The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-22 00:00:00

Sept. 22, 1846. Lotat aiti) probittrial P.clus. The marriage of Simon Yorke, Esq., of Erthig, to Miss Victoria Cust, daughter of Sir Edward Cost, Bart., was celebrated with great rejoicing in the parish of Ruabon. The return match between the two first elevens of the Edge Hill and the Rock Ferry cricket clubs, on Thursday, was won by the Edge Hill in a single innings. On Friday James Drysdale, a rigger, about 45 years of age, fell from the masthead of a vessel at the Brunswick Dock, upon the deck, and died in about ten minutes after in the Southern Hospital. LIVERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—An able paper was read on Monday evening, before this society ; by Mr. Britten, " on improvements in the construction of steam boilers, calculated to decrease the danger attendant upon using high-pressure steam for marine and other engines." Accin:NTS.—No fewer than seven accidents, in which some serious, but it is hoped, in no case. fatal injuries to workmen at the docks, took place within the last ten days. Most of them were conveyed to the hospital, and were on Saturday in a fair way of recovery. The size-house of Mr. Hibbert, in Stanley-street, Preston, was destroyed by fire, on Friday evening. A gentleman, of the name of Pickles, the owner of a mill adjoining, unfortunately fell into the flames, and was burnt to death. The London informer against the pawnbrokers has taken his departure. It is said that before he proceeded to summon he pledged articles with each of the pawnbro kers in the town, and that against 110 pawnbrokers he has upwards of 300 informations. STEALING FROM GARDENS.—On Thursday night, twenty or thirty of the gardens attached to the cottages at Spekefield, near this town, were entered, and the whole of the red cabbages carried away! A similar theft took place about the same time last year On Saturday afternoon, a fire broke out in two houses in Exmouth-terrace, Oxford-road, Manchester. U pwards of two hours elapsed before the flames could be extin guished. It is supposed that the fire originated in the attic of one of the houses which was kept as a cigar store. The damage is estimated at £2,000. On Saturday, the steam-loom weavers and pickers, in the employment of Messrs. J. T. and J. Walker, silk manufacturers, at Leigh, were informed that their wages would be forthwith reduced 65., ls., and, in some de scriptions. Is. 6d. per cut, in the weaving: and 6d. per warp in the picking. The hands have turned out. Mr. M'Cormic is the successful competitor for making the railway tunnel from Edge-hill to the north docks. There will be a goods' station in Hudson-street, behind Byrom-street, but this will be the only opening in the whole length. The work, we understand, will commence immediately, and the contract is said to be about £90,000. At the meeting of the West Derby Guardians notice of motion was given to increase the salary of Mr. Greatres, medical officer of West Derby, from 30 guineas to £5O. It is proposed to give medical relief to the sick poor of Toateth park by means of the surgeons of the Dispensary but the arrangement has not yet been agreed upon. The return match between the Seacombe Club and Li verpool Olympus Club, on the Seacombe ground, was concluded, on Monday, in favour of the Seacombe players by nine runs. Each club having won one game, the con cluding struggle far victory will be played in the course of this week. NEW APPLE.-A new variety of apples has this year been produced in a garden at Garstang, in this county. The original stock had been grafted with an apple called the Gabriel, a flat apple, with a little brown on the sunny side, and covered with a fine bloom like a plumb ; but this new variety has the appearance of a fine golden pearmain. On Sunday the Marquis of Sligo, Earl of Lucan, and five other noblemen and gentlemen arrived here from Dublin, on their way to London, for the purpose of ob taining an interview with the heads of the Government relative to the potato disease in Ireland, and the most effectual method of employing the famishing poor. A public meeting was held on Tuesday in the Portico, Newington, for the purpose of forming an institution, to have for its object " the intellectual and spiritual improve ment of Sunday.school teachers," and the furnishing of means to aid them in their educational efforts. Upwards of 600 persons were present and various resolutions were adopted. _ _ _ Mons. Dumont, the Minister of Public Works in France, arrived at the Adelphi Hotel, in this town, on Tuesday. He was accompanied by six engineers. In the course of the day he visited the docks, the Clarence Foundry, and several of the works and public buildings. The French Consul pointed out to him the principal objects of interest in the town. Oa Friday, he left Liverpool. A very large meeting of the members of the Evangeli cal Alliance took place at the Free-trade Hall, Manchester, on Friday. Amongst the friends of the cause who were summoned to address the meeting, were the Rev. Pro fessor Adolpho Monod, of Montaubon, France; the Rev. Dr. Cox, of New Yoik ; the Rev. Dr. Leifchild, of Lon don ; the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, of Manchester; and the Revds. W. W. Ewbank, Geo. Osborne, Wm. Bevan, and C. M. Birrell, of Liverpool. _ An inquiry was commenced at Birkenhead on Saturday, before a coroner's jury, touching the death of a journey man painter, named Warburton, aged 31. He died from gangrene in the arm, and the inquiry involved the medical treatment to which he had been subjected by Mr. Ricketts. The evidence of Mr. Dixon, who had made a post-mortem examination, satisfied the jury that the treatment had been correct, and a verdict that the deceased had died from natural causes was returned. . _ _ Mr. Milner, of this town, made last week, at Leeds, a very satisfactory public trial of the efficacy of his fire re sisting safes. The Mayor of Leeds and several other gentlemen were present, and all signed a certificate ex pressive of their high opinion of this valuable invention. The trial was repeated with the mort perfect fairness in the presence of the same gentlemen, when the safe was subjected to a greater heat than during the first experi ment was attainable, and with equally satisfactory results. OPEN BOAT ENTERPRISE.—A short time since, party of young men made an excursion in an open boat hence to Bangor, rowing all the way , and being out two nights during the voyage. The same individuals pro ceeded, a few days ago, on a similar expedition to Douglas, again hugging the shore as much as possible. On the first night they passed Formby, Blackpool, and Fleetwood. They pulled from the last-named place about ten o'clock, p.m., and met with a thick fog. and afterwards with a stiff breeze. In the morning they saw Whitehaven and the Scotch coast, and in the evening arrived at Douglas. DISSOLUTION OF THE MANCHESTER FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE, AND FORMATION OF ANOTHER COMPANY. — There was a meeting of the shareholders o! this institution last c week, th e o bj ect o f w hi c h was to di sso l ve the present the v iews and to f or m another, more in consonance with th an is ew t ;: of a very large proportion of the proprietors principal e constitution of the present one. One of the t hings contemplated by the new company, is the abandonment it has now of the life department, which hitherto (and by The r „., -°° had a trial of about 20 years) had been found p —ea ns what may be called a beneficial department. Manchester el i can Office will. it is understood, slip into the office in regard to all the life policies. GREAT SALE AT BIRKENHEAD.-011 Tuesday, a sale took place at the Woodside Hotel, which, from the great value of the cons iderable in ter property offered, p os sessed est. It consisted of no less than ninety.seven ma nsions, nooses, shops, and a large quantity of land. The sale was Conducted by Mr. Hutchins. The property belon g ed to Henry Boyden, Esq. The mansions, &c., did not sell, but some of the land in Dacre-street, near Rock Ferry, excited a rather spirited contest for the possession of it. The first lot was put up at 7s. per yard, and knocked down to Mr. Sharp at 10s. Lots, 2,3, and 4, were purchased by Mr. Hickman, the latter at 7s. 9d., and the two former at 10s. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM BATHING. — On We lnesday Mr. John Hulbert, of Bootle, went down to bathe on the beach opposite the Rimrose Hotel. He did not engage a bathing machine, but stripped himself on the sands and went into the water. Some time afterwards his clothes were discovered lying on the bank, and as he did not make his appearance apprehensions were entertained for his I ;afetV ; search was immediately made, but no traces of him could be discovered, and it appeared certain that he must have been carried away by the tide and drowned. The same evening the body of the unfortunate man was found lying on the shore opposite Waterloo The de ceased formerly belonged to the firm of Dowdall and Hulbert, cotton-brokers, of this town. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, a party, con sisting of Mr. and Mrs. Borru, of Aigburth, two gentlemen of the name of Brown, and Mrs. T. A. Hope, with three children, left Hoylake in a pleasure boat, to enjoy a sail, and had been out some hours when (on returning) Mr. Brown, jun., hastily seized his gun for the purpose of firing at a seagull. By some means the gun, while in the act of being raised to the shoulder, exploded, and Mr. B. received the charge in the left arm. Immediately on the party landing a messenger was despatched for Mr. Briarly, Upton, who deemed immediate amputatio❑ necessary; and in this opinion Mr. Bickersteth, who happened to be attending a patient in the neighbouring hotel, quite con curred. The operation, as well as the whole accident, was borne by the patient with great firmness, and we are happy to hear that he has since been progressing fa vourably. PRESERVED PROVISIONS.—We have been favored with an opportunity of tasting the quality of some preserved Beef, prepared in tins, for ship's use, by Messrs. Ingleby and Cooke, of the Goree Piazzas, for which they are charging the very moderate price, in the present state of the market, of 7d. the lb. Unlike most other samples of the article which we have met with, this Beef retains its solidity, although thorsighly cooked, and is full of its natural juices. It is slifhtly corned, the meat of the very best quality, and each ten pound tin contains an entire joint, which can be placed whole upon the table, either on shin-board or ashore. The owners and Captains of sea going vessels, desiring their cabin mess to be furnished with a first-rate article, will do well to make trial of the provisions of this enterprising Firm. The Beef, to which we refer, we need not say is surprisingly cheap. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The coroner has held in quests in the following cases during the week :—On view of the body of George Johnson, a porter employed at the R ailway-station, Crown-street. On the 29th ult. the de ceased was taking the wheels off a wagon, when one of them fell upon him and fractured his left leg. Mortifi cation ensued, and death put a period to his sufferings on Monday last:—On Margaret Fox, of Christian-street, who was found in a state of insensibility on the floor of her bed-room, on Saturday night week. She remained in that state until Monday, when she died. The deceased had for some time previously been afflicted with the bowel complaint. The cause of death was congestion of the ifouuord.— 0n Marg are t M'N a ll y, o f Liver-street, who was lying sday. in her b e d room , i n a state of insensibility, on Wednesday. A surgeon was sent f or immediately, but the deceased had expired before his arrival. She was in liquor during the early part of the day, and was a of intoxicated h a bi ts. — On the body of Edward O'Hare, vman of Crosbie-street, a labourer, who was found in the river, opposite the Alb er t W arehouses, on Wednesday night. Be was last seen on S a t ur d ay n i ght week, in Croslb.e street, at which time h e was i n a state of intoxication. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT BOOTLE.—On Thursday night, a little after nine o'clock, Mr. Clements, of Bootle, was stopped by five or six men between Rake-lane and Mr. Ashcroft's, two of whom grasped him by the throat, two pinioned his arms, and the others succeeded in cutting away one of his trowsers and coat pockets. Luckily they contained no money, and his watch escaped. During the scuffle a shandry drove up, and they fled across the brick fields, taking with them a silver-mounted rattan walking cane. ROBBERY OR BOARD A VESSEL.—Tvvo men, of the respective names of 'Ward and Fisher, were charged on Friday, at the Police-court, with having committed a robbery, on Thursday night, on board a vessel lying at the Cobourg Dock. Inspector Walker said, that seven bottles of sherry had been missed from the ship, besides a quantity of sugar. He had found some sugar at Ward's house, which corresponded with that on board the ship. Ward was employed as quay watchman, and Foster in the same capacity on board the vessel, he had also been shipped on board as a seaman. A boy, who acted as steward, deposed to having seen the men endeavouring to remove some bottles on the night in question. Committed to prison for two months. SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—On Saturday last, Mr. Henry Phillips gave one of his delightful entertain ments at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, which was well attended. The character of this gentleman's sing. ing it is now too late in the day to remark upon critically. As a chaste and classical singer, especially of the Old English ballad music, he is without his equal, whilst as a lecturer and anecdotist he is equally great. In this con cert he introduced several American novelties, with his experience in that land of eccenticity, which were received with great applause, especially his racy description of Yankee inquisitiveness. His good natured hits at some of the peculiarities of the people of the sister island were equally well received. Amongst the most admired of his songs were, " Bear hunting in the United States," " Wi dow Machree," " Molly Bawn," " Robin Hood," and the " Lakes of Killarney." STABBING CASE.—A young boy, whose name we understand to be John Clark, was brought up at the Police-court, on Friday, charged with having stabbed Duncan Clark, his brother, a lad several years older than himself. From the statement of the father of the boys, who appeared in court, it appeared that the prisoner was getting his breakfast about five o'clock on Friday morning, preparatory to going to work, when his elder brother, whom the father described as an idle, worthless fellow, took his breakfast away and began to eat it ; upon which the young boy came to complain to him, when he desired him to go to his sister, who would cut him some more bread and butter. In consequence of this complaint on the part of the little lad, his brother threatened to beat him, and in the quarrel the prisoner bad thrust the knife at his brother. The witness described the elder lad as a pest to the family. In consequence of this representation the case was dismissed. SEAMAN'S WAGES.—A case, which bore some features of rather an unusual character, was decided at the Police court on Friday. John Johnson summoned the Captain of the Tallyho, Richard Leggett, for £7 12s. wages earned whilst serving as a seaman under him. The complainant shipped on board the Tallyho, on the 19th of April, 1845, bound for Syria and Smyrna. On the homeward passage the vessel was run down, and the crew were taken to France, thence they were sent to London, where they were told by the Consul they would be paid the amount of wages due. The whole crew, with the exception of Johnson, observed these directions, and received their pay in London. Complainant, however, made a voyage to Africa, and now on his return demanded £7 125., the amount of pay due to him when he left the Tallyho, from the Captain. Mr. Rushton directed an order to be made on the Captain for the money, allowing him a few days to enable him to communicate with the owners. LAMENTABLE SUICIDE. Considerable excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of London-road, on Fri day, in consequence of a report having spread that Mr. William Chalton, the well-known baker, had put a period to his existence by banging. Subsequent inquiries proved that the rumour was too well founded. Mr. Chalton was fifty-five years years of age; he had latterly been much addicted to drinking, so much so indeed that for the last four months he had scarcely ever gone to bed sober. In consequence of his indulgence in this dangerous habit, the unfortunate man's mind became affected, and his friends at times doubted whether he was really sane, so eccentric were his ways, and so unaccountable were his observations. lie went to bed about four o'clock on the evening of Thursday, in a state of intoxication. At ten o'clock, Mrs. Chalton also went to bed, and found her husband asleep ; he, however, awoke at her approach, and requested to have some drink given to him. A small quantity of brondy was accordingly sent for, which he drank, and they both retired to rest. Upon Mrs. Chal ton awaking about four o'clock on the following morning, she perceived her husband in a kneeling position at the foot of the bed; she was, however, horror struck to find that he was suspended by the neck, and quite dead ; the unfortunate man had tied a handkerchief round his neck and attached the cord of it to the bed-post near the mat tress. When found he had one arm clasped around the bed post. _ _ HOUSEOWNERS' GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—The annual meeting took place at the Brunswick Hotel on Wednes day evening. Mr. W. Walthew, who was in the chair, ex plained the advantages of the association to owners of pro perty, and urged the meef,ng to make endeavours to in crease the number of members. The report showed that the society had done much towards a more efficient and cheaper supply of water to the town, by giving evidence before the High nay Board. The Town Council and the public at large bad been roused on this subject, and, no doubt, ere long, a cheap and abundant supply would be obtained for all the purposes of life and health. An attempt had been made to impose local rates on the house owners, in place of the tenants; but, from vigourous op position, the measure was withdrawn► from the sanitary bill of the Council. The funds of the society were flour ishing. The expenditure for the year had been £ll5, and there was a balance to the credit of the society of £6l. Mr. Jones referred to the new movement now making by the Council to rate owners of property to the local rates, which be considered unjust and unconstitutional. An inquiry had been instituted by the Council into the profits of investments by house-owners, which had no thing to do with the question, and the only argument for such a measure was the difficulty of collecting the rates from the tenants. It was an unjust interference between landlord and tenant, and he moved that this new attempt should be vigorously opposed. The resolution was se conded by Mr. Bradley and adopted. Other routine re solutions were passed, and a committee tor the ensuing year being appointed, the meeting dispersed. DEATH OF AN INFANT FROM THE USE OF A NAR OOTIC.—One of those deplorable yet oft occurring cases wherein ignorant mothers are the cause of the destruction of their helpless offspring, by the improper use of nar cotics, and soothing cordials, has occurred in this town during the past week. The i n f an t o f a woman named Latimer, residing at 31, Gerard-street, being taken ill on Monday morning last, the mother repaired to the shop of Mr. Parry, a druggist, in Springfield-street, for a penny worth of the mixture of syrup of squills and syrup of violets. She took a cup with ber, which she handed to Mr. Parry, at the same time, asking him for the mixture and telling him for what purpose she required it. Mr. Parry gave the cup to a boy, who was behind the counter, at the same time telling him to supply the woman with the drug. As soon as the mother reached home she ad ministered a tea spoonful of the medicine to her infant, NV ho immediately fell asleep. She awoke the child at four Arock in the afternoon and gave it another tea spoonful, 4115 it ten o'clock the same night, she administered the remainder of the mixture. The child never awoke after this. Mr. Bradshaw, a surgeon, was called in on Tues day, but his efforts to arouse the infant from the lethargic state into which it had fallen were fruitless, and on Wed nesday night death terminated the struggle. Mr. Brad shaw was of opinion that the child died in consequence of effusion on the brain caused by the use of syrup of squills, which is an acrid narcotic poison. A verdict of chance medley against the mother was returned. The coroner made some appropriate remarks deprecatory of the manner in which druggists dispense poisonous drugs to ignorant people. PAPIER MACHE PICTURE FRAMES.—The following judicial remarks, in which we cordially coincide, are con densed from an able paper published in the Art Union : " Though the scope of this journal would be inadequate to the notice of every invention in this prolific age, and though such notices, when unconnected with Fine Art, may be consideftd somewhat out of place, we hold it most peculiarly our province, and to the direct advantage of the public and Art itself, to scan closely the merits or demerits of works devoted, both to the common and re fined purposes of every day life, in which shall be in volved Fine Art. Thus a chair of gold or ivory, or a vase of a precious stone, not possessed of classic or beau tiful form, fails in becoming an object of admiration to those of a refined and cultivated taste; wealth misapplied can command the one, and misdirected perseverance and care produce the other ; while the commonest matetials, wrought by a master mind at once into objects of general utility and refined taste, deserve a warmer and more ear nest introduction to the public than they could find in the show-room of the manufacturer. Its strength exceeding that of wood, and durability in any state of atmosphere, have ceased to be a matter of doubt, and it is applied with equal success in either internal or external decorations. In distant objects, such as cornices, capitals, ceiling cen trings for rooms, and the highly wrought frieze, it has worked for itself a high and deserved reputation ; but, independently of this, it possesses some rare artistic qua lities, which are lost at the height of a room or the sum- mit of a column ; and with these qualities we are likely to become more intimately acquainted, as the proprietor is devoting his energies to the production of some picture frames, which bid fair to rival the best carving in wood ever applied to the same purpose, while it leaves very far behind four-fifths of the carved frames which, at great cost, have of late years been removed from the lumber rooms of the broker, and injudiciously made to deform the walls of the modern mansion. The frames present the best characteristics of fine carving, the course of the chisel, though subdued, is every where apparent, and the liberal resort to undercutting, and occasionally nearly al to relief, realize the peculiar finesse and spirit of the best manipulists amongst the old carvers in wood ; substitu ting for the prim and mech an i ca l me di ocr ity o works in putty composition, an easy, liberal, and artistic dexterity in the execution, which must be appreciated by every lover of the excellent. An essential advantage is that these frames weigh no more than half the weight of the usual frames of the same size." 'We strongly urge on all the pleasure and profit they will derive from visiting the es tablishment of Mr. Keys. Bold-street, where these frames in every variety of manufacture may be inspected. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. —Arrangements, we are glad to perceive, have been made, by which Madame Rosini will perform at the gardens to-morrow and Friday. The extraordinary feats of this lady, upon a rope 300 feet long, and raised to an altitude of seventy feet, are quite sur prising. The agility and gracefulness with which she performs the feat have excited the admiration of thousands of spectators. Friday will positively be her last appearance. THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—There were present Mr. Shand, the chairman, and nine other members. A proposition to appoint two gatekeepers to the Albert Dock, at 21s. a week, and a messenger, at 18s., was agreed to. It was recommended and agreed to that the Coburg Dock sheds be worked in the same manner as those at the west of the Prince's Dock. A letter was read from Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., stating that such an arrangement would cause delay in despatching the Great Britain and Great Western, and requesting' the matter to be further considered. It was finally agreed to afford these vessels as much accommodation as possible. Mr. Mann enquired whether the Dock Estate was liable for damage occa sioned by the negligence of their servants, as th e warehouse owners were, especially as regarded goods at Albert Dock. The Secretary showed, by the Act of Parliament, that the estate was equally as liable as ware house keepers. With reference to the Albert Dock, it was stated that the manifestoes of ships cargoes should be lodged at the Dock Office. A letter from Mr. Green, shipbuilder, was read, complaining of the conduct of the Dock Surveyor, in reference to the removal of some b o il ers at the Clarence Basin. It was written in very offensive terms against Mr. Hartley, who said he knew nothing of the complainant, or the circumstance alluded to, and the committee took no notice of the letter, being opposed to the spirit on which it was written. A scale of rates for the Albert Dock was received from Mr. Robinson, but their consideration was deferred. An application was m a d e to stow 3000 bags of saltpetre in the Albert Warehouses, and it was decided that they could not be admitted. There was no other business of importance, and the meeting adjourned. FIRE ESCAPE.—On Saturday, several experiments were made on 'Change and the streets in the neighbourhood, of the very ingenious fire escape, invented by Mr. A. Wivell, of Edgebaston, Birmingham, for which he has been awarded the siver medal of the Royal Society. The ex periments were made in the presence of Mr. James Law rence, Lieut. Maxwell, R.N., the Fire Committee, and a large number of gentlemen. The Fire Committee were so well satisfied with the escape that they purchased it for £7O. The principle of the invention is simple, but very ingenious and efficient for the object intended. It con sists of a series of ladders mounted on springs and wheels, so as to admit of speedy conveyance to the spot where its service may be required. These ladders are so arranged as to adapt themselves to the elevation of second, third, or fourth story windows, so that the inmates of a burning house may descend themselves or be carried down the ladder, or get into the mouth of a long tube made of strong canvas and surrounded by net work, and slide down the interior of the tube to the ground with the greatest ease and safety. During the progress of the experiments, scores of boys and men got into the tube from a height of upwards of thirty feet, and descended much to their own amusement and that of the spectators. Another and very essential service to which the invention is adapted is that of enabling a fireman to ascend the ladders to the height of forty or fifty feet, carrying the hose cf the engine to the top with him, and from that height pour in the water from the engine upon the precise spot where the fire is raging. By an excellent system of leverage, the ladders can be supported without leaning against the walls, and can be wheeled with the greatest ease close to, or to any required distance from, the burning building, thus giving the enginemaa the power of adapting himself to any exi gency. Another great merit consists in a total absence of all complexity "and difficulty of arrangement, so that a delay of fice minutes need not take place in preparation. THE DEATH OF 'I HE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPII.—THE BISHOPRIC OF MANCHESTER.—The death of the Bishop of St. Asaph, who died on Sunday week, in his 77th year, renders it nece-sary for the government to take some immediate steps to supply the vacancy, either by a new appointment, or the uniting of the two sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, as recommended by the ecclesiastical commissioners. It appears, by the act of 1836, together with the order of council of 1831, Manchester is erected into a bishopric, which will consist of the whole of Lan cashire (now in the diocese of Chester), with the exception of the deanery of Furness and Cartmel. The new diocese will be in the province of York, and the warden and fel lows of the Collegiate Church, of Manchester, are con stituted dean and chapter. The annual income is fixed at £4,500. Should Dr. Bethell, the present Bishop of Ban gor, refuse to accept the united see of Bangor and St. Asaph, a question will arise (and he cannot be compelled to accept it) as to the power of appointing to Manchester, no provision having been made for such a contingency by the act or the order in Council. Should he accept of it, his income will be increased by £736 per annum. The gloss annual receipts of St. Asaph are £7,118; of Bangor £5,979 ; making together £9,968. After paying the income of the united see, there will be an available surplus of £4,763, the proposed income of the united see being fixed at £5,200. A good deal of speculation is afloat amongst ecclesiastical and other circles, as to who will be the first bishop of the proposed see of Manchester, provided an arrangement can be made to unite Bangor and St. Asaph. It is said that it may be offered to the Bishop of Chester, who has the option of reducing his present see, or of ac cepting of the proposed new one. Should he decline the latter, which is said to be likely, rumour points to the Rev. Thomas Dale, B.D. , Canon of St. Paul's and Vicar of St. Bride's, London. In some quarters, it is the opi nion that no immediate change will take place. The pro ceeding indeed will be contingent upon the acceptance of the united Welsh sees by Dr. Bethell. Another recent rumour in London was, that the Rev. Mr. Villiers, rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury, was .likely to be the new bishop. MR. ROBSON'S CONCERT.—It will be seen on reference to our advertising columns that this long expected musical treat for the inhabitants of Cheshire is finally fixed for this (Tuesday) evening, the 22d instant, at the Craven Rooms, Birkenhead. Mr. Robson's abilities are so well known amongst his friends, that it is altogether unneces sary for us to indulge in anything even approaching to eulogy ; but to those who have not had an opportunity of hearing him, we may observe that his attainments are well worthy of public patronage, and should not be overlooked by those who haye it in their power to acknowledge and encourage aspiring talent. We are glad to perceive that Mr. Robson has judiciously secured the services of our young and highly-accomplished townswoman, Miss Anne Romer. The more we see and hear of this lady, the more are we convinced that she is destined to follow in the footsteps of that glorious phalanx of vocalists, who have already obtained for themselves an imperishable niche in the gallery of fame. In the very name of Romer there is a charm which reminds us of the presiding spirits of Drury-lane and Covent-garden. On the bare mention of it, we half fancy we can hear the et itical applause which in those great temples of the drama stamp the artiste with the true impress of genius ; and we rejoice in the assurance, that Miss Anne Romer, instead of degenerating the credit of the name that has already won golden opinions, will only increase its popularity, and give it a surer title to approbation. Private performances are not always to be relied on as a guarantee for public achievements. but in this instance it is morally impossible that the mind can fail on the boards of the stage, when in private, and the drawing-room, it has excited the ardent admiration of those who are in every sense of the word eminently quali fied to form a sound judgment. In the most difficult portions of the opera she is truthful and expressive, and realizes all the intensity of the author's conception, without either straining at effect or departing from those rules which gave an air of reality to what is done. Her intona tion is more than pleasing, and with the exquisite taste which, whether in ballad or scena, tempers her execution shows to a demonstration that she possesses the genuine inspiration of her art. She has everything to recommend her—youth, personal appearance, accomplishments, and talent ; and we shall be greatly disappointed if, in a short time, she does not take a position in the musical world, few of our local professors may hope ever to attain. In addition to Miss Anne Romer, Mr. Robson has engagod the services of Mr. Ryalls, Mr. Hornby, and Mr. Joseph Robinson. Mr. Percival will perform a solo on the flute, and Mr. NV. Phillips on the cornet-a-piston. The bent ficiare himself plays brilliant variations on a theme from "La Violette," by Herz, on the piano -forte.---Chronicle. CORRESPONDENCE. ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF SOME PARTS OF LIVERPOOL "The history of several epidemics of typhoid fever, occurring in the Austrian capital, has been recorded by various members of the Vienna Medical Association. The details given confirm the general opinion, that bad sewerage and deficient ventilation are some of the chief causes of every form of typhus."—Trans. Prot.Med end Surg. Association. Vol. 2, New Series, p. 49. " Parish of Liverpool " NOTICE TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. " The Workhouse Committee do hereby give notice, that, it consequence of the overcr•:wdad state of the Fever Hospital, i is absolutely necessary to discontinue the admission of fever pa tients to the hospital !or the present, and for some time to con _ fever cases will first communicate with the Govern Workhouse as to the ex sting accommodation for such " By order of the Workhouse Committee, LETTER XV. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL CLOACINA PAR EXC Mr. —, a surgeon, has kindly furnished me with the following facts :—A family, residing in a recently-erected house, (having been occupied previously for perhaps a year,) found an altering state of health ever since their entering. About a month or five weeks after having en tered, one parent had symptoms of a feverish disorder which did not completely preclude her going about house hold engagements. Then a child fell ill, and Mr. was sent for to the child; he found both child and parent suffering with a group of symptoms common to both— these were those of a low fever and an eruption on the lower limbs, which, in a day or two, also appeared on the arms. The same thing occurred in the parent. The form of emption was peculiar, and it is sufficient here to say that it was not anything resembling the spots of typhus, or what has been termed by medical men " maculated " The markings were not in the usual quarter, were consti tuted by a slight irregular raising of the skin, with a red dened areola of perhaps two inches in length and one inch broad, accompanied with pain or soreness on passing the finger over it ; sometimes they were isolated, in other in stances aggregated or passing into each other. It is needful to guard against their being mistaken for the fugacious attacks of insects! To put this beyond doubt, I may add Mr. saw one of them slowly and spontane ously arise whilst he happened to be seated beside the lit tle patent. He inquired thereupon whether there was any sense of pain, or stinging, or itching, whilst it was forming. The reply was in the negative. This, then, re moves the form of eruption from the category of stings or bites. Again it remained a permanent eruption which further removes it from the envenomed class. The colour varied from a brown to a red or a bright purplish hue, ending in a dusky mark. The limbs on which this erup tion showed itself were invariably swollen at the time, and continued to be so. The marks came out in succes sive crops throughout the lapse of six or seven days. There were peculiar pains in the limbs, seemingly of ra ther a rheumatic character, all which symptoms associated with the general low febrile attack render these cases re markable as instances, in my own belief and that of the eye-witness, of direct poisoning from animal matter. As these cases were approaching convalescence, although still confl4ned to bed, a female servant was attacked with the same feverish symptoms as they had at first, and she complained of great tenderness in the calf of one_leg, with a swollen state of it. Convinced that stronger remedies would be borne than he had at first ventured upon, one of the patients being a child—he gave the servant strong purga tive medicines, which had the desired effect of preventing the further development of the i disease, and no eruption appeared, which would otherwise be likely to appear. After this the other parent was threatened with the same set of symptoms, the same means were efficacious. These two last were slight forms; the 'two former proved tedious in convalescence, and the limbs remained for some time after painful and swollen. The question now arises what could be the cause of such an attack ? The parties resident in a decent street comparatively, all attacked one after another, living under the same roof. This infers a local cause, and on examination, what but the questions of drainage and sewerage of the house should be interro gated ? The profession does not now pass over these causes so fertile of disease as it once used to do Mr - very properly investigated and found (not . . " to his astonishment," as formerly the expression would have run,) that as to sewerage and drainage, there were no provisions, literally no drainage from the house, and that, therefore, all the varied refuse was retained about the premises under the especial guardianship of Cloacina herself. The ash-pit was of a great depth, and closely adjoined the house, the wall of which only separated it. Down among the foundations its receiver-general must have ranged itself : for its capacity was so estimated, the landlord told them, as to require emptying only once a year. No doubt a high recommendation now that the night soil men have conspired to make exorbitant claims. The following little plan will enable the reader to com prehend the economical beauties thereof : The basement story has its back parlour close to the wall of the ash-pit, the window opens close to it as well ; the yard floor is level with the floor of this parlour. Now let us descend to the sub-basement, and here we find the back kitchen unable to be used from dampness of the floor and sides—a dampness which fires would never improve; not even during all this late fine weather, the wall conti guous to the ash-pit the most damp. The atmosphere in these two apartments is sometimes so offensive they can not tell how to bear it, and it even frequently pervaded the entire house in no gentle intrusion. Now mark the way in which the ash-pie was made to invade the sancti ties of the house. The floor of the midden goes down lower than the floor of this back kitchen, and from being always full of water, this water must for several feet rest against the outer wall of the back kitchen ; and if the range of the ash• pit itself does not go exactly under the kitchen floor, yet the oozing from the sides certainly keeps that floor constantly damp and unhealthy. A duplicate copy of this precious house arrangement exists in correspondence—so as for yard to answer yard, &c. I have brought forward this instance as affording a good and very recent proof of the operation of those noxious causes of fever with which Liverpool Proper abounds. There can be no longer now any question raised as to the direct causality of febrile forms of disease amongst us. The public are now daily growing better acquainted with those general statements or propositions of medical science which the profession has latterly been laying down, and which it interests the public as well as the profession to know, that they may give a hearty co-operation to all those newly devised sanitary measures which have the well being of all classes of the community for their grand aim. There is only one class capable of suffering under a well carried out sanitary police—and I know that class will content itself as a body to have it so—and the public, doubtless, pays them the high compliment of believing that in their bosoms there burns the pure flame of de votion to the common-weal as far transcending craft-weal. One of these general laws or propositions, then, is— that decompositions of organic matter, whether vegetable or animal, or both mixed, liberate certain noxious gases, which develope fevers of various kinds in man, when ex posed for a continuance to their poisonous agency, or perhaps a few moments of time are sufficient to produce these effects where the poison is highly concentrated. Thus most men know that ague is the interrupted form of fever, or intermittent type, resulting from vegetable de composition, as the fenny districts illustrate on a large scale. This may be taken as a specimen of the concen trated vegetable poison, or miasm. Whe❑ less concen trated, the poison may still impress an unfavourable fea ture upon other existing forms of disease—retarding con valescence, for example, or acting insidiously upon ordi nary health. But when the facts of the poisonous effluvia from animal matter have to be considered, here we have a ground to tread upon which only the best informed of the public have any correspondingly accurate ideas about. H ence the dangers from ignorance about these poisons with which an over-crowding population is prone to surround itself of; and hence I shall be excused in discussing, for a line or two, so all-important a matter. The effluvia from animal matters in states of decompo sition, when highly concentrated and under exposure to certain heat, is capable of producing the most deadly form of fever, viz., the plague. Extremes of heat and cold are alike unfavourable to plague ; probably, because the chemical changes are either too rapidly operated, or suspended altogether. Thus the celebrated plague coun tries are periodically exempted from the ravages of tbis direst form of fever. This form, then, is the severest effect of the poisoning agency—except, indeed, in those instances where death takes place instantaneously, from the sudden exposure to the concentrated results of animal decomposition. (Serpent poisons, &c., &c., are not in cluded in the category, their operation is vital.) We have numerous proofs of these occurrences given in evi dence on the inquiry into the condition of large towns, taken before the commissioners, and in "Walker's Ga therings from Grave Yards," containing " a detail of dangerous and fatal results, produced by the unwise and revolting custom of inhuming the dead in the midst of the living"—a work which all should read who are at all con cerned in the offices of the dead. qn uo Ins n nt scatkeasen of fe place,sopaer opening nggiv freshe given typhus, o the in f graves, i ts worst or andst instantaneouswi form,er thfatali presented n ff eccot didsi et self, which commonly was fatal. At page 11, two in stances are specifically described, in which the parties burying a corpse in Africa were suddenly exposed to a burst of effluvia from disturbing a coffin recently depo sited there. Toe two sailors, who were digging for their comrade's grave, were struck, and "fell down nearly life less. It was with the greatest difficulty their companions could approach near enough to drag them from the spot, and fill up the place with earth. The two men then re covered a little, and with assistance reached the boat and returned on board." The next day they both sickened and both eventually died on the 4th and 6th days. Their symptoms were those of the very worst form of typhus; one had the spotted eruption; the other had those swell ings rapidly forming abscesses in the groin and arm-pit-- so characteristic of the plague,Yand with which such must be considered identical. The other two who had rescued them fell sick later on, and one of them too had the spots and plague-abscess form. By active treatment both were saved. Here, then, without going to further proofs, we have suffi c ient to shew that — concentrated animal poison can cause plague, or its equivalent,.-that a more diluted f orm retains sufficient virulence to pTson the human frame ex posed to it for a lengthened period, and he must be a bold man to deny, the truth of not only what has been al ready recorded in all countries, but also of w h a t I h ave been able to shew in these letters, is daily occurring at his own door here in Liverpool, and of which also others, abler than myself, have told him. It is in the matter of Cloacina and her temple worship — , or rather want of proper respect and worship for the Roma❑ Goddess of sewers and stinks—that I have to do. The wilful ignorance on these subjects is most lamenta ble ; words are wanting to deprecate the disgraceful neg lect of these domestic rites. _ The diseases springing therefrom have so marked a feature impressed, that it is impossible for the well in formed medical man to mistake them ; and his duty it be- comes to inform his neighbours around him, in order that he may acquit himself faithfull,. I remain, Sir, yours, truly. GEO. C. 'WATSON Bedford-street, Sept. 17 LIVERPOOL CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY FREE TRADE PROSPECTS (From the Halifax Guardian.) The Manchester Guardian, on Saturday, prepared the minds of the factory operatives of that neighbourhood for a similar event, by an article, the lugubriousness of which demands a passing notice. That Free Trade editor observes : 4 " Experience has taught us that there is no branch of industry which so rapidly sympathises with the reduced condition of the public, in any part of this country, or even the world at large, as that carried on in this imme diate neighbourhood. Defective crops, which dark en th e prospects and blight the hopes of the husbandman, and high prices, which absorb the whole of the labourer's reduced pittance when employment is scarce, make in roads upon the demand for articles of clothing and manufactures, which vibrate from the most distant ex tremities of consumption in this centre of supply." And the proipect for the coming year is therefore painted in dark colours : " If we turn from our prospects abroad to those at home, we do not find matters very much improved. The wheat crop, though not so abundant as was expected, is, no doubt, the best in Europe; but it is the only crop which, taking all parts of the United Kingdom, must not be pro nounced a failure. The spring crops of grain, oats, barley, beans, and peas, as a whole, are deficient to a considerable extent ; the potato may be called a total failure, and es pecially in Ireland and Scotland. It is impossible, then, as regards a large portion of the populatian, but that great suffering must be experienced, and much difficulty in obtaining the bare necessaries of life, which must, as a matter of course, materially limit the demand for other articles of less urgent necessity. With these facts before us, it would not be wise to overlook the necessary influ ence which they must exercise over our trade for the next year; and, as regards the staple trade of the neighbour hood, it is a matter also greatly to be regretted, that there are some well-grounded apprehensions of a higher price of the raw material, which will seriously aggravate any dif ficulty which may arise from the causes we have enume rated. We are not alarmists, but at such a moment, with so many indications of danger ahead, we should neg lect a grave duty, if we did not place them before our readers in the true light in which they present themselves to us, in the hope that timely precaution may mitigate the evil." Not a word be it observed in all this about the bless ings of Free Trade. The wheat crop is admitted to be a good one ; but it is not added that the American grain districts are open to supply any other deficiencies. Those deficiencies are also most dishonestly exaggerated. Wheat is not so dear now as it was last year by 6s. a quarter, yet the Manchester editor speaks of " the reduced condition of the public." And if, as he would have us believe, and as Lord G. Bentinck asserts, the home trade has been cut off since the repeal of the Corn-laws, has there been no open ing made for our foreign trade by the alteration of the su gar duties and the new American Tariff. Such is the change of tone since the object of the League has been ac complished ! Such the results which unluckily.follow the Repeal of the Corn-laws. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD nt . t !se societies as recom- find in chemistry that the concentrated essence of any substance acts more powerfully then if diffused : the si- mile may most pro , Liverpool, it might be expedient to make the society per manent, and to provide a reserve fund, for the purposes aforesaid. according to the wants and requirements of the labouring class of the pulation Liverpool, pith September, 1846 TO THE EOITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD believe in Dublin and other large cities and towns, individuals committing offences against public decency in the streets or thoroughfare, are taken into custody and severely dealt with. How many offend in this manner in Liverpool, and how innumerable are the nuisances of which our vigilant police do not take any cognizance, I will refer to yourself, or any of your readers, to determine ? Perhaps it may be requisite to provide proper conveniences at stated distances throughout the town ; and if, after this beieg done, any person attempts to transgress, I should have him summarily dealt with according to law.—Your obedient servant, VIGILANS Liverpool, 19th Sept., 1846. ---4110.-- TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4ND.IRD, SIR,—I am an elderly unmarried lady, residing near Grove-street, and am much annoyed by a set of young men who call themselves gentlemen, but who by their conduct have lost all claim to that title. They are in the habit of congregating near my house, and annoying me and my neighbours by imitating the cries of various animals. There is one young man in particular, who is conspicuous by wearing a vest of a particular pattern ; he stands under my bedroom window, and sings various disagreeable but popular melodies; while another calls every week to inquire whether I have any apartments to let. The young men have formed themselves into a kind of club, and distinguish themselves by wearing vests of the same pattern. I have been advised by some friends to apply to Mr. Rushton for protection ; but I think that if you, by in serting this note, will make public their unmanly tricks, they may be induced to reform in time.—l remain, sir, yours obliged, — A DEFENCELESS FEMALE beg, through the medium of your valuable Journal, to call attention to what I conceive to be a great danger. and something, also, in the shape of a nuisance, that exists in the town. I refer to the hurried and care less manner in which shutters are drawn up from the cellar at closing time On Thursday evening, as I was passing along Lord-street, I saw a lady knocked down by one, and severely injured. If you were to bring your power and influence to bear upon this point a little, I doubt not that the evil might be remedied.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, _ ANTHROPOS Liverpool, Sept. 19, .1846 HUGH M`NEILE, DOUGLAS JERROLD, AND RICHARD COBDEN TO THE EDITOR OF THE WORCESTERSHIRE GUARDIAN SIR,—As your contemporary the Chronicle, with that blind, infuriated bigotry, which has characterised him from the commencement of his career, has thought fit to quote the ribald Douglas Jerrold's libel on Mr. M'Neile, you will perhaps give insertion to the following lines in exculpation of him : Mr. M'Neile publishes a sermon, entitled, " Every eye shall see him," or " Prince Albert's visit to Liverpool in illustration of the second coming of Christ." Douglas Jerrold lays hold of this title, and in a tissue of blasphe mies pretends to prove Mr. M'Neile guilty of blasphemy, because he takes advantage of a striking local occurrence to illustrate the second coming of the Saviour. When George the Fourth visited Scotland. an old woman was said to have exclaimed, " Gude guide us ! If this be the coming of an earthly king, what will the coming of the King of kings be ?" But I never heard that this simple minded peasant was accused of blasphemy or irreverence, and why should Mr. M'Neile be so? No I The ire of this democratic scribe is kindled by a single sentence, incidentally brought in, in which he detects what he calls " that cut away and tarnished thing—the Divine right ;" and he chooses to take it for granted that Mr. M'Neile's object is to court Prince Albert by likening him to the King of kings, instead of merels‘using Prince Albert's coming, to turn the thoughts to that most stu pendous of all events, the second coming of the Son of Man. Did Mr. Douglas Jerrold never read, " By M kings reign, and princes decree judgment." "The that be are ordained of God ?" And is he ignorant that powers Mr. M'Neile has only used a mode of illustration which his Divine Master has used before him?" "A. certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return." In what respect does this and our scribe's usual mode of illustrating truth by a reference to common usages and occurrences differ from Mr. M'Neile's ? Only think, for instance, of the bad taste and impiety of illustrating so grand an object as the Saviour's first coming to seek and to save that which was lost, by such a degrading similitude as that of an old woman losing a sixpenny•piece, lighting a farthing rush light, and sweeping the house with a broom till she found it ! Salvator and a sixpenny-piece !* Sir ; there is nothing we may not turn into ridicule, if it suits our purpose, and therefore ridicule is of all wea pons the most contemptible. But Mr. Douglas Jerrold's rhetoric is truly of that style which is calculated " ad caplandum vulgus In the same number in which Mr. M'Neile is thus at tempted to be held up to scorn, Richard Cobden is lauded as the Man of the Age. Yet what are the comparative merits of the two ? The one has propounded a question • able nostrum for procuring a better supply of "the meat that perisheth ;" the other labours to recommend to the acceptance of perishing multitudes " the bread of God which came down from heaven to give eternal life unto the world." The one has succeeded in getting his views ad d d • h •,t; ~opted by the multitude, the other has no. ,ne one is rewarded with a national testimonial, the other is left to the testimony of a good conscience. We need not go farther for illustration of those two texts of scripture, " When thou doest well unto thyself, all men will speak well of thee ;" and, " If ye were of the world, the world would love its own." " In that day," when the second coming of the Son of Man shall indeed take place (and he has said, " Behold I come quickly !"), the state of things will he changed. " Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not." VIGILANTIUS. Mr. M`Neile has published a third edition a' the ser mon, (which, instead of being the " most melancholy, most wretched, and most degrading composition," which Douglas Jerrold proclaims it to be, is one of those sound, judicious, and masterly expositions of scripture, whic . . form the staple of M. M`Neile's ministrations to his own congregation,) to which he has prefixed an introduc tion, wherein he defends himself against his Tractarian and Nothingarian critics, and your readers cannot do better than supply themselves with it. Douglas Jerrold has told them where they may get it, when he gives his readers a gentle hint to break the windows of his respectable pub lishers, Messrs. Hatchard, Piccadilly. * The Saviour and Saxe Gotha !—Douglas Jerrold. MISS \VHITNALL'S CONCERT, The concerts given by this accomplished lady are always looked forward to by the lovers of music with an anxious expectation of excellence, which has never as yet been disappointed. The concert of yesterday evening week, however, very far surpassed every previous one, not only in the talent engaged and the excellent spirit with which it was put forth to delight the audience, but in the dispo sition of all present to be pleased. Moreover, we never heard any of the great artistes present in finer voice. R e need not say that the house was most fashionably filled ; and the arrangements for the company, under the able superintendence of Mr. Cooke, of the Theatre Royal, were, as usual, most excellent. " A. week after the fair," we shall not attempt anything like a critique upon the various gems of song introduced. At the same time, as we were compelled last week, by circumstances which ladies especially are not very likely to understand, to do very scanty justice to the fair bilge ficiare, and, moreover, as we have a great liking of our own to music, we must make a few remarks upon the achievements of the various performers. In gallantry, we must first refer to the ladies. Grist—the prima donna still, as she appears for some time likely to remain—we never heard in finer voice. Her first solo, " Ah pramento," which we rummaged the book of words in.vain to find, losing half the expression of the piece, owing to its unannounced substitution for Donizetti's " Sogno talor," was beautifully sung, and encored, when the fair cantstrice gave Puritani's " fine air, " Qui la voce," i❑ a style which we never heard equalled. Her " Non fu sogno " was unapproachably fine. Miss Whitnall did not seem quite in spirits during the execution of the first song. Her audience, we were sorry to observe, did not understand the composition of the lady, who, great as she is a s a songstress , i s sensitive and timid as a child, and omitted the usual honour of an encore, which would have afforded them a treat by bring ing out her full powers. Her " Harp in the Air," from Ma ritana, and " I am thine," from the Crusaders," were magnificently sung, and justly appreciated. Mario. We pitied this fine tenor, for the excessive de mands made upon him, created by the masterly execution of his first song, whilst it was impossible not to admire his cheerful acquiescence in those demands. Three en cores, each responded to by a different piece, was an honour seldom paid, or responded to, in a similar manner. This great singer is, strange to say, greatly improved, although we should have said that improvement of such an organ and execution as his was like painting the lily. F. Lablache gains upon . his former fame. His sing ing at this concert was infinitely superior to any former effort of his which we have heard. John Parry we scarcely know how to speak of. We should perhaps say enough if we recorded the fact that he was " himself again." His Massaniello, which began as an encore of " as Captain Clfford says," was ini►nita ble, as was his " Forein affairs Miss Kennedy, we r under very disadvan zret to say, appeared as a harpist She was e . vi- dently ill, but displayed ample talent. We wish,. how tewl v ioe e ural,dbtsahuavrtodildida itrffir) e i c s us t s ieti iaeecnstdi introduced, o instrumental n p dn e lw r e fi3 ti r ht o rn rp e i oo r s suis i t n i vo g en e l ly n y e f r o a r l no thing else to delight. Miss Kennedy we expect to hear on another occasion to greater effect. She is 2 In the duet with her sister slit - We must however conclude; but, must record our o p i n i on of the excellent:, acc9mpaniment of Mr. Benedict, and of the which he favour e d th e audience.' It was strument is very effectiv re closing, we of the piano solo - with HIRD ADDRESS TO THE PROTESTANTS OF THE EMPIRE BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL CLUB. wha 13, Cockspu -street. S nst the ois question praCt:cally I. Our reliance must be on effort ; ina on has no results and no reward. In public as i rivate matters, fruit can only be von by toil—toil c start and patient, which fear does not discourage slacken. ,and doubt does not The labour There is a task as- —to hold fas: our 1 to Us; He that drops his efforts, is ours, the su ,s wiih/Go. signed to us—to guard cup/Institut religious rights. Their fence is let us feel that we have of betrayed them. 11. The field of act' n is the same in which evil is ac tive. Wherever wro passes current, there rights should cinfront it. In the re,s, on the hustings, in the debates of Parliament ; at üblic meetings in towns and in the country. Here, rotestants of England, is your battle field. Here sta ds the hostile array. Here the victory must be won. 111. But, tcf contend successfully, we must contend together ; not my mind joined with mind, but united in n; each bringing his individual energy ; will and a each conse ing to forego minor points of his private opinion i►► erance of the common purr IV. Th. guidance ore, we mu a common in local societies connected with a central. union ; the former marshalling the resources of each dis trict, the latter conducting, by a combined plan, a na tional movement. V. This movement demands two things—maxims and men : a system on which to act, and men of nerve to work. For this, rules are needful ; but they are lifeless finless embodied in men ; and the best schemes need the quickening of wakeful and stirring energy. Let us not think that be brings little to the effort who brings a single purpose and earnest heart. He that brings his heart to the work may be poor and obscure ; but he brings the richest gift. VI. Let us not forget the object at stake. A true faith to be kept ; a Church to be preserved p ure ; yout h to b e trained in religious principles ; and a mighty nation to be crtibled by wisdom. To e ffect thp.c. r at G LLCGUCu 61. LUG LIV:LLI prim:lmes aepend our social system, our ancient institutions, our Protestant and national existence. Hereon hang the destinies of England, the hopes of all whom England governs, and her example moves. For faith, for morals, for the public weal, for Britain's rights, for the world's hopes, we pray you, unite. God will sus tein your efforts, if humble, steadfast, and faithful. Parties, heedless of your principles, will be taught to value them ; they will learn to understand the real foundations of social good, and, leaving party strife, will unite in de fence of the public welfare. Signed by order of the committee, RICHARD NUGENT, Hon. Secretary MODEL OF JERUSALEM IN ITS ANCIENT S FATE We last week could but briefly draw the attention of the public to the beautiful and elaborate model (just then opened) of ancient Jerusalem, as it stood at or about the period of the crucifixion of cur blessed Saviour (A.D. 35 or 36); and now, that we have obtained a more pro longed view of this extraordinary work of art, which has already excited great interest in our town, we cannot, in justice to the ingenious, patient, and devoted producer, do less than furnish a more extended sketch of its merits, —which, however, will be yet inadequate, inasmuch as the events and localities connected with the Holy City are so multitudinous that many chapters would be re quired to supply anything like detail. The model is of great magnitude, occupying, with the surrounding fields, valleys, and mountains, upwards of 100 superficial square feet; yet the principal buildings are (being proportionate) only a few inches in height. It is the work of Air. Brunetti, a citizen of Dublin, was first exhibited in that city to admiring thousands, and is now to be seen for the first time in Great Britain, through the principal towns of which we have no doubt but it will pass, and be inspected and approved by large masses of the Christian community. Every principal public and private building, the streets, the fortifications, the towers, the Roman structures then built, the temples, the mounts, in the higher and lower cities, the ravines within the out ward walls, &c., are all formed in wood, painted or co loured in exact representation of what they were at the epoch mentioned I may be considered as faithful in • his labour of love, not only cf Holy Writ, but of the writings of Josephus the Jewish historian, and other contemporary and corroborating writers, and also of the accounts, surveys, and charts of all the travellers who have from age to age visited the city—now in compara tive ruin and obliteration—up to the present time. It is a high, and will, we trust, be a lasting honour to Mr. Brunetti, who is an artist of some celebrity, that he did bfw n au o ictt t impose ti a oann man p view nsono alone, ,osa o t nnr itsod himselfntghpublicam tih he eedxt pursued rbdsi t ut a vi e s oi d k : i,dtohbfe utw religiousoforrk forming p(wr this vheari ectehe model psntaiotoinnses! could have followed up to c3mpletion) con amore. With that modesty which is ever the concomitant of true genius and manly perseverance, he states, in a postscript to a small pamphlet descriptive of the model— -4' The Author of this little Work and of the Model which it is intended to illustrate, conscious . that he is neither al chitect, painter, nor mechanic, can perhaps only offer a very rough and imperfect re; resentatiou of that which he has attempted to describe. He trusts, however, that it will be at least found faithful; and should imperfections be discovered, he hopes that a consideration of the difficultie.„ in which the subject is involved wi 1 cause them to be looked on with an indulgent eye, from the circumstance that he was first indu:ei to frame the Model for his private satisfaction alone, in illustration of that city, where, of old, Jehovah dwelt—where David sung —and where Jesus suffered, Ile has, however, been since prevailed upon by a number of very kind friends, up n whose judgment he relied, to lay it for inspection before the public; and it has been his well w endeavour to confine the Model, as ell as this Description, to a simple illustration of the historical passages in the Sacred Scriptures and Josephus, without at all touching upon the subject of religion." the author has already enjoyed the satisfaction to learn that his model has been pronounced by many of the most critical biblical scholars, clergy as well as laity, and also celebrated antiquarian students and tourists, to be as faithful a representation of the Ancient City as the some what differing statements in the Scriptures, and in the writings of the early historians, would permit; and they all admit that he has availed himself, in every point, of the stronger probabilities which these combined state ments supply. The Bible is, in fine, the main ground work upon which he relies, and the facts it contains are almost invariably corroborated to the full extent by the contemporary historians of the time,—any difference that may appear, and it is but slight, being attributable to the hasty or mistaken opinions of writers not inspired, or imperfectly acquainted with the locality. The model is most ably described' in every point to h v i o s u i t r o , s r s , d i u n r a w t ihoant, illums a t r y a t t i e v r e m o a f n a a l l b l t e h e l e s e c t e u n r e e g o o f fnethaerlySaan viour's sojourn and sufferings on earth. This is accom plished without the aid of book or notes by Mr. Durant, who is in charge of the exhibition, with a fluency and elo quence which never fails to rivet the silent and respectful attention of his auditory. The subject, the model, and the explanation—reverting in every point to Holy Writ and authenticated history, and pointing out the precise localities of the principal events during the Saviour's so journ, up to the time he was taken. as a lamb to the slaughter, tend to arouse in the minds of all present, me lancholy and affecting but wholesome reminiscences of his history. up to the period of his ascension. The local ities are pointed out with a long wand. The striking fea tures of the ancient city, her everlasting hills enclosing her on three sides—her fortified walls—her highways and approaches—the Palace of Herod—the Temple of Herod, built on the site of the Temple of Solomon—the several - ates of -'-- C ae city and their purposes—the King's Gardens —the several vallies, fountains, aqueducts, &c.—the Pool of Bethesda—the Theatre and Circus, &c., built by the Romans—the Hall of Judgment—Mount Calvary, the Cross, and the Holy Sepulchre, adjoining the Mount of Olives—the Castle of David and his Tomb—Solomon's Porch—the Golden Gate—the Castle of Antonio—the Suburbs—the Vale of Gihon—the Mulberry Tree, still extant, in King David's Gardens—the Tomb of the Virgin, still to be seen at the base of the Mount of Olives —the Valley of Jehoshaphat—the Tombs of the Jews— the Pillar of Absalom—and, in fine, every interesting object recorded in SacrecrWrit, or in the ancient histories belonging to Jerusalem and its vicinity at that period. We need but add, in conclusion, that the Model, the interest excited by which is much enhanced by the lucid description given, is well worthy a full hour's inspectlon, for it recalls scenes and events in the history of mankind, and especially of his mysterious redemption, that, with all the contingent circumstances and corroborations, impress the well-regulated mind with a deep sense of the sublimity and truth of the Christian dispensation ; and it may be visited with equal interest and advantage by the young as well as the old. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.—Dining the past w ee k Mademoiselle Taglioni, with Proche Giubilei and Sylvain, h eve been delighting the lovers of the dance at this theatre. We observe that they are enga ge d f or f our more nights, of which last night was the first, the prices being fixed at the ordinary scale. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND FILLS.—AN AUTHEN TICATED CURE OF A FEARFUL CASE OF PILES.—John Thompson, Esq., the very respectable editor and pro prietor of the Armagh Guardian, an Irish newspePar• vouches as to the fact of an extraordinary cure of a case of Piles, of th e most di stressing nature and o f som e e Years' standing, whi c h was e ff ected by these when every other means had failed. The p ers o n a :gentleman o f l arge esta t e an d g --reN znu ence in the !laded to is e r very lo_mfrom county of Armagh. No one need T Piles, Fistulas, and what is terme d s remedies. a " bearing, " from will have recourse to these far-fam e d • aesirts his cau