The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-25 00:00:00

OMPLETION OF THE STOCKPORT VIADUCT " The ceremony of laying the stone forming the completion of this stupendous viaduct, conveying the Manchester and Birmingham Railway over the valley of the Mersey at Stock port, was performed on Monday last. Before detailing the proceedings connected with this interesting occasion, an ac count and description of the viaduct, which is probably the largest work of the kind ever constructed in the world, will no doubt, be interesting to many of our readers. The ex treme length of the viaduct is 1786 feet. It has 22 semicir cular arches, each of 63 feet span, four of 20 feet span, and two at each abutment. The height of the viaduct (to the surface of the rails) is 111 feet above the bed of the river, being six feet higher than the celebrated Menai Bridge. The foundations of all the piers, except the two in the river, are laid on the sandstone rock ; and the foundations of the river piers are laid at a depth of six feet in the rock. The piers are 10 feet thick, and formed with perpendicular sides of them being thicker at the bottom than at the top thi4ness of the river piers is 11 feet. The viaduct 'is built of stone and brick, but principally of brick ; the foundation of the piers, and to the height of nine feet above the ground, rest brick- and the parapets, being of stout, The width of the road between the parapet ing ample room for two lines of railway. _ laid. It is laid on longitudinal and transverse era, which have undergone a process, by whii _ _ been completely saturated with creosote, every cubic foot of the wood having been made to absorb a gallon of that liquid. This process was first used, we believe, on this line ; Mr. Buck, the engineer, considering that it renders the wood much less liable to decay than the Kyanising process. The foundation stone of the viaduct was laid on the 10th of March, One line is already 1839, so that the time occupied in erecting and completinz this immense structure (notwithstanding the hindrances caused by the floods in the Mersey, by washing the centres away two or three times at the commencement of the work) has been only a year and nine months. This is a matter of astonishment to all who have seen the work, and will not be less so to others; when we state, that the quantity of stone used in the erection is 400,000 cubic feet, and that the num ber of bricks is no fewer than eleven millions. The viaduct has an appearance of great stability and firmness, and does great credit both to the desigi►er, Mr. G. W. Buck, and the contractors, Messrs. Tomkinson and. Holmes, of Liverpool. The viaduct was originally intended to be built ten feet lower than it at present is ; but, finding that, by elevating it to its present height, a considerable saving t. other parts of the line, the company obtained an power them to effect that object, whereby a saving of £50,000. in the construction of the whole line was effected. The cost of the viaduct, we understand, is about £70,000. The completion of such a work was of course. 0- formation of the railway, and it wa, "-- stone should be set by P,-- light be e rected in :t to em- Ashton, ra in the the last of tlie - Uodil u ,:N . L•: - iiii.i:ii•tti'3 ,: i. at the south end of the viaduct: wh stone was to• be uth-east end was following inscrip- December, 1840, chairman of a set, and under the stone which was at a a brass plat on which was engraved a tion :—This viaduct was commenced on ti 1839 ; and the last stone was set on tl by Thomas Ashton, Esq., of Hyde . . tors; George W. Buck, Enginee Holtne, James Holme, builders Jithn Toni i jacks were hoisted in honour of the occasion. -At half-past twelve o'clock, several of the directors, and a number of other gentlemen, proceeded from the pavilion to the platform ; and, whilst they were on the way, they were saluted by the firing of several guns. There were upwards of a hundred gentlemen on the platform, and a number of ladies; and a crowd of persons had assembled outside to witness the cere mony. Amongst the gentlemen present we observed Mr. Thomas Ashton, chairman ; and Messrs. George R. Chap pell, J. P. Westhead, R. C. Sharp, and M. Lyon, directors of the company ; H. Marsland, Esq., M.P. ; Th omas Mars- land, Esq., - ...insworth, Esq., boroughreeve of Manchester : the Rev. C. K. Prescott, rector of Stockport ; Mr. Coppock, town-clerk of Stockport; Mr. John Kennedy, and Mr. Thomas Wahnsley. The contractors presented Mr. Ashton with a silver trowel to be used on the occasion. It was manufactured by Mr. Dismore, of London and Manches ter, and contained the following inscr 4- - —" Silver Trowel presented to Thomas Ashton, Esq., laying the top stone of the Stockport Viaduct, _ 1840. By Messrs. Tomkinson and Holmes', contracts. When the assembly had congregated on the platform,— MR. SAMUEL HOLME stood forward and said, Mr. Chaff man of Directors, after considerable exertion and - c Hyde, on his 21st De; anxiety we have almost completed this extensive viaduct The pleasing duty now devolves on me of presenting you with this trowel, to enable you to put the finishing hand to the work. After the difficulties we have had to encounter, and the great exertions we have had to make in bringing st. mass of materials to the site, and in excavating for a secu, foundation so far below the bed of the river, I need not say that I have pleasure in assisting you to set the top-stone, because it relieves us from all our anxiety and from much of our responsibility, and enables us to deliver up to the com pany, in a complete and perfect state, one of the most mag nificent structures of the present day, (Cheers.) Little more than twenty-one months have elapsed since we com menced the work, and since that period we have raised from the quarry, and moulded into shape, nearly 400,000 cubic feet of stone ; we have made and set about 11,000,000 bricks, and, under the able directions of your talented engineer, have succeeded in producing this elegant yet stable structure, which enables you to overcome the impediments offered by this deep valley and rapid river, and gives to your carriages a safe and beautiful road, at an elevation exceeding that of the justly-famed suspension-bridge of the Menai. (Cheers.) At such a moment, and on such an occasion, I shall be ex cused if I trouble you with a few observations, arising from the contemplation of undertaking similar to that i❑ which you are engaged. It ought to be a source of gratification to every Englishman, that by the excellence of our laws, and by that security which is afforded to our liberties and to pro perty, England stands pre-eminent;. and long may she be so, not only in commerce and manufactures, but in all those scietific acquirements which evince intellectual superiority, and which, when united to moral qualification, conduce so materially to the increased well-being of our species. The mighty power of steam is fast covering every sea with swift winged messengers, not. I fervently trust, to carry Britain's thunders, but Britain's manufactures to distant nations. (Cheers.) The ocean has become more than ever our com mon highway. Its tempests are subdued, --its billows are surmounted. The winds and the tides are conquered, and the elements are rendered subservient to the wants and the wishes of man. Steam will do much to civilise mankind. It has already made distant nations into our neighbours, and will be the means of ripening new markets for the production' of our looms, the skill of our manufacturers, and for the enterprise of our princely merchants. Our brethren, in America, are scarcely as far removed from us, taking time into consideration, as were the inhabitants of Su therlandshire, from the place where I stand, half a century ago. (Hear, hear.) And I hope the period is not distant, when the clustering gems that stud the vast Pacific shall form, through the medium of steam navigation, an archipe lago of friendly harbours, where, instead of the rude savage, we shall find the civilized islander, and with commercial in tercourse may be introduced the blessings of true religion, and in lieu of the blood-stained altar, these countless mil lions may recognise the worship of the true and only God. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) But such undertakings as the present will also be beneficial to us at home. Economy of time is tantamount to the creation of wealth in a country' like ours. Facility and rapidity of intercourse are absolutely essential in this stirring age. Railroads are fast bringing all parts of our island into closer proximity —are equalising ad vantages, removing prejudices, facilitating national improve ments, giving employment to many thousands of the work ing classes, and will, I trust, amalgamate us into one close and fraternal phalanx, animated by one motive—that of promoting the general good, and enabling our country to maintain the lead she has assumed amongst the nations of the earth. (Cheers) I hope, sir, it will not be deemed pre sumption in me, if I seize this public opportunity of glancing at a subject which is now exciting general attention. It is . necessary for us, while we travel swiftly. at the same time to travel securely—(cheers); and it is absolutely requisite that the beautiful and complicated machines, which are constructed with such admirable skill, shonld not be com mitted to the care of ignoraat or incompetent men. (Hear, hear.) The underwriters, who have an interest in the se curity of property, take good care that the pilots who bring in our ships shall have served an apprenticeship to their particular occupation—shall be examined by a committee of authorised and competent men) and shall have a certificate of their qualification.before they are 'entrusted with the pilotage of a vessel : and surely those who are entrusted with the care of human life should be men of education and of character, and ought thoroughly to understand the mechanism of the wonderful engine whose important motions they are called to direct. ( Hear.) I hope that a particular and national institu tion will be founded for the education of our engine -drivers, who have the care of such countless thousands of lives, and I allude to this subject in the presence of several members of parliament, in the hope that such an institution may he speedily founded, and that no man may have the charge of an engine who does not possess an authorised certificate of his qualification for such an important and responsible duty. But, sir, I should ill discharge my duty if, before I place this trowel in your hands, I did not thus publicly present my thanks to your enginneer, for the assistance he has afforded us in this great undertaking. I have had to do with many architects and engineers, many of them excellent and able men ; but I have had to do with none who in a greater degree unites the suaviter in modo with that skill which gives con fidence to the tradesman, and who unites, likewise, his duty to the company pf which he is engineer, and to whom he is so valuable, with a courtesy and consideration which de mand the warmest acknowledgements of every contractor is-anxious to fulfil his duty. (Applause.) The same I can confidently say of his well-selected assistants ; and very much of our anxiety has beep diminished by our confidence in the skill and judgment of W.-Buck, whose beautiful design we have merely carried into execution. (Cheers.) 1 am de sirous, also, of thanking the inhabitants of this town, but especially those gentlemen whom we have sn much inconve nienced, for the patience and the courtesy they have shown us. From the commencement to the conclusion of our work we have had no impediments thrown in our way, but have received, on the contrary, every accommodation. Not the slightest injury has been done to our work, and, as far as I know, nothing has ben lost or missing. (Hear, hear. With one other remark I will conclude. Magnificent as is the work which you are completing, I cannot but reflect, that the proudest edifices erected by human hands are, at the best, but transitory. The works of man inherit, as is just, Their maker's frailty, and return to dust. The most splendid exertions of antiquity have crumbled into ruin, and little remains of most of them but the mouldering and shattered fragments amongst which the traveller rumi nates with melancholy interest. Let us hope, that it may be long before it is thus with the public works of our beloved country—let us hope, that our free institutions may ever give encouragement to works of art and science—and that all may be blended with reverence for Him who is the great architect of the universe, and the supreme disposer of all events.( Ap plause.) And as national prosperity depends on national character, I hope the principles of freedom which have ele vated our country may, by means of that mighty agent of which I have been speaking, be disseminated over the whole hearth, and that the most distant people may look to Great Britain as the depositary of science, the protectress of the week, the dispenser of civilisation, the fountain of real free dom, and the altar of true religion. (Cheers.) I now, sir, present you with this trowel, which, on behalf of my partners and myself, I beg you will accept, with my warmest wish that you may long be spared in health, comfort, and pros perity, to look with pleasure nn the splendid erection which you are now about to do us the honour to complete. (Loud cheers.) THOMAS ASHTON, Esq., then performed the ceremony of setting the stone ; after which three times three hearty cheers were given, and the guns fired. Mr. ASHTON then said he felt very proud that he had the honour of'placing the last stone of this immense structure. It was.not necessary for him to follow Mr. Holme in his ad mirable speech. He agreed with it in every part, and es pecially iu that in which he recommended a school for en gineers. He believed there had been a loss of life in this work, but which, considering its magnitude, was very trifling, amounting in the whole to only three lives ; a circumstance which he thought must tell very much in favour of those who had had the management Of the work. He then called upon Mr. Buck, the engineer. Mr. Bucx said, the pleasing task now devolved upon him of explaining the dimensions, and the general design of the structure. It consisted of 22 substantial arches of 63 feet span, all the foundations of which were built on the sand stone rock. It perhaps might be necessary that he should on this occasion give some reasons for its magnitude and its altitude. It was about ten feet higher than the company were authorised to make it by their first act of parliament. They had made it this superior height under a recent act, by which means a saving of upwards of £50,000 was attained. These reasons accounted for its height, Its length was ac counted for by the necessity, in passing over a town like that, to have the streets as clear as possible. The viaduct terminated on the Cheshire side immediately after passing the streets ; and on the Lancashire side, just where the em bankment became less expensive than building arches. The work had therefore been constructed at the smallest possible expense. The introduction of brick in this work had en abled them to do it at very little additional expense to that of the much smaller work on the Grand Junction Railway, called the Dutton Viaduct. Little more remained to be said, than that, in works of that nature, ornament must be out of character. In c .ncluding this work, which had de volved upon him, that labour had been lightened by the company placing it in the hands of such admirable con tractors. The company then sang " God save the Queen," after which, the ladle roceeded to the pavilion, and the gentle men walked in rocession round the viaduct, after which they also proceeded to the pavilion, where a cold collation was provided by the contractors. The pavilion in which the dinner was given was part of the temporary carriage -house, which was partitioned off, and most tastefully fitted up. with lining of red cloth, and a roof of -white calico. Behind the chairman, was a large banner, on which was painted the Queen's arms, quartered with those of Prince Albert. Opposite the chair main, and immediately over the entrance, was a gilt crown. There - were also several union jacks, and the whole had a very pleasing appearance. The collation did great credit to Messrs. Tomkinson, Holme, .and Co. the contractors, at whose expense it Was given, and to the caterer, Mr. Wood, of the George Inn. About 130 persons, including all the directors who had taken part in the proceedings of the morn ing, and a good Any ladies partook of the repast. • Mr. Samuel Holine, one of the contractors occupied the chair. When dinner was over, and the health of " The Queen," " The princess royal," and Prince Albert, and the rest of the royal family," bad been drunk. The CH AIRIWAN said, in'proposing - the health of an excel lent individual on his right hand (Mr. Thomas Ashton), he thought it no disgrace, in this commercial country, to say that he had been the architect of his own fortune. He would not say more, but simply give them "The health of Thomas Ashton, Esq., the chairman of directors."—The toast was drunk with the usual cheers. Ir. ASHTON briefly acknowledged the compliment The CHAIRMAN next proposed," The health of the mem bers for Stockport," which was drunk with three times HENRY MARSLAND, Esq., M.P., acknowledged the toast on behalf of himself and colleague, and said, he wished to assure them of the gratitude they felt on the occasion of the opening of the first part of this line, a portion of it so im portant to that town and neighbourhood. If they might judge from what they had that day seen, they might take it for granted that it would not be• long before the whole line ,would be completed. They had given their assistance as far as they could in pro Curing the act of parliament, which ena bled them to make it. - He would express their earnest hope, that the further progress of that line might be as free from human casualty as works of this magnitude -generally were, and that, ultimately, it would be a source of profit to those who had advanced their money for it, as well as to the ad vantage of the great community by which they were sur- rounded The CHAIRMAN then prolosed the health of Mr. Buck, their engineer.: —The toast having been drunk, with three times three, Mr. Brio's:, in reponding to it, observed thitt in addition to what be had before said, he would now add,—to show the very great perfection with which the work had been carried on,—that, in a bridge building; they always had a test, an unerring test, of the honesty arid fidelity of the workmanship, in observing, on removing the centre work, the extent of sub sidence which then took place. A work might have a very tine exterior, and a bridge might have a fair outside ; but, unless it was honestly executed, the removal of the centre would at once detect the imposition. In this case, there was not one arch which had subsided more than half an inch. (Applause.) Now practical men, who were acquainted with the subject, would perhaps doubt that statement; and he should scarcely have credited it. It amounted to not one thousandth part of an inch in each joint; and, in his opinion, it was almost impossible to conceive a piece of brickwork, composed of so many joints as this, that should have gone down in so minute a degree. The CHAIRMAN said, before proposing the next toast, he must entreat their forbearance for five minutes while he drew their attention to the state of travelling half a century, a cen tury, or two centuries ago. When he compared the travel ling of the present day with what it was in the reign of Charles 11. it absolutely seemed as if he was going to read to them something untrue. And, quite sure he was, that, if their excellent chairman of directors had appended his name to such documents as had appeared in the newspapers during the last few months, and had lived in the reign of Charles 11. he would have been accounted a lunatic. In a Birmingham newspaper published on the 12th April, 1742, was an adver tisement which stated that the Lichfield stage-coach leaves the Hen and Chickens on Wednesday, and goes the same afternoon to Lichfield. It returns to Birmingham on Thurs day afternoon, and so will continue regularly with a coach and able horses. (Laughter.) So , late •as 1732, when Prince Gedrge of Denmark went from London to a town at a dis tance of 40 miles, the journey occupied 14 hours, the last 7 miles taking six hours. The person who related this journey said, with great quaintness, that the long time was the more surprising as, except when overturned or stopped by the rain, his royal highness made no stay. (Laughter.) In 1754 there was but one stage-coach between Glasgow and Lon don; and, in the Edinburgh Courant of that time, it was stated that a new coach with two glass windows and the car riage on steel springs, would run from London to Glasgow in ten days in summer, or twelve in winter. (Laughter.) This, it must be borne in mind, was only six years before the ac cession of George 111. Again another was advertised "to set out first Tuesday in March, ancl . continue from John Somerville's every other .Tuesday, and meet at Borough bridge (in Yorkshire) every Saturday night, and set out from thence on Monday noon. Performed, if God permit, by Obadiah Eastgate." Now, he could have told Obadiah Eastgate, that he went from Liverpool at two o'clock in the afternoon, came to Stockport to look after the work, was in London the next evening at five, went to bed for five hours, then went down to the houses of parliament; had time to dine comfortably, get into the railway train the same night, and get home the next morning before his family or servants were out of bed. This, he thought, would have been a mat ter that would have astonished. Obadiah Eastgate. How had this been accomplished ? By the skill of our engineers, and the enterprifie - - lie would now propose to' them one of those great companies .which had been the means of enabling this to be accomplished—" The Manchester and Birmingham Railway"—and he would connect this toast with an individual whom the longer he had known, the more he had respected—he meant Mr. Sharp. The toast was drunk with three times three. Mr. R. C. SHARP, in returning thanks, said, this measure, it was well known, had met with great difficulties. Unfor tunately, the town of Manchester was divided against itself ; but the collective wisdom of the House of Commons put them together, and the Manchester and Birmingham Rail way Company was formed. But.they had still difficulties to overcome. Very shortly, their engineer, from causes which it was unnecessary now to explain, left them. They applied to the gentleman who was now their engineer, and who was then their resident engineer; and when he took the office, he believed, he had not a document beyond the parliamen tary plans ; but in the short time which had elapsed, he had produced, not only what they now saw, in the opening of the line from, Manchester to Stockport, and the completion of that viaduct, but be had revised the whole of the line from Manchester to Crewe ; and he (Mr. Sharp) hoped to con gratulate them all, in less than )5 months, on the opening of the line from Manchester to Crewe, and, consequently, from Manchester to London.—A number of other toasts were then given, and suitably acknowledged ; and the meeting sepa rated about f our o clock, after which the workmen were re galed in the pavilion. CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION THE ARTISTS' FUND. The allotment of sums subscribed to the Artists' Fund took place on Tuesday. A number of ladies and gentlemen assembled, but the attendance was not so good as in former Mr. WINSTANLEY, in taking the chair, said that he did so as the treasurer of the society, in the absence of the gen tleman whose duty it was to do so. He regretted to say that there was this year a falling off in the amount of sub scriptions, but s till it was a very fair sum. In former years as much as £llOO and £l3OO were subscribed : this year it amounted to only £775. There were several causes why this falling off had taken place : he did not think that it was owing to any disinclination in the public to support the ex hibition, but that it arose principally from the scarcity of money and depression of trade, the supineness of many of the members of the committee, and the vexatious and dis graceful letters that had appeared in the newspapers on the subject of the management. Those persons who had writ ten them had done so anonymously. He reprob ited the conduct of the writers, as tending very much to injure the progress of the arts in this town. Great praise was due to Mr. Clow, for his energy and perseverance in getting sub scribers ; out of the £775, he had procured 340 subscribers from his friends. (Cheers.) He was glad to hear those cheers, as the gentleman he had named richly deserved them. If there were ten such men as Mr. Clow, to be found in the town, the stigma would not be attached to Liverpool that the arts were not patronised. He (Mr. Winstanley) begged to take leave of the society as treasurer, as he was about to retire from that office. In conclusion, he would notice, that although the sum subscribed was less this year than in pre vious ones, ,yet when it was borne in mind that at Birming ham, the most central town in the kingdom, £650 only was subscribed, he thought there still was room for congratula tion. After reading the conditions of the distribution of prizes, &c., the allotment of sums commenced, two little Bluecoat boys calling out the names and the result of each chance. The prizes were principally drawn towards the last. The following were the sums appropriated to be laid out : —One of_ £BO, one of. £5O, one of £45, two of £4O, four of £3O, two of £25, five of £2O, five of £l5, ten of £lO, ten of £s,—amounting in the aggregate to £750, the remaining £25 to be allotted to the first blank drawn; this fell to Mrs. J. Walsh. The various amounts were allotted as follow : Joshua Edwards, Esq... £BO John Browne, Esq £l5 John Liddell, E5q...... 50 Thomas Irlam, Esq l5 John Marriott, E5q..... 45 Miss Di na h Clarke lO John T. Foptaine, Esq.. 40 Sirdifield, Esq., Dale- James Cox, Esq .. 40 street..... Miss H. Cr05by........ 30 John Bent, Esq lO W.Walton, Esq., South.. Joseph Adams, Esq lO hill . G. Dixon, Esq., Leeds- Richard Rathbone, Esq. 10 street . Miss Mary Rathbone 3O William Richmond, Esq. 10 Mrs. John Walsh . J. B. Statham, Esq., Francis Maxwell, Esq... 10 :Manchester 25 George Robinson, Esq., W. Robinson, Esq., Co- Castle-street vent-garden 25 Sir J. Walmsley, Knt... 5 W. H. Goore, Esq. R. Hamilton, Esq., Great Samuel Clegg, Esq 5 George-square . R. A. .M`Fee, E5q...... 20 T. B . Molyneux, Esq 5 Thos. Hayley, Esq .... 20 M rs . G eorge Birley J os hua Edwards, Esq.— 20 Robt. Duck, Esq., Man- Daniel Willink, Esq.... 15 chester .. 5 R. S. Powell, Esq l5 Edward Tennant, Esq... 5 Stephen Baker. MODESTY. \ --A gentleman I drowned himself to avoid be lathing in the Mississipi river ,ng di scovere d 'b y some ladies sere he was. who were approaching near wil DOVER.—The weather has set in very inclement, the covered with a h eavy tall o f snow. ground being completely Arrangements had been made by our recently formed Bene volent Society for a distribution of coals and bread to the poor. The tickets have been issued to about 700 poor fami lies for a hundred-weight of good Wallsend coals, to be de livered immediately to each family at th e i r own homes, one penny being charged on each ticket•to cover expense of car riage. A contract has also been entered into for bread to be distributed on an extensive scale. Nearly £4OO will have been altogether subscribed for the relief of the needy.—Kent Herald. We are happy to be able to announce the c omp l et i on o f a c ollosal bronze statue of General Si▪ r Richard Bourke, which is about to quit the atelier of Bai ley, the Roy a l A cademician, for its destination, Sydney. This may be considered the first great work of art for which that distant colony will be in debted to the talents of the mother Country ; and the statue, from its subject and the character of its executi on , w i ll at tract the attention both of the mi▪ litary man and th e con. noieseur in the fine arts.--Times. SUICIDE COMMITTED 'BY A FEMALE WHILE IN A STATE OF DERANGEMENT. Yesterday, an inquest was held before P. F. Curry, Esq.. on view of 'the body of Catherine Adams. James Adams being sworn, said am a seafaring man, and live at No. 31, Pall Mall. The deceased was my wife, and was 55 years old. On Saturday afternoon. last, about half-past two o'clock, I came home for, my dinner, and not finding the deceased down stairs as usual. I went up stairs to look for her. On going into the back bed-room, I found the deceased lying on her face, on the floor. I raised her up, and I then observed blood on the floor. The room was rather dark, so I carried her into the front room, and I then saw that her throat was cut, and that there was blood over her dress. She was not able to speak, but made signs with ber hands. I called for assistance, and a neighbour, of the name of Frances Taylor came in, and also another woman, and a doctor was sent for, and he recommended that she should be taken to the Northern Hospital, where I took her in a coach. I saw her there the next day, but she was not sensible. She has been in very low spirits for about four months back, about a law-suit she had in the Isle of Man. She would wander about the street without any business, and would often wander in her talk. When the doctor arrived, he asked what she had cut her throat with, and on going to see, I found the knife now produced, a small table knife, which belongs to me, on the floor, and covered with blood. Frances Taylor, wife of William Taylor, who lives next door to where the deceased lived, said, I was acquainted with the deceased, and also.her husband. On Saturday last he called me into his house. I was then in the street, shaking the bear. He called out for my sister, Mrs. Taylor. When I got up stairs, he had the deceased in his arms. Her hands were all over blood. I did not remain, as I could render no assistance, and another neighbour came in. She was always very low, and used to say her mind was very miserable. Mary Ann Cassidy said she was going of 13 years of age, and that her father's name was Jura, and lived in Pall Mall. I was in the house where deceased lived on Saturday morn ing last. About two o'clock she told me to go to my tea, and to come back again in about five minutes. I returned in about half an hour. Mr. Adams had then come into the house. He told me to stop till Mrs. Taylor came in. He came back, and I saw him talking to Mrs. Taylor in the street. The deceased then came on to the stairs, and made signs to me with her hands. I saw that her hands were bloody. .I immediately went to the door, and shouted Mr. Adams, and he went up stairs. I heard him call out "Mrs. Taylor." I did not see the deceased afterwards. Mr. Edwd. Toye Woodward, house surgeon of the North ern Hospital, said the deceased was brought there on Satur day_ evening, between four and five o'clock. On examining the throat, I found an external wound, about two inches in length, extending back completely through the windpipe, which was severed. There was a second incision in the wind pipe. Every thing was done for her, but she died on Wed nesday morning, about ten o'clock. She was ac times per fectly sensible. When she was so, I asked her why she did it, and she said she had had a good deal on her mind lately. She appeared then to think that she was dying, and said she was afraid she would not get over it. The coroner summed up the evidence in a perspicuous manner, anti the jury immediately returned a verdict, to the effect that " the deceased destroyed herself in a fit of insa nity." DEATH 01' A CHILD FROM THE INJUDICIOUS EXHIAATION OF AN OPIATE MIXTURE. An inquisition was taken before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Griffith Evan Evans, a child of three months old. Catharine Evans, wife of Griffith Ev..ns, said she lived in Dolling-street, said the deceased had been a little poorly now and then, but was in general a healthy child. About nine days ago he took cold, and I gave him a teaspoonful of castor oil occasionally. He got better for a day or two, and then relapsed. I gave him another teaspoonful of castor oil. In a day or two he seemed to get worse, and coughed very hard. I sent a girl who was with me since the child was ill, to the druggist's, to see if she could get anything to relieve the child. She brought some stuff in a bottle, with directions to give the child a teaspoonf u l eve r y time th e cough was troulesome. I did so. I gave the child several doses of it. Soon after giving it to him, he would throw up phlegm, and appear relieved, and would fall asleep, and some times would take the breast. After taking it all, he appeared to get worse and not better. I then sent the same girl to the same druggist, to ask if he could send him anything that would relieve him. She brought me another bottle. There was a direction upon it,—that a teaspoonful should be taken when the cough was troublesome. I endeavoured to give him part of a teaspoonful, and he lifted up his head and threw it out of his mouth as if his throat was sore. I think he swallowed a little of it. I sent for the same girl who had previously been assisting me, and she recommended me to call in Mr. Harbord. I showed him the bottle, which was on the mantel-piece. The child gradually got worse, and died on Monday evening. Jane M•Mullin, daughter of Thomas M`Mullin, of Slater street said, I know the mother of the deceased, and had been stopping at her house for the last week or ten days,—the child being ill. Last Wednesday week I was sent to a drug gist's shop, at the corner of Jackson-street, by the deceased's mother. She told me to get something to ease the child who had a bad cough, and was very hoarse. The druggist's name was Ingham. I saw a young man in the shop. I told him what was the matter. He gave me a mixture. There were directions on the bottle, to give the child a teaspoonful every time the cough was troublesome. I gave the bottle to its mother, rnd saw her give it a teaspoonful occasionally. The child got rather worse, and last Monday morning I was sent again to the same shop, for something to relieve it. 1 saw the same young man. I asked him it he could give me anything for Mr. Evans' baby, as it was rather worse. lie gave me another bottle, which was of the same colour, and the same directions were fixed upon it. She gave the child some of it, not quite a teaspoonful. I would know the bottle again. I gave it to him myself. The bottle produced is the same I got from the druggist. The Coroner here inquired whether the bottle containing the medicine was in court? Mr. Harbord said he had not brought it, nor had he him self analysed the contents. He had carefully sealed it up, with a view to its being analysed by a practical chemist, should that be deemed necessary to a due elucidation of the case. He had his own opinion of its contents, which would perhaps be considered sufficient. The Coroner said it was essential that the bottle should be ,prOdue4; and, after an explanation by Mr. Harbord of the manner in which it was sealed, so that fib one could imitate it into whose hands it might intermediately pass, the officer of the court was dispatched to bring it. While he was ab sent, _ Mr:Harbord expressed a wish to say a few words having reference to the case before them. He felt himself placed in a painful position in being called upon to give his evidence. In the first place, he should not be doing his duty to the public, or the profession of which he was a member, if he did not express his strspng disapproval of a practice which was involved in this inquiry ; and, on the other hand, he should in all probability draw upon himself much obloquy and enmity by a frank declaration of that opinion. Young men like himself had, from the nature of their practice, a more extensive knowledge than others of the horrible extent to which the practice was carried of prescribing powerful medicines in druggists' shops by ignorant and incompetent persons. When individuals lost their lives on railways through inattention, rashness, or neglect, the facts were conveyed to the public by the newspapers in a manner to call forth the severest reprehension on the part of the pub lic, and to induce a wholesome caution on the part of those who were to blame ' • but it was a fact that fifty or a hundred children might be hastened to their graves by the exhibition of injurious drugs, and nothing be recorded about the mat ter ! Mr. H. then made allusion to a case in this town some time ago, in which a certain druggist had dispensed medicine that had accelerated death. On that occasion he (Mr. H.) had given his evidence in the most forbearing manner, putting the most liberal construction on the facts ; and after all the coroner had stated that if the evidence had been one tittle stronger, the party must have had a verdict of man slaughter recorded against him, and that a conviction would no doubt have followed. Yet, notwithstanding, he had put everything in the most favourable light, he had been misre presented and persecuted ever since. He could assure the jury that the Medical Association had numerous cases laid before them of children whose deaths were caused by the ad ministration of improper medicines. Mr. Craig, the house surgeon at the North Dispensary, stated that the cases of children brought to the Dispensary in a dying state, after having been trifled with, were now so numerous that they ceased to cause much comment—he be lieved the average of such cases were 5 or 6 per week. What would they think of a man whose watch was out of or der, going to a blacksmith or an ironmonger to get some thing for it to restore it to its former state of perfection ! It was quite as reasonable as that a druggist. not a regular prac titioner, should administer to the diseases of a child. It might be said that they did not do harm intentionally or knowingly, and this he admitted. He could not believe that Mr. Ingham, or any other respectable druggist would, for the sake of the paltry profit on two or three pennyworth of medicine, run the risk of being found guilty of manslaughter, and he felt convinced that if the press were to bring the sub ject strongly before the public, it would save the lives of many hundreds of children annually. The office of coroner was valuable, chiefly for the accidents which it was the raans of preventing. The imposing of deodands in railway fitalities arising from negligence bad that effect ; and now that the jury had an individual case before them he wished that they would at least express themselves in such a manner upon it as would convey a salutary caution to the parties involved in this inquiry. He hoped, at the same time, that no unplea sant circumstances would arise to Mr. Ingham, and that the evidence would bear them out in giving the case the most favourable construction. He trusted he should be excused for making these remarks, inasmuch he felt strongly on the subject. Henry Gordon Harbord, surgeon, said he was called to the child on Monday afternoon. The child was in a dying state. After looking at its eyes, which were contracted to a small size, I asked whether any medical man had attended it, and whether opium - or syrup of poppies had been administered to it ?: They said they had given it something out of bottle which they produced. On smelling it, I was convin ced that it contained a large quantity of paregoric. I did what was necessary, and told the mother the child could not possibly recover. 1 have since made a post mortem exami nation. A considerable portion of the lungs had the appear ance of recent inflammation ; the brain was gorged with black blood, and about an ounce and a half of serum was ef fused upon the brain and contained in its ventricle. Effu sion is one of the results of congestion. lam of opinion that the death of the deceased was caused by inflammation of the lungs, accompanied by congestion of, and effusion upon, the brain, and that death was accelerated by improper treatment. The injurious composition in the bottle, wasp in my opinion, paregoric, the principal ingredients of which are spirits of wine, opium, camphor, and benzoic acid. A tea-spoonful of such a mixture was highly injudicious for such a child as the deceased. Mr. Ingham, druggist, was present, and was asked why the young man who had given the bottle for the child was not present. He replied that both of them could not be ab sent from the shop. The coroner said that it was requisite that the young man should appear, and Mr. Ingham went home to send him. O n hi s arrival he was sworn, and was cautioned that he need not reply so as to criminate. Jeremiah Ingham said. lam apprentice to Mr. Ames Ingham, who is my cousin. 1 have been nearly four years in his employ. I remember the girl coming for something for Mrs. Evans's child. The first I gave was merely to cause expectoration. It was composed of syrup of squills, spirits of nitre, and antimonial and irecacuanha wine. With the second I gave a little paregoric, —which I had frequently given to children before with_ good effect. Hr. Harbord recalle'd.—The first medicine might have been good in cases of grown-up people, and in double the dose, in the absence of inflammation. The second, owing to the paregoric, was still more injurious than the first in the' present case. _ Tne Coroner then addressed the jury. He thought the public was very much indebted to Mr. Harbord for the man ner in which he had brought forward the case. That gen-, tleman was actuated by no personal feeling ; but by a sense of duty. He (the Coroner) had had several conversations with him, and he was afraid that numbers of little children were, hurried prematurely to their graves by incompetent persons administering medicines to them. In one case which had fallen under his cognizance, it was stated by a witness that he could almost undertake to say, that cases of injury, if not of mortality from this cause, amounted t 0.500 annually. He recollected that he had once given great offence to some parties by designating dispensing druggists " a pest to so ciety," and he did not feel inclined to withdraw the epithet. Some who were druggists were qualified to practice as pro fessional men ; but the greater number were not, and if they dispensed medicines they incurred a heavy responsibility. He then adverted to the evidence of Mr. Harbord, who had stated that he had no do u bt but. . the nisglielne give.n in this case had accelerated death. The mother of the child, too, had acted incautiously. She would have done more wisely to continue the castor oil, or have applied to the dispensary, or to a professional man for advice. But instead of this she sent to the next druggist shop, with a vague message, for anything that _would gi ve ea se to the child. The child she thought had swallowed a little of the second and stronger preparation, and they all knew that a little of such drugs would kill an infant. He (the Coroner) here referred to several cases in "Roscoe's Criminal Evidence," in which death had ensued from persons administering medicines. Lord Hale said—" If a physician give a person a potion, with out any intent of doing him any b dily harm, but with intent to cure or prevent a a disease, and, contrary to the expecta tion of the physician, it kills him, this is no homicide, and the like of a surgeon. And I hold their opinion to be erro neous that think if it be no licensed surgeon or physician that occasions the mischief that it is felony, for physic and salves were before licensed physicians and surgeons, and, therefore, if they be not licensed according to the statutes, they are subject to the penalties of the statutes, but God for bid that any mischan ce of thi s ki n d should make any person not licensed guilty of murder or manslaughter." But," adds his lordship, " whether the party be licensed or unli censed, if he displays gross ignorance, or criminal inatten tion, or culpable rashness, in the treatment of his patient, he is criminally responsible." Baron Bolland, in a case of man slaughter, in which it was Supposed that a child had died from the effects of a plaster applied for scald head, laid it down thus as agreed to by the judges." If any person, whe ther he be a regular or licensed medical man or not, professes to deal with the life or health of his Majesty's subjects, he is bound to have competent skill to perform the task that he holds himself out to perform, and he is bound to treat his patients with care, attention, and assiduity." Chief Justice Titdal, too, in a case against a prisoner charged with ne glecting to take due care of a woman during her delivery, directed as follows :—" You are to say whether, in the exe cution of the duty which the prisoner had to perform, he is proved to have shown such a gross want of care, or such a gross and culpable want of skill as any person, undertaking such a task, ought not to be guilty of, and that the death of the person named in the indictment was caused thereby." He then quoted the following passage :—" A chemist who negligently supplies a wrong drug, in consequence of which death ensues, is guilty of manslaughter. The apprentice to a chemist, by mistake delivered a bottle of laudanum to a customer who asked for paregoric ; and a portion of the lau danum being administered to a child, caused its death. The apprentice being indicted for manslaughter, Mr. Justice Bai ley directed the jury, th a t if th e y th oug ht him guilty of ne gligence, they should find him guilty of manslaughter." In the case (said the coroner in continuation) the young man first administered an expectorant, and next a mixture contain ing paregoric. The question, they had to decide was whe ther the young man bad shown gross ignorance or criminal inattention, or culpable rashness, and was thereby guilty of manslaughter. The young man had told them that he had dispensed the same medicines before to other children, and with good effects. The case quoted, in which every one who dealt with life and health was required to be a competent and qualified person, presented itself in this case for their con sideration. The young man had stated that he had been four years in the shop of Mr. Ingham. They would have to con sider whether he was qualified to dispense medicines. There was no imputation that he had been asked for one medicine and supplied another. If they thought he had been grossly and culpably inattentive, ignorant, or unskilful, they must find a verdict of manslaughter: if not, their verdict must merely be that death was caused by misadventure—to which they might attach any expression of their opinion which they thought fit. The Jury immediately returned a verdict to the effect That the deceased died from misadventure," and to this they appended a request, that the Court would convey to the young man a reprimand on the carelessness of his conduct. The Coroner, addressing the young man, said he had had a narrow escape. The law would not allow any one to under take the dispensing of medicines who was not qualified to do so by education and diploma. Druggists were at liberty to sell good and wholesome medicines to proper parties ; but no narcotics, opiates, or other strong drugs, should be dispensed, except to parties well known to them, or on the production of a prescription from a medical man. Persons ignorant of the powers of such medicines should be refused, and directed to the Dispensary or to some competent professional man for such prescription. The Conrt then rose. JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET. MONDAY EVENING. —The Stock Market continues in the same dull state as for several days past. Consols were as before 89 for the opening . . Bank Stock 157 to 7. Exchequer bills ls. to 3s. premium. , Foreign Securities generally are without alteration with the exception of Spanish and Dutch. Spanish Active with the Coupons improved to 241 to 4. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents to 51 to 4, the Five per Cents to 972 to 8. Portuguese Two-and-a-Half per Cents (falsely called Fives) were 324 to 3, the One-and-a-Half per Cents (falsely called Threes) 204 to 4. Colombian were 231 to 44. Mexican 28 to 4. London and Birmingham .Railway Shares were 78 to 80, Great Western 214 to 54, the Half Shares 11 to 12, Gosport 4to 5 premium. North Midland 25 to 3, the New 3to 2, South Eastern and Dover 164 to 154, Eastern Counties 144 to f, Blackwell 5 to 44-, Brighton *7 to 92 discount. TUESDAY EVENING. — The Funds were without variation for the first part of the day, but on the appearance of the se cond edition of the Herald with the intelligence of the war like demonstrations in Portugal and the probability of hosti lities with Spain, Consols declined to 884 to 4 for the opening. Bank Stock 156 to 7. Exchequer bills ls. to 3s. premium. In Foreign Securities the effect of the same news was a general decline in prices. Spanish Active with the. Coupons fell to 324 to 4. Portuguese Two-and-a -Half per Cents (falsely - called Fives) to 318 to 1, the One -and-a-Half per Cents (falsely called Threes) to 201 to 4. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents to 501 to 14, the Five per Cents to 914 to 4. Brasilia!' remain 71 to 2. Mexican 28 to 4. Colombian 231 to 4. Altogether the complexion of Stock Markets was con siderably affected by the interruption of amicable relations between Spain and Portugal,, the possible consequences of which, as involving and bringing this and other powers into antagonist positions it is not necessary to discuss at present. The Railway Market is without alteration. London and Birmingham were 78 to 80, Great ,Western 25 to 6, Half Shares 11 to 12 premium. South Western 51 .0 J per share. to nt disco. Bl WE ackwell 5 to 41,Bri g hten DNESDAY ,KlENilig.- - The fait l u n Consols to-day, which was nearly 4 per cent., although attributed to the distrust occasioned by the preparations making for the ex pected hostilities between Spain and Portugal, would, it is considered in some quarters, have been more limited had not the jobbers been rather anxious to get rid of stock which it would seem they had previously taken freely of the brokers. Consols for the account, which in the first of the morning were quoted 884, left off 884 to 4 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced shut at 884 ; and 34 per Cents. Reduced, at 974. Bank Stock finally closed at 156 to 157 ; Exchequer-bills, 2s. to 4s. premium, which, as regards the latter security, is an ad vance of Is. upon yesterday's quotations. The Peninsular stocks continue to suffer much from these warlike operations, and Spanish Actives left off at 224 to 4 having opened at 234 ; P or tuguese 5 per Cents. were l as t quoted at 304 to 31 , an d the 3 per Cents., 20 to 4. As at tention was principally confined to these stocks, very little was done in the other descriptions, and prices partook of the general flatness. Colombian closed 224 to 23 ; Mexican, 27 to 4 ; Danish, 764 to ; a nd Brazilian, 71 to 72. The Share-market more sensibly felt the depression of the other markets, and quotations are, for the most part, marked lower. Great Western, 23 to 24 pm. ; Birmingham, 79 to 81 pm. ; Brighton, Si to 4 dis• ; Blackwell, 54 to 44 dis.; South Western, 534 to 54 per s h are ; E as t ern C ount i es, 1 4 4 to 4 dis. ; South Eastern, 164 to 16 dis. ; North Midland, 26 to 24 dis. ; and ditto, new shares, 3 to 2 discount. CHRISTMAS PlE. — Epicures, bon vivants, and others who have any pretension s to taste+ should give Mr. Lawton, at the Rainbow, an order for a Yorkshire Pie. These pies are most delicious dishes. CHESTER AND Bum E NFIVAD RAILWAY.—The fares by this railway, have been reduced very considerably, and will now meet the wishes of all classes' of travellers. The rates to and from Chester are 35., 25., and ]s. The speed and safety by which traveller s are conveyed by this line, and the accommodation afforded, render it an agreeable mode of transit. Tua REV. R. P• Bonplcom.—We understand that the Rev. R. P. Ruddi com will preach hi s f arewe ll sermons at St. George's Church, Everton, on Sunday morning and evening next. The rev. gentleman's departure from this neighbour hood will be a source of deep regret to his congregation, among whom he has laboured for so many years. PARISIAN BITUME N COMPANY.—The very reasonable prices charged by this co m pany, render it worthy of the no tice of all who are about using this material. We beg to refer to the amount elsewhere. The bitumen manufactured by the company will stand the extremes of heat and cold. THE ROCK HARMoNicoN.--This singular instrument commences to attract great numbers of persons, who all ex press much surprise and delight on hearing its exquisite tones. The musical people of Liverpool are all much pleased with it. LIVER THEATRE. -.— That most charming of actresses, and queen of ballad-singers, Airs. Waylett, will appear at the Liver on Monday. Her presence will be hailed with delight by all who love English songs and English singing. To morrow evening the very interesting drama of " Cavaliers and Roundheads will be revived; Mr. Elton playing Sir Arthur Matchlowe. This favourite piece will, doubtless, draw good hbuses. The laughable drama of Faith and Falsehood" will give. Mr. Raymond an opportunity of displaying his genuine Irish humour, i n the character .of Teague. In this piece Mr. and Mrs. Higgie, and Mr. Tilbury, will make their first appearance. T`iis laughable farce is cast extremely well, and will prove highly amusing. CHRISTMAS FAIR.E.—ST, JOHN'S MARKET.—The lovers of the good things of this world, were not disappointed by a visit, yesterday to St. f‘ John's Market, the central and princi pal market in our good old town." The Christmas de corations were, we think, superior in taste to any former display, and though the show of beef, mutton, and pork did not include so many prize animals as last year, the quality, particularly of beef, was all that could be wished, The whole market was growing with Christmas trees and bushes, the north end—including the fruit stands—presenting groves of evergreens, sprinkled with fruits and flowers.— We also observed a considerable quantity of " misletoe bough," little known or appreciated by the general public in this town until within the last few years. Amongst the beef was a fine specimen at the stand of Mr. Robert Derbyshire, a quarter of which was bespoken by the Beef Steak Club. This (an ox) was fed at Huyton, in this neighbourhood, by Mr. Edward Speed, and weighed 15-1 cwt. The largest, and truly prime, was held by Mr. T. Tomlinson—an animal of the Herefordshire breed (tt bullock), bred in Shropshire. This weighed.lB score 131 b. a quarter, and the fat in the back was 4 incnes thick. Mr. Clough, we believe, had a part of the same animal, of which the sirloin, weighing about SOlb., was ticketted as sold to the Earl of Derby. There were several very fine calves and a number of fine fat sheep. The pork was good, but not of extraordinary size. The poultry was most abundant, particularly geese, of which which there were actual pyramids, almost all from Ireland. Game and wild-fowl were in equal plenty, as were hams, cheese, eggs, dried fish, &c. During the whole of yesterday the market presented a most animated and interesting scene ; and in the evening, when brilliantly illuminated with gas, and crowded to repletion by the lieges of all classes and degrees. full of the joyous anticipations of the morrow's festivities, it formed a living picture of anima tion which a Hogarth might conceive, but could scarcely find room to sketch, unless he , were perched on one of the beams of the roof NEW AMERICAN COINAGE. -- The United States mint is engaged in coining a new dollar. It is of smaller diameter, and consequently more convenient than the Spanish coin, and is altogether better executed. It may not be generally known that, three years ago a new die was got up, the coins from which looked so bad that it was broken. TRAIN VP A CHILD.--;--One of our exchanges has the fol lowing capital hit :—Yesterday morning an unbreeched urchin, not quite three years old, said to his sister, while munching a piece of gingerbread, Sissy,• take dis half ub cake, to keeP till arternoon, when I get cross!" This is rather better than the story of the child who bellowed from the top of the stairs—" Ma' ! ma ' ! Hannah won ' t pacify me.,, THE CURTAIN DRAWN ASIDE.--.The two gentlemen who had on the previous night enacted Hamlet and Polonius in an obscure town in Yorkshire, were proceeding arm-in-arm to rehearsal, when a gang of youngsters s wis collected about them by a lad who had witnessed the performance, shouting at the top of his voice, " Deng me if here bean't t'ould chap that was killed walking vri' feller as did f MEETING OF TIIETSOCk COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the members of the Dock Com , •as held yesterday in the Revenue-buildings. Ther Messrs. Leathom. Berm, 'Barclay, T. Holt " Rulle, G. llolt were present—_______ H. Holmes, Booth, U Moon, M Evans, ,in, Ripley, and Sands Mr. Leathc presided • The routine bpsiness having been disposed of, Mr: G. HoOlkaid his attention had been called to a report i❑ the Liverpool Courier of the 16th instant, of what took place in the committee when Mr. Chapman broughtforward his charges against Mr. Hartley. He mentioned the matter merely to put it in a right point of view. The Courier said, " The charges he (Mr. Chapman) had been requested to make by the chairman of the Board of Works, were already investigated, and if the letter had reference to those charges, he had no objection that Mr. Hartley should endeavour to exonerate himself as he best could." It was here supposed, that he (Mr. Holt) was the originator of the charges against Mr: Hartley, instead of Mr. Chapman. No doubt all that Mr. Chapman meant to say was, that the chairaian of the sub-committee of 4tworks had requested -him to furnish 'the precise charges in , so that there might be no misun derstanding us to the i is to be inquired into. The CHAIRMAN said it also appeared, by the reports in some of the newspapers, that he had requested Mr. Chap man to reduce his charges against Mr. Hartley into writing-. The fact was, he took rie part in the matter, except to request Mr. Chapman to bring• his charges at the end of the day's oceedings, instead of the beginning., Mr. G. HOLT said the reporters would see he made no he merely wished to explain what., Mr. but th remarl Chapman had said. A long and uninteresting discussion took place on a report from the sub-committee of works, relative to covering the roofs of certain sheds on the dock quays with slate, iron, or air, It was eventually resolved that the roof of the shed on the north-west side of Clarence half tide basin be covered with zinc, as an experiment, and all the others with slate. On the of the -committee of works, a high pressure steam-engine, of six-horse power, was ordered to be erected, for the purpose of clearing Brunswick graving docks from water. The cost was estimated by the surveyor at £770. In answer to a question from Mr. Evans, he said, the annual expense of working the engine would be very little. A letter from Messrs. R. and W. Scobell, agents for Stedd's wooden pavement, offering to lay down specimens thereof at 9s. per square :yard, and calling attention to its success in London and Manchester, was referred to the Board of Works. A communication was read from the Secretary of the Trinity Board, giving the sanction of that establishment to erection of a beacon upon the site of Grange Mill, and sug gesting a slight alteration in the plan proposed. The CHAIRMAN said, he had seen the proprietor of the Grange Farm, who agreed to accept a nominal rent for the occupation of his land by the beacon, but he would not con sent to its erection after the proposed plan, as he considered it would be too much like a factory chimney. Mr. HORSFALL said, the committee were very much in debted to the proprietor for the spirit in which he had met them. He suggested that the beacon should be built in a form to obviate any objection. The Sub-committee of works were authorized to proceed with the erection, after a plan to be made agreeable to all parties, without comit ' y , before the general c omm itt ee aga i n . Messrs. Groom and Son, of Lord-street, were appointed stationers, and Mr. Pannell, of Byron-street, printer, to the committee for the next six months. A memorialii l On - WTni;bltilts of Liverpool was read, calling attention to a serious inconvenience experienced at low water, from the south west corner of George's Dock to the landing stages, especially at nights. The CHAIRMAN said, that twelve months ago, the com mittee carried a footway to, and also improved the south side of George's Dock. An application was then made to the Paving Board to do that which the memorialsts now asked to be done, and they refused. This committee had no power to comply with their wishes; that rested with the corpora tion The secretary was directed to inform the me mor i a li s t s I • The Receiver of dues at Run s corn, reported that thos the last month amounted to £77 19s. 11d. The committee then separated. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTH SCHOOLS Yesterday the half-yearly examination of the children edu cated in the Church of England South School, Cornwallis street, took place in the presence of a numerous auditory. Even to those who are in the habit - of taking an interest in the religious education of the rising generation, the examina tion we are about to describe would have had additional charms. This was peculiarly the feeling of those who were present; but if our account should not seem to glow with the same lively interest, it must not be attributed to lack of appreciation. The examination commenced with the upper classes of boys and girls in the first room. The Rev. Thomas. Bold took the chair, and after efew remarks appropriate to the occasion, he read a statistical table comprising the number of boys, girls, and infants receiving education, the average attendances of each class on Sundays and week days, the number of boys and girls reading the scriptures, and the re ligious books in use in the schools, and the respective stages in arithmetic to which they had attained, together with a va riety of other minute yet interesting facts. All the scholars, the rev. gent. stated, were learning, the church catechism. The Rev. Mr. PRINCE having been requested to conduct the examination, then desired the scholars, who were ar ranged in a long square class, to read the Ist chapter of the Gospel according to St. John. Each boy and girl accord ingly read a verse alternately, and we feel bound to say that we have seldom heard the Holy Scriptures read with more correct emphasis, with greater care, or with more sole m nity than by th ese li tt l e ones. They indeed seemed to realize the saying "that out of the mouths of babes and sucklings He has perfected praise." The reading being concluded, the books were closed, and Mr. Prince proceeded to put to the scholars a number of extempore questions relative to the prophecies concerning our Saviour, his forerunner, John the Baptist, his birth, parentage, and generally on all the facts narrated in that sublime chapter. They were also required to define the terms under which our blessed Saviour is al luded to by the Evangelist. All their answers, given with as much readiness as could be expected when the fo, m of them was left to their own judgment, were remarkably cor rect. Not a single instance of error occurred. The ehtirch catechism fOimed the neit - subjedt fot—eiami nation. They repeated the whole of it as it appears in the book of common prayer, with great propriety ; and also an swered the questions which are suggested by each article in a manner to. convinee the auditory that they understood, and were fully impressed with, their duty towards God and their neighbour, Mr. PRINCE, at this stage of the proceedings, addressing the interesting objects before him, told them that their duty towards God was the foundation of all other duties ; and that, without they practised that, every branch of education given to them in the school would be found of little use when they became men and women in society.—The scholars by their profound attention, appeared to feel the value of this excel lent advice. Luther'S magnificent hymn, with Dr. Collyer's additions, was then Sung by a number of b o y s an d g i r l s from' , the class. Music or this sort is a part of the system pursued in the school, and really we never heard anything so moving as the modulations of these infantile voices, accompanied, as they were, by a solitary flute, in the hands of a little Nicholson, whose age mi g ht b e said to be somewhere about eight years. The class having been re-formed, the boys and girls were examined in geography, some of the elements of natural phi losophy, and arithmetic. This part of the proceedings was necessarily short, but in every branch of it was evident, that whilst the scholars had themselves been attentive, their mas ter and mistress had executed their important offices with most exemplary care. The andiern . " Before Jehovah's awful throne" was next sang. Although'this is a popular anthem, there is considera ble difficulty in it, particularly in the two last strains. The vocalists, however, kept excellent time in the quick passages. Their voices were in perfect harmony, and a most beautiful effect was produced. . The Rev. Mr. PRINCE then closed the proceedings by congratulating the teachers on the proficiency of their pupils, as manifested by the result of that day's examination. He then briefly addressed the children, exhorting them to show by their subsequent conduct that they profited by the in struction which was imparted to them. The children in the 'lower, or Infants' school, were then examined.- This room appeared to be the principal point of attraction. A great number of the parents of the children were present, and took' a lively interest in the proceedings. The school-room was decorated with pictures, maps, di agrams, &c.—the usual paraphernalia of art Infants' School. The examination of the children in this school, was con ducted by the master. The children occupied several tiers of raised forms at the north end of the school. They marched to their places singing several of the rhymes which they are taught, keeping time with their feet. Whatever truth there may be in the recently published statements re. specting the health of Liverpool, we venture to say that it would be difficult to collect together, in any other part of the United Kingdom, a finer or more healthy-looking set of, children than were yesterday arrayed before us. The looks of the great majority of them would have done credit to the most salubrious of our rural districts. They appeared to be mostly from three to six years of age. It must have been a source of great delight to the many mothers who were pre sent to have witnessed the cheerfulness, the contentment, and, we may add, the happiness which beamed in the coun tenances of their little ones, as they went through their various exercises. Nor was it less a source of pride to them to witness the marks of approbation elicited from the nume rous ladies and gentlemen present, as the examination pro ceeded. On the whole, we may safely say that we never at tended any similar examination which was more satisfactory than the one which we are describing. After singing the hymn commen c i ng " Wh o i s yon d er little stranger," the master proceeded to question his little flock on several scriptural subjects, such as the history of Abraham, the_ tower of Babel, the temptation and fall of man, the history of our Saviour, &c. The replies to these questions were given with great promptitude and correctness. We sh .uld state that the several subjects were suggested i n succession by one or other of the boys or girls. It was quite delightful to witness the eager rivalry which prevailed among them. It is a leading feature in the system of teach ing adopted in this school not to confine the attention of the children for two long a time to one subject. In accord ance with this rule the exercises were next varied by the singing of " For unto us a child is born, &c.," as an anthem. This was exceedingly well got through. The harmony was perfect. One of the pupils was then selected for the pur pose of going through a " scripture letter lesson." He was a fine boy of between four and five years of age. He was placed on a table, with his face towards the audience, and then challenged, if we may so speak, to recite a verse from scripture commencing with any letter in the alphabet that might be called out by any of bis schoolfellows. He repeated a great number of texts with great correctness, failing only in the letter T, which was called out about a dozen times. The children were next relieved by the intro duction of a variety of manual exercises, which seemed to afford them great amusement. They were afterwards ques tioned on the subject of geography, physical and general, and acquitted themselves admirably in that department. The history of Mahomet, the natural history of the giraffe, the repetition of the various arithmetical tables of measure, time, money. &c., next occupied their attention. The man ner in which they went through all these exercises proved the excellence of the system upon which they are taught. The singing, in particular, seemed to interest the feelings of every one present. After the examination was closed the children were regaled with buns and oranges. The audience separated highly delighted with the exercises of the day. A radical cockney having been told by a political opponent that a cradle, in the shape of a sea-shell called the nautilus, had been prepared for the royal infant, observed that the calling the child a naughty lass so soon after her birth, was another instance of toffy disloyalty. It is rumoured that Sir Digby Mackworth will come for ward for the r epresentation of Monmouthshire on the retire ment of Mr. W. A. Williams, M.P., who accepts the Chil tern Hundreds on the meeting of parliament, on account of ill health. BEFORE ELDERS' HOURS.—" If I'm not home from the party to-night at ten o'clock," said a husband to his better half, " don't wait for me." " That I won't," said the lady, significantly — " I won't wait, but I'll come for you." He returned at ten precisely. Mr. Barry, the architect, is to receive as his professional remuneration the sum ,of £25,000 from the Lords of the Treasury, fordesigning, superintending, and completing the Wow of korliwent. , _ CATHOLIC AN 6POFISH FORMS OF :A.BSOLUTION LETTER 11 TO TH. ? OF THE LIVERPOOL a promise that part of the Popish pries - t, sitting in the conl. capacity of judge, as also those of the peniten der the, so called, sacrament of penance milk This engagement I now proceed to discharge,. al in the o as to ren- first, by notinf fear the -60-u- , 11 of Trent on this important composition of a Popish pi one shall say that the INTENT of doing at QUIRED in MINIS .nd AD !IN -Trid. Ses. NTS, lei shall say that the INTENTION .edient in ti: least what the church a( whilst they MAK! , him be t any or ABSOLUTION of the priest is not a JUDICIAL .._ ministry of pronouncing and declaring that sins are remitted to the persbn confessing, provided only be believes that he is absolved—or provided the priest does not SEIIIOUSLY ab- but a nake !os non e eontession of the t regaired be er that t him, let him '—Trid. Ses n, that the Council of Trent. jv t 1 every Drie rn to abide t As that the 'of DS to do w to absolve-i sumed, v NTtON of the c V inclir I now, in the secon h herself to what is to be ,ust notice pled eondu, rairs. I will contir events Since t we all expected new fangled regt in its c ntry, it would pt: chievous juntas ; putting sonic o e finances ; filling up with fit created i number of vacancies t dence and decorum of the magistrl we were in gre rge by any one who leuiarlythe latter ;—I g the Gate of Heaven ;(1111SSU A. Contrition is a hearty sor e committed, with a purpose not to not better do than t and winch may - be seen a will reter to one of the - h and I Ilude - to ti hey of Paradise, openin ted in Dubl e most popular pray( la Papist Q. What is contrition row and date:Ant feet in char -ore, which, though it may happeri to be per , and reet , ncile us to God before the sacrament yet ought not such reconciliation to —tout the desire of the sacrament, which s included inyerfeet contrition." of penance be recei ascribed to it, v lefinition now given is similar to that in the Tridentine. Council. " Q. What It is imperfect contrition, and is call, because commonly it proceeds from the consideration of the foulness of sin, and the fear of hell and punishment; and it it contain.a renouncing of sin and a hope of pardon, it is far from making n though withourthe sacrament of nr— ed. attr attritio❑ it dj poses sacrament " Q. If one should come to confess with attrition alone, should he obtain pardon?—A. Yes; for by the virtue of the sacrament duly performed, the sinner , from albite becomes contrit " Q. What do you mean by duly performed l—A. I mean that both priest and penitent do their duty ; to wit, on the priest's part, that with prudence and charity he exa mine the penitent; if he see cause, instruct iiim ; if te pid, to true and great sorrow, grounded on the love of God and eternal felicity; that he ENJOIN A PROPORTIONABLE PENANCE, such as may revenge the past. and prevent his future sins; and lastly, Las constituted by Christ JUDGE or THAT COURT] to absolve him. On the penitent's part, that he humbly and diligently attend to the priest's instructions ; that he heartily repent him of his sins, end unfeignedly de sire to cNoperate towards his improvement in true charity ; that he reverently receive abs .ution, AND FAITHFULLY RE- ED HIM But it may be asked, in what do th penanc s, which are satisfaction for sin, cons: Swer, the penances made i uch as reading penitentice, psalms from out of the. Prayer-book, saying so decaids" of the " Lord's prayer," and the " Hail but invariably TEN of the latter are repeated for if the former. Then, again, there arc almsgiving, ale seven description— d, mono last in t i Ireland—I A, ttc., especially rcrmin; ells, and mountains, where may b, atalogue, not least. — (ions at holy lakes, every attitudt the poor Papist the sacrament of penance is nothing else . (and I write it with reverence to God and deep compassion for Papists) than a Dr. and Cr. account with God ;—the poor sinner contracting, the priest assessing 3 CRAWLING in ICS In fact, sir, w•i bodily labpur" - --the penitent paying by his links—and ab solution comes in as a species of receipt in full against any further demand until there be a fresh account opened, or until, peradventure, a lodgement be effected in purgatory. But let the " nicked servant" be condemned out of his own mouth, and this may, be done by referring to the cate chisms circulated among the people: The following are spe- cimens : " Question. What must we do at confession ? Answer. We must with contrite hearts beg the priest's blessing, say the confiteor, accuse ourselves of our sibs, listen to the priest's instruction's, and renew our sorrow whilst he gives absolution.—Q. What must we do after confession? A. We must return God thanks, and perform the penance enjoined by . our confessor.—Q. What do you mean by the penance enjoined by our confessor? A. The prayers and good works enjoined to us by our confessor, in satisfaction for our sins. —Q. Will the penance enjoined by our confessor always satisfy for our sins? A. Whatever else is wanting may be supplied by indulgences, and our own penitential endeavours.". Abridgment of the Christian Doctrine, by the Right Rev. Dr. Plunkett. Dublin, 1829. From the " Christian Doctrine of the Right Res. Dr. Young, reprinted under the sanction of the Right Rev. Dr.' Tuohy," under the head " Instructions for the Catechists of the Confraternity of the Christian Doctrine," I make the following extract :—" He," the catechist, " is to instruct them, that when the confessor does not absolve them after their confession, but defers it for some longer time, they ; roust not take it ill of him, but be thankful for the delay, be cause he does so for their good ; that by making a better pre paration; they may receive it another time with more fruit and benefit to themselves : and in such cases the penitent is not sufficiently prepared for it ; for if he was, the confessor would not refuse giving it. " He is to instruct them, that whatsoever works are en joined by the confessor, are of the strictest obligation, THOUGH EVER SO DISAGREEABLE (query—CRAWLING in cluded?) TO THEM; and that they are enjoined in the name and by the authority of God, IN SATISFACTION FOR THEIR Iles rermisreertis, - to expiate and atone for them; and roe this reason the sooner they are complied with, the better for. the penitent." In page 20 of the same catechism the following questions are put Question. What means the' forgiveness of sins ?' Answer. It means that Christ left a power in his church to remit sins, and the PUNfSIIMENT due to them.—Q. How is the PENALTY of sin remitted? A. By MEANS OF SATIS- , FACTORY WORKS." Again, at pages 40 and 41 :—" Q. What do you mean by doing an action well? A. I mean the doing of it so, or in such a manner THAT GOD- MAY HAVE NO CAUSE TO FIND FAULT WITH IT.—Q. What do you mean -by a good action being MERITORIOUS? A. I mean IT DESERVES TO BE RE WARDED BY GOD.—Q. What do you mean by its being im petratory ? A. I mean that it CLAIMS and solicits God's grace, and a continuance and increase of it.—Q. What do you mean by its being satisfactory f A. I mean that it is, CAPABLE OF ATONING for the punishment DtTE to Q. Can a good action be of any service to another besides doer?the A. Yes, in consequence of the Communion of, Saints.—Q. How so? A. By a good action one may IMPE TRATE and SATISFY for ()Timis, as well as himself." But, sir, I fancy I see some Romish priest take up the LIVERPOOL STANDARD—[he could not better employ him self ; no, not even in reading " against time" a legend in his breviarp]—and exclaiming to some liberal Protestant (?) neighbour who had just dropped. in—" Well, really this is most . unjust ; see here, sir, how the oft-repeated and thread bare charges against the Catholic (understand popish] church—notwithstanding the boasted liberality of the times —seem to revive with all their wonted vigour. Is it not hard, and uncharitable, to attribute to the Catholic [popish] church doctrinal statements which have emanated from — merely—private individuals—such as Drs. Doyle, Rielly, Butler, Young, or Tuohy—as exhibited in " Christian Doc trines," or in " Catechisms," even though such publications be prescribed for, and recommended—as I admit some of them are—to the ' faithful' by the four Roman Catholic archbishops of Ireland,' when it is well known that the Ca tholic [popish] church is not responsible for any exposition of doc,rine, save only such as bears the authoritative im press of a general council, or, Pope defining ex cathedra ?" Now, sir, although I could easily dispose of this affected grievance, yet I consider that 1 shall be doing a better ser vice to your readers in " backing" the catechetical statements which I have now cited, and at which " juggling Jesuits" might be disposed to cavil, by quoting a document from which no popish ecclesiastic, who acknowledges allegiance to the Vatican, can appeal : I allude to the " Catechism of the Council of Trent," p u blished by order of Pope Pius 'V.; at the express injunction of the Tridentine Fathers. The following is the decree of the Council with respect to the above catechism : . " That the faithful may approach the sacraments with greater reverence and devotion, the Holy Synod commands all bishops not only to explain, in a manner accommodated to the capacity of the receivers, the nature and use of the sacraments, when they are to be administered by themselves; but also to SEE THAT EVERY PASTOR piously and prudently do the same, in the vernacular language, should it be neces sary and convenient. This exposition is to accord with a form to be prescribed by the Holy Synod for the administra tion of all the sacraments, in a CATECHISM WHICH BISHOPS TA.KE CAE NTO THE VERN ) HAVE FAITHFULLY TRANSLATED LAR LANGUAGE, AND EXPOUNDED TO THE PEOPLE BY ALL PASTORS —Conc. Trid. sess. 24 de Reform. C. In page 255 of the catechism, now so authoritatively in troduced to your readers, translated by the divinity professor of Alaynooth, (of whose fairness as a translator I shall have occasion to speak at another time,) under the head " Sacra ment of Penance," I read as follows :—" That penance is a virtue may also be inferred from the ends which the penitent proposes to himself. The first is to DESTROY and EFFACE from the soul its every spot and stain ; the second, to MAKE SATISFACTION to God for the sins which he has committed, and this is an act of justice towards God." Again, at page 263, I read :—" in further explariation we may also add, that penance is, as it were, a COMPENSATION for offences, which proceed from the free will of the person offending, and is APPOINTED by the will of God, to whom the OFFENCE has been offered.' submit himself to the JUDGMENT of the priest, who is the - .-gerent of God [the Latin has it—qui Dei personam .1 to enable bins to AWARD a punishment PROPOR TIONED to his guilt; and hence are clearly understood the nature and necessity of confession and SATISFACTION." Also at pages 270 and 271:—" In order to ascertain if they have been faithful in the observance of those things which God and his church require; and should any one be con scious of crime, he should immediately accuse' himself, hum bly solicit pardon from God, and implore time to confess, and SATISFY for his sills." . . . " According to the doctrine of the Catholic church, a doctrine firmly to be believed and professed by all her children, if the sinner have recourse to the tribunal of penance with a sincere sorrow for his sins, and a firm resolution of avoiding them in future, ALTHOUGH HE BRING NOT WITH HIM THAT CONTRITION WHICH MAY BE SUFFICIENT OF ITSELF TO OBTAIN THE PARDON OF SIN ; HIS SINS ARE FORGIVEN BY THE MINISTER OF RE LIGION, THROUGH THE POWER OF THE KEYS." The following FEARFUL passage stands upon the face of page 285 :—We now come to the third part of penance, which is called SATISFACTION. We shall begin by explaining its nature and efficacy, because the enemies of the Catholic church have hence taken ample occasion to sow discord and division among Christians [Protestants are not Christians ], to the no small injury of the Christian commonwealth. SATISFACTION, then, is the FULL PAYMENT Of a DEBT, for when satisfaction is MADE NOTHING REMAINS TO BE SUP PLIED. Hence, when we spe a k o f reconciliation by grace, to SATISFY is the same as to do that which may be sufficient to ATONE to the ANGERED mind for an injury offered; and thus, satisfaction is nothing more than compensation for an injury done to another.' Hence theologians make use of the word SATISFACTION to signify the COMPENSATION MADE BY MAN TO GOD, by doing something in ATONEMENT for the sins which he has committed." And at page 291 They [works] are a COMPENSATION for past sins, a nd, to use the words of S. Cyprian (?), THE REDEEME RS AS IT WERE, OF SINS." 1 shaiiTi o ' rt lepresen, conclude these humiliating ex tracts by citing one from page 292 :—" But in this the mercy and goodness of God shine conspicuous, and demand our grateful a cknowledgments, that he has granted to our frailty the PRIVILEGE THAT ONE MAY SATISFY FOR ANO THER. This, however, is a privilege, which is confined to the SATISFACT9RY part of penance alone, and ext en d s not to contrition and confess ion : no man oen be contrite or . . confess for a n o th e r ; w hil s t th ose who are gifted with divine grace MAY PAY THROUGH OTHERS WHAT IS DUE to DIVINE justice, and thus we may be said in some measure to bear each others burdens." " Ut enim, quod ad contritionem et confessionem attinet nemo aro alte;o:dol, gratia - prcediti ;wit, alt; persolvere quare onera portare videatur • ,fit, ut quo —Gal. vi. sir, what a dark ! How abhorrent to tt dishonourini good Deo de- to Fati , aetoalter alterius se filthy clouts of man's righteo will contain Dr. Phillnntt' PACIAIs :eived wit f theo- Al unveil t .ving the mis- 3ck they the ind a sinner worse it cannot of itself itaoa . the grace of God in that Spirit are tl ~ My next letter demliation of JUDICIAL WI);;allii;011 cated by tl vu absolution as I. s Cathc tion, to see the principle's they iJenclea ministration, acid whether they yi of the total dissolution and rene its third part, which all the paper unanimously demanded, and for iunta had boldly petitioners !wal of the senate, in to he against the spirit and letter of the constitutim.. last this long wished for document appeared. It begun I long impeachment against the me advisers of the crown, and all the moa party, accusing them of harbouring against the constitution, and denounch4, conspiracy to replunge the nation in -" potism as fierce as that of P— suPporting this criminal accusation with a single pointing out even a solitary infringement of the law. Th regency pledged itself to govern strictly according to a constitution, and on this account they refu.- ority of the co: :e or conse In lt3l to comply witi tne new exigency of the total dissolu they had great care to show that gazette, that with the removal of the I secured a_ majority in that body. T the part of the-government to be the main suppo that it would have b een equa ll y in_ I ported the government of ti movement party was weak, helpless, and dull, without—t With respect to material improvements amelio solation of a civil conservative cabir. s, they dec work of time The r ncy, ins ad of be if the rev tion and its I: lucid intervals of its frejnzv untas were to ce mere auxiliarhw to the govei'nment be diet had ordered the atement of had been deposes without a show of Bircelona, tl ,e 4 to compl ,e of tt rteen ! far from obeying the orc iudge his resignation also, it his puisne. Well, the regency yielded. In the same manner it has been disobereu Seville, and elsewhere, in order to re-establish t. town and custom duties, under pretext of consultin you may suppose, taking advantage of the delay to i so that the se sed at t► outrage comrnitt at Cadiz, such quantities of goods at the reduced rates, as will re fora long time' nugatory the re-establishment of the fo pa city of the , has been in havine sane- But where the ignorance. weakness regency has been more apparent, tinned, not only the wholesale destitutions, but also the ap pointments made by the juntas to almost all places of emolument and trust, in persons without cap ac ity or ex perience. entirtly new hands in business, making it impossible to adlninister the , finances or manage the government. We expected Espartero would to have invalid and half-pay officers placed vacancy occurred, which Might be fill - detriment to the service. Instead of that, we have by them without liorA the son of a barber placed in a situati numerary captain would have accepted. The high functions of the judges and ni aon whic trates hay 3rd of a set of ignorant and ni members of the self-elected juntas, or rege'llion. What sort of impartial and even-handed justice come the re xnect henceforward The Minister of Finance (Gambea) is completely new that important and complicated branch of the public servi besides, he is a man of great incapacity, and is only the t by means of which that well-known and discredited politl quack is carrying on his ill-digested and ruinous finan, But in spite of all his rashness and want of pr mble to meet even the most urgent th ciple, they at calls : for ca ample, some regiments re vile are sill/ping without blankets ! The utter misery and destitution of all the pass is nothing to them. Thousands of regular cler mutilated soldiers, invalid officers, and old disp ploye's (to make room for favourites) are - to perish of hunger by our present rulers Stoically dc i will not pass in silence th which the regency has fallen, of bills of the late Cor the tares they v I) our miserabl ate, in spite of a ing taxation, we bad but my, and great vigour to obtain honesty in t of public moneys ,t an end,—how could dare to brc vative party of tr reducethe 3V now that the war w he now agree to such the subject to him and his i,gnoranc )f the nullity of an ther for want of no fortr parks of artillery, of victu the weakn in his I stores, & s tor is a large number turn, although neither he nor any of his gen to move them in the field. He believes t su:h as the mountain and bush lighting he has. or which he saw in the Andes of Peru. We object of c 0..., m nisterial papers are ii suiting eves )assion and derision to the Frenc And are * these the allies that Lord Palmerste to procure to England, even at the expense of and loyalty? Are these the men from whom extort an advantageous tre lordship to look at the name ed the improved tariff, whit; the last ;ion of the Corte narrow-minded and contracted m will find the names of D. Joaquin revolutionary junta of Madrid, no D. Vicente Sancho, ( party ; and several others of t of the 1 straiion of such men, according to their own doctrine pander to the most vul never have the power to silence I( gar prejudices c e n .1 interest the majority. The Cataians would And is it also from them that he ,ement with the foreign creditors of I The only creditors for whom tl tional—because they are auto gamblers in the public fluids when they want of honour and good faith is well kr lish look to all the great acts of revolt which have taken place in Spain, such as clergy and the nuns, leaving them begging . starving ; that of the abolition of tithes, for the clergy, for public worship, or con., improprietors. It has always been in their ( stration. Our exiiltados belong all to the s politicians. he nurnher But by what dire mistake does it happen th cabinet should have been the instrument to bri the Jacobin party of Spain—that which hate tical and conservative institutions of England affiliated to the worst secret societies of Franc that the present c )r, and looks foi in the world net of England has a oat id to, all the ragamuffin It has been the means to power men of the worst and blaekest reputation. general officer, of an infamous renown for the wl cold-blooded murders by drowning at Corunna i whose lady used to sing at public conce h ,n a e s n b t. een A r i l l o d w h p e ro i m s o b te u d t a to sa a m p p la le ce o o f f u l ic head of our government! And can it be British cabinet, for the paltry advantage of o of commerce, will be the main instrumer allied government—in fostering rebellion— chy, confusion, and misery upon all the h clergy, and every honest and loyal man in a Can it be true that it has debased and distinction of the Bath, to reward the blackest i and the foulest sedition ? And, ()fall men, in aco in-chief!! ' Oh, no ! it cannot be. England wi the villany in her parliament. England cannot the arms of France every thinking Spaniard. EN not cause her hest friends to blush and be reduced Finally, England will not make every - honest mar. Christian curse deeply her government. I, for c to the honest hearts of free Britons against her an cabinet ! at in uy SOULT AND GUIZOT (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, The paix arrne'e administration of Soult ha, three journalists of revolutionary principles, w, the translation of Napoleon's remains tried to cfrnente : all their machinations, however, hai slightest effect. It seems, afore`the landing of the imperial Courbevoie, an old general of Napoleon' army, bourgeois, went on board the flotilla, kt coffin, offering prayers in that position fol time. Some of the sailors were obliged to raise he was benumbed with cold: gentle reader, who faithful servant ? Marshal Soult himself! The late pageant has inspired a new poetical co Numerous poetical fragments relative to the have been published, and in every cabinet de le see on the table productions full of vigour. from the pen of the fair sex, will be a young ladies who are learning French ; at that those persons who are called upon tr of their pupils, will illustrate to them the this morceart, and make them render It dow'n bt Laissez-nous sur ce front, si fier s Poser une couronne, euillir tine fleur ombre t Par vint ans d'un lache abandon, Si dans ce sejour splendide elle est asse Pour nous accorder son pardon. Puis, avant qu'd jamais le tombeau I'e Cet homme, dont le nom faisait peur Du diame imperial • Environnons encpr sa tete, Et, pleins d'un saint respect, elevor Au sommet de l'arc trioniphal z-nous demander Devant ce Pantheon de notre grande armee, Nous viendrons tons, fronts nus, invoquer le Et quoique Ie trepas I'ait pour toujours ferme Sa bouche s'ouvrira, Francais, pour vous ben HULL AND SELBY RAlLWAY.—Traffic returns for the week ending 12th December :—Passengers. (2636), parcels, &c. £299. IVa 4d; pasta, cattle, ;L oop , 8,, e , £m IN lOd ; total 543 111 211. In fact, t lerals ,ers of ti 1 they were c