The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

Oct. 22, 1844. Ulantai. GE irst tted ior, 7.ost for pool . ind Ind ng ura ro- led ons yen tnd T's n- -al es re Tontrarts. WANTED immediately, a MILLINER, for the Vountry. Apply at the Standard-office. WATSON PECK and SONS are in WANT of TWO Non A SSISTANTS to the DRAPERY BUSINESS. Tra None ASSISTANTS apply w h o d oes no t th oroug hly ut v 'entand the Also, an APPRENTICE WANTED, who must write good hand and be quick at accounts. 12 Sr 11, RANELAGH-STREET. To PRINTERS, PRINTING-MACHINE MAKERS, AND OTHERS. WANTED to PURCHASE. (Second-hand,) a small S INGLh'--CYLINDER PRINTING—MA 91INE• One of Cowper's would be preferred. As :Immediate chsh will be paid, applicants are requested to Address, state full articul ar ., w i t h t h e l owest pr i ce . X C., Standard-office, Liverpool. WTo COLLECTORS OF PERIODICALS, &c. ANTED to PURCHASE, several Conies of " THE THESPIAN," a Dramatic Daily Periodi cal, 12frio, publish e d i n thi s town some years ago. " THE LANCASHIRE LITERARY MUSEUM," 4 to, also published in Liverpool, in 1828-9. Consid era b ly above the publishing price will be given for Copies in good order. Apply to J. S. W., at the Standard-office. Liverpool. 22d October, 1844. CAPTAINS and OWNERS are supplied with smart LADS, as APPRENTICES, trained up for Sea, with C.othes and Bedding. Address to M. /CMG, Marine Society's Office, Bi sbopsgate-street, London. MATRIMONY. A GRADUATE of Trinity College, Dublin, previous 41 to Ordination in the Church of England, is desirous of getting Married : he wishes to he united to a LADY of affable and pleasing manners, whom the condition of life suitable to a Clergyman's Wife would please. Adver tiser is thirty-five years of ace and of a cheerful disposi tion ; his Collegiate standing already entitles him to the Degree of LL.D. Please to address, A. R. T. C. D., Postoffice, Dublin. MONEY. . a HE Commissione rs ac tE l g execution of the several T Acts of Parliament for Improving the Township of Birke n h ea d, in the Count% o f Ch ester , are rea d y to receive PROPOSALS for the LOAN of FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS, at £4 per Cent. Interest, to be secured upon Mortgage of the Rates, Market Tolls, and other Property belonging to the Township, including the Woodside and Monk's Ferries. Proposals to be addressed to the Chairman of the Fi nance Comatittee, Treasurer's Office, Itenhead. Town-hall, Bir- By order, JOSH. MALLABY, Clerk to the Commissioners. Tow n . Clerk Birkenhead, 28th September, 1844. THE D TO CONTRACTORS. IRECTORS of the DOCK COMPANY at isir, KINGSTON-UPON-HULL HEREBY GIVE sir ICE, that they will be ready to receive TENDERS, or before the 11th day of November next, for the per !,(4.,itce of tte necess.iry WORKS in the CONSTRUC lioroN °I NEW DOCK, upon Dock Green, in the The °f Kingtton-upon- Hull. May b e - s ' e a a . ! and Specification of the proposed Works th e at 111! DOCK OFFICE, Hum., on and alter tamed istant, and any further information may be ob- Li i r "al Mr JOHN B. HARTLEY, Civil. Engineer, verpool. tar The Tender s to b sealed, and addressed to the Secre -3' "the Companye ,Dock-o ffi ce, Hull. By order. W. H. HUFFAM, Secretary. th e I,ootver T e e u nd ir e e r ctors will not bind themselves to accept Offlce, Kingston-upon-Hull, 14(h October, 1844. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, T HE 16th October, 1814. Principal Officers of Her Majesty's Ordnance do to ri p ER EBY GIVE NOTICE that they are prepared of LSP °SE OF, by PUBLIC TENDER, a quantity pti§,OLDIERS' OLD GREAT COATS and SALT whichiir BAGS. in Store, at the Tower and Woolwich, as been divided into Lots, and may be viewed f u _ n application at the Principal Storkeepers' Office. after r, and at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, any day ho ier the 20th instant (Sunday excepted,) between the ~I , r B of Ten and Fot:r o'clock. OffiL tal ogmes of the several Lots may be obtained at the p r ; ~7,' of the S ecretary to t h e B oar d, i n ; of the tpal at Storekeeper at the To ver ; of the Stotekeepers woolv:ich, Portsmouth, Hull, and Liverpool ; or of ine st i.3.77,acit Masters at Manchester and Bristol. tender: for the whole or any number of the B a'd Lots, fro p desirous of becoming Purchasers, "lbe delivered on before TUESDAY, the sth No vjrmds e a r „„" e xt, addressed to the Secretary to the Board of Pall-mall, and described on the envelope T ender for Soldiers' Old Great Coats, &c." By order of the Board, R. BY HAM, Secretary. simi 3l itipat.‘ Oct tion. To THE ELECTORS OF WEST DERBY WARD. HI , .NTLEM EN' AVING been honoured by a Deputation from a no_ rnerous and respectable Meeting of the Conservative Electors of your Ward, conveying to me the resolution which hid been unanimously entered into, approving of my conduct as one of your Representatives in the Town Council of Liverpool from the commencement of The Mu nicipal Reform Act to the present time, and requesting that I would, at the approaching Election, again aspire to retain that honourable position. It remains only for me to as sure you that I am deeply sensible of, and much Mattered by, the feelings which have been expressed, and shell have pride in again soliciting your Suffrages at the approaching Election, in the strong hope that, by your continued ex ertions, the cause which you have throughout espoused Will again merit that support which it has hitherto re ceived; and I need not assure you, th,t if I should again be p 1 ced in the high position as one of your Representa ', yes, I shall co n ti nue to ma i ntain the same political prin e,Pless which I have always avowed, arid, as far as may be Practicable, promote, to the best of my power, the interest O f Your Ward in consistency with that of the Borougb, And have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient servant, J. S. LEIGH. 20 th October, 1844. To THE ELECTORS OF GREAT GEORGE WARD. GEN LEmEN. 1 ) " . T ; Period will shortly arrive when the trust reposed .win i n 0 )e, as your Representative in the Town Council, fulf.,.}e again placed in your hands, when I beg respect- Ntr - :A ) Solicit a renewal of your Votes and Interest. ;I:,ounduct for the short time I have been in the COUR pub, Know n to you, and I trust, in the discharge of my f orr _i`c duties, I have not acted in any way calculated to s i l i o t Your confidence. flen t i„ nl d You again confer upon me the honour of repre. w de You in the Town Council, you may rest assured YO u • O nall occasions use my best exertio.is to promote r pterest s and the interest of the town generally. I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, GEO. GREEN lIORNBY. -- e4 ._ ure4- Street, Evertor:, 19th October, 1844. Tp - LIE MUNICIPAL ELECTORS OF NORTH TOXTETH WARD. ti --A TT.EMENT, l D NG accepted an invitation to become a CAN the ./,'-'IDATE for the representation of your Ward in ap n(ps u wo Council, it is necessary, I am told, publicly to :ace myself in that character. Nen - p il l g r atified by this unexpected expression of the con ntt of my fell w.townsmen ; and it will be my mai aflonlirli not to do discredit to a choice which I am con- It c„ ° ` now owing entirely to your unmerited partiality. °c el l " u sual, and rea'oriably so, that I should, upon this Und 8. . decla re my principles. I might be contented, pre er ordina ry c i rcumstances , t o a llow them to be ex eor:l7de by the,word "Conservative," but it is more ac ,with the candour widt which our connection shp "; b " 1) begin, to state that they are 'much better defined tin u *, e aPPellation of " Tory." by which, I understand, of 0 13 ‘ 10 1der of the a nc ient constitution of the State, and te gri u t r a Postolical and Venerable Church, in all her in ituk,'Y and usefulness. 1 shall carefully exercise my e ,; lue nt in forwarding such measures, and such only, as trea u t oeive to be for the welfare and improvement of this Mandi cur ninunity, and in this spirit I hope that, notwith due ..ng much personal misgiving,elected, in b u4 r er e retire from your service with an addition to the efier n i eß. of my friends and without having created any I am, Gentlemen, Your very obedient servant, WILLM. MANN. eel-street, 18th October, 1844. Ie"LIE CONSERVATIVE iLECTORS OF SOUTH lecte rs of la. ENT! TOXTETH WARD. 4 11 baelen 41';VIN solicited by a number of influential llor ti i i your Ward, to allow myself to be put in se nt v 'at on at th e en , uing .Munic i pa l El ection , to re to re "r interests in the Town Council, I do not hesitate Soc e j' n ud to your call, and pledge myself, should j be res,s'ssfol, to use my 13:st energies to promote the lute- NI " the Town and Toxteth.P . ark in ',articular. 1 a 4! Political Principles are decidedly Conservative, and co nvin c e ,arro supporter of Scriptural Education ; fee li ng st rut o that education, unaccompanied by relig ious pl. gen erß i t ° . ll, Would be decidedly detrimental to the rising Roi l" ' Yea rt _ng interests a Rate-payer in this Township for som e a 4 riwooy interests are associated with its prosperity ; a n d . the,,,,,0n3' Important measures are likely to he discussed in may.relii Council matcrially affecting this Township, you its i mpro "Pon my adyneatir.g anythin m g that may tend the good. am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, R. L. JONES. BIRKENHEAD. VOCAL TUITION AT BIRKENHEAD. ATISS WHITNALL begs to announce that, at the re -11.11 quest of numerous Families resident in Cheshire ; she intends commencing diving LESSONS IN SINGING, ONCE A WEEK, AT BIRKENHEAD. Anulicati ins fOr telrns, &c. to be made. to . Miss W., at ber Residence, 2, Upper Duke-street, Liverpool. October, 1844. Nearly ready for Publication, A DIRECTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BIR KENHEAD, and the surrounding District. • TO ADVERTISERS. This Directory forms a ready medium for Advertise ments for Insurance Agents, Hotel Proprietors, and Shop keepers generally, communicating Nith the Public. As the number of A dvertisements will be limited, early ap plication is requested. JAMES LAW, Waterloo-buildings, Birkenhead; C. DAVIES, North John-street, Liverpool. NOTICE. H A W'S• OYSTER ROOMS, 1...7 AT THE BOTTOM OF LOWER ivy STREET, Near the Grand Ball Room, Railway Station, BIRKEN. HEAD, WILL BE OPEND on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd instant. Basnet-street, 21st Oct. 1844. HIGGS & WRIGHT, FURNISHING IRONMONGERS, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF SMITH'S WORK. TIN AND BRAZIERY WARE, WATERLOO BUILDINGS, HAMILTON.STREET, NEAR WOODSIDE FERRY, BIRKENHEAD. & W. have constantly on sale at their Show-rooms • an extensive and elegant essortment of Goode, amongst which, they bee to call attention to the following . BEST SHEFFIELD PLATED WARE : Patent METALLIC BEDSTEADS, in great variety; GAS CA - ICWELIES. REGISTER GRATES H FENDERS. R &FIRE IRONS, PAPIER-MACHE TRAYS. TEA and COFFEE POTS, TABLE CUTLERY, KNIVES, SCISSORS. &C., LONDON TEA URNS, Table Lamps, Patent Dish Covers, Enamelled Saucepans, _ Stewpons, Pots, A-c., MEAT SAFES, Portable WATER CLOSETS, WATER FILTERS, GARDEN TOOLS. SHOWER, SPONGE, and .HIP BATHS, KITCHEN RANGES, STOVES of all kinds. SHOWER and SLIPPER BATHS on Hite. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS. This Day is Published, A SPLENDID MEDAL, In commemoration of the LAYING of the FIRST STONE of the above DOCKS, with the names of the Dock Commissioners, &c. Hiucis & WRIGHT, Ironmongers, Waterloo buildings, Birkenhead. MR. R. M. HOGAN, AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, Offices, 76, CHESTER STREE7', BIRKENHEAD, AA D QUEEN'S ARMS, LISCARD, RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends and the Public that he has commenced business as above, and trusts, by proper attention, to merit a share of Public support. Mr. HOGAN intends to appropriate a part of his time to the Establishing A REGISTER OFFICE for the Letting and Disposing of HOUSES, LANDS, &c. OUT-DOOR SALES and APPRAISEMENTS solicited, and Cash advanced on every description of Pro perty consigned to him for Public Sale. Mr. H. also in tends to devote a portion of his time to the Arranging, Posting, &c., of those Tradesmen's Accounts who, from the pressure of business, are not enabled to pay that at tention to their Books which they so strictly demand, as it is an incontrovertible fact, that more money has been lost by inattention to Book-keeping than anything else. Part:es wishing to avail themselves of this plan of having their accounts regularly kept will be treated with, either by the Wtek, Month, or Year, on very reasonable terms. No charge for Commission, unless Business is actually transacted. 76, Ch :1 r street, Birkenhead. TO FAR VERS AND OTHERS. By Mr. R. M. HOGAN, On THURSDAY next. the 24th instant. at WallasPv. • THE whole of the OUT-DOOR STOCK, FARM ING I M PLE M ENTS, &c., the Property of Mr. J. A. Scott, who is declining the business. The Stock con sists of an excellent Cart Mare, good useful Pony. Cart, Shandry in good repair, four Milch Cows, two Heifers. Hay, Turnips, Potatoes, Mange' Wurzel. Patent Hay cutter, with three knives and fly-wheel, Cart Gear, and various Farming Utensils. The whole may be viewed on the Morning of Sale, and any ether infortnat;on had from the Auctioneer, 76, Ches t-r-street, Birkenhead, or Mr. J. A. Scorr, on the Pre mises. Sale to commence at Twelve o'clock precisely. BIRKEAHEAD. MANCHESTER, & CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. THE SII AREHOLDERS are hereby informed that .I. the PARLIAMENTARY DEED now lies for Sig. nature at the Office of Messrs. MALLABY and fowNsEND. Fenwick-street, Liverpool. whereon signing the same and delivering the Banker's Receipt for the Deposit, Scrip Certificates for the Shares will be given. MALLABY and TOWN SEND. 15, Feettick -street, Liverpool, 19th October, 1844. BIRKENHEAD AND - POTTERY RAILWAY. PT an ADJOURNED MEETING of th e Landown ers, Bankers, Manufacturers, and Traders of the STAFFORDSHIRE POTTER' ES, held at the WAEAT SHEAF INN, , STOKE-UPON-TRENT, on FRIDAY last, the 18th instant, to determine on a Line of Railway through the Staffordshire Potteries, JOHN BILL. Esq., in the Chair, It was moved by SAMUEL ALCOCK, Esq., and seconded by H. H. WILLIAMSON, Esq., and Resolved,—That this ,eeting. having heard the propo sition of Mr. JACKSON, relative to having the country surveyed by Mr. HOST. STEPHENSON, with a view to giving the Potteries a direct Railway Communication be tween Rugby and Birkenhead, such Line of Hallway will meet the wants of the Potteries, and is deserving of our strenuous support. It was moved by Mr. Alderman COPELAND, M.P., and seconded by H. H. WILLIAMSON, Esq., that the follow ing gentlemen be appointed a Committee : Mr. T. Kinnersb-y, Mr. Chas. Harvey, seri., Mr. F. W. Tomlinson, Mr. John Lockett, Mr. ti. Williamson, Mr. Herbert Minton, Mr. H. H. Williamson, Mr. Geo. Phillips, Me". Samuel Aleock, Mr. James Gloves, Mr. Enoch Wood, Mr. Timothy Ditnmock, Mr. Job Meigh, Mr. Charles Meigh, Mr. C. J. Mason, Mr. Edward Kinnersly. Mr. William Baker, I Mr. Wm. Davenport, Mr. Henry Meir, Moved by Mr. Alderman COPELAND, seconded by RO BERT WILLIAMSON, Esq., _ . . 'lll4 the Committee communicate the resolutions of the meeting to Mr. Jackson and the Deputation, and ascer tain the proposed amount of capital they will subscribe towards the undertaking; the time and mode in which they intend to carry the same into effect ; and report their proceedings to a Public Meeting, which they are requested to convene at the earliest convenience. JOHN BILL, Chairman. A vote of thanks was afterwards passed to the Chairman for his conduct in the chair. TARVIN HALL SCHOOL, NEAR CHESTER. FOR THE EDUCATION OF RESIDENT PUPILS ONLY, und , r the superintendence and tuition of the following resident Masters : PRINCIPAL—JOHN BRINDLEY, of Magdalen Col lege, Cambridge, Ph. D., M.A. of the University of Giessen, formerly Second Master of the Grammar School, Brigg ; and Head :Master of the Oldswinford Hospital endowtd School, Worcestershire. ASSISTANT.—CHARLES JONES, Trinity College, Dublin. FIRST CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL MASTER. — E. S. CROOK E, 8.A., Pembroke College, Cambridge. in dotible honours. FRENCH MASTER.—MONSIEUR BOIN, 8.A., of the University of Paris. GERMAN.•DRAWING, AND MUSIC MASTER.—HERR QUELGH U RsT, a Native of Hanover. JUNIOR MASTER.—Mr. R. K. BROWNE. DRILL MASTER. and Play Ground Superintendent.— SERGEANT COX, late of the 40th Regiment. The above Masters are resident. TEACHER OF DANCING.—Mr. EDGAR WEBSTER, Chester. VISITING SURGEON.—Mr. GEORGE HARRISON, Chester. The objects aimed at in this Establishment are, 1. To insure a thorough Scriptural and Gentlemanly Education, under Masters of high Classical and Mathe matical attainments. 2. To provide a sound Classical and Mathematical Edu cation for pupils preparing for the Universities and learned Professions—and an equally sound course of bu siness instruction, with daily practice in the Modern Con tinental Languages for Mercantile scholars. 3. To maintain in every department the strictest Dis cipline, united with kindness and moderation, and the a'.sence of corporal punishment, except in extreme cases, and then to be inflicted by the Principal only. 4. To treat the Pupils as members of the family, pro viding them liberally with domestic comforts at the same table with the Principal and Masters. 5. To, include under one chave every expense both in Educational and Domestic departments, that there may no extras for Stati , nery, Printed Books, Washing, Medi cal Attendance, nor under any pretext whatever. TR RMS : Under Twelve years of age . Forty Guineas per annum.. Above Twelve and under Sixteen years of age.. Fifty near per annum. Above Sixteen years of age.. Sixty Guineas per annum. Private Pupils are allowed a Private Study and seperate Bedroom.. One Hundred Guineas per annum. Al! payments to be made in adi ancr, either Quarterly or alf-v ea r I y. Number of Pupils now in the School SIXTY-FIVE. Tarrin Hall, September, 1314. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. BIRKENHEAD FESTIVAL. BIRKENHEAD FESTIVAL. A ItRANGEIVIITB . " - tiave been made with the Com_ missioners of Birkenhead for the STEAM-BOATS to PLY throughout the NIGHT of the 23d instant, and alsa with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company for SPECIAL TRAINS to run from Birkenhead after the Dinner and Ball. Committee-room, Birkenhead, 15th October, 1844. Messrs. W. 0. and W. Hunt. 10, Whitehall;- and Messrs. Staff, Steward, and Tillett, Norwieb. SCCRKTARY. James F. Saunders,Esq.. Brook street, Ipswicb. RANKERS. Norwich Me! , srs. Gurneys and Co. Messrs. Harveys and Hudson. „ Ipswich ..Messrs. Bacon and Co. Hu11.... ...... Messrs. Pease, Liddell, and Co. Huddersfield.. The Union Bank of Hudersfield. Halifax Huddersfield.. Stowmarket ... Messrs. Oakes, Bevan,- and Co. Diss . London . Messrs'. Glynn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co. BY this undertaking it is proposed to establish a direct Railway communication between the city of Norwich (the metropolis of the eastern district of district of Eng land) and the town and port of Ipswich, at which place it will johithe Railway to London. The Line will pass through the towns of Diss and Stowmarket, and through or near Long Stratton, Eye, and Mendlesham, and Needham Market and the adjacent populous districts, and will be in near communication with the towns of Harleston, Bungay, and Beccies, on the. River Wavenhey, to which places an extension may be advantageously m de. It also combines the advantage of a direct communication with the port of Yarmouth. Very considerable commerce and intercourse have always subsisted between Norwich, Diss, and Ipswich, which this project will greatly facilitate and increase. This Line will be an extension of the Eastern Union Railway, and will, by means of the Eastern Counties Railway from C tichester, give the city of Norwich and an extensive and thickly populated country a direct com mnnication with London, fourteen miles shorter than by the Norwich and Brandt.n and Northern and Eastern lines. The proposed Railway is strictly identified with the agricultural, commercial, and tnatinfacturing interests of the entire district, and, whilst it affords the greatest con venience to the public, it offers to the Shareholders a prospect of, a very ample return on the capital embarked. The Line has been surveyed by Mr. Locke, who has reported, thatthe character of the country to be traversed will render the Line easy of construction, and, as the gra dients are favourable, it will be an economical Line to wutk. • • . A careful estimate of the present traffic between .Ips with and Norwich has been made, which, after allowing 40 per cent. for the expenses of working the Line, shows a return of. upwards of 7 per ce-it. on the capital re 'quired. The Map annexe:l to this Prospectus indicates the course of the intended Line and shows the population of the principal towns which will be accommodated by the undertaking. The capital proposed to be raised, £650,000, will enable the Company to cimnlete a double Line from the termi nus of the Eastern Union Railway, at Ipswich, to Nor wich, at distance of forty-five miles : part of this Line will have the advantage of participating in a double traffic from being connected, not only with the Line to Nor wich, but with a Line now projected, branching from this Undertaking at a point about fourteen miles north of Ips wich to Cambridge, through Bury St. Edmonds. as shown on the map. Norwich as well as Cambridge (and, eventually, by other connecting Railroads, the whol of the manufactur ing districts) will thus be in direct communication, at Ipswich, with the line of steame.s proposed to be esta blished from Harwich harbour to Hamburgh, Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Ostend ; will be within ten hours of the last-named place ; and, according to the statement lately published by the proposed European Steam-packet Com pany, within twenty-four hours of Harnburgh. The usual powers wilt be taken in the act to allow in terest at„ four per cent. on the amount of subscriptions paid up. • Applications for Shares may be addressed to Messrs. FORSYTH and PRITCHA.RD, Liverpool; and J. B. LOCKS, Esq., and JOHN BARLOW, Esq., Manchester, of whom Prospectuses may be obtained. BIRKENHEAD FESTIVAL. PUBLIC DINNER in CELEBRATION of LAY ING the FOUNDATION STONE of the BIR KENHEAD DOCKS, TO -MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 23rd instant. JOHN LAIRD, Esq., CHAIRMAN, WILLIAM JACKSON, Esq., VICE-CHAIRMAN. COMMITTEE. Wm. Cole, Esq. IJ. H. Hind, Esq. J. H. Greene, Esq, J. Sudlow, Esq. Applications for Tickets to be made to the Committee, at the Town-hall, Birkenhead. Dinner on the Table at Five o'clock precisely. WILLIAM COLE, Chairman to the Committe. BIRKENHEAD BALL. ON the oceagi on o f LAYING t h e FOUND ATION STONE of the BIRKENHEAD DOCKS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 23rd, 1844. LADY PATRONESSES : Lady GREY EGERTON, Oulton-park. Lady CHARLOTTE EGERTON, Tatton-park. Lady COST, Leasowe Castle. The Honourable Mrs. LLOYD KENYON. Mrs. CHARLES STANLEY, Denhall. Mrs. E. J. STANLEY, Alderley. Mrs. JOHN STANLEY, Hooton. Mrs. CORNWALL LEIGH, High Leigh. M's. WILSON PATTEN, Bark-ball. Mrs.TOWNSHEND M AIN W A IRING, Oteleypark Mrs. Colonel GLEGG-, Thurstaston-hall. . Mrs. PRICE, Brya y Pys. Mrs. SHA W, Arrow-hall. Mrs. H. LITT.LEDALE, Liscard. • ; - 'M rs. J. S, JACKSON, Birkenhead. Mrs. W. LAIRD, Do. • ' Mrs. MALLABY, - Do. Mrs. AV I NC H,• . Listara. Mrs. T. B. HUGHES, Do. • COMM TTEE. J S. JACKSON, Esq., Birkenhead. W. LA IP.D, Esq., Do. W. POTTER, Esq., Do. W- JACKSON, Esq., Do. J. LAIRD, Esq., Do. HAROLD LITTLEDALE, Esq., Liscard. HENRY WINCH, Esq., Do. T. B. HUGHES, Esq., Do. W. F. MACGREGOR, Esq., Liverpool. HUGH PERKINS, Esq., Do. H. H. VIVIAN, Esq., Do. G. J. WAINWRIGHT, Esq., Do. W. COLE, Esq., Birkenhead. J. SUDLOW, Esq., Do. J. H. HIND, Esq., Do. J. H. GREENE, Esq., Do. W. B. ASPINALL. Esq., Do. JOSEPH WILSON, Esq., Do. HORABIN'S BAND IS ENGAGED FOR THE OCCASION. _ _ Tickets, 10s. (hi. each. may be had on applicction at the TOWN-HALL, at 'Vi!.. OSBORNE'S, Chester-street, and LAW'S, Bridge-street, Bi •kenhea.d; and at the Office of the SECRETARY, Derby-buildiags, Ferm:ck st-eet, Miverpool. Honorary Secretary, W. LAIRD. Birkenhead, October 16, 1844. CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. CHESTER 'BALES. THIS DAY, (Tuesday,) the 22d instant, ADDITION AL TRAINS will be despatched-- FROM CHESTER.: FROM BIRSEIIHEAD. Commencing at 830 a.m. 7 0 a.m. Until 8 30 p.m. 8 45m. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS, p The FIRST STONE of which will be laid TO-MOR ROW, (Wednesday',) the 23d instant, when TRAINS will he despatched— FROM CHESTER, FROM BIRKENHEAD, AT 4 0 a,m. AT 6 15 a.m. 8 0 „ 815 „ 9 30 „ 9 45 „ 11 0 „ 11 15 „ 12 30 p.m. 12 45 „ 2 0 „ 2 15 „ 330 „ 4 0 „ 5 30 „ 5 45 „ 7 0 „ 715 „ 8 30 „ 8 45 „ 9 30 ,J 12 0 midnight. Also on ' THURSDAY } at 130 a.m. Morning,3 0 „ To ar rive at Chester in time for the Train from that place at 4 0 a.m. to BIRMINGHAM and LONDON. The Steam Boat will leave the St. George's Pier fifteen minutes previous to the timed departure of the Trainsfrom the Monks' Ferry Station, Birkenhead, excepting for the Train at 8 45 p.m., when it will leave at a Quarter-past Eight o'clock, p.m. 'he Trains will consist of First and Second Class Car riages only. Day Tickets will be issued at the Monks' Ferry Station, Birkenhead; also at Chester, on and after the 21st Octo ber, at 3s. 6d. First, and 2s. 6d. Second Class, enabling parties to proceed and return the same day by any Train in which there is room. Parties taking Day Tickets to Birkenhead, on 'Wednesday, the 23d instant, will be al lowed the opportunity of returning up to the evening of the next day. THE OTHER FARES AS TTSUAL. J. B. WILCOX, Treasurer. Birkenhead, 18th October, 1844. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS' FESTIVAL. MT GLEAVE, of the ADELP W : h ee l d nF H ei O rssd T ta E syi L )on , teh W eo o r o 2t d 3h - de Wood- Y l • side, mast respectfully informs his Friends, the Inhabitants of Birkenhead and Liverpool, and the Public in general, that , by particular request, he intends provi idnisnt:tanat,DoiTthNeEol,t,caTsoio-nmoofrutLoawyi,ng( Birkenhead Docks. Dinner on the Table at Four o'clock precisely. Tickets, ncluding Dessert and a Bottle of Wine, 12s. 61 each. TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. A CLERGYMAN in the neighbourhood of Ulverston, fa. is desirous o f rece i v i ng TH IiEE PU PILS, between the agesnf seven and thirteen. For particulars refer to the Rev. JAMES NORTH, St. Catherine's, and to the Rev. THOMAS MACGILL; St. Nicholas, Liverpool. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY EXTENSION FROM IPSWICH TO NORWICH. CAPITAL £650,000, IN 26,000 SHARES OF £25 EACH.—DEPOSIT £1 )os. PER SHARE. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. John Checallier Cobbold, Esq., Chairman, Ipswich RiChard Dykes Alexander, Ipswich J. Abbot, E-q Needham• market J. Alexander, Esq., Ipswich Samuel Bignold, Esq., Norwich J. H. Barnard, Esq., Norwich Samuel Brooke, Esq., Diss R. Wiffin Blake, Esq., Norwich Thomas D. Burroughs, Esq , Norwi c h S. S. Beare, Esq.,. Norwich. Robert Blake, jun., Esq., Norwich Henry Barilet, Esq., Ipswich Henry Bond, Esq., Ipswich Francis Cupiss, Esq., Diss John Cobbold, Esq., Ipswich G. L. Coleman, Esq., Sheriff of Norwich • H. Chamberlin, Esq., Norwich Jeremiah Colman, Esq., Norwich Charle3 Crawshav, Esq., Norwich Donald Dalrymple, Esq., Norwich Thomas Dyson, Esq., Diss W. Freeman, Esq., layor of Norwich Robert Fincharn,. Esq., Diss John Footman, Esq., Ipswich Thomas Prench,•Esq.,. Eye • Ellis Symonds Gowing, Esq., Mayor of Eye Robert Garron, Esq., Ipswich John Gosnall, Esq., Bentley-hall Charles Foot Gower, Esq., Ipswich William Geare, Esq., Norwich John G. Hart, Esq., Stowmarket Robert J. Harvey. Esq., Mousehold-house The Right. Hon. Lord Henniker, M.P. Anthony Hudson,. Esq., Norwich James Hardy, Esq , Norwich Jeremiah Head, Esq., Ipswich C. H. Jones, Esq., Huddersfield George Josselyn, Esq., Ipswich Lieut.-Gen. Sir E. Kerrison, Bart, M.P., K.C.8., K.H. Edward Clarence Kerrison, Esq'. William Long, Esq., Hurts-hall, Saimundbam P. B. Long, Esq., Ipswich William Lane, Esq., Ipswich William May, Esq., Mayor of Ipswich Charles May, Esq., Ipswich John Noreate, Esq., Ipswich Stephen Notcutt, jun., Esq., Ipswich William Pratt, Esq., Norwich The Right Hon. Lord Rend:esbam, M.A. Robert Ransnme, Esq., Ipswich Jam's Allen Ransorne, Esq., Ipswich Wiliam Rodwell, Esq., Ipswich Joseph Sbaw, Esq., Huddersfield T. 0. Springfield, Esq., Norwich Charles Steward, E/q.. Ipswich Lawrence Squire, Esq., Ipswich John Tollemache, Esq., Toe. lion. Arthur Thellusson Abel Towler, Esq , Norwich Thames Hutton, Esq., Breme Edward Willett, Esq.. Norwich • John WrialA. Esq Norwich William S. Wi:son, Esq., Norwich. With power Et9No add to their number. Joseph Lccke, Esq. , F.R.S. SOLIC ITORS. Mcssrs. Few, Hamilton, and Fews, Covent Garden; WALKS THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF THE LIVERPOOL ACADEMY, 1844. WALK THE SECOND, We commence our peregrinations this day where last week we ended them, viz., at the Water Colour portion of the Exhibition, which contains several pictures, be sides those already noticed, of great merit. .1 - 3ut firs let us dispose of one of the piciores in oil, contaiped in the same room— No. 544. " Morbid Sympathy," by E. Prentis. The subject here is happily chosen, as a hit at one of the most revoltin:4: follies of toe day. The painting is divided into two scenes. In the first we see a ruffian just issainA from the house in which he has be Ai committing aII feed of bleod. The features of the murderer, the midnight scene, With' the dark laute!'n shedding its balehil light through the, open door from which he steals, are power- fully painted.. In the second scene we see the same figure in the cell of a prison, in Which he is visited, us an object °fele " morbid sympathy" of the ivesent day, by two philanthropic ladies, end. au eldely sentimental male tabby of the same species. The features of the hero of the dungeon, in the first scene expressing valgar brutality combined with nai;aral horror,•are here screwed up into an ugly expression of self-satisfied vanity. 'f he , murderer had oecome a "lion " for a time, and is eni dehtly niaking the most of his bad eminence. The whole painting is one of the most cutting and wholesome satires,seriovsly conveyed, which We have lately seen. Nos. 432,T403, 501,'and 502,—portraitsin crayons of HoPvndocl, Esq. of Hopwood, Lancashire, the Hon. Caryl Molyneux, Miss Hopwood of Knowsley, and Viscount Molyneur, by E. Warren,—are excellent specimens of,' the art. 507, " Durham from the New Bridge," and 498, " Durham," are very spi-tted drawings. The latter is very I,ood. The old abbey, standing out in bold relief in the cent re"of the picture, is a noble object. 494, " The Pass of Llanberis," by W. Coilidgwood, is a spirited picture. 473, " Work and Play," by Mrs. W. Hawkins, is very pretty subject, well conceived, and executed with great skill and taste. •4 0, " Newhaven Pier," by aye!' Fieldiilg, is a picture of great merit, by an artist who seldom fails to produce something worthy of praise. 396, " The Pedlar," by Mis: l'airim-st, is a very pleasing painting. The boy, who is bartering his old shoe for some of the wares carried by the old crone, is quite a character; and the girl, watching the result of her brother's bargain, is well painted. 380, " The Firstborn," by G. H. Harrison, is a ra mantic affair, well painted, but not very natural. The rustic felicity pourtrayed here is not met with in these hard, utilitarian times. Bowers of roses are seldom the lot of agricultural labourers, or even of small farmers, nowadays. 354, "Alonzo the Brave and the Fair Imogene," by W. S. P. Hende, - son, a painting in three compartments, is the story of the old ballad excellently told. The ghostly lgure of Alonzo, in the third scene, is ably and effectively conceived. 293, " The Ferry Dom at Butterhy, near Durham,'• by E. Hast.nA is a pleasingly'-drawn picture of a very fine landscape. The sky, however, is a little too " beautifully blue" for our northern climate.— The same artist has two other paintings in the exhibition, 23l and 144 ; the latter of which, " The Gamekeeper's Lodge,' is infinitely the most talented. The older of the two figures in this picture is a.Very racy specimen of the fine Old English class of sportsmen to which he belongs ; and the whole subject is well treated. The dog, how ever, is a sad drawback upon the picture. It is neither a game dog nor adv other breed with which we are ac quainted. We understand that this is the first time dutt Mr. Hastings has contributed any paintings to the Liverpool ; and we trust that he will be ;e -duced i.o favour us with further specimens of his pencil. 1.56, "The Fr . ends," by W. Davis, (a Liverpool ar • t:,-t.) who will rise if he devotes himself to the high , r branches of his profession, is a pleasing piece of domes tic painting. Another picture, however, by the same artist, 3i9, "The Recovery," is much the best speci. men of- his . powers. The drawing of the figures in the foreground is very. fine, and the colouring only wants time to render them perfect. The artist has succeeded, in the female figure ' in rendering features of tbe ordi nary C. aStPVitirai* b,elong to 'those of her class in life, n , t hnly interestietg and. intellectual, but even beautiful. Theoul, in the, act ot , thanksgiving, 'looks out in•grace• froth the ce`ry humble case in' which it is shrined. A little more finish in the background would.ve rendered this a very tine painting. , . THE FD NEIg: SATURbAYNIGHT.—In the English funds the amount of business transacted to-day *was not consi derable, and pric , s continue rather flat, in consequence of the increased demand for cash, which has not in the least abated. The absorption of capital by the new schemes of railway in all directions appearing before the public, will account in a measure for the temporary tight nesS of the money market, PS a great number of the first calls made on the allotment of shares are now in course of payment. ,This applies not only to English, but like wise to continental projects, which have found very ready support among our capitalists at home. Consols for money left off this afternoon at 100 k to 4-; and for the account. 1004 to ; Exchequer bills, 73e. to 755. pre mium; Bank Stock, 2044 to 2054; India Stock, 287 to 289 ; Three per Cents. lieduced, 994 to ?,-; New Three and-a-Quat ter per Cents., 1021 to 4 ; India Bonds, 94 to 96 premium ; and Long Annuities, l2k The increasing demand for money is also felt out of the Stock Exchange. The discount houses came yesterday to the determination that they would take money at 2 per cent., and lend it at 21. In the foreign' securities there was scarcely a bar gain. Speculation is quite at a stand, and prices, sympa thizing with the state of affairs in the English house, are certainly heavy. Spanish Five per Cents. left off 234 to ' • the Three per tents. , 34 4 to 4 ; Portugue,e, 50 t o 51 ; Mexican, 34.,. to 4; the Deferred, 154 to 4; Dutch Two and•a. alf per Cents., 621 to 4; the Five per Cents-981 to 4 ; Danish, 88 to 89 ; Colombian, 141 to 4 ; Chilian, 101 to 103 ; Buenos Ayres, 36 to 37 ; Brazilian, 814 to 854 ; and 13,1gian, 1031 to 1044. FOOD FOR CATTLE.—The Treasury have given permis sion for upwards of 20 tons of the Lotus nut to be ad mitten without payment of any duty for Earl Spencer, which he is about to import for the purpose of the article beiny tried as an experiment as fond for cattle. FOREIGN CATTLE.—One hundred and ten head of horned cattle have been imported by the steamers from Hamburgh and Rotterdam since our last.—Hull puke. [The following, which appeared last week, in our 'own Edition, is re-inserted for the perusal of distant Subscribers.] ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SHIP BRITANNIA. LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA. The steam-ship Britannia, Captain Heaitt. which was telegraphed eff Holyhead, yesterday afternoon, arrived at ten o'clock last night. She sailed from Boston on thelst, and from Halifax on the 3d instant, and has made an ex cellent passage. She has brought 50 passengers, the names of whom we subjoin. LIST OF PASSENGERS BY THE BRITANNIA. —From Boston:—Mr. J. S. Petrie and lady, Mr. Ward, Mr. C. Moran, Mr. R. J. Thomas, Mr. A. F. D. Gifford, Mr. E. J. Forstall, Mr. Schefer, Mr. A. W. Jafftay, Mr. P. Arkly (bearer of despatches), Sir George simpson, Mr. W. H. Smith, Mr. Duchastell, Mr. F. linumer, Mr. H. Raumer, Mr. Thomas Richardson, Mr. J. S. Lovering, Miss Ogden, Mr. A. Denny, Mr. W. Woodville, Mr. P. S. Ogden, Mr. Outram, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. F. R. Sears, Mr. E. M. Hopkins, Mr. A. H. Tinlay, Mr. H. Woods, Mr. J. H. Bryden, Mr. J. Tennant, Mr. W. Jones, Mr. Gunter, Master G. Harrison, Mr. R. 0. Williams, Mr. H. Farnutn, Mrs. Jeffreys, Mr. P. Hammond, and Mr. Mills. From Halifax :—Sir Henry Caldwell and Lady Caldwell, Hon. P. Barrington, Mr. M'Gee, Mr. Carrier, lion. James Tobin, Capt. Monckton, Mr. Arthur Jones, Mr. Grubb and two Misses Grubb, Lieut.-Col. Stewart. and Mr. Phillips. The news brought by the Britannia is of very little im portance (except the markets. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, Monday, Sept. 30. — The Stock Market was very firm to-day. The sales were to a very fair extent, and the feeling in Wall-street much better than we have noticed for some time past. The domestic trade of the country has become established principally upon ao exchange of products instead of an exchange of bank bills, and the exchanges of merchandize has much reduced brokerage in the city. The market closes with a fair demand for sterling exchange. The closing rates range as high as at any time through the season, with every probability of rising still higher. There is so large a proportion of our import trade carried on by foreign commission houses, that they are com pelled to use their own business paper to make remittances as soon as their owners on the other side require. This will brobably advance rates for bills, and may compel drawers to make remittances. There is a great difficulty experienced in obtaining Mexican dollars, all the Canadian banks having been dra ned for Europe as well as the Uni ted States, on which the New York Herald makes some very pungent remarks—asserting that it is a daneerous expedient to arrest the ruin that to many was fast ap proaching, the result of which might be ten-fold more injurious than the evil itself. COTTON TRADE AT NEW YORK.—This market has, within the last fortnight, exhibited a firmer tone than for some time previous. The receipts at this port have been limited, and the rates have been gradually improv ing. Business is quite active in the southern markets, and we may soon expect activity in this. The receipts at ports of the U S. since Sept. 1, 1844, have been 26,700 bales, and were in the same period last year 11,850 bales, which was however, about 7,000 hales less than the previous year. The receipts at the New York markets from the Ist were 7,563 bales; the exports 24,380 hales, of which 4,800 were taken by spinners, and 36t) by speculators. The stock on hand amounts to 35,000 bales, and that on sale to 7,000. We annex quotations now current in this market : LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. lipids. L Flor. N. 0. se Mob. 41 a 51 .. 41 a 5 Inferior. Ordinary - a5l Middling .. . 51 a 6. .. 6a 61 ‘, Good Middling ...... 64 a 67 1 1 .. 61 a6l Middling fair . 61 a 6 .. 61 a a Fair.. Fully fair.. Good fair.... Fine 81 a 9 9 . a 91 - - NEW YORK CORN TRADE, Sept. 30.—Flour in this market seems to be settling down to its true value; but it appears that in other parts of the cluntry prices are un settled, owing probably to the want of late advices from Europe. When, however, the last accounts reach every market, we shall he able to tell with more accuracy what the prices for the ensuing season may be. PROVISIONS.—With the exception of butter, there ap pears to be a limited demand for provisions. Prime country beef fetches 3 dole. a 3 dols. 121 ; Prime Ohio Pork, 7 dols. 50 a 7 dols. 621. These rates show a de cline. Ohio Lard is rather dull at 54 a 6 cents for bar rels, and 64 a 64c. for kegs. Oratt , ,,,e County butter 13 al5 cents ; Western Dairy 81 all cent. There is a fair demand at these rates Cheese 41 a 5 cents. NEW AMERICAN CONSUL FOR LIVERPOOL. — We understand from Washington, that Mr. Adams, a pri, ate gentleman from Virginia —an old friend of the President, has been appointed to the vacant Consulship of Liver pool.--N.-te York Herald. Polities run very high, and both parties are confident of suc'ess. A few weeks will settle the question as to the Presi dency. LATEST FROM CANADA. Our last accounts from Canada are of an unusally interesting kind ; society ap pears to be violently agitated, and fraught with symptoms of another dangerous crisis in the affairs of that country. The newspapers are teeming with partisan views. violent abuse of their polit;cal opponents, and the rallying cry of their respective parties. On the ministerial side, bold and unhesitating charges of disloyalty, and an ultimate intention to bring about a separation from the mother cf‘untry, are made against ttie opposition ' • the latter re ply in terms of recrimination not less characterized by acerbity and determination. DISSOLUTION OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.— The last mail brought us news that the Canadian Parlia ment bad been dissolved, and units issued for a new election.—Habfaz' Post. The news of O'Connell's liberation was celthrated at Halifax by bonfires and a procession by his country men. No less than forty square rigged vessels from various parts of the United Kingdom arrived in this port during last week, and a peat number are now on their passage hitherward. We can cheerfully say, " Come on !" the more the merrier !—St. John Observer. The Naval General Court Martial, at Washington, was still engaged with the investigation of the circumstances connect' d with the burning of the United States steamer Missouri. A number of witnesses have been examined during the last few days. , By ad. ices from Mexico it appeared that the town of Matamoras had been destroyed by a hurricane. It oc curred on the night of the 4th ult., and was more.tre ntendous in its effects than the hurricanes of 1835 and 1837. More than two-thirds of the houses of the city were more or less injured. As to the extent of the loss of life we are not accurately informed. The correspon dent of El Censor de Vera Cruz estimates the whole loss at above two hundred souls. • As to the preparations which Mexico is making for the invasion of Texas, we can learn very little of a definite nature. That active operations are going on in enlisting and equipping troops there is no dc,ubt. But our personal informants and our correspondents seem to question whether the con quest of Texas be the object in view. There would seem to be one other, and that is plainly indicated in some of our letters—to make Santa Anna dictator. But this is a subject on which we shall nut be long left in the dark. — Boston paper. EARTHQUAKE AT TRINIDAD.—The schooner Sarah, at Baltimore from St. Thomas, September 11, brings in telligence that on the 30th August, about three o'clock a.m., the inhabitants of Trinidad were roused from sleep by the shock of an earthquake, the violence of which far exceeded thaof Attu other they have ever experienced, except the one of 1825. Great fears were entertained for the safety of the town, but no material damage was sus tained. The deepest anxiety was manifested on behalf of the adjacent islands , from neither of which bad any posi tive information been obtaine d u p to the time of the Sarah's leaving, on the 3.1 Sept. MISS KEALE'S CONCERT. This distinguished pianiste gave a concert last night, which was remarkably well : attended, and by the elite o f the town. The performers selected to ass is t her. were Miss Whitnall, Miss Joseph, Mr. John Par ry, and Mr. J. S. Reeves. In consequence, however, o f an arrange mentge- ut of the proprietocs of the Theatre Royal, by which the parties engaged at that theat re are prevented from l ajc arrange ment elsewheie during,th e i r engagemen t, Mr. Rcves's plea was compelled to be filled by another singer, and certainly a better one could not have been selected than Mr. Ryalls, who was chosen to occupy his place, and who filled it, we need not say, to the infinite satisfaction of the audience. The first piece, a duett, " Sulla Tornba," from the onera of " Lucia de Lammermoor," was given by Miss Whitnall and Mr. Ryalls with beautiful t ffect: Miss Joseph next gave "The blind Flower Girl," ' which was enccred, and most deservedly. Miss Joseph is a chaste and finished singer, and deserved fully these compliments. We need not say that she was encored. The beautiful ballad "By the sad sea wave" was sang beautifully by Miss Whitnall, and encored, after which Miss Keale played a grand fantasia, on the pianoforte. from" La Sonnambula." Thiswas a splendid performance. We have heard Thalberg and most other celebrated pro fessors on the same instrument ; and we can with con sistency say, that Miss Keale is certainly. in execution and taste, inferior to few, if to any. Miss Joseph's song, by Hargreaves, was a sweet composition ; but John Par ry, in bis " Fayre Rosamond," bothered us : certainly this gentleman is unique amongst us singers and pianists. In the second portion of the concert, Miss Whitnall's aria, `• Dove Sono," was most splendidly sung, as was " The Genius of the Spring," by iklits Joseph, and '' You'll remember me,' by Miss Whitnall. But, to amateurs of music, the gem of the evening was Miss Keale's " Study in " This was certainly a treat although involving less of difficult•ex to listen to • and, ecution. than' either her first piece, or her " Andante finale," from Lucia di Lanza: , moor, both of which were was decidedly the best specimen of certainly finely given, her powers upon the instrument which she has chosen, a9tl upon which she must henceforth rank as a first-rate performer. The ballad, `You'll remember me," by Miss Whitnall, from Wales Bohemian Girl, Was most 'beautifully sung; hut what shall we say of John Parry's songs W e cart say nothing more than that they were as they always are—excellent. SPLENDID PASSAGE OUT OF TUE The Boston newspapers are full of enconiurns of the m anagement and swiftness of the Britannia. She mode the passage out from land to land across the Atlantic— that is from Cape Clear to Race Point, Newfoundland... in 6 days and 18 hours, —the quickest, we believe. on ro cord, with but a slight exCepti,n in point of speed, otiose occasion, of her sister ship, the Hibernia, oa one voyage. This speed is remarkable in the annals of steam navigation, and beats all that was ever accomplished by sailing ships; Sijor lice Police court )esterday, as athletic young no,:i n.tued Thos. Isherwood, was charged with having, on Bniurday n'O)t, stolen from a shop a pilot loth coat, a b-iy 's suit i• (hes, and a piece of clots. The articles were, it apps n ed. hung at the door; the pri. suer had two or three ,onn anions; they had gone in on a pretence of making a purchase, bat tad depi.rted without being suited—savAig they had carried otf,—a fragment of the cloth of which they bad, in their hurry, left upon the rail. The alarm was given to the pa lice, and tho wa, afterwards seen with his com panions, and afterwards apprehended in - Pow nall-square, with several of the arti , •les in his i.oisessioth Another di the gang was with Lim, and lsterwood said that the clothes had been given to hint liv his companion (whose property they were) i t , pawn. Tae other endeavoured to corroberate this by a diqinct bifirtnaticn, but took care to make t-tf iminFitiatelv after the assertion. The prisater w-as committed for trial. POETRY. A GLEAiI OF SUNSHINE. By H. W. LONGFELLOW. (From " the Gift" for 1845.) This is the place. Stand still, my steed, Let me review the scene, And summon up the shadowy past The foams that once have been. The past and present reunite, Beneath times flowing tide, Like footprints hidden by a brook, But seen on either side. Here runs the highway to the town, There tie green lane descends, Through which I walked to church with thee, Oh ! gentlest of my friends! The shadoW of the linden trees, Lay moving on the grass; Between them and the moving boughs, A shadow, thou didst pass. Thy dress was like the lilies, And thy heart as pure as they; One of God's holy angels Did walk with me that day. I saw the branches of the trees Bend down thy touch to meet, The clover blossoms iu the grass Rise up to kiss thy feet. " Sleep, sleep, to-day, tormenting care; I If earth and folly horn!" Solemnly sang the village choir, On that sweet Sabbath morn. Through the closed blinds, the golden sun Poured in a dusty beam, Like the celestial ladder Of the ancient patriarch's dream. • And ever and anon, the wind, Sweet scented with the hay, Turned o'er the hymn-book's fluttering leaves, That on the window lay. Long was the good man's sermon, But it seeme I not so to me, For he spake of Huth, the beautiful, And still I thought of thee. Long was the prayer he uttered, But it seemed not so to me, For in my heart I prayed with him, But still I thought of thee. But now, alas, the place seems changed: Thou art no longer here ; Part of fhe sunshine of the scene With thee did disappear. Though thoughts, deep-rooted in my heart, Like pine trees dark and high, Subdue the light of noon, and breathe A low and ceaseless sigh: This memory tniehten*s o'er the past, As when the sun, concealed Behind some cloud that near us hangs, Shines on a distant field. VARIETIES. POISONING BY PRUSSIC ACID —We are co;nisant of: an instance, where a dispensary physician prescribed prussic acid for a patient, a certain number of drops to be taken during the day. The apothecary, to save himself troub•e, we presume, gave the patient, an Irishman a bot tle, containing a quantly of medicinal prussic acid, un mixed with any thing else. The man, calculating that if five drops would d him good. twenty or thirty would be much more effectual, took the larger dose, and nearly paid with his life for his rashuess. In both these exam ples, had the medicine teen di'pensed for the patients in the doses proper to be taleen. the-consequences which we have descrihe 1 4 would ha•e been avoided, and in this can•. sists one of the many advantages possessed by the gene ral practitioner over the pure, whether physician or sur geon, as he can exhibit the medicine he or ders in properly divided doses, can watch and control its effects, and in crease or diminish the dose as he deems it advisable,. while it is notoriously the practice with the pores, unless when attending in conjunction %it h a genural practitioner, to order medicines to be taken by drops, and of which a quantity is generally directed rutficient to last for several days or weeks.—Medical Times. Be MARRIED OR BE FINED.—On Saturday a girl ap plied to the magistrate. at the grand jury-room, Carlisle, ' for an order of maintenance for an illegitimate Magistrate.—Did its father ever promise to marry you? Applicant.—Yes, Sir ; many and many a time, Ido assure . you. Magistrse (1.0 the f4her.)—Weil, Sir, what hays you to say to thi., eh ? The father.—Why, Sir, I nobbttt made her a half promise, like. Alagistrate.—Oh ! half e. promise only, eh ? -Then will you tcarry her now a The I will—there now. Magistrate (to the mother of the girl.)—Well, old woman, will you consent to the wedding ? Mother.—Why, yes, Sir, if he'll pro mise to make her a good hu-hand. Magistrate.—But we can't promise that, you know, she must take her chance, " for better for worse," like all of us. Mother.—Very well, Sir, I'se agreeable. Magistrate (to the father.) Now, Sir, you must pay lB . s. 6J. costs, or marry the girl. Father.—But, your worship, I hav'nt a stiver to pay it- M4girrate.—Tben marry the girl and you shall be quits. Father.—lt's v.trra hard, Sir, but I reckon I mull choose t' lesser evil—es t' man says in t' play " my po verty but not my will consents." With that he consented to buckle up, and the parties left the court.Tfrhitehavess Herald. CURABILITY OF INSANITY.—There cannot be a more mistaken notion, or one more calculated to lead to more mischievous results, than that in the majority a the cases of insanity the patient is placed beyond the reach of re medial measures. At one time few had the courage to avow that insanity was at all a curable disease. The treatment to which this unfortunate class was subjected justified the belief in the incurability of the malady. Directly a person exhibited indications of a disordered mind he was hurried off to a madhouse, and compelled to herd with lunatics labouring under all the stages of men tal derangement. No scientific course of treatment was pursued ; and if the medical practitioner did attempt to administer to the " mind diseased " through the media of the physical organization, it was under circumstances which precluded the possibility of recovery. Our viewsol the pathology of the disease have undergone a great change. Insanity is now considered to be only a derange ment of the manifestations of the mind resulting from corporeal disease, and to he as much amenable to medical treatment as the disorders of other organic functions. There are certainly cases of insaniy associated with seri ous structural alterations in which the physician is baffled in his attempt to restore the patient to mental bealt_h;_ but even under these apparently hopeless circumstances, the adopt ion of judicious measures , perseveringly and ;al interuinedly applied according 10 the pathological condi tion of the nervous systegi, will be often followed by the happiest results. — De. F. Tnnslow. BATHING IN THE DEAD SEA.—The water of the sea is clear and shallow, and all the party, except the Arabs, un dressed to ascertain the existence of the buoyant property attributed to it. The result of: our observation asto nished every individual amongst us. When swimming, it was scarcely possible to li , sep the feet blow the water; when standing upright (treadin4 water as it is called) the shoulders were raised above the surface, and it was not easy to keep this position, as the shoulders became top heavy. One of the party who could not swim, lay like a cork on the surface ; and indeed it required great exertion, to dive below. It was ludicrotis to see one of the horses. As soon as his body touched the water, he was afloat - , and turned over on his side; he struggled with all his force to *aerie his equilibrium ; but the moment he stopped moving, he turned over on his side again, and almost on his back, kicking his feet tmt of the water, and snarling with terror. The taste of the water was detestable beyond description—salt, b tter, and sulphureaus: but the worst of my bath was, that, atter it was over, my skin was co vered with. a thick glutinous substance, which it required another ablution to get rid of; and after I had wiped toy self dry, my body burned and smarted as if I had bee; turned round before a roasting fire. My face awl ears were encrusted With salt; my hairs stood out, " each pars- titular h lir on end," and my eyes were irritated and in flamed, so that I felt the effects of it for several days. I. • spite of all this, however, revived and refreshed by my bath, I mounted my horse a new man. It seemed to me indeed, that witho u t it 1 cou ld no t h ave en d ure d t h e fear ful heat of these low shores.—Library of Travel. ' Toe PooLs of SOLOMON.—The celebrated Pools .of Solomon are really worthy of that treat king: I had formed no conception of their magnificence. These large, strong, noble structures, in a land a here every work of set has been hurried to destruction , remain now almostals perfect as when they were built : there are three of them, of the respective lengths of 380, 1 . 23, and 582 feet, their least breadth 148, their greatest 250 feet ; depth 25, 39, and 50 feet. Tney lie ore above the other on the side of • bill, and are so constructed that when the w a t er i n t h e upper one has reache . l a certain height it flows into the second, and thence into the third. Small aqueducts, lead from each of these cisterns to a main one that condUite the water to Jerusalem by a very t or t uous course, acid ' with considerable rapidity, as we could perceive by the open places left in it here and there. From the pools to Jerusalem cannot be much les s th an e i g h ty m il es b y Bi g ht ; and when it i s considered that the aqueduct traverses a cis-, ries of rocky hills, valleys, and ravines, its line may be ea timated at more than twice that length. A little to di* east of the pools, towards the region of the Desd Sea, is, very large grotto, supp ir,ecl by great pillars of the uatur4 rock, perfectly dry, without petrifaction or stalactites: it is . a complete labyrinth within, and, as in many of the eta. meut catacombs, a man might easily Icse himself for ev9r in its windi ngs . It li es i n the mountainous wilderness citf Engaddi, and is supposed to be the Cave of Adullau?„ where David received the mutinous and diec9ntentedspt.. Sits of his days, and where, when Saul was in pursuit of him, be cut off the skirts of his garment. and suffered him to go away unharmed. —Library of Travel.