The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-10 00:00:00

EXHIBITION. CAPTAIN SIBORN . S MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. THE celebrated MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WA TERLOO is NOW OPEN for EXHIBITION at the GALLERY OF THE UNION ROOMS, Slater street, 80ld -street. Open from Ten in the' Morning till Ten at Night. Ad mission, One Shilling each. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THE GRAND' BA MBAR.D.I‘,IpNT of ALGIERS will take place THIS D (Fridair,) and MONDAY next. To be repeated.EVEßY MONDAY and FRIDAY during the Season, weather permitting. .. An excellent BRASS BAND in attendance every day. Admittance, One T HEATRE,ROYAL, LIVERPOOL Fifth Appearance of Madame VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS, of the Theatre-`Royal Covent-Garden, who are engaged for a LIMITED NUMBER OF NIGHTS, and of Mr. JAMES VINING, of the same Theatre, who is likewise engaged for a limited period. Third Week of Mr: GILBERT and Miss BALLIN, Prin cipal Dancers of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane, and their Pupils, Master and Miss MARSHALL, and Miss TAYLOR. T HIS preient FRIDAY, July 10, 1840, will be perform the favourite Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Charles Surface. Sir Benjamin Backbite Mr. James Vining. Lady Teazle.... Madame Vestris. After which, the favourite Drama, written by Mr. Charle Mathews, called PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with, for the ninth time here, a new Grand Bal let, called the DAUGHTER OF THE DANUBE. The Fire Fiend.. Master Marshall. Rudolph.. Mr. Gilbert Fleur des Champs.. .. Bertha and Gertrude Miss Taylor and Miss Marshall. On MONDAY next, the favourite Comedy of THE RI VALS. Acres, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Captain Absolute, Mr. James 'Vining ; Lydia Languish, Madame Vestris.— After which, the Drama of THE WELSH GIRL . J u li a, Madame Vestris.—To conclude with the Grand Ballet of THE DAUGHTER OF THE DANUBE. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION E,Xn/MT/ON. THE Directors of , the Mechanics' Institution, being anxious to make the present splendid EXHIBITION as extensively useful as possible, have determined to admit the Stipendiary Teachers and Children belonging to all the DAILY CHARITY SCHOOLS, WITHOUT ANY CHARGE. The followil e , is the arrngement propo se d f or the admission of each School, commencing daily, at Niue a.m., and terminating at Eleven, a.m. Day.s: of admission. - Schools. Suppose No. of Pupils Monday, July 13.. Blue Coat South Corporation BOO Tuesday, „ 14.. North Corporation ‘: Hunter-street.... . Wednesday „ 15.. ChurCh of England, North 900 Old Church 4OO Thursday Church of England, South 900 St. Mathias' Friday, St. Andrew's. Welsh Cha.ity St. Mark's.... Saturday, St. Patrick's Catholic Charity Copperas Hill St. Peter's Monday, Caledonian St. Paul's.. St. James' . St. Luke's Tuesday Wednesday Workhouse Deaf and Dumb Catholic Orphan All Saints St. George's, Everton St. Philip's Benevolent Society of St Patrick Manesty-lane Mount-pleasant Thursday, Everton and Kirkdale St. Jude's St. Augustine's Friday, Brunswick Methodist Leeds-street • Jordan-street Saturday, National ..... St. Bride's ... St. Catherine's St. Michael's . Monday, Christ Church.. St. John the Baptst's Windsor Tuesday, Duncan-street Harrington Wednesday, Great George's . Greenland-street Nelson-street... 16,130 n omitted, If, by inadvertence, any School should have bet the Teachers are requested to apply to ' W. B. HODGSON, Secretary Liverpool, July 9th, 1840. CONSERVATIVES, OBSERVE! All notices of claims to be inserted on the list of voters for the county must be given to the overseers of the township in which the property is situate on or before the 20th instant, otherwise the clairent will lose his right for the ensuing year. One shilling must be paid to the overseers with each claim, as a registration fee, or• the claim will be of no service, Voters who were on the list last year are not required to make a fresh claim, if they possess the same qualifi cation, and reside in the same place, as they did when the last registry was made ; but if they have changed their place of residence, or any change has taken place in the nature of the qualification, it will be neces sary for them to send in fresh claims, and to pay the registration fee in the same manner as though they had never been registered. Persons claiming to vote for boroughs must pay all the poor rates and assessed taxes which were due on the Gth of April last, on or before the 20th of July, otherwise they will be disqualified for voting in the ensuing year. They need not send in any claim, as the overseers are bound to place upon the list all £lO householders who have paid their rates in due time. TO CORRESPONDENTS Although perfectly willing to leave our controversy with the Mail in its present position, and to allow him to " lay the flattering unction to his" sores that he has had the " last word" in that controversy, yet we cannot by any means admit his right to the indulgence. If the Mail had, in the first instance, contented himself with simply replying to the article in our columns which " provoked the quarrel," we should not have disputed his privilege of the last word ; but when, in that reply—which, by the bye, was a tissue of scurrility, and no reply at all—a personal attack was in cluded, quite foreign to the matter in dispute, and entirely unprovoked, the Mail himself became the assailant, and the right of replication our own. We resign to him, how ever, this female scold's ambition without grumbling, be ing quite convinced, with our contemporary, that too much useful space and time has been occupied already. Our notice of " Hawkwood—a Romance of Italy," short as it is, is unavoidably postponed till Tuesday. 1, - br Zibirpool gstimbarb. FRIDA Y MORNING, JULY 10, 1 840 We have received files of the Sydney Gazette and Commercial Journal, to the 7th of March, inclusive. They give a very favourable account of the prospects of the colony. At the commencement of the month there were upwards of a hundred craft in the harbour, from the ship of 800 tons to the schooner of 50 tons. At the same time last year there was little more than one-half this quantity of shipping. This may be con sidered as positive proof of the rapidly increasing prosperity of New South Wales, despite the many oppositions to it in the formation of neighbOuring set tlements. Sydney promises to become the Liverpool of Australasia. The rapid progress of its trade and com merce will soon render it the greatest emporium for shipping in the whole of our colonial possessions. The Sydney Gazette of March 5 contains a tabular statement of the amount of tonnage that entered the port during the year 1839, specifyin g the amount for each month. The grand total for the year is 123,000 tons, of which 94,444 tons sailed from ports in the United Kingdom. Supposing the freight obtained by British shipowners to be, in round numbers, £4 per ton, including passage money, it would give a total in come of £377,776. Again, allowing £2O as the value of each ton of merchandize imported at Sydney, this would give, for 63,534 tons, £1,270,630 for one year. Allowing that each cabin passenger took out property to the value of £2OO per head, this would give upon 2098 passengers, the number for last year, the sum of £419,609. These few statistical details will afford some idea of the vast importance of the trade of New South Wales. The Gazette strongly insists upon the necessity of having a representative form of government introduced into a colony of such first-rate importance. 'We subjoin from the Commercial Journal an ac count of the markets at Sydney THE MARKETS. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 18 , 10.—The supply was tolerably good this morning, in quality as well as quantity, an d some few articles in the fruit and vegetable line rather lower in price. The followin- are the quotations : FRUlT.—Yeaches,2d. to ls. per dozen ; apples, Is. to 3s. per dozen ; grapes, 3d. to is. per lb. ; pears, Is. to as. per dozen ; nectarines, 6d. to _9d. per dozen ; oranges, Is. to 3s per dozen. VEGETABLES.-011i0OS 2id: to 4d. per lb. ; cabbages 2d. to 9d. eac h ; carrots and turnips, 4d. per bunch ; potatoes 7s. to 10s. per cwt. FLOUR is at our last quotations, viz.—First quality, 30s to 365. per 1001bs. ; second ditto, 28s. to 30s. ; third ditto 18s. to 19s. With a reduction of Is. for cash payments. BREAD.-41b. loaf, Is. 2d. • We have received a copy of the St. John's (N. B Weekly Chronicle, of the sth ultimo. It does not cor tain any news of importance. We announced in our Tuesday's publication the withdrawal by Lord Stanley of his bill to amend the system of registration in Ireland. Indignant as we are at the circumstances which have led to the adop tion of this step on the part of his lordship ; grieved beyond measure at the galling disappointment which it is calculated to diffuse amongst the great Protestant bodies of Great Britain and Ireland ; we cannot still entertain a doubt that it has been taken by his lord ship, and those with whom he acts, only after a full and anxious consideration of its propriety ; and are especially unwilling to believe that it has been induced by any want of firmness or moral courage on his part or on theirs. The conduct of Lord Stanley, and of the entire con servative party in the House of Commons, as respects this important measure, has been exemplary, and, be yond precedent, staunch and unbending. Opposed by all the weight of government ; by corruption ; by me nace both in and out of parliament; by a powerful court influence, unscrupulously used; and by factious and vexatious obstruction unparalleled in the annals of party ; Lord Stanley and the conservative gentlemen in that house have presented night after night, week after week, an unbroken, an unswerving, and an in corruptible phalanx, and fought with the steady bra very of veterans. the battle of the British constitution. They have yielded up no position, suffered no defeat, lost no honour; and although at the close of the•cam paign they may appear to a portion of their over sanguine adherents to retreat, whilst the enemy is still in their front, yet they have created for themselves a stronghold in the sympathies and affections of the great body of the empire—a stronghold similar to the lines of Torres Vedras, from which, like that illustrious hero whose name is the pride and the glory of Eng land, they may rush at the opening of a new campaign, with renewed vigour, unimpaired discipline, and added numbers, to sweep before their victorious steps the enfeebled and disorganised enemies of their country and its liberties. We grieve, then, at the circumstances which have caused this apparent failure—=for we trust and believe that it is only an apparent failure—in the attempt to uproot the system of Romish craft and corruption in Ireland. We should undoubtedly have preferred to record its success in the present session. That suc cess would have been one step in advance—one bul wark added to the fabric of Protestant liberty—one plate riveted to the shield which conservative loyalty is preparing to interpose between the throne and the treacherous and hollow sycophants by whom its young and lovely occupant is surrounded. But, those cir cumstances existing, we cannot challenge the prudence of the course which has been taken. Enough has been done to assert the principle of Lord Stanley's bill ; the people of England need no additional evi dence of its overwhelming necessity ; and although it is true that a perseverance to the last might have added a few more conservative victories to the already long list of the present session, yet the admitted fact that thOse victories could produce no result of immediate usefulness—that they would be gained over factious obstruction merely, and not in furtherance of the object of the measure—is sufficient, we think, at the present period of the session, to justify the noble lord in declining to exact from his party a continued at tendance in parliament, which, from its close nature and long duration, must now have become one of se- rims inconvenience and great personal sacrifice. It now becomes our duty, whilst recording the deep gratitude which we entertain towards Lord Stanley, and our admiration of the conduct of the whole body of conservative members by whom he has been sup ported, to request from our readers—from the. Protes tant conservatives of England—that hearty and unani mous support which these noble champions of our liberties have an undoubted right to expect. Yes, gentlemen—brother conservatives—it is by your ex ertions now that the cause of the British constitution must be asserted. You have a ministry, supported in office by the offscourings of low radicalism—by gutter bred upstarts—by the crawling, abject slaves of Rome and her mendicant bully,—which dares insultingly to tell you that corruption and fraud in the constituent body, and factious and venal obstruction in the repre sentative body, shall continue to set at nought and laugh at the constitutional expression of your just demands. You have a ministry so base and abject, that shame cannot reach them ; so corrupt, that defeat and disgrace cannot further defile them ;—a ministry which clings to the putrescent body of office and pay long after the vital principle—its power—has departed; which preserves existence by tiring out its assailants, from the very gluttony with which it receives chastise ment. Is this such a ministry as highminded Eng land ought to possess ? Assuredly it is not; and we tell you now, that in your hands alone is the power to dash down and trample upon the incubus which has fastened upon your country, and is strangling the en ergies of its industrious community. You have before you sufficient evidence of this fact. In nine divisions out of ten that ministry were defeated on Lord Stanley's bill ; yet still they hold office. Three times in one night they were defeated upon measures of their own ; yet still they cling to place. To obstruct the passing of Lord Stanley's bill, they brought in-- these paltry, pitiful tricksters—their " Right of Voting Bill." Where is it now ? Withdrawn. With the same object they brought in a " Treating and Bribery Bill." Where is that ? Withdrawn too ! Again : they brought in their " English Registration Bill." Where is that bill ? Withdrawn too !! And lastly, for the same virtuous and straightforward purpose, they brought in two bills—their government measure for reforming the system of registration in Ireland. That, at least, we should imagine (Lord Stanley's measure being withdrawn) would now be pressed for ward. But no. It is dead and buried too, for the present session ; but is to be galvanised by the mem ber for Ireland, and presented next session, in opposi tion to Lord Stanley's bill, as an embodied image of corruption and obstruction. Evidence ? Fellow con servatives !—why it is an insult to your understanding to suppose that you need evidence to convince you of the unutterable infamy with which this mean and de praved crew are smeared until their very touch is con- tamination ! Will you then, we ask, assist in the effort which is alone required, and which your assistance can alone render successful, to drive out this unclean thing from amongst you ? If you wish to do so, look to your re gistration The battle of the constitution is now — now, at this crisis especially—to be fought in the regis tration courts. In the name, then, of your religion — in the name of your country—in the name of liberty — such constitutional liberty as conservatives desire — we call upon you to REGISTER! REGISTER ! REGIS- TER! We call upon you the more emphatically to do this because we firmly believe that upon the event of the approaching registration depends the fate of this minis try. No set of men who had not such an ultimatum in view could have endured as they have endured, without dissolving parliament or resigning. The pre sent constituency they cannot meet. We have that fact avowed by their master—by O'Connell ; but they hope, by the operation of their Reform Associations and Protector Societies, and through the influence of the Radical Corporations and Russell Justices, to suc ceed in swamping a portion of the honest constituen cies of England, by foisti ng upon t h e reg i sters h or d es of Irish Catholics—heredit ar y hodmen and pig mer chants—whose votes will be carried in the breeches pocket of the priest, and bartered for a confession or an indulgence. Upon the result of the approaching registration we repeat depends the fate of the ministry, and, more than that—the salvation of the empire. Let us then urge upon the great body of conserva tives throughout the empire to be up and stirring. Your enemies, depend upon it, will strive hard and are striving hard. They will fight and are fighting with the tenacity of men who have only the alternatives be fore them of victory or extinction. They will leave no trick untried—no influence unused—no machinery idle. Meet them, then, we entreat ; meet them boldly and zealously. Oppose virtuous exertion to dishonest juggling, and depend upon it you will not make the effort in vain. It must, however, be borne in mind, that it is not sufficient that you should be able to beat your oppo nents. It is of the utmost importance that they should be well beat. Whatever be the result of the registra tion there is not a shadow of doubt that parliament will be dissolved upon the next register; and it is not sufficient that we should be able to return such a ma jority to the House of Commons as will ensure us a constitutional Conservative government, but we must 'also send a good working majority to support that 'go vernment. Register, then, we repeat ; register both as parliamentary and municipal voters, and thus place in your own hands the power of redressing both public, and local abuses. Remember, the 20th, of July is the last day for re ceiving claims to vote for Members of Parliament for the borough. CONSERVATIVES, BE AT YOUR POSTS I. We perceive, from the parliamentary reports, that our excellent representative, Lord Sandon, presented, on Tuesday last, a petition from Glasgow, praying the -louse of Commons to take measures to encourage the nnigration of labourers from all parts of the world to )ur West India colonies. The mercantile interests of Glasgow have done honour to themselves by this move ment. We trust that their example will . be followed in other places, and especially in this town. Liverpool is as deeply interested as Glasgow in the prosperity of the West Indies. ' We hope that a similar petition will be forthwith prepared for signature among our towns- mete, and feel confident that it cannot fail to meet with general approbation. The great experiment of free labour must surely enlist in its favour all those who have exerted themselves in the cause of negro emancipation. They cannot, with any degree of con sistency, refuse their active co-operation in any rea sonable plan for rendering free labour productive. They cannot more effectually subserve the cause of universal freedom than by multiplying the facilities for immigration into the British colonies. We rejoice to find, from a prospectus which has een recently advertised in the metropolitan papers, tat a 'West India Immigration Society has just been mmed. From the respectability of the names which ppear in the list of the provisional committee we con dently anticipate that the project will meet with suc- The-object of this society is to promote and en courage immigration into British Guiana and the West Indies generally, especially into those parts of the colonies where European and other artizans and la bourers may be most advantageously employed. It is well known that in the mountainous districts of the West Indies the climate is exceedingly salubrious— perhaps more so than in any part of Europe. In stances of extreme longevity are far more prevalent in such situations than they are in the most favoured parts of Great Britain. In those parts of the West Indies there is a fine field for British enterprise. They may e entirely colonised by Englishmen. English artisans nd labourers are not only exactly suited to the cli nate, but have been found capable of executing every species of work required on every description of es state. English agricultural labourers are already ex tensively employed in the more elevated districts of Jamaica, and hake been found to answer in every re spect. The labour required of them is much lighter an that to which the English labourer is subjected in The privileges enjoyed by the English emigrants who have settled in Jamaica are unparal leled. Their provision grounds alone constitute a little fortune in their hands. In short, they have the means to render themselves, in a few years, totally independ ent of labour. One sugar estate in the island, Free man's Hall Estate, in the parish of Trelawney, has is cow. try been entirely settled by German and English immi grants, who are working cheerfully, and who are in the enjoyment of every comfort in life. There are hun dreds of thousands of acres of virgin land, of unsur- passed fertility, in the mountainous regions of Jamaica, British Guiana, Trinidad, Granada, Tobago, &c., which may he brought into cultivation by European labour ers. The reclamation of these lands will naturally form a prominent object of the immigration society. The society will not, however, confine its operations to British and other European labourers and artisans: It will prove of signal utility in procuring supplies of bourers from other parts of the world. By uniting e West India interest in one compact body it will gove, we trust, a powerful instrument in obtaining the •emoval of the existing restrictions on the immigration of the Hill Coolies into the • West Indies. Vis !mita fortior is a maxim which we expect to find trium phantly exemplified in the operations of this society. We trust that we may now safely congratulate the West India interest upon the brighter prospects that are beginning to dawn upon them. There is, at length, a probability that " justice for the West Indies" will be speedily obtained. There has been, of late, a most decided reaction in the public mind in favour of the persecuted and slandered planters. The popular voice is now being enlisted in their favour; and that voice must soon meet with an echo from the legisla ture. EETOTAL PROCESSIONS IN IRELAND ON THE TWELFTH OF JULY It may be known to some of our readers that it was in contemplation to have a Roman Catholic procession—ac companied with the party emblems which distinguish at once Teetotalism and Ribbonism—on the 12th of July, at Auleek, in the immediate vicinity of the spot on which was fought the celebrated battle of the Boyne. By the spirited remonstrances of our contemporary, the Dublin Evening Mail, (for to no other cause can we attribute so remarkable a feature in the policy of the Irish executive,) Lord Ebrington has been induced to issue a proclamation, cautioning Teetotallers to abstain from wearing any party emblems, or carrying any party banners, under the pain of their procession being treated as illegal and its progress being interfered with by the magistracy. We wonder whether his Excellency imagines that the ribboninen or teetotallers of Ireland will pay any more at tention to his proclamation than just so much as suits their own humours or more serious purposes. The threat of in terference with one of O'Connell's or Father Maguire's processions, or as they are more truly designated "displays of numerical strength," is pure fudge. HALEWOOD BAZAAR.—This bazaar, which was adjourned from Woolton Hall after four days sales, to the Music Hall in this town, was resumed yesterday, for the disposal of the remainder of the articles. Owing to the shortness of the notice and some other circumstances, the attendance was not quite so numerous as had been anticipated ; but con siderable sales were effected, and as most of the articles went off, the bazaar was finally closed last night. The total re ceipts throughout are about £3300. On this occasion Mr. Lynn of the Waterloo Hotel, kindly contributed iced creams for the refreshment of the ladies and visitors, both at Wool ton Hall last week, and also at the Music Hall yesterday. MELANCHOLY SUlClDE.—Yesterday an inquisition was held before P. F. Currie, Esquire, and an intelligent jury, on view of the body of Mr. William Richardson, a promisino• young man of t wen ty- s i x y ears o f age. I t appeared from theb evidence that the deceased, who was the nephew of Mr. John Clifford Etches, of the firm of Etches and Wilson, cattle salesmen, Prices-street, had for some time been in a de sponding state of mind, though his future prospects, through the liberality of his uncle, were very promising. He had been ten or twelve years with Mr. Etches, who had promised some years ago to give him his business, and had latterly made an arrangement by which he was inducted with it on the first of this present month, with a considerable capital to carry it on. It appeared that the deceased was derious of also obtaining half of the commission buainess with Mr. Wilson, and as that could not be accompli s h e d, h e appeared to be thereby disappointed, Mr. Etches entered into another, and as he conceived a better arrangement with Mr. Wilson, by which he (himself) should have one-third of the profits, which b e stated lie should also g i ve to / t h e deceased. ' He also reduced the rent of the house t o th e d ecese d , and seeing him occasionally low spirited, did hi m o th er o ffi ces of kindness and attention, with a view to rouse him from his despondency. On Saturday morning last., Mr. E. observed that the deceased was much changed, that lie did not take his food as usual, and that lie appeared to b e mentally affected. Mr. Etches repeated to him the arrangement he proposed in his behalf, with reference to Mr. Wilson's busi ness, and did not see him again until after he had committed the act that prematurely terminated his existence. On the same day, about half-past one in the afternoon, the deceased retired to his bed-room, and shot himself with a pocket pistol of the smallest size, the muzzle of which he had placed in his mouth. When found he was insensible, and a surgeon discovered a wound in the roof of the . mouth, but could find no opening by which the ball or missile that had inflicted it had escaped. The unfortunate young man was able to reply briefly to the questions put to him on Sunday and Monday ; but expired on Wednesday afternoon, about two o'clock. On a post mortem examination it was found that the small ball from the pistol had penetrated to the roof of the mouth on the left side, had passed thence upwards near the optic nerve, thence through the brain to the crown of the head, causing a fracture of the skull from the interior, and then rebounding had lodged in the brain. The ball was a good deal jagged, but from what cause was not clearly apparent. Death was produced by the injury sustained by the brain.— Some other witnesses deposed as to the unsettled state of the mind of the deceased, and the jury taking all the circum stances into serious consideration, returned a verdict to the effect, that the deceased committed the fatal act, while labouring under temporary insanity. The fact of his having survived such a wound for four days is very remarkable. 400 250 120 250 250 200 350 150 TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS A ipecial meeting of the Town council was held at eleven o'cicic on Wednesday morning. Sir Joshua Walmsley, the maw, presided. SWEEPINGS Mr CURILIE, in the absence of the chairman of the Watch Comnittee, proposed that a declaration should be passed by the anima, to the effect that they would purchase the land on tht east side of the canal, now used as a depot for sweepngs of the streets. He mentioned that the lease which the corporation now had of the land in question would ex pire of the 15th of September next, at which time, if not previously bought by them, the owner would have the liberty of sellitg it to any other party. It was essentially necessary,• for the vell,being of the town, that the Watch Committee should is possessed of such a place ; and the one to the east of the canal offered some advantages. Scarcely one-half of it wouldbe required us a depot; the remainder might very advantageously be leased off as yards, as was proved by the fact of several applications having already been made to the surveyor. In addition to this, nearly £l,OOO had been ex pended ii ma' ' g a basin there. The whole purchase-money for the laed would be :C12,480, and for works thereon £l,OOO, making a total of £13,480 Mr. JOHN SMITH that althugh the outlal seconded the motion. He observed y Was large, a depot in a similarly ad- ley WOU her vise vamageuut situation was necessary, °L— ear an annual loss of £4OO for extra cartage. Mr. IsnAc HOLMES remarked that a portion of the land purchased ,with borrowed funds was to be leased, and lie wished to know whether the rents derived from that were to be accounted as a part of the corporation income. If so, it would always be in the power of the corporation to exhibit a surplus income. They had only to buy £lOO,OOO worth of property with borrowed money, lease it off for periods of 75 years, and add the rents to the income. This had been the course hitherto pursued ; what had been received as the rent of leased property had been put down as income; and thus gave rise to a delusion. Under the municipal act, they were only justified in expending their income in certain ways; and if they were not able to pay for certain specified objects, they were empowered to. raise a borough fund; but they had no right whatever to purchase land with borrowed money, and claim the rents of the leased portions thereof as so much in come. He should propose that in future what was really in come should be placed down as such, and that what was not such should be received and appropriated to the extinguish in.?: of the borrowed debt. Mr. CURRIE, in reply, said that whatever application the remarks of Mr. Holmes might have to the manner of keeping the corporation accounts, they had nothing to do with the present subject. Mr. Holmes, however, seemed to have forgotten that since the passing of the municipal reform act and the borough fund act, the corporation were empowered to act in this manner. All that - they had to do was to show that there was enough to pay the interest of the borrowed money, and to provide a sinking fund of two per cent. In the present instance this course had been strictly pursued. The TOWN -CLERK, in addition to this, stated , that ; ,by the borough fund act, the proceeds of a ll sales, and the amount if fines for leases, in cases within the borough fund act, were :o be applied in payment of the money borrowed. • • The motion was then carried. Mr. CURRIE then proposed that, in the memorial to the .ords of the treasury, asking per►►►ission for the corporatio►► :o borrow, there should be inserted, in addition to the amount or the depot, the sum of £6991, as the purchase-money for he land, &c. for. the new market in Gill-street. This was :onsidered as one of the items of expense which it was not ust to allow to fall exclusively on the present time. It did ►ot follow that the council would avail themselves of the ►rivilege of borrowing to the full extent for which they were about to ask permission —namely, £6o,ooo—but it was thought advisable that they should get the power. This motion having been adopted, Mr. CURRIE proceeded to mention that the amount of C 13,480 for the depot, and of £6991 for the intended new narket, were the points that had been reserved for the con ideration of the council, previous to bringing forward the statement of the funds which it was necesary to get'authority o borrow. That statement was as follows : .±: s. d Birkenhead, first and second purchase.. 473,800 One-third Third purchase of land Houses per valuation 24,600 0 0 £1,690 2,000 3,690 0 0 The Fort—the purchase. One-third The Observatory, erection and outfit .. Land for Lighting and Cleansing Com mittee—the whole purchase Works thereon . £27,850 9,283 6 8 2,000 0 0 £12,480 1,000 -13,480 0 0 The land, &c., forZthe new market in Gill-sfreet 6,991 0 0 4 6 8 Mr. Currie con c l u d e d by proposing that a memorial to the lords of the treasury should be drawn up, asking for permission to borrow the various sums above specified, and that a copy thereof should be posted in front of the Town hall - for the space of a month. Mr. BOLTON seconded the motion, and suggested that the different sums should be moved seriatim. Mr. CURRIE said that had not been thought necessary. Mr. BOLTON replied that such was the practice of parlia ment, and he thought it was a good one. Mr. CURRIE accordingly moved the items separately, and they were all agreed to without opposition. BOTANIC GARDEN Mr. LASSELL then brought forward the motion of which he had given notice. It proposed that the Finance Com mittee should be instructed to reconsider their former reso lution—to the effect that they could not recommend any grant of the public funds to the Botanic Garden, unless the garden were thrown open to the public on Sundays, and to consider whether some grant might not be made in consi deration of the garden having now been open for the admis sion of the public on two days in every week. Mr. L . assell said that it was the duty of every government to provide for the health and recreation of the people, and there could be no doubt that the opening of the Botanic Garden on two (lays in the week was a very great advantage to the public. He could inform the council on good authority, that from the Bth ult. up to Monday last, at least 35,000 persons had visited the garden; and he should say from the observations he himself made, when present one evening, that one-half of the visitors then in the gardens belonged to the working classes. It might also be mentioned that by the opening of the garden to the public an expellee of 20s. a week was incurred. He alluded to the grant of £lOO to the Royal Institution, on account of the museum having been opened to the public twice in the month, and could not see why a similar boon should not be granted to the Botanic Garden, especially as the latter was opened eight times in the month, and afforded an equal amount of gratification to the eye, whilst it also tended to the promotion of health. He con cluded by stating that he should name no sum, for the pur pose of avoiding all discussion. Mr. CURRIE, for the purpose of raising the discussion, seconded the motion. Mr. BOLTON thought that any grant of money by the council to to the proprietors of the Botanic Garden, for ad= mating the public, ought to be looked upon by them in the light of an insult. The family of Mr. Yates had for many years opened their grounds to the public ; hut in what light would Mr. Yates look upon a proposition that a pecuniary allowance should on that account be made to him ? He thought that the clergy, the gentlemen, and the ladies, co►n posing the proprietary of the Botanic Garden, could not have blunter feelings than the family of Mr. Yates. The Finance Committee had already passed a resolution, adopted by the council, that unless the garden was opened on Sundays they could not concede any grant ; and until that resolution was rescinded the Finance. Committee could net stir. He thought the subscribers to the Botanic Garden should put their hands into their pockets, and at once free the concern from debt; for that method• must ultimately be resorted to, unless, i►►- deed, they chose to borrow money, and pay the interest thereon. He himself would rather pay his proportion of the interest than solicit the aid of the town. Mr. SITEIL expressed his surprise that, without any change of circumstances, this subject should have again been brought forward, and seconded by the chairman of the Finance Com mittee—of that body which only two months ago passed a resolution, that, unless the gardens were opened on Sundays the public could not derive any benefit which would warrant a grant from the council. A number of persons might have visited the gardens ; but it was a delusion to suppose that the great body of the people would be able to attend, except on Sundays. Mr. Lassell had alluded to the danger of the establishment being sold if assistance were not rendered to it, and had said that the whole property of the gardens was vested in the proprietors. Now, if such were the case, the old proprietors had sadly neglected their duty. But he maintained that Mr. Lassell was incorrect; for, the moment the land ceased to be used for the purpose of a botanic gar den, it reverted to the corporation. To prove this position, Mr. Sheil briefly sketched the history of the institution, stating that, when the old site, of which the corporation had granted a lease, was allowed by them to be disposed of ; the money thus raised (X 72,000) was appropriated to the pur poses of the new garden, and that, in consideration thereof, the corporation were to have a reversionary interest, in ca-e the new site ever ceased to be employed as a botanic garden. The whole property was therefore, in fact, lodged in the pub lic, and yet the committee had made a great business of letting the people walk in the garden two days a week. Mr. Sheil then went on to argue, that the contrary decisions come to at the meetings of the proprietors showed that they could not be depended upon from one day to another, and that the opening of the gardens on week-days was no boon to the great mass of the people. He should therefore oppose the motion. Mr. JOHN SMITH said that when lie retlectedon how many occasions he had heard Mr. Sheil advocate the propriety, nay, the absolute necessity, of the council administering to the wants of the poorer classes of the inhabitants, he could not but feel very much surprised at the line of argument adopted by him on the present occasion. If those sentiments were responded to by the council, the poor must in a great measure be prevented from attending the gardens at all. Because there were persons conscientiously opposed to open ing the gardens on Sundays ; because, forsooth, Mr. Sheil could not carry his favourite measure of throwing it open on Sundays, he, in the plenitude of his regard for the poor man, would go to the greatest length to deprive that man of any participation in the advantages held out by the garden. (No, no.) He (Mr. Smith) said yes, yes. It was absurd for Mr. Sheil, or any other man in the council to argue that the poor. er classes could not find time to visit the Botanic Garden on week days. One fact was better than many assertions. He himself went one evening, and he found th ere t h ousands of the poorer inhabitants of the town enjoying with delight and thankfulness the benefit of exercise and fresh air. Consider ing that the proprietors had opened the garden to the public without in the first place stipulating for any grant, h e tho ug ht that the council would not be acting in the same spirit if they did not give £lOO or £2OO a year to hinder that valuable in stitution from mouldering into decay. Mr. YATes also begge - d leave to say that Mr. Shell was mistaken on the point of the attendance of the working classes. He (Mr. Yates) was at the garden one evening, and he left at I quarter to eight. There were about 6000 persons present tht evening, and he examined them in order that he might judge whether they were rich or poor. There were few of what curd be called the rich ; but there were a great num ber with decent clothes on; and perhaps one half of the whole number were of the working classes. Now, this was a change of the cicumstances under which the previous resolution had been adopted by the council. It was then thought that the working classes would not be able to attend on the week days •, but it Nsas now found as a matter of fact that they did go, and he should therefore vote for the motion. He certainly thought with Nr. Bolton that it would be better if the proprietors would release the institution from embarrassment by their own means but Mr. Bolton ought to recollect that all men were not blessed with a heart so liberal as his own. TheTOWN-CLERK here mentioned that he had been out of the ram to make inquiries respecting the statements made by NE Shell, and he found that, when the old site of the Botaric Garden was about to be abandoned, -the proprietors applied for a new lease for 75 years, free of cost, in order that hey might dispose of the land, and apply the proceeds to tle forming of the new Botanic Garden, in consideration of wiich it was proposed that the reversion of the new pro pert( should be vested in the corporation—that is, so far as ti secure that the land should be used for a Botanic Gar den in failure of which it was to go to the corporation. Wlether that proposal was legally carried into effect or not, he_muld not say. hlr. Alderman EARLE, notwithstanding what had been sail to the contrary, thought it bad been clearly proved by M.. Sheil, that the working-classes could not now go to the gallen. A few, residing in the vicinity, might find their way titre, and perhaps a portion of the families of the poor; but tlt great bulk of the people, in the north, the south, and the cmtre of the town, were practically excluded. He denied fiat it was on religious grounds that the great bulk of the proprietors had obJecte fi the opening of the garden on th Sunday. Mr. - RontrisoN thought it very inconsistent in the pro prietors retaining to themselves the privil ege o f v i s i t i ng t i t gardens on Sundays, whilst they refused to open them to th, and closing thi oppose any grant gardens entirely on the Sunday, Ire—shOif SAJctis mentioned that there was a notice of motion on the books for closing the gardens on Sunday to the pro prietors. Mr. COGLAN said that it was with him a question whether, if the council did not step forward with assistance, the in stitution • would not languish, and the town be deprived of the benefit and honour of cultivating an important and de lightful branch of science. Under this consideration, it might be wise in the council to grant a sum of (say) £lOO a-year, until the institution could be placed on a p ro ,- - . - Footing. A''' ' 'nubr __ithough he was of opinion that the public did not now derive all the advantage they might, still the throwing open of the garden for two days in each week had been a benefit to some portion of the public. He, therefore, to a cr taro ex , st, went for Mr. I mot: — he -emit. ..,,enu, .• _. ....asst —ion, though should like to see the gardens opened on Sundays. Mr. BLACKBURNE observed, that if the present motion had been introduced in the first instance, he should have voted for it ; but, under the present circumstance, he should not, 's the council were bound to act with something like con- aistency, and not vacillate in this manner Mr. Cuiuua said he did not think that at this time the council had anything to do with the point of opening the gardens on Sunday. The only point was, should they, if they could not do what many thought desirable in their own minds, refuse to do anything? If they could not do it in what they considered the most desirable way, ought if not to be done to the greatest possible extent? He should not like to see an institution founded by, and connected with the name of one of our most celebrated men, Roscoe, fall to the ground. He was disposed to let the matter go to the Finance Com mittee. Mr. HODGSON said that there seemed to be an impression in the council, that there was a desire on the part of the sub scribers to the Botanic Garden to escape from a burden which ought to rest on their own shoulders. But the fact was. that the present motion had originated with the council. There was before them no application from the Botanic Garden Connnittee, or from the proprietors, in any shape or form. The council were simply asked to consider the matter with reference to their own position. He subscribed to the Bota nic Garden in the same manner as to any other public insti tution ; but he did not, in doing so, mean to give indefinitely ; and such, no doubt, was the feeling and position of the great body of proprietors. He thought that, if the funds would ad mit of it, -the council might, with great propriety, appropriate a small sum to the garden. Mr. LASSELL replied, and in allusion to what had been said by Mr. Earle, observed that Monday was generally a holiday amongst the working classes. Mr. EA ItLt.—Yes, because they get so drunk on Saturday night and Sunday, that they cannot go to work on the Mon day. the council then went to the vote. , For the motion 2B Against it l4 Majority in favour of the motion —l4 For the motion—D. Hodgson, J. Holmes, Isaac Holmes, R. Houghton, W. Preston, T. Sands, H. Holmes, R. Bright, E. Pilcher, J. Priestley, H. Hornby, R. V. Yates, W. Las sell, J.. Cooper, H. Lawrence, R. Gladstone, C. Bushell, T. Morecroft, R. Rigby, T. Coglan, R. Jones, jun., G. H. Lawrence, J. Smith, and W. W. Cu rr i e ; Aldermen C. H. Jones, T. B. Barclay, I'. Bulley, and T. Holt. Against it—T. Bolton, W. Rathbone, T. Robinson, J. N. Wood, I'. Blackburn, E. Segar, W. M"Kee, F. Jordan, W. M. Duncan; Aldermen It. Sheil, J. Hornby, W. Earle, W. Fretne, and the Mayor. Absent—G. Quayle, W. Thornhill, T. Case, H. IL Sand bach, B. Frankland, G. Wright, J. Barton, J. Mellor, J. Woo!right, J. Lawrence, J. Carson, J. S. Leigh, J.,Platt, D. Mather, and T. Booth ; Aldermen R. Roskell, G. Holt T. Leathom, R. Benn, J. Moon, E. Evans, and E. Harvey The council terminated at half-past twelve. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE The usual weekly meeting of the members of this com mittee was held yesterday in the Dock-office, Revenue Buildings. The following members were present :—Messrs. Barclay, T. Holt, Yates, Holmes, Segar, Bulley, G. Holt, Dixon, Martin, Smith, Horsfall, and Gladstone. In the ab sence of the chairman and deputy-chairman, Mr. Barclay was appointed to preside. The' 'weekly accounts were read and ordered to be paid PROPOSED FOOT BRIDGE. The CIIAIRMAN said the first business before the com mittee was the consideration of the memorial presented last week from certain ratepayers in Seacombe, Egremont, and New Brighton, for certain facilities of passage to and from ferry-boats belonging to those places. This memorial had been referred to the marine surveyor, for him to report as to the practicability of affording additional accommodation. A report was now read from that officer, suggesting that a foot bridge be erected over the south gut of the Prince's Dock, in the position represented on an accompanying plan. The re port gave no estimate of the probable expense. In the course of a short conversation it was stated that the marine surveyor was in London, and the subject, therefore, was postponed till his return. THE COIIURG DOCK A letter from the South Harbour Master was read, requesting permission for the Coburg Dock to run dry, for the purpose of its being deepened. Connected with this letter there were a number of reports from the Harbour Master, Mr. Hartley, and Mr. Hartley, jun., stating in sub stance that the ground of the application was the fact that the President steam-ship, (now lying in the river) had when leaving the dock on the 7th instant, touched the ground. and that serious damage might be the consequence if the dock were not deepened. The report of Mr. Hartley, jun. stated that he had sounded the dock at the request of his father, and found that the bottom of it was two feet higher than the sill, and that there was one inch space between the ground and the President's keel. He suggested, however, that whete the President touched might have been a ridge caused by_the operations of the dredging machine. Mr. IIoRSFALL said this was a very serious matter, and he should wish to hear the surveyor upon it. This dock had been run dry about twelve months (as we understood) at considerable expense, yet, when it came to be used it was found there was not sufficient water in it, and that it wanted something to be done at the b o tt om . H e was very muc h annoyed at this occurrence. Tkere must be blame some where. The committee had gone to the expense of :C35,000 in placing gates to this dock, yet they now found it could not contain water to float the President in safety. He repeated that he was greatly annoyed that this should have happened. The CHAIRMAN said the committee ought to say where blame rested. Mr. GLADSTONE said it was upon the surveyor's depart ment. HORSFALL said Mr. Hartley was the man. Mr. John Hartley reported that the President had just an inch of water to spare! This was mere trifling. Mr. GLADSTONE remarked that it was just part of that lax system which had caused the accident to the ship Tweed. The surveyor had not been called to account for that, although he was quite to blame. Mr. HORSFALL begged to correct Mr. Gladstone. The surveyor had been called to account for the accident to the ship Tweed, and he had admitted the blame to have been entirely his own. The man who had actually committed the mistake had been dismissed. Mr. GLADSTONE was not aware of that; but he would repeat that the necessity which had now arisen was part of the lax system now prevailing, and which ought to be corrected. Mr. LIORSFALL could not avoid again expressing how much he felt annoyed that this circumstance should have taken place. The harbour-master would be the best judge of the time when the dock should be run dry, and a sufficient force should be put on in order to accomplish the object in the shortest possible time. Mr. YATES presumed that when Mr. Hartley returned he would be called in to explain. The CHAIRMAN intimated that he would; and asked Mr. Horsfall whether he had any further remarks to m a k e ? Mr. HORSFALL said he - had not, as ill. liTtrileywas not present to defend himself. - The subject of the application was then referred to the harbour-master. - DAMAGE TO TIIE QUEEN LIGHT-S HIP. ..... . _ • The SECRETARY read a letter from the owners of the New York ship, relating to the damage done to the Queen light ship, by the collision on the 23d - May last. The letter in closed a copy of a resolution of the Pilots' Committee, which stated, that after mature investigation, the committee found that the collision was purely accidental, and that to blame attached to the pilot, who was in charge of the New York. Under these circumstances, the owners trusted that the Dock Committee would release them from any liability they might be to pay the damage. Mr. YATES said the resolulion of the Pilots' Committee could not remove the blame from the owners of the New York. Mr. GLADSTONE—The responsibility you mean. Mr. HORSFALL said this case involved the question how far the owners of a vessel were responsible for damage done to the dock estate, when a pilot was on board. It wrs a point of law, which had not, he believed, been determi9ed yet. Mr. GLADSTONE did not know what the law was, but the practice was to call upon the owners to pay the damage. He mentioned a case of one of his own vessels which had a pilot on board running down a small coaster near George's Dock, and they paid the loss. _ After a - few further remarks from Mr. Horsfall, the matter was referred to the dock Solicitor. THE NEW FLOATING LIGHT slim The MARINE SURVEYOR submitted a letter from Messrs. Clialloner and Co. recommending rock salt to be put between the timbers of the new floating light ship, and five or six air pipes in order to prevent dry rot or mildew. The Marine Surveyor added that he approved of the suggestion as to the use of rock salt. Mr. YATES said he had had air pipes in five or six of his ships for some years, and 'he found them an excellent pro tection against the dry rot. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN. The SECRETARY read a letter from the Chairman of the committee, dated, London, July Bth, on the subject of the new dock bill. The letter stated that the parliamentary committee had been occupied for some days in hearing the evidence of the witnesses of the opponents of the bill, all of whom were hostile to the building of warehouses. They, (the deputation) however, flattered themselves that the wit nesses had not made any impression of consequence on the mind of the committee. The opponents of the bill said, they had nine or ten important additional witnesses to pro duce to-morrow. On Friday it was probable the counsel of the opponents of the bill would sum up, and the counsel for the bill reply ; and then, or on Saturday, the committee would decide some points which would settle the fate of the bill. The Chairman then intimated to the reporters, that this was all the business to be transacted in their presence, and they retired leaving the committee in deliberation. TRANSMISSION OF LETTERS FROM AMERICA.—We un derstand that serious inconvenience h as b een exper i ence d o f late by parties in the American trade, and others connected with that country, in consequence of the non-arrival of their letters, as formerly, by the New York packets. The fault is said to rest with the New York post-office, which, from some unexplained cause, has recently contracted a habit of sending letters for England by transient vessels, instead of the regular liners, and th e consequence i s, a ser i ous loss o f time in their receipt. The post-office is certanily bound to forward the letters by the most expeditious conveyance, and, as the packets are the most regular and expeditious vessels, next to the steamers, the departure from a principle so just and so long acted upon, is not only inconvenient, but unfiir. Some of the t rans i en t ves s e l s are unquest i ona bl y excellent sailers, and a few of th em success f u lly com p e te with the packets, but this remark does not apply to all. The safestway would he, i n ever y case w h ere a s t eamer is not sailing so as to be likely to anticipate a packet, to send all letters by the packet, unless a particular vessel is named. A system of collusion. it has been hinted to us, exists between the post office authorities at New York and some of the transient ships ; but this we can hardly credit. If such be the case, which w e d o no t b e li ev e, a representat i on from the consul here to the government at Washington, would effectually put a stop to it. THE CROPS.—A gentleman who has arrived h ere f rom the neighbourhood of Bedale, in Yorkshire, state s , th at t h e grass, wheat, and other crops promise an abundant harvest ; they are much superior . to those in Lan cas h ire, w hi ch, in many places, look Chron i thin, and have an unhealthy a pp earance. _ Preston cle. CHARLES KEAN AND HIS` LONDON CRITICS of true criticism, like the age of chivalry, is gone The legitimate drama is neglected by parties interested in thi gitimate ; and t ;edians, comedians, and vocalists are now written down or up, in London, not ac cording to their demerits or desert, but as they retain, or are identified with parties sensitively alive to extraneous and fee-ling considerations. The criticism of the London press, as a whole, is unworthy of perusal, otherwise than as matter of composition ; and the reason is, that it is sectarian and influenced in what it puts forth or suppresses, by pay or the intrigue of party spirit. In this state of things, the rising generation, whose opinion and judgment are unformed in respect of great plays and talented performers, is not fairly dealt with by the herd of critics. The public is cavalierly treated : it now forms its own estimate of performances and " stars," and leaves interested flatterers to their adulation, and unpaid detractors to their spleen, unheeded, except to be smiled at with the remark " Oh, yes ! we understand." We have ever been of opinion that the best star-actor, in any age, is he who, in his day, draws the best houses. It is to no purpose that we can be talked at to the contrary. Taste and fashion are incapable of mathematical demonstration, and arc seldom, if ever, reformed by the laboured analysis of special pleaders. What Mr. Macready is, he yet is, in spite of the London press being for or against him ; and whether Charles Kean be an intellectual performer or not, is a ques tion which it is too late in the day to agitate : its purpose is seen by the public, who have made up their minds, and who persevere in going —in crowds—to see him in well-known parts. The Polytechnic of this month has an article, ably written, as writing, cutting up Mr. Charles Kean's Hamlet, and exposing the animus of a party writer, at war—less with the popular tragedian than with the public, who, by their crowded audiences on his nights of playing, show the useless ness of such isolated scolding and raving at merits which they gladly pay to see the exhibition of, and cheer and applaud into the bargain ! How, in the name of fortune, could or would a prudent thorough man of business like Mr. Webster give Mr. C. Kean a weekly revenue unless the public, who go along with him in his engagements, enable him so to do, and by the most convincing of all proofs of public appreciation— liberal payment, and praise besides ? Some critics write and abuse managements as if a management drove people into - yes and fleeced them of money at the point of the bayonet ! their tlieat We question if all the writing at Mr. Kean, in some of the papers in an opposing interest, has kept a single shilling out of the Haymarket. On the contrary, it may have put it into people's heads to go and see the phenomenon of " a bad actor," being •supported by crowds of all grades of a metropolitan population, and at' the west end of London too ! Well, they go ; and instead of agreeing with the critic, they join in feel ing double interest in the actor—who they think must be somebody to be so abused and to be able to withstand the Houses . . In his manners off the stage, Charles Kan is a gentleman : and precisely what is his recommendation to good society, is the secret cause of that perfect hatred which the vulgar and low-minded cannot conceal that they are eaten up with to wards him. Those who win, may well laugh on the resource of smiles and aprincely income. We have pleasure in quoting the Morning Post's statement of Mr. Kean's reception, and the house which he drew last Friday. Had the article been a modern" critique" we should not have read it through ; but as it reports what actually took place by an eye witness of the facts, we have perused and herewith extract from it : " H AYMARKET THEATRE. —MR. CHARLES KEAN'S BENEFIT.—The congratulatory cheers which greeted the beneficiaire last night, are still ringing in our cars. We never remember to have witnessed a more signal triumph. The stage, at the fall of the curtain, presented the appear ance of a vendange of bouquets. The horticultural fete which is to take place this afternoon will not be able to com pete with the show of flowers; and well did Mr. Charles Kean deserve the tributes which were so plentifully bestowed on him by his fair admirers. As for obtaining a place in the theatre, that has been out of the question ever since the an nouncement of Mr. Kean's first appearance in Macbeth. The private boxes were crowded to excess, the dress circle was densely thronged, and the upper regions appeared to groan under the weight of the countless masses who came to see the son's conception of this character. Throughout the whole piece lie continued achieving a succession of triumphs. It were in vain to attempt giving any description of the almost supernatural effects produced by his utterance of the few simple words—" It's no such thing." The varicus cos tumes worn by Mr. Kean last evening were some of the most superb ever seen upon the stage. When he appeared in the borrowed robes of majesty, his sumptuous and costly attire was well worthy of a monarch. It consisted of a rich crimson velvet gaberdine, over which hung a mantle of dark green velvet, lined with ermine. His other costumes he de rived great assistance from, and was very ably seconded by Mrs. Warner, who sustained the character of Lady Macbeth with great spirit and energy. It is a somewhat ungrateful task to tread the path which Mrs. Siddons had trod before, but Mrs. Warner has successfully combated against the ar duous difficulties which beset thi s character. At the fall of the curtain Mr. K. was loudly called for, and an announce ment given forth that the manager had entered into a fresh engagement with Mr. Kean for nine mor e nights. This led to a second ebullition of bravos.—Morniaq Post. POLICE INTELLIGENCE ,-WEDNESDAY ASSAULT AND .OBBERY Henry Smith was charged with having robbed and violently assaulted a seaman named Obadiah Hardy, on Tuesday night. _ It appeared that about twelve o'clock as Hardy was going on board his ship which lay in the Victoria dock, he was met by the prisoner, who instantly knocked him down by a vio lent blow which made him insensible. He was in the act of running away with Hardy's hat and handkerchief, when in spector Clarke, who fortunately witnessed the transaction, came up and prevented his retreat by taking him into custody. On returning from the lockups, the inspector found Hardy still lying upon the ground in a state of insensibility, and procured professional assistance for him. He appeared in court with his head shaved and bound up, and apparently suffering very severely. 'The prisoner made no defence, and he was committed for trial at the nest sessions. RIOT AT THE ALMS-ROUSES. A car driver, whose name we did not he ar , was b roug h t up on a charge of having created a riot at the Alms-houses, Mount Pleasant, and annoying the inhabitants. The defen dant's mother, it was stated, is a blind woman, residing in one of the alms-houses, and on Tuesday he demanded money from her to spend in liquor, and when she told him she had none, he committed the offence complained of. He was ordered to find bail to keep the peace for three months. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. Thomas Linnacre, a porter, was placed at the bar on a charge of having fraudulently obtained 8s 4d in the name of his master, William Price, a cart-owner. The prisoner had been engaged for one day only, to take fifty barrels of flour, and he asked for and received the above sum for his master, without any authority, and appropriated it to his own pur pose. He was committed to the sessions. THURSDAY. ALLEGED ROBBERY AND MURDER Thomas Cox, a seafaring man, was placed at the bar on suspicion of having been concerned in a robbery and mur der, on the high seas. Mr. Dowling stated that about a month ago, a vessel, called the Chebar, which had sailed from this port for China, he believed, put back in stress of weather. Captain Small wood, the commander, was missing when the vessel arrived, and on inquiry being made, it was stated that he had either fallen or jumped overboard through the cabin window. Sus picions arose that he. had been thrown overboard, as he had been on deck giving some directions just before he was missed, and a portion of his property was wanting. The prisoner was steward of the vessel, and he (Dowling) should be able to prove that he had lately pawned the captain's gold watch, and some of his clothes. The prisoner was ap prehended only yesterday, and therefore, after hearing the evidence, he should apply for him to be remanded. Mr. Henry Stuart said he was a watchmaker, and resided at No. 170, Park-lane. On the 10th May, 1839, he sold Captain Smallwood of the ship Chebar, a gold watch—the watch now produced. Since that period, upon the captain's return to Liverpool he had cleaned the watch for him. Mr. Rushton.—When was that? Mr. Stuart—AbouttileWeiinning of the present year, but he could not recollect the exact time. It might be five months ago. Captain Smallwood took the watch away him self, and witness saw it in his possession the third evening before the Chebar sailed. Mr. Rushton, asked what proof there was of the prisoner being the steward of the vessel? Mr. Dowling replied that Mr. Stuart was able to prove that fact. Mr. Stuart proceeded to say that he was on board the Che bar with Captain Smallwood the fourth day before the vessel sailed. On that occasion he saw the steward, and the pri soner was the man. Mr. Rushton. —How do you know that ? Mr. Stuart said Captain Smallwood invited him to go down and see his ship which was anew one. He went down, and the prisoner was in the cabi n . C apt. S ma l lwood asked him what he would take a glass of, and witness chose brandy. The prisoner brought it to him, and some biscuits at the same time. He was acting as steward. Mr. Rushton enquired the destination of the vessel. Mr. Dowling said it was Singapore. Mr. Rushton. —When did she sail? Mrs. Penny, a relative and heiress of Captain Smallwood, said the Chebar sailed on the 16th April this present year. Mr. John Bond, p awn b ro k er, o f Scotland-place, wa s next called. He s t a t e d th at yesterday he received a c i rcu l ar f r om the police describing_ a gold watch which was supposed to have been stolen. He immediately looked over his stock, and found the watch produced, and which Mr. Stuart had identified among it. It had been pledged with him for the first time, on th e 16th M ay , b y a person named Ann Kilian. It was never take n o u t o f hi s s hop, but severa l times snore money was lent upon it to Ann Kilian. The last transaction relative to it was with the prisoner at the bar, on the 10th June last, when h e ca me and borrowed .E 2 more upOn it. Five pounds had been lent previously, and . this made The prisoner described himself as the owner of the watch, and he produced the duplicate. Mr. Dowling stated that the 16th May, when the watch was first pledged, was the very day the Chebar put back. He S had as ood some clothes. evidence to produce a s t o a portion of Captain ma's Mr. Bond said he produced a waistcoat which had been pledged at his shop by the prisoner's wife. He knew her to be his wife. Hi s young man took it in, but he was not in court to -day. Isabella Walker, a sempstress, said she made the waist produced by M r . B ond, for Capt. Smallwood, a coat just short time before he sailed the last time. She had a piece of the same cloth with her'now ; and was qu i te sure this was the waistcoat she had made. Mrs. Penny was next called, but her testimony carried the case no further. Mr. Dowling said the prisoner was brought to him yester day, and he cautioned him that he was not bound to answer any questions which might be put to him. Witness then asked him if he could account for his possession of the watch. He replied that it was his own property, and had been given to him by his aunt who lived in Barbadoes, in the month of August last, and that she had bought it in Grenada. Mr. Rushton.—ls the captain dead ? Mr. Dowling.—Yes, sir. Mr. Rushton.—How do you know that? Mr. Dc' ling.—Because lie did not come back with the vessel, and the statement of the crew was that he had been drowned. Mrs. Penny was able to prove that. Mrs. Penny.—The captain did not come hack in the ves sel. He was drowned, they said, by jumping through the cabin window. Mr. Dowling added, that he recollected reading something in the paper about a very mysterious a ff a i r o f some captain jumping oveboard. The captain had been seen immediately I before on de c k ; h e cou ld not b e traced arywhereafterw and from the circumstance of the cabin window being of f was conjectured that he had fallen through it into the se Mr. Rushton. —Was there any investigation on the re of the vessel: Mr. Dowling.—None that lam aware of. The affair( into my hands only yesterday, but I have no doubt of L able to produce much stronger evidence if the prisoner i: manded. Mr. Rushton asked who was the owner of the yes: Mrs. Penny said, Henry Grace, Esq., of Working Mr. Rushton, having told the prisoner he had hi evidence, asked him what he had to say why he sh, be remanded. The prisoner. —I have nothing to say, sir. Mr. Dowling.--Allow me to add, that he I having been on board the vessel. The prisoner was then remanded. THIRD EDITIO Standard-office, Three o'cloc --...-..41:ft........-.... CUSTOMS RECEIPTS AT LIVERPOOL Customs revenue at this port amounted to upw £1,3G3,000 in the quarter recently ended, heir In improve- went of upwards of £3: 'O,OOO on the corresponding peric the year 1839 ; whilst the receipt at La the comparative returns for the same periods LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGI Excepting 1050 qrs. Wheat from Europe, with 2007 q Wheat and 1779 brls. of Flour from the American Stat the arrivals into this port, since Tuesday last, have been e treinely light ; having scarcely anything either coastwise or from Ireland. The duties on all foreign produce remain precisely the same as last week. By the constant drain upon free 'Wheat and Flour for som time past, the stocks here are still daily becoming less, whil but a 1, I lone Elcur, 60 sack ; Malt, 20 qrs. ,se underlock have continued to inert tion havin ready moved into second hand_, duties anticipated, holders in bond either require 1 prices, or refuse to sell until the event be more clearl evident; when, if the run of demand be kept up in the inte rim, our market will shortly need to be replenished from th quantities that may be released ; as doubtless, from the let J. 6.4 cold winds and frequent rains, harvest will necessarily be protracted to a later period than was predicted in the early part of June, although to-day the weather seems more genial and promising, After Tuesday's market, the demand, then stated, appeared to subside ; the further rise in London, however, on Wed nesday, and unfavourable reports from many parts of the kingdom respecting the crop of Wheat, occasioned a more lively sensation here yesterday, when a few thousand barrels of Flour changed hands, at an advance of ls. per barrel ; and Wheat as well as Flour, both free and in bond, were held with increasing firmness on higher terms. At this day's market holders of Wheat commenced by asking higher prices, and in the course of the morning par tial sales were made at an advance of ld. to 2d. per 701bs. upon the improved rates of Tuesday ; but the day being fine, and having few country buyers in attendance, the transac tions on the whole were upon a moderate scale only, and the trade concluded at little if anything above the full prices last noted. Notwithstanding the foregoing remarks, Flour, duty paid, sold less freely, and merely sustained our last quotations ; but bonded parcels, of which we have few offering, main tained 295. per barrel. Grinding Barley continued to meet a good demand, and the middle qualities were 2d. per 601bs. dearer. Malt, Beans, and Pease appeared to be in limited request without the least change iu value. Oats and Oatmeal, attended with rather more inquiry, the latter for Irish account, and each may be considered the turn dearer. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the th to the gth July, 1840, inclusive DESCRIPTION UlslIT11) LAND. I WISE. ISTA Wheat Qrs. Barley Qrs. Malt Oats Rye Qrs. Beans Qrs. Pease. Qrs. Shelled Barley . Qrs. Indian Corn . . . Qrs. Rapeseed Qrs. Oatmeal . . . . Loads Flow . Sacks Ditto . Brls. EXPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, qrs. ; qrs. ; Pease, 75 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 29 Ireland. Wheat, 1060 qrs.; Oats, 62 q Corn, 83 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 1095 loads ; wise. Wheat, 273 qrs. ; Barley, 497 qr qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans meal, 150 loads; Plot 248 sacks, 1157 brls Wheat C ,n, for th , Ms. 1 d sd. I Barley Beans.. 45i. id. I Pease. 4 kggregate average of the six weeks. . Barley.. 365. Id. Oats.. 275. 9d. Ryc Beans .. 455. Id. I Pease .. 435. 9d. Wheat.. 675. 7d • Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week. Wheat IBs. Bd. I Barlens. 10d. I Oats ...... 65. 3d . I Rye .. 14 s . Od Beans, 2s. ed . Pease 5 5 . Od. Indian Corn7s. 10d. Flourl Is. _yid . • • Liverpool Averages, week ending 7th July, 1840. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oat s . Beans. IPc Qr 5..... 615 71 94 Prices.. 675. 7d. O s . O d . 1 .28s. 6d. 465. 7d. 00 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE FRIDAY, JULY Io.—Wind N.W. ARRlVED.—Alexander, Johnston, from Jamaica; sailed 270 May, and from Fayal 26th June—Sunbeam, Potts, from Smyrna— Grazia, Scarpeti, from Gallipoli—Friends, Baxter, from London derry—and Brian Doru, Atkins, from Dublin. England, Waite, from New Yorkf at this port; sailed Ipth June On 7th July, at 2 p.m. in lat. 80, long. 14, saw the Britannia, (steamer) hence for Ilalifax Despatch, and Charles, hence at Port-au-Prince Telumah, -, hence to Havana„ was spoken fl int. 25, long, 74 • Spring, - lat. 25, long 67 Cumberland, Osborn, and Competitor, Pritchard, hence at Syd ney, N.S.W. James Holmes, Johns, from South Australia, dttto Crusader, Inglis, sailed from Sydney for Valparaiso, 28th Feb. ; Ariel, Stewart, fur New Zealand, 28th Feb. ; George, Fyler, 6th March, for Batavia, and Georgiana, Stephenson, for Liverpool, 15th March Panope, Candler, hence at Constantinople Mischief. Jones, hence at Ancona Mary iC Eliza, Tregarthen, hence at Massina, with foremast and bowsprit sprung', bulwarks and stancheons carried away, and boat stove, &c. hence to New Orleans, was spoken sth Jt Rowena, Teasdale, sailed from Naples for Liverpool Bth June Henrietta, Devoost, hence at Anlwerp Hinda, Lowthean, hence at St. Thomas Capricorn, M'Nichol, from Jamaica, at Mobile City of Edingurgh, -, from Sierra Leone for London, at Fayal Adam Lodge, James, sailed from Sydney, N.S.W. for Calcutta 12th March Senator, , and Russia, Elliot, hence at Mobile Clio, Smith, hence at Savannah Alexander Grant, Thornton, and Victory, Barclay, from New York, at ditto Nile, , and llarriet & Jessie, hence at Charleston Richard Anderson, Bennett, from New York, at ditto Astracan, —, hence at ditto, and proceeded to Mobile Lagoda, —, hence at Virginia Canton, Gulnare, and Colonel Howard, hence at Baltimore Intrinsic, Davidson, 14th June; Senator, Hollis, 15th, and Kos emus, Collins, 17th, hence at New York Hamilton, and Leopard, hence at Boston George, Albion, and Harmony, hence at Quebec Great Western, (steamer,) from Bristol at New York, on the 19th June in 14i days. On the 14th June, in lat. 44, long. 48, spoke the Louisville, hence to New York. NEW YORK, 17th June.—A large ship, with all her spars standing, and several wreckers alongside, was seen ashore, sth instant, 12 miles south of Gun Key. A large ship, with painted ports, was seen to go ashore on the middle ground between Key Sal and the Light house on Double Head Shot Key Bank. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JULY 9, At 6 a.m.—No vessels to report along the line. At 9 a.m.—Off Holyhead, No. 1638, Fortitude, B. Schr THEATRE RoyAL—The house was well attended la! night, and the pieces performed--" The Belles' Stratagem, " Daughter of the Danube," and " Patter versu s Cl atter, " - elicited great applause. To-night, it will be seen by the ac vertisement, that an excellent bill is provided. THE PRESIDENT ST •1, Alt-sfur.—The large and splendid vessel, commanded by Captain Fayier, R.N., went out of bse guant ti men til ye d , the Coburg Dock a few days ago d uring the high tides, and is now at anchor in the Sloyne.. A vast nu m b er of workmen are on board completing her fittings, and wh a t w i i l black smiths, joiners, carpenters, b raz i ers, painters, &c. she has all e there appearance of an immense floating wo r k s h op. Con q visitors are not ad m itt e d ; nor indeed could they work until the spl en did cabins are completed and the gone. She will sail for New York on the lst Ane. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Wednesday last, about 10 o'clock, as William Block, the carpenter of the brig Empress, lying in the King's Dock, was sitting on the footrope of the tore yard of that vessel, and in the act of furling the foresail, he overreached himself, slipped out of the rope, and fell on the rails of the ship below, and thence on the deck. In his fall he struck a timber-head which is higher than the rails, and cut his chin. He was immediately carried to the Infir mary, where every attention was paid to him, but he was so much injured inwardly by the fall, that he died on W e d ne • day. A n i nquest was yesterday held on view of the body fore Mr. Currie, and a: verdict of " Accidental dear , returned. The deceased was about thirty-one years MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.--AD accident, attended with. the loss of the life of an unfortunate mtin, took place l a night in Willi amson square. A carter, incautiously st ing in the cart w hil st i n the act o f driving, fell over 0 - and the wheel p ass i ng over hi m killed him instantly supposed to be in a state of intoxication. EXHIBITION AT THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. --This truly splendid exhibition has received many v a l ua bl e acqui sitions within the last few days. It continues to attract a host of visitors daily, all of whom express the highest grati fication. We perceive that the committee have generously resolved to admit the whole of the stipendiary teachers and children in schools, f ree of expense. This privilege be daily charityextended to 16,130 children. A. list of the will th various schools will be seen in our advertising columns. LECTURE ON THE LAW OF STORMS.—It Will be seen from the advertisement that Mr. Espy, the celebrated American meteorolo g ist, will deliver at the rof Liverpool Shipmasters' Association, a lecture on th uest the e Law of Storms, at the Music Ball, Bold street, this evening, and on the .is evenings of S a t ur d ay. Wednesday, and Thursday. The subject , one which cannot fail to interest our nautical friends in particular. WHITEHAL ' L, July 6.—The Queen has been pleased to lAA direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, grant the dignity of baronet of the United Kingdom of - Great itain and Ireland unto the following gentlemen, and the heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten—viz., Thomas Fowell Buxton of Bellfield, in the cou n t y of Dorset, Esq. ; James Stuart, ' Esq., Chief Justice of the province of LICWer Canada; John Henry Pelly, of Upton, in the county of Es sex, Esq. ; and John Palmer Bruce Chichester, of Arbil. t m-corrt, in the county of Devon, Esq. ST. JANE i'S PALACE, JULY I,—The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthooj upon Ralph Pen clebuty, Esq. Alderman and late Mayor of Sto:kport, in the county of Chester. nc 447 A 141. 1 .• Af.,‹ tele,