The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-19 00:00:00

mob not to start until they sent them orders. They are also stopped at Erubsay, Gargrave, and the neighbourhood. "They expect a row at Settle to-day. They have sent here for the soldiers • some of them will have to go. Sedg vvick's are very much alarmed for the safety of their mill. They have got their engine ready. They can cover three floors nine inches with water in a very few minutes. I hope they will have no occasion to do so. " We are all well, and hope , to all, I remain your affectionate sister, Du are the sa me. With love A gentleman who arrived i n Liverpool last night, brings the intelligence that Mathew Wilson, Esq., mentioned in the preceding letter, has been killed. We hope this may not prove true, but have no means of testing its correctness. Mr. Wilson is father of the gentleman who was returned as member for Clitheroe at the late general election, but who was unseated by Mr. Cardwell, of this town, on petition. SCOTLAND A turn -out has taken lace amont the men moyed in the weaving factory of p Messrs. Adam Walker e and pl Co., Brook -street, Mile-end, near Edinbur g h, an d one man was mo bbed and two others assaulted ; but we are glad to learn that the dispute has bee n brought to an amicable termination, and that all the men with the exception of a few of the ring leaders have r e t urne d to the i r emplovment. On Saturday, three of the parties concerned in the disturbance consequent 3 1 Pon the strike were brought before the sitting magistrate in Calton, and sentenced each to thirty days' imprisonment. THE _ COLLIERS AND IRON-STONE MINERS' STRIKE This extensive striII.eEASAGL goAnStruN c. v. ; but we are glad to learn th at comparatively few depredations n have been com mitted in the potatoe fields situated in the disturbed district since Friday night last. We are informed, likewise, that one or two of the masters have opened their stores, and allowed a portion of their men small supplies of provisions, on the faith of being paid when they return to their work. A num ber of the men, it is said, are completely tired of the strike, but they express themselves afraid to give in from fear of the more violent members of their own body, who, in the case of many pits, turned out the workmen against teir will. Toward s the close of last week the strike extended h from the Airdrie and Glasgow districts to some of the coalworkers iii Renfrewshire ; and among others the men at the Barrhead Pits have been out for some days. The feature of this strike is similar to that of the men in Lanarkshire, and, under pre sent circumstances, it is believed they will make as little by it in the one county as in the ()then There has been no thing like riot nor open breach of the peace —nor is it feared. In addition to the presence of the military and police at Airdrie and Coatbridge, the Lanarkshire Yeomanry have been called out, and assembled on Saturday. Be tween one and two o'clock on Saturday morning last, there Was a scuffle between a farmer's party and a band of colliers, In the parish of Cambuslang, when the latter were beaten 01 ; and one of them captured. It appears that Mr. An drew Weir of East Cathkin, whose potatoe fields bad been harried on Thursday night, was on the watch on Saturday Morning with three assistants, when he observed a band of about 20 colliers proceeding stealthily along the road, and enter the potatoe field of his neighbour, Mr. Wallace of Greenlees, where they comme cce d t o p u ll u p th e s t ems , an d shak e the potatoes from them into their bags. Mr. Weir's Party challenged and finally assailed them, and as both were armed with bludgeons a pretty sharp contest followed, which ended in the discomfiture of the colliers, who retreated in confusion. In the course of tho pursuit one of the reivers fell, or was knocked, over a little precipice, and captured, fnd brought to the C a lt on P o li ce Office on Saturday morning r ° ,l l which lie was in the course of the forenoon transferred to the sheriff, and is charged with the crime of strouthrief. It would be well that these poor deluded men should be made aware that this is a crime of a very serious nature, and Punishable by death by the law of Scotland. In fact, in the v ery last instance in which it was proved, on unhappy man, /lamed David Little, was executed at Glasgow, although this was five years after the commission of the crime. THE DUNFERMLINE RIOTS. The following is an ex t rac t o f a l e tt er f rom a gent l eman 211 Punfermline, dated Saturday afternoon :—" Everything in a state of quietness in the town—indeed the strong mi itary force wHch is now stationed with us will effectually por,,event farther outb rea k. Th ere was an i mmense meet i ng .Colliers (200) yesterday, at a neighbouring village, at w hich they resolved to work for fourteen days at the present Wages, but unless they then got an advance, there would be a strike over the whole of Scotland. The meeting was coin- Posed of colliers from all the collieries in this quarter, and from Clacktnanna n Stirling, and neighbouring counties. ' ver Ything was done t quietly and there was no breach of the Peace." STRIKE OF COLLIERS IN MID-LOTHIAN. Information was received in Edinburgh on Monday, that movements of a threatening character had taken place among the colliers in the neighbourhood of Dalkeith. On proceed ing to Dalkeith, we learned that some difference s w hi c h h a d r lat elY existed between the colliers and their employers with e spect to the rate of wages, had at length come to such a ght, that the project of a strike had been mooted among the former. The colliers of the Duke of Buccleuch, and the -w latquis of Lothian, Mr. AVardlaw Ramsay, Mr. Dundas of Arniston, and Sir John Hope, being in the vicinity of Dal keith—it was resolved that a meeting of the workmen in all the Mid-Lothian collieries should be held near that town to consider what course should be adopted. Accordingly an assemblage of about 600 colliers, all dressed in their best I c lothes, an d some of them with good sapling in their hands, rk Place n ear t h e G allow ' s-hall toll about two o'clock on landay afternoon. It is stated that a number of delegates from the West were present. A man in the employ of Mr. Wardlaw Itanisay, was appointed chairman, and various Peakers then proceeded to detail the complaints which they had to make against their employers. One having ventured to to th go beyond the immedi a t e quest i on b efore the meeting as e expediency of a. strike, and to introduce, as we under stood; arguments and allusions of a chartist character, the chairman called him to order, intimating that their object was one of wages not of politics, whereupon a vehement dis cussion arose, which, after some time, resulted in the de position of the chairman, and in the installation of a suc cessor whose views were more in harmony with those of the leaders. The meeting continued till between four and five o'clock, and then separated without coming to any definite resolution. The committee met about six o'clock in a hall in Dalkeith, and forthwith adopted a resolution in favour of a strike. A similar strike, which took place at the collieries near Tranent, nn Friday last, has led, we understand. to such scenes of d issipation and disorder as are apt to occur on similar occa si°ns ; and with reference to the object of the colliers who Met at Dalkeith, it is obvious that a worse time could not have been selected for such a step, as, at this season, the de- Maud for c oa l s must necessar il y be about the lowest point, and as the stocks on hand are of considerable extent. In some of the collieries the wages for each day were continued at the same rate ; but the workmen were employed only four Tat of six days, reducing their weekly income by one-third. n another, it is said that the alternative was offered either of full employment at the old wages fur one half of the men— (the other half retaining their cottages and plots of ground the they h a d o b ta i ned new work)—or of employment for all e men at a reduced rate. The present amount of wages per day was stated by some of the workmen at from 2s. 3d. to • Gd., from which deducting 9d. for the expence of candles, used in the mines, and paid for by the workmen, there r emains fro m 15d . to ls. Gd. for his own support; and fur ethe amount of wages desired was stated at 45., from which d e d ucting 9d. as before, 3s. 3d. remained for the proper tuse of the co lli er. The most kindly feeling exists towards i e collie rs on the part of their employers ; but it is manifest I at the l atter cannot be expected to continue their operations at _ a dead loss. On the other hand, no unfriendly feeling to nrods their employers is said to exist among the colliers, so_ke yaem onlY Whose desire for a rise of wages is a very natural one, and a . se feelings of discontent with their circumscribed means too apt to be worked upon by insidious per ,BilethaPosed to turn private grievances to political purposes. woderstand _ workmen at the following collieries have agreed, we to work at the wages offered :—Vogrie, Dryden, sk Barleydean Loanhead, Edmonstone, Craighall, ueriffh all P land H t w encait , arves on. _ are orkmen ac the following arc said to have struck, or tee: e laout to do so :—Edgehead, Penston, the Duke of Buc -111,1,1:a, Anniston, and Elphinstone. In most cases four bef b a y s notice requires to be given by both master and agre d ore parting, and this many of the workmen have be take e 1 0 do. Measures, 6 we understand, are immediately to ,n to swear in special constables, and the authorities, ,‘!_necornmendable promptitude, are doing everything in their urnF7 prevent rioting, and to protect property. On aaY the strike still continued, but no meeting of the outs took place. CHARTIST MEETING IN LIVERPOOL Sh e , ;-_,,,_ rtty after I 2 o'clock on Tuesday, a public meeting of the i)uauartists and their friends was held (in pursuance of previ s notice by placard) in the Chartist Association Room, bot tn ef by for the purpose of electing a repre sentative of the body in' Liverpool to represent their interests at thew a Chartist Conference to be held, at Manchester, on wase'lesdaY and the two following days. A considerable crowd :.it.e:oeldlecftreodmin the immediate locality of the room, con 01141g ch iellY of working men, and others—most of them sistu r i s mere curiosity. No disposition to promote in . --- ee was shown, and the whole proceedings went off .... peanaceable manner. A good-looking young seaman, n ix " (as we learn) Pyles, was called to the chair, and . e-e ned the proceedings in an address advocating, in a I,..neral tone, the principles of Chartism, and evincing con eat rabic oratorical ability in the speaker, but an absence . of cl4,„ ti °„..a• Four or five other speakers followed, and Ind riot ;. 8. ' l , 'Knight, Jones, and others whose names we coul d Mtd„le„'eely ascertain It was proposed that Mr. Barnar th e 6""5' (now in Ma ' nchester) should be the delegate t . o „oust:inference from this town, and the motion was unani- that till; earlied. ~ Another resolution followed, to the effect s. trite e "' s ung riots in the manufacturing and other di_ the were not caused or promoted by the Chartists,.but by Who had masters, gold-masters, and other capitalists, work most unwarrantably reduced the wages of their Intion pep to the starvation point ; and the same le.so of the concluded with a declaration that, in the opinion e w orld meeting, the well-being and happiness of th 11 tte r ng classes could 4 eopi e , , ,-. d T al i o le ne sp b e e sk a e t r ta s inedby obtaining "The generally advocated the clause of the resolution, contending that all the misery la u e _eers o f wealth d destituti on felt by the labourers, who were the real pro , were occasion e d by class legislation of the Mi ddle clas ses and the aristocracy, who enriched themselves w hile they s t arve d those under them. They all, too, spoke a gainst any resort to physical force; expressed their convic tion that their principles were fast gainint, ground in every direction, and th a t b y union, perseverance, and additional collect kunbers to their ranks, they would ere long be enabled to such a of public opinion in behalf of their cause, as would, without bloodshed, dislodge from their Positions their oppressors, whether whig, tory, or radical, and enable the people to take their own government into their own hands. They also reprehended, in strong language the inte rested and hypocritical conduct of the Anti-Corn-Law Le ague men, who, with all their pretended sympathy for the suffering labourers, were the first to show their sincerity by cutti ng d own th e i r wages, already reduced to a miser;.ble Pittance. Strong opinions were also expressed, that the eauntry had ample resources to produce abundance for ten times its present population, were it not crushed by bad go 'erement, and were these resources fully drawn out. Ap- Peals were made to the working men who had not yet joined their ranks to enrol their names, and assist the cause by their subseri ti A ote of thanks was finally passed to the cliairmaPn,cmand the meeting, which was on the whole of a g°o-hurnoured character, gave three cheers, and quietly dispersed. their Whitty, the head-constable, an . d several insp ec t ors, welrel in attendance at the end of a neighbouring street ; but CaLledsle.nrtoicevatitohne. suppression of disturbance, were not at the ut c s o o n : i o n i 3,3 e -u ne e m i rm (which is pretty large) .. nt of the proceedings, entire y . faautnlidlerwthaerdhsebsetcame much crowded, chiefly wlth of People, ra w a as ny v o er f y .w g h r o e m at The streets below were also ' was l not, working men, who were disposed to be pre at, could not obtain admittance. the th ,_ n Wednesday some little apprehension was excited in is town by rumours circulated that strangers from Manufacturing districts had come into Liverpool. Another ie meeting of the Chartists was held on Wednesday, when h principal portion of the speakers conjured the chartists to act a quiet and orderly part, and no l t for the Working out the objects of the League, to brave the muskets of an armed soldiery. On the same d Mr. Whitty received i nformation that a large body of roe„ had . , were determined to enter y t h' h a e d purpose of Swan and vg duttely rode out in that direction, and found all quiet, not t a o . r w ri n ve . d a H t e th im e mOeld. half a dozen individuals being seen in company in anydirec tion, nor could he learn what had given rise to the report. Shortly after his return to Liverpool, however, a communi cation to the like effect was made at the Town-hall, and he was directed to ride out again to the Old Swan. A large body of officers, armed with sticks, were called together, and kept in readiness for action in case their services should be required. Mr. Whitty, however, again found that it was a false alarm, the whole neighbourhood of the Old Swan being as tranquil as usual. A meeting of the chartists was expected this evening (Friday), as announced at the Assembly Rooms, Lord Nelson-street, on Wednesday ; but towards sunset, yester day, some indications presented themselves in the town of a chartist meeting being about to be held that evening, and the police were consequently on the alert, though not in such a manner as to display their force, or disposed to disturb any merely popular assemblage in which inflammatory language was avoided. The only two places at which it was appre hended the meeting would be held, were the room at the bottom of Preston -street, and the large room in Lord Nelson -street. Towards eight o'clock considerable num bers of people, most of them actuated by curiosity alone, assembled in and at the bottom of Preston street, and lingered there in groups, in expectation of a Chartist meeting in that quarter. No such meeting, however, took place. The room was opened at eight o'clock, but it was merely for a tee-total or temperance meeting, for which, it appears, it had previously been engaged, and at which even females were present. Those who had entered the room in expectation of a Chartist commotion, speedily left it, and in a short time half the seats were left unoccupied. Meantime, a large body of persons (many hundreds) assem bled at the bottom of Lord Nelson-street, in expectation of the Chartist meeting being held there, but here again a dis appointment was experienced amongst those wishful for corn mAkon, as the doors remained closed until half-past eight o'clock, and it did not appear that any such meeting had been intended. Towards nine, the whole quietly dispersed. The principal thoroughfares in the neighbourhood were much crowded during the whole of the evening; but this is to be accounted for chiefly from the extreme fineness of the weather ; and from the general peaceable disposition of the inhabitants, we have no apprehension for the peace of " the good old town." MOVEMENTS OF THE LONDON CHARTISTS (From Yesterday's London Papers.) On Tuesday night a very numerous meeting of the Na tional Charter Association took place at the National Asso ciation-hall, in Holborn, at which several speeches were made deprecating any physical force movement on the part of the London Chartists, but a determination to maintain the right of public discussion, and to resist any infringement on it. An address to the working population of the disturbed districts was ultimately agreed to, calling upon them to yield obedience to the laws, but at the same time by the ex ercise of moral power to maintain the principle of the Peo ple's Charter. During the earlier portion of yesterday it was understood that there was to be a great meeting of the Chartists on Kennington-common. Between one and two o'clock an assemblage of trades took place in Lincoln's-inn fields, and the appearance of a large number of flags and banners, together with bands of music, men in armour, &c., gave rise to a belief that a grand Chartist demonstration was about to take place. Such, however, proved not to be the case; the assemblage being of a more peaceful character, consisting, as it did, of several hundred members of the Benefit Societies Asylum, who were about to spend their anniversary. Their march through the streets, however, was very imposing, and created at the first view considerable alarm in the minds of the public. Shortly after one o'clock his Grace the Dul.e of Weiling ton and several members of the ministry, and also Mr. Hall the chief magistrate of Bow-street, waited upon, and re mained for a considerable time in conference with Sir J. Graham, at the Home-office, and it is understood that the subject under discussion was the proper course to be pur sued in the event of any movement of the chartists likely to alarm the inhabitants of the metropolis and its suburbs. Subsequently Mr. Pease, and a deputation from Sheffield, had an interview with the Home Secretary, and, it is statedf expressed their apprehension of a riot breaking out there, and asking for prompt and efficient assistance. Expresses were being received by every train from the disturbed dis tricts, and Superintendent May has received orders to keep the A division of police in readiness to start at the shortest notice in direction their services may be required. The directors of the London and Birmingham Railway have received instructions from the Government to have trains in constant readiness for any emergency, and between 6 and 7 o'clock last night preparations were, it was stated, being actively made at the Euston station for the conveyance of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), who, it was understood, had received orders to hold themselves in readiness for their immediate departure from the Albany-street Barracks. It is also stated, that the 61st regiment are on their way from Dover, under orders at once to proceed to the north. These rumours drew large bodies of people to the terminus of the railway at Euston-grove, and at the time of writing this (a quarter past eight o'clock,) there cannot be less than from 500 to 600 present. The inflammatory placards calling the meeting for this evening at Islington-green, and for the exhibition of which several shopkeepers have been summoned, under the orders of Government, to Bow-street, were during yesterday ex tensively posted throughout the metropolis ; and in the neighbourhood of Islington the shopkeepers are very fearful of riotous proceedings. The troops were expected to depart via the London and Birmingham Railway immediately after the mail train. GREAT CHARTIST MEETING ON CLERKEN- WELL GREEN Yesterday evening. at 20 minutes before a numerous meeting (convened for 7 o'clock) took place in the open space in front of the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, to discuss matters connected with the present disturbed and critical state of the country. Long before the commencement of the proceedings a con siderable crowd had collected, and amongst tbem was a num ber of women and children. An extraordinary degree of excitement prevailed through out the neighbourhood, and it was rumoured that upwards of 50 policemen were in the Sessions-house, in order that, in the event of any serious disturbance which might call for their interference, they should be in readiness to sally forth. There was no platform erected, but in the absence thereof the speakers and their friends were crowded in a van, which was drawn up to the spot amidst the loudest cheers from the " people.' A man named Pollard was in the chair ; and in the course of the several inflammatory speeches uttered, 'Sir Robert Peel was charged with the heinous crime of committing mur der, by sending troops into the provinces, with instructions for them to cut down a suffering and unoffending class of men, who were struggling for nothing more than such fair and proper wages for their daily labour as would enable them to prevent themselves, their wives, and families, from dying of starvation. This aristacracy, who were rolling in wealth, and revelling in all kinds of luxury, might fancy themselves secure ; but they might rest assured, that the words, " Vox populi, vox Dei." would speedily convince them to the con trary, and that in the end the people, who had manfully struggled for their rights, would, in spite of the aristocracy, gain their ends. The harvest was a most abundant one, and by the great God of Nature was intended for the benefit of all; but the rich, if they were permitted to have their own way, would take every sheaf and ear of corn to them selves. One of the speakers set forth, that at Manchester 50 of the soldiers had laid down their arms, refusing to fight against their suffering fellow-men. and that such conduct on their part could not be too highly extolled. The meeting, which at one time was of a very uproarious nature, was at length brought to an end by a quarter-past 9 o'clock. It is understood that another, which will probably draw together a greater number, will take place at the same spot to-morrow (Thursday.) THE CHARTIST MEETING AT STEPNEY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 10 O'CLOCK The announcement of a Chartist meeting at Stepney and the'alleged assemblage of 8,000 or 10,000 persons in the me tropolis have, as it was well calculated to do at the present moment, excited the feelings of the nervous and timid, and created some stir at Scotland-yard and at the Home-office. The fact, however, is, that the number assembled on Step ney-green has been very much exaggerated, and it is the opinion of military men, who are the best judges of the num bers in a public assemblage, that at no time did the crowd amount more than 2,000 individuals, including of course, men, women, and children, and it is acknowledged by the Chartists themselves that the meeting was a total failure. There was another circumstance which must have struck all persons present, and which proves the fact, that the nine-tenths of those present took no interest whatever in the proceedings, and appeared to have come there from motives of mere curiosity, for after listening for a few minutes to the harangues of the speakers they departed, and during the principal part of the meeting there were not more than from 1,200 to 1,500 individuals present. The speakers on the occasion seemed to be strangers to the neighbourhood with one exception, and his weight and influ ence may be inferred from the fact of his keeping a small shop for the sale of old and second-hand shoes, and is what is technically called a " renovator." The Chartists at the east end of the metropolis have been labouring incessantly to enroll among their numbers as many of the Spitalfields weavers as they can; but this effort of theirs is also known to be a failure. It is a fact, that though the prices are some what low, there are double the hands employed now as silk weavers than there were at Christmas last, and those persons find it infinitely more profitable to themselves and their families to stick to their work and have nothing to do with the Chartists or Chartism ; and as a proof of their present industry, Spitalfields has not been so peaceable, nor its inha bitants so apparently comfortable, for many years as at present. To add to the excitement created at the east end, some silly person has been writing letters to the principal managers of one or more large establishments at the water's side, the purport of which is calculated to create alarm, though on inquiry none really appears to exist, and the object of their author appears to be to give himself some factitious notoriety. At ten o'clock last night the utmost tranquillity prevailed at the east end of the metropolis. The legal records of the trial of Queen Anne Bullen, which were supposed to have been destroyed, have recently been discovered amongst the ancient documents of the Court of Queen's Bench. THE OVERLAND MAIL FROM INDIA. — In consequence of the delay that is incurred by the transmission of the de patches through France, via Marseilles, from India and Egypt, by the new arrangements with the French postoffice department, and the complaints that are continually made by the London journals at their detention by the French go vernment, the Right Hon. Lord Lowther, the Postmaster- General, has been for some time negotiating with the Direc teur General des Postes of Austria to have them transmitted via Trieste. Should this arrangement be concluded, which is at the suggestion of Mr. Waghorn, the agent for the Bri tish Government at Alexandria, several days will be saved by this route. The steamers have a greater facility in reaching the ports of Trieste from Alexandria and Malta, and they have the most efficient telegraphic lines and railroads through out Austria to Hamburgh and Belgian to transmit the ear liest intelligence of the war that is now carrying on in our eastern possessions and China. PART SINGING IN GERMANY.—Every one who has been called upon to take a part in singing a glee, or quartett, has felt the inconvenience of a number of persons looking over each others' shoulders, and straining their eyes, at a single score of the music placed at a piano -forte. This is rarely done in Germany, nor was it the practice in England in the days of madrigal singing. Each had his own part, tenor, alto, or bass, placed in his band, written, or printed, in in a b oo k b y itself ; and in Germany separate parts are f al most invariably printed, of every composition intended or m om than two voices. The work entitled " Orpheus," a larg e collection of vocal compositions very popul ar anc , l f p o r r i m n i t n ed g , s a m s a w ll e p h o a ok ve et d v es o c lu ri m be e d s. , in Every sePa s rate Germany,part books singer carries about with him his own book, the tenor his tenore prinio or and thus, o n a secundo, the bass, his book for the bass ; walking excursion, or at an evening party, each is read a which . 0 Join, with little ceremony, in the chorus may narnaonise best 'h h feel f the moment. wit t eings o All the world has heard of German universities ; but the Biirschen choral songs _of the of music are the musical family most interest us in that land sometimes meets with,tourist amily reunions which the sister, friend and whereneighb father and son, brother and cheerfully together, with no oth er a long winter's evening better, than conversation and • taper resource, and wanting no ging in parts.— Westminster Review. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. THE Public is respectfully informed th a t t h e ce l e b rate d Dancer MADEMOISELLE CERITO, Of Her Majesty's Theatre, London, is engaged for FOUR NIGHTS only, and will make her appearance at this Theatre ON MONDAY NEXT, AUGUST 22, In several of her most popular Dances, in which she will be assisted by MISS O'BRYAN, Also of Her Majesty's Theatre. Mademoiselle Cerito's Nights of Performance will be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Lower Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. No Second Price. ON TUESDAY, A GRAND CONCERT, By the Principal Members of the I6lian Company, For One Night only. MADAME GRISI, SIGNOR LABLACHE, SIGNORA E. GRISI, SIGNOR MARIO, SIGNOR F. LABLACHE, and MR. H. HAYWARD, Principal Violinist from Her Majesty's Concerts. Conductor—SlGNOß COSTA. The Prices on this occasion will be—Lower Boxes, Gs.; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, Is. 6d. The Concert will commence at Eight o'Clock. No Second Price. The Box Plan will be opened for Mademoiselle CERITO'S NIGHTS, OR SATURDAY next, August 20, and for the ITALIAN CONCERT, on MONDAY, August 22, when Places, with their number of Tickets, may be taken of Mr. COOKE, from Ten till Four o'Clock. PROSPECTUS OF THE CHESTER SCHOOL, Established for the Education of On Hundred Resident Pupils, preparing them by SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR THE UNIVERSITY, THE MEDICAL PRO FESSION, THE LAW, THE SEA, AND FOR MERCANTILE PURSUITS. CONDUCTED BY MR. JOHN , BRINDLEY, Formerly Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospital Endowed School for the Maintenance and Education of One Hundred Boys. IN the CHESTER SCHOOL it is proposed to furnish a COMPLETE EDUCATION to ONE HUNDRED BOYS, between Seven and Sixteen years of age; giving them a sound course of Classical and Mathematical Reading, in addition to thorough instruction in the French and German Languages, Navigation,Ac coun t s , Oratory, Practical and the usual routine of English Instruction ; and t o combine with these advantages, unceasing attention to their moral and religious improvement, with strict regard to domestic com forts. For fourteen years Mr. Brindley was actively engaged in Tuition, being successively Master of the March Endowed School of One Hundred and Eighty Boys, Second Master of the Brigg Endowed School of Sixty Boys, and Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospital Endowed School, where he had the entire superintendance of One Hundred Boys, who were boarded, lodged, clothed, educated, and entirely provided for, from seven to twenty-one years of age. From that situ ation he retired in 1839, that he might devote his whole energies to the suppression of the then rapidly advancing evils of Socialist infidelity, which, under the divine blessing, is now as a system broken up and exploded. Mr. BRINDLEY will be assisted by the following Masters:— FIRST ASSISTANT MASTER—with the degree of M.A. SECOND DITTO DlTTO—with the degree of B.A. THIRD DITTO DITTO—a native of France or Germany. FOURTH DITTO DlTTO—for Seale Drawing, Perspective and Design. FIFTH DITTO DlTTO—for History, Geography, and the English department generally. SIXTH DITTO DITTO—a Military Serjeant, to superintend the Gymnastic Exercises, and other out-door recreations. In addition to the above, who will be resident, a Master will attend, at least once a week, to give Instruction in Hul lah's System of Singing. A Medical Officer will also be ap. pointed to furnish a weekly report of the health of the Establishment. Exclusive of the usual round of Elementary Knowledge, will be given the following SPECIAL INSTRUCTION To those whose career can be determined upon. UNIVERSITY CLASS—Latin and Greek, Mathematics, French, Bible History, Oratory. NAUTICAL CLASS—Navigation, Mapping, Astronomy, French. MEDICAL CLASS—Latin and Greek, (Celsus, Gregory, and the London Pharmacopoeia) French, Chemistry, Botany. LAW CLASS—Latin and Greek, French, History, Oratory. MERCANTILE CLASS—French, German, Practical Accounts, Drawing, Design. The whole School will assemble for Prayers and Religious Instruction every Morning and Evening at a quarter before Eight o'clock. POPULAR LECTURES On Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, applied to the Arts, Natural Theology, and other useful branches, will be delivered during the winter evenings. SCHOOL LIBRARY AND APPARATUS : A well-selected Library of useful and entertaining Books, of a sound moral and religious tendency, will at all times be open to the Pupils, under proper regulations. There will also be furnished Botanical and Geological Cabinets, Che mical Apparatus, an Orrery, Globes, Telescope, and Mariner's Compass. THE ANNUAL EXAMINATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN JUNE TERMS. For Board and complete instruction according to the fore going outline, with Washing, Stationery, Printed Books, use of School Library, Gymnastics, Singing, and all those items usually denominated extras : Under Twelve Years of Age...... Forty Guineas per annum. Above TwelYe, and under Sixteen, Fifty Guineas per annum. Payable in advance, either Quarterly or Half Yearly. A limited number will be admitted on the 30th of September next, when the First Quarter will commence. Mr. BRINDLEY will be glad to receive, as early as con venient, the names of those intending to enter in September. VACATIONS : Four Weeks at Christmas, Six Weeks at Midsummer; no intermediate Vacations at Easter or Michaelmas. Chester, August 1, 1842. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a Manchester Guard ian extraordinary, published yesterday, which was of the greatest use to us in collecting intelligence of the riots. Several correspondents must excuse the non-insertion of their communications. Our friend " S.E." need not fear the chartists of Liverpool ; neither would it be desirable to make the preparations suggested by our correspondent, for the chartists are but a handful here. For the credit's sake of the cricketters of Liverpool, we should like some better reason why the Liverpool Club scored but 58, and the Manchester 253, before we give publicity to the letter of " Athletic." " Justice " is guilty of great in-justice towards us. It may be perfectly true, that after our correspondent had read the particulars of the riots at Wigan, Hlackburn, and other places in a second edition of the Mail of Tuesday, at the Exchange News-room, he perused precisely the same re ports in the second edition of the STANDARD, purchased afterwards. Had our correspondent merely stated this, and asked us for an explanation, we might have afforded it ; but when he accuses us of " un-fairness," we have a right to complain ; and we only set the matter right on account of others who may have observed the same thing. The fact is, that we were at great expense in procuring reports from the places we have mentioned, and they were published in our columns an hour before they appeared in the Mail, and into which paper they were transferred with out the slightest acknowledgment. The greatest portion of what appeared in our second edition was copied into the London Times of Wednesday. Jbt Eibrrpool glPtanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1842. So far as the manufacturing district of Lancashire is concerned, " the insurrection" is at an end. The " sacred week" has terminated. The League has held its seditious festivals—has filled our gaols with its duped victims—has plunged hundreds of thousands into wretchedness and crime; and we are left at leisure to sum up the record of its guilt, and to ask for the judgment upon it of an impartial people. As yet the evidence before us of the connexion of this factious body with the outbreaks which have just taken place is incomplete. As yet we cannot unravel all the intricacies of this wicked conspiracy. We can not point to the hand which has supplied those means, without which no proceedings, such as those of the turnout operatives, can be carried on. We cannot trace to any one pocket the gold which has kept two hundred thousand people for the past ten days in food and drink—which has enabled them to placard our walls, and incur expenses far above the means of parties engaged in such movements. But that there has been such a pocket—that some influential party has bled, and bled freely, to carry on this war of agi tation and outrage, can scarcely now be disputed. That the money of the Anti-Corn-law League has fed this " insurrection" there arc few to doubt ; and unless we are much misled, the mystery will in good season be cleared up to the conviction of the leader. Of one thing we are certain—this outbreak mig l it have been put down in an hour. A greater farce than has been the pretended resistance of the working classes to a resumption of work we never witnessed ; and we were upon the spot. LOCAL NEWS, STEAM-SHIP GREAT WESTERN.--This ship iS expected to arrive here from New York about the middle of next week, and we are authorised to state that she will be on view for two days, of which timely notice will be given. The Rev. Charles Maginniss, A.M., curate of Holy Tri nity Church, Birkenhead, has been appointed to the new church recently erected at Ellesmere Port, in the parish of Eastham, and which, as will be seen from our advertising columns, is intended to be opened for the first time on next Sunday afternoon. Patrons—the Archdeacon and Chancel lor of the diocese, and the Rev . . Long, rector of Whit church. WEST DERBY UNION—ELECTION OF CLERK.-At an unusually numerous attendance of the guardians of this union, at their weekly meeting, held on Tuesday last, the 16th instant, on the motion of John Formby, Esq., magi strate, seconded by Mr. Henry Edwards, architect, Mr. William Cleaver was unanimously appointed clerk to the board, in the place of the late John Sanders, Esq., deceased. Owing to Mr. Cleaver's knowledge of the business of the union (he having attended to the duties of the office for se veral years past), and the opportunity he has had of acqui ring a knowledge of magisterial and poor-law business, there can be no doubt as to the propriety of the choice made by the guardians ; and the election of that gentleman by so re spectable a board, without one dissentient voice, must be as gratifying to himself, as we trust it will be satisfactory to the public. Mr. Geo. Vandenhoff sailed on Tuesday morning, per Garrick, for New York, on a professional tour through the States. THE REV. R. BLACOIV.—We are glad to learn that Mr. Blacow is fast recovering from the effects of the serious acci dent of last Sunday. The inquiries of his friends have been very numerous daily since the lamentable occurrence. Ma. CATLIN'S LEcTuans.—These lectures, we believe, will terminate to-morrow night. They are well worth the attention of the public, not only for their novelty, but the deeply-interesting subject on which they treat. The tableaux vivants are the most remarkable things we have ever seen. They are beautiful in the extreme, and fine studies for the artist. They shew that Mr. Catlin must have a keen eye for effect, and be a man of surprising acuteness of remark. His work, which we shall notice shortly, we recommend to the earnest attention of all our readers. THE CONVICT BRADLEY. —No reference has yet been re ceived for the convict Bradley, left for execution at the late assizes, for the wilful murder of his wife at Manchester, by administering poison to her. He is attended by the Rev. Peter Wilcox, a priest of the Roman Catholic persuasion, to whose religious instructions he pays considerable attention. He occupies much of his time in addressing letters to his friends and others, and seems to have great expectations of the extreme penalty of the law being commuted for transpor tation. We have not heard the exact day appointed for the execution, but we understand that unless a reprieve arrives in the meantime, which is not very probable, it w , ill take place in about a fortnight. SINGULAR CASE OF RESTORATION.—Another instance of the almost infallibility of art over the operations of nature, and of truth over prejudice, occurred the other day in the family of a gentleman of high respectability in the country, and which tends to show, in a singular instance, the powerful virtues of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL. Owing to a well known family complaint, that sometimes sleeps through one generation, a daughter of the above gentleman entirely lost her hair, so that she was obliged to conceal the defect by the aid of a cap and false tresses. After having done so for a period of two years, she was induced by a medical friend to try the effect of Rowland's Macassar Oil, with a view to the restoration of her hair. In the course of one month a fine down was elicited, which by constant use of the oil (rubbed on with a fine flannel) became in six months a fine and healthy growth of hair ! The satisfaction of the young lady is unbounded.—See advt. THE FUNDS.--WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The premium on gold at Paris is 8 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 353 ' and the e xc h ange a t Paris on Lopdon at short being 25 471, it follows that gold is 0.48 per cent dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Ham burgh the price of gold is 432 per mark, which, at the En glish Mint price of £3 17s. 102 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 SA, and the exchange at Ham burgh on London at short being 13 10, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1061 per cent. and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 3.32 per cent. against England ; but the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at GO days' sight, the interest must, of course, be deducted from the above difference. Nothing has occurred in the funds to-day worthy of esrecial notice, though the market may be said to close with greater appearances of heaviness than it opened. Consols for money and the account left off at 911 to / ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 921 to 1 • 31 per Cents. 100 to g .; Long Annuities, 121 to 9-16 ; India Bonds, 35s preen. ; Exchequer-bills 2d issue, 49s to 51s prem. ; ditto, 21d issue, 51s to 53s prem. ; and Bank Stock, 1701 to 171. The foreign stock and railway share markets exhibit the same degree of inaction, and quo tations here have also declined a trifle. The last price for Spanish Actives was 201; ditto, New, 201 to 1 • Mexican, 341 to 35 ; Colombian, 201 ; Belgian, 1011 to 1021 ; Bra zilian, 65 to 66 ; Danish, 821 to 831; Portuguese Five per Cents., 331 to ; ditto, Three per Cents., 191 to 20 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 101; to 21. ST. JUDE'S SCHOOLS.—Last Sunday the Rev. Hugh M`Neile preached two special sermons in St. Jude's Church, on behalf of the schools connected with that place of wor ship. The text on which the sermon in the morning was preached was taken from the Ist verse of the 15th chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans—" We, then, that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves." That in the evening was from the 4th verse of the 6th chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephe sians—" And ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." The discourses of the rev. gentleman, particularly that in the evening, were admirable expositions of Scriptural education, and deserving of being put into a permanent form. The fol lowing extract from our notes of the rev. gentleman's morn ing sermon will explain the circumstances of this special call upon the well-known liberality of the congregation of St. Jude's :—" Many of you are aware, with regard to the spe cial point to be brought before us to-day, that some years ago a debt was contracted in the management of our schools. This was occasioned by circumstances not easily controlled at the time, originating in the addition of an infants' school to our establishment. This was originally done in a small private room, which was very soon found to be too small. In the meantime, the room at the north-west end of the church, which had till then been used for the boys, was found to be too small, and in other respects in convenient. To obviate all these difficulties, a large room was engaged for the boys' school, and the room under the church was fitted up for the infants. Presently the boys' school increased so that an assistant teacher became indis pensable. By these proceedings a debt was incurred, and a very considerable increase to our annual contributions for the support of the schools was rendered necessary. An in crease took place sufficient to prevent any serious accumu lation of debt, but not sufficient to liquidate, or in any ma terial degree to reduce, the amount of the original sum. It has therefore remained upon us, and our indulgent treasurer has therefore from time to time been in advance, which, though not complained of by him, is scarcely creditable to us." The debt on the schools was £B4; and we are glad to state that, independently of increased subscriptions, nearly £BO were contributed towards its liquidation. ,PRINCE MURAT.—In our last paper we announced the arrival at this port, by the Acadia, from Boston, of Prince Murat, son of the former king of Naples, and nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. We then stated that the officers of the vessel, and the passengers, spoke of him in terms of great re spect. We have since seen Lieut. Parsons, R.N., a highly esteemed veteran, well known at this port, who was on board of the vessel, in an official government capacity ; and he speaks highly of the truly " princely" demeanour, and gen tlemanly manners of this distinguished passenger in the Acadia, the chivalrous deeds of whose father, " a brave amongst the braves, and whose white plumes were ever con spicuous in the hottest of the fight," bad previously produced a strong impression in his favour. We also learn, from the same authority, that a large iceberg was seen on the passage, and that " was a promising young gentleman of St. Paul's School, one hundred feet high." This expression of our wor thy nautical friend requires an explanation, and that we trust will be pleasing to our readers, inasmuch as it shows the peculiar home-feeling and naivete of an old British naval officer, a tt ac h e d to the constitution and the religious fanes of his country. Captain Parsons (as we de nominate him in courtesy, and as he well deserves), on a former voyage, about three months ago, in making the same homeward passage, saw an ice-berg of immense size, and of such shape, from its general appearance and dome-looking top, that he denominated it " St. Paul's," from its resem blance to the sacred structure so called in our metropolis. On the present return voyage, our friend and his shipmates sae* what he considered to be the same ice-berg which had previously so much astonished him and others ; but which, though considerably sunk, was apparently anchored or grounded on the great bank, and might, he thinks, remain there, with but slight diminution, for years. THEATRE-ROYAL. — MrS. Seymour made her first ap pearance at this theatre on Monday last, as Juliet. Her impersonation of this transcendent creation of the poet's pen was replete with grace, and sparkled in all the freshness of youth and beauty. Mrs. Seymour possesses every qualifica tion to enable her to reach the summit of her profession. The scene in which sbe takes the sleeping-draught was given with great effect, as also the balcony scene previously. Pas sion—devotion and intensity of feeling—were charmingly expressed. Mrs. Seymour's Juliet approaches as" near the beau ide'al as may well be conceived. We only regretted that a larger audience were not present, to stimulate her to greater exertions, and enjoy her portraiture of " One that loved not wisely, but too well." Mrs. Seymour's Mrs. Haller, on Tuesday, was extremely clever. The naive manner in which she told her various daily employmentt was delightful. The scene in which she confesses her delinquency to the Countess was powerfully acted. On Wednesday she appeared as Lady Townly, and presented us with a fine picture of the thoughtless, extrava gant, misled wife, whose errors are all of the head, not heart. Mrs. Seymour takes her benefit this evening, playing Des demona, and the touching character of Clari, in " The Maid of Milan" ; singing in it one of those songs which Sheridan Knowles, in his inimitable play of " The Wife," terms " strains that melt us as we sing them." So fair a lady and so talentedan actress must not go away withoutsome mark of public welcome sufficient to induce her to revisit us.—Next week La Cerito will make her appearance. We hope the theatre will be free this time from those behind-the-scenes differences which last season, towards the close of La Cerito's engagement, some what damaged the manager's interests, and weakened the at trastiveness of the performances.—On Tuesday a concert will be given (in addition to the performances of Cerito), in which Grisi, Lablache (the great Lablache), E. Grisi, and other eminent Italian artists, will favour us with the music of their " most sweet voices." SINGULAR ASSAULT.—A short athletic fellow, named John Cowan, runner for Mr. Davis, a tailor, who has a shop in Oldhall-street, and another in St. James'-street, was put forward on a charge of having assaulted Mathew Banks, a sailor, under very aggravated and peculiar circumstances. Though the prisoner has been described as a "runner," it would appear that he was principally employed to perambu late the docks for the purpose of vending clothes to the sailors, and as in the present instance, of using physical force, whenever it seemed desirable, either to enforce pay ment or to recover the clothes. The complainant returned from Calcutta on Saturday and took up his abode at the house of Tudor in Gibraltar Row, but feeling dissatisfied with his lodgings, he paid, was going to remove, when Tudor called him up stairs, brought him into a room, against the door of which he placed a table to prevent exit, and intro duce him into the presence of the prisoner. A few days prior to this occurrence, the complainant and his two ship mates had each purchased a suit of clothes, together with a singlet and a shirt, from Davies ; and the prisoner had been sent down on this occasion to dem and payment for the same. The complainant, who had the suit of clothes on him at the time, promised faithfully to pay for them, but said that it was totally out of his power to do so at that moment. The prisoner, on receiving the answer, became furious and inso lent, and insisted on the clothes being instantly taken off and delivered up to him. The complainant at once proceeded to comply with the request ; but when he had taken off the coat, vest, and pantaloons, he refused to take off the shirt and singlet until after he should have gone down stairs to procure himself other articles of a like nature that were in his chest, in order that he might not appear in a state of absolute nudity. The prisoner peremptorily refused to comply with this very proper request, and immediately fell upon the com plainant, whom he caught by the hair of the head and struck in various parts of the body , particularly about th e f ace , giving the unfortunate man a dreadful p a i r o f bl ac k eyes. The police-officers came shortly after, and after having inquired about the affray and arrested the prisoner, the latter charged the complainant with having taken up a k n if e to hi m in the fir s t inst ance — a c h a rge, the truth o f w hi ch the com plainant most solemnly denied. Mr. Tudor, in defence, said that the complainant had struck the prisoner three seve ral times before the latter had ever returned a single blow, and that he then took up a knife and said,—.“ If you come near me, I shall stab you!' Th e prisoner then rushed at him, got the knife out of his hand, and struck him several blows in return. Tudor concluded, by saying that the com plainant had used very ill language, and that he was intoxi cated at the time. The complainant's testimony, was, however, corroborated, and Mr. Rushton, in passing sen tence said. It strikes me that I have seen somethin g of the prisoner here before in this violent character. advise Tudor to take care what he is about. These sailors having been his boarders, and having given him compensation beyond what he was entitled to demand, he was guilty of a grossly illegal act in attempting to detain either them or their chests; ;and I have no doubt but the prisoner was brought down by his instrumentality. If tailors trust men of this kind, they must recover the ir mo ney in the ordinary way, snd not by such means as were here employed. This is one of those scandalous cases which are constantly coming here, in which tailors and boarding - housekeepers combine to rob the sailors visiting the port. The town is disgraced by fellows of the kind. The prisoner must pay the sum of £5, or, in default, be imprisoned for two months. MISSIONS TO TIME BRITISH COLONIES.--Many of our readers will be glad to learn, from the advertisement else where, that the Rev. John Macfarlane, the able and talented author of the work on missions, entitled " The Jubilee of the World," is to preach in this town on the forenoon of Sunday next. WANTON CRUELTY.—A. man of colour appeared at the Police-office on Wednesday, to prefer a complaint against a stout fellow of the name of Jones, for an assault committed the day before. It appeared that the complainant bas been latterly in the habit of frequenting a vacant piece of ground between Prince's and Waterloo Docks, and that on Tuesday last a number of idle fellows began to amuse themselves by abusing and maltreating him. He is a very 'simple-minded man; and the prisoner, taking advantage of his childish ha bits, threw the poor creature down two or three times, and beat him most unmercifully with his feet and fists; not hav ing received any provocation. A policeman observing it, took the prisoner into custody ; and he was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. and costs, or be imprisoned 14 days. Mr. Rush ton directed the complainant to be sent to Mr. Gray for em ployment as a pauper, at which the unfortunate creature seemed much pleased. DEATH By DROWNING.—On Tuesday an inquisition was held, before the borough coroner, on view of the body of Christopher Neesham, a youth of about fifteen years of age. It appeared that on Monday week the deceased went to bathe with five other lads at the south shore, and got out of his depth. F our o f t h e ot h ers went in to rescue him, and also got out of their depth, and were in a drowning state, when the sixth, Thos. Hughes, _(the only one who could swim,) went in to assist them. The deceased had sunk be fore he got to him ; but he succeeded in successively saving three of the others—the deceased and another being drowned. The body of the other, John Battersby, was picked up last week, and an inquest was held upon it shortly afterwards. That of the deceased was discovered on a sandbank by a per son going to Garston. It was recognised by his relatives, and the jury returned a verdict to the effect that he was " accidentally drowned." OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.-At the Police -court, yesterday, a respectably and rather fashionably dressed young woman, named Nancy Randall, was brought before Mr. Rushton on this charge. A police officer stated thet the prisoner had been given in charge to him on the previous evening at about seven o'clock. An elderly female, Jemima Davies, said that she kept the bazaar in Queen's square, belonging (we believe) to a Mr. Kay. The prisoner, she continued, came there on Tuesday, and expressed a wish to purchase some girl's toys. She selected a box containing such articles, for which he agreed to e half-a-era She afterwards made choice of some decanters, glasses, S _ the price of which she directed to be added to the bill writing at the same time a direction on a card, requirin 6 them to be taken to that address, in Shaw -street, taking the box of toys stated, and leaving injunctions that the other things should be sent up on the following morning by half past nine o'clock, so as to be there by ten o'clock, when they would be paid for— o th erw i se she would not be at home, as she purposed to take a drive out with her "mamma" in " the carriage." A good-looking young woman, who assists the last witness at the bazaar, said that she took the goods as directed, to " Sh aw - s t ree t, o pp os it e St. A ugus ti ne ' s Church," but found no house opposite to that building, the ground being vacant. She made inquiry for the party named in the address given, throughout the whole street—but could learn no intelligence of any such person or persons. The witness saw the prisoner in the street on the same day, and accosted her, stating the fruitless journey she had gone upon, when the prisoner made someexcuses about her" mamma's" and her own absence, said said she would send their servant to the bazaar, who would show her the place, and all would be settled satisfactorily. Witness followed her, but lost sight of her in St. John's Market. She, however, again re cognised her in the street, and without accosting her, fol lowed her for some distance, and finally saw her enter a house in Gerard-street. She then gave information, and the pri soner was taken into custody. Th e police-officer stated that the prisoner did not live in that street, but, with her mother lodged in Christian-street. It appeared that she had ordered, besides the toys and the glass, which she stated was for a present, a dissecting map, the price of which was half-a crown. The prisoner, it was stated by Mr. Parkinson, was not before known to the police. Mr. Rushton directed the information to be taken, with a view to further inquiry being made—in other words, the prisoner stood remanded. FALL OF A HOUSE. -- Between the hours of twelve and one o'clock on Monday, the side wall of a house in Holly street suddenly gave way, bringing with it the whole of the roof and flooring, and also the greater part of the front wall. The street in which the accident happened, runs between St. Ann's-street and Christian-street in this town, contiguous to Richmond-row. The building, which was rented by a milk woman of the name of Phithian, from a Mr. Shacklady, of Everton, was of considerable height and depth, and had been used as a cow-house and Shippon. A large quantity of hay and straw had been deposited in the loft, with some empsy crates and other lumber. The side wall had given way In consequence of an old house which stood next to il, and which had been its main support, having been recently re moved for the purpose of a new one being erected, and the foundation having been dug out and cleared away with that view. In the large hole thus created, a number of labourers were on Monday morning employed ; but at the time of the accident they were fortunately at dinner. We regret to say that two men have been dreadfully injured. They had been engaged at the time in loading a cart with manure from the shippon, when a great portion of the roof and front wall fell upon them and bruised them so severely that they had to be immediately removed for medical assistance. The horse be longing to the cart was thrown down by the immense weight which had fallen upon him, and the shaft and other parts of the cart itself were broken to pieces. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—On Tuesday evening last, an adjourned meeting of this body took place at Birken head at seven o'clock, and for about ten minutes a private conversation was kept up between Messrs. Jackson, John Deane Case, and the law clerk, when it was announced, that as there was no business to transact, the meeting was at an end. Mr. Parker, with his usual attention to the interests of the town was present on behalf of the corporation, and naturally felt indignant at being treated in this summary way. However, the commissioners may be in the habit of disposing of the memorials and remonstrances of the ihhabi tants of Birkenhead, we think a representative of the Town Council is entitled to a little more courtesy than Mr. Parker experienced on this occasion. The Telrt j hera;Crerkcozia have done, would have been to have apprised Mr. Parker that there would be no meeting, in order to prevent the inconvenience of a journey over the water at that late period of the evening. NARROW ESCAPE PROM FOUNDERING OF A TIMBER SHIP.—The ship Laurel, Captain M`Bride, on her recent passage from Quebec to this port, and while in longitude 39 55, and latitude 37 35, or thereabouts, on the 26th ult., at 11 at night, came in contact (while running free, and con sequently at considerable speed) with an enormous iceberg— an uncommon obstacle to meet with in so southern a latitude at this advanced season of the year. The rain and haze were so dense at the time, that, to use the mate's expression, " it was as thick as a hedge"—it being impossible to distinguish, from the quarterdeck, any of the crew who were on the fore castle. She struck almost right on end, the concussion taking effect rather more on the starboard than the larboard side, and the crash was doubtless tremendous and most alarming. The bows of the vessel were completely smashed and flattened in ; the planks on the starboard side, in parti ticular, opened out and disrupted, many inches apart ; the stem crushed almost to matchwood, and thrust out of its perpendicular; the topgallant forecastle broken up ; the whole of the head-gear (in the first instance, of course) carried away, including the bowsprit and the fore topgallant mast, which last was broken off a few feet above the top mast cap, and the whole nose of the vessel skewed and dis torted, chiefly to the larboard side. This damage was for a great part under water. Luckily she had on board an ex clusively timber cargo, and that, too, of a floatable descrip tion—balks and planks of American deal, lathwood, and staves—otherwise she would inevitably have sunk, before a boat could be hoisted out. All hands were immediately set to clear the wreck, and as soon as possible a jury bowsprit was rigged out, formed of a rough square balk of timber, to which the fore stay and fore topmast stay were attached in the best manner possible under the circumstances, for the security of the foremost. In an hour after the disaster, the vessel (as might be expected) became water-logged to the height of the lower deck, and the pumps were consequently useless. She, however, held on her way, though she could be considered little more than a raft, until she reached her destination—this port—on the 10th instant, where she has already nearly unloaded—in the Brunswick Dock. All the timber is, as was inevitable, saturated with water. What was landed yesterday, (from nearly the bottom,) was as wet and slimy as if it had been extracted from the bottom of the dock, after being held down for a month. From what we could learn on a casual visit, and were enabled to observe, great praise is, we think, due to the Captain, and his officers and crew, for the manful exertions in saving the ship, and bringing her to her destined port. Happily, the weather, after the disaster, was for the most part moderate, other wise she would certainly have gone to pieces, and there is every probability, that all hands would have perished with her. Amongst the damage done forward, was ithe breaking of one of the anchor stocks, and the starboard cat-head. The " Laurel" appears to be a strongly built vessel for the class to which she belongs. BETTELEY'S IMPROVED PATENT WINDLASS.--A patent has been recently obtained by Mr. Betteley, of the firm of Betteley and Bury, of this town, for an improved windlass, which appears to us to possess so many advantages over the windlasses hitherto in use, that we feel extreme gratification in recommending it to the attention of our readers, and par ticularly to that portion of them who are interested in ship ping. The machine is exceedingly neat, and will, even when in operation, occupy but small space in a vessel, while the adaptation of mechanical power is so simple and ingenious, that not an instant of time or the smallest portion of power are expended ineffectually. The simplicity of construction entails other advantages, amongst the most prominent of which we may mention that the machine is not so liable to get out of repair as those the structure of which is more complicated. If, however, any derangment should occur, the repair could be effected with facility, as the parts are of wrought iron and can be easily detached. Never was a ma chine invented in which the strength of the human frame could be more effectually exerted. There is not the slightest loss of time in working, the lever being always at its place of action, where it instantly fastens in such a manner that the greater the strain the more secure it becomes, and the loss of hold is reduced to an impossibility, limited only by the strength of the materials. The mode of chocking is no vel and ingenious, giving the utmost security, and prevent ing many inconveniences which have hitherto been com plained of. In toothed wheels there is always a loss in the working, and they are liable to accidents from sudden jerks. By Mr. Betteley's contrivance all risk from such casualties is avoided; the security of the windlass is complete, and the vessel may ride by it with the greatest safety. EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND NEWHAVEN RAILWAT.—A. highly respectable meeting of the shareholders in the Edin burgh, Leith, and Newhaven Railway Company, took place on Tuesday, the 16th instant, at the Royal Hotel, Dale street, Liverpool, Sir Thomas Brancker in the chair, to meet Erskine Douglas Sandford, Esq., the chairman of the board of directors, and Mr. J. Macgregor, one of the directors. The whole of the affairs of the company were very ably laid before the proprietors by their talented chairman, and which were highly satisfactory. Resolutions were passed to enable the board to proceed with their works, and the lower part of the line will be opened in three weeks. The drifts, as recom mended by Mr. Evans, will be immediately commenced, and this ,very judicious mode of proceeding may save £BOOO or £lO,OOO in the construction of the .tunnel, under the new town of Edinburgh. When this is completed, and the lines to Granton and Leith (which will be undertaken forthwith), there is no line in the United Kingdom that will be con structed for so small a sum, and none that will pay a better dividend. It i s a pos iti ve f act, as stated by the c h airm an of the board, th a t th e t unne l f rom t h e N orth Br id ge t o Trinity, will be completed for £15,000 short of the parliamentary esti mate, a case unparalleled in railway undertakings. A colonial broker in the city has received a letter from Liverpool, signed " T. P. Gilmour and requestingCo.iiiatthe t By the same prices and terms of business. The reply was,o i fc h l e o colonial would broker, if the strictly confined himself to his business but that on funds being placed in his bands, in cute any order that might be confided to 1 informed if to which he post a s i s huesuwalrootne openingt to a correspondent account,at Ltiove'brepool, parties referred to were respectable,w _ received an Gore's General Advertiser , of the 23d answer that no such firm wasknobefnorientLbervbeorpro,ouor,l,hand en closing a slip from June, containing the proceedingsbut to assinn • he name of the firm magis trates on the investigation intoa charge for for obtaining goods on false pretences. There mayb the or connexion circumstances partie implies no ordinary degree of n be n t d w e e r en eo t e h h e courage.—London Times of yesterday. PRISONERS FOR THE NEXT ASSIZES.-Although the Summer Assizes for the Southern Division of Lancashire closed only on Saturday last, there are no less than eighteen tted to the House of Correction at Kirkdale, ring Assizes next year. prisoners commi for trial at the S CORRESPONDENCE CHARTIST SEDITION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LH 'OOL STANDARD. In the present threatening state of affairs, it may not be amiss to put you in possession of the following information, upon the truth of which you may depend The Chartists held a meeting at T - Park, on Thursday ev( fizack's Academy, in the e purpose of introducing art of the town. One of their treasonous tenet drelspouters on this occasion more dart the sec crowd of persons in the street, and in the course of his - address, delivered himself of the usual quantum of blasphemy and sedition indulged in by his order. He spoke in the most impious terms of all state re ligions, and, indeed, of religion generally, and was particu larly happy in his ribald attack upon the Established Church, ascribing to it and its clergy the distress which now unhap pily exists, and calling upon all who heard him to come forward, and by subscribing to the dogmas of Chartism, to other, proce aid in destroying the church and constitution of our fathers. A. Mr. S., a very respectable man, and a member of the Protestant Association, remonstrated with the fellow, and warned him how he incited the populace to a disobedience of the laws, when he was immediately seized by a police inspec .. tor, who dragged him about in a brutal manner, and - was hauling him to the lock-up, when the reprobation of the people caused the fellow to desist, and Mr. S. was only re leased upon promising to leave the spot. Irrespective of the cowardly assault upon a man who was doing nothing wrong, I think, sir, that the conduct of this partizan was hardly fair; the violator of the laws encouraged, and the maintainer of them punished, by the very person who, I believe, is sworn, or at all events paid, to do his duty. If this PROTECTOR of ours be a specimen of the force gene rally, we are really most dangerously circumstanced in the present conjuncture, and in the event of any outbreak here, (which God forbid !) we will have to fight for ourselves.— I am yours, &c., AN IRISH ORANGEMAN. lug., 1842 ?lER. HEADS Liverpool, 17th TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, IR,-I am e of your_ correspondents have I taken up the subject of the various alterations which are required for the convenience of steam-boat passengers and others, at the Pierheads ; and, with your leave, I will sug gest one or two practical and simple improvements which might easily be made. Pirst,—a waiting room and booking office is greatly wanted at the Prince's and George's Pier heads; for, at present, passengers coming too late for one packet have to wait in the open air, probably in a pelting rain, until the next packet arrives; and then, if any informa tion is required respecting the packets, there is no appointed party to give it. At the various steam-boat wharfs in Lon don there is an office attached to each, where every informa tion may be obtained. Such buildings might be erected by the Corporation, and let to respectable tenants. Then, again, some mode of directing the public from whence the boats start, so that parties may know, before they have marched to the steps from whence it does not go. A turning direction-post might be erected directly over the bridges : parties would then know at once for which stairs to steer. These and many other small matters have occurred to me, but I will delay them for a future opportunity. As the Cor poration must derive a considerable sum from the many steam-boats plying at the docks, surely they, may afford some better accommodation to the passengers. — Your - obedient servant,ROVEß. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was held yes terday, when the following members were present :—Messrs. Sands, (chairman,) Horsfall, Barclay, Holt, Molyneux, Chilton, Sandbach, Bulley, Evans, Tobin, Bold, Aikin, Middleton, Smith, and Ripley. SPECIAL MEETING.-THE NEW SHEDS. It appeared that a special meeting of the committee was held on Tuesday last to consider the regulations received from the Customs for the management of the sheds recently erected on the west quay of Prince's Dock. After some consideration, the committee resolved that they would use every effott to cause the regulations to be strictly observed, although, in some respects, they were inconsistent with the provisions of the new dock act. CLAREFCEGRAVING DOCKS. The Sub-committee of Works presented a report, in which they recommended the General Committee to reconsider their resolution of the 30th December last, authorising the Cla rence Graving Docks to be lengthened, so far as related to the South Graving Dock. The estimated cost of lengthening the South Graving Dock was £8,300. Mr. EVANS inquired whether Mr. Hartley, the surveyor, was present to give some explanation? The SECRETARY replied that Mr. Hartley was too ill to be able to be present, but his son was in attendance. The CHAIRMAN stated that Mr. Hartley was of opinion that the lengthening of the South Graving Dock was not necessary. Mr. EVANS added that the lengthening would be attended with great inconvenience, and that it would furnish no ad vantage commensurate with the expense of it. Mr: TOBIN asked what would be the disadvantage of lengthening it ? • The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said the advantage was thought not to be equal to the great cost of it. Mr. ToeiN was not thinking of the cost, but only of the very great inconvenience which was caused by the want of graving dock room. The lengthening of these two graving docks was ordered with the express object in view of giving more accommodation, and he could imagine no good ground for that order not being proceeded with. One graving dock had been taken away to make room for the new dock, and, in aus UOOKS were ordered to be lengthened, yet now it was proposed that the south one should remain it is. He wished the committee would keep to the reso -.7bich they had previously adopted in order that ;raving dock accommodation might be given. There was not so much need of it just now, but not very long ago he had himself six vessels entered for the graving docks, and he could only get four of them in after having waited six weeks. He repeated that there was a very great want of graving dock accommodation, and he did not understand how the committee could consistently rescind their resolution for lengthening either of the Clarence Graving Docks, seeing that it had been ordered in consideration of the graving dock which had been taken away. Mr. HORSFALL said the question was simply one of ex pense. Looking at the cost, at the confined space on which they had to work, and at the inconvenience which would attend the working of the dock when lengthened, it had been suggested by Mr. Hartley that the dock should re main as it was. There would be great inconvenience in working the dock, after it had been lengthened, the space being so exceedinglY narrbw at one of the ends. Mr. TOBIN remarked that the space was no narrower now than when the lengthening was determined upon. There was nothing, therefore, in that point. The fact was, the committee never knew when they were right or when they were wrong. Graving dock room was wanted, and in the hope of givine it, these docks were ordered to be lengthened, but now one of them was to be ordered to remain as it was. He could not understand the reason of such inconsistency. Could the Sub-committee of Works recommend any other place for additional graving docks ? Mr. EVANS dared say they would; but time must be given them to look round. Mr. Tonic,—But we may wait twelve months for you to look round, and be where we were at last. Mr. AIKEN said the committee were giving an excellent substitute for graving docks in the Clarence Graving Basin. Vessels frequently went into the graving docks for no other purpose but to have their bottoms examined, and now grid irons had been furnished which answered that purpose ; but in the Clarence Graving Basin they might also be coppered. That basin would now be kept dry, so that vessels might be coppered in it quite as well as in any graving dock. Mr. TOBIN said the shipowners had been more in want of graving -dock accommodation, for some time, than they ever were for dock room. Mr. EVANS observed, that as this south graving dock would not hold more than two vessels after it had been lengthened, and would cost nearly £9OOO, he would rather keep the £9OOO for something better. Mr. RIPLEY said that graving dock room was wanted, and he should be glad distinctly to understand that the Sub committee of Works were upon the look-out for land. Mr. EVANS said that in a year hence the deposit of exca vations on the north shore would be completed, and then every thing would present a different appearance; and in all like lihood facilities would be given then which could not be given now. Mr. RIPLEY did not see why that should be deferred for a year which could be done now. Why could not space be found now which could be found twelve months hence? Mr. AlKEN.—Where can you find it? Mr. RIPLEY.—To the north. I believe you may get any quantity of land for graving dock accommodation there. Mr. AIKEN.—You could not have them at a more incon venient spot. _ _ _ Mr. RiPLEY said that was another question. If it would not suit the convenience of the carpenters, the committee could not help that. Mr. AncrN observed that the most convenient place for the carpenters was also the most convenient for the ship owners. A suggestion had been made that the space near Prince's Basin should be appropriated ; and, he believed, accommodation might be provided there at a moderate ex- - Mr. HORSFALL was understood to say that the committee had not power to expend one sixpence upon anew graving -dock without an act of parliament, therefore a new one at present was not of the question. What might be done at another time was another matter. _ _ Mr. RIPLEY inquired whether a new graving -dock could not be made now without an act of parliament ? Mr. HORSE ALL was understood to say than an act would be necessary Mr. EvANs did not want to delay discussion, but he would mention that the land at the north end of Prince's-sock might be required for more important objects than graving docks. It might be wanted for a new dock, therefore the committee ought not to be in a hurry. The CHAIRMAN inquired whether he might not consider the recommendation of the Sub-committee of Works de ferred for further consideration, the sub-committee, in the mean time, to consider whether they could not suggest a place for graving -dock accommodation. Mr. TOBIN protested against any such decision. The lengthening of the Clarence south graving-dock ought not to be postponed unless the Sub-committee of Works, which was all powerful, were able to find a better place for a new one. Mr. AIKIN asked Mr. Tobin whether he meant to take the sense of the committee whether this graving -dock should be lengthened ? He should understand, however, that it was not a question of the desirableness of graving -d oc k ac commodation, but whether it was desirable to lengthen this particular graving -dock. Mr. HORSFALL thought that Mr. Tobin had himself used the strongest arguments for delay. The committee should not go and adopt a plan of this sort upon the consideration of a few minutes. He was sure that if this graving -dock were made longer, the working would be attended with consider able inconvenience ; therefore, it was a matter which required consideration, and he hoped the committee would allow it to stand over. Mr. EVANS said, the fact was, the lengthening was actu ally postponed. Mr. TOBIN said, that if they waited twelve months now for consideration, they might wait twelve months after that; and he would therefore move, that the lengthening of the graving -dock be proceeded with according to the order here tofore given. No One rising to second the motion, The CHAIRMAN enquired whether Mr. Tobin bad any seconder? Mr. TOBIN.—I regret very much that I have not my old friend Yates here. (Laughter.) The C Ai RMAN.—I am very sorry to see you in a minority of one, Mr. Tobin. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Tobin's motion having dropped for want of a secon der, the recom men d at i on of the Su b -committee was cam u see.n der, DUPLICATE IRON DELL BEACON. The Sub-committee f or th e D e p ar tment of the Marine Surveyor recommended that a duplicate iron bell beacon be built the same as th e one j us t completed. The entire cost of the new one now at station had been under £550. purpose Mr. HOLT asked how much the old wooden beacon cosi? The SECRETARY replied that it was built in 1836, that it had cost £l,OOO, and that out of the period of six years it had only been afloat eleven months and twenty-six days. - - Mr. TOBIN said, the old beacon had one good quality— namely, that she was just as good when she was full of water as she was when empty. She was just the same in both cases. Mr. HOLT moved, and Mr. BARCLAY seconded, a resolu tion, that a duplicate iron bell beacon be ordered forthwith. Mr. AIKIN said, he was past the place where the beacon was moored, the other day, and he certainly heard the sound of the bell ; but the captain of the vessel told him that when there was no wind there was no sound. It was in dense fogs that the bell was most requi re d, an d t h ere was t h en no sound unless there was a wind ; so that, precisely at the time when the bell was most required to ring, there was the very least of it. Mr. HOLT asked whether there had yet been any fog to try its operation? Mr. AIKIN said it did not require a fog to try it. The fact was, that on a cairn day, when there was no wind, there was no sound. Mr. RIPLEY begged the committee to recollect that the beacon was just as useful in clear as in foggy weather. In making the new ode, some alterations might perhaps be made to render its performance more effective. --- Mr. AIKIN said his object was to procure a postponement of this subject, in order to revive discussion upon it, with the view of getting some clever mechanic to frame machinery to sound the bell by the action of the tide. Mr. TOBIN mentioned that in the time of Captain Den- ham, five or six plans of the sort had been tried ; and he was sure that any machinery, whi c h m i g ht b e put in the water. would not answer. It would get filled with egg crates and mats, and all kinds of rubbish, so that it would be of no Mr. HORSFALL was satisfied that no machine would answer the purpose. Captain Denham had tried it, and it had been tried subsequently to a great extent, but had always failed. He thought the committee ought to have a little ex perience of the present new iron buoy, before they ordered another ; and he thought too, it would not be wise to order just a duplicate. Mr. RIPLEY said then the old buoy must be repaired, and it would cost as much to repair it, as it would to build a new one. Winter was fast coming on, and it was for the interest of one of the principal channels that a duplicate should be immediately be prepared. Mr. BULLEY said the captain of her Majesty's steamer Urgent had told him, that the new buoy behaved very hand somely; and, that when the weather was thick, the bell was heard at a considerable distance. Mr. AIKIN said that when there was any motion the bell would sound, but not otherwise. The SECRETARY in reply to a question, read a report from Mr. Hartley, which stated, that the old buoy was built on a little flat, that she was greatly out of order, and that it would cost as much to restore her as to build a new one ; but, that it would not cost much to convert the flat back to her original purpose of a flat. Mr. RIPLEY repeated that there must either be a new one, or the old buoy must be repaired, for it was absolutely ne cessary to have a duplicate. The CHAIRMAN expressed his opinion that the old one would never do. Mr. Tom/sr asked whether it was intended that the one now proposed should be upon the same plan as that just com pleted ? Mr. RIPLEY, in reply, said that Mi. Grantham, the builder, had told him there would be some little alteration in the machinery to improve its working. Mr. BARCLAY said he passed the Bell Beacon the other day, and, although there was little wind he heard the bell sou'nd. Mr. EVANS had no notion of machinery working by the action of the tide. Mr. AIKIN said the objection as to crates and rubbish ob structing the machinery might be easily removed. If a pre mium were offered for the best plan, all the difficulties would cease; but unless the committee made some attempt to overcome them, they would of course remain. Mr. RIPLEY observed that the Marine Surveyor was of opinion that the bell might be worked by machinery. Mr. TOBIN suggested that a large globe like a balloon should be constructed, for he was sure it would answer the purpose of the bell beam. - After some conversation the motion was adopted, with an addition, to the effect that such improvements be made in the intended duplicate as the sub-committee of works might suggest. WATCH ACCOUNTS. The account of the Watch Committee for the year ending the 24th June was presented : it amounted to £ll2l 16s. 11d., and was ordered to be paid. WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE. The CHAIRMAN said, a sub-committee would have to be appointed, under the name of the Warehouse Management Sub-committee; and he trusted they would conform to the resolution which the committee, at their late Liverpool meeting, had agreed to. (See the substanca of this resolu tion above.) Mr. To IIN.—Is there to be a sub-committee for that The CHAIRMAN.—Yes ; for the working of the sheds. Mr. TOBIN.—Then I hope they will be quite indepen dent of the sub-committee of works. The CHAIRMAN.—Oh, yes; the sub-committee of works want to have nothing to do with them. The following gentlemen were then appointed the sub committee for the management of the warehouses—Messrs. Ripley, Holt, Molyneux, Nicol, Bold, and ex officio the chairman and deputy-chairman. Mr. HoasFALL requested the sub-committee just ap pointed would direct immediate attention to the subject con fided to them, as it would be necessary to appoint officers. The signature of the chairman was affixed to the plans for the observatory, after which the committee proceeded to financial business, and then separated. ESCAPE OF THE PENINSULAR STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S MAIL PACKET ORIENTAL N in i k ,A, FROM DESTRUCTION BY FIRE. The fire which happened on board of the Oriental steam ship on her last outward voyage to. Malta, some particulars relative to which appeared in the London 'papers a few days since, was of a far more serious character than has been re presented, as will be observed by the following statement furnished us by a correspondent :—" On the evening of the 15th of last month, when the Oriental Whi in lat. about 4 N., long. 20.50 W., the nearest land upwards of 500 miles distant, we were alarmed by an unusual noise on deck. It was about a quarter past 8 o'clock, and the weather remarkably fine. The master and I ran imme diately up on deck, where we met the cabin boy, who in formed us that the vessel was on fire forwards. I told him not to alarm the ladies. However, they soon knew the whole, and their fears caused us much uneasiness. Meanwhile we found smoke issuing freely from the forecastle, with a strong smell of spirit of tar and turpentine. The carpenter and some of the crew were ordered below to find out where the fire existed, and where relieved every three or four minutes, the smoke and strong effluvium preventing them from remaining longer. The bulk-head was soon knocked away, and the hatches of the fore-hold being removed, a thick smoke rushed up with so strong a smell that those near the hatchway could scarcely breathe. On clearing away the cargo to get to the fire, some goods which were jammed under the hatchway were cut in two, and a portion of glass thrown overboard to prevent the men's feet being cut, who, when relieved, came up retching violently from the effects of the stench. Torrents of water were now directed down the hold, and in the course of a few minutes we had the satisfaction to find that the smoke had entirely abated, and, upon searching, no appearance o f fi re i n the forecastle, after-hold, or cabin, was found ; but a large cask was subsequently discovered forward enveloped in smoke; the iron hoops had burst, and it was held together only by the wooden hoops, while it was so intensely hot that the men could scarcely touch it. it was immediately got out by slings and thrown overboard. Some smoke still rising from the hold, more water was thrown down ; in fact, the men could not have worked before but for the drowning of the smoke and smell, and we were apprehensive that there might be other cases of a similar nature smouldering below. However, our fears were groundless, for the smoke gradually subsided, and at about half-past eleven it entirely disap peared. The captain, mate, second made, and carpenter be haved on this occasion with great coolness and decision, and were well seconded by the crew. To this activity and promptitude may be attributed, under Divine Providence, ' the preservation of our lives, the vessel, and cargo. Had the cask burst, and the fire been communicated to the cargo, do not think we should have been living to tell the tale ; and from its condition when hoisted out of the ship's hold, it could not have held together much longer. It is also the decided opinion of all on board, that if the cask had been stowed under the forecastle-deck, or in the main hold, it would have occasioned immense damage, if not the loss of the ship and every soul on board. From the position of the cask in the forehold, its condition when first observed on fire, and afterwards in the slings, where, notwithstanding all the water which bad been thrown upon it, it was still smoking and burning-hot, we are of opinion that it must have ignited spontaneously; and although we do not know what its con_ tents were, the strong effluvium which came from it con vinced us that it was some very powerful combustible —pro bably sulphuric acid." Such dangerous commodities ought not to be stowed promiscuously with other goods, but placed in safety, in some place easy of access in case of accident. There is no doubt but many vessels have been lost under similar circumstances. Th e Oriental is insu re d to a very l amount. Who is wise ? lie that learns .from every One. Who is powerful ? He that governs his own passions. Who is rich ? lie that is content. " Yonng men taken ~ I m part i cularly uneasy on this , in and done f or, " as the shark said to when the young gent l eman stuck him on the point," t a b s e the ship d ' y s s c a r i e d w. end of a needle. You can't come t oo often, " as the hack ney-coachman said to the thunder -storm, " Come, get up, it's time to rise," as Baron Rothschild said to the Spanish funds.—Punch. A Rim BIT.—" The Wizard of the South" now ex hibiting his legerdemain at Southport, announces, at the tail of his bill—" Red or grey hair changed to fair, light brown, auburn, or jet black, at a trifling expense, by a late an d new discovery of the performer, by the most perfect dye ever known. Horses c h anged to any colour, and any imperfect or discoloured sp o t s, through accident or any other cause, in made to resembl e the original colour. Toothe-ache cu r ed one minute ! Al so, the rheumatics effectually cured from ten to twelve days." this morning A WALK IN NEWFOUNDLAND.--1 set ont i3 - 74.mat in the boat, accompanied by Mr. Green, cifri ßay. After the Cat's Cove Hills, at the head of Colli e r's 0 .. i the bay at 12 to visit exploring the coast, we arrived at the headd a by a narrow path. o'clock, and struck off into the 00 to any one, and accor dingly I did not entrust the baronie e tg a We took three men to carry the theodolite quarter of a mile we dingly carried it myself. In adabthat was intended to run and hammer bag, came upon a newl y road the bay towards St. John's. from Brigus round the head o bliged to jump from one root it a mere morass, and were __ vaul t part of the way. W e of a tree to another thes for the hills, and in a short We travelled along this for about half a mile, but found a Here we found the bed of a little to proceed some distance with " us torrent, which timethe then struck eotere d o ff o across enab led when that ended we were obliged to force d ens e thicket, sometimes climbing over but the our way throughcrawling beneath masses of fallen rotten wood, sometimes tolerable ease, feesry moss-coloured boulders, slipping on stumbling over,. . sliding down steep banks of rock, or roots of - the wet roo tearing. the 0, c l o thes off our backs by d ragging ourselves through ,h ema tted twigs and bran c h es of the trees. All this w hil e the the -- anometer stood at seventy-five degrees, and no a breath o f hair could find its way to us. T he smell of t and the turpentine exuding from the trees was as t h e woods ''f,, a eand stifling as an oven, and the mosquitoes began to attac k us by hundreds. They din not, indeed, annoy me so much, but Mr. Green's face and neck were soon , running down with blood. When, after toiling in this way to the top of one ridge, we still found a ravine separating us from the hill, we were half inclined to give it up. However, taking " heart o f grace," we plunged again into the woods, and after another stiff climb we at length found ourselves on the sumit. It cost us altogether more than four hours' labour although the distance was not much more than three miles from the sea side. iat ven nt- ifax Ito rere tely .mg wer put ble lent the -om iely atto link )me that seen les the n or sent urn ing, po - at ng . of la en 1; •al re ly