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The reader will thus in addition to the feature of the Journal, with r of information concerning the events of the apersede the necessity of his providing himself :r Weekly Journal. s of THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE are C.'e that they have already received promises 'rorn great numbers of their friends, among ng may be more particularly named : °lessor of Botany in the University of Ox- ,or of Botany in the University of Edin- !ge, London ary of the Horticultural SOciety to the Archbishop of Yi'irk the Duke of Bedford. e Duke of Newcastle. ) the Duke of Norfolk. he Duke of Sutherland ) the Earl Fitzwilliam. er to the Earl Fitswilliam the Earl of Hopetoun. to Lord Bagot 'd Vernon n, Gardener to Sir P. Egerton. )f the Botanic Garden at Oxford. 1, of the Botanic Garden at Manchester Zoological Garden, Manchester. 1, of the Botanic Garden at Liverpool. son, of the Botanic Garden at Sheffield. Shrubland Park. ckay, of St. Helens. Tin, of Aigburgh. r. J. S. 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Jeautifully illustrated, price 45., ;ON'S MAXIMS OF PIETY, Edited' by OLSTER, A.M., Chaplain to the Bishop 1. 12mo. cloth THE MISSIONARY, an n and Spiritual Character of Rev. OCTAVIUS WlNS nquirer Directed to an Expe he Work of the Holy Spirit," IL-lE.-PA H.A.EILEg, by ty. Cheltenhalri ;h Practical Illus y published. e MEDICINE, -1 College of Royal College or the use of the Heads amanders of Ships trading to rolent who frequent the Sick tb, illustrated with cuts STONE'S EYE SNUFF. street, Bloomsbury necessary. Sir, You have my permi in any manner you think best. ;ntpartant Zitiorits in Or MPROVEI EDITION OF SCOTT'S COMMENTARY. st of January, 1841, will be published in Royal Quarto, price 45., Part I. of THE Rp7,..TUONIAS SCOTT'S COMMENTARY ON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES A. 8., Incumbent of Trinity Church, Woodside, Cheshire. One Part yvill appear (D.V.) every alternate month, and the whol GRIMSTONE'S CELEBRATED EYE SNUFF, Under the patronage of his late Majesty, her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, and Lo de of the Treasury,) TS universally recommended by th acuity for its efficacy the 1. in removing .Disorders inciden to the Eyes and Head. It will prevent Diseases of a Scr loos Nature affecting the Nerves of the Head. In cases Nervous Head-ache it is completely efficacious, and gives a Natural Sweetness to the Breath. It may be taken as frequently as other Snuffs, with the most perfect safetyand gratification to the consumer. Wash the eyes every morning with warm milk and water, to remove whatever secretion may have been produced during the night. . Dr. ABERNETHY used it, and termed •it the Faculty's Friend and Nurse's Vade Mecum. Dr. ANDREWS also recommends its use as a preventive. (See his report when in Sunderland, published in the Times, Cheltenham Journal, and British Traveller, in Nov. 1831.) He - says, " the herbaceous quality of the snuff had such effect on the stomach, as well as the nerves of the head, from the tenacious sympathy of the membrane of the nose with the nervous system, that Grimstone's Eye Snuff, when taken frequently, must prevent any contagion entering the system, and recommends its universal adoption. Dated Nov. 10,1831. G. J. GIITBRIE, Esq., F.R.S.—This eminent surgeon strongly recommends Grimstone's Eye Snuff. See J. B. Lachfield's, Esq., letter. OBSERVE THIS CAUTION. W. GRIMSTONE is the SOLE INVENTOR, and the Only Genuine is Prepared by him. A Liberal Allowance made to all Vendors, by PIERCE and CROSFIELD, Cigar and Foreign Snuff. Merchants, Castle street, Liverpool, Wrior,us&Ls and RETAIL AGENTS ; also by J. Forrester, Druggist, 59, Byrom-street; Welch, Snuff Maker, Church -street; Ross and Nightingale, Chronicle office, Lord -street; Atherton, Lord-street ; Denby, 4, Great Charlotte-street; Hignett. Oldhall-street ; Messrs. Hignett and Bullen, Tobacconists, Moor fields ; Mr. Proctor, To bacconist, London-road ; Mr. Roberts, Druggist, Rauelagh street ; Mr. G. H. Howell, Druggist, Dale-street ; Mr. J. Shepherd, Tobacconist, 3, Scotland-place.; Mr. Hignett, Tobacconist, corner of Dale-street; Mrs. Moreland, Tobac conist, Church-street: Mr. Plummer, Tobacconist, North Crescent, Lord-street ; Mr. Thomas Hignett, Tobacconist, 1, Tithebarn-street ; Mr. W. King, Druggist, Soho-street ; Mrs. Miller, Tobacconist. Elliott-street ; Mrs. Moore. To bacconist, Pitt-street; and Mr. Mawhood, 20, South John street; and in MANCHESTER, by W. Grindon, (late M. Shone,) 4, Old Church Gate, Market-street, and 119, Picca dilly ; Mr. Rayner, Tobacconist, 25, Market-place; Mr. G. Bevins, 23, Market-street ; Mr. J. R. Lynch, Market street ; Watson and Co., 45, Market-street; Abrams, 4, King-street; Biggar, Deansgate ; Lovett, High-street; W. Smith, Market-street ; Mr. Brown, Market-street; Gee, Ancoats-street ; and every principal Town and City in the Globe. But read the following : From the John Bull, 6th May, 1839.—We copy the fol lowing from the Cheltenham Journal, being struck by its re ference to that eminent and successful oculist, James Ware, Esq., F.R.S., whose opinion touching the subject of which he treats will be read with interest. The discovery of Mr. Grimstone is simple, gentle, and certain, and by its unfailing influence on the nervous fabric of the head, possesses the un questionable power of relieving, assisting, and prolonging the sight even to extreme Old age,—Editor. - Cheltenham Journal, 22d April, 1839.—" That most emi nent oculist, James Ware, Esq., F.R.S., was so strongly im pressed with the utility of snuff not made of tobacco, that in the third volume of the Medical Soc ety's Works, page 334, this able oculist read several cases of gutta serena cured by the plentiful use of snuff. This snuff was made without the aid of tobacco, that being too great a narcotic to be used as a remedy. The anticipations of this gentlemen have been fully realised by Mr. %% illiam Grimstone, the Inventor of Eye Snuff, made from aromatic herbs, so judiciously ar ranged as in almost every case of disease touching the eye, ear, and the delicate organs of the head, to produce a certain cure."—Editor. " There are, perhaps, few articles which are so universally used as snuff, and various and innumerable have been the devices to tickle our noses at the expense of our pockets, but there is only , one snuff—albeit many have &en attempted— which has proved of any value, or indeed realised the inten tion of the consumers. Grimstone's Eye Snuff is a delightful and fragrant compound, and possesses properties peculiarly its own; for, unlike all other snuffs, it is really of essential and important service to persons of studious habits, and of weak and infirm sight ; and if we may judge by the numerous medical gentlempn who have borne testimony to its merits, and the many well authenticated cures it has performed, it is not undeserving of the high esteem which it has already attained, not only in this but in other countries."—Old Eng land, 11th January, 1840. " We should be glad to see this snuff in general use. a safe and powerful restorative.—Manehester Chronicle " GRIBISTONE'S EYE SNUFF. — Notwithstanding the sys tem of puffing which is carried on in this vast metropolis, we rsally must claim for Mr. Grimstone the distinction of being a benefactor to his species. We have had ocular demonstra tion of the value of his snuff, which we tried out of curiosity, having at the same time a slight affection of opthalmia, which the use of the snuff very speedily removed. We therefore cordially recommend it to the public."—Crown,Aug. 26,1838. " If any testimony were wanting to prove the efficacy of Grimstone s Eye Snuff, we should be most happy to throw ours into the grand scale of demonstrations and proofs already possessed, by the inventor. Literary men, and individuals accustomed to sedentary habits or long reading, will find this snuff invaluable in keeping off headache, dizziness, &c. &c. —Old Monthly Magazine, September, 1838, p. 336. Read a few cases of Sioht Restored by the Use of GRIM- Mrs. A. Cole, No. 7, Skinner's Almshouses, aged 69, sight restored and head-ache cured. W. Verlin, Esq., inflammation cured, Youghal, Ireland. J. J. Protherne, Esq., sight restored and head-ache cured, Waterford. J. W. Chester, Esq., sight restored, Ballyclough Glebe, Mal low. J. W. M. Reynolds, Esq., excruciating pains in the head and opaque vision cured, Upper Stamford-street, London. J. B. Lachfield, Esq., cured of opthalmia, Whitehall and Thatched-house Tavern. Mrs. Guppy, 36, Nelson-square, Blackfriars-road, cured of opthalmia. Miss Mary Roades, Market-place, Winslow, Bucks, cured of opthalmia—witnesses to her cure, Mr. John Roades, father, and R. Walker, Esq., a magistrate. Mr. A. M'lntyre, aged 65, 8, Silver -street, Golden-square, cured of gutta serena and deafness. H. Liston, Esq., Marine Library, Ramsgate, Kent, cured of cataract and deafness. Mrs. Burberow, cured, while at Jamaica, of grata serena, 37, Mary-street, - Regent's Park, London. Mr. P. Sanderson, Harper-street, Leeds, cured of cataract. Mr. H. Pluckwell, Tottenham House, Tottenham, Middle sex, cured of opthalmia. Miss S. Englefield, Paik-street, Windsor, cured of nervous head-ache. Marchioness de Brogli o S o lari, 26, Ch ar l otte - street , h ear i ng • and sight restored. Decimus Blackburn, Esq.. Chertsey, Surrey, head-ache, weakness and dimness of sight cured. George Smith, Esq., 6, York-place, Kentish Town, weak ness and dimness of sight cured by its use. Elizabeth Robson, 19, Bell-street, Edgeware-road, aged 65, cured of ophthalmia and deafness. G. J. Guthrie, Esq., F.R.S.—This eminent surgeonstrongly recommends Grimstone Eye Snuff. Read Lachfield's letter. Copy of a letter sent to Mr. W. Grimstone, inventor of the _ _ celebrated Eye Snuff. _.„ The Marchioness de Broglio Solari presents her best com pliments to Mr. W. Grimstone, and has the pleasure to in form him that she had the most convincing proofs of the be neficial qualities of his Herbaceous Eye Snuff, in many cases of its restorative power, both of sight and hearing. Mr. Grimstone—sir, you are at liberty to make use of her name. Sept. 22, 1838, 26, Charlotte-street. Copy of a letter sent to Mr. Grimstone, July 9, 1838. Sut,—Having been afflicted with bad eyes for a long time, s friend who had received benefit from using your eye snuff recommended it to me. I have taken the contents of your 2s. 4d. canisters, and am happy to say my sight has im proved ; the weakness and dimness is removed ; and, sir, it is my wish wish that you make this known for the good of the public. 6. York-place, Kentish Town. Your's, G. SMITH. To Mr. W. Grimstone, inventor of Eye Snuff, 39, Broad- - March 31, 1838. have been afflicted for many years with a severe pain in my head, attended with a dimness of sight and dart ing pains in my eyes, for which I have had the first medical advice ; indeed, I have taken large quantities of medicine, without receiving any relief; but I am now delighted to say, with truth, that ever since using your valuable eye snuff, which I have taken copiously, that is, a 2s. 4d. canister weekly, I am quite free from those excruciating pains, and can read the smallest print, although I am in the 65th year of my age. This is my third testimony, and I shall be most happy to give it to you or to an• respectable inquirer at my residence as under.—l remain, with gratitude, sir, your obedient humble servant, E. ROBSON. 19, Bell-street, Edgeware-read, Marylebone. 7, Skinner's Almshouses, Mile-end, Jan. 26, 1839. Sir —I think it my incumbent duty to retu rn y ou my grate ful acknowledgments of the efficacy of your invaluable " eye snuff." You must understand, sir, that I have for the last four or five years suffered much with giddiness in my head and dimness of sight. I naturally concluded (being in my 69th year) that it was the deday of nature, and was advised by a friend, who said much in its favor, and the extraordinary virtues of your celebrated invention, I was induced to give it a trial, and I am happy to say that the great and signal benefit I have derived from the use of four 2s 4d canisters has ena bled me to lay aside my spectacles, has given me great relief in my head, and I feel so thoroughly convinced of its benign mending it to iiil may hereafter meet suffering with those afflictions.—l am, sir, your most obliged and grateful servant, To W. Grimstone, Esq. ANN COLE. To W. Grimstone, Esq. inventor of Eye. Snuff, 39, Broad-st. Whitehall, March 8, 1838. Mr. Grimstone,--Sir, I think it but justice that I should offer my acknowledgments to you for the great benefit I have derived from the use of your most exquisite fragrant com pound, composed of herbs, called Eye Snuff; its action on the membrane of the nose, causing the lachrymal glands to 'discharge in a manner truly surprising, and by that means to cleanse the cornea; that my eyes became healthy, strong, and performed their wonted duties in a manner that 1 have not known the blessing of for six years. The renowned Dr. Guthrie recommended me to try your eye snuff prior to my undergoing an operation. Many thanks to him for his sug gestion, thanks to your invention, that operation will not be nermission to make this known I am, sir, your obedient servant, J. B. LACRFIELD. P.S.—Sir, be pleased to send to the Thatched House Tav ern, St. James-street, a4s 4d and aas 4d canister. You can send the change in the parcel for the enclosed half-sove reign. J. B. L. This letter is attested to by G. J. Guthrie, Esq. F.R.S. CAUTION.—This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs, sold in canisters, is 3d, 2s 4d, 4s 4d, fis and 15s 6d each, with copies of original testimonials, gratis, with each canister, by all Agents, both Foreign and British. It can be obtained in all the principal towns and cities. A liberal allowance to shippers, owners, captains, and all vendors of Grimstone's Eye Snu f f. This celebrated snuff is s hi ppe d to all quarters of the g l o b e , an d retains its benign qualitiy, in every climate. All snu f fs and cigars shipped on th e shortest notice. Copies of Testimonials raay be had from all the Agents gratis s nay 6 in 2s. RIB gh. Inten man Story, Illustrating the state of pire previous to the accession of reat, with a Preface, by the Rev. JOSEPH Incumbent of Woodside, Cheshire, Author TOMAS ARNOLD, Paternost XRAITS OF EMINENT CONSERVA VES AND STATESMEN. y is published, Part XV. containing and MEMOIRS of the Right Hon. 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L.,M'Kenzie, that several persons now or late of Rochester had conspired and agreed upon a plan, in connexion with the persons in charge of the Canadian steam-boat Gore, to carry him by force to Toronto, in order to claim the £l,OOO offered for him by the British governn ent. Mr. Cameron, late of the Commercial Bank, Toronto, was represented to be a prime mover in the affair ; and in the coarse of the examination it being ascertained that he was still at the Rochester-house, a warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was accordingly brought before the Court, accompanied by counsel, and gave bail for his appearance at trial. The Daily Advertiser cautions the public to suspend their judgments until that time." (From 'the Courier and Inquirer of the Ist of December.) We find but little to remark on the state of the money market. Money is abundant. Good paper has been taken within a few days at 6i to 7 per cent. per annum. In regard to the general state of business, we think prospects for the spring businessare decidedly good. At the present dull season of the year little change either for better or worse can take place. The last accounts from Europe being of a pacific cha racter, have greatly contributed to remove alarms which were felt by some on that score, and the certainty of a fine harvest in England, and consequent removal of the principal cause of the embarrassments felt there, it is hoped may give activity to the manufacturing interest, and produce a rise in the pre sent depressed value of cotton in the Engli s h mar k e t. . „ In stocks there has not been much activity of late, except in a few of the fancies. Delaware and Hudson is rapidly rising and in demand. The time of the next dividend is the 10th instant. There has been a brisk demand for European exchanges, and rates have advanced. The cause of this increased de mand is no doubt to be attributed to the remittances making by states and companies to pay the interest on their loans falling due on the Ist of January. We quote : London, 1081 to 1084 Paris, 5 171 to 5 184 Amsterdam, 401 to 404 Hamburgh, 36i Bremen, 77 3-5 to 784 The British Queen steam-ship, which leaves here to-mor row, will take out about 400,000 dollars in silver. The whole amount of specie taken out by the packets to-morrow will be about 600,000 dollars. There is no change in the value of specie since our quotations of Saturday, but the rates will no doubt fall after to-morrow. Domestic exchanges are to-day rather inactive, though of late there has been a good deal doing in them. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. This day week we noticed some heavy engagements enter ed into on Mr. Greville's Palmmon for the Derby, as well as others, coupled with Mr. Mostyn's horse. Again, on Fri day, was added to Palzemon's account a bet of " 5000 to 175." To this not every-day outlay, we may now add upwards of £BOOO more since Saturday, making, in ten days, something like £20,000 laid out on Palzemon. This, for a provincial market, is a sum not to be despised, and pretty clearly shows that there is capital in the Manchester turf circles, without troubling the London market. There has likewise been about £7OOO got on Satirist, at 1000 to 15 ; and also some money put on The Nob, at 1000 to 20.—At noon, 12 to 1 was offered on the field ; 14 to 1 in ponies would have been taken on Rosalie. 17 to Ito a small sum was offered against Marshal Soult, and 20 to 1 offered bar two. Eringo, Sir Hans, Gilbert, Coronation, Ralph, and Cameleon, did not come in for the slightest notice. 20 to I f ' in fifties, was of fered against Paltemon, and 10 to 1, in ponies, taken on him and Marshal Soult ; but no one would afterwards give more than to 1 against the two. 121 to 1 was taken on Palm mon and Prince Caradoc, and the influential backer would have willingly proceeded. 1000 to 30 was offered against any thing in Scott's stable, bar one ; also the same figure against Sir Gilbert Heathcote's Mongolian—__looo.to 25 would, have been accepted twice in a good quarter. 500 to 10 was repeatedly offered against The Nob, and 25 to 1 as often against Prince Caradoc, . . Neither the Chester Cup nor the Oaks was spoken of. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. The odds quoted below as the last laid or offered, differ in several respects from those at which a considerable portion of the business was transacted. For instance, the Rosalie colt, which opened at 12 to 1, dropped a point early in, the after noon, and, after being backed for several hundred pounds, fell to 14 to 1, laid to nearly £2OO. Coronation also fluctu ated, 1,000 to 45, 22 to-1, and, at the close of 21 to 1, £l5O having been laid against him. The last offers about Eringo were, to bet 20, or take 22 to 1 ; both prices having been ac cepted in the course of the afternoon. Caraeleon averaged 22 to 1 : but one party was bold enough to advance a couple of points, and had no difficulty in finding a customer. We heard only one small bet against Ralph, at 22 to 1 ; but nothing outright against Marshal Soult, Sir Hans, and Prince Caradoc. Palmmon's friends took 25 to I eagerly, and would have gone on ; and, the lawyer of 4,000 to 100 against Wahab might have been accommodated to a large amount, had he been disposed to increase his outlay at the same figure ; the market price cannot fairly be stated at more than 25 to 1. Of the outside class Simoom was most in re quest, the odds against him mentioned below were taken re peatedly. As busy an afternoon as could reasonably be ex pected in the Christmas week, closed as under : _ . TUE DERBY. 14 to 1 against Lord Bruce's Rosalie colt (t) 18 to 1 ~ Mr. W. Scott's Marshal Soult 20 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's Eringo 21 to 1 , Mr. Rawlinson's C oronat i on kt) 22 to 1 „' Lord Albemarle's Ralph (t) 22 to 1 „ Col. Peel's Cameleon 25 to 1 „ Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc 25 to 1 „ Duke of Rutland's Sir Hans 25 to 1 „ Mr. Greville's Pahemon (t freely) 30 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Joachim (t) 33 to 1 ~ Mr. Buckley's Gilbert, Bro. to Tom 35 to 1 ~ Sir G. Heathcote's Mongolian 35 to 1 „ Mr. Wreford's Wabab 40 to 1 „ Col.. Anson's Duke of Wellington (t) 40 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Van Amburgh 2000 to 30 „ Mr. Sadler's Protection (t) 1000 to 15 „ General Yates's Simoom (t freely) 1 000 to 15 ~ Col. Westenra's The Nob (t) 2000 to 25 „ Mr. Neville's Mustapha 4000 to 40 „ Col. Westenra's Warlock t) 1000. to 10 „ Mr. Wirnbush's Finchley 1000 to 8 „ Mr. Griffiths's SylPe (t? 30 to 1 „ Sir G. Heath c ote's lot t) 2000 to 100 „ Mr. Greville's two (t) 1000 to 50 „ All the mares (t) 2000 to 50 „ Mr. Sadler's lot (t) DARING rktAlij) . 9 BANK OP -ACHESTEIi (Further particulars) On Saturday morning last, a most extraordinary and auda cious fraud was practised upon the Bank of Manchester, by some person who obtained their lett ers f rom t h e post-office without authority, with the obvious intention of appropriating to his own use any remittances which they might contain. It appears, that, in consequence of the delivery on Satur day morning being late, several extra clerks were called to assist in delivering the letters from the private boxes ; and, amongst them, one who had had very little previous experi ence in that duty, and who, consequently, was by no means so well acquainted with the persons of those who fire in the habit of applying for letters. This clerk happened to be sta tioned just opposite the box appropriated to the letters of the Bank of Manchester ; and, as soon as the window was raised to commence the delivery, a young man who stood close to the window called out the number of that box, which he re peated two or three times, as if very imp a ti en t to obt a in the letters. The post-office Olerk—who, we believe, was not at the moment aware that the box in question was that of the Bank of Manchester, and being somewhat annoyed by the importunity of the applicant—took out the letters (which were apparently about twenty in number), all paid or bear ing postage stamps, and gave them to him, observing that he need not be in such a violent hurry. In less than a minute afterwards, the clerk employed by the Bank of Man chester to attend the post-office, who had been waiting in the lobby for the commencement of the delivery, but who, from the great crowd, had been unable to make his way to the window exactly opposite the box, presented himself at the next window, where another clerk was serving, and asked for the letters. The clerk went to pro cure them ; but found, to his great surprise, that the box was empty ; and, on inquiry, was informed by the clerk who had delivered them what had occurred. This was immedi ately communicated to the bank-clerk, who, thinking at first that the matter originated in mistake, looked about in the lobby, and in the adjoining street, hoping to find the party who had got possession of the letters, and who, he thought, might probably discover the error. Not succeeding in this, however, he returned to the window, and informed the clerk to whom he had previously applied, and who then gave him a parcel from London, which, being too large for the box, had been placed on a shelf beneath it, and, being unknown to the clerk who had delivered the letters, had fortunately escaped their fate. The bank-clerk frnmediately hastened to the bank, where he related what had happened; though a strong hope was there entertained that the erroneous delivery had originated in mistake, and that the letters would be returned to the office, it was considered necessary to send immediate notice of the fact to the other' banks, in order that' they might refuse payment of any cheeks or orders which might be pre sented under doubtful circumstances. We understand that this notice was given at all the banks, except the Branch Bank of England, which, in the hurry of the Moment, was overlooked. A clerk was also despatched forthwith to Liverpool, to put the bankers there upon their guard. The notices to the different banks in Manchester were de livered about ten o'clock; and, about an hour afterwards, a young man, apparently about eighteen years of age, went to the bank of Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co. and presented for payment a check for £47 9s, drawn upon them by Messrs. Kessler and Co., of this town, in favour of Mr. Samuel Wood or bearer. This check, pursuant to a practice very common in London, but scarcely known here, had been " crossed" to the Bank of Manchester ; that is to say, the words " Bank of Manchester" had been written across the face of it. thereby intimating that it was to be paid only to that bank; but the words had been struck out with ink, the paleness of which showed that it had been very recently done ; and the words " Thomas Brown, Preston," had been written beneath them, apparently with the same ink and at the same time. The clerk to whom this cheque was presented, saw at once that it was irregular, and referred the applicant to Mr. Edward Loyd, who asked him where he had obtained the check. The young man replied that he had it from Mr. Brown, whose name was written upon it, with whom he had come from Preston that morning, and who had sent him to get cash for it. Mr. Loyd told him that the check could not be paid without first sending it up to the Bank of Manchester to in quire. if it was right ; on which the young man said he would. go and fetch Mr. Brown ; and he was, most unfortunately, and we cannot help thinking rather unaccountably, permitted to depart. Of course we scarcely need add, that neither he nor " Mr. Brown" ever appeared afterwards, to claim the check, or the money which it represented. Messrs. Jones, Loyd, & Co. having sent up the check to the Bank of Manchester, the lingering hope which had been up to that time entertained, that the matter might prove to be a mistake, and the letters be restored, was at once dissi pated. No doubt was entertained that the check had been enclosed in one of the letters which had been surreptitiously obtained from the post-office; and this conclusion turned out to be perfectly correct, for the check had been remitted by the Bury Banking Company to the Bank of Manchester in a letter, which, in due course, would have been delivered on Saturday morning. The description of the party by whom the check had been presented was then obtained from Mr. Loyd, and the police were set in motion in all directions, with the view of apprehending him ; but, hitherto, we are sorry to say, with ou t th e s li g ht es t success . The offender is described as being about 18 years of age, 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high, stout made, with full face, dark and sallow complexion, with inflamed eyes, and dressed in dark clothes, rather shab by, and a black hat. We understand, that the post-office clerk who delivered the letters did not take such notice of the person who received them as to be able to give a particu lar description of his person ; but he did observe that it was a young man, with something peculiar about his eyes, so that there can be little doubt that the letters were received and the check presented by the same individual. We are glad to learn, that although the letters thus ob tained are known to have contained bills of exchange to a considerable amount (we understand about £7,000), which may cause some trouble and inconvenience, it is believed that the only remittance at all likely to be negotiated by the offender was a bank post bill for £5O, numbered Y 2-E 6288. dated London, Oct. 12, 1840, payable to and endorsed by Croxon and Co., and signed N. Stock. This bill had been remitted from Holywell to the Bank of Manchester, but whether specially endorsed or not is at present unknown. if it was so endorsed, in all probability the publicity which the affair has obtained will prevent the offender from reaping any advantage from his most audacious proceeding. This occurrence has very naturally given rise to much dis cussion and speculation as to the propriety of introducing some change in the mode of delivering letters from the pri vate boxes at the post-office. The convenience of those boxes to parties receiving a considerable number of letters is so great that they will not readily be dispensed with ; but it is manifest, that some additional precautions are necessary to prevent a repetition of frauds like that which we have been describing ; and we believe some such precautions are in con templation at the post-office. (From the Manchester Chronicle.) The amount of remittances contained in the letters cannot at present be correctly ascertained, but we observe that an advertisement appears in the London Times, of Tuesday, in which the enclosures in one of the letters, consisting wholly of bills of exchange, are, described i n t h e f ollow i ng terms : Last endorsers 2 Simpson, Rostron, and Co., drawn by Brown and Bowen, payable by Simpson and Co., accepted by Brown, Shipley, and Co., Liverpool, dated Philadelphia. Nov. 28, at 60 days' sight, £ 95 1 8s. Last endorsers—Crafts and Stell, drawn by William Bat cock and Son, payable to order, accepted by George Quayle, Liverpool, dated St. Andrews, Oct. 30, at 90 days' sight, £250. Last endorsers—Crafts and Steil, drawn by Brown Bro thers and Co., payable by A. R. WAlpin, accepted by Brown, Shipley, and Co. Li ve rpool, dat e d N ew Y ork, Nov. 28, at 60 days' sight, £1875 18s. Id. Last endorsers—Crafts and Stell, drawn by Brown and Bowen, payable by Crafts and Steil, accepted by Brown, Shipley, and Co., Liverpool, dated Philadelphia, Nov. 26, at 60 days' sight, £l4O. Last endorsers—Crafts and Stell, drawn by L. Millandon, payable by J. D. Denegre; accepted by C. Tayleur, Son, and Co. Liverpool, dated New Orleans, N o v. 6, a t 66 d a y s ' sight, £5OO. Last endorsers—Crafts and Stell, drawn by L. Millandon, payable by J. D. Denegre, accepted by C. Tayleur, Son, and Co.. Liverpool, dated New Orleans, Nov. 6, at 60 ys' sight, £473145. Bd. Last endorsers—Harvey , Tysoe, and Co., drawn by J. D. P. Ogden and Co., payable by Harvey and Slagg, accepted by Roskell, Ogden, and Co., Liverpool, dated New York, Nov. 24, at 60 days sight, £ l OO. Last endorser—A. G. Rose, cashier, drawn by E. Moly. neux, jun., payable to order, accepted by the Royal Bank, Liverpool, dated Savannah, June, 2, at 60 days' sight, £5OO. Last endorser—A. G. Rose, cashier, drawn by E. Moly neux, jun., payable to order, accepted by the Royal Bank, Liverpool, dated Savannah, June 1, at 60 days' sight, £4OO. Last endorsers—A. Roxburgh and Co., drawn by A. Rox burgh and Co., payable to order, accepted by H. C. Smith, Liverpool, dated Manchester, Dec. 15, at four months', £273 15s. Last endorser—Gisborne and Wilson, drawn by Gisborne and Wilson, payable to order, accepted by Pritchard Bro thers, Liverpool, dated Manchester, Dec. 16, at four months', £3OO. Last endorser—W. Blinkhorn, drawn by W. Blinkhorn, payable to order, accepted by Tennants, Clow, and Co., Li verpool, dated Bolton, Dec. 12, at four months',..£7oo. There is more than one point in this transaction worthy of notice; in the first place, the mail being late, it is extraor dinary that the proper messenger was not among the crowd collected in waiting at the post-office. Yet a stranger pre sents himself, vociferates repeatedly the number of the bank box, and never attracts the notice of the true. Simon Pure. Again, we understand the notice sen t roun d to t h e ot h er banks did not reach Messrs. Loyd's until after the abstracted cheque had been presented. That vigilant, and respectable firm had no, ground for mistrust beyond a vague and unau thorised rumour, and yet nothing but extraordinary address and activity of the culprit enabled him to effect his escape. There may possibly appear room to tax the parties connected with the Bank of Manchester with a deficiency in that promp titude of-action which the circumstances called for ; but as suredly no blame can attach to Messrs. Loyd, who, without any distinct or authentic ground for suspicion, took precau tions which were baffled on ly by the w a r y nimbleness of the suspected party. STATE OF TRADE MANCHESTER.—AIthough there was not a very extensive demand for yarn yesterday (which, indeed, could hardly be expected at the present season), the market exhibited consi derable buoyancy, and the business was generally at an ad vance of ith to id. upon the prices of the preceding week. This advance, however, is not quite equal to the increase which has taken place in the price of cotton. For goods of most descriptions there was a tolerably fair demand, and good 28-inch power-loom printing cloth commanded an ad vance of from 3d. to 6d. per piece, whilst 27-inch was from lid. to 3d. dearer. In domestics and skirtings there was no change, but both were tolerably easy to sell at the full rates of last week. ' Altogether, there was a much better feeling in the market than at any time during the preceding fortnight. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, DEC. 21ST. — The market to-day has been extremely dull, and a very limited quantity of business has been transacted. In prices there is no change from those of last week. In the wool market prices are firm, but there has been very little business doing. HUDDERSFIEL D MARKET, TUESDAY, DEC. 22.—As is usual at the close of the year, this was a comparatively dull market ; there being few buyers, and few sales effected. But orders are in hand, which keep the workpeople pretty well employed ; and business in the warehouses is such as to raise expectations for the future. The demand for new styles in fancy woollens is good, and prices remain firm.—Manchester Guardian. A bustle is an article used by ladies to take from their form the character of the Venus of the Greeks, and impart to it that of the Venus of the Hottentots! BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY. —The opening of the entire line of railway from the Camp Hill Station, in this town, to Gloucester, took place on Thursday morning last ; the trains have traversed the line without the slightest accident, and with as few delays as could have been expected, those stopping at the first-class stations having performed the total distance in two hours and a half. The whole routes from the rising port of Gloucester, the key of South Wales. and from Cheltenham, are now open by un terrupted lines of railway to Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Lan cashire, and Yorkshire. We understand, that, very early in the pew year, the co mpany w ill b e prepared w i t h arranege ments for the convey ance o f goo d s , and already numerous applications have been made by carriers to put traffic on the line ; it is to be hoped, therefore, that the proprietors of this spirited undertaking will speedily reap the reward of their patience and peraeverance.drie: Gazette. COUBT CIRCULAR.- Tuis:4 " Buckingham Palace, Dec. 21, 1840. " At two o'cl oc k thi s a f ternoon , the Princess Royal was vaccinated by Mr. Blagden, in the presence of Sir James Clark and Dr. Locock." The Queen and Prince Albert took a carriage drive yester day, in the middle of the day. Her Majesty joined the royal circle at dinner last evening, at Buckingham Palace. The company consisted of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,, the Earl of Errol, Viscount Melbourne, Baron St , ckmar, Mr. George Edward Anson, Lady Barnam, L;Aly Fanny Howard,' Hon. Miss Pitt, Hon. Miss Spring Rice, Baroness Lehzen, Marquis o f H ea df or t, Hon. W. owper, Colonel Weinyss and Captain Seymour. The Duke of Sussex visited his Royal. Highness Prince Albert yesterday. The Earl of gtradbroke and Mr. C. K. Murray had inter views with Viscount Melbourne, yesterday, in Downing street. The Marquis of Normanby arrived in town, yesterday, from Brighton. WEDNESDAY _ . The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had audiences yesterday of her Majesty. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last evening included Viscount Melbourne, Lord Robert Grosvenor, and Sir Henry Wheatley. The Duchess of Bedford has succeeded Lady Barham as the lady in waiting on her Majesty; and Lord Lilford and Mr. Rich have succeeded the Marquis of Headfort and the Hon. William Cowper as the lord and groom in waiting on her Majesty. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with Vis count Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street. THURSDAY The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert left town yesterday morning, at half-past eleven o'clock, for Windsor Castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness left Buckingham Paiace in a carriage and four, with outriders in scarlet liveries, escorted by a party of Lancers. A cha riot and four followed, containing Colonel Wemys, Equerry to the Queen, and Major-General Sir E. Bowater, Equerry to Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, attended by her nurse, was in the next carriage. Two car. riages and four followed, the Duchess of Bedford, Lady in waiting, the Hon. Miss Paget, Maid of Honour in waiting, and Lord Lilford, Lord in waiting, occupying the first, and Mr. Rich, Groom in waiting, and Captain Seymour, Groom in waiting on Prince Albert, occupying the last carriage. HeiMajesty was conducted to her carriage by the Lord Steward and the Vice-Chamberlain. The Royal staudard was lowered from the marble arch ba mediately on Her Majesty's departure. The Duchess of Kent took an airing yesterday to Ken sington. Her Majesty's Royal Bounty and Gate Ahni were distri buted on Monday and Tuesday last, under the orders of the Lord High Almoner, by Joseph Hanby, Esq., Secretary and Yeoman to the Ahnonry. The Bounty was conferred upon upwards of 950 persons, who received ss. each. The Royal Gate Alms were given to 168 person:, at 13s. each. All the recipients were above 60 years of age, and many of them very infirm and disabled. The Marquis of Brighton. Normanby left town yesterday for Viscount Palmerston has left town for his seat, Broadlands, Hants. WINDSOR, Wednesday.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, attended by the Royal suite, in five carriages and four, arrived at the Castle twenty minutes be fore two o'clock this afternoon from town, escorted by a party of the Horse Guards. A meeting has been held at the Town-hall to-day, to address Her Majesty, &c. The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will in clude only the members of the Royal household. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is expected to arrive at the Castle to-morrow. DISSENTERS' BAPTISMS & CHURCH BURIALS (From the Timea.) It is, perhaps, not very surprising that along with the im proved and elevated tone of religious feeling which has shown itself of late, both in this and other countries, there should be perceptible also a tendency to arbitrary assumption on the part of some of those who, in religious matters, stand be tween the people and the Great Object of their worship. Such a tendency is distinctly apparent at present, and that in various parts of the world at one and at the same time. The, feature by which it is generally distinguishable, amidst very different external circumstances, is that of a determination to claim for " the church," whether Romish, Protestant-Pres byterian, or Protestant-Episcopal, an entire, or nearly entire, independence of all civil jurisdiction in matters either wholly or partly ecclesiastical. This has been the real point at issue for several years past between the government of Prussia and divers refractory prelates of the Romish communion. This is the main question between the two parties which now so lamentably divide the church of Scotland. The do minant majority in the General Assembly assert that " the Lord Jesus Christ is the sole head and ruler of His church," and that they; acting in His name and by His authority, will never submit to be controlled by any civil court, or other merely human institution. Nor. is it possible to avoid perceiving the existence of a kindred feeling in some few among our English clergy, who show, by their praises of Hildebrand and of " St. Thomas of Canterbury," the alacrity with which they would rally round the standard—should that standard ever be raised among us —of resolute defiance to all secular interference in ecclesias tical or semi-ecclesiastical matters. A recent instance of this feeling now lies before us, in an able pamphlet on Dissenters' Baptisms and Church Burials, by the Rev. Walter Blunt, M.A. The object of the writer is to overthrow the authority of the well-known judgment of Sir John Nicholl on the question of the duty of the clergy to perform the burial service over persons having received only Dissenters' baptism. And his tirst and favourite argument evidently is, that the clergy ought not to be governed in such matters by the decision of any judge being a layman I According to the constitution of the English church, such constitution having never .betn. complained of by either the prelates or the clergy, certain judges of ecclesiastical flatters are appointed, before whom such questions as this of paro chial churchyards and Dissenters' burials are directed to be brought.' But now, precisely in the spirit of the General Assembly of the church of Scotland, the writer before us ut terly contemns the idea of submitting to a layman's decision in such a matter, telling us, that " it begins to appear mar vellous, and to excite feelings of astonishrnent, how a large body of the clergy should have ever given themselves up to this decision, under the idea that Sir John Nicholl, or any other lay ecclesiastical judge ' - was competent, in point o f authority, to set such a question at rest."—(p. 11.) And adding. with a resolute contumacy quite equal to that of the northern ecclesiastics--" I would urge that the decision of the Court of Arches was totally insufficient to lay the smallest moral obligations on the clergy as to their course of action on similar occasions ;" forgetting, of course, that there was any such injunction in the Bible as this—" Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake.—(l Pet. ii, 13.) For our own part, we must confess that among other rea sons for not desiring, like Mr. Blunt, to overturn the exist ing system of ecclesiatical jurisprudence,—a system which has now obtained for centuries,—a very leading one is, the utter confusion which is caused, and would increasingly be caused, by leaving the sole authority in such matters in cle- - rical hands. Could the Romish prelates under the Prussian Government have gained unlimited sway, into what a state of confusion would they have plunged that kingdom ! Were the majority of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland vested with plenary and unlimited authority, into what a turmoil would that realm be thrown ! And how far short of popular insurrection should we fall, in England, if Mr. Blunt's advice were followed to the letter, and the whole of our clergy, with one consent, refused Christian burial to the entire mass of the Dissenters and Methodists not regularly baptised by the clergy of the Established Church, amounting in the whole probably to a million of souls ? But Mr. Blunt most courageously repudiates all reference to consequences when obedience to a divine command is in question ; and so do we. But we should like to see the di vine command, so urged upon us, before we incur such haz ards in conforming to it. And the failure in Mr. Blunt's ar gument is just this—that he has nowhereshown his authority from Scripture for the clearly revolting and perilous course he counsels us to take. His main effort is to establish the fact, that the church of England enjoins it. Through one hundred and fifty pages he labours at this point—that " baptism by what are called dis senting ministers may be considered in one point of view as lay baptism, and in another also as heretical baptism : lay baptism it is, as being administered by persons who have not received episcopal ordination ; and heretical baptism, as being administered in a community which is guilty of a heresy," &c. Ele then painfully labours to prove that the English church repudiates all lay baptism ; and at last comes to the conclu sion, finally, that persons so baptised are "not within the covenant of grace ;" in fact, are in the position and standing of the heathen world. It would make no impression probably on Mr. Blunt to remind him that by his remorseless theory he casts "out of the covenant of grace" about one-third of Christendom, in cluding the whole Scottish nation (save some 50,000 Episco palians), and half the Protestants of Ireland ! He repudiates all arguments of this kind. That the consort of his sovereign ranks, according to his view, as an unbaptised pe rs o n , i s h e would probably tell us, just as little to the purpose. Let us look, then, at that which forms his main reliance — namely, an " induction of particulars," carried on through more than a hundred pages, to prove that the church holds episcopal ordination to be essential to ,confer valid orders ; that the baptism given by ministers otherwise ordained is merely lay baptism; and that lay baptism is wholly invalid and ineffectual. Now, in,the first, place, we remark, that if a point of this kind cannot be made out in a smaller compass than half a volume, there is at least a strong presumption that it cannot be made out at all. Next, we observe, that even Mr. Blunt is obliged to admit that, amidst multitudes of other eminent churchmen who have held the validity of lay baptism, he finds the names of Archbishop Whitgift, of Bingham, and of " the judicious" Hooker ! _ Lastly, however, we advance against his position the re corded and unquestionable practice of the whole English episcopacy. The only sphere of action in which we meet with this venerable body, is in the proceedings of those two societies over which they preside—the Society for the Pro pagation of the Gospel, and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Now, any one who takes up the life of the greatest mis sionary of modern times, Schwartz, as written by the pre sent Dean of Salisbury, will therein find various records of ordinations in India, under the direction of the Society far Promoting Christian Knowledge in London ; by which ordi nations various persons, such as Mr. Kohloff and the Hindoo Satianenden, received orders at the hands of Lutheran mis sionaries, and were then sent forth to minister both the sa craments of the church. Or we may take up the reports of these societies, and find in them such passages as these : " The solicituie expressed by their missionaries for an ad ditional appointtnent of the assistants to their missions, de nominated native or country priests, has led the society to agree, that if two or three natives shall be found fit to be in vested with that office, and shall receive ordination according to the ritual of the Lutheran Church, the customary allow ances shall he made to them."—(Report, 1816). Here we have the public and avowed act of a society, pre sided over by the two archbishops and the whole bench of bishops, And we believe that the records of the sister so ciety, tbat for the propagation of the gospel, would go still further, and show instructions to • lay-catechists, having re ceived no ordination at all, to baptize the natives of our North American colonies. The practice of the prelates of the Anglican church, then, wholly repudiates Mr. Blunt's doctrine, that baptism per formed by any but episcopally-ordained persons leaves the person baptised "out of the pale of the covenant." And with this fact the whole of his argument falls to the ground. The position of Hooker, and Bingham, and Archbishop Whitgift, is maintained, and no necessity exists for that breaking-up of the whole framework of society, which the proposed exclusion of two millions of our population from the parochial churchyards would in effect produce. The Governors of Harrow School have sanctioned the ex tension of the Christmas holydays from the I,3th to the 20th of January, on the joyful occasion of the birth of the Princess Royal. LIVER THEATRE, CIIURCH-STREET LAST NIGHT of Mr. ELTON. First Appearance of Mr. TILBURY and Mr. and Mrs. HIGGIE. MO-MORROW (Saturday) EVENING, the 26th inst., the Entertainments will commence with the revived Drama, called CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS; OR, THE DAYS OF CHIVALRY. Sir Arthur Matchlow Mr. Elton. Lady Vere, Mrs. Higgie. Rose Downright, Mrs. Raymond After which, the popular Drama, entitled FAITH AND FALSEHOOD; OR, lIONEST THIEVES. Teague.. Mr. Raymond. Obadiah.. Mr..Tilbury. Colonel Careless Mr. Hre. Ruth.... Mrs. Raymond. Mrs. Day. Mrs. Higgie. To conclude with a new Romantic D aina. called THE FOREST OF SENART; OR, THE MILL OF CORBEIL. With new and Romantic Scenery, painted by Mr. Parker. On MONDAY next, the 28th instant, Mrs. WAYLETT, the celebrated Vocalist and Actress, will make her First Appearance this Season, in Two of her most admired Cha racters, being engaged for a limited period, - Stage Manager, Mr. C. F. MARSHALL THE THREE CARACCI, FOUNDERS OF THE BOLOGNESE SCHOOL 'THE celebrated PAINTINGS of SUBJECTS from RE LIGIOUS HISTORY, by Annibal, Agostino, and Lu ty. dovico Caracci, are NOW ON VIE% , at the UNION GALLERY, Slater-street, out of 80l street, from Nine o'clock till Four, by Day-light. Ad m i tance, One Shilling ; Children, Sixpence. In the Evening, from Five o'clock till Ten, brilliantly Illuminated with Gas. Admittance, Six pence. JOHN BENTLEY, Keeper. ___ N.B.—Good Fires are kept in the Room, which Will bt found of a pleasant temperature. TEE CARACCI NOTICE. ATR. BENTLEY being desirous that the celebrated Pic -1V11? tures of Scriptural Subjects, by th pie great Masters, should be seen by all classes, with avi f diffusing a taste for the Fine Arts, has fixed the Terms • the Evening Exhi bition of these Pictures at SIXPENC , that rate to com mence at Five o'clock. The Union Room is brilliantly lighted by Gas whenever the daylight begins to decline. N.B.—Good Fires are kept in the Room, which will be found of a pleasant temperature. Slater-street Union Gallery. Just Published, Price 45., A POLL BOOK FOR THE LAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION ; Skewing the Duplicate Qualifications of the VOTERS, and the WARDS in which they oiled. The Lists have been examined with the Po ing Papers in the possession of the Mayor. Thi publication, which has been compiled with the utmost care, will be found of great utility as A BOOK OF REFERENCE, and will be found of service to the several Ward Committees in carrying on the Canvass for the ensu- ing year. Printed and sold by LACE and ADDISON, Staz(. 7 l.7 qjfice ; and sold also by other Booksellers. CHRISTMAS DAY This day being Christmas Day, the Readers and Sup porters of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD are respect fully informed, that the Office will not be open after Ten o'Clock, a.m. The STANDARD will be on Sale at Arnold and Son's, South John-street ; Willmer and Smith's, Church-street; Aylward's, Lord-street; Pugh's, Marybone ; and t(ie other News-agents in Liverpool, during the day. TO CORRESPONDENTS The letter of "Vindex" is somewhat too caustic. Perhaps he will permit us to qualify the phraseology a little. Several poetical favours have been received which shall ap pear in future publications. Ritirrpoot gPtar'oarb. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1840. On this day—the anniversary of the birth of the Redeemer of Mankind—we lay aside the ordinary topics of political controversy, and• turn gladly to the contem plation of objects which possess a deeper and more abiding interest in the human heart. Thanks to the benignant and:blessed influence of our holy church, the cold utilitarian practice of modern liberalism has not yet succeeded in denuding this time-hallowed fes tival' of its• sacred influences. The " sound of the church-going bell" still rises from the moss-grown fangs of old England—still rings through every green valley and over every heath-clad hill. The multi tudinous chime, from loftier temples, still peals upon the ear of the busy denizens of our cities and large towns ; and announces to countless thousands of hum ble„ and happy worshippers that the star of Bethlthem has risen above the mountain tops to guide them through the dark night of the world to the living foun tain of eternal light. We would not be the men who could turn away with a cold heart from the ordinances of this sacred day, or sneer at its holy keeping. We will not mar its sanctity by the intrusion of mere wordly topics. A thousand thousand hearths throughout Great Britain are at this moment cheered by the presence of glad and unaccus tomed faces—the faces of sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, whom the world has drawn away into its busy whirl, but who will worship this day beneath the same roof; and sit around the same board and by the same fireside, with the pure fresh feelings of youth welling up in their hearts and crowding upon their memories ; and into such circles ours shall not be the hand to throw the brand of discord. The very mirth, which the Custom of our forefathers has mingled with the holy observances of this " glad " festival, is to us too full of kindly associations and chastened feeling to allow of its being marred by the introduction of any subject which partakes of the selfish character of party and its strife. We may, however, on this day, not inappropriately turn our regards and those of our readers to the posi tion in which the cause of religion and our holy church stands now, as compared with that which it occupied twelve months ago. We were menaced then with " heavy blows and great discouragements" to be di rected against that church. The blood-stained arm of popery—masked, indeed, feebly by the screen of mo dern liberlilisrri—was raised against us. The shrines of England—those walls within whose shelter our fore fathers raise& the voice of thanksgiving and prayer, and beneath whose shade their mortal ashes rest—were doomed by a fierce voluntaryism and its host of allies to moulder stone by stone. But the spirit which in past ages prostrated the power and trampled upon the mummeries of Romanistn—the spirit of deep hatred to the dark apostacy of Babylon, which still lies, like a smouldering fire, in the bosom of the people of Eng land—has beaten back the advancing tide of mingled popery and infidelity and stricken down the Juggernaut which was to have levelled our altars in its destroying course. Thanks to the indomitable courage of that noble phalanx of Christian warriors, which the Church of England can call her own and of which Liverpool boasts a distinguished portion, we have laughed to scorn alike the hostile attacks of avowed and open enemies and ,the .more insidious and more dangerous machinations of hollow friends ! It is true, we admit and regret, that the feelings of hostility to the established religion of Great Britain, which prompted the threat of an unprincipled minister, are not dead in the breasts of that portion of our fellow countrymen to whose bad passions he was so anxious to pander. Dissent, infidelity, and popery are still rife and rampant throughout the land—are still flattered and caressed by its rulers. But the power of the latter is broken, and the spirits of the former are awed. The Protestants of Great Britain are no longer the " rope of sand " which a drawing -room trifler can break with a finger. We are no longer the timid herd which the bark of a bully can scatter. The sense of a common danger, the threat of spoliation and outrage which the intoxication of past success elicited, has raised a spirit of enthusiastic devotion to Protestantism amongst the people, which no minister and no party can now put down. The hostile feelings of our opponents still ex ist; bait —we are awake, and armed for the conflict ! But we shall be Psked for the fruits of this political regeneration of which we boast ; and empty and value less, We are well aware, would be that boast, unless we could show that it has been accompanied by some degree of spiritual regeneration. In reply, we can only say to such querists, " Look around you—look around you, not only throughout Liverpool, but throughout the kingdom." Are the chapels of dissen ters of every persuasion crowded now morning and evening, whilst the churches of our national esta blishment are empty or half filled ? On the contrary, the complaint, and the universal one, is of the want of church accommodation for one half of her anxious communicants. Although we have given of our means freely to provide that accommodation ; although new temples are rising up on every side; yet throughout the country, as here in Liver Pool, we cannot keep up with the increase of worshippers who throng to occupy them, Again, we say; enter the portals through which that living stream:pours itself on each succeeding Is the fervid and impassioned tone which Carries to the heart of that attentive assembly the di vine language of our liturgy—chaste in its beauty and beautiful in its propriety 7 -is that, we ask, what the slanderers of the church and its'clergy have described as the cold and spiritless rehearsal of " an ill mumbled Sabbath mass" ? Is that kneeling and devout crowd composed exclusively of the votaries of Fashion and of Folly, who flock to a church as they would to an exhibition Far from it. In the performance of the services of the church , and with the spirit in which those services are received, we have witnessed in the or a theatre present age—and we witness its increase year by year ing of earnest and con cientious devotion on the part of .our clergy to the performance of their spi ritual duties, which is not unfitly rewarded by the in- creased attention of their flocks; and for these grati- g evidenc s we may, and do thank, in part, the in- veterate hostility which has roused Protestantism from its lethargy, in spiritual as well as in political affairs. LOCAL NEWS FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday last, while a man aged 72, named John Hahne, a bricklayer, was at work (with others) in - Nethertield-road, building a house, the scaffolding on which he stood gave way a little, and he fell on his head to the ground, from a height of about Hi feet. He was taken home in a car, and a surgeon was called, but he continued to get worse until Sunday morning, when he expired. An in quest was held on Tuesday on view of the body, and a ver dict was returned of " Accidental death." DEATH BY DROWNING.—An inquisition was taken before P.'F. Curry, Esq., coroner, on Tuesday, on view of the body of Joham Blutnquis. The deceased was carpenter of the Russian ship Patriot Minim, lying in the Queen's Dock. He went on shore on Sunday afternoon. About ten the same night be was seen, apparently in liquor, in company with another man. About that hour, the carpenter of a Russian barque, lying near the vessel named, heard a splash in the water, and went towards the spot, but could not hear anything move. The deceased was missed on Monday morn ing, and the body was grappled for and found at the spot pointed out. Verdict—" Found drowned, but how the de ceased got into the water, there was no evidence to show." DEATH FROM STARVATION.—On Tuesday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Michael Larkin. On the previous Wednesday, the deceased went to a lodging-house, in Hurst-street, and there engaged a bed, for which he was to pay 3d a night. He complained of nothing but of being very cold. He had about a halfpenny worth of warm milk. Next morning he went out and returned the same night. On Friday, he complained so much of being cold, that the keeper of the house advised him to get a note for the workhouse, and he said he would do so on Monday. He remained at the house until he died. At twelve o'clock on Saturday night he spoke to the woman as usual. He was then in bed, to which he had gone about six the evening before. He had not anything to eat or drink from that time up to the time she brought him the water. On four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, he was found dead in bed. Mr. Bold Hyams, surgeon, saw the deceased, and could not account for death from any external appearance. Lle made a post mortem examination, and stated that his de cided opinion was, that the deceased had died from want of nourishment. The usual appearances, in bodies where death had been occasioned by hunger, were apparent in that of the deceased.—Verdict,—" Died through the want of the common necessaries of life." ACCIDENT.—DEATII BY DROWNING. Yesterday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on the body of John Lewis. It appeared by the widow of the deceased, who was a native of Banbury, in Cheshire, and a butcher by trade, that he was in Liverpool on the business of his employer, Mr. Hewitt, of Sprustow. When in the town, he lodged at the Butcher's Arms, in Cable-street ; were he took tea between four and five o'clock on Wednesday evening. About ball past nine the same night, the deceased was seen walking un steadily near the Canning Dock. He finally stepped over the chain, and after walking a short way inside of it, walked into the dock. Two men went immediately to his assistance with a boat. They got him on board, and he was hoisted on the quay by some persons who had there collected. He appeared to be dead. He was carried to the British Queen, receiving house, where the usual means were employed to restore animation, but without effect. The deceased was identified by his brother, who lives at No. 2, Roth-court. — The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death by drowing." ROBBERY.—On Wednesday, a woman named Catherine Atherton, was charged at the Police Office, with having robbed a man named Haworth. The complainant said, that on Friday night, whilst looking at the shows, near the New Custom-house, he was prevailed upon by the prisoner to treat her to a glass of ale, which he did, at a beer-house, in College-lane, where he had also a glass of ale himself. On coming out with her, he felt " as if all the streets were in a mass of tire," and was stupitied, with, as he supposed, what he had drank. They went thence to Great Crosshall-street, where they had some spirits. On leaving the house, he missed his money, consisting of a sovereign, a half sovereign, a crown piece, and about two half-crowns. The police came to his assistance, and the prisoner was taken to Bridewell. A crown, four half-crowns, and a shilling, were found in her hand, and afterwards a sovereign, a half-sovereign, and a sixpence were found concealed in her stays. The prisoner said, that the complainant bad made her an offer of marri age ; that she had some half-crowns of her own, and that be had given her the rest, that they might go decently to church. She was committed for trial at the sessions, Mr. Rushton remarking that there was very little doubt but some poisonous liquor had been administered to him. SECOND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT.—The ballot for the places at the second subscription concert will take place to morrow.. The programme for the evening is as follows FIRST PART. Overture,—" Fide lio."—Beethoven. Glee,—" By Celia's Arbour,"—Miss Hawes, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lunt, and Mr. H. Phillips.—Horsley. Air,—" From mighty kings,"—Miss Birch.—Handel. Song,—" The light of other days,"—Mr. Phillips.—Balfe. Air,—" Holy, holy,"—Miss Hawes.—liandel. Solo, (Horn)—Motiff de " Norma,"—Mr. Jarrett. Grand Scena,—" Ah perfido,"—Mr. Bennett. —Beethoven. Song,—" The Mermaid's Cave,"—Miss Hawes.—Horti. Trio,—" Soave conforto,"—Miss Birch, Miss Hawes, and Mr. Phillips.—Rossini. SECOND PART Overture,— " Semiramide —Rossini Glee, (by desire,)—" When winds breathe soft,"—Miss Birch, Miss Hawes, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lunt, and Mr. Phillips.— Webbe. Ballad,—" Auld Robin Gray,"—Miss Birch.—Scotch. Ballad,—" Shall I wastynge,"—Mr. Solo, (Horn,) introducing an English Air,—Mr. Jarrett. Song,—" I'll speak of thee,"—MissHawes.—Missliawes. Duet,—" Come frenar,"—Miss Birch and Mr. Phillips.— Rossini. Song,—" The one we loge,"—Mr. Bennett.—Romer. Quartet,—" Ecco it fiero istante,"—Miss Birch, Miss Hawes, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Phillips.—Casta. There are few sopranos finer than Miss Birch's in this country ; Miss Maria Hawes' voice is a contralto of much compass and power; Mr. Bennett's delighttul rich tenor is well known ; while as bass Mr. Phillips stands the very first in the profession. We believe Mr. Jarrett, who is announced to play a solo on the horn, is equal to Puzzi : his tone is very smooth, and his execution rapid. AMPHITHEATRE.—It will be seen that the Amphitheatre will re-open on Saturday night, with a drama, the interest of which will be very great, as it will contain the whole of the life and the incidents connected with the death of Napo leon Bonaparte. The final burial ceremony of Bonaparte will be gone through, attended by great scenic displays. A new farce will conclude the evening's amusements. BLINDNESS.—We are rather surprised to learn that Mr. Baxter, the oculist, has not met with that encouragement here as will induce him to remain much longer in Liverpool. As we have taken the trouble to inquire ,into the merits of several cases mentioned in his advertisement, and as we have ascertained that the statements put forth are all perfectly true, we can with confidence recommend him to the notice of those afflicted with blindness. We have conversed with several of his patients, and from all we have learnt that they have recovered, or are gradually recovtring their sight, by means of the remedies he applies. These are so simple, so easily applied, and attended with so little pain, that we should think that it amounts almost to a duty, in those who have friends who arc deploring the loss of sight, to place them under his care. One man he has now under his care, whom we have seen, has been blind for many years, and can now just discern a piece of money at a few feet distance. We are quite confident that if Mr. Baxter were to be taken by the hand by a few influential persons, it would be found that he is able to fulfil whatever he professes. He is a plain kind of man, but his system is, we think, founded upon truth, and truth cannot err. A MAN UNKNOWN FOUND DEAD ON BOARD OF A STEAMER.—An inquest was yesterday held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of a man unknown. It appeared that the steam-boat Glasgow, trading between Dundalk and Liverpool, arrived here from the former port on Wednesday morning. When the vessel arrived at the pier -head a man was found lying dead on the top of the engine boiler. A po lice-officer was sent for, and the body, which was that of a stranger was conveyed to the dead-house. The deceased was about 5 feet 9 inches in height, and his hair of a dark gray colour. He had on a velveteen jacket, a cloth waistcoat, two pairs of trousers, the inside pair of blue cloth andthe other of baragon, and a pair of strong quarter boots. Six shillings, a tobacco box, and a comb were found upon him. It was stated, that the heat of the boiler where the deceased was lying was so great that a man could not bear his hand upon it. There was no way by which the deceased could have got upon the boiler but through the bunker hole on deck. In order to procure evidence of the cause of death, by a pos.! mortem examination, the inquest was adjourned until two o'clock to-morrow. DIIIC KS'S PATENT METALLIC RAILWAY WHEEL. The Polytechnic Journal for the present month contains, in an article on " Railway Improvements," a very favourable notice of Mr. Dircks's invention. "As one step towards the end in view," namely, the prevention of accidents on railroads, says the writer, " we beg to call attention to a vast improvement in the wheels of locomotive engines and carriages, which appears to us to increase, in an extraordi nary degree, the power of quickly stopping a train, in rapi d motion, a power which engine -drivers evidently do not Pea sess at. present; if th e y did, severa l o f th e l ate acc idents L, - would never have h a pp ene d. Thi s i m p rovemen t, w hich due to the skill of Mr. Dircks, is thus described by that gentleman." Here follows a description of the wheel, ac companied by a diagram. The writer, after pointing out what he conceives to be the chief recommendations of Mr . Dircks's patent metallic railway wheel, sums up, h i s o pinion respecting it in the following paragraph :—.. our examina tion into the improvement of the wheel justifies inrecom mending it, upon the following grounds, in addition to those we have already enumerated. It would diminish much of the noise, which, at present, is a source of general com plaint ; the wood-facing will wear a considerable time without requiring any repair • the wood can be re-faced, by turning it up again in the lathe, as practised with worn iron tyres ; the tyre can be re-faced with wood at little expellee, and at a far less loss of time than usual: and, in the operations of re-facing these wheels, or putting in new wood, the work can be performed without the labo ur and cost of removing the byu wheels from the axles, which, in the k e yi ng an d un k ey i ng , ; sin a g this kind nd of wheel, finall the rails and the fastenings, sleepers , a nd blocks, will receive consi derably knownmselV es t o will be suffervery less troublesome wear derably less injury, and, thereby, favour the laying of rail roads on stone blocks, wherever they are considered to be most desirable. We have to add, that Mr. Dirck's wheels have been working for the last four months with complete satisfaction on the St. Helen's railway, and that IVIr. Vignoles, the engineer of that line, is their warm advocate . —Albion. LOVE AND LAw.—A young lawyer, who had long paid his court to a lady without much advancing in his suit, a%; Bused her one day of " being insensible to the power of love " It does not follow," she archly replied, " that I a m 153 because I am not to be won by the power of attorney "Forgive me," replied the suitor, " but you should remeta' hal'. that all the votaries of Cupid are solicitors.!!