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They are unequalled in f 9 78 1111 ( t Vi tit Will confirm the fact. To be seen at WILLIAM ODELL'S, ti 0° 1 0 421 .---''' .1201 ea 1.1 9 2 A 00 5 1' ,• X 5960 • 10 0 IS # # 1 ;0 it5lQ 5 9 fi t 105 / / i fil l ' a /r` 0 ,1 ; 0 1 1 A fro ,0 5 9 , 5 7 64 091 , tk ri o, ANGIN G, DO, BOLD-STREET. GkSNTTINC, and SMiTH'S WORK in GENERAL. !kibtrpie%t :Mtatibarb. K 1 a 6i il6 i 55 , bt tt.i., ---(-1 -rBER 18, 1855. ".........__,A EST SEBASTOPOL. ki it i 1 44°14 tit an °I. -'ebastoPl------, after an arduous siege of 14 , 4 11 ~,,- IStuiths--it havinc. qieh It ;',Cltober, 1854_ events of is one of those been .commenced on lvtt,itiloat•tiLls't easy to perceive the full importance, Do7 e s wi l 7 iato account the antecedent circumh ''',, s essi on ;-"` gave such' peculiar significance to e s ' u tit 'her ti Y 'tussle of a stronghold at almost the ,;::t tek2'etlity of the Crimea. When war WAS , :f o li . Z. against, Russia' , inthe beginning of last he Z. at Ir. t (4. ' ' ..11 inlrnediately upon iiii . e failure Of =the th e 4 4 %8 i, ienna, the great , Object in vie_ , Ve di w n a g s 4,4441,44i' °ttthe Turkish grievance, by compe th e 1 41 a m pa, which • 'hail 'taken possession of cross I DA 4111), ,allachia, to 'retrace their steps - a , . k(ev relict 'negotiations, however, 'IQ," a qiei IV the . the Allies, , ,-Ned ~P at ed the slovv movements of . 'l.-'11011• her own th e I.l_ st Russia on d ._ • at ~a , footing '‘latk 41417', and , establishe of Silistria account, 1/107t ego 43 ' the - subsequent defence jed herself ' `st,,,e t han aNeits Russi an force, - sh dual circum 'ees. 'O4 for her 'foe under --- omit_ be It th e crito raise' tallat ilf. ter th: ' had been ~ u e4 ,_ si ege. 0 ,, -si. an _ _ s and "That campaign tita.,,eneed 'Z' deterrinea upon, R qi us t v si i a a n t s hat-a descent on G}, t . " uo lv °e months. It is t4lll.la,..o.wapied the All during the Russians jr,'a _44l3ttt „seveny y e a ts .th re the 'Z-41'4'114 tti'Nou ofttlie Crimea, t ore zw, a xles of Turkey throzigh the force al"! winch was wrested ili 4l l , t s Yst ei : -star-gx :IL It was .a7:main feature in ti :eit i t% 'Russian policy wlifiqi has been ever ~I AL, rw4l'o the-a- isition of ilvxkey ; and when 1;''1 411 ,. - 4tzt infa u ' s -woman ted the Crimea a ,Itteti;ke,At object to 'gratify' herz-aanbition was ;an r . 4. t Zll in ,Grek-., "This is thevoad to Byzantum:" ,ANfat t Purpose Sebastopol. wagjfortified, and made '4 Possible ',impregnable. Each succeeding t 4 ITC4B(devotal his attention to the same end;; kE it . , q, Ille ,long reign qtr Nrcuous, the t ilo t 1 Ille ,crufaire were ,ap.151-ied to storing* .this 41 ' 4l e T i. lice (*trek,: .vith every available means of , u . tiq IttNve . --- ed 4 tn, Y th e v'er' unuurnstances may have occurr ti41(41e4 Rio of the pickled, it has never, een p el qst a Z l ost - Sight of. . s eLTIIERINE . had her . 41 4 1 -11 g tie7eIkokiSTANTINA, :in anticipation of his M 2‘' e ''el tnty of 'Cionsteritinople ; a n d 'the t (I'l4° eittikt-4.LVIL in. the; family ever since . as' a . t i es ] ,„_ hart -till ofell"Ztobject of Russian ambition, :anti °Pi:4 *ja il Policy " , The maintenance Of ttielh t ' ll sa4t, a ,,,„ ' 41 ' -' rem "'ging rnenltCe tO Turkey, tni,t,„:+ew,i. fofieations and maMrials ** and .its ., , e Prevw:24l3'lgest proof, of li ceded aggression 4trebttfle7ti-fft. 'tile anticipated resistance toi®n it. ~ •tebject, savlla,s.cl ebastoPoluould have had no ttBeleSS ; lie, , eA a ni tta a Val -tieri6t cr arsenal it was 44'‘ .'4)acila.a.ssttl,ll°ll'3-ti‘e'r'eivizt'4llB**s.,,ao b:enmryeciteni7esti ifs°tr', 4i 4 4i 4 , have, Wa s; pro ok 4 Lik e th v ed:l 3 7 the a gg r essions. „. of Nte.,, t he 1vi,,,. d, eqtrellgholds of tie robber claret, 1 ," 4leis '"ie Ages 't„ re place of' cl,„..ttNi a cts , ft f. r , '' 1 -was :a secure ;'(. 4 40)415, Pule, and.ha, been so employed theik4 to SeL4e,Tthishifieet at SillVe'l.lan„: . N::t:lttilk '" nelitTle 'whert she made the mur , -- 1. 11,, 2s .vka uto w. ,. oPoi to avoid the wengeance whits}} of I,tcitoit tk 414r0v,0ke4. tO 4 is 11-114tli, • • the time. ,r tflyit„, t t lie ,;:v the present day. P e u ‘ s : 1V s4:t4l 1:1' auss i a n ,policy is acquisition; and ; a IY tha. 4- LsBsialllustnrYe from in i eon- tion 11:tat PktieZ‘-'4 tf):4l,4)mini(mi'at all hazards re- -es -.e .e..up„ , Ardiplomaeyk - e 1 41 th, art, 1: 81 i1)t e ' and e-''''ise . b Y the whole belief is 'cf 7' ' 444 I"e'j. - - brute force of ha '4l* Illa e3' of °'B4ek§, val°se ve 1 'l/)e th e .11 A „glance at the Aq A 'Nr, 41 41/oelise ' .l r.. - which day ' e11i.",,,_ ade fr aeoeskons „Of ;territory • 11 4 , the 7erie4. Ke y in ° 13 41 4 . rw eaen, Poland, Tur l i l'etk%,, risl c ,„' "ay the object, yet fished;.unaccomp Ikl'l' (4..bl'elte;:.l oft onstantinople, which would 'h 1;(st e k t e "° the r est ,uf !Europe. To realise 441,44 41bition, tk e sac r ifice : of human life telli Nt,t3,llchil4t every yep its acco.rn '44l el l with that stkealtiq r,lll so -notorious for , 4 ! t 0 -t . -iless. Such was :the ,policy which ht", 'ffillickialeet„, to Sir HAMILTON SAYmotrn to 4 „ -l iketl l ,_ Cir t he sick man, utOse s was death was so .i` -"' "4l,l3eca as far as NICHOTA 4 tot Ilab l ' se ' , A teN ,itPtealateloW etermined upon. wh i4 „, our i lk, Le ci.li L.. upon the part b Itl . reay be I. t .1* 0 . := nreq pit t „- :there 4 ts 1414144 itt h at L a wing the war, though 1 Ikt,4Bl'l' to th e ' 4 3 ;7 4 ' 1 1 , 4 the instructions •1'4% e°lle lled i ll ift,:l4 Minister at St. Pe of Lord ,. .. tl:kooid /tot ,-'soer language, th e emperor 'A 4 Pr Ila've Provoked hostilities ' , IV I N th 4th - it - ?le , 6 , 4 e irr,,,,, .., .141 clear, however, that 'he Ai rt AN at i cl'lllity of any cordial Inn en ' lik,,l4:led, )Igiatlitt and, fearing neither 14 11 '` that rl'''shed 14to the contest in full 1. 1 4;i v etekei Nto f, rtUue which for so long a 114:i`is .t3'it:hettc,,,° -`v'''llr the ambition of Russia. 'of '4 N .„ - e , to rieartheicauduct of Russia in ti 41 ar 413 °I 14 a COngiatent - step in that long 4 i ts c't 1 . 1 41. 1 v ell had .4-....., ' b ,tv -wacwky:aimied at the su - • s,rEet4ll74l I,,;iii;t.:aod the. fortress of Sebastopol, ti s .,,, t lrth ,_ Weil 'ell and Its enormous resources, ''e(l • `° .C., e4 . 4, ostensibly the road from St. 14 14 lihsVhili o.,_))o4pN.‘44tinople. So long As Russia k4s,"th. ~ t 11 4 , 14 4, 4 of this important fortress, it (~ ,e , 4,11- tld743ePs were driven back across Vs, her C bi t i e 1.7 safely bid defiance to the rest kti'lltte li a rre a vmer Unie, secure in the impenotra tct`o4 ° W ere ist'leas. until differences between 1y j w .1 4. , tt 1,111,11:,°1141 enable her to make another t ti ~'t144,11e Tilrit.4, Province, and gain another 4 ' ll le l , 4 er D „ 144 Capital, which has been often 4 ) N4l 4 -4 01% It was fortunate therefore, te .01/0„,u4 , NI to th insult that circumstances had '''lle,i ‘,"° lead e,_attance between England and \;'i11), i:Qstette declaration of war against talk,,,iutt formeev //lust have been mad e , o r the +till4tl}llll4t4ittedt... Whatever may have been k 'Lkt t 4 6 4,, „. 111 the conduct of the war it tyetlltipt:egoll of Sebastopol was the only ' 1 4 : 4 it has eof re a l a k}„,q..tfi of b eerl 44_ vatue. For more than tb„ th e the cherished object which 4 .174 re etli i I*° ha ve been drained to up- Ire r y, ‘ *ll Celebratin • -' hi eL - • g its downfal we -1 ring preyed far More da- /r 5 al 1 0 .„ 0 jg .4 lr , 0 ,a 19 5. 0 A 2 0 7 9 1 .1 7 0 0 10 j 0 g 51 I ,D 0 0 0 p , $ 2 ~ -- p e ; o SCRIPTION, INVOICES, CUSTOM-HOUSE ENTRIES, &C. &C., maging to the ambition of Russia than the burning Of Moscow, or indeed any circumstance on record since the days of PETER I. Russia built up a fabric for which thousands of human lives and millions of trea sure have been sacrificed, upon which all hopes of future conquest were based, and which formed indeed the main point of contest. This has been shattered at a blow ; the dream of years has been demolished, and a far more material guarantee acquired for the future peace of Europe than would have been gained by negotiations at Vienna, however apparently willing Russia may have been to make concessions. It is not very easy to estimate the difficulties with which the allied armies have had to contend, though all accounts concur in representing them of the most formidable character. Sebastopol was deemed by those best acquainted with its natural position and immense resources to be impregnable, and nothing had been spared which skill could devise or despotic will could effect to render it so. Viewed, therefore, in this respect, the success of the besiegers is entitled to our warmest congratulations; but when viewed with reference to its important results upon the position of Russia as the disturber of the peace of Europe, the advantage can hardly be over-estimated. Prom the accounts.which have reached us by means of the electric telegraph, it appears that the Russian General Prince GORTSCHAKOFF had made preparations for the evacuation of the town, which lies an the south side of the 'harbour, as far back as the end of August ; for General SIMPSON, in his despatch of the Ist of 'September, mentions the circumstance of the Russian General availing himself of the 'bridge of rafts which had been constructed acrose the harbour to the north side,to effect the removal &Stores. He must there forehave anticipated; or at 'least endeavoured to provide against, the success of the Allies in their assault on the Tifalakhoff. This was no doubt owing to the convic l'ion that his position hnkFbecome untenable, and that,: notwithstanding the ‘determination evinced for - so: long a period by the Russian soldiers, the &Stress occasioned by the `sitting off the supplies Was operating with deadly effect. Up to 'the 'last Ihey boasted of their iinexhaustible means of aerenee, • btit that which had Sdestroyed the courage Of 'the besieged roused the courage of the besiegers, au'd the Malakhoff was carried with a dettrinination to win at any Igzard. We know the result. The fierce assault of the Bth, which outrivilied all former dis plays of &Aug hardihood, loft 'the ValakhCfnu the hands of 'the assailants, and thetnext morning found the great , LObject of all the Ck/rltOgt deserted' by its de fenders. There is a melancholy liSt of ' , killed and wounded, the price of the iiietury ; but ' the victory itself, in :its influence upon thewar, is beyond all price. The :Malakhoff was the key to'Sebastepol, and Sebas topolywas the key to RasSian-supremacy in the Black Sea. They have fallen, and-With 'them' the hopes of a succesion of Russian =tombs. We are not yet in posseision of stifficieat details to form , an opinion as to :the ' , designs of the Russian lGeneal, although it is pr6tended that ins movement is purely of a strategetical Character,- substituting the ;Sebafftopol of the meth ibrlthat of thesonth. This is , nrere pretence. The ;dad& on the :Talternaya was , eiiderntly the des ate of an =my in fear of nniailation, and the evacuation• of Sebastopol is of a siniilar character. 'The.tewn; the arsenal, the maga :tines, and everytiiinglaimlablel . for eccupation and defence, were , on the ground ‘whick has been aban doned ; while iihe . north.4de,'•to‘Whieib. the Russians *thaw retreated, (contains'xthly a fevi forts and batteries, !vilich were, me btloutt, , valuable as :outworks, but .of little importance in ;themselves. Thefaussians, with 0 their advantages,rhavelbeen overmatched, and tthe . -4ietory is in ":Clielansis:Of :the' Allies ; ...and we have ;no doubt that the sk ll arid energy displaAd by Marshal' TELISSIER will very--soon result; in - the complete ~ expulsion of the Itneeianslfrom the chimes. We observely-the ppm that the lir.re:ach EMPEROR 'was not forgetful-of the obligations due to :the ALMIGHTY •clivoaer of events for 41hislong-expected - triumph, as a 'A% .Pettntwas.celebratecl in Paris stn `Thursday, and :again =throughout Finance on Sunday last. This iisas should': he ; and wettrust that our -rulers will mot :be neglectful of their .duty in this respect. It would be a: disgrace to our profession .as -a Christian aiatieu if ,the opportunity he allowed to amss without a stolemn acknowledgmentol that over waling Providenoe, by, whose -mercy we have beemper 4nitted to be Victors in the struggle. The cause was -one of truth and , justice against 'tyranny and , oppression, of right against, woong, of needy against -slavery. It was .: ft contest , in ,which the; mightiest Towers of the world .were .putting forth; 211 'their otrength, in whichithe lives and fortunes of itbousanda (were perilled, .on kthe success,of • .which depended the advance of civilisation, or its, almost total el:Unction ; and, therefore, we; have. abundant cause fa:oo,l*s giving for that boundless mercy= which has permitted us to triumph. THE M.0, - ,NE Y .31,,Ajt K E T. ~, H ER MAJESTY :arid the Royal Family awe :in Their Highland retreat ;at Balmoral; London is 4e -scrbed, except by Lord . .PANMVRE„who has to reniChin ask,tke Minister in town - to attend to the concerns -of tho.war ; the Assizes .are over ; and ewrywhere those who, can are enjoying the 4E:flights of marine or rural retreats. Under such Circumstances, when the ex citement of business has , been . superseded by the quietude of rest and recreation, it is difficult to excite attention to any topics beyond. those •,which may be considered immediately presaing., .The war:, however, is still"being carried on,; -the intere s ting pro ceedings -connected with the -capture of Sebastopol have served in some deg Tee to gratify the-thirst for sometifingoaew ; but as days elapse without receiving any important particulars, it is found: necessaryio dis cover anothe r the m e on which to,ereste an excitement. Under these -circumstances, it is not .surprisingl(:, - hat monetary affeilas have been brought ,uuder discussion, and magnifiedirdo a matter of more,oonsequence-then they would otherwise be entitled to. Ilt;appears frog , the returns, pulilished every Friday in 'the _Landon Gazette, that for .some few weeks there 'has been .a decrease in the stock of bullion in the Bar,k.of Eng land, a circumstance which might have created very ,little attention but for:the publicity rendered eompul :sexy by PEEL'S Act of 1844. The Bank Dixectors accordingly raised their minimum rate of diseount from 31 to 4 per cent., and again, a week afterwards, to 4 per cent. This has been eagerly seized upon ; as a ground for apprehension es to monetary security, when, in reality, there is nothing but the bare fact upon whioli to raise any comment, the accompanying circumstances conducing rather to inspire confidence. If the stock of bullion has decreased, it remains at more than fourteen millions, and there is a reserve of unemployed notes of more than seven millions and a half, with an aetiv,e circulation of above twenty mil lions. The diminution may be easily ,accounted for without the slightest cause for fear as to results. In stalments have had to be paid for three loans raised for the purposes of the war: there have been but few arrivals of specie lately in proportion to the quantity known to be on the way, and the recent rise in several important markets has necessarily created a demand for money for the ordinary purposes of trade, as shown by the increase of nearly a million under the head of " other securities." On the other hand, there is nothing in the state of commercial affairs to justify any anxiety—for, notwithstanding a general augmen tation of prices, there has been a remarkable freedom from hazardous speculation, and bankruptcies have been almost confined to retail traders. Indeed, mer cantile affairs may be considered in a peculiarly healthy state, and even the demands for the war have been more than supplied by the receipts of specie. If some sudden revulsion had occurred in one or more of our principal markets, so that semanarge raves were imminent—if wild speculations, such as distinguished the railway mania, were rife, and if also the Bank re serve were less than half the present amount, there might be some ground for putting on what is called " the screw," and alarming capitalists into withhold ing their resources, so as to produce the evil pretended to be remedied. As it is, we have nothing but an in crease of the minimum rate of discount by the Bank of England, a measure which will not have much influence on discount operations, should money become more plentiful, and which was, no doubt, justified on the part of the Bank Directors by the demands for the loans, a great part of which will be restored into cir culation for the payment of materials. It will be quite time enough to raise the note of alarm when there are circumstances to justify it ; but at present there is nothing more in these Bank changes than what may be legitimately accounted for. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD PROTESTANT REFORMATION SOCIETY, AND SPECIAL MISSION TO ROMAN CATHOLICS. MEETING LAST NIGHT. Pun annual meeting of the Liverpool auxiliary to the above society was held last night, in the Clayton Hall, the Rev. H. Carpenter, M.A., in the chair. The hall was crammed, and amongst those upon the platform we noticed the Rev. W. Clementson, secretary to the Parent Society, Revs. W. F. Taylor, L.L.D., S. Minton, J. Blakeney, James, Matthews, Ffolliott, and Messrs. J. K. Rounthwaite, P. F. Curry, B. Derbyshire, &c., &c. After the meeting had been duly opened by a prayer from the Rev. J. BLAKENEY, The CHAIRMAN made a few observations with respect to the object of the meeting, and the principles of the society it was designed to support, which, he said, were the principles of the Bible itself, and must necessarily be salutary in their influence and saving in their efficacy. The foundations of civil and religious liberty were in Protestantism. (Hear, hear.) Yet, there were many who were ready to receive the liberty which was secured by Protestantism, but were also ready to make light of Protestantism itself. (Hear, hear.) England as well as Spain and Sardinia were instances of this. These latter countries were at present in a state of transition, but every step which they took towards civil and religious liberty, was a step towards Protestantism. (Loud applause.) Speak ing of the operations of the society, he said, that one of the objects it pursued was the dissemination of Protestant truth in this and other towns, by means of lay teachers, books, tracts, &c. He regretted that there was not a depOt in Liver pool for the publications of the Protestant Reformation Society, but he hoped, from his mentioning it in the presence of the Rev. Mr. Clementson, that such would not long be the case. (Hear, hear.) He then called upon The liev. W. F. TAYLOR, LL.D., who was received with loud cheers. He commenced by observing that he was always ready, upon all occasions, to speak in support of Protestantism, to the prevalence of which in this country he attributed the possession of all our national blessings. Referting to the largeness of the meeting, he regretted there was not a larger 'show of what the world would call " greatness" on the plat form. Where, he 'asked, were our great merchant princes of Liverpool? He saw but one or two amongst them, and he judged from that circumstance that the great majority of them were not philosophers—that they did not look to moral -sequences; for 'if they did, they would come forward and sup. port more earnestly the cause which secured them so many privileges. , (Hear, hear.) [The speaker then made a slight digression ',,0 refer to a contradiction made by a Roman Ca tholic wording -man at one of their controversial meetings, that Milner—an acknowledged Ram an Catholic authority—had admitted that there were at , cne time 'three rival popes. The rev. -gentleman read the message from Milner confirming the existence of the rival popes, and invited the attention of the person in question (who 'sat below the plat form') to it. A short , discussion 'took place, but eventu ally.the Roman Catholic was compelled to admit that he had been mistaken, and lie then sheltered himself under The sirgument that the three rival Popes had not been acknow ledged as Popes at Rome. The rev. gentleman advised him to attend and state'his 'views at-the next controversial meet ing.] Mr. Taylor then proceeded to expose the delusion 'ander which the latmembers of the Roman Catholic Church were labouring. As an instance of this, he prodneed some powder which he had obtained tfrom a poor Roman Catholic, who assured - him that 'it , was part of the ashes of a certain Father O'Hanlon, wh3 was buried at 'Olendalough, and was "a \ certain •cure for all the ills that human flesh is heir to." (Laughter.) 'To prove the pernicious influ ence of the Romanist. priedhood, he quoted largely from the parliamentary digest of the evidence =given before the Maynooth commissiolsers, using the very words spoken by some -'of the witnesses, to prove his point. He showed how the priests; according to their own volunteered evidence, held a power of influenoing voters at elections in Ireland, and he quoted the words of Lucas, editor of The Tablet, to destionhrate that the constituency was really and virtually in the hands of the bishops and Roman • Catholic priesthood. Referiing to the doctrine of reservation, he maintained that, according to the views of Romanist writers, it was quite im- Fossil:le to administers binding oath to a.Papist. Therefore, Romanists were unwisely trusted with political franchise while tilerremained 'under the influence of their Church. He did net "wish to deprive them of the franchise, but he wished to freethem from the influence which he had point out. With this . view he cordially supported this society. 'Me resumed his:seat amidst loud cheers.) 'ale Rev.- Mr: . EMENTSON text ri'ddressed the meeting. He said the Churdh of Rome might 'be regarded in two at ipects— as a 'Polite. organisation =l as a religious system ll?, one affecting -man as a creature of time, the other, :'the religious .sect of Popery,..affecting him as one des ,"tined to enter thcluture life which would endure for ever-4nd 'ever. Both of *these were important aspects, the last, of :course, most , important. The reverend gentleman' then proceeded to -dilate upon this —*epic, maintaining that the treachery of .the Church of one was an erroneous .one—a teaching of doctrines mat of salvation but of ' , damnation—send:mg souls, riot to leaven, but to helll As :such doctrines.:he viewed. the. interdiction of the useolthe Bible amoiwst.the laity, by the liriests of the Roman Catholic Church, and`the doctrine of the immaculate Conception—a doctrine wkiolv. Ind not dared .to be promulgated until the loth of Deceirtber, in the middle of the 19th century. To _ _ 'prove that.the-Bible was interdicted, he read from a painphlet written by Cardinal Wiseman. • lie then maintained that the RomanCathalic Church, as - a.church, had never published :a Bible for the,nee of its lay members. It had only a Latin -version.. The - Thmay version•was. not an authorised•one—at least it was,not aithorised by the- clmfeli, and was not relied -upon forargument. . True, the .Romanist. was "allowed" to 'read the Bible, :but he dared not interpret its soul-solacing - truths for himself. This. was like a father when his son .asked him for a:fish, giving him,a,serpent—when he.. Ezked for bread. giving him a stone. (Ap t plause.) He dared any 'one to stand :up and • say that the Church of Illome ' 'encouraged her people to read the Holy Scriptures ! •(Cheers.) While we hateiTspery we love, ,Roman Catholics. It is the !principle, and act the people,.Whioli is and ought to.be the :object of our Appodilion. The,Sodietylad twenty-four Missions. 'There are many- ofthem in London, ',but she had them also in .tdifferent lociliti, as in Birkenhead, in Liverpool, in Hull, Birmingham, Bradford; Leeds, .Leicester, Preston, Northa-mp , and other places. The labours.cf the servants of Christ in those places have been manifestly blessed.' In Liverpool Above a hundred •Reanan Catholici -lave openly renounced !Romanism, and many others are now proposing to take that ..step. The snissiionary meetings and .lasses are ;attended by Jorge numbers of inquiring Ronianists. In the course. of.his address - , the speaker gave numerous illustrations .of .the benefits which have:attended the (4 - Aerations of these mis,sion zaries. The Protestant character. of. liverpool has been,long and well established; and the .list of zontributiona to the : auxiliary branch of figs society proves that that character has ti,en ,uct been unworthilr 'bestowed. , (The .conclusion of the,Rev. ..gentleman's address. , was received with the Kentish fire and ,doers.) ..A hymn was Wig ` dining which the collection was made. ;.The Rev. S. lizszoN,,on, rising, was •received with cheers, ,ctrt these subsiding, he proceeded to remark on the singularity of the resistance which .eras offered to the liberation of the Medal, and narrated &story which showed that the liberation was,,in.l, great degree brought about by the : intervention of a woman whose husband kept horses for , hire, who having at one -time been a servant-U.:a French .nolikeman. To this noblemen she applied for liisAssistance. The nobleman was rousedhy her, and he appealed.again and again to the French governMent, till the liberation of the ;was obtained. The Rey. speaker then proceeded to ,explain the nature and objects of the society, which he ,said had .within-the last four years est ablished a special nusion to Roman Catholics of Englandinftise same manner as :the .Irish missions. In this point of view the society, he sax{, ,is eminently deserving of support. The Rev. gentleman concluded an , appropriate ad dress add loud cheers. A vote of thanks to the chairman was then carried by ac. clamation,and the meeting separated. AT the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday,:before Commissioner Perry, James:Pottiblate a brick-maker at Crewe, in Cheshire, passed his last examination, and the lett.of October was fa c ed for the certificate meeting. CAUGHT I,N ,THE ACT OF HIDING 'AIRE PLUNDEH.— Thomas Connor, aged(r, was brought up at the police court yesterday, by officer-7.18. The officer said thatabout a quarter to eight o'clock on Sunday morning, he saw the prisoner hiding something in a-pile of rubbish in a field between the .canal and Love-lane. tHe at once apprehended the prisoner, -and discovered what , he atlirst thought to be a pile of nuggets. -"-All is not gold that glitters," however, and on closer "nspee ,tiqa the "nuggets" turned out to be nothing more than 158 perfectly new brass doorknobs and washers to match. It was subsequently discovered that Messrs. Owen and Williams's foundry, Horatio-street, had 'been broken into on Saturday night, by means of skeleton keys, two of which were left 'behind by the robbers, and (Nadia the yard. The property whichgonnor was caught in the act of concealing was part of What had been stolen. He was sent to prison for a month, THE ,COTTON ROBBERIES.—MichaeI Dunne and James Westhead were brought up on remand at the Police-court yesterday, charged with being concerned in the recent cotton robberies -from the office of Messrs. Postlethwaite and Co., of Exchange-charabers. The details of the ease were given in the Standard ,very fully last week. The facts briefly are these :—Some weeks ago an entrance was effected into Messrs. Postleth-waite end Co.'s office, through a window in the court of Ezehange-cliamters, and a quantity of .cotton samples stolen. On the morg of Saturday week, a precisely similar , robbery was tommitted. Westhead , on the m or ni n g , en g a g ed a cart to convey some cotton from Exchange-ctainbers to a cotton store in Macvicar-street, belonging to Dunne, who also keeps a beerhouse in ortiand - street. The store was after wards searched and taken samples rese mblin g thos e stolen were found concealed in a ,quaotity of almost worthless Surat pickings. Westhead was apprehended that afternoon at Dunne 's beerhouse. Dunne himself was in the house at the time, but he escaped, and was not captured until the fol lowing Monday. Yesterday both prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions. Bail was refused for Westhead, and the bench deferred a similar application made on behalf of Dunne. CONDITION OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.—The Pictures of the late Alderman Case, Sir Thomas Braneker, and Mr. W. Wallace Currie, have been removed from the walls of the Council-room, in the Town-hall, for the purpose of being revarnished, under the direction of Mr. Westcott. We under stand there is no order of the Council to paint the Council room ; and anything more discreditable than the present condition of the walls (which look as if they had not come in contact with the brush for some twenty years) it is scarcely possible to conceive. The aperture for the ventilator is also visible, now that the picture of Mr. Currie is removed. On the scientific character of this contrivance, we will only re mark, that, in point of originality of contrivance, it is vastly inferior to the usual operation of the open window. We would suggest that the Town-hall Committee should give imme diate instructions for the painting of the Council-r000m; and inasmuch as six weeks, at least, must transpire before the room could be again habitable, we would propose that the next Council meeting be held in the new Concert-room, at St. George's-hall, which, we believe, is admirably calculated for such a p ur p ose . Indeed, we are informed, that a motion is likely very soon to be brought before the Town Council, for the purpo se o f h o ldi ng thcV meetings in St, --(Communicated.) AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. • ATTENTION has again been called to the importance of obtaining more correct information as to the apply of agricultural produce, by the publication of the recommendation of the committee of the Rouse of Lords on the snbject. Great difficulty appears to be made about the unwillingness of farmers to afford the necessary information, many of them believing it to. be against their 'interest to make known the extent of their produce 'or the productiveness of their fields, upon the - supposition that it may 'influence their land lords in the question of rent. 'The most, however, that ! can be - exected from such returns is an approximation to "the truth, such as the 'extent of acreage under different crops and the probable yield, and this information might be obt6ined without reference the prejudices of inditridual agriculturists. The machinery is already . pro tided by the Poor Law, and I Might be made available with very little •additiona expenditure. Once 'a year the overseer, constable, or other parochial officer of each parish, should make a return to the .Clerk of the Board of Guardians, of the number of acres in his parish under each 'several crop, with appenited remarks as to the 'eStimated yield, which might be near enough 'to the - truth for all practical 'oAposes. These returns, 'collected in each Union, - should be forwarded to the Central Board, and the gross totals published for-general information. By pursuing this plan for several :years,-comparison s ; might be - ea'Sily made of one year with another, and then taking into account the foreigrrsupplies from the returns of importation, some data woul be formed ft)r judging the amount of annual consumption, and the means•ofzeupply. It is net very difficult for an epe rienceil'agriculturist to average the acreable produce of a large district, and all that is scanted is a' correct return cf the number of acres' nder cultivation. 2WE RIVING rON WATER SORZAIE. Ira accordance with a :resolution of the 'Town Council, that body, accompanied by numerous genthmen con ainc.ted with different public bodies, paid a visit ,of inspection, on Wed day, 'to' the stupendous Nvaterworks in the vicinity ef Ritingtot, now rapidly drawing qt - wards a conclusion. A 'full - report upon the :Waal state of tthe works will be foandin another part of this day's Standaid. and to it we refer our readers far details aif :the complicated cperations. Ruch , controversy has already lasenexpended, and conflicting opinions still 'exist on the subject of the real value of these works. • The' tie for controvrsy respecting ' , this vexed question has . .nev•passed. Theivniks, after a vast outlay of capital, and a-serious expenditure , cifeexcited feeling, have become so !nearly iniihed, that discussions upon their ttAteoretical writs (cast- teihnief general iiiropur'nnce ; and it-is Know more in necorclanee , with the pubEclinterest thatihose who are possessed , of , practical information on such subjects.; -.-should unite in 'their endeavours to carry into efficient opera -rtion those works for .which the commanity.have already *aid, , 90 high a ransom than • to keetablish a demonstration of their -:conjectured inefficiency. That the Itivington scheme was vigorously opposed, bytnani who felt athorongheonviction of its ineuneoliency, is true; :and L • an offering an uncomproniising oppositiort , te a project which - they conscientiously , condemned, so bong ..as there appearep L reasonable grounds for believing that the ; opposition could be effective, those .gentlemen merely. diseharged a public.l4o , . and in doing so were entitled to high com.mendation. To con-: - 'Snue that opposition wherelpreventioncannat be achieved, and . ' . where nothing beyond embarrassmentcan be reasonably ex-, , pected to follow, is F.not - 7 to pursue the ,path of duty, nor •to mealise the objects whiehthey have themselves in view. As• .:their object,in the first instance, was tosecnreto thy community: ,a full supply of pure.uwater, and as ,they.differed from their 1 brethren in regard to• the means by which- , so desirable an entl liras to be obtained, ;they: did well to controvert the views of - their opponents byevery fair and legitimate means. 'noir ; • warnings have heen.disregaraled, and their-traggestions over . =tied by the union of opinion among gentlemen as fairly An, titled to represent, the public interests as they were, and the controverted project, has,:now been so ,far•,carried out, that to revert to the original -state •ef matters regarding it is impose *ale. To make the most ofthe bargain,. Whether a good or. a .bad;one, is, under existipg,cimumstenees,•sonbviously the in terest of all, that it wouldbe insulting to.thegood sense of the community were we to imagine the existence of any other' feeling than an ardent desire,. on all hands, tofe.alise the bent ; fits .asbeh must arise front the 'completion of these works. From the details, which.will he found in thereport referred to at the beginning of this.. article, it will be seen that by far the,heaniest portions of the: word; have been executed, and that all of them are being pnehed :forward to a. conclusion with . alacrity and skill. So far as-eolild be gathered from a close , inspectionnf the works, and inquiries made on the spot, there appears every reason for believing that theresemoirs and their appurtenances, the filtering beds, equalising tanks, and other ! portions of the storage and supply machinery, AO be com. , rpleted witibLa month or two. Tbe pipe-laying has also been 40 proceeded with, that two-thirds .4 the main-piping have loan. laid, while a serious difficulty.io. respect to the ;i pipe-line hy St. Helen's bas been obviated, and :the operations in that department will cow be vigorously _prosecuted. I ,In ,conclu -1 slop, eve. shall content ourselves witla,remarking thatcfnere is p, - every reason for be:ieving that the riClu-fall of the enauing winter will be made, available for the supply of Liverpool, and Umtata time very; little, if at all, beyond •the period „men tioned by the Water,(mmittee, the gentlemen composing it will he Ina, condition-to congratulate the public, and •to be congratulated by it, on; the completion of the arduous -under taking which it has devolved on them to carryout, . THERE was a .collision on Saturday night on the - Mersey between the 'tali-past eight Woodside boat, from,the.Land,ing stage, and a flat which was .coming down the river with the tide, and all saiLset. Nobogymas hurt. A VERY DETERMINED "YOITAO- CRIMINAL.-40bzu *lover,' boy ten years of -age, whose head did not even reach to the -top of the dock, was . yesterday charged before Mr. &Tab, one •qf the borough magistrates; with picking the pocket of Mr. Dknnis Murphy, butcher, on Saturday, while he was standing in front of his own stall in St. James's Market. A market confdable saw the theft, and immediately took the youngster into:custody, with three balfcrowns and a florin belonging to Mr. Murphy, in his hand. When the evidence had been given, the child's stepmother came forward and.said that about three weeks before he was charged with stealing ropes, upon which occasion he was given up to her care upon ,promising to be a good boy for the future and go to school. She took him home, washed him, put on him a clean shirt and pinafore, and " made him decent," when he went out again, and she ;had never seen him since until now. Mr. Smith : "He seems determined to be a very bad boy ; take him into the other ,cosrt to Mr. Mansfield." The boy was accordingly taken beforObe stipen diary magistrate, who, after giving the case a deliberate con sideration, ordered the lad to be confined in gaol for three days and once whipped. SwF THE CLOCK !—Four young men, Thomas Waleh, John Barry, Patrick Dougherty, and Thomas Walker, were brought up at the police-court yesterday, charged with stealing a time piece. Police-officer 429, said that about a quarter to 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, he heard that "a clock had been seen going up Adlington-street," in the possession of three men. Thinking this an extraordinary movement, even for the most eccentric time-piece, he followed up Adlington-street, when he met Walsh, Barry, and Dougherty coming down the street to gether. He seized Walch, and asked him where he had been to. Walsh took him back to a house kept by Walker, in a eourt in Adlington-street, where a clock, supposed to be the one stolen, was found in a dismembered state—the face here, the fingers there, the pendulum, &c., somewhere else. The officer took the clock "into custody," and attempted to do the same with the three men, all of whom had come back to the house, but they made off. Walsh tried to escape by getting over a wall into Lance-street, but the wall giving way he fell into the adjoining court, and the officer ran round and captured him. The other prisoners were afterwards secured, and the officer then searched for the owner of the stolen clock, and found him in the person of Mr. Patrick Carroll, of No. 9, Court, Johnson -street. All parties were brought before the police-court yesterday, when Mr. Carroll told the bench that he went home about 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, at which time his clock was quite safe, and "going" audibly enough. An " hour or so" after, he found to his surprise, however, that it was gone, and he identified the one produced as his property. It transpired that Walker was in bed when the officer visited , 1 his house, and as he protested that he knew nothing whatever of the clock, he was disaargedt The 9thers wcrf sent to gaol fOr two months smb. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. MADRID, Sept. 14.—The French Ambassador has given orders for a Te Deum to be performed on the 16th, in the French church, in honour of the fall of Sebastopol. The intelligence was received with enthusiasm. Sr. PETERSBURG, Sept. 15.—Prince Gortschakoff writes on the 11th :—" We blew up a great part of the fortifications of Southern- Sebastopol. The enemy begins to appear in groups not very numerous amidst the ruins of the city. We have transported to the north part of the place all the wounded who remained on the southern side after the assault of the Bth. The allies left in our hands as prisoners 1 superior officer, 7 subalterns, and 160 soldiers." MARSEILLES, Sept. 16 .—Preparations are being made to send out 10,000 horses to the East. The news of the late victory was known at Constantinople on the 9th. It caused immense rejoicings. MARSEILLES, Sunday. The Turkish government has resolved on establishing lighthouses on all its coasts. The fleet of gunboats at Rutschuk is armed and ready to act on the Danubian defences of Russia. Advices from Kars of the 18th August state that supplies have arrived for the garrison. Some convoys, however, have been intercepted by the enemy. General Pelissier is fortifying the Tractir, and strengthening the defences on the Mackenzie Road. The Allied cavalry occupy Kamara.. The Russians are said to have received reinforcements to the amount of 20,000 men of the army of reserve. Sebastopol is suffering dreadfully. The masked batteries are ready to open fire. The Russians are busy on the north side in fortifying and throwing up works. IBY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS. LONDON, Monday Night. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreig,n-office this afternoon. THE WAR. MARSEILLES, Sunday, Sept. 16. The Lougsor, which left Constantinople on the 6th instant, bas arrived. She brings advices from the Crimea to the 4th. The Indian mail has arrived. The despatches will leave together at 9 a.m. Artillerymen and horses are embarking in numbers. Dragoons an expected. The Pasha of Egypt, accompanied by the French Consul, left Alexandria on the 9th of September, on board a war steamer, for Marseilles, en route to Paris and London. The Past states that, previous to the invasion of the Crimea by the Allies, the Russian fleet at Sebastopol consisted of fourtetn ships-of-the-line, five of which were of 120 guns, eight of 84 guns, one of 80 guns, four of 60 gun frigates, five cor vettes, and brigs of 18 to 20 guns, seven small vessels, eleven transports, sixty-four gun-boats, six large steamers, and six stall steamers ; in all 108 sail, mounting 2,000 guns. The Times Paris correspondent writes :—" No news of im portance from Sebastopol has transpired. It is rumoured, however, that Prince Gortschakoff has received an order from Petersburgh to evacuate the Crimea, on condition of being -allowed by Marshal Pelissier to quit the north forts with arms and baggage. Pelissier is said to have referred to his Government for instructions." The Havre Journal states that considerable activity pre vails at that port in the dispatch of material of war to the East. Another French paper states that an order for 20,000 muskets for the English army has been given at St. Etienne. A Marseilles letter mentions, on the faith of a telegraphic dispatch from Naples, that the Neapolitan Government had just suppressed the quarantine on vessels from Marseilles, Genoa, and Leghorn. The Times' Vienna correspondent states positively that the Russian Minister at Vienna has received orders to be at War saw on the 21st, to meet the Emperor Alexander, who will arrive there on the 22nd or 23rd. The same correspondent's letter, fOr the most part, consists of statements to show that the Austrian Government concurs in the justice of the complaints against the King of Naples- The Times' Berlin correspondent says that the fall of Sebastopol will not in the slightest degree change the attitude of Prussia. Germany desires nothing but to be left alone to herself. The Globe says we may expect to receive General Simp son's despatch, with details of the fall of Sebastopol, in the course of 'Wednesday. Major the Hon. Leicester Curzon, of the Rifle Brigade, Assistant Military Secretary to General Simpson, left Rilaklava with the despatches on the 11th, in the Telegraph steamer, direct for Marseilles, where he should arrive some time to-day, or early to-morrow, with tolerably fair weather. Immediately on his arrival in town, Major Curzon will proceed to Balmoral with copies of the despatches for Her Majesty, and the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel will, in all probability, be bestowed on him. The Morning Post's Paris correspondent telegraphs as follows : — lmmediately after receiving intelligence of the fall of Sebastopol, the Emperor charged the Minister of War to transmit the following despatch to General Pelissier : " Honor to you! Honor to all our brave army—congratulate all in my name ! " Also the following :—" The Emperor charges you to congratulate the English army in his name on the constant valour and moral force which it has displayed during this long and trying campaign." The Paris journal, La Pays, of this day, has a despatch from Berlin, stating that the Emperor of Russia notified the fall of Sebastopol to the King of Prussia by a private tele graphic despatch. The Emperor stated that he was firmly •resolved on accepting no conditions of peace whatever that should be derogatory to Russia as a great power. A letter in -the Debats repeats the report of this despatch, and says that it contains textually the following words—" Russia never mkes peace after disaster." The Morning Post's Paris correspondent, says, General PeEasier's latest despat'zhes simply state—" We are beginning to ooeupy the town of Sebastopol. All goes on well. The materiel left by the enemy is even more extensive than at first anticipated. We shall be able to adapt many large buildings to the uses of the army." RUSSIA. (From the Second Edition of the Express.) HAMBURG, Sept. 17. The following despatch has this day been received:— "St. Petersburgh, Sept. 11.—The Emperor has issued an order of the day to the army, communicating the fall of Sebas tt opol. His Majesty thanks the garrison of Sebastopol for the 1.-ravery they have displayed in defending that stronghold to the very last, and declares that he is convinced that all the troeps of the empire are ready to follow their example in sacrificing life, all, everything, for the sake of protecting the religion, the honour, and the independence of Russia. The Emperor adds, that he still relies with confidence upon the , firmness and courage of his faithful and attached soldiers to repel .every future attempt to violate the sanctity of the Rus olau twitary ; whilst he excuses the recent failure at Sebastopol by saying, 'There is a line that is impassable even to heroes." MIA OVERLAND MAIL. TRIESTE, Saturday, Sept. 15. The steamer Bombay arrived here to-day at 315 p.m., in 135 hours from Alexandria. The Indian mails left Alexandria on the 9th of September with advises from Calcutta of the 9th of August ; Bombay' 13th of August ; Hongkong, (via" Calcutta,) 18th July. The insurrection of the Santals had assumed importance , and still continued. Six thousand troops have been already sent against the rebels. A party of Rohillas had crossed the frontier, and was com mitting depredations in the Bombay presidency. Rain has been scarce in India, and trade consequently dull. The money-market was easy. 4s. Bd. Opium had risen in China. Exchange at Calcutta, MARSEILLES, Sept. 16, 8 a.m. The Valetta arrived here this morning at 6 o'clock with the Indian mail. Cape of Good Hope papers to sth July inclusive, speak of a general improvement being everywhere visible, and business in the local markets is rapidly extending. THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE_MARKET. The depression in the English Funds continues, and Consols have receded per cent. The position of the Money Market still operates adversely, and the downward tendency was in creased by large money sales. In Railways, fluctuations are considerable, and prices, on the whole, show a decline. In Land, )3Ank 2 and Foreign Rocks, transactions few, and for- mer quotations were unaltered. Turkish a shade firmer Great Western of Canada, 231 4; Ditto New, 11 if CLOSING PRICES. Consols; Account 9o* g Bank Stock .... . . ... Do. Money 9o* Exqr. Bills, L. & 5... Three per Cents — par 5 pm ............ FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans 213 2 Turkish (new).......... I kpm Peruvian — Russian9B 100 Turkish RAILWAY SHARES. Ambergate,Nottingharn, London, Brighton, and and E. Junction 3l 41 South Coast 95 7 Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 7O 2 Lincolnshire 231 4 Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 52 4 Midland Stock Great Northern B6 7 North British .. 254 63 Do. A. 69 71 Do. Preference.. 96 100 Do. B. 123 5 North Staffordshire.... 74 7 Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire 761 7 York, Newcastle, and Do. Fifths — Berwick Leeds Northern l2l 13/ York and N. Midland.. 46 7 LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural Peel River S. Australian Invest.... S out h Australian 36 7 Crystal Palace On 'Change, Tallow, 575. 3d. to 575. 61 for P.Y.C. ; Linseed Oil, 445. ; Scotch Pig Iron, 81s. 6d. ; Spelter, £23155. to £2l; moderate sales of Rice and other articles, without much alteration. LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—A little English Wheat sold early in the morning at ls. to 2s. advance upon the prices of this day week, but a large proportion remained unsold towards the close of the market, which might have been purchased at a reduction of 2s. to 3s. Some enquiry for Foreign Wheat in the early part of the morning, but holders being exceedingly firm, induced millers to defer buying, and a very limited business only was transacted, in which last week's prices were fully supported. Good sweet Barley brings an advance of ls. since this day week. Beans, Peas, and Oats sell at last Monday's rates. Flour continues in demand for export, at an advance of ls. per sack. Of new white Mustard Seed a large supply; and the market very well cleared, the best parcels bringing 12s. per bushel. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Scotch. Foreign. Wheat 8859 25 11386 Barley 430 6 573 Malt lOlBl 54 50 Oats 984 1900 Beans Peas — Flour 10591 33093 sks.& 1600 brls. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.— Trade dull at Friday's pries. Beef. 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 3s to 4s 8d ; Pork, 4s to 4s lod ; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d. Beasts, 5,680; Sheep and Lambs, 27,620; Calves, 187; Pigs, 317. Arrivals:—Holland Beasts, 2,249; Ditto Sheep, 4,400; Ditto Calves, 155; Ditto Pigs, 110; Scotch Beasts, 30; Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and Northampton Beasts, 2,000. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET. — Market flat. Sales at 80s. 6d.; buyers, 80s. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. — Lancashire and York shire, 761 ; North-western, 924 ; Ditto, eighths, 1 dis. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23k. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. London, wind E., Bristol, S.E., Cardiff, Shrewsbury, N.E., Sheffield, N.N.E., Gloucester, N.W., Brighton, Whitehaven, W., Carlisle, Exeter, S.W., rain ; Scarborough, Stoke, S.E., Derby, Ipswich, N.W., Newcastle, W.S.W.,HuII, W.N.W., cloudy; Haverf or d wes t , N.E., much rain ; amington, N.E., Portsmouth, W., South ampton, S.W., unsettled ; Aberdeen, N.E., Manchester, Lowestoft, Perth, Whitley, N.W., Dundee, Edinburgh, Yar mouth, Glasgow, W., Lancaster, SW., fine; Berwick, N.W., cold; York, W., cloudy and cold. PONTEFRACT RACES. Trial Stakes—Bourgeois, Ist. West Riding Handicap— Eulogist, Ist. ; Athertone, 2nd. Parkhill Stakes—Preston, Ist. Corporation Plate Evangeline, Ist. Stand Plate Bour geois, Ist. LICHFIELD RACES. Champagne Stakes—Blue Bell, Ist. Staffordshire Stakes— Polestar, Ist. ; Goorkah, 2nd. BETTING. AT TATTERSALL'S—THIS DAY. CESAREWITCII.-9 to 1 agt Robgill; 12 to 1. agt Scythian tk ; 15 to 1 agt Neville tk ; 20 to 1 agt Monarque tk ; 20 to 1 agt Saucebox ; 20 to 1 agt Joe Miller ' • 25 to 1 agt Sidi ng tk .; 25 to 1 agt Early Bird tk ; 35 t o 1 agt Black Swan : 35 to 1 agst Diana ; 40 to 1 agt Mortimer tk ; 40 to 1 agt Musco vite tk. DERBY.-25 to 1 agt Polmoodie tk ;25t0 1 agt Coroner tk DOCK. THEFTS.—Thomas Ready, 13 years of age, was sent to gaol for 14 days, yesterday, for stealing ropes from a ship in the Union Dock.—Joseph Jemmins, an elderly Irishman, employed at the Wapping dock works, was yesterday sent to gaol for 14 days for stealing some old rope belonging to the Dock Trust. THE AFRICAN, a very fine-looking new screw steamer, apparently about 1,200 tons, and barque rigged, arrived here yesterday morning from the Clyde. She is intended to form one of the Liverpool, Constantinople, and Syrian line; con ducted here by Messrs. Henry Dixon and Co. MISPLACED CHARITY.—In last week's Standard we pub lished an account of an attempted suicide by a young woman named Mary Cassidy, who threw herself off the landing -stage because, as she alleged, she had been ruined by two ' men belonging to a Rock Ferry steamer. Upon examination; the men were discharged, and the girl was sen t to the workhouse. Yesterday Mr. Mansfield handed a lett er t o th e reporters at the Police-court, which he had received with the signature of " R'" attached to it, enclosing ss. for the girl, and suggesting a general subscription on her behalf. It was intimated from the bench that she was undeserving of such sympathy, as she had betrayed symptoms of a very debased character since her removal to the workhouse. Ax OUTRAGEOUS FEMlLE.—Catherino Roberts, a woman of debauched appe arance , was brought before Mr. Mansfiel d, at the Police-court yesterday, for displaying rather too much violence of temper. A Mr. Thomas Hilton, of WhiteMill street, stated that Catherine lodged with him, and that on. Saturday night she went home intoxicated and committed many excesses in the way of destroying furniture, &c. He went to remonstrate with her, when she struck him, and then threw a 11b. weight at him. It passed within an inch of his temple, and struck a little dog which was gambolling about, killing it instantly. The virago was fined OS. and costs, or two months in default of payment. ST. HELENS.-011 Friday, the Eccleston part of this town was enlivened by the St. Mary's band heading a long and interesting procession of Sunday and day scholars belonging . to St. Thomas' district, 287 in number, bearing appropriate banners, &c., all of whom, with five excepti ons , were sc h o l ars of St. Thomas', 'brought together by the active exertions of their zealous pastor, the Rev. James P. Shepperd. After various games in an adjoining field, the interesting company returned to the schools., where, with their teachers and parents, they were reg aled with tea a n d ca k e, and listened with great interest to several recitations, and also to affec tionate, yet stirring addresses from their beloved minister and teachers, after which they retired thankful and delighted with the day's enjoyment. CHURCH Cnoias.—(From a correspondent)—There are, perhaps, few subjects of more real interest to sinzere Church men than having the services conducted in a proper and becoming manner. Indeed, while uniformity is the profession, there is great diversity in the practice, and the deplorable state of the musical portion of the service, in the majority of churches in our neighbourhood, makes the greater pleasure in witnessing the laud a bl e e ff or t s for its advancement which mays be observed, from time to time, in a few. Amongst these, I would call especial attention to St. John's District Church, in Grange-lane, Birkenhead. This is a very pretty church, with a fine organ, and since it was opened, which is about eight years, an amateur choir has quietly and unostentatiously been striving to put the musical portion of the services into a• state of efficiency, under the able superintendence of Mr. Gunton, the organist, with what success may be noticed by any one attending the church This, however, could not have been obtained without much trouble and anxiety to the conductor, enhanced by the little interest which seems to per vade the congregation. But they have the nucleus given them by the continuous efforts of the few gentlemen and ladies who have so long kindly striven to keep it up, and of still further improving it by a liberal support. It is to be hoped, .there fore, that the congregation will keep this in mind ; and this choir may be held out as a model to other churches, to show how easy it is to improve the services, if one or two individuals in a congregation have the moral courage to put theniselves forward, and when, as in this case, where the congregation or church is poor, it may be done without any cost.—A Lo oKB a ON. SHOCKING FATALITIES.—On Saturday afternoon, Jane Jones, aged 61, the wife of Samuel Jones, living at No. 3, Sun-street, "Warwick-street, fell from the second story front bedroom window of her'house, and alighted on some railings. The iron spike entered one of her thighs, and tore its way out again, inflicting a frightful wound in the groin and abdomen., from which her bowels protruded. She was picked up and taken to the Southern Hospital, where she died at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon.—At half-past six on Saturday evening, a boy who resided in No. 12, Court, Paul-street, was run over in Vauxhall-road, by a dray belonging to Mr. Thomas Howard, the brewer, which was being d r i ven b y W m. Grif fiths at the time. The boy was taken to the Vauxhall Dispen sary, but life was found to be extinct. The driver was taken into custody. Persons who saw the accident, state th a t h e was not driving beyond the rate of four miles an hour, and that he called to the boy to get out of the way.—Margaret Dearden, 2 years old, daughter of Bernard Dearden, labourer, living in 12 Court, Pall-mall, was scalded so seriously with boil ing water from a kettle on the fire on Friday, that she died on Saturday evening between three and four o'clock in con vulsions. —Jane Roe, 60 years old, the wife of Mr. Roe, living at 16 Court, Jenkinson-street, who "took a drop of drink occasionally," was taken with sickness on Saturday night. Doctors were called in, and it was at first supposed that she had had a severe stroke, but a search discovered an empty swkhisicthwhoeferfet it. Tom has since bottle of laudanum in a cupboard in her room, of which it was suspected that she had partaken too freely. She treated accordingly, and appeared to revive, but about mid night she relapsed into her former unconscious state, and it two o'clock on Sunday morning she died. Inquests into the of a seaman belonging to the Americagiwnnhgsahttiions whole of these cases will be held to-day, and also on the body arrived here from Moobfilwet,ehreeonmalSweunan.y_das man died in his berth, having been ill most part of the voyage inof with tmthe eac many jackets d c ok a fe n t t d s h scurvy.or r drawers e ots calledS ti n o Mansfieldt w h eer Grieve,,,, w e o h r n ic h excitedio nwgAn hero owners CUNNING brcame: , almostth othu Pguhos every ry these t y ehr y . -- -e their flasksn: oe a n tpa against contents, wat b i sene, were ea o t belonging alwa ysP h yf o i r * , his' s ' n ln f o od e 1 l c ant oehwmraeef.pftwute frequencyyollr ryk w wre h hor i.llecnh The tt up e fe Esq., coalmaster, Cairnhill, for some weeks past the tea flasks these thefts taking place, a feeling of suspicion began to be' conscious y With thiinnocence hcoats thus feeling ea s f 1 t a na l l g tt they e e y men celedterm i anxious to discover the guilty party, and have him brought to stable-containingnte d h e at m op 0 set called be ll. lv eadtcT equally homaa, justice. where 1 a the coats. This was done one day last week. Near the place - which is used for drawing the hutches below. After the coats were laid down, and the men had gone to their work, the watchers had not long to wait to see who was the thief. Tom e strode quietly out of his stable and went up to the coats. theii then gently, with his nose, uncovered a flask from of I(2)inseh coats. This being done, he rested himself upon legs, seized the fl ask between h q u affed the contents to drew the cork, dropped it, and then q----e emptied, he his evident gratification. The flask b eing with his foot, to it together re placed it in the coat and pres sed hed. In this way he drained show that it had not been toile and then went to his stable off the contents of several pith w hich feet, with his teeth favourite; he may now quaff off as much become a general b u t dos not inebriate as he likes.... of the cup that cheers &OM Paper. with that cautions mien witlai