The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. The lines of " A Self.edocnted Lad" do credit to his head and heart. but they must be improved before they are suitable, for publication. We should have been most happy to have inserted the letter of " Expositor " had a e received le earlier. He will find else where a communication somewhat as th e same subject. The letter of e." is smart ~ n d p iinted, but as our previous correspondent had not ma , '.e use of any argumentum ad hominem. we think he should not be replied to exclusively in that way qTh e absence of the Mayor from the Agricultural Society's Dinner, is satisfactorily accoanted for by the fact, that he was unavoidably out of town. Elbcrwol tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 29, 1846. Our contemporary, the Albion, is determined, apparently, to push us to extremities, with respect to the relative advantages of the Birkenhead and the Liverpool Docks, as available for merchants and ✓shipowners, or as offering security for parties wish ing to invest by way of loan. We have no wish to press the controversy. What we have said already, in defence of the Docks of Liverpool, we should he quite ready to leave to the judgment of an impartial public; hut we must correct a few statements into which the ignorance of our contemporary has led 'the Albion comments upon our supposition that £30,000 would pay the expense of working the docks of Liverpool, independent of repairs. We need not say to any party who has read our article that it was a mere uff-hand supposition, meant only to show our contemporary how small was the chance of any docks, which merely charge ' tonnage . dues, paying decent interest for the outlay required in their construction, How he makes out that £82,000 are th 3 cost of the repairs of this year, " from the Dock Accounts just published," he will perhaps be good enough to tell us. With respect to the surplus revenue of our docks for the present year, which we said would be little short of ±lOO,OOO, we must endeavour to enlighten our contemporary, whose arithmetical faculties ap pear to require it. s. d. On the 24th June, 1845, the Dock Estate owed tt;e: , ttin of.. 2 357,090 7 2 This year the Estate has borrowed 324,323 13 0 £2,681,414 0 2 From this we have to deduct the sum of paid off during the year ; which leaves £2,665,289 0 2 as the liabilities of the present year, against £2,357,090 7 2 16,125 0 0 Showing an increase of a debt of.. £308,198 13 0 To set against this, we have, from the published account., expended upon Dew works as follows : New south work,: £3,887 0 5 River wall central works 19.478 17 5 Ditto, new north works New north works Landing stages (new works) Parliamentary expenses (new act) 5,637 0 2 Albert Dock 9.404 19 1 Property purchased for iww works 31,911 3 10 Albert Dock Warehouses Balance due to bankers reduced 13,419 16 7 Excess in materials on hand X 391,12 9 7 8 Increased revenue.... f 82,930 14 8 Our contemporary, who is evidently unacquainted with figures of arithmetic, however apt he may be at figures of Btllingsuate, will say this is not s sur plus of £lOO,O 0. He mly also complain of the deductions we have made; and particularly the de ductions of the expenditure upon the Albert Dock and Warehouses. So long as these have not their income brou g ht into the accounts, they have a right to he taken as new works, not within the reach of the ordinary expenditure of the Dock Committee. \Ve have also a right to deduct the interest on Dock Bonas uiven for the payment of the Albert Warehouses arid the other new works in progress, which will make nut the surplus revenue of the working docks to be fully one hundred thousand pounds. Witco, moreover, we have the • Albert Warehouses pay in , twelve and a half per cent., which the Albion's friend, Mr. Eyre Evans, assures us they will pay, we shalt have more of this surplus, and may defy all competition. We shall neither bother ourselves nor our readers about Adam Smith's productive and re-productive expenditure. \Ve ever stud•ed dictionaries much, . nor Adam Smith either. We leave such abstruse matters to men of genius like our contemporary. We know, happily, that two and two make four% and that is sufficient for our present purpose. When we want more learninz to enable us to reply to our powerful cantemporaiy, we shall be content to quit our present avocatioLs and go to school again. • Some proceedings have just taken place in the City of London Registration Courts, which clearly slow the necessity, on the part of the Re vising 13.4risters, to check the efforts made year by year by societies, such as our Atli Monopoly Asso ciation, formed for the express purpose of working the registrations. We give a brief extract of the proceedings with respect to one case, as reported in the London 'limes of Saturday : " A witness proved than he had served a claim to be rated on the ovi-rse-r on b half of Mr. Bates. He had tendered pi... , ii.e.it 0' tl.e rams Otte from Mr. Bates, but the overseer informed him tint h.; did not know whether anything was dm, or not. " Mr. A asotn.—At the time von tendered the money did you intend. hor.d fide. to pay any rates that might be due ? I don'• how far I am obliged to answer that question, as the ease has wit arisen. The situ* s+, is reply to Tte.tions from the Revising Barristrr, said. i cios drred th it, in making the tender. I was fulfilling the requirements rit* th • Reform Act. I had no instructions to do more then make a tender of the money. I zentral v reef lard my instructions from Mr. Sidney Smith. If the ove , s , er had told we what amount • was due from Mr Bdm I iliould probably have with drawn the claim, hut the cise al d not arise. "Mr. ARNOLD —Did Mr. Smith ever d rest you, in terms, to make a payment ? "The wiiiiess, after fencing some time, replied—l can not say that lie ios , ruct,-d me to do more than to make a tender with the service of I,acii claim. Tne witness core I considered that I complied with my itis•roeti ttria by prod.:n-1g the money. 1 hate made n good many ten.ters nr ti,e sane kind—some in every parish in the city I never had occasion to make a paymen'. I have withdrann clAms more than once, when the nr?rt.e rs hare it1:1 yne w4at was the great amount du. be roles. I gener a allv inlormed Mr. Smith of these c&s:•s , anti ' aPprov, of the discretion I hod ex &ei,ed. Tie money I tend- r..ti was in all cases my own." Here, it will he admitted, is a .direct case of, at least, meditated fraud upon tio Constitution. A hired agent, in , t• acted by tle solicitor or some other officer of a red ta , ion society, waits up:m the over seer of a parish. probably at the last hour, and pro ducing a hundred or two hundred claims, require§ to know what rates John Nokes or Thomas Styli 8 owes, and pre ducts a stun of money in his hand sufficient to meet the possible amount required, and makes a sham t ruler of it. If the overseer, in the absence - prolkild; of the collector, cannot say at the ' moment what each of these large number of claimants _ owes, the case goes before the Revising Barrister. lf, however. the overseer eon turn to the account at once, the chtim is dropped like a red hot brand. Our cunning. hirclin_ had no idea of paying. He was only to make a tender (.9 The law of • '- e case, and thz decision of the court, was thus given by the•ltevisin.f, Barrister:— . "Mr. Arnold observed. that, under the 30 th section of . Lae Reform Act. tursoos niters were on the rates were entitled to claim -to IT rf-gist, red; but the section requi:ed th :11 , -1 , should He'll:a:ly pay or tender the full • amount of t r Jett theft due or owioa for the premises in respect of tilt y were rated. Tit • Legislature e vi. _dentiv c nitemplatetl in act! payment , or bona* fide tender of the rates. The authority which had been given to Mr. Sirl , •ey Snuff It by a claimant, and which was pro duced on NI o tl.r. did not ad , pt the words of the 30th "section of ti.e R•torto Act ; it. did not audiorise Mr. Smith to . " pas or •• remit r' • the amount due. but lv gave ao anthorit, to •y01..r payment. He (Mr. Arnold) haul givrit uff r t to tat and similar authorities in several caste, in eons , crier ce of the statement + of the claimant., ti.at they considered they authorised Mr. Smith, or l,ia stgen , ,.. to stay the rates on their behalf. What he had he,rd to-day, however. hod led him to regret that hp had pi;c , (l 'have claimants on the list, for he fearid he tad ,eal.te,:ed a great many persons who were 7.01 ensiled to the fronchise. It appeared frorn'the rvith-tic e or Mr. Anne that his intention was m erely t 11..ke a teorh- r , without ma king an actual pay_ vie w. Mr. Mote had stated tat he would probably have withdrawn w et to which he had tendered Payment t f tats if • he over, eers I t i d informed him of the amount doe; tool hr had Alan hdynitted that he had ac tually t s k , - course on more that, one occasion. Under the-e c•ri r r s tanrrs. he (Mr. Arnold) could only Come to the eetteht .if)11 that the tender llerat w e l' s s if no a t ny m l a ta d ( 1 Lona fide with ; atom of paying been d ue. bat that be ter d r was altogether fraudulent used fictitious. tie considered that the 30th section of he Reform Act had not been complied with—that a suf. ficient tender had not been made by the claimant or any ~utilos jar(' agent on his beh,at. He would, therefore, disallow the claim. " Mr. Wansey hoped the Court would grant a ease. " Mr. Arnold.—Certainly not. It I did so, I -hould state to the Court of Common Pleas that the tender was fictitious and fraudulent." Our readers are aware that the incumbency and pr'ncipalship of St. Bees College have been bestowed upon one—the Rev. R. Parkinson—learned, no doubt, and eminent for his talent and ministerial zeal and usefulness, but already holding high pre ferment as Rector of Manchester, and Fellow of the Collegiate Church of that town—a clergyman with already as many duties to perform as any one man, however able and indefat;gable, can get through, with advautage to the large and populous parish placed under his pastoral care. We must not be understood to maintain the slightest obj , ction to the fitness of the reverend gen tleman upon whom this preferment has fallen. We are aware that his learnirg and excellence as a mi ister of the G:spel are undoubted, and rightly appreciated by the large body of his parishioners, who, by the resolutions entered by their church wardens a week ago upon the parish journal, object to his appointment apparently upon the same grounds ls ourselves, viz.,—that it is inconsistent with the proper discharge of his already numerous duties : " Memorandum,—The churchwardens of Manchester heing informed t hat the Rev. Canon Parkinson has ac :•epted the presidency of Saint Bees, with the incumbency of that parish, and that he intends to bold these prefer ments in addition to that of rector of Manchester, feel hound to record their optnion,— " That it is of the highest importance to the spiritual interests of the parish, that the clergy of the Collegiate Church should be resident in Manchester. " That the addit!onal duties which the Rev. Canon Parkinson ha 4 undertaken, will r,-quire his residence at St. Bees for the greater part of the year, and that his energies will naturally be directed to that scene of his labours. " That however earnestly the Rev. Canon may strive that the parish shall not suffer from this step, it is impos ,ible hut the parish will suffer. "The churchwardens deeply regret the loss thus sus tained, and feel that the large parish of Manchester re quires an increase rather than a diminution of clerical superintendence. " Resolved,—That a copy of this memorandum be for warded t.. the Rev. Canon Parkinson, and to the dean and chapter." 'These objections are moreover infinitely more telling, at a time when the church is urged to seize unon the tevenues of a poor see now vacant, for the purpose of erecting a bishopr c in Manchester. That large parish, we are told, and the manufac turing district around, require increased pastoral su perintendence, and are save the mark ! too poor to pay for it, without the extinction of a bishopric in Wales. Yet, with this plea upon the lips of Government, and acceded to by a portion of the church, the pastoral superintendence of a rector is permitted, if the memorandum of the Manchester churchwardens he well founded, to be withdrawn from Manchester, and his learned and pastoral la bours are henceforth to be pursued in a remote parish upon the western borders of Cumberland. We grieve sincerely to see our Church, by ar rangements such as this, putting weapons into the hands of her enemies for her own over'hrow as an establishment. This appointment of the Rev. It. Parkinson would co doubt have been excellent in itself; but it ought never to have been permitted to be held along with his rectory and fellowship. One result, however, the perseverance of the rev. gentle man in his present design so to do may bring about, which we shall scarcely regret. if the parish of Manchester can dispense with the residence of its rector, it might, probably, n t be very inconvenient, but, on the contrary, greatly to the benefit of its vast population, if the large revenues now drawn from it by the clergy of the Collegiate Church were dispersed more equally amongst the clergy of the parish, or devoted to the endowment of additional places of worsh:p. It is far from our wish, as lovers of our venerable establishment, to direct ag&nst her the hand of innovation, already anxious enough to be dealing with her revenue and privile t e:. Et her, however, every reasonable excuse for her enemies to assail her must be removed, or the task of setting her affairs in order, and l rJmoting her increased useful ness and efficiency, must be taken in hand by her friends. The condi,ion to which Ireland has been reduced by the almost total failure df the potato crop is becoming, .day by day, more appalling ; and so ra a s e ttly ea a " clop m aT i tO us pr is ov t i h d e e o a p r e a t e io d n y r 3r the th e distress measure, of the labouring classes, that it is now almost a matter of certainty that Parliament must meet, within a few weeks at furthest, to divine some efficacious legislation upon the subject. A perusal of the reports of the presentment sessions, which at present almost fill the Irish papers, is quite sufficient to satisfy a man of ordinary perception that whilst we are pauperizing the minds of the Irish peasantry by our present system of relief, we are at the same time opening the door wide for every species of jobbing, and winking at an enor mous waste of money, expended upon works which can never return a shilling to either the Government or the Irish people. A few samples of the pro ceedings of these presentment sessions may not be uninstructive to the English reader. We should premise, however, that these sessions are equivalent to our meetings of justices and county ratepayers, assembled to vote money for public works, to he assessed upon themselves. This will account for the struggle made by different parishes or baronies to get a large slice of the grants, for outlay upon their own particular localities. Take the following, then, from the proceedings of the Miltown Malbay Sessions, Thomas J. Morrony, Esq., J.P., in the chair : " After some further discussion, public works were pre sented for in the parish of Kilfarboy to the amount of 8910. It is worthy of remark, that the chairman cried down some presentments for useful works in this parish, and affixed his s'enarrire of rrjection to them, th >ugh a poll "as demanded by respectable cess-payers. "Cl airman—l think we had better now proceed with the parsti of Kilter t.. . - . - " Sir Burton M'Nainara-1 would wish to take the sense of the cess-n ,, vers as whether we proceed neat with Killard— (cri-s of Ki'morry ! Kinard! Kilmurry ! Kil. lard ch. ir, chair, order, pull, poll, great uproar, and shouts of laughter.) "Chairmatt---` Com?. a'on; Josey,' let us have a poll Ca* it. (Laughtet.) "Mr. Singleton—lf I were the chairman-, I would not be put down by clamour in this kind of way. The chair man should decide as to which parish we go on with. (R,eneweli uproar.) " A poll having been called for, the numbers were in favour of K.lmurt y. " (Here, among other voices in the body of the court, a country schoolmaster bawled out, • The Kihnurryeuians have if ! Bravo, Sir Burton!' (Laughter.) " Public cm Ira wtre granted for Kilrnurry, to the amount of £10.418; and to the parish of Killard, to the amount of £9OOO. " A mong the presentments sought for in the parish of •Kilfarboy, was a fever hospital for Miltowo ; nod this presentment was thrown out. though the Hey. Mr. Hill stated ih-it sixty persons at least died of fever every year, for the want of•an hospital."—Limerick Examiner. Or the following, from the proceedings of the ses sions at Cahir, the Earl of Glengall in the chair:— " Toe next presentment was to make a line of road be tween Arrifi.tan and roatl.—Co=t, £2036. " Lord Glengall—X2o36l Oh! nonser s . " Mr. Butler L iwe, y !ores an t Lenttemen, I most strenunnsly urge on you the tv•cessity of passing this presentment. Nothing can exceed the distress of the unfortutta e pet ple io that locality. I think lam not mistaken in saying that this meeting was convened for charitable purposes, but laving even humanity aside, I think the necessity for this road demands of you :o pass it. (Hear, hear, hear.) The county of Waterf int have completed their portion of this road, which, if you now pass will be one of the most perfect in the country. I say, my lord, that the people of that I.t -cality deserve employment, for the manner they hat e borne their misfortunes. They came to my gate in hun dreds the other evening in the most peaceable manner, and begged of me to get them employment, as they were actually starving, and I promised to do all in my power for them. " Counsellor Mut CARY bore witness to the utility of this und-rtaking, and the good character of the inhab!. tants of the neighbourhood. The learned gentleman con cluded by saying. I call on the maciktrates and ness pay ers to p .ss this nre•e , •tment, or when we go home the peop'e of the district will say that you were unable or un willing to assist them." What, we ask, is likely to be the utility of works thus decided upon ? Are they at all likely, except by some unforeseen chance, to he profitable? Kilfarboy has not £8.940; ergo, Killard roust have £9,000. But Kilrnurry demands to he served first ; and " the Kilmuryenions had it," to the tune of £10,418. The parish of Ki?farboy wanted a fever hospital for Mihown; but a fever hospital the far mers and other cess-payers would not tax them selves for, although 6‘ sixty persons, at least, died of fever every year for want of an bo , pild. ,, Again, what is the main argument used".for a line of road between Ardfinan and Brien's Road, the cost o' which was put down at the Cahir ses sions at £2,036 ? That " nothing can exceed the distress of the unfortunate people in that 'locality.' q The farmers and landlords of the entire district are called upon to tax themselves for, probably, a very useless road, to benefit a particular locaity, or, perhaps, a few interested individuals, lest when these individuals go home " the people will say that they were unable or unwilling to assist them !" A most unconvincing reason for throwing away the money granted by government, with sucb o very little security of its being repaid. It would surely have been within the power of a wise government to have devised some great public works, upon which the distressed people of Ireland could have been employed, the benefit of which to the country was not merely problematic ; to have taken some precautions against that system of pri vate or local jobbing which has been the curse of the social system of lrelard from time immemorial. There are lands to be drained there; bogs to be reclaimed ; mountains, only requiring the outlay of capital to enable them to produce food for man, in stead of cover for grouse or scanty pasturage for a few sheep. Ireland has fisheries capable of sus taining the whole of her population ; hut her fisher men have neither boats nor nets. The formation of railways is calculated to give a vast impetus to the future prosperity of that country; cannot these great works be pressed forward by the aid of go vernment loans properly secured ? Surely none of these remedies are beyond the reach of adoption; yet, in the words of an Irish proprietor, addressing Lord John Russell upon the subject of the present Relief Act, the entire- bounty of the British nation, willingly extended towards their suffering Irish brethren, is being "laid out in works of public inutility ; in en deavouring to make mountains of mole hills, laying out roads which lead to nowhere, and planning works which will benefit no one but the county surveyors; creating, in fact, a gigantic system of unproductive labour, to be repaid by borrowed money, introducing habits of laborious indolence, in the shape of break ing stoneb, amongst an agricultural population, whilst the land which is to pay for all will derive no benefit from the labour which will he wasted on the roads." If this is the best that the present Ministry can do; if to sink the labourer in the social scale, and, at the same time, to hang an increased burthen of debt round the necks of the Irish landowners, is the extent of Whig capacity to legislate for that country, the sooner the duty devolves upon other hands the better for all parties. We feel it a duty to call the attention of our readers to the letter which we annex, from a mem ber of the Pilots' Committee, and an intelligent shipowner of this town, with respect to the satisfac tory working of the Albert Docks. We must bear in mind that these new ware houses are not under the management of the gentlemen who originally projected them ; and that, therefore, they are Lot supposed, or represented, by these gentlemen, and others, to be managed with the same consummate wisdom possessed by their original projectors. Our correspondent's letter, however, will show that such complaints are not exactly founded upon reasonable grounds; that the warehouses are efficiently conducted ; that the officials are most courteous and well acquainted with their duties ; and that the prospect of their future operation is encouraging both to the dock com mittee and to the merchant and shipowner. What may he the profitable return to the Dock Estate of such expensively-constructed warehouses, of course, we do not pretend to guess. This much, however, we repeat, that they will he used extensively and. in preference to warehouses of the ordinary construc tion; and here we would have a word of ad vice to offer to our fellow-townsmen. We see a great amount of warehouse construction going on in various parts of the town—some of them not the most eligible. We say to them, " nause awhile." The new system is ab stracting the business from the best warehouses in the town. It is hopeless, so far as profit is con cerned, to attempt the erection of warehouses in in ferior situations. Those who take our advice will thank us hereafter. We give here the letter of our correspondent. with further comment TO THE EOITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin.—Ravine ob-erved, ever since the opening of the Albert Dock and Warehouses, a strong disinclination on the part of shipowners—how produced I do not know—to make use of these magn;ficent facilities for our com merce. I deem it but R duty to state my own exreee , ce (,01;;;iii, from eeleutta, crmP into the Albert Dori, on Thursday, the 17th instant, having on hoard a cargr , €nzar, rice, and saltpetre. She commenced discharging on F , iday, at one p.m , fini•he4 on Wednesday tollowi , g. at three p.m., thus occu ying four days and two hon s I state that we had every day to k ock off at h , f. past three, only one landing waiter b , ing appointed for the ship. If we had gone to the exnense or another land ing waiter, we could Ip.ve been cleated out in three days. The Bi'l which I have plid is the 'olhwing : Di-charging 435 Tons. at 91. £l6 6 3 Shia mendin?. and ruatPrills Receiving and putting Kent.ledge on board 15 0 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. £l7 19 9 Now, sir. for the contrast. My vessel, on her pievirus voyage, came from the same flint with the same cirgo, and was taken into Prince's Dock. She occupied five weeks in di-charging. dnr;ng which time I had one man doing little else than running up and down afte , the own ers of goods imported "to order." I had no trouble with this c'ass of importer: h.re, although •in thi‘ respect my cargo wa: preci-elv s;m:lar. I paid for discharging on that voyage, to a mas er Lumper. . Clearing decks 0 10 £l7 0 Wages of man running aster importers, lots by pilferage. and personal annoyance, I do not. f, r I cannot. estimate the cost of. I may sta'e that on this voyage I have not lost a package, or, I believe. an artic'e of any description. To parties not acquainted the advantage to me may not appear very great. I will, theref *Pate what they consist nr I have my ship now chartered mid ready to receive cargo, having been already in the gray ing-dock. If my last vovrge was a ctiterion of the old system she would not now have been discharged. Her lay days commence to.day. I, therefore, gain a bet month,—the value of which to me may he jn'lged of by the fact of the demurrage in my present charter being fig" guineas per day In some wlrher—a prevalence of calms or adverse 'winds for sailing, or the opening of season.—no man ran estimate the advantage of having a few weeks in hind I cannot conclude without recording my seme of the kindness and courre.y of the sur,vintendent, princip4 clerk, and every party connected wit]. the manage►aent of the Albert Doi:k.. _ I remain, Sir, your obedient eery:int, BEN. SIMPSON. September 28th. 1846. A fire broke out in some unfurnished houses in Low ther-street on Friday ni_ht. The whttle of the w od work in the interior of one of the houses .as destroyed. DIRMISBAL OF A POLICE-OFFlCRR.—Yes'erdav, at the Police court. a man flawed George Nelson was charged by Inspector Rimmer with being drunk rind noisy in Scotland-road. An r , Ur was (wide to see him home, but he declined, And followed Mr. Rirnmer to the st4ion house. On being remonstrate I with, h , became abusive, and on the inspector attempting to remove him, Le struck him. It did not appear until towards the close of the case that the prisoner was an offic-r in the police force. Mr. Rushton ordered him to pay a fine of 20s. anti costs, for the ass‘sult, and, at the seine time, dismissed him from the service. BRIEF BUT ALARMING FIRE —About half-nast four o'clook ye-t-May eterno art , an Alarm or tire in Boon-tor street, (out of Da!e-street), reached the fire station, Temple-court, aro a large fore or firemen was instantly despathhed. The engine, owing 10 ,091 , " ohsttuctions. could not Itr.,cred the d rest r oute (Temp le-street,) bat b su o p t , h ri a n d re t o n dretaia-ts of the North fi a t n h N s i p r ot ll s l e r ‘ o v ,r i : t fl t y; , helore it. He found the fire to he in one of the cellars of th e premises — two larze ct , arrhou-es—ratroitittl by Messrs. M tot e and Vick ere, ree, ifi rs. nem r the ß h n o , r i to f.. :r i l d i e f , t , t o ie tt s t r:ng to and the blaze. arising born ignited spidt., The men in the employ had exettttd thern,lves to the utmost in carrying water in buckets. subdue the flames, otherwise aq additional I floor= would have heen in vain. The fire had orig'nated in n peculiar manner. A car er was ilelivering a lad of whiskey into the cellar. Pint the ,u!li caret ssness, atter rolling down one puneheon in the usual ty,l7 with ropes. he omitted to scotch the puncheon next to it in the cart, and it riled frp m the cart and f.ll into the cellar. The cask-head flew a ut. and the contents tusking out. crest part ran into the ash .pit of the fit:wee the. wo , ka one of the, stills, then at . wo k. airnedia'e ignition or the spirit was the coris• qtteoce. anti It hec ime evident that on! .vs the fire could be. Ou arrrd. the sp r i ts in punch -oils II riurnl would also take fire ( and :a terrific explosion, involving the rt , stroction of these and probably the adj. fining wart house. (which also contained highly it flammable siihstacces), would be the result. Mr. Hewitt and several of Its men fearlessly got int, the cellar. in the middle. it may b • said, of the very flames, and there being a copious sootily of water from the m , iris of the Bootle Company, the fl ones were haptely subdued in about half an hour. with a lA% b ihle loss of £4O to .1,251). Mr. Hewitt states that the men. c!erks. Rtid (tillers in Messrs. Moore and Vickers' employ exerted themselves .to the utmost, and as one man, thrrughont the tiling occasion; and th's testimony to their merit is the more to be appreciated inasmuch Hs it is pert ctly 'disinterested. He adds tha in his long experience at, fires he never wit. neseed such z-al, intrepidity, anJ unison of a tion. One of the partners was also equally active, and had the mis. fortune to have his loot and ancle rattier severely scalded by tbe burning spirit. LAUNCH OF "THE SURAT." On Thursday, there was launched from the building yard of Messrs. '1 homas Vernon and Son a fine iron sailing and steam vessel, called the Surat, the property of the Bombay Steam Navigation Company, and the first of a series of similar ships to be built for them, to navigate, —chiefly, we believe, with passengers,—the Seabord and large rivers of India, for which they will be admirably adapted. _ _ _ The following are the dimensions of the ship :- 1 ength of keel. Length between perpendiculars Beam Depth of h01d.......... Tonnage She will - be provided with engines, driving paddle wheels, on the oscillating principle, bui:t by the celebrated and long-established bow , e of Messrs. Bolton and Watt, lio have a large establishment in Birmingham, and another in London. These may be considers das auxiliary only to her sails, the two together giving but 60 horse power. The Surat is in form and appearance one of the most beautiful, if not indeed the most beautiful, light, fairy looking craft we have ever seen launched at our port, and when completed may challenge comparison in neatness and rakish effect with any steamer yet turned out. She was constructed from a model by John Grantham, Esq.. C. E.. and resembles a good deal " The Fenella." (also modelled by that gentleman) launched a few months ago, but in our opinion exhibiting considerable improvements for certain purposes on the form of that also fine vessel, especially as reeards fullness of bottom—giving greater canacity on a light draft of water, and greater stability nder sail. Her extremities are very fine, particularly her long bow, than which we know of. none more elegant and graceful. The bold line of beauty and grace which the cut water prevents terminates above in a very hand. some figure of a Hindoo Princess. The trail-boards are chastely decorated with gilded carved work and over them, and further aft, and within a foliated scroll work is the name of the vessel also gilded. The stern is carved in, corresponding taste, and in lieu of quarter galleries she has neat carved quarter badges. —with the lyre &c., as a centre-piece to each,—which are more light, and, we think, more appropriate, in a yes sel of moderate tonnage. There are nine p , ri windows to the after cabins on each side, with each a bull's-eye in the middle; also several stern lights, and a row of small square lights on each side forward for the five cabin. Ste will be lightly rigged as a thee-masted schooner, with fore and main topsail, &e. The calculated depth of water she will draw, with her engines, machinery, &e., on board, is abou 3 feet 1 inch only. She ties a very long raised quarter-deck, extending over nearly three-fourth of her length, for the purpose of giving additional cabin room and height. We nerd scarcely say, that in fidelity of construction and excellence of material, the Surat is all that cal be wished. She is clencher-huilt threughout, with the excep tion of the two ton streaks ; and the straight and smooth jointing of the plates, together with the general finish, in so obdurate a material, was a theme of admiration amongst many nautical men who examin.d her. It is a remark able fact, as showing the rapidity with which Messrs. Vernon have constructed this ship, that she was built on the same spot in the yard from which the Fenalla was launched on the 21st of June, and she bas consequently been "erected" in three months. All being in readiness for the launch, she was let go about half-past twelve o'clock. and glided slowly, steadily, and beautifully into the bosom of the Mersey. amidst the acclamations of hundreds on shore and on board. It is enough to say that the launch was easy and magnificent, and that when she became fairly afloat, she presented a beautiful and light appearance, drawing a remarkably small depth of water—about, we believe, 2 feet 7 inches. Her name was spiritedly given by Miss M`Nicholl. daughter of the late Rev. Dr. M'Nicholl, and sister of Dr. Milslicholl, of this town. The v. sse'. was taken in tow, and, in a few mit.u'es after the daggers were struck down, pasted down the river close to the yard at great speed, showing that she will in all probability turn out to be very fast. under her own means of propulsion. The friends of Mrssrs. Vernon afterwards part-ok of slight refreshment in or e of the office., when a few of the t. , asts, usual on such occasions, were heartily drunk. Mr. Hamilton, a partner in the house of Messrs. Bolton and Watt. was present, and afforded some interesting infor mation relative to their increasing husiness in engine building, and esnecially i marine engines. Tr. ev had now about seventy pair of engines on the stork=, and had, for the last few years, been doing much work for the Govern ment. After an agreeable conversation of about an hour, the little party took leave of each other. THE LIVERPOOL FX I I I RITION OF WORKS OF MODERN ART. NOTICE THIRD. In Room No. 1, Mr. E. A. Goodall has an excellent Interior. No. 14, w , )ich is described in the catalogue as " The Chapel of Si. Erasmus " The EAt and shade of the picture are very good ; and although it has no gaudy prrtensions, no great architectural r fort to di-play, it cannot fail to please as a perfect porttairure ot the sub j 'cr. TI e painting and effect of the fl'toring are exeelle-t. lie same artist has another picture in this room, No. 27. a " ,* oulh Porch of the Cathedral of rhartreg," more fu'l of sutject and d till, but not ao elaborately wrought out. although an excellent picture of 44 No. 26. A Shorty River—Summer. by F. ft. Lee, ;s an Wo . . from porno of nor c•••ii temporaries. that it hay vprilt the effect of several neigh bouring pictures hy its greenness. It is a racy and sweet a nting never lieless, arid b,tter deserving of purchase by dIIV loverot zentt n- art than many now marked 2s " sold.° 76 is a w-11-pairved pnr , rait by H. W. Pi •kersgi'l, R A ;: No, 85, Portrait of John Cropper, E , y., by Philip Westcor'. iv.. 100, Thunder Storm, and 106, On the Thames— M0 , ,t2 Rising, hy E. Nl' Mims, sen.. are beautiful pictures. We have alrea , lv referred to the merit of this artist. No. 1111. Amiens from lhe Old Bridge over the Somme —Ev , ming —Twilight, by W.G. Llerdman, is a fine paint ing, well trewert. 121, W. P. Frith, • A RA. A beautiful fancy piece, as is 137. A Lady in a Venetian Dress, by the same ariwt. 129. Alex. Johnston's Rf gent 114urray and Queen Mary. is not worthy of the artist. 133. View down loch Kalrine. with Ben Venue— Scene over Glen's Island, West Hshlands, by Copley Fi htma, is a or, ty little picture. The misty distance is very fine. 145. Rrandford Mill Stream, Kent—Mining, by A. W. William•. i. a pleasing efrnt. The morning rff ct— halt 'noon, half dawn--:s cleverly given, and the repose of the whole scene pertect. 169, The Pandy Mille. Den' ighxhire. J. B. Pine, is a clever picture in , ne peculiar man .er of this an ist. No. 170, A Scene on the Wharf, by J. Stark, is also c'e , er. _ _ 212, A Peep into Futurity. by FL M. Anthony, is a very vod picture, full of talent. The landsr.pe is hold, and -trtking. ni,ddicgton's two pietnr,s. n-ar it-219. Entrance to a Villoge. and 211. A Gr?en Lone—Scene in Kent. are a'so fine a. eei...p.,9 of the pa o'er. _ _ _ 216. in this room. A Virgin and Child, by Mrs. J. Rw , erson. iq a gyre. et subject. No. 15. Porlrail of Dr. llinTratt, by W. Trantsehold, is the perfection of pont' t painting. and an exeellent bk. n.ss. No 695. The Muses MuTralt, and 696. Mr. Alusprall, are t (pally good pictures, and we doubt not exf•et'ent _ _ 690, Fruit, Mks Mntrie, is decidedly one of the gems of ins style of stihker in the exhibition. The b.sket is worthy of Landseer's elaboration; and the strawberries are excellent. No. 699, Flowers, from the same pencil, is equally good. No. 723. Emba. kolion of P. R. H. Prince Albert on boardi he Fairy, by F. Lloyds, whom our to vu-met, ate aequ.tintett with as the v. , ry clever scene pa.nter of the Theatre Royal, Livertio. 1, is a very merit, t ffort, and conve,s well the picturesque character of the scene. Of course we cannot expect an elaborate Wet ore of such a slhject, so recently witnessed. from the artist. T is ef fort, however. is highly metitotious. 71x5. But/ of Nonlek, by Mt-s Charlotte Naysmith, is a pleasing landsrai , e, i.a her hi Lilt tyle. 724. by the same clever artiste. is A Vint, from Stirling CaatleJ • in a more sombre but not le ,s pleasieg vein. MRS. MARY PARKES' PICTURES. It will he seen, on reference to our advertising columns to-dive, that the valuable collection of engraving., the property of Mrs. Perkes, is about to be . 7tourch.sed by a club suliscripti m. There are few who have nut herd of tl , is emit moos coPecti , n, the value cf which, at publ•sliiog ptiee, exe- eds eleven thousand pound., and wtrcit, in P lot of talent. Cannot be outviett by any extant. Yet they are about to be disposed of for two thous .nd four hundred guineas; so that each sub4:lriber of one guinea will be entitled, at the lowest ratio, to a mint valued at one guinea end a half, while the more fortune may ob tain worth over one hundrea pounds. Tue fo!low.. jog list of the prizes will fully illustrate the Killeme :- 2 of 100 guineas; 1 of 60 guit.eas ; 1 of 35 guineas; 1 of £35; 1 of 33 guineas; 2 of £25; 1 of 24 guineas; 2 of 16 guit , eas ; 1 of 15 gt.ineas ; 5 of 14 guineas; 1 of £l3 15..; l'of 13 guineas; 1 of £l3; 8 of 12 guineas; 4 a' £ll ; 207 of 10 guineas ; 3 of 84 goifie -, s ; 2 ot £8 ltts. ; 25 of 8 guineas; 15 of 18 ;‘ 5 ot 74 sunless; 4 of £7 10s. ; 1 of 7 guineas; 4 of £6 165.; 281 of 6 au - netts ; 2 of 51 euineas ; 445 of 5 guio-as ; 6 of £4 17s. 61. ; 1 of £4 16s. 6 , 1 ; 2 n 4i guinea.; 155 of 4'guitwas ; 2 of 34 tr:tint.at• ; 411 of 3 guioras ; 1 of 24 guitleas; 457 of 2 guineas ;50 of £l'l2s. ; ot £1 11.. 61. • The toil value Of the prints to he dis . ributed amongst the 11.400 subscribers is £11,040 ss. 6 t.; hut we must call the tAteriti, n of our readers to the fact tart to-morrow is the last day on which tutus r wk.'s can he received l.t and, as this is an opportunity s , om presented, i there s no doubt many will avail themselves of it. T. e Telegraph reports that a st steer, on Sunday night, ran ashore on Great Borba Bank in No. per chart thirty. one. Iler name i 4 at pristtnt unknown. APPREHENSION OF THIEVES. —We vesterthiy learned at the Pol , ce-court. that two ca , ,gs of thieves who were wad to infest this town, and who committed many ware house and other ruhlieti.s, have for the most part been secured,—one gang at W,,rrington. and the other at Bel fast. after numerous depredations to these towns and their neighbourhood. The conduct of Mr. Junes, c'iief Con stable of Warrington. in detecting the gang there, was most ptailewortliy. Two of the fellows had robbed the bell-room of a lodging-house of .Elti in gold and other va. luahles. and one of them had bri.ken into a warehouse, and abstracted a quantity of tea and tobacen, which he sold in I,iii-rpool. The gang at Iltlfast had committed two desperate burglaries. They have all been committid for trial at the assitetto bd beld in the respective Conn. ties. DISASTER TO THE GREAT BRITAIN. LATEST PARTICULARS. At ten o'clock yesterday forenoon the adjourned meet ing of passengers by the Great Britain was held at the George Inn, Mr. Rennie, president. A deputation (in eluding the chairman) immediately proceeded to Messrs. M`lver and Co's to learn whether they could send the Acadia nut to America as had been contemplated and expected. The interview lasted about an hour, and on their return Mr. Rennie requested Mr. Watt to state the heads of what had resulted. _ Mr. WATT said they had waited ul.on Messrs. M'Tver and Co., who said they had examined their government contract, and they had it on the table for the inspection of the deputation. The subst:nce of it was that the penalty they would incur if they had not a spare vessel ready to be dispatched was five hundred pounds for every twelve hours of delay. The contract, moreover, must be taken all through as a whole, and a difficulty occurring at any one time might produce, they said, a recurrence of difficulties which might extend throughout the whole term of their contract. On that ground, they were tinder the necessity of declining to send out any vessel of theirs. They said, in further explanation, that in the event of any difficulty to any vessel of their line, there was no vessel in the kingdom which they could take up or charter to meet the ernergency—none, indeed, that would pass the required Admiralty survey. Their vessels must be of a certain power, and were not to do more work than was allotted to such power. They also stated, that in this matter money was of no consideration to them. They would desire to accommodate the applicants, and if they could do so, the rate of fare would be altogether of secondary moment. This was the substance of this interview. In reply to a question put to the chairman, why they were not told on Saturday about the government con tract, the Chairman replied that Mr. M'lver was not then in town. A passenger thoueht it desirable to send a deputation at once to the Admiralty, to ascertain if they would, as regarded this particular case, waive that portion of their contract alluded to. A member of the deputation said that Messrs. M'lver were averse to running any risk. They were asked if they would reconsider the matter for two hours, and emphatically declined. It was urged by the deputation that from the 4th of November they would have to send out only one vessel a month, and other arguments were used, but without avail. It appeared, too, that even if the Admiralty entertained their application, the post office authorities (whom they must afterwards petition) might demur, or refuse, and much time would be lost before they cou l d obtain a final reply, and the passengers could not, in the meantime, be kept together. There was, therefore, no hope for them in that quarter. A passenger suggested that application should be made to the captain of the New York, or some other comman der, to fit up the steerage for their exclusive aconmmoda tion ; but it appeared that the New York had a , ready her complement of passengers, and the suggestion was not taken up. At the instance of the Chairman, who said there was now no alternative but to separate without coming to any satisfactory result, the committee was absolved from fur ther duties, and the meeting adjourned sine die. Prior to the return of the deputation trom Messrs. M`lver's, a numb,. rof passengers had signed a pat er in tima,ing their intention to proceed by the Acadia, pro vided the passage money per berth did not exceed £lO. Most of thin'. took one berth each, but some two,—a tew 11, others 3, and one 4/, making in all 674 bertha certain ; with a prospect, especially if the vessel went to New York, of making the number up to 100, or upwards. It was stated by a gentleman present, that the passengers whose final destination is the Havana, would sail from South ampton. Several passengers have advertised for berths, at a considerab'e prem , um, in the Caledonia, which sails on Sunday next, the 4th October. The following letters from Lloyd's ag•nt at Warren noint, the Lieutenant of the Coast Guard at Dundrum Bay, and Captain Hocken, were received yesterday : Warrevpoinl, September 26. 1846. . . SIR,—I wrote to you from Tyrella yesterday, which letter was forwarded over here to go per Sea Nymph, last night. for Liverpool. 1 left the Great Britain last evening a , seven o'clock. The steam-tug No. 1 reached the bay at four o'clock from Liverpool, and anchored. Captain Hosken had a second bower anchor and chain all ready to be taken out by the tug this forenoon. I fear they will not be able to accomplish it to-day. We have had a very severe night of rain and wind, from the south west, up to one o'cl. , ck to-day. The wind has veered round to the westward, and moderate. In my letter to You of yesterday, I mentioned that an anchor of three tons, with chain, would be required, and in readiness on board the ,tram-tog. 'We will require to be well pre psred, and to act w,th promptness when an opportunity offers on the next s: rings, say from 3,1 to ith October. By the tde table, we are to have twenty fret tides. Captain Hosken has succee , ed in searing the rudder to act. which will be a great matter, with the machinery uninjured at pi% sei.t. I art i% ed here this morning, anti will return again on Thursday or Ft iday next I forwarded two anchors this morning, ten cwt, anti tive cwt., to the ship, at the reouest of Captain Hoskett. No turthe: as ;ist thee can be rendered more than discharging a portion of the coal on shore. No 1 ream tug will return with all the Great Britain's cargo to Literpool to-morrow. It would be advisable to have two steam-tugs, of good power, to be in attend ance to act on the next tides. Sincerely hoping this fine vessel may be got off the shore. I am. sir, your obedient servant, " LEONARD WATSON." *"rhomas Cent.% Esti." " P.S. I would recommend a good rope, of nine or ten inches, ninety fathoms, to be put on beard one of the s'eixers, in ens! it would be required to use in towing." Vrelk Watch-house, Seat. 26, 1836. 3 30. p.m. " GENTLEMEN,—Captain Ilosken, of the Great Bri tain steam-ship. having deputed me to write to you in the of his nit being able to get a letter on shore by post hour, four o'clock, I beg to inform ycu that it is now ow. u. pard gale from the 5.5.‘1 7 .. with a very Ileac) , Loa, preventing any communication with the shore until low water. " I am happy to say they have got the rudder straight ened ; consequmlly have now the power of the screw, which was before jammed. They have also got three anchors out asteris k which Captain Hoskin laid out as well as he could. Had the weather been more moderate. it was his intention to have tripped and laid them out further, but, in consequence of the heavy gales, the tug boat from Liverpool has been compelled to get under weigh, and, I think, has gone to Newry, as she went in that direction " The Great Britain, under all circumstances, has not work• d so heavily as might have been t-apfc , ed. ann up to morning, nine, a.m., had made little or no water ; and I trustsmeerely tLat, should the weather be favou rable at .pring tid , s, the has every chance of getting off. The gale has moderated com•ider lily within the la•t hour. —I have the honor to be, tentlemen, your obedient ser vant, (Sieved) " N. W. MORRIS, Lieut. R.N., Commanding Coast Guard Station." " Great Britain steam-ship, Dundrum Bay, 26th Supt., 3. p. "DEng Sins,—lt came on to blow hard from the S. and S.S.E., with a heavy sea, last night, and continued n Ail about an hour since, when it moderated. About one o'clock our chain parted, and we lost our eight-inch haw. s'r at the same time. The ship had been forginz on all the morning, brin2itig our anchor home. The rudder post is bruken off at the upper part, and there is a plate of iron hr, ken away at the tipper end of the st-rn-poq,atthe top of the rrolder-po , t. The shin makes hut little water in the bottom. I .gym now preparing cargo and storesfnr getting out. The form., I will, if I can. send by No. 1 Liverpool steam•tug. who act here yesterday about four o'clock, but was this morning compelled to leave the hay from bad wea'her. I presume she has taken shelter in the neigh b gut t. _ " I am glad to say everything is gninz on as orderly as po , sible, with all nur diffienitieg, and we have received se.d cnntmne to do en, all assistance and attention from the Ruth , ri•ie.: and the resp- etable inhabitants of the ighbourho tbev e+n give us. " I am, dear sir, yours truly. " J. HOSICEN. " Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co." We nndetstned that a proposition has been made by the Consprostires, in answer to one from the Reformers. wherein they urge a nartial withdrawal of the mun , cipal cdlections. that they (the Conservative.) cannot agree to this n. °poen!: but thev are perfectly willing that the whole he rernov.fl on h9th aides, and a note to that effect ha- h en sent to NI , . Hartley. the secretary of the Reform Association. The C , inQervatives have made about three hemared mere objeetien , then the Reformers. rommyrmw,rs AT Till' POLICE COURT YESTERDAY. —l3.bert char ge t, vrit h assaulting Thomas Rob-rts. anti attempting to reb him in Scotland—three month• imprisonment and hard 14hoor.—John Owen, for s'ealing 31 1 .. of vitro at "the Brunswick Dock—three month , —Alice. Stockforth. for s'eal:PT a kettle in Leeds street—two months.—Erzabeth 110 0 12tAve, for robbing John Powell of a half-sovereign in St. James's•stregf-- three rro ha —Jnhn Batt, for stealing a htlt-ease—three months. and Genroeina Dowlint for stealingg £1 in Wa terlon.read from , .1 , 110 Polio—three months. Rom- OF A CHILD FOUND IN A enApitt Ye.terriao an inotte:t cv.f, held het.re P. F. tinrry. on view of the hay of a new-horn female child. Police offi•.er saidoarert hat while h e was on i rluty in s e ntlan• n stand .y morning. soon after. 8 o'clock, a• told him, there was a little rhill in St. An thrmv's Chine , Yard, fie went there w i t h another officer, and they found the body wranned in a linen rag , an d a rt of s t, av yt, and placed beside th e c h an . I -yard wall. Mr. Woods, surgeon. who exit - nine(' the hotly, said it was a toll'. erown female child. The body was in a sta'e of great r iccomiosition. fie was of oninion that the deceased had been still-bora, aft(' the jury returned a verdict ac co,,ling'v. FAT“, Iran named Peter Nowlan, errwl.weri at the new gas works, in Toxtr-th-park, whilst lately hlaattne• a portion of rock. was much injured by an ex ,to.tn o . and died on Titesdor .k man on the Liverrnnl and Rnry r-i'wav named William Clayton. met with such serous it jitrif... woL .10 at work in the tunnel at Walton. on Friday, tl.p " 14! .• instant, that he exnired on Thursday lkst. at .he Nrrtheen Hospital.—On Monday. an infant. 14 months old, son of James Bell, of Soi , alfields, was settle placed under the window. before tl , pr e was a wire blind. The child got hold of the which he nulled down. fall:nz with it. He received aneh ini"ri.s that he died on Thursday.—On Monday. J•m^s turn years old, was standing in the middle of Stewart-street, and was run over by a cart. The child su-vived until Wednesday. Ar alarm was given to the drivr•r, who continued to drive on, not hearing the alarm. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of man alanahter against the driver, who has been committed to Kirkdale for trial at the assizes. Sept. 29, 1846. THE POTATO DISEISE.-IMPORTATIONS OF FOREIGN CORN. We are glad to state that, within the last few days, accounts have appeared in the newspapers and letters received from Ireland, and also from most of the pro vincial towns in this country, of a far more cheering cha racter, relative to the potato crop generally, than the alarming statements of interested parties, as to the pre sent, and their still gloomier forebodings as to the future, would, had they been well founded, have warranted us in anticipating. That the d;sease has prevailed to a great extent in many localities there is no question, but other parts of the country have almost (it appears) escaped the disease; and when the immense breadth of land occupied by this edible in the present year is taken into account, and which, had all been well, would have yielded much above an average crop. a deduction of say one-third or even one-half, from the weight that was expected in the middle of the summer, will still leave a considerable s.‘pply. The present high prices will also, no doubt, in duce economy in the zonsumption, at least for the present, and from the favourable facts that have now transpired, the evil will not, in all probability, be nearly so extensive as was some we , k's ago apprehended. The general tenor of the accounts is, that the general crop, and especially the wine r kind (forming the largest and most important port inn,) will turn one sound and good ; and that in some planes, where the greatest despondency had existed from the decay of the tops, the roots are healthy and abundant. The speculators in corn have, as usual, been busy in en deavouring to screw up prices still further, but holders of grain would do well not to rely upon their statements, for, in the first place, the importations from abroad have al ready been heavy, and in the second, still heavier cargoes are in preparation for shiument to this country, in the United States and elsewhere. of immense quantities of flour, grain, and " any quantity" of Indian corn, both from America and the shores of the Black Sea. Last week, five ships alone brought to this port, from America, 25,000 barrels of flour. In two or three days, too, 5000 (its. of wheat and a large quantity of Indian corn, were also landed, and other vessels similarly laden have since arrived. Our own farmers would therefore do well to bring their own stuff to market, while prices remain at their present point, for keeping back in expectation of a set greater reversion, will, in all probability, only lead them to disappointment and unavailing regret that they did not "make bay while the sun shone," espee•ally as the large stocks being purchased in America, at a com paratively low figure, will, if sold at our existing quota tions, real ze an immense profit to the shippers. Let them remember that "a bird in the hand, is worth two in the bush." The packet-ship Shenandoah, from Philadelphia, brings bat'k upwards of one hundred returning emigrant•. The Rev. J. Cordeaux, minister of St. Silas's Church, has paid to the treasurer of the Penitentiary, a Bank of England note for £5, No 02 189, which was sent to him anonymously, in June, 1845, and intended for a person for whose benefit he could not conscientiously apply it. Having failed to discover by whom it was sent, he has given it as above. - SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE JEWS.—The annual sermon for this society in St. liarnahaa', which had to be postponed on the evening of Sun 'ay, the 20th inst., owing to the indispo-ition of the Rev. T. Nolan, was preached by him on Sunday morning last, and a collection made of £l5 12s. towards the funds of the s, ciety. Funs.— We were not a little surprised in visiting, few days since. the fur-manufactory of Mr. Ireland, of Bold-street. There are few in Liverpool, we believe, that did not conceive us to be dependent on London for manufactured furs; but if they examine the extent of these premises, they will find that the growing importance of Liverpool is spreading in this as in every other branch of business so rapidly, that we may even shortly surpass the metropolis itself in extent; while the economy with which the country manufacturers work, has fully demon strated their ability to supply really gond articles at a price that cannot be competed with. Mr. Ireland tag 'just completed many extensive alterations, and though we may not be warranted in saying that it is the most extensive concern out of Loudon, we are perfectly justi fied in saying that the retail estaolish went is unequalled in beauty re facifity by any in town ; indeed, those of our fair readers who may be provided for the chilling colds of the coming winter would do well to visit this establish ment, for if extent or variety be any promo•er to a pur chase, each will be found in this establishment. The rumour of an early dissolution of Parliament has again obtained extensive currency, and Fotn e degree of colour has been given to it by the fact that Lord John Russell's uriv;tte secretary, M. Grey, 's already in the field for Tynemouth, Mr. Metcalf having intimated his in'ention to rrtire. Sir Robert and Lady Peel have arrived in town from Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, having received her Ma j,sty's c mmand to join the distinguished circle assem bled at Winds ,, r Castle to meet the Queen Dowager add Prince-s of Prussia. Lord Morueth now a "minister of the Crown," and consequently with increased power, has, in his () Mello character, given instruttions or permission that nineoc r e t . of a park which is even yet in the cour se o f f ormat i o n, the Victoria Park, situated somewhere below WhitechaPe'' shall he reserved and prepared as a cricket ground for the inhabitants of the disrlict.—London paper. Mr. Smith O'Brien has at last been restored to the commi4s'on of the peace. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATIFI.—A few days ago, Mr. K-onirr, z, brother-to law of Mr Pierce Mahony, dropped read from his jaunting-car as he was driving through Sarkville-street. Du lin. MORE SECESSIONS FROM O ' CONNELL—Mr. George Smith, ot Liverpool, has published a letter, giving his opinion of the Repeal A sociation in no very tlavering terms. To the funds of the association he was a most liberal subscriber. Indeed, hardly a week passed off without a vote of thanks being given to him for his in dup•try and success in rent raising. At the request of the Lord Chancellor, two eminent medical gentlemen have visited Mr. Dyce Sombre, and have declared their belief that he is perfectly sane. On Saturday a rencontre took place in Sack yille Street, Dublin, between Mr Kelly, attorney. and Robert Dillol2 woe, MP. for Mayo. Mr. Kelly rode up to Mr• Browne and struck him several blows with his horsewhips and then quickly disappeared. Mr. Browne is at present under heavy recognizances to keep the peace. and the unduct of his assailant is considered, therefore, mo s t en justifiable. A very elegant little box, tastefully ornamented with shells in various devices, collected by the Princess Royal during the recent visit of her Majesty to the Cornish coast was on Saturday pre ented to her Royal Highness by the Duches, of K-nt. The arrangement of the shells ane the whole execution of this very pretty little hijnit were completed by Mr. Frederick Pierce, ot 131 command of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The letter "V " was very skilfully executed, and the work generally admired for the taste displayed by the artist. SAFETY LETTERBOX.—Mr. Pearce hag invented a new safety letter-box, which combines two essentials- - simplicity and security. 'Letters when deposited in it fall first on one inclined plane and thence on to another standing in an opposite direction, before they reach the bottom ; a contrivance which effectually prevents the ab straction of letters from without—the practice so suc• cessfutly adopted in the case of the Gloucester post offices as well as on many other occasions. A plate ginss door, through which the contents can be seen, secured by good lock and key, affords ample protection frum internal interi'erence. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough have left town for Broektesbury, Lincoln hire. The superb testimonial, valued at 1000 guinea., called the" Worsley Testimoi,l4l," subscribed for by the conatituents oF h a lordahip , wts to hate been formally presented at Brockleshv on Tuesday last, but in consequence of the sad th inte e i n ti n g nTr7 nofn T the death of his revered father reaching is esd , iy se'nnight, the cer: mony wis postponed. Sir John Copley, Barr., and the lion. Captain Dudley Pelham, leave town to..dav for Lincolnshire, to attend the obse quies ot the late Earl of Yarborough. LANDSM EN A DRIFT. —The pilot cutter Nettle, Winter, maser, of Hull, returning from a cruise t.ff Spurn, during the late hazy weather, picked np a beat wlrch, on the first discovery, having a shirt raised on an oar as a signal of distiess, was supposed to contain the crew of some vr ‘ r eel that had been probably run down in th e fig. " 11 bringing the craft alongside, however, th e anx i e ty of tue pilots to assist a shipwrecked crew was enlivened by ea admixture of mirth, while they heard and relievq . ,,:. miseries of two tailars and two shoemakers, fro th "` fleet, who hail a most mela.reholy tale to tell— " Of how they had been cast away, • Far, far from love anal horn-, And how they wailed by nigh , and day, O'er the briny neean's fi , arn." THE BRAZILS. - 7 he fast- , ailing merchant ship Sword fish arrived in Liverpool on Thursday last, from Pernam buco, which she left on the 26th of August. The P, t e rel packet sailed a few hours before her direct frr Falmouth, but has not vet arrived. By the Swoitifi-b we have dates from Rio Janeiro to the 11th of Aulu..t, which mention that Mr. Hamilton, our Minister to the Court of Brazil, bac! sailed for It ngland, and th it exchaoge had ad vanced to 271. per milrei. By the same oatrortunitv we` - have accounts from Bahia to the )9th of August. SuglirS had advanced, n caansrgnence of the news from th!li country of the 'alteration in the dory on that article. , . Wnites were quoted at 2800 rein, or 24a. 11d. per cwt. on board ; and hrovvng at 2200 refs; or 19.4. Bil. p'r cwt. change was firm at 26ad., and 'honey exceedingly ' ,care& At Pernambuco the old crop Of sugars was about finished. - and IT the new the weather was most propitious. The quantity was expected to he large, the quality good, an he receipts at that port early. The fircr yes , e.l with ri sugars would probably be de•patched in November. Th e supply of cotton limited." Exchange. 26;d. per milr i• ,~; LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, SEPT. 2D 1846. PRINTED AND PUBL1S; 1 1 1 .0 EVERY TUESDAY MORNIN 6 ' BY JOSHUA FLETCHE It LACE, of 53. Grove-street, and LEONARD AD DNON, of 14, Great Ortord street. At No. 4. ST. GICONOWS CRKti:CKNT Orders and Advertisements received by Messrs. Newton. and Co , Warwick-square ; Barker and White. Feet street; Dea-on, Waltitook ; Reynell.Chancery-lane; Charles Bark e !Urchin-lane; Joseph Thomas, 1. Finch-lane. Cornnin . den Hammond, :7. Lombard-street; :11itc s, Red ' , t n : court, Fleet-street ; Lewis and Lowe. 3. Castle-court, (W.; bill; at the London Commercial Conee-honAe, Mincing- 18 1p at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Cornhill ; Chapter , fee-house. Paternoster.row ; North and South Atne7; - „. Coffee house. 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