The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1853 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW DEPUTY -LIEUTENANTS POE. LANCASHIRE.—Ed ward Tootal, Esq., and Thomas Hudson Bateman, Esq. 0 _ • JosrPn Acrox, EsQ., is, it is said, to be mayor f Wigan for the ensuing year.—Southport Free Press. The Allem, 'Tufted States mail steamer, ;Capt. Luce, sailed on Wednesday for New York, with a full cargo and Z 8 pa sse THE LASTMEETING OP TIIE COUNCIL, it iS undtebre at°od, vrill be held on Saturday next, to wind up Municipal year. Warnu CRESSES.—A very large import of water-tresses now takes place into Liverpool from Ireland ; principally from tomg,heda. 11ENRY Nicnonsox, Esq,, late of Furnival's Inn, has . thislleathed RlOO to the incumbent of St. Nicholas's, in town, for distribution among the poor. The deceased was a native of Liverpool. bakers OP BREAD —A meeting of flour-dealers and - " l ' e rs was held on irielay, in Liverpool, at which a reso lution was passed that bread should be sold at 2fd. per lb. for the better, and 2d. for the secondary quality. JOBBERY AT BOO TLE. —Between five and six o'clock on Tee 7l fternoon, the house of Mr. Bacon, Brunswick •trace North-shore, was broken into, and jewellery and clothes, valued at £lO, stolen. The thieves effected an entrance through the parlour window. t4411,A, ISTUGGET.—Mr. Sewill, of South Castle-street, has :oughlP of gold, picked up at Ballarat, and which was t over by the Great Britain. It is in the form al of of an epaulette, weighs Bflbs, and is of the value of nearly Z4OO. i, Its-Invv.kv A.CCIDENT.—On Sunday week, early in the („9,reiloon, an accident occurred on the Bolton and Bury ..411way, near the Daniside Aqueduct. A goods-train Iroin Normanton to Liverpool, consisting of about 25 carr iages, had reached within about 50 yards of what is called Top -o' th'-lane Bridge, in Darcy Lever, when an axle of one of the trucks broke, and threw fifteen of the others off the line Th_..e en train could not be stopped at once, and several pf the trucks were smashed. gine was reversed, lint the coal wag,gons belongin Thtoe3Meame n near the aqueduct broken, but the d contact l with. some , a n g d f9ar esafsrstb. t he coal waggons o g n on a s si w di e n r g e destroyed bei am . age will not be considerable, the goods , ;NEW E n g Principal) bran, and a little malt. :s.rEllyiztv.NownitiviiiNG ---- OLIVER CaomwELL's LAST eirligravn.lg fror n LuesII,IsSRPneAVOURITE DAUGHTER. The picture of the above-named .... bjel is such as to do credit to the burin of Mr. Charles td-comkins, a name not familiar ging from thentisfidelieto fbns to rtn o d r u r, but one which, lig unknown. rendered Ned style of mezzotint t v he g stipp ee e ir r eieane h eg l edw o i d il u ie c n t o i a o t ns remain l ben being only svi%eient to indicate variety of texture. aAutneonnlietadefof Cromwell is very cleverly . treated, the full oefxression being retained. In the ghastly ea estness daughter's eloquence the highest n e d ffo t r o t ex , Lae Painter, Mr. C. Lucy, was concentrated., a . th!clite faithful transcript of that portion of the pictur e e ?Ze„Z.agraver has devoted his attention with zeal and s .. As an effective parlour or library print, this will u be ttr-,:,T at once ornamental and interesting. teIESeN rr AT _ RA PALGAR.—A powerfully-execu . ted t., ,F C. Ley, representing Nelson in the cabin ofhis on tit:: 81 .1 ) , the Victm•y, concerting his signal of battle a th e r vc ° f his g'reat last triumph, is now on vievyt of i of Mr. Isaac.in Castle-street. The conception Their Picture is good, and its execution appr9 . 1.1 .- cati v ea d of Nelson, which is a striking likeness, is Indi a, fris k : of thoughtful abstraction. The accessories a nd th ed, and, from the general arrangement of th ar . e e li v gh n t . gra v ; a dew, it is well adapted to produce a telling e s o i_ d ig'• To enlarge on the general interest attaching to hi "Portat a maritime transaction as the battle of yra frl anl cmg a seafaring community like that of Liver efelsnnot be necessary; but to intimate te fica w t o io r o of aii t:ahetatrived from insectir an interesting k Profitable i . as pleasing as p the inspection will be found ,boaAt ntellectuallY• efor, W' S, COUNTY COURT was held on Tuesday, 13 3' th - '' • 8 . Hulton Esq• The first case was an action hall e Earl 4 ' A on Derbi against John Rosson, Esq., of Moor l'ul 4-11ghton, for the recovery of chief-rents. A basket • to ..._ v rec e i, t k' books, dated from 1741, were put in evidence kc;ror.xe.that a certain quit-rent had always been paid for a 'Of het Far) the Stanley family, and Mr. Molt, the age sh ,i of Derb quitrent,amined at some length to the e ref ' t at the last was paid in 1833, and that haled Ore tliere was twenty years' rent due. On the ()the e Stabil:: here contended that there was no proof that ttt th at b - s were owners of Moor-hall, and it did not follow_ bb *eatise r e taince rents hat! been paid to some Earls of 1ce01,34, that hpresent earl had a right to those rents. e ease was e r that the necessary proofs should be produced, th FAIL 841°11rned by consent. a ll ti tll : c ll ° L ll7 : l3 rn asT 14- " r ettEsxtu.—An old-established spin , Aressrs. John Poole and Sons, of Hullne, W t , ‘ ,„ - ' - ‘l, on Tuesday a suspension of payments. Oa ba lan -.4 ' 45!, a • meeting 'of creditors was held, when a t.ll , ° oo e sheet was producee, showing the liabilities to firi lz wil, h ' of which e O ,BOO was due to a banking tblac_ilideerwoefvetrt held security for the . full value. The re: that the (le creditors representing £ll,OOO, found .,n at a ruachinery whh is in good order, taite WeLa;,,,s,, reduction from' which sinee 1,,,,,_,_ ~ the valuation of other ee n t 4,006,431 tune 'new machinery, to the value of would, with E"e and 25 ,000, has been added, lt was P r opos e d i, Produce about 20s. in the rn'. ad °arned ° acce Possible, toa if meeting was e Parties to see their friends, in order, a r°P°sed to he nallge the p ayment of the composition tn ee 4t t l!ellirl ' E ct nit ' A tet l• — .lllanchester Courier. ortnighey Col- in g vr as held t I titution, getIETY. The usual f ,„_•,itiitt.at °/1 W ednesday' at the Royal ns the -7r etarx, ' ree t, Mr 11 in 'h'chair. Mr. Boult, .. view ' , •,, annon ne ay .e the d s'.:f ne w b , ed the receipt of s . everal lithogralahic tb- elsi° '• lind ings, from the architects, and re . porte o d . -"e studeail of the council with respect to the drawings of ti 41 4 i °lel:abets. The council considered tpe_dra . co n , n under thenames of " Nemo "and ' m _ wi th th uo h e ecr. _,, s. c 'ia'l reditable, and were so well _pleas , et! tieterrailleepneral execution of the designs, tha a t ia t e hej r•aa one i/lea t o ' to give the usual prize of the value Columnar hi each then ',vett, c° mPeritor. The paper on N e ll re..., -r e of Antiquity, and the Stones of Venice," was al - 40, by m e. - volt c, ,goln the Rol:jgeegir'tiolt; s w r i a l i o se d d ef b e y nded the Corinthia . n 11an's delight Stones of Venice " and conde li m r ne ß d e :th h a i s a t . g ia e . utl i . l h i e l e a - Mt roa uelight in portico jyr r Huggins Stlftge tea 1 II noon --.' * htecture of modern streets of the into the arc ill the j,,.,„,, advocated the formation of covered . footways he tw_ayse ' is •-'4ing t horoughfares. Some discussion took w t .h Z s e ll Z t ,,,l ll „R the merits el Mr. Ruskin's work, after lir meet. separated. W est t v. ° tIRRIIY CrUARDBANS.—At .the _mreetHarrison oe ea ierh y guardians on Wednesa . ay, m , J. H Itit l3l ,e(l the chair. The other guardians present were the Igar),... V. Radnal r l, and Messrs. Heyes, Allpass, Lout,lar!.. risoa-laßa, Mountfield, Brown, Tattersall, Kirkus,__ e G. Shaw, Arter, Wensley, Jeffries, Roberts, al tie , Port,„,7 ° . i'he balance iwthe hands of the tr o eas_ur c er . _w ea ns . uti m -, to be £514 15s. 711. The resignation oc of Mr. Gee.. a ke e ,, - ; e, assistant to the master of th l n v. w ßad kli nau that at tip L'eu, and notice movethe Rev.o I Z - p, O . e lt /fleeting he gi s v h e o n nl l tl Y -..,.2 , medi ca l officer of the kh a o t us th e e , e bl a i r i y ic e re f as p etl r ) tetb- - '''loo to £l5O per ann - um. w It was fortdheere expensesd t 1 i a t a laet-;`,5 should be made to . •the board o the removal of nuisances, aliel'ed by the Pia Itthe amount re to the -paid-reference to it. After a forowkoned d iscussion on the subject, a resolution ., f Bootle- effect was moved by Mr. Allpas,. That in the ',,cll 6l) lll l°l o, l it ug ofthis• board the sanitary condition o Lse h qiiaere and the rural portion of West Derby cannot f ,keg ll oanently improved unless th . e . General Board o tthj A et is adopted in . these leeahties, and that a r e s op o y f t i e xpression of opinion be sent to the oversee I the, 0 . 't, °l ' , f the respective townships." 'A clock was ordered L' beet "sPital, at the cost of XIII, and the tender of Mr. i tl i in, to execute several fresh works in connexion thePn ° "osPital were accepted. bßan ' Tuesday the trustees of Nunn l44 ' s ' "AI. 141/813".—°11 • • the Town-hall, it arMr. nt'settuf held a meeting in atifYin.l.'„',_the curator, presented to them a t b b ri e e r f V(1 17 ,e11. Illet.."'""ri 1 1. From the 19th to the 17th October, TZt eholt;'`,PY 1 09,028 persons, including twelve " e tte ---nW g e , ue is in which numbered 1,550. th e rldea t abul a pup' will, however, give a - -- , v st of th ar statement that during fo r fk,-knier /0„ e,attendanee. It will be seen on gees ni -nr day Apras'll(lls When the museum was thro Ass ti ac tti' s we ek fo the benefit of visitors from the tletly (listrietsr, the liberality cf the committee ei ateci 41.plit Months J alinel9 t o 3 - Total Dail . y l, a o2 ve 7 rage. , Y . u .... ........... ... 7,192 ••• '' 1 386 •- ••• ••• .. • ........... • .. 24 , 948 .- '960 Jni y ••• ••... .......... . ... ..* 16 325 •,‘• ....... , 910 k. list ' ........ • • •• •• • ..... 15,475 •-*" 1,256 , t 7l)te tn i a y . • • . .................... 22,613 ...,., 93, '' 'et0bc........ 15,9 " "-- 650 r . to 17 .......... •••• •••• ............. 6 , 503 - ki kber 109,028 111< ° 1 * to April 19 48 833 ••• , Tot, ' --.. n,,,,....„ r onet.`ue of visitors from in. -. -..- ()f 4. ,_ 8, i ., A. ~I Museum, March Ivell!oes e -". Yet. 17, 1853 ......... 157,861 l• IN vlsito . toa d of , - ae,,,,_•.ow n tors only one or two were artists, On tasnLny Lord scientifie visitors there were only three. til tinistintley and two others of the trustees davki,ie&With a ii s j i ltns, and expressed themselves higidy , ( !e - in' h the e,,,, 41. P.A.nisseY saw. county Court, on Wednea l'tlW'k4, Y 1, -. ' • i l Me . Loudo t e and North-Western Railway ~.'qvve „ ,`l l 14; laostock, il heard. The company charge "' ecl e .' Q th.. c e r P s. _ 001 and a' S ea taffrd 12s. 6d. first class, and 111 West e iT__:)ol and Shrewsbury, vid Stafford, only eiv,;)tatto,7•3o. The defendant, whose business takes Rot,--ikh 'Airy. I requently, was in the habit of bu 1 9 g ~.1 ~1 0 1 0%4 1111,4 getting out at Stafford, thus saving os: 414,;: wite*L_ubt the 9th of September last the defendant , o '4 tat gt‘a7stkeel to Shrewsbury, and paid 15 s• ; they ‘e of " -c *(l, but the booking-clerk there required 1 / I Na t e: n 4 a t eelPsh.•,,ithe difference of fare to Stafford. The llt) - Z,' . bal l eti W e "' to Pay, but gave his address, and the 4 ' l- was brought no m i na lly, to recover the kleh et i to t° fact t o °li g ' e tt m ac a Place try whether, as th_e defendant had ri et N, i t e, h e tiad . e beyond Stafford, andpaid w t it h i e w f u a t re an to y },lice b'gleot „.,a tight to stop at Stafford ny had a 1450 . 1 , at t; .i.O was proved that the comPa 1PeNitpa(1111101ttli: kingtb°QieCets a . re ffi il i e n d, L s i t ni at e in s g tre t e h t A u p ear asse te ngT th n rs e . t•hthea, te stat:?rd would not be allowed to go out tt the ta g arg e -1°43, vvithout paying the difference of h fare, 41 1 ,1)4 c te k t° ,..Sh te re,„, sn is c h 11 1' termeilia• te station was m . eorweast on 1i a , 1 3- Dr ol ,"' th e -t.8.117 ; and that a similar notic rh - a •( a tin.eell that trEets issued to the defendant. It was the t kcegt ei e coniPany, by their act of Parliament, h a NI N hlor e vlarge 12s. ed. to Stafford, and mig , oroe ea wsh n uan 12s. 6d. to Shrewsbury ; but, to get IP 1 t t4i tt ki t tY l i t c ra, Me, they were obliged t charge the 0 41 , niche onrewsbury and Chester Company, whose . ll,'N t said ti,..shorter. After a long argument, his , it / a. .tut h 4 o e olit„. verdi ct e thought the railway company s e n n , - btdpe ~,:- I , s ic t w as '• A• special contract was proved, a Nee NW way aeltl4 inconsistent with the common law ll'e Brute ,: 41er th... 8---- ,in fact, it was a concession to the d e e TAU ea--',..._ 'uniting their rights. The company t he o t ItloLitled h: .. YOU ik, h to Shrewsbury at half the charge h., Le kch-var4l):fti„....l°akteer;mendllu tepos n ta t t h io e n co . n T h diti e o n pu thba li t e you mkt ' , er e . 'Lie lo w kn. Pa ' Litt •i• rate to Shrewsbury, if they wished It- ' 4l " - ' s in til l° far ' e 4 4._ t heY Wis . lied to go to Stafford, they Caare. veryfford, which the company were c for the plaintiffs accordingly. THE MAYORALTY. — A correspondent of the Mercury says that Mr. R. C. Gardner has been named as a gentle man likely at no distant day to occupy the civic chair of this his native town. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —On Saturday Mr. Robt. Willan, l i of this town, ironfounder, met with an accident which nearly proved fatal. Some workmen in the employ of the firm were lowering some looms from the second story of their foundry into a cart ; the chain had been broken, but the parts were linked together and bolted, and thought secure. Mr. Robert Willan came out into the yard; the chain broke, and one part of the loom felon the cart and the other hit him on the head, inflicting a fright ful wound, which laid his skull open. The wound began at the back of the head, passed to the front, and from thence to under his ear, completely cutting his ear open, and inflicting a wound of seventeen or nineteen inches long. He was picked up senseless and conveyed to the residence of his partner. Medical men were quickly in attendance, and he is progressing as favourably as can be expected.—Blackburn Standard. ORNAMENTAL NOVELTY.—We have been gratified by the inspection of an exceedingly handsome pair of fruit dishes, in themselves combining much graceful ingenuity and an interesting memento of personal adventure. A townsman, who occupies a prominent position in society, recently shot a splendid specimen of the Golden E. gle, in Ireland. The legs and talons of the noble bird he entrusted to Mr. Flower, of Bold-street, jeweller and silversmith, and that gentleman has had them converted into the pillars or stands of a very handsome pair of fruit dishes. The leg from the point of the spur talon is twelve inches high, and with its fine gray plumage it forms a substantial look ing as well as elegant pillar, on which is fixed a small but tasteful silver cup, holding a crystal basin of moderate dimensions ; the whole resting on a pedestal of frosted silver rock-work,—the effect altogether being as unique as it is elegant, and reflecting much credit on the artistic skill of Mr. Flower. ORMSKIRK WATERWORKS. — The new waterworks are now in full operation. The spring from which the supply of water is derived is situate at a short distance from the town, on land belonging to the Earl of Derby, who has leased a sufficient portion of it to the local board of health at a nominal rent. The water is pumped from the well by a powerful engine into an artificial tank, erected on a water tower 75 feet in height, and standing on an eminence considerably above the level of the town. The tower consists of nine pillars of solid masonry, united by arches into one common centre, and supporting the tank, which is formed of cast-iron plates, firmly riveted toge ther, and is calculated to hold 100,000 gallons. The lofty elevation of the tank ensures a constant supply of water in the mains at high pressure, and also provides a safe guard in case of fire ; for, by opening one of the hydrants, which are fixed in the streets at suitable intervals, and in serting therein a pipe and hose, a continuous jet of water issues therefrom with a force sufficient to carry it over the highest houses. The cost of the undertaking, includ ing the sewerage, will amount to £8,500, of which £B,OOO has already been borrowed on security of the rates, to be repaid by annual instalments. NEW MUSIC-HALL, BOLD-STREET.—The new music hall, in Bold-street, of which Mr. H. E. Hime is lessee, was opened last night by a concert, in which Misses Birch and E. Birch, Messrs. Francis, E. Land, and Frank Bodda, together with Master Arthur Napoleon, performed. The programme was good and promising, and the attendance highly respectable. The hall itself presents many features of interest, and as a place for the accommodation of musical meetings, and such entertainments, it is exceed ingly well adapted. It is seated for the comfortable ac commodation of nearly a thousand auditors in the body of the hall, while a small but commodious gallery at the end opposite the 'orchestra affords vace for comfortably ac commodating about a hundred more. The general ap pearance of the hall is light, pleasing, and elegant. The walls are lofty, and the limited ornamentation of the ceil ing tasteful and appropriate—rich and pleasing, yet void of glare—'combining in its decorative hues a sufficient ad mixture of warm and cold tints to render it agreeable either by artificial or daylight. The illumination is effected by a range of four sunfights, running along either side of the 'ceiling, one in the orchestra, and one above the gallery. The windows along one side of the hall are , 01- scared, and are ornamented in the centre by pink coloured panels, each containing an emblematic figure, cleverly drawn. At either side of the orchestra is a Corinthian column with a gilded capital, and beyond each pillar is a handsomely-fitted up private box. The ventilation and temperature have been provided for on approved prin ciples, and everything has been done to secure the comfort and convenience of the audience. In connexion 'with this 'hall we are glad to learn that Mr. Hime intends 'to intro duce the practice of giving morning concerts, n species of entertainment deserting of encouragement, as lit enables many to enjoy a musical treat whose health, distant resi dence, or other 'circumstances render attendance on an evening concert a matter of serious inconvenience. OPPICIAL INQUIRY INTO SHIPPING CrA.EGES.—On Wednesday, a commission was opened at St. George's-hall, before the Hon. J. H. T. Manners Sutton, Capt. C. R. D. Bethune, R.N., and Colin Blackburn, Esq„ Tor inquiring into the local charges upon shipping, and goods carried by shipping into the port of Liverpool. The corporation was represented by the Town-clerk, the dock ccommittee by Charles Turner, Esq., chairman, Thomas Bold, Esq., John North, Esq., solicitor, Mr. Minton, treasurer, and Mr. Mason, the secretary; and the Birkenhead dock trustees by W. A. Ponies, Esq., chairman, Mr. liramah, solicitor, Mr. Sloman, secretary, Captain Hookey, 'harbour-master ; Mr. J. K. Rounthwaite, chairman, and Mr. B. J. Thomson, secretary, attended on behalf of the Liverpool Steam-ship Association.—The Town-clerk was examined at considera ble length, and returned full and satisfactory replies to the questions put to him. In the course of the inquiry it ap peared that, although nearly £300,000 a-year is collected 'under the vaiions Dock Acts, and upwcrds of £lOO,OOO a year as town-dues, yet that there is so general a sense of the legality of those charges, and of the fairness with which the two estates are managed, thst scarcely any com plaints were made, and none which implied the slightest mismanagement or illegality. As relates to the dock estate, the complaints were these was said to be au 'injustice to compel vessels, which 'had discharged their cargoes in the Birkenhead docks, to pay the same amount of dues to which they would have been subject, if they had come directly into the Liverpool decks from their last foreign port, without visiting Birkenhead at all. It was also complained of as a hardship that vessels partly dis charging their cargoes in the river Mersey, and then com pleting the discharge of their cargoes and taking in fresh ones in the 'docks of Birkenhead, .without entering the Liverpool docks at all, were still liable to pay Liverpool dock dues, precisely as if they had 'discharged and taken ;in the whole of their cargoes there. As relates to the town-dues,• it was stated that the importers of timber at Birkenhead were subject to the paymaat of the town-dues the same as 'importers of the same article at Liverpool. After some further explanations on 'these subjects, the chairman pronounced the returnsreceived by the commis sioners to be satisfactory. THE CouroinkrroN ACCOUNTS.--"The statement of accounts annually issued by Mr. John Wybergh, the cor poration treasurer, has just been printed. From this we 'learn that for the-year ending the 30th August, 1853, the ordinary income of the corporation amounted to £164,154 13s. 3W., and the ordinary expenditure £120,570 ss. , leaving as surplusincome the sum df:A6,584 7s. 9d. The extraordinary receipts amounted to £220,271 12s. ld., and -the extraordinary payments to £167,489 12s. 6d., leaving a balance in the 'hands of the , bank and treasurer of 1£52,781 19s. 7d. The bond 'debt Alf the corporation amounts to £1,071,387 16s. 2d. The 'dock trustees owe 'to the corporation the sum of £339 ; 769 for the purchase df land at the north shore, Nova Storm, Mann Island, and the slate yards. On-reference to the items of ordi nary expenditure, we find •that in the 'weights and mea sures department them was a charge to the corporation `last year of £674, being an increase 01 £3OO over the previous year, although *the absolute cost of the establish ment was less. This is accounted forby a decrease in the amount received for the adjustment of • weights and mea sures, and for fines for casing deficient weights. The markets, after meeting all the current expenses, produce an income of £6,596. For the five corporation churches the tots disbursements for the past year were £3,892 7s. Bd. and the receipts for seat rents, &c., £471, 'leaving a deficit of £3*2l 7s. Bd. The expenses of 'the Free Public Library rand Museum amount to 'L'2,301 18s. 7d., of which £1,513 18s. Bd. ha s b een received from - the musum rate, 'leasing the charge to the borough -fund at £447 19s. ild. 'The baths and waki-houses are -now a source of revenue 'to the corporation. 'The •income at Cornwallis street -exceeds the expenditure by £332, and -at George's Pier there•isa surplus of £298. At Paul-street the ex penditure exceeds the income by . 3216 188. - 50. Under the head extraordinary receipts we find an item of £50,000 from 'the dock trustees, en aecount'of the pur chase of land. This sum will be again invested in land. The items of extraordinary payments include a sum of £21,184 on account of St. George'skall; £35,576 on ac count of the 'borough gaol ; and 024,401 on account of general improvements. There is also a new item in an expenditure of £896 Os. 10d. for the mayor's carriage, which it has been-usual hitherto to hire. _ _ _ HEALTH COMMITTEE. — Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre sided at the weekly meeting of this committee on Thurs day, when the medical officer of health reported favour ably on the health of the town, which has seldom been in a more satisfactory state than at the present time. The mortality of the borough during the week was 186, In cluding 21 deaths of emigrants. The average of the same week of the preceding five years was 190. Twenty five deaths from cholera (of which 21 were reported to the committee at their last meeting) were registered during the week, the number in the previous week having been 41. The mortality from diarrhoea continues below the average, the deaths having been 13, against 15 in the 'week previous, the average being 16 in the same week of former years. During the present week there have been eight new cases of cholera, and two deaths. Two of the new cases were those of Irish emigrants ; the re maining six were foreigners, one the keeper of a German lodging-house. No case of cholera among the residents of the town has been reported to the officer of health since the last meeting of the committee. At the suggestion of the borough engineer, a resolution was agreed to, that in all cases where the owners of property refuse to put down the drains which have been ordered by the authority of the committee, notice be given that they will be done at once by contract, under the direction of the borough en gineer, and the cost charged to the owners. The sub committee reported that application for increase of salary had been received from Mr. Wilson, Mr. Neilson, and Mr. Crosby, in the treasurer's department ; and, after consideration, they recommended Mr. Crosby's salary be increased from £lOO to £l5O a year.—A recommendation to appoint three apprentices, formerly in the office of the borough engineer, as draftsmen, at salaries of £BO a year, was received and adopted.—Mr. Bigham moved the fol lowing resolution :—" That this committee, being deeply impressed with the value of the services of their chair man, Mr. Alderman Langsdale, cannot permit the muni cipal year to terminate without placing on their records an expression, though feeble, of the sense they entertain of his devotion to the interests and business of this com mittee ; and they desire further, in an especial manner, to bear testimony to the temperate, judicious, and con siderate manner in which, on all occasions, he has con ducted himself in the discharge of his duty towards every member of this committee."—Mr. Moss seconded the mo tion, which was agreed to.—Mr. Hodson moved the thanks of the committee to their deputy-chairman, Mr. Ald erman Dover ; for, though not indebted to him in the same ratio as to their chairman, yet the committee fully appreciated his exertions in their and the public service. Mr. Hal head seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. The meeting broke up. DEATM FROM EXCESSIVE JOY.—A person, named Smith, husband of the former stewardess of the Marco Polo, who remained at Melbourne, was so overjoyed on the owners offering him a free passage to join her there, that he died on Friday night from its effects on his ner vous system. SECOND LINE OF ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL—The Eng lish and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company's line between London and Liverpool and Manchester is now completed, and will shortly be open to the public. There are ten wires in one rope. The company have taken a commodious suite of offices under the new Stock Exchange, in Ex change-buildings, as their principal establishment here. A HORSE FRIGIIT.—A horse harnessed to a cab, on St. George's stand, Castle-street, took fright on Friday night, about six o'clock, and rushed with fearful impe tuosity down Lord-street ; when at the bottoth, near Church-street, it came in collision with the West Derby omnibus, whereby the cab was smashed, and a fore large wheel of the omnibus was nearly rived off. MYSTERIOUS FINDING OF A BODY.—On Thursday night, as a cowman in the employ of B. H. Jones, Esq., of Lark-hill, West Derby, was going through a field near his master's residence, he observed the body of a young female floating in a pit. It was in an advanced state of decomposition ; but from portions of a letter, dated the 6th of October, which was found in her pocket, it is supposed that she was a servant in the employ of a family at Everton. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—On Wednesday, about one o'clock, a respectably-dressed young man, in a state of insanity, threw himself into the basin from George's pier head, and was nearly drowned before being rescued. Two men put off in a boat, and succeeded in catching him, but he made great resistance, and every effort to destroy himself. He was, however, prevented, and taken to the station at the Prince's dock gate, and thence removed to the workhouse, where he now remains. CANADIAN BANQUET TO MESSRS. JACKSON AND BETTS. —Previous to their departure from Canada, Mr. William Jackson, M.P., and Mr. E. L. Betts, were entertained at a magnificent banquet at Quebec on the 27th ult. Amongst the guests, 300 in number, there were J. Bramley-Moore, Esq., of Liverpool, the Mayor of Quebec, the Hon. Francis Hineks, Col. the Hon. Robert Bruce, brother to the Governor-General, Lord Elgin, the Attorney-General, Major Sir James Alexander, aide-de-camp to his Excel lency the Administrator of the Government, and Mr. Roney, chief superintendent of the Grand Trunk Railway. PUBLIC HEALTH AT MUCH-WOOLTON.—Two deaths from cholera having taken place at Oglet, a village near Speke, and the bodies of the deceased being taken to Childwall churchyard for interment, a meeting was held at the Much-Woolton Coffee-house, on Monday last week, when the Rev. Rector Campbell stated that the churchyard at Childwall was full, and contained no more room for the burial of the dead. After a discussion between Rector Campbell, the overseers of the parish, and other gentlemen present, it was resolved to purchase some additional ground at an expense of about £3OO, and enlarge the present burial ground at Wootton. IMMORALITY.—At the Police-court, on Friday, two prostitutes were placed before the Mayor, (who presided, in the absence of Mr. Mansfield, in the first court,) on a charge of being found fighting in Crooked-lane, near to the Custom-house. From the statement of one of the women, it appeared that the quarrel originated in Hodg son's singing-room, in that locality. The Mayor : "These dancing and singing rooms are the curse of the community. There is more crime takes root and grows out of these singing-rooms, dancing-saloons, penny theatres, and such like places than anything else." The prisoners were fined ss. each, or to be imprisoned three days. LIVERPOOL 'MECHANICS' INstrrerttoiv.—On Wednes day, the Musical Association in connexion with this insti tution gave their third public coneert. The attendance was numerous, including a large assemblage of ladies. The programme included two of Bishop's choruses, and several compositions of W. R. Rogers, the conductor. In addition to the amateurs, Miss Jessie Hammond, the Misses Beer, Mr. W. B. Wray, Mr. D. C. Browne, and Mr. Pearce, assisted. Mr. Baetens executed two or three fine solos upon the violin; and a young lady amateur some fine selections from Italian operas. GALLANTRY REWARDED. — Some months since, during a heavy gale, as the barque Thames, of Bridgewater, was off Drogheda in a situation of imminent peril, she a s as her crew and cargo were rescued and carried in safety into Drogheda harbour, by the exertions of Captain Heaney, of the St. Patrick, Liverpool and Drogheda steamer. We are glad to know that this act of intrepid humanity has met with some acknowledgment from the owners of the rescued vessel ; those gentlemen having presented Captain limey with a handsome gold watch, bearing the following inscription " Presented to Captain Philip Heaney, by Messrs. T. and J. W. Sully, owners of the barque Thames,for services rendered, by which much valuable property and -life was saved." SHERIFF'S COCRP. —On Friday, 3lr. Hutton, acting for the sheriff, held a • court at the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of assessing the value of a piece of land, in Love lane, on the banks of the canal, near to Chisenhale-bridge, which is required by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way Company for the extension of their goods station in Great Howard-street. The piece of land required, which is 577 square yards in extent, is held by the trustees of the late Mr. Pickup, miller ; and the jury were empowered to inquire net'only into the value of the land taken, but also the extent of deterioration suffered by a remaining portion by the proposed severance. After the examination of a number of witnesses, principally architects, who valued the land variously, from £3. 10s. to £4. 10s. per yard, vith a like difference as to the injury that would be suffered by the severance, the court adjourned. 'The case wms resumed on-Saturday, and after another long inquiry, the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £2,812. HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The fifth annual meeting Of this society was held at the Clarendon-rooms, on Tuesday, when tilt report was read by the Rev. Dr. Hume. This document :stated that during the year 40 members have been enrolled, the total number being 331 ordinary and 16 honorary. The report was .formally adopted, and thanks wore voted to the retiring , council and , oftieers, and to those ;gentlemen who had presented illustrations for the annual volume. The followingwentlemen were•elected new members of the council :—.Matthew Dawes, Esq., F.G.S., Bolton ; E. W. "Ormerod, M.A., Manchester ; Henry Dawson, Thomas Fleming, Edward Heath,sud H. Neill, Esqs., Liverpool. The.officers were re-appointed. In conformity .with : a suggestion in the report,-the following gentlemmwere appointed to(confer with tin societies, viz. :—The acting vice-president, the treasurer, the curator, and the two -secretaries. LIQUOR-SHOP DELINQUENOMIL—On Friday the fol lowing npersons were fined, with the •sums attached to their respective names, with 4s. 6d. costs in each case, (save %where the fine recorded was under 55., •when the costs \ were 15.,) upon the informations of .inspectors Skermer :and Chew, and officers 165 (Wilson), 717 (Thompson), 68 (M`Grain), and 195 (South we ll), Tor in fringements of the Local Licensed Victuallers' Acts, viz., Ptchliranr :—Thomas Millard, „ Harrington-street, 10s. ; Jane H. Pardy, Copperas-hill, as. The summonses against illary Bennett, Brunswick. road,. and Sarah Davies, Copperasehill, were dismissed. Meersellerk:---Matthew Lowe, Gerard-street, 405.; John -Cusack, Sawney :Pope street, Olt.; Harriet Yates, Williams'-street, lOs •; Ann Pritchard, Price-street, Soho, l s . • 'William Owens , Hare phiee, is.-; Richard Burges, Addison -street, 10s.; Bridget Curres, -Lower Harrington-street, 10s. ; Matthew Board man, High-street, Edge-hill, 65.; Thomas Mills,•Rupert street, 6s. The cases agai ns t John 7.homas, Edgar -street, and JOhn...Jones, Harding-st., Wi n d sor , were discharg ed. DOOK COMMITTEE.—The weekly !meeting was' held on Thursday .Mr. Turner in the chair. The application -of Richardson &others, for space on lthe quay of the Wel lington halfttide Dock as a deposit 'far coals, was agreed to, the rent do be ld. per square 'yard per week.—lle tender of Thomas Abrahams, to pave the street at .the south end .of George's Dock, was aeeepted.—Permissiaa was giventoilie surveyor to let Georg-Cs Dock run dry on the 30th instant, the principal objets:, _being to repair a sewer which was in bad condition.--A recommendation was received from the committee of vearehouse manage ment for an increase of £lOO in the salary of Mr. Cowan, superintendentof the Albert Dock warehouses; also, that he be nllowecleocis. It appeared that Mr. Cowan's salary is £5OO a-year, \which it is proposed to traise to £6OO. After a long and Animated discussion, •theluestion as to the confirmationuf the recommendation was put, and con firmed bya majority of 9 to 6.—A recommendation was made from the marine department that .the new Liver tender be constructed of wood, and that thesurveyor draw up the proper specifications.—lt was reoonunended by the harbour-master's ;committee that a raised platform be erected at-the Huskiseon Dock, for the better 'docking of the vessels. The matter has been referred 'to the com mittee of svorks.—Alletter from the City of Dublin Steam packet Company, requesting that, as the Landing-stage at the Prince's Pier was to be removed, they mighthesllowed to use the large one, was referred. WAGES or SIIIBWRIGIITS.—The Shipbuilders' Asso ciation of Liverpool met on Wednesday, to consider :some important matters connected with the trade, .and war ticularly the questions of the employment of strangers in the yards and the docksond the rate of wages to be paid to the shipwrights themselves. The chair was occupied by Mr. John Wilson Green. After a good deal of conver sation had taken place, Mr. Cato moved that the asso ciation sanction and protect ;builders in the employmentiof ' strangers at their yards. Mr. Boyden moved an amend.- ment, the effect of which was, that strangers be employed, not only in the building-yards, lint in the town generally. Some further discussion took place, after which the amendment was put, and carried Ihy a very large majority, only three or four hands being held up for the motion. The wages question then came on for discussion. Mr. Boyden was of opinion that in short days six shillings was ample pay. His motion to that effect was not seconded. Mr. Jones proposed that seven shillings be the rate (sub ject to the propositions referred to before) during the win ter season, to commence yesterday (Monday). Mr. Pope seconded this proposition. The resolution for seven shil lings was then adopted unanimously. 'The following was the final resolution :—" That to strengthen the resolu tions passed this day, and for the better maintenance of one uniform and fixed rate of shipwrights' wages, namely, seven shillings per day, and one shilling per hour for over-time, in extreme cases only, and when worked, the undersigned masters pledge themselves to carry out the above resolutions. But should any master, either by himself, through his firm, or his foreman, by bounty or otherwise, infringe these resolutions, his or their names shall be exposed in the public papers, and a fine of a be paid for every such offence, to the treasurer of the asso ciation. The signatures of the members present were appended to this statement, and this closed the pro- ceedings. TREASURES OF NATURE.—It has been well remarked, that there is not an imperfection that flesh is heir to, for which a remedy is not at hand, to discover which we have only to search the vast laboratory of Nature. A more apt illustra tion can scarcely be offered, than in the application of a natural production, of American growth, namely the BALM OF COLUMBIA, in cases where the human head has been deprived of its becoming and natural ornament. As a pro moter of growth, strengthener and restorer of the Hair, C. and A. OLDRIDOR'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, is unrivalled, and in cases of baldness its virtues are inestimable. The further advantages of the Balm may be summed up in its freeing the hair from scurf, producing a beautiful curl, pre serving it from premature greyness, and its excellent adapta tion to the nursery, which sliould never be without it, no climate destroys its efficacy, and it has proved a most valuable article of trading speculation. Sold wholesale and retail by the Proprietors, 13, Wellington-street North, Strand, London, and by most of the respectable Pe rf u mers a nd Medicine Venders, Price 3s. 6d., 65., and lls. per bottle; no other prices are genuine.—N.B. The public are requested to be on their guard against counterfeits ; ask for Oldridge's Balm, 18, Wellington.street North, Strand, London.—Sold wholesale by Messrs. Raimes and Co,, 40, Hanover-street, Liverpool. Alli - ;zi. -, . ....„ .......z.„: . _ THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. TnE STEAM-SNIP ANDES arrived in the Mersey on Friday morning, and the Washington at Southampton in the evening, both bringing advices to the Bth instant, and a total of $550,000 in specie. THE MILES BARTON arrived at Port Philip, on 22nd July, after a passage of 84 clays from this port. The passengers on their arrival presented Captain Kelly with a complimentary letter, accompanied with a valuable gold watch and chain. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, which has been for some time closed for the purpose of cleaning and repairing, was re-opened on Sunday week, sermons being preached in the morning by the Ven. Ar c hd eacon B roo ks, and in the evening by the new incumbent, the Rev. Mr. Vernon. WANTON MISCHIEF.—On Wednesday night, some per sons, at present unknown, cut the leather of some bellows, and broke the grinding stones placed at the Sandon Graving-docks gratuitously by the Dock Committee, who have offered £lOO reward for the capture of the offenders. THE SHIPWRIGHTS of Liverpool intend to'hold a pub lic meeting at the Concert-hall, to-morrow (Wednesday). The object is to lay before the merchants of Liverpool the subjects in dispute between them and their masters. In the meantime the men continue at work. THE PROTRACTED LITIGATION between the Messrs. Stephenson and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire Railway, has at last been brought to a close by the award of Mr. Rastrick, the engineer. The award is in favour of the contractors to the extent of £35,907 ls. 6d. and costs. THE MAYOR has issued circulars to about two hundred gentlemen interested in literary and scientific matters, requesting their attendance in the Council Chamber on Friday, to adopt measures for giving an adequate recep tion to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, who hold their next annual meeting in this town. ROYAL COLLEGE OT SURGEONS.—The following mem bers of this institution have just been elected to the Fellowship, viz. :—Messrs. George Daglish, Wigan • John Dickenson, Wrexham ; Edward Evans, Cardiff; Thomas Howitt, Lancaster; Thomas Sidd e l e y, Leigh ; George Southam, Salford. TILE ROMISH DOCTRIN E OF I NTE N T ION.--011 day a very numerous audience assembled at the Corn Exchange, Hanging Ditch, Manchester, for the purpose of hearing a lecture on the Romish doctrine of , Inten tion," by the Rev. Samuel Minton incumbent of St. Silas's, Liverpool. On the platform was a large number of the local clergy. _ . STEAM TO THE BnAzus.—The South American and General Steam Navigation Company, who are now in full working order, despatched their third steamer, the Lady Eglinton, Captain Downward, yesterday, to Lisbon, Per nambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and Monte Video. The Lady Eglinton is a chartered steamer, and well-known for her rapid passages between this port and Quebec. She had twenty-five passengers and a full cargo. THE CUNARD LINE.—On Tuesday a grand dinner was given, at Havre, on board the Cunard steam-ship Alps, which had for the first time visited that port. Mr. Currie, the representative of the company at Havre, presided. At the dessert he proposed a toast to the town of Havre and the prosperity of its commerce, which was replied to by M. E. Larne, the deputy-mayor, giving "Prosperity to the Cunard Company." On the following morning the steamer took her departure for LiverpooL THE SCREW-STEAMER SARAH SANDS, during her voyage hence for Quebec and Montreal, encountered a succession of westerly gales, and when near the entrance of the Straits of Belle Isle, met such a severe gale from the northwest as induced Captain Ilsley to put about and take the Gulf passage, rid Cape Race. The Sarah Sands carried out about thirty passengers, who had left the Annie Jane, on the occasion of that vessel first putting back to Liverpool, and who took passage by her, and thus escaped the fate of the others. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. BRIGHT.—The subscription commenced in Rochdale for a testimonial to Mr. Bright for has exertions in behalf of Free Trade has been brought to a close. The amount was 'upwards of £5,000. The committee decided that a library would be an appropriate testimonial. The case is an elaborate work, and a silver plate is affixed, with an appropriate inscription. The library consists of more than 1,200 volumes. It was selected by Mr. Bright at an additional cost of £1,300, and the balance, after deducting the expenses, has been paid to that gentleman. WARNING TO CARDRIVERS.—On Saturday, at the Police-court, William Needham, a cardriver, was charged by the police-officer at the Tithebarn-street Railway station, with assaultinc , him on the day previous. The complainant stated that, in consequence of his having overcharged some parties, the station-master had ordered the prisoner out of the yard, and, on his (the complain ant's) going to put him out, Needham refused to go, and struck him over the hands and face with a whip. The prisoner was fined £1 and costs, or to be imprisoned for fourteen days. SERIOUS CHARGE.—In the Judges' Chambers, on Fri day, before Lord Campbell, an application was made to admit a man named Nattrass defendant to bail by a ma gistrate, under peculiar circumstances. He was at present in custody at Kirkdale Gaol, where he had been committed , on a charge of shooting with a pistol a person named George Wake, at Bahia, new Rio Janeiro. The defendant was the master of the barque Makazas, and Wake was one of the crew. It was alleged that he fired at Wake with intent to murder him, and Ire was committed to take his trial at the next Liverpoca Assizes. An application had been made for a writ of certiorari to move the indictment to London, and the applioation on the present occasion was that the defendant might be discharged on bail. The case was mentioned to his lordship, and it was proposed that an adjournment should be granted to obtain some further information. Lord Campbell acceded to the request, and 1 the application was adjourned. CURIOUS CASE.—At the Bankruptcy Court, on Satur day, a case of a somewhat novel description was heard. It appeared that a Mr. Lawrence S. Downie, who had been a book-keeper in the employ of Messrs. George King and Co., steam-packet agents, had lately left their employ, taking with him £lO5, :which he alleged was 'due to him for his services, and for 'overtime. He is in negotiation with another steam-patiket firm, who trade between this port and Ireland, to 'eater 'their service, and was about proceeding to DubFm 'to see the principal. Hearing of this Mr. King, who diets that the sum taken by Mr. Downie is not due to him, procured his arrest, as an in tending absconding 'Wilt/or, on Friday. Mr. Roby, who appeared for Mr. Downie, said that his client pesided in Blackburn-street, where be had a furnished Mouse, in which his family was , residing ; and that he certainly intended going to Ireland, but only for a short time, as he might yet have to'continue to reside in Liverpool. After a series of lengthy arguments, the commissioner ordered Mr. Downie to beldischarged. GENERAL ff_NTELLIGENCE Ix THE LATE-SIR °HAU LM N APIER ' S Dovnn:an infant'h as been born w ithout legs. pro perty las been estimated for stamp duty : a t £20 0,000. ELOPEMENT.—An elopeme n t t oo k p l ace fromilie, banks of the Tay on Mond a y, th e 3 r d current—a su b a lt er n of a Highland regiment havin gccarr i e d off a young lady of for tune from her lather's mansion. He wa s accompanied by a clergyman, and it is understood they fled to Edinburgh, where the knot was tied. ---!.Edinburgh Witness. SHERIDAN .KNOWLHE.—Tiis celebrated dramatist has lately appeared'hefore the , pdblic in a new light. He has been lecturing-in Edinburgiven the dogmas and doctrines of Popery. The Edinburgh Witness of Saturday last announced that Mr. Knostles would occupy the prllii t of the Greenside-place Tabernacle on the morrow. The Witness expresses the convicticn " that many will be Pre sent to listen to the pious and eloquent exposition of God's word by one of , the most i n t eres ti ng men o f our age: THE ROBBESnY AT LORD IDESMAN'S SEAT At rake Derby quarter sessions, on 'Wednesday, a man, named Simpson, was sentenced to one month's imprisonmeimprisonme nt Derby Gaol, and afterwards to .iix years' penal servitude, for the extensive platerobberyeommitted at Stoney Mid dleton, the seat of Lord Denman. on the 17th of August- His lordship's butler was, at the same time, sentenced, to six months' impriscrnment, for sterling two purses and ,a b the property of the Right. Ho n. Elizabeth Hodgson. PREVENTION BETTER THAICCUIRE.—It appears that the expense to the country of ptiblic justice last year was not less than £2,104;196: Of this aim £645,243 was for courts of justice, £80.1, - 542 for police and criminal prosc .cction, and £567,411 for •correction. This is what the 'notion gets by neglecting to make efEcient provision for the religious training -and supervision of the masses, — partly through a niggardly spirit, and partly in deference to the hatred which Popish and Protestant schismatics regard the National Church.—John !Rua. 'l NEW CONVICT LCT.—The new act for granting tickets of leave to convicts in •this country was carried into execution for the first time on Friday, the 14th instant. On that and the following day eight convict,: were liberated from the Warrior convict-slip, stationed off the Woolwich and four years of the period prescribed in -their sentence, dockyard. These convicts have each served between three and are slow let loose on society -with -the mere under standing that they are liable atany time, on roisconducting themselves, to be sent again toddle Milks for the expiration of their sentence, without any farther trial. A Fnumnrrui. CALAMITY ocenrred at Hartlake-bridge, on the river Medway, near Tunbridge, on Fatiday evening. A number ,of hop-pickers having finished their day's work, were being conveyed along the bank in -a waggon, drawn by three horses. The reason of this was that the ?river, swollen 'by the late rains, had overflowed the banks. 'The horses todk fright at some noise, and 'became un manageable. On reaching the bridge, they brought the waggon into contact with one of the piers, which, being much dilapidated, 'Woke down. The waggon was thrown into the stream, which was flowing rapidly, and ali the persons immersed were carried away and drowned. Only two bodies, those of women, have been recovered it is known that 37 more are missing at least. MONES CLAIMING VoTES.—The revising barrister for Northumberland, on Monday, decided against the claims of 17 monks of the order of St. Benedict, who claimed to vote in respect of a house which they occupied jointly hi Aldgate, Morpeth. G. A. Lowe, one of the claimants, stated that he and the other claimants, as monks of the order of St. Benedict, had taken a vow of poverty, which had the effect of making all PnoPerty which they held the property of their order, except gentleman, when he becomes a mon k , frequently reserves, and is still able to dispose of as he Pleases." The property ll e -- in question was not a vce "peculiars," which "a "peculiars," and at the death of the claimants would go to the use of the "English mis sion." The barrister decided that the monks had only a life-interest in the property, and, it not being of the annual value of £l7O, there was no vote attached to its possession. GOVERNMENT COMMISSION S .—A t the d i nner o f the Buckerell Agricultural Associ a ti on, a few clays since, the Right Hon. Sir John Patteson, after alluding to the infir mity of deafness, which compelled him to retire from the Bench, and the regret he felt at leaving a profession in which he had always taken much pleasure, said, that there were some things which it was still in his power to do, and so long as he was able, and could be of any use to the country, he should be exceedingly glad to render such services as were in his power. It was for others, however, to determine how his time should be occupied, for it was most willingly at the service of those who would command it. Doubtless the gentlemen present as well as others had heard of Commissioners being appointed, and pro bably it occurred to some that the Commissioners made good profits out of their occupation. Now he could tell them that no pay whatever was attached. Lord liar rowby and others constituted a commission to Ireland; they rendered effective service as a duty they owed to the country, and with the intention of doing the best they could for the country. THE Carlisle Patriot states, that the house which was occupied by Cromwell, in Carlisle, during the time when his cannon was employed against the Cathedral, is now in process of demolition, to make way for new shops. EXPENSE OP JUSTICE.—Last year public justice cost £2,104,196, of which £645,243 was for courts of justice, £891,542 for police and criminal prosecutions, and £567,411 for correction. A GAOLER'S QUALIFICATIONS.—The authorities of the prison at Bath advertised last week as follows :—" Wanted a respectable man, to act as turnkey in a county prison. One who understands music, can play the organ, and sing bass, would be preferred !" DIE CZAR'S WEALTII.—It is not the Uralian mines nor the Custom-houses which bring the most money to the coffers of the Czar ; it is the public-houses. The Czar is the monopolist of the manufacture and sale of brandy in the Russian empire. A NEW WAR ROCKET.—We understand that an exten sive order has been received by the authorities of the Royal Arsenal for the completion of a large quantity of war rockets, on an entirely new principle, and which are expected to supersede those formerly in use. In conse quence of this, a number of hands are to be entered in the course of the next week.—Kentish Mercury. JUDGES' CLERKS.—lnstead of fees, the judges' clerks are now paid by salaries. The three associates to the chief judges have each a £l,OOO a-year ; the three senior clerks to the associates each £150; the three junior clerks to the associates each £lOO ; the principal clerks to the three chief judges each £7OO a-year ; the principal clerks of the other 12 judges each £6OO ; and the other clerks of the chief and puisnejudges, 18 in number, £4OO a-year each. MILK AND FEVER.—It is a singular fact, which should be extensively known, that seventeen families residing at Stoke, in each of which some, and in many cases every one of the members have been attacked with typhus fever during the past few weeks it has been raging at Stoke, purchased the milk they made use of from a man who lived in an unwholesome part of that locality, and who himself fell a victim to the ravages of the discease.—Devon port Independent. LOLA. MONTEZ was hissed during her first dance at Sacramento City. She stopped in the middle of the figure, and returned to her hotel, where she was chart varied, appeared on the balcony, bowed, and gave them a piece of her mind. Next evening she in a manner apo logised, and went on with her dancing with great eclat. She has quarrelled with her new husband, because he was jealous of a violinist from whom "she had received some polite attentions." The husband remonstrated, but was turned out of the house. GLASS WINDOW FRAMES.—A novel and ingenious method of adapting glass to architectural purposes has been devised, by employing it in the construction of window-frames for shops. The frames are made of hollow pillars, enclosing fluted glass tubes, strengthened by polished steel rods. On one side of the main pillar a groove is cut in which the plate glass is inserted. - The pillars are hexagonal, but they may be cut or moulded into any required shape, and if necessary be heightened in appearance by chromatic decorations. The advantages claimed for this application are elegance and non-interfer ence with the transmission of light. THE APPLE CROP IN TUE WEST.—A vast increase has of late years taken place in the quantity of cider made in the West of England. Particular attention has been paid to it in Devonshire, and its quality has been much im proved. The crop of apples this season has been more than an average ; in fact, in some parts they have been exceed ingly abundant. In the neighbourhood of Exeter, and in the south of Devon, the trees in many orchards are almost broken down with them. Cider is expected, therefore, to be more than usually cheap. A brisk trade has of late sprung up with the London market, and the apple crop in •Devonshire is looked upon as one of great importance. During the last few weeks some cargoes have been im ported at Exeter, from France, and have sold at £1 per hogshead. BALMORAL.—The Queen's residence at Balmoral, con cerning which we are often asked, is making considerable progress, and promises, without great pretensions, to be a piece of solid and real construction, The south and east sides have been roofed in, and will speedily be made fit for occupation. The building is wholly faced with dressed granite, the mouldings and ornamental portions being carved on the spot. A correspondent comments on the circumstance, that the Highlanders seem to have a con tempt for scaffolding, ropes, or windlass. He says that every block of granite—from two to three feet long—is trans ported singly on a Highlander's shoulders, up a narrow platform of boards and tressels, to the place where it is to be set, and with considerable celerity : larger blocks are conveyed by four Highlanders, on a couple of poles. Primi tive, certainly. The castle will have two towers when completed. Modern agrefmens will not be omitted : two fountains are in course of formation : pipes, to carry the water sixty feet high, by means of a steam-engine, are already fixed.—Builder. GREAT SALE OF ROYAL FARMING STOCK.—On Wed nesday the annual selection of live stock, the property of Prince Albert, was sold by auction, at Norfolk Farm, and attracted a large attendance. The pigs realized very high prices, comparatively small hogs making from £5 to £6 each. A young boar, of the Windsor breed, was knocked down for £4 Bs. One or two breeding sows also fetched £5 17s. 6d. each. The pigs realized altogether nearly £2OO. The sheep consisted of 420 fat southdowns, 230 home-bred ewes and lambs, with several rams. The whole were aposed of at good but not exorbitant prices. The cattle consisted of a remarkably fine Hereford ox, intended for the Smithfield show, 81 superior fat oxen and heifers, 10 fine short-horns, fit for stalling, 19 steers and heifers, 8 short-horned heifers and cows, and 2 pure-bred young bulls. The dairy cows ranged from £l4 16s. to £l6 10s., the fat cows and heifers from £l5 to £22105. The Here ford ox (fed on cake and meal) was really a splendid animal, and realized the large sum of £46. The fat short horned oxen varied from £lB 10s. to £2B each, the five year-old Scots from £l5 to £l7, and the four-year-olds from £lO to £l2 10s. The fat Devons ranged from £l7 to £24 10s. A two-year-old short-horned bull was knocked down for £25 ; an Alderney bull of the same age fetched about half the money. The total proceeds of the sale were nearly £4,000. DRAINAGE AND SEWEIZAGE.—The drainage, or the re moval of rain or surface water, should be kept distinct from the sewage. The matter to be got rid of by the latter should not be increased in volume more than can be avoided, and should be kept in as narrow a space as pos sible. A 3-inch pipe would be quite large enough for the principal sewage course of an ordinary sized house, into which smaller sink-pipes might be conveyed. It might communicate with a 6-inch or 9-inch pipe running through the street. The street-pipes might all enter a receptacle, a small air-tight well, at the lowest level of a district. From the bottom of this receptacle a pipe of earthenware or iron, Grimy other suitable material, can be conveyed to a large receptacle placed in some convenient spot out of London. It might be built of bricks made on the spot. It would answer best, I think, if in the shape of a tunnel or double arch, closed at the ends, and it must be air tight. A small amount of leakage would not be important, as the arrangement would cause the leakage to be in wards. The sewage-pipes of several districts, or of a whole town, might be made to communicate with each other and with the same large receptacle. From the upper part of it I would continually draw out air ; and the result weuld be, that, besides the refuse matter, a current of air would 'be constantly passing down the sewage-pipes to the large receptacle, which would prevent any dangerous or offensive effluvia escaping amongst the inhabitants, who would always be on the safe side—that is, to windward of the contents of the sewers.— Corres pondent of The Builder. PREVENTION OF RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—A corres pondent of the Times says :—"Now, Sir, my simple sug gestion—which, if carried into effect, I, think would go far towards the prevention of railway accidents, is, that a man be placed on the tender, along with the engine-driver and stoker, whose sole and undivided ditty should be to keep a sharp look-out ahead, as sailors on watch do aboard ship. This is a duty that the stoker and engine-driver cannot pay much attention to, their time being fully occupied with the management of the engine, supplying of fuel, &c. Whichever of the three, by his timely foresight, averts a oollision or other accident, let him be proportionately re- Avarded by the company. This man, who, for characteristic 'distinction's sake, I weuld call the " pilot," should, in case of sudden illness or accident happening to the stoker or •engineman, be fully capable of supplying his place pro tens. I would further suggest, Sir, that engine-drivers ahorld never be compelled to run an unreasonable length of distance, as at present, without being relieved from :their duties by a successor. I have myself heard from -very 'many of them that in inclement weather, with hail anti snow beating full in their faces, and going at the rate of 40 or 50 miles per hour, and at the same time sparks of fire flying into their eyes, and a dense smoke, and an al mostinsapportable stifling heat encompassing them, they really did not know where trey were, and trusted almost entirelrto chance for the direction in which theywere going, the combined influence of fire, water, earth, and air, reduc ing them 'nearly to a state of stupefaction. The " pilot " being placed in close juxtaposition with the engine-driver, can instantaneously, by word of mouth, communicate to him any apprehension he may entertain of approaching danger, and thus, by timely warning, give that functionary an opportunity of reversing the engine, putting on the breaks, and taking every measure int& power towards the prevention of collision, or other accident." PALPITATION OF THE HEART CURED BY SODA WATER.—A lady, about 40 years of age, had suffered for twelve years from periodical attacks of palpitation of the heart. The attacks recurred monthly ' and were so vio lent as to shake the bed on which the patient lay. Great variety of expedients were tried under the advice of dif ferent medical men, but none afforded the slightest relief. At length, during one attack, feeling thirsty, she ex pressed a desire for some soda-water, which her mother prepared and handed to her. No sooner had she swal lowed the first draught, than her palpitation left her, and recurred no more until the period arrived for the next attack. As soon as it commenced, she sent for her medi cal attendant, and told him what had occurred a month previously, and requested to be allowed to try the same remedy a second time. He consented, but wishing to ascertain which of the ingredients of the soda-water had relieved the complaint, gave her first a dose of citric acid by itself. This had no effect. He then gave her a dose of carbonate of soda which also failed. He then mixed the powders and gave her some ordinary soda-water, placing his hand at the same time on her heart. The moment she swallowed the first mouthful, the palpitation ceased, and recurred no more for that tim e ! From that period, whenever the palpitation came on, she could always stop it by this simple remedy. It appears, from the experience made by the medical man, that the car bonic acid was the active element in relieving the com plaint, because, until the gas was liberated by the mix ture of the citric acid and the carbonate of soda, no benefit accrued. Again, this case proves the efficacy equally of simple remedies, and of small doses of such remedies. Here was a violent affection, which had for twelve years defied the skill of art, and remained uncontrollable by the most potent drugs, and yet cured, as though by magic, by a mouthful of common air ; for it is well known that car bonic acid exists in the atmosphere in the proportion of two per thousand.—Journal of Health. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS, A CERTAIN CURE FOR STOMACH COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, AND BILE.—JOIIII Knight, Esq., of Van Diemen's Land, informs Professor H o ll oway, by letter, dated March 17, 1851.—That Mrs. Toleman, of Hobart Town, declared to him that Holloway's Pills have been the means of saving her life. She had been for a long time afflicted with an inward disease, which defied the skill of the doctor in Hobart Town, and for two years she g ra d ually got worse and worse. Accidentally meeting with a Treatise on the Hollowayian System of Medicine,' she com mence d taking Holloway's Pills, and found immediate relief, and by persevering in their use, was permanently cured." MR. RAINBRIGGE'S LECTURES ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MIND. Ox Friday evening, W. H. Bainbrigge, Esq., F.R.C.S., delivered the third lecture of his series on the physiology of the mind, at the Collegiate Institution. As on the pre vious occasion, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the night, the audience was numerous and highly respectable. The first subject brought under review was that of dress, and Mr. Bainbrigge commenced by saying, no one must imagine that, in approaching this subject, he was leading them to a consideration of anything trifling or unimport ant. He meant not to declaim against its vanities ; but, ' apart from the consideration of either taste or morality, he intended to show that dress exercises a large influence on the condition of the child. Few outward signs afford clearer proof of the advance of a nation in the march of civilization than dress. True taste, which is the dictate of good sense, is never:displayed in the formation of dress until a nation has attained to a sobriety of conception, and has learned to distinguish between the splendour of super- i fluities and the simplicity of convenience. As civilization advances, the mind emerges from the thraldom of custom, asserts its own dignity, and learns to obey the suggestions of the understanding. The useful is adopted, the super fluous rejected. The forms of costume which have pre vailed in England in different ages have been various, as false taste and vicious fashions have from time to time dictated ; but an examination of the subject will show that, during the present century, most of the relics of barbarous customs in dress have been discarded. When the mind is soberly cultivated, and imbued with principles resulting from true knowledge, dress will ever be con sidered as of no moment in adding to the dignity of the wearer. Utility is paramount, simplicity the test of ele- I gance. The article of shoes is a matter of great moment. Can we hold the Chinese up to ridicule ? Have we not exposed ourselves to the shafts of the satirist ? All the members of the body possess symmetrical proportion ; the toes, unfortunate in their fate, were, till recently, com pressed and tortured in a prison -house. It has been said that undue pressure of the foot sometimes leads to apoplexy. But, speaking of the young alone, it is of the last importance that the limbs of a child should have per fect freedom of development, perfect freedom of action. To cramp the motions of a child is not only to inflict cor poreal pain, but to deprive it of that elasticity of spirit which impels the bounding step, and brings the muscles into play, by means of that free exercise so conducive to their full development. There is another article of dress coming within the pale of our observations on physiological education. Stays, that precursor of evil in female attire. Upon rational grounds, no reasons can be assigned for the tenacity with which the ladies of the nineteenth century cling to this baneful custom. No human ingenuity ever surpassed that of the Grecian artists in the skill to chisel and fashion the marble into the perfect ideals of female beauty. In those times, the female form was allowed to develope itself into that perfection of symmetry with which nature intended to adorn this nobler half of our species. The external lines of the body swell and converge when nature is left to her own operations, with a soft gradation, which produces the harmonious symmetry of beauty. View a modern female who has been subjected to the discipline of stays,—it might almost be termed the unholy warfare against nature,—and, alas ! the philanthropic mind might weep to see the contrast between that deformity produced by the tyranny of a pernicious fashion, and the graceful outlines of unconstrained nature. At that very period of life, when all the energies of the system are required to be in the highest activity for the due development of the bodily structure, the function of respiration, upon which more, perhaps, than all the others this process depends, is obstructed, and almost paralyzed by mechanical means. The delicate cellular texture of which the lungs are com posed, as well as the flexible nature of the structure which encloses them, renders the chest so compressible, that it is easily prevented from assumin g those dimensions which are natural and essential to the due performance of respi ration. What are the consequences of this injurious and unnatural compression ? The lower portions of the lungs are rendered almost wholly inactive. They do not expand for the admission of air; and to compensate for this dimi nution of the volume of air inspired, the upper portions of the lungs are forced to an unnatural and dangerous activity,—so much so, that respiration in those parts be comes enfeebled, and cannot possibly communicate that quantity of oxygen which is requisite for the healthy con dition of the blood, and upon which the due performance of all the vital functions depends. The injurious effects of this compression are, however, not confined to the lungs only, but extend to the digestive organs, and hence ensues a lamentable train of diseases by which health and energy, and even life itself, are too often sacrificed. If our feelings revolt at the injury inflicted by the iron shoe of the Chinese, how much more should we shudder when we contemplate the evils which must inevitably ensue from the use of stays : the one dis torts a limb only, while the other perils even life itself. It is only necessary to add that health is promoted when the body is unconstrained, and that in its degree, a com pressing, unyielding dress partakes of the injurious ten dency of stays and tight shoes.—British children should not be allowed to run about in a state of semi-nudity, like the children of warmer climates. The absence of neces sary and suitable clothing is not only a cause of actual suffering to the child, but by destroying the balance of the circulation, and repelling the blood from the surface to the interior organs, not only produces various tempo rary illnesses, but lays the foundation of serious diseases in after life. Much, however, of the nature of the clothing adopted, must have relation to the season of the year, and even the period of the day, as well as the natural strength or delicacy of the constitution of the child. In this climate flannel ought to be worn next the skin. This material, being so slow a conductor of heat, pre serves the natural temperature of the body from the in fluence of extreme cold in winter, while it defends it from the effects of the extreme heat of summer. It is of great importance that this inner covering should be kept in close approximation to the skin, during all the various movements of the child, so as to prevent the different parts of the body from being suddenly chilled by exposure to the air, when in a heated or perspiring state. With reference to the clothing of children, the necessity cannot be too often enforced of avoiding all restraint and com pression' so that the various muscles may fully and freely act, and the blood flow on unimpeded in its course. The subject of diet next engaged attention, on which the lecturer dwelt at some length. In reference to it, he remarked that much must necessarily be left to the dis cretion of the parent, although he was a strong advocate for a liberal diet. The body, passing through progressive stages, requires a sustenance that can best minister to its growth, nurture its strength, and meet all the demands of its necessary exertions. This food should be scrupulously simple. When it is so, the appetite may generally be safely trusted as to quantity. The danger of excess lies in the temptation of unwholesome delicacies occasionally introduced. Were an argument needed to support the necessity of wholesome diet, it could only be requisite to point to the effects of poverty on the young. It is deplo rable to see God's noblest work dwindling into feebleness for want of a handful of that abundance with which He has crowned the earth. Poverty has a fearful influence upon the mind. as well as upon the body. Its characters are neither doubtful nor enigmatical; they are prophetic of the haggard brow, of the wild and wandering eye,—and alas ! for humanity, of the restless glances of insanity. Daily are the instances which come before the medical profession of misery which shuns the light—of beings who would rather die, than obtrude their sufferings on the world. Can we wonder at the crimes of poverty ? Virtue falls a prey to its depressing influence. Envy of the pos sessions of wealth, discontent the result of their own un easiness, repining:at the dispensations of Providence, the wrecklessness of despair, and the indolence of hopeless ness; these are the concomitants of indigence. Ventilation is another point deserving of especial atten tion, as health and physical development are greatly af fected by it. We know that the blood passing through the lungs is mainly dependant for its arterialisation on the due supply of oxygen which it receives in every breath we draw, and that the requisite proportion rests on its close approximation to that which . we derive from the pure air of the open fields and uncontaminated scenes of nature. That has been regulated for us, and in the de ' gree that we depart from this primeval law, we do it to our own injury. Exercise is another of those means through which the human frame derives its vigour and development. This is one of nature's impulses, in her own course of education. The young are full of a buoyancy which keeps every limb and muscle in constant play. The baby in its nurse's arms chuckles with delight at being tossed into the air, so manifesting that first desire for exercise which can alone train up the corporeal formation into its due perfec tion. The active principle which so powerfully impels the perpetual motions of the child has been implanted for the most beneficial ends. Its effect is joyousness to our child hood ; it forms the happiness of our still more useful years ; it imparts an elastic buoyancy to the step, and a cheerful ness to the voice. The playground is gladdened with gam bols andmerry music ; yet, as life advances, its joy diminishes , just in proportion as it abates in usefulness. The means cease to operate when the end is attained. The restraints imposed on children, then, should only be such as to teach them the importance of self-command, so that they may retain the power of personal control on all proper occa sions. A proper deportment at table ought, of course, to be exacted, and cheerfulness of mind, which is exercise of another kind, should be promoted. But the amount of bodily exercise ought always to be carefully proportioned to the constitution of a child. The expansion of the chest, in out-door play, affecting respiration, circulation, and digestion, and carefully unimpeded by dress, is of the utmost utility. Those exercises which interest the mind, while they call into agreeable play tbe functions of the body, should always be preferred. The proportion of exer cise is, again, another question , whic h can onl y be regu lated by careful observation of the constitution of the child. In our care to avoid a too robustious course of training, the healthy energy of the child may be impaired : too severe a process may overtax the existing condition of the system. Here it is only fair to say a fe w words respec ti ng gymnastic exercises. Fashion h as in corporated these into every existing system of education, but fashion proverbially leads us into extremes, and ex tremes are dangerous in the treatment of children. Gym nastics, like all other exercises, are good, when they are duly regulated, but they are often injurious when over practised. Severe muscular exertion is hurtful during rapid growth, although properly proportioned exercise is absolutely needful. It will be recollected that the bones have not yet attained that firmness which belongs to ma turity ; that it is possible to warp them by undue strain and tension; that the limbs are brought into uses never designed for them by nature ; that while they are equal to all the requirements for which they were intended, they are unsuited and inapplicable for others ; and, knowing this, let us beware that we do not mistake our way on this really important subject. There is a spirit of emulation on the playground leading to daring feats which we are all too apt to admire. Some leader, possessing more muscular power than the rest, incites the child of a more delicate constitution by his example. What fol lows ? The weak body suffers from the too ardent spirit. Every limb should be duly exercised, but it should be exercised only according to the intention for which it was designed ; feet as feet, and arms as arms. Nature did not make the body to hang suspended in the air from the toes, or even from one hand. For the human frame to I be perfectly developed, we must exercise each function for I its own purposes, and keep a careful watch over those ex- i citing sports which by their excess might lead to injury. The readiness with which the youthful mind receives impressions, and the easy adaptiveness of all the bodily s fin t e he an a l e ad fo oi hood i r ' Bich r a e p ar li l s c. h o m u e t n teshilud. l ac i el ts uli a 4 ft n e g r tflanioscetioancO functions, life. These graceful attainments should always follow graver studies, and be considered as indulgences to reward merit. This impression, which surely deserves to be adopted as the true one, removes at once every idea of labour. Withholding from a child for any given time either the pencil or *he piano, should be punishment enough for any indolence in more fatiguing occupation. Nothing but indulgences and pleasure should b e asso ciated with the idea of accomplishments. We ob them r of their charms if we make them matter of compul. All cannot attain a high degree of exce ll ence in thes aion rts, but even a modest mediocrity refine s th e mind. It is a common objection that music is valuel ess unless practised with the skill of a professor. That objection is unfounded. A younc , girl ought to play to promote the cheerfulness of the family circle, and there she would have an approv ing audience. If it were possible, it would be desirable to banish the thirst of admiration from the mind, as any stimulant for the acquisition of accomplishments. Th e mind should have a higher scope, and a purer p urpose to fulfil. Accomplishments, while they give a charm to home, refine the minds of their possessors,—invest them with an estimation in society,—elevate the thoughts int o : aims and purposes,—and purify the imagination. Lore of the arts can scarcely be associated with anything coarse or corrupting. The song of the birds, the murmur of the ocean, all the sweet sounds of Nature,.are doubly harmo nious in the ear attuned to music; while the eye of the painter finds grace in every line that Nature presents in her creations, and in all the -exquisite hues of colouring with which she decks both land and sky. Accomplishments, however, should be considered in the light of recreations ; and we all acknowledge that recrea tions should be kept within proper limits. They may be pursued to such a degree as to be seriously injurious to the child. In the training of children due exercise of the lungs ought never to be overlooked. Nature has made a wise provision for this end, through all th e s t ages o f develop memntaolt a the ayonotf suffering,frame.hfi as aTah effort e cry effortf o o f r the the babe good is not all not so those vital functions which belong to the lungs, and so we may trace the same beneficial impulses in the noise of the strength ening s n e u r r y se t ry an am , altd is,the s playground. in l i i t r s ill d n e l;n ee io , u h r e c e ff es t aa he ryforthe and nurturing of the corporeal functions. Taking our lessons from this fact, let us, in the early stages of life, give the lungs, as well as other portions of the body, their due proportion of exercise. Recitation, singing, and read ingmig h a t l o o u f c t l e are he b s nr saved d fi efiraoli.h pulmonary Young m e s d e e a s s . es ted wo th uld stli th a e y y, like Demosthenes, (walking on the sea shore,) read aloud. But, independently of giving the lungs free play, the mil ' tivation of the voice has a va l ue f ar too much -forgotten. We strive to correct grammatical errors, but rude articu lations of speech, and inharmonious me ' - itions, pass dis regarded. Attention to this is particul important, be cause the tones of this organ, when jud. iusly cultivated, possess a charm and an extraordinary influence over all the affairs of life. Mr. Bainbrigge next proceeded :—As I have necessarily mentioned reading, in connexion with the exercise of the lungs, I will, for a few moments, advert to Scripture reading, not as affecting oral sound, but as it influences the mind. I think that writers for the young are making great mistakes as respects Scripture literature. I allude to those abstracts which are ingeniously wrought into stories, intended to engage the fancy of the young— with more propriety they may he termed perverted ver sions of Holy Writ. lam glad to find that I am not alone in this opinion ; but even if I were, I must still maintain it : much evil is done with the purest motives. The holy pages of revelation are searched from end to I eeresti nd, to furnish interesting stories for th e nursery, ntng s ! The deep pathos of th e h istory of Joseph, and that of the young Samuel hearing the Divine voice calling to him from heaven, these have strange charms in kindling the fancy of the child. A few years later, and we find elegant little volumes, put into the hands of girls especially,—cornpiLs tions—some prose, some poetry, only recommended by an ambitious and meretricious style of composition. In these, the simple facts recorded in the Bible are only succinctly adverted to, while all that can be cul led from modern travellers, in the way of scenic descrip tion, and such allurements as are calculated to engage the attention by pleasing the fancy—the great art of the novellist—are the main r ecommendations. The motives which prompt the compilers of such books may possibly be commended, though the prudence and judgment may be questioned. The youthful imaginati on i s ever in quest of pleasure and amusement, and knowing this, these authors dress truth in the or naments of fiction. The mind thus accustomed to view things through a false medium, becomes vitiated with a false taste, and disqualified, probably, for ever for receiving pleasure from the sober truth, however impor tant and momentous. The sacred volume appeals to the understanding, and, by assailing the cor ru pti ons of the, heart, aims at reformation. Religion is enforced by co gency of argument, and the dealings of God with - man illustrated by the most sublime, yet simple narrative. These religious novels, whilst they please, stamp no last ing impression ; and the Word of God, which, if rightly applied, shall possess a never-dying vitality, influencing the conduct and regulating the heart, becomes ineffica cious, and, like the tints of the passing cloud, pleases, but, alas ! soon fades from the memory. After dwelling at considerable length on the influences of habit, and the means of modifying it—on the regulation and proper guidance of the principle of selfishness —the all-important value of truth in thought, in word, and in action—the advantages which may be derived from pro perly directed curiosity, and exposing the evils, social as well as moral, which result from a neglect of proper mental training in respect to those elementary principles which enable ns to turn their application to advantage, physically and morally,—the learned gentleman proceeded to consider the immense amount of intellect which is wasted, entirely through want of proper training and rightly-directed mental industry. The stalwart frame of the man of these British Isles has enabled him to till the ground, and his undaunted courage has m a d e hi m oppose danger in every shape ; but his nobler part, the mind, has never attained its f u ll development. Yet industry, mental industry, supplies us with th e only means of rende • g talent useful. Geni us i s th e gift of heaven, and heaven never bestows a gift without the purp:asendoesf bilnessuinndigge. But,Bted alas ! what are the a s pi ra ti ons even of superhuman intel lect when allowed to d ream away its musings. Industry alone can give them birth —endow them with a tangible form, and render them serviceable • to our species. Many a man of noble intellect has passed through life unimproved and nnimproving. His fellow men have derived no advantage from his superior powers. Industry, the only solid foundation of a superstructure of knowledge, was wanting. He has sunk into the grave unknown and unlamented. Indolence has spread her lethargic opiate, and he has di e d without fulfilling the ends of being. After powerfully illustrating the value of time, and im pressing on the audience the utter impossibility of ever, by after efforts, making up for time lost in the earl stages of mental culture, both of which positions he en:orced by happily adduced exampl es and cogent arguments, Mr. Bainbrigge depicted, in forcible terms, the mental and bodily miseries encountered through life by a sensitive child, whose culture in childhood and youth has been warped by a vitiated or injudicious course of training ; he then concluded by presenting a glowing picture of the happy results arising from a combined system of judi c i ous teaching and parental care. L oo k at the child blessed with a parent's judicious care, ever since it was lulled into slumbers by the rocking cradle. See how self-denial, that first lesson, soon brings enjoyment. See how ready sub mission leaves the temper unruffled. See how the exercise of the faculties brings ease to the performance of every task. Labour ceases to be such when submission is the result of duty: See how health-giving recreation becomes a fountain of gladness. See the dexterous finger, the supple limb, and the mind quick of comprehension. See the eye beaming with intelligence, the glowing check, and hear the merry, merry laugh—sweetest sound in the creation. The lecture, which was somewhat longer than either of the preceding ones, was listened to throughout with the most the marked attention deli. The fourth and. c oncluding one of series will be v evening. in the sam e p l ace on Friday • AUSTRALIAN MAILs.---A contract had been entered into by the Postoffice authoriti es f or the conveyance of the mails from Sydney . to England (Liverpool) by the steam ship Cleopatra, 'ma' Melbourne, Adelaide, and Cape of Good Hope. The Cleopatra, under this would leave Adelaide about the 10th August , g an ein d e t' therefore, now nearly due. The Argo, via Cap e Ca pe Horn may also be lookj for shortly, and the next Overlanj Mail, which may possibly anticipat e both, is expected to bring late dates from Australia. Tus WILBRATIAMS.-I'h e Queen, taki ng into her royal consideration that u pon the decease of -Edward Baron Skelmersdale, in the mo n th o f April last, the title and dignity of Baron Skelmersdale devolved upon Edward, now Baron Skelmersdale, a minor, as only son and heir of Richard Bootle Wilbraham, Esq., who died in the year 1844, and who was, whilst living, the eldest son and heir apparent of the said Edward Baron Skeinaersdale, and that, according to the ordinary rules of honour, the sisters of the said Edward Baron Skelmersdal e cannot enjoy that which would have been due to them place and precedence in case their late father, the said 6, ,,,,,-1-- - a Bootle wilbra. ham, had survived his said father Edward Baron Skel mersdale and had thereby succeeded to the title and dig nity of 'Baron Skelmersdale, Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to ordain and declare that Adele Mary Jessy Caroline Bootle Wilbraham, Bootle Wilbraham, Edith Bootle Wilbraham, and Rose Bootle Wilbr a h am!, sisters of the said Edward, now Baron Skelmersdale shall henceforth have, hold, and en j oy the same title, place, pre eminence, and precedence as if their late father, the said Richard Bootle Wilbraham, had survived his said father, Edward Baron Skelmersdale, and had thereby succeeded to the title and dignity of Baron Skelmersdale. And Her Majesty has been further pleased to command that the said Royal order and declaration be registered in her- College of Arms. MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE AT WEST DERBY.—On Satur day an inquest was held before C. E. Driffield, Esq., at the Farmer's Arms, Club-moor, on the body of a young woman, named Hannah Clarkson, who had been dis covered drowned in a pond on Thursday evening. John Heaton, a cowman in the employ of Mr. B. 11. Jones, of Larkhill, stated that for several days past he had observed something floating in a pond near his master's house, but, supposing that it was only a dead dog, he took n o f urther notice of it till Thursday afternoon, when, thinking that it might be the body of a human being, he dragged it out. On being brought to land the body was discovered to be that of a young woman in an advanced state of decompo_ sition. The last time the deceased was seen alive wa s about a fortnight ago, when she was noticed walking near Club-moor, by a woman named Anne Rushton, wh o i s in the employ of Mr. Jones. A letter was foundinpleheetr..• pocket, dated the 6th October, and written ,from wood, from which, and other slight circumst a nces, it i s supposed that she is the daughte r o f a pers on named Clarkson, who keeps, or once did keep, 4. eillpera noe t coffee-house, at Fleetwood. Latterly, art a ...,er pr ey . = k leading a comparatively easy life, she had been wfobreled-stow enter into the service of a family at Everton, s e had not been very well treated, for the writer of t the letter found on her, exhorts her to keep up h er 8 • • to mind the hardships she complains of, as R iri e r s i'l l ai sh ort ly not come for her. From the general tenor of his lette r thee is reason to suppose that the of attached to the writer of it, and that disappoin ection and unwonted annoyances induced her to commit turned a verdict of " Found dro wned .. aucid e. The jury re-