (From the Chester Gazette.) MONK'S FERRY CASE.—PIM AND OTHERS V. CARRAL AND OTHERS. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs against the de fendants, (a company which has recently established a new ferry at Birkenhead,) to try the right of the said company as to their conveying passengers, &c., from the said ferry to Liverpool. Counsel for the plaintiffs, Mr. C: Temple, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jervis, and Mr. Welsby; for the defendants, Mr. Cresswell, Mr. Crompton, and Mr. J. V. Williams. Attorneys for the plaintiffs, Messrs. Potts and Johnson; for the defendants, Mr. Harvey, of Liverpool. A special jury were called, but only six gentlemen who were on the flannel could be found, therefore six of the jury were added. Mr. C. TEMPLE opened the pleadings, and stated that in 1166 the ferry was the property of the crown ; the land had changed hands several times, but in Henry IV. it was seized from the Earl of Derby and granted to his Majesty's second son, in 1296; it was then described as land between the Ribble and Mersey. In the time of Edward 11. the monks complained that they were saddled with the expense of main taining travellers. This king granted them this ferry for the purpose of affording them the means of entertaining travellers. Edward 111. confirmed it to the priory. By this grant they were to provide vessels. This grant was made in 4th Edward 111., and was described as a passage from Liverpool to the Priory and Convent of Birkenhead. The grant says, "the said priory has been hitherto put to a great expense in enter taining travellers—that they might erect houses and put in individuals who mi g ht sell victuals, the prior &c. to receive fees for the passage of men and horses, they and their horses for ever." At that period the King was Earl of Chester, and had a peculiar right to grant lands, &c. Here then was a title as clear, as simple, and as authoritative as it could be. The King, as lord of the county palatine, had a right to clothe the priory of Birkenhead by letters patent with the right and property in this ferry; and this grant was as good as ever it was, He was satisfied that his client enjoyed the same legal possession of the ferry which had existed for centuries. He did not know whether it would be necessary for him to refer to the ancient record alluding to the passage over Dover to Calais, made in the 4th Edward 111. chap. 8, which included all other ferries, which said " that the keepers of all ferries in the kingdom should not charge any more than was appoint ed." In the year 1324, there was a proceeding by quo war ranto in the Court of the Earl of Chester, wherein the Attorney-General of that day ca ll e d u p on th e prior of Bir kenhead to show by what authority he exercised the right of carrying persons fiom Birkenhead; and the law officer, on record, admits by the documents of the court the establish. ment of the right in the Priory. In the second of Richard 111., 1131, the Liverpool ferry was granted by the King to Richard Cooke; this grant was given under the seal of the Duchy of Lancaster. The priory of Birkenhead was dissolved in the 27th Henry VIII. in the 1538, and its possessions fell into the hands of the crown; the King's officers collected the rents, and among other things entered was the profits of the boat and ferry-house of Birkenhead, £4. Os. Bd. In 1585 the King granted it to Ralph Worsley, on con sideration of his paying £568. This Ralph Worsley was predecessor of Mr. Price's; he was to pay the twentieth of a knight's fee for holding for ever the houses, right of ferry &c.; a lease of Liverpool ferry was also granted to Sir Win. Mollineux. Notwithstanding Mr. Price's peculiar grant, he gives all the world a right to go over ; but the legal division from the time of Charles the Ist, will go to show that each ferry had only a right to c arr y, f rom it s own s id e o f th e wa t er; and - they were obliged actually to pay over to each other the amount of money for any passengers they took from each other's shore; proceedings commenced between Molineux, the lessee of Liverpool ferry in 1626, 2d Charles Ist to 1630, and a man named Powell, •who had married a daughter of Worsley, and obtained Birkenhead ferry as a marriage por tion. By the decision of this issue it was shown, that each party if they took passengers from the opposite shore were bound to remunerate each other for such passengers; thus at once establishing the right of the Birkenhead ferry in Powell and his ancestors. He had such an overwhelming mass of evidence on his side, that he considered there would be no doubt but, if the legal evidence was admitted, his case would be carried triumphantly. He should show that the ferry de scended from Powell to Mr. Price, the present plaintiff; he should produce a succession of leases from that period to the present time—the reserved rent paid to the various monarchs as long as this right remained in the crown. When he had shown this uninterrupted documentary possession for a period of five centuries, without a blot in it, could any man prove that Mr. Price was to have a rightof ferry, and not a right of protection. He would show also, by parole and living evi dence, that when the rights of Birkenhead Ferry have been infringed upon, parties so offending have been punished, especially if boats from Liverpool carried passengers front the Cheshire shore. If he established a right for forty years he should gain his point; for in the case of "Parker v. Harrison," a right,of possession for thirty five years was held to be good. Mt. Price was bound to keep the ferry in proper condition, to pay men, &c. and if he does so he is protected by law from all aggression. The jury would first have to try whether Mr. Price, as lessee, had performed his duty. While the Corpora tion of Liverpool had not interfered with Mr. Price, a joint stock company had bought a bit of land, per charged by Mr. Humble, from Mr. Price, and here they had established a ferry. Now he would shew that this company, nor even the Queen herself, had a right to establish a ferry and carry pas sengers from the Birkenhead side. Now from a point only about four hundred yards from the original ferry, at a place called Monk's Ferry, the defendants were engaged in carry ing passengers. 1 he moment the defendants commenced this ferry, they gave them notice to desist, but they continued to proceed, and the plaintiff had come before the jury to seek for protection. J. S. Grimaldi, Esq.—He had examined and compared records of grants of 11th Edward 2nd and Edward 4th, of the ferry to the priory of Birkenhead, with those in the Tower. Also a document from the ministers' accounts of the 36th of Henry the Bth, in the year 1544; showing the amount of re ceipts for the ferry lands, &c. from Robert Worslev; and another grant in the following year, which reiterates the sub stance of the previous grants to Worsley, including the priory; and its lands and appendages. He also produced another minister's accounts of the 4th of Edward sth; show ing the amount paid for the Manor and Priory of Birken head, £2 19s. sd. was annualy paid at the feast of St. Mi chael the Archangel, from the priory to the king for bolding the ferry. &c. Also an inqusition taken at Chester, in the 15th of Elizabeth, in the year 1572, proved that the priory and lands to be in posession of Ralph Worsles, ane passage" ever the ferry :'and lie els,' pr,iuee , t the miJk accounts of 23rd of Elizabeth, which showed a return under the head Birkenhead, of the payment of the same £2 19s. 5d., by Worslev, (a 20th part of a knight's fee); also another of the 13th of James let, rendered by the king's ministers for four years arrears of this fee due to the clown, amounting to £ll 17s. Bd. Mr. Grimaldi also produced an extract from the. doomsday survey of the time of William the Conqueror, from the records preserved in Chester, proving the holding of certain lands by the king between the Ribble and the Mersey; also a grant of the 38th of Henry 3rd, from the re cords in the Tower, proving the grant to Edward, his eldest son. 15 marks of laud in the duchy; also another of the 31st of Henry Ist, which was an account of lands in West Derby, and of Liverpool for rent of mills, ferries, &c.; and also a grant of Henry the 3rd, in the year 1265, to Edmond, his son, granting him the castle and lands formerly in the pos session of the Earl of Derby, and also an inquisition taken in the 25th of Edward Ist, taken at West Derby, on lands late in the holding of Lord Edmond, showing the rent of the passage over the Mersey 265. Bd. Mr. Grimaldi also pro duced the minister's account of the 22nd of Edward 3rd, showing the sum paid for the passage of a boat, tolls, wind mills, &c. £26. He also produced a lease granted in the 2nd of Richard 3rd, under the seal of the Duchy of Lan caster, granting the passage of the Mersey to Richard Cooke, between the town of Liverpool and Chester: also another similar lease of the 20th of Henry 7th, granting the town and royalty, butchers' shambles, and ferry for 21 years to David and H. Griffiths; and another lease granrine the same to Alice Gruff and Heury Ackers ; also another duchy case of the 37th of Henry Bth, showing the letting to farm to Thomas Holcroft, the town and royalty of Liverpool, one boat of the Mersey, two mills, tolls, &c. for £l4 6s. Bd., and other farms, &c. on certain rents; also another lease granting the same property to William and Richard Molineux; also another lease of the Ist and 2nd of William and Mary, gran ting the same premises; and a similar one of the '2Bth of Elizabeth to the same purport, demising the same property to Sir Richard Molineux. Mr. Evar now put in a record of proceedings in the Duchy of Lancaster. Mr. CRESSWELL opposed the putting in of this document; the parties in this case could not be bound by that decision, as they were not parties to that suit; the evidence then given, and the decision could not be received now. Mr. TEMPLE contended that the record of a Court at any time could lie put in and received, it was better to receive the decision of a Court, as was the case in Labels v. Crisp, as to the right of delivering oysters in London, and the decision of same in 1700 was put. in and received; and another case of Melbourne decided in 1770, in the Court of Exchequer, was also put in, and received as evidence. An objection was taken against these decisions being put in, but all the judges were of opinion that they were receivable, all concurring that decrees of the Courts of Equity ought to be received in evi dence. He called upon his learned friend to prove whether this course should be deviated from in the present case • and he thought what pass e d b e f ore a com p e t ent C ourt of case; in relation to the filing information on the question of this ferry by the King's Attorney-General, in the Duchy of Lan caster, against the people of Cheshire, for encroaching on the rights of the Liverpool ferry, were certainly admissible. This was certainly established by four Judges in the case he bad alluded to recently in the Court of Exhequer. Mr. JERVIS said, there must be a mistake in the report of Labe?' v. Crisp, quoted by his learned friend. The plaintiff there represented a private right o f u s a g e, a n d cou ld not be a parallel one with the present case; the plaintiffs now ap plying for redress bad nothing to do wih the question brought forward by the Attorney-General on the part of the Duchy of Lancaster. Mr. CRESSWELL followed on the same side. The JUDGE said it would be for the plaintiffs to consider whether the evidence ought to be produced; he thought the case cited in the Court of Exchectuer, by Mr. Temple, was very strong ; and.he was of opinion, that in an important case like the present, the evidence out to be received. The record of the case brought forward by the Attorney- General on the part of the Liverpool ferry was then put in. His LORDSHIP said if no decretal order had been made on the case produced, the evidence would go for nothing. Mr. CRESSWELL asked Mr. Grimaldi was the decree the last proceedings in the suit he was producing? He answered, no. Mr. CRESSWELL now pressed upon the court the necessity of finding a determination of the cause,—without a judg ment, it could not be admissible. The JUDGE.-1 must give credit to the learned counsel that they have a decree. 'Mr. TEMPLE contended, that it was admissible—a decree was obtained; an order for a writ of injunction; if a writ for dissolving the injunction had been obtained, the decree would not have been admissible. The JUDGE.—If there is a decretal order I shall receive it; if not shall give the jury instructions not to receive it as evidence. Mr. Grimaldi read the document; also, an order for stay ing the injunction ; and au order of the 24th May, second of Charles L for staving another injunction to stay proceedings in the Court of Requests, relating to the ferry at Liverpool, opposite Birkenhead, which showed that the possessors of the Liverpool ferry bad paid over to 'Win. Powell, then pos sessing Birkenhead, certain sums for taking over passengers from that side. A minister's account of the 7th Charles I. was put in, which proved the rent paid to the crown for the ferry and lands at Birkenhead, in that year; also of the 11th of Charles 1., an Exquisitio post mortetn on Thomas Powell, held at the Castle of Chester, proving he died seized of the ferry of Birkenhead; also the King's Receiver's account of the 24th Charles 11. proving the payment of the usual sum for rental. Mr. EVANS.—By 22nd Charles 11., commissioners were empowered to dispose of the crown lan ds. A conveyance was pat in, showing that the rent due from the prior of Birkenhead priory, ferry, &c., was bestowed upon certain iudividuals by the crown a s t r u s t ees , i n consideration of their paying into the Exchequer the sum of £1,137. Mr. Samuel Pyman, clerk to Mr. Bell, receiver for the Rev. Mr. Poyerty, produced a conveyance dated the 16th of October, 1806, of the priory lands, &c. of Bi r k en h ea d. He received on account of Mr. Poyerty, from Mr. Price's agent, the sum of £2 19s. sd. on the 16th of January last; the same amount bad been received since 1754. Leases were then, the first dated 16th October, 1644, granting the ferry-house, &c. Mr. CRESSWELL said they should prove the receipt of the money sent under it. Mr. TestreE.—The law does'not call upon any person to do impossibilities. a s s. lease of the 13th of Fobrultry, 1679, between Thomas Powell and Ain Williams, was then produced, demising the boat-house and ferry-boats, profits, &c. for 21 year s , at a rent of £23 per annum; also anot her of the 6th of June, 1752, from Alice Price to William Wood of the ferry, "with liberty to take all passengers and other goods from Birken head to Liverpool, as hath been accustomed to be done." Attached to this was "a covenant to pay the Hon. Thomas Molineux the sum of 40s. for liberty of taking off passengers from Liverpool town side." The will of Mrs. Alice Price was put in, dated 29th of November, 1765, by which she de vised her estates, including Birkenhead, to Richard Parry Price for his lfe, and the remainder to Francis Parry Price. The next document was a settlement on the marriage of Mr. Parry Price to Miss Wright in 1784; Mr. Price, the present lessor of the plaintiff, is the oldest issue of that marriage. The lease of the present plaintiffs was produced, dated the 31st of August, 1835. Th e "a3mission of the defendants having conveyed passengers from Birkenhead to Liverpool, for hire, was put in and read. [This was the whole of the case up to the time of our going to press.] THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—On Wednesday evening last a Grand Gala was held at th ese Gardens, which was patronized by his Worship the Mayor, and a large party of friends. The gala was twice put off, owing to the weather; but at length the heavens were propitious, and Wednesday evening was as beautiful as could be desired. In addition to the Grand Spectacle of the Eruption of Vesuvius, there was a magnificent display of fire-works by Monsieur D'Ernst, the celebrated pyrotechnist. Some of them were splendid. The rockets were especially beautiful. The garden was also brilliantly illuminated with lamps, hung in various devices. The effect of the beautiful scene was not a little heightened by the harvest moon, nearly at full, slowly rising from. behind Mount Vesuvius, in silent solitary grandeur• and ma jesty, shedding its pale and silvery lustre around, while not a cloud veiled the lovely canopy of heaven. The crowd of highly respectable people congregated in the Gardens, was immense. We are informed that there were between seven and eight thousand persons there. There will be another gala, we understand, on Wednesday evening. THE THIATRE•ROYAL.—Mr. Vandenboff has been en gaged for a limited period, and played last evening as Cato, and on Wednesday as Coriolanus, at this theatre. Dowton has not yet left, but takes his departure in a day or two. Vanden hoff and Dowton ought to draw good houses. SHORT-HAND FOR THE BLIND.—Our - readers will remem ber that we a short time ago noticed an ingenious method of teaching the blind to read with ease and rapidity by means of short-hand embos se d p r i n ti ng, w hi c h ena bl e d the 'blind, by a touch, to apprehend a word, which was introduced to the committee of the School for the Blind by Mr. W. H. Frere, its inventor. We are glad to find that the committee are highly pleased with the advantages which this ingenious method of reading rapidly by touch holds out to the blind, and with the progress those who have tried the experiment have made; and that they have resolved on introducing this method of reading into the institution and appointing a master to teach it. The philanthropic exertions of Mr. Frere, in thus endeavouring to obviate in part the sad be reavement of these poor people are truly creditable to him. NEWLY DISCOVERED EARLY WHEAT.—Mr. Fullard com menced reaping on Monday last, his newly discovered four squared Britannia Red Prize Wheat. Samples were shown in the Liverpool corn market on Tuesday, when many sales were effected. We have seen a specimen in the straw, which fully bears out all that has been said in favOur of this beauti ful grain. It produces from 90 to 100 fold. PICTURES IN BOLD.STERT.—This exhibition still con tinues open. As the proprietor is about leaving the town very shortly, we earnestly recommend every person to pay it a visit. The pictures are exceedingly fine, and well worthy of more than passing notice. JONATHAN OUTDONE.—Our Translantic bretheren are famous for their ingenuity. But we thtnk that we can cope with them in anything, only . we don't trumpet forth our abilities as they do. There is of present at Cockerham a tailor who is so quick at his trade that he has constantly be side him a bowl of water to cool his needle. We are gratified at finding the names of Lieutenant C. G. Robinson and Mr. E. J. Bedford, who assisted Capt. Den ham in his Admiralty survey of this port, amongst the recent naval promotions, the former to the rank of Commander, and the latter to that of Lieutenant. NEW FUEL FOR STEAM NAV IGATION.—We understand Mr. Williams, the chief director of the Dublin Steam Com pany, has discovered a new description of fuel applicable to the uses of steam navigation, and particularly for vessels in tended for a long voyage, as it considerably diminishes the weight to be carried. It is stated that experiment has proved one ton of new fuel to be equal in effect to four tons of the best coal. Mr. Williams has already secured the benefit of this important discovery by a patent, and the public are likely soon to be put in possession of the nature of this kind of fuel. A desideratum of this kind was alone wanted to remove the last remaining obstacle to transatlantic steam navigation, namely, the enormous dead weight of coal required for en gines of great power by large vessels on long voyages. This new fuel, a specimen of which we have seen, we bear, is manufactured from a description of peat or turf found in Ireland, called stone turf, from its weight and solidity, and which produces a most intense heat. This stone peat when mixed with tar, and subjected to a very high pressure, has all the appearance of the best cannel coal. THE WEATHER.—The cheerless, unseasonable weather which has so long retarded the operations of the agriculturist still prevails, without any tendency to solid improvement. Several fields of hay in this neighbourhood remain uncut; in others the crop is down, but it is found impossible to get it in. The usual period of wheat harvest is fast approaching, but as yet the crops present no signs of ripening. The re port of the potatoes, both early and late, is likewise very unfa7ourable ; and fruit is both backward and scanty. Mean while, the excitement in the corn-market shows the general opinion, amongst those who ought to be best informed, as to the scarcity of the ensuing harvest. We understand that wheat changed hands on Tuesday to a larger amount than was ever before known in one day; and our corn circular notes a rise in price, as compared with the previous Tues day's quotations, of about 3s. per Abs. STEAM INTERCOURSE WITH THE ISLE OF MAN.—On Sa turday last, a public meeting of the principal inhabitants of Ramsey and the neighbourhood was held in the National School-room, the High Bailiff in the chair, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of establishing a steam-packet company, to trade between the ports of Liver n9ol and Ramsey. The proposed undertaking having met In s hat approval of the meeting, several resolutions passed for carrying it into execution, and sub ,:l.tiuns t ...multi of .£l,OOO entered into by th e se gen I tenon preseL t to which, it is understood, a considerable addition has been since obtained. Noma TO COUNTY ELECTORS.-011 the two first Sundays in August, the overseers will affix on or near the doors of all the churches and chapels in their parishes, an alphabetical list of those voters already registered, and a list of those claiming to be so; and a copy is to be kept by the overseers for inspection by any person without fee, on application during the first_two weeks in August. It is highly important that every claimant should see this list, that, in case of his name being omitted, he may attend before th e rev i sing bar rister; and , on proving his qualification, and that he duly sent his notice of claim to the overseer, and paid one shilling, he will be inserted on the register. If the elector, having been on the previous register, should find himself omitted, it will be necessary for him to attend before the barristers to get his name reinserted. It is also incumbent on every eleetor to see this list, to ascertain if his flame is marked " objected to ;" that, if objected to by the overseers, he m a y appear before the revising barrister to establish his qualifica tion • for if he neglect to attend, or to get some one to a t tend for him, who is fully capable of speaking to his qualification, &c., his name will 6e struck out, and be will be thus deprived of his vote. WIGAN.—Mr. John Smith's Lectures on Geographical Science have been delivered for a second time in Wi gan during the past week, and the great room of the Commercial Hall has been crowded to excess throughout the course. So much interest has been excited in the public mind, by the lectures and their illustrations, that a number of respectable Mr. Smithgentlemen h to av g e iv r e a i sed one a f r u n t w d for eslceh t m he oeo ni p st u ,a r mr p ya o n s l e eyc o ht u f arn e ed n s rgetaodgsitnhge children of the various Sund a y of uoiftet,h e e m C b h a a rk nc e e d ll o o n r o b f oa th rd e whom have already been in v it e d . y E x L c a n d e y q h r, e ) o d w o i t s h i a hletri familyce, (the andlad her Majesty's packet Avon, Captain Townley, for Dublin, on Tuesday evening last. ACGIDENT.—OD Wednesday afternoon, as a number of workmen were employed at the site of the old Custom-house in piling the old bricks against a wall, their great weight made the wall gradually give way, and it fell over with a heavy crash, followed by a large quantity of bricks. Several workmen were employed under the wall at the time, who all fortunately escaped save one man, who seeing the wall falling run as fast as he could from it, but was caught by one end of it, and a large quantity of bricks fell on him. 13e was got out of the rubbish as fast as possible, and though very seri ously bruised no bones were broken, and unless internally injured it is hoped the man will speedily recover. The wall has long been in a dangerous state, and evidently unable to bear up against the pressure of such a weight of bricks. ADDITIONAL FREEMEN IN CHESTER.—We understand that in consequence of the abolition of the usual stamp duty for admission to this right, about two hundred young men in this city have taken up their freedom during the last fort night.—Chester Gazette. FATAL ACCIDENT.—As a lad was driving one of the wag gons, along the embankment at Tranmere, on the railroad now forming between Chester and Birkenhead, last week, the waggon got off the rails, was upset, and falling on the boy, killed him instantaneously. We understand that the accident is solely attributed to the carelessness of the unfor tunate sufferer. The Lord Bishop of St. Asaph has been pleased to collate the Rev. John Dawson, late curate of Disertb, to the Rectory of Llangar, vacant by the death of the Rev. Frederick Griffith.—North. Wales Chronicle. OnniNArtoN.—At a general ordination held in Bangor Cathedral on Sunday last., the following gentlemen were admitted to the holy order of priesthood:—Thomas Jones Williams, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; John Williams Roberts, 8.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; *Stephen Roose Hughes, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; Richard Lloyd, 8.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; John Owen Jones, 8.A., Trinity College, Dublin. * On the 6th instant the Rev. S. R. Highes was licensed to the perpetual curacy of Bodewryd, in the county of Angle sey, vacant by the cession of the Rev. John Owen, clerk, upon the nomination of Sir J. T. Stanley, Bart.—North Wales Chronicle. THE Ray. R. MONTGOMERY.—Our readers will be happy to learn that the Rev. Robert Montgomery, (author of "The Omnipresence of the Deity," "The Messiah," and other well known poems,) will preach once again in Liverpool, previous to his return to Glasgow, at St. Michael's Church, on Sunday afternoon next, at three o'clock. TOTAL ABSTINENCE AND MODERATION.—We are directed to call attention to an advertisement in another column, an nouncing a public discussion on these subjects for Tuesday evening next, at the Amphitheatre. We shall be curious to see the arguments advanced on either side. It appears that Mr. Acland is the champion of the moderate drinkers, and that Mr. Grubb is the advocate of the tee-totalists. ARRIVALS AT RHYL.—The Lord Bishop — ciWinchester and family; Lord and Lady Delamere and family; the Dean of St. Asap h and family; the Miss Luxmoor's; Mrs. Tarle ton and family; John Holden, Esq. and family; John Winne, Esq. and family; Dr. Cameron and family; Dr. Wood and family; Dr:P. Cain; Georga Adams, Ffsq. and family; Mrs. Col. Peers and family; the Miss Beevers; Dudgeon, Esq. and family; —Williamson , Esii. and family; Jenning, Esq. and family; Mrs. Fletcher and family; Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, &c., &c. NOBLE BEQUESTS.—The late Rev. William Richardson, for 53 years the respected Vicar of St. John's parish, in the city of Chester, has left the sum of £2,000 to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; £2,000 to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ; and £2,000 to the Incorporated Society for promoting the enlargement, building, and repairing of 'Churches and Chap e l s . H e a l so bequeathed th e sum IMO for the erection of an organ to the venerable Church belonging to the parish, over which he had been for so long a period the worthy Vicar.—John Bull. DAT MAIL TO CHESTER. — The city of Chester is likely very soon to have the advantage of a day mail to and from Liverpool. The only reason why it cannot be immediately carried into effect is the difficulty of making an arrangement likely to be final. as also of extending its utility to other places as well as Chester, as its arrival and departure must be regulated by the arrival and despatching of the London and Birmingham Railway mails. The subject has occupied the attention of the authorities of the Post-office, and will be car ried into effect as soon as it is possible to make anything like a permanent arrangement at to its time of leaving Liverpool for Chester. The London mail is expected soon to arrive in Liverpool at eight a.m., and at Chester about the same time, —Chester Gasette.