The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-28 00:00:00

LAYS OF THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION. " Liberal" sighs load the air of Liverpool. The Peti tioning interest is in a dolorous and disagreeable mood. The camp is agitated and divided against itself. Its mirth is now mourning. The boastful mouth is silent. The braggart has retreated in bashfulness ; loudly-told hopes are sunk into despair. Why is this ? ye Liverpool Liberals ? Is it thus ye mark a glorious victory ? "Eh ! a victory did ye say, my good friends ; let us see what we have gained. The privilege of paying £12,000 ; of seeing the Freemen retain their privileges untouched, our party afraid even to bring forward a candidate, the Conservative side more energetic and compact than ever ; and of seeing ourselves laughed at and lampooned everywhere, even by our friends. Is this not the sum of our woful gain, my Petitioning Friend, ;rho blandly asketh me for my subscription to this cause of purity ? Go ; I have lost enough, without paying for thy absurdity." The poor Liberal ! We pity him heartily. And yet are we not to have our laugh with our Rhymers in their castigation of that wretched farce, the result of which has brought Liverpool to the eve of a new election ? The poets are ever foremost in the righting of wrongs, and in the reprehension of wickedness. And so, on the present occasion, we find that, while a stupid proser or two h ave appeared on the other side, the true minstrels wh o a tt une their harps on such occasions are up and singing for the right ; and the banks of the Mersey are rife with lays, many of them exciting the genial laughter and sympathy of the crowd. Thanks, say we, and all encouragement to the rhymers. They have marked the cause of the poor Postmen, whom lying slanders assailed, from the lips of lawyers in London and the servile pens of local scribes—whom it , --as en deavoured to deprive of their daily bread, and who were branded as the probable recipients of infamy and trans portation ! And, again, thanks to, the rhymers, say we, for their attachment to the ancient and time-honoured rights of our Freemen, an attachment•which indicates the possession of a healthy feeling, far removed from the heart of the selfish utilitarian, who would destroy every landmark of the past, cnd wrench from its rightful pos sessor every ancient privilege. Claiming precedent at our hands is the subjoined spirited narrative, after the style of Ingoldsby : THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION INQUIRY. The King of the regions below held a court, Just under this jolly old Town and Port, In July—Fifty-two ; And he told all his princes assembled round, That if some clever imp could only be found, He'd a job for him to do : His Majesty then went on to relate More than was telegraphed on the " slate," For he knew exactly the desperate state Of the so-called Liberal set ; That they sorely winced under their defeat, Chiefly that CARDWELL had lost his seat — Their most especial pet. "Whoever shall undertake the mission, Must be prepared to put the dish on" (His Majesty meant the pot) ; He then looked round for Beelzebub, Who sat near the door, on a resin tub, For the room was deuc6.l hot : " Go, Bub, and undertake this case, You're got a sanctimonious face ; Do all you can to spread dissension, But talk meanwhile of ' pure intention ;' Hunt up a batch of ' jolly bricks,' And make them drunk to learn their tricks. The witness-box you'll fill with these — When drunk, they'll lie just as you please ; Slander—abuse—defame,—and But do it all on virtue's side." Away—away Is Beelzebub ; He cannot stay To eat his grub ! An express awaits him at the door, He is in—and at Clayton-square by FOUR ; Invisible all — He entered the room, and diffused his gall, And BILLY took his in the shape of a " Ball ;" Then grew very funny, Talk'd of " Carlton" and " Money"— That full " Thirty Thousand" had brib'd half the town; With his weather eye open, he had noted it down ; He'd file a Petition—he'd have an inquiry ; And BILLY the peaceful —was BILLY the fiery. "Who'll ring the bell ?" Why—who, indeed " We, RATHBONE and RONALD, We'll do the deed." Beelzebub left when this was arranged, For he saw all the Liberals here were deranged. " To love Bible truth, 'Yet support our Maynooth," Quoth he, " I am losing my time here forsooth ; I'll return thro' Kilkenny, and call upon CAHILL— There are not many like him and Dr. :WHALE The Petition sped on, The witnesses came, The Committee sat down To examine the same. But there never was anything turned out so tame. Some men lost a day By going to rote, Ana were paid for their time, As every man ought : Just try if the lawyers were working for naught A precious old Booby, Yclep'd Mr. GROOM', Deliver'd himself on the suhject of " bands !" Such a Jeremy Diddle May put up his Fiddle— He'll never be wanted while Liverpool stands. A very nice youth, Though a friend to Maynooth, _ .. Said the Liberals wanted to compromise, That if MAC would but go, They would turn away JOE, And TURNER and CARDWELL they'd equally prize. Oh, ye who are " Liberals " only in name ! Your Petition has clad you in " garments of shame ;" You have won—but you lose the regard of the just— You have won—but you have to come down with " the dust " You have won—but you'll lose the Election again, For we must and we will have Conservative men. Z Quite in a different style is No. 2, which is appro priately entitled— A DOLOROUS DUET, AS SUNG ➢Y THE CO-PETITIONERS. Oh ! 'tis the rosy month of June, The sun shines bright on Mersey's shore; RATHBONE But ah ! I'm sadly out of tune, Because we've not a copper more!! I leaned my hack upon an oak, I thought it was a trusty tree, But first it bow'd, and then it broke; And, faith, it did come down on me. Oh yes, it did come down on we. RONALD. BOTH. RONALD. Oh ! when 'twas young, that lovely case— Which, BILLY, owed its birth to you, I did in it my whole trust place ; But ah ! RATIIBONE, you proved untrue. Thy servile gossips in the town Its lovely horrors said they knew, But when we got to London town, Those horrors melted like the dew. And, faith, it's fairly dried me too ! Whole twenty-five !* Oh, what a.do ! RATHBONE RONALD. RATTIBONE Oh, RONALD dear, I'm ill at ease— The thousands that we've yet to get ; I'll fly to the antipodes, Or boldly brave the grim Gazette. Oh. wherefore should I mind my toilet, Oh, why so nicely oil my locks ? Fame, fortune, friends arc all away— My friends could dip me in the docks. Mind, BILL, you put them in a box ! Oh, RONALD, spare those shabby knocks (A pause.) RONALD. RATHBONE The midnight road is now my bed ; The sheets shall ne'er be pressed by me ; I'll never rest my aching head, Since all I sought has fled from me ! Oh'. winter wind, when shalt thou blow, And shake the ships upon the sea ; Oh ! gentle Death, thou kindest foe, Oh, take young BILL of Wavertree ! RONALD• But no more tin you'll take from me. RATHEONE. Alas ! that friends should disagree. This petitioner subscribed X 825 towards the inquiry. RATHBONE Our next specimen is sent from the classic locale of Fverton Brow ; and in that part of the town the song, in 3ISS., is said to have become quite popular. It is called-- A NICE YOUNG ENGLISH GENTLEMAN. Tune.—" THE OLD COUNTRY GENTLEMAN." The song I'll sing its lately made, and tells of l a tt er d ays, Of a nice young English gentleman, his dad, and their queer ways, Which never have been chronicled in older minstrels' lays A.nd w hich expose a Quaker's son, and his funny little traits E ng l is h gentleman, all of the modern . He's a nice young time, Old Liverpool it was Bi Lt.'s borne, and on the Mersey's shore Ills dad had dwelt full many a year—for he was known of yore , Apostate, oh !" the Quaker howled ; " Old BILL, do ye . mind the time," The people bawled, Gascoigne, You fine old English _gentleman, all of the olden time "when you behaved so bad to General Old BILL he was a Liberal, and modelled on the plan Of doing right unto himself, if to no other man ; And so when'er his party won, by money, drink, or force , lie cheered and croaked, and cried ‘‘ Hurra !" till he was nearly hoarse, This just old Quaker gentleman, all of the olden time. Jut a change came o'er his spirit when, in luckless '52, :His favourites were left b eh i n d , an d lost by four to two ; lie swore an oath, conceived a plan within his brain, and then lie called young BILL, the charge gave out—young BILL he said " Amen I" Thi s line young English gentleman, all of the modern time •, straight off you'll go to London, BILL, take RONALD with you, too, .'See your dear brother, P--, and give him the case to do ; ome knaves who like their beer first find, and make them all topheavy, Note down their fibs, and then per train transport the entire bevy, You rare young English gentleman, all of the modern time "By book or crook, I will confound the Freemen of this town, The rabble rude, the villains vile, who dare on me to frown • What north -country loo n , M---e, and C - d iey must go, If truth won't do it, then, dear son, fibs will, my son, you know, For you're a smart young English gentleman, and worthy of your line." - - - Old KINGLAKE'S stuird, young BILL IS there, but he looks rather blue, For poor deceived RONALD, in a huff, has ta'en the rue ; Flat for full twenty days young BILL he shows his pretty face, And, with arts unbounded, tries to bolster up the horrid Can, This patriotic geutlelaan) All of the modern time. CORRESPONDENCE. - liEPRiSENTATION OF LIVERPOOL. To Me EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL ST.INDARD, SlR,—The very faithful address of him, who will doubtless ere long be one of Liverpool's Representatives, must, I imagine, have set at rest those electors whose minds have been made uneasy by the sudden introduction of the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell, as one of our candidates. True as it was, that such a man was received with surprise by many of the electors,—on the sole account of its being strange to most,—yet, it is pretty generally admitted now (after the due perusal of that gentle man's address), that that surprise has become most agreeable. 1 cannot liclp agreeing witli the reuntik or your contempo rary—that when, through the course of events, Mr. Liddell shall be summoned to the Upper House, we shall have, in him, a fourth representative, or rather a second, in the House of Lords, along with Lord Harrowhy. We have already, I think, had a sufficient impression made upon our minds, as to the influence of which this gentleman is possessed, so as not to doubt that such a man, in conjunction with our much-respected townsman, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, is the man for Liverpool ; and that in him, as a representative (so long as we can enjoy his influence), we ought, indeed, to be proud. On reference, I find that the Liddell family is of very ancient origin, they having been baronets since 1642. The present peer being the second Lord Ravensworth ; thefourth baronet having been created the first baron, but which title expired at his demise, until revived in favour of the present peer. It may not likewise be generally known that our Candidate's eldest son, aged 32, is M.P. for South Northumberland, and that he, like his father and grandfather—whose respective ages are 56 and 78—possesses the same round Church and State, and Con servative principles, but which predominate in the highest degree, and to the greatest extent, in both our worthy candi dates. The Conservatives of Liverpool, undoubtedly, owe a debt of gratitude to the members of its Constitutional Association, who have introduced to its electors such two names,—yet, most especially, I contend, the name of the Honourable Henry Thomas Liddell.—Your obliged Subscriber, A CONSERVATIVE ELECTOR. Liverpool, June 25th, 1853. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1853. I At length, says WILLIAM WILLIAMS, "What a hoax is this, I " Old FRESH , F lELD thinks that such a case ne'er took place in Room 13, While MAXWELL -swears the Freemen have done nothing that is wrong., But for putting Master BILL in quod the case is very strong. Oh, the gallant loung petitioner, all of the modern time. CLABON stoutly cries for cash, KINGLAKE'S heavy speech to pay, As also the dear son-in-law, old BODKIN, and MAcAutAv, And the great cloud of witnesses—the drunk ones they did call, The wronged 'Postmen and the lobby hoGt they never ask'd at all. Those precious honest gentlemen, all of the modern time. Young BILLY has ta'en the rail, third-class, 16-and-9, And, when at the Blisworth Junction, he steppeth out to dine, He's heard to groan a fearful groan, " 0, direst woe is mine, And, before I'll go that road again, I'll cross the salt sea brine!" The conscience-smitten Quaker's son, all of the modern time. And now, my friends, I really think that here the youth was right, For did you e'er n poor boy see in such a precious plight ; And I'm told that if the " Liberals" do not cash up to-night, It's feared he will betake himself to Brownlow-hill or flight, This fine young English gentleman, all of the modern time. Everton-brow. 31. P. L. We had a fancy that the Scotch were mostly Whigs; but it would seem that we have one of the right stamp among the Northerners stationed here—o-ne, who is a good poet as well as a good politician. His rhyme is sung to a popular Scottish tune, which has been rendered popular in the sal:th by a son of the celebrated Braharo, and other vocalists of note : _ SONG. Tune—Lizzy LINDSAY. PART I. Will ye gang wi' me, ROBBY RONALD, Will ye gang up to London wi' me ; Great glory to gain, ROBBY RONALD, To share a' the honour with me ? To gang and petition wi' you, sir, I think I will even agree ; If sae be that the case is sae black, As the lad says that I am gaup wi'. PART 11. Oh ! RATHBONE, lad, ye maun ken little, To mak' sic a big fool o' me, For my name is the stainless ROB RONALD, An elector o' highest degree. O❑ his pate he has planted his castor, An' he's aff frae the lang committee, An' awa' wi' the rail is Ron RONALD, Oh I how savage an' sullen is he I Tosteth-park. DORIC REEDS. THE HON. H. T. LIDDELL AND THE REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL. IT will afford much gratification in this and the adjoining counties, as well as to the admirers of political character and statesmanlike ability throughout the kingdom, to know that the Hon. 11. T. Liddell has been invited by the unanimous expression of the leading Conservatives of Li verpool, embodied in an influential requisition, to allow his name to be brought forward, in conjunction with that of Mr. Horsfall, for the representation of that most im portant constituency of the kingdom at the ensuing elec tion, to supply the place of Messrs. Forbes Mackenzie and Turner, just unseated. This invitation, which is couched in most complimentary terms, and pays a well-merited tribute to his political consistency and parliamentary ser vices, the hon. gentleman has, we are happy to say, seen it his duty to accept. We feel assured he will have the sympathy and good wishes of many old and valued friends in the northern counties ; and it must be gratifying to the hon. gentleman to find that one and all of his poli tical friends are unanimous in their approbation and sup port. It is important at this crisis, when custom-house and other commercial reforms are loudly called for, and suitable measures of relief for the shipping interest remain to be secured, that the first shipping port in the world should be suitably represented ; and the two counties, who remember the able and consistent parliamentary services of Mr. Liddell, are in the best position to congra tulate the electors of Liverpool upon their choice of a candidate who, whether as regards private worth, political integrity, or statesmanlike conduct, as well as intimate acquaintance with the varied interests with which Liver pool is identified, and upon which the welfare of the king dom depends, is the most eligible which they could have selected. As the representative of that great maritime and commercial constituency also, the hon. gentleman will occupy that elevated and influential position to which his great experience and talents, as well as sound political Principles, entitle him ; and the legislature of the country will derive no small advantage from the matured parlia mentary experience, as well as the Conservative portion in the House of Commons additional weight, from the accession of so consistent and able an advocate.—New castle Journal. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—We are now on the eve of an election for two members for the borough of Liverpool, to take the place of those who have been unseated by the decision of the Parliamentary Committee. The first question, then, to consider is, n•ho are the most proper men for us to return in place of Mackenzie and Turner? When the former was brought out here, it is well known the selection did not give satisfaction. On the contrary, an opinion has been gaining ground that the town of the greatest import ance in the United Kingdom, and second only to the metro• polis in its commerce and shipping, does not require strangers at all to represent it ; but that having within itself men of ability, talent, and experience, it prefers one known and tried to any one that it must take at the recommendation of a London clique. I find that a requisition (which, by-the-bye, never appeared on 'Change) has been hastily got up, asking Messrs. ilorsfall and Liddell to stand ; but to me and many others, who expected that Mr. Bramley-Moore and Mr. T. B. Horsfall would have been brought forward, this selection is very displeasing. There is a very large section of the independent voters who would prefer Mr. Bravoley-Moore to Mr. Liddell ; and why should Liverpool return a stranger so long as we have a man who, like Mr. Brantley-Moore, has so devoted himself to the furtherance of her interests, that his acts have been appreciated and approved by his fellow-townsmen? One or two instances will suffice. As a proof of the high sense entertained of his valuable ser vices by the community : in 1847, when the first term of his dock-chairmanship expired, a memorial, signed in a few hours, I believe, by 168 of the leading firms, (not individual signa tures,) was presented to him, praying him to consent to be re elected, where he continued to give, in my opinion, greater satisfaction to those who could appreciate his services in that capacity than any chairman who has preceded or followed him. The Mayoralty which followed his occupation of the Dock Chair, was one of the most satisfactory ever known; and, during the same, it will be recollected, he originated and suc cessfully carried out a fancy fair in the Princes-park; and that this was appreciated and enjoyed by a very great number, is best estimated by the tens of thousands who for three days turned out daily to witness it, and by the very satisfactory results, as thereby a sum of nearly .ilO,OOO was realised after deducting all expenses, and paid over for the benefit of three of the leading charities. Mr. Bramley Aioi;te has many admirers and supporters, independent of the Constitutional Association; and some even of those who hold different political opinions, do not hesitate to acknowledge that he has done much for the town, as may be gathered from the Liverpool Mercury, of Friday last, in which it is stated, that when it was understood the two candidates would be Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Bramley-Moore, it was received " with approbation by a great body of their followers. The heads of the party were complimented on having abandoned their prejudices in favour of strangers," Sze. ' There is, I repeat it, a very strong feeling Mr. Bramle M oo re would be more satisfactory t o hi s fellow-townsme n than Mr. Liddell. Many of us know the former to be a man of ability, experience, and energy, well acquainted with the true interests of the town, and well qualified to advance and de fend those interests as its representative ; whereas of the latter we know little or nothing further than that, like Mr. Cardwell,—of whom we have experience,—he was one of Sir Robert Peel's followers ; and let us not forget to whom we ar e indebted for the increased and increasing foreign tonnage in our docks. _ I firmly believe the feelings of the town generally, and per haps not less since our experience of Mr. Mackenzie, will be in favour of Mr. Bramley-Moore in preference to a stranger— one who has shewn what he can do rather than one who has given us no proof ; and, at the eleventh hour, who knows if Mr. Bramley-Moore is brought out, that he may not be at the head of the poll.—Your obedient servant, YINDEX , Wed Derby, June 25th, 1853, GENERAL NEWS. Lord FRANKFORT has been liberated from CoMath fields Prison, by order of Lord Palmerston. JOSEPII EVAN SAVAGE, a soldier found guilty, at the Middlesex sessions, of being concerned in a robbery upon a person in the street at night, has been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. SHERIFF SKENE, an astute Scotchman, has decided, in the Small Debt Court, at Glasgow, that the vc!ue of a cat is one guinea ! and that, if a boy murders a cat which is killing his pigeons, his parents are responsible, and must pay the value of the feline wretch ! THE THIRTY-THIRD.—Her Majesty has commanded that the 33rd Regiment of Foot shall, henceforward, bear the name of "The 33rd, or the Duke of Wellington's Regiment," which honourable distinction will be inscribed on the colours of the regiment. FOUR FEMALES, in the course of a fortnight, have com mitted suicide from the Old Gravel-lane bridge of the London docks. There is quite a mania among the women of the neighbourhood for suicide. Two or three attempts have been made nightly by the females of Ratcliffe High way during the last month. A POPISH DODGE EXPOSED.—We are authorised to give the most explicit and emphatic contradiction to a statement which appeared in the popish Free Press of Saturday last, to the effect that the Duchess of Hamilton had been converted to the Romish Church. The state ment is totally devoid of foundation.—Glasgow Consti tutional. UNDER the title of "The progress of Folly," a New York paper mentions that an impudent little girl, named Phebe Ann Tarn, who professes to be a " medium," has written, offering for sale the copyright of a book which she has penned at the dictation of the " spirits." She thinks it is worth ,el,OOO, and can afford it for no less! Spank her and send her to bed, says the ungallant editor. SWALLOWS.—As a proof of the valuable services ren dered by swallows, it is estimated that one of these, birds will destroy, at a low calculation, 900 insects per day ; and, when it is considered that some insects produce as many as nine generations in a summer, the state of the air but for these birds may be readily conceived. One kind of insect alone might produce 560,970,489,000,000,000 of its race in a single year. THE FRIGATE CARLO ALBERTO.—The Carlo Alberto Sardinian auxiliary screw frigate, launched at Newcastle, about a month ago, has been safely brought to Shields, in tow of seven powerful tug steamers. She will, it is an ticipated, be fitted out by October. Since she ran on a sand bank, while launching, the greatest anxiety has been felt for her safety in coming round the sharp points and over the shoal parts of the river between Newcastle and Shields. She was trimmed to an even keel and buoyed at the stern, giving her a uniform depth of about 15 feet 9 inches, and was brought down, without the slightest accident. She is a noble specimen of naval architecture, and is valued at between £BO,OOO and £90,000. SUDDEN DEATH IN PRISON.—The Rev. John Mayor, 8.D., of Lincoln College, Oxford, and son of the cele brated Dr. Mayor, author of the Spelling-book, and many other popular works, was found dead, on Monday afternoon, in his cell on the debtors' side of the Oxford County Gaol, where he had been confined upwards of nine years. He had refused to receive the gaol allowance of food, and subsisted entirely on the bounty of his friends. For a long time he had been unwell, but re fused to see the medical attendant at the gaol, and had occasionally refused to touch any food for two or three days together. The deceased's former living in Essex, worth about £350 per annum, was sequestered about ten years ago to pay his debts ; but had he lived until October next it would have been cleared and restored to him. A JUDGE BEFORE A MAGISTRATE.—At the Marl borough-street Police-office, London, on Saturday, Baron Alderson was summoned for refusing to pay a cab-driver's demand of eightpence, for having been called off the rank. The learned baron, who was his own lawyer, cross-ex amined the complainant, to show that he had sent some one to the house to receive the eightpence. This, how. ever, was denied. The baron mentioned to the magis trate that the eightpence had been paid to some cabman who had called at his house. He was not in town at the time, and the cab was not fetched on his account. He did not make that an objection to the summons, but he attended to answer it in order to stop the demands on him. If he did not take some such step, he should have the whole cab rank coming to his house for the eight pence. The magistrate decided that the learned baron should pay the eightpence, and the cost of the summons ; but he would not allow anything for loss of time, in con sequence of the complainant's indiscreet conduct in having talked about the affair amongst his fellow-cabmen, and thus induced the fraud. THE BOOMERANG PROPELLER.—A trial of Sir Thos Mitchell's Boomerang Propeller took place on board H.M.S. Conflict, in Stoke's Bay, on Saturday week : After a run of eight times along the measured distance, the results were, on an average, 9'125 knots, with average revolutions of 63 1 . This was somewhat surpassing in speed the result of the last trial with the common screw, with eight revolutions less, and a saving of one-eighth of the coal, and Sir Thos. Mitchell appeared to entertain no doubt that, had the pitch of the Boomerang screw been the same as the pitch of the common screw, a higher speed would have been the result. The reduction of the vibration ordinarily experienced on board either screw or paddle-steamers, and frequently a distressing annoyance, was noticed approvingly by all on board the Conflict. This comparative absence of vibration is one of the com fortable characteristics of the Boomerang, saving at once the wear and tear of the ship and the passengers' rest. MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.—The Government have again invited tenders for the conveyance of mail s to Australia. the periods fixed in the present instance being the 4th of August, the 4th of October, and the 3d of December. They are to be delivered at Adelaide, Sydney, and Mel. bourne, and it is contemplated to repeat the singular ar rangement of sending the whole in one ship, paying a bounty of £l,OOO, instead of distributing this sum among vessels to the separate ports, which would net only insure the greatest individual dispatch, but also increase the stimulus of competition. The tenders, as in the former case, may be for either steam or sailing ships, the owners having the option of London, Liverpool, Plymouth. or Southampton as the port of departure • and preference will be given to that which specifies the shortest time for the service. A penalty of £5O is to be incurred for every day's delay in leaving, and of £3O for every day occupied in the passage beyond the time named in the tender ; these penalties, however, in no case to exced £1,250, that is to say, £250 beyond the amount granted. It appears that any route may be selected for the passage. A SCOTCH ACT,EON.—A pretty village on the neigh. bouring coast, frequented by summer visitors, was lately the scene of rather an amusing incident. Taking advan tage of a lovely summer day, two young ladies betook themselves to a sheltered spot a little way up the coast, where they hoped to indulge in an unmolested bathe. After the usual preliminary proceedings, they had just ac complished a few dips, when, to their consternation and disgust, they observed a young gentleman of an inquiring turn of mind seated on a neighbouring rock, and intensely enjoying the scene. The impertinence was aggravated by the fact, that a powerful opera-glass was made the instru ment of a more minute inspection of their aquatic evolu tions. The blushing but indignant maidens remained in the water as long as was consistent with comfort and se curity, in the hope that the stranger would withdraw, and leave them to, at least, their necessary toilet, when, to their horror, he was observed to descend calmly from his elevation, divest himself of his apparel, and proceed to bathe in close proximity. But he had strangely miscalcu lated the results, for the spirit of the maidens was at last aroused, and they secretly determined on a bold revenge. With an appearance of insulted modesty, they timidly withdrew from the sea, and, concealing themselves behind a convenient rock, proceeded to dress ; then, folding up their bathing gowns, they rushed upon the garments of the gentleman, and bore them off in triumph. The unfortunate man in stantly comprehended his position. A succession of shouts and supplications followed the ladies in their flight, growing fainter and fainter as the distance increased ; while the " gentleman," with considerable modesty, re mained in the water, evincing great agitation, and implor ing restitution, at first with stentorian lungs, and subse quently in animated and appropriate gestures ; but in vain, —the insulted maidens were inexorable. As the spot was very secluded, some hours elapsed before he could make his situation known. At length a grinning rustic made his appearance, and informed him that the " twa leddies had left his cla'es wi' a wench at the green, a mile awe', what wadna gi'e them back without he paid a pun' for taking care o' them, forby being a penalty for affront ing the leddies dookin'." The penalty was paid on the restitution of the garments, ant: the unlucky wight quietly left the village, where the joke was already known, and the conduct of the damsels publicly approved of. The offender is now suffering from a severe attack of rheuma tism.—Edinbuegh Guardian. IRELAND. Wm. E. HUDSON, ESQ., who was one of the taxing officers for the law-courts, died suddenly, at his country residence, in the county Cork, on Thursday. MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.—A number of workmen have been employed these last few days in laying down tele graphic wires between the terminus of the Ulster Railway and that of the County Down Railway. LIBEL.—An action for libel was commenced on Satur day in the Common Pleas, before Chief-Justice 'Mo naghan and a special jury, in which Mr. Francis Wyse is plaintiff, and the proprietor of the Nation defendant. ELECTIONEERING.—The priest of Kilkishen, in address ing his congregation at the chapel, said, " You must all exert yourselves to return Sir John Fitzgerald and Cor nelius O'Brien—as we have not horses, we must plough with asses." CANVASSING.—An Irish witness, before the Clare Election Committee, having said he had been " all day canvassing," was directed to " define" canvassing, which he did thus.—To try to induce and force the voters to vote for Corny O'Brien, and if they would not, to give them drink till they could not vote at all." ELIHU BURRITT asserts that more than one-third of all the letters that pass between the United Kingdom and the United States, are transmitted to or from Ireland ! " So," be argues, " there is little doubt that the bard-banded children of Erin in the United States, and their poorer friends in the United Kingdom, actually produce one-half the correspondence which is now carried on between the two great nations. What a vast impulse to their corres pondence would be imparted by an Ocean Penny Postage. RAMPANT ROMANISM.—A Dublin correspondent says that :—" Dr. Paul Cullen and the Ultramontanists have achieved a decisive victory over the supporters of national education. The result of Friday's deliberations at the board has leaked out through the columns of the Evening Mail, wherein it is ' recorded with shame' that the war fare waged against Archbishop Whately's Evidences of Christianity has been successful. The work, in fact, is ' rejected, expunged,' by an overwhelming majority of ten to one, from the list of books used in the national s c c o h m o o. It m l ss i ne r furthers fought undertranspires the that sea ' scarlet et the banner Presbyterian . b p o i s s h i t o i p o n C f u e l l l l e ne x , ' clu an si d ve t l h y a u t p t o h n e t t h as e k sh o o f u c l o d n er d s u o ct f i lk n i g r. tb ß e la o ck p . - burne, the ex-Chancellor of Ireland, Archbishop Whately being absent on a tour of visitations, and Mr. Baron Green being again unable to attend the meeting of the board, owing to the pressure of his judicial duties." SECOND EDITION. Standa-rd-office, Two o'clock p.m. ERRATUM.—In our report of the meeting in St. Peter's Ward, last night, the passage in Mr. G. H. Horsfall's speech—" I have just come from Mr. Rigge and Mr. Clabon," should read—" I have just come from Mr. Rigge." [BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING RUSSIA AND TURKEY. [FROM THE TlNtEs.] JASSY, JUNE 17.—A special courier from St. Peters_ burgh passed through this town on the 15th inst. on his way to Bucharest and Constantinople. After his depar ture the Russian Consul informed Prince Phika that unless the Porte accepted the ultimatum of Russia, the Russian General had orders to cross the Pruth and com mence hostilities. He consequently desired the Hospodar to take the necessary measures for the victualling and general comfort of the army. In the course of the last three days detachments of Russian troops have marched into Skuliani, near Jassy, in which place a corps of 40,000 men is to be concentrated. ST. PETERSBURGH.—Letters state that the Czar has held a grand reception. The Ambassadors of France and England were present ; they were the objects of the Czar's most particular attention.—The occupation of the Danubian Principalities is there considered as very pro bable, and it would seem that preparations are making for an object of still greater importance, as the whole of the squadron of the Black Sea has been armed for war.— Russia appears to mistrust the attitude assumed by Persia ever since the Russian quarrel with the Porte. AUSTRIA.—Vi ENNA. JUNE 23.—The Austrian Charge d'Affaires has left Vienna for Berne, and a speedy and pacifi^ settlement of the Swiss question is expected. The Bund newspaper announces that the Austrian camp at Pallarate has been broken up, and that the blockade of the Piedmontese territory is about to be suspended. PARIS, MONDAY.— The Bourse was firm ; and although little business was done, the Funds closed with a rise. Threes closed 77 45; Four-and-Halves, 101 90. Railway Shares were active at a further advance. LONDON SHARE & STOCK MARKET.--Ttits DAY NOON QUOTATIONS. _ _ _ THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 98k Ercheq tier Bills, L and S, March, 2s. sd. ; Three and a Quarter per Cents., 1011- 2s. lid. RAILWAY SHARES. Caledonian, 681 8; ditto Pre ference, 1081 ; Eastern Counties, 13 121 ; Great Northern, 87 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 781; London and North Western, 115 k 4 • London and South Western. 94 ; Midland Stock, 724-k; North British, 33 ; South Eastern and Dover, 71; York and North Midland, 60 591. MINES, Scc.—California Gold, 2k -; N. Monde, 21; Port Philip, 1 01; Crystal Palace, 71. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tms DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Kendal and Windermere, 14i ; London and North Western, 1154 ; Midland, 721. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tats DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Eastern Union A., 11i-; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 171. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. Traffic returns :—X10,021 is. Ild. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—This DAY. The market is firm at 535. 6d. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 27.—1 n striking topsails on board the Amphion, at Spithead, a block gave way and struck Captain Patey, fracturing his skull. He was not ex. peeted to live till morning. A boat, with Lieutenant Lambert and Mr. Muirhead, surgeon of the Edinbureb, foundered, and they, with two watermen, were lost.—Wind blowing a heavy gale. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE The Henry Gillespie arrived at Deal yesterday, from Australia, with 4,000 ounces of gold. The Aberfoyle has also been telegraphed, but the amount of gold brought by her is not yet certain. The Queen, steam-ship, arrived at Southampton yester day, from Oporto, with a cargo of cattle. The Rattler, screw steam-ship, arrived at Oporto on the 22nd. The Dromo, from Cape Coast Castle ; Camponeza, from Bahia; Ocean, from Trinidad—all at Gravesend the 27th inst. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—THIS DAY. The arrivals into this port during the past week furnish a moderate quantity of Wheat, a good supply of Oats, and a few parcels of other produce, coastwise and from Ireland ; those fresh in from the United States, Canada, the Baltic, and Trieste, containing a fair supply of Wheat, and from the two former sources upwards of 40,000 barrels of Flour, 2,525 quarters of Canadian Pease, with a liberal import of Indian Corn, chiefly American, and partly from Constantinople and Trieste, exclusive of a cargo of Egyptian Beans, and 2814 sacks of Flour from France; the exports during the same period being rather inconsiderable. There was a good attendance at our market this morning, particularly of country buyers, and an active I,u9ine94 urns done in 'Wheat and Flour, at an advance of 2d. per 701 b. on the former, and of fully 6d. per barrel on the latter. For Oats and Oatmeal there was not much inquiry. In other articles no alteration deserving of no tice, but all descriptions were held firmly. DISTESSING OCCURRENCE. A MAN SHOT, THIS MORNING, AT DOE PARK, WOOLTON. A most distressing accident occurred this morning, at Doe Park, Woolton, the residence of Mr. J. B. Neilson, of High-street, in this town, one of his servants having shot another in mistake for a dog. We subjoin the following particulars, as furnished to us by Mr. Neilson. He says : " My premises have been robbed twice, and, in conse quence, I have a watchman who goes round the premises every night to protect the tools, &c.,belonging to the work men employed in my alterations. This watchman's name is Frederick Guy, and the cowman's name, who also attends to the poultry. is John Cume. Last night, James Cume, the brother of John, came to Guy and said to him that, as it was Woolton Wakes, there would be many rough people about, so he would sit up to watch with him. This was at 9 o'clock, and while they were speak ing John Clime came in and told Guy that he had a duck just hatching in the plantation, near the gate, but he should not like to lose it ; so he begged Guy to look after it in the night, which Goy promised to do. The two men were great friends. At five o'clock in the morn ing John came early to his work, and found his brother James asleep in the saddle-room, and Fred Guy on the look out. He awoke James, and asked him if Guy had looked after his duck in the night. James said he did not know, for he had fallen asleep and had not been with Guy for some hours. John then said that he would go and look after it himself, and without seeing Guy to tell him, he went to do so. He crept into the plantation, and finding that the duck had hatched her young, he took off his cap, which he put on the ground, went down on hishands and knees, took the old duck off the nest, and began to take the young ones out of it, to put into his cap, and carry up to the farm. Of course, while he did this the old duck made a great noise, which Guy, as he was walking round, heard, and thinking it was something worrying John's duck, he went to the planta tions hurriedly, and just as he got near it he could indis tinctly see through the thick foliage of the trees, very low down, a rough brown hairy thing, which he took for a dog worrying the duck. This was poor John's head, at which Guy fired without speaking, and killed the poor fellow on the spot. John immediately called out Oh, dear 'me and Guy, half mad, ran shouting out to John's brother James ; who at once ran to his assistance, but all was over." ECCLESIASTICAL. Rev. G. J. Bidewell, to the Curacy of Castle Donington Leicestershire. Rev. H. Hurst Burrow, 8.A., to the Curacy of Levens, near Milnethorpe, Westmoreland. Rev. J. Edgworth Close, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Bridget and St. Martin, Chester. Rev. F. T. Cusins, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. James's, Latch ford, Cheshire. Rev. P.. 1. Davies, M.A., to the Incumbency of Bettws-Leike, Cardiganshire. Rev. R. D. Dingle, M.A., to be Mathematical Master of the Durham Diocesan Training College. Rev. W. S. Hadley, M.A., of Queen's College, Oxford, to the Rectory of Compton Abbas, near Shaftesbury. Rev. F. Hessey, D.C.L., Head Master of the Grammar School, Kensington, to the Incumbency of St. Barnabas' Church, Kensington. Rev. W. Hooper = to the Incumbency of Mariansleigh, Devon. Rev. R. M. Inskip, Curate of Sutton-on-Plym, Plymouth, to be Chaplain and Naval Instructor of Her Majesty's steam - frigate Magicienne. Rev. G. W. Langmead, Garrison Chaplain at Plymouth, to be Staff Chaplain to the Army encamped at Chobham. Rev. H. S. Mackarness, Curate of Dymchurch, to the Incum bency of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Romney-marsh. Rev. R. H. Morgan, to the Incumbency of Llanguick, near Neath, Glamorganshire. Rev. J. Parry, 8.A., to the Curacy of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Rev. T. Pelly, 8.D., to the Rectory of Church Brampton, near Northampton. Rev. W. H. Prichett, M.A., Head Master of the Ordnance Schools, at Carshalton, to be Chaplain to the Earl of Stair. Ven. T. Robinson, D.D., Master of the Temple, and late Archdeacon of Madras, to the Rectory of Therfield, near Royston, Herts. Rev. H. R. P. Sandford, 8.A., to be one of Her Majesty's Assistant Inspectors of Schools. Rev. H. W. Taylor, M.A., to be Chaplain to Her Majesty's ship Terrible. THE ELECTIONS. HARWICH.-CLOSE OF THE POLL. Bagshaw (L.) .... Sir W. Fraser (C.) Majority.. CHATHAM.—CLOSE OF THE POLL. Captain Vernon (C.) Admiral Stirling (L.) . Majority . •.. 13 PETERBOROUGH.—CLOSE OF THE POLL. Whalley (C.) . ........ • •.. 231 Hankey (L.) Majority ... 21 DURHAM.—CLOSE OF THE POLL. Mowbray (C.) Douglas (L.) .. Majority„ ~ „ , ST. HELEN'S. NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS.—There is in course of rapid formation an extensive and handsome lake between Gel borne park and Newton church, near the Railway station, on the estate of Thomas Legh, Esq., in the Valley, near " Cattle hill," one of the most beautiful and picturesque spots in England. The ancient covered market granted under the charter of King Edward 1., which has been closed for many years, was re-opened with great eclat on Saturday last, and was so densely thronged that the traders were unable to provide for all their wants. There was a dinner to commemorate the event at the Horse and Jockey Inn, and most of the leading gentry were present. Wm. Mercer, Esq., agent of the lord of the manor, presided. AGRICULTURE.—Out-door operations are now going on in suitable weather. Hap-making claims most of the farmer's attention during the present fickle and showery weather ; this crop is light, and with little or no old stock on hand we may expect higher prices. Wheat is fast com ing into ear, but will be thin, in consequence of the heavy rains at sowing time, with little more than half the quan tity sown. Oats and Barley are growing most luxuriantly. Beans now sweeten the air by their fragrance and bloom. Potatoes are again showing signs of decay. Vetches are looking well, but the winter sown ones were inferior, and some have been ploughed under. Mulch cows and sheep have recovered from the effects of the late dry weather. INAUGURATION OF THE GARSTON DOCK. Tuesday last was a red-letter day in the annals of Gar ston. On the occasion of the opening of the new dock, it was the scene of gay festivities, in which the entire popu lation were joined by a large number of visitors. The St. Helens and Garston Canal and Railway Company invited upwards of 600 ladies and gentlemen to witness the open ing of the new dock, which is so well fitted to develope the important commercial capacity of that district, parti cularly in regard to coal and salt. A large proportion of the guests came from Manchester, St. Helens, Warring ton, and other towns ; and for their conveyance to Gar ston trains were provided by the directors. The Liverpool portion of the company sailed from the Landing -stage about half-past ten o'clock, in the fleet and beautiful steamer Countess of Ellesmere. Though the weather during the trip was anything but favourable,the passengers remained on deck, and here and there, on the shore, were collected groups of persons, who cheered her course as, with streaming pennons and glancing prow, the steamer bounded along with that swiftness an d g r a c e for which she is so distinguished. At intervals, selections of music were performed by Gribbin's band. The arrival of the Countess of Ellesmere at the new dock, at about eleven o'clock, was hailed by repeated salutes from cannon stationed on the piers; by stirring music from Gribbin's and the Stockport bands, the latter being posted at the dock ; and by the hearty cheering of crowds of spectators. The vessels in dock, of which there were a considerable number, were gaily dressed with flags, while bunches of laurel were placed at the extremities of the spars. It was about an hour before high water, and the 24/ foot mark on the sill of the dock was just covered. The Countess was brought round to the quay opposite the entrance, where the passengers landed amidst renewed plaudits and peals of cannon. One of the semi-com pleted warehouses, an impromptu tent of sails, and a handsome marquee of Edgington's, formed the banquet ing -room, whither some of the ladies at once adjourned, while others, with the gentlemen, made the tour of the dock, in order to inspect the various appliances with which it has been supplied. The dimensions are as fol low :—Water area, st acres ' • width of ship entrance, 50 feet; width of river-craft lock, 20 feet • depth of water on sills below Old Dock Sill, Liverpool, feet; ; giving, on a 20-feet tide, a depth of water of 26 feet on the sills, and 29 feet in the dock, the dock being excavated three feet below the gate-sills •, length of wharf (100 feet wide), 830 yards. The dock has been designed and laid out for mineral and salt traffic, but it is capable of being used for other goods, should the course of trade require. Thirty acres of land are set apart for a coal depot on the high level, thirty feet above the dock wharf, with coal-drops on the dock-side for shipping the coal from the waggons into the ships' holds, the speed of delivery being only limited to the rate at which the coal can be stowed. These coal-drops have been made by Mr. Robert Dagleish, jun., of St. Helens. Each waggon will hold six tons, and the motive power is gained by an ingenious application of compensating weights. It is conjectured that there will be constantly from 500 to 1,000 waggons in the depot, arriving, departing, and in standage. At the north end of the depOt are a series of coal-yards, with neat cottages for the keepers, uniformly built. For the accommodation of lighter goods, a warehouse of two floors is being erected on the south end of the dock. The cranes and hoists will all be worked by Armstrong and Co.'s hydrau lic apparatus. An essential feature in this railway dock is, that it is always at work, night and day. To facilitate night-work the warehouse and quays will be all lighted I with gas. Round the margin of the dock a line of rails will be laid, on the level, the waggons being hoisted and lowered by hydraulic apparatus placed on the east quay. The banquet took place at one o'clock, in a room, the sides and roof of which were clothed with shrubs and flowers, from whose graceful combinations peeped appro priate mottoes. To Mr. Bell, who arranged the decora tions, the utmost credit is due for the excellent taste and fancy exhibited in the work. There were twenty-four tables in all. including that at which sat the directors and the principal guests. The tables were well supplied by Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo. Gilbert Greenall, Esq. ' M.P., occupied the chair, and amongst the other members of the company were Samuel Holme, Esq., the Mayor, with whom were Mrs. and Miss Holme, and Messrs. Charles Holland, John Stewart, Arthur Holme, Bernard Hall, William Thorneley, Frederic Peel. J. Crosthwaite,William Stewart. James Holme, Robert Neilson, Edward Mills', Edward Heath, J. K. Ron nthwaite, William Fosbery, Campbell, Massiter, Muspratt, Studley Martin, Whitley, Armitage Pearson, M.R.C.S., surgeon to the railway, Rev. Richard Greenall, Dr. Ihne, Captain Cook, &c. A very large proportion of the company consisted of ladies, who seemed delighted with the whole proceedings of the day. When the heavier equipages were removed, and the dessert was placed upon the table, the speaking com menced. The chairman, after giving an historical sketch of the dock, in the course of which he paid a tribute to the memory of Mr. Ashton, of Liverpool, the founder of the Sankey Canal, the first canal in England, and re ferred to the fact that it was their privilege to have a descendant of the great John Ashton in that room, pro posed that the company should drink to the success of the Dock, and expressed the hope that their happiness, in celebrating its opening that day, might, as it were, be a type of its future prosperity. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm.—Mr. Fosbery, jun., gave " The Town and Trade of St. Helens," coupling the toast with the name of Mr. Pilkington, who replied ; and Mr. Keats took the opportunity of saying that, when the St. Helens and Runcorn Railway was projected, he was re sident near St. Helens, and was the first person who established a manufactory on that line of railway, for the purpose of availing himself of the facilities he believed it would afford, and he had not been disappointed.—Mr. Holland gave " The health of Mr. Samuel Holme and the Town and Trade of Liver pool," a toast which his Worship acknowledged in an eloquent and energetic speech, in the course of which he remarked that from the increasing importance of that place, which he supposed they must in future dignify by the name of the port of Garston, the chair man would not be doing his duty to Lancashire if, should a new reform bill be brought forward in the next session of parliament, he did not claim for the enterprising town of St. Helens the privilege of sending members to that house. (Great cheering.) His worship likewise observed : I have often witnessed the facility with which coals were shipped in other places, and I must confess I have burned with indignation that the Mersey, which has taken the lead in the commercial world, the town which I do repre sent, should have been so much behind even the smallest Welsh ports, as well as the great towns in the north of England, in calling to her aid and adapting the modern facilities of science to her wants. You have set an example to our Dock Trustees on this occasion.— (Hear, hear.) lam exceedingly glad to see the deputy chairman of our Dock Trustees present—(laughter and cheers)—and I hope they will follow your example in giving a high level railway for the shipment of coals ; since I for one believe that our river ought to become one great quay, crowded with every facility which science can give you for the transaction of the business of the world.— Mr. Holme concluded by proposing the health of the Chairman, who, after acknowledging the compliment, gave " The Dock Trustees of the port of Liverpool," coupled with the name of Mr. Shand.—Mr. Shand briefly replied.—The subsequent toasts were :—" The Town and Trade of Warrington," by the Chairman, acknowledged by Mr. Perrin, the mayor, in a spirited speech ; " The health of Mr. Court, the engineer," from the chair, acknowledged by Mr. C. in a modest speech, who said that, if he required information, he had only to go to Liverpool and draw upon the -' stock" of that father of dock engineering, Mr. Jesse Hartley. " The Lancashire Witches ;" " The directors, secretary, and officers of the Railway," by Mr. H. C. Beloe ; " The Press," by Mr. Charles Holland, acknowledged by Mr. Baines; "The health of Mr. Whitley, solicitor to the Company ;" and, "The Bishop and the Clergy," which was acknowledged by the Rev. Richard Greenall, of Warrington. The pleasant proceedings having come to a conclusion, the Liverpool visitors returned home for the most part by the well-ap pointed omnibuses from Aigburth, the ride home in the sunshine (for the afterpart of the day had cleared up beautifully) forming not the least agreeable part of the day's enjoyment. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD H.M.S. LONDON. — On the passage of Rear-admiral Corry's squadron, to Portsmouth, a most appalling accident took place on board the London, 90 guns, Capt. Hutton, causing the instan taneous deathof Lieutenant Wellesley Pole Chapman, first lieutenant, and six men belonging to her. There being s calm, the London was taken in tow by the Imperieuse, 50 gun screw-frigate, the tow rope being fastened to the London's chain messenger, which was attached to a ring bolt on the lower deck. It would appear that the chain messenger was not well secured to the :* bits," and a sud den strain occurring, the whole force of it was concentrated on the ring-bolt, which gave way, and the chain flew round with terrific violence, killing Lieutenant Chapman and six men instantaneously. The bodies wer e cons i gne d to the deep on the same evening. Nine others were most severely wounded, and oae of whom it is feared will not recover.—Morning Post. I ST. ANN'S INFANT SCHOOL, OLD SWAN.—An exami nation of the infants of the above school took place on Thursday evening last, the 23rd inst., which was numer ously attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the neigh bourhood. The various subjects in which the infants were examined included scripture, the life of Christ, from Mimpriss' map, a great portion of the old testament, geo graphy, history of England, natural history, and objects. The examination gave great satisfaction to all present, and the audience testified their entire approbation in frequent and loud applause at the admirable manner in which the infants gave their answers to the numerous questions. Too much praise cannot be given to Mrs. Stewart, the talented schoolmistress, for the admirable and very careful manner in which she has laboured to train up the infants placed under her care ; and we have no doubt she must have felt highly gratified at the cordial manner in which her endeavours were received. The Rev. T. Gardner, in cumbent of St. Ann's, Stanley, delivered a very feeling address to the children and their parents, w i th reference to their proper training, &c., and the proceedings termi nated about half-past 9 o'clock. I COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NETT S MONDAY NIGHT. The still unsettled state of affairs in the East has been the prevailing influence on the state of the Money Market, and the contradictory accounts which have been received, leading to doubts as to an amicable settlement, have had the effect of creating several depressions in the Public Securiti▪ es, alternating with slight improvements ; but it TO be satisfactory to remark that the fall has at no time to any great extent, that th e p reva iling opinion seems to be in favour of peace, and that nothing has occurred in commercial affairs to check that confi dence in general stability which is indispensable to a healthy state. Money for commercial purposes has been comparatively easy, and the rates for first class paper have been below the minimum of the Bank of England. It will be seen by the weekly report that the stock of bullion is gradually 1 11• - creasing, and there are continuous arrivals of specie, not only from Australia but from America. As the South Sea Company has resolved not to accept the new stocks 'contrived by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the latter will have to provide above £5,000,000 within the current financial year, to pay off the dissentients,--an operation which, so far from realising the profit which was anticipated , will more than probably result in a loss. The markets in the manufacturing districts are disturbed in opposing directions, by the apprehen sions of war in the East, and the extending move ment of the operatives—the first tending to diminish the demand, and the latter to decrease the supplf. The strike which commenced in Stockport has not yet been brought to a conclusion, although the de mands of the men are the subject of negotiation; and the example has been followed at Blackburn and other places. In the meantime holders are firm, and prices both for yarns and manufactured goods have been maintained, but the amount of business has been comparatively trifling. In the woollen and linen districts there is no change worthy of special notice. The spinners complain of the high price of the raw material, while orders are kept back until something more definitive is known of the result of the dispute between Russia and Turkey. A return, which has just been published, of the rates and duties received by the treasurer of the Liverpool docks, for the year ended 24th of June, shows an improvement on every source of revenue, with the exception of lighthouse duties and extra dock rent, when compared with the preceding year. The comparative receipts are— 1852. 1853. Duties on tonnage 137,754 140,619 Duties on goods Floating-light duties Graving-dock duties Graving-block duties Lighthouse duties Extra dock rent The net increase is £13,169 16s. 9d. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 18th of June, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week :--- Public deposits .. .. £4,615,831; Increase £878,78 7 Other deposits .. .. 13,174,519 ; Decrease 859,1 82 Rest .. .. .. .. 3,114,532 ; Increase 2,938 On the other side of the account— Government securities X 13,123,910 ; Decrease 1,00 0 Other securities .. 13,700,971 ; Decrease 545,261 Notes unemployed .. 9,420,215 ; Increase 512,230 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,695,78 0 0, being a decrease of - 4 :387,300 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £18,635,826, show ing an increase of £156,311, when compared with the preceding return. Our SHARE MARKET remains in the same quiescent state as reported in our three or four last publications, the eastern question preventing bnsiness to an extent materially to influence prices. We annex this day's quotations :—Caledonians , 341; Eastern Counties, 13 ; Lancashire and York shire, 781 • Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 174 London thock, 115 i; Sheffield Stock, 30; Dover Stock, 21* A 1; York and North Midland, 29i; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Pref. £ lO Shares, 10i ; Lancashire Insurance, *p. COTTON.—AII the anticipations of those w ll 2 speculated for a rise have been fully realised, and the successive accounts from America bear out the opinion that the supply will not be more in excess than is required by the increased demands for consumption. The market has been very firm during the week, notwithstanding the counteracting influences of foreign war and home-strkes, and' prices have advanced, particularly on the better descriptions. For Fair the improvement may be quoted *d. per lb., while Middling is also somewhat dearer. We quote from the circular of Messrs. Hermann Cox, and Co.:— " The strike of the operatives at Stockport has been followed by that of others at Blackburn, and the present consumption of Cotton has thereby been reduced about 3,000 bales per week. Further strikes are talked of, and the fear of a war with Russia has kept business here and in Manchester in check. Without strikes in the ?manu facturing districts, and fear of war, we should have seen Middling at 6 d. ; at present, however, every one curtails • his operations, and if the article had not been looked upon as safe, and a further advance certain, we should havehad much lower prices." To-DAY there has been a fair demand for about 8,000 bales, particularly for the cleaner sorts of American, which are a little dearer than last week. Surats are also in better demand, and, as there is not much offering, prices are in favour of holders. The advices from America by the Arabia have no,t had much influence on our market, the falling 011 „ in receipts and reports of a bad cro p b e i n g still counteracted by the unsettled state of p o litical affairs, and the strike of the operatives. PRODUCE.—The demand for Sugar has been chiefly confined to West India refining descriptions , of which 700 hhds. have been taken at steady prices, and the only sale in East India consists of a parcel of 3,500 bags of Cossipore at 395. to 40s. 9cl• per cwt., being rather dearer. Of Foreign the sales are large, and amount to 4,000 bags Paraiba and Pernambuco on the spot ; 400 tons brown Bahia t° arrive, also two cargoes for outports, and 100 hhde• Porto Rico. In Molasses, the sales have been 45 0 puns. For Coffee, a fair demand for all ordinary descriptions. Of Rice, 6,000 bags Bengal sold a! 10s. to lls. 6d. per cwt. Rum continues in goo d good demand. Tea : A good business has bee° done in Congous from Is. 3d. to Is. 7d. per lb., hu t for low kinds not much inquiry ; scented Teas and greens have been taken at full previous rates. In Saltpetre, 500 bags, 4 per cent re f rac ti on, sold at 275. to 275. 6d., and 150 tons Nitrate of Sod a chiefly at 16s. 6d. per cwt. For Guano, the de mand has begun to subside ; no change in prices. The only sale of Turpentine was 170 brls., at 1 25 ' per cwt. Rosi n s till i n goo d d eman d . Ashes Hides are quiet. No demand apparent for Oliv e Oil ; Seal Oil, on the spot and to arrive, sold at £32. Leed Oils in limited request. Oil of Tar' pentine rules at 48s. 6d. for British, and 490. t ° 495. 6d. per cwt. for American, withhlittle doing. For Palm Oil an improved demand ; the sales were 850 tons on the spot, and 1,400 tons for delivery at £34 to £35 per ton. There is a good demand for Tallow; Petersburg Y.C. selling at 48s. 6d. to 49 5 1 but a higher price is now demanded. Jute has ell' a downward tendency, and the decline is fully l e per ton from the highest point.—To- DAY . transactions in Sugar consist of 50 hhs. Barbad° es at 335. to 385., 50 hhds. Jamaica at 355. to 3 7 5 '9 6° hhds. St. Lucia at 325. 9d. to 355., 300 brls. An: tigua at 345. to 345. 9d., and 30 tierces Trinidad a' 345. per cwt. Nothing doing in Molasses, Rum: or Coffee. For common descriptions of Congo': Tea there is only a limited demand, but for th e . medium kinds there is a fair inquiry. About 5,000 packages are declared for sale on Thursday nex t ` Of Rice, 725 bags Bengal sold at lls. 3d., soo bags A rracan at 10s., and 30 tierces Carolina Rice _ O , 245. 6d. per cwt. A parcel o f B e n ga l Linseed 1 0 been taken at 465. per quarter. of WooL.—The demand for all descriptions foreign Wool continues very languid ; transactio o l are, therefore, very limited ; and, unl e ss Politible affairs in the East begin to wear a more favoutt te , aspect, stock will very soon begin to accuruw we r and to force sales at the present moment I° o k, prices would be inevitable. Imports f o r the sv ver y 1,569 bales. English and Irish continue i ht firm ; at the last Dublin market the r e was a s' ° advance. a thY TIMBER.—The trade is not only in a it -I ca state, but the improving demand, not 01 ";) t he Baltic, but also for American Timber, affor r u s ive „ most gratifying prospect for the future. " e o rs. the following extracts from the circular of Me Be a.. A. F. and D. Mackay, which has just been 13 " lished • the " St. John Pine is much in demand, the stock In ar ., market being reduced to a few thousand (meet with stoek , og e rivals from the St. Lawrence will also meet o no sale at good prices. Red Pine is very low in early arrivals will meet with prompt sale, 50 feet g e s itic, having been sold at 221 d. per foot with cargo. 0 ' ' d the tonnage this year employed several cargoes have arrived during the month , an _jot 7,590 tons to same date last year. This descrigt,lfbec wood, owing in a great measure to the scarcity of blu'ha9 Red Pine, and other importations of Colonial Timber,tact by th e been in great request, which will be borne out of the high prices obtained." 9,350 tons register, a g_o_ 0 BENDIGO, the ex-champion of England, ha s heel i nto the lunatic asylum at Nottingham.