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

Yuly 7, 1816. Zara! anb Vrobincial gclus. Arrangements are making at v&rions towns for cheap trips to Liverpool on the occasion of Prince Albert's visit. Sir Howard Douglas transacted business on Thursday at the Colonial Office, on the suhject of the late disas trous fire at St. John's, Newfoundland. Bartholomew Bretherton, who built, a fow years back, a Roman Catholic Chapel, near his residence at Rainhill, 'has been beautifying it at a great outlay. On Tuesday, a decent looking married female, named Janet Cunningham, was committed for trial charged with picking a lady's pocket at the Zoological Gardens. On Monday and Tuesday about £7O 000 was paid at 'the Custom-house in this town Jar duties on corn and *our. The Rev. Dr. Booth has been presented with a corn muniun service by the pupils of the Collegiate Institu ,tion. Mr. Rose, the superintendent of the Manchester fire brigade, has resigned his situation in order t 3 enter into contracts with the corporation of that town for cleansing streets. CORONER'S COURT.—Since Friday week to Saturday last there had been only two inquests ; such a dearth of fatal casualties has not occurred during the last ten years. THE FIRE AT WINDSOR FOUNDILY.—As there are some reasons for supposing that the fire which broke out at `Windsor Foundry lately, was the work of an incendiary, ,a reward of £lOO has been offered for such information as may lead to his discovery. SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday eveniry , week Mr. Gaw thorpe, of Birkenhead. father of Mr. eawthorpe, of this town, went out for a walk and returned at seven o'clock, apparently refreshed. At nine he was a corpse. His health had been declining for some time. BIRKENHEAD FAlR.—ne July cattle fair was held on Friday, and was well supplied with horses and cattle of good quality ; the former sold slowly at high rates. The supply of sheep and pigs was nothing to boast of. The attendance was not so numerous as usual., Last week a swarm of bees took possession of a large lamp in the market-place at Warrington, and commenced forming their combs. The following day they were saftly 'hived, and placed in the garden of Mr. Jones, the super intendent of police. SMUGGLING.—On Tuesday, James Morrish was fined J. 5, or one month's imprisonment, for smucgling several pounds of tobacco, from a vessel in the Bruns wick Dock. On Wednesday, Richard Harris, cook of the Queen of the West, was fined £lOO, for being con cerned in smuzsling 166 pounds of tobacco. A HEAVY DAY AT THE Poi ICE-COURT.—On Friday at the Police-court there were no fewer than one hundred information., principally against parties for nuisances and ofienees under the Health Act, and for allowing dogs to be at large. The fines inflicted amounted to upwards of £6O. _ _ _ The mayor was at the public cemetery on Thursday for the purpose of, entering into the necessary arrangements with its treasurer, Sir Thomas Brancker, previous to Prince Albert's visit on the forthcoming occasion, His worship signified his desire to give the public, more es pecially the children of our local schools, a good oppor tunity of seeing his royal highness. DOUGLAS JERROLD AVD Ins NEWSPAPER.—This justly popular author, having traversed every region of the pen, the dramatic, the literary, the critical, has been long verging to the polltical, and every friend of mankind, whatever may be his politics, must be delighted that this philanthropic writer is about to commence a weekly paper, devoted, as our advertising columns will show, to wit, literature, and earnest politics. The Manchester Guardian last week made a great pa rade about a manufacturer at Preston, who employs from 1000 to 1200 men, having gone amongst them, and an nounced, that in consequence of the passing of the corn bill, he world ra se their wages. The Preston Chronicle (a free trade paper), however, honestly confeses that they 4 ' cannot ascertain that there is the slightest foundation for such a statement." FINING THE CORPORATION. — Last week, Mr. Rushton fined the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Liverpool 405., for allowing, the back wall of one of their houses to be in such a bad state of repair, that offensive matter ran through it. Mr. Rushton also intimated, that the fine would be renewed daily, so long as the nuisance existed. He saw no reason for not treating the Corporation the same as other parties. BIRKENHEAD FERRY.—It is rumoured that Prince .Albert will, during his trip on the river, pay a visit to Birkenhead Ferry, for the purpose of inspecting the ex cellent accommodations for landing passengers, &c., pro vided by the corporation upon their property there; and that he will be entertained, for a few minutes, in the spa cious hut at the top of the slip, by Mr. Seymour Wil loughby. Tue Bev. J. H. Stewart, having been appointed to the incumbency of the Limpsfield rectory, in the county of Surrey, is about to resign the ministry of St. Bride's Church, in this town. On Thursday evening a deputation from the congregation of St. Bride's presented the rev. gentleman with a silver tea kettle and silver salver, as an affectionate testimonial of their gratitude for his services as their minister. Mr. Stewart preached his farewell ser mon, at St. Bride's, on Sunday evening. DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Monday week a dreadful accident occurred ut the Millstone Pit, in Chorley, by which four men, named Andrew Derbyshire, Merrick 011erton, James Yates, rod - Shorrock, lost their lives. They were employed in re-opening the pit, which had been filled up seven years since, and while at work under the shaft of the pit the whole mess of the earth with which it had been filled fell upon them. crushing them and blocking up the pass❑Se by which they communicated with the Chorley Moor Pit. LIVERPOOL CUSTOMS..—It is a source of gratification to us to bear testimony to the zeal and promptitude mani fested by the Customs' officers at this port (more particu larly by the cashiers, computers, and officers employed in the duty-pitid slip office) during the late unprecedented pressure of business, arising from the operation of the new tariff. So satisfactorily have the several officers per formed their arduous and onerous duties, that, we have been informed, the comptroller, as well as many of the merchants, hove been pleased publicly to express their approbation and thanks for the great facilities that have been rendered on this particular occasion. CALL-FLOUR-OMETER.—Amongst the new inventions of the day is a very ingenious instrument of the above name. It is calculated to determine the proportion of flour paste to cotton in a piece of calico ; and when the Corn Law is repealed, and the foreign ingredient cheap ened, it is expected to become an instrument of extensive use, and indeed necessity, to merchants and buyers of inaufactured cotton goods, as not only enabling them to test the price of the mixed article by the Mark-lane prices of what will shortly become the principal ingre dient, but guiding them as to the degree of care to be used in handling it. We understand that, in future, the cot ton circulars will contain, along with the rates of Orleans and Boweds, the prices of superfine flour, best seconds, and middling and ordinary seconds. _ THE W4ILLASEY COM . ' MISSION ETLS. The monthly meeting was held at Liscard, on Thursday last, J. C. Ewart, Esq., in the. chair, and a numerous meeting in at tendance. t was agreed that the two companies should be amalgamated, forming one, two to retire alphabeti cally every month, and their places to be supplied by other members, so that all might share in the duties and re sponsibilities. A conversation took place:relative to the .purchase of one or more of the ferries, but the matter was delayed for a further report. The accounts for the year -ending 15th June 'were read. The total receipts were £5876 7s. Bd., and there was an amount of expenditure over the income of £1565, but after certain deductions which would be made to the credit of the township, the actual balance against them would be £ll6O. After some explara'ions by the law-clerk, the accounts were passed. Auditors were appoin.ed and thanks voted to the chair man, who replied in suitable terms. SELECT VESTRY.—At the meeting on Tuesday, the Wor khoue Committee reported that Edward Rogers, the baker had entered the house at ten o'clock at night, the worse for liquor, and as it was his third offence, they re commended his dismissal. The committee decided, by a majority of 11 to 10, that he be continued in his office for three months longer. A letter was read from the Poor 'law Commissioners, stat:rz that if INlr. McDougall was Dot a licentiate of the Apothecaries Company he was not eligible for the situation of house-surgeon. A statement of the respective qualifications of the candidates. Mr. Mc , Dougall and Mr. Gilmour, is to he sent to the commis sioners. Another letter was read as to the plans submit ted by the vestry to the commissioners for the proposed offices at Liverpool. As far as related to the register of -fice, the commissioners said the vestry could charge the cost thereof to the poor rates, but not as respects the re -minder, but the commissioners would sanction the ap plication of the produce of the sale of certain property vested in the vestry to the erection of the offices inques tion. THE HERCULANEUM DOM; BILL.—The Herculaneum Dock Bill was before a select committee of the House of Lords on Monday. The opponents were the Liverpool Dock Committee, and the commissioners of Toxteth-park. The opposition of the dock committee was founded upon the diversion of Sefron-street. It was held, however, by .the committee, that they could not appear upon the petition which they had presented. For the commissioners of Tox teth, who claimed the right of a marine parade in front of the intendeddock, evidence was given by Mr. J. B. Yates, Dr. Duncan, Dr. Sutherland, and Mr. Alexander Ryan ; and on Tuesday the committee decided that to give any ex tent of parade further than was conceded in the clauses sent up from the Commons, would be fatal to the great object for which the bill was introduced. They therefore declined to accede to the .prayer of the petition. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake then pressed that the promoters should make a parade opposite Messrs. Vernon's works; but this appli cation met with a similar result. The preamble was then declared to be passed ; and the same evening the bill was reported, and, on Friday, it received the royal assent. PRESENTATION OF PLATE.—It will gratify the friends and admirers of the Rev. Mr. Macgrath, formerly the highly esteemed incumbent of St. Mark's, in this town, to learn that he has been equally successful in securing the affectionate regard of his own connexions in the West In ofies, who have subscribed for a handsome assortment of plate to be presented to him. The whole may be seen for a few days at the shop of Mr. Flower, of Renshaw street, who has exhibited great taste in the designs and manufacture. it consists of a large and massive silver salver, or tray, with a superb foliated and richly-cbaced :border; together with a correspondingly elegant silver tea and coffee service, and tea caddy. The salver bears the following inscription beautifully engraved Presented to the Rev. John Macerath, LL.D., by the mem. -berg of St. Michael's Church, • Kingston, Jamaica, on his de parture from thence to assume the duti , a of rector of Trelawney, as a small memento of their affectionate esteem and regard, for the faithful and zealous discharge of his duties while their pas tor. Kingston, 17th January, 1846." The plate is of the value of £l6O, and, judging from its weight, and superior workmanship, we should say that Mr. Flower, has regarded much more his reputation as a tradesman than any profit that may accrue to him—so teonomically, yet faithfully, has he executed the order. Dock COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs day a letter was read from Mr. C. Grayson, chairman of the Liverpool Ship-builders' Association, calling the at tention of the committee to the plan of the new graving docks at the north end of the town, by which one dock only would be sufficient to admit large steamers. The letter suggested that if the work had not proceeded too far for alteration, two of the docks be set apart for the largest steamers, as, from the rapid increase of such vessels, one dock would be inadeqate for their accommo ilaticin. It was also recommended that one of the large docks be divided by central gates for the use of steamers requiring extensive repairs. The letter was referred to the sub-committee of works. A scale of the proposed rates for the Albert-dock warehouses was submitted, and a special committee appointed for Tuesday to revise them. The Harbour-master's committee submitted new rules for the regulation of the timber trade on the east side of the Brunswick Dock, which were confirmed. the chairman and two members of the committee were appointed to revise the list of dock rate-payers on Wednesday. ELIHU BURRITT, THE LEARNED BLACKSMITH extraordinary man arrived in Liverpool on Sunday morn ing by the Hibernia, from the United States, and reached Manchester on Monday evening last. We understand that he intends spending about a fortnight in Manchester. As the fame of this extraordinary exemplar of "the pursuit of knowledge under difficulties," may not have reached all our readers, we may mention that he was born in Con necticut, in 1811, of humble but respectable parents; at tended the district school for some months yearly, till he was 16; when, his father dying, he was apprenticed to a hlack,mith; at which trade he worked till he was 23; and after trying, for a year or two, teaching, and other pro fessions, which did not snit his health, he returned to his anvil, at which he still labours when at home, devoting all his leisure hours to literary pursuits. By dint of hard labour, he has become a proficient in the most difficult languages of Asia, and in many of those languages of Europe which are now nearly disused and obsolete; among them are Gaelic, Welsh, Celtic, Saxon, Gothic, Icelandic, Russian, Sclavonic, Armenian, Chaldaic, Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, Sanscrit, and Tamul I It was stated, in a public meeting, in 1838, by Governor Everett, that Mr. Burritt by that time, by his unaided industry alone, had made himself acquainted with fifty languages. Mr. Burritt shows no disposition to relax from his labours. De usually devotes eight hours to labour, eight hours to study, and eight hours to physical indulgence and repose; and, by pursuing this course, he enjoys the advantages—vainly coveted by roa , y literary men—these connected with a sound mind in a healthy body.' Nor does be confine his labours to the mere acqui,ition of literary wealth,—he also diffuses it with a liberal hand. lie has written many valuable articles for periodicals of high standing; he has delivered many lectures which have been replete with interest and valuable information; and has been repeatedly listened to by large and highly respectable audiences in New York, Philadel phia, and other places, with edification and delight. Mr. Burritt is now only 35 year s of age, arnl he is vis►ting Eng land parly to recruit his strength, and partly to see the English people with his own eyes, and judge for himself as to their character as developed at home. Masosrc FESTIVAL.—INSTALLATION OF THE EARL OF ELLESMERE AS GRAND MASTER OF EAST LANCA SHIRE.—On Thursday, the town of Bolton-le-Moors pre sented a scene of unusual bustle, from the Freemasons of East Lancashire there assembling, for the purpose of in stalling Lord Francis Egerton (now Earl Ellesmere) as Grand Master. The Grand Lodge was solemnly opened by the Mayor, who is Deputy Grand Master of the Di vision. The Noble Lord, who bad been delayed by at tending the consecration ofa new church at Worsley, at length arrived, and was installed with the usual rites of the " brethren of the mystic tie." The brethren, then, to the number of 700, walked in procession to church, decorated with the badges of their respective offices and the usual masonic clothing. The streets were filled with specta tors. flags and banners were hung from nearly every window along the line of precession, the bells rang a merry peal, and at intervals a discnarge of cannon awoke the sleeping echoes of the place. At the churchyard gates the brethren were met by the Rev. Canon Slade, the vicar, who led the way to the sacred edifice. Prayers were said by the Rev. J. Sheffield, and an excellent ser mon was preached by the Rev. Gilmour Robinson, the grand chaplain of West Lancashire, from the 22t1 verse of the sth of Thessalonians. At the conclusion. X 99 9s. 6d. was collected in aid of the funds of the Bolton Dispen sary. The brethren then again formed the line of pro cession, and proceeded to St. George's School-room, an excellent brass hand playing "The entered apprentice" as a march. In this spacious apartment a sumptuous enter tainment was prepared, and covers were laid for 400, which was the exact number of the guests. At the principal table were seated the Earl of Ellesmere, Pro vincial Grand Master, as chairman ; Stephen Blair, Esq., Deputy Provincial Grand Master; John Drinkwater, Esq., Deputy Provincial Grand Master of West Lanca shire; Thomas Preston, Esq., Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master ; the Rev. Gilmour Robinson, Grand Chaplain; R. Daley, Esq., Past Deputy Provincial Grand Treasurer; Thomas Ridgway•Bridson, Esq.. De puty Provincial Grand Treasurer, &c., &e. The galleries were filled with an immense assemblage of the rank. beauty, and fashion of the town and neighbourhood, and a more admirable sample of the far-famed Lancashire witches never graced any meeting or any event. A first rate party of glee singers and band were in attendance, and nothing was omitted which could add to the comfort and enjoyment of the brethren and the fair spectators of the scene, who, by the special wish of the noble grand, it was arranged, should be permitted to witness the pro ceedings for a very much longer period than is usual. The lodge was closed and the brethren separated about eleven o'clock. —This TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. On Wednesday, the usual monthly mecting of the Town Council was held, at the Town-hall. The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised recommendations to appoint John Robinson as assistant surveycir, in the room of Mr. Holt, deceased, and ofJohn Bunbury, as temporary assistant surveyor, in the room of John Robinson. In reply to a communication, the committee stated that they would not be responsible for any damage which might happen to the roof of the Custom-house, if persons were permitted to stand upon it during the time the foundation-stone of the'` Sailor's Home" was being laid by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The proceedings were confirmed. .It appeared from the proceedings of the Dock Com mittee that, at a special meeting, the surveyor was directed to construct the walls round the new north docks, of sufficient strength to support warehouses, where required. The proceedings were confirmed, it being un derstood some inquiry is to take place as to one of the appointments at the Albert Dock warehouses, Mr. G. H. Lawrence stating that he had a most serious charge against one party, but, although of the same name, he did not know whether it was the same party. In reply to Mr. Robinson, Mr. M ANN said the whole of the rates for porterage, cooperage, and warehousing, were nearly ready, and, after being submitted to the MBeistrates and Council, would be duly published. Mr. EARLE said there was an intimation on the notice piper that the proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's Hall Committee would comprise a consideration of the model, and an estimate for sculpture, for the south pediment of the Assize Courts. This was put on the notice paper, it being expected that the model would have been down on Saturday ; but, in consequence of the great press of business at the railway, 'Messrs. Pickford did not send it off till Monday, and it was only put up that morning. There were, therefore, no proceedings of the Committee, but the Mayor had the estimate. The model is a very beautiful piece of workmanship. In the middle sits Britannia enthroned. On her left she holds out the olive branch to the four quarters of the globe. On her r ight she points the spear, as protecting her own agriculture and arts. At her feet is Neptune. To the left of Britannia, Ceres and Apollo are in a car, the horses controlled by Discretion. Domestic Happiness is represented by a labourer holding a plough, and his wife a distaff, with a child at her feet. The Manufactures, especially metallurgy, are figured by labourers at the anvil, who have been employed in the fabrication of arms, &c. To the right stands I'eece. Mercury presents is urope. America, and Asia, and lastly, Africa on her nd d knee, and with a young negro, acknowledges tho liberty she owes to Britannia. There are other devices which fill up the frontispiece, the number of figures being thirty-two in all. The model is designed by Mr. C. R. Cockerill. The MAYOR read a letter stating that the execution of the figures would cost £3500, in addition to which, the store and sheds for-the-execution of the work, and the raising them to their several places, would have to be provided by the Council. It was proposed that the letter sbould take the ordinary course, and be referred to the committee. Mr. BIRKETT objected to incurring the great expense, and also to referring the letter to the committee. Great addition had been made to the ordinary expenses of the Corporation, this year, and even now they would go far beyond their surplus revenue for the year. First, they were told St. George's Hall would ccst £85,000. Already it had exceeded double that sum, and " the Lord knows where it will stop." As to the model itself, he was not a good judge, and did not wish to say anything against it ; but it appeared to him more fit for an academical building. tie concluded by moving that it was illegal to expend the sum of £3500 in ornamenting St. George's Hall when so much remains to be accomplished for the benefit of the inhabitants. Mr. RATIIBONE seconded the motion. He said, it would be in the recollection of the Council that, at the time the design was first mentioned, he expressed a hope that nothing would be done to place the Council in an improper situation with Mr. Cockerill, for then, as now, he objected to the expenditure of money in ornamental work, and he thought the committee had gone out of their way to place the Council in an improper situation. He admitted the model to be a very handsome one, but they had no right to ornament their public buildings, until the town was in a very different state, in a sanitary point of view, to what it was at present. All their funds would be required to put the town in a proper state, and until that was done, they could neither be liberal nor ornamental. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE stated that if the motion were pushed to a vote he should supportit, because the surplus income was already exhausted, and he had no right to pledge any subsequent Council to expend its surplus in ornamenting the ball. Mr. H. HORNBY moved, and Mr. TURNER seconded, an amendment, that Mr. Cockerell's letter be referred to Courts of Law Committee to report to the Council. The Council divided, when there appeared for Mr. Hornby's amendment, 37 against it, 6; namely—For, Messrs. Atherton, Shaw, Thornhill, Chalmer, Preston, Hill, Middleton, Aikin, H. Hornby, Tinne, Henderson, Stewart, Robinson, .G. Hornby, Royden, Reade, Kilshaw, Higgins, Earle, Booker, Plumpton, Glaze. brook, Jones, Mann, Lloyd, Houghton , Turner , Crook , Molyneux, and the Mayor. Against, Messrs. Rathbone, liola2es, Birkett, Lawreace, &wicker, and Swainson. THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD. The letter is therefore referred to the committee. The proceedings of the Health Committee contained reports, at which the following are extracts : CELLAR OCCUPATIONS On the 31st iklarch, 1841, there were 7325 cellars separately occupied in streets in the borough, containing a population of 24,072 souls; and, of these cellars, 488 were conformable to the provisions of the Health Act, and contained 1706 souls, leaving at that time about 23,364 persons living in cellars In streets not in con formity with this act. There were also at that time 1252 cellars in courts, separately occupied, containing about 5008 souls. That portion of the Health Act relating to cellars in courts, came into operation on the lt;th of No vember, 1842, and shortly after nearly all the cellars in cousts were cleared of inmates, and attention being lately called to the subject, very few cellars were found re occupied in courts.. The clause relating to cellars in streets, came into operation on the Ist of July, 1841, and shortly afterwards a special survey of cellars which were separately occupied was made, and it was found that the total number of cellars inhabited in streets, both con formable and not conformable to the Health Act, was 6630—namely, cellars not conformable to the act, 6011 ; cellars conformable to the act, and altered, 619. And, assuming the same amount of population as was exhibited in 1841. when the ascertained number of inmates ran about 3; to each cellar, the total number of persons then living in cellars in streets, would be about 23.205, and the total number living in cellars not conformable to the Health Act, remaining separately occupied in streets, with a population of about 12,670 persons. In clearing cellars, hitherto, the worst and most unhealthy ones, in the closest streets and lowest neighbourhoods have been taken first. The report added that 372 informations had been laid against parties who have allowed cellars to be re-occupied, and the whole of the streets cleared are now under the notice of the police, to whom lists have been furnished. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke were appointed superintendent and matron of the baths in Paul-street, which, it appears, will cost £6500. The salary of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, who are removed from the baths in Frederick.street, will be increased from £9O to £l2O, with house, coal. candles, &c. Mr, TINNZ moved the confirm ation of the proceedings, and in doing so said that, during the past year, the baths had been used by 20,567 persons, being an increase of 6763 over the preceding year. During the last four weeks the number of bathers have averaged about 100 per week. The receipts for the year had been £383, being an increase of £lO3. He gave notice that he should move at the next, or one of the following councils, that additional baths be erected in other parts of the town, on the same principle as those in Paul-street. Mr. EARLe sail be had a question- to ask; rather- en affecting one to some: of the gentlemen present. He wished to know whether the Highway Board was defunct. The MAYOR said he believed it still existed. Mr. EAnt.E.—l fear some people's necks will be broken between the operation of the act and the death of these gentlemen. (Laughter.) The MAYOR read a letter from the King of the French, acknowledging the address of congratulation lately for warded by the Council to him. A letter from the Highway Board, calling the attention of the Council to the de:liability of providing tanks for supplying cattle with water, and fountains for the use of the public, was referred to the special committee on the Sanitary Bill. The MAYOR read a portion of a letter received from Mr. T. B. Horsfall, thanking the Council for the vote of condolence on the death of his father. GENERAL MISCELLANY The import duty on wheat is now 55. A testimonial of £3,000 has been subscribed for Mr Waghorn, the discoverer of the overland route. 'the Rambler steamer, which struck on the Maiden Rocks, Ireland, will prove a complete wreck. On Saturday week, a flock of 74 sheep were killed by lightning near Priddy, in Somersetshire. In London, there were lately 996.000 females to 878,000 males, or an excess of 118,000 ladies. The personal estate of the late Col. the Hon. F. G. Howard has been valued for probate duty at £120,000. On Thursday, Ibrahim Paella paid a visit to Woolwich, and was much interested with everything he saw. The abandonment of the proxy iysteria in the House of Lords is now considered a necessary act of reform. The Duke of Sutherland has subscribed £2OO to the fund for the family of Mr. Haydon._ Upwards of 78,0e0 quarters of wheat and 4000 of oats were liberated at Hull last week. At Preston, upwards of 30,000 quarters of wheat were also taken out. On Thursday, a boy, named Joseph Wood, aged 14, whilst sculling a boat in the river Feryd, Flintshire, fell overboard and was drowned. A handle of the coffin that contained the unfortunate Mary, Queen of Scots, was sold at the sale of the curiosi ties of W. Upcott, Esq., for two guineas. The father of Major-General Littler kept a grocer's shop at Nantwich, in Well town the late Lord Kenyon served his articles to an attorney. Three men were killed in the most shocking manner, on Saturday week, on the Lancaster and Carlisle Rail way, by the train of waggons getting off the rails. inventor of the test for arsenic now generally used in me dical jurisprudence, died on Sunday week. Fresh herrings are now plentiful in Douglas market, and of prime quality. The price in retail for the last few days has been from 14 to 20 for a shilling. _ _ _ _ A worthy contemporary records, under the head of do mestic intelligence, nothing but births, deaths,-and-auar riaces. A man of the world, that editor ! 'Mr. IL Grcig, recently appointed midshipman on board the Dido, at Sheerness. committed suicide with a pistol on Thursday. A bull, and a pigeon which, at the moment, happened to be flying over it, were both killed by the electric fluid, on the farm of Mr. John Proud, at Car House, near Dur ham, during the thunder-storm of Thursday week. Lieutenant William Peel, the son of Sir Robert Peel, has been promoted to the rank of commander in the ro} al navy. His lieutenant's commission was dated on the 13th of May, 1844. In the year 1844, the number of public-houses and beer-shops in England and Wales was 93,606, and in that year alone no less than 117 public-houses and 272 beer shops were added to the previous number. John Edwards, who is upwards of 107 years of age, and lives in a cottage on the Wilton-road; near Salisbury, was, on Thursday week, observed at work in a hay-field near his residence. _ _ _ Forty new bishoprics were created during the Pontifi cate of Gregory XVI. In England, the deceased Pontiff erected four new apostolic vicariates, committed to bishops in parlibus. On Saturday week, a woman in Abbey Closs, Glasgow, fell into a sleep, and up to the following Thursday she only once opened her eyes, but closed them again to sleep on. The disease is called dumb palsy. Parltament.street was crowded with persons on Monday afternoon, and the Duke of Wellington and Fir Robert Peel were both greeted with the most enthusiastic cheer ing on their respective arrival at the Houses of Parliament. BATHING IN THE SERPENTINE.—The number of bathers in the week ending on Sunday last, was 226,183. Two persons were drowned, and eighteen were rescued. The highest point of the thermometer was at noon, on the 22nd ult., when it reached 81. In the Town Council of Leeds, on Wednesday week, by a majority of 25 to 2, a motion was carried for em powering the Street Committee to carry out an efficient system of sewerage, and for placing a sum of not more than £30,000 at its disposal for that purpose. SOWING HALFPIENCE FOR CORN.—Last evening, more than moderately eccentric citizen of Salisbury evit.ced his enthusiasm on the passing of the Corn Bill by parading the streets, and scattering halfpence broad cast amongst the mob, who of course accompanied him in large numbers.—Salisbury Herald. Between one and two o'clock on t hursday morning, a ball, about the size of an orange, applrently fire, was noticed at Woodbridge, moving through the air from the west to the southeast, with a long train of light after it. It greatly illumined the atmosphere during its transit, but disappeared in a few seconds.—Bury Por.t. _ _ _ The prospects of the grouse season in Perthshire are represented t) be of the most flattering kind. The young birds a fortnight since were strong enough to find their way to the burns, under the guidance of the parent bird, and covies of 8 to 12 each were started every thirty or forty yards. Thirteen houses were destroyed by fire, at Soham, Cambridgeshire, on Friday. Among them is the old Globe public house. The loss is said to be £5,000. The fire is Said to have broken out in various places at the same time, from which it is thought that it has originated in incendiarism. The London Pence Society have forwarded an aldress to the Earl of Aberdeen, on the settlement of the Oregon question, in which they express their satisfaction that the long pending negociation between the government of this country and that of the United Statos, respecting the Oregon territory, has been amicably adjusted. MANSLAUGHTER.—A man named George locker bas been committed for trial at the next Stafford Assizes, charged with the manslaughter of Joseph Macduff, a butty collier, who met with his death in consequence of alleged inattention by Rocker to his duties as under engineer at a coal pit at Rowley Reis. _ ___. _ -. Mes;rs. Bunn and Oxbury of Wicklam Market, coach builders, undertook for a trifling wager, to go to London, a distance of eighty-three miles, on velocipedes, during the hours of daylight. They started at three in the morn ing, rested six Lours on the way, and arrived at eight in the evening._ On Saturday, a live toad was found by some of the workmen employed in making the tunnel through the mountain in the neighbourhood of Bangor, in a solid rock, eighty yards from the surface, and about the middle of the mountain. It is very large, and was living two hours after it was found. On Thursday week, a boy, named Stewart, son of Capt Stewart, R.N., went out to I.loot, at Croydon, with arm : they young gentleman. Going under a shed, to take off his boot, he laid his gun on his shoulder, the muzzle pointed towards him. He accidentally touched the t r i gger with his foot, and his head was blown to pieces. A SHOWER or FROGS I—Durin g the heavy thund er storm of yesterday week, a shower of frogs fell from one of the surcharged clouds over the Humber , several d ropped on the decks of vessels navigating the river, and a portion of the coast near Killingbolme Lights was for a ti me covered by myriads of the strange arrivals.—Hull Adver tiser. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. —A married lady, named Bur tenshawe, was waiting, on yesterday week, at a st at i on on the London and Brighton Ra ilway. The train was in sight, and as she was crossing the rails, the whistle of the engine produced such an effect upon her that she fell down. The station-clerk attempted to drag her away, but, in the attempt, the buffer of the engine s t ruc k hi m on the head, almost severing it front the body. The lady waa also killed upon the spot. A woman murdered her own child, six months of age, in the Brighten Workhouse, on Tuesday last, by cutting its throat, and then committed suicide by cutting.her own. The name of the murderer was Norman, and she was about thirty. years of age, and WIC the wife of a man named Norman, who is ❑ow in the House of C rection, undergoing a sentence for felony FISHING EXTRAORDIN A RY.—A few- days ago some members of the celebrated Wakefield Angler's Club were plying their art in one of the reservoirs of the •Wakefield Water Works, when one of them caught instead of fish a full-sized wheelbarrow ! Had we been present we should have advised the gentleman to have baited his book with the wheelbarrow in the hope of catching a railway carriage ! THE LATE MR. 11 Arrows.--The subscriptions in aid of the proposed fund for the relief of the widO painter, now amount, together with the donations re ceived, to hearly. £7 . 00. This sum is exclusive of the res pective pensions of £5O from the Queen, and £25 from Lady Peel, already settled upon Mrs. Haydon. There died, throughout England and Wales, between the Ist of July, 1839, and 30th of June, 1840, 5247 females aged 85 and upwards; whereas, of the same age, there died only 3954 gentlemen, leaving, what is called in the city, a ': balance" in favour of the old ladies of 1293. Among the females who died, 71 had passed the age of 100, but only 40 males. SAGACITY OF A LAMB. Mr. Thomas, of Gilvach, having sold at Carmarthen Fair a number of lambs, went Taw LEAGUE IN ABEYANCE.—The Council of the League have agreed that although they will not at once dissolve, their operations and functions shall cease, unless in case of future emergency the League should be recalled into existence. Mr. Cobden is stated to have been in fa vour of immediate dissolution, but itowas considered' by Ithe majority . that it would be impolitic to break up the association so long as the object for which it was orga6 nised—namely, the repeal of the Corn L'aWs—had not yet been fully and entirely accomplished. It was, therefore, ultimately agreed that th act of dissolut i on shoal( postponed, to be rendered coeval, perhaps. with the ex- Wry of the Corn Laws in 180. Mr. Cobden has inti mated to his, friends that he shall altogether retire from aid, requires -much-recruit me additional a tention g, and he is anxiou into the Three Compasses for re ting at the window when the lambs were driven past • one of them recognised his late master, window, breaking two p little creature was remove 'reshmen casting many a pi irul look at Mr. Thomas.—Hereford Journal. UNUSUAL CI ARGE.—On Friday, Leman Cohen, a jobber in furriery, was committed for trial at Guildhall, London, upon the unusual charg e of being an accessory before the fact to a felony, which was committed in his absence, but which he abetted, as it was alleged, by seek ing out aforehand a buyer for the stolen goods, to pur- the thief might more easily escape justice. A ROBIN'S NEST IN AN ORGAN.—On Sunday, during divine service in St. Michael's Church, in this town, the organist found some obstruction in the organ that pee vented him playing, and, on searching for the cause, after the congregation were dismissed, discovered, to his no small astonishment, a robin's nest, with three young ones in it. They were not (iiiturhed in their singular retreat. — Shropshire Conservative. It is proposed to erect. in St. Giles's, London, on a site recently otPained from the Woods and Forests, a loJging house for one hundred labouring men, in which, at the low.a..t_rato ova,- paidfor_lntlizinas. they may have accom modation of a perfectly clean character. The %room - cost is estimated at £5OOO. Among the subscribers are Prince Albert, the Bishop of London, Duke of Sutherland, Earl Harrovvby, &c. _ _ _ OJ.D Aix.—At the celebration of the coming of age of Lord Burgh!ey, at Stamford, laat week, the tapping of the " Great Lord Burghley Vat" excited much interest. o'clock by Lord Burghley, contained 1200 gallons brewed in October 1825. Each of the 600 tenants who dined had placed before him, besides wines, a quart of old " John." The setting in of the wool-season is again effecting a change in the nature of the cargoes of the Hamburg steamers. The Queen of Scotland, last week, bad only room for two cows on deck, and the Helen Macgregor, which arrived OR Sunday last, was piled on with as much ing no less than eight hundred bales on board. Since writing the above, the Victoria has arrived with a full deck cargo of wool.—Hull gaper. CONSISTENCY.—There was great rejoicing in Hasling den on Friday night last. on the arrival of the news that the new corn bill had passed. The bulls rang, and a mob assembled opposite the Commercial Inn, and (after being requested !) gave three cheers for Sir R. Peel. it was ob served that there were amongst the mob many persons who not more than five years ago assisted to burn Sir Robcrf in effigy. What will they do next?—Blackburn Standard. NEW WAY OF RECOVERING DEBTS.—On Friday, a mob assembled near the Archbishop of Canterbury's palace, at Lambeth, in consequence of a man walking backward and forward opposite a house by the water side, with the following inscription printed on a board :—" I dozen of wine, or else to hive the bottles returned." On the board was also mentioned the name of the party oppo site whose house the man was parading. Tile debt was lerstood . ERRORS OF THE PRESS.—Our contemporary, the Silurian, has the following :—" Owing to a column having been accidentally laid on the press uncorrected, several errors passed in a tew copies or ram. wteis 5 unpres.inn before they were noticed. Among others, our devil,' with his head, we suppose, full of Irish matters, had stated that refreshing showers' bad given an impulse to agita tion,' instead of ' vegetation and, worse still, toe impious wretch bad, in the same column, thrown the altar,' instead of a halter,' at a horse's head. THE VICTORIA DOCK.—The contracts for the excava- tion and construc have its own independant entrances, both from the Hum ber and the Old Harbour or river of Hull, and be accessi- ble at a lower state . of the tide than any of our present docks—has been taken by Messrs. Bowers and Murray who have just completed the Albert Dock, iverpool, and are on the eve port.—Hull Peclct. A CANINE MESSENGER.-At the present time a little black bull-headed terrier, belonging to Mr. Powell, car pet-manufacturer, of the Cross, conies to Deighton's li brary every evening of publication for the Journal, with out an attendant, and fetches the paper, which it duly conveys, with all punctuality and dispatch, to is master. If the publication has not commenced, it will leave the premises and return; and on one or two occasions it has dropped the paper in the street, when it burned' started back to the shop, and would not go withou• cond copy Worceslei Journal, MELANCHOLY RESULT OF UNBROTHERLY CONDUCT. —Two boys, sons of T. Williams, residing at Tyddyn Celargan, Anglesey, quarrelled, as brothers often do, and in his passion, one kicked the other in the eye. The complaints of the injured child induced some severe threats from the mother, which caused the offender to de camp. No more was heard of him, and all search seemed fruitless, until the evening cf Friday, the 19th, when he was found dead, and in a putrified state, in the parish of Llanfairmatbafarneithaf. There was grass in his hands, and he had obviously fallen over the cliffs in the dark. The poor lad bad reached his twelfth year. THE NEW CORN DUTIES.—The following is the rate of duties now in operation :—When the six weeks average is under 48s. the duty i 5....... Above 53. Below this it never recedes. This scale remains in operation until the Ist of February, 1549, after which a nominal duty of 14. per quarter is to be levied. THE POPE.—Dr. Wolff, in a letter to a friend, says -" It is curious that the present Pope, when only Conte Ferretti, was my fellow pupil in the Collegio Romano, at Rothe, from the year 1816 to 1817, when I went over to the Propaganda. He is an amiable, zealous, talented, shrewd, pious, and liberal gent!eman, and it is therefore to be hoped that he has transferred these qualities from the simple Conte Ferretti to the throne of Benedict IX." Thus goes the world ; one of two students, on almost equal ground, becomes a " Sovereign Pontiff," the other, though filling the world with his name, is the humble vicar of the small parish of Isle Brewers, in a retired part of the county of Somerset; where, however, he has the sweeter reward of ministering to the spiritual wants of an attached congregation, anxious to be taught. RELtototi i / EACE.—The following, - from the Tablet Roman Catholic newspaper, contains more truth than our contemporary find it convenient always to disclose. "There are worse things in the world than religious ani. mosities—bad and uncomfortable as these are—and what is equally certain is, that the road to a better agate of things lies through a course of conduct which s enders re ligious animosities certain. When a large part of the world is unjust, and only a small minority so much as struggling towards justice—when piety is the exception and demoralisation is the rule—when the faith is broken into a thousandjakces. snd tht_eriemies of troth are la . bouring to sup - pressitaifOeffier- - ilie — nstfi — me ortne prorea; soia of that which is true are its bitterest enemies—bow the'guardians of faith and justice are asleep at their posts, and there be none to lift up his voice or to wield a battle axe in behalf of the oppressed cause of God." . _ . SHOCKING TRAGEDY.—On Wednesday morning last, the bodies of two young men, brothers, of the name of Collyer, j'iners, at Nottingham, were found hanging by the neck, under the shed of a rope-walk. One body was suspended to a beam by a brace, and the other with a cord, which had been found in the rope-walk. Their residence was adjacent nna onorrh hFino immediately marls there. it was found that their father was absent. and strange sus picions were induced. Search was made in every direc tion for him, but no tidings could be heard. He was last seen walking in a direction towards Beeston, which is three miles from Nottingham. The last information from Nottingham was that old Collyer bad been found at Len ton, two miles from the town, in the lock of the canal, with both his hands tied behind him. The circumstance lo;- tr •he I , sf that he has been murdered by his sons Ants to t. Je _ and they have afterwards committed suicide The family lived in a see way, anc building property, but bad for many years been detested by their neighbours for ill-treatment inflicted upon a female member of their family, who was insane. " • ' _ _ On Saturday week, a numerous and highly respectable meeting was held in the hall of King's College, London, for the purpose of raising a fund for the enlargement of the hospital attached to the institution. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided, and there were also present the Duke of Cambridge, the Bishop of London,. the Bishop of Oxford, Viscotmt Sandon, M.P., the Bishop of Litch field, Lord Ashley, the Bishop of Llandaff, Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart.. M.P., the Hen. Beresford Hope, M.P., Archdeacon Mantling, Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., Archdeacon Robinson. the master of the Temple. It was stated that since 1840 the number of out-patients had increased from 4,056 to 15,933. Subscriptions amounting to £2,500, were handed in, among which there were the following :—Miss Burdett Coutts, £500; the Archbishop of Canterbury, £100; the Executor of Viscount Sid month, £206 ; the Duke of Cambridge, £lOO ; the Bishop of London, £100; Mr. Alderman Copeland, £100; the Bishop of Lichfield, £5O; Dr. Bright, £5O; Viscount Sandon, £5O; Lord Ashley, £5O; Lord Radstock, £4O; B. Bond Cabbell, Esq., £2l; the Bishop of Llandaff s Sir K. H. luglis, Bart. • XlO 141. 1 &C. tunity of escape Le management 01 ge print works. SAFETY 1W A TtIV\DER•STORM The following maxims as to .places of greatest safety during thunder storms may beturful to many:-1. Ail metals and most fluids attract and conduct I with them is to 'as avoidec —therefore c ?: It is - infinitely mor rous to go under a tree during a thunder-storm t iso been killed when sheltered under the eaves of a or by the side of a brick kiln. By the s 'me rule earn and hay stacks are to he avoided. 3. A large room is safer than a small one, and it is always better to keep in the centre of it. Since a current of air will, in some measure, ie wils sit- I conduct Fghtning, a position between a door and a window. if open, or a wins - I - ow:and chimney, should b v0i& , 41. 4 ,her car ria with those outside Iges, are in anger compared 0 TAE EXTENvION OF FREE TRADE PRINCIPE} NORTH OF FITROPE.—We stated some mon the authority of the Hull Packet, that a disposition evinced by Russia to reciprocate the principles of free trar The announcement of our contemporary took most persc official document, issued at S.. PetfTsburgb on the 20th ult.., and transmitted to the Packet for publication. By this it appears that the duties in Russia on exports are reduced on tallow (per ton) about £1 2s. 6d. sterling; on hemp lls. 3d. • and on flour 16s 104 d. On imports, red dyewoods, reduction. (per ton.) £1 ss. 2 1. ; fustic and yellow woods 12s. 7d.; indigo 21d. per lb ; entree (per cwt.) £1 ss. 6d. ; earthenware, according to quality, from 2s. 7d. and 125. to £1 lls. Other reductions have also been made, the example of Sir R. Peel having been fol lowed so far by the Emreror of Russia. ADVENTURE.: OF A CAT.—A fiae- large grey tom-eat was, in November last, bronght in from Inner7e . then per .6.-mrriewp peeked up in a Lasket taafxmilyreeiditg in Leitb Walk. It remained there about three months, and had become thoroughly domesticated and reconciled to its new abode. M the end of that time. namely, early in February, it was transferred to a family in Scotland -street, but with whom it remained only two days, when it found an oppor- No more was heard of Tom till about when to the utter astonishment of his original owner, be made his appearance at Innerleithen, worn rod weary, but bearing unmistakeable tokens of his identity. How he managed to subsist through the inter val of four months, or what guide he had through the 39 miles of cluntry between Edinburgh and Innerleithen, over hills and streams, and cultiv moors, which he had never traven ed fields, and barren ;I before, save in the we suppose remain for ever among IHE tsLOBE NEWSPAPER.--in our columns of this day, it will be perceived that Mr. George Robins has an nounced the sale of the Globe journal; that is, the influ ential and important share which has given the whole con cern of this ponderous machine, for gcod and for evil, to as le individual. The proprietor whose shares are the subject of the fnllo,wing remarks, has arrived at the pa triarchal age of eighty-two; and, as Mr. Robins fitly says, a time when be becomes justly entitled . to a few years of peaceable enjoyment and repose, unalloyed by literature, turmoil, and the fatigue of getting rich. The opportunity will, no doubt, create a very great sensation. It is one of the oldest, and certainly most respectable, prints that adorn our daily journals, and is an extraordi nary instance of self-devotion to its party and principles. In looking over this unpretending recital of facts, nothing is extenuated, nor is anything set down in malice, mar in the slightest manner exagg , rated. Th.; statement of pro- THUNDER STORM TN LINCOLNSHIRE. storm appears, from the Stamford Mercury, A thunder to have vi- men tne greater part or LineDlnshire, on Thursday week. At Laughton, near Falkingham, the electric fluid struck the buildings of Mr. T. Everett, and did considerable damage to the-roof of a granary ; it also entered a stable, and knocked down three men and two horses ; all, how- daughter of a cottager, residing at a short distance, was so affected that she lost the power of speech for some time. At Great Steeping, near Spilshy, the electric fluid struck the roof of an outbuilding on the farm of Mr. An thony Baker, and in a very short space of time the whole building was burnt to the ground. About the same time, two ewes and one lamb, of the same place, were killed, as were also some sheep at Boothby. the property of the Rev. J. Walls. At Langton, near Gainsbro', two men, who were at work in a barn were struck down by the lightning, but not very seriously hurt. Mr. Toynbee, of Howell, near Heckingti in a close in that parish and Mr. Sardison, Of the sari place. had tcur sheep killed. Mr. Benton, of Frampton, was struck by lightning, and the waggon-hovel and crew-yard fencing, with a long ladder, sheep-troughs, and many other articles, which could not be got out, were totally consumed. Luke Tay lor, a labourer, of Moorby, took shelter under an ash tree dating a storm, when the electric fluid pas-ed down the tree, doing it much damage. Taylor was standing with his back to the tree, and the lightning burnt the whole length of his back, took away the use of his right hand, singed his legs and feet, and quite destroyed one of h:s- great toes. - The same storm also visited the neighbourhood of Alford. Mr. Hardy, of Bvesby, had a valuable mare killed ; and Mr. Budibent and his wife, of Dangham, had a narrow escape ; the latter was knocked down by the lightning, and Mr. Budibent, who was smoking his pipe, had it dashed from his mouth. The house was injured. THE NEW MINISTRY On Thursday a numerous meeting of the Liberal party was held at Lord John Ruisell's residence, at which the New Cabinet was arranged as follows ? Lord Chancellor ... Lord Cottenham. President of the Council Alarquis of Lansdowne Lord Privy Seal Home-office... Foreign-office Viscount Palmerston Colonial-ottic irst Lord of the Treasury . Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord J. Russell. Mr. Charles Wood . Lord Campbell Papa aster-General Mr. Macaulay WOods and Forests Postmaster-General Board of Trade Board of Control... Secretary for Ireland Admiralty Viscount Mor'peth. Marquis Clanricarde , Earl of Clarendon. Sir John Hobhonse. Mr. Labnuchre. Earl of Auckland. o be members of the n government, but without seats in the Csbinet : Lord-Lieu'enant of Ireland.... Earl of Besborougb. Commander-in-Chief .. Duke of Wellington. Ma*ter-General of the Ordnance Marquis of Anglesey, On Friday the following additional appointments wen announced in the Morning Chronicle: Master of the Mint....... Secretary of the Board of Ad- G. H. Ward, Esq., miralty. . Attorney-General One of the Lords of the Treasury Lord Ebrington. Under-Secretary for the Home t Sir Wm. Somerville. Department .. Under-Secretary for Foreign I Thehon.E.J.Stanley Affairs Lord Advcente. A. Rutherford, Esq. Secretary nt War Rt. lion. Fox Alouie. Solicito-General for Scnt'and.... Mr. Maitland. The Duchess of Sutherland will be Mistress of the Robes. We understand that either Mr. C. Buller or Mr. Haw es will be Under-Secretary for the colonies. wick ; Re following have been named as Lords of the Admi -Admiral J. W . Dimdas. M.P. for ureen -Admiral Elliott ; and Vice-Admiral Sir arisen with reference to the appointment of the office of Solicitor• General. It is said that both Mr. Jervis, M.P. for Chester, and Mr. David Dundas, M.P. for Suther landshire, have declined the office, on the ground of the personal pecuniary sacrifice which the surrender of their circuit practice, consistent upon the acceptance of the post of second law adviser of the Crown, must entail upon those honourable and learned gentlemen. Such is the on dit and rumour next vents to Mr. Romilly, the member for Bridport, who, being a member of the Chancery bar, would not incur such a forfiture as that which deters his able brethren, Messrs. Jervis and•Dundas. The Daily Neves says that Mr. Rowland Bill will re ceive official appointment. The Times [elates the following facts, which throw light on the construction of the cabinet as it now stands:— " We may say that Lord John Russell has spared no pains to increasa the strength of the cabinet, by the ad- n receiving her Majesty's - sought an interview commands to form a ministry remier received turn with every sign of cordiality, gave him a general promise of assistance, and undertook that he would not oppose any measures Lord John might bring forward, simply because they proceeded from that quarter. To this he added expressions, the force of which may have been overrated. but which intoned the absence of all wish for _ return to power. On this, it is said, Lord John ventured to ask for what be considered a fair pledge.-of Sir Robert's sincerity. lie reouested that the ex-minister would Sc. quiesce in three of his late colleagues, whose names our readers will probably anticipate—Lord Dalhousie, Lord Lincoln, and Mr. Sidney Herbert —accepting seats in the new cabinet. To this Sir Robert is said to have replied, that he felt unwilling to interfere in eo delicate a matter, that he would offer no opposition, but could certainly not recommend a step which would be liable to unfavourable comment, as indicating a too g reat tenacity of office on the part of these youthful statesmen. As pre viously intimated, Lord John Russell returned on Wednesilay, from Osborne House, charged with an ex pression of her Majesty'? wishes that the Duke of Wel lington would still continue in command of the army. _To this request his grace compli ance , . yielded a dutiful in con f or mity with his views under somewh a t similar cir cumstances In 1827. At the same time, he said that ho considered his political life now ended, and that he should now never open his lips in Parliament, except on subjects connected wi h his office. Lord John. Rtmell hereupon felt himself encouraged to-make the same request he had previously made with i►noerfeet success to Sir Robert returned much the-same answer reel. The Duke at first . as his-late colleague. He was•subsequeutly, however, in duced to give his consent to a-letter, of which Lord Jolla sent copies to the above mentioned three members of the retiring cabinet. Their renti,... I.r. i .... A .---11 hope of their assistance tr. em of his for the present at leaf Mr. Cobden re.!eived di,cussion. Of tour , vernme Thequestion of oil Ling a seat to are informed, long and repeated [le admission of a great and tri ., xecutive government of tt Whig or ( reason to believe a played His business t in the way of- that maute- aspects t , ) persons such as servative, usually are. We have er, wh:ch will liar de-- 3 for. th , ss be has. use ; and. ficent subseriotion has been admirers. However, a corn . been made by Lord John we bebew Russe!l, wit f expressing his deep 'sen.se of Mr. Cobden's servicesaoci consequent claims, and• conveying also the p in. sufficient health and wealth. - o discharge the great responsibility without danger to his, life or fortune. Proposals hare also, we have reason to believe, been made to two other prominent member=s of the Lesgue ;. arid, although in, one case they were, also ,self some d ansubeesst-ul, it is not in-probable that at least one gentleman who has distinguished himself' from private rea d,vocac Cern Law itt eal wit!. enter HUGT TrI`NEILE'S NEW WORK— CHUIteII AND. THE CHURCHES." "THE We gladly transfer to our columns the following well merited notice of the above work and its /earned author, from our respected contemporary, the Dublin Evening Mail of Wedaesday last : (" We feel that we have been, to some extent, guilty of injustice to our readers in withholding from them so long our notice of this moot valuable and seasonable publics.. Lion ; nor are we without some misgivings at this motne that we are about t _a commit an act of equal in juNticeto wares the reverend (would we could write him right reve ,tlior himself, in attempting, within our necessarily and amidst the inoperativ.e solic tations of g rossing topics, to notice now the important, corn_ and erudite work, whose title we have prefixed. id) et limits alt events, ours in one res wade easy, dna nvo tan •c talc pat e r nielgta rd our judgment amply confirmed by that most satisfactory of all verdicts—the rapid el,sappe;rance of the tirsitis , me of 1,500 copies, and the loud demands. of the public and the publishers, _before the expiration of three mon .ha, for a second editio ' the Churc A work.uponthe from any I i, in . the present state of the public mind t f a work on any su precedented suc is likely to command some —and. om Mr. Wlieile's hand is sure t suei rap i d and such tin— kno before us. It is not lalysia details, but to commend it such of our readers as have that from most of whom we antici— our intention to attempt an outline. Ouch less s for the v of its varied and edifying the patient perus gratification yet in reserve, Tincipt , pate a concurrence in the it contains, and by none of whom it can be studied without interest, delight, and advantage. Dealing with a subject, and grappling with details, upon which the public mind has been divi ded, and about which so much has been written. both pro and con, it is, of course, impossible that Mr. M"" Neile's views should win an univen,al assent : notwithstanding, we are bold to repeat, that his work cannot be read by any otherwise than with advantage. Its distinguishing feature and chief excellence, to our mind at least, consist in this, the constant appeal, expressed and implied, to Holy Scripture, as the only supreme, paramount arbiter in the matters at is,ue, an.] the use he makes of antiquity, including the writings of our own early divines, no less than of the Greek and Latin fathers of the early church. 's exactly what it ought to be, testing it by, emu - par which only 'is truth.' This also seems they ad • gas to the reader—namely, that of keeping him on familiar ground, while his course ' flows fast by the oracles of _Pt_• . • . . way, our author proves himself to be Mo're deeply conver sant than his urgent and responsible occupltions for the last twenty years might have led us to expect)—its place being as the handmaid of revelation, and its value con sisting in its conformity, for the most part, w;th inspired. truth. imates not merely its st le order npnsed. ,wo main divisions the for s title is sufficiently explained when (p. of the elect, from the first. Ind to the lest inclusive, is the Church of God in Christ; ' The a constitu' the catholicity of the Church of God; extend.: 11 the ages 'of the world's history, and all the countries of the world's geo s raphy. This irthe only true and genuine catholicity. ' The sense in which Mr. I %l'l's:elle uses the phrase, ' the Churches of Christ Militant here on Earth,' will appear also from the following (p. 71), ' Thus, Bishop Pearson says, " the most obvious and most general notion of this Catholicism consisted in the diffusiveness of the church." In this *rose, it includes " all who in every piaci, rail unon the name of Jesus ing over i Slots r Christ oetr sksa , n o d u A r i A oT T :a e o v r r i i d a c i a t s n - b,:;,Vttah'satldh welleenl rssaessa:lrt:l;:l:muotaulitii:e:;a:nnsajn Anglicans.' ( Z 1 t tl i t g i h t i t e i g e r l e a i a f n o n s r s . : "Under the former division of his subject, our author is led to discuss the notes of the church, in the ennmeta lion and order of which he follows Cardinal Benin-mine, separately examining its catholicity , unity, holi ness , an d apostolicity. Under the latter . head, the ordinances of the Christian church come under inquiry, viz., baptism, the Lord's supper, the ministry, and its relation to, and connection with, the civil ruler. From a work engaged upon such materials, and in such hands, much will neces sarily be expected ; an.l when the reader has carefully gone through it, and to no other reader do we recommend it, he will find his expectations have been in nowise dis appointed. "The style is natural and easy, and the author's drift and meaning obvious throughout. 1113 i 3 not the style so happily described by the acute Bishop of Ossory in his primary charge, ' a style which has been brought to great perfection by the writers of this (the Tractarian) school, in which they are able to say all thst they want to say, and at the same time make provision to shelter themselves from its full responsibility.' What Mr. M•Neile believes fully, he enunciates fearlessly, argues scripturally, and maintains firmly ; and this, too, without a single ex pression tinged with the bitterness of party controversy, but characterized throughout with all the moderation and modesty, the sure indications of a mind at once capacious and cultivated—that generously concedes to others the it has the courage boldly to vindicate for itself. Mr. Al'lsleile's reputation as a divine, a churchman, and a scholar, rests now upon this his latest publication, of which it •is no ordinary commendation to pronounce it worthy of the growing weight it has to sustain. " In putting together these last comments upon our author and his work, we could not help regretting, for his sake, that the same rule has not always regulated the course of church preferment, which Sir E. Sugdeu* alleges to obtain invariably in the legal profession, where `rank is obtained not by entreaty, or through powerful con nexions, or by al , bseryiency to political opinions, but it is freely cffered to the men who best distinguish themselves by learning, talent, and professional conduct.' Had it been se, Mr. M'Neile had certainly long since worn the honours, as well as sustained the burdens, of the church ; and, es a faithful servant, had met with some reward even in this life, before he is called "to a crown of righteousness in the resurrection of the just." Letter to Wm. S. O'Brien, Esq., January 26, 1E46. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A WHALER AND - A FRENCH EAST INDIAMAN BY FIRE. communicating the total destruction of the whaling-ship Helvetia, 330 tons burden, and the French East indiaman, Nouveau Tambour, both of which, we regret to say, are supposed to have been fired by incendi. aries. received The loss of the Helvetia, which was commanded by Captain W. Porter, occurred on the night of the 25th of February last, in Sandwich Harbour. Besides 150 barrels of sperm oil, she had 1500 of seal and other commodities preparations were completed for the home- ward passage When the discovery was made. It appears to have commenced in the forepart of the vessel, between decks, and every attempt on the part of the crew to get at it proved abortive. The alarm was given to the authori ties ashore, who instantly caused the military to be turned out, and directed every assistance they were in possession of to save the vessel. L'ng before the vessel was boarded the flames had gained the oil in the mainhold, and burst forth in a terrific blaze, firing the rigging in every direc. tion, which, owing to the wind, was soon consur masts f -I " , nr over the vessel's side.. Attempts w ed, the the course of the night,her cables were cut, opened fire on the burning vessel in order but she still floated r and wasthen abandoned. several shots pierced her bows, but bad no el with the tide; the t three o'clock she struck on a reef, and led down the channel s etgat t offonu ra ndssc n is';k e et nt d aih stene l II d n lrl 'ei Subsequently,as; . f p bodorritn f ul eet of water, where she continued to burn for nearly two whole days, and was entirely consumed. That she was wilfully set on fire the commander and offi cers have , not the least d ou b t "" ' l'hey exempt the crew of the diabolical act, believing it to have been committed by a native who was employed on board. and had made his escape immediately after the outbreak of the tire. The captain and officers are sufferers to a considerable exteut., The ship was insured for £12,000. mon th :, ; ju n n re e 'originated theT ehveebnuinrgnionfg the ofth m e th No o u f v l e a a s u t Tambour took o P e lge sf e a O r n . sei:les, a few hours after bee arrival . i cumstances, and terminated in the perished in the flames ; vessel. Unfortunately, one person adamidst th e confusion fell in the after part of the ship, tinr he was a son of the captain, and 0 d which was in one body o t u c s t p io ic n io . u f s ctihre backwards into the ma g in be h ond alt human power. MO fire, and his rescue ye at L ...,.‘‘ alluded A ,ltuvu. ship's loss is sov-)ersir