The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

8 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. The majority of our Contemporaries having now fixed upon Threepence Halfpenny as their publishing price, the Proprietors of the LIVERPOOL STAN DARD beg to announce to their Friends and the _Public, that having no wish to gain an advantage over their local competitors, their own paper will be sold at Threepence Halfpenny after the present week. With respect to those parties, however, who have paid Subscriptions in advance, no altera tion will be made until the close of the period subscribed for. _Whilst making this announcement, the Proprietors cannot omit the opportunity offered of returning thanks to their Friends and the Public for the greatly-increased support which they have recently received, and which has placed the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, as regards circulation and influence, at the head of the Conservative press of the town. To Advertisers, its columns offer now one of the best and most respectable mediums. No pains, they can assure their friends shall be spared in its future management, to render it worthy of their continued patronage and support. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The imperious conduct of a party at a recent performance at the Zoological Gardens, of which our correspondent, "A Biped," complains, is not at all a novelty. Such assumption is, however, scarcely worth any other notice than the laugh ter and pity which *it usually excites. Besides, how would any body know what an important personage tbe party in 1 question is, if he did not occasionally remind them? The when-I• speak-let-no-little-dog-bark" school of politeness is very useful in certain cases. "S." can apply to almost any respectable gentleman in the profession. We cannot answer the question of "A Subscriber." A correspondent strongly urges on the Select Vestry the con version of the late Islington Market into a fever hospital. We have been requested to state that the steamer to whch we alluded last week as being employed to convey the medical gentlemen to the Irish steamers is also engaged in conveying fever patients to the lazarettoes, and to add that after the Maiden City had been passed by the medical officers, two other Irish steamers were examinedivhich docked and landed their cargoes the same day.. El): Etinrpool otaiti3aM Yearly Subscription: In Advance, Ms. On Credit, 17s. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1847. We take the following from the London Times of yesterday : Notwithstanding the Hon. C. P. Villiers is likely to be nominated for South Lancashire, nothing has yet been said of his intention to decline the representation of Wol verhampton. The probability is that he will remain faith ful to his first love, and that the electors of South Lanca shire, after going through the forms of an election, will be compelled to solicit the services of some other favourite. If there be any ground for this anticipation of our contemporary, we apprehend there is a fine open ing for the introduction of a Protestant candidate to the constituency of South Lancashire. On Thursday last, an adjourned meeting of the Conservative Association was held at their rooms, for the purpose of deciding upon the selection of candidates to contest the borough. The meeting was well attended, and the proceedings at that, as at all the previous meetings, were most harmonious throughout, notwithstanding the assertion to the contrary of a Saturday's contemporary. The whole of the gentlemen present manifested the greatest willingness to forbear pressing any personal predi lections in favour of any particular candidate; and not an angry word, or the semblance of any differ ence of opinion, or split, was observable. Nothing, however, of a conclusive nature was determined upon; and the meeting was further adjourned to yesterday at half-past two p.m. The meeting was accordingly held yesterday, and was most influentially and numerously at tended, the same earnestness and unanimity being displayed which had characterised all their former meetings. It will be seen from our advertising columns that the result was the adoption of Reso lutions declaring that Sir Digby Mackworth, hart., should be invited to offer himself to the constitu ency, and that Sir Howard Douglas, hart., should be requested to come forward again, A deputation was appointed to wait upon Sir Digby, who is at present staying at the Adelphi Hotel; and it will be seen from his advertisement in our columns, and upon the walls, that he has acceded to the wish of the Conservative body, and to-day, at half-past two, will make his appearance on 'Change and address the electors. A. depUtation also pro ceeded to London to wait upon Sir Howard Douglas, who it is confidently expected will with draw, at their request, his intention of retiring from the representation. We congratulate most heartily the Conservatives and the Protestants of Liverpool upon this happy selection of men to represent their interests and to protect the interests and the institutions of their country. In Sir Digby Mackworth, as will be seen from his address, we shall secure a conscientious and unflinching supporter of the principles of our Protestant Reformation ; a friend to the mainte nance of a fair protection to the national industry, and one who will not be betrayed into the suicidal folly of undermining that great interest which has contributed so greatly to avance the reputation, the security, and the commercial and naval power :of Great Britain—her shipping interest. Sir Digby is resolutely opposed to any tampering with the navigation laws, by which British shipping is pro tected against the foreigner; and is disposed to receive, with the high consideration which they de serve, any suggestions from this important com mercial constituency with respect to the Currency Bill of 1844 and all other commercial questions. Of Sir Howard Douglas we need say nothing in praise. He has been tried in stormy - times; and when so many others wavered, Sir Howard was found true as steel. As a man of business, ever Active to press the claims and to protect the inte rests of this constituency, he is second to no mem ber of the House of Commons, and has given satis faction to every deputation from Liverpool which has waited upon him for counsel or assistance. He is a man, moreover, of acknowledged high persOnal honour and integrity; and his influence with men of all parties in parliament or in power is, deservedly great. The great consideration, however, which should weigh with the Protestant electorS•uf Liverpool to put forth their most strenuous efforts to return triumphantly Sir Howard and Sir Digby, is the position in which their principles. place them be tween the Protestant institutions of the country and the advancing tide of Popery and Infidelity. There is.uothing which will more • strengthen the hands of the defenders of the church and the con stitution Of the country than the declaration to the world, by the free burgesses and the electors of this great and loyal commercial constituency, by the return of two such men, that they are not pre ' pared to sacrifice their Protestant consistency for any mere temporal consideration—that they are - resolved that no further concession shall he made to agitation, and that whilst they are willing to remain tolerant, they are not prepared to aggran dize and endow, what the laWs of the country and the voice of their church have declared to be dan gerous error and abominable idolatry. Wheat, qrs., Barley Oats. Rye Pease Beans Maize Buck Wheat . Bere or Big... Total grain - IT is not often that we find ourselves agreeing in opinion upon questions of commercial or social policy with our Whig contemporary, the Morning Chronicle. Just now, however, we have that gra tification ; and most cordially beg leave to express our thanks to the Chronide for one of the most - damaging blows levelled against the modern panacea of free trade, which has recently been dealt. It is true that there is nothing particularly new in our contemporary's discoveries. They have been again and again advanced by ourselves and others. The novelty, and the telling quality of the remarks, consist in the circumstance that they come from a Whig authority. Our contemporary refers to the fact, as one of a most dangerous tendency, that, whilst our exports of late have been equal to those of preceding years, being, up to the sth May, this year, E 16,157,969, against £15,873,858 to the same period last year, our importations have largely exceeded them, thus creating a balance against us which threatens speedily to absorb the entire available capital of the country. Those importations, moreover, consist, in a vastly increased degree, of articles of consumption, whilst the importation of articles intended for re production—raw materials, &c., which our industry can convert into capital—has considerably fallen off. The former class of articles, our contemporary remarks, " when consumed, is absolutely gone for ever ; it leaves no representative behind to com mand or exchange for a future supply." Not so the second, which " replenishes our workshops and our warehouses, and is always 'to the fore' to per form the same good offices again. The following ttitAe, which the Chronicle has taken from the columns of the Economist, .chews the comparative activity with which we have been importing the two classes of articles : IMPORTS FROM JANUARY 5 TO MAY 5. 1845. 1846. 15,273 450,971 100,401 44,994 48,752 87,673 295 30 6,043 31,078 36,525 76,872 19,096 128,284 660 572 1847. 333,336 328,596 293,595 16,839 51,562 132,893 1,093,364 15,737 491 qrs. 227,045 820,474 2,266,414 Flour and Meal, cwts 15,764 717,632 1,893,456 Provisions, do. 43,836 61,826 115,765 Cattle, No ...... . 2,791 14,753 25,060 Butter, cwt 61,730 49,354 82,928 Cheese, do 76,229 _ 77,936 100,739 - . _ . ___ , . Rice, dO Sugar consumed, do. 1,496,404 1,617,084 1,903,942 Coffee, lbs. Tea, do 14,191,359 15,214,805 15,750,907 There is an increase here in nearly every article. Our importations of raw materials, however, shew a very different result : IMPORTS FROM STH JANUARY TO STH MAY, 1845. 1846. 1847. Sheeps' Wool, lbs 14,229,276 13,762,516 7,699,419 Cotton Wool, cwt 2,385,054 1,534,715 1,399,651 Flax, do. Hemp do 130,488 95,139 77,885 Silk raw, lbs. -, thrown, do. There is a further decrease in the importations of a number of articles used for working up these raw materials, such as dye stuffs, gums, &c. We shall allow our contern,lorary to make his own de ductions from his premises : " It is most apparent then, that while the pantries and larders of the United Kingdom have been supplied with the most unusual quantities of foreign provisions, our workshops and our warehouses have been greatly neg lected. As a nation, we resemble an improvident shop keeper who lives upon his stock. His goods are sold, and the proceeds, in place of replenishing his shelves, are exhausted in his housekeeping-book. His purchases (imports) are of eatables and drinkables received through the area gate, in place of hardwares or dry wares through his shop door. In ancient times, and in distant parts of the country, before any village was furnished with its shops, the wants of the country were supplied by itinerant dealers, who visited at stated intervals the thinly scat tered houses in remote districts. ' These dealers were called packmen. Some of the ancient accounts of this class of dealers are amusing and instructive enough. The thrifty and the provident are described as returning regularly to their head quarters to replenish their packs. They then paid for the venture with which they had started, and were trusted with another. But it ap pears there were then, as now, many who were im provident and prodigal. The ife of a packmen ex posed him to loose and irregular habits, and it sometimes happened that he continued upon his journey until he spent principal and profit, and his capi tal stock was exhausted. In the phrase of his time, this man was said to have "perished his pack." This is not I t unli the process which the official accounts of the t ra d e 9f present year show to have been going f orwar d i n .61 . country. The United Kingdom has been "perishing its pack." Our goods have been exported, and not only principal and profit, but all the ready money we could lay hands on, have been exhausted in furnishing food for immediate use. We are buying more and producing less than ever. In Ireland alone, some ten millions, by this time, have been expended, for which no return will ever be made. In the manufacturing districts, with food at double its usual cost, employment is more scarce and wages lower than ever. There is, in fact, a rapid exhaustion of capital going forward; our means are expended in supplying our daily wants, and not in replenishing our empty ware houses and idle workshops, with the materials of future wealth. OUR MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS ARE LIVING UPON THEIR CAPITAL, AND NOT UPON THEIR PROFITS ; AND OUR ARTIZ ANS AND LABOURERS UPON THE REMNANT OF THEIR FURNITURE, COMMITTED TO THE CARE OF THE PAWNBROKER, EKED OUT BY THE POOR RATES, INSTEAD OF UPON WAGES." The above views are precisely those which we have all along held as to the operation of Free Trade measures. The country is indeed "perish ing its pack." Our legislators say to us we will allow you to increase your consumption of foreign bread stuffs, of tea, of luxuries of every kind, for getful of the fact that such increased consumption is so much abstracted from the income of the people, which would otherwise be devoted to the purchase of articles, the produce of the industry of the British artisan. The Chronicle has shewn us that our exports are not deficient this year, as compared with last. Yet our factories are stand ing. The weaver is idle. Tradesmen of every description are cramped in their means, and com plaining of the stagnation of their business. What wonder, when we see how we have been gorging ourselves with foreign produce to the extent above shown. IN the remarks which we have, from time to time, felt called upon to offer upon the question of the proposed Water supply from Rivington Pike, we have been actuated by no motive or feeling other than that which doubtless actuates the mem bers of the Health Committee—viz., a desire to advance the true interests of the town. We had arrived at the conviction, after mature considera tion of the subject in all its bearings, that the com mittee were rushing into an expenditure greater than the amount of benefit to be derived warrants; that the Rivington Scheme is a hasty one, based upon erroneous data and certain to be productive only of disappointment. We have adduced facts and figures to prove the correctness of these opinions ; and as yet they have not been rebutted! in one essential particular. An attempt has been indeed made by the Liver pool Times, to show that we were in error in stating that the whole available water shed, provided by the Bill, was not limited to 8,200 acres, This fact, however, was deposed to by Mr. Bateman, the engineer to the Manchester Corporation, and by other competent parties, whose testimony, more over, was fully borne out by measurements made upon the Ordnance maps ; and so strongly were the committee impressed with its truth that it was for some time in doubt whether on this very ground they would not be justified in rejecting the Bill altogether, Ultimately, we believe, the pre amble was only passed on the quantity of water space, 8,200 acres, being assumed by the com mittee. We pointed out the large quantity of water to be deducted from the estimated supply, for com pensation and for the supply of Chorley, Wigan, &c. ; and the immense cost of maintaining the ne cessary works for this purpose. We have as yet seen nothing to shake our position, with respect to this part of the question. Again, with respect to the estimated rain-fall of the district, we still be lieve that the calculations of Mr. Hawksley are overstrained ; and perhaps the particulars we give in another column, as to the experience of the Edinburgh Water Company, may tend to confirm our views. We observe that the Mercury has stepped for ward to instruct W us with respect to the missing clause in the bill requiring a constant supply of water to be kept in the mains at high pressure. On this point, however, our contemporary, the Journal, has so handsomely aided us, that we feel it unne cessary to say more than that we were perfectly correct, and the Mercury as perfectly wide- of the mark. AMONGST the addresses to . Constituencies, is sued during the past week, one of the most inter esting is that of Mr. Richard Cobden to the electors of Stockport . . The public have naturally been anxious to learn how the present posture of affairs in the commercial world, following so closely upon the carrying out of his favourite policy, is viewed by the great apostle of Free Trade. The following are Mr. Cobden's rather apologetic re marks upon the subject : " I deeply regret that you will be called upon to exer cise the elective franchise-at a period of great manufac turing depression. It is no consolation to generous minds to know that their sufferings are shared by others ; but, unhappily, almost the whole of Europe is mourning over deficient harvests, amid privations, which, for severity and extent, have no parallel in the present century. It . is possible that to some of my friends, who rejoiced in the brighter prospects afforded by our recent commercial re forms, the existing distress may have brought feelings of doubt and discouragement. Free trade cannot avert a sudden and calamitous visitation of Providence ; it can only alleviate its pressure. But the present crisis has at least this consolation, that it has brought from all quar ters proofs of the. soundness and beneficence of our prin ciples ; for we have seen the governments of the continent, with hardly an exception, abolish their multiform regula tions of the corn trade at the moment when, if their in terference be ever efficacious, it was the most needed ; and we see them now relying upon the energies of eman cipated commerce alone for saving their people from the horrors of famine." At last, then, we have it confessed that there is something which Free Trade cannot accomplish. It; ca o n f no i t r a o \ v , e id enrtace.,,_ sudden and calamitous visita tionlt cannot either prevent failing harvests visiting at once more countries than our own, a fact which Mr. Cobden might have considered before pressing forward measures which are calculated to render us less dependent on our own soil for articles of food than we have heretofore been. When Mr. Cobden says, how ever, that Free Trade alleviates the pressure caused by the visitations of Providence, he says what has not yet been proved. It will bring us increased importations of foreign corn no doubt, and greater cheapness ; but it has not as yet brought employ ment to enable the masses to buy that corn. On the contrary, it has thrown into derangement all the arrangements and the machinery of our com merce, our finance, and our industry. The next paragraph is even more unsatisfactory. It shows that Mr. Cobden is a little afraid of the operation of his own measure : " It must, however, be acknowledged that we enter upon the new commercial era under unfortunate circum stances. Ido not allude merely to the present scarcity of food, which, in all human probability, will be of short duration, but also to the possibility of a sudden reaction in the opposite direction, which may protract for a time the transition from the restrictive system to the more equa ble state of freedom. The present exorbitant price will cause, as in former times in England, a greatly increased production of corn. At the same time the agriculture of the whole civilized world is under tne stimulus of famine prices ; and, should we be blessed with a succession of good harvests, we may anticipate a glut of corn, not as the result of free trade, but of the present scarcity. A similar process, to be followed, possibly, with like results, is going on with another important interest. The present enormous cost of freights, by which not a few of the shipowners of the Mediterranean will clear the value of their vessels in this year, is everywhere causing large in vestments of capital in ship-building. Judging from for mer experience, it is not, therefore, improbable that these two interests, which have been the least favourable to free trade, may be ere long simultaneously exposed to the effects of a reaction from their present excitement. If there be any force in these views, they furnish the strong est motives to the friends of free trade for sending to the next Parliament, during the existence of which the pro cess I have described will in all probability be passed through, representatives of tried convictions, who will guard with firmness the great measures of last year from [ the dangers to which they may be exposed in their transi tion state." Free Trade, therefore, is to subject us to. the oscillations of a sort of see-saw, instead of insui ing us, as was promised, steady prices. This year we have the bulk of the available capital of the country withdrawn from the usual commercial operations, and rushing into the grain markets of the world, thus forcing up prices to an unnatural height. Then, tempted by those prices, capital sets itself to the work of cultivation and brings about a glut of food, with the usual ruinous re sults. Every year that we have to import largely our shipowners and foreign shipowners are to be in a state of plethoric prosperity ; and then capital will be directed towards an immense increase of our commercial marine. When we cease to import largely, of course the shipowner is to suffer a reaction. Mr. Cobden winds up his apology by urging the necessity of having "' representatives of tried convictions," (what are these ?) " who will guard with firmness the great measures of last year from the dangers to which they may be ex posed in, their transition state." Why, by his own confession, not the " great measures of last year" but every interest and class in the country are to be henceforth in a constant state of transition. We are to be constantly travelling. between glut and famine prices of food ; inordinate stimulation of agricultural operations and agricultural ruin. We are one year to have our ship-yards busy and our fleets bringing grain from all the markets of the world, and the next year the same fleets rotting idle in our docks. OUR CORN MARKET, YESTERDAY-ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.. We had little doing yesterday in our corn market the hour at which letters and papers by the- Hibernia were delivered being too late to allow them to- produce their effect. It was, however, a prevailing opinion amongst those who are well informed, that the prospects of large supplies from the States must operate seriously upon prices here. The fine weather of the past few days is also exercising its natural effects ; and should it happily continue for the requisite period, as there seems just now every prospect of its doing, we shall perhaps see our grain markets fall as rapidly as they have risen. In all the internal markets our advices notify a decline last week; and in some it is considerable. The farmers, it is observed, are bringing out their stocks, which, although not very extensive, must, if pressed, and with the pros pect of a harvest not so late as was a short while ago spoken of, assist the downward course of-prices. COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN'S...INN, JUNE. 22a. DALE V. HAMILTON (JUDGMENT). This decree from an appeal of Vice-Chancellor Wigram was argued before his lordship a few days back. The bill was filed by the plaintiff, who in and previous to the year 1045 carricd vn the nusinezb ur a surveyor and land agent at Birkenhead, and stated that in that year a person of the name of M'Adam, since deceased, proposed to the plaintiff that he should select and purchase a suitable quantity of land for the purpose of joint speculation, arKI that the plaintiff and M'Adam should be mutually inter, ested in such purchase, on terms stated. The Lord Chancellor on Saturday delivered judgment. He said, in the conclusion, that " all that would be clone would be to direct a sale of the property, unless the par ties came to some arrangement, which it would be far better for them to do, as most likely it might not be the most advantageous course to sell the property directly. The decree must, therefore, be for a reference to the master, to inquire whether, consistent;with a declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to one-third of the profits of the land, under the memorandum of. the 27th of October, 1838, it would be advisable to sell it, unless any other ar rangement were made by the parties themselves." A discussion then took place between the council re specting the costs of the appeals, and The Loan CHANCELLOR eventually gave the plaintiff the costs of the defendant's appeal. IMPORT& OF GRAIN FOR THE MONTHi ENDED FIFTH JUNE. From the parliamentary paper Net published we learn that the total imports of corn and grain for the month ended sth June instant were, from foreign countries, 1,012,112 qrs. 5 bus..; from colonies, 1,177 qrs. 1 bus.; total, 1,020,289 qrs. 6 bus. Meal and Flour—foreign, 723,072 cwt. 0 qrs. 11 lbs. ; colonial, 10,539 cwt. 0 qrs. 17 lbs.: total, 733,611 cwt. F qr. 8 lbs. Quantities ad mitted to home consumption of corn and grain—foreign, 1,019,957 qrs. 4 bshls. ; colonial, 1,170 qrs. 5 bshls. : total, 1,021,121 qrs. 1 bshl. Meal and flour, foreign, 739,337 cwt. 1 qr. 15 lbs. ; coienial, 12,222 cwt, 01r. 5 lbs : total, 751,559 cwt. 1 qr., 2 lb. The total quantities remaining in warehouse are, grain and corn, 18,707 qrs. 5 bshls., and meal and flour, 30,316 cwt. 0 qr. 11 lbs. FIRST SYMPTOM OF THR APPROACHING ELRCTION EBBING CONTEST.—Yesterday, a large red placard ap peared on the walls of the town, thus printed :—" ELEC TORS OF LIVERPOOL Vote for no Candidate who will not pledge himself to support a modification of Sir Robert Peel's Bank Bill of 1844. THE WEATHER has, on the whole, been highly favour able for vegetation , since our last publication, with showers and occasional sunshine, though rather cold at nights and mornings for the season. The crops continue •to look extremely well. Wheat, oats, and potatoes, are rapidly progressing, and if warm sunny weather succeed, an early harvest may be expected. A considerable quan tity of hay-grass has already been cut, and some of it, in early fields, dried, and gathered in. At a meeting of the Marylebone vestry on Saturday, Mr. Williams, M.P., said that he had received letters from Liverpool, showing that the baths and washhouses there had failed. We wonder where the honourable gen leman received the information. GREAT TROTTING MATCH.—On Saturday afternoon an extraordinary trotting match came off' at Bellvue Gardens, Manchester. Mr. Burke, of Birmingham, undertook to trot, tandem, 16 miles in an hour, for £lOO to £2OO. Before starting, the odds were in favour of the racer, but towards the close of the match the odds turned against Mr. Burke, and 2 to 1 was freely offered in favour of time. The whole distance was performed in one hour and three minutes, the driver thereby losing by three minutes. THE ELECTIONS AND THE DISSENTERS.—A long ad dress appears in yesterday's Times, signed by upwards of a hundred and fifty leading dissenters (among whom are Mr. Thomas Blackburn, Mr. C. E. Rawlings, and Mr. c C. Robertson, of this town), calling on the non-conform ists to express their opinions on " state interference with religion' and act accordingly. They recommend their fellow dissenters to " refuse to take part in the contests which allow them no opportunity of bearing witness against the ecclesiastical policy recently pursued by par liament." LIBERALITY.--A reverend gentleman who had arrived here from the neighbourhood of Wigan, yesterday morn ing, with a large number of poor sc hool children, chie fly from factories, applied to Mr. S. Willoughby, of Birken head Hotel, to know what he would charge for the use o f a steam-beat to treat the youngsters to a trip, as they, h a d never seen a ship, and felt anxious to have a sail. Mr. W.,with his accustomed liberality, promptly replied,— " here is a boat at your service, and I will charge you nothing !" Such disinterested generosity deserves re cording. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—Last evening, the 24th anniversary meeting of the Liverpool auxiliary of this society was held at Great George-street Chapel. The meeting was numerously and respectably . attended. The chair was taken by Samuel Job, Esq. The R ev . Dr. Raffles read a statement of accounts for the past year, from which it appeared that the receipts of the auxiliary were £l,lOO, upwards of a thousand of which had been transmitted to the Parent Society. The Rev. Dr. Legge, a missionary lately returned from China, gave a very interesting detail of the opera tions of the society in that country. The Rev. Dr. Han nay, of Manchester, moved a vote of unabated confidence in the society, and the motion was seconded by - the Rev. Dr. Hamilton, of Leeds. The Rev. Mr. Bath, a mission ary from Tahiti and the n avi g ators' Islands, the Re v . Mr, Birrell, and the Rev, Zr. VOrsoe* were the sllbse, • ,quest, speakers, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CLOSING OF THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.- IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS. Yesterday, an adjourned meeting of the Dock Com missioners was held in the Board-room, Birkenhead, for the purpose of hearing a statement of the progress of the deputation which had been recently sent to London for the two-fold purpose of negociating for a further loan of £50,000, to enable them to carry on the works now in progress, and also to watch the passing of the two local bills now before Parliament. The Board sat at the usual hour, and there was a very full attendance of commissioners, four only being absent. The following members were present :—William Laird, C. Bentham, J. H. Hind, Alexander Thompson, J. Hick lin' J. H. Nichols, C. A. Watson, H. Fox, R. Bryans, J. R. Pim, J. H. Greene, Wm. Pike, Barber, Cole, Gilbertson, and Joseph Mallaby, Esqrs. The CHAIRMAN, Mr. Mallaby, having taken his seat, asked the Town-clerk to read the minutes of the last day's proceedings. Mr. WM. LAIRD objected on the ground that as the present was merely an adjourned meeting; and as they were met to transact a particular business, it was not ne cessary to read the minutes of any previous meeting. Mr. HICKLIN suggested that as several gentlemen were not present at the last meeting, it would he well to have the minutes read, in order that they might thereby be made acquainted with what had been done. The CHAIRMAN thought that. with regard to financial matters, they would understand better what had been transacted from the minutes than from any other source. Mr. HICKLIN wished to be informed if there was any reason why the information to be derived from the minutes should be withheld from them. The CHAIRMAN knew of no such reason. Mr. COLE supposed, if they related to financial matters, they could not be read while the reporters were present. After some further discussion, it was agreed that the minutes should not be read, an d The CHAIRMAN proceeded to say that, at the last meet ing, he took occasion to remark that, from the informa tion which he then possessed, they, (the Commissioners,) as a body, had no funds whatever on hand to enable them to conduct the works, or to pay the contracts, the wages, or to answer the other obligations of the trust. True some of the contracts were not yet due, but many of them were nearly so, and would require soon to be taken into consideration. There were also other rontrecte which, although not yet completed, it would be necessary to com plete soon, in order to sustain the works now in progress. ATTEMPT TO EXCLUDE THE PRESS. Mr. THOMPSON asked the Chairman if that was a finan cial statement which he was then making ? The CHAIRMAN was going to make such observations as would be required in illustration of the statements which it would be his duty to make. Mr. ThomPsoN.--But if you are going into a'financial statement I beg you to observe that the reporters are tak ing notes. The CHAIRMAN stated that his object was to go into the whole matter as regarded the Commissioners, and the passing of the new bills which were then before Parlia ment, and in doing so, he must more or less touch upon the financial affairs of the board. Mr. THOMPSON asked if it was not then the. duty of the Chairman to see the resolutions of the board carried out, and referred him to a resolution passed about a fortnight ago, by which reporters were prohibited from being pre sent when financial matters were under discussion. The CHAIRMAN in reply stated, that if the statement which he had to make had reference only to , financial matters, he would not feel himself justified in entering upon it in the presence of the reporters ; but as , it was a matter which concerned the public, and in which- a great public interest'was involved, he was willing that the whole of the facts should go before the public. Besides,. he did not think that the resolution referred to bore directly on such a statement as he had to make. . Mr. LAIRD read the resolution in question, and directed the Chairman's attention to the fact, that he was the seconder of the resolution himself, and contended that, in the presence of reporters, they could not go on with the present business, without a breach of that resolution. After a few words from the Chairman and Mr. Fox, Mr. BENTHAM 'said, that if the resolution went to ex clude reporters when any allusion was made to financial affairs, the resolution was a great fallacy, for he defied them to hold any meeting without having some dis cussion on financial matters. He understood the reso lution would apply to. such time as they would be en gaged in the consideration of matters which were purely financial ; but that it was intended to exclude reporters when any or every statement involving some of the financial affairs of the township were mooted he never believed. Considerable discussion then ensued, in which almost every member present took a part, as to whether the re porters for the press should be allowed to remain while Mr. Mallaby was making his statement to the board ; and several motions for their exclusion having been put to the board and lost, Mr. MALLABY proceeded to say that he was sorry thiti any nervous apprehension had been entertained, and that his statement should havegiven rise to so much discussion —discussion which had done no good, but merely prolong their sitting. However, he hoped that they were not yet tired ; but that they would give some attention to what he was about to say. He was merely adverting to a re mark made at a former meeting, as to what was the acknowledged state in which they were. A committee had been recently appointed for the purpose of watching the progress of the two-bills now in Parliament, as well• as to ascertain w beth"r or not measures could be adopted to redeem them om the unfortunate they were then situated. Mr. Wm. LAIRD.—That resolution touched upon no thing but the two bills. Mr. MALLABY.—It is exceedingly odd that Mr. Laird would continually betray that kind of foolish apprehension of financial affairs. He may no doubt feel that allusions to this topic may be calculated to do others, who are not commissioners, harm ; but. he (Mr. Mallaby) did not want to do or say anything calculated to damage any party — whether they were commissioners or not. He only wished to open the eyes of the commissioners, in order that they might arrive, after calm .consideration of the question, at a just conclusion as to-the best means which they could adopt for their own and•the township's welfare. An.d.in adverting to anything that might seem to have the appear ance of casting a reflection on other parties, he would endeavour to do so in language as mild as he could. They were aware of the position in, which they then were. They were aware that it was necessary they should accomplish something with the Crown and the bondholders, so that they could obtain money to• enable them to go on with their works ; and they were also aware that a resolution had been come to which directed that application should be made to one of the larger debtors of the trust, in the hope that by compliance with that demand they would be put in a position to sustain the works, and carry them on till more co-operative relief could be obtained. They were also aware, he supposed, that that application.totally failed, and that that large debtor to the trust did not respond to the call made upon him. As to what the mo tives and intentions were which guided this act he did not pretend to say, but the effect was to place the Com missioners in a very, serious embarrassment. Re (Mr. Mallaby) went to London, in company with Mr.. Potter, and they were met there by Mr. Brownrigg ; and there they also made certain applications to some of the large bond holders of the trust, in the hope that in protection of their interest, and for the redemption of the township, they would have made further advances for the promotion of the works. These gentlemen, however, refused that application, although it was made in all frankness and as fairness. The effect of this refu sal the y were aware be severely felt on.the 30 th of the pr esent m onth, y all knew from the position of their affair*. the effect of their non-compliance with the demands to be made on them on the 30th of June. When in London he had, in company with Messrs. Potter and Brownrigg, a very long discussion with some of the officers of the crown, explain ing to them the state of their affairs, and the advantages which they thought would result from the plans which they proposed; and at the end of the conference with the officers of the crown, they told them (the. commissioners) that they should have the concurrence of the crown in raising 1:50,000, and promised that if they failed else where, they would raise it for them.. Having ascer tained that, he made a communication to the effect to the committee, to enable them .to obtain that which was necessary, to go on with the works,. and to prevent a stoppage.. But in a couple of days it turned out un fortunately, notwithstanding the interposition of the crown officers, -the main source -from which the funds were anticipated, that they had not the means of supply, ing the amount required. Therefore, the crown was in this position ; that willing to da all they could for us— and what they promised they could only have done by raising it on their property in Birkenhead, which they were prepared to do—but owing to circumstances, they were unable to effect this. They (the commissioners) offered all the assurances in their power that the funds would be applied for no other purposes whatever than the carrying out of the outward float and works—which in fact should be considered the great object of the works ; and that during the whole time of their construction every facility should be given, and all information conceded, to the officers of the crown, relative to their progress, and how the fund was applied. That fund would have been cheerfully given by the crown if the doors of the Exchequer fond commissioners had been open. Then came the question that all advance of money from the crown must come from the security for that money which either they or the crown could offer. From these observations they would see the vital import ance of the right of the Crown being kept inviolate ; and, of course, it would be the interest of the Commissioners and the bond-holders that the Crown should be confirmed in their title. They .were aware that the first bill, that which related to the new docks, had a clause in it after it came from the Commons, in which the title was vested in the Crown, of not only the property which had been granted to the Commissioners, but the property which it was necessary to have granted to them in order to legalize the works to be made under the new bill; and it was in- tended iiY Megovernment - to transfer that title to the Dock Commissioners. So they might at once see that unless the Crown had, a title they had none. Without the title of the Crown be sustained the works which they had been making without the authority of the first act of Par liament would be virtually useless, as any right which they might receive, without it came from the Crown, under the present circumstances would be receiving a right to nothing. In the House of Lords, however, that bill was met by an opposition from several parties for the purpose of denying the right of both the Crown and the Commissioners to the land on which these works have been erected, the effect of which would be to annul all that they had done. The Dock Warehouse Company, the Corporation of Liverpool, and Mr. Price were all that appeared and cooperated in endeavouring to oppose the Birkenhead Commissioners establishing that which was to place the title to the whole of the ground in the cro wn : The result of this opposition will be. that if they succeed the commissioners will not have one tittle of right to the very dock they are now proposing by act of parliament to establish. Under these circumstances, it was quite obvi ous that to them it was of the utmost importance, as well as to the crown, that the question touching the title of all this property should be as speedily as possible determined ; for it was quite clear that until that question should be de termined,—and as Mr. Potter, who acted in conjunction with himself, said—it was necessary for the sake of the Commissioners, the bond holders, aird the public, if even they had the power to do so, not to lay out one farthing on these works until the question had been de termined. His own conviction was, that the bills which they, together with the crown. sought to esta blish would be successful, and the opposition to the bill would turn out to be mere moonshine. After some further observations, Mr. Mallaby said, that on Saturday last he told Mr. Potter that the proper method to meet this unreasonable opposition would be to withdraw both the bills until after the question of title had been settled. The first bill was the one, the passing of which he was anxious about, as to the second he did not lay much stress upon it, as he did not believe that it would be of any avail. He was glad however, to see that the Crown had consented to strike out the clause which applied £23,600 to the walling in of the south side of Wallasey Pool, and this sum the Crown proposed to allow I the Commissioners if they could not get some of the materials from the source from which it was anticipated to be got. He was so anxious to have the first bill passed, that he proposed to the opposing parties that be would take all the discussion on the motionior the second bill. If that had been conceded by them, the pressing necessity which now was forcing itself upon them would not have oc curred—nor would they be compelled just at present to close the docks. He did not know of any resource which they had now left except one ; and that was to endeavour to get the bill passed by a pledge given by the Commissioners to the Crown that the works would not be used, and, for the protection of the bond holders, that no new works will be gone on with until the title of the Commissioners shall be satis factorily determined on. He thought that such a course might induce the officers of the crown to exert themselves in getting the question settled, and it might induce those parties now in opposition to awaken to a sense of their condition, and toa sense of their interest, and thereby. induce them to co-operate with the Commissioners in their endeavour to settle the question. By this course they would be in a position, without going into Parlia ,rnent again, of having their works confirmed as soon as they could get the title for them settled. He thought they should induce the crown, if possible, to get the bill passed with these qualifications in it, that the works shall not be advanced until the title of the Com missioners was fully established. As a matter of pru dence they should adopt the course which he had just suggested. His reason for suggesting this course was — of course he was obliged tO state it in order, to show what advantage would accrue from it—if it should happen that in the crown the right of title would not eventually be placed,. they would be in a - position to act independent of them; and, should any other person be entitled to the grant, they might be able to induce them to go with them ; so that, in any event, whether the crown would be vested with the title or not, they could get their works confirmed. He contended that, if they were obliged to pay for the area of the site of the works, and the area of the amount of frontage which would be required, it would be the most insane act which ccnld be committed by any body of men to go on with works which could only be regarded—in that event—as a mad speculation. But if they could get the act passed under the pledge stated'; it would be the salvation of the works. The proposal, therefore, which he would submit would be to enter into a resolution, making the proposal to the crown to which he had alluded, and which should be put from that board in the shape of a formal resolution After some further observations, Mr. Mallaby concluded by propo?ing•the following resolution :—" That her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests be applied to for the assent of the crown to the new dock bills, upon the distinct pledge that this Trust will not expend further sums of money on their works, or use tishr docks or works until the title of the Commissioners be ascertained ; and they will proceed to ' recover the money due to them from all debtors, and take immediate steps to ascertain and settle the title of all claimants." Mr. PaimAnDtasked if they were obliged to give up all the works immediately? The CHAIRMAN:—Yes : you have no property in them : they are not your docks until the title is vested in you. I should have mentioned that there is a clause in the new bill by which you are prevented from the level more than 13 feet: I do not, however, advise you to make any application at present to the Crown for its re moval, as that is more a matter for the Commissioners than the Crown. Mr. PIM asked the Chairman if the question of title would be settled in,Parliament, or by arvaction at law ? The CHAIRMAN.—Of course it must.be by an action at law. Considerable discussion here arose as to whether it would be judicious to give such a pledge( to the Crown as that proposed by Mr. Mallaby, without the Government having first asked for such a pledge. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Laird, and Mr.- Bryans, took a lively part in this debate, the former gentleman having proposed an amendment to the original motion, which was negatived on a division. Mr. C. BENTHMa seconded the resolution of the chair man ; after which, Mr. WM. LAIRD , ;-rose to reply. He said he thought the discussion regarding the admissibility of ropowtors during the consideration of financial matters as being pro ductive of much good. The committee to which the cuatrinc“. ufrilutuccu, 11c ,vuzu. chairman, for no purpose but that of watching the pro gress of the two hills through parliament ; and in con junction with the affairs of this committee, he thought it exceedingly uncourteous that Mr. Potter should absent himself from that meeting ; and equally so for the committee to neglect reporting -progress to the board. It appeared that two of the large bond-holders in London had been seen, and they had refused to -advance any more money on the works,.-and after that the committee saw the officers of the crown, who, according to their state ment, were most anxious to assist the commissioners with the loan of £50,000, but they were unable to do so. Now, it appeared to him to be- rather strange that the officers of the crown should. not have known this at first, and , *not have held out the hope that they would give assistance when they- had it not in their power to do so. As to a pledge, he did not think that any stronger pledge could be given to the crown than the desire evinced by the old Commissioners to carry out the works as fast as-.possible. He did not believe that the Corporation of Liverpool could lay claim, to any part of the property in. question. He thought that Mr. Price was the only person who could make any claim if the Crown was not fully entitled to be put in possession of the title. He thought the Commissioners should go on with the Works, because he conceived they would have no difficulty in. getting their claim established. He knew that such parties as occupied the frontage of the works would not put forward any claims, as Mr. Potter had him self offered long ago to waive all claim, to Mr. Lloyd, the solicitor to the Commissioners. He did not think that Lord Morpeth would put himself in such an invidious position as to allow the docks which he had taken so much pains with to fail for want of title. He thought it was wrong in the Chairman to assume that the frontagers of Wallasey Pool were against the Commissionera in their efforts. The fact was- th a t they were desirous of seeing some trade brought to their own banks .. and so soon as that wa s effected; hey might rely on_ . haNing their co-operation. It was a great absurdity for the chair-. man to insinuate that the Birkenhead Dock Commis sioners' and the Dock Warehouse Company's interests were notidentical. He was opposed to the pledge pro posed by the chairman; far .what had the crown to do, with them ? They were there as trustees of the land holders' money, and he would ask what had the land holders to do with the crown ? They had every right to spend, their money to the best advantage for the land-. holders ; but he could not conceive why they were to con sult the crown, as to the method that they should adopt in doing so. If they approved of the resolution of the chairman, it would be calculated to destroy every interest in Birkenhead. Mr. Laird concluded by moving an amendment to the effect that no-such pledge as that pro posed be given to the crown without the consent and con currence of Mr. Goldsmid, Mr. Bailey, and Mr. Upton, the principal bondholders. The amendment was lost, however, on a division, and the original motion was carried by a large majority. DANGEROUS. STATE OF THE DOCKS• Mr. WATSON then, called the attention of the board to the dangerous state of the fronts of the docks, and sug gested that chains should be placed round them for the protection of pedestrians. The matter was referred, after which, the board ad journed. THE FAIR. AT BIRKENHEAD.—We are very glad to perceive that- the coming fair is likely, to be one of the best that has yet taken place. We have it upon very good authority, that the attendance of farmers will be large, and we should judge that they could not take their goods to a better market. We should recommend to the Ches ter and Birkenhead Railway Company, the despatch of a cheap train on Saturday, (the day, on which the fair takes place), as we are sure that such a measure would be a great convenience to the multitude of Cheshire farmers who will visit Birkenhead, and they would be amply re imbursed for this liberal and accommodating spirit. We shall present to our readers in our next an account of the• fair, and the prices of the different produce. MANSLAUGHTER.—An inquisition was yesterday held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of William Wal lace Hall, aged 41. Ou the night of the 12th instant, deceased and some other men were drinking in Mr. Nor vall's vaults, in Lime-street, when a dispute arose be tween him and one named William Fouchard, when the latter struck him a blow with his fist, which knocked him down on the floor, where he lay until he was picked up by the police. The blow took effect under the chin. Fouchard went away, but was pursued and soon afterwards apprehended by one of the detective police. Fouchard was heard to advise the deceased to go home, otherwise it would cost him five shillings if a policeman got hold of him. The same witness said that deceased then struck Fouchard, who returned the blow. Deceased fell and struck his head against the floor. He was taken to the Infirmary, and came out on Tuesday evening last. When he got home, he immediately took to his bed, complaining of his head. A medical man was called in on Thursday, but he died early on the morning of the following day.— Mr. Garthside described the injuries to the head, which were the cause of death and the result of external vio lence. Fouchard admitted to one of the witnesses, that he. had struck a blow at deceased. The coroner summed up and explained the law, and the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against William Fouchard."—The witnesses were bound over to appear against the accused, for the apprehension of whom the coroner issued his warrant; Jnne t9, 1841‘ LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN MARKET.-YESTERDAY. Abundant arrivals of foreign grain, and a favourable change in the weather, completely paralNsed the trade to-day. Many of the vessels so long detained by adverse winds from the Mediterranean have come to hand, bringing a great quantity' of inferior wheat suitable only for the continental markets. The majority of holders do not press sales, and, although we must note the following decline, there were several who would not yield to a like reduction, looking for an adequate demand so soon as prices are more settled. English wheat Hs., foreign ss. to 65., barrel flour 45., sack flour 55., Indian corn, barley, and beans 3s. to 45., malt, peas, and oats 25., and at this de cline only a limited business transacted. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.-YESTERDAY. The weather being somewhat unfaVourable to slaughtering, the Beef trade was by no means brisk ; yet the primest Scots, Devons, and Runts, from their scarcity, moved off steadily, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices obtained on Monday last, the primest Scots producing from ss. to ss. 2d. per 8 lb.; but all other kinds were a slow sale, and previous rates were with difficulty supported. However, previous to the close of business, a good clearance was effected. The primest old Downs readily produced ss. 4d. per 81b., and most of the supply was cleared off. The number of lambs was seasonably extensive. Still, however, the lamb trade was firm, and the quotations obtained on this day se'nnight were fairly supported. The best down qualities sold at 6s. 4d. per slb. The supply of Calves being large the Veal trade waft heavy, at prices barely equal to those paid last week. Prime small Pigs moved oft steadily; otherwis?, the Pork trade was in a depressed state. MONEY MARKET-YESTERDAY. The decline in the prices of grain and flour in Mark-lane, the auspicious appearance of the weather, and the easy state of the money market, have exercised a further very decided in fluence on public securities this morning. Consols far.the opening commenced at 88, were afterwards done at 89f, but in consequence of some of the speculators for the advance rea lising profits, a reaction took place to 89k, at which they are now buyers. The scrip of the loan has at the same time ad vanced to 1 pm., the Reduced Three per Cents. have been done at 89k, and the lree-and-aQuarter as high as 9la, Exchequer bills are also firmer, those for large amounts being 8 to 11, and the small 18 to 20.preminm. RUSSIAN POTATOES.—An arrival of potatoes from Rus sia has just taken place at the port of Bristol by a vessel arrived from Odessa, having 10 casks of the vegetable on board, the growth of that country. It i 3 stated in the Dublin Evening Post, the organ of the frish - gtivernment, that Parliament will not be dis solved until about the 30th of July, and that the elections will take place after the assizes have been held. OLYMPUS CRICKET CLUB.—The first match for the season of this'Liverpool club, now under the patronage of the Earl of Sefton, will take place to-morrow (Wednes day), on their new ground, Aigburth-road, with the St. Club. Wickets pitched at eleven o'clock. WHEAT, &C., FROM IRELAND.-6,825 quarters of wheat, 2;226 quarters of barley, 87,662 quarters of oats, 45,869 cwt. of wheat-meal or flour, and 20,848 cwt. of oatmeal were imported into Great Britain from Ireland, between - the sth of January and the sth of April last. NAVIGATION LAWS. Since the suspension of the Navigation Laws to the 12th instant, the- forei gn s hi ps engaged in transhipping corn are as follow --To England. 201, of 15;374 tons •, to Scotland, 102, of 6,291 tons ; a n d to Ireland, 235, of 41,890 tons. From what has transpired in Birmingham and Wolver hampton during the past week, it is not probable that there will be arty change in the price of iron at the ap proaching iron master's quarter-days. The demand is still good, and it is thought best to leave well alone. OXFORD' UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—A correspondent of the Morning Herald of yesterday says, that twelve of the heads of houses have signified their intention of voting for Mr; Round, and two for Mr. Gladstone. The same authority says that nine are neutral at present, but that six of these are anti-tractarian. On Sunday morning the Bishop of Oxford preached his sermon on the necessity of humility in connexion with literary and scientific pursuits, at St. Mary's Church,. Oxford, which was crowded to suffocation. The sermon: was preached before the British Association for the Ad vanccment of Seience. THE Bneztx.s,—Her Majesty's packet Crane, Lieut. Lewis, arrived at Falmouth on Sunday. She sailed frqm Rio de Janeiro-on sth May, Bahia 14th, and Pernambuco , 21st. Passengers : Miss Verran, Captain White, Mr. Lott, Mr. Southern, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Winter, and Mr. Dalboussiere. Freight about £40,000. Exchange at Rio 271 to 274. The news brought by this vessel from Rio de Janeiro and Bahia has been anticipated by the arrival of the Antelope. ENTERTAINMENT AT THE AIGBURTII HOTEL.--r-A% splendid entertainment was provided last week, in the shape of a dinner; with wines, &c., at the Aigburth Hotel, by Mr. Ftest, the spirited landlord, of which a select party of friends partook. The dinner was excellent, and the evening was passed with great satisfaction by the party present, towards which Mr. Carson, of Aigburth, proprietor of the new omnibuses established on that road, and' who is considered " a second Lawrence," from the style in which he provides for the convenience of the Aig burth' people ' materially contributed. The gardens and grounds' and the whole arrangements of the Hotel are just now in beautifurorder. THE WALLASEY INDEPENDENT FRIENDLY SOCIETY. —Tlie‘anniversary meeting of this excellent and flourish ing Society took place yesterday, with all the usual joy ous demonstrations of the occasion. The members met • at nine o'clock, at Messrs. Parry's pleasure-grounds, go.r.nenho ITn+.l, of about 300, all neatly T and respectably attired, P proceeded bn theiz rural walk, halting oore, of ;ee;i;Tusinvite- - f ihe p Maeazines, to drink-the health of her gracious Majesty in a bumper - each of " brown stout." The members were delighted by the compliment - , and the civility shown them. They , walked in procession thence to Wallasey Church, where, joined by a large assemblage, they heard an excellent,. feeling,- and admonitory discourse from the Rev. Dr. Byrth", the-rector, from the text, " Give us this day our - daily- bread." After service they walked thrJugh the village of Wallasey, thence to Poulton, and thence to the club-room, where, with their friends,. they partook of a. sumptuous dinner;—Henry Meadows, Esq., piesident, and Mt'. William Webster vice-president. There were present the Rev. the Rector Wm. Mann, Esq., Wm. Peers, _Eke ' Mr. Hill, Mr. Halliday , surgeon, and other gentlemen of the neighbourhood. The usual loyal toasts were followed by others more immediately appertaining to the club. Dr. Byrth delivered a most impressive and' eloquent speech in reference to the objects of the society, and the duties of the members as Christians and brothers. The whble village was a scene of hilarity throughout:the day, and the festivity, with music, games, dancing, &c.,. was prolonged to a late hour. DR. CHALMERS AND THE EDUCATION QUESTION. — A few - weeks back, Dr. Chalmers (in compliance with the request of a friend) committed his thoughts on the -educa tion question to paper. These have been published; and the following is the tenor of the opinion he gives us. He tells us--1. That he " despairs of any great and general good being effected in the way of Christianising our popu lation, but through the medium,of a Government. them selves Christian." And he states the impotence of the• voluntary principle to be now,r "fully , established" 'by ' experience. 2. He decla res it to be the imperative duty" of a Christian Government " to endow the true religion." He finds this confirmed in Scripture, both by past experience and by the predictions of .a future reign of righteousness on earth. 3. He declares it to be , the duty of the State " to endow the true religion , " " because it is the religion of the many but because it is And th e en d owment of Romanistu by the t a „ t he deprecates, "as being ruinous to the country its interests." We would respectfully urge these senti ments on the attention of the Dissenters, as being theft and most matured thoughts of a great awl:good man, who certainly was not actuated by party spirit in thus condemning their favourite dogma—seeing that his last sermon was preached in.an English Dissenting chapel. FATAL EXPLOSION OF GUN COTTON.—On Thursday morning, about eight' o'clock, an alarming explosion of gun cotton took place at the congreve rocket manufactory of Mr. R. Wade, West Ham, Essex, which was attended by the destruction of, a large portion of the factory and the loss of three human lives. The premises, which were divided into several apartments for the manufacture of the explosive gun cotton, are situated on,the marshes be tween West Ham Town and the river Thames. The three deceased men, Michael Geary, Henry Tuft, and and Robert Redford, were employed in filling a rocket, eighteen inches long and two and a quarter inches in dia meter, which was made to contain 12 lbs. of the material. Layers of the cotton are put into the rocket, and are com pressed in it' by means of a monkey, a piece of wood which is raisedby a rope. Then, in falling, by pressure, it compresses- the cotton in the rocket. Mr. Brady, the superintendent of the factory, had been in the room just before, andhad not left a minute when the explosion took place, and- he was almost stunned by the report, which was distinctly heard two miles off; On recovering him-- self he found the gable end of the factory blown away, and the interior in flames. At the same moment he savr. Henry-Redford coming out of the moat, into which he had been hurled by the force of the concussion, and which is at a distance of nearly twenty feet from the building. He walked into a house adjoining, and went to bed. Mr. Brady hastened to put out the flames, which were making lunch progress, and, having succeeded, he looked about for the other men, when he discovered Mi chael Geary, shockingly disfigured, in the moat, and lifo quite extinct. The other man, Henry Tuft, was found near the building, also dead. Redford was shortly after wards removed'to the London Hospital, where he died on Friday. The bodies await an inquest. 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