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18' riot elf• sir' IVO April 23, 1844. PROSPECTUS OF T HE ABERDEEN RAILWAY. 'APITAL, £1,000,000, IN SHARES OF £2O EACH. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. THOMAS BLAKIE, Esq., Lord Provost of the City of Aerdeen, . The Right Honoura b ble the Earl of Erroll, K.T., Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. The Right Honourable the Earl of Kintore. The Right Honourable the Viscount Arbuthnott, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire. The Right Honourable the Lord Forbes. The Right Honourable the Lord Panmure. The Provost of Dundee. Th e P ovost of Arbroath. The Provost of Montrose. The Pro vost of Forfar. The Provost of Brechin. Alexander Bannerman, Esq. M.P. for City of Aberdeen. E.E_dward Ellice, Esq., M.P. for the East Fifeshire Burghs. reorge Duncan, Es., M.P. for Dundee. The Count Leslie of Balquhain. John Adam , „ sq., of o ac S bb h oCaapvtidain Barclay, of Ury and Allardtce. Esq , of the firm of John Blaikie and Sons, Aberdeen: N .31a.icr-General By res , o f Tonley. ewell Burnett, Esq., Aberdeen. Patrick Chalmers, Esq , of Auldbar. Lewis Crombie, Esq , One of the Baillies of Aberdeen. William F. L. Carnegie, Esq., of Spynie and Boysack. Robert Duff, Esq., of Cutter and Fetteresso. Thomas Abercrornbv Duff, Esq., of Haddo. Duncan Davidson, Esq., of Tillychetly. Jamus Farquharson, Esq., of Invercauld. James Farquhar, Esq , of Hallgreen, Kincardineshire, one of the Directors of the Union Bank of London. James Farquharson, Esq., Manufacturer, Auchinblae. Colonel Fraser, of lof Inve ra ll oc hy an d C as tl e F raser . Rob ert Grant, Esq., four, Convener of Aberdeen- shire. Colonel Gordon, of Park, Convener of Banffshire. Alexander Gibbon, Esq., of Johnston. John Gordon, Esq., of Avochie and Drumlitbie. A ndrew Ga mme n , Esq., of Drumtochty Castle. Taylor Gordon, Esq., of Nethermuir. James Hadden, jun., Esq., of the firm of Alexander Hadden and Sons. Frederick Holland, Esq., of the firm of Richards and Co. John Angu s , E s City Clerk of Aberdeen. William Inties, Esq of Raemoir, Convener of Kincar dineshire. Alexander Jopp, Esq., Aberdeen. James Kilgour, Esq., of the firm of Gordon, Barron,& C o . C lements Lum s d en . sq., Aberdeen. Alexander Morison, Esq., of Bognie and Montblairy. Isaac Machray, Esq., Torry Farm, Mail Coach Contrac . tor; Aber - deen. John Morice, Esq., of Tullos, Kincardineshire, Merchant in London. Alexander Pirie, jun., Esq., of the firm of Alexander Pirie and Sons. Henry Paterson, Esq., Manager of the North of Scotland Banking Company. Major George Thomson, C. 8., Bengal Engineers, of Fairley, Aberdeenshire, residing in Liverpool. George Thompson, jun., Esq., Shipowner in Aberdeen. David Wylie, Esq., Cashier of the Banking Company in Aberdeen. BANKERS. The Banking Company in Aberdeen and Branches. The North of Scotland Banking Company, Aberdeen, and Branches. The Royal Bank of Scotland and Branches,l The Union Bank of Scotland and Do., Edinburgh. The Commercial Bank of Scotland and Do. JJJ Sir Richard Carr Glyn and Co., Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., London. The Union Bank of London, JJJ Messrs. Beckett and Company, Leeds. The Commercial Banking Company, Liverpool. ENGINERS. Messrs. G ra i nger and Miller, E Edinburgh. Messrs. John Gibb and Alexander Gibb, Aberdeen. A RAILWAY, connecting the City of Aberdeen with - the Southern Lines through the populous towns of Dundee, Perth, Arbroath, Forfar, Brechin, Montrose, and I S tonehaven, and the numerous Towns and Villages in this na Portant Agricultural and Man u f ac t ur i ng Di s t r i c t, h as nng been anxiously desired, and the Line was surveyed as far back as the year 1837. The execution of the undertaking, however, was deferred until the chain of Railway commu nication should be farther advanced. This has now taken P l ace. Railways have been completed or are projected from England, and the South and West of Scotland, to the Southern Termini of the present line. A fresh Sur vey and Estimate having been obtained, the undertaking has since received the sanction of the Noblemen and Gen tlemen,r Prop r i etors o f t h e greater part of the lands to be seny,ersed, and a la rge p or ti on o f th e C ap it a l h as b een sub ri,Ded Withi n th e d is t r i c t. r"4 a c onsideration of the route and length of the Line,. it will be seen that the whole traffic of the various Railways throughout the South and West of Scotland roust, in its progress to Aberdeen and the Northern Counties, fall into, and be conveyed along this line. IL The length o f th e Li ne is - 66 miles, including Branches. o nunenci ng at the Harbour and Wet Docks in the centre ,)t. Aberdeen, it s bythe Villages of Cove, Port tthen, Skaterasf aroceed and others, to the county town of t onehaven • thence through .the fertile district of the Mearns, near toeVallages of Drumlithie, Auchinblae, and L aurencekirk. by Maykirk, to Brechin, and having a branch to the Docks at Montrose. From Brechin, it is Proposed that the Line shall be continued to Friockheim on the one hand, forming there a junction with the Rail l'aYs already finished to Arbroath and Dundee, and the Edinburgh and Northern, through Fife and, on the other hand, to be continued to F or f ar , w h ere i t w ill meet the Northern Junction Railway from Perth through Strathmore, thus connecting it with the Scottish Central Line. No Tunnel is required on the whole length of the line-- the gradients are good—the value of the Land is compa ^ratively small—and the workstare of a description which can be e,timat.T.,d with certainty. In addition to the ex perience of Messrs. Grainger and Miller, and Messrs. Gibb, as Railway Engineers, -the practical experience of the latter as Contractors, under the firm of John Gibb and Son, is well known, and will give more than usnal confidence in the estimate of cost. After the most careful consideration of the whole works on the Main Line and Branches, and including the plant, the Capital has been fixed at £1,000,000 sterling. The Line traversed is very populous, and besides the other large Towns above mentioned, Aberdeen alone con tains 75,000 inhabitant s , an d i s th e d ep o t f or t h e supply of the important and wealthy district north of that city with general merchandise. Aberdeen and the other towns on the line are also important seats of the Linen, Cotton, Woollen, and other M anu f ac t ures. Th e Salmon and other Fisheries are of great magnitude. These afford a very large item in the present carrying trade of the Coun try, which, with the advantage of a rapid transit, so ne cessary to a commodity of a perishable nature, will largely Increase.a This trade, it i s we ll k nown, h as, i n li nes o f l way similarly circ ums t ance d, p rove d a source o f great re venue. A Portion of the country traversed being deficient of *tone•for building purposes, whileahe other is abundantly e a p pli ed with s t one o f th e fi nes t qua lit y an d o f diff er ent rt e i i Ptie ns, a large traffic will thence arise. fi th „, rn Portance as an Agricultural district. in which the ow: - cattle are reared and fed in great numbers, requires ty to be mentioned to satisfy every one of the large re nee which the Railway will realise from the transit of ~ive and Dead Stock to the southern Markets, to which y!ey are at present driven by tedious and expensive me ;_lerns of conveyance. The Grain Trade also forms an -uPortant item in the anticipated receipts. Tables of Traffic have been prepared 'from the passenger a rid carrying trade exhibiting a clear revenue of upwards f „. 80 ,00(1, -or of Eight per Cent. on the Capital of :twithout reckoning on any new branch of f ade to be called into existence, or on any undue increase Shthat a t present existing. a r e si proposed that the St oc k s h a ll b e di v id e d i n t o 50 , 000 14 1 ,a of £2O each ; and, as th e S tan di ng O r d ers o f _ t h e use of Commons provide that 10 per cent. on the sums ! n ti n scribed sh a ll be paid before a R a il way Bill can b e rea d 2econde time, a deposit to that a moun t w ill b e requ i re d Share Jor applying to Parliament. A deposit of 20s. per to be paid as the Shares area warded, and the re , /t itling 20s. before the Ist of February, 1845. The mount of future Calls to be payable at such times as the w C ommittee may direct, and the Shares of parties failing it pay the Calls when required, will b e forfeited, along With an y sums which they may have previously paid. The Act will provide that no Subscriber shall be liable beyond the amount of his Subscription, that no more than £2 Ios. Per Share shall be called for at any one time, and that there shall be an interval of not less than three months betwixt the Calls. After the Act is obtained, 4 per cent. Interest will be allowed upon the Calls, from the date of payment, until the Line i s opened for traffic. If the Act is not obtained, the Payments, deducting expenses, will be returned. ... A pplications for Shares i n th e f orm annexe d, m ay be wadeto A DAM and ANDERSON, BLAIKIE and SMITH. or P r . and A. DAVIDSON, Advocates in Aberdeen ; to G. and •W. W 1-1 EBSTE 8., Old Palace Yard, and JOHNSTON, 1 e I,,Atran, and LEECH, 64, Moorgate-street, London, 40 an iamentary Solicitor s • to CLARK, DAVIDSON, and Dti e 'i nc t 3 6, Essex -street, London; SHIEL and SMALL, 9.31 4 , e n e LOUSON and M` DONALD, Arbroath ; WILLIAM end D. D. BLACK, Brechin ; ADAM BURNESS, Montrose ALEXANDER SMART, and KI , NNEAR and b It Alr a nd rehaven ; DUNCANS and M L . EAN. and jniters, viz A krusosr, Perth,. or to the following Share \r,.,ALL):---WILLIAM GORDON, Marischal-street, •n,uerdeen' b gnaGE, and Co., and JAM Es BLACK and Co., led P ILL ; ROBERT ALLAN, JOHN ROBERTSON and Co.. oaN s i , k lcs and HOME, Edinburgh • D. B. NIVEN, and jl'erth NitJtttocir, Jun., Dundee ; H. OLIPHANT, vikkes 1/;-rJWIN and AULD, JOHN C. FOULDS, and ceaotuidersfivelAdat.soN,, Glasgow ; MOORE and GATLIPP, Lee ds : , Ntm• WALKER, and GEO. HEAPS and I st • b tio vti, ,ARAILTON and SoN, Manchester ; B. and 4. " 4 4, 57 New Bank Buildings, and C. and J. H. Moorgate-st ree t London ; or W R SYTH and PRITCHARD, itil ndH AßD SCHOLES, J. B. NEILSON, and Liverpool. 2' 1 3 1 2 4 „ 1 1 OF APP LICATION FOR SfIRES c c 4 e t . t; il rotni:tional Committee of the Aberdeen A . Railway. :re 1514" ti l t e t ha E t N yOu will a ll o t t o me e ' 3 rlditi Pro Posed Aberdeen Shares, of £2O 414 sign h (1 40 f the Prospectus. R l ai s l h w a a l Y l ' pa o y p n th t e he de te o r s rfl it s , eatetdeat tlec essary deeds when required. Name , the day of , 1844. Residence---- Trade or Profession— PROSPECTUS OF THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY, VIA PAISLEY, JOHNSTONE, KILMARNOCK, AYR, CUMNOCK. SANQUHAR, DUMFRIES, AND ANNAN. CAPITAL £1,300,000; SHARES £25 EACH. DEPOSIT, £1 ss. No Subscriber liable beyond the amount of his Subscription. GOVERNOR. The Right Hon.the EARL of EGLINTON & WINTON. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR. The Right Hon. LORD JAMES H.C. STUART, M.P. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. JOHN LEADBETTER, ESQ., CHAIRMAN. The Most Noble the MARQUIS of QUEENSBERRY. THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF ORKNEY. SIR DAVID HUNTER BLAIR, of Blairquhan, Bart. SIR C. G. STUART MENTEATH, of Closeburn, Bart. SIR JAMES CAMPBELL, Glasgow. WILLIAM EWART, Esq., M.P. JOHN LEARMONTH, Esq., Chairman of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway. GEORGE HUDSON, Esq., of York. THE PROVOST OF DUMFRIES. THE PROVOST OF PAISLEY. THE PROVOST OF AYR. THE PROVOST OF KILMARNOCK. THE PROVOST OF ANNAN. JAMES MONTEATH, Esq., of Stonebyres. JOHN HENDERSON, Esq., of Park. THOMAS D. DOUGLAS, Esq. JOHN MILLER, Esq., of Muirshiels. JOHN WILSON, Esq., of Dundyvan. JOHN FLEMING, Esq., of Claremont. JAMES DOUGLAS, Esq., Glasgow. ARCHIBALD SMITH, sq., Glasgow. ROBERT DYKES, Esq., Glasgow. WILLIAM BROOKS, Esq., Glasgow. ANDREW M'GEORGE, Esq., Glasgow. GEORGE STIRLING, Esq., Glasgow. JOHN ROSS, Jun., Esq., Glasgow. ALEX. BROWN, Esq., Glasgow. ALEX. CHRISTIE, Esq., Muirkirk Iron Works. JAS. STUART MENTEATH, Esq., Jun., of Close- burn. MARMADUKE C. MAX\\ ELL, Esq., of Terregles. Colonel FERRIER HAMILTON, of Cairnbill and Westport. WILLIAM M. ALEXA.NDER, Esq., of Southbar. C. D. GAIRDNER, Esq., Banker, Kilmarnock. JAMES DUNLOP, Esq., of Annan-hill. J. O. FAIRLIE, Esq., of Williamfield. BANKERS. Glasgow UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND, AND WES TERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. Edinburgh Do. Do. Manchester—Messrs. JONES, LOYD, and Co. London Messrs. GLYN, HALIFAX, and Co. Liverpool BANK OF LIVERPOOL. Leeds Messrs. BECKETT and Co. Do. ENGINEER. JOHN MILLER, C. E., Edinburgh. SOLICITORS. Glasgow.. Messrs. BANNiTirKES and KIRKWOOD, 16, Gordon-street, Glasgow. London .. Messrs. W. 0. and W. HUNT, 10, Whitehall, London. INTERIM SECRETARY. WILLIAM LOGIE, 76, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow. Applications for Shares may be made to WILLIAM LOGIE, 76, St. Vincent-street, the Interim Secretary ; or JAMES WATSON, Esq., Messrs. M'Ewnx and AUL D , O r Messrs. BUCHANAN and AITKEN, Sharebrokers, in Glas gow ; to ROBERT ALLAN, Esq., or Messrs. PILLANS and HOME, Sharebrokers, Edinburgh; and to MATTHEW WOTHERSPOON, or SAMUEL WOODS, Jun., Sharebrokers, Liverpool. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, FROM PERTH through STRATHMORE to ABERDEEN, FORMING A CONTINUATION OF THE CALEDONIAN AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAYS. THIS line will complete the great chain of central rail way communication between England and the north of Scotland. It will join the Scottish Central Railway at Perth, and will in this way connect the northern parts of Scotland in the most direct line with the south and west of Scotland, and with England by the Caledonian Railway. The whole traffic from Aberdeen, and from Inverness, and the whole northern counties towards England, and all parts of Scotland, must pass along this railway. By this line, the interruption, delay, and expense in curred in crossing two arms of the sea, will be avoided, and passengers will be more quickly, easily, and econo mically conveyed than by any other line which can be constructed. A considerable portion of this line was surveyed some time ago, and was fuund to be upon one uninterrupted _ _ _ The valley of Strathmore, through which a great portion of the line passes, is famed for its unsurpassed fertility, and is very populous. It is already the seat of important manufactures, which will be greatly extended, and is studded with towns and villages. The importance of Aberdeen as a seat of commerce and manufactures is well known. The railways from Arbroath to Torfar, and from Dun dee to Strathmore, by Newtyle, already constructed, will run into this line, and form feeders to it. It is proposed to invite the distinguished engineers, Messrs. LocKE and ERRINGTON, to undertake the exe cution of the line. This will ensure the adoption of the line from the south to Aberdeen, best adapted to the in terests of the public. A Provisional Committee is in course of formation, and will be immediately announced. It already includes many noblemen and other extensive proprietors and influential !persons. It is believed there will •be no dissent along the •whole line. Till the report of Messrs. Locke and Errington is ob tained, the canital cannot be precisely fixed; but it is proposed that it be divided into shares of £5O each, the parliamentary deposit of 10 per •cent., or £5 per share, being payable on subscription. Applications for shares, us generally for information on :the subject, may in the meantime be made to Messrs. HOPE and OLIPHANT, W. S., Edinburgh ; Messrs. CHRISTOPHER arid JOHN KERB, writers, Dundee; Mr. LANG, Parliamentary Solicitor, 11, Park-street, West minster, London; or to the following Sharebrokers, viz., Messrs. FOSTER and BRAITHWAITE, 64, Old Broad street, London ; Messrs. JOHN ROBERTSON and Co., 15, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, and Mr. ROBT. ALLAN, 8, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgly; Mr. W. H. OLIPHANT, Perth; citele Mr.sr ; J. C. FOULDS, Glasgow; Mr. J. B. LOCKE , Manchester Messrs. FORSYTH and PRITCFIARD, & 1 Liverpool. Messrs. TOD and ASHTON, EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY, FROM EDINBURGH THROUGH FIFE, TO DUNDEE, WITH A JUNCTION LINE TO PERTH. :CAPITAL £BOO,OOO, IN SHARES , OF £25 EACH. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. JOHN GLADSTONE, Esq., of Fasque—Chairman. CAPTAIN WILLIAM RAMSAY, R.N., Deputy Chairman, resident at Edinburgh. The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh. The Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen. The Provost of Arbroath. The Provost of Burntisland. The Provost of Cupar. The Provost of Dundee. The Provost of Kirkaldy. The Provost of Montrose. The Provost of St. Andrew's. The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce., Edinburgh. Lord Frederick Hallyburton, M.P. for Farfarshire. Sir Adam Hay, of Haystone, Bart., Banker, Edinburgh. Sir James Forest, of Comiston, Bart. Sir David Brewster, of Allerly, K.H. John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, Esq„ of Balfour. James H. Burnett, Esq., Moray-place, Edinburgh. Peter Canicron„Esq„ Thomaston Mill, of Messrs. Ca- meron and Co., General Carriers. W. F. Lindsay Carnegie, Esq., of Boysack, Chairman of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company, William Curr, Esq., Dundee, one of the Directors of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company. George Duncan, Esq., M.P. for Dundee. William Stark Daugall, Esq., of Scotscraig. Edward Ellice, Esg., M.P. for the East Fifeshire Burghs. Colonel Ferguson, of Raith, M.P. for the South Fifeshire Burghs. George Fvfe, Esq., Dundee, one of the Directors of :the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company. John Gibson, Jun., Esq., Charlotte-street, Edinburgh. John Leigh Goldie, Esq., London. David Greenhill, Esq., Grant Lodge, late Bombay Civil Service. Archibald Horne, Esq., one of the Directors of the Royal Baßk. John Learmonth, Esq., of Dears, Chairman of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway Company. Donald Lindsay, Esq., one of the Directors of the Royal Bank. James M. Melville, Esq., George-street, Edinburgh. George Moon, Esq., Manufacturer, Russell Mill. David Nairne, Esq., of Drumkilbo. Erskine Douglas Sandford, Esq., Chairman of the Edin burgh, Leith, and Newhaven Railway Company. Henry Stewart, Esq., of St. Fort. John Thompson, Esq., Cashier of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Alexander Thompson, Esq., of Wbiterig. William Thorns, Esq., Banker, Dean of Guild of Dun dee. William Tullis, Esq., Auchmuty Mill. Patrick Wallace, Esq., St. Andrews. Robert Wiseman, Esq., Cupar-Fife. David Yool, Esq., Manufacturer, Blebo Mills. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The Royal Bank of Scotland and Branches. The Union Bank of Scotland and Branches. Messrs. Coutts and Co. Sir Richard Carr Glynn and Co. London. Sir Claude Scott, Bart. and Co. ENGINEERS. Messrs. Grainger and Miller, Edinburgh. SOLICITORS. Sir Charles Gordon and Co., Edinburgh. Messrs. Rich ar d son and Connell, and Messrs. G. and T. W. Web.ter, London. THE line of this R a il way i s un q uestionably the b est which could be selected. From Aberdeen to Edit'. , THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. burgh, the distance, as compared with any Railway which has at any time been proposed, is shortened 454 miles ; from Perth to Edinburgh 405 4 miles ; from Perth to Lon don 37 miles; from Dundee to Edinburgh 541 miles ; from Dundee to London 54 miles; and from Dundee to Glasgow 5i miles. The time which will be occupied in travelling tram Perth to the centre of the city of Edin burgh, will be 24 hours ; and from Dundee to Edinburgh, at hours. The estimated Traffic, after a most careful inquiry, shows a clear Revenue of upwards of £70,000, being nearly Nine per Cent. on the Capital. The Prospectus, affording full information as to the Cost, Traffic, Revenue. and other particulars, will be found in the London Times of the 13th instant, in the North Bri tish Advertiser of the 6th and 13th instant, and the Li verpool Mail of the 13th, and STANDARD of the 16th inst. Books to receive the subscriptions of those who propose to be Shareholders will be found at the following places, where copies of the Prospectus may be obtained. L0nd0n...... Messrs. Coutts and Co., Bankers. Sir Richard Carr Glyn and Co., Bankers. Sir Claude Scott and Co., Bankers. Messrs. Johnston, Longdon, and Co., Bro kers, Token House Yard. Messrs. Capel and Co., Brokers, Popes head-alley. LIVERPOOL.. Messrs. Moss and Co., Bankers. Messrs. D. and J. B. Neilson, Brokers. Manchester. John Duncuft, Esq., Broker. Leeds .. Messrs. R. B. Watson and Co., Brokers. Derby Messrs. Thomas Earp and Son, Brokers. Newcastle Jonathan Drury, Esq., Broker. Edinburgh The Royal Bank of Scotland. The Union Bank of Scotland. Those who may not find it convenient to enter their subscriptions at any of these places, may transmit their applications to any of the Bankers or Brokers ; to the Provisional Committee, at 7, Darnaway-street, Edin burgh; or to the Solicitors in Edinburgh or London, in the form annexed : To THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY. GENTLEMEN, I request that you will allot to me Shares, of £25 each, in the proposed Edinburgh and Northern Railway, on the terms and conditions of the Prospectus. I shall pay the deposit, and sign the neces sary deeds when required. Dated at the day of 1844. Name, Residence, Trade or Profession, 3r eb3 taubi ications. THE RAILWAY CHRONICLE appeared on SA TURDAY, the 20th instant. *** Order of any Newsvendor. LA POLKA. MONSIEUR JIJLLI EN has the honour to announce that he has just published the ORIGINAL POLKA as danced and played at the principal Theatres of London and Paris, price 25., postage free : splendidly illustrated by BRANDARD, with a short desuription of the figure by E. CouLoN, price 3s. The music composed on national melodies by Jullien. Many spurious imitations of M. JULLIEN S POLKA having been sold to the public under FO many assumed forms, he has published the POLKA DANCE at his own Office, 3, Maddox street, Bond-street, London ; and in order to secure the public against the possibility of purchasing incorrect copies, he has attached his signature to each, none therefore can be relied on which have not his autograph. Correct copies of Jullien's Polka to be had of every respectable Music-seller in the Kingdom. Also, LES FOLIES DE PARIS POLKA, THE RAGE OF VIENNA POLKA, and the NOBILITIES BALLS POLKA. For the convenience of persons residing in the Country, Postoffice Stamps will be taken in payment. TO BOOK BUYERS. Just Published, JAMES CORNISH'S CATALOGUE of NEW an d SECOND-HAND BOOKS, at VERY REDUCED PRICES, may be had gratis and post-free, on application at the CHEAP BOOK ESTABLISHMENT, 37, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, where there is always on hand a large and valuable col lection of STANDARD WORKS, in all branches of Literature. The following are a few selected from the present Stock:— Baxter's Works, 23 vols. Byo., calf, very neat, £8; pub. £l2 12s. boards.-Goldsmith's Works, and Life by Prior, 6 vols. 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TN the matter of the Petition of EDWARD PIER -- I- POINT, at present and for three months past residiog at No. 37, Collingwood-street, and for three years pre viously residing at No. 43, Eaton-street, both in the pa rish of Liverpool. and county of Lancaster, and being a eartowner and dealer in manure and anilkhouse-keeper, formerly of Naylor-street, in the same parish, cartowner bai E rhuo ß e pnr tdcaeynr,dt LUDLOW, hee : ere and beerbouse-keeper, nal Notice it Hereby pw o will ll lDistrict ios i et c re e ie n cdt , that to ma Courtk E oe f a a E ß : Sergeant-at-Law, the Commissioner acting in the matter o of ,,, th a i t s the Petition, iver Li verpool, on the third day of May next, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, unless cause shown to the contrary. JOHN DAVIES, Solicitor, Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. T PARKER UNSWORTH, at p resen t an d f or ten months past residing at No. 17, Simpson-street, in the parish of Liverpool, and county of Lancaster, and being out of business, but occasionally .a journeyman butcher, and for upwards of twelve months previously residing at No. 42, Blundell-street, in the said parish of Liverpool, and there being a butcher, on xny awn account, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that I intend to pre sent .a Petition to the Commissioners of the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy, praying to be examined touching my debts, estate and effects; and to be protected from all process, upon making a full disclosure and sur render of such estate and effects, for payment of my just and lawful debts. And I HEREBY FURTHER GIVE NOTICE, that the time when the matter of the said Petition shall be heard is to be advertised in the London Gazette, and in the Standard, Liverpool newspaper, one month at the least after the date hereof. As witness my hand, this twenty-second day of April, in the year.of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, PARKER UNSWORTII. WHEREAS, a fiat in bankruptcy, dated the 11th day of April, 1844, directed to Her Majesty's District and issued ao-ainst WILLIAM LLOYD, of Liverpool, , .. business there as Court of Bankruptcy at Liverpool, hath been awarded in the county of Lancaster, cam ing on a wine and spirit merc h an t, an d a l so now or late carrying on business at Liverpool aforesaid in copartnership with James Alexander Forrest, as glass dealers, under the style a trader, indebted together -with one John Christoph erson, or firm of " F orres t an d Ll oy d," d ea l er and c b apman, as and he. havin g b een d ec l are d a b ankrupt, is hereby re quired to surrender himself to EBENEZER LUDLOW, Sergeant -at-Law, one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of the said Court, on the third and twenty-first days of May next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon on each day, at the District Court of Bankruptcy at Liverpool ; at each of said meetings the creditors may come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting the said bankrupt is required to submit himself to be examined touching his es t a te and effects, and the creditors may then and there vote in the choice of assignees; and at the second sitting the said bankrupt is required to make a full discovery and disclosure of all his estate and effects, and finish his exa rattahtee, mination. or that Lave any of his same but to Mr. Was. NOrICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons indebted to de h li is ve e BIRD, Liver-court, South Castle—street. Liverpool, id no b t a t n o kr p u a p y t or or Official Assignee, whom the Commissioner has appointed, and give notice to Mr. BookEn, Solicitor, N 0.46, Castle. Liverpool . or to Messrs. HOLME, LOFTUS, and street, 9 effects, the sa v Solicitors, No. 10, New Inn, London. ..OUNG, IMPORTANT TO FAMILIES. n HOTELS, AND BOARDING SCHOOLS. T .__ —„-- , where DRESSING Now FE L A A T N H D E : R I S 49 B a I ; nd if 1115N L D. DAL WILLSTREET, near Byrom-street, Liverpool, established lAM 1812. continues the good old process of Stoving F eathers for Forty-eight Hours, by which means the effluvia and animal oil, which causes them to smell, are effectual , destroyed ; they are then thrashed with flails, in canvas bags, till not a particle of dust remains, and lastly, f anned over large wire screens. SHOW ROOMS and FEATHER STORES large Stock of Feather Beds, Hair, Wool, Silk and C o t ton a Flock Mattresses, and Paillasses, and an elegant assort ment of Four-post, Camp, French Stump, and Nursery Bedsteads are constantly on Sale. Excellent Rabbit Down Beds. Large Flock Beds, is. 6d. A great assortment of ready-made Bed Ticks, th a t Parties may choose and see them filled. COALS. GEORGE LOXTON, COAL MERCHANT, having dis continued receiving orders in Dale-street, begs to inform his Friends that he has taken an OFFICE in DERBY-BUILDINGS, FENWICK-STREET, oppo site the North and South Wales Bank, where the Coal and Carrying Business will for the future be carried on. Best King Coals for House Use, and Rushy-park Coals, in the River, for Steam-boats and Shipping. DaIVER'S BONDED BOTTLING VAULTS, FOR WINES AND SPIRITS FOR EXPORTATION, Called "Jones's" 321, Rumford-place. THESE capacious and dry Vaults contain Stillage room for upwards of 150 Pipes, and every facility is given to parties Bottling for Ships' Stores and Exporta tion. The Proprietor has now on hand, for the Trade only, WINES of all description, Wishaw and Campbelton Malt WHISKEY, and Henessey's BRANDY, in Jars and Cases of all sizes.—For prices, &c. apply to JOHN DRIVER, 4, Exchange-alley North. JOHN DRIVER, Shipper of Portugal, Spanish, and Madeira Wines, and General Commission Agent, begs to inform Merchants and others that he leaves Liverpool about the Ist May next, on his sixth trip to the Wine Countries, and offers his services to those persons who may have business to transact at Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, Seville, Gibraltar, or Madeira. Liverpool, 16th April, 1844. (One concern.) HENRY ROSE AND CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND BRITISH WINES, ALE, PORTER, &c., 44, DALE-STREET, CORNER OF TEMPLE-STREET, IN commencing the above Establishment, the Proprie tors beg most respectfully to call the attention of their Friends and the Public to the annexed List of Prices, which, they feel assured, will bear comparison with any other house in the trade, and command a share of that support, which it will be no less their study to deserve than their desire to continue. TERMS,-CASH. WINES IN BOTTLE : Prime old crusted Port.... 425., 485., and 545. per dozen, Fine ditto Ditto .. 365., 425., and 48s. „ Draft Ports Prime old Sherries 365., 425., and 48s. „ Draft Sherries 30s. and 345. Rhenish and French Wines, Champagnes, Clarets, Moselle, Hock, &c. WINES IN WOOD, duly paid, and delivered free in Liverpool : PORTS, of the choicest vintages; SHERRIES, of the choicest marks ; CANARY, Bronte (Florio), in Pipes, Hhds., or Quarter Casks, direct from Bond. PORTER AND ALES, in Bottle, per Dozen: QUARTS. PIN TS . Dublin Porter Scotch Ale Gs. Od. 3s. Od. Burton Ale 6s. Od. 3s. Od. East India Ale Whitbread and Co.'s London Double Stout BRITISH WINES, of every variety: Ginger, Grape, Raspberry, Raisin, Cow•? all at lls. per slip, Elder, &c British Champagne .. 28s. per dozen. CIDER, in Wood and Bottle. All Orders executed in Town or Country, with the ut. most despatch, Free of Charge. Agents for London PICKLING VINEGARS and pure ACETIC ACID. (One concern.) ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, No. 34, BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON: ESTAI3LISFIED 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV. Chairman—The Right Hon. Taos. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Deputy-Chairman—HENßY FRED. STEPENSON, Esq. THE following are among the advantages offered by this Society: LOWER RATES of Premium than those of any other Office, which entitle the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower than th ose o f an y o th er Mutual Assurance Society. THE WHOLE OF THE PROFITS divided among the assured. Three Bonuses have already been declared out of three-fourths of the Profits. The first, in 1834, averaged £l6 per cent. on the Premiums paid. The second, 1839, averaged £3l per cent, since the Ist The third, 1844, averaged £36 per cent. since the 2d division. In addition to which, all Policies entitled to the absolute bonus, will receive a contingent prospective bonus of £1 per cent. per annum, on becoming claims before 1849. Assurances effected on lb.? equal scale of Premiums in the year 1844, will be entitled to participate in the bonus to be declared in 1849. Agent for LIVERPOOL T. 0. COOPER, „ Manchester 'William Johnson, jun. „ Chester Edwards and Roberts. tf Blackburn. T. B. Chadwick. „ Bolton Henry Glover. MISCELLANEOUS. The excise authorities have issued a detailed notice capon the subject of the adulteration of tea, tobacco, and other leading articles of consumption, which it is hoped will secure the public to a greater extent than at present from the shameful practices of a few unscrupulous dealers. DREADFUL ACGrDENT rx SCOTLAND.--On Saturday week, as a number of labourers were engaged in the for mation of a new road from Alyth to Glenshee, in For farshire, a high bank under which they were working gave way, and buried most of the party alive. Five of them were extricated totally lifeless. whilst a sixth was so -shockingly bruised, that but slight hopes are entertained of his recovery. Two of those killed were contractors, and two were Irish labourers from Dundee, where they have left destitute widows and families. At the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday Mary Furtley, a married woman, aged 36 was committed for the wilful murder of George Furley, her infant son, and sentenced to death, by Mr. Justice Manic, without hope of mercy. The unhappy mother being in a state of desti tution, after working at shirt-making at lid. per shirt, threw herself into the canal on the 20th of March, along with her child. She was taken out and with much diffi culty recovered, but the child, which was observed to slip from her grasp was quite dead. They will hardly hang the wretched mother under such circumstances as these. TME GALVANIC TELEGRAPH.—The first intelligence of the arrival of his Royal Highness Prince Albert in England from Germany, on Thursday week, was com municated to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, by means of the galvanic telegraph on the line of the Great Western Railway. Within one minute of the arrival of his royal highness at the Paddington terminus, the information had reached Slough, at which station a special messenger was stationed by command of the Queen, and who proceeded with the intelligence to the Castle, where he arrived in eight minutes and a half from the time of his leaving Slough. LORD FRANKFORT AGAIN !—A suit, in the nature of an appeal from the Consistory Court of London, has just been decided, in which this notorious personage and Lady Frankfort were the appellants and respondents. The former objected to the decision of the court below. which, on the ground of adultery committed by him, had allotted £550 as alimony pending suit, and £BOO pe: annum as permanent alimony; and the latter objected also to these sums as being too small, considering that she had to sup port and educate their two children, one of them heir to the title. It was proved that his lordship's income of £15,000 a year only yielded him £2,500 to £3,000 a year; and the Arches' Court de c id e d, un d er t h e c i rcumsta n ces, that the alimony of £550 pendeute tile should have been £550 per annum, and not for the four months only during which the suit heated ; and the permanent alimony was correctly fixed at £BOO per annum. MURDEROUS ATTACK AND EXTRAORDINARY DE FENeE.—In the township of Dilworth, some eight or ten miles from Preston, there is a house known by the name of Cuckoo-hall, which is occupied by two brothers, Rich ard and Edward Hubbersty, the only other inmate being a housekeeper. On Tuesday night last, at twelve o'clock, Richard Hobbersty was woke from sleep by the barking of the dog. The watchfulness of the animal had been ex cited by the sudden bursting open of the door, and the entrance of three strange men. Richard Hubbersty went down stairs, and was instantly set upon by the three ruffi • ans. Being a powerful man, though fifty-six years old, he returned with interest the blows dealt to him by the assailants, calling to his brother for assistance. The brother, who is sixty-two years old, went dewu, and a fierce battle ensued, the assassailants dealing heavy blows with heavy instruments which they carried, cutting and bruising the heads and arms of the brothers severely, and occasionally igniting Lucifer matches to direct their at tacks. At lenth Richard Hubbersty obtained possession of a crow-bar from one of the villains, and they were with difficulty expelled, and the door forcibly closed upon them, But the men returned to renew the attack, and complete their intended work of plunder or murder, or both, or perish in the attempt ; and they again forced the door and gained admission into the house, and commenc ed, and continued till the worn-out strength of the Hub. berstys compelled them to express their readiness to give up all the money they possessed or any other property i that might be demanded. The money n the house amounted to £5, with which the robbers, sorely against their will were obliged to rest satisfied. From the quan tity of blood, and the marks about the door, terrible blows must have been dealt on both sides, and the ruffians must have suffered severely. The heads of the two bro thers are dreadfully cut, and they are bruised over their entire bodies. Cuckoo-hall, the scene o f thi s san guinary outrage, is situate about three miles from Longridge, and belongs to the brothers Hubbertsty, who, being men of supposed rather penurious habits, were, no doubt, expected to be in possession of a much l arger stock of ready money than was met with. FIRST LIGHTING OF LHNDON.—Anno 1416 Sir Henry Barton, being mayor, ordained lautho rns an d l i ghts to be hung out on the winter evenings, betwixt Allh a ll owt id e and Candlemas.—Howel's Londmo,tolie. CORRESPONDENCE. WILLIAM RATHBONE'S MOB-ORATORY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR.,—One of the most pitiful illustrations of the viper gnawing the file, it has ever been my lot to witness, took place in this town last week. Here it is in the Chroni cles report of Mr. William Rathbone's speech at the Free Trade Banuuet on Friday evening : " The young men of Liverpool have, however, done their duty ; but I must say, so far as we are all concerned, that the town has not done its duty to itself. (Hear, hear.) It has been wrapped up in monopoly, and under the influence of those who would monopolise even heaven itself. (Cheers.) Gentlemen have told us to-night of the ignorance of other places, but I can tell them we have ignorance in Liverpool. ay, and in the pulpit, too, even though it be occupied by M'Neile. (Oh, oh.) We have had quoted in the pulpit Russell's history, and been gravely told that it was Lord John Russell's history. (Hear, and oh! oh!)" Liverpool has not done its duty to itself! In other words, it has become Conservative. Hine lachrymde. But who is to blame for this ? M'Neile, of course. And accordingly the galled jade, unable to conceal the sore, proceeds with an essay at detraction. The charge is igno rance, and the instance a notable one. Mr. M'Neile, it seems, could not read the author's name on the title-page of a book he quoted from, but ascribed it to a different author! This is beyond doubt a degree of ignorance in the reverend divine which the Liverpool public were not prepared for. It would seem from the notices of the re porter that even Mr. It athbone's free trade audience could not swallow this, but instead of cheering as before, groaned " Oh, oh," at the orator. It would seem fur ther that Mr. Rathbone himself did not believe it ; for then, instead of saying, there is ignorance in the pulpit, " even though" it beoccupied by NI 'Neile, he would have said because it is occupied by M'Neile. It has been well said, concerning envy, that like the scorpion, it turns from a brilliant fire, and if closely sur rounded by such a fire, it turns in upon itself and stings itself. An image of Rathbone ! He cannot bear M'Neile's brilliancy : he turns away from it : he meets it again on evtry side : he is surrounded by it to distrac tion: in the madness of mortification be stings himself. Alas, poor scorpion! Alas, pale envy ! Alas, poor Will Rathbone. I am, of you, Mr. Editor, and others, on both sides, AN OBSERVER. LOCAL NEWS. PUBLICANS FINED.—On Friday, publicans and retailers of beer to the number of seven in all, were fined at the police court in sums ranging from 40s to 808 and costs for various infractions of the local Improvement Act. ANOTHER CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.--A child, three years old, who lived with her parents, poor people, named Hayward, in Cooper-street, was burnt so dreadfully by her pinafore accidentally catching fire, that she died soon after, in great agony, on Thursday last. KING'S ARMS HOTEL, EGREMONT.—We call the at tention of our readers to the advertisement of Mr. W. Redhead, in to-day's paper. The bowling-green is in excellent order, and will, we doubt not, give the greatest satisfaction to the admirers of that popular amusement. The fine steamer Hibernia, Captain Judkins, sailed on Friday morning for Halifax and Boston, with a full complement of passengers. Amongst them is our towns man, Mr. Edward Wilmer, of the firm of Messrs. Wil mer and Smith, who visits the United States and Canada on business. EMIGRANTS.—The Davenport and Argyleshire sailed from the Prince's Dock on Friday, and the Atlantic on Saturday, all bound for New York, having on board about 300 emigrants each. Emigration promises to be very extensive this season, and we are glad to see that the vessels are of the very first class. CAUTION TO PARENTS.—A little girl three and a half years old, the daughter of George Hayward, who lives in Co Ter-street, Toxteth-Park was so severely burned on Saturday morning week, during the temporary absence of her mother, that she expired on Thursday last. An inquest was held upon the body on Friday. Verdiet, accidental death. THEFT IN A SHOP.—At the Police-court, on Friday, a woman named Mary M'Corrnock, was charged with having stolen 49 yards of calico from the shop of Margret Row son, Draper, in Scotland-road. It appeared that the pri soner went into the shop and bought half a yard of calico, for which she paid and soon after she departed a roll of calico was missed, when she was followed and appre hended. The case was fully proved, and she was com mitted for trial at the sessions. FIRES,—On Wednesday night, the policeman on duty discovered a fire in the stable of Mr, Shepherd, Shepherd street. A horse was nearly burnt; but water being pro cured in buckets, the fire was speedily extinguished.— On the same night a fire was discovered in Mr. Sharpe's stables, Low-hill, which was also quickly put out. Both fires were caused by the carelessness of the stable people. On Friday abcut midnight a fire broke out in a pawnbro ker's shop, Stanhope-street. It was speedily extinguish ed. THE HEAD CONSTABLE.—Mr. Miller, the new Head Constable was, on the afternoon of Monday, introduced to the whole of the police force in Seel-street station, by Mr. Whitty, that gentleman accompanying the introduc tion with some pertinent remarks on the private worth and public experience of the new functionary. Mr. Whitty having also tendered some excellent advice to the men on taking leave of them, the whole force marched past Mr. Miller in single file. Mr. Whitty retired from his situation on Saturday. THEFT FROM A SHOP.-Yesterday, a female named Mary M'Cormiek, with a child in her arms, was brought before Mr. Rusht,m, on a charge of having stolen 49 yards of calico from the shop of the Misses Rowson, No. 105, Scotland-road. About six o'clock the night before, the prisoner called and asked for half a yard of calico, with which she was supplied, and went away. A fter she was gone, a piece. 49 yards in length, was missed; and, upon coming up with her, she dropped it on the footway and swore lustily that she had never either seen or handled it. She was committed for trial. EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. —Emigration to the United States and Canada is now at its zenith. Every vessel which leaves this port carries out shoals of the poorer classes of agriculturists and mechan ics, who are bent upon seeking their fortunes on the west ern continent. From the beginning of March to the present time, several thousands have left Liverpool for this purpose. At least a dozen first-class ships will leave here before the end of the present month, and every ship will carry out as many as can be accomodated. the great bulk of the emigrants are Irish peasantry. The emigrant brokers are reaping a golden harvest. CARELESSNESS OF OMNIBUS DRIVERS.—On Satur day last, as the " Criterion," Wavertree omnibus, was proceeding down Lord-street, it came in contact with two carts, the one going up and the other down the street. Instead of the driver drawing up, as he ought to have done, for a moment or two, although he slackened his speed, he still went on, and the consequence was, that the heavy omnibus caught the back part of one of the carts— a small country covered one—and completely capsized it and the pony. No accident occurred, but it is only one instance out of many of the reckless manner in which om nibuses are driven through the streets. CUSTOMS ORDERS.-By a Board's minute, dated the Bth instant, the order of the 17th • February last, masters of vessels who have adopted temperance princi ples are allowed, upon waiving all right to any allowance of spirits for stores, to ship brandy for medicinal pur poses from the warehouse, duty free, in the proportion of one-tenth of the total aggregate quantity of brandy and other spirits to which they would be entitled for stores, according to the complement of the crew and the duration of the voyage, and also to ship brandy in stone jars, pro vided the whole quantity required be contained in one package ; the like indulgence to be extended to the port of London and the several outports in the united kingdom. RAPID PROGRESS OF THELIVERPOOLGRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.—At a meeting of the Royal Britannia Lodge, of the Caledonia District of the above order, on Tuesday evening last, a splendid and substan tial token of respect, was presented by the officers and members of the above-named lodge, to brother John Joseph. P.N.G. of the Royal Wellington Lodge, as a grateful acknowledgment of the high and valuable services he has conferred upon them as a body of working men, and of his indefatigable exertions in the advance ment, welfare, and prosperity of the Liverpool Grand United Order. SWEARING IN:rTIIE NEW HEAD CONSTABLE.--Sa turday last having been appointed for Mr. Michael James Whitty to retire from the head constableship of the bo rough, and for Mr. Henry Miller to succeed him in the duties of that office, both these gentlemen entered the Poliee-court, shortly after one o'clock, for the purpose of going through the necessary formalities. They were ac companied by several members of the Watch Committee, among whom were Mr. Alderman Houghton, Mr. Aspi nail, Mr. Thornhill, Mr. Preston, M r . Parker, Mr. Plumpton, Mr. Harbord, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Glaze brook, and Mr. Trotman, who took their seats on the right and left of the bench. FATAL AOCIDENr IN PEMBROKE-PLACE.—On Thurs day afternoon, as a girl named Margret M`Grey was pas sing through Pembroke-place, she passed between the Walton omnibus and a brewer's dray going in the same direction, when she was knocked down by the wheel of the latter which went over her neck and head. She was immediately taken up to be conveyed to the infirmary, b u t she died before arriving there. She was eight years of age and the daughter of a porter, residing at No. 13, Rus sell-place, Warren-street. No blame attached to the dri ver of the dray, as be had bold of the chain horse at the time, and was proceeding very slow. At an inquest on the body, which was held on Friday, a verdict of accidental death was returned. ACCIDENT AT BIRKENTIEAD .—FOR TUNATE ES CAPE . —For-some time previous to MednesdaY, w or k men were employed in digging the foundation of a house, belonging to Mr. Thomas Hilton, Hamilton-squ are , corner of Chapel -street east, n ext to the house occ up i ed by Mr. John Danson. About six o'clock on the morning before mentioned, Mr. Denson went out as usual ; but some thing providentially calling him back again, he perceived that, the gable-end of bis hous e was giving way and crack ing in all directions. He immediately raised his family, consisting of two boys, his wife, two babies, ten weeks old, and a young female ; and they h a d scarcely time to escape into the yard at the back before the wall of the house fell taking with it the beds in which the inmates were only a few moments before lying, an d most of the other furniture in the rooms. Surely there must have been great neglect on the part of the persons taking out the foundation. i COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—Professor Rymor Jones commenced his lectures on Tuesday, on the deveiopement and metamorphoses of plants and animals. By some neglect on the part of railway companies, the lecturer's diagrams did not arrive in time for exhibition, so that a portion of the interest of the lecture was unavoidably lost. Notwithstanding this drawback, the able manner in which the lecturer treated his subject was felt by all and elicited the marked approval of his audience. He speaks extemporaneously, and employs the most choice language to clothe his ideas, sparkling with exquisite and refined imagery, and his words flow without the slightest embarrassment or interruption. Add to this, he never fails to employ the many opportunities which his subject affords him, by the introduction of a lofty- strain of piety, to lift the views of the spectator from nature up to nature's God. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Present : Messrs. Molyneux, (chairman) Smith, Trotman, Middleton, Holmes, Holt, Bulley, Bold, Molyneux, Chilton, Royden, Aikin, and Sandbach. The Marine Surveyor's report contained the result of a survey on the 4th and sth of the present month, with a tide of 20 feet 11 on each of those days. It was as follows :—Victoria Bar 10 feet 9 inches ; Hilbre Swash, 7 feet ; Half Tide Swash Way, 4 feet, showing no alteration in depth at those places dur ing the winter. It was also recommended that the Black Buoy, VI, should be removed north west about 30 or 40 fathoms, towards the edge of the bar; and that a new life-boat house s h ou ld b e erected at the Point of Ayr.— The Warehouse Management Committee have suggested the appointment of an assistant at the Transit Sheds, the matter was referred back, with power to select a suitable person for the of ce.—A letter from Mr. J. F. Ford, of Seacombe, complaining of incivility of one of the officers at the George's Dock gates, was referred to the Harbour Master's Committee. —Mr. Sandbach inquired whether any information had been received respecting a meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce, at which they had decided to withdraw their opposition to the new Dock Bill. The chairman said, he was not aware of any com munication having been made on the subject. —The com mittee then proceerLd to the consideration of financial matters and soon after adjourned. APPEARANCE IN LIVERPOOL OF THE CELEBRATED VIOLINIST, HERR H. W. ERNST.—This splendid master of the violin, whose performances at the recent festival in Manchester were received by such enthusiastic admira tion, is to be introduced to a Liverpool audience, at the concert advertised by Miss E. Hamilton, to be given at the Amphitheatre on the Bth proximo. The lovers of music are under obligations to this young lady for such munifi cent catering for their gratification, as is evidenced by the engagement by her of, we are assured by those who have heard him, the first violinist of the day. We give, for the information of our readers, the following description of Ernst's playing from a Manchester paper :—" Previous to the third part, or miscellaneous portion of the enter tainment, Herr H. W. Ernst, the celebrated German vi olinist, made his first bow to a Manchester audience. He is a tall semi figure, wearing moustachios, and altogether he presented that spirituel, eccentric appearance which, for some reason or other, it is the pleasure of the musical lions of the continent to assume. His reception was most flattering ; and after the applause had subsided, he pro ceeded to play a concerto from Spohr. his porformance was indeed wonderful; the command he has over his in strument strongly reminded us of Paganini, for like him he extracted the most p l a i ntive notes from the violin, which almost seemed to be narrating its sorrow to its master. In the delica c y o f hi s p l aying, in the tenderness and feeling which he throws into the andante movements there is consummate skill, a skill which he also imparted tc his livelier movements. He is decidedly superior as a musician to Camillo Sivori, not resorting to the quaint devices of the latter, but rather trusting to his knowledge of the violin and to its own resources, for bringing out those strains which promise to establish his unquestion able superiority as a violinist. Loud and long continued applause followed his performance." DEATH FROM A DISLOCATED ANCLE.—An inquest was held on Saturday, and, by adjournment, yesterday, before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Thomas M'Ewen, a man aged about GO. It appeared that, on. Saturday night week, deceased, who was much intoxi cated, was found by police-officer John Wilson leaning up against a wall, and asked where he lived, but he spoke so indistinctly, being very drunk, that witness could not understand him. Witness took hold of him but deceased, being a heavy man, fell down in the street. A young man assisted witness in picking him up, and, having ascertained where he lived, took him to his lodgings in Thomas-street. He was there placed on the floor with a pillow under his head, and it being found soon after that his leg was app rently broken, and the bone protruding, the officer was called back, and deceased was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where everything was done for him. His right allele had a compound dislocation, and mortification ensuing he died oa Friday. n ben taken home, on the night in question, be was (said the woman of the house) unable to walk, and was laid in the lobby, but afterwards before the fire. Atithe adjourned inquest a witness, named Connolly, said he was at the house when deceased was brought home—much in drink. He was unable to stand or walk. A woman, who saw the de ceased on the night in question, stated, that at first deceased was standi ng near a ce ll ar, supporting himself with one of his arms, when the police-officer stopped and said to deceased, " You drunken old beast, what are you doing out at this hour of the night ?" and then went be hind the deceased and took hold of his left arm, and gave him a punch with his stick, either on his back or his legs, she could not say which, but that the legs cf deceased went from under him. and lie fell down the steps of the cellar, and then backwards on the p e-apet. Deceased was able to walk before the fall, but not after it. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased came to his death by cause of the injury to his leg, but how that injury was received there was no evidence to show. GRAND HISTORICAL PICTURE OF THE QUEEN PRE SIDING AT THE COUNCIL ON HER ACCESSION TO THE THRONE.—This admirable production of art, painted by Sir D. Wilkie, by request of her Majesty, and of which the subject is truly national, while the whole execution evinces he skill of a genuine master, is yet on view at Mr. Grundy'. eppository of the fine arts, Ch urc h- s t ree t, corner of the old Post• °me. ,eace. There are no fewer than thirty-three portraits, forming t e o croup seated at, or round the t a bl e , o f th e mos t distinguisuea eersonages that at the time, June 1837, graced the court of our au e e...,. sovereign, —including the names of Wellesley, Howard, Campbell, Grey, Paget, Fox, Lamb, Gordon, Russell, Cecil, Temple, Erskine, Abercromb'e, Peel, Keppel, Burghersh, and rousing pleasing reminis cences of historical events, ancient and modern, while Howley, Copley, Denman, and Pepys connect the occa sion with both the law and the gospel, and Bing, Greville, Croker, and others give it connection with the House of . Commons. The likenesses are all admitted to be good; and those of her Majesty, of the Duke of Wellington, and his late Royal Highneis the Duke of Sussex, (who ever entertained a parental fondness of her Majesty, and was ever welcome in her sight,) are painted to the life. The artist who thus happily represents the first great act of the reign of Queen Victoria, employs no meretricious or naments in costume or architecture ; no glittering jewels, or sparkling emblems of authority. He has caught up the simple and chaste, we may almost say sublime taste of the p r i nc ip a l p ersonage , w h o i m p re s se d, i n h er sin cerity of heart, with the solemnity of the occasion, herself appears in plain but becoming attire, while those around her, appreciating her firm but modest and retiring feelings, in this as in other respects, are also in simple modern garb. 1t is well said in a brief description of this painting that " it is a picture of mind as well as of action ; and doubly remarkable from faithfully representing the first act of Queen Victoria's reign, and for being the first great work of art which her name has called into exist ence." We confidently recommend an inspection of the work to all lovers of the fine arts ; and may add that beautiful engravings (proofs and prints) are to be taken from it, for which orders are now being received. THE LATE FIRE IN OIL-STREET.—On Saturday after noon last, a young man, named Robert Raleigh, was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, he having been apprehended on suspicion of having wilfully set fire to the cotton, shed of Messrs. Howard, Horsley, and Co., in Oil-street, on the 16th ultimo, in which he acted as warehouseman. The circumstances had been privately inquired into before the Magistrates, on Friday ; and the prisoner who was on the eve of departing for Bombay, was arrested on Saturday morning. The evi dence adduced, however, was of a vague and unsatisfactory nature. Some bales of cotton had it appeared been mis sed from the shed, and the prisoner had received notice to leave the employ—the notice expiring on the very evening the premises and their contents were burned. It was ad mitted that when the cotton was missed the prisoner re- - quested that the bales should be counted by another per son, and not by himself. The prisoner had been seen locking the door of the shed very shortly before the fire and no matches were left in the place. It will be remem bered that there was a quantity of brimstone in the shed, (part of which had just been sent away in a cart,) as well as a large quantity of cotton. The Prisoner returned in about a quarter of an hour after the alarm of fire was given and appeared much surprised at what had taken place. The prisoner in a conversation with Mr. Dowling police' commissioner had said that he supposed the fire had ori ginated through the pressure of the iron break of the lorry (or cart) in which the b r i ms t one was taken away, and which had he said pressed upon the brimstone in the shed, into which the lorry had been backed. Two witnesses stated to the contrary that the back of the lorry could not touch the floor. The prisoner was remanded until yester day.—On his being brought up Mr. Rushton said that he had thought it his duty to detain him till then, as a strict enquiry ought to be made, as the warehouses were under his, (the prisoner's care, and the fire had taken place un der circumstances of suspicion, He regretted, however, to say, that the whole affair was involved in such doubt and confusion, that all that could be really known was that the premises had been destroyed. He was, he added, bound to say that there was nothing before him to justify him in further detaining the prisoner in custody, and he was therefore discharged. WRECK OF THE BRIG FRANCIS : CONFLICT BETWEEN THE COAST-GUARD AND WRECKERS.—We have received letters from Ilfracombe, announcing the loss of the brig Francis, of Whitehaven, from Belize, in the Bay of Honduras, last from the Cove of Cork, and bound for London, which took place on the night of Tuesday last, by tbe vessel running ashore at Milho e B a y, s i tuated about six miles to the westward of the coast-guard sta tion, at Ilfracombe. The brig is laden with a cargo of mahogany and dye-wood, and is so much imbedded among the rocks, that in all probability, ere long, she will go to pieces. About midnight, on Wednesday, at least two hundred wreckers, of a most desperate character, made their appearance on the beach, to plunder the wreck however, their motives being communicated to Lieut. John Coleman, the chief officer at the Ilfracombe Coast guard station, he met them with his small party of men, and drove them back, but not before they bad a severe conflict, in which th e wrec k ers got t h e worst o f it. All he hands were saved.