The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

Nov. 3, 1846. focal alai Vrobincial Pc WO. Lieut. M. Mills has been appointed by the Admiralty to the charge of the mails at this port. John Williams, Esq., banker, Rill be the mayor of Chester for the ensuing year. On Wednesday last, a man, unknown, fell into the Albert Dock. The body was not recovered till Thursday. The Manchester Parks' Committee has been formally dissolved, the property henceforth falls under the manage ment of the Corporation. Mr. Alderman John Paley, jun., mayor of Preston for the present year, will be solicited to occupy the civic chair for another twelve months. The workmen in the employ of Messrs. Furniss and ICilpin have presented their foreman, Thomas Ray, with a handsome silver snuff-box and pencil-case. There are now 90 packet-ships which trade between New York and Europe : 52 to Liverpool, 16 to Havre, 8 to Glasgow, 5 to Marseilles, and 1 to Belfast. In the lowest districts of Nianchester and Leeds, out of 1000 children born, 570 die before they attain their fifth year. The celebrated Viennese dancers, forty-eight in num ber, under the direction of Madame Weiss, sailed yester day morning in the packet ship " Yorkshire," Captain Bailey, for New York. MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.—An apple tree, in the garden of Mr. Johnson, farmer, Walton, has now on it eight apples, being the second crop this season, the tree being a summer apple tree. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Thursday, as a labourer, named John Langley, was at work in one of the manure yards in Vauxhall-road, a carter accidentally upset his cart upon him, and the poor fellow was killed. CHRIST CHURCH.—On Sunday week, sermons were preached, in the mornin; by the Rev. Fielding Ould, and in the evening by the Rev. Mr. Falloon, after which col lections were made in aid of the funds of the schools in connection with this church, amounting to £7O. At a meeting of the spinners and manufacturers at Man chester, on Monday, it was unanimously agreed to work short time, in consequence of the great depression of trade. The time agreed upon was about forty-six hours or four days per week. A few days shire, a child, named Mary Ann Burke, five years old, Lein; in Skelhorne-street, was burnt to death. She was loft in the cellar with her brother, ten years of age, who is unfortunately dumb. A spark from the grate set her clothes on fire. The British ship Cromwell, Captain M`Dougall, bound from Quebec to Liverpool, was wrecked on the 20th ult. The crew, thirty in number, were saved by the packet ship Roscius, which fell in with the Cromwell, water logged. The Duke of Wellington has presented Mr. Richard Hoghton, youngest son of Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart., with a cornetcy in her Majesty's 9th Lancers, without purchase, in consideration of the gallant services of his uncle, the late Major-General Hoghton. SLAUGHTER AMONGST GAME.-011 Monday, Lord Stanley, Colonel Stanley, and Captain James Hornby, had a field day's sport on the land preserves, at Burs cough, near Ormskirk. During the day they killed 262 head of game. It is stated that Mr. Mackintosh, the contractor and army accoutrement maker, has undertaken to float and bring off the Great Britain from her position at Dundrum bay. His plan and offers were accepted, in preference to those of several ingenious competitors, by the committee of the proprietary of that ill-fated vessel. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S CHURCH, TOXTETH•PARK. —On Sunday week, after sermons by the Rev. W. Harri • son, of St. Michael's Church, Pimlico, London ; and by the Rev. Henry Carpenter, of St. Michael's Church, in this town ; the sum of £4O 15s. was collected in aid of the funds of the schools in connexion with the above church. An inquest was held, on Thursday, on the body of an aged female, named Mary Topping. In February last, deceased was accidentally knocked down, in Shannon street, by a young man, and was conveyed to the Infir mary, when it was ascertained that she had sustained a fracture of the thigh bone. The poor woman has since been an inmate of the house, and has gradually sunk. On Tuesday last she expired. The Model of Ancient Jerusalem will finally close to the public this week. It is about being removed to Manchester. Since it opened upwards of 10,000 persons have availed themselves of the moral lesson which it conveys. By the kind liberality of Mr. Brunetti, the ingenious modeller and proprietor, about four hundred children of the various charity schools belonging to the town and neighbourhood have been admitted free. On Thursday week Mr. Corven, solicitor, of Nant wich, drowned himself in the river Weaver, near that town. Deceased had formerly been in excellent practice, but had latterly been in very reduced circumstances. He was observed to approach the river several times, and at last to cast himself in. but must have repented even then, for he tried to grasp the stream, as if to save himself, but it was too late. A FLOCK OF GEESE KILLED BY RATS.—On Friday morning, a goose, the property of George Smythies, of Bickerstaffe-hall, near Ormskirk, was found dead, and on the following morning twenty-seven others were also found dead. Around the pond where the geese were slaughtered, numerous burrows were discovered, in which were found several portions of the entrails of the geese. Some ferrets were turned in, and 103 rats were killed ; upwards of 60 escaped. BONDING IN MANCHESTER. The first landing of goods at the wharf lately erected, connecting the Man chester Bonding Warehouses, Salford, with the river Ir well, took place on Saturday week, on which day one of the lighters belonging to the Duke of Bridgewater's Trust arrived at the premises from Liverpool, with a cargo consisting of 105 puncheons, hogsheads, &c., of wines and spirits, belonging to Mr. J. Sandiford, of Smithy Door. The Sarah, from Stettin, in Prussia, brought 160 cases of Brazil sugar, weighing about 120 tons, which is entered at the Liverpool Custono-hone e for exportation. There is, besides, an arrival of 3500 bags of sugar from Antwerp, by the Martha, which is also entered for export. The fact of sugar coming from either of these places to this country is, we are informed, an event which has not been known in the experience of the oldest merchant on 'Change. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday, an awful instance of sudden death occurred at Birkenhead New Market. Mr. Marshall, of Tranmere Vale, was in the market mak ing some purchases, and dropped down in: tantly. Assis tance was obtained, but life was extinct. The deceased was father of the Rev. Mr. Marshall, late of St. Mark's church, in this town. He was a man of cheerful disposi tion, and his budget of comic anecdote was inexhaustible. He was for many years a member of the Dublin Corpora tion. SHIPWRECK.—That fine vessel, the Duke of Lancaster, belonging to Messrs. Stringer and Mann, of this town, was wrecked on the 21st of July, on the reef near the Lammock Islands, a few miles south of Namao, on the east coast of China. Captain Bulley and the crew got safe away in the boats after the vessel had sunk in deep water, she having been carried over the reef by the force of the current, and from Namoa they were conveyed to Hong Kong. Before quitting Namoa, Captain Bulley revisited the wreck, but nothing could be saved, UNFOUNDED CHARGE —At the police court on Thurs day and Saturday an examination took place before Mr. Rushton on a charge against Thomas Lightbound, flour dealer, for selling adulterated flour to Philip Ennis. The complainant said the flour which he had purchased from the defendant would not rise, and on taking it out of the mug he found a slight sediment. Dr. Brett, at the request of Mr. Rushton, analysed the flour and said that it con tained no adulteration whatever. Mr. Rushton congra tulated Mr. Lightbound on the result which was just what might have been expected from the position which be (Mr. L.) held in the town. WESLEYAN MISSIONS.—A very extensive scheme of chapel building is now contemplated by the Methodists of Stockport. They have determined on the erection by voluntary contribution, of a chapel and day school in Port wood, another in Queen-street West Chestergate, and another at Hope Hill. Towards carrying out this design, the following sums were subscribed on the spot :—J. Heald, Esq., and family, 1000 guineas; J. Marshall and Sons, 1000 guineas ; J. Lees, Esq., Stanley House, 250 guineas ; Mr. G, Drink water.loo guineas ; Mr. J. Brow nell, 100 guineas ; Mr. S. Hunt, 100 guineas ; Mr. A. Vickers, 100 guineas; Mr. J. Rigby, 50 guineas; and, altogether, about £4OOO have been subscribed. THE HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT TABLEY.—The whole of the Bank of England notes lost by Mr. Francis M'Gill, draper, Hanover-street, on the occasion of the late mur derous attack upon him at Tabley, have been found, and traced most satisfactorily to the possession of his brutal assailant, Wright The adjourned examination of the prisoner takes place at Knutsford on Tuesday next, when the evidence collected since the occurrence will be fully laid before the magistrates. Mr. J. G. Harrison is still in constant attendance on Mr. M`Gill, who is yet suffer ing severely from the effects of the injuries on the head. and has not been able to procure any sleep since the at tack was made upon him. THE CARPENTERS.—At the sessions, on Thursday, three carpenters, David Beggs, William Tolloch, and John Hamilton, appeared on their recognisance, to answer to an indictment charging them with an assault upon John Haspy, another carpenter, at the Brunswick graving dock, on the 19th of August last. The assault was supposed to have arisen from a combination amongst the carpenters of the the town to prevent others working in Liverpool who may not have served their time in it ; but the recorder said there had not been evidence to that effect. Beggs and Tolloch were found guilty, and sen tenced, the former to eight months, and the latter to four months' imprisonment. Hamilton was acquitted. THE CHARGE OF CONCEALMENT OF A BIRTH.— On Friday, Catherine Comerford, who had been remanded On a charge of concealing the birth of her child, was again brought up before Mr. Rushton. Mr. Evans, go vernor of the workhouse, and Mr. T. F. Grimsdale, the surgeon, were present, in compliance with Mr. Rushton's request, The police-officer again detailed what took place when he went for the prisoner to the workhouse. Alr. R us h ton sa i d if the officer's statement were true, the conduct of the governor was exceedingly improper, and highly reprehensible, and wa s n ot admissable, however hard the case might be in a public officer. Mr. Evans, in reply, said the statement of the officer was a mixture of truth and falsehood. M r . Rushton, after hearing Mr. Evans, said whe n persons came to the workhouse in the state in which the prisoner was, they ou g ht not to be ill used in th a t manner, but be carefully and hospitably treated. Such language sta a t nd treatme n t t o a poor f em ale, in a w ea k an d delica te all cases of th e ki nd since ehewhs ad cruel and i n h uma n. In been on the bench, he bad never heard of any such complaint aga i nst any func tionary of the court; they were all most humane, and there was but one opinion, their co n d uct was kind and courteous. M r . Evans made , an attempt to speak, but was again reprimanded by Mr. Rushton. He added th a t there was no rea son f or detaining the pri soner, and imme diately ordered her discharge. POTATOES.—AII doubt is now removed respecting the state of the potato crop in the neighbourhood of Garstang. The moss land is nearly free from the disease, and from fifty to seventy loads pet acre of perfect and good sound potatoes is the produce. Therefore, they will repay the moss farmer more than any other crop. They are now nearly all got out of ground ' .—Preston Chronicle. The gross number of voters upon the parliamentary register for the northern division of this county is 11,816, and as it was only 10,'710 in the register for last year, it appears that there has been an increase of 1136 voters for this division. A considerable portion of this addition to the register has been misile by the new claims created by the faggot qualifications furnished from the proceeds of the League fund. THE IRON BARQUE RICHARD COBDEN.—This vessel, which sailed from Liverpool, in July last, arrived out at Bombay after a short passage of ninety-four days, although she was becalmed, on the Line, fourteen days; and as doubt has arisen about the fouling of iron vessels cn long voyages, it is proper to mention that she had no coating when she left the port of Liverpool, except good oil red paint, and although she did foul a little, on the Line, while she was becalmed, when she arrived at Bombay she was as clean as when she left the port of Liverpool. The Richard Cobden is 140 feet long, 28 feet 8 inches beam, and 20 feet depth of hold, and great rise of floor, with a fine run fore and aft, and was built by Messrs. James Hodgson and Co., iron shipbuilders, of this town, and launched on the 18th July, 184L' SEAMEN'S WAGES.—On Friday, Captain James F. Bissett. the master of the Duke, which trades between this port and Calcutta, was summoned before Mr. Rush ton, to show cause why he had refused to pay William Henry Evans, steward of that vessel, the sum of £9, being the balance of his wages. It appeared that on the voyage home the steward was turned out of the cabin for insolence and general inefficiency, and that, from the 14th of June until the 27th of August. he refused to do any work whatever on board, and said that he shou,d continue his life of idleness unless he were taken back into the cabin. On the 27th of August he ssas ordered by the police-magistrate at St. Helena either to do duty or to ac cept of his discharge. He refused the discharge, and came home in the vessel as an ordinary seaman. Mr. Rushton refused to let him have any of the £9. TOWER BUILDINGS, OLD CHURCHYARD.—These buildings, when completed, will occupy the entire space between Water-street, the Old Churchyard, Tower-gar den, and Stringer's-alley. At present about one-half the above space will be covered with buildings which are shown in the print. They will be faced with white stone, and will contain forty-three suites of merchants' offices, with two tiers of vaulting underneath. The whole will be fireproof. At the north-west corner, a tower will be car ried up 120 feet in height. The style of architecture throughout is that of the Italian palazzi. The buildings are the property of Joseph Bailey, Esq., of Glanusk Park, Dreconsbire, M.P. for Worcester, and will be constructed from the designs and under the direction of Mr. J. A. Picton. A neat lithographic view has just been issued by Mr. Isaacs. INCREASE or LIVERPOOL.—In the year 17 0 the po pulation of Liverpool was 5115 ; in the pres ~It year it may be stated at 350,000, and this, it depe I lent of the out-townships, which would swell the population to a far greater amount; nor does it include the township on the Cheshire margin of the river. The growth of Liverpool, however, was not so rapid in its early history. Thus, for instance, the increase from 1720 to 1730 was only 99 in a population of 11,000. The popu'ation for thirty years, from 1770 to 1800, a little more than doubled itself; from 1820 to 1810 the population doubled itself; and, alto gether, the increase of population in this town has gone on increasing, not only in a rate proportioned to its size, but as the population has increased in number, it has in creased in a ratio of increase; that is to say, if the popu lation increased 10 per cent. per annum a century ago, it has since increased 15 and 20 per cent. LIVERPOOL CORPORATION FINANCES.—We may state a fact concerning the property of the Corporation, which will show how much this town is improving. The Town clerk stated in a speech before the Council in the year 1837, that " they had an estate of the nett value of three millions. In the last forty-five years it had doubled it self in value, and in the last nine years it had increased in value £900,000." In the present year, (1816,) we are in formed by an undoubted authority that the Corporation possess an estate extending over about 1200 acres, being more than half the property of the town ; the value of which is nearer five than four millions sterling. If we take it at four ani a half millions, it will be seen that its value has increased 50 per cent. within nine years—a de gree of improvement which no estate of similar magni tude ever attained before. In the nine years quoted by the Town-clerk, the estate adds nearly one-third to its value, but in the last nine years it adas more than half. CONSCIENCE! CONSCIENCE !—A gentleman has re lated to us an instance where the still, small voice of conscience has no doubt worked with good effect. On Monday last, Mr. R—, an extensive manufacturer in this town, had a small parcel placed in his hand by a little girl, one of his card room hands. She said that on the evening previous, (Sunday,) whilst sat at home alone, a young woman came to the house, and gave her the par cel, telling her at the same time to deliver it to Mr.—, or his son, and to no one else. In accordance with this, the parcel was given to the gentleman in question. It was an envelope, sealed with wax, and addressed to Mr. R—, Manefctor." Its contents were six shillings in silver, and the following, written on a slip of paper:— Restitution for ill gotten goods and property wested." No idea can be formed who is the party from whom it has been received.—Preston Pilot. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the meeting, on Thursday, it was recommended that lights be allowed on board vessels in the dock in case of necessity, certified by the harbour master, between eight in the morning and eight in the night; the lights to be locked up in lanterns, End under the surveillance of a police constable, at a charge of ss. for the first hour. and 2s. 6d. afterwards. In reply to a question put by Mr. Mann, as to the working of the new system of porterage, Mr. Kendall said that he could dis charge a vessel in ten days which formerly occupied five weeks. The receipts at Runcorn for the last month were, on 227 vessels, of 11,468 t o ns, £57 4s. 10d., b e i ng an in crease over the corresponding period of last year of 47 vessels, 4,900 tons, and £6 11s. 6d. A machine for as certaining the trim of vessels was submitted for the in spection of the committee ; it was of very ingenious con struction, and said to be admirably adapted for the pur pose intended. HIGHWAY BOARD.—The Law-clerk reported, that pursuant to the instructions of the Board, he had pre ferred an indictment at the present sessions against Mr. Dove, the manager of the Royal Insurance Company, for the obstruction of Princes•street, and against whom a true bill had been found. The defendant had appeared, pleaded, and traversed, and had entered into recogni zances, with two sureties, to try his traverse at the ensu ing December -sessions. The Law-clerk could not com pel the defendant to try at the present sessions, or, as the case is urgent, he would have done so. A report was read from Mr. Duncan relative to the works in Green-lane. It stated that he had induced Mr. Johnson to make such arrangements as would very much facilitate the completion of the Work, and he expected soon to be in a position to report favourably of their progress. The pipes had been laid to the baths in Paul-street, and the water would be supplied immediately. THIRTY•SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DERBY SHIRE GENERAL INFIRMARY.—ThiS anniversary was held on Thursday last. The attendance, owing no doubt in a great measure to the unfavourableness of the weather, was scanty. At half-past ten the President, Governors, Mayor and Corporation, and other gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood, assembled at the Town-hall, and went in procession to All Saints' Church, where a sermon was preached by the Rev. Thomas Nolan, M.A., Incum bent of St. Barnabas', Liverpool. The rev. gentleman took his text from the 33th verse of the 10th chapter of St. Luke :—" Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I came again, I will repay thee." The discourse was powerful and impressive. The Rev. E. Lillingston read prayers. At the conclusion of the service the plates were held by E. Strutt, Esq., M.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Gore, the Mayor, Lady Wilmot, Sir H. S. Wilmot, Bart., and Miss Cave. The collection amounted to £157 ss. The anniversary sermon of this charity was preached last year by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield.—Derby Mercury. [Mr. Nolan's affecting and winning appeals are often deservedly successful, and we hope that his approaching annual sermon for our Southern Hospital will be as liberally responded to as that which we here record.] SINGULAR CASE OF FELONY.—At our Police-court, on Friday, William Nicholson, captain, and R. D. Ni cholson. mate, of the ship Hero, the property of Robert Benn, Esq., merchant, and magistrate of this town, were charged with having sold the old copper now stripping off the said vessel, in the Brunswick Graving Dock.—John Lennan, a dealer in old metal, proved that be had bar gained with the prisoners on the 14th inst., prior to the vessel going to the Graving Dock), to have the old cop per and copper nails from her bottom, for the sum of £ll9. The money was paid in three several instalments of £5O, £lO, and £55, on the 14th, 15th, and 17th in stants, in the presence of John Reay. The captain him self received the first sum of £5O, and gave a stamped re ceipt for it. The other instalments were paid to the mate, by the orders of the captain, and stamped receipts were also given for them.—Mr. Benn stated that the ves sel belonged to him, and had been sent into the graving dock to be repaired and re-cappered. He gave strict or ders to the captain, and the foreman carpenter at the dock, that the old copper was not to be disposed of, as the person who supplied the new copper was.to have it. The vessel was commenced upon to be stripped on Thursday, and that morning the witness Lennan was stopped by a policeman, in the act of taking a cart-load of the old metal away, and he stated that he had purchased it from the prisoners. They had no authority to dispose of it.—The captain, who ap peared to be a very respectable man, said, in defence, that the mate induce him to consent to make sale of the cop per in order to raise money for his temporary accommo dation, upon the understanding that the copper was not to be taken away if the money was repaid by the time the vessel was stripped : he had no idea of defrauding Mr. Benn. The mate made no defence ; and both prisoners were committed for trial at the present sessions. PENN'S BATHS.—The excellent management for which these baths have for many years been pre-eminent conti tinues their pervading character, the greatest possible at tention, with uniform kindness, still being the general characteristics of the attentive proprietor, Mrs. Wright. —See Advt. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—VI, O'NDERFDL PRESERVATION OF LlFE.—Hugh M‘Donald, Lot 55, in King's County, Prince Edward Island, made a public de claration before Joseph Coffin, Esq., Justice of the Peace at Bay Fortune, September 3, 1845, to the effect that the greater part of his nose, and the roof of his mouth, were ea t en away, besides ulcerous sores in the face and legs, which, from their nature, must shortly have deprived him of life ; and that he has been restored from the pitiable and miserable state he was in, by the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and after all other medical treatment had failed. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. INQUESTS.—On Saturday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Robert Crane, aged ten months, who lived in Edwin-street, with a relation. On Saturday three weeks, deceased's step-sister was sitting at the table getting her breakfast, with the de ceased on her knee, and a cup of hot coffee before her. Deceased, while the female turned round to take the kettle off the fire, got hold of the cup and upset it, and the hot coffee went over his stomach and right leg, and severely scalded him. Some applications were then made to the sores, but no surgeon was called, and the deceased died from the injuries on Wednesday last. Verdict "accidental death."—An inquest was held same day, on view of the body of an infant, which was taken in a coffin, by a man, into St. Anthony's Chapel, Scotland road, on Friday afternoon, and there left. It appeared that the child was still-born. No clue was obtained to the parents. Verdict " still-born," and orders given that it be interred. AMERICAN PRODUCE.—In eight vessels, arrived last week at this port from America,—the Sheridan, the Sea, the Wyoming, the Southerner, the Henry Clay, the Great Western, the Chaos, and the Oxford,—there were im ported, among other things, fourteen thousand one hun dred barrels of flour, ninety thousand five hundred bush els of wheat, seven thousand five hundred bushels of Indian corn, two thousand casks of beef and pork, three hundred and seventy barrels of hams, seven thousand six hundred boxes of cheese, fifteen hundred barrels of apples, fourteen hundred and twenty barrels of lard, three thou sand two hundred kegs of lard, two hundred barrels of biscuits, and three hundred casks of butter. Of the above quantities, the ship Henry Clay brought nearly three thousand barrels of flour, twenty-one thousand bushels of wheat, and three thousand boxes of cheese, besides a great deal of miscellaneous merchandise. One day's entry of flour and wheat was equal to seventy-five thousand bushels of wheat. This is only the commence.. ment of American corn imports. We have seen several letters in the possession of eminent merchants here, and these advise unlimited quantities of Indian corn, if needed —far beyond any requirement of Great Britain. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—In a letter to the Mining Journal, Mr De la Haye of this town suggests a mode of raising this splendid vessel. He says I would propose to construct a huge bag or cylinder of vulcanised India rubber, or any other flexible water-tight material, of about 6 feet in diameter, and of a length equal to the lon gitudinal circumference of the vessel; and to fasten it at low tide around the vessel, as near the keel as possible, by means of chains and beams, and then to inflate it with air. The tide on rising would act on this immense body of air, giving it a tendency to rise above, and thus cause a con- ' siderable buoyancy : the steam-tugs, being then used, might draw her off the shore. The India-rubber, alone would cost about £1200; but then it would not be de stroyed, and might be afterwards used for other purposes. But if no attempts are made to raise this magnificent ves sel, it is to hoped that another vessel of the same size will be immediately commenced. The experience made by the engineer under whose superintendence the Great Britain was built, would seem to warrant the supposition, that a vessel of equal ifze could be completed with much less difficulty; while the improvement made in the con struction of large engines would probably permit only two being required, instead of four." WEST DERBY GuannraNs.—The usual weekly meet ing of this body was held on Tuesday ; Mr. J. Shep pard in the chair. Mr. Austen, the Assistant Poor-Law Commissioner was in attendance. A circular letter of instructions to Boards of Guardians from the Poor-Law Commissioners was read by the clerk. The medical offi cer of the temporary fever houses reported that, during the past week, eleven new patients had been admitted, that three had died, and four had been discharged cured. Of the three deaths reported, one was a hopeless case of small-pox. The number of patients admitted since the opening of the houses was 42, of which 21 yet remained. The Poor-Law Commissioner brought before the Board the subject for which he had attended, namely, an in crease in the number of guardians for Toxteth-park, West Derby, and Everton. He stated that he came with instructions from the Commissioners to confer with the Board, and report any wishes or suggestions on the subject. Some discussion ensued, and propositions drawn up, but none of them were put to the vote. Mr. Parry brought forward his motion for preventing the re lieving officers from giving casual relief in any form, save in kind, according to the general order of the Poor-Law Commissioners, when Mr. Austen stated that it was ille gal to give such relief in money, and that it was a fruitful source of abuse and waste. Some of the guardians sup ported the measure, but no decision was come to on the subject. It was stated that the committee of the South Dispensary could not agree to the conditions of the Poor- Law Commissioners, as to the medical relief for Toxteth park. CHESTER DIOCESAN BUILDING SOCIETY. --At the quarterly meeting, held a few days since, at the Blue Coat School, in this town, there were present A. Hodg son, C. Inman, C. Groves, Esqrs., and the Rev. Chan cellor Raikes, Archdeacon Rushton, A. Campbell, and W. C. Lawrence. The secretary reported that during the last quarter, a donation of £BOO had been made by G. Horrocks, Esq., of Preston, which, with £2OO previously given, made that gentleman a benefactor to the amount of £lOOO. A donation of £lOO had also been made by Ma jor Marsland, of Henbury Hall ; and it was the more gratifying that both gifts were without solicitation made to the parties. The secretary read a letter, addressed by the bishop to the clergy, requesting that sermons might be preached, and collections made in the churches of the diocese, in aid of the objects of the society. His lordship, after alluding to the exhausted state of the - society's funds, at a time when there is a better prospect than ever of sup plying the most destitute places with church accommoda tion' states that twenty churches are prop ose d an d m i g h t be built, where they are greatly needed, if liberal grants were made; and that, though great exertions are made, and large funds supplied in parishes for local objects, he trusts the clergy will not be deterred from bringing this cause before their people. In the hope that this appeal may be responded to in a liberal manner, the committee proceeded to consider the cases that had come before them, and decided that the application of the Rev. Mr. Irvine, vicar of Leigh, for assistance in a church now building, should be responded to, by confirming their ori ginal promise of granting £250, on conditions that had since been complied with, with an addition of £5O. The application of the Rev. J. H. Greenwood, of Hurst, near Ashton-under-Lyne, was not acceded to, the place of the proposed church being too extensive. The application of the Rev. J. Gillies, of Portwood, Stockport, was consi dered, and it was agreed that £5OO should be forthcoming for the church, £BOO having been previously raised. A sum of £lOO (additional to £3OO before granted) was voted to the Rev. J. Got'son, of Coldhurst, in Oldham. The present report notices some grants made on previous quarter days, when, on account of the slight nature of the business, it had not been thought necessary to print the proceedings of the committee. EARLY - CLOSING OF Strops. On Tuesday, a pub lic meeting was held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, for the purpose of reviving, for the winter, the movement in favour of closing the shops at seven o'clock in the evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas Blackburn. The chairman spoke ably in favour of the measure, and contended that it was a question af fecting, not only thy assistants themselves, but the em ployers. If every shop closed at six o'clock, the same amount of business would be done, and the interests of the employers would not in the slightest degree be com promised by such a step. So far from that, it would con tribute to the advantage of those who were employed, and add to the comfort of those who keep shops. They would have additional leisure for their mental and moral im provement and attention to their health, and the public would lose nothing by the arrangement. The Rev. John Kelly moved the first resolution, which was to the effect, that the system of late hours of business is alike injurious to the health and morals of tradesmen's assistants, and prejudicial to the interests of the employers and con sumers. The Rev. F. Barker, in seconding the resolu tion, regretted that the assistants themselves had, by not joining the association, taken so little interest in the mat ter. A question like this was only to be carried by conti nual agitation, and he repeated the three pieces of advice given at a former meeting—combine—agitate—register. The resolution was put from the chair, and, as were also the others, carried unanimously. Mr. James Stitt pro posed the second resolution. The closing of merchants' offices at six o'clock had proved not only an advantage to the young men, but a very great favour to the masters, for double the work was done in the few hours during the day than under the old system. Those also who had adopted the plan of closing their warehouses and offices at one o'clock on Saturday, had found it to be of very great ad vantage, and he longed to see that plan generally adopted ; for on Saturday, of all the other days in the week, they ought to have shortest hours of labour. He proposed a resolution to the effect, that while the meeting rejoiced in the partial adoption of early closing, yet it deplored the late hours still adopted by some tradesmen, particularly on the Saturday evening, inducing, as it does, habits of in temperance, and an utter disregard of the duties of the Sabbath. 'The Rev. W. Bevan seconded the resolution. Mr. Flower stated that the seven o'clock closing system had been adopted with complete success in his own establishment, and proposed a resolution to the effect that the meeting hailed with satisfaction the measure lately adopted for the early closing of the markets, as it removed a great difficulty in the way of the general closing of the shops, and expressed a hope that the Town Coun cil would adhere to the recent resolution, with regard to the early closing of the markets, whilst the tradesmen at the same time would generally adopt seven o'clock as the hour for closing. Mr. William White, a master tradesman, seconded tle motion. THE REV. H. W. STARR. CURATE OF ALL SAINTS, NORTHAMPTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—In your paper of the 27th I see a paragraph stat ing that the Rev. John Starr, who had been lost upon Snowdon, had been found. As this is not correct, and your statement being calculated to prevent tourists f rom giving the afflicted relatives further information, I beg you will contradict the report in your next publication ; and if you would add, that any tourist or party, who was at the Dolbadarn Inn, on Tuesday evening, the 15th of Septem ber, and can give any information as to seeing or holding any conversation with the Rev. H. W. Starr, a gentleman with light curling hair, grey eyes, and black velveteen coat, would confer a great obligation on his afflicted rela tives, or any person noticing his departure from the inn for Snowdon, on Wednesday morning, about nine or ten ; o'clock, or any party meeting with a gentleman of the above description, on either Snowdon or Glider, and sending an account would be gratefully received by his sorrowing friends, addressed to Mr. H. Turner, Brinte- rion, near Bangor, North Wales. The insertion of the above would confer a great favour on the afflicted and widowed mother and sister of Mr. Starr. They are now stating at Llanberis, in the hope of finding his rsmains. Respectfully yours,. R. TURNER. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. At the special meeting of the Council, on Wednesday, a further sum of £l,OOO was ordered to be paid to defray the additional expenses incurred at the time of Prince Albert's visit to Liverpool. Mr. EARLE complained of the conduct of the Royal Insurance Company in having demanded the exorbi tant sum of £2,650 for giving up about forty square yards of land, at the corner of North John-street Lied Dale-street, for purposes of public improvement. He contrasted their demand with the liberal conduct of Mr. George Holt, who declined an offer of £1,07-1 from the Corporation at the time he erected India-buildings in Water-street, and granted public accommodation in that locality. He moved that it be an instruction to the Fi nance Committee to do all in their power to arrange mat ters amicably with the company, taking cake to offer a fair price, and then, if that offer were refused, to give notice that the land would be taken at the valuation of a jury.— Mr. HORSFALL, as one of the directors of the Royal In surance Company, begged to second the motion. He said he was one of those who thought the improvement of the town of far greater consequence than the private interests of any company ; and, in justice to some of his colleagues on the board of directors, he must say that they were of a similar opinion.—Mr. BOOKER was willing that Mr. Holt should receive that meed of commendation to which he was justly entitled; but he (Mr. Booker) had given up no fewer than 60 yards of land, in front of the Old Dispensary in Church-street, and never sought for a penny in the shape of compensation for it. He then defended the conduct of the Royal Insurance Com pany. and said that they had given up 16 yards of land in Princes-street, without having received any compensa tion.—Mr. Earle's motion was unanimously adopted, and the proceedings were confirmed. The Watch Committee recommended that 63 first-class constables be appointed from the general body of the force, at the rate of 21s. per week each ; that these first class constables wear a V above the armlet as a mark of good conduct, and as a stimulus to others to seek promo tion ; and that they be reduced to the lowest rank if ever found in a state of intoxication. The thanks of the com mittee were voted to Mr. James Lawrence for his zeal and valuable exertions, as chairman, during the past year. The proceedings were confirmed. In reply to a question from Alderman Horsfall, the Town-Clerk stated that the whole of the property for the improvement of Parker-street had been purchased, and that the tenants were under notice to quit in March.—ln reply to Mr. Chalmer, he said that that portion of Rich mond-row which lies between Soho-street and Fox-street was not embraced by the act. It appeared from the proceedings of the Markets Com mittee, that the validity of the by-law for the early clo sing of the markets had been fully argued before the sti pendiary magistrate, and that under the advice of the Town-Clerk the committee had come to the following resolution—that it was expedient, under existing circum stances, to revert to the hours for closing which were in force previously to the passing of the new by-law. namely, eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and eight on every other night of the week. Mr. BATHRONE regretted very much indeed that this was the determination of the Markets Committee. He was convinced that, if the early hours had been perse vered in, some of the shopkeepers who bad interfered with the people in the markets would have been compel led to close their concerns within reasonable and proper , time. When they heard, as they did, so much about the desecration of the Sabbath, he was surprised the public did not recollect that if a man was to be up about two or three o'.clock of a Saturday morning, and could not get to rest until one or two on the Sunday morning, which was frequently the case, he would be quite incapable of performing the duties of the Sabbath. It was said that one publican bad openly boasted that, between the hours of seven and ten o'clock of a Saturday night, he was in the habit of taking £2O in twopenny nips. (A laugh.) Snips or nips they called them. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE said it was not the wish of the committee that the late hours of closing should be again reverted to, but circumstances had arisen wbich obliged them to come to that conclusion. The time would pro bably arrive when the Council would be enabled to carry out their views to the fullest extent with reference to early closing. The MAYOR said the subject was only under suspense. Further and fuller investigation would be made, and it would be brought forward again during the course of the next municipal year. The TOWN-CLERK read a resolution passed at a meet ing of Assistant Tradesmen, held at the Concert Hall, on Tuesday night, in which they hailed with enthusiasm the early closing of the markets, and expressed a hope that the Council would adhere to the new by-law, and keep the markets closed. The report of the special committee to consider a ge neral comprehensive plan for the improvement of the bo rough merely recapitulated the powers they possessed. The Town-clerk bad been so much engaged with impor tant and serious subjects, that it was found impossible to mature any plan of improvement in time for the ap proaching session of parliament. It expressed a hope that the committee would be re-appointed at the com mencement of the new municipal year, and that the in habitants would allow themselves to be rated, in order that great public improvements might be carried out, particularly in the outskirts of the town. IVIr. Parker hoped the committee would not be re-appointed, because it now appeared certain that they could not do anything unless they laid a rate upon the trading inhabitants of the borough. It was all very well for the council, most of whom lived out of the borough, to be talking of levying a tax, because it would not fall on their own shoulders, but he, as one of the representatives of the burgesses, pro tested against the levying of additional rates upon the trading portion of the community. The report was adopted after Mr. Rathbone had stated that the coin nnittee ought to have been appointed a century since, `The improvements in Lord-street cost £150,000, and if they had been made years before they would have been done for much less. The Committee for securing a supply of water reported that several plans bad been brought before them, though it would be inexpedient to enter into details, but they re commended that the Town-clerk should be authorised to take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the standing orders for an application to parliament on the subject next session. The report was adopted, after se veral members had expressed dissatisfaction at its vague ness. The MAYOR then read communications from Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., Governor-General of India; Lord Gough, G.C.8., Commander-in-chief in India; and Sir Henry George Smitb, Bart., K.C.8., acknowledging the receipt of the vote of thanks of the Council of the 6th of May last. They were received with applause, and, upon the mo tion of Mr. Turner, ordered to be entered on the mi nutes. A memorial from Messrs. Spence and Co., of Liver pool, offering to furnish designs for the embellishments of the south portico of St. George's Hall, was referred to the committee. Communications were read from Ennis and Killaloe, praying for some relief for the famishing poor of Clare and Limerick. A letter was also read trom Lord John Russell, in reply to one from the Mayor, stating that the best mode of alleviating the miseries of the Irish peo ple was to distribute any money subscribed by individuals through the relief committee. It was understood that the Council could not subscribe out of the corporate funds; but the Mayor intimated his willingness to preside at a town's meeting, if presented with a requsition to that effect. Mr. HORSFALL here rose and said, he had never risen to discharge a duty which was more congenial to his own feelings than the one assigned to him that day. The pe riod of Mr. Hodgson's mayoralty was drawing to a :lose; and whatever might have been the sanguine expectations of his friends at the commencement of it, or the appre hensions of those to whom, out of the chair, he was pub licly exposed, he (Mr. Horsfall) was sure no one would hesitate to award to the Mayor that vote of thanks which his zeal, ability, and imPartiality in the chair so richly deserved. (Hear, hear.) Happily for Mr. Hodgson, the period of his mayoralty had passed over without any of those troubles or trying times which had marked the cha racter of that of some of his predecessors ; and he bad to look back, as a most important feature of his mayoralty, to that event which brought the illustrious consort of our Queen to the town of Liverpool. Circumstances pre vented him (Mr. Horsfall) from being permitted to take part in the festivities on that occasion, but from those who were present he learned, and, from the approbation with which our Sovereign had marked his conduct, he was sure he was justified in saying, that no individual in that Council, or out of it, could have discharged the onerous duties devolving upon him with greater dignity or greater propriety than had Mr. Hodgson. (Applause.) And he must take this opportunity of expressing what was felt out of doors—that the thanks of the town were due to the Mayor and the Prince's Committee for the admirable ar rangements which on that occasion prevented. under Pro vidence, any accident from occurring, notwithstanding the assemblage of thousands and tens of thousands, who came to visit that auspicious event. (Applause.) He begged to move a cordial vote of thanks to the Mayor for his able, zealous, and impartial conduct as chief magis trate of the borough. _ Mr. JOHN SHA - w LEIGH seconded the motion, which was put and carried nem. con. The MAYOR said he could not but feel deeply grateful couldotihheerme for this mark of their approb a tio n , a t t h e c l ose o f hi s year f presiding assure HeHe highlyf lt it esteemed msensibly, greatin indeed, eed, h honoure they conferred upon him by placing him in the chair; but he entered upon the duties under a sense of the deep re. sponsibilities, and the contingent liabilities to which be might be exposed. As had been very justly observed, the responsibilities had been in point of fact nothing. They had enjoyed a calm throughout, and without much re sponsibility, certainly the year had not passed without distinction. He would not receive any undue share of of the compliment paid to himself, for much of it was justly due to the Prince's Committee, by whom he was assisted. (Hear.) He had been most Efficiently assisted ; and happy was he to think that his conduct bad been viewed as impartial, and from the observation he had been constantly able to make, that he was supported by the Council, irrespective of any party opinions whatever. (Hear.) He felt that the dignity of the chair was never in danger when the gentleman possessing it endeavoured to conduct himself impartially and fairly. Let what would pass elsewhere, there , was a love of fair play in the Council; and every man there who conducted himself as a gentleman was sure to meet with respect. H e h a d no t d es i re d distinction for himself ; many of his friends knew not ; but he certainiy was anxious that they should be I distinguished as a body holding the high position they did. They had supported their interests in supp or ti ng th e chair ; he was proud of having been placed in the situa tion ; and be could not wish a better wish t o hi s succes sor than to pray. that he might receive the same support from the Council that he (the Mayor) had received dur ing the- whole of his mayoralty. (Applause.) Thz Council.adjimuned at half-past two o'clock. THE DOCK COMMITTEE'S ALLEGED " FIX." Our Saturday's contemporary, in his weekly '° Talk on 'Change," repeats his assertion as to the Dock Commit tee being in a " fix " with respect to the insurance of the Albert Dock Warehouses; and states that " the insu rance agents had a meeting on Wednesday, and that no tenders would be made." Of course we cannot say how far this alleged meeting is a fact. It seems a tale for the marines that these splendid warehouses, which our Evanses and others promised us were, from their supe riority of construction, to be insured for next to nothing per cent., should be selected for entire proscriptio a by the insurance offices. Where the hitch can be, we can't imagine. If the original plan was faulty—if the execu tion of that plan has been bad, and the warehouses, with all their costly vaulting, their iron rooms, their stone or brick floorings, and their entire absence of woodwork to convey conflagration, are so unsafe as to require a con vention of insurance agents in London to denounce them, how much of the blame must be laid at the door of our contemporary's own friends, we leave to his candour to determine. Some of them will perhaps say, that it is rather hard that the only hobby which they ever bestrode, capable of being turned to a good purpose, should bo thus wickedly blown up. Our contemporary retorts upon ourse'ves, in reference to our contradiction of the correctness of his arnazng discovery last week, that the latter part of our article is inconsistent with the first, and that " two hands have been engaged " upon it. As we don't usually write with both hands, and are not in the habit of giving as many versions of a story as there are parties to please or offend, —as, for example, " the talk is that it is; the talk is also that it is not ; and there is another talk that it neither is nor is not,"—we must decline the alternative conclusion that some other person's hand was employed in " polish ing" our remarks. There was not the slightest inconsis tency In our remarks to call for the asaimption that any other hand than our own had had to do with them. We said there was no " fix" ; and it was not at all at issue with such a state of things, that every effort was making by the Dock Committee to prevent the possibility of a " fix " occurring. The warehouses and the goods stored in them will be insured, our contemporary need not fear. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK. A letter has been received in this town, giving many most melancholy particulars relative to the loss of the fine ship, Elizabeth Bibby, the property of Messrs. Garnock, Bibby, and Co., of this town. The letter was from the captain of the unfortunate vessel. On the Bth Sept., soon after four p.m., a tremendous squall struck the ship from north to north east, in lat. 43. 25, long. 44.00. The captain previously succeeded in getting the wizen topsail cleared up snug, but after the squall, the men could not do anything, it blowing a com plete hurricane. A tremendous sea, from S. E., rolled on board the lee side, washed away the deck load, and threw the ship completely on her beam ends. It was deemed necessary to cut away the main mast, and the main rigging was all cut away, but the mast would not go ; by this time her masts were lying full length on the water. At last, both main and wizen masts went at the deck, and the ship not righting, they proceeded to cut away the foremost, the ship being over so far that the fore castle capstand slid off its spindle, and washed all the searnens' beds out of the upper berths. At last, the foremast went about five feet below the futtoch band. The ship then partially righted, but not until the decks had been completely swept of every thing, ex cept about a dozen deists on the weather side of the house. All the chains, cabboose, boats, spare spars, water casks, , skylight of top of house, &c., were destroyed. All hands were employed to clear the wreck, to the great danger of their lives, the sea still breaking over the ship tremendously. At half-past six a candle was found, and a light obtained, when a complete scene of destruction was found in the lower cabin, which had been full of water. Chests, trunks, chairs, tables, chart box, bulk head, doors, &c., were all stove down and in fragments, with beans, peas, rice, coffee, tea, cheese, silks, satins, books, pickles, &c., all mingled together. The captain's instruments were destroyed, as were also the mate's. Not a dry garment could be procured for the crew, or even for the captain's wife. They were all left to their reflections until daylight, the captain, expecting confidently she would have waterlogged before morning. as the mast was still hanging alongside, thumping at every sea, the men not being able to stand at the pumps, on account of the rolling of the ship and the sea constantly boarding her. At length daybreak appeared, when upwards of nine feet of water were discovered in the ship. The weather was rather more moderate, but a heavy sea was running, the ship at times rolling rails under, lying in the trough of the sea. A plank was set with difficulty on the wizen mast, and a temporary sail set, but with little or no ef fect. The captain then considered what he should do with the ship, being left without charts, instruments, books, spars, sails, chains, lamp oil, candles, having no means of cooking, and having only a few days water. The foremast still being under the weather bow, and there was no means of getting it clear, serious apprehension being entertained that it would make a hole through the ship at every sea. One hundred feet of the ship's main rail hung by the chain plates and bolts, working the bolts loose. The crew breakfasted and dined on raw pork and hard bread, the people employed at the pumps. The captain remained with her until the 12th, when the barque Mary Seton, of London, from Quebec, came along aide, but could not render assistance, in conse q uence of the gale. She, however, laid-to until next day, but could not supply them with any thing. The crew bad been twice aft, de manding to leave the ship, the last time joined by the officers. The captain goes on to say, "Here was the greatest struggle I ever had between humanity and pro perty, as they all said I was trifling with their lives. What could I do with even my last compass broke and wet? I said at last, yes, very reluctantly and left the ship, with four feet of water in her, thinking at the time all for the best." The captain and crew, twenty-seven in num ber, were then taken on board the Mary Seton, which ar rived at Deal last week. ACCOUNT OF A VISIT TO THE MODEL OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM, BY A DEAF AND DUMB BOY. The inmates of the Deaf and Dumb School having had the privilege of a free admission to the interesting exhibi tion now open in Bold-street, it may perhaps be accept ble to our readers to know how such subjects impress the minds of deaf mutes. A description, from which the fol lowing are extracts, was written by one of the pupils of the institution, without prompting. In some slight par ticulars it may appear to require correction, but we have preferred giving it in its natural dress. We have the more pleasure in publishing it, because of the correct in formation it affords as to the capacity of the deaf and dumb to receive instruction, and also as to the sort of in struction which is imparted to them in the Liverpool insti tution. We regret to learn that the finances of the school, owing to deaths and removals, are not in so pros perous a condition as they have been, and we have to ex press a hope that so noble an institution will not be al lowed to languish by want of liberality on the part of those who have the means at their disposal for placing it upon a more efficient footing. October 19th, 1846. Last Friday afternoon, Mr. Rhind took us to the As senibly-rooms, 100, Bold-street, to see the Model of An cient Jerusalem, as it was in the days of our Saviour. We were invited by the proprietor, and kindly admitted free. It is a very beautiful and splendid model. The proprietor spoke aloud to our master, and he explained to us by signs and spelling on the fingers, that the model was made in Dublin, a city of Ireland, by a gentleman for his own instruction and knowledge. It took him fourteen years in finishing it. The proprietor, with a long white wand, pointed out to the palace of Herod, which was the throne and dwelling-place of the very same cruel and wicked king who sent his hard-hearted soldiers through all the country to slay every male infant from two years and under, hoping to destroy the blessed in fant Saviour. It was also the seat of King Da vid. It was, I read, built on the Mount of Zioa, where David made a tent for the Ark of God to be by his side. The Ark contained the laws of God, which were written by his . finger on two tables of stone, and delivered to Moses, the leader and deliverer of the children of Israel from their bondage in Egypt, while on the top of Mount Sinai, to be taught to them and their descendants. The proprietor pointed to the prison, where the Pro phet Jeremiah was put in the stocks by the jealousy of the Jews. He pointed to the tomb of Absalom, and we were told by our master, that while he lived be was not married, and had no son, to have his name kept in com memoration—so he built himself a pillar, and was called after him. It is hewn out of solid rock, and is very beautiful ; but when the Jews pass by it, they take up and throw stones, and spit at it, as I read, to show their abhorrence to the conduct of him, by his disobedience and rebellion against his father, David. , [The youth here describes, in a very intelligent manner. all the other buildings and places pointed out; but what we have given and subjoin will probably:, suffice for the purpose intended ] He showed us the mountain called the Mountain of Offence, where Solomon, who was the wisest king in the world who ever sat on an earthly throne, built his idola trous altars, and made high places, and set senseless images to be worshipped. This displeased his Almighty Maker, who made him such a wise king, to feel great an ger, so he took away from him the wisdom that he had. Thus Solomon lost the favour of God, and wisdom that was the wonder of all the nations that were round him, by leaving off to worship the only and true God. It was his wicked and idolatrous wives, of whom he had so many, that took away his heart from God after their senseless images and idols. God had told the Israelites that they should not go unto the nations about them, for they would turn their hearts after their false gods. I remember once reading that the Jewish houses had flat roofs, and were used as places for sleeping, eating, ex ercise, and amusement. The clever proprietor pointed out and showed us every thing; but my eyes could not reach over the beautiful view of the splendid model clearly, on account of the nearness of my short sight. I love to think of Jesus Christ. 11 e is the Son of God, and the Saviour of penitent sinners. He is the promised seed of our first mother Eve, and the bruiser of the devil's head, to weaken the serpent's power. Fe was born of tbe Virgin Mary, in Bethlehem, and laid in the manger, as every house was full of lodgers, and there was no place for them in the inn. It was the time of taxing, and the Jews were obliged to pay taxes to the Romans, because they were conquered by them, and they became their tributaries. When he was twelve years old, when his parents lost him going to the paso ver, he was found conversing with learned doctors in the temple ; but he became subject unto them, and helped his father to work as a carpenter. At a marriage feast in Cana of Galilee he wrought his first miracle, by turning water into wine. 'When he was thirty years of age be went about doing good, teaching, and healing every kind of disease, for three years. Then he was denied by Peter, betrayed by Judas Iscariot, condemned to die by Pontius Pilate, and crucified on Mount Calvary by the wicked Jews; but he rose again for our justification, and is now in heaven interceding for us. JOSEPH THOMAS (deaf and dumb). PROSELYTISM AT CAMBRIDGE. Several letters have, during the last few days, been addressed to the Editor of the Times, disclosing aVeral very melancholy particulars relative to the perversion to p pery of a young undergraduate of St. John's College, Cambridge. The first letter, dated the 15th October, and signed " A Father," alludes to a paragraph in a Cambridge paper, announcing the unhappy perversion of the youth, and also to a letter written in allusion to it by the M.A.; and " A Father" supplies a statement of facts, connected with the case, in the hope that it may awaken the authori ties of the College to a more decided performance of their duties, and serve as a warning to parents and guardians of the present state of undergraduate society at Cambridge. The victim is a youth not yet 20 years of age, and was intended for the Church. His father has long been absent from England, and he (the son) had been educated by a clergyman for three years, previous to his going to Cam bridge in October, last year, when he entered Trinity College. Unhappily for him, " The Resident M. A." became his tutor. A letter, which the latter wrote in reference to his victim. is quoted, and justly and severely commented upon by " A Father." That letter admits, on the writer's part, that he had often conversed with the youth on the position of the Roman Church, the difficulties that prevented him from wishing to join it, and the sympa thies he entertained for not a few of its practices, and even doctrines. Having imbued him with his own sentiments on this subject. he obtained the youth "indirectly" an intro duction to Dr. Wareing, the Roman Catholic archbishop, who happened to be at Cambridge, and with whom he (toe M. A.) had much interesting conversation. Through, him a party of several was formed, amongst whom were two Roman Catholic priests. The M. A. personally in troduced the youth- to the bishop, merely that "as a matter of interest ,he might know a dignitary of the Ro man Church, and have the opportnnity of some ordi nary conversation." This led to an invitation to meet the bishop at tea the same evening, and thither the "tutor . ' accompanied the youth. The result of the "conversation" was that the youth declared his determination to join the Roman Church immediately. The "tutor" states that he advised him to postpone his intention, on account of his youth, the al),ence of his father, and his want of spiritual counsellors; but the mischief was done. The father justly states, " I am at a loss for fitting terms of condemnation with which to visit the conduct of this gentleman ; but I trust that you will hold him up to the scorn and indigna tion of every honest and virtuous mind. Cognisant of I every part of this youth's position, aware of the absence of his father, of his intended profession for him—the Church—he avails himself of his opportunities as his tutor "in his ear to pour the leprous distiltnent," and then mocks him with pretended caution against the very course along which, without sufficient honesty openly to embrace it himself, he has scrupled to hurry a mere boy intrusted to his teaching.. I hear that his College has dismissed this recreant son, but 1 think you will agree with me that it is the bounden duty of the University, if it be anxious to retain the estimation of the public, to mark its sense of his delinquency in a more open and avowed manner than a mere private deprivation from any future pupils. As a father of a family having the intention of committing my sons. 1, at least, for one, require , som e b e tt er assurance o f their safety from pollution. ' After severely but deservedly reprehendin g the conduct of Dr. Wareing, who professes th e divine obligation of the Decalogue. " A Father" concludes-- "As far as this youth is concerned - the die is cast, but I trust that as regards others (and I fear that many are in extreme peril at this moment at Cambridge, which is now my only motive in addressing you) I shall not have raised my warning voice in vain." _ To this letter of " A Father," the Tutor and M.A. attempts an exculpatory reply, but the conclusion to he drawn from it is most impotent. He consented, forsooth, to introduce the youth, at his own request, to Dr. Ware ing, which he admits was " extremely wrong and grossly indiscreet," but he " can only say it was an error in judgment, done on his part most innocently !" He de nies that he was the willing instrument of converting the youth to Romanism, or that he has ever interfered with the religious opinions of his pupils, and urges the injury to his own prospects which misrepresentation of the event is calculated to produce. His young friend acted, he says, solely on his own convictions! He concludes, however, by admitting that the step taken was " precipi tate, unfortunate, and injudicious," and that if he were the unconscious cause, he must answer for it. He also complains of the " allusive attack" made upon him, and of "A Father's" procrastination in making it. "A Father," in a brief and indignant reply to this at tempted exoneration, proclaims the re ‘reant M.A. to be, Mr. F. Paley, and accounts for the delay alluded to by the fact of the father of the youth having only recently arrived in this country from India, and his friends being deterred from pressing the publicity of the case until they obtained his sanction. He adds : "A son has been lost to an attached father, and his fall must ever be a weight upon his heart which Mr. Paley's deepest conti ition could not have lightened ; but he would appear rather to rejoice in his defection than sympathise with the sufferings of the parents and friends cf the youth. I will only add, that the infatuated young man was prgf fared, if he became a convert to Roman Catholicism, dis pensation to appear as a member of the Established Church,—to attend chapel at the University, &c., for the openly expressed purpose of deceiving his mother, till his father's return to England, •when he was counselled fo gradually unfold his apostacy to them." It appears to us, from this exposure, which the attempted defence only serves to confirm, that Mr. Paley was guilty throughout, though lurking under the wing of an English Protestant University, and looking to her for promotion and pay, of allowing, or at all events of not doing all in his power to prevent being handed over, from her pro tection and tenets, a youth whose mind IP as scarcely formed, to the antagonist and pernicious school of Romanism! " Can such things be. And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder." If such doings are permitted in our national universities, and the recreants, as in this case,—the angues in herba— not expelled, ttere can be no safety for the youth of our country who aspire to high and dignified stations in life, clerical or lay, through the education imparted at those establishments. INVENTION OF A 119OST----7—USEFUI. MACHINE FOR THE TRIMMING OF SHIPS AT SEA. We have been favoured, through the politeness of the Chairman of the Dock Com m it tee , w i th a sight of an in strument called " A Ship-Trim mer ," t h e i nvention of a talented officer in the naval service--Captain Hatlaorn. Considering the importance of its practical results, it is simple in construction, and in working; yet is such that we cannot, without the aid of diagrams, (which we cannot readily get up,) well and distinctly describe it. The in.. strurnent we have seen, and which is intended for common uses, consists of a heavy pendulum, turning an index as the vessel pitches, and is contained within a mahogany box, 44 to 15 inches square, and about 5 inches in thick ness, with a lateral door so far glazed as .to show the operation of the index. This flat box is to be hung, or suspended, with links, as near as possible in the centre of the vessel, and on a line parallel with the keel, giving it also room for the rolling motion. There is an arc, or segment of a circle of brass, and similar to a b r id ge , on which are indications on each: side from the top, and to which points a hand or arrow. If the vessel be upon an even keel, the hand will point to the centre, or key -stone of the arc. If not on an even keel, the hand will indicate the fact, and the gradations, when read off, indicate the trim at the time, in inches,—that is, how much the ship is down, both fore and aft. There are instruc tions for the use of the instrument, with an expla natory table, referrable to vessels of from 57 to 230 feet in length of keel. It is supposed, as a matter of course, that the best sailing trim of a ship has been pre viously ascertained (when under weigh); and when this happens to be a foot or more by the stern, the instrument must be adjusted to that trim, and placed parallel to the horizon. The object is, that vessels, whether under sail or steam propulsion should, in fine weather or in rough, after alteration through consumption of provisions and water, or other causes, be so trimmed by removal of weight from place to place that her progressive qualities may be best elicited,—and this even during stormy weather, when the depth of draught or depression, fore or att, cannot otherwise be ascertained. The inventor states that his instrument is, he conceives, of equal importance to steam as it is to sailing vessels ; that most ships already have the common pendalom, to show the angle of inclination due to the rolling motion ; but that to indicate the quantity that a ship is out of trim fore and aft, by any common pendalum, would be very difficult. The " Ship Trimmer" is recommended as a simple, portable, and cheap instru ment, for indicatingfore and aft, as well as lateral trim. A compound lever foram a pendalum for vibrating fore and aft, " and (says the ingenious and disinterested inventor, who generously throws open his contrivance for his country's good), any lone can construct such an instrument for a few shillings, and in future no ship need go to sea without this means of indicating her trim, in the day of trial, chasing, or being chased, or desiring to make a quick passage." The " ship trimmers" are manufactured and sold by Messrs. D. and E. Bailey, 272, High Holborn, London. The instrument we have seen has a pendulum of lead, 9 inches long, 1 inch thick, and weighs about 121 b. The price required appears to us to be extremely moderate ; but we refrain from all further commendation, preferring to recommend parties interested to communicate with the inventor or the manufacturers, and to judge for themselves. SPORTING IN TELLIGENC.E. NEWMARKET RACES.—The Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 soya, to which there were 141 subscribers, were won by Mr. Nunn's colt by Touchstone, out of sister to Joanna, Lord E. Russell's Sting being second—twenty-three horses started. On Tuesday the Criterion Stakes were won by Coningsby, beating Clementina, Mainbrace, and ch,c by Reds - bank. Mr. Nunn wins by the Cambridgeshire race £7OOO, in addition to the stakes, which amount to £1415. THE CHASE. Sir W. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS will commence the hunting season This day, Nov. 3, at .................... Hooton Park Saturday. Nov. 7, at At eleven. THE CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on Tuesday (this dav), Nov. 3 Ox Hey Farm Thursday, Nov. 5 Duddon Heath Friday, Nov. 6 Highway Side Each day at half past ten. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS meet on Wednesday (to -morrow), Nov. 4 .............. Kennels Friday, Nov. 6 lscoyd Ralston Saturday, Noy. 7 ......