The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-03 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS DINNER TO MR. WASHINGTON IRVING.—At a prelimi nary meeting of gentlemen, held in the magistrates' room, in the Sessions-ho use , on ' Friday last, it was u nanimously resolved, that Mr. Washington Irving being da ily expected to land at Liverpool, on his way from the United States to Spain, to which country he has been appointed minister, it is desirable, as a mark of respect and welcome, to invite him to a public dinner. DEATH FROM BURNING.—On Friday an inquest was held on view of the body of Mary Connolly, a child four years old, who resided with her parents in Burlington-court, and who had been burnt to death in consequence of her clothes taking fire while she was in the act of putting a lid on a pan of water which was on the grate. Verdict accordingly. THE BARRACKS.—Some of the spacious out-offices at tached to the barracks in Duke-street have been converted into a receptacle for thirteen 32-pounders, with their carriages and platforms, thirteen pivot guns, several tons of shot, grape and canister, with a variety of other stores, removed from the fort at the north end of the town. MR. POPJOY .AND ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—Mr. Popjoy has intimated his intention of being present at Mr. Lafon taine's lecture. He says that a magnetic sleep must have its attractions. He thinks quarrymen must be very susceptible of magnetic influence, as they know a great deal of load stones. ELECTION OP AN HONORARY Si NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—A meeting of tl Northern Hospital was held at the Clar Friday, for the purpose of electing an honorary surgeon for that hospital, in consequence of the resignation of Mr. Gill, who retired on account of ill health. The chair was occu pied by R. B. Anderson, Esq., the vice-president.—Mr. Henry Holmes proposed Mr. Joseph King, jun. Mr. Geo. Highfield seconded the nomination of Mr. King.—Mr. R. Bateson proposed Mr. Ellis Jones. Mr. Joseph Cooper seconded the nomination of Mr. Jones.—The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector, proposed Mr. William H. Bainbrigge. Mr. Ambrose Lace seconded the nomination of Mr. Bain brigge.—The Chairman having asked whether any other _ _ trustees of the 'OOlpS, on candidate was to be proposed, and being answered in the negative, the poll was opened at one and closed at three o'clock, when the numbers were—For Mr. Bainbrigge, 326 ; Mr. Jones, 130 k Mr. King, 129. Mr. Bainbrigge was ac- cordingly elected. Mn. WErss' CONCERT.—This concert on Thursday next is expected to be a complete bumper. All the beauty and fashiOn of Liverpool wi re present to do honour to our young townsman on his firs the programme :—PART I Falstaff, Mr. Balfe and - Speranza," Madame Balfe— ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These gardens open on Wiilt- Monday. Mr. Atkins is preparing a scene which is intended to outvie every thing he has as yet attempted. There are to be immense attractions on the day of opening. Previous to that time we shall step in at the gardens and report progress. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.—WiIIiam Stand ish, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; James Nowell Faring ton, Esq., to be ditto; Pudsey Dawson, Esq., to be ditto; Thomas Yeates Parker Michaelson, Esq., to be ditto. THEFT BY A SERVANT.—EIiza Brown was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having that morn ing robbed her mistress. The prisoner had lived with Mrs. Burgess, of Finch-street, a fortnight. On Saturday morning she made up a large bundle of apparel, candlesticks, &c., with which she walked off. She was committed for trial. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—James Carrington was charged, be fore Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, with having violently as saulted Thomas Parkinson and others. It appeared that Mr. Parkinson was, on Friday evening, speaking to a female ac quaintance, when the prisoner came up and knocked the young woman down. He then sprung on Mr. Parkinson, struck him violently on the face, tore his coat from his back, and afterwards grasped at his pockets. The apology offered by the prisoner was that he was tipsy. He was committed for trial. Cocoa and Chocolate Flaked Cocoa ... Ground ditto 9d lb. 9d—lnferior lower ----- Finest prepared ditto is Od—in packets lbs. S-1 lb Soluble ditto lod—in ditto ditto Cocoa Nibs, fine • : finest Brom& able Chocolate. ditto ditto, 2s Oa—Common much lower Is _Od per lb—+ lb cakes Spanish ditto ditto Best ditto ditto. Is fine—plain do. in lb papers 10d is 4d Fine Plain ditto ditto .... is 4d—best plain ditto, is 6d Crown ditto ditto Churchman's ditto ditto ls 10d Sir Hans Sloane's do do is 10d Chocolate powder, plain lb. cannisters is 6d—Churchman's do. is 10d Do. paste, plain, in 41b. pots is Bd—Churchman's do. is 10d Coffee: Fine East India The Finest—Full Old East India flavour —This description is much esteemed all over the Continent of Europe, where Coffee is justly celebrated for its perfec tion of quality, and is therefore particularly calculated to meet the English taste. Robert Roberts and Co., Royal Bank Buildings. STRIPPING CHILDREN.—A woman, named• Jane Harri son, was yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, on several MR. TEMPLETON'S CONCERT AT WOODSIDE.—This con cert was fashionably attended on Tuesday, 'and appeared to give great delight to all present. Mr. Templeton and Miss Delcy were in excellent voice, and were much applauded. Mr. Templeton gives a concert at Chester on Friday. As this is the race week it will no doubt be brilliantly attended. FIRE IN EGERTON DOCK.—Last night, about ten o'clock, a flat took fire in Egerton Dock. The engines were speedily on the quay, and the fire was extinguished before any ma terial damage had been 'done. We have not heard how the fire originated. THEATRE ROYAL.—The romantic drama of the " Wood Demon" has been got up with great spirit, with new dresses and beautiful scenery. Several novelties are in preparation ;—Jerrold's " Bubbles of the Day," the best comedy of the season, is in rehearsal, and will be immediately produced. To AMATEURS AND COLLECTORS.--WC feel great plea sure in recommending to the especial notice of the lovers of the fine arts, a very choice collection of beautiful pictures, which Mr. Wilson is exhibiting for sale at Crawford's, 34, Bold-street. Mr. Wilson states he can warrant the origi nality of the various works, which, independently of their great beauty, become highly interesting as being genuine spe- cimens of the great masters, whose names they bear. This is a rare opportunity to obtain pictures of a high quality UTTERING BASE CoIN.—A woman named Mary Nelson, was yesterday charged at the Police-court, giving a bad shilling with intent to defraud. She went into a shop, and in payment for an article that came to 11d. ten dered a half-crown, and received the change in two shillings and coppers. She afterwards expressed a wish to have the half-crou'n hack, and one of the two shillings given in ex change first was found to be bad, and not one of those given to her, which had been attentively looked at. She was com mitted for trial. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—M. Lafontaine will give his last lecture this evening at the Portico. tVe have no doubt the room will be well attended. We have had an opportunity of witnessing some effects produced upon a young man who has been under M. Lafontaine's care since Thursday last in a case of partial paralysis; The limb affected is the arm, and it is gradually assuming a more healthy appearance, and the wrist becoming stronger. We believe this case will be brought forward to show that even in a short time some improvement can be made by means of animal magnetism. The lecturer leaves immediately for Dublin. appearance. —lnstrumental Mr. Weiss—(Bal Balfe). brae the following is Duetto, from 0. Aria, "La 1 Duett, for two piano-fortes, Mrs. alid —(Czerney). Aria, " Mr. Weiss(Donizetti Mr. Balfe=(Balfe) Vliss St. Albin, dedicated to DiThler 3ello Ardir," from Marino Faliero, . Ballad, " The Blighted Flower," Duetto, " Senza tanti complimenti," Mr. and Madame i3alfe--(Donizetti) -PART - mental Ballad, " N'Vomin loves ye best, Mr. Dodd—(A Lee). Solo, piano -forte, Mrs. St. Albin—(Thalberg). Bal lad (M.S.), Mr. Weiss—(composed expressly for him by Balfe). Ballad (M.S.), " Fairy land," Madame Balfe— _ _ (Balfe). Air from the " Stabat Mater," Mr. Weiss—(Ros sini). Trio from " Lassidio di la Rochelli," Mr. Balfe, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Weiss—(Balfe). Mr. Weiss's singing at the Melodist Club last week has been highly lauded in the London journals. FRAUDS BY BUTCHERS.—At the Police•court, on Friday, John Crosdale, of St. John's Market, was summoned for 11;;;inkcex posed for sale a calf's head whih had been " blown" in order to give an appearance of plumpness. The charge havin g been distinctly proved, the defendant said it might have been treated in a worse manner, and that in his opinion the practice of " blowing" meat was not calculated to do any harm. Mr. Rushton said the meat appeared to be very good, and that it required not any puffing to render it more sale- able. He advised the butchers to hold a meeting, and to come to a general resolution not to " blow" their meat a more, and he said that if some such res adopted, informations would every day bt fines would go to accumulate the borough fund Lotion were not lodged, and the The de- fendant said the practice was general in tiverpoool, and that the fines ought not to be levied on the poor butchers, _ who _ _ were not always the delinquents.- Mr. Rushton ordered the head to be forfeited, and the defendant to be fined the sum of ss. and costs.—John Davies, of St. John's Market ; Lionel W. Trotter, and Mary Goodchild, of Cleveland-square Market; Thomas Harwood, Anne Finch, Benjamin Crow ther, Joseph Hughes, John Hutram, and John Lee, of St. James's Market, were all summoned for a like offence, namely, exposing " blown" calves' heads for sale. The heads in every case were ordered to be forfeited, and the fine of ss. and costs imposed. One of the defendants expressed a hope that the wholesale butchers should be informed on the subject, and that every man would be summoned who exposed " blown" meat for sale. Mr. Rushton directed Holden, the market superintendent, to seize every carcase and piece of meat he found " blown," and not to let the present visitation on the butchers be partial, but to make a universal. The defendants hoped that the butcher's shops outside the mar kets would be visited in the same way, because the customers were leaving the markets and going to the shops. Holden said that the by-laws applied only to meat exposed for sale in the market, and shat they had no refereneeto the shop outside. Mr. Rushton. after inspecting witted the truth of what Holden had st the by-laws, ad ited, and said he would make a representation to the mayor.and town-council on the subject, and he had no doubt but they would take measures to apply the by-laws to the whole community. MEETING OF THE (LATE) LIVERPOOL FISH COMPANY. — A meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors and declaring a dividend on the shares. The chair was occupied by Thomas Tobin, Esq.—The Chairman said the meeting had been called for the purpose of consulting the shareholders on the propriety of making a dividend of the estate. The accounts bad been made up and the report would be read by the solicitor.—Mr. J. Robinson, solicitor, read the report of the directors: It stated that pursuant to a resolution of the shareholders, the directors entered into a negotiation for the sale of the boats, and succeeded in disposing of them t, the New Fish Com pany for £6,792, being £9O more than was contemplated at a former meeting. Of this sum, £5,720 had been paid in cash and notes given for the remainder, which notes were discounted about a fortnight since. The balance on hand amounted to £6,011 13s. 9d., of which £139 9s. 9d. was to be left at the bankers to meet any accounts which might be outstanding. Some accounts had been sent in which the directors had not felt it right to pay, and one account for £l3l was to be settled by arbitration. After retaining the sum of £13695. 9d., there would remain £5,875 45., which would enable the directors to pay the shareholders a dividend of 275. per share on 4,352 shares, being the present number of shares held in the com pany, which dividend of 275. per share the directors recom mended should be at once paid with the sanction of the meet ing. Mr. Robinson concluded by stating that, as it was left optional with the directors to purchase any shares for 20s. each, some had been purchased at that price, which had made the number on the list so much less, and the shareholders had all the advantage of the 7s. a share which had been made on them.—Mr. Edward Blundell called the attention of the meeting to a debt of £9 17s. which was owing to the late Mr- Ritson, one of the auditors, and expressed a hope that it would be paid to his widow, who was at present in embar rassed circumstances.—The Chairma n sa id it h a d b ee n de clared by the solicitor of the company that Mr. Ritson had no legal claim, and to ask the directors to pay what was il legal would be unjust. If the shareholders considered the claim to be a just one, and were willing to s u b scr ib e 6d. eac h for the widow, he h ad no objection.—Aft er a few remarks from Mr. Hope and Mr. Drinkwater, it was arranged that a subscription book should be left at the office of Mr. Robin son, for the members, if they chose to put down their names when receiving the dividend.—Mr. Samuel moved that the report be received, that the accounts be passed, and that, agreeably to the recommendation of the directors, the meet ing declare a dividend of 275. per share, to be paid to the shareholders on executing a release to the directors of all claims, except to the balance in the bank of £136 9s. 9d., to be hereafter accounted for by the directors.—Mr. Drinkwater seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted.—Mr. Robinson then announced that the dividend would be paid at his office in Postoffice-place on next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.—Mr. Samuel proposed the thanks of the meeting to the chairman, as the present was the last time they would ever meet as the Old Fish Company, and as Mr. Tobin had been most active. The motion having been seconded, was carried by acclamation.—The Chairman returned thanks, and said he would have appeared in better spirits if he had a profit instead of a loss to communicate to the shareholders. —The meeting then separated. ADMINISTERING CANTHARIDES.—A man of colour, named John Thomas, was placed at the bar of the police court, on Friday, on a charge of having mixed a quantity of cantharides, or 'Spanish flies, in a tumbler of water, and given it to a female to drink, by reason of which she became in disposed. The female, who was only about twelve years of age, deposed that the prisoner asked her if she would like to drink some bitters. She replied in the affirmative, where upon he mixed some stuff in a tumbler and gave it to her to drink. It had a disagreeable taste and produced illness. From the evidence of the surgeon it appeared that Spanish flies still adhered to the sides and bottom of the tumbler, and that the complainant had been very much indisposed. Her symptoms might be accounted for by the administra tion of Spanish flies to a slight extent. The prisoner alleged that he had not administered the draught with,any evil inten tion. Mr. Rushton said his crime was a shocking one, and that it originated in the vulgar notion that bitters had the effect of making girls fond of men. The potion endangered the lives of the girls to whom it was administered, and called for severe punishment. He ordered the prisoner to be sent for trial. _ _ _ STEALING A SHAWL.—Elizabetb Parry, Elizabeth Har rison, and Mary Anne Murray were examined at the police office on Friday, on a charge of having stolen a shawl, the property of Mr. Samuel B. Ingham. John W. Underhill deposed that he was a shopman in the service of Mr. Ingham, a linen-draper, whose establishment was situated in Scotland road. About half-past four o'clock the evening before, he was in the shop when the prisoners entered. Harrison asked to look at some calico, and Parry went towards the upper end of the counter where some shawls were exposed for sale. Murray stood near the door. Witness, went into a room behind the shop, leaving another clerk to attend them. They were subsequently arrested in Scotland-road Market with a shawl and some calico in their possession. The calico they had purchased, but the shawl, which was worth about is., they had stolen. They were committed for trial. STEALING A CARPET BAG.—John O'Hara, a labouring man, was placed at the bar of the Police-cmirt on Friday, charged with havin g stolen a carpet bag belonging to Mr. E The ramley Moore.prisoner bad been in the employ of that gentleman about eleven ‘ months, and the bag, which con tained sundry articles oearing apparel, had been given to e v e him by a clerk in Mr. re's office, to take to the Palatine elub-house on the Mr.previous evening. The bag was locked, and addressed toMoore, Aigbu r t h . Mr. Sorton, pawn broker, stated that theprisoner came to his place and offered the bag and its contents pledge for ss. He told him he had better take it to the fore owner. The prisoner said " If you don't take it some one He then sent for an officer, and had O'Hara n tak e e l n sn 'n w to ill cist u o t dy. The prisoner entered into a long inconsistent story i a sailor having given him the ba g , and that he took it to the pawn broker's to put it i n a p lace of safe ty. He was committed. A WOMAN STABBED IN PRESTON -STREET.— On Satur day an inquisition was taken before P. F. Cu rry , Escis , Co roner, for the purpose of ascertainin g the circumstances which led to the dea th of Eliza May, an unmarrie d female,es aged 25. The decea sed was stabbed on Thursda y night, in Preston-street, by William Smith, a youth aged about six teen, who was in custody . It appeared from the testi mony of the several witnesses c alled, that, on Thursday evenin g last, Elizabeth Smith, the mother of the prisoner, went out to purchase a candle. Mrs. Smith resides in Norris -court, where Eliza May was standing very drunk. She abused Mrs. Smith very violently. Th e prisoner was standing near making a boat, and he, after a time, Pe rsuaded his moth er to enter the house, when he took the money, and said he would go for the candle himself. Eliz ibeth May intercepted him, and would not permit him to pass , th ou g h he made several efforts. She struck at him more than once, and at length seized him and beat him severely about his head. He turned upon her, and struck her two blows on the neck with the knife which he had in his hand. She bled profusely, and in a short time fell into the arms of a gentleman who saw the latter part of the transaction. She was carried to a, drug gist's shop in Whitechapel, where Mr. Williams, surgeon, e xamined her wounds. Finding that they were very danger ous, she was put into a coach and sent to the Infirmary. When the parties who accompanied her lifted her out of thehe coach she was dead. It was found, on examination, th a knife had divided the carotid artery and the inter nalt jugular vein. The jury, after a very brief consultation, returned a verdict of Manslaughter against William Smith. . . . ~. charges of having decoyed away, little children, and robbed them of their clothes. Margaret Blair, wife of a provision dealer in Scotland-road, said that on Saturday evenin4 , her daughter, two years and a half old, went out, and was shortly afterwards found totally denuded. She identified some of the clothes produced.—Mary Dobbs, a married woman, residing in Maddock-street, said that some days ago her little boy, aged two and a half years, was stripped in a similar way. She also identified some of the articles. William WE:night, a tailor, proved that his boy, aged three and a half years was stripped of his frock, boots, &c., and claimed those produced. —Mr. M'Pherson, pawnbroker, said he had received some of the bundles in pledge. Codstable M`Guire said, that hav ing received information of the robbery on Saturday night, he suspected and apprehended the prisoner, and found a frock a frock and pinafore, spoken to, in her hand. In tak ing her along, she endeavoured to throw something away, which turned out to be part of a child's dress, in which he found ten pawn-tickets for similar articles, by which he dis covered the other two complainants. The prisoner was com mitted for trial. The prisoner, it appeared in every case, had decoyed the children into bye-places, and there effected her object in the most artful manner. - - THEFT FROM A PUBLIC-HOUSE.—A man named James Wynn, was yesterday charged at the Police-court with steal ing a hat from a public-house. It appeared that on Satur day morning fortnight, the prisoner went into a public-house in Williamson-street, kept by a person named Benson, and called for a glass of ale. Mr. Benson's son was the only male person in the house. After sitting some time he went away, but soon afterwards returned, and again sat down. The complainant fell asleep, and on awaking, found the pri soner was gone, and hed left his own worthless hat and taken complainant's. Six teaspoons and two brass candlesticks were also missed out of a cupboard. The complainant saw the prisoner on Saturday, near the bottom of Lord-street, and recognised his own hat on his head, took him into cus tody. The prisoner claimed the hat found upon him, and stoutly denied that hat found by complainant as the one left, was his, requesting to try it on. He put it on the crown of his head, and said it was evident that it was far too small. One of the officers, however, gave it a slight tap, and it sunk to his eyes,—exciting no little laughter in the court. He was committed for trial. GRATIFYING TRAIT IN THE CHARACTER OF A YOUNG PEER, AND AWFUL RADICAL DISAPTOINTMENT.—A some what singular and highly gratifying circumstance has just come to our ears, upon authority in which we place full con fidence, with respect to the present Marquis of Hertford. It has always been boasted by the Romish party In Ireland that the heir to that title was a " liberal;" and it has been more than hinted that he was even a Romanist. Accordingly, upon the death of the late Marquis and his accession to the title and Irish estates, it was fully calculated that, from the influence of the heir, at least six seats—amongst which were the two for Belfast—would be secured to the " liberal" cause. Against the present members for Belfast, Messrs. Emerson,Tennant and Johnson, it is perhaps known to our . . readers that a petition is pending ; and shortly after the death of the late Marquis, a deputation, composed of some of the busiest radicals of that town, came to London in the frill expectation of receiving the countenance and the "sinews of war" for the prosecution of the petition from the " liberal," if not popish, young peer. The gentlemen in question were received with great courtesy, and after being informed that his lordship would consider the subject of their mission and communicate with them through his stew ard, returned elated with their success. Judge, then, of the dismay excited amongst the radicals of Belfast by the intel ligence, just made public, that the subject had received the required consideration, and that his lordship's steward had been directed to pay over the sum of £2OO, and more, if re quired, to the committee of the sitting conservative mem bers, Messrs. Tennant and Johnston! A FORGED WlLL.—Sarah Atkiuston, Margaret Megraw, Thomas Barnes, and Jane Barnes were placed before Mr. Rushton, on Friday last, charged with having been concerned in forging a will. It appeared, that, on the 28th of Febru ary, 1811, Robert Wilson, a mariner, sailed from this port, in the barque Peru, for Africa. According to the ship's book, he died on the 16th October, 1841. He had due to him, as wages, £l4 ss. 6d., which the owners, Messrs. Harrison and Co., had paid over to Mr. Hurry, at the Custom-house. The prisoner Margaret Megraw, with another woman, called upon Mr. Hurry with the probate of a will dated Ist March, 1841, (the day after the deceased left Liverpool,) and claimed the money. According to this document, Wilson had bequeathed his wages and all his worldly goods to Margaret Megraw. Meanwhile, the mate of the Peru had informed Mary Anne Taylor, a woman with whom the deceased had always lodged, when in port, for twelve years past, and to whom he owed a sum of money, that Wilson's dying request was, that his wages should be paid over to her. She accordingly called on Mr. Hurry, presented her account, and claimed the money. There she found Margaret Megraw, who said she had had a child by the deceased, and he had left her his last will. Mr. Hurry, finding there was a dispute, would pay neither party, upon which Mrs. Taylor gave information to Mr. Dowling, who caused the parties above-named to be apprehended. Messrs. Harrison and Co.'s clerk said he had frequently seen the prisoner Barnes about the office, inquiring respecting seamen's wages. It appeared, that the deceased was at Mrs. Taylor's up to the day of his departure, and that her husband went on board with him to see him off. The prisoners were remanded. FRAUD BY A DISCARDED CONSTABLE.—Robert Barton, formerly a constable belonging to the office of the Commis sioner of Police, but who was some time since discharged, was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday last, charged with having obtained a certain sum of money from Mary Fouchard, wife of David Fouchard, by falsely representing himself as an officer of police. It appeared from the evi dence, that Mr. Edward Wilkinson, a grocer, of 13, William son-street, employed David Fouchard, early in February last, to repair a musical box. Fouchard, who appears to be in in digent circumstances, pledged the box for twenty shillings, but immediately wrote to Wilkinson, informing him that he had done so. The parties had an interview, and Fouchard begged Wilkinson not to proceed against him. He gave up the duplicate and promised to redeem the box, upon which Wilkinson promised, in his turn, to forego any pro ceedings. The money, however, was not forthcoming at the time expected. Wilkinson went to a public-house kept by a Mr. Mitchell, where he mentioned the case. Barton, who was present, stated that the magistrates could not interfere, because of the promise which had been made, but he under took to get the money. On the 7th of April last he called at the shop at which Fouchard worked in London-road. He said to Fouchard, " I want to speak to you." Fouchard followed him out. Barton said, "lam an officer sent from the Town-hall. I have a warrant against you for pledging a musical box belonging to Mr. Wilkinson." Fouchard re plied, that, if that was the case, be must comply. He beg ged, however, that Barton would accompany him home, that he might inform his wife that be was going to gaol. TO this Barton acceded. They went to Foucliard Y s residence, where Barton produced what purported to be a warrant, and read it over to them. The poor woman was greatly distressed and wept exceedingly. Barton at length appeared to relent, and said he would not execute the warrant then, if they would promise to have the money ready by six o'clock the following evening.. He was thanked and the promise was made, bill the poor people were unable to perform it. He called the next night, when Mrs. Fouchard was again greatly distressed. He then offered to take the money by instalments at stated periods, and an agreement was drawn up and signed to that effect. Fouchard was to pay twenty sbillings_to release the box, one shilling for interest, and five shillings . for the war rant, which, it is needless to say, was not in existence. The first instalment was to be ten shillings, but, on the appointed day, nine shillings was the utmost that could be raised. Mrs. Fouchard was about to take this to Mr. Wilkinson, when she was intercepted by Barton, who told her that Mr. Wilkinson would not take the money from her, but he would from him. The other instalments could not be got ready when due, and J3arton called very frequently for them. At last the poor people paid all, when they were surprised by an application from Mr. Wilkinson for a balance of 125., Barton having given him only 9s. of the 265. which he had received. As Mr. Wilkinson declared he should make Fouchard pay the balance, Mrs. Fouchard went to Bridewell and asked for Barton. 'She was answered by Isaac Hartley, one of the turnkeys at Bridewell, that there was no officer bearing that name. Mrs. Fouchard told Hartley what had occurred; upon which he went out and apprehended Barton near the Sessions-house. Mr. Rushton expressed himself glad that the case had been brought before him, as he was afraid that these practices had been rather prevalent about that court. Barton was committed for trial at the next sessions. IMPORTANT INVENTION IN PROPELLING STEAM-BOATS. —On Thursday last, a trial was made on the river, of Mr. Edward Finch's patent propeller, which was eminently suc cessful. A small steamer, called the Lapwing, of 45 tons burthen and 18-horse power, has been constructed at the well-known engineering esatalishment of Mr, Rigby, at Hawarden, for the purpose of trying the merits of Mr. Finch's invention. We are informed that, in coming round to Liverpool, although so small a vessel, she performed some part of the trip at the rate of 12 miles per hour. After steaming in the river for some time, where she was an ob ject of much interest to the old craftsmen and a large num ber of spectators, she sailed away with a number of gentle men on board to the North-west Lightship, and returned to Liverpool, by way of the Formby Channel, between 7 and Bin the evening. The trip convinced all parties that this novel invention will be of great importance, and, when fully developed, of general application to sailing vessels as well as to steam-packets. The Lapwing left the port on Friday, for Hawarden, where further experiments are about being made to make her still more efficient. The invention appears a very simple contrivance. The paddle-boxes are still pre served, but, instead of paddle-wheels, two plates are applied, the bro a d est parts o f w hi c h are a t their extreme end s , fi xe d obliquely at an angle of 40 degrees, one on each side of the vessel, at the ends of the paddle-shaft. These plates, or pro paenililors, are m a d e o f wroug ht iron, and appear very strong in the°compact, and a b o ut 11' feet long and 3 feet 6 inches wide twice broadest p arts . Th ey are en tirely out of th e wa te r in the revolution of the paddle-shaft, when the engine is on her centres, and have the deepest hold of the water They thus act lik e when the engineis oars,at c stroke,ults; no o r b a a t its wgreatest created,power and the disagreeable beating of the paddle-boards on the water, and consequent vibration of the vessel, is avoided. FELONIOUSLY RECEIVING MEN'S `CAGES.—At the Po lice-court yesterday, a boy, named William Richards, was charged with having received £3 from Messrs. Wilson, ship wrights, as the wages of two journeymen shipwrights in their employ, for a week's work, for which he produced an account which he receipted. He had also received another sum in a 'similar way at Mr. hoyden's, shipbuilder. The parties to whom it was due had not authorised him to receive it, nor did they know him. He said that he was employed to get it in each instance by another person, who promised him 6d. for his trouble. He was committed for trial. PROPOSED JUNIOR. CLUB HOUSE.—Last night a crowded meeting was held in the Billiard-room, Newington, lately erected by the Arcade Company, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of adopting measures to establish, fur the accommodation of the middle classes of society, an institution to be called, the Junior Club House. Mr. Griffith, master of the Atheneum Rooms, was called to the chair, and he entered at considerable length" into the de tails of the projected club ' • he also pointed out the necessity for such an institution. His explanations were heard with great attention, and at the close of them, his diligence and perseverance in this matter elicited general applause. It was eventually resolved that the intended club should be formed, on a somewhat extensive scale, and that it should consist of a given number of shares, of £3 or L 5 each (the number and amount to be fixed hereafter). A provisional committee was appointed to carry out the resolutions, and to report their proceedings to a general meeting, to be held on Monday even ing next. The business of the meeting being over, a vote of thanks - was presented to Mr. Griffith, and the proceedings terminated. SERIOUS CHARGE OF STABBING BY A FFMALE.—A respectably-dressed and good-looking young woman, named Harriet Barnett, was yesterday placed before Mr. Rushton, charged with stabbing in sundry parts of the face a woman named Ann Payton. The complainant appeared in court with her cheeks and forehead almost covered with plasters. It appeared from the evidence that the complainant and the prisoner lived next door to each other in Meadow-street, and were slightly acquainted. On Sunday morning, about half past onp o'clock, both of them having been out for some time, the complainant, on her return, saw the prisoner, and remarked that she had got home before her. On this, pri soner seized her by the hair of the head, assaulted her, and finally, as if intending to take her life, stabbed her several times in the face with a small toilet knife. Mr. Laycock, surgeon of the Dispensary, soon afterwards dressed the wounds, which were .five cr six in number. He stated that they were severe, but, from the part where they were in flicted, not such as to endanger life. The prisoner said nothing in her defence. She was committed for trial. CHARGE OF MUTINY ON BOARD OF A VESSEL.—At the police-court, yesterday, four seamen—John Dodge, Lawrence Brown, Charles Jarvis, and John Thompson, were placed at the bar on a charge of mutinous conduct on board the ship Minerva, Captain White, while she was lying at the foreign port of Savannah. The prisoners had all been brought home in the ship in irons, the captain having determined, on the advice of the consignees at Savannah, Messrs. Lowe and Co., and other friends, to prosecute them. The following are the principal facts of the case, as derived from the state ments of the captain and others, and the documentary evi dence produced :—The ship proceeded hence to Savannah with a cargo. The only one of the prisoners who had gone with her was Thompson, who was second mate. She was discharged and took in a valuable cargo for this port. While at Savannah the three other prisoners were engaged as part of the crew, and received some advance of wages. She was ready to sail on her homeward voyage on the Ist of March, but when the captain wanted the assistance of all hands to weigh anchor the prisoners refused to do so. The prisoner Jarvis said with an oath that he would not, and the captain collared him, whereupon he put himself in an attitude to strike ; but the captain seized a handspike, and said he would down any one who struck him, and the prisoner desisted. Jarvi s a nd the others afterwards assisted to set sail, but delay having ta ken place through their conduct, the opportunity to proceed to sea was lost, the tide being then on the ebb. The prisoners did not do their duty that day in other respects, appearing to be drunk ; but the captain was of opinion that they only feigned drunkenness. When he was pondering on the quar ter-deck what course to take with men so unruly, the crew who had been working, but whom the ringleaders had ren dered more or less disaffected. came aft to him in a body. A. man named Jones (not in custody) was the principal spokes man. He said what had happened was the effect ot drink, and hoped the captain would say nothing about it. It was agreed to overlook the matter, as they said they would do their duty in future. Next morning the anchor was weighed, and the ship dropped down the river a little way, all hands being at work. They again dropped anchor, as they could not get out that day. On the following morning, and when the pilot and chief officer gave orders to set sail, after some demur the prisoner and the others set the sails, but did not get up the an chor. Thompson, the three prisoners, and some others came aft, to speak to witness, who asked them why they did not man the windlass. They said—" We will not go with the vessel." The captain asked them why? and they said the ship was not seaworthy. It was the first time they had said so. The captain said she was perfectly seaworthy, and in better con dition than when she left Liverpool. He ordered them to the windlass, but they refused. Not considering himself justified in compelling them to go to sea with the vessel after hearing their complaint, and finding they would not go vo luntarily, he returned to the town, applied to the English consul and the consignees, and a regular survey was held of the vessel. (He produced the original certificate of survey to the court, from which it appeared that the vessel had been inspected by competent persons, so far as that could be done, and that she was quite seaworthy. It bore the consulate and port-warden's seals.) After this all the crew agreed to go with the ship, save the prisoners and a few others. The cap tain then applied to the consignees for their advice, and, as they thought the malcontents would probably do their duty when they got outside, he again proceeded with the vessel down the river. They had a bar to cross, which they could not do without tacking. The prisoners refused to work, and the ship, being consequently short-handed, missed stays, and it was necessary to drop anchor to keep her from going on a bank. When they had again to weigh. the prisoners refused to assist. It was got up, by his own help and that of the pilot, but, as the prisoners still refused to work, it had to be let go again, and he sent a statement of the facts to the con signees. They in consequence had a protest made out, and the consul and they sent other men on board to supply the place of the prisoners, the latter advising the captain to bring the prisoners home for trial. The constables came on board, and put the prisoners in irons, and so restrained, they were brought to this port. Mr. Rushton, after a patient hearing of the case, said that the conduct of the prison ers had been most improper, and through it the ship and cargo had been exposed to great danger; but it had not been such as to render them amenable under the statute to snp press mutiny. The only approach, indeed, to mutiny was the act of Jarvis in threatening to strike the captain, but that might be provoked by his being seized by the collar. Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the captain, called the at tention of the court to the statute of 11th and 12th William 111, as to causing or endeavouring to cause revolt on board the ship. The Court said, that that act related only to piracy, as the wilfully giving over the vessel or cargo to a pirate or an enemy. He read a portion of a statute applying to the present case, the proper punishment of which was the forfeiture of wages, not the bringing of the parties home in irons as felon. They had committed no act, in refusing to pro ceed with the vessel, that brought them within the statute for mutiny. He was of opinion that the captain had been badly advised, and that advice proceeded from the consignees and others, not from the British Consul. He was sorry for him, as he no doubt did everything, as he himself thought, for the best It would have been wiser to have looked merely to the safety of the ship, and to have landed them. They Were punishable under another form. but not for felony. Address ing the prisoners he said—" Your conduct has been most improper and even disgraceful. You have been brought here under restrainnt, by an overstretch of authority; but for what you have suffered you have yourselves to blame. You are now discharged." RAILWAY TRAFFIC. — The following calculation of the last weekly returns of 39 railways, 1,391 miles in length, will, we believe, be of interest :—Number of passengers on 25 railways, 240,811, consequently the total for the week must be about 400,000. The receipts for passengers on 38 railways, £01,955 10s. 2d. ; ditto for goods on 31 railways, £19,455 12s. 9d. ; total, £81,441 2s. l ld. This is an aver age of £5B 10s. per mile per week. The traffic, therefore, is certainlo at the rate of more than £3,000,000 a year, and carrying 15,000,000 of passengers.—Railway Magazine. The contemplated marriage between the Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquis of Headfort, and Miss Thompson, daughter of Alderman Thompson, M.P. for Westmorland, is fixed to take place the second week in July. The youthful bride elect year , of the noble lord is i n h er 18th and will ultimatelyinherit one of the large s t f or t unes i n t h e kingdom in real and personal property, as the wh o l e o f th e a ld erman ' s extensive estates in Surrey, Westmorland, and Glamorgan shire, will be settled npon her. His lordship will not com plete his 20th year until November next. His mother, the late Marchioness of Headfort, was daughter of Sir John Stevenson, the celebrated composer. M A NSION-HOUSE, LoNnoN. -- 70nS o apaturdpaeyar,ed to be in a poorwo dmeaenp wo man, affliction,n me d E leanorw aiwaited Ann up o Preston,n the Lord for th e purpose of craving his lordship's assistance in her most deplorable extremity. The applicant ha d, she said, resided in the family of the Rev. J. Lowry, of Omagh, in the county of Tyrone, in Ireland, for fifteen years, and had, by great economy during that period, and for some time previously, contrived to save the sum of £750, which was transmitted to her from the bank at Armagh, through Messrs. i Spooner and Att wood's house, and which she received n one note of £5OO, one note of £2OO, and one of £5O. Being determined to place the whole of the money in the English funds, she deposited them in her pocket, enclosed in pocket book, and got into an omnibus at Hammers . mith, where she resides, for the sole purpose of calling upon a banker in the city to purchase the stock, When she was about to leave the omnibus, however, she discovered that her clothes had been cut, and her pocket-book stolen. As soon as she was able after the shock, she called at the banking-house of Messrs. Spooner and .A..ttwood,who informed her of the number of the notes , and which she forthwith com municated to the Bank of England ; but she heard no intel ligence of their presentation until the 18th ultimo, when she was told that the £5OO was in the bands of Mr. Butt, the bullion-dealer, in Cheapside, who received it from a house in Paris, where it was changed a few days before. She also learned that the other notes of which she had been robbed were changed in Paris ; but no hopes were held out to the poor applicant of the restoration of her property. LIVERPOOL BOTANIC GARDENS The adjourned special meeting of the Proprietors in the Liverpool Botanic Gardens was held at twelve o'clook, yes terday, in the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street. It will be recollected that a special meeting was held in the same place, on Monday, the 28th March last, to consider th e pro priety of selling the gardens, when certain resolutions were passed, to the effect that, before doing so each proprietor should exercise all his influence to procure additional sub scribers. The present meeting was to receive a report of what had been done. The chair was taken by G. H. FRECKLETON, Esq., M.D., chairman of the committee. The CHAIRMAN said this was an adjourned special meet ing, and he should perhaps better explain the object of it by reading the proceedings of the special meeting held on the oStli March last. They were as follows :—" Proposed by Mr. George llolt, seconded by Mr. R. V. - Yates, and carried —That it is under feelings of deep regret this meeting receives the information that the efforts of its committee, in its en deavour to devise means for the liquidation of the debt, have proved unavailing; but that, as a last effort, before bringing the garden to sale, an urgent application be made by each proprietor to all his friends to become subscribers to the garden." " Proposed by Mr. Robert Mather, seconded by Dr. Dickenson, and carried—That no share in the garden be sold for a less sum than ten guineas ; that each shareholder pay an annual subscription of one guinea and a half ; and that subscribers not proprietors be admitted on payment of two guineas annually." He regretted to say the committee were not aware that any gentleman had been able to procure any additional subscribers, and that there had been no increase of them. They were still in the same awkward position in which they were at the last meeting, and they were quite unprepared with any plan to propose to the proprietors. Every means had now been tried to save the gardens ; and he must confess that the committee were unable to propose anything short of selling them. Mr. CARR asked whether an application had been made to the corporation, with the view of increasing their subscrip. tion The CHAIRMAN said that several proposals of that sort had been before the committee, but they had been given to understand that it would be perfectly unavailing to apply to the corporation either for a grant of money or for an addi tional subscription. A grant of money, they had been ad vised, was out of the question. Mr. CARR thought if the council saw the gardens likely to be given up, that circumstance would be some inducement for them to increase their subscription. The CHAIRMAN questioned whether the council would make a grant without certain provisoes, which would imme diately bring the committee into collision with a considerable part of the shareholders, and so reduce even the present list of subscribers. Mr. FALCONER said all would agree with him that no pro prietor wished to make a speculation of selling the gardens. He would much rather see them broken up than it should be so. When they considered the state of the finances at this moment, they would see that there was no occasion to give to the Tr of the value of £BOOO, independently of the valuable library, plants, and the glass, which he should think were worth from £2OOO to £2500 more. Thus, then, they had pro perty worth 10,000 guineas. The debt was £2700. If' they kept up the gardens for a few years, they would of course increase the debt, but still they would have sufficient to pay it. He believed there would be no difficulty in executing a deed of trust for raising money upon the gardens by way of mortgage. He recommended, then, that somewhat more money than was required to pay off thel bank be borrowed upon mortgage. The gardens might then be kept together for a certain period; circumstances then might so change that the debt would be redeemed and the gardens also kept up. He would not, however, go to the corporation to borrow the money ; he would much rather go to the public. They might borrow at 41 per cent., and make provision for the payment of the interest by means of a sinking fund. Mr. Falconer then moved a series of three resolutions, to the effect that as the value of the property so far exceeded the demands upon it it was proper, if not expedient, to prevent the breaking up of the institution ; that to relieve its financial difficulties the solicitor be directed to prepare such a deed of trust as would be a legal mortgage, and that the committee be directed to borrow the sum of £4OOO upon mortgage of the real property, being one half of the estimated value thereof, exclusive of the library, plants, and glass, for seven years, and appropriate the same to paying oft the balance due to the bank of £2700, and the sum of £llOO to the payment of the interest, and the residue to be transferred to the treasurer to be accounted for by him. The resolution having been seconded, a long desultory conversation followed, in which the Chairman, Mr. Carr, Mr. Falconer, Mr. Martineau, Mr. Wright, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Barclay took part, at the end of which, in order to obtain regularity in the proceedings, it was agreed that Mr. Robinson's motion for the sale of the gardens should be put first. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, whether the gar dens should be sold. Only twelve hands were held up for it, whilst a very large majority appeared against it. The Chairman then declared the motion to have been lost. Some conversation next took place upon Mr. Falconer's motion, which eventually was incorporated with Mr. Mar tineau's, and made into a substantive proposition to the effect, that it be an instruction to the committee to endeavour to raise a sum of money to pay off the whole debt, or part of it, and the interest thereon, upon the security of the land. In answer to a question, it was stated that the land was freehold. • against the worship of images as an injury to God ; in the third, Tertullian, Origen, and Clemens Alexandrinus con demned the practice; and in the fourth, it was rejected by brose. The testimony might have been iut he appealed to the meeting, as honest .t he had prpduced was not sufficient to ine of the early church? (Loud cheers.) A rev. gentleman shewed that the doc rine of image worship is not only unnoticed by, but is di rectly adverse to, express statements of the Word of God. It is sufficient on this point, especially as the argument has often appeared in our columns in another form, to say that the rev. gentleman completely established the position. We object, he continued, to the worship of images, then, because "it is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but is rather repugnant to the Word of God." We object to it because century after century of the Christian era had rolled away before it had received any countenance, or even had any existence ; and whilst we would y expancle , whether v allow progressive improvement in church discipline, we offer a sturdy, opposition to any innovation upon church doctrine. (Cheers.) We object to it because it tends to narrow our devotional duty, to limit our approach to God, to confine our prayer to place and time, for we shall only pray there and then, where and when we shall have the idol or image. (Cheers.) We object to it because it tends to lead one to place the idol or image in the place of God, to confound the figure, a senseless block of wood or piece of stone, with the Jensil JP' (Hear, hear.) We object to it eit indir tiv.l , ot directly, takes the place of Christ comprehensible Deity THE NEW LIGHT-SHIP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—The Dock Committee having determined on an iron light-ship, I hope they may be not more disappointed than they have been in the last N.W. ship, built under the super intendence of the Marine Surveyor. I cannot afford time to discuss the relative qualities between wind, cork, and wood, with " Proselyte" or any other jack-in-the-box. May 2, 1842. JOHN ASKEW. ST. CATHERINE'S CHURCH, TRANMERE.—The eccle siastical commissioners have recommended an annual grant of £4O to be made to the salary of the minister of this church, from the funds placed at their disposal. Sir Howard Douglas, says the Spectator," as might have been anticipated from several allusions to the lonian Islands in his parliamentary speeches, is to appear, at the Queen's fancy ball, in the character of Sancho, governor of Barataria." REPRESENTATION OF BRIGHTON.-011 Saturday last the writ moved for on F r id ay night by Mr. Tufnell, for the election of a burgess to serve in parliament in the room of Mr. I. N. "Vigney, was received by the returning officer, who immediately appointed Thursday next for the nomina tion, and the next day for the polling. The conservatives are in high spirits at the result of Lord Alfred Hervey's canvass. RIGBY WASON, ESQ.-It would be seen that a motion was made by this gentleman last week, in the House of Com mons, the object of which was to restrict counsel, employed on Election Committees, to one Committee at a time. Thereby hangs a tale. The honourable member, for he was then one of the representatives for Ipswich, had retained Mr. Austin to defend his seat, which was being assailed on the ground of bribery and corruption. Being anxious to have his pennyworth for his penny, he insisted on Mr. Aus tin devoting his whole time and attention to his case, and on Mr. Austin refusing to do so, withdrew his retainer. The petitioners getting ear of this, nipped up that eminent elec tion lawyer to help them to unseat Mr. Wason, and to the no small delight of all parties, they succeeded. It was, we suppose, under the smarts of Mr. Austin's powerful talents against him, that the ex-member for Ipswich made the motion we have referred to. Mr. J AMES MULLENEUX asked what sum was necessary to carry the gardens on,•••=in other words, what amount of increased subscriptions would be necessary ? The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that £BOO a-year would enable the committee to carry on the gardens. For the last year their real income from subscribers had been about £771. 12s. 6d. Mr. MULLENEUX observed that £l5O additional were then required. The CHAIRMAN added, that the interest charged by the bank was included in the £BOO. £BOO a-year barely enabled them to carry on the gardens. Mr. MULLENEUX.—Tben what should you want besides ? The CHAIRMAN.—About £2OO. The permanent income made a total of £774. 12s, 6d. Mr. 'WRIGHT remarked, that then there was only £26 short of the £BOO necessary to carry on the gardens. Mr. M uLLENEUX.—You stated that you wished to increase the number of subscribers, and you found no result. The CHAIRMAN.—None at all. Mr. MULLENEUX thought that many of the proprietors might engage to obtain at least five additional subscribers. Mr. MATHER said if Mr. Mulleneux had attended the former meetings he would have known that this subject had been fully discussed, and that the plan had been found quite unavailing. Mr. ICADLEY said that the subscription, two guineas, was too high ; and he recommended that a rate should be levied for one year upon all subscribers, to obtain the means necessary to place the gardens out of debt. Those subscribers who would not pay the rate, he would exclude. A rate of five guineas from every subscriber would relieve the gardens from debt ; but until that had been done no new subscribers would join, as they would be rather fearful of some liability coming upon them. Mr. TAYLOR said that one-half the subscribers would give up if any attempt was made to levy a rate upon them. Mr. MATHER stated that a contribution of £lO and up wards had already been paid by a large proportion of the pro. _ . . prietors. Mr. RADLEY said the advantage of levying a rate would be that the gardens might be carried on at a moderate expense afterwards. Mr. WRIGHT questioned whether the committee had any power under the deed of settlement to levy a rate. Mr. RADLEY repeated that the subscription was too high. Many tradesmen, he knew, would join, if it were fixed at a more moderate sum, but they certainly would not at its pre sent rate, whilst the gardens were in debt. _ _ Mr. MATH ER said the subscription for proprietors was a guinea and a half a year, and it was unreasonable to allow annual subscribers who were not proprietors to be admitted upon the same terms. The motion he made at the last meet ing was, that annual subscribers should be admitted, on pay ment of two guineas, to the same privileges as proprietors. The CHAIRMAN.—We had annual subscribers, previous to the last meeting, of one guinea. Mr. M ATIIER.—Yes, but only twenty; and for the sake of twenty guineas you depreciated the value of all the shares. Mr. ROBINSON inquired the valuation of the property ? The CH AIRMAN replica that there was no valuation made last year ; but when it was offered to the corporation Mr. Okill's valuation was £BOOO. Mr. ROBINSON said the gardens were too far off to be supported, and he feared besides that they did not meet the taste of the people here. He would therefore propose that they be sold unless some means could be found for carrying them on. The Rev. Mr. MARTINEAU said the circumstances under which the proprietors met now were more favourable than those under which they met two years ago. The debt then was £lOOO ; now it was only £2700. Their ineume was now almost equal to the expenditure, including the interest on the debt to the hank; and if it were not for that debt, or if a reduced rate of interest were It accepted, no effort would be required to keep up the gar llens- appeared to him, there fore, that if the debt could be transferred from the bank to some gentlemen who would allow it to lie in small portions in their own hands, upon a low rate of interest or no interest at all, the committee would soon be in a condition gradually to pay off the debt. He did not think a case had been made out for selling the gardens. Mr. MULLENEUX inquired what interest they paid an nually upon the debt? The CHAIRMAN replied £5 per cent. Mr. T. HARVEY confessed that coming as he did fresh to these matters, he felt grieved, he might say shocked, at the probability of the gardens being sold, and consequently ex tinguished, upon the ground of the disgrace such an event would reflect upon the town, as well as the deprivation of a rational recreation. At Leeds, Manchester, and Dublin there were similar gardens flourishing, and he should deeply regret if the Liverpool garden were extinguished. He was struck with the proposition just made for an effort to pay off the sum of money due to the bank. If it were true that the property of the garden could be mortgaged to any persons who were willing to lend the money, there were, he thought, abundance of gentlemen in Liverpool able and willing to pro vide sufficient to pay off the bank. Or, they might pay off £2,000 and leave the other £7OO to remain. Gentlemen who were really disposed to befriend the gardens, would lend their money at 2/ or 3 per cent. He repeated, hewas struck with the proposition, and thought it deserving of serious consideration. _ Mr. BROOKES said there had been a proposal of this kind made before and it did not answer. The SECRETARY' stated that the gardens, at the time of their removal to the present site, cost £13,300. The expenses of the land were 4000 guineas, and £9OOO were paid for glass, building, &c., and if they were sold at the present time there would be an enormous sacrifice. Out of the whole £13,300 there was only the real property upon which dependence could be placed. Mr. Alderman TURNER inquired whether an offer had not been made to purchase the gardens ? The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said there had been ; but he did not consider that it was to be brought forward until it had been decided whether or not the gardens should be sold. If sold, it would be under the condition that they should be kept open as a place of public resort. Mr. HOLT thought it premature to enter upon that subject before a resolution had been passed to sell them. If it was determined to sell them, the committee would dispose of them in the best manner, with a provision for the study of botany, or for making the most of them in the way of money. Mr. MULLENEUX said Mr. Robinson had moved that the gardens be sold. Mr. ROBINSON said he would withdraw his motion, if it was the determination of the meeting to keep them on, for he should be very sorry to see them given up. But he did not see any prospect of that, and therefore he wished some deci sion to be come to. Mr. WRIGHT asked what objection there would be to the committee applying to the corporation to lend the money to pay off the debt at a low rate of interest ? There was ample security for the payment of the debt. . _ Mr. MARTINEAU moved a resolution to the effect that the committee be instructed to borrow any sum of money neces sary to pay off the whole or chief part of the debt upon security of the land, and at a rate of interest sufficiently low to bring the expenditure within the income. Mr. MULLENEUX seconded the motion. Mr. WRIGHT said Mr. Ma-tineau probably was not aware that the proprietors had paid a sum of money for which they received no interest whatever. An attempt had then been made to pay off the whole debt, hut it did not succeed Part of the debt, however, had been raised by some of the proprietors; they were receiving no interest for their money, and •hathought it rather bard that the parties who came for ward to lend money now should receive 3or 4 per cent., whilst those who advanced money before received no interest whatever. _ _ Mr. MARTINEAX said the object of the former effort was not that the money should be lent by way of loan, on which interest was to be paid, but that it should be given. The CHAIRMAN said it was money given to the gardens so long as the gardens remained unsold ; but when the gardens were sold the parties who advanced the money were to be paid. Mr. MARTINEAU added that so long as the gardens were kept up the advance was not to be repaid. Mr. MATHER.—Then they will have a prior claim before the mortgagee. Mr. MARTINEAU.—It was not the intention at that time to raise up a body of s ubscribers to pay interest to them selves, but to sell the gardens. Mr. WRIGHT, for one, did not wish to sell the gardens, nor did he expect to receive interest for what he had ad vanced; but still, if this motion (Mr. Martineau's) was put, he should move an amendment that an application be made to the corporation to lend the money at a low rate of interest. Mr. MARTINEAU said the terms of his resolution left it open for that. Mr. HOLT suggested that Mr. Martineau's resolution should be modified in such a manner as to include an application to the corporation. Mr. MATHER.—With what case can you go before the corporation, or any other persons, to borrow money, with a first mortgage existing for the money lent by the proprietors ? Mr. WRIGHT.—There is no legal mortgage. Mr. MATHER.—But the money is to be repaid when the gardens are sold. Mr. WRIGHT.—I, for one, will fo rego m i ne. The CHAIRMAN repeated that the money already advanced would have to be repaid only in case of the gardens being sold. Mr. HARVEY said it would be very easy, if the proposition was entertained in any quarter, to add the thousand pounds, or whatever it was, which some proprietors had contributed, to the mortgage, so that it could stand upon interest. Mr. HOLT observed that he had contributed for no other object than to support the gardens, and having done so he would waive any claim to the repayment of his money. The claim for interest ought not to interfere with keeping up the gardens they should give the mortgage priority of claim. The CHAIRMAN again intimated his conviction that no aid whatever might be expected from the council. Mr. Alderman TURNER agreed with the chairman, that there was no chance of the corporation lending any money. Mr. ROBINSON said, that in order to bring the question to a point, he would move, as an amendment on Mr. Marti neau's motion, that the gardens be sold. Mr. BROOKES seconded the proposition. The Rev. A. CAMPBELL supported the proposition for sell ing the gardens, on the ground that the puttlic taste afforded no encouragement for botanical pursuits. The CHAIF was carrie The proceedings then terminated, an hour. • LECTURES ON THE CREED OF POPE PIUS THE FOURTH The eighth of the series of lectures, by clergymen of the Church of England, on the creed of Pope Pius the Fourth, was delivered on the evening of Friday last, by the Rev. J. Barrett, of Birmingham. The subject of the lecture was the eighth article of the creed, " I most firmly believe that the images of Christ, of the mother of God, ever virgin, and also of other saints, may be had and retained ; and that due honour and veneration are to be given to them." Mr. MIDDLETON having been - called to the chair, the pro ceedings commenced by the Rev. Fielding Ould supplicating the divine blessing upon them. Mr. BARRETT, on presenting himself before the auditory, was received with much cheering. He read his lecture from notes, stating that he preferred giving it in a written form, to trusting himself to an extemporaneous address, in order that he might be able duly to weigh his words ; " to think before he spoke," so that he might, in such an important matter, refrain from giving vent to any rash or hasty expres sions. The introductory part of the lecture was an eloquent exposition of the grounds on which the controversy with the Church of Rome is taken up by the Protestant advocates of the present day, in the course of which he showed that every clergyman of the Church of England is bound by the canon law and the ordination vow to hear testimony against all " erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to does The subject assigned to him, in this vital and important discussion, was the doctrine of image worship, as maintained and set forth by the Church of Rome, in her public and accredited formularies of faith. In considering it he should adopt the only fair plan, Namely, investigate the documents themselves of this idolatrous church in proof of her idolatry, and gather the sentence of her condemnation, not from the testimony of any partial bystander, nor from the summing up of any bribed or prejudiced judge, but from the evidence of " her own mouth," as she was heard speaking in her creed, her catechisms, her canons, and her councils. He would first show what the doctrine and practice of image worship was as recognised by the Church of Rome; next he would examine the grounds upon which she professed to build it ; and then prove that the doctrine was not held by the early fathers of the Catholic Church, and that it was not only unnoticed by, but was directly contrary to, express statements of the wotd of God. _ - - The rev. gentleman then entered upon the consideration of the first branch of the subject—the doctrine and practise of image worship, as recognised by the Church of Rome. 117 he quoted the eighth article of Pope Pius's C• given above, and showed that the Council of Trent d image worship, and that any one who taught contr decree was to be held accursed. The Catechism of the Council of Trent went a step beyond both the creed of Pius and the Tridentine Council, because it boldly averred that representations of the Godhead were lawful and Scriptural. " The Abridgment of Christ ia n Doctrine" (revised by Dr. Doyle), and " The Grounds of Catholic Doctrine " (by Bi shop Challoner), were next quoted to show that the Church of Rome distinctly and positively maintains and anathemises those who presume to differ from her dogmas—that not only the saints, but even the persons of the mysterious Trinity may be represented under visible forms, that these forms, or images, are to be kissed, before them we are to bow down with uncovered heads, and that they are always to receive " due honour and veneration." We were left, however, at a loss to know what:this " due honour and veneration" exactly intend, and therefore it was necessary to refer to other docu ments for explanation. The Church of Rome was anxious (and we need not be surprised at her anxiety) to clear herself from the damning charge of idolatry, and therefore we find her labouring to distinguish between an image and an idol, and between an absolute 'and a relative worship. But after all, there was a great variety of sentiment upon this roost vi tal subject. Bellarmine distinguishes the systems of image worship into three classes : one class recognizes the use of images, but rejects their worship—this party allows the su perstition of Romanistn but forbids its idolatry : a second class patronises both the use. and the imperfect but inferior worship of these representations—this party countenances the idolatry as well as the superstition : a third class pref- ; t same adoration to the copy as to the original—and, the 'ore .eed, a, y to ti with respect to the ima the grossest idolatry. this infallible church, which boasts so much of its unity, and of its being always the same, there were, on this one subject, three opinions. (Hear, hear, hear.) He should pass over the two first and consider the third only ; and as Cardinal Bellarmine referred to some of the greatest and most respec table names in the Church of Rome as concurring in it, it would be worth while to look into the various declarations of these private writers to see whether they were, or not, conso nant with the sentiments of their church, as recorded in her manuals, breviaries, and catechisms. The rev. gentleman then quoted statements from Thomas Aquinas, Naclantus, Azonius the Jesuit, and compared them with the expressed tenets and recognised formularies of the church, as given in "The Roman Pontifical," revised and published at Rome in 1595, by order of Pope Clement VIII., the Roman Missal, Breviary, the Processional, the use of the Agnus Dei, and the lives of Alphonus Lignori, and four other saints canonised on Trinity Sunday, in the year 1839, (published by Dr. Wise man,) and contended that these established, beyond question, the charge of idolatry against the Roman Catholic Church. In the second place he should examine the grounds upon which the Church of Rome professed to hold the doctrine of image worship. In order to bring this matter within as nar row a compass as possible, he should waive the consideration of many points, and confine his attention to what might be regarded as the two principal arguments, for if these were controverted, all the subordinate ones would follow. The first was professedly built upon certain passages of scripture ; and the second was derived from the distinction the Church of Rome institutes between an absolute and a relative wor ship. As to her scriptural arguments for image worship they were but small, although Bellarmine, with th view of mak ing as great a show with them as possible, had classified them under three heads of evidence. The first class was those which speak expressly of images, and of this sort there were only two ; one was in Exodus xxv. 18, and the other in Numbers xxi. 8,9, but in neither one nor the other did it appear that the image or the serpent was made for the purpose of worship. The second class of evidence was those texts which weiAt to show that some creatures are to be ho noured for their bare relation to God, and in support of this Romish writers cited the 22nd Psalm v. 5 ; but he showed that this passage bad been misinterpreted in the Romish version. The third class of evidence was those texts which speak of some creatures as sacred or holy, because of their relation to holy things. These texts are, Exodus iii. 5•, xii. 16 ; and xxviii. 2 ; Isaiah xi. 10 ; 2 Timothy iii. 15. None of these had any relation to image worship, and be looked upon them as . weak and irrelevant. Here then, the rev. gentleman proceeded, we dismisi this part of our subject. We have endeavoured to lay before you a candid, and so far as we were empowered, an accurate examination of the prin cipal texts upon which the Romish champions lay the greatest stress; and of this we are roost thoroughly certain, that if these, which have thus passed in review before us, do not sub stantiate the doctrine of image worship, there are no other texts that can do so, if you search from Genesis to Revela tion. Nay, as we hope immediately to prove there is a deep formed, and mighty phalanx of texts drawn up in battle array against it. (Loud cheers.) of God and hi The icy. gentleman then proceeded to the consideration of the second branch of the argument, drawn from the distinc tion which the Church of Rome institutes between an abso solute and a relative worship. This distinction seemed to have been greatly insisted upon by Bossuet ; but it was at the best a very unhappy one. It was the self-same distinction that was made by the pagan idolators of old, as might easily be proved by a multitude of examples from Juvenal, Seneca, and the elder Pliny. All that the Romanists could pretend to was, that they had more just notions of the worship of saints than the Pagans had, but this would be found difficult of proof. The Pagan philosophers offered the same apology for their worship of demons which the learned Romanist now al leged in justification of his worship of saints ; and whether the unlearned Romanist may not be led to entertain as gross notions relative to the worship of saints as the illiterate among the heathen, had been much suspected among the doctors, even of their own church. Surely the easiest way and the safest was, not to to worship i mages a t a ll, nor t o vex an d torture people's minds with vain distinctions ; but to hold fast to the integrity of God's word, and repudiate every thing that savours of human invention. (Loud cheers.) Having discussed these questions he should proceed to open up his direct attack against the whole position ; and he laid it down, as his first proposition, that the doctrine of image worship was not held by the early fathers of the Christian Church. Observe, he proceeded, we do not mean to say that if it had been, therefore it is to be believed. We do not turn to them as to arbitrators whose opinion is law, and whose dic tum is a tribunal from which there lies no appeal. (Hear,) We have not yet learnt to give up that pure principle of our faith, " The Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible,"—(cheers)--however some may rail and others exe crate. We would not ourselves dare to put forth the un hallowed hand and remove the Bible, the word of the living God, from that high and lofty position in which, by God him self, it is enshrinedo as the sole detcrminator of religious controversy. "To the law, and to the testimony : if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them." At the same time, though we do not appeal to these writers any more than we would appeal to other unin spired men as judges in the court of truth, we would yet de sire to bring them forward as witnesses to the truth, and are always :glad on account of their high intellectual as well moral character, when we hear them responding to the state ments, and testifying to the verities, of " the rule of faith." , (Loud cheers.)—That the first Christians had no images was evident from the circumsta nce that se the first f our centur i es thetyhewinerie raenprdowaeclifeodunbdy practice of image worship from Scripture, and the pure and tahlnemhsetatehveenrybeecccaluesseiatsltiiecyald,ivdontcott out. a t h r g e ui plainng agains tdeolari t t i h 9 e n s g C o l} t e spiri tual nature of God. Like all the other errors of the Church. of Rome it was one of gradual growth; but as it was en tirely unknown in the earlier ages of the church, he should find no difficulty in arranging the evidence of antiquity against it. In the second century Justin Martyr spoke ng occupied about I by our owi eye upon the opi equally true, false 2) (Long c we have to hue openly ledge of our Lori. that all may IY. church, ye that we (Hear, hear, hear.) communication between God and man, than whom there is none other way of access to the Father, and who alone is the image. of the invisible God. (Hear.) For these reasons we refuse to set up or bow down before, or worship, images of man's formation, believing that, were we to do so, we should, in the sight of that God who searcheth the heart and trieth the reins of the children of men, be guilty of that very sin which to him is abominable, and which his soul hateth. It is, then, upon these grounds that we enter our unflinching protest against this anti-Christian system, because we know, from its fundamental principle of infallibility, that all the error which has clung to it will still continue to cling to it. And we believe that the whole sys tem, as well in its other parts as the part we have considered to-night, is directly hostile to evangelical and personal reli gion. It may perhaps sound a harsh sentiment, but I cannot forbear its utterance, that I would as readily trust my body to the wrecked and leaky vessel, the sport of every wind and the plaything of every wave, as I would trust my soul's salvation to the creed and the principles of Rome. (Loud cheers.) Yea, I should as soon look for health beneath the deep shade of the upas tree, whilst drinking in the malaria of its envenomed atmosphere, as I would expect peace or comfort under the blighting shade of Romish domination. 'ers.) And why do I thus speak? Has God de there is salvation in none other than in Jesus ? can it be • may be saved 9od wor' Rev. Gentleman then conChidedas follows Has God declared that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for instruc tion in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto every good work ? Then can it be a safe thing to believe that, in the language of the Council of Trent, "all saving knowledge is not contained in the Scriptures, but partly in the Bible and partly in unwritten tradition, which, whoever does not receive with the like faith as he does the written word, let him be accursed ?" (Hear.) Has God declared there is but one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus? Then can it be a safe thing to believe in an immense train of subordinate mediators who interfe with the perfection of Christ's intercession, and stand, like a dark eclipse, between my soul and the sun of righteousness? (Cheers.) Has God declared that Christ has offered himself up once as a sacrifice for sin ? Then can it be safe to believe in the sacrifice of the mass, in which a fresh sacrifice is said to he offered for human guilt each time £hat it is celebrated ? (Cheers.) Has God declared, " Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor worship them nor bow down to them ?" • Then can it be safe to blot out this commandment from the Decalogue, that it may be broken with apparent impunity? (Loud cheers:) Has God declared, " Search the Scriptures, for therein ye have eternal life ?" Can it be a safe thing then, to blot it - out, that this book may be closed to the people, that they shall not search it without authority from their priests? (Renewed eheers.) My friends, we might extend our list of enquiries, and each additional one would only to serve to widen the breach be tween Romanism and the faith of the Gospel. Thus it ex poses more fully the danger of yielding any, the slightest, as- sent to it. We feel that in a controversy of this kind we are not engaged for the mere baubles and playthings of the world. We are contending for the very substance, the heart, the life blood, the soul of Christianity; we are contending for the pure fountain of truth, and the pure bread of life, and the pure water of salvation ; we are contending for the pure and unadulterated worship of the one true living God, in opposi tion to the idol worship of the Church of Rome ; we are con tending, in fact, for the mild sway of the Prince of Peace, as contradistinguished from the Herodian spirit of Roman Ca tholicism ; and feeling these things, I say, " Away with that false charity that would compromise the difference between the two faiths, or reduce the rich principles of the former to an idle and a cunning tale. (Loud cheers.) Away with that mawkish liberality, too much in vogue among many in the , ant day, that would look with an equally favourable apon ~using systems, considering th em as )r, to speak more properly, as equally Je.' ) -untinued cheering.) But Ido trust, though hay very much to lament over, and very much .0 hu' us, we are not yet come, as a Protestant peoplf to that sad issue, at which we are reduced to give up 1 sense of the value andworth of the Deformation. (Cheers.) I do hope that we are not yet prepared to think that the noble army of martyrs—our Cranmers, our Ridley s, our Latimers, our Hoopers, with a bright cloud of other witnesses—spent their breath and poured out their blood, for comparatively and absolutely nothing. (Cheers.) Ido hope that the me mory of those sainted men has still something like a hallow- ing influence upon the minds of the thoughtful, and that they are willing, heart and hand, to subscribe to what they have handed down, and to practise the holy principles which they so boldly advocated. (Renewed cheers.) I therefore, with all earnestness, would exhort you to be more than ever upon your guard against the march of this spiritual tyranny. (Ap plause.) Her footfall is sometimes muffled, so that she steals upon us unexpectedly, and finds us too often unpre pared ; but she is now as§uraing a bolder front—she is now dvancing against our spiritual Zion, and hesitates the principles that are as dear - - to us as their lives. (Hear, hear.) I exhort you, then, to see that ye yourselves are more decided for Christ and his truth ; for trust me, or rather trust the Word of God itself, that personal spiritual religion will prove the best barrier to the attacks of the man of sin. (Hear, hear.) I exhort you to read your Bible more, and bless God that you may read it, and pray for grace that you may practise what it teaches. 'Hear.) I exhort you to be more earnest in prayer, for that you may grow in the grace and in the know - d and Saviour Jesus Christ, and for others J led to embrace the truth as it is in Jesus. I -o keep closer in faith to the Great Head of the j him who has bought that church with his own _..,us blood, and whose one great desire is to present it, as a glorious church, before his father's throne, " not having spot or blemish or any such thing." I exhort you to adhere more strictly in life and practice to that branch of the Ca tholic church which is established among us, that ark of the Lord in which are deposited the purest formularies of Chris tian faith, from which, through the ministers that serve at her altars, flow the pure and healing waters of Gospel truth ; and by your influence, your talents, your prayers, your con versation, your life, see that ye are at all times ready to sup port and strengthen the hands of those who are willing to lift up their voices against the errors of the Romish theology, and to cope with whatever difficulties may stand in their path, that thus a highway may be made upon which the peo ple of the Lord may walk with safety to the haven before them. (Cheers.) I commend you to the grace and keeping of God, and pray that his blessing may rest upon you. The rev. gentleman then retired amidst enthusiastic cheer- Ind the doxology having been sung, the meeting sepa rated.—The lecture upon the ninth article of the creed will be delivered on Friday evening next, by the Rev. F. Parry. INCENDIARY FIRE AT BIRKENHEAD Yesterday morning the saw-mills, joiners' shops, timber yard, a large quantity of timber, Sze. belonging to Messrs. J. and W. Walker, eminent builders at Woodside, were de stroyed by fire, no doubt the work of an incendiary or in cendiaries, and such was the rapidity with which the flames spread, that in a few hours the greater portion were reduced to a heap of smoking ruins. The flames burst forth from no less than six different parts of the premises, showing the de termination of the party effectually to accomplish the object of their malice, and the long period of dry weather which has prevailed, rendered the materials still more speedy objects of destruction, by such an element as fire. The premises are situated on the banks of Wallacy Pool ; and adjoining those destroyed, are the ship-building yard of the Messrs. Walker, several other timber and ship yards, all of which would, doubtless, have been also destroyed, had the wind been blowing fresh. The police and a fire-engine were on the spot soon after the fire commenced, but the latter was com paratively useless, and the efforts of the former, together with a number of the inhabitants, were directed to the saving of some large baulks of timber which were in the yard. Se veral were got away from the devouring element. About one hundred persons are employed on the premises, and many of them residing at a distance were not aware of the work of destruction until going to their work at six o'clock this morn ing, when they became acquainted with the melancholy fact, and at the same time saw their work tools also destroyed, several of them valuing their chests at as much as £4O, others at £2O. The entire loss cannot at present be estimated, as the books of the concern are also destroyed, and there having been a considerable quantity of timber on the ground balong ing to different individuals, sent for the purpose of being sawn into blanks, boards, &c. It is said the mills, engines, ma chinery, &c., cost Messrs. Walker upwards of £3OOO erecting, and as they are only insured for £l5OO they must be conside rable losers. For some time past threats have been held out by sawyers who arc averse to the introduction of machinery, that the works would be destroyed, and a watchman has been kept nightly on the premises. This man states, that when the fire broke out he was saying his prayers, something hav ing frightened him. In one corner of the yard were found a quantity of shavings saturated with turpentine, and two bottles of that liquor were also discovered. Messrs. Walker have offered a reward of £lOO for the conviction of the of fenders, and Sir James Graham has been written to on the subject. RESPITE OF' ROBERT SANDYS.—This criminal, found guilty at the last Autumn Cheshire Assizes of the murder of his infant child, has been respited from the punishment of death. DINNER TO THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY, K.G., LORD LIEUTENANT OF MIDDLESEX.—Upwards of 100 of the ma gistrates of the metropolitan county met to entertain this distinguished nobleman at the Thatched House Tavern, on Thursday week, on occasion of his appointment to succeed the Duke of Portland as Lord-Lieutenant of the county. Mr. Sergeant Adams, chairman of the quarter sessions, pre sided on this occasion. LIBERALITY OF ouit, M.P.—Mr. Hume has presented our Mechanics' Institution with two parliamentary reports and a small pamphlet, of the total value of eightpence halfpen n y sterling ! When in Brechin, Mr. Hume took occasion to say that the last generation knew not Joseph,' but that the present race would do so ; and certainly they are likely soon to become acquainted with the leading traits in his character, in no enviable form.—Montrose Standard. The Rev. T. Sherburne, a Popish priest, has commenced proceedings against the proprietor of the Lancaster Gazette, for publishing certain letters from Thomas Eastwood, Esq., exposing the nefarious proceedings of the bachelor priests, relative to the wills of a number of wealthy old ladies. Our contemporary has done good service to the Protestant cause by the publication of these letters, and we are glad to see that public sympathy is with him, more especially as these docu ments are all authenticated with Mr. Eastwood's signature, and therefore the object of the accused is evidently not vin dication, but suppression, or they would proceed against Mr. Eastwood. FATAL THUNDER-STORM.-011 Monday last a terrific storm of thunder and lightning broke over the towns of Ban well, Worle, Wrington, and places adjacent. The contu!_!: ous `dashes of the forked lightning were awful, and, V . , .._l: . g r e e n b to say, not unattended with fatal consequences. " e ' and two one and two o'clock a young man named Will,e r young, at horses engaged in ploughing on the farna . of ... .. Banwell Moor. were struck with lightn n ,_ ana instantly killed. Poor Williams, on the day c!f. I. g death, had just completed his 20th year. The lightningh';ent his clothes in . Scattered portions pieces, and even his shoes upon, his fee t . ids from the spot. of his clothes were found ten or twelve y —Bristol Toumal, Loud ( THE LATE EARL OF MUNSTER.—The will of the late Earl of Munster has been proved in Doctors' Commons by Lord De Lisle, General 'Wyndham, and Mr. Cameron, the execu tors. The will refers to various family settlements, and di rects the residue of his lordship's property, after payment of debts and legacies, to be laid out in the purchase of estates, to be entailed in his family, Lady Minister taking all the rents (except £BOO for . the p resent earl), and to have the use of the 'houses and furniture at Brighton and in Belgrave understreet rent free for her lif e . T he personal property was sworn £40,000. Friendship is a curious gentleman that makes no parade ; the true heart dances no hornpipes on the tongue. PROMISES.—It would be more obliging to say plainly, we cannot do what is desired, than to amuse people with false words, which often put them upon false measures. READING.—It is manifest that all government of action is to be gotten by knowledge and knowledge best by gather ing many knowledges, which is reading.—Sir P. Sidney. BAD TIMES.—The . New York correspondent of the Bal timore Chronicle says, that nobody can borrow money there without paying six pe r cen t. a mon th, and leaving the money as collateral security, An Irish merchant who lived in the country, but had his countinghouse in Dublin, having left the key of his office at home, told his clerk one day to go for a locksmith, " for," says he, " Tim, I've locked my key up in the room. !" Said a pretty woman to a friend of ours a few days since, " Husband has made me a present of a little bill that you owe him." Who could resist such a polite invitation to pay up ? AN ENGLISH BULL.—In the police report of a morning paper, we find the following most palpable bull :—A blind old man was led into court, and, on making application to see the sitting magistrate, his request was instantly granted. . - A very ugly man, who was a great horticulturist, being found by a visitor perched up in a cherry-tree, his friend exclaimed, " No wonder, Philip, that you have the finest fruit in the country ; for you are not only your own gardener, but, egad, your own scarecrow too." Smoking is carried to such an extent in Holland, that every inn is filled with a thick cloud of tobacco-smoke ; and when the waiter enters the room in search of any Dutchman who may be wanted, he takes a pair of bellows in his hands, to blow the smoke from the faces of the party, that he may dis cover the person whom he wishes to find. AN INDIAN RETORT.---All Indian complained to a re tailer that the price of his liquor was too high. The latter, in justification, said that it cost as much to keep a hogshead of brandy as to keep a cow. The Indian replied, " May be he drink as much water, but he no eat so much hay." FIGHTING MEN.—At an agricultural show dinner, the late Duke of Buccleuch presiding, a round of "fighting men" being toasted, one giving Wellington, another Graham, a third Hill, and so on, and when it came to an honest farmer, he said, " I'll gie ye Saunders Pirgivie, o' Cricht on D ean , for he's had a sair ficht wi' th e warld a' his life, an honest man wi' a big , amily."—Cork Constitution. A PATIENT CREDITOR.—When a popular comedian, famous for acting Sir Francis Gripe, (off as well as on the stage), was asked in consequence of a run of very ill luck to wait a little for his salary—which was £6O a-week !—he coolly took a chair, and replied, " Certainly, I'll wait till its paid." VISIONARY PROVISION.-Mr. was accosted the other day on Merry-boys' Hill by a sleek-looking corpulent beg.. gar, who pleaded that himself and family were " pining for food." " Indeed," said the gentleman, " you do n't look as if you were starving." "Ah ! Sir," was the response, with a sigh such as those Sir John Falstaff fattened on,— " the way 1 keep up my flesh is by dreaming every night that I have the run of your worship's larder. SECOND EDITIOii. Standard-office, Three o'clock LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,--Tats DAY. (From Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.) Of English, Irish, and Foreign Wheat together, the arri vals since our report of this day week furnish a liberal supply, with several parcels of Malt coastwise, and a fair increase of Oats, Oatmeal, and Flour from Ireland, including 1000 brls. of the latter from Marseilles. The royal assent having at length been given to the new corn bill, duties were receivable at our Custom-house yester day, agreeably to the annexed scale, which admits colonial Wheat and Flour at the lowest rates, and such may now be considered free for consumption : it is not likely, however, that any large portion of those articles comprised in the stocks of foreign in bond, will be released until the averages shall have attained a more favourable point. The following are the quantities of grain, Flour, and Oat , meal computed to remain in Liverpool, on the 2d May, 1842 : In Bond.—Wheat, 209,032 qrs. ; Barley, 11,271 qrs. ; Oats, 13,584 grs. ; Rye, 500 qrs. ; Beans, 21,166 qrs. ; Pease, 7,787 qrs. ; Flour, 165,166 brls. Free.—Wheat, 25,000 qrs. ; Barley, 5,000 qrs.; Oats, 12,000 qrs. ; Rye, 400 qrs. ; Beans, 20,000 qrs.; Pease, 5,000 qrs. ; Flour, :5,000 brls. and 5,000 sacks ; Oatmeal, 80,000 loads. The effects of this measure having been, already, in a great degree, anticipated, little impression seems now to be produced upon the trade by its actual coming into operation ; for the present we are unable to notice any decided increase in demand, but may shortly calculate on some improvement in this respect, with a more steady and regular trade than has been, for some time past, experienced. The transactions in Wheat at this :day's market, which were chiefly confined to retail purchases, were altogether to a very moderate amount, and although in a few cases the finest descriptions rather exceeded the rates of this day se'n night, the various kinds of Mediterranean and other middling Wheats were generally obtainable on somewhat lower terms. English and Irish Flour was in limited request, at late prices, while States and Canadian receded is per barrel. In bond, the only transactions noted to-day were confined to a few hundred quarters of States and Ancona Wheat, for Ireland, the former at 7s 7d, the latter at 7s per 701bs. Malting and grinding Barley, upon a very dull sale, de clined is per qr. ; and Malt hardly sustained its previous value.—Beans and Pease remained unvaried. The Oat trade, being languid, prices gave way Id per 45 lbs ; and Oatmeal, although held at last week's rates, w as very unsaleable tolday. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the 26th April, to the 2d May, 1842, inclusive lAN- I COAST- CANADA DESCRIPTION. LAND. WISE. !kk U.STS. REIGN. ',TOTAL. Qrs.! Ipp 1 2114 Barley Qrs. 191 217 Malt Qrs. 7 2495 Oats Rye Qrs.[ Beans Qrs. 15 120 Pease. Qrs. 50 Shelled Barley . Qrs. Indian Corn Qrs. Rapeseed Oatmeal . ... Loads 4996 5 Flour. Sacks, 2033 100 Ditto . Brls. Into Runcorn, Irela n d I 1 EMU and Coastwise :—Wheat, 4 qv 310 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 780 Ids; Flour, 355 sacks. EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, 25 qrs.; qrs. ; Oats, 151 qrs ; Pease, 12 qrs. ; Indian Corn, meal, loads; Flour— sacks, 230 brls.--Ireland. Why qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn, 135 qrs. • Oattnee , Flour, 40 sacks.--Coastuise. Wheat, 256 qrs. L . "! qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 131 qrs. ; Beans, 5 ( 1 1.5 .' qrs. ; Pease, 17 qr s . ; I n di an C orn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, Flour, 308 sacks 202 barrels. ; Oats, malt, irs. ;- - Oat mat. 1319 Average prices of Grain, for the week ending April 22 Wheathus. 7d. i Barley 275. 3d. I Oats.. 19s. y d • I Bye Beans.. 30s. gd. Pease.. sl s, 2d- I, —lds., arley, yl Rye, , 91 Ids. k Wheat.. 5,5. A d. gr u e ar ga le t y e 2 a 6 v s e . ra B g a e . oofattsh.e. s7.iskye, Beans.. 30s. 3d. Pease.. 303. 9d. , 1842. 325. Ild 9s. 6d. .7s. 9id. • Duty on Foreign Gra in, &C • this week. Wheat 12i.chl. I Barley 10s. Od. I Oats .. . es. Od. I Rye. Beans Its 6a. I Pease .. los. 6d, In d. Corn OS. Od. I Flour Ditto from British Colonio out of Europe. Wheat Is. Od. I Barley.. 2s. Oil . I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye Beans.. ls 6d I Pease.. 2s. 6d. I lian Corn.. os. I Flour.. Liverpool Averages, week ending April 26, 1842. Wheat. i DarleY• I oats. i Beans.l Pease. Qrs losi , Prices Ms. ad. os. od. I o s. c'd. Os• Od. os.-7 0(1 .. Is. od. Os. lid. --,---- LIVERPO OL COTT ON . MARKET. THIS Day, A very quiet market, with little business doing, no t exceed.. ing 200 0 bale s, of all descriptions, at yesterda y ' s price's. SHIPPING INTELLIGEN-CE TUESDAY, MAY 3.—Wind N.W., changeable. Anal vs ,„—David and Rob ert, from Bilboa—T m:elemaco, fro Expedition, from London. paler/no— sm„.—Woodstock, Nicholson, for St. Thomas—William Ro morris, Havana—Russell, Winter, f Rotterdam and Cron or- s b t e a r d ts tLßelle, Leader, for Marseilles. 43, l--- Me on di g 13 terranean, hen ce for Africa, was sp o k en 31 s t M ar ch, in lat Water Witch, hence at Naples James Duncan, Ritchie, henee•at Leghorn Portlandshire, Allen, and Magnet, Hoeket,sailed from Marreills , for this port 2d April Speedy Packet, hence at Cadiz • British Queen, hence off Oporto, 26th April, for Genoa 14th Maypo, Hunt ress, hence for Lima, and Conqueror, were spokea. March. in lat 2 S , l ong 20 W