The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-19 00:00:00

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GLNFR ~LL3NY kle to f rom one place to another is legally r.;haonal postage for the further service. deputy coroner of that county. tiltsiLt :Mount of income-tax rec.., , up to the 26th ult., was £4,864,518. es teris i l . _ that the Earl of Derby is about to dispose of lve es tates in Flititshire a n d D en bi g h s hi re. vaits,„l B 2 l, l that t here are at present upward ,ungregacedat n arrogate. irllDLlt.raordinary number of 4,110 c,._ 2,641ut0 Hull during the past week. ling post denounces the laboured defence of A telf2 l nistrY in the Quarterly, as " silly, shallow' ..tonatory trash." loldierseas are liable to a penalt for giving money to tlaesherueilleted upon them, in order to get accommodated t reat 2,lthese nuertaking, to reclaim 100,000 acres of land retie, .(r),tl " the Norf o lk and Lincolnshire coast, is in Th e cart iL Is to be called "Victoria" county. 5 5 : (4 , St. George after the Death of the Dra ed, who .rom the pencil of the unfortunate Mr. R. w es, is , su pposed to have murdered his father. sj,eighbowthch were sold at 61 or 8 , 1. per " score," . in ih. r i l ?,..°Nl of Kendal, last year, are now selling 'he A ' I " quantity. •ep e 6,011 th e In, the thirteenth year of his pontificate, s nia Year thhi Stangseta. nt will have reached the — Almanack of the Holy See kCha r i! 4 ,'S a sexwill appear from thr oe ' noron F.T C.D, on Puseyiscn. l• )14 h 1311(1 , , a, ' a deputation waited on the Mayor of Riira 4tn' itl it st efte tt " a requisition requesting him to cal ' l g to petition the Queen to dismiss her pre tlknob i er s• The mayor declined calling the meeting. tepttlitst:tiete act, which enacts that all who neglect to t ektii e s for the relief of making oor are not entitled . to ' , et at Vestries held for such rates, is be•ng iiii.. l) ort i s ti 4 "i cUrrent in our iron market, that an enter _ tt eat," of paramount influence in the iron trade, 9 11 1 r °r, and likely to be the purchaser of, the Gen "Vork s NI D. .—Monmouth Merlin. 110;26tiZi.,..P!r_tero has accepted the invitatior_i_to nse in n e `il l i i' i ther e ".. s la s Y9r on the 26th instant i a e t e t t h i e li . m M includ. siit , a a i l to t e l rnsgtueir: h an d_ p a h r e t y d t Ea w r ' l ofmClarendon. , is appointed educting eses have been seventy- e pen of the —Lime THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Loss OF AN INDIAMAN.— The Queen Victoria, an Indiatnan, left Bombay for Liverpool, on the 11th March last, with a very valuable cargo of India produce ; and, on the 7th April, during a sharp gale, it struck on the south west reef of rocks off Rodrigues, and soon became a total wreck. The captain and some of the erew were saved; but Mr. James Serle, the first officer, Mr. Robert Plun kett, a passenger and nine seamen were drowned. It is stated that amongst the losses sustained by the sinking of the steamer Queen on her passage from Bristol to Ireland, was one of £2OOO in sovereigns, the entire savings of twenty years, by one of the passengers, who with his wife and three children were going over to Ire land to settle upon a far n which he had requested his father to buy for him. By carrying his sovereigns with him, this man saved sixpence, the cost of an order upon the Bank of Ireland. ALARMING FIRE AT HALlFAX. — Between twelve and one o'clock on Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the warehouse of Messrs. James Akroyd and Son, of Bowling Dyke, Halifax. The fire-engines were speedily on the spot to stay the progress of the devouring element, but, unhappily, without any success, as the roof of the build ing fell in, with a tremendous and awful crash, in about an hour after the discovery of the fire. The warehouse contained an immense stock of grey goods, and a large quantity had been taken in the previous day. The loss of property is estimated at £lO,OOO or £12,000 ; but the insurance thereon amounts to £6,500. IMPROVEMENT IN THE CULTIVATION OF HOPS.—To the list of the various purposes for which iron is em ployed will probably soon be added the cultivation of hops. The Rev. Mr. Formby, vicar of Frinsbury, has the credit of suggesting the improvement, which consists qt tc! in stre —ling a stout wire along each alley, to which wire the poles are fastened. The advantages of this plan are, that poles of much less value than those usually employed may be used ; that the injury from gales of wind is avoided ; and that the alleys, being open to the influence of the sun and air, the mould, the fatal disease of the hop, is thus prevented. At Halting, near Rochester, a garden of nine acres thus cultivated affords a most pleasant sight.—Maidstone Journal. GREENWICH HOSPITAL.—At a recent dinner of the Plymouth Royal Naval Club Sir R. Dobson gave the fol lowing statistics of this noble asylum :—Now in Green wich Hospital, 2700 pensioners; of whom their are—loss of right arms, 14 ; left ditto, 9 ; total 23. Loss of both legs, 3 ; right ditto, 35 ; left ditto, 33 ; total 71. Loss of both eyes, 52 ; right ditto, 46; left ditto, 50; total 148. Ruptured both sides, 177; ditto, right side, 194 ; ditto, left side, 147 ; umbilical, 7 ; total 525. Total maimed and ruptured, 767. The above does not include any of those suffering from distortions, contractions, fractures, disloca tions, or old wounds not having required amputation. tt 4 '4? 4 ' 4l )• t!itiittiSs,',Liknotlier shoal of whales has been cap lok oartiifeek, n umbering nearly 450, and producing Jour it 0 Grocli, oncerned between £1,400 and £1,500.- 1474:idtitlttlattear,48::" la 'kr Y " POr • . Wheat advanced on Thursday in i s ?,s o 0 30 „nd duty was paid on the previous day 1, vend t„.‘,,,000 quarters at 14s. per quarter, the LI th e v i ng at that time 340,000 quarters. Vi wr alet eas e of c ek ais s aY, 0 , „-'andell and Higgs, in the Court of c,. l li ttli gt for at e.,, , i da'nedderlielay, .Mr. Ca missioner Fon ruts, Big mo _ . , 1 , 1 s certificate, and suspended that t itrk a;: 4G "t" ' . L it ki. y is en ,. Oiler Tom Maguire's celebrated b. Lady ' 4 444 rox 7red t run early next month in Scotland, 1 1 1 4 . °'-( ek e ch of £lOO with a celebrated dog from „Taro,' ar e ; Freeman's Journal. 1 41 ,41 1. 11 0 l . 1 °4 41 a r the Yoman Catholic Church eight pa- M7a ts 7e ep4,,_ chbishops, and 490 bishops, besides eie r ,.Th e ' s u e lml sees, now vacant or filled by bishops I tt litt t t t atio n innumerous vacancies are owing to the 4, l ,l 4 otOtit er S Pain, Portugal, Russia, and Ireland. 440t4' 4 10 . pai r the late Daniel Jones, Esq., of 4:8g44 . 9 JO, to the the Cardiff Infirmary the farther 00. 'Nee ted 'ung, with previous payments by him r. h testator, the munificent donation of hi e 4 •41 Ni to t •NI o nt 41 4 14, 111 .44 Dape 2, the Member for Birmingham, has fitted .s ti i o r ,_",t? say that it is not true that he has irise,rssit7iiassion.as a Magistrate, in consequence 11, 4 lth e vt r atal N e g with the Home Secretary, as was ler Viddl e , w sPaPers last /e t ::,Bt , s e s iv s ;" Sessions on Tuesday, a man named STRANGE AND MELANCHOLY EVENT.—About seven Il e had i l l' the ~,,e °n victed Of a riot and assault on the o'clock yesterday morning, the bodies of two women were kite, la far "` ca sion when the Rev. Theo Mathew discovered lying near to each other at the outside of the 0 1, 0 —e reiai ,well sermon in a ceinetry ground near east protection wall. On being conveyed to the dead ltort:altrept'.,,natl, London. house, it was ascertained that they were the corpses of Oh e b u irect 'two sisters, named Essex and Mary M'lntyre, daughters oe s a s r e , a °kre pt , from , ' containing an alphabetical of Mr. Peter M'lntyre, late of the Excise, and residing he s are 044 b.. . .December, 182 . 0, .to April, on the Perth-road. When found, the features of both 1 the p "ow e d ran published by Mr. Elwick. The were a good deal disfigured, which led to the supposition Cie, alli es °Y the residences, trades, and dates, 14tst ap pe . - that they had been a long time in the water • but this is t t ared in the Gazette. ii L 2 w ho te t vr i. , . . . not the case, as they , were both seen on Monday ' last late mt k i - u•s s so coil BRISTOL.—The little girl, Lydia in the afternoon. I cause of this lamentable event is (Vo t r . tei tis rag eon , iy endeavoured to extinguish not absolutely certain; but the probability is that both I,,.tkley)atpae the n e t hic . fata• 1 fire, has since sunk under committed self-destruction while in a state of temporary It ir ga L telt, I Perienced. She expired yesterday insanity.—Dundee Herald. t tll (1 0 t l4 4i THR GADDESBY MURDER.—Messenger was brought u. l ll °lll TtlAn rii, 1 4, e sth n „E•—The entire import of flax this up for re-examination on Wednesday, the 13th instant, i ll ai sN atl ine , n f or th •-• es lx . ugust has been 774,650 cwt. against hut, as the investigation was strictly private, we can only Ipfi l , rn a , rime period of last year. The ex- say that he was fully committed to take his trial at the 1,,C "a ir le ,,lllactures for the first seven months of next assizes for the wilful murder ofJames Garner. Great eti t ' t li kti. . le ased to £1`645,970 against £1,463,484 numbers were standing round the county office the whole t i t h , e t ti e , te irYin g to be time of tie examination (which lasted eight hours), and , t oj t ,. Po e , able to state, that the men employ- much anxiety was manifested to catch a sight of the man 'e,th ei tt e ; ar s w w °rks of Messrs. Vivian, and others in when it was concluded. The Welford road was complete ‘ta I N: 4 . Ve, l .eaa, with the addition of those belong- ly thronged with people, and the gaol doors were crowded. • I , till Olt Ai'llarns, Foster, and Co., have returned The excitement was intense ; and the execrations of the 0, 4 %Id :c hat, the Cwm , ...elyn Works, however the people were louder than ever. We have heard many ru seY °tW ith NI L ' mours as to additional evidence and as to the nature of 4,lo e t e4ty —er the defence, but deem it unfair to publish anything L s i. . ady er , sexy of last Saturday contains no less grounded upon report alone.—Nottinghana Journal. thing a _ "ments, relating to the sale of farm- VO L Iss uee son 'usjority of these are cases in which the THE "NEW YORK HERALD."—Mr. J. S. Bucking- I` Nip 4 " 0 . 11 which a sale is announced is de- I ham has written a letter to the Times, re-asserting that livtik ~ 4 8 ,1, glinting the occupation," or " retiring 1 the statements in his book respecting Mr. James Gordon at . ‘l4't k , T Bennett's paper, the New York Herald, are true; and L l l ii,t„tbe over]Erie Sept.e., ge , Q 11.—Owing to the non- that the journal "surpasses the worst newspaper ever il lili 46 - 0 w t etl a s and mail, the business in tea last week published in England : I may refer to Captain Marryat's "ILltiii !re to egards the wholesale market , but the accounts of the newspaper press of America, in the second ,It:' 4 . due, a a.fair extent, viz., 460,2331 b. The chapter of the second series of his Diary, in which Mr. 11 0 ~. 114 It is supposed the steamer must have Bennett's paper is there described as the worst of all the !1141 7,:t 1 th at t , disreputable papers in the United States, and, as Mr. Dickens _truly says in . his Notes, `their name is Legion.' N o ti tsp ligr egat here are at present upwards of 2,000 Captain Marrt etions also the fact, that before he V eeees i h ed at Harro ate • and all the other hiNii t :, - tew --,-, the north o g f En ' gland, Scarboroueh had been in America n six weeks he was attacked by Mr. k t, tt bi n well as dear, Tynemouth, Shotley-bridge, Bennett, and a copy of the . paper . was sent to Captain Marryat, with these . words written in the margin, ' Send 05 ,., 'a Lakes, are teeming with gay and 44 , 04:qt i t t % -"Y Newcastle Journal. twenty dollars, and it shall be stopped.' 1 1 ( 04 etdr.orte.PC—Mr- Valiance, solicitor, applied at ATTACK BY WASPS.—On Saturday forenoon, as a man and his wife, belonging to Pomarium, were engaged at 00 4 4, N i :tor 01 .' t i rolons to compel ' Mr. Barnard Gre harvest work on the farm of Goodlyburn, they acciden- It tt i , -" 1 of , ue Satirist, to give up the possession . N .. . letters amounting 4 tetk„u tb o ,„__ , to five hundred in tally came upon a wasp's " bike," and so disturbed the inmates that they made their appearance in immense N'o o4 ", Tb:dna pounds had been demanded for the % 41,1 . summons was granted. swarms, and fixing themselves upon the unwitting intru ders before they could get out of the way. They raised It ket h eti 'The A N N ten, ,ficati o Gazette of Friday week only con- an immediate alarm, and, in a moment . or two, all the atii,'. l. ue sd , s na , of Foult bankruptcies; and, to shearers in the field were about them, using every ,ask,endea l!a b a, ,.. - ,y s Gazette appeared also with only your to liberate them for their dangerous enemies . . This IN 'eostfice ban list. It is many years, we they accomplished, but not until the man and wire were k 0 1 21.4 azeit ex wo such light lists have appeared in so severely stung, especially about the face—almost every ikt t . Oa ts 4 4,, • trace of features being obliterated—that they had to he tilais el lt t t 'EnTro helped , home, .and put to bed, from which, as yet, they li te tia, r or t h e N.—The election of a member Ni ti t s f t !,,ra 1. 1 C 4 , n , county of Argyle, in the room of have been unable to rise, .the wounds having produced 1 1 th e ll rldrerli , of Monzie, who has accepted violent fever.—Perth Courier. li s llt st ; Lo rd I .itnook Place at Inverary, on Friday AMERICAN BANK ROBBERY.—lnformation has been 1 ,54t1 c ,.,k D ‘..uy ate was returned without op- lodged in the police-office, Glasgow, that in July last J •mes Waddell, a creole, lately a clerk in the British N, 4ll i4 4 3 4 : ) „ i r"l"i ll r i : s A-- very singular specimen of the Guiana Bank, absconded with a sum of 17,000 dollars be ysrit itZlol,4e';!arly three feet in length, was pre- longing to the bank. It has been ascertained that he 0 7th l hoi ion th e ~,, Inverness, last week, by a party arrived at Port-Glasgow, and went to Glasgow on fuss kit a n t pdi n , 4ueres of the Brauly Frith. It is a day by railway, where he stopped one night at a coffee itttrOda tl e sa nd a s, and has certainly wandered far house and left next day, leaving two tin cases, which k,0,01„ t ~. sof B rauly. —Rosakfee Advertiser. have been taken possessicn of. A person of his descrip -41 ,bas s 'Pounti tion called at the Temperance Hotel, in Cathcart-square oillitl eet. e,, , w t ; ), wokcn o , Y,_the pedestrian, , commenced here, on Friday, and wished to negotiate with Mr. Melvin ine i vasi,, e .ee ada f" . tr . om t.,hltenham . to NFvv, for a private apartment for a few days; but not agreeing le t 4 s ,s to d4lB. day, being a distance of 60 miles k it .. _ t qt ce lea o r a At the close of his feat on Sa ts4 t io• n ile. hurdle 60 times in six minutes.— he went away, and has not since been heard of. He went by the name of Hughes in the vessel, but in the Glasgow coffee-house gave his name as Adam Highly. He is 26 l k i t iq a tlt r !e 44 * -- -Th e years of age, six feet high, a light mulatto, and long , 4 14 0. se. ar s i x _Lord Bishop of this diocese has visage. —Greenock Observer. '4 , - o rte t l n l l !re a 9,! the parochial schoolmasters to ) tf, lds'lling ;,:'nofledge of the most improved I l k il4 kilk tordsCit,,Tarious schools of the greatest ce- P s own private expense.—Manx S 4 & I N % 114 11 N t ly t t -se s e r to i GH L i , . L o t to a b ub , E.—The Earl of . Cardigan has h i t ki tt 11" Y p a the an 'n Paper which copied the para , 1 ) , a e ot.s f u et, tie:LeFtl criminal intimacy between es s kSet4. tl ' e t , d a zi v y i d g e t , t i le:rt t i . th of th the whole st t aie s - F 4 t, Illf e • 4 4 foul Cgal a u na l n n g y ag e ai s ns a t b m o e th d a le I tt li V et il te t 4 Pag et . Isti itt te t l l ad 3 , t ,', ll 9o,l l .!,,the daughter of Baron de Rot h, r e , , Gip wof the 95th, or Old German M- I '"fle s. "ute r i sd as born in the West Indies, while N kt: te e , i T he that regiment, which is now called Ih t ti et, res nt . *hit ~„t and holds th baron is now in Canada, on t r ti t ly v tlt e rank of major in the army. t ; td 1/ %4 1 ' NEW ORLEANS.—This COM NNii e ile,,re weingePidernic in New Orleans On NPr po at ed ere" r e 40 cases in the hospital, 8 tom th t ° be mortality in the hospital is gene -44414h. h e .! 4 11 4 oUt one-third of that of the en- N Iti tirnt'orlhed ea e• Its ravages thus far are likA l lte s k t l ;W A , to ° t he more needy classes. kit pl i k l i t t atAlesi t Z t!ie s i — i_lt is supposed that there will ti, "at e The n , se ermanic gown of Bread-street' Ot h it h 'uer4 , lli r ut Alderman Lainson. There Ik'Viet lei tt .af2 u g,hes Hughes, Mr. Richard t ht li l ks sr stitr e ; t “ . eri sol ' in k•n i t , lrt of Common . Council tkattillgAr, an d Sherir 17 44 . p i , e krN ii , ilcher. rice, solicitor in the k IN tri e , l 4 6 H e ` o •; — .on Saturday last an inquest ik,tl • tqh,w 4; °Lie o f ittnu, Thorpe -next-Norwich, ki t. iii, :ere 40bertni: c d ounty coroners, on view M r r o . w Alfre t d h Wells, d two kNt, 4.ore, iZtunatenlv kitgtt i „ ccusetitiendce o n fiallin e g p o re u c t e o l f ng a kli k i l 4 01 1 4 ,1 11 '0u M I ke 2 5ti l ' re adf:1" — Aceounts received, from the lielsl4, It' sb , Je ne storm which happened during 0 trlb `ee ofue i a st, at Monte Video. The eed': losedur9, cornmanded by Captain kS:: ll , t 4 ttait were p re ln_g the violence of the hurl- I s ON v a colart.:_rrv!di and are on their way 41 1 44 :: rselltill•E martial %i Iti et ,t at idts•"—Lately a number of scien si 1 1014 0 ,, , pe r Jack ' s Zinc Works, New ttv , i',7lo,,...ab utte. , • s ri i llssit4 oua model in zinc of new ;%e . CO, test " a r e : The shutters slide up and k a rvt l fr rn olit ' a nd, when closed, they lock ' p t 4 . w a tl ic tt2 thesoeue,us.e manner, so that it is im •.) core, '• Ide even with an instrument .4 ' 1 4 4 r the ordi ar - implements of PaPer. " ) THE MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.—The total number of deaths within the bills of mortality in the week ending September 9 was 880. An average of five years gives 903 as the number of persons dying each week, but an average of five summers gives only 846. The highest point which the thermometer r,,ached in the week over which the present return extends was 78 degrees, and the lowest 54, the variation during the former week being from 78 to 54. An average of the temperature during the month of September for the last nine years gives 58 de grees as the daily mean, which in the week referred to, as well as in that preceding it, was 86. THE LATE STORM.—The committee appointed to raise a subscription for the relief of the many sufferers in the county of Norfolk, by the terrific storm of hail on the 9th ult., met on Saturday, when the loss was reported to amount to about £30,000 in the tract of country extend ing from Attelborough to Thorpe. A proposal to raise the sum of £20,000 by a vAuntary rate of fourpence on the county assessments, appears to be generally approved. A meeting of the yeomanry, to be 'presided over by the high sheriff, and attended by the lord lieutenant, will shortly be held, to consider of the proposal.—Essex Standard. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.—A very interesting narra tive of the Antarctic Expedition, under Captain James Ross, appeared in the Literary Gazette on Saturday. It is most gratifying that the brave men should have returned in safety, after an absence of four years in such an ardu ous service, only three men having been lost by accident, and one by disease. The scientific objects of the expedi tion seem to have been happily attained. In the words of the Gazette, " The acquisitions to natural history, geo logy, geography, but, above all, to the elucidation of the grand mystery of terrestrial magnetism, raise this voyage to a pre-eminent rank among the greatest achievements of British courage, intelligence, and enterprise." As the editor of the Gazette is the personal friend of Capt. Ross, some little subtraction may perhaps be necessary from this eulogy, but no doubt it is, on the whole, substantially true. SINGULAR RETRIBUTION.—The Chelmsford Chronicle relates a singular instance in which a person designing the destruction of others fell a victim to his own murderous ingenuity. It seems that a Mr. Anderson, watchmaker and silversmith, intending to go to Chatham races with his family on \, - ednesday, on the Tuesday evening, by way of protection to his property during his absence, fixed over the door of his shop a pistol loaded with pow der and ball, in such a position that a person opening the door would pull a cord attached to the trigger of the pistol and cause it to explode and fire downwards. On Wed nesday morning he got up about six o'clock, and in the hurry of his departure, forgetting to detach the cord, he opened the door, when the pistol immediately went off, and the bullet entered his back, between the spine and the inner edge of the scapula, passing into the cavity of the chest. The unfortunate man fell to the ground, crying out for assistance,:and in the course of a few minutes was a corpse. CHARTIST SECRETS.—It seems that the Rev. W. Hill, late editor of the Northern Star, who appears to have quarrelled with Mr. O'Connor, has just addressed a letter " to the Chartists of Great Britain," dated from Dundee, in which some certain revelations are promised, ere long, ahont the Manchester "strike" agitation and conference. He says, "Mr. O'Connor does not tell you how much he knows more than you do. I am now bound—Mr. O'Connor has now compelled me,—to say, that he does know a great deal more than you do. He knows many facts which you do not know, which you ought to know, and which' if it may please God 1 live, you shall know in due time." In reference to the conference, Mr. Hill says, " you shall know the exact position taken at that confer ence by every leading man of the Chartist movement who was present at it, Mr. O'Connor amongst the rest. You will then be able to use your own sense in judging of the motives which may have influenced Mr. O'Connor's de termination not to have those statements in the Star. — Derby Mercury. Apples are being exported, by hundreds of pecks per THE STOCK OF WHEAT IN BOND.--It appears from week, from Hull for Aberdeen. The business is at pre- the l as t mont hl y return in the L ondon Gazette, that the sent restricted to the market gardeners of Beverley and quantity of wheat in bond on the sth of August was the neighbourhood, the finer produce of East Yorkshire 329,801 qrs. ; and the weekly returns of imports, down being referred for their superior richness of quality to the 24th of August, to the ten principal ports of the (although not for their external adpearance) to the apples kingdom, show a total quantity of 114,782 qrs.; whilst, of Holland, with which we continue to be very liberally during the same time, 9155 qrs. have paid duty ; so that supplied. the total quantity in bond the 24th of August would ap pear to have been about 435.428 qrs. During the three weeks between the 24th of August and the 14th instant. when the 14s. duty ceased, the imports have been very large, probably not less than 250,000 qrs.; making the total quantity about 700,000 qrs., all of which will, no doubt, have been cleared at the 14s. duty In addition to this, a further quantity of, probably, 100,000 qrs., which cannot arrive until after the advance of the duty, will probably be cleared at rates varying from 15s. to 17s. per qr. So that the quantity of foreign wheat in the market will be probably about 800,000 qrs. THE PREMIER'S HEALTH.—The London correspond ents of some of the Irish journals, in dearth of other matter, have drawn a very startling picture of Sir Robert Peel's present state of health, and have significantly in timated that he is labouring under some chronic disease which threatens fatal results. We are happy in being en abled to declare that there is not the slightest foundation for these gloomy announcements. The right honourable baronet certainly appeared much harassed by the great physical and mental labour which he must have endured during the late session of parliament, but beyond that, from which a little relaxation would soon restore him, his health was in no degree affected. We were sorry to see the paragraphs to which we have alluded copied into the columns of our Loon contemporaries, for, groundle ss as they are, they Aare calculated to give pain to these friends of the right hon. baronet whose distance from him at the moment may prevent their immediate relief from anxiety.—Observer. [We have the best authority in cor roboration of these remarks from our weekly contempo rary.—Ed. the Times.] MORE DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN LONDON.—On Satur day night and Monday morning week no less than eight fires, some of them of a very destructive character, oc curred in the metropolis. The first occurred at ten o'clock, on Saturday night, in City-road, and the second, shortly afterwards, in Old Kent-road. Neither of them were of a serious nature, and both were speedily extin guished. About midnight another fire broke out in Mr. Cleverley's extensive floor-cloth manufactory, Walworth Common. The fire was not subdued till two o'clock on Sunday morning. The manufactory was entirely de stroyed, and several dwelling-houses were damaged. About the same time a fire was discover e d i n th e s h op o f Mr. Cropper, hatter, High-street, New Brentford. The lower part of the building and two adjacent houses suf fered severely. In the course of Sunday morning the en gines of the brigade force, in the east end of the metro polis, attended at three fires which occurred in that part of London, but which did but little damage. At an early hour on the same morning a fire occurred on the premises of Mr. Cracour, tobacconist, Surrey-place, Old Kent road. This fire was not subdued before the whole of the building was destroyed. t VIOLENT STEAM-BOAT COLLISION.—O n Thurad a collision between two steam-vessels took pl ace , whic t for the early arrival of the Falcon. Graves en d boat, m have been attended with the loss probably of between one hundred and two hundred lives. It appears that at four o'clock in the afternoon,the Prince of Wales, steamer, left Gravesend with a freight of about 200 passengers. The vessel was admirably directed and handled, and after a de lightful passage of two hours, had made within a mile and a half of Woolwich against tide, at which period she was not more than one hundred and fifty yards from the Kent shore, when it was observed by several of the passengers, the large steamer London Merchant, from Havre, was, with great speed, bearing down upon her from the Essex coast. The captain of the Prince of Wales strictly watch ed the progress of the larger vessel, in the expectation that so soon as she should have made "within the tide's current," her captain would " ease off," and so prevent any collision with the smaller vessel. I n this anticipation he was disappointed for the London Merchant ran into her on the starboard side, a few feet more forward than the paddle-box. 1' , e effect of the concussion was terrific. Not a soul on board but was thrown down with great vio lence ; in some instances several persons men, women, and children, were huddled up in one heap. Few, if any of tli. parties v; ere so fortunate as to escape injury, whilst in many instances the bruises and hurts inflicted were of a serious character. One young man had his right arm so dreadfully smashed as to render it necessary for him to be put on hoard the Dreadnaught off Greenwich. The con cussion was so violent that, the whole of the machinery was thrown out of gear, it was quickly discovered that the vessel was not simply powerless as regarded its onward progress, but that she was water-logged, and in the course of fifteen minutes she made eighteen inches of water.— Observer. PLEASURE EXCURSION AND WRECK OF THE DUN , CANNON STEAMER.—On Wednesday morning, according to announcement, the Duncannon steamer, a small ves sel, of about 36 tons, usually plying on the Hull and Barton, and Batte n and Hessle ferries, left Barton about nine o'clock for Spurn, on a pleasure excursion, calling at Hull to take such additional passengers as might please to join her. She had, however, a pretty full cargo from Bar , ton, who all arrived safely at Spurn about eleven o'clock, and after enjoying themselves there for about two to three hours, were about to return on board, when it was found that the vessel, whose stem had been run into the sand, instead of floating on the return of the tide, was filling with water, which entered copiously through the port holes of the aft cabin, which had been left open. All attempts to bale her out failed. By two o'clock the sea washed over her quarter deck, and as the tide rose, completely covered her, and there being a swell on, and she lying on a steep side of the " point," it was feared she would break up. However, the crew remained by her to do the best they could, while about thirty passengers were forwarded to Hull in the sloop Hope, Capt. Taylor, which was close by, and the remainder were put on board another sloop, named the Laughton. Both vessels proceeded for Hull, where the Hope arrived at half past eight, and her pas sengers were forwarded to Barton the same night, where they would arrive about ten o'clock, up to which hour-- an hour after high water, nothing was seen here of the Laughton. Not having saved her tide, she would, it was supposed, come to an anchor in some part of the Humber for the night. The keelson of the Duncannon was said to be broken before the Hope left her. Altogether it may be regarded as an interposition of Providence, that the misfortune befel the steamer before the passengers had got on board again.—Eastern Counties Herald. DETECTION OF AN INGENIOUS SWINDLER.—At the Manchester Police-office, on Wednesday, an elderly man named William Cairnes, with a variety of aliases, was charged with a very ingenious attempt to swindle. He met a man named Thomas Barry, on Monday evening, in the neighbourhood of Shudehill, and entering into con versation with him, desired him to accompany him to the Swan with Two Necks, close at hand, where he produced two blank 3s. 6d. bill stamps. He desired Barry to write on the back of each of them, " Accepted, payable at Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, :bankers. London, Thos. Barry," which the silly man, who knew not what an acceptance was, readily did. Cairnes desired Barry to meet him the next evening, at the same house; but hav ing some suspicion of the duty he had been performing for the stranger, he mentioned the circumstance to a friend, who procured the attendance of a police-officer, and the clever rogue was captured. The officer, on searching him, found on his person the two blank bills of exchange accepted by Barry. Besides these was found a bill of exchange at three months after date, drawn by Samuel M'Nab, of Manchester, on John Robinson, of London, for the Co."sum of £169. and endo rse d " Hi n dl ey, Lowe, and ln addition to these were several blank bank post bill stamps, with the names of various banks upon them. Among them was one, the " Ham mersmith Works, Botanic Parade, Upper Baggot- s t ree t , Dublin ;" this was upon a five shilli ng s t amp . T here were also three other bills of exchange, accepted by "John Robinson," and drawn upon the London and Westminster Bank, and also another accepted ba John Robinson, and drawn by Samuel M'Nab; hut this was not filled up. There was also a sole bill at seven days' instant) at obtained on the previous morning (the 12th at the Branch Bank of England, in King-stree , , for the sum of £2olos. Bd., payable to " Mr. Wm. Smallwood," and one also from the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, dated Warrington, 11th September, for the sum of £22 I2s. 6d. The prisoner was remanded until the par ties in London and elsewhere had been communicated with. THE PARRICIDE RICHARD DADD.—The SieCle , Paris paper, of Friday last, says :—" This evening we have re ceived at our office a visit from Mr. M—, who, after reading the account of Mr. Dadd's death, had come to tc-it un the following. Mr. M— was, on ilie night of the 30th ult., passing through the forest of Valence, near Montareau, and was seared on the imp6riale by the side of a young Engli-hman, whose looks seemed to be wander ing, and who had been for a quarter of an hour amusing himself by lowering Mr. M—'s cravat arid collar. This singular practice provoked the traveller, who desired his neighbour to have done with it. The latter then drew from his pocket an excellent English razor, and set about cutting the throat of the unfortunate Frenchman, who, despite a vigorous resistance, received four rather deep cuts. Notwithstanding his wounds he succeeded in mas tering the young man, whose madness seems to be a mania of cutting throats; for, on being brought before the justice of the peace of Montereau, he very quietly de clared that his name was Richard Dadd, and that he had just re-ently arrived from England, where he had murdered his father by cutting his throat. He was lodged in the Melun house. But the most surprising circumstance of this strange story is, thst the moment Richard Dadd was arrested he hastened to give all he had on him, in order that his victim might be taken care of." A Paris paper of Monday gives the following :—" It ap pears, by an inquiry justice has made, that the young man states himself to be the son and envoy of God, sent to ex terminate the men most possessed with the demon. He relates, with the greatest coolness, that, in the park of Lord D—, he was seized, being with him who is said to be his father, with a divine inspiration which com manded him to sacrifice him. He immediately plunged his knife into his breast, and, as death came not fast enough, he made deep wounds in his neck with a razor. Dr. Leblanc, who was commissioned to examine him, asked what he thought of such an action ; when Dadd re plied, that he considered it a good one, since he had de sttoyed an enemy of God. After committing this clime, Richard Dadd proceeded to the nearest port, embarked, came to France, crossed Paris and Fontainbleau, and was arriving at Montereau, where he was taken, says he, with another inspiration, and attempted to commit another crime. He considers this, also, a good action, and has but one thought, which is the extermination of a large part of mankind. He has now but one object in view, that of being sent to London, where he has, in the eyes of men, committed the greatest of crimes, in order to explain himself before those whose duty it is to judge him." THE BANK OF MANCHESTER (From the Morning Herald.) The splendid banking metaphor of 11r. Roberts, an ex managing director of the far-famed batik of Manchester, as found in a letter of his to Mr. Burdekin, another managing director, read in the Court of Bankruptcy, in re Gandell and Co., has caused much amusement in the city, and led to the expression of a desire for a larger slice of the letter itself in which it originally appeared, as a matter of curiosity. Fortunately, as having been given n evidence, the means of gratifying that desire exist, as a portio❑ of the letter below is there to testify. It will be well to note the date when this singular epistle was written and despatched. and compare it with the date of the public meeting preceding it, by way of contrasting what the writer, Mr. Roberts, stated publicly in set speech at a general meeting of the shareholders, on the 13th of October, 1841, with what the same party wrote privately to his colleague less than one month afterwards. On the 13th of October, for example, whilst confirming the chairman's statement that the whole paid-up capital of the bank of £741,000 was intact, the speaker con tinued : " Was it to be believed that, after having given the shareholders an estimate of the losses down to the 30th of June last, having told them that on the 30th of June last year they had £36,000 to their credit, after deducting the total estimated losses up to that time ; and having told them this year that, having proceeded in the usual course, they had £19,000 to their credit, was it for them to be compared with the bad administration of another bank in its early days? He begged to say that Mr. Sandars had brought forward a case that ought not to have been hinted at ; and that it was not till it was ascertained that they had not carried the amount of their losses to account, as the Bank of Manchester had done, that any appointment of auditors or inspectors of that batik took place. And now came the question—have you estimated the amount of the probable loss upon the contingencies that may arise? He was in the habit, as Mr. Sandars was, of ap plying that rule to his own case. The proprietors must trust to the directors, especially after the directors had presented such a report as that, to the responsibility of which they were pledged, and upon that responsibility they were prepared to act. (Hear, hear.) If the proprie tors were to appoint auditors after that, it would amount to a declaration of want of confidence in the board." Such were the public statements on the 13th of October, 1811. Here follows an extract from the speaker's letter, dated November 9, 1841, to Edmund Burdekin, Esq., then in this city. " Manchester, Nov. 9, 1841. " My dear Sir,—The language of your letter of yester day to Mr. Harrop encourages me to hope that you will rally, after the severe prostration you have just passed through ; the repose of three fine days will doubtless con tribute to this, and the cheering looks and language of some around you will aid the general tendency. Escape from the fangs of others, and a certain measure of confi dence in carrying our present plans to a successful issue, will impart new vigour and life to your almost worn out mind and body. I am sure you must feel somewhat re luctant to enter the lists of strife and conflict either here or in London, until a tone of health is given to the sys tem, but as necessity is laid upon you, I sincerely hope this will soon be realised. " Mr. H. will probably tell you all that is passing in the bank, the gossip out of doors is not worth retailing. Our shares are a shade better. W. S. Still has bought 340 at £5, and some to-day are placed at £5 ls., but the desire to have them increases and rather exceeds the sup ply, although William Brown has supplied the market with the entire of his, and now I believe holds none. Were his brother to take fright and do the same, would not at all surprise me, for he at times loses confidence in everybody, not excepting himself. In selection of a di rector to replace Mr. Roe, Mr. Dyer is anxious to fix upon one every way suitable to place upon the Board of Management. I fear mischief if this is proceeded in; already he and Mr. Brown have been admitted into the arcana and nearly taken leave of their senses, through the overwhelming figures presented to them which they cannot diminish, except by cutting the brittle thread and then making a smash; they do not dream of nursing patiently at.d carefully, because our demands are impera tive, and yet by any other course we shall only be in volved in deeper misery. It is very urgent upon you to come home as soon as possible to discuss these matters." The italicising is ours. As Mr. Roberts was and for years had been in the secrets of the arcane, as being one of the special board of tour managing directors, who alone were initiated in all the mysteries of the concern, it is un commonly difficult to comprehend how he could have been ignorant on the 131 h of October, of the total pros tration of a bank which, on the 9th of November follow ing, he describes so pathetically as in absolute agonies, so much so as to affright Messrs. Dwyer and Brown out of their " senses." The difficulty can only be solved, if at all, by the simple circumstance that Mr. Roberts himself was debtor to his own bank in upwards of £50,000, which, it appears, he is still able to owe. BIRKENHEAD WATERWORKS.—We are gratified in announcing the completion of these works, which will add so much to the health of this rapidly increasing population. Pipes are laying in every direction, and every effort is making to supply the inhabitants, as soon as possible, with wholesome water. The engine was got into operation on Monday last, and, on that day, upwards of one hundred and twenty men employed in the concern dined together at the house of Mr. Headen, the Railway Inn. INQUESTS.—Three :inquests were held, before the bo rough coroner, on Saturday. The first was on the body of Sophia Webster, an elderly female, residing in a court in Marlborough-street, who committed suicide by hanging herself with a cord tied to the cross-rail of her bedstead. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that she bad com mitted the act while labouring under insanity.—The se cond was on the body of a boy, six years of age, named John Hugh Dean, who while running after a butterfly at the Brunswick Dock, accidentally touched against a pile of deals which were lying on the quay, and which were said to have been most negligently placed one upon ano ther, in consequence of which the whole pile tumbled to the ground, and in their fall broke his thigh and left arm. Verdict accordingly.—The third was on the body of Mar garet Yoxon, of Beau-street, who died rather suddenly of inflammation. A verdict of " Died by the visitation of God" was returned. IN THE WESTERN HEBRIDES.—The entire islands of Rasay and Rona, which number more than eighteen thou sand acres of land, are consigned to the fate of M r. George Robins's hammer, on the 19th of the ensuing month. As an investment it would be difficult to find one equally eligible; and at this moment, when the elite of England are congregating in Scotland in the laudable pursuit of rendering lifeless the several armies of grouse, blackcocks, partridges, and rabbits, they may take the favourable op portunity to visit the splendid edifice connected with this vast domain, Where the lands are beautifully timbered, and the domain adorned by lochs of great extent, abound ing in trout. Mr. Robins promises us, shortly, a detailed account of its varied loveliness; in the meantime he gives a little of the pith. We extract only the following, pro mising the rest in due season :—First, he remarks that the mansion and its appurtenances cover the whole summit of the bold eminence on which it stands, its massive walls being continuous with the precipitous faces of the rock which art so likened to the masonry of which it is con structed, that it is difficult to distinguish between the ar tificial and natural wall ; here the proud outlines of the cliffs decline towards the west by a general declivity, ter minating in low shores, interwoven with grassy slopes. The island of Rasay (the property under review) is covered with scattered farms, each surrounded with its cultivated tract, and the whole diversified by towering eminences, magnificently grand. On one side scenes of cons derable grandeur are presented, marked by great simplicity of manner and powerful effect, assuming an artificial cha racter in their architectural regularity, rising like majestic towers above the deep dark ocean that washes their base. The houses perched on these lofty summits appear more like the retreats of the birds that hover around them, than the habitations of human beings, the admiring eye from below scarcely distinguishing them, far less their inhabit ants. A nobleman or merchant of wealth will luxuriate in his own territory amid the most beauteous scenery in the world; and if h e b e f on d o f sport i ng, h e w ill claim it here to his heart's content, and enjoy it within twenty four hours' journey from the metropolis of London. It is rumoured that the sale of this princely estate is to be one without any restriction as to price. —Sun. NEW DOCK AT ELLESMERE.—The New Dock at Elles mere was opened on Wednesday last. It consists of two acres of ground capable of receiving vessels of two hun dred tons but t hen, connected with the river by locks upon the latest and most improved principle, and which are worked with singular ease and facility, so that no possible delay can take place in the transit of vessels from the river to the dock. In connection with the dock is an ex tended range of warehouses four stories high, being two hundred and sixty feet in length and forty-five feet wide; and which are connected with the dock by three wings, two stories in height, each extending in length one hun dred and twenty feet, and being forty feet wide, and under which canals extend from the dock for the conve nience of loading and unloading the flats and boats which use the canal and duck. The whole works have been de signed and planned by Mr. Cubitt, at a cost of XlOO,OOO. The committee and friends of the undertaking embarked at noon on Wednesday, at the Tower Wharf, Chester, in an elegant barge, towed by one of the stem tugs of the Birmingham and Liverpool Canal Company. The fol lowing were amidst the company :—Rev. Chancellor Raikes ; Rev. Peploe W. Hamilton; John Edwards, Esq., Ness; J. A. Cotton, Esq., Ellesmere; Joseph Leigh, sen., and Joseph Leigh, jun., Esqrs., Redbrook ; Geo. Harper, Esq., Wbitchurch ; Rev. Geo. Walker, Elles mere, J. A. Ward, Esq., The Lodge; J. Stanton, and T. Stanton, Esqrs. ; H. Potts, and C. Potts, Esqrs., Rev. F. Hill, Ellesmere; Paul Penton, Esq. ; Edward Tilston, Esq. ; W. Bailey, Esq., bhrewsbury ; John Kearsley, Esq. ; B. Brassey, Esq.; Rev. R. Massie, Eccleston ; Rev. Mr. Burrowes, Ellesmere; Eyre Leigh, Esq., Bir mingham ; Mr. Hicklin, Mr. Trevor, and Mr. Latham, Chester, &c., &c. The party arrived at half-past one at Ellesmere port, and were received on the pier by Earl and Lady Powis, Lord Clive, Mr. Purvis, and a large party of ladies and gentlemen. All the vessels in the river and on the canal were decorated most tastefully with flags ; and the concourse of people assembled to witness the imposing ceremony of the formal opening was immense. A large party from Liverpool arrived in the course of the day. The committee and shareholders entered the dock in the schooner Mary Kelly. the band playing " God save the Queen," an d " R u le B r it an nia," and amid loud cheering. In the course of the morning, the concourse of people were gratified by the band playing several popular over tures and airs, in Stubbs's best style. At three o'clock the committee and a select party of ladies and gentlemen sat down to a splendid lunch in one of the warehouses, prepared by Mr. Horne, of the Mersey Hotel, Liverpool. Earl Powis presided. Several toasts were given, and the hilarity of the proceedings kept up until six o'clock, when the company separated. DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY (Before 111 r. Commissioner Skirrow) lIISLOP WARNER, MARSAC MANNING AND CO These bankrupts came bef ore th e C our t, or, Monday I I last, to pass their final examination. Mr. B RETH ERTON pressed for an adjournment, in order that certain sums, alleged to be due to the bankrupts estates, both jointly and separately, might be inquired into, and their validity ascertained. His HONOUR considered, that it was their duty to have ascertained, prior to the meeting, the character of thnse obli2 . ations, and the probability existing of their being realised. The OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE replied, that, from the dis tance at which the parties lived, the time was too limited to acquire the necessary information, although everything that could be done, under the circumstances, had been done by him. Mr. BRETHERTON then insisted that, as one of the bankrupts, Mrs. Hislop \Varner, had not as yet surren dered, the balance sheet, without her subscription, as one in the joint concern, could not be considered perfect, One of the bankrupts replied, that the fullest and the freeest information had been imparted to the assignees for their guidance, and they were then ready to undergo the severest examination to test the fidelity of their transac tions with Mrs. Warner, and they had no doubt she would surrender : and, in fact, he believed her to be on her way now from France for that purpose. His HONOUR observed, that the bankrupts had done all in their power to facilitate the making up of their accounts, and, if pressed, could only adjourn the examination upon one point, which was, that an affidavit should be made, that it was for the interest of the creditors that the ad journment should take place. Mr. BRETHERTON having assented to this view of an arrangement, the I.st examination was accordingly ad journed to the 11th day of October, at twelve o'clock. RE S. MACMULLEN. This case, parallel in its importance with the case of T. Brooke. reported in our last week's paper, (in which it may be recollected that the insolvent had not advertised in the local papers set forth the notice to his creditors,) came before the court on Monday last, presenting features so similar as to have led to its dismissal also. The error, in this case, arose through the news-agent to whom the advertisements were sent, one of which was to be inserted in a Macclesfield paper, and the other in a Chester paper, but which, by some mistake, was inversely forwarded, leading, of course, to a general irregularity in the appoint ment of the meetings. His HONOUR held this to be also fatal, and, although he regretted it, it was very bard upon the insolvent, who was no party to the mistake, yet he considered he h a d b u t one course to pursue, which was to dismiss the petition. Mr. GREEN, the solicitor, under the circumstances, pressed for a simple adjournment of the case, with leave to re-advertise ; and was about strengthening his position by reference to an opinion when his Honour said he had no .. alternative. The petition was dismissed. It may not be unworthy of notice, that Mr. Sergeant Goulburn has held a different opinion. He has considered the present law as remedial of the old one, and should be interpreted as favourably towards the insolvent as the case will admit of. He has considered that commissioners have directions in such matters, and, accordingly, he has re-appointed, in his own court, days for other advertise ments, where such errors have arisen. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS (addressing himself to the solicitors then present) said, seeing so many pro fessional gentlemen before me, I take this opportunii y of addressing myself to them upon a subject which has very recently come to my notice. Of course, on the appoint ment of my brother commissioner and myself, we had but a very indeterminate scale of costs, but I am happy to say that a revised scale of fees, Auperintended by the learned commissioners in London, assisted by many learned gen tlemen both in Liverpool and elsewhere, and approved by the Chancellor, has been received, and in my conference with many individuals of the learned profession since my return, has given very general•satisfaction. I have always wished, and would, as far as I could consistently without an encroachment upon the law, accord to gentlemen of the profession the utmost amount for their exertions con sistently with reason and justice, a sentiment in which I am anticipated by the Lord Chancellor, upon the principle that " the labourer is worthy of his hire.' lam induced to make these observations because I have now a case before me in which the rules heretofore observed will be departed from. It has been the case, in the absence of any official instructions, for the usher of the court to ad vertise the several meetings in insolvents. It is now ordered that the messengers shall advertise all such meet ings on the filing of insolvent petitions in the Gazette only. and to be allowed, besides their costs out of pocket, 3s. 4d. for their trouble, and that the local advertisements be transferred to solicitors, to be remunerated after the scale of costs just received. A SOLICITOR.—The profession are obliged to your Honour fur the communication. NOTICES OF MEETING. (Before 211 r. Commissioner Phillips.) Sept. 18.—J. Hignett, insolvent, (examination,) at 11; Gaskell Johnson, merchant, (last examination,) at 11 ; Thomas Parry, draper, (last examination,) at 12: J. G. Evison, (insolvent,) at 1; J. Aldersey, (certificate.) Sept. 20.—Almond, (certificate.) Sept. 21.—H. Buggelu, alkali manufacturer, (last ex amination,) at 11 ; Richard Brown and Co., balance makers, at 12. Sept. 22.—R. Macguire, insolvent, (final order,) at 11 ; E. Tilling, insolvent, (final order,) at half-past 11. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT EDGE HILL On Tuesday morning, between 12 and 1 o'clock, an ap pearance of fire was discovered in the warehouse of Mr. Archer, flour and provision dealer, grocer, &c., Waver tree-lane, Edge-hill, (a short distance eastward of the Church,) and the alarm being given by Policeman N 0.71, policeman James Muir, (539,) who was at the time near Lodge-lane, hastened to the spot, which he reached shortly before one. The premises form the west corner of the range of buildings a little to the eastward of Edge hill School, and near the Coffee House, on the opposite side. They consist of a shop in front, at the corner of the range, rooms over, and a warehouse of four stories extending behind into a small street, in an obtuse angle to the northward. Muir found several persons as sembled, and observed smoke and the appearance of flame from the second-story windows of the warehouse. He immediately, with the assistance of another man, got a ladder; placed it in the direction of the fire — which was more particularly observable at two of the warehouse windows—and endeavoured to suppress the flames, which soon burst forth, accompanied by suffocat ing smoke, by such means as were at hand, but with little success. About a quarter before two o'clock the engines from the Fire Station came up, Nos. 1. and 9, with a body of firemen, headed by Mr. Hewitt. Mr. Whitty, Mr. Fadzen, and Mr. Quick were soon present, but there was for a considerable time a want of water, there being but one main in the neighbourhood, and that out of order, and had, eventually, to be broken up to obtain a supply. The inhabitants who were roused brought water in buc kets, &c., but it was not sufficient, and the flames rapidly gained head. The greater part of the goods in the shop were removed, with the assistance of policemen, soon after the alarm, into the road, and consisted of a considerable quantity of flour, meal, butter, tea, coffee, and general groceries and provisions. About two o'clock the whole premises became one general blaze; the roof and some of the upper floors fell in; and the brilliant light from the burning timber illuminated the neighbourhood far and wide for some time, an immense body of flame rising many feet above the building. It became evident that all that could be done was to save the adjoining house to the east, and, through it, the whole range. Great efforts were made to obtain water, by means of engine and hose, from a pond at a great distance, in the direction of the railway ; but before this could be effectually accomplished the wa ter from the main pipe was got at, and was found more convenient. A considerable quantity of furniture, &c. was removed from the two adjoining Louses, the nearest of which was, it is said, inhabited by Mr. Archer himself. The flames had got to la white heat in the burning premi ses, threatening extensive further destruction, when the engines effectually played over the house tops, and checked its progress, even after the adjoining one had ignited in the cock loft, to which there was no access. Branches were afterwards introduced into the shop, which presented one mass of vivid fire ; and the water, and ascending steam from it, soon deadened the flames, and removed all further apprehension of the fire extending, and by three o'clock all was safe. A good deal of flour,&e. was destroyed in the warehouse, in which there was also a bakehouse; and there were also premises, 'll7 whichsmall e p re tnf w v a h l i u c a h b l c e o u a l r d t i cblee saved.s in t h exten sive, were completely gutted. We can as yet obtain no estimate of the amount of loss, but it must be very consi derable. It is said to have been insured. Mr. Whitty and the whole force under him were extremely active, and had there been a good supply of water at the first, the de struction would have been comparatively trifling. The inhabitants also deserve great praise for rendering their best assistance. A Mr. Golding, who resides in the neighbourhood, was peculiarly active. The origin of the fire is, as usual, mystery. Mr- Maxwell, of the fire office, was present, and gave his effective assistance. STABBING.—At the Police-office, on Thursday, Hugh Dougherty charged John Reay with stabbing him in the face. The surgeon stated in his certificate that the large artery had been divided, and that inflammation might follow. Under these circumstances the prisoner was re manded. FINE ARTS..--MOLINAER.—TWO exquisi! . e specimens of this distinguished painter are now on view for sale at Mr. Linecar's, Ranelagh-street. We draw the attention of collectors and connoisseurs to these capital productions —one of them is painted in a golden, the other in a silvery, manner. Both are exteriors, the golden picture repre senting a party of boors regaling with gypsies and fortune tellers ; the silvery work a hawking party refreshing. There is a charming effect produced in both pictures ; they would adorn and enrich any gallery. SHOP ROBBERIES.—On Thursday, two men, named Michael Gould and James Priestley, were committed by Mr. Rushton for entering, by means of false keys, the shop of Mr. Andrew Ralph, 5, Tithebarn -street, and steal ing a quantity of combs, brushes, table-mats, &c., there from. Gould was also identified as one of two men who entered the shop of Mrs. Blanchard, St. Anne -street, on Sunday week, and stole a variety of property. Under the seat where Gould sat, when taken to Bridewell, were found a number of skeleton keys, and amongst them such as fitted the shops of Mrs. Blanchard and Mr. Ralph. Priestley had only been released from prison on Monday last, after serving nine month s , an d, on b e i ng committe d, he plead e d hard to be put into the hospital. because, he said, it would kill him if he were put on the same diet again. CORRESPONDENCE THE STANDARD'S APNEILE.' TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—I see that some poetaster in the Chronicle, who signs himself " Phiz." has, to the above tune, been labo riously betraying the spleen which he and his sort writhe under at the well-earned celebrity of Mr. M`Neile. He affects to laugh at you for puffing the reverend gentleman, anti nis attempts to shew that the " Lion of St. Jude's ' 5 is not entitled to such peculiar notice have reminded me forcibly of the old proverb, " Comparisons are odious." Unfortunately for the irritability of the biliary organs in such patients as the Chronicle's poet, facts are elo quent ; and, in point of fact, Mr. M`Neile, without any adventitious help from official station, has attained an estimation, and therein a true elevation, at which they have neither the Christian philosophy to subdue, nor the common prudence to conceal, their envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness. Of course they wish to silence you on this topic; but, Mr. Editor, do not you be silenced by them. I hate puffing, but I hope the fear of such an accusation will never deter your respectable journal from the forward advocacy of justice and truth, talent and merit. Yours, &c., PHILALETHES. Sept. 16th, 1843. PLAGIARISMS OF THE MERCURY, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—So those mean and senseless twaddlers who make " bad hash" for their gullible readers every Friday, are down upon you again with their sq , ,irt. Not content with having pilfered one of your articles without the slight est acknowledgment, they now turn round and impugn the veracity of the facts set forth, stating their sore ow at not having been more careful in not appending the authority, they having lost caste with the public in having neglected to do so. The conductors of the " rag," you will per ceive, also promise to be more careful in future, and that the next time they rob your columns you shall have the full benefit of the authorship. What a pity it is these snarling pettifoggers should be troubled with so treacherous a memory, for, on looking over their columns last Friday, I see they have taken a paragraph from your last publication relating to the ex traordinary power and peculiarity of construction of the " Loodiana steamer." The only difference to be seen is the paragraph first given by you, and the one published by the Mercury that they hav e c h ange d i ts "side head," calling it a " singular steamer," and curtailing it of its fair proportions. The main facts are the same as stated by you, and the phraseology word for word. Per haps, should you complain of this to-morrow, you will be informed by these veritable chroniclers, that there is not a word of truth in the statement, that no such steamer has an existence, and that your reporter's description of it was merely the effects of a dream. I also perceive that your HONEST contemporary, who would " neither beg, borrow, nor steal," even did such conduct confer immortality, appropriated the Times' ac count of the Liverpool licensing sessions, but, as usual, endeavoured to disguise the theft by the transposition of paragraphs. I hope you will lay it on thick to-morrow, reminding these querulous sticklers for copyright, that " what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander," and that " those who live in glass houses should he the last to throw stones."—t'our's, &c. TIT-FOR-TAT. Liverpool, Sept. 18, 1813. [We are tired of noticing the deceptive dishonesty of the Mercury, or we night have complied with our cor respondent's request.] THE FREE CHURCH TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Having seen a succession of placards and adver tisements of sermons to be preached and collections made for a body calling itself the Free Church of Scotland, I made my arrangements and went yesterday afternoon in the expectation of hearing the Rev. Dr. Cooke, of Belfast, but was surprised to find he was not the preacher. Dis appointment and dissatisfaction were expressed by many around me, who had gone as I did, to hear Dr. Cooke, and. on inquiry, I have every reason to believe a wilful deception was practised, which I think ought to be ex posed. On Thursday ni g ht, at t h e Amphitheatre, Dr. Cooke's name was given out to preach at Oldhall street, on Sunday, but I learn he left town the next morning. Besides this departure from their public notice it turned out also that they had advertised a sermon and collection at another church, without any authority. From these things put together is it wrong to presume that deception has been intentionally resorted to by these Scotch agita tors and their abettors. Like many others whose mis conduct has brought them into beggary, they have recourse to misrepresentations and tricks that are likely to extract a halfpenny from wayfarers like myself. Instead of Dr. Cooke, a Scotch minister preached, and on the subject of their schism he made statements, which, although I ant not acquainted with the subject, I could plainly perceive were inconsistent with each other. I was unprepared to find that reading the Scriptures forms no part of the ser vice with these people : not one passage of Scripture was read, nor was the Lord's Prayer used at all. All was ex tempore, and the whole strain of the proceedings was dis play of the man who officiated, rather than worship of God. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, R. R. REV. MR. DELANY, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR, — Having observed a letter in the Mercury of last week s intended, no doubt, to injure my usefulness in this town, while I was engaged in developing the errors of Ro manism, I beg to inquire through your independent jour nal, who the man Smyth is who daringly put forth such vile calumny and abuse. On seeing the letter I waited ttsoehanlatl satisfaction. rhheaneeitweieo,idonsif.t the hh r eHe o ame f u ast t ahn h io. e dr M holef e wt r kh c u oneuel r iwe y dt inneboor nothing h t he would g i ve me no have n al g vs more eube soenqd subsequently :het condescended d madthane d t oe inquiry after him i n Rodney-street, and could get no in notice the paragraph but that Smyth had given his name and address, for I am tired of replying to the scurrilous abuse of my enemies. It is Derrynane Catiline's motto, " Throw dirt, and some of it will stick." I have challenged the press again and again for the last nine years to meet me and give me a public opportunity of proving my ordination. I stated in my pamphlet ad dressed to the Roman Catholics of Ireland I stated that I was ordained in Arras, in France. Why not inquire after me there, and publish the bishop's reply. I must be truly a madman to go to St. Andrew's Church. in Dublin, to conform if I was the character they represent me to be. I no v, once for all, challenge the sons of Demetrius to meet me and if I cannot satisfy them as to my ordination, &c. they will l.ave a complete victory, and I promise never again to assail their system. E. B. DELANY. September 18, 1843. CIIRISTINA GILMOUR.—Those of our readers who take an interest in American affairs will have noticed, that the first demand made upon the United States under the new treaty was for the person of Christina Gilmour, alias Cochrane, a fugitive from Scotland, accused of the mur der of her husband. After numerous legal inquiries, Mrs. Gilmour was at length secured, and she arrived at this port on Monday evening last, in the New York packer.. ship Liverpool, in custody of George M'Key, a Scotch officer. She was confined iu our Bridewell during the night, and at twelve o'clock on Tuesday took her depar ture for Glasgow. She is represented as a fine young woman, not more tha❑ 25 years of age. She arrived at Glasgow on Wednesday, and was immediately lodged in Paisley gaol. PARKGATE REGATTA.—This regatta took place on Monday week, a day as lovely and fine as the committee and the most ardent admirers of aquatic sports could desire. This of course, together with the anticipated severe contest between the two schooners Nymph and Fairy, belonging to Captains W. M. Wilkinson and Llo‘ d Jones, of the D. Y. Club, and the splendid band belonging to the 6th Regiment of Foot at present stationed at Chester, kindly allowed to be present by Lieutenant- Colonel Michel, bad the effect of attracting hundreds to the scene of action. The Pier, a mile in length, was thronged with spectators ; and amongst them we noticed two or three brides, " Cheshire beauties," and Lanca shire witches." The sport was excellent. For the Mos tyn Cup the schooners Nymph, Fairy, Mariner's Friend, and Ellen started, but in consequence of the wind failing, and the ebb running very strong, which prevented the vessels rounding the winning flag boat, it was decided a drawn race. DOCK COMMITTED;, THURSDAY. -- Present, Messrs. Ilorsfall, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Molyneux, Aikin, Evans, lioyden, Tobin, Bold, and Ripley. Mr. Horsfall presided. None of the sub-committees had any reports to present. A long conversation, however, took place upon a letter from Mr. Charles M'Murdo, Chair man of the Liverpool Association of Underwriters, stating that the committee of the association having observed in the public papers that the employment and maintenance of a steamer by the Dock Trustees, for the purpose of saving lives from wrecked vessels, had been discussed by them ; and having felt that s uc h a vesse l wou ld be desire hie, as well for the sake of humanity as for mercantile in terests, they begged to give a strong assurance that in all cases when the property of the Liverpool Underwriters should be saved by such means, most liberal compensa tion for the services rendered would be cheer fully allowed ; and if the remuneration offered for such services should be deemed too small, they (the Underwriters' Association) would, in such cases, abide by the recommendation of the Mayor, the Chairman of the Dock Committee, and the Chairman of their o wn assoc i at i on. The association had, within the last twelve months, paid a larger sum in remu neration for services in saving lives and property than the amount of the whole annual expense of keeping up a I n e o t w t eerr badful s o t r e i tr i n e a r t . ed 11 w 1 i r t . h E theva vans n d d i d e r n w o r t i t c e o r n s i d n e a r s t n l i i u a t e h t hi as s they had never been called together to discuss the sub ject. Mr Ripley, on the other hand, contended that as it came with the chairman's name. the committee mustre ceive it as such ; if the chairman had exceeded his powers, the Dock Committee had nothing to do with th at . T i :e secretai y then read an opinion from the solicitor upon the legality of keeping a steamer for the purpose described; it was to the effect that the Dock Trustees might legally build and maintain such a vessel, but th a t th ey could not be in any case legally entitled to any salvage which the vessel might make. After some discussion on the general policy of keeping a steamer for the pu r p ose , M r. M'M urdo ' s letter and the solicitor's opinion were referred to the spe cial sub-committee recently appointed to inquire into and report upon the whole subject. Some financial business was then transacted, and the committee separated. et - • : -- • \.. ;in 'I Co° ;c ur° be l'.; ° ii o' Per