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ALTERATION OF MAIL TRA G INS, lI VRDER OF THE POSTMASTE R• ENERAL. th- 1 e P ublic are respectfully informed, that on and alter 2th April, The Up NIGHT MAIL TRAIN, now leaving LIVER- Th e e p ° o l. at 7 r , M., will be despatched at S MAIL TRAIN, leaving CHESTER at 7 50 P.M., The E A RLY will be despatched at 913 DOWN MAIL, now I t eaving BIRMINGLIAM Til 45 A M will be despatced at 1 0 A.M. • • catio nle t Bills with th ese alteration h s may be l ha d on appli n at any of the Stations on the Grand Junction Rail- W ay, on and after the Ist orAptil. By order, . Zime. , 25th March i 8 t l‘ , A I R B4 K 4. HUISH, Secretary. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. r SIR--A writer, who prostitutes the signature of " Veri tnietasies ittakin ," aseries of false statements regarding this under- En g, solicits categorizal answers to his questions; and I disposed to gratify his curiosity by the following re- Plies to th em : 1. It is not true " that of the long array of respectable parties who appear as the Provisional Committee of the Caledonian Railway, not one of those connected with i .a.sgoAv has tak en or i ntends to take a single share;'. but rs true that the Provisional Committee have taken, true that more stock in the Caledonian, than the pro s not true t ' a t , l 3 3 te e r: of the Ayrshire route have been able to raise alto -14... It f r the f ormation of then circuitous line. Visional autho • " that the names of some of the pro committee were put down in the list without their permission obtained two o were MY ' W hile other t down in consequence of circum stances ;"but ilia agotrue tha y t ea e r v s ery nobleman and gentleman pu under different circunn on the list has given express permission to use his name, and that, i n every case, such p ermission has been granted, or repeated, w i thin the last months. 4 3. It is not true that for the reasons suggested by 'Veritas" " some of the most influential parties have, Si nce the publication of the Prospectus, withdrawn their naru es; '' but it is true that one or two gentlemen have re quested leave to withdraw for reasons of a private and Personal nature, and that their places on the .. list have been fourfold by theof the names addition supplied Hon. Lord Torpichen ; the Right of the Right Sir Charles Malcolm ; John ii,.. u n• Lord Elphinstone ; . London; Richard Pater tastertnan, jun. Esq. banker in V;nl, of Blackheath, Esq. ; d Esq. M.P. ; P. H. Hcwar , •O• , 1 t n Elphinstone, Esq. ; Colonel Elphinstone; J. Ful ar o and A. E. Lockhart, Esq. the Caledo ra'" I t is not true that any plans whatever of e that - ' llll Rail • 'ted last have, but it is tru the way were deposi . since the Govern- Promoters of the undertaking tient for that line Co mmissioners declared their preferenceafter it reaches s e '.ProPosed an alteration in the route . Ytningtonwith the Scottish view of ultimately joining Cent • 1 ! a a • and that they rd itatl waY from Perth and Sterlin, , also —two most contemplate a short branch to Dumfries: not .w. yealutble improvements on the project which are an _ z rl. -2,Bmisient with the portion of the line preferred d „me, ended b y Po . • 0 . It ' i Y the commissioners. s Publishe - ;:i nel tr ue " that the table of comparative distances Makes - w ith the Prospectus of the Caledonian Railway line • ' nn mention of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle and it is not true that that line is to pass over any part ; . of the it In that , i sonton Railway ;but 'We that in instance the Caledonian line is nPivards of and fortyDurnfries miles shorter than the route by Cumnock €. It ' Railway, the Mons not true that the Wishaw and Coltness R kirkkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, and the Garn- th e Icitailway, (with all of which the Caledonian is to have i n , a iantage of a connection,) " are many of them of very _,puerfct in h, , co nstruction ;" but it is true that, with the view the ,ainin g a share of the traffic of the Caledonian line, to proprietors of these railways are already taking steps b _ widen their gases and otherwise to improve their works, %sides co ntributing largely to that undertaking. i• It is .. - ' • client of the Cale donian . not true that the ruling gradient line will be one in 75,' and it is not true that any statem ent to th a t e ff ect was made at the meet i ng h e ld at E 'nar k ; but it is true that there are many miles of worse aedients on the N or th B r iti s h than any to be found aar a o t n e C aledonianline ; and it is true that, after the Caledonianfteran elaborate line of the lengths and gradients f a n d the Ayrshire lines, the Governme . n. + Commission ers opinion, that deliberate state in their Report, as supposing it to be " that it would be injudicious, even supposing for the purpose of practicable, to incur a large expense _aledonian line, to one of !educing .the gradient on th le ss inclination;" and that there are no statistical proper ties i n th e lines competing with it, to counterbalance the disadvantage of their greater length. ,, line i s It is not tru e th a t t h e summ i t o f the Caledonian line upwards of JOOO feet above the sea, and it is not true that the summit of the Ayrshire line is only 600 feet above the level of the sea ; but the exact heights were perfectly known to the Government Commissioners when they re ported as above, " that would injudicious, EVEN it be SUPPOSING IT TO BE PRACTICABLE, to incur a large expense for the purpose of reducing the gradient on the Caledonian line to one of less inclination." 9. It is not true " that the alleged subscription towards the capital stock of the Caledonian, by the North of Eng land Railways is only in expectancy ;" hit ; but 3 true that th e se companies h ave actually contributed . the sums which t l' i e S ros peetus stated and it is also true that much more the the required capital has been eagerly . subscribed by com e c, trom which circumstance" Veritas" may form aap, e 4lllinion o f th e cre d ence w hi c h has-been given to his ,Pavin. anus the undertaking.. __ !ehh e b ri `uns given to " Veritas" the categorical answers -41 "ght - "Nderated, I shall take the liberty of tb Nitta ,-• ' atters on which he has "ght it s- inin upon ne esom m tisrer, Prudent to ask tions. c II has put his 13 ot df esen tationsintotheshape of queries,because he l did but -r e to that which he knew to be untrue, , wh ; _,_ a e open ) . I shot '''.li, n evertheless, he wishe t e p . d hpublic to believe. k g l ve him • in substantive assertions, nowi o my information 1 . w g them to be incapable of contradiction. - deeid„ h ile the Go vernment C omm i ss i oners express their Avrshr Pfeference fur the Caledonian line over the three tr ee _ r .e lines generally, they reject, as not even worthy pro. nrrsideratione'the line by Monckton, which is the h o . ne be s i e s d b_y the Glasgow and Ayr Company, and w ich thatbits their private interests. The Commissioners say ofl , car r , the Kilmarnock route, the " total . distance E fr . '' bo ,b s tto Glasgow is 125 miles 9 chains, and to din " l' r '''''' " 1 miles 9 chains; whereas, by the Clydesdale I, 2,7 the latter disiance is only 97 miles 44 chains, and , theul lion:net. only 100 miles 74 chains. The_diff i erencein whi„ L e ugths of these Nithsdale and Clydesdale routes, " and wen.ll.l be still greater by the Monckton branch, ~°l4 five miles less by the Beith route, seems to " r end" u detailed description of the two last u n necessary any Go, 'mentioned Nithsdale lines." In other words, the bei ng the Commissioners say that the Kilmarnock . line tilei7o.toe. best .of the Ayrshire routes, was so inferior li t; Oth er d onian, as to render superfluous all notice of t 2. T Ayrshire lines. lin es Th e ruling gradient on the Avrshire and Dumfries th i , on which so much stress is laid, (but which is never r. ele ss• one in 138), is disposed of by the Government .-ilnact!tnissioners in a manner at once convinc , ng and con oi aiN , i 'e• They expose the fallacy of testing the gradients be a l'ailwaY by assuming that the engines are always to ~ loaded to the utmost extent of their power. " There ~ are few lines," say they, "on which the traffic is so peat that, i n one journey out of ten, the load is regu- Id, feted by the power of the engine ; for it is determined ~ a l the ost generally, and p art i cu l arly in passenger trains, by demand for conveyance." ** * "On the :,". N ewcastle and Carlisle Railway there is a plane of 1 in 106, of four miles in length, which is worked several ,`, times every d ay with passenger trains, at n ear ly th e ~ Iv era every of the whole line ;" * * * and "it " the grZ; injudi c i ous to incur a large expense in reducing n i an li ne. Lent to one of less inclination" on the Caledo-• 3. The . purely set h . Ayrshire line wer.. s motives of the propounders of the sinners wboser - - Penetrated by the Government Commis ' ' e"ica t hereon less severe than they are well deserved. ,„," It i are n a o they, " that as each " of these three knith sdat: t ) ru ro e t ' e s s L intended to form a " junction with the A yrshire u 7 ay or its projected .Rat w ' ''' .41 branch to Kilmarnock, there would be a shorter length of new line to construct • * * +i' but this is rather lobe q considered as an advan t age to the p roprietors of that 44 line than to the public, WHOSE FARES WOULD BE IN 4, PROPORTION TO THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED OVER, 4 , whether on a n old or new line ; * * * and it ~Would be very unjust for their exclusive advantage to ~ P a ssengers between Carlisle, and Edinburgh and 4. ,`,.‘a B Soty, both in TIME an d EXPENSE , t o th e ex t en t vXV it would b e requ i s i te i n th i s i nstance. V iewing 44 `"e Hatter in thi s li g ht , it i s conce i ve d THAT NEITHER 4, ' Op 1-1 E THREE NITHSDALE LINES CAN BE RECOM 4, IdENnED AS A MAIN TRUNK LINE OF COMMUNICA- I . L" BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND." whole 8 Unconditional and fatal condemnation of the and atthe the Ayrshire I' b sso well informed, . lines y person Iris at so impartial,astheGovernment Com -S was no t made dependent (as Mr. Leadbetter and Ai r xi; . ver' " atsom in their peripatetic exhibitions at Ayr, Li p o ol , and Lin t • ldf inmakeita ear) on thesup• po se d • ~,. ....., 111 ries,wou d . . pp Zn i nability of 'Scotland to maintain two Railways, be -ssein theevent of two lines being constructed, the Com 47'_. sioners give the preference to the Caledonian and the sta'rth British lines, to the exclusion, under any circum se,lces, of the Ar.shire lines. They draw a comparison separately ittau n th Y among the several eastern routes, and separately °u tes th g e several western routes. Among the eastern and ens -ey give the preference to the North British line, th e lag the western routes they give the preference to red i;,?`edonianline; and if one only of these two prefer the C ole is to be constructed, they give the preference to th e a‘edonian ; as to the Ayrshire lines they pronounee 1. unqualified verdict, that not one of them "can be 'I 2iee,°rnmended as a main trunk line of communication 5. e,: ::: , )) "._ n England and Scotland." sin ner n the subject of traffic, the Government Commis able ,8 arrive at and announce an opinion no less favour they Lu the Caledonian line. "We have had before us," t' sa Yt " various statistical returns, regarding the (Hs i, rush; through which the several competing lines would 4 e , s s,; but we do not find that the resells they give are I ' "c a e n v e to lead us to prefer ANY other line to that by 11:11i and Lockerby." '''Si tri l Le hooe, sir, that I have satisfied the cravings of ''s." for categorical answers to his fineries, I remain, sir, your obedient servant, DETECTOR. FORGERY lITHEREAS, FORGED LETTERS, purporting to V be signed by the Officers of the ANTI-MONOPOLY ASSOCIATION, are known to be in circulation ; a RE- W RI) of £lO is offered for the Conviction of the Offender. And the Public are hereby informed, that all Letiers issuing from the Association, are prefaced with a Stamped or Pruned Heading of the Name' and Motto of the Association, and if forwarded byrPost are pre-paid. CHARLES EDWARD RAWLINS, JoN., Secre[ary. Anti-Monopoly Assoeation Office 7, Waler-street, 2d April, 1844. ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE EXPLOSION OF GAS IN A DWELLIN G-HOUSE.—Yesterday evening, about a quarter past seven o'clock an explosion of gas took place in a large unoccupied dwelling-house in Islington, corner of Salisbury-street, which shattered the buiding to its foundation, blew out most of the windows, and did other damage, to the great alarm of the neighbouring residents and those who chanced to be in the vicinity. Mr. Mulli neux, who lives in the next house higher up, had gone out with his lady about three o'clock in the afternoon, and did not then perceive any smell of gas. On their return, about six, the smell was so strong, that conceiving it pro ceeded from some leakage in his own gas-pipes, he soon afterwards went down to the Gas Office in Queen-square, and gave information of the fact, requesting that a man might be sent up to set matters right. In the meantime he had turned off the gas in the lobby, apprehensive of some accident. The parties in the gas office, not appre hendinganything serious, said it would be in time enough in She morning to employ a man, and that lle.i might use his gas as usual—which, however, he declined. He returned home immediately, and was on the point of retiring to bed, when he and his family heard a sort of noise, but (what is remarkable) not such as to alarm tbem,.although it was heard three doors above. There was no perceptible concussion of his house ; and the first thing he saw was the escape of flame and smoke from all the lower windows of the house in question. Meantime, some parties passing along in the neighbourhood—the street itself becoming comparatively retired at night, —heard the explosion, and on running up saw it followed by black volumes of smoke. It was all over in a few moments, and the devastation became apparent from the outside. The house—belonging to Mr. Holden—is a large and handsome three story building; having a frontage to Islington; another to Salisbury street ; and renting at upwards of £6O a year. The front wall to Islington was completely bulged out ; the string course of stone over the first story thrust out and dis jointed in the middle, as well as the balcony over it in front of the drawing-room windows. The glass, and part of the frames of the kitchen and parlour windows were blown out, and much of the glass in the higher story ; and the pieces, in minute fragments, thickly strewed the wide street half way across. The iron railing in front was also bent outwards. The force of the explosion was, if possi ble, more apparent on the north, or Salisbury -street front, in which was the door with a flight of apparently five steps. The windows were much smashed, but what is most remarkable, three of the large lower steps of the en trance, within ratings, were completely blown out of their places, and upset, tearing with them and breaking a great part of the rails on each side—thus sheaving the peculiar strength of the explosion in that part. The wreck of the windows behind (facing a large back yard) was equally great. A strong police force was soon at the spot, and the building was examined interiorly. They had all left before our reporter could reach the ground but we ar e i n for m ed that parts of the floors, particularly that of the front parlour, have been blown up. house had doubtless become filled with gas ; but by what means, or how it had become ignited, we have been, as yet, unable to learn. The house had been tenanted by a Mr. Withrell, who left it only a fortnight ago, but whether the gas-tap had been left open by the servants, or (as was considered probable) thieves had been within and carried off some of the pipes, leav ing free ingress to the gas twhich bad by some means caught fire) we are at a loss to say, the police having locked up and left the premises. It may be stated, how. ever, that a short time ago, the house of a Mr. Saunders, nearly opposite in Islington, had all the pipes stolen from ;FRENCH SHAWL Loom.—We were yesterday highly gratified by a cursory view at Mr. Pringle's shawl empori um, Bold-street, of a working model of the French Shawl weaving loom, recently introduced into the Paisley manu factures. The process of weaving is at any time an inter esting sight, more particularly shawl weaving, and as this model is in every particular complete, and of the most exquisite workmanship, it will in a large commercial town like this be an interesting sight to many who have not had •the opportunity of visiting a manufacturing district. SUSPICIOUS CASE AGAINST A FEMALE. —At the Police-court 3,-esterdav a female (with a child) calling her self Ellen Young was placed at the bar under the follow ing circumstances. Mr. Coglan, keeper of the Night Asylum, said that on Sunday the prisoner came to that charity and gave her name as Ellen Young, he, however, recognized her as having been there on the 16th of March, as Ellen Greenwood. On that occasion a pass was given to her by the parish officers, to Glasgow, she having stated that she was a native of that town. She now represented herself as a native of Halifax, in Yorkshire. It also ap peared that she had had a conversation with a woman respecting a child which she wanted to borrow, stating, that she could manage better (in begging we suppose) with two children than with one. The overseer proved the granting of a pass to her in March, butthere was no evidence of her having used it, and landed in Glasgow. Mr. Rushton expressed his suspicion that the child she had was either borrowed or stolen ; but the evidence was insufficient against her, and she was discharged. BARRACK ALLOWANCES.—It has been , decided by the authorities, upon a return called for of all married officers in Great Britain and Ireland living out of the barracks, that each married officer, so living out of barracks in Great Britain, shall receive 25.• 6d. per week for coals and candles, and in Ireland 2s. 9d. VARIETIES. A ZUMMERZETSHIRE ONE.—" X. L." sends us the following ludicrous con, which he designates " A Zthn merzetshire One."—Why are consonants like hen roosts? Because they are no good without " Vowls." The zoological collection in the British Museum has been rapidly increased, both in extent and value, during the last year. As shown by a return prepared for the House of Commons, 22,000 specimens were added to that part of the museum alone, including upwards of 750 maw malia,. 3,000 birds, nearly 1,000 fishes and reptiles. 11.000 insects and crustacea, and upwards of 6,000 molluscous and radiated animals.—AtheneEztm. DUELS. — From the commencement of the reign of George ,, lll. to the reign of her Majesty upwards of 200 duels have been fought. In three both combatants were killed in each, and in all 120 were wounded. Upwards of 20 trials for duels have occurred, in which four duellists were found guilty of murder, and two were hanged. In the list of duellists occur the names of York, Norfolk, Castlereagh, Pitt, Fox, Sheridan, Burdett, Canning, Peel, Wellington, &c. PICKLING WITH PYROLIGNEOUS ACID. — The advan tages which this acid has over malt vinegar ought not to overlooked it possesses a very desirable property—that of hardening or rendering crisp whatever is pickled in it, and that in a very short space of time compared with vinegar ; it is also suitable where distilled vinegar is re quired, and moreover not more than one-fourth the price of the latter. - There is no doubt of this acid befog exten sively used in the wholesale way, although the pickles would not appear of so good a colour.--Polytechnic Re view. THE SHERIFF AND 111. OPERA-BOX.—This anecdo'e may just now not be unseasonable. In Catalini's second season in London, one of the sheriffs for the time beinu con sidered it as a necessary appendage to his dignity that he should have a box at the opera. He was too late, however, in his application ; every box was let. Nevertheless — though neither knowing nor caring anything about music —a box he would have : so, accordingly, a small portion of the slips, at the top of the house, was par itioned off to serve as a box for him. But when p.iyment for it was demanded, he demurred: " Upon what ground ?" he was asked : " the box is high certai n ly ; but y ou can see ever v ?thing and everybody." " Well, I don't deny," said the gold-chained functionary, " that 1 can see everything and everybody ; but, hang it, Sir, nobody can see rne TALE LITERATURE OF DESPAIR.—.III the whirlpool of the literature of the day, I have been dragged into the bot tomless abyss of horrors of the recent French rom ,nce literature. I will say, in one word, it is a literature of despair. In order to produce a momentary effect, the very contrary of all that should be held up to man for his comfort or his safety, is brought before the reader, who at last knows not whither to fly or how to save himself. To push the hideous, the revolting, the cruel, the base — in short, the whole brood of the vie and abardoned, to impossibility, is their Satanic tast. One may, and must, say task ; for there is at the bottom a profound study of old times, bygone events and circumstances, remarkable and intricate plots, and incredible facts ; so that it is im possible to call such a work either empty or bad. And this task even men of remarkable talents have undertaken —clever, eminent men, men of middle age, who feel themselve,; condemned henceforward to occupy them selves with these abominations.— Goethe. NIGHT THE BEST TIME FOR STUDY.—Aii persons of a highly-wrought and imaginative disposition, must have found Low much clearer they are able to think in the night season than during the garish hours of day. Some say, the passions are more awake then ; it may be so, but I am sure the intellect is more awake also. Jean Paul has a pretty conceit, to explain to us why our thoughts are more vivid, more marked, more copious, while the material world is wrapped in gloom. tie says something like this, if I do not wrung him :—" The earth is every day over spread with the veil of night, for the same reason that the cages of birds are darkened, so that we may the more readily apprehend the higher harmonies of thought in the hush and stillness of darkness. Ideas, which the day con verts into smoke and mist, during the night stand about us. lights and flames; like the column which fluctuates above the crater of Vesuvius, and which seems in the day,- prue . a pillar of cloud, b u t i s by night a column of fir e . ' The superior claims of the ebon goddess are so well put forth here, that I n ee d ma k e no a ddition.—Dublin Uni versity Magazine. IMPUTED GLUTTONEY.—At a table &bole at Cologne, a manufacturer from Sheffield, who spoke ni thing but English, was seated next to a German lady, who did n. t speak it at all. Handing to her a plate of peaches," Have a peach, marm ?" said he. "Nein" (1)0 rep! ed the lady. " Nine !" exclaimed he, stating with asu n'sh ment, first at her, and then at the other got sts at table : " why, marm, there's only six in the dish, hilt there they are for you," at the same time rollifig them upon her plate. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANLARD, SlR,—Should you deem the following observations suited to your highly respectable paper, please give them insertion. You are aware that a cry has been raised, and so often re-echoed, without contradiction, that many, not knowing the real state of Ireland, are led to believe it. The cry I allude to is, that the Established Church in Ireland is the greatest cause of the miseries and disturbances in that country. Now, in direct contradiction to this, a true and simple statement of facts will clearly shew that the Es tablished Church, so far from being the cause of any degree of misery in that country, is the greatest blessing which could be conferred on it. The only reason given by those who propagate the cry is, the exaction of tithes. Now, to any rational mind that will at all think on the subject, it must appear that tithes never did, nor ever could be any cause of injury or mi ser y t o any country— tithes being altogether a reserved, head, or crown rent. The proprietors of the land got the grants of it, subject to this reserved rent ; and all tenants got their leases subject to it. And now I would here premise, that what I now say of the present established clergymen in Ireland, and of the state of parties in that country, I speak from per sonal knowledge and observation, having spent a period of more than fifty years in Ireland, and often visiting almost every part of it ; a n d ha v ing had ev e r i n vi ew t o gain a knowledge of the feelings and views of all parties, very few can be better acquainted with the subject. The clergymen of the Established Church are gentlemen of high moral character, and being resident landlords amongst their tenantry, are foremost in every charitable and good work. Should, at any time, cases of distress arise in their neighbourhood, the persons distressed do not, if Roman Catholics, run to their clergy ; no, the first place they go to is the parsonage, where they are sure to receive every assistance the minister can give: yes, and in almost every such case his lady willi ng ly assists. And I do assert, without fear of contradiction, that all the holders of property taken together, do not do so much for even the temporal happiness of the people of Ireland, as the established clergymen do. This is viewing the case merely as it relates to temporal matters; but let it be viewed relative to spiritual or religious matters. In doing away with the Established Church, (of course all support of the clergy is done away,) then how are they or any other preachers of the gospel to be supported ? Will five, ten, or twenty protestants in a parsh do so? No, to do so is altogether out of their power now. It is a fact that a very few years ago, in many parishes, the number did not exceed the lowest; and even now many do not amount to the highest number,—hence it is evident that the greater part of the kingdom must be left without a gospel minister. In these remarks respecting i the esta blished clergy, I have had fully in view, as n a great degree connected with them, the clergy of the Presbyte rian church, as also receiving government support, For if the Established Church should be put down, so must the other. But, say the voluntaries, our principles would . then be acted on, and gospel ministers would be established throughout the kingdom. Will no experience teach such the absurdity of their principles ? They have had the wide field to operate on, and with all their exertions for two hundred years they have not been able to support teachers over more than three or four churches, and these few in the large towns, or where many protestants were residents; and in the meantime what are the ministers endowed by government doing? They are preaching the gospel clearly, and their labours are owned by their Lord, by making them the means of turning many from dark ness to light —from the grossest errors to embrace, yes, and many to publish the faith which they once endeavoured to destroy. I know many will say that the writer is a complete bigot to the Established Church; but when I tell such, that I was brought up a dissenter, and have ever continued one, they should not hold such an opinion ; brat 1 do look upon and esteem the Established Church as a very efficient branch of the Church of Christ on earth, and latterly I am more than ever attached to it, in con sequence of the noble stand it has made in the support, and upholding the word of God against all who are en• deavouring to undervalue and disparage it. Only let that church hold firmly this high vantage ground, and it may despise all the efforts of its enemies to overthrow or injure it. Liverpool, sth _4pril, 1844. A. M. Jackson was applied to for his patronage to the under taking, which was readily gr,,ntrul : and thus pion the individual who got up the whole sent on to \eu Yu' k, where the rage for speculating in lands and city lots was ar, the highest; and forthwith, a number of thos,! uentloni , n came to Washingten to purchase. When they had bought their lots at Jackson, at high prices, they repaired back to New York to sell them to other speculators at still Tugger : and General Jackson having, at the request of the fouo'ler, attended the ceremony of laying the foundation or the Exchange of Jackson City, before a single dw, Ding %, erected, and delivered a long oration on the occasion, the lots rose in value, because the city had been actually be gun, and buyer after buyer continued to give a higher price I At length, ho.e‘er, the sums per yard of this waste land were so extravagant that no farther advances could be had upon it, and the last buyers consequently found themselves stuck fast." Any comment upon the above narration is unnecessary. I am, sir, yours obediently, H UM ANITAS New Brighton, March 30, 1844. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—On reading your account of the dedication of the new Jewish Synagogue, in Pilgrim-street, I was surprised at the following remark with which it concludes. "It is to be regretted that the spiritual welfare of the Jews is so sadly neglected at present in this town. There is no mis sionary to them here—nay, not even a tract distributor." Now, Sir, I have much satisfact on in acquainting you, as, doubtless, you will have in learning, that so far from the spiritual welfare of these interesting people being en tirely neglected in Liverpool, there is no other provincial town in England where so much is done for them as in our own, end that an institution under the title of " The Liverpool Institution for poor enquiring and converted Jews" has been in active operation for the last five years, where such of God's ancient people, as are anxiously en quiring their way to Zion, are provided with •a shelter, and relieved from that anxiety naturally attend an t upon finding themselves outcasts from their own people, and where they may enter upon the all-important considera tion with less distracted minds. In this asylum they are provided with such food and lodging as are necessary to their health, without tempting them to enter it from the unhallowed motive of seeking animal gratification or creature comforts. The superintendent is a pious bap tized Israelite, well qualified, not only from his own per sonal experience, to grapple with the difficulties and ob jections of his brethren, but from love to them, and zeal and devotedness in his Master's service. Since this institution was opened, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob has abundantly blessed the work. Upwards of 500 Jews have called upon the superintendent, to all of whom he has set forth the word of life; 10? leave become inmates, the first of whom was that devoted young chris tianJew, Mr. Margoliouth, whom you refer to as the author of `• The Fundamental Principles of Modern Judaism Investigated," and who has lately published a most con vincing reply to. Charlotte Elizabeth's letter to the Bish p or Jerusalem ; 39 of these enquirers have been baptized at their .own urgent desire—amongst whom there are several gratifying specirriet.s of true christian piety:;—and of those who have lett without making a public profession, many of them acknowledged their belief in Jesus, as the Mes siah,.but were afraid to confess him openly. I cannot venture to trespass so much upon your space, as to enter into the &Lois of the management of this valuable institution, or the means adapted for guarding a. , ainst imposters. It will suffice to rt.y, that txperienee has shewn them to be generally effective : and should any of your readers wish for further information, and favour me with a call, I shall readily supply them with it. I am, Sir, respectfully your's, J. RIGBY, Treasurer and Acting Sec. Liverpool Institution for Poor Enquiring arid Converted Jews. 4, Sandon Terrace, :6th April, 1844. REV. MR. CRAGG AND MR. BRIGHT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—WIII you allow me a 'lace in the STANDARD to correct two essential rrors, which I see in the Mercury' s report of the last meeting of he select vestry, Mr. Bright has committed, in whit he is reported to have said in re ference to my-elf. Rtlort.—" Mr. Bright begged to call the attention of the we-try to a resolution of the Work house Committee, confirmed by the vestry on the 25th of January last, directing the chaplain to purchase school books for the Low-hill school, similar to those which had been recently introduced in the Workhouse school in Brownlow-hill, and of which there was a great deficiency in the Low-hill establishment." The following is the re solution, which will show what I REALLY WAS DIRECTED to do, and the discrepancy in Mr. Bright's statement, and the simple !penning. Jahuary 25th, 1844, " Resolved. That the Rev. Mr. C lig; be directed to purchase such books as he may consider necessary and useful for the use of the school in Low hill." Such is the plain sense of the resolution. Report.—Mr. Bright proceeds to say: " He (Mr. Bright) found that from some cause this order had not been acted on, and he wished that the vestry should be made acquainted with that fact ;" and he goes on in a strain of vituperation. My answer to this state ment is, that I HAVE PROVIDED BOOKS, TESTAMENTS, CATECHISMS, and OTHER BOOKS, SUCH AS ACCORDING TO THE LITERAL TENOR OF THE RESOLUTION, I CONSI DERED .. NECESSARY AND USEFUL.' I would gladly hope that Mr. Bright in the above state ments did not intend to cist an unfavourable imputation on n3yself•i but as they have gone forth to the public with such apparent tendency, I have felt it just to myself, in my own defence, to seek a public channel to correct tbecn. Tile favour of your insertion of this letter will much oblige, yours respectfully, S. CRAGG. April Bth, 1844. BIRKENHEAD LAND SPECULATIONS. TO igT,—HEMEr.DßlTucOkßinogizhamTlTEnhLilrwEollrkPOonOLAmS e T n A .c N a D , A m R ak D e . s some sensible remarks In t ihn t eg h t e mn s ea p dr i re r a i l spirit republic, b let,ai. and, speculation dci,ueomtweo quoted which the shrewd and talented l)t exists hHeoreo i ,d n ,gs v i a vA r e i s o u u stt s hr p ae parts o f page 355 ; writer having foreseen the pecuniary difficulties of Sydney in their rage for land speculations. One would have sup posed that the outrageous land speculations at Birkenhead formed the subject of Mr. Buckingham'," work, con demnations ; and the similarity of the two cases is so striking, that I have transcribed his statement, not so Washington, much for the amusement of your readers, as in a friendly spirit of caution. I do not possess the graphic power of your correspondent, Mr. Ebenezer Jones, and I commend • fear terminates,river wtoe those who are so deeply in at will not derive much wisdom from the perusal of the quotation, but here to him the perusal of Mr. Buckingham 's . it is : at the'shown the a rival to Washiegton, and to be called built as JACKSON ! after the late President of the United States. The history of foundation of a new town intended to have been b • this spot is worth giving. b-cause it is a specimen of Simi- O point n the where opposite th e side bridgeofthe I.r acts of folly, committed in many pa r t s of the United States originating partly in the vanity and within the last ten years , and the last five (5) espe cially, Partly in the cupidity of the people, and resulting in their ruin. An idea watt conceived that it would be well to set up a rival c ity, on the south of the Potomac, to eclipse Washington, on the north, and to call it by the name of th e Ri val Chief. This idea was at once a cted upon, by the i mme.. date si ipf the spot ; and being a perfe c t l evel, a city Nay mapped and Ilittiied on paper, w i t h squares, streets , avenues, markets, exchati,e, church es , and all the usual acorn paniMenlS 9f a large emporium. General e ,.: ,oliinrve nlya EXTRAORDINARY CASE. It will be remembered that, about the latter end of January last, a person named Benjamin Barman, appa rently in respectable circumstances, was, through the ac tivity of Superintendent M`Donald, of the police of this town, (who was, it appears, a maker of machinery, and to whom he had accidentally been introduced, and em ployed to make a press for dies,) apprehended at Swansea, and committed for trial. The prisoner was committed to Warwick Castle, and was brought up for trial before Mr. Baron Gurney on the Ist instant. By the calendar it appears that he is 28 years of age, and he was indicted, first, with feloniously making, at Birmingham, in May, 1840, certain dies that would make the impress and appa rent resemblance of the obverse and reverse of a shilling; mule-secondly, with having feloniously begun to make such dies. _ _ . . Ur. Waddington, counsel for the crown, stated that at the time alluded to, the prisoner went to Mr. Carter, a die-sinker, at Birmingham, stating that he lived at Bland "ford, in Dorsetshire, and asked him whether he made dies for whist counters, as he wanted such for a club there to which he belonged. The reply was in the affirmative, and the prisoner then said he should want some also for the Exeter whist club, and gave Mr. Carter a paper de scribing what he wanted—the obverse side of the one counter to be the head of Victoria, as in the silver shilling coin ; that of the other to he the wreath and figures of the shilling coin of 1840; and the reverse to be respec tively, " The Blandford Whist Club, established 1800," and • The Exeter Whist Club, established 1800," (the dies making, if put- together, a perfect sbilling.) Mr. Carter made some objections as to the legality of the transaction, but the prisoner said the same had been done in the reign of George the Third, and he would send him some of the dies. Mr. Carter mentioned the matter soon after to the solicitor for the Mint in Birmingham, who referred'him to Mr. Powell, and who, wishing the person to proceed, to see what he would do, authorised Mr. Car ter to go on, which he did. The prisoner wrote to Mr. Carter, stating that the dies he had mentioned had been destroyed before he returned home, the club not intend ing to use them again ; and that he had seen Mr. Wyon, of the Mint, who told him there could be no objection about the dies, as they would come into respectable bands. Mr. Carter's name was not to appear on the dies, as was usual. The prisoner had also ordered two seals, with dif ferent initials. Many letters were subsequently received from the prisoner by Mr. Carter, showing his desire to have the obverse precisely the same as the shilling of 1840,—also referring to another order for seals,—the rim ming to be precisely the same as on the coin. In Sep tember Mr. Carter saw the prisoner in Birmingham, and showed him unfinished impressions of the dies, without the rimming—to which the prisoner objected, insisting upon having them the same. The impressions were for warded, but prisoner never got the dies. After various communications from the prisoner, who expressed him self well satisfied with the wax impressions, the prisoner by letter complained of the order not being executed, spoke of 20,000 plated on German silver being made if approved of, and wished the collars to be done with great exactness. Mr. Carter refused to send them without the money. Another person afterwards came for the dies, but Mr. Carter did not give them up. The prisoner was subsequently taken on another charge in London, but re gained his liberty, and he afterwards became a bankrupt, but did not, as was expected, surrender; and nothing more was heard of him until September, 1843, when he again tried to get possession of the dies,—then writing to Mr. Carter from Liverpool, stating that he had been made a bankrupt ; that he had received a part of the mo ney from the club ; that Mr. G. Andrews, a member of it, was there; and that he (prisoner) wished to know the lowest price he could buy them at, in good preservation. He subsequently wrote that they must all fit the same collar, and that there had better be two collars in the event of one breaking. He afterwards wrote that Mr. Andrews (who was pleased) had furnished him with £3O. He then applied to a most unfortunate person for him to have lighted upon—a Mr. M'Donald, who was a maker of machinery, but also superintendent of police, at Liver pool, in December, about a press, which was then in pro gress, in consequence of a communication Mr. M'Donald had received from somebody else. To him the prisoner gave his name as Connor, of Dublin, of the firm of Miller and Connor. He paid him £7 in all on account, and gave orders about it. M'Donald communicated all this to Mr. Powell, of the Mint, and received a warrant, searched for and couldn't find him at Liverpool, but found him on the 22d of January, passing under another name, in a private lodging-house at Swansea. The learned gentleman urged that the making of the dies, under these circumstances, though not actually by the hand of the prisoner, was a making by the prisoner, as in the case of uttering a forged instrument by the hand of an innocent person, or even the forging itself by the hand of an innocent person, and the so placing poison, &c., which was afterwards taken, and cited " The King v. Giles." He then called the witnesses, who substantiated the facts stated in this opening. Mr. Serjeant Adams, for the prisoner, submitted that upon this state of facts the indictment could not be sup ported, for the prisoner was charged with making what was innocently made by another person by direction of the Mint. The act said " make or mend," or " begin to proceed to make or mend"; but not " cause or procure to be made." Had the prisoner been indicted for a mis demeanour the case would have been different, as every step towards a felony was a misdemeanour; but being indicted for the higher offence, rendered conviction im possible. Mr. Waddington said it was clear the facts would sup port the indictment, and cited the case of " The Queen v. Magean and others," before Mr. Justice Patteson, 1840-41. If his learned friend's argument were correct, the statute would only apply to persons who made such implements with their own bands. Carter was here an innocent agent, and his act was the act of the prisoner, who employed and instructed him. At all events, the court would reserve the case for the investigation of the judges. _ _ The learned Judge said he should let the case go to the jury, and if the learned Chief Justice and himself should. on consideration, entertain anv doubt, the point would be reserved. He remarked that Carter had made the dies, not by the desire, but by the permission, of the Mint. As to the prisoner's motive, what could an un known whist-club want with 20,000 counters ! The jury instantly returned a verdict of " guilty." Sentence was deferred.—On the following day, his lord ship intimated that the point should be reserved, and therefore sentence was not passed. INQUESTS HELD BEFORE THE BOROUGH CORONER. DEATFT FROM A FALL.—Yesterday, on view of the body of William Brown, a seaman belonged to the barque Flora Carr. On Saturday morning last the deceased, who was much intoxicated, went on board that vessel, which was lying in the river. Deceased went up to the maintopsail yard for the purpose of letting the sail loose. Just as he had done so and the sail fell, he also fell down on the deck of the vessel. He was pickeci up immediately, and was bleeding from one hand and his nose. He was taken on shore in a boat and conveyed to the Northern Hospital, but died before reaching it, while crossing the canal bridge. Deceased was 23 years of age. Mr. Edwd. Parker, surgeon of the Northern Hospital, who made a po.l modem examination, and found extensive effusion of blood into the cavity of the abdomen and chest, with rup ture of the liver and spleen, laceration of the diaphrarn, fracture of the base of the skull, laceration of the brain, &c.—The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from these injuries, caused by accidentally falling from the yard whilst intoxicated. The deceased i fell about 90 feet. DEATH IN THE WORKHOUSE.—Same day on view of the body of Lena Roberts, an aged female inmate of the Workhouse. On Friday night the deceased, after going to bed with another female, complained of a severe pain in her arm. About 6 o'clock next morning her breakfast was taken to her, and left on a table close by the bed, as she then appeared to be asleep. In about an hour after wards she was spoken to, but making no reply, the nurse was called, and she was found to be quite dead. Mr. Nightingall, surgeon at the Workhouse, said he had made a post mortem examination, and found the cause of death to be extravasation of blood on the brain, the result of natural causes.—Verdict accordingly. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH IN A SHIPPON.—Same day, on view of the body of Thomas Whitehead. The deceased, who was 44 years old, bad, for the last five or six weeks, been in the habit of sleeping in a shippon belonging to 'John Pye, cowkeeper, Scotland-place. Yesterday morn ing early, Pye, on going into the shippon, found decea sed lying in one of the stalls where the cows w e r e stand i ng. He called to him, but received no answer, and on calling in a police-officer deceased was found to be quite dead. He had complained of be in g poorly since Friday—chiefly of a pain in his breast, which he thought proceeded from his having hurt his breast bone a few days before, in get ting out manure. He was lying lengthways accross the shippon, and right under the opening through which the bay is sent down to the cows. Mr. E. Edwards, surgeon, who made an examination of the body, said that death was caused by an effusion of serum on the brain, in all pr3bability arising from concussion consequent on a fall. The jury gave in a verdict to the effect, th a t d eat h was caus ed accordingly, but how the effusion was produced tbere was no evidence to show. BODY OF A CHILD FOUND IN THE CANAL.—Same day, on the body of a new-born male child, which was found by Mr. P. Marrow, master shipwright, floating on the water, on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. Nightingall, surgeon of the Workhouse, to which the body had been taken, sad that there were no marks of violence, and the lung. 4 floated on the water, but this he attributed to putre faction. The body appeared to have been a week in the water. From the decompsed state of the body, he could not say what had been the cause of death, or whether the child had here alive or not.—The jury found a verdict of " ft.und de,d in the canal, but how death had been caused thrre was no ev;d •rice to show." BURNING.—Same day, on the body of Henry Quin, aged 5 anti a half years. On Saturday morning last a woman named Windary, who lives in Babel Buildings, Bevington-•treet, was called out by a neighbour, and on goink heard screams proc•eding from the opposite house of a person named Harrocks. She found the door fast, but bond entrance by the window, when she found de ceased coming up the kitchen stair all on fire. Another person came in and assisted in putting the fire out, but deceased was severely burnt over the head, face, and body. His mother came and took him away. He died on the following day. There were three other children in the house at the time, the eldest of whom was but 5 years old. Deceased remained sensible for some time, but was not able to say how his clothes had caught fire. There was a good fire in the kitchen.—Verdict, died from being burnt, but how his clothes became ignited there was no evidence to show. LOCAL NEWS A WOMAN RUN OVER.—On Wednesday afternoon, a poor woman, named Mary Toole, was accidentally knocked down in London-road by the Wavertree omnibus, and the wheel paQsing over her arm, broke both it and her fingers. There was no blame attached to the driver. We are informed on the authority of a most respectable gentleman that the proceedings before the Presbytery of Greenock, in regard to Mr. Welsh, the incumbent of the Scotch Church, Oldham-street, have terminated in the Presbytery finding and declaring that Mr. Welsh has ceased to be a licentiate of the Church of Scotland, and that he ►s disqualified not only for receiving any presenta tion to any spiritual charge in the Church, but also for retaining the status of a minister of the Church of Scot land in any place wheresoever. - - - - - - - -- • • brauEsTs.—Four inquests were held before the borough coroner on Tuesday. The first was on the body of Abel Over, of Watkinson-street, who drank some cetic acid, while labouring under inflammation of windpipe. The second was on Alexander Hill, of Powell's-place, who was drowned in a pool of water; the third was Thos. Parkinson, of Watkinson-buildings, who died of suffoca tion, from having been overlain ; and the fourth was on Elizabeth Peacock, of Mann-street, who died of apoplexy, the result of natural causes. Verdicts in accordance with the evidences were returned in the several cases. ASSAULT OF A SON ON HIS MOTHER.—A well-dressed stout man, named James Tinsley, was yesterday charged before Mr. Rushton, with violently and repeatedly as saulting and annoying his mother at her own house. The complainant said she had purchased him off when he en listed, and had clothed and fed him, though be had means of his own. He had been brought up three times before for the sams offence. He was fined £5 for the assault, or two months; and required to find surities, himself in £5O, and two others in £3O each, or to be imprisoned two months more. THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN STEAMER, CAPT. ALFRED BROWNLESS.—We have heard with pleasure of the arrival at Singapore of this steamer, having marked with interest her progress, knowing that, from her crankness, nautical men (her worthy captain amongst the rest) deemed her anything but a safe craft for the work she had to go through, especially off the Cape, as, in all probability, the season being winter, she would have to contend there with the worst of weather. Our young townsman, Captain Brownless, however, has surmounted all difficulties, and, we feel no doubt in adding, with credit to himself. The Royal Sovereign reached Singapore on Sunday, the 7th of January. THE LATE MR. MACKRILL.—Weare glad to find that Sir Robert. Peel has, in the kindest manner, appropriated from the Royal Bounty Fund the sum of £4O in aid of the contributions now raising for the benefit of the widow and orphan of the late Mr. Mackrill, who unfortunately lost his life from the injury he received on landing from the Birkenhead packet, at George's pier head, during the storm on the morning of the 31st January last. Our worthy Mayor took a lively interest in the success of the application, and strongly recommended it to Lord San don, who, conjointly with Sir Howard Douglas, immedi ately forwarded it to Sir Robert Peel, urging a compli ance with the prayer of the petition, and which we are happy to state has met with such.success. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.—On Sabbath night, Captain Miller's term of service in the police establish ment of this city expired ; and we understand he enters upon his duties in Liverpool in the course of next week. On Saturday night, Mr. Miller collected the whole of the police force together, and delivered to them a farewell address, in the course of which he impressed upon them the propriety of continued attention to their respective duties, and pointed out the importance of sobriety and steadiness, not merely as necessary for keeping up the discipline of the establishment, but as essential to the correct and faithful discharge of their functions, in pro tecting the persons and property of the citizens.—Glas gow paper. _ RESCUING A PRISONER, &c.—Yesterday a man, named John Murray, was placed at the bar of the police-court, charged with obstructing police-officer 494 in the exercise of his duty. The officer stated a gentleman having been knocked down in Banastre-street and robbed, be (police officer) got bold of the offender, when the prisoner came up, struck him, and rescued the fellow. The prisoner ran off but was taken, and a man immediately afterwards found in the street, at the precise spot where the scuffle took place, a bunch of skeleton keys, and picklocks, which were produced. The prisoner was convicted of felony two years ago. He was requited to pay a fine of £5 for the assault, or be imprisoned for 1 month, and further to find sureties, himself in 5.30, and two others in £l5, or be imprisoned a month longer. EASTHAM.—Very extensive improvements, we under stand, are in progress and contemplated at Eastham, which bids fair at no distant period to be a favourite site for the residences of our opulent merchants. A company, we hear, have taken some land for the purpose of erecting a number of handsome edifices, a new and commodious slip is to be erected, boats of great power and swiftness are to run between Liverpool and Ea&.tham every half hour; a reservoir has been constructed for the purpose of keeping open the passage at low water, and a splendid hotel has already sprung up, and is nearly completed. It is the first evidence of Sir William Stanley's determi nation to make this property more profitable, and is from the design of Mr. John Wood, architect and builder, of Derby. The storks have proceeded with great rapidity under the superintendence of Mr. G. Malin. The exter nal elevation is very neat and lofty, and presents three fronts, extending from ninety to one hundred feet, with a handsome portico. The building has three stories, and contains thirty-five bedrooms and four large-sitting-rooms, with delightful views of the river and opposite shore from Liverpool almost to Runcorn Gap. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION : DR. WESLEY'S LEC TURES ON .2HURCH MUSIC.—The sixth lecture of the course was given on Friday to the largest audience yet assembled. Perhaps the knowledge that the doctor had consented to play upon the organ, on that occasion was a great inducement, and certainly no one was disappointed ; the great smoothness and unity of his performance display ing the master hand in every chord, and convincing ail that he is the first British organist. The anplause was immense, the orchestra playing and enthusiastically cheer ing him. We ale glad to hear that Dr. W , sky, at the earnest request of a number of his friends, will again per form on the organ at the close of his eighth lecture, on Friday next. This week, being Passion week, no lectures were delivered at the Collegiate Instiiution ; but, on Tuesday next, Dr. Wesley will deliver his seventh lecture. In this will be performed a variety of fine mustc, from Boyce, Sphor, and Mozart, and the magnificent church service which Dr. Wesley has composed—the first speci men of his own works, which he has brought forward in these lectures. This service has been said to be the finest composed in this country since the days of Oilando Gib bons. The Spectator, one of the highe s t musical autho rities of the day, speaks of it as "a work of great &pity and beauty of harmony, especially remarkable under two a carte blanche admission into aspects,—firtst, as giving the English cathedral service of the modulation and transactions of the modern school, with copious specimens of the same, from Beethoven, Sphor, Weber, &c; second ly, from the dependence of the work on the prominence and effect of the organ rccompaiaiment, In the applies cation of the effect and peculiarities of modern music to the cathedral style, his work is entirely original; the license adopted gives a stimulus to the imagination, which could not have been obtained in the beaten path of counterpoint ; while the sequences and cadences of Bach, with a recur rence ever and anon to the old church endings, maintain the style of its due elevation. The organ, and the classi cal reminiscences of the author, came forth with vigour ; Bach, Bethoven, Spohr, Weber, and Mozart being by turns laid under contribution, but each time coloured by the individuality of a nature powerfully attuned to the harmony and graces of melody. Passion is a remarkable characteristic of the composition ; and it so interests us as to leave little inclination, even if we had space, to question the strict origin of every phrase we meet, the choice being generally' exquisite. The service is the key of E 'with the greater third.' The opening of the Te Deem is fine. The octave passages for the voices, which sueceed, are a new effect in church music. Holy, holy,' is expressed with great elevation of style, in a beautiful strain of melo dy and harmony. The verse, " Heaven and earth' is delivered in powerful unison by the men, while the organ accompanies an harmony, and makes a cadence in the un wonted key of D sharp minor. At the words ' Thou art the King of Glory' we have one of the few pieces of imi tative counterpoint to be found in the work: and a very clear and pleasing specimen it is. A passage of Cavan in the seventh here takes place between the treble and tenor on a freely moving bass; and the other parts join in ; and the whale are conducted to a rich and harmoneous cadence, on which the double-suspensions are conspicuous for their effect. ' When thou tookest upon thee' is a tender and elegant phrase of melody. A new and beautiful harmony is discoverable in the double appoggiatura on the words ' We therefore pray thee ;' there is a boldness in the pds sage which discovers consummate feeling. The octaves between the treble and tenor in the prayer Vouchsafe, 0 Lord,' are new and beautiful in their effect, The pathe tic parts hence to the end are finelc written; and the ex amples of the inverted pedal-point which are here and there interspersed are of the choicest description. The Kyrie Eleisons are both beautiful, and we need only look to them and the last bars of the creed to see with what feeling and taste Dr. Wesley can t rea t a lit t l e stra i n of melody. With practice in writinz, finer things may y e t come from him ; but chum') music or the higher instru mental style is the quarter to which his genius, by its in clination to remote and uncommon effects, is enure espe cially turned. He uses the classics of the art as Meldel sohn uses them, — in every thing with sup er i or gus t o . Meldelsolin may have the advantage in counterpoint, but Wesley has a fitter taste in chorus if not in melody. THE JUDGES.—Mr. Justice Coltman having, on Satur day morning, disposed of the thirty-five Nisi - Prins cases allotted io him, left immediately after for London. Mr. Baron Rolfe did not attend Divine Service on Sunday, and dined at the lodgings in the evening. It is expected that the Assizes will terminate about Thurhday next. APPREHENSION OF A GANG OF THlEVES.—Police constable Marks, an active officer, saw three dressed as sailors, but with more clothes on them than jack tars gen erally choose to encumber themselves, pass by the Cus tom-house and go up Park-lane. Seeing that they had not the walk of sailors he dogged them, and seeing them enter a cellar in which a dealer of old clothes lived, he concluded that it was a case. Calling for ihe assistance of another officer, lie went to the cellar, but the door was locked, and the party inside hesitated in opening it. Marks, however, got admtttance, but was received with a determined opposition. After a struggle of some minutes the gang were secured, and in the place was found wear ing apparel and other property belonging to vessels in the King's Dock. It appeared that in the disguise of sailors they had got a boat and entered vessels lying in the centre of the dock. and having robed themselves in the spoils, and filling their mane pockets with what they could find, rowed ashore again, the police on duty looking on them as sailors belonging to the vessels. They were a ll com mitted on Monday. THE THEATRE-ROYAL.—After an attractive series of entertainments for some time, including several new and popular pieces, in which Mr. Charles Matthews and Madame Vestris afforded so much amusement, that repe titions were frequently called for by unanimous assent, this theatre, which was closed during the past holydays, was re-opened yesterday evening with a new drama, ca ll ed " The Lust Ship," a pi ece f u ll o f naut i cal life, lov e,' and adventure, in which our o ld f avour it e , M r . T . P. C ooke, appeared to great advantage in the principal character, as performed by him in London ; followed by a fairy extra vaganza, entitled "The Fair One with the Golden Locks," a piece which has been highly successful hi the metropo lis, and which has here the advantage of being prepared under the eye of Madame Celeste, of whose taste and judgement in this peculiAr department, we have already had gratifying proofs. The whole (as well as the other) is got np with new scenery, machinery, &c. The parts are so cast as to embrace the entire available strength of the company, and we doubt not " The Fair One" will be in requisition for many nights to come. We need scarcely remind our readers that our Theatre-royal is one of the prettiest, most commodious, and most "practicable" itt the kingdom. MEETING OF HOUSE AND COTTAGE OWNERS.—Oe Wednesday a meeting of house and cottage owners was held at the Clarendon Rooms, to take into consideration the notice of motion given by Mr. Colville, in the House of Commons, that in committee on the Poor Law Amend ment Bill, he would move certain clauses, providing that the owners of tenements of the rental of £2O a year and under be rated instead or the occupiers for the poor rates, and that occupiers paying the rates be empowered to de duct the amount of rates from their rents. Mr. W. Walthew was called to the chair, and having stated the object, suggested the formation of a House and Cottage nualdn tbs e. sufficient Guardian s S x ) c r i ta t sevenyf r t o t hs p ihs r pi t uenerg shillings them p osae year a from u from Mr. r : p ß ri n eachen pcOiapwrltneyde Owners' Ben nett moved the first resolution to the effect, that the meeting viewed the notice of motion by Mr. Colville with alarm. He stated that if the poor were distrained for the rates they would become inmates of the workhouse. Mr. Forbes seconded the motion, and it was unanimously car ried. Mr. Weusleg moved in effect that the measures would be unjust in principle, and oppressive in practice to the poor. Mr. Duckworth supported and seconded this resolution, which was also carried. Mr. J. A. Picton, proposed the third resolution,.to the effect that the mea sure would oppress those struggling to -get an honest livelihood, and that if rents were raised there would be a large accession of inmates to the workhouse. He entered into some details showing the impolicy and cruelty of the measure. ,It was impolitic every body would believe when they recollected the operation of a similar measure a few years ago, and cruel because they wished to compel the landlords to screw the rates out of the tenants, although the parish authorities could not themselves get them. Mr. Watts seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A committee was then appointed to watch the bill, to prepare a petition against the claim, and take steps against it. Several gentlemen spoke in favour of the suggested Guardian Society, a committee was ap pointed to form it, and several parties put down their names as members. ST. MARY'S KIRKDALE NATIONAL SCHOOL.—The opening of these schools took place last night, when a tea party was held to celebrate the event. The building is a new one, and ha.i been erected through the exertions of the incumbent, the Rev. Mr. James, and other benevolent individuals. The greater part of the funds was raised by a bazaar, hell in 1837, which produced about £500; a sum of £l5O was subsequently obtained from the Com mittee of Council on Education, and another of £lOO from the National Society, making £750, or thereabouts, covering the cost of the land and the building. The site is an eligible plot of land at the bottom of a lane called Johnson-street, running immediately west of the church, and but a short distance from it. The land comprises ra ther 'above 800 square yards, and the school-house is erected towards the north frontage of the plot to-Johnson street, leaving an open space between it and the street, and two ample and airy playgrounds at the back. The spot has the advantage of being as nearly as may be in the centre of the village. Mr. James was himself the archi tect; and being struck with the superior accommodation, &c. of a school-room at Waterloo, which had a projection in the centre of the front elevation, adopted a somewhat similar improvement on the ordinary buildings of this kind. The style may be classed amongst the plain but pleasing specimens of the English : the form resembling the letter T, with piqued roofing surmounted at each of the gable ends and at the point of the projection in front, with an octagonal stone shaft, which forms an ornamental finish, and at the same time serves as a chimney. The windows of the two school-rooms ate of an oblong square form, with diamond sashes—three on each side of the pro jection and two (all of large size) behind. The projecting part is in two stories, with two smaller windows, with cor e responding sashes in each. The interior of the body of the buntline is equally divided into two school-rooms, of equal dimensions,. arid separated by f 'Ming doors, panel led, and grained to oak, and a standing partition above the central principal beam—a great part of the cavity of the roof—sloping at the sides, fiat in the centre, and plas tered, being rendered available in giving greater elevation and better circulation of fresh air. A portion of the moveable partition, which is about 131 feet in height, folds hark against the north wail, but the greater part of it rolls in an iron rail-way countetsunk flush with the floor, into a cavity of the central yard wall behind, leaving the two rooms, for puiilic Occasions, thrown into ore spa cious apartment, 54 feet in length and upwards of 26 feet in width. The whole of the work was contracted for by Messrs. John Johnson and Son, of Hatton-garden. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.-00 Thursday last a special meeting of the proprietors of ;he Grand junction. Railway was held at the Cotton Sale-room, for the pur po e of obtaining the sanction of the shareholders to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, now before Parlia ment, towards which railway the directors had recom mended the company to cowl ibute X 230,000, to be raised by the creation of new snares. The chairman (Joint Moss, Esq.,) first alluded to the statements in the public papers, blaming the directors for not engaging their com pany to a large subscription to the Cheater and Holyhead railway. He had hut t.) repeat that the directors had been informed that a consideriiblt sum was expected from government as for public service; and that they (the di rectors) did not retire focim the and making until the cer tainty of such an arrangement had ceased to exist • and he saw no reason whatever to regret that they had re frained. under the circumstances, from subscribing. He aiso contradicted a statement that he had held shares in the concern, and that this company intended to strangle •he scheme—the contrary being the fact. It was also un true that their late chaii man and several of the directors had reduced their holding in this company, and for him self (and family) he had no intension to reduce his interest in it, for no railroad presented a better investment. It had also been stated ag inst them, that they were adverse to the improvements at B rkenhead, which was quite as erroneous.—Captain Huish then read the report. It stated contracts had been entered into for the whole of the Lancaster anti Carlisle line, the rails, &c., and that the time for executing had been narlowed to two years. It recommend-d a creation of shares to the extent of £250,000, to be applied towards its construction. No diminution of dividend vies expected from admitting these • ny had been formed io complete tncwsehsaterers. western n J ./i t, i e n 7: P- Oit 4 i Carlisle to Edinbur g h and Glas gow. The directors therehire reoonirni-nded the pro prietors to embark £lOO,OOO in the Project, and to for ward it by all possible means, sati-fied that the advan tages to their company would be c vain and important; but they did not intend to ask for that vote at present. Tne directors announced that they purposed to call.up the unpaid portions of the new quarter shares in doe course, to be applied to the paying off of the mortgage debt. The report next stated the preliminary steps taken with regard to connecting Shrewshmy w;th the Grand Junction, and pointed out th e gre A adtantages of a rail way to Stafford, in connection with their line, by a branch from Shrewsbury to the station a: Stafford and Penkridge. This would cost less than one to a point further south, and would accommodate Liverpool, Manchester, and all the north as well as the south—and not the south only, as would be the case if Wolverhampton were to be the point. They considered such a branc), essential, and would ar range to have it br,,oght tefore Parliament, with the approval of the proprietors, next session, a !tether the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury line were prosecuted by an independent patty or not.—Resolutions were then passed, first, adopting the report ; secondly, approving of the act fur making the Lancaster and Carlisle line— subject to such alterations as may he required or deemed expedient ; and t irdly, exple,sing the open on of the meeting that it would he for ih-ii interest to protrn,te the construction of a railway,- c , nrieeting theirs—or Stafford or Petiklidge—with Shrewsbury; and that the directors take steps to secure such object in the course of the next session of parliament.—Creation of new shares :—An eighth, or £l2 10s. slim., to be allotted to eac h h o ld er of a whole share, o r two halves, or four quarters, (niw and old.)—Dividend on this stuck to b paid pari pasxu with the other shares, from and alter the Ist July, 181 ti, less 5 per cent.. on such portions of the stork as may then be uticalled.—Five per cet,t. to be. allowed on al calls as p,,id until Ist July. 1816.—An ituniediate call of £2 lOs. to be nriaile.—Thal k. having been voted to the chairman, the meeting serarat d. • LINEN DRAPERY. --We beg to direct the attention of our readers to ttie adv of Miss s. Mar'ind le Brothers, whose removal fri,m B 1 '—trt ii.. already been an nounc it in Our paper. Tu. 1. PIJCk 1. nw. sud tar many years experience ti ey have lad, vie 1 eiiabli s them, we doubt not, to p es-lit to be public auvautages in the cost and quality of the►r articles.