The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-28 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. MORRIS BARNETT, OF THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, And the Last Night of his Engagement. The Last Night of Mr. COOPER, of the Theatre-Royal, Drury lane. THIS present FRIDAY-, Sept. 28, 1838, will be per formed Morton's Comedy, called SECRETS WORTH KNOWING. Rostrum (the Auctioneer).. .Mr. Cooper. Plethora Mr. Morris Barnett. Egerton....(on this occasion) Mr. Stuart. Greenle....Mr. Gray. Nicholas Rue.... Mr. Baker. Mrs. Greville....Miss Cleaver. Rose Sydney, Mrs. Tellet. I Sally Downright, Mrs. Clarke. After which, for the second time here, the last New Drama, written expressly for Mr. Morris Barnett, called THE FRENCH REFUGEE, Which was received at this Theatre on Tuesday last with the most enthusiastic applause. Mons. St. Pierre (his original character) Mr. Morris Barnett. Jacob Mr. Slaiter. Lady Alice.. Miss Cleaver. Madge Mrs. Tellet. Louise (daughter of M. St. Pierre)..Miss Faucit. To conclude with the New Farce of THE STATION HOUSE, Which was received on Wednesday Evening with distin guished approbation. Milledeurs (a Frenchman)....itir. Morris Barnett. Valentine Quill Mr. W. Howard. Fanny Faddle..Mrs. Tellet. I Miss Buckram.. Mrs. Baker. On SATURDAY, the Musical Drama of 'TWAS I. Delorme, Mr. G. Horneastle; Marcel, Mr. Baker; Geor gette, Miss Grant; Madame Mag, Mrs. Granby; Juliette, Mrs. Baker.—After which, the Petite Comedy of A PLEA SANT NEIGHBOUR. Christopher Strap, Mr. Baker; Nancy Strap, Mrs. Clarke.—To which will he added, the Farce of THE TWO GREGORYS. Mr. Gregory, Mr. Horncastle; Gregory, Mr. Baker; Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Baker; Fanchette, Mrs. Tenet. —To conclude with the Bal let Pantomime of DON JUAN. Don Juan, Mr. J. Ridg way; Ferdinand, Mr. G. Horncastic; Guzman, Mr. Jonas; Scaramouch, Mr. T. Ridgway; Donna Anna, Mrs. Baker. MR. CHARLES KEAN la engaged for a limited number of Nights, and will make his first appearance here this Season, on MONDAY NEXT, October Ist, in the Character of HAMLET, as performed ) , y him Twenty-one Nights to crowded Houses, last Season, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. TO CORRESPONDENTS. 'rho "Ode to the Royal William" has already appeared in another journal, and is, moreover, rather out of date. Oar Reporter having taken short-hand notes of the Rev. Dr. Wolff's sermon on the MILLENICM, delivered last evening at St. Jude's Church, a verbatim report will appear ip the Standard of Tuesday next. lEbe Eiberpool ,tanbarti. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 28, 1838. t," The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morning at 5 o'clock. NEW SOUTH. WALES.-Sydney papers to the 22i1 of Stay hare been received. The legislative council was to hare met on the 29th of May, when it was expec ted that the jury act, which was on the point of ex piring, would be renewed for two years longer. Some Other measures were also in contemplation ; but there °semi to hare been a strong conflict of opinion as to the best mode of reforming the convict system, the opposite parties agreeing in nothing but the necessity of some reform. A violent outrage was committed by latge body of the natives on the 11th of the preced ing month; they attacked the servants of a Mr. Faith ful while on their way to Port Phillip in charge of some sheep, and, after a hard contest, killed seven of thew, In other respects the colony seemed to be do ing well. The commerce of both New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land is described as considerably 441 the increase. We quote the latest market lists :- 51 1rottar, MAT 18.-Vegetables are plentiful just now at 'a *clarets prices. Potatoes, 6s. to 10s. per 100 lbs.; cab "Ps is. to 3s. 6d. per dozen ; pickling ditto 6s. per ditto; egrets and turnips 2d. to al. per bunch ; peas 2s. to 3s. per pack; French beans 2s. per ditto; pumpkins 6d. to Is. 6d. e v , a ck; vegetable marrows 6d. per ditto; cucumbers 3 d. ditto. Oranges are becoming plentiful and other fruit proportion ately scarce and dear; oranges 9d. to Is. Eid. per dozen: apples 11. to 3s. ditto; pears 3s. to 7s. ditto. Dairy produce reinstius at the usual price ; fresh butter 2s. per lb.; salt ditto 64. ditto; cheese 84. to 10d. ditto; eggs 2s. per dozen ' - bacon a nd h a m Is. to 3d . per lb.; fowls 3s. 6 d. to 4 s. 6 d. per pair; ducks 6s to 7s. ditto; geese 9s. to 12s. ditto; turkeys las. ditto. Wheat and flour remain as last quoted; colonial wheat 5 9. to Gs. per bushel; Van Dieman's Land ditto 6s. to 7s. ditt o ; fine flour 175., seconds 135., ration ditto Its. per 100 lbs. There appears to be a very considerable demand for labour in New South Wales, and the rate of wages Was very high, especially among those trades in which superior skill is required. We quote the following from the Sydney Herald of Mav 7th j 0 THE PRIN'T'ERS OF GREAT BRITAIN. d e ,i ro the d luirmation of letter press printers who may be leaksli known, emigrating to New South Wales, we hereby -"wa, that there are seven printing establishments, afir° lir t•eu newspap er s published in Sydney alone, weekly; the r e are several printing offices at Hobart Town, Launces ton, Port Philip, South - Australia, Swan River, the prop r i etors of which are desirous of engaging steady SORER PitessmaN, there being but few expert pressmen in the above ruined places. We should be ready to engage two pressmen, for a period, at Fifty Shillings per week, and if six more were to arrive in Sydney, they would be sure of constant employ- Ikeet at the various offices. Parties proceeding hither may 'Alain a fret passage fur themselves and families, by apply mg to Mr. Marshall, Emigration Agent, London. Harald-qffice, Sydney, New South Wales. t 4" We beg, as a favour, that all our contemporaries here, and England, who feel interesteu in our welfare, will make this as publicly known as possible. ," At th e su gges ti o n o f our con t em p o rary we insert the t"ve, and hope it will have the desired effect. We shall b .. glad to avail ours e lves of the assistance of several more r"limen, as our circulation is increasing so rapidly." - , ostralian Newspaper. Q a t ' We at present feel much inconvenienced from the want I only of pressmen, but of compositors also. Several Z s rain of this description would obtain good and perina "t employment in Sydney just now."—Sydney Gazette. Though the wages mentioned in the preceding ex -1,11" appear to be extremely liberal, yet, in reality, ta nY are not more so than in most parts of this king dnra. especially in our large towns. The price of pro tilions being so very high, the journeyman printer C annot command a greater amount of the comforts or ne cessaries of life in Sydney than he can in Liverpool. The same remark applies to other trades, and affords a cor roborative proof of the correctness of our oft-re tented assertion, that the reward of labour will always e regulated by the price of provisions, and, vice te rra, that when labourers are scarce, and a large Itt n °opt of wages is consequently offered for their ser• ! 1 " 1 . the price of provisions will necessarily advance i n Proportion. Respe c ti ng the scarcity of labourers in New South ales we find the following remarks from the same J°nroal LABOUR. th We feel it a positive duty. again and again to press upon tit * serious attention of the Colonists, the alarming state of t e veuntrv, fur want of an adequate supply of labour to l i eSeet the wants of the settlers. Every suggestion on this h s l i blVortant subject is of value, and ought not to pass un g-e"cl• A gentleman of great colonial exprience has sug :"°,l to us, that the colonists would do well to obtain la e„'",4„l.lrs from the South Sea, and other Islands; whence they n i ° be procured at little expense. It is well known that tit-44 are natives of those islands are employed as shepherds h , th i remarkable for their sobriety, and for the care whic , Y „ "'lice of their sheep. Now, if 3 a number of these men imported immediately, the settlers would at once obtain st ~iti,4e vents, t 4 ble adition to their stock of labour ; and be enabled, d o go on until other sources had been rendered thneble. A s we ha ve repeatedly urged, however, labour t i ; l ettlers :oust have, let it come from where it will; or the tuTliences of its dearth will be felt over the whole length r eadth of the colony. T he certainty of meeting with constant employment ho h , : 11 to be the strongest motive for emigrating to Prosperous colonies. Th e resolution of government to discontinue the N 11 " of transportation to Van Dieman's Land and .. ew South . Wales will, we have no doubt, tend very %relit) 1 to increase the number of emigrants. H E UN ITED S T ATES AND CANADA.—lntelligence htB been received from New York to the Ist instant. Th e j oiu in) n erve is comparatively unimportant. We sub le following particulars, which are cummuni. ' meted by the correspondent of the Morning Herald : Re • dk y A S hort-hill's rebels were to be hung at Niagara yester- Considerable mirth has been elicited at a re urhauf expense, in consequence of his indiscrimi ttrue::.:.:l)tutegnutisotn3al. to Americans arriving at Quebec and Mon tae it ration of our militia generals was invited to a review of tis tr • ° "Ps, under the apprehension that he was an o ffi cer in rh, • h itull r army. Another person, in placing his name on i.nts h l t el register, tacked unwittingly U.S.A. to his name, 0 41. 112 it to convey the idea that he was from the United 4 iite t Z i af America. He was invited to a review, but con ea,er, himself so sillily that his real character was soon dis isvit "I A brother Jonathan colonel (by appellation) was R a ,..." 1 to a dinner given um a certain occasion. He grew s lia w.",With wine, and swore that 120 of his militia could whip regiment of Britishers. Next morning he was 'ed minim explanation an d apology. Americans are h e ho i ti : L l:inning to be look e d on with an indifferent eye by our t o IL is o "' How they could h ave ma d e suc h a m i s t a ke as ti tt esur my countrymen indiscriminately, is stran n "e in- V tk ' for a Yankee is ever read to Abuse' the contiden , e 4 t l in him T Y ce, N . here are very tew exceptions to this ru e. tas k P. Willis, to show you that our first and educated hpin : ah a not exempt f rom this hated failing. 'l'heller has _rted for life; and Sutherland banished to the United States! The inqui r y as to w h o wrote t h e attacks on our navy, pub lished in the Glol;e, continues with unabated curiosity. Poinsett, secretary of war, has the credit of it. Others, more shrewd, swear that Cooper. the novelist, wrote them. They say that the style is his without a doubt. Paulding, secretary of the navy, is, however, still accused of the base act, notwithstanding the disclaimer for him of the admini stration journal, ycleped the Richmond Inquirer. One thing is certain —the administration is resolved to break up the navy, as it has done the army. The motive for these acts can only be found in the character of men who wantonly de stroyed.our currency, commerce, and credit. That motive is —desire to uproot our institutions, and to build up another form of government. The intelligence from the cod fisheries, and those in St. Lawrence, is gloomy. Prices will be up this season. The French frigate Didon, drawing 22X feet water, Was carried through the new Gedney channel, leading from this port to the sea. Through this passage, vessels drawing 30 feet, can be brought with ease. The Austrian Ambassador, the charg d'affaires from Bel gium, and the Prussian Consul, have all arrived at this port, from Havre. The rise of water in lakes Superior. Heron, Szc. continues. Lake Erie is now four feet higher than in 1825, and Luke Ontario six feet and a half higher. Niagara falls increase in sublimity and magnificence. The late steam-boat law passed by the congress is producing an excellent effect in the western waters. Upwards of 40 steamers are undergoing repair at Cincinnatti. Most of them are getting new boilers. Inspectors of boats have been ap pointed in every town where they are owned. It is feared that the Cherokees, urged on by the Mexicans, have it in contemplation to commence a war upon our western border. They intend to raise volunteer companies in the western states, to be ready in case of a call. General Gaines writes that he shall want 10,000 men to attend the Cherokee grand council in December next. A report is current here that the Governor of Porto Rico has been assassinated by the Carlists. There have been sent from Havannah to this island 600 troops. At the last dates from the Mexican coast it was stated that 15 ships of war were expected from Brest to coerce the Mex cans into submission. We have dates this morning from Jamaica to the 13th of August. The papers from Kingston are full of reports rela tive to the free blacks. They are generally unfavourable, but allowances must be made for the prejudice of proprietors. The baptist missionaries were causing the most trouble, by insisting on conditions like these:—The discharge of the overseers, attorneys, drivers, &c., before the negroes should commence work again. Troubles were apprehended by some, but the hope of the philanthropist was that the negroes would gradually fall into their old habits of work, now stimu lated by the prospect of wages. Dates from Panama to the 23d of July report her .Majes ty's ships Irrio , Yen and Harrier at Callao. The President, Commodore Ross, had arrived at Valparaiso. The blockade by Chili had not been carried into effect against Peru. The following extract reflects very little credit upon the character of Lord Melbourne for honour and vera city. Our readers will remember with what vehe mence the premier denied the participation of the mi nistry in the appointment of Mr. Turton. His disa vowal of all connexion with this strange affair turns out to be an unqualified untruth, not to use a harsher term. We leave the extract to speak for itself:— ( Extract of a private letter, dated Montreal, Aug. 28.) What the Standard has advanced in regard to Mr. Turton's appointment to office in this country being the work of the English ministry is strictly true. It might be very well for Lord Melbourne, on finding himself placed between the horns of a dilemma, to pretend ignorance, surprise, and even dismay, at an appointment originating in, and suggested by, ministers themselves; but his lordship ought to have antici pated the arrival, sooner or later, of a day of explanation, and might not feet it absolutely imperative on him to saddle all the acts oft hat ministry, particularly those they had open ly repudiated, upon his own shoulders Lord Melbourne's conduct, however, may not inaptly be likened to that of a needy man, who draws a bill at a distant date, trusting to chance for effects to meet it when due, and throwing himself .pon the good feeling of the party on whom it is drawn to save him from exposure in the event of a failure of his means. In his eagerness to surmount a momentary difficulty, he drew a bill upon Lord Durham which he must have been perfectly aware was not good, and which nothing short of the good feeling of the latter and disinclination to expose his (Lord Melbourne's) share in the transaction could prevent being publicly protested. Again, I would ask, have ministers, since the discussion of this subject in parliament, ever intimated to Lord Durham that it would relieve them from much embarrassment were his lordship to take the re sponsibility of Mr. Turton's appointment wholly upon him self ? Ido not positively state this to be the case; I simply ask the question, and let ministers reply to it if they will. Certain I am that if they have done so it will soon be known. In the meantime, notwithstanding all the outcry that has been raised against the appointment of Mr Tattoo, it is not the intention of Lord Durham to deprive himself of that gentleman's services. True it is, that the moment Mr. Turton found his appointment had been made matter of charge against Lord Durham, he at once tendered his resig nation. This, however, was refused. The session of the Court of King's Bench, holdingcriminal jurisdiction in the district of Montreal was opened- this day by the charge from Chief Justice Reid to the grand jury, which, beyond a few slight allusions to the recent troubles, contained nothing worthy of remark. The parties charged with the murder of Mr. Weir are three in number—Francois Talbert, Jean Baptiste l'Hussier, and Francois Mignault. Beamer, who was engaged in the Short Hills affair, was tried at Niagara on the 16th, and condemned to be executed on the 31st. Chandler, Waite, and M'Leod have been res pited until then, when they will also suffer the extreme penalty of the law. Buck and M'Faddon are to be imprison ed in the penitentiary for three years. The remainder are to be transported to a penal settlement for life. Interest is being made in the way of petition to Sir George Arthur, ltv the family and friends of the young American, Miller, re• cently condemned, to have the sentence of death recorded against him annulled. Sir Colin Campbell and Sir Charles Fitzroy left Quebec, in the Medea steam-packet, on their return to their respec tive governments. It is strongly rumoured here, that the Earl of Munster will relieve Sir Colin Campbell, who, in his turn is reported to resume his command of the troops in Canada, on the derarture of Sir John Colborne, which will take place shortly after the return of the Inconstant frigate from Bermuda, whither she sailed with Sir Charles Paget's flag on board, on Friday last. NEWFOUNDLAND. — The state of this colony demands le instantaneous interference of the government at The strange and anomalous proceedings of the Popish House of Assembly have assumed so serious an aspect, that we do not hesitate to affirm, that there is as much cause for assembling Parliament.at an early period this year, for the purpose of taking the state of the colony into consideration, as there was last year for the purpose of crushing the rebellion in Canada. Already have the merchants of this town drawn the attention of the Secretary of State to the deplorable consequences which have resulted from the political dissensions which have been suffered, for so long a period, to distract the island. There can be no doubt whatever that the origin of the evils, so justly com- plained of in their memorial to the somnolent per sonage who neglects the business of the colonial de partment, is to be found in the nature of the elective franchise in Newfoundland, which is, in fact, nothing short of universal suffrage. This colony, therefore, affords us an instructive specimen of the sort of benefit which may be anticipated from the adoption of this radical principle. The same results would, undoubt- edly, follgw from the extension of the franchise to all classes in this country ; and we would direct the atten- tion of those infatuated men, who have been deluded into the belief that universal suffrage would be pro ductive of good to the community, to the lamentable condition of Newfoundland. There we find justice openly insulted and set at defiance—religion converted into an engine of persecution and oppression—pro perty rendered insecure—commerce paralysed—and the personal liberty of the subject infringed with im punity. How, indeed, could it be otherwise, when those who are most interested in the welfare and pros perity of the colony are deprived of all share in the management of its internal affairs, and when the raf fish and ignorant Popish mob reign triumphant and uncontrolled ? God forbid that we should ever see the day when such scenes as have been recently enacted in Newfoundland shall be witnessed in happy England ! But as certainly as cause follows effect, so surely will the same flagrant violations of " law and justice, religion and humanity," spring from the suc cessful agitation of the principle of universal suffrage in Great Britain. On the subject of the present disturbances in New- foundland, we have the following judicious remarks in the Public Ledger of August 31st, to which we refer our readers for some information respecting the part which the Popish priests of that colony have taken : (From the Neulimndland Public Ledger of August 31.) Some of our readers may recollect, that early in the winter we adverted to the state of Newfoundland. in illustration of the folly of pampering Popish ambition, and the folly, almost as gross, of thrusting popular institutions upon particular states of society, for winch they are unsuitable, and which do not want any change. The state of Newfoundland is pecu liar: the mass of the population are not in any sense colo nists: they neither owe their birth to the country, till the soil, nor calculate upon making the island their permanent residence : they are adventurers wno proceed from the United Kingdom, chiefly from the south of Ireland (in many in tances fugitives for crimes committed in that fertile garden of lawless outrage, the O'Connell province) . hey take their passage to Newfoundland in order to find a year or two's employment in the fishery, and its concomitant labours of salting, drying, coopering, &c.; and as soon as they have in this way earned a few pounds, they push forward to the United States. The country of Newfoundland is wild, and almost wholly uncultivated, and, as such, suits well enough with the half, or more than half savage habits which the emi grants in question carry. So long us the settlement enjoyed the advantages of a rational and strong government, com posed of a governor and a council selected from the respect , able permanent inhabitants—men whose station gave a hos tage of respect for the laws, zeal for the good of the colony, and attachment to England—its affairs proceeded well. The emigrants found employment. earned money, disappeared— were replaced by other emigrants, and allowed the settle ment to accumulate capital and to extend commerce. But five or six years ago, " some demons whispered" to the Whigs, " Give Newfoundland a parliament," and a parlia ment was given—a parliament to be elected by the transition semi-savages of whom we have spoken—men who bad pro spectively renounced the British dominion, while earning the means of withdrawing from it, and already considered them selves in the light of American citizens, Instantly the priests assumed the sovereignty of the • colonv ; the permanent set tlers were marked for persecution, not only as rivals of the priestly power, but as general Protestants, or as Homan Ca tholics humanized and rendered liberal by a long intercourse with Protestants; murders, assaults, and mutilations hecame frequent; in short, the depraving process of concession, and its correlative, arrogant pretension, which has occupied Ire land for 45 years, was, in Newfoundland, completed in less than the same number of months, and Newfoundland is al ready a transatlantic Tipperary. Such are the consequences of prodigal liberalism and promiscuous reform. Already the more wealthy and respectable permanent settlers are with drawing from the place, and nothing can save it from be coming a desert but a recurrence to seme more reasonable and less liberal system. We believe that Newfoundland is included in Lord Durham's commission, one of the points as to which Lord Aberdeen asked information; and this seems to be the opinion of Lord Glenelg. If Newfoundland is really included in Lord Dur ham's commission, so much the worse for its future prospects, as his recurrence to " a less liberal system" is as hopeless as his recurrence to a sense of decency in his official appointments : nor would a man of such cosmopolitan views in religion be at all likely to in terfere with the proceedings of the "surpliced ruffians" who are now bellowing forth their anathemas against the unoffending Protestants of the island. The following letter from the correspondent of the London Standard brings down the Newfoundland news seven days later than former accounts. The state of the colony is becoming hourly more alarm- ing : BilisTot., SEPT. 25.—The Albion has arrived at this port from Newfoundland in the short space of 15 days, and brings papers to the 7th instant, being seven days later than the En terprise into Liverpool. The Public Ledger of the 7th ob serves—" the leadership in the House of Assembly, since the arrival of Mr. Morris from his grievance mission in England, appears to have changed hands, how much for the cr, dit or for the discredit of the house is not for us to say; suffice it to record of so sage and deliberative an assemblage, that the dictatorship has passed from the Hon. Mr. Kent to his very worthy relative, the Hon. Mr. Morris, in whose keeping the dignified office will in all probability remain until the arrival of the hon. and learned Mr. Nugent. This same gentleman has given notice of motion for an address to his Excellency the Governor, praying that his Excellency would direct a criminal prosecution to be entered against the printer of the Times for a foul libel, charging the members of the house with disloyalty to their Sovereign!' a motion which sooner or later will end in smoke, as most of the vapourings of the hon. gentleman commonly do. We do not mean to deny the right of the house to prosecute for libel, because we are per fectly satisfied that it possesses that right, as every other cor porate body does, nor are we surprised at any motion of the sort. If we are surprised at all about the matter, it is that the house has at length discovered something like the right method of going to work in order to vindicate its privileges; but, in adopting this latter process, the house does virtually acknowledge its error in all the violence and outrage it has committed in order to obtain a similar result." The loyal and peaceably disposed portion of the people of Newfoundland seem to have entertained hopes of Lord Glenelg's retiring from office; the report on which they found the idea origina ted with the Caledonian Mercury, which hinted this with other changes as likely to take place. A letter 1 have seen says, "God grant this to be the case, as it will be impossible for the management of colonial affairs to fall into worse hands. We are left in a state of the greatest doubt and uncertainty. The administration of justice has been suspended, and a constant terror from evil doers is before our eyes. I cannot describe our present state as being much better than one of open rebel lion, which, if not actually the case, is not far short of the real state to which we are reduced. The House of Assemby, in stead of being a benefit, is the greatest curse (as at present constituted) that has ever befallen the island. It is disgrace ful to the land, and the scenes which occur (luting what is called its deliberations surpass description." The Public Ledger of the 4th instant, in mentioning this report of Lord Glenelg's expected retirement says—" We are happy to find that his lordship is not likely to preside over the admistration of the affairs of this colony much longer. We have had enough of his drowsy lordship, and we earnestly hope and trust that he will speedily be succeeded by some one possess ing sufficient ability and willingness to redeem the orderly and well affected portion of the inhabitants from the condi tion in which they are unhappily placed." According to the same paper, Mr. Morris's motion for bringing the proprietor of the Newfoundlander to the bar of the House of Assembly for a violation of its privileges in having published the judg ment of Judge Lilly upon the last writ of habeas corpus, has been rescinded upon an admission drawn from the editor of that paper, that he had no intention of violating the privile ges of the house. There appears to be no prospect of the Southern Circuit Court being held, no funds having been voted to defray the necessary expenses attendant thereon. With reference to the withholding the supply for this pur pose, private advices seem to hint at the probability of all the other Courts being closed from the like cause. In alluding to the fact of Dr. Fleming, Mr. Fenwick, and Captain Hunn having had interviews with Lord Glenelg at the Colonial-office, the Public Ledger of September 4 ob serves—" We are not aware that we have the slightest in terest in any of the movements of either Mr. Fenwick or Captain Hunn ; but with those of Dr. Fleming (who rejoices in the high-sounding title of Bishop of Carpasia and Vicar Apostolic of Newfoundland) we are not aPogetlier so indif ferent. Is it true that this political * * * now that the case of the late Chief Justice Boulton has been decided, is had imp to answer for his ** * and' * representations at the Colonial-office last year? If so, it is an act of tardy justice towards the colony for which we were scarcely pre pared to give my Lord Glenelg full credit. By a course of temporising policy on the part of Lord Glenelg in the first instance, by a negative encouragement to brawling grievance mongers, the friends and sympathisers with the Canadian rebels—one of the best judges which this country ever be held has been removed, although the judicial committee of the Privy Council before whom he was compelled to appear, highly approved the wisdom and justice of all his decisions. Only let the same measure of justice be dealt out to Fleming as that of injustice to Mr. Boulton, and we shall have some little return of confidence in the proceedings of the colonial department—but not until then. As a politician, being in vested, as his adherents believe, with the keys of hell and of death,' for the admission of all his political opponents, Dr. Fleming has been a * * * * * * to this commu nity, the respectable portion of which, both protestant and catholic, sincerely deprecate his return." The various private letters, &c., which I have had an op portunity of seeing, all represent the present state of New foundland to be that of confusion and anarchy, and fully justify the opinion that unless something he done to weaken the influence of the catholic priesthood the country will ere long be plunged into open rebellion In the prayer of the Public Ledger for the dismis sal of the present blundering and incompetent Colo nial Secretary we most cordially concur; but we ex tend our wishes a little further : we wish the wliole of his associates, " neck and crop," to be turned out. We believe the country is disposed to join with us in this desire. There never has existed a set of men in office who have done more mischief than Lord Mel bourne's ministry. They have earned the hearty con tempt of every true lover of his country. Out with the vermin ! THE REGISTRATIONS.;—From the various metropo litan and provincial journals which have reached us, we are gratified to learn that the registrations are pro ceeding most favourably for the conservative cause. The triumph achieved in the rejection of Hume from the representation of Middlesex, at the last election, will be consummated in the return of two conservative candidates at the next, and that with an overwhelming majority. From the advantages already obtained, this glorious event may be confidently predicted, even without -allowing anything for the silent progress of conservative reaction. In the other counties round the metropolis, the radicals have been defeated in like manner before the revising barristers. We do not even despair of carrying the process of expurgation into the very den of radicalism—the metropolis itself. In the west of England the triumphs of the conserva tives are equally conspicuous, and afford a striking il lustration of the wisdom and foresight evinced by the first statesman of the age, when he said that " the battle of the constitution was to be fought in the re gistration courts." In Ireland also, the registrations, since the last election, have proceeded most favour ably, and we may now indulge, on reasonable and satisfactory grounds, in the hope that Dublin will here after return two staunch friends of the constitution as its representatives. O'Connell will no longer obtain a majority in the metropolis of the sister island. He will be under the necessity of seeking refuge once more in Kilkenny. Independently of the advantages obtained by the conservatives on the registry, the " trades" are against him, and his popularity, even with the very rabble, is evidently on the wane. In Scotland too—" cannie Scotland"—the conservatives have nobly and successfully struggled for the ascend ancy. Thanks to the spirited exertions of the con servatives of Midlothian, and the searching exposures of the Edinburgh Evening Post, and its contempora- ries, that county has been purged of its rotten faggot voters, and the radicals of the " modern Athens" walk about chop•fallen and disconsolate. Glasgow has also done its duty nobly. The star of radicalism has set in that great commercial emporium. Ecce gmum ! RESULT OF THE REGISTRATATION AT GLASGOW. Conservatives Admitted, .... 652 Radicals do. .... 553 _ - 99 Radicals struck off,.. B9O Conservatives d0,..' 564 - Majority.... 326 Total Conservative Majority. 425 Here again, without any allowance for the reaction in favour of constitutional principleA, the conserva tives have gained a complete ascendancy. In short, every day brings with it fresh intelligence respecting the success of the conservatives before the revising barristers. But our sanguine hopes for the future are not based exclusively upon these numerical results. There is a deep, though silent current of conserva tive reaction gradually setting in, like an irresistible tide, in all directions. Our imbecile, truckling, time serving, monopolising, selfish, and Popery-patronising ministry are regarded with feelings of all but univer sal disgust. Their days are numbered. They have but a brief period allotted to them to bask in the sun shine of royal favour. CORONER'S INQUESTS.--Many complaints have reached us respecting the irregular manner in which the business of the coroner's court is conducted in this borough. Formerly there used to be a certain hour fixed—three o'clock, we believe—when the jury were summoned to attend at the proper office in the Ses sion's-house, whence they adjourned to view the bodies, and whither they returned to attest the depositions. At present, thanks to the wisdom of our reformed town-councillors, and to the innovations which they have effected in the management of our local affairs, there is no particular time fixed for opening the coro ner's court, and the functionary upon whom this duty devolves consults his own convenience by summoning the jury to meet at one of his own offices in Lord street, to which, they are also dragged, frequently to their own great inconvenience, to hear the depositions read after viewing the bodies. Thus public business is forced to give way to considerations of personal convenience, and those individuals who are called upon to discharge the necessary and onerous duties of jurors, are compelled to neglect their own affairs, and often to trench upon important engagements, in order to gratify the caprice of a Whig-appointed sti pendiary. We say nothing about the difficulty of supplying reports of inquests under the present sys tem. However, those parties who complain against these whimsical proceedings have the remedy in their own hands. Let them turn all the whigs out of the Council, and—we shall soon see a reform. THE " GREAT RADICAL DEMONSTRATION."—W e have this day devoted a very considerable space to the report of the proceedings at the Radical meetings on Tuesday last. We feel that some apology is owing to our readers for giving so much prominence to the silly and contemptible vapourings of the consummate noodles who sought to disturb the peace of the town, and succeeded to admiration in rendering themselves ridiculous in the eyes of the public. The speeches de livered to the few hundreds of idlers who were attracted by curiosity to see the lions in the Infirmary yard are absolutely beneath criticism. Their very absurdity ren ders them innocuous. INFIDEL PUBLICATIONS.—A correspondent has drawn our attention to the infamous and blasphemous publications circulated among the Sunday frequenters of the large room at the York Hotel. We believe that these wretched individuals sty le themselves Owen- ites or Socialists. Their principal objects seem to be the entire remodelling of society—the abolition of all acts of worship, which they term " superstition"—the abrogation of the marriage compact, and the introduc tion of a community of wives—and to establish an equality of rights, privileges, and property. It is really a matter of surprise that these Utopian views meet with any degree of encouragement in this " en- lightened" country; and it reflects little credit on this " march of intellect" age that these extraordinary doc trines are chiefly entertained—not in the agricultural districts—but in the midst of the polished and refined society of our large towns. CORRESPOYDENCE. THE IMPRISONMENT FUR DEBT BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND✓IRD. SlR,—Will you allow me, through your medium, to call the attention of my fellow townsmen to the imprisonment for debt bill, which comes into operation on Monday next. I have carefully perused the bill, and find some strange clauses in it, and therefore recommend all persons in business imme diately to read it for themselves. The Bth section, as to an act of bankruptcy, is most oppressive ; because if a debtor is compelled by A. to comm i t an a c t of bankruptcy. and after the 21 days, prevents A. from issuing a fiat, by compromising with him, or giving him security, yet the debtor is liable to be made a bankrupt against his knowledge, by any other creditor whose debt is large enough, within the next two months. Again, suppose a creditor arrested his debtor a month or two months ago, and his case was too fraudulent for him to venture to petition the Insolvent Court for his discharge, will it be supposed that on Monday next that debtor will walk out of prison, and the creditor has no hold either of his pro perty or his person. True, the creditor can get hold of both property and person when he obtains judgment and execu tion against him; but when and how can this be done ? Why, I am told it can be accomplished next March, after the assizes, at an expence of between £2O and £3O, if the debtor (as, no doubt, he will) only incur the expence of £2 or £3 in pay i ng an attorney to plead to the action—(and I understand this expence and delay will apply to all cases which may hereafter occur, except where the debt is small, and the preceedings are in our Borough Court);—and when March comes, both the debtor and his property will have vanished, if it suit his convenience. I arrested a debtor lately for £27, due two years, and ob tained both debt and costs at once, and have no doubt the trouble, as well as disgrace, of seeking bail, compelled him to pay me. The recovery of it was doubtful, and I should not have liked to have risked more than £3 or £1 after it : but under this new and very merciful law, I would not have attempted the recovery, with the consequent delay and ex pence staring me in the face. Surely the lawyers must have had a hand in bringing about this bill, as their charges will be much heavier before a debt can nbe l re ha co ‘ y e er p ed u . rch ß as u e t d th th ey e s a i rt 11 of have parliament,l t tle with o fmym notes by a barrister, wherein I find suc h s e ntences as these : —" It can scarcely be doubted that the interest of the general body of creditors, in an equal divi sion of their debtor's effects, when he is insolvent, is impaired by this act of parliament."—" The debtor having no longer the same motives to offer a timely composition, it may confi dently he anticipated that the present act will greatly dimi nish the number of compositions."—And in reasoning upon the 6th section. (which is applicable to the defendant's dis charge) the same writer says:—" I shall not, however, at tempt to anticipate the thousand questions which are sure to arise under this clause of the act."—As soon as I read this latter clause, I came to the conclusion that such questions should not be debated at my cost; for if 1 do make up my mind to proceed against any of my debtors, it shall not be yet awhile. Such enactments as these very much shake my confidence in a reformed ministry, particularly when I find new officers to be appointed, (with fees of course) namely, " examiners," in every county. Your's, & R c. A TADESMAN. Liverpool, Sept. 25, 1838. v \ \) o. edy . oh per- em- iven ided this o be elief vent SURGEON TO THE BOROUGH GAOL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.,IND./IRD. g enerally understood, that to-morrow is fixed by the it is R—magistrates for the filling up this appointment. The electors should be really alive to the true interests of the office; residence in the immediate neighbourhood ought to be a prime condition to be complied with by the candidate they may select. It is well known that upwards of half the salary attached to the situation was spent last year in fees to medical men called in in cases of emergency, the then surgeon to the prison living at too great a distance to be procured in time, besides the delay consequent on such proceeding. Should the council elect other than a gentleman resident near the scene of his duties , they will ill discharge the duty they owe to th e public, and prove how little they value the welfare of those "who are sick and in prison.ours, &e., A CONSERVATIVE. September 27th, 1838. LOCAL NEWS. Considerable alarm was experienced at Egremont and Sea. combs on Saturday last, by the appearance of a dog apparently in a highly rabid state; several dogs were bitten by the ani mal, which have been since destroyed. The dog was after• wards, it is said drowned from one of the steam-boats. At the sale of pictures on Wednesday, by Mr. Hodgson, the Rubella fetched 155 guineas; the Storck, 38; the Wy• nants, 38; the Terburg, 41; the Moreland, 30; the Ostade, 30; the Zuccarelli, 25 ; and the other pictures in proportion. The room was crowded by a highly respectable company. BOTANY. —At the annual examinations in botany, held at the Liverpool School of Medicine, Royal Institution, the sil ver medals for superior attainments in that science, and the hest collection of native plants made in the vicinity during the season 1838, were awarded to Mr. Robert Slack, (pupil of Mr. Neill) of this town, and Mr. John Edward Norton. A FACT FOR PHRENOLOGISTS.—A short time ago alabour ing man was brought into the South Dispensary, having re ceived a severe blow on the forehead from the handle of a winch. The seat of the injury was the part where phrenology and since then we have has located the organ of tune; and it is singular, that after the accident, though perfectly sensible, he forgot his usual 'ntion, for the satisfaction mode of utterance, and everything that he had to say he sung. was ar d removed to butth e w l e n m ffr a m y a m r of the sceptical, that the statement we here give rests upon unimpeachable authority. Phrenologists, of course, will re gard it as a perfectly natural, though rare, occurrence. RODNEY-STREET WARD.—A public meeting of the elec tors other inhabitants of this wardtook place on Tuesday tots and evening last, at Mr. Hampson's, in Copperas-hill. The n H o e t heard meeting, which was very numerously and respectably at tended, was convened for the purpose of receiving the answer of Mr. H. Lawrence to a deputation appointed to request that gentleman's consent to be again nominated as the, candidate in the conservative interest at the ensuing municipal election. Mr. Lawrence having signified his assent to the wishes of his deputation, a resolution was unanimously passed expressive of their determination to give their zealous support to their present respected representative in the town-council. A com mittee was then appointed to conduct the general business of the ward at the forthcoming election. ST. PETER'S WAR D.—At a meeting of the Conservatives of this ward on Tuesday, it was unanimously resolved to put Wil fred Troutbeck, Esq., in nomination at the ensuing municipal election; and a deputation having waited upon that gentle man, be consented, on public grounds, to accede to the wishes of the electors. As a bold and uncompromising friend of our national institutions, the steady advocate of our local charities, and a tradesman of high standing and character, we do not think the Conservatives could have made a better choice; and we are sure that, from the open and straight forward character of Mr. Troutbeck, he will be a fitting and independent representative for the numerous and intelligent tradesmen who compose the majority of the electors of that ward. Of one thing we are certain, that on any important division he will not be found retiring out of the council chamber without having the manliness to record his vote. We trust that no exertions will be spared to place Mr. Trout• beck in a situation for which in every • respect he is so em inently qualified. LIVER THEATRE. — This pretty little temple of amusement is at present converted into the palace of a min•ht • • who nightly astonishes a numerous party of the magician, e public with all sorts of mystic phenomena , of that class which, not quite two centuries ago, gained for their exhibitors the comfortable reputation of having sold their souls to the_ gentleman in black; and we must acknowledge that we do of them made a better bargain than AI r. übt whether any Anderson. This gentleman's exploits are the more wonderful owing to the evident impossibility of confederacy I: resorted to in scarcely any instance. On the occasions 'eln when we have been present, the spectators who have stepp e d on to the stage to aid him in the feats, have invariably been parties who could not by any stretch of the imagination be jurors. In the midst of a bewildering host of unaccountably odd and perplexing tricks, in which et success would appear an absolute impossibility, and which it . rarely or never fail to be accomplished thorouAl y,is difficult to select any for more particular wonderment. The one, however, in which, placing a pair of Brobdignag dice on two hats borrowed for the purpose, the magician coolly proceeds to cut the crown of each, (amid the glee of the gallery, and half-suppressed fears of sire owners lest the new broad brims should be re turned in a shocking bad stat e ,) may be quoted as highly attractive; the whole ending in the dice being under the found the hats, without the least dama ge to their waterproof pro perties. Query—could Mr. A. m to insert a little additional brains at the same tim e , f or the benefit of those who happen to own the hats ? If he would promise us to perform that part, we have a few friends whom we will per suade to pay him another visit, for the express purpose, and then he may indeed say, that he has made them wiser. At all events, judging from the universal good humour which prevails during the performance, we have no doubt that those who visit him return home all the merrier, which is a great part towards true wisdom. THE JOHN BULL, LUMBER-STREET.—The anniversary dinner of Mr. Rowland's, John 13u11, Lumber-street, was held at his house last evening ; upwards of 50 gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous and excellent repast, which did credit to the worthy host and hostess. Among the individuals who honoured the feast with their presence were John Barton, Esq., member of St. Paul's Ward ; Joseph Cooper, Esq., member of Great George's Ward; candidate for St. Paul's Waid; Mr. Wilkinson, &c. Geo. Gurden, Esq. very ably filled the chair, supported in a very efficient manner by Mr. R. L. Roberts. The health of the "Queen," "Queen Dowager," "The Duke," "Sir Robert Peel," and the " Members for the Borough," with several other loyal and patriotic toasts, were given in true old En glish style, and the meeting passed off with the greatest hi larity and glee. THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS, POSTOFFICE-PLACE. No. 46. "The Young Goatherd."—The drawing of this painting is tolerable, but it is very coarsely executed, and requires being viewed at a considerable distance to soften its roughness. No. 47. " The Reproof."—This is a very fine painting, and well describes the scene it is intended to represent. The scene depicted is, the scribes and Pharisees bringing a woman who was an adultress to Jesus, whilst teaching the people in the temple; and, after stating the accusation against her, demanding his decision with an air of malignant triumph. " Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. What sayest thou? But Jesus stooped down as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself and said unto them, H e th a t i s without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." The figures are represented as large as life, and are expres sively and naturally drawn, and the colouring is chaste and fine. The figure of the adultress is beautifully drawn and painted, and the expression of shame and shrinking from the observation o f th e h o l y J esus , as s h e i s brought before him, and the covering is torn from her head, is finely pour trayed. This figure alone stamps a value upon the painting. No. 48. " Return from Deer Stalking in the Highlands," is one of Edwin Landseer's happiest efforts. It represents two Scotsmen leading two shaggy Shetland ponies, heavily laden with deer and blackcock, over the highlands, and ac companied by their dogs. The drawing and expression of the whole of th e figures in this small painting are exquisite, and the colouring perfectly natural. l'here is a character about every figure in the painting which is well preserved; nothing destroys the harmony of the scene. The heather under foot is as perfect as the countenance of the high lander, and the dead deer is drawn with as much character as the beautifully drawn dogs and horses. No. 49. " Poachers Watching," represents two poachers, with their dogs, on the watch. The time chosen is night, and the scene the skirts of a wood. At the feet of one of them lies a quantity of game. The principal beauty of this painting is in the perfectly natural and beautifully drawn figure of the poacher in the foreground. It is faultless—full of character and of nature. In one respect is the painting faulty. The background represents the dingy hue of night, while a strong light is thrown over the foreground,The game, &c.,_ which does not h armon i se we ll w i th t h e scene. No. 52. " Woodcocks and Cat," is an amusing little paint ing. It represents two dead woodcocks lying at one side of a shattered wooden partition, and a cat at the other side of it, peeping through one hole and putting her paw through another, attempting to reach them. It is well executed. No. 54. " The Grace," represents a small family just sat down to dinner, and the head of it saying grace. It is a pretty bit of domesticity, with no pretensions either in idea or in painting. No. 55. "Fountain near Arica, Rome," is one of Havell's profusely luxuriant and richly coloured landscape scenes. No. 56. "Lodore, Cumberland," is a very beautifully painted landscape by Miss C. Naarnyth. Good landscape paintings this year abound in the exhibition; von see them on every side. No. 57. " Somnolency," is an unmeaning sort of painting. It appears to us that the painter must have been at a sad loss how to name his picture. The background is a wood, and the half-length figure of a naked female is represented seated, in a contemplative position, with a garb loosely drawn round her. " Somnolency" is certainly a misnomer, and to us it appears to mean nothing more than a creation of the painter's fancy, without any object or meaning. It is well drawn, but very coarsely painted, and requires being viewed at a considerable distance to take off the effect of the roughness. This is a great fault. The acme of perfection in painting is to repre sent Nature as she is. Nature's handiwork appears the more perfect, and the more beautifully finished. the more closely we examine it, and is alike beautiful whether viewed at a distance or with a microscope. _ No. 58. " Breakfast," by T. Webster.—This is one of the gems of the exhibition. It represents a family at breakfast, in a farmer's cottage. The orderly and clean kitchen and bright fire, and neatly spread white cloth over the breakfast table, first strike the eve. The tidy wife is making break fast; the old grandfather is sat in the corner of the fire place, with the youngest boy on his knee, evidently the pet, who is begging for some sugar on his bread, while the de lighted grandmother is holding up her finger at him, and the grandfather is heaping his slice of bread with sugar; hut. the climax of excellence is the figure of the father—a hale, stout farmer, who, whilst standing cutting a slice off his loaf in the midst of his family, and surveying his boy with all a father's pride and fondness, seems to say to him, " Ah! you young rogue, what are you after?" Round the table are three or four other children, drinking their bread and-milk porridge, the drawings of whom are full of charac ter. One is feeding a little dog; slinking in the background is the eldest lad, getting off his task for school, who appears to be forbidden his breakfast till he has got it off. He is lounging against the wall, the very picture of idleness and sulkiness; the button at the end of a string hanging out of his pocket—his peg-top string is highly characteristic. In addition to the character which everywhere abounds, the picture is finished in the most minute and perfect manner. Were this painting not ticketed as the property of Lord Northwick, we feel confident it would long since have found a purchaser. No. 59. " Portrait of Mr. J. S. Radcliffe, secretary to the Mechanics' Institution," is a well-painted portrait by Bishop. No. 60. " Perth," - is a bold, free drawing, finely painted, of a lovely and extensive landscape scene. When the Ro mans are said first to have beheld this valley, with the silver Tay winding through it, it drew forth from them the well known exclamation, " Ecce Tiber." MPROVEMENTS ON THE CHESHIRE SHORE (From the Liverpool Courier.) Amongst the collateral consequences of the remarkable prosperity of Liverpool has been the rise of the dependent villages and rural populations in the vicinit. We have fre quently had occasion to notice the great improvements tak ing place on the Cheshire side of the river, and the rapid increase in the number of buildings and inhabitants; but, without deprecating the advantages of other localities, it must be admitted that Birkenhead has progressed at a ratio which leaves all its competitors immeasurably behind. In 1818, that township contained, with the exception of the ferry-house, the priory, and a few straggling cottages, only three houses, and the population did not exceed 50. In 1821 the population was only 200; - in 1831 it had risen to 2569, and it is now upwards of 6200. During the last fifteen years nearly 800 houses have been erected, including a great num ber of vines, besides numerous places of worship and other buildings, at an expense altogether of not less than £200,000. One of the most important improvements has been the erection of a Town-hall for magisterial and parochial pur poses, comprehending likewise a prison a public market; on which nearly £4OOO has been expended. Extraordnary, however, as this appears, as Liverpool is still extending her boundaries on every side, and still making daily advances in couttnereo and wealth, we have reason to expect that a cor responding impulse ~itt be felt, and that public prosperity and improvement n ill go forward with a rapidity and to an extent of which we have hitherto had no experience. The prospect of the roal-road being shortly brought into opera tion, opening up a communication from the heart of an im portant district to the metropolis of the empire—the judici ous parochial arrangements now making-- the number of public and private buildings recently completed, or now in course of construction, (including the north side of the square,) and of the extensive preparatory processes going on, such as quarrying and brick-making—with other indications of a fast-thriving community, all tend to suggest and con firm the idea, that this side of the water must shortly be covered wit a new town, of which the present erections, ex tending from Wallasey-pool as far as Tranmer-pool and Birkenhead to the south, a distance of npt less than three quarters of a mile, do but form. the nucleus. Consequent upon the increased transit arising out of the growth and relative position of Liverpool'and the opposite shore, and one of its most beneficial results, is the improve ment in the mode of embarking and landing passengers. The former mode was both dangerous and inconvenient. It was disgraceful to the town, and would scarcely have been otherwise than disgraceful had it been practised on the Vulga or the Niger, instead of on the Mersey. An excellent land ing-slip, on a peculiar principle, is now in use, having been found, after a trial of twelve months, and exposure to every description of weather, admirably efficient for its purpose. Twice only has it been sxamped during heavy storms, but was raised in each instance the next tide; and having under gone some alteration, it is considered secured against any similar accident for the future. The plan of the landing slip is that of a flat-bottomed vessel, with a projecting gang way, which, when not in use, lifts up in the manner of a draw-bridge. In practice, passage-boats are lain along the vessel, and traversing the deck, reach the gangway which conducts them to the shore. A lauding is thus ordinarily effected with ease and safety, _ _ It would, perhaps, have - teen more eligible for the pur pose for which it was intended, had the gan,gwaylbeen raised about two feet higher, when, in the event of a storm, the wa ter would have been less liable to sweep over the deck. The plan is, h o wever, a proud triumph over all previous projects which have either been thought of or flied, to effect a safe and easy mode of passing to and from the passage-boat at low water. The time is, however, fast approaching when another landing-bridge will be found absolutely necessary; the one now in use is not sufficient for the quantity of busi ness arising from the number of boats which are occasionally moored to it, for the double purpose of landing and embarka tion. It is not uncommon to see seven, ten, and-sometimes a dozen steamers dependent upon it for connexion with the shore, when collisions between individuals, and hampers, baskets, &c., 'are not only frightful but dangerous. In applying a portion of their funds to this purpose, the present corporate authorities have acted very judicious'. Fa cilities for crossing the river are as intimately connected with the best interests of the town—as legitimate an object of con sideration to the managers and conservators of the municipal property—as wide streets and commodious public structures. In traversing the water, we traverse, in fact, according to legal definition, the king's highway. To provide conveni ences for embarkation and landing, therefore, belongs essen tially to the department of good road-making. Nor is the accommodation applicable simply to residents on the Liver pool and Cheshire side; these, prabably, do not form more than a tithe o f th e number who cross the river for purposes of business or pleasure. Thousands of strangers, especially during the summer, make a temporary sojourn in the town; and there are few of these but must have occasion to avail themselves, wore or less, of the means of communication between the two sides of the river: and as in various ways ,they confer a benefit on the town, by residing here, and fur aishing employment, and distributing their wealth, they are in fairness entitled to have their comfort and convenience studied. It is no less due to them than it is to the character of the town, that the facilities for crossing the river should bear some resemblance to the growing importance of the com munity and the advanced stage of modern invention and re finement. Therefore, the appropriation for this purpose of a sum of money comparatively large is not to be complained of on the ground of its limited application; the necessity of the measure has grown out of the accumulated business and population of the town; it is in accordance with the general plan of public improvement; and its beneficial influence will extend over the whole mass of society. In this branch of their administration the corporate body have entitled them selves to the highest credit. The improved river accommodations are not confined to Birkenhead and the higher ferries. Th e same advantase is extended to Seaco m b e and the other ferries to the Rock point. Yet great as are the facilities thus afforded; the in tercourse with the Wirral peninsula will no doubt in a short time be increased ten-fold. The Cheshire shore presents an eligible residence for persons pursuing their avocations in Liverpool, as it affords the readiest access to pure vital air. The inhabitants of the town are now pressing upon each other in a ratio not hitherto calculated upon. Consequently, those who seek health and quietness will, notwithstanding the objections, in some respects, to the water conveyance, generally look to the opposite shore, (the average passage to this part being not more than from seven to ten minutes,) in preference to encountering a long walk or ride through the streets before they can reach a free and uncontaminated at mosphere in any other direction. Attachment to their native land or birth-place, is a charac teristic which never fails to fix itself in the minds of the more tasteful and enterprising of the human race. Henry IV. of France was so fond of the scenes of his boyhood, that on one occasion he could not deny himself the gratification of quit ting the head of his army to visit them, though the conse quence was nearly losing him a battle, and with it, probably, a crown, with almost a certainty of death or perpetual cap tivity. It is, then, with sincere congratulation we record the fact, that within these few days Mr. Merrick, a London mer chant, who is a native ofiKnighton, upon revisiting the scenes of his childhood, presented his fellow-townsmen with the hand some donation of £BOO for its improvement. Such things are the honour to human nature, and th.ough done in secret, for the sake of " poor humanity," and as examples to others, ought to be proclaimed from the "house tops."--Hereford County Press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CAUTION.—KEEN SPORTSMEN.—Two respectably dressed young men were on Wednesday charged before Mr. Hall with having fired their fowling pieces in Edge-lane. The officer who had caused them to be summoned, stated that the inhabitants of Edge-lane complained bitterly of the annoy ance resulting from the practice of boys and men firing off guns in that vicinity. Mr. Dowling said these complaints were not confined to the neighbourhood of Edge-lane, but the inhabitants of the environs generally stated that they are exceedingly annoyed by these town sportsmen. A gentle man had called upon him a short time back, who stated that hearing the report of five-arms in the vicinity of his house he went out to ascertain the cause. He had not proceeded far when a charge of shot came full against him and destroyed the lapelle of his coat. If the piece in that instance had been a litle more elevated, the shot might have injured his face or destroyed his eyesight. Mr. Hall said it was not long since a gentleman had complained to him of similar circum stances, a charge of shot having lodged in his hat and perfo rated it with small holes. The defendants stated that they were going out to the country to shoot, and they were merely scaling their pieces, into which they had not put either shot or wadding. They were fined I.oi. and costs. One indivi dual, who represented himself as a butcher, was charged with a similar offence. He stated that he was shooting to kill sparrows, which had committed great devastation on a crop of oats belonging to him. All the sparrows in the town assembled in this field, and if he did not kill them he thought he thought he should not have a grain of corn left. Mr. Hall said he supposed the sparrows had entered into a combine- tion again . st the defendiint. He advised him to stick to killing► cattle, and to leave sparrows, goldfinches, and such small deer to their amusement. The defendant was fined ss. and costs. STABBING. —John Francis, aged 15, was placed before the magistrates on Wednesday, charged with having stabbed Richard Bryan. It appeared that Bryan was on Tuesday performing some work in School-lane, which attracted the curiosity of the lad, who stopped to watch him. Bryan told him to begone, and gave him a push. Francis laid down a bag which he was carrying and took out his knife. He made a rush at Bryan, and stabbed him thrice in the abdomen. A surgeon's certificate was produced, which stated that the un fortunate man was lying in a dangerous state, and altogether unable to attend the court to give evidence. It was stated that the prisoner, on seeing the blood pouring from Bryan, and being made aware of the extent of the injury which he had inflicted, was so alarmed that he fainted. The prisoner was remanded till the result of his rash act shall be mani fested either in the recovery or otherwise of Bryan. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Catherine Dogain, was on Wednesday placed before Mr. Hall. charged with having robbed Mr. James Morton, of No. 11, Marybone. Mrs. Morton stated that the prisoner lived in her service about a month when she was discharged, but was allowed to remain another week in order that she might look out for a place. About eleven o'clock on Monday night the prisoner went to bed. Next morning, at six o'clock, the prisoner was missing, and it was discovered that many articles of apparel had been taken away. The front door of the house was fastened, and the key was missing. Information was given to the police, and on Tuesday morning, at eight o'clock, the prisoner was apprehended by police-officer Joseph Burrell, on the Cla rence Dock Quay. She had a bundle with her, and was about to proceed to Dublin. It turned out that she had stolen a large quantity of valuable wearing apparel, and a purse containing 1:1s. 6d., belonging to Mr. Morton. The prisoner was committed for trial. A DAINTY MORSEL.—Yesterday at the poliee-office, an Irishman named John Corkan, who had his nose all plaistered over with sticking plaister, appeared before the magistrates to prefer a charge against Samuel Whitehouse, for having bit the end of his nase off. The complainant stated that on Tuesday night he went into a public-house in New Bird street, for a glass of ale; there was card-playing going on in the house, and the prisoner pressed him to play a game of cards with him for a glass of ale. He did so, and beat the prisoner at cards, when, said the complainant, he "bin aman that could fight, b'in an Englishman, an' I only an Irishman, he squared at me, an' knocked me down; I tou'd 'im to be quiet, but he bit a piece right out ov my nose ind. I skriked out murther, would dhey sae a man murthered in dhat way, so dhey turned'irn out, an' he got ill used an' dhat black eye which you see. And' dhat's the note ov the surgeon for the damage." (Considerable laughter.) Mr. Hall—(who ap pears to have a pretty good idea of Irish character,) to com plainant—You struck him first did you not? Complainant —No, I did not shtrike 'im till he shtruck me. The land lord said he saw them fighting, and tried to part them but could not, and sent for a policeman. Mr. Hall—Did you see his face after the bite? Landlord—No sir; a very small bit was taken off his nose, and the doctor said he thought it would grow up again after a time. Mr. Hall—(reading the doctor's certificate)—The doctor says it will be some slight disfigurement. The landlord said that the two men were shop-mates. Mr. Hall—(to complainant)—You have been at some little expense; the doctor says you have paid him 10s. Complainant—lt's not honly chat sir, but I'm working at colour grinding, and as we use a dale of arsenic, the doc tor says it 'II eat my nose off if I go to work before it's well. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Hall—(to prisoner)—Well, what do you say ? Prisoner—Well, I don't deny biting his nose, that is right enough. He was strangling me ; he had got me round the neck on the floor, and his hands in my hand kerchief, and had bit my ear right through, so I was like to do something. I bi't the man in self-defence. The officer here examined the prisoner's ear, and said it had been bitten completely through, he had also got a tremendous black eye. Mr. Hall—Then this was in retaliation? Well, I will give you an opportunity of talking to the complainant; he has been put to some expense. The prisoner expressed his thanks to the magistrate, and the parties retired. In a short time they again appeared, and the complainant said the pri soner would not pay him. Mr. Hall said he had given the complainant an opportunity of taking the 10s. and he was a great fool for not taking it. Complainant—Considhur the time I shall be out ov work; will, thin, I'll tek a Pound and costs. Mr. Dowling said the prisoner had offered to pay that and the complainant refused to take it. Complainant—l'll tek it thin. Mr Hall—You just want to make a job of it; you just want to wring money out of his pocket. You are making a great deal more about it than the case deserves, besides it was not done without provocation ; if you choose still to settle. I will give you an opportunity; I am willing the money should go into your own pocket, rather than he should be fined and you get nothing. The Irishman then agreed to take the £1 ss, which the prisoner immediately paid, and was discharged. MaznimoritaL FELlClTY.—Yesterday at the police-office, a Welsh woman, named Morgan, with a considerable indi cation of the virago in her face, appeared before the magis trates to prefer a complaint against her husband, also a Welshman, for beating her. The complainant commenced her complaint by stating of the defendant that he was "a ferry pad huspant, he swore at me, an' trinks an' tills me py inces, an' on Tuestay night he peat me ferry much, an' hurt my side, an' 1 can't lif with 'lin no lonkarr." On being asked what he had to say to this, the defendant said—On Tuestay night she would not untress the child; so I untress it myself; it is a child p y another wife; she would to notin, an' when I was asleep, I felt somepody clampering on the top ov me, outside te clothes, an' it was hur, my wife tere, right on top ov me, (loud laughter) an' I thought she was coin' to murter me, so I pushed her off te ped ; pud she held fast py te clothes, an' so we poth tumpled clothes an' all on to te floor, (roars of laughter) an' tat's te way she cot hurt on her side. I nefer had occasion to come pefore a magistrate pefore; she is my third wife, only married since March last, but she looks what she iss; only look at her, her looks tell you what she iss. (Continued laughter.) Mr. Hall—How old are you ? Defendant-50. Mr. Hall—You had better have kept single and taken care of your children; however, as you live so un happily together,you had better separate : what will you allow her? The defendant agreed to allow his wife 3s. a week, to be paid through Mr. Evans at the parish office. Mr. Hall —Well pay her 2s. for this week—pay her now. Defendant —Oh, r will ;if her 2s. now, as well keep her from te toor. Complainant—(in a tone savouring of salts of lemon—vinegar was nothing to it)—l am not sorries. Mr. Hall—Well, give her her clothes? Defendant—She nefer had no clothes when she came to my house. Mr. Hall—Well, don't molest each other again. Go away, and fancy you are single. The "happy couple" then left the court. INFORMATION UNDER THE SMALL TENEMENTS ACT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TENANCY.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, Mr. Kenyon, solicitor, appeared in support of an information under the above-mentioned act, taken out by Mr. Joseph Shakeshaft against Mrs. Gooding, an old woman occupying a cellar in Paradise-street. We give a full re port of the case, as it is the first which has succeeded under the new act. Mrs. Precilla Grant deposed that she knew Mrs. Gooding, and that she occupied a cellar, formerly occupied by herself in l'aradise.street, the property of Mr. Shakeshaft, for which she had paid 3s. 6d. a week, and which she afterwards let to Mrs. Gooding at 3s. 6d. a week, and told her bow it was to be paid. She believed sbe began to hold the cellar on a Monday; this was two years and a half ago. John Blakeley deposed that he was in the employ of 111 Shakeshaft, andthai in March 1837 the defend;nt - lived in a cellar under Mr. Shakeshaft's shop in Paradise-street, and she was to pay 3s. 6d. a week rent, and to pay it every week. Mr. Kenyson.—That is the proof I tender for the holding. I now hand in the notice to quit. On the 25th of August I served that notice on Mrs. Gooding, and told her it was a notice to quit, and left a duplicate with her. Mr. Hall.—Did she say anything to you at the time?— She said she would not have it; she threw it back again.— Has any rent been received from her since?—No, nor for nine months previously; we have not accepted the tenantcy nor distrained her. Mr, Hall.—First of all give us some evidence that you went to demand and receive possession, and that she refused to give it. Mr. Kenyon.—Do you not think the retaining possession is sufficient without the demand ? Mr. Elall.—l don't know that: she may be ready to give it up to-day, or any time previous. Mr: Kenyon.-1 will prove that I called on Tuesday, and she refused either to give up possession or to attend here. Mr. Hall.—That is subsequent to the notice? Mr. Kenyon.—Yes. Mr. Hornby was here examined. He deposed that a notice produced was his hand-writing, and that he served it on the daughter of Mrs. Gooding on the 19th of September. Mr. Hall.—First of all prove the owners wand-writing to that; you are going too fast. Did you serve the notice of the intention to apply? Witness.—Yes, sir. Was it signed ?—Yes, sir. By whom?' By Mr Shakeshaft ?—Yes- In your presence?—Yes. Did vou read it to her ?—Yes. And explain it to her?—Yes, 1 did. ' Now prove that your notice annexed to your complaint is a duplicate of the original. Mr. Kenyon (to witness) —Did you examine that notice with the original ?—I did. Whose hand writing is that at the bottom ?—Mr. Shake shaft's. Mr. Hall.—Now prove that he has been to take possession. Mr. Kenyon.-1 prove that on Tuesday I went there. Mr. Hall.—When was the notice served?—On the 19th. Then she would have seven clear days. When did you call again? Mr. Kenyon.—To-day, or yesterday, is the expiration of the seven clear days. Mr. Hall.—When did you call to get possession ? Mr. Kenyon.t—On Tuesday, after the notice to quit was expired. Mr. Hall.—Well, then, you gave her notice according to the intention, that unless possession was given up in seven clear days, which must be exclusive of the day of service, you should apply. Then prove to me, that at the expiration of seven clear days from the notice to apply, that she refused to give up possession. Mr. Kenyon.—Very well. I prove that she is now resi ding there. Mr. Hall.—Exactly so; but she might have been ready to give it up. Mr. Kenyon.—l submit that there is neglect and refusal to give it up. Mr. Hall.—That is what I say. Show me neglect or refu sal? You are confounding the two notices, the notice to quit and the notice to apply. Mr. Kenyon.-1 respectfully submit that a party retaining and continuing in possession after that notice , is a sufficient refusal to comply with the terms of the act. I will prove to you that she is now there and still retains possession. Mr. Hall.—How can a person be said to deliver up posses sion to a landlord when nobody is there to deliver up posses sion to. Am Ito throw away . the key? Mr. Kenyon.—Take a notice to quit for example. If you remain there after the expiration of the notice to quit, you are a trespasser. Mr. 11a11.—You don't understand the thing at all. This is an act of Parliament by which 'we are bound. This is giving a jurisdiction to the magistrates, by which we are bound. The act of Parliament says this, that after you have done certain things, all of which you have proved this i morning, you shall cause the person that neglects or refuses to deliver up possession—that is, in pursuance of the notice to quit—that you shall cause that person to be served with a written notice, which means a notice of intention to apply. in the form set forward in the schedule of the act." Now we look at the form. "That you are to quit on or before the expiration of seven clear days after the expiration , of this notice." Then the act proceeds—" That if such person shall neglect or refuse to deliver up possession; and if the tenant or occupier shall not leave at the time and the place mentioned, and shall still neglect to deliver up, or refuse to deliver up possession, then the magistrates may act." Mr. Kenyon.—Then I submit that the very words there used meet the case. "Neglect or refuse." Refusal we sup pose a demand. I therefore say she has "neglected" to give up possession, for she is still in possession. I submit that is within the meaning of the act. Mr. Hall.—Very well; is she still in possession? Mr. Hornby.—Yes, she is; I saw her daughter there this morning. Mr. perhaps that will do. Mr. Kenyon.—You perceive in the act you have power of giving possession at the expiration of 20 or 30 days. Mr. Hall.—Bless my soul, you are proceeding at railway speed, quite. Tell me when your case is finished? Mr. Kenyon.—lt is finished now. Mr. Hall.—Then let the woman have an opportunity of saying something; now Mrs. Gooding, have you anything at all to say. _ The defendant said she had a good deal to say, and pro ceeded at considerable length to give an old woman's detail of her troubles. She said her landlord had behaved very cruelly and tyrannically towards her; he had sent bailiffs into her house last winter, when she was ill of the influenza, and seized everything; and since then she and her daughter had been lying on door mats which the kindness of a neigh bour had given to her. He had also stopped up her chimney, and she could have no fire; they were suffocated with smote and could cook nothing. Mr. Hall.—He may have behaved, for any thing I know, very cruelly to you ; but we have nothing to do with that. Mr. Kenyon.—Be kind enough to ask her what rent is due ? That will explain something. Mr. Hall.—You were going to say something? Mr. Kenyon.—You have a discretionary power to grant a warrant in thirty days. Mr. Hall.—Oh no; no such thing. It cannot be taken from her till 31 days; It is not discretionary. The officer cannot execute the warrant till after3l days. Mr. Kenyon.—Cannot he do it, in your discretion, in a shorter time? Mr. Hall.—No. He must do it between the 21st and 30th day. The case is proved; we shall sign a warrant on the proofs alleged here, and it will be executed according to the time provided by act of parliament. Two other cases were afterwards brought forward, both of which failed in proof, and were dismissed. Mr. Hall said he should hold all complaints under the act to the strictest scru tiny, otherwise there would be great false swearing. It was as foolish an act of parliament as ever was. THE Zoot.ocrcAt. GARDENS.—Last evening, the last grand gala of the season was held at these gardens. Being a beau tiful evening, the attendance was very crowded. A most splendid exhibition of fire-works, by Monsieur D'Ernst, was shown, and the gardens were illuminated. The fire-werks excited universal admiration and delight. IMPORTANT TO EMlGRANTS.—We — perceive that a vessel of large burthen is announced to sail shurtly from this port, for Sydney. This will be the first opportun►ty that has pre sented itself in Liverpool, for mechanics and farm servants to avail themselves of the government bounty, for the encou ragement of emigration to New South Wales. We have no donbt that many will be glad to embrace this very advan tageous offer. PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN.—The portrait of the Queen, by Cousins, from the picture by Chalon, is now on view at Mr. Goadsby's, and a very splendid work of art it is. It is finished off in the most exqutsite manner, and we may safely pronounce it a chef d'ceuvre. The figure of her Majesty ap pears to "come out" from the paper, while the drapery is elegantly and tastefully thrown. We understand that her Majesty has subscribed for no fewer than 40 copies, which have been sent as presents to the various crowned heads of Europe. THE THEATRE ROYAL—During the week several stock tragedies have been performed, with the attraction of Mr. Morris Barnett in the afterpieces, some of them written by himself, as " Monsieur Jacques," in which he plays as Mon sieur Jacques. We have not forgotten the thrilling working up of the feelings which his acting produced in this pleasing drama, since last he played in Liverpool, on his former visit. We have not been able this week to pay attention to the Theatre, so numerous have been other calls on our time, and cannot, therefore, notice the performances more in detail. We perceive that to-night is fixed for Mr. Morris Barnett's benefit, when, no doubt, he will have a full house. GRAND JUNCTION AND LONDON RAILWAYS.--We men tioriella;t week the opening of the entire of the London and Birmingham Railway. Since then the trains, which leav London at eight o'clock in the morning, have arrived with great regularity in Liverpool abou t seven o'clock in theeven ing, sometimes earlier; thus accomplishing the journey in less than eleven hours. The London morning papers are received by this train. On Monday next the mail, which will leave London at half-past eight in the evening, will reach Liverpool about half-past seven o'clock the next morning, and the de livery of letters and newspapers will take place soon after eight. On the same day the arrangement between the di rectors of the two companies will be carried into effect, for passengers by the first class trains being conveyed throughout the entire line in the same carriages, and for each company booking passengers entirely throughout. When these ar rangements are completed, they will give great satisfaction to persons travelling on the line. NVe know that it is the anxious desire of the directors of the Grand Junction and London and Birmingham Companies to make the accommodations on the railway as perfect as possible, but this cannot be accomplished so speedily as some persons think. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT FOR GOOD CONDUCT.—GB 9 :` , . day last, a very handsome silver cup was presented to Mr. Millar, of Knutsford. It had upon it, beautifully engraved, the following inscription :—" From Charles Cholmondely, Esq., to Matthew Millar, in remembrance of his faithful ser vices for upwards of forty years.—Macclesfield Courier. DRAIgON MANOR.-Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., has quite reovered from his recent slight attack of gout. The Honourable Sydney Herbert, M.P., left on Monday last, and Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P„ left on the following day ' for his seat, Netherby, in Cumberland. Sir Henry and Laxly Emily Hardinge have taken their departure, as also the Hon. Captain A'Court. I WINDSOR, SEPT. 25.—Her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent rode out at a quarter before four o'clock this afternoon, attended by Lady Portman, Viscountess Forbes, Miss Quen tin, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, and Sir George Quentin, and accompanied by Viscount Melbourne and the Earl of Surrey. Viscount Palmerston rode after the royal party into the Grand Park. The Baroness Lehzen and Lady Mary Stopford followed in a carritge. The Hon. and Rev. Henry Maxwell who has been for some time resident at Caen, in Normandy, by the demise of his brother, Lord Farnham, at Paris, succeeds to the titles and estates, worth 30,0001. per annum. The present peer married Lady Ann Butler, eldest daughter of the second Earl of Carrick, by whom he is a father of Mr. Henry Max well, M.P. for Cavan.—Morning Herald. THE IRON TRADE.—In consequence of the great quantity of orders received from the United States by the leading houses in the trade, iron has advanced 10s. per ton; and from the prospect which is held out, that the prssent heavy demand for iron rails will be immediately succeeded by others of a similar magnitude, it is now confidently calculated upon that an additional 10s. will be maintained at the next quar terly meeting of the iron masters in the Staffordshire and Shropshire districts.—Birmingham Advertiser. THE REGISTRATION IN YORKSHIRE.—We point to the revision of the West Riding voters for the polling district of Sheffield with peculiar pleasure, as showing the alteration of the conservative position, with reference to our opponents, in a clear gain to us of 159. The clear gain to our party upon the whole polling districts of Sheffield, Rotherham, and Barnsley, now revised, is 218, a number which speaks in plain terms that the reform bill mania has given place to the more sober and substantial principle of conservatism.— Shleld Mercury. NAVAL HOSPITALITY.—A splendid dejeune was given on Monday, on board H.M.S. Hercules, by the officers of that vessel, to the gentry of Cove and its neighbourhood. At an early hour dancing was commenced on the quarter-deck, and was kept up with great spirit until late in the evening. The quarter-deck was covered with an awning of canvass, fes tooned with the flags of the vessel. The band of the Hercules played during the day some fine waltzes, which gave great gratification to the numerous fair visitors, who were highly delighted with the elegant hospitality and attention of th e gallant o ffi cers of this noble vessel.—Cork Constitution. VETERINARY OPERATION.-011 the 15th of August last, a cow, the property of Mr. Davies, of Skibeden, was tapped for the dropsy, and 30 gallons of watery fluid taken front her; and on the 29th the operation was repeated, and 45 gallons more taken away, making altogether the enormous quantity of 75 gallons, and reducing her weight 5851b5. The beast is hearty and doing well, and does not increase in size. Leeds Intelligencer. Yates, the manager of the Adelphi Theatre, in London, • (says the Gazette Musicale,) has purchased from M. Tardivel, the services of the Bavaderes, for fourteen months, for the sum of £5OOO sterling; and has undertaken to fulfil that part of M. Tardivel's contract which obliges him to re-convey the Hindoo dancers to their native country, and replace them in their pagoda, which bears the harmonious name of Tirouvenni Lourhain. The Prince George of Cambridge passed through this city (Exeter) on Saturday evening, stopping about an hour for refreshment at the new London Inn. His Royal Highness, who was attended by Colonel Cornewall, then proceeded on his road to Falmouth, where he will embark on board the Braganza steam-packet for Gibraltar.— Western Luminary. It is said that government has taken up the large steamer Sirius, which lately made a trip to New York, for the pur pose of conveying the Marquis of Cianricarde to St. Peters burgh, the Firebrand and Lightning steam yachts not being large enough. The Actaeon, 28, Capt. Russell, is ordered to accompany the Sirius.—Hampshire Paper. CURIOUS CASE.—On Monday, Mary Gretham, wbo had been in confinement as a maniac, was brought before the Pe terborough magistrates for causing an obstruction in that city. The unfortunate creature had been discharged from the asylum, and, finding that it was impossible to gain em ployment as a female, she assumed the male dress in which she then appeared, and had worked as a reaper of corn, earn ing twelve shillings an acre; after which she had two-and sixpence a day as rick-maker and thatcher until a few weeks since, when, falling off a rick, she received a severe injury in her hip, when her master and mistress, to their surprise and horror, discovered her sex, which becoming public, she at tracted the notice of the idle boys and people of the city, who followed her in crowds on her going to seek some relief. She stated that seine money was owing to her for work done for her late master, and she was sent to the workhouse until in_ quiry could be made into the facts stated.—Stamford Herald . , The Shell steam-barge has effected another passage from London to Oxford, where she arrived on Monday last. The fact of hat having surmounted the difficulties which she must have experienced at this season, owing to the extreme low ness of the water, is the best proof of her competence to make regular voyages.—Reading Mercury. THE WRECK OF THE FORFARSHIRE.—On Tuesday morn ing last the Superb steamer, Captain Davison, of South Shields, when about eight miles out at sea, picked up the body of a lady floating. She was dressed in a second mourn ing gown, ha d a gold watch with two seals by her side, two rings on a finger of her left hand, one sovereign and a half with 7s Gd in silver. and some keys in her pocket : her linen was marked " L.M.P.;" and inside one of her boots was written " Mrs. Patrick." This unfortunate lady is supposed to be the wife of Captain Patrick, of Hull, and was a pas senger on board the Forfarshire steamer, when the late me lancholy wreck of that vessel occurred. An inquest was held on the body at South Shields, on Thursday, and a ver dict returned of " Found Drowned."—Durham Chronicle. THE PRIEST AT THE SALT WATER.—We have received a very long communication regarding the conduct of a cer tain priest, who officiates as curate in an eastern district of this county, at a watering place not ten miles from Cole raine, but the details are too indelicate to place before the public, although we have full reliance on the veracity of our correspondent. Suffice it, therefore, to say, that his rever ence has proved himself a worthy disciple of Peter Dens, and of that " corporation of bachelors" whose immoral piactices we described in our last. We understand that the particu lars have been transmitted to the titular bishop; we shalt : therefore wait to see how his " lordship" will deal with the culprit. We would recommend the two females who were exposed to the be as tly i nsu l ts of the priest to institute legal proceedings against the delinquent.—Derry Setttitter.