The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-14 00:00:00

Loral anb proinntiat p.tlus. The Great Britain sailed on Tuesday evening last, at eight o'clock, with 101 passengers, and the largest cargo of goods ever shipped by a foreign-going steamer. A street tumbler, whilst attempting to throw a sum merset from the shoulders of another man, at Preston, the other day, fell and dislocated his neck. TERMINATION OF THE JOINeRS' STRIKE AT BOLTON. —This turn-out is now at an end, and such of the men as have been able to get back to their old shops have resumed work. • MONSTER TRAIN.—On Monday a train from Chorley, contlining 53 carriages, filled with Sunday-schoolchildren, passed through Preston on its way to Fleetwood. Fl,gs ated from the various carriages, and the sight was very imposing. One day last week the book at the Preston police-court did not contain a single charge, and on one of the atten dants being asked bow it occurred, he said, " They're saving up for the races and are, therefore, sober now from that necessity, and not from choice." THE MERCURY'S FUNERAL IDEAS.—The Radical pa pers are in raptures at the fact that Prince Albert is not to be taken to visit the St. James's Cemetery. It ought to be known that the suggestion was fi.st thrown out by our very enlightened Mercury, or, perhaps, by one of the grave-diggers, admitted for the occasion, to do the edito rial for our contemporary. _ -- THE PILOTS OF LIVERPOOL.—We understand from Mr. Cooke, the active and intelligent superintendent, that, in the year 1825, there were 200 pilots belonging to the port of Liverpool. Within the last twenty years 220 were added to the staff, making a total of 420. Of these 184 have either died or been removed, so that the present number of pilots belonging to the port amounts to 236. PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHHOUSES IN CHESTER.— 'At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Chester, held on Friday week, the Mayor in the chair, the erection of public baths and washhouses was resolved upon, on the motion of the Rev. Chancellor Raikes, and subscriptions for the purpose, to the amount of about £360, were raised before the close of the meeting. A NEW IDEA.—The Mercury, speaking of his portrait of Prince Albert, sans—" Some idea may be formed of the beauty of the work, from the fact that it occupie:l the engraver six months in its execution." It wou d perhaps take Mercury himself six years to engrave such a por trait ; and, on his own principle, what a beauty his work roust be I PROVISION FOR THE MANY AT AINTREE.—We ob serve that Mr. Lawton, of the Rainbow Hotel, will pro vide his usual bountiful fare and excellent liquors at No. 1 Stand, formerly Towers's. Mr. Gleave, of the Ad , lphi Hotel, Woodside, has a splendid marquee for the accom modation of his friends ; and we need scarcely say that his cooling and other drinks will be of first-rate order. CHESTER CHEESE FAIR.— At the cheese fair, on Saturday week, there was not much business done. The quantity of cheese pitched in the ball, together with that disposed of on the previous day, was very limited, hitt quite equal, perhaps, to the demand. Prices varied very little from those of the April fair. The best dairies (last year's make) averaged from 60s. to three guineas per c a t.; new cheese sold from 50s. to 55 ; and the middling quali ties ranged between 545. and 593. NEW MAGISTRATES.—Within the last few days the following gentlemen have been appointed, and have taken the necessary oaths as magistrates of this county Joshua Knowles, Esq , o' Stormer-hill, Bury; liOhert Kay, E•q., of nllnank, Hey vrood, near Bury; William Jones, E-q., of Falcon-house, Oldham ; Fdward Tootal, Esq„ of Weasre Lodge, near Manchester; Joseph Peel, Esq.. of Singleton Brook, Rroughton, near Manchester ; and William Shawe, Esq., Preston. A MAN DROWNED.—Yesterday an inquest was held at the coroner's office on view of the body of Charles Burns, a young man who resided in Hughes-street,Toxteth-par k, with his father. Deceased had been bathing at the l'ot tery slip, and an alarm being given that he was drowning or had sunk, a young man went into the water and got the body out, but not until after a considerable lapse of time. He was seen going down the sea-wall, and falling to.ck When he reached the water, almost immediately sank. Verdict—accidentally drowned. THE LIVERPOOL ANNUAL TYPOGRAPHICAL FESTI VAL —Those favourable to this annual demonstration of good-fellowship among the members of the typographical profession, which has been celebrated for nearly half a century, met at Mr. Hoult's, Old Swan Inn, on Satur day, where they partook of a substanti a l di nner , an d after enjoying various rural sports, devoted the r ema i n d er of the evening to conv , viality. Mr. James Inman, long a valued officer of the society, presided ; Mr. Chas. Lerry occupied the vice-chair. READINGS IN SHAKsPEARE.—The following gratifying testimonial from the Rev. John Homan, of Birkenhead, has been received by Mr. Read :—" I have much pleasure in expressing how highly I appreciate Mr. Read's talents as an accomplished elocutionist and reader. His manner is easy, gentlemanlike, and natural ; altogether free from that artificial style which has tended to bring this essential branch of a public and useful education into comparative neglect. His readings at the Town-hall yesterday evening from Pope, Dryden, and Cowper, afforded a most pleasing and intrlli-ctual treat to all present." SEYSSEL ASPHALTE.—A few weeks since a paragraph appeared in our paper, which stated that during the very hot days the asphalte laid down in the streets of Man chester had actually become so soft, as to rend r it a nuisance to those persons who had to walk over it. Since, however, the above article appeared in print, we have learnt that the mc.erial so affected was not real asphalte ; and we deem it fair, therefore, to state, that por tions of the pavements of this town, which were laid down eight years ago with Seyssel Aphalte by Claridge's Com pany, were uninjured by the heat. PREPARATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION OF ROYALTY AT BIRKENHEAD FERRY.—From the same authority which enabled us to announce, exclusively, the intended visit of the Prince to this ferry, we learn that the Hut, which is to be the place of reception, is to be so sump. tuously decorated that it will scarcely be like itself. An artist, employed by the corporation, is painting the roofing in compartments of purple and gold, in imitation of the ceiling of the Banquetting-room in the Town-hall; and workmen are engaged in deepening the holes worn in the slip, in order to increase its undulating appearance, and •to convey to the Royal visitor an idea of the taste and liberality which the corporation display in the manage ment of their property. Near every hole and rut in the slip is to be inscribed, in chalk, the motto on the corpora tion chairs, " Deus nobis hcec otia fecit," as calculated to console the Prince. or any of his suite, in case of a sprained ancle. A large order has also been given for opodeldoc, which will be liberally dispensed by Mr. Seymour Willoughby. NEW PILOT BOAT.—On Thursday, a fine pilot-boat called " The Liver." and which is to take the place of the superannuwed " No. 9," was launched from the build ing-yard of Mr. Peter Caro, who has been highly success ful in constructing vessels of large as well as of moderate capacity, arid who built No. 7 pilot-boat, which, in a trial of speed, on Tuesday last, proved herself the fastest of seven of the pilot fleet. The Liver went off into the river in fine style, amidst the shouts of assembled hun dreds. Her name was given, in a spirited manner, by Miss Foster. The model of the vessel was much and de servedly admired by all who were considered competent to judge. After the launch, about seventy ladies and gentlemen partook of capital cold collation and wines in the mculd-room. Mr. Cook, superintendent of pilots (in the absence of Mr. Cato, who was in London on busi ness), in the chair. The proceedings were altogether most social and agreeable. In the new boat, Mr. Cato has introduced some improvements suggested by experi ence, and it is anticipated that she will beat all her com petitors. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—On Tuesday evening the monthly meeting was held in the Club-room, Duke street. The attendance was numerous, and several gen tlemen and yacht-owners were admitted by ballot, and others proposed. The Grand Challenge Cup. value 100 guineas, with 50 sovereigns added,—the last (the Ladies' Purse) to be taken by the winner of the day,—will be run for, a second time, on Saturday. It is open to be sailed for by all the Royal Yacht Clubs, and a good gathering of yachts is expected. The cup was woo last year by the Victoria of Cork, but must be won two years consecu tively by the same yacht before it becomes the property of the owner of the vessel. It may be seen at the esta blishment of Mr. Meyer, the manufacturer, Lord-street. The purse to contain the £5O is also a rich trophy, being an elegant and costly piece of embroidery. This may be seen at the Club-room. A considerable number of yachts have already entered, and it is anticipated that the contest will be highly interesting. The course will be from New Brighton, down the Victoria and Formby Channels, and round the Bell Buoy and N. W. Light-ship,—a double turn round the two last,—and back to the place of start ing. We have noticed elsewhere what is in contempla tion with re=pect to the yachts on Prince Albert's visit. THE TOXTETTI-PARK COMMISSIONERS.—The annual meeting of this body was held on Friday, for the. purpose of considering and passing the accounts, &c. Mr. Alex. Ryan occupied the chair, and there were but seven other commissioners present, and only one ratepayer. he clerk read the accounts, which showed a balance of £798 on the wrong side of the ledger. The cost of the Incite opposition to the Liverpool Sanatory Bill, in parliament, bad been upwards of £lOOO. An extra rate of 4d. in the pound had to be imposed, and, some parties having re- , fused to pay it, not quite half the amount had yet been collected. Toe clerk stated, officially, that payment of tie rate could be legally enforced. After the accounts had been read, from the absence of ratepayers, some dif ficulty was felt as to moving their adoption. It was at length discovered that Mr. Monntfield, although elected on the previous day, had not signed, and was conse quently not yet a commissi-mer ; and he having moved, and Mr. Haig. the ratepayer, having seconded, that the accounts should he adopted, they were of course passed stem. con. —Mr. Appleby thought the absence of rate payers showed their confidence in the commissioners ; and the chairman said, if anything had been flagrantly wrong, they no doubt would have attended.—Thanks were then passed to the chairman and other officers, for their services, and the meeting separated. INTERESTING TO THE FREQUENTERS OF AINTREE Races.—The public will observe, from the advertisement in our columns, that Mr. G. Latham, of Sr. George's Inn and Eagle Hotel, Fenwick-street, has entered upon the occupation of . No. 2 brick stand, (late New's) one of the best on the course ; and intends, during the ensuing race week, providing for hia friends and the public the most excellent lunches, dinners, and first-rate wines, &c., the best which" the mo't recherche ta,te, and the most juditiouri selktion can afford, at the most reason able rates. G. Latham can accommodate in the dining .room, which he has fitted up at his stand, sitting room for 300 persons; and has provided the means of furnishing vegetables of every description in the same style as they can be had from the kitchens of the first hotels in Eu rope. To those who have not tasted G. Latham's salads, we would offer a hint. If the weather is hot you cannot be wrong in trying the green stuffs. His iced liquors of all sorts are also provided for, and will be worthy of the name. The Manch ester Guardian, with reference to its state ment that a master manufacturer had rai.ed the wages of his men, shifts the locahty of the mill from Preston to Chorley ; but the Preston Chronicle, another free trader, says that, "here again, the inf . , rination appears to us to be at fault. A Chorley manufacturer has slightly advanced the wages of his weavers, not "in consequence of the passing of the Corn Importation Bill," but in conse quence of having a large order to execu'e, which he was desirous of stimulating the hands to enable him to per form it in a given time—a circumstance of no unusual occurrence." ANECDOTE OF IBRAHIM PA CHA AT MANCHESTER. — An amusing incident occurred when the Pacha was visiting a glass manufactury in Manchester. In the centre of one of the squares of the building stands a pump. Round this h td c tngregated som e twenty or thirty of the boys, some with bowli, others with tin cans or jugs. Amid this group suddenly came the Pacha. Astonishment seized the whole of the juniors, and was heightened by his taking from one of them a jug, filling it with water from the pump, and draining its contents to the very bottom : his example was followed by It's suite: Ibrahim Pacha is a Mahomedan, and, as such, will not indulge in the use of wine. It is needless to say, that the vessel from which they drank speedily rose in value—could not be had at any money, and has been canonised as a relic under the title of " Ibrahito Pacha's jug." SEAMEN'S WAGES.—CURIOUS CASE.—On Tuesday, Mr. Thomas Crowther, owner of the Lady Comberrrere, recently arrived in this port from the coast of Africa, was summoned by three of the crew before Mr. Rushton, for non-payment of their wages. It appeared that the whole of the crew which went out is her had perished from sick ness ; the vessel had been much plundered by the natives ; other seamen had been draug , .ted into her, and the mate of the Ariel appointed to the command. The owner, it appeared, had refused to pay the seamen, unless a deduc tion was made from their wages for the cost of keep and freight of s.veral parrots and monkeys which the men had brought. The owner also claimed freightage for some native spears and small baskets of shel s. He estimated the keep and freight of the parrots at 2d. per head per day—those of the monkeys at 3d. It appeared, however, that although the crew were placed on short allowance, they fed the animals with nuts, &c., which they had pur chased before they left—that the space occupied by the spears and shells was insignificant; and Mr. Rushton ordered the wages of the seamen to be paid without any reduction. ASSAULT BY A LIVERPOOL SIIAREBRORER.-011 Sa turday, Mr. Cohn Junor, sharebroker, of Moorfields, was charged, at the Police -court, with having committed an unprovoked assault on Mr. George Preston, a respectable young man, clerk in an of _le. The latter stated that on Tuesday evening he was standing with a friend, Mr. Parr, in Parliament-street, and the conversation excited his (Mr. Preston's) laughter. Mr. Junor was passing at the time, and, it appeared, thought the laugh directed at him self, for in about a minute he struck Mr. Preston a violent blow with his umbrella, by which witness's hat was broken in. Mr. Junor bring asked by witness why he did so, said, what right had any one to laugh at him 7 Witness assured him the laugh was not against him, and, in fact, that lie did not know him. Mr. Parr corroborated the statements, and said the conversation had no reference to Mr. Junor. The latter admitted to Mr. Rushton, that he had acted wrongly and hastily. Mr. Rushton said the assault was most unwarrantable, and required him to pay a fine of £5 —Mr. Junor: Willingly, sir; and now I beg to apologise to him for the manner in which it occurred. Mr. Rushton : That's very right. You have now shown a proper sense of your having done what you ought not. HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION: IMPORTANT TO CAR PROPRIETORS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.—The last meeting of the committee of this association was held in the. Town-ball, on Wednesday, Mr. Adam Hodgson in the chair. Amongst other matters brought before the committee Mr. H. G. Harbord called attention to the dangerous practice, which exists to a considerable extent in Liverpool, of carrying coffins to places of interment in side cars. H e brought forward instances of the spread of contagious diseases amongst healthy persons who had unwittingly employed such cars after they had been occu pied by the bodies of young persons who had died of such diseases, and urged on the meeting the ne essity of call ing the attention of the local authorities to the suhj-ct. The statements brought forward by Mr. Harbord were cor roborated by other gentlemen present ; and it was thought hes , to remit the whole subject to a special sub-commit tee, which had been previously appointed on the subject of " interment in towns," to examine and report to next meeting. It was a generally expressed opinion that the practice was one to be reprobated, and that, in the mean time, the attention of the public and of car proprietors should he directed to it, as the most effectual means of prevention in future, as it was to be presumed that igno rance of the consequences was the main reason why it existed at all. THE EX-PREMIER AND SIR JOHN GLADSTONE.—The honour that has been conferred upon our respected towns man, now Sir John Gladstone, Bart., is a mark of dis tinction not less justly due to him for the eminent positiop in society which himself and his family have long occu. pied. than, in the circumstances under which it has been conferred, it is honourable both to the bestower and the receiver. On the part of the latter, we understand, it was altogether unsolicited and unexpected. The offer was first made through Mr. Wm. Ewart Gladstone, who having communicated the Premier's intention to his father, the latter immediately addressed a letter to Sir Robert, ex pressing his grateful sense of the favour designed him, but reminding Sir Robert of the course be had deemed it right to take in opposition to the free trade measures of the government, more especially in his recently published pamphlet. of which he conceived it possible the Premier might not have been aware when he selected him for the baronetcy. Sir Robert's reply was to the effect, that he considered the compliment one to which Mt. Gladstone was entitleu as the representative of an important class in the community, and as an individual distimuished by a long career of honourable enterprise; that poli'ical con siderations bad not influenced him in his choice, and con sequently, that the circumstances recalled to his mind by Mr. Gladstone did not alter his intentions with regard to him. A title thus obtained is truly honourable, and we wish Sir John Gladstone much happiness in the enjoy tnent of Ws.—Liverpool Courier. WATER.—Mr. Rawlinson, C. E., having presented his plan for a supply of water to the Corporation, we con,,i der ourselves at liberty to gratify the curiosity which our former announcement excited, by naming the source from whence the water is to he derived. At an elevation of one thousand feet in the Welsh mountains, is situated Bala Lake; from it descends, on an average, through Lien golien-bridge, one thousand million gallons a day, of the purest and most desirable water in the world. Of this eternal flood Mr. Rawlinson proposes to arrest, at a dis tance of about forty miles from Liverpool. some 30,000,000 gallons a day, and convey it in its primitive purity, un contaminated by foreign substances, into every street and house in Liverpool, without pump, engine, aqueduct, or turn-cock. The thing can be done without the least difficulty. Will the town pay the expense ? No doubt it mill, and gladly. Our present supply is under three mil lion gallons a day : it ought at least to he five times that quantity. Now that quantity can be procured at an out lay of about £500,000. Thirty million gallons, which ne ought to have, will be nearly twice that sum. The amount is heavy, but then a great annual outlay will be saved. New York paid two millions and a half of money ; Liver pool must pay X 1,000,000, or get no sufficient supply, for good water can ne procured no where el-e, under ground or above it.—Journal. [lt is said that the duct for the conveyance of the water across the Mersey will be laid at the time when the Grand Junction Railway Com pany build their bridge across the Mersey at Runcorn.] REPEAL AND ROMANISM IN MANCCESTER —A very stormy and rather unusual meeting was held at Manches ter, on Thursday. It appears that some time ago the Rev. Dr. Hearne, the Roman Catholic priest of St. Pa trick's Chapel, in that town, wbo is an Irishman, was ahout to be removed to make way for an English preacher of the same communion. This caused great dissatisfac tion amongst the IriAi, and some riotous rroceediogs took place in the ch-pel. arid much improper language was tit tered. For this conduct those of the malcontents who were '• repeal-wardens" were struck from the list by direc tion of Mr. O'Connell. and all who took part in the dis turtance were denounced in the Tablet of the 28 h ult. (the advocate of the Roman Catholic cause) as " ruffians ; a diserace to the name of Catholic or Christian ; a rabble of miscreants ; the refuse of society ; an abomination to the ne;ghbourhood; men filter for the discipline of the gaol and the convict•slip—the treadmill and the bloody whip—than for any decent association among men." To express an opinion upon Mr. O'Connell's conduct in dis missing the wardens, and on the editor's for publishing the remarks, a meeting was, as stated above, held on Thursday evening, at which about 2,000 Irish Roman Catholics were' present Resolutions condemnatory of the Agitator's proceedings, and calling upon the I ditor to retract his imputations, were all but unanimously agreed to. The editor came in for by tar the largest share of censure, and whenever the Tablet was mentioned there were cries of " Burn it ! burn it !" Mr. O'Connell's power over the Irish of Manchester is gone for ever and the popular idol must now look out for contempt and dis grace. IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS KEEPING BOOTHS ON RACE COURSES.—A case of great interest came before 91e sitting magistrates of Salford Hundred on Thursday last, in which an information had been laid against a publican for having, on Sunday the 31st of May last, sold spirits in a booth at Kersat Moor without license, con trary to the 6 , h Geo. IV., cap 25, sec. 1 0 . — Mr . A mbler brit fly stated the case for the crown. On the day namsd in the information, which was the Sunday before the races (Whit -Sunday), One of the officers of excise went to a booth at Kersal Moor, occupied by the defendant, and there asked for a glass o f w hi s k y, f or w hi c h h e p a id a servant of the defendant, an d in hie presence. Mr. Hig gins a f terwar d s a d m itt e d the fact to Mr. Shepley. who called noon him on the Tuesday following. The offence committed was in having sold the liquor on a day nut one of the public race days, and usually recoznised as such. Notice of the determination of the excise and proper authorities not to allow the sale of liquor at the race-course on the . Sunday had been given, by placard, freely posted }bout the stands at the race-course.—Evi. dente was given that publicans had been in the habit of selling on the course on the Sunday, for the last 35 year:, on which day the horses u suall y take their g allo p s, which excite great interest and attract a large concourse Of SoPc tators.—The magistrates, however, ruled that such selling was illegal, Sunday not being within the meaning of the permission given by the act, which is only " during the race days" ; and the defendant was convicted in the lowest amount of penalty, £l2 10s., whiel they would recom mend the board to reduce to £5.—A wish was expressed that the excise should take the opinion of the law officers of the crown. as to the real interpretation of the term " during the races"; and the judgment of the court was ordered to be staved until Thursday next, when Mr. Kelly; - on behalf of the excise, thought they would be able to receive an answer from London. The other cases were likewise ordered to stand adjOurned until Thursday next. THE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADES.—This strike may be said to be at an eon in Manchester, The plumbers, who have perhaps been amongst the most determined of the turn-outs, have last week agreed that they should be at liberty individually to obtain work on any terms they could. The j liners' shops are all pretty well filled, and none but excellent hands have now a chance of obtaining employment there. ,t-74 IjIRkENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The monthly meet ing of this body was held on Tuesday last, Mr. W. Potter in the chair. Mr. Townsend was appointed Deputy Town-clerk. One hundred and fifty new lamps and lamp posts were ordered for the township. The proceedings of several committees were read and confirmed. The Finance Committee stated that £10,571 of the last rate imposed had been collected ; £13,800 remained uncollected ; and that counsel's opinion had been taken as to the land pro posed to be given to the intended new hospital, and any such giftswas declared to be illegal. Mr. Thompson said it was a hard case, as the committee of the charity had, by the assurances that had been given, been induced to lay out £lOO in plans, and £5O in erecting a wall round the building. After some conversation, in which it was stated by Mr. Townsend that a clause might be intro duced in some future bill empowering the appropriation of the particular piece of land for a definite object, it was agreed that nothing in the interim could be done except a subscription. The proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Ferry Committee mentioned that orders had been given to Mr. Hazelden to furnish information respecting the ferry establishment, the cost of boats, and expenses of working; that a letter had been received from Mr. William Jackson, stating that the repairing of iron steamers on the gridiron was a great nuisance to his tenant, Mr. Gleave, and notice was therefore given to the commissioners that in future the p •rmission to repair the boats on his property would be withdrawn. Orders were ale given to provide apparatus to consume the smoke of the steam-boats. The receipts of the past month were reported £20t.8, for the like month in 1845 they were £2049. The proceeding were confirmed. ACADEMICAL EnucATioN—.We beg to direct the at tention of our friends and the pubrc generally, to the re opening of Great George -street Academy. in this toNn, which is announced to take place on Tuesday, the 23rd instant. Mr. W. M. Fisher, the spirited proprietor, is a gentleman of high attainments in ancient and modern li terature. He is not only distinguished for the accuracy and extent of his scholarship, but also for his admirable system of intellectual training, by which the youthful mind is brought to observe and reflect—to understand every subject clearly, comprehensively, end systematically. The number and respectability of his pupils bear amele testimony to the efficiency of his instructions. The va rious departments of natural and experimental philosophy are fully and clearly explained by Mr. Fisher, in his aca demical lectures, which have been expressly prepared for the instruction of his own cl sses. These useful and in teresting subjects are familiarly illustrated by means of his varied and beautiful apparatus. All his classics are particularly distinguished for their intimate acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures. By reference to the prospec tus, it will be seen that the course of instructions pursued in this establishment comprises every branch of literature requisite to complete the scholar, the merchant, and the gentleman. Mr. Fisher has recently added to his library a costly apparatus, many new requisite sliders on astro nomy, as well as several splendid achromatic object glasses of immense power. We trust that towards the close of the year, some of the clergy will again call upon Mr. Fisher to deliver, in behalf of the Church Missionary Society, his popular course of astronomical lectures, il lustrated by I is superb diagram, and thus afford another intellectual treat to the admirers of that interesting and sublime science. Dom COMMITTEE.-At the usual weekly meeting on Thursday the following members were present:—Messrs. Moore, (in the chair,) Bold. Kendall, Molyneux, Rankin, Mann, Aikin, Middleton, Wood, Gladstone, and Wilson. An application was read from the Dublin and Belfast Steam Packet Companies, for some better accommodation for their two large steamers, the Sea King and Windsor. After some discussion the subject was referred. —The Secretary placed before the Committee a letter from the friends of the late lamented Mr. Horsfall, containing an expression of grateful thanks to the members for their kindness as shown in a letter they had sent.—The Chair man stated that he had received a letter from a Mr. hs pratt, stating that that individual had in his possessicn a model of the Royal George, which he was anxious to dis pose of. It had been examined by several practical men, as well as by an officer who had sailed on board the Royal George, and it was declared by all to be a most perfect piece of workmanship. As the Committee were un cer t a i n whether they had the power of purchasing or not, the sub j-ct was deferred, it being understood that the members would take an opportunity of inspecting it. The price asked was £5O, which was said to he much under its value. —Previous to the retiring of the rep-rters, the Chairman said he was anxious that it should be understood by the public that tickets would be i-sued. and might be obtained from any member of the Committee, for admission to the Albert Docks, on the visit of Prince Albert. He had re ceived a very great number of letters of inquiry, and it might relieve him from a great deal of trouble if the public were made acquainted with the fact. The tickets were not at present ready for delivery, but would shortly he so, and any family of respectability would be enabled to obtain them. Mr. Aikin considered it was rather premature to make public the intention of the Comnaree before the Hi rangements were completed, and, after a short conver sation, the subject dropped. The number of tickets in tended to be issued will be 90:;0. BEBINGTON 11011.TICULTUILAL Snow.—The second ex hibition for the present year took place on Thursday fast, in the grounds of the Rock Ferry Hotel. The day was, unfortunately, rainy, but the attendance, notwithstanding, numerous. Among the company present were Charles Stanley. Esq., and party. the Rev. J. Mainwaring and party, John Formby. Esq , lady and party, John Wright, Esq , Christopher Rawson, Esq., &c., &c. Stubbs' Royal Harmonic Band was in attendance, and enlivened the exhibition by the performance of a number of prpular and favourite airs. The show was considered the finest that has ever taken place, both as regarded variety and extent. Fuschias were in great abundance; and all, though varied, were excellent specimens : a fine large grown plant, by C. Rawson, Esq., surpassed in growth and foliage all its competitors. and took several prizes. A colt ction by the Rev. J. Mainwaring were beautifully grown and well formed. Pelargoniums were very nume rous, and in great variety. Those shown by H. Littledale, Esq., and the Rev. J. Mainwaring, took first prizes. Heaths and caiceolarias were scarce. A few good seed lings, by Messrs. James Kellock and Co., took the first prize. Putunias were plentiful. Stove plants were few, but , •f excellent growtli. A greenhouse plant, exhibited by Sir W. Stanley, Bart., attracted universal attention by its excellent growth and richness of tint. There were several excellent devices of cut flowers. A stand of flowers, by Messrs. James Kellock and Co.. nurserymen, and others by Messrs. Dickinson and William Potter, , added much to the appearance of the exhibition. Vegetables were plentiful, and fruits fine and numerous. The prizes were awarded to the following. respectively : G. J. Wainwright. Esq., the Rev. J. Mainwaring, C. Rawson. Esq., H. Littledale, Esq , R. M. Beckwith, Esq., H. Winch, Esq., Sir W. Stanley, J. T. Baynes, E•q., C. Stanley, Esq., W. Sharp, Esq , J. Archibald, Esq.. J. R. Pim, Esq , Mr. Kellock. nurseryman, (of Oxton), J. Tyrer, E•q., J. Tyson, Esq., and others, Messrs. Dickson, of Chester, furnished a Wile with fine plants and flowers, as did Mr. Kellock, and it was diffi cult to say which of the two excelled in fine specimens. Great credit is due to the gardeners of the successful competitors. July 14, 1846. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING. These races commence on Wednesday first, with a fair promise to satisfy, if not even to satiate. the greatest lover of the turf. The first day includes ix races and a match. For the Croxteth Stakes, I have nut the names of the horses entered. The Produce Stakes of 50 Sovs. each, will in all pi obahility become the property of Mr. Most yn. The Sefton Stakes to Mr. St. Paul's colt by Inheritor. The Bickerstaff Stakes, Col. Anson will make sate with Into. The Mersey Stakes. the most inte , est , og ce of the day. is for the Maid of Motherwell, or 111 r. Worthing ton's ch f by The Provost. Thursday, the Cup day, will he the attraction of the week, and, so far as I can learn, will prove a bumper, both as regards racing and quintlty of peopl:! present. The elite of the racing world are expected to be there, and the commoners, 1 am sure, will add their mite to swell the number. The favourite still keeps the lead, and more firm and eager are her supporters than ever to get on at 2to 1. She was expected h--re last night, and I presume thlt this morning when she stows she will be at leis price sti Safer is also in great demand, and will in all probability keep about second favourite. Yardley is still much in quired after, and will yet see a b,t er thy. Inlieritres.s keeps improving; Lightning is also on the rise. Intre pidity is to win by the accounts received by " tip" from the stables early this morning; and takers are eager to gq at the pric«. quoted. Rowena and UP(' Saltoun, both out of Daw•son's stable, are in sme demand. Highwayman has also friends. Little Hampton is well in, and will do some wonders this time, if the stable be not dteeivecl. The Rover's Daughter may run ; but not to anv advan tage. For backers Polish is looking well and going well, but 1 cannot have any faith in his chance, after Chester. The Conjuror, My M try, As-you- like•it, Mongrel, Robin Burns, Cr tnehntoke. anti front Best Bower downwards, can have no earthly chance although all have been backed, Icss or mare, by thtir friends-1 think only to lose. l'laudit trust not be forgotten. The sable is in the vein, and she nay prove very dangerous. Hero, should he come. 1 am told wi:l prove the best if Day's lot. Having cone through the whole of the horses engaged i n the race, I shall verit , ire to select three, fiom which I think my friends will be able tvielect the winner. Light. fl ing, Highwoyman, and :1 dley, are toy p'ck. The Derby Handiaap is rafter a diffit:ult job to analyse. d u rst venture to risk on or two snvs. on Lady 'Wildair with Cherisey, coupled. Th e Foal Stakes I assign to t h e care of R am sey's Inglewood' the Free Handi ca p t o the Premier or Tour - de -force. Friday r,n Leze ti up thr p r ove e st oft h e week, and littl e l ess than in the Cup, a 4 it alway s arts as something like a key to the Leger at Dincaster. The lot are of first-rase metal; and some of the m h ave proved that they ran race .lt is hardly worth while to comment upon the various qualities of those who have already appeared in public, wh-n we are so near the day of the race. as every one can have the chance of seeing and judging for themsel ves, if the y wil l only start out to the course by the hour of five in the morning, at which time, or soon after, they may be seen taking th e i r morning exelcise. I cannot say, with any degree of con fidence, that in this case I shall be ah'e to pick the winner. yet Povnton, Dolo, or Brother to Sir Henry will he about it. The remaining stakes I shall leave alone. The Ben tinck Testimonial will not have weights attached to it until the night before the race or I should have been glad to have had a niakt walk through its various competitor's chances. NOTES ON THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE COLONIES That unfortunate St. George's Hall is a perfect cormo- The colonies and colonial government and interests will rant. It swallows up the income of the Corporation at a be a " great difficulty" to the Whigs, as Ireland was to truly terrific rate, and with scarcely a sign of ever being Sir Rob,rt Peel. satisfied. A splendid building, no doubt, it will be when As regards Canada, it will be seen from the following finished; an ornament to the town—an object which the quotation that Lord John Russell is quite at sea in his Liverpudlians of the neat generation will point at with information as to the views of the English or farming po much the same sort of pride as a Cockney p o i n t s t o th e pulation, and it also happens (most unfortunately for the Monument, or a millowner to his chimney ; but the Whigs) that his lordship is cordially detested among the thought will intrude upon us, all the while, that a vast French Canadians, as the author of their Coercion Bill of amount of money hag been uselessly expended upon it, 1835. which might, with infinitely more advantage, hav e bee n We take the following from the Scotch Reformers' applied elsewhere. Every pillar of this ornamental erec- Gazette, published at Glasgow, on the -ith instant : tion would have built a church or improved a street. The CANADA NEWS, PER HIBERNIA. cost of carving and scrollwork would have sufficed to add The following, from the Montreal Gazette of 12 , 11 Mans two years to the average life of our population, if devoted which is the leading ministerial print ; ." -- to the sanatory improvement of the town. Sensible and ADVOCATE OF FREE TRADE, seems to be most amp._ practical men, who look at and admire our Courts of Law, firmation of the facts as to the state of public feeling in will undoubtedly tell us that we have begun at the wrong Canada which were promulgated by Mr. Isaac Buchanan, end, in providing decorations before we have secured the through our paper, list spring. uaeful and the wholesome. Perhaps, wh en they look at The Montreal Gazette's view is exactly the same as we some of our mi=erable and filthy courts and streets, they ourselves (the Scotch Riormers' Gazelle/ took. We will think us about as sensible as they would a pauper deplored the existence of the Protectionist feelings in girl, who had found a horde, and spent it in a shewy Canada, but as they exist, we thought it our duty to de bonnet, neglecting the repair of her rags, and forgetting dare the fact. to wash the smut from her face. " Before resuming from our last the, consideration of We are about, it seems, to spend a little more—only the mu'ual relations of British and Canadian opinion on £3,soo!—upon what, we observe, is called " a sculpture" each other, we shall correct one most extraordinary error forth,. south pediment of this building, with cherubs and into which all the British papers which have touched on emblematical figures, of all meanings or no meaning, ac- the subject have fallen. Copying the New York papers, cording to the di•cernmentor imagination of the observer. which almost invariably, either intentionally or accident- We know nothing ourselves of this design. Our con- ally. mi-represent what takes place in this colony, and temporaries, however, tell us that the following is a des- from which, unhappily, from their earlier and more regular cription of it : arrival, English journalists are too apt to draw their con- REY LTO C. "The model i, a very beautiful piece of workmanship In the middle sits Britannia enthroned. On her left shy holds out the olive branch to the four quarters of th globe. On her right she points the spear, as protecting ing this province ; that after having been rejected by a her own ag,ricu'tore and arts. At her feet is Neptune. majority of seven in the House of Assembly, it was ulti- To the left of Britannia, Ceres and Apollo are in a car, mately affirmed, and that this was a great triumph of the horses controlled by Discretion. Domestic Happi- free-trade principles, and indicated the approbation, by ness is represented by a labourer holding a plough, and the Provincial Government and the Legislature, of the his wife a distaff, with a child at her feet. The Manufac- tneazures now under consideration at home! A more ah tures, especially metallurgy, are figured by labourers at surd error could not poss+tly be imagined. Mr. Cayley's the anvil, wt-o nave been employed in the fabrication of resolution was that, conditional on the passing of the arms, &c. To the right stands Peace. Mercury presents proposed Imperial Acts, the Governor-General should Europe, America, and Asia, and lastly, Africa, on her have power, by proclamation after that event, to allow the bended knee, and with a young negro, acknowledges the passing through the Province of American produce liberty she owe s to Britannia. There are other devices under bond duty free. This was the proposition, which fill up the frontispiece, the number of figures being not one for the repeal of the duty, which was re thirty-two in all. jected. It was only carried on another division by Even from this meagre description of the "sculpture," the Ministers taking their stand on it, mustering their we must say that, to the connoiseurs in such matters, it supporters. and telling them the assent to it was a sine is dirt cheap at £3,503. For instance, it must be a sue- qua non of the existence of the Government. And, strange prising perform oice for a female to be "on her left hold- as it may seem to tell the resolution itself was a mere ing out the olive branch to the four quarters of the globe." There must be some other quarters on the right, which are likely to feel offended ; and especially so, as on the right she is indulging in a little of what is vulgarly called gammon. In this direction "she points the s ear, as protecting her own agriehlture and arts." So, at least, say our contemporaries. But how pointing a spear at an object is protecting it, we must leave to the imaginative to discover. More probably, this pointing the spear means that Britannia is insanely stabbing her own agri culture and arts. She has certainly got rid of the habit of protecting them. "At her feet is Neptune." Poor fellow! It is ungrateful of Britannia to trample upon him, considering all he has done for her. We presume the object is to show the scurvy way in which she treats her gallant seamen clusions, it is generally stated that Mr. Cayley's motion in tia lotto~ nnri nf A ••••••‘, fnip •h had ourselves stated some time before, on the au dimity of the Customs Department of this port, which obligingly answered inquiries on a topic of public impor tance, American produce could be passed through the waters of the Province duty free, and shipped on board British vessels in this port, as a " constructive ware housing" had taken place under the Imperial British Possessions Act. file Ministers could have no possible motive in in4•ting on the passing of this specious but barren resolution, unless it were one simply political, one which we shall not conjecture, or perhaps it were to smooth the passage for the next resolution, which allowed the Governor, under the like condition of the British Act being passed, to allow American grain to be imported and ground by millers, duty free, under bond of re-export. This is some small concession to sound principle, but a very small one, and has provoked much hostility. The different genius of the Imperial and Provincial Govern ments is shown in the mode of dealing with analogous cases. Sir Bob •rt Peel and the Lords of the Treasury grant licenses for the free importation of fore'gn produce for domestic consumption, subj-ct to bond for the pay ment of the extant duties, should Parliament refuse the Bill for their abolition. Lord Cathcart and his Council allow the import of foreien wheat for grinding in bond for re-export only, but lake the duties, subject to the condition of returning them, if the Governor is in a posi tion to allow the re-export, under bond, to be effected. " We now turn to the remarks of a great statesman, better conversant with the political position, at least, of this colony, than any other who ever occupied the post of Colonial Secretary, and whose definition of ' responsible " Ceres and Apollo in a car, controlled by Discretion," we really cannot solve. What Ceres has to do with Apollo, or either with our Courts of Law, or with Liver pool, is past our comprehension. Discretion, however, we conclude, is a sculpture of the organization of Mr. Wiliam Earle. the presiding genius of this building, who might almost claim the title to sit fur the Apollo of this " sculpture." The next is another funny groupe. Domestic happi ness is thought by the artist, or the reporters, to be re presented by "a labourer holding a plough, and his wife a distaff, with a child at her feet !" The labourer, we presume, is whistling, and has no fear of the union work house before his e►es, and a little more than seven shil lings a week to live upon. The distaff carries us back a century, or so. and is a sly hit of the artist at the way in which Domestic Ilappif,e44 is, now-a-days, overthrown by our factory system. The child at her feet is no doubt intended to show that, in the domestic happiness state, mothers have no time to nurse their babies. " Mercury representing Europe, America. aid Asia," must be in a position of considerable difficulty. We presume he is nourtra}ed with a copper nose, his Asiatic feature; a German paunch, or attired, en blouse, to present Europe; and a chaw in his mouth to point out his American pre tensions. No doubt, the large responsibility imposed upon Mercury is a c.mpliment to his talented namesake in Lord-street. government,' in his memorable despatch . Ben ham, has been generally accepted by the constitutional and British party as its btsis in this province. In the great debate of the I .sth ultimo, in his reply to Mr. D'lsraeli, Lord John Russell is reported to have said : " • The hon. gentleman referred to our colonies, and asks, are we going to ruin them? Now, I do riot think that we run any risk with respect to our colonies. (Hear, hear.) I think that they have great advantages, setting apart those which they may enjoy from the differential duties. The law for the colonies, I think, ought to be proceeded with mote gradually than that with respect to the people of which tln-y are the representatives; but be ing, as they are, united to this great empire, they will not be sorry to see this restrictive sys'em abolished. (Cheers.) And, as for Canada, I cannot find in the accounts from that colony any symptom of that alarm which has been spoken of. (Hear, hear.) It does not appear, either from the meeting of the Legislative Assembly, or from the public meetings, that the people of Canada do enter tain those fears, or the se insuperable objections of which we have heard to the change. (Hear. hear.) •• NOW, HIS LORDSHIP, IN THIS PARTICU LAR, IS VERY ILL-1N FORM ED. There have been but three public meetings in the province —in Frontenac. Quebec. and Montreal,—the two first decidedly against Sir It. Preys measures, the last neutral,—for an amend ment pointedly guarded agai ns t express i ng approbation. Had it been imagined that condemnation would have been of any use, there is not a county in Canada that would not have met to protest. The Legislative Assemblies did not oppose, only because they thought opposition wes useless, and might be ungracious, and they trusted to the representation of their position promised by the Gover nor-General. The opinions of the popular branch are suffic ently indicated by the votes on the address relative 's the drawback on the duties on pt °visions imported for the use or;.etv's troops. The truth is, the people of Canada are fifty years uent..a -I,sve of the mother country in such matters. They are humble w,, o f the United States, and even behind them, for they are just, with difficulty, approaching the point of free transit in bond. The people who are the most English in their feelings, are the most un-English in their reasonings. For a long time we have, with some labour, and at some risk of populari•y, endeavoured to introduce what we thought a more enlightened opinion on commercial and industrial topics. Until but recently we stood nearly alone, and at this moment we have but few allies, and those a very small minority of the provincial press. We cannot con ceal from ourselves that we owe the indulgence of the great mass of our readers much more to their giving us credit for good motives, than to any recognition of the soundness of our arguments. We should ill repay to lerance, and indifferently di-charge our duty of faithful journalists, if we were to suffer their opinions. such as they are, to he misrepresented abroad. THE PEOPLE (IF CANADA, AS A WHOLE, ARE PROTECTIONISTS. THEY DREAD AND DEPRECATE THE MEASURES OF THE ' BRITISH GOVERNMENT. THE DIFFICULTY ISTO KEEP THEM FROM ABSOLUTE DESPONDENCY, AND, AT THIS It is clear that it will require a most imaginative per sonage to understand the whole of the thirty-two figures which compose this sculpture. If adopted, we should rec mmend the appointment of an extra official—a kind of superior showman—to point out to visitors their various names and significations, otherwise they might be rather puzzling We cannot adopt Mr. Birkett's noting as to the sen timents to be conveyed by the pediment, instead of this fanciful groupe of figures. " Our glorious Constitution in Church and State" is rather too antique for a modern building. although the idea might easily be pictorially conveyed. For instance. an old chair with the bottom out, or a barrel with a hole at both ends, would convey a very fair representation of that "glorious constitution" as at present existing. _ _ _ Sculptured sugar hogsheads and cotton hags are objecti onable. We have noright totake Überties with the ancestors of any of our fellow-townsmen. Something appertaining to law and the lawyers should he hit upon. For instance, we might adopt Coleridge's picture of "a lawyer killing a viper in his raffle," which would, by the unima_inative, be regardrd in its natural sense, whilst it might put the p.se , ;nn of the world in mind of " Cai❑ and his brother Abel." CORRIISPONDENCE. PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO LIVERPOOL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—I trust yin will insert the following, through the medium of your valuable paper. The cotton brokers, together with many others, having announced that the two day's visit of Prince Albert to Liverpool will be observed as holida)s by them, it is to be hoped the corn merchants will not evince less dis position to show their loyalty, by acting similarly; and I would suggest that the committee of the Corn Exchange call a meeting of the members, to take the matter into consi,leration, and have no doubt that they will readily agree to such an arrangement. Yours very respectfully, A CORN MERCHANT. Brunswick-street, July 13/h, 1816. FIRE AT ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND MOMENT, WITH A LARGER AMOUNT OF EXPORTABLE PRODUCE (THE TRUE TEST OF A NATION ' S WEALTH AND RESOURCES) THAN WAS EVER BEFORE KNOWN IN THE COLONY, ITS COMMERCE IS IN A STATE OF UNPRECE DENTED PARALYSIS, PRINCIPALLY FROM THE FEARS OF THE RESULT. MAY THOSE FEARS BE GROUN LESS; BUT TO DENY THEM WOULD BE SOMETHING WORSE THAN A FOLLY TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBION Sts,—With re!eretice to the intelligence announcing the destruction of the town of St. John's by fire, we beg to state, that we have received information that the hooks, papers. cash, and other valuable property belonging to the Bank of British North America, were deposited in one of our Patent Fire-proof Safes, and were found perfect and uninjured upon the Safe being opened in the ruins atter the fire.—We are, sir, your obedient servants, C. CHUBB and SON. 28, Lord-street, Liverpool DOCK TICKET TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—Amongst the many suggestions which have al. ready appeared with regard to Prince Albert's visit, I should be glad to be the means of bringing one to bear in the proper quarter, and that as respects the ticketi of ad mission to the new dock, viz., that a certain number might be handed over to the committee of the Exchange News room for circulation among the members and subscribers, whereby those more immechately interested in the mercan tile marine.of this port may come in for a small share of s ght-seeing on that occasion, besides proving in a mea- sure the means of putting a check to the reprehensible grasping and imaginary claims of some, as alluded to in this day's Albion. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, I HOPE WE MAY. liverpool, 131 h July, 1846 ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE PILOTS COMMITTEE. - Tuesday being the day appointed for the Pilots' Com tni,tee to survey the outward channels, and the condition he pilot considerable number of the members of the committee, and many of invited friends, embarked in the steam tug No, 1, (the Dreadnought, Captain G , llespied at nine o'elqck. at the south end of the There were on hoard a number of it.fluential gentlemen connected with the shipping of the port, including the leading members of the pilots' committee. The steamer left the pier shortly after nine o'clock, and Proceeded up the river, to beyond the Albert Warehouses, several of the pilot-boats showing themselves around her. After making two or three runs opposite the town, to collect and instruct " the fleet" of pilot-boats, which at last numbered seen, and appeared with their flags and could the io scarcelyaneab dowti l in l at e nst a ew d rrcio t d h oni t clock . ensigns in beautiful array, the whole started off down the river, the pilot-boats having to beat, the wind being brisk from the N.W. The boats (for it was a cont.st for speed) started nearly together. No. 7 took the lead, and maintained entmh i it gq — out a ni fi ne t tr i o e . boat built by Mr. P. Cato. At the Northwest Lightship No. 7 was first ; No. 4, second ; No. 10, third ; No. 12, fourth, arid the remainder not far astern. the order in which we ha g ve saf s e ta lv ted at The pilot-boatsi i T b h r e e s s t w ea a m sch e i.m r e , le w “is n ne ic itn h o and anchored near to her. A substantial lunch had beer; p-trtaken of by the parties on board of the riding about d e . l tEkl e m. n r , 0 j ; e h l yn k i3N, .. t a. own d wo n no o dt w ,o , Ea w z, sq h p. e l, when inw s de h isd e i d e.d . The entertainment was enlivened with songs, glees, and a brass band of music from pilot-boat No. 4. On starting homeward at a quarter past six, boat No. 4 had the advantage, but she was soon overtaken by boat No. 7, which was the last in starting. No. 7 pilot-boat a r r ived opposite the pier at twenty-two minubs past eight; No. 4 about half-a-mile astern of her; and the others soon after in succession. The remainder of the company on board the steamer were landed at George's Pier, highly delighted with the excursion. TILE NEW CHURCH OF ST. SIMON. We have seen, at the office of Mr. Hay, the architect, Cable-street, a fine drawing, in water colours, of St. Si mon's (new) Church, about to be erected in Gloucester street; also a perspective view of the interior, together with plans of the body. &c.. and from these we may von- ture to say, that as an ecclesiasticalstructure—though, from a necessary observance of economy, not elaborately deco rative—it will, when comuleted, form an ornament to the district. The site extends east and west, on the south side of Gloucester-street, from Silver-street to Wt.ite Mill street, so that three frontages wilt be seen, one of them being the north side, facing the first-named street. The length will be WO feet and the width ho feet. The building will he in neat brick-woik, with stone dressings, including quoins, &c. The style of architecture adopted Gothic windows on each site, with bold buttresses be tween; and these will be filled up with handsome mul variation Of d gn in each. The principal door—a Goa) gateway—wi be in the west end , entering I fine Gothic window, of five lights, filled with tracery of the charActer stated. There will be a corresponding win- tower, with a iandsome spire, will be raised in the north west corner, included within the oblong-square of the site. It will be decorated with belfry-openings, &c., and will rise to the height of 140 fe-t, forming. on the brow,af the hill, a conspicuous and pleasing object. The interior will present a rich and somewhat unique appearance, especially cs seen from the porch. The roof will be an open one, formed in arched oak careentrY, with neat mouldings, pendants, &c , and rising 51 feet from the ftror. The peculiar carpentry is from original designs by Mr. Hay, and has been adopted for the churches of Walton Breck and Seacombe. It is at once simple, imposing, elegant, and economical. The perspec tive water-colour d.awing of the interior, showing the galleries, root, &c., is very beautiful, and the wnoie be distinctly seen from the porch. There will be a fine screen fi , ted up with plate glass, so that the view through out will be cheerful and uninterrupted. The whole of the ground-floor will be free, for the ac commodation of the roarer classes in the populous dis trict, and will accommodate with sittings 700 persons. On _ . a ea.;11,11111. a b l y so an be av tw en o ue this 'floor the benches will be in the old s , yle, wovout hook-boards ; and the bend . . ends will each be finished at the top by a carved fleur-de-lis. The church is approached avenues five i e it l e git The galleries Will be neat'y c onstrocted,.and 'at once twheidaeidiens.the nave, and there will open and cheerful—not projecting too much into the body of the church. In these the s ittings. 500 in number, will be appropriated for the wea lthier port ion of .l r. Connor's a ncreditab l eha ve only l y naturettoo illthe ep of ae r that the h i. flock. Taking advantag e of the r ising ground at the east end of the church, the g alleries will be approached b y two entra n ces, with easy flights of steps. at that end. The baptismal font in the nave will be placed as to be visible to the whole con g re g ation. buildingtarchi tect s a n a dwtihoso, alllie the er concernedpeculiar ; d and economical e w thinking,highly the remainder of the amount requited for its completion will speedily be supplied by those of a liberal and dui/Eden community who have not already contributed to so praiseworthy an obj ct. We have only to add that the foundation stone of the building will be laid by the senior rector of Liverpool to-day. The friends of the interesting undertaking wilt assemble at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson -street, at half-past one o'clock, arid will move thence, in procession, towards the site of the new building. THE MERCURY THE ROYNI, visFr AND THE MAYOP REV. HUGH AND THE ' AND JOURNAL. We have been not a little str in the above nesysmpers on tin visit of l'rio g the mayor, invitation to be kept back, or eke h of re We make no comment on the b whereby subjects mooted at the u. management are publicly and insidiously priced on readirg articles the expected ion of H ugh las inten either by causing the the reverend of confidence mrnittee of ssed in the a... 3(% upon 1,11..1,1 1,4-san..u.a. iL1f,.,1 1 1-Mr respected c h ie t magistrate was too tempting to be neglected, and so, g overooard every sense of good feeling arid pro- Tile next step:was the Mercury, after in— prietv, the attack must be a'tempted to find a pretext. Accordiog favours us with the foliowing reas)n for their omission " It was contended by members of the committee, that these gentlemen, Messrs. M'Neile and Ewbank, had no peculiar pretensions to be asked, and that if the invita— tions to the cleray went further than had been agreed upon, each of the heads of the different sects and denomi— nations in the town ought to be invited, in compliment to their respective congregations. The point, we under— stand, was hotly disputed. The mayor exhibited, as usua►, his no-popery zeal—protested against an invitation to the Roman Cath bishop—and went so far as to say, that if it were determined upon, he would not undertake to send it." If the argument of our contemporary be worth any thing, it must go to the exclusion of the bishop and the rectors. bec.use of their vet) , official character, (for it is upon this alone it ventures Co urge the admission of the Romish ecclesiastics > ) and not of the rev. gentlemen who have been selected by the May, r on the ground of persona re.pect and private friendship. But we are bold to go further, and to claim for Mr. Me.N.-iPe's public positiOrt and ic e professional allofessitoinealhiegmhminienndceedr the emlire eminence, a i t i testedby , t , erheuerny tributeaniouv of respect that the town in which he lives and I.bours could render unto him; any omission of which could only renet tinfin t }inc. that mice:tr.:4l,l.r upt../an uwar. LOUu, min. duly forgot themselves, in overlooking him. 'Tis true, he bolds hut a subordinate station in the church ; but be it remembered that he is stlf•excluded by the stedfastness of that integrity that rebukes the temporising policy of the present day. And. if he prefers to continue am"ngst us in Liverpool, 'tin notwithstanding the alluring offer of rank and emolument from a noble patron in his own country. Nor will there be a person present calculated to reflect more lustre on the cause or the company than the honoured clergyman whom party spirit would fain exclude. In anothrr part of the same article, the Mercury at— tempts to fasten an inconsistency on our firm and re— pected chief magistrate, because of his refusing the same hospitalities and attentions to the Roteish priesthood that " he was only too happy and too proud to shower upon a Mahometan, whose fellow-religionists look upon us as Christian dogs, and amongst whom the sworn evidence of a Christian is not admissible against a murderer." AS there is no possible parallelism between the two cases, there is no reason that they should he governed by the same rule. To Ibrahim. Paella, as the representative of a mighty dynasty, one that holds the power and possession of the great a7enue of transit between Europe and the East, that generously affords facility and protection to all travellers, and to which England in particular is deeply indebted forcommu n icates the rapidity with h ander vast regu regularity m ty Ibrahim Pacha, as such, the 31.iyor, with characteristic propriety, extended such hospitality and courtesy as that distinguished stranger had reason to expect and right oriental t h e whichp i re s ,— h t o e to receive at the hands of the first magistrate of such a town as Liverpool. In all this there was not the slightest rn r e i c , o m g i n t on, a M s c t t h i e t r e e s s t h s a e n c i e t n, t danger of opfr anyinci fy p ioo: l ern the o iteills:see : Isla_ absev otherei thenrr led astray by supposing that there was. g h r a o n u d n , d i o n n e h i cchase theirof p th re e se ß n c o e m a i:h con h t i t e n ra d r e c d O h official representatives of the principles of their church. Let some of the loyal Roman Catholic gentry of the town or county be invited by all means ; we never mean to hold them responsible for principles with which we believe them to be unacquainted, and from which, we believe, that most of them, in their honest hearts, would most righteously recoil. With the ecclesiastics, however, of that church, it is otherwise : men who are indoctrinated themselves into those ptinciples, and sworn to impress them upon their subjects. And we quite agree with the Mayor (even though the respected name of Rector Brooks is alleged in the Journal as authority against u.), that it would be a very questio lable way of honouring the Royal Consort, were he to ask to meet him the executive of a sys tem that regards himself and his Queen as nothing better than heretics (we thank the Mercury for the suggestion), and that is ready, at a moment's notice. should only the opportunity present itself, according to the authorised in structions of the church, agreeably to the rules of the angelic Doctor Thomas Aquinas, to excommunicate Queen Victoria, and absolve her subjects from all allegt unce to her. negeics d ,tie e td a o li e n c g ur with the principles involved, we have for gottenanadtay, ttw. f eh o trhe r ht oaae a sitsaet moment auaabngsias hnhi iff theecni nt,unanimity nooi Consort a r particulars Liverpoolal nuo r trr s ntbs o hge f ill ytohlovisnemepndocenak( Queen. o e onurf eoter end hfenc. te o moi f vua t i sci khg e n a y t resort o e of t othour gentlemen magnificent nf th pert. ec in seamento that rn themselves, whether there was in Liverpool, or the neighbourhood, anothe r more ent i t l ed to any compliment arising out of that cause and charity, than the very rev. gentleman whom they seek so unworthily t o exclude?. Is the meeting forgotten, held for the establishment of this very j o ri in c. o e t undertook La)t tpnt than . li ?k cn presidency, sant_t,dt anyduringforgetuon i top then delivered se ?Have a ever forgetof thethe thr i n the epa t t h hr e mayoralty those whoa s e tNw m i b er l r e eet h committee g ever calculate ll how much of the generous response, with which the appeal ve any it as . i d p merchant princes of Liverpool of the from that meeting was answered by the town, is owing to his powerful nlvocacy, and the manner touching and resist less in which he put forwardits claims ? Or has it occur... ed to any of them whether they may not again be in a con dition to require his aid, whom they are not unwilling to associate with them in the hour of difficulty, albeit reluc tant to admit him to the small tribute of an invitation to dinner in their moment of triumph. These considera tions, however, will have as little weight with Mr. M`Neile on the one hand as they appear to have had with the com mittee of management on the other, lie will be ready as before, we ate sure, whenever either the glory of God or the good of his fellow •creatures affords an opening for his exertion. But this only serves to aggravate the slight that it has been attempted to put upon him. In the days of republican Rome, 'tis told that when Marcus Manlius had incurred the displeasure of the fickle multitude, and was put upon his trial in the Campus Mar tius, be pointed to the Capitol defended by his courage, and preserved by his arm. The appeal was resistless. and his ruthless persecutors had to lead him away to the Pceii line Grove, where the Capitol—the monument of his ser vices—should be at least " out of sight, if not out of mind," before they effected his condemna ion. Compare even with that spark of generous remorse the conduct amongst us of the retainers of Rome, modern and Papal, who would fain immolate Mr. M`Nrile upon the very cra dle of the institution that his hand and voice, more than of any other individual, had called into existence. And in kindness forsooth to the Prince, or with a view to pre- _ae harmony of the evening, ac the Jonvou. . ates. they could shut him out from the opportunity of bearing such an address as that, for example, of subduing tenderness, with whit!). Mr. 111• Neile, in urging the claims and blessings of the Sailors' Home, associated them with the prayers of a pious mother for a beloved absent sailor son. vVe know not, of course, how it will end. But if serve t Mr. M'Neile be not present, one of the brightest ornaments of our town will be wanting, and the pithy words of Taeitns remembered fny many : "En magis preefulget quod non videtur negatus honor, glorlam intendit." BURNING A WOMAN'S LEG AND HAND WITH A BAH. RED-HOT IRON.—On Wednesday lhst a case ot *sot= irbarity was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police- court, in which it v shown that a woman, whilst lo amithr, with a gating extlik into the foot-walk, was brutally burnt on the lea band with a red-hot iron Another female had previously been burnt in the same c d a i diabolical shemanner. saw five il, A ce y‘ s -i i t o n o e k ss in s g w , o ,p re ti t , h e a g t r , a o ii n nieg t n h ,,, e lai l at o nh c : sor i eriib iron was being put up; and identif ied a man nsmrd Ro bert JrlTreys as the party in whose hands was the rod, and who was taken into custody u p on the prerws,s. The prisoner denied that he com mitted the act, and stated Ithat he remonstrated with the man wild heated the rod. Mr. Rushton ssid tha t, even su p posing the prisoner's statement to be true, the fact that there were five laces at tie l e. window' Ito of the vr as,. s h m e t o h b y se a r t v t e h d wanton act of barbar it y ,to thrue made them a most i ; ;,. 7 .s.l (; ,: a Yt i h T at 4 le would be liberated e i prisonerw as b e e °m t emd woman'S self in £6O. end two sureties in XV, neat sessions. The complainant, to the Dispensary to have her bur that Jeffreys is an exceedingly wel ted for trial, but was J each. to appear at the Mary Ctibbln. was sent It is said quite incapable of committing so titlently stated that the witness h re,sed , ointed on the wrong WRITING. — Our readers - M Thomoon, of Clayton will be glad to learn that r. square, who, as a caligrapher, hs a earned for hi mse lf public a worthy reputation, aid t he confi dence of the in this town, where he has resided for so many years , • still intends to continue ty s labour, ME. Thompson also gives instructions to young ladies, on a new System. in the requisite of grammar. NONE NEED BE SlCK.—Read the following-case of cure by Holloway's Pill, :—Mrs Jes.ie Anderson. living near the Fountain Bridge, Edinburgh, suffered frotn lowness of spirits, sick head-aches, dimness of sight, together with a want of strength and appetite. These symotoms were accompanied with a cough and a spitting of phlegm, and likewise much windy spasms. No medicines had been of any s erv:ce to her, until a lady advised her to try " Holloway's Pills," which gave her immediate relief, and in a fortnight made her as well as ever she was in her We.