The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. The readers of the STANDARD of today are pre'ented with a plan and description of the Lancashire :mit Cheshire iran—coniveted, projected, and in progress. The receipt yesterday of an unusual number of advertisements has forced us to leave out several excellently written letters, which would otherwise have app. ared. We are authorised to say that there is no intention whatever to disperse of St: Saviour's Church. On the contrary in the words of a correspondent the Church " bids fair to take its stand both with regard to the number and respectability of its congregation, with any Church in Liverpool." since the Rev. Mr. Hunt's appointment 'Veto years since there has been a steady and gradual increase InThe number of members, and as the neighbourhood it rapidly increasing there can be no dcubt that the church will he soon well filed. The present highly respected pastor has endeared himself greatly to every member of his flock, and' a 'few week's since was presente.l with a substantial "proof of their esteem. A Sunday school has just been opened in connection with the church, and on the second day of opening upwards of 100 pupils attended. " V)t Eiberpoot 'tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1846. The Manchester Guardian, we observe, is angry with us, because in wit last •we accused him of a little unfairness in confining himself, whilst com paring the consumption - of British manufactured goods by our North Arrierican colOnies with that of the aggregate consumption by foreign markets, to the year 1843—one in which the industry and ca pital of these colonies were notoriously labouring under the paralizing effect of the Free Trade mea sures, levelled against them during the preceding year. Our contemporary-excuses himself by stat ing that the parliamentary return from which he took his data only caMe down to 1843. What of that ? It was still obviously unfair to found any ar gument upon such a return, unless he had honestly informed the public that. the effect of the measure of the preceding year, exposing the timber trade of Canada to competition. with the Baltic, and lessen ing the protection upon Canadian wheat in the Bri tish market, had diminished the power of that colony to consume our fabrics.. This it is clear was the case, and will be the case in an increased degree as the result of the present measures. It is a corollary recognized by every free trader, that when we cease to purchase from any particular country we dimi nish its ability to purchase from ourselves in return. The colonist •)f British America takes from us in manufactures the full amount of the produce—grain or timber—which we import from him. Transfer our demand 'for such grain - or timber to the fo reigner, and we by no means receive from him the equivalent amount of purchases from us in return. Thus we handed over to 'the Markets of the Baltic in 1842, the supply of this country with its timber. From a pamphlet just published by 'Messrs. Whit taker and Company, entitled, " Our Free Trade Policy examined, with respect to its real bearing ty ros Native Industry, our Colonial System, and the Institutions, and ultimate destinies of the Nation," we find it stated that we took last year of foreign timber 642,000 loads against 351,000 loads in 1841. We know that upon that timber the duty which we remitted went almost entirely into the pocket of the foreign grower, and the foreign shipowner. Yet what a vastly increased amount of the staples of Manchester manufacture did 'the countries of the Baltic take from us. We give from the pamphlet referred to above the exports of plain cottons and printed cottons to these countries in 1843, when the reduction of duty in their favour was made, and in 1845, when the increasing ability and disposition to consume ought to have mandested itself. PLAIN COTTONS. Countries. • 1543. 1844 1841. Denmark .. yds. 444,377 839,366 467,912 Prussia Russia - . 901.985 823,577 Sweden & Norway. „ 710,458 886,993 755,941 PRINTED COTTONS. Denmark yds. -542,665 395,803 285,064 Prussia Russia . „ 60,651 231,779 160,908 Sweden & Norway. ~ 603.031 585,385 519,674 There is certainly no very encouraging sign of reci procity here. These countries have not even taken from us an increase in :proportion to the increased price which we have put.into the pockets of their people, leaving the • increased amount of their pro duce totally out of the question. The Guardian remarks, in reply to our observa tions, and, we presume, imagines that he turns the tables very adroitly, as follows : _ __ " It was, of course, to be fully expected that, after the' very small export of 1843, the stocks of British manufac tures in British North America would be exhausted, and that during the following year toe exports would exceed an average, which appears to have.been the fact. But, if we srld the exports of the two }Cars together, we shall find that they exhibit a falling-off as compared with the gene ral average from 1839 to 1814. The average of those years, as stated by Mr. Buchanan himself, is £2,666,374 whilst the average of the two years 1843-4, is only .£2.411,035 ; exhibiting a falling-off of more than £250,000 ; whilst the general export trade of the country to those puts of the world in which we have no exclusive privileges or protecting duties in our favour shows a very large increase. This fact is quite sufficient to prove our original position, that English manufacturers have no rea son to apprehend a loss of their trade from the establish ment of a perfectly free commerce between the colonies and all the rest of the world." Again, be it observed, he sticks to this year 1843, thus reducing the average of 1843 and 1844 below that of the years from 1839 to 1844. • What does he prove, however, beyond the faCt that when we strike heavy blows and great discouragements against colonial industry we depress the rate of colonial consumption of our fabrics ? We imported less Canadian timber, &c., in 1843 than in preceding years. Her purchases from us decreased in propor tion. The demand for her timber, in 1844, was greater than in the preceding year; and she increased her purchases from us. Is this a fact sufficient to prove the Guardian's position, " that English manu facturers have no reason to apprehend a loss of their trade from the establishment of a perfectly free commerce between the colonies and all the rest of the world ?" Why, it shows , precisely the reverse. It shows-that the mere movement towards free trade, in 1842 and 1843, took more than a million sterling from the consumption of British manufactures in British America, whilst we have shewn that it added nothing to the consumption of those markets whose produce we took instead of the produce of these colonies. What "a perfectly free commerce" will bring about, we need not go very far to enquire. For the satisfaction of the Guardian, with tespeet to the correctness of the data from which we quoted, we may state that they are contained, and were, no doubt, taken by Mr. M'Culloch from Returns, part 14, section A, of Revenue and Commerce, pre sented to both Houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty—one of the usual blue books com piled by the board of trade. That they are not compiled to favour views adverse to the doctrine of free trade, we know full well. If they err, they do so in a contrary direction, in somewhat of the same way as the return whose absurd incorrectness was eo ludicrously exposed, and admitted in the House of Commons, the other evening, by the premier himself. The stringent effect of the proposed measures of Sir Robert Peel, for proninting the winding up of railway projects, has not only carried dismay amongst the promoters and oflici•dh of tilos , : of an unsound character, who would gladly be permitted to hold on a little longer by their present pay, and v;read the exposures to which it may possibly subject them, but is seriously alarming those interested in the fate of really valuable lines. There are difficulties in its working which will test the strength of the very best; and we have very little hesitation in predicting that its result will be the extinction of nineteen twentieths of those which, a few months ago, were put forward at most imposing premiums, but have of late been wofully deficient in vitality. That as regards the latter; such a result will be a public benefit, there can be little doubt. It will re lease, and direct into the Usual channels of business enterprise, vast masses of capital, improvidently locked up in no very secure keeping. But it will effect more than this, if the good sense of the public and of shareholders interested in good lines will look after their own interests and exercise even ordinary discretion. It has not been intended; it is not necessary for the preservation of the community; it is not desirable that we should have a general sweep of all new schemes from the market, and that the large amount of capital expended upon the pre paration of legitimate schemes for Parliament should be sacrificed, and the benefits derivable from their formation should be deferred for years to come. The legitimate result of the measure ought to be to ensure the position and prospects of sound schemes, and to !protect both the community and individuals from such unnecessary sacrifice. De stroy the weeds and the good plants may thrive. Remove the pressure upon the money market, created by the mad projection of worthless under takings, and the capital released will enable bona fide undertakings to get their heads above water, and, if not to regain the inflated value which, in our temporary madness, we set upon them, at least to recover from the absurd depression, into which undiscriminating panic has sent them. It will have been observed, that, as one effect of the operation of Sir Robert Peel's measure, it throws a very dangerous power into the hands of influential .companies, and even of mere speculators, of working -upon the fears of shareholders in rival lines, for the purpose of Yuying up their scrip and dividing the assets. Above all things, it. behoves the promoters and proprietors of such undertakings, as are worth preserving from the general wreck, to be upon their guard, and even to take the initiative to protect themselves from being taken unaware and their interests sacrificed by anything partaking of manoeuvre. This is even the more desirable, from the fact that the main feature of the measure now is the compulsion imposed upon the makaity of scrip holders to petition afresh, as the condition of their being permitted to move a step further with their bills. To enable them to do this, they must first find out where are' those_ scrip holders. That class are just now rather shy of showing themselves. Besides, there is a natural difficulty, at any time, in discovering the 'loCality.of a document which may change hands a dozen times in an hour. It will require sedulous care to enable provisional com mittee-men to discover, in time for the discovery to be available,, wheFe their forces' are, to stir thein ;from their lethargy, and: to marshall them for the contest which may be before them. We . are happy ,to observe that some of those 'companies in this district, .whieh have just claims to the support of the public and the confidence of their proprietaries, are showing their conviction of the wisdom of acting in time. The scripholders, in Liverpool, of the Manchester; Midland, and e rent Grimsby Railway—a line which has held in this market a first-rate position in public estimation, and which we are convinced is 'a legitimate, an honestly managed, and a most valuable line—held yesterday a meeting amongst themselves, at the Clarendon Rooms, which is reported elsewhere, and at which the Chairman' of the line, Mr. Aldred, and the Secretary, Mr.Earker; attended voluntarily to offer the - scripholders any explanations that might be called for, with respect to the position and the prospects of the undertaking. The result, it will be seen, was highly satisfactory; and we trust will encourage the Provisional Committee to take at once—to use a somewhat homely phrase—the bull by the horns, and meeting boldly every petty hostile attempt, levelled against .the interests of the line, to proceed to the proper steps to carry it out, and snatch it from amongst the abortive schemes wbich will die and make no sign. We are the more pleased at the course thus adopted, and successfully adopted, inasmuch as we regard the Manchester, Midland, and Great Grims by, as a line especially serving the interests of this community. It seems located at a distance from us ; but it is nevertheless one bearing directly and intimately upon the, commerce of our port. It af fords the most direct line between the eastern and the western coasts of Great Britain. It affords us by the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc tion Railway, on one side of the River Mersey, and the Grand Junction, with its improved communica tions eastwards, with the other, the most direct mode of carrying the enterprise of our merchants into the districts of North Lincolnshire and the West Riding. We have a route, for the lean cattle of Ireland into these fertile parts to be fatted; and for the cattle of the Rotherham market for consump; don here. In a word, it is an important adjunct to the almost perfect scheme. of railway communica tions, to which we. have attempted to do justice in our description and map of this day. An important circumstance connected with this undertaking was divulged at the meeting yester day. The directors anticipated being able to pass the Lords without the neeesity of a further call upon the shareholders, to comply with their stipu lation of a ten per cent, deposit; and no doubt most legitimate undertakings will be able to do the same, as we have already stated is the case with respect to the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junc tion. This Ought' to relieve the shareholders from any fear of an undue pressure for calls. A similar energetic movement in advance we find is making by the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway, as will be seen by the notices in our advertising columns. We need not add to what we have already said as to the im portance of this line. It is one which Liverpool ought not for a moment to lose sight of, or, for the promotion of whose success, it ought to preter mit the exercise of the best exertions of all classes of its inhabitants: - - • - - --- Another line—the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway—we are glad to:learn, is taking the proper steps•to protect its proprietors and the public against the possible effect of measures for depriving them of the ad vantages which it offers to this port. Upon the im portance of this line to the trade of Liverpool, as affording it a direct , route to Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the north we commented briefly in our last, and quoted the opinion' of the .Chairman of the Dock Committee—Mr. J. Bramley-Moore. The line in question is at present fixed to go into com mittee upon its merits early in May. It has the sup; ort of all the influential companies with which it comes in contact; and, when carried into execu tion, will be one of our most useful railway com munications. Upon the whole, we are satisfied with the present temper, as regards railways, of this district. likre had gone rather too fast ; but we are beginning to gather our scattered senses, and give ourselves time to think, before throwing from us valuable adjuncts to our commercial facilities. The funniest that we have observed in all our ex perience Of political affairs—and our experience of late has been a very funny one—is that which threatens to result from the effort to secure for Lord Lincoln, the Secretary for Irel a nd, a sea t i n Parliament. His lordship, ousted from his native county, has taken refuge in a Scotch borough, from which a Mr. Baird, of Gartsherrie, has retired, to make way for him, as some wicked people say, but for business convenience, as he says himself. We don't pretend to decide which is the correct state of the case. First impressions, however, and a pe rusal of the first edition of the Scotch Gazette af forded us an excuse for believing that all was right and straightforward ; and that nothing like an ar rangement of an improper nature had been made on either side. All was harmoniously arranged. The Conservative member was to retire, and a Whig aspirant, Mr. Wilson, was to "bide his time." A third edition of the same journal, however, changes the aspect of affairs. The Conservative secretary appears to have asked too much of the Scotch free traders. He asks them to return him as their chosen candidate ; and obtrudes upon their acceptance a condition which they do not seem to stomach. Lord Lincoln says in his address " I venture to ask you to return me to parliament as your representative, and thus strengthen the hands of a government which has considered no honourable sacri fice too great to accomplish an object in which the wel fare of the people is concerned, and for the attainment of which it has not hesitated once to abandon power, and now to make the greater sacrifice of party attachments and long-cherished friendships." In addition to this rather bold venture upon their credulity, he seems to have repudiated his first pledge to retire at the next election, in favour of the amiable free-trader, Mr. Wilson. The result has been, that Mr. Wilson's friends have repudiated their part of the bargain ; and that Mr. Wilson is to be pitted against his lordship, with every pros pect of making a Westminster affair of it, and strengthening our Conservative Government by the return of a Radical, who will certainly carry free-trade measures with quite as much efficiency, and infinitely more propriety and consistency, than Lord Lincoln could have done. What a lamenta ble amount of opprobrium , we are earning, in the carrying out of our Conservative attempts to out rage and 'destroy the character of Conservative rule ! On Sunday last, after sermons by the. Rev. Hugh M'Neile and the Rev. J. Jones, the sum of £B3 was col lected. in St. Bride's church, in aid of the schools attached to the church. THE CASHEL CATASTROPHE.TWO of the sufferers by the fall of the Cashel Town-hall have died from the effects of their irjuries. Two more are considered to be in a hopeless state. WARRINGTON.—The opposition of the trustees of the late Duke of Bridgewater, and the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company against the Warrington Water Works Bill, now before the House of Commons, has been withdrawn. The petitions were presented on the 22d inst., and leave to withdraw them was given on Friday. LIVERPOOL, ORMSICIRK, AND PRESTON RAILWAY.-: We understand upon good authority that so far from there being any truth in the paragraph which has appeared in the Railway Standard respecting this company, the directors and proprietors are unanimously resolved to promote the progress of their bill with the utmost energy. As a proof that nothing has occurred to shake their project in public estimation, the directors of the East Lancashire Company have determined to issue notices, that upon the act of the Ormakirk Company being obtained they will take the scrip at par from any shareholders desirous of disposing of their interest in the line, and relieve them kora all liability. THE LIVERPOOL sTANtiAlift MANCHESTER, MIDLAND, AND GREAT GRIM S BY - RAI L WAY. A meeting of the scripholders in the above company Was held yesterday in the Clarendon-rooms for the pur pose of considering its position and prospects. The meet ing was numerously and influentially attended R. HAttsonn, Esq., town councillor, was called to the chair, and briefly stated the objects of the meeting. Some gentlemen, he understood, were anxious to preserve as much as possible the scrip of the company ; but there were also some who, rather than incur further expense, or pay any further call, would wish to have the concern wound up altogether. He would not himself at present venture to give an opinion on the subject, but would he very glad to hear the sentiments of any of the gentlemen present. Mr. ALDRED, the Chairman of the Provisional Com mittee, (who with Mr. Parker, the Secretary, had come over to attend the meeting, on observing it advertised in the Liverpool papers,) expressed their willingness to render every information, and stated that the Directors had ordered the accounts to be made up, and would them selves have shortly called a similar meeting to the present, in order to determine upon future proceedings. A map, showing the direction of the proposed line, was then produced, and in answer to inquiries, the SECaSTARY stated some of the leading features of the line, and re marked upon its present position and prospects. When before the Board of Trade last year, although then in an incomplete state, it had been reported upon as that which afforded the greatest amount of advantage to the district. It was superior to the Sheffield and Lincoln line, in as much as it interfered with no canal, whereas that line had already a canal with which it must compete for traffic. As a proof that Rotherham was the best route from Sheffield to Gainsborougb, he stated that there were already several coaches running between the towns, all of which went through Rotherham. The traffic, which had been taken most guardedly by a competent authority, showed pi existing, without bringing forward prospective or probable traffic. _ _ Mr. ALDRED enlarged upon the importance of the coal district through a portion - of which the line must pass. There were, it had been estimated, within a mile on each side of that portion of the line, 90 millions of tons of coal yet to be got, and which might be termed virgin coal; and it was a fact that many thousands of tons were annually raised, highly suitable for engine purposes ; but, from the cost and difficulty of transit, remain un used. The other line would interfere with the essential outlet of coal to Sheffield, and thus cause an injurious competition between that town and other places. which would reduce prices so low as eventually to prevent its being sent either east or west. The population of the district through which the Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Railroad would pass exceeded that of the competing line by 33,000—the numbers by one line being 175 ; 000, in the other 142,000. The coal field would cer tainly prove the primary source of traffic ; but estimates had been drawn up by a highly competent gentleman of the present amount of traffic, exclusive of probabilities, and he estimated that it would yield 9i per cent. Lord Firzwil liam and Lord Effingham, who were two of the largest pro prietors through which the line must pass, both admitted it was a line which sooner or later must be made. It was the most direct line to the several towns through which it must pass, and was much required for the conveyance of agricultural produce, and the other purposes of commerce. They (the scripholders) were in possession of it now; and the question was, whether the circumstances of the country, or of their own peculiar line, were such as to make it desirable, a matter of policy, or sound discretion, to continue, and place themselves in possession of the bill or not. He bad been told there was a doubt, even supposing they obtainedahe bill, as to how far the calls would be responded to. These parties assumed that the calls would be more numerous than he thought they actually would be. Allowing this to be a difficulty,, was it not now an important point to place the compahy in such a position, that in one, two, or three years, they could feel justified in proceeding with the line. This was a point which the provisional directors had not lost sight of. If the bill were obtained it would be so essential to other parties, he meant to railways already established, that any of them, as Capt. Lawes had said, would be very glad to get hold of it. Mr. Hudson himself had said the line was full of merits ; and, on behalf of another company, said they would be glad to assist in its formation. Preliminary arrangements bad been made with other companies, and the probability was, that in two or three years the value of the scrip would be much in creased. The question now was whether they should spend a few shillings more to place themselves ,n pos session of the bill, and power to proceed. He (Mr. A.) could say that, as a scrip-holder ' he had not sold nor parted with a single share, and he hoped the meeting would infer from that, that he felt confident of the value of the undertaking. (Applause.) In answer to inquiries, The SECRETARY stated there were 32,000 shares in the line, and the proposed capital was £BOO,OOO. The shares issued or on which deposits - had been paid, amounted to 31,2C0. The liabilities and actual' expenditure incurred was £23,000, the amount paid up £42,000. Mr. ALDRED stated that the expenses would not have been two-thirds the present amount bad not the commit tee been compelled in London to oppose the vexatious allegations of rival companies, not one of which had been sustained. A proprietor then complained that statements had in February last appeared in several papers, stating as a matter of certainty that the line was about to be amalga mg.t_d_wi t ter and Lull S. w_ltiq hinslial. gig - - diately raised the price to £7 or XS; at which price he had unfortunately purchased many. • He was proceeding to remark that these statements must have emanated from the provisional committee, and been made for interested purposes, but was called to order by the chairman. Mr. ALDRED disclaimed any knomledge of such state ments; they were not issued from the committee; al though preliminary arrangements, he said, such as the one referred to, bad certainly been in progress. Some discussion ensued. On the motion of Mr. Parry, the following resolution was unanimously carried : Resolved,—" That this meeting, composed of scrip holders in the Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Railway, having heard the explanation afforded by the Chairman of the Provisional Committee and the Secre tary of the leading features and advantages offered by that undertaking, the steps which they have taken to for ward it in Parliament, and their prospects of a successful result, hereby express the confidence which they entertain in the merits of the railway, and in the Provisional Com mittee themselves, whom they urge to use their best ef forts to carry it into operation." A vote of thanks to the Provisional Committee, to Mr. Aldred, and Mr. Parker, having been passed, and also to the Chairman of the meeting,—compliments duly ac knowledged,—the meeting separated. highly satisfied. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. The performances of the Misses Cushman, who have been re-engaged during the past week, have continued to attract audiences equal to that which astonished us— accustomed as we are to see theatricals neglected in Liver pool—on the first night of the opening of this theatre. Of the superb personification of Romeo, by Miss Cush man, and Juliet, by Miss Susan Cushman, we have al ready spoken in terms of admiration. The Meg Aferrilies of the former lady we only had an opportunity of witness ing on Thursday ; and an electrifying performance it was. This character, in ordinary, or even the best hands, has been a neglected one. In Miss Cushman's bands, we re cognise, not " the Jew which Shakspeare drew," but the veritable gipsey, with all the lights and shadows of her character developed, of the Scottish romancist. We do not know indeed whether Miss Cushman does not throw around the character a halo of genius and sublime interest, not to be gathered readily from a pe rusal of Sir Walter Scott's inimitable description. Without descending to rant, she throws her whole ener gies into the character, producing such effects as we never witnessed upon this stage or any other stage. The cave scene, and the death of the old gipsey, tottering in her infirmity of age, but strong in the great purpose for which that age seemed alone to have been prolonged, was electrifying and talented beyond our power to describe. On Friday evening, the play of " Ion" was inimitably performed, both Miss Cushman and Miss Susan Cashman exhibiting an exuberance of talent ; and on Saturday, the play of " Guy Mannering" was repeated to another crowded house. These consummately talented actresses are to appear again upon the completion of some pro vincial engagements. Last evening, Madame Celeste commenced an engage ment, appearing in the drama of " Green Bushes," which has had so extraordinary a run at the Adelphi, in London. LOCAL BILLS BEFORN PARLIAMENT.—The Dock Bill has been read the first time in the House of Lords, and is now waiting the second reading, after which it will be committed. The other strictly local bills—that is, bills connected with the borough or parish of Liverpool—hive, on the motion of Lord Sandon, been referred to the Com mittee of Selection—the committee which add the select members to the usual list—with an instruction that the same committee shall deal with the whole. These bills are the Sanatory Regulations Bill, against which petitions have been presented from certain owners of houses, from the officers and members of the Brunswick Benefit Building other Society, Bill, which Buildingh f e o i m is e t ro l sisee;toi Guardianetptiihore presidents ee i Hd d ss e :o n arctg t cih s uaeei lt o nay f sni:tie t t a h uhbr e meyr rntßoyalDahgteoteoc-nuapk. rate-payers WaterSyeutarbi snlel of members la r Llo d :faiovi a rtnek i h i rs s d ei Liver pool, e a o n w d n e o r t s h ' which Mr. John Vernon has petitioned ; the Toxteth'Park Improvement Bill, against which a petition has been pre sented from certain houseowners, but ordered to lie on the table; the Paving, Sewering, and Watering Bill ; and the Liverpool Watering Bill, against both of which the cor poration are petitioners. The reference thus consists of six bills, the several petitions against which, with the ex. ception of the Toxteth Park Improvement Bill, have been referred by the house to the committee, and counsel or dered. The Committee of Selection will make their nomi nation in the course of this week. The Birkenhead Improvement Bill being unopposed, has been referred to Mr. Greene, and the members appointed to bring it in. The committee for the consideration of the clauses will meet on Monday week, May 4. the Rev. Thomas Nolan preached in Trinity Church, Dublin, on Sunday last, in aid of Swift's Alley Free Church. We are happy to hear that the principal wholesale gro cers have come to the determination of closing their of fices at six o'clock during the summer months, and at se ven o'clock in the winter. We hope this good example will be followed by all respectable establishments in Li verpool. PICKING POCKETS.—Thomas Greaves was, yesterday, brought before the magistrates, on a charge of stealing a purse from Mrs. Marriott, while she was . making some purchases at a shop in Bold-street, on Friday afternoon last. The offence was proved, and the prisoner, who was an old offender, was sent to gaol for three months.— John Farradv, Robert Jones, and Thomas Morgan. were also committed for a similar term, having robbed Sarah Swain of 18s., in St. John's Market, on Saturday night. SUPPLY OF WATER. We received yesterday, at too late an hour to read with any degree of care, a pamphlet, entitled "Analysis of the Evidence in Favour of the Copstant Supply System, given before the Health of Towns Commissioners, with Remarks thereon, by Thomas Wickstead, Esq., Civil Engineer." We can merely to-day give one or two ex tracts from it, which we do the more readily if for no other reason than on the principle of "Audi alteram parterre." "In making a comparison as to the cost of any article, the quantity forms an essential element, and it may be well to show here, though not perhaps strictly the place for it, the quantity of water given per house where the constant supply is in operation—and the quantity given per house upon the plan which the adoption of that system would supersede. Constant Supply. Intermittent Supply. Gallons per house per diem. Gallons per house per diem. Gallons. Gallons. Nottingham (80 or 90 gal- New River.. . Ions) say Preston 76 Grand Junction. 213 Greenock. 2 cub. ft. perindi vidual, say per house.... SO Mean supply.. 165, Mean supply.. 81 " The above comparison will show that either the tenants under the constant supply system receive a very stinted supply, or that the water available for cleansing sewers and for public purposes, must be lamentably deficient where that plan prevails. " That this is a fair inference the reports of the Corn missiorers show, in answer to the questions forwarded to various towns by the Commissioners as to the state of their sewerage. " Nottingham says,— ' Inferior parts neither drained or paved.' Sewers very defective and unsystematic.' No local regulations.' No service of scavengers—the poorest parts entirely neglected.' ' Refuse of courts and alleys allowed to accumulate.' . _ "Preston says,— • 'No regulations—drainage very insufficient.' There are sewers io some streets.' The house drains are few .n number.' There are many stagnant pooli which evaporate or are ab. sorbed by the subsoil.' The courts and alleys and undedicated streets, are not cleansed.' " If these towns had been well provided with sewers, and' a good system pf drainage, the demand for water would have been much greater; as they are, a greater quantity would be injurious, rather than beneficial. " Great stress is laid upon the saving to the poor tenant which would be effected by the absence of the necessity for providing butts 'or tanks. Now it appears that a wine butt holding 100 gallons, will cost 17s Gd. or thereabouts, and if 5 per cent, is allowed for repairs, and 5 per cent. upon outlay, this will amount to ls. 9d. per annum, and will represent the actual saving, as the cost of pipes, cocks, &c., will be on the constant supply plan, at least equal to that on the present plan. " In reply to question 5,872, as to what the extra cost of the proposed mode of supply would be per tenement weekly, in the Southwark district, the answer is, ' three halfpence weekly in addition to what they now pay.' " In reply to question 5,877, it is stated that the general average charge for a tenement of two rooms is 6s. per annum : from this it would appear that Gs. per annum is the charge for the present supply, and that 12s. 6d. would be the charge for the proposed supply instead of 7s. 9d.; namely, 6s. rate, and ls. 9d. annual cost of tank. " In reply to queston 5,504, it is stated that the charge for water at Hyde, near Manchester, for labourers' houses, (320 in number,) is 3d. per week, or 13s. per annum, being a charge If 20 per cent. upon the rental. "In Dr. Lyon Play fair's Report, given in the Ap pendix to the Report of the Commissioners, part 2, be states that, in Liverpool, the cost of supply to the lowest class of cottages is 5 per cent. upon the rental, and in Manchester and Salford ss. per annum. In these towns the proposed mode of Supply has not been adopted ; but in Preston, Bury, Ashton, Rochdale, and Oldham, where it is in operation, the cost of supply for the same class of houses is respectively 75., 125., Gs.. 10s., and 125., being an excess beyond the former rate of from 20 to 140 per cent. "Thus the comparative cost of water in the foregoing towns will be as follows :--I have added Is. 9d. per annum to the annual rates in the cases of intermittent supply. Constant Supply. Intermittent Supply. s. d. s. d. Southwark. , 2 6 Southwark Hyde l3 0 Liverpool 6 g Presto!' Bury. Ashton Rochdale ... Oldham.. . . 10 0 3)21 3 12 0 , Mean rate.. 7 1 7;72 6 Mean rate.. 10 4 " Or, the constant supply in these towns costs 45 per cent. more than the intermittent supply in the other towns quoted." Mr. Wickstead says that the cost for fittings on the in termi tient plan would be Li 19. T. 3d. and upon the con stant plan, £1 ls. 9d., or 17s. 6d. less for the constant supply. With reference to the cost , of works, Mr. Wick stead arrives at the following conclusions, after an exam ination of Mr. Hawkesleys evidence as to the tovrn of Nottingham, which he says is continually referred to as a place in which the principle of constant supply has been carried out with great success " Ist. That with so many competing companies in a town whose population does not exceed 60,000, it would be impossible that a remunerating price could be obtained by.pg i Ngnuo, s akuj. 1.1 at as Oujotrz,ttahousTs, s o ' n n ly 4,0 1 6 1 V6,000 have a separate supply ; that as the poorer classes are chiefly supplied by common cocks placed in the courts; and as 800 houses steal the water,—tbe mode of supply in this town is not superior to that in others. " 3rd. That if the elevation of some of the most respect ably inhabited portions of the town, is 200 feet (or 230 feet to the tops of the houses), and if' the principal and dis trict mains are never tapped,' it is impossible, if the water is raised to an elevation of '135 feet' only, that " 'all the other houses, with few exceptions,' can be 'served from pipes directly communicating with the water maim, in which the supply is constantly maintained." Mr. Wickstead then examines the evidence as to " waste of, water," " greater pressure ensured," " pipes of less diameter required," and ultimately makes the fol lowing observations "on the practical inconvenience to the public, irrespective of the question of cost, which would inevitable arise from any attempt to introduce the constant supply system to any extent : '— " 1. In towns having any considerable irregularity of elevation, the result would be, that so long as the inhabi tants in the lower districts are drawing off water, those in the upper parts would be able to get little or none. "2. In large towns, without any great variation in le vels, the houses near the source would receive more water through a pipe of given size, than those at a distance from it, not only on account of the additional friction di minishing the velocity of the current, but because the quantity of water flowing into the pipe at the source, and through its length. which quantity is fixed and limited, is undergoing a positive diminution at almost every house which it has to supply. " That such would be the case, the engineers who re commend the intermittent supply know, from actual experience, to be a fact. " Any street, or number of streets, now supplied pe riodically' may be taken as representing a small town, supplied on the continuous system so long as the water is kept on ; and it is a fact well known, not only to the en gineers but to the tenants of water companies, that in the summer time, when two or three taps in the lower part of the street are kept running, the houses in the upper part, instead of obtaining a butt-ful, as they would at other seasons in the course of an hour, with difficulty collect it in the course of ten hours." NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. MONDAY MORNING. The following horses have arrived since the list of engagements was published : Green Pea, Miss Elis, Switcher, Secundus, King Charles, Tibthorpe, Physalis, Lycurgus, and Draco. Chemois and one or two others are expected to-day. The weather continues unfavourable, and as yet very few indications of a full meeting are discernible ; from the number of orders, however, that have been received for post-horses to meet the special train at Chesterfo►d to day, we have no doubt that by to-morrow—the grand day—the town will be full. The present arrivals are, the Duke of Rutland, Earl and Countess of Sefton, Lord Charles Manners, Lord Maidston, Lord and Lady New port, Hon. Captain Rous, Hon. F. Villiers, Col. Peel, and Mr. Greville. A meeting of the Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction Railway proprietors was convened to be held at the Cla rendon Rooms, yesterday. The meeting was private. During the last month the birth of a child was registered in the Everton District with the following Christian names :—Teresa, Tuana, Josefa, Blass, Maria, De las Mercedes, Francisca, Favier. ANTICIPATED VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT.—We believe that a reply has been received from Prince Albert's secre tary that his Royal Highness has consented to visit Liver pool for the purpose of laying the foundation stone of our Sailors' Home, provided that the ceremony can be per formed either in June or July next. STEALING A WATCH.—Yesterday, Elizabeth Burns was brought before the magistrates charged with stealing a watch from Daniel Shew. It appeared the complainant 4 met the prisoner on Sunday ni in Lower Frederick street, and walked with her f ome distance, during which time she succeeded in rob tog him of his watch. The case was proved, and the prisoner committed for trial. PATENT PREPARED FLOUR.—There is no invention that has lately been brought under our notice that is de serving more attention, or calculated to be more beneficial to the maritime world, than that of Jones's patent pre served flour, an article by which, with the addition of cold water, bread may be momentarily made, while at sea. None but those who have practically experienced (as has the writer of this) the impossibility, hitherto, of producing anything like ordinary loaf bread at sea, will he able duly to appreciate the excellence of this invention. \%e have been supplied, by Messrs. Ingleby and Cook, with a specimen of the bread manufactured from this flour, and if there is a difference between it and the ordinary baker's bread, the preference must decidedly be given to the patent article. Unlike the bread prepared with yeast, the tendency of which is to destroy, says Dr. Thompson, at least one-seventh of the nutriment of the flour, it retains all its original properties, and is so easy of di gestion as to have called forth highly commendatory testimonials from many leading physicians, but with such testimonial as the following, it needs no further recom mendation :-- "Bristol, November 25th, 1845. "Sir,—Having tried the flour you sent me on board the Great Britain Steam Ship, during her last voyage, I have great pleasure in stating, that it made the best bread I have ever seen at the table of the Great Western or Great Britain, and I shall be glad to hear you succeed in bringing it into general use at sea, particularly for long voyages, for which it is doubtless well adapted. —I am, sir, your obedient servant, " JAMES HOSKEN." THE STRIKES IN THE BUILDING TRADES. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Belihouse, Mr. eaul ing, and Mr. Livingston, of Manchester; Mr. Tomkinson and Mr. Holme, of Liverpool; Mr. Williams of Birken head ; and Mr. Gwyther and Mr. Briggs, of Birmingham, had a long audience with Sir James Graham, on Saturday last, on the subject of the strike in the building trades in these and other towns, and . on the difficulties which con tractors and others have to contend against with the trades' unions now organised throughout the country. The deputation • was accompanied by Lord Sandon, Sir Floward Douglas, Mr. Brotherton, M.P., Mr. Buckley, M.P., Mr. Milner Gibson, M.P., and Mr. Spooner, M.P. The result of the conference has not yet transpired ; but it is understood that documents of a startling nature were exhibited to the Home Secretary, developing a state of things much to be deplored. One -I the primary objects of the deputntaion was to lay before the • Home Secretary the serious manner in which the system of picqtieting and other interference of the unions, between themselves and those they employ, affects the carrying out of the building business. . . We believe the unfortunate strike is no nearer a termi nation than it was a month since; and The cowequerices are likely to be most deplorable. Owing to an arrange ment amongst the colliers, by which they do not allow beyond a certain quantity, which in the'phrase of the trade is called a get, to.be raised , at once, there is not estimated to be above 100 tons of coals on band between here and St. Helens; and as the result it is anticipated that some of our most extensive brickmaking establishments will be compelled shortly to suspend work, from the deficiency of that material. • _ — The joiners and brickmakers keep dropping in to their usual employments: but the masons remain most stub born. Picquets are stationed at all the avenues and building establishments of the town, as we ourselves were witnesses yesterday. Should this system of annoyance be permitted to continue, we may fairly anticipate some serious result: • FALKIRK DISTRICT OF BURGHS.—LORD LINCOLN. The following paragraph appears in the Glasgow Herald of Friday : " It will be observed, from our advertising columns, that Mr. Baird, of Gartsherrie, the represesentative of the Falkirk district of burghs, has accepted the chiltern hundreds, and that the Earl of Lincoln has offered him self a candidate, for the vacant seat. We have, seen a copy of the noble lord's address to the constituency of the Falkirk burghs. He grounds his claims to their suf frages entirely on his identification with free trade prin ciples : " I seek,' says his lordship, your suffrages on public grounds. I know that you have not been unobservant of the struggle which is now pending in parliament, and 1 believe you desire the success of those measures which her Majesty's government has proposed to the legislature, and is - now earnestly endeavouring to carry into effect. As a warm advocate of those measures for the amendment of our commercial policy, as one who has lately had occasion to show the sincerity of his attachment to those measures, and his conviction of their necessity and value to all clas-es of the community, I venture to ask you to return me to par liament as your representative, and thus strengthen the hands of a government which has considered no honour able sacrifice too great to accomplish an object in which the welfare of the people is concerned, and for the attain ment of which it has not hesitated once to abandon power and now to make the greater sacrifice of party attaehments and long-cherished friendships." It appears from the Glasgow papers that Mr. Wilson. of Dundysan, a thorough free-trader has come forward to oppose his lordship, and there appears every probability that the contest will terminate as the recent one at West minster did. Lord Lincoln has visited Glasgow, and is now engazed in a very active canvas. The Sheriff has appointed Wednesday (to-morrow) for the nomination. The constituency of these burghs amounts to 1406, dis tributed as follows :—Falkirk, 440 ; Airdrie, 302 ; Hamil ton, 313; Lanark, 251 Linlithgow, 100. The nomina tion takes place at Falkirk. In July, 1841, when Mr. Baird was elected, the number of electors was 1303, of whom no more than 912 recorded their suffrages. The numbers at the close of the poll were—for Mr. Baird, 482; for Mr. Gillon. of Wallhouse, 430; majority in favour of Mr. Baird, 52. The Scotch Reformers' Gazette of Saturday anticipates, confidently, a triumph for Mr. Wilson ; and should this be so, the Goverument will have played another good game for the Radicals and Free-traders. STATE OF THE MANUFACTU RING DISTRICTS. (From a Manchester correspondent of yesterday's Times.) A gentleman here, very extensively engaged in manu factures, communicates as follows :—" The present state of trade is much depressed, there being no demand. The spinning department is a good deal depressed, compared with the last year; still, that may be considered to be about the best part of the cotton trade. The hands, gen etilly speaking, are pretty fully employed, with the excep tion of the hand-loom weavers ; nor is there any alteration in wages. In the present state of the market, parties who have to manufacture even by power have great difficulty in maintaining their ground. There seems to be a deep regret that the progress of the Ministerial measure is so much retarded, as the delay tends to depress manufac tures. It is thought that, if it were to pass into a law, a revival of trade would immediately follow ; but, on the other hand, if it be delayed too long, there is very little hope of experiencing a brisker trade before the latter end of th. Another letter from a leading-merchant, with no etrong party predilections, has the followinc , passage :—" That the present free trade measure before Parliament tends to depress, there can be no doubt, arising from the uncer tainty as to its results. But eventually, if passed, it is the opinion of parties in political society, whether Whig or Tory, that it will do a great deal of good; and the ma jority are anxious to have it passed." It is' proper - to add, that at present there are upwards of 1500 hand-loom weavers in this town entirely unemployed. A communication made by two of the unemployed weavers to the writer of this letter is as follows :—" The present statement is to inform you that there is a great number of hand-loom weavers thrown on the streets for want of employment. The workpeople of Messrs. Aspinall, Turner and Co. are 500 in number, all idle ; of Messrs. Swainson and Birchwood, 300, all idle ; of Messrs. George Faulkner and Co., 300, all unemployed ; of Messrs. Peter Dixon and Sons, 400, a few employed. The fabrics of work manufactured by these gentlemen are chiefly coarse handkerchiefs, buff checks, and occasionally coarse ging hams. We are told that our misery at present is caused by Sir R. Peel's measure in the House of Commons not taking its proper effect." [The above statements are, we suspect, much exagge rated; and we give them as specimens of the language used commercially by free-traders for the attainment of their ends.—En. L. S.] April 28, 1846. DEATH FROM THE WANT OF SUFFICIENT FOOD. On Saturday, an investigation took place before the coro ner, touching the death of Jacob Green, a man of colour, belonging to the brig Flora, arrived at this port. James Phillips, second mate, said the deceased was cook on board the vessel. On the 17th of March last, he saw the captain with a tureen in his hands, and, on going to the deceased, found something had been thrown over him, which he said was hot soup. The deceased returned to his work shortly afterwards. On the 21st of March, the mate pulled him out of the galley, and beat him with the main brace, striking him with great force on the ribs and shoulders, the marks of which were visible. On the 24th the mate again pulled him out of the galley, and dragged him on the deck ; after which, deceased complained of his side being hurt. He continued at his work on that day, but on the day following was laid up. He after wards recovered partially, and continued about the deck until the arrival of the vessel in Liverpool, on Wednesday last. About the latter end of March, the crew were put on short allowance, and the deceased had a quart of water and half a pound of flour less than the other men. He was in a weak state on his arrival here, and did not complain of being sick, but said he wanted some thing to eat ; he was taken to the Southern Hospital on Thursday. The vessel was short of provisions, and half a pound of flour was given in lieu of that quantity of bread, and a quart of water stopped from them on their arrival here. Frederick Bartles, one of the crew of the Flora, saw the captain throw some hot soup on the de ceased, in the way described, and also saw him beaten and abused by the mate. He had the same provisions as the ma'e except the half pound of flour and the quart of water, but frequently complained of ill usage. Mr. Thomas Morris, house surgeon to the southern hospital, stated that the deceased was brought there on Thursday last in a dying state, and lived only about five hours afterwards; he made a post mortem examination of the body, but could not find any disease sufficient to cause death, and it was his opinion deceased had died from want of sufficient nourishment to support the body. John Mitchell, the captain, deposed that on the 15th September he sailed from Liverpool with a crew, including the officers and himself, of eleven persons, and had at that time a seven months' stock of provisions on board. They went to St. Thomas', and afterwards to Tobasco, which place they left on the sth February. While at Tobasco he disposed of 250 lbs. of bread ; 150 lbs. was sold, and 100 lbs. exchanged for beef, as he found some of their own was getting bad. On the voyage home they ran short of provisions, and finding the bread was diminishing he stop ped half a pound from each man's allowance, and gave the half pound of flour in lieu of it ; they also ran short of water. The reason why he stopped half a pound of flour and a quart of water from the deceased was, that he might keep it for the other men, who worked harder than he did, the deceased being unable to work. The deceased was almost naked for want of clothes, and things had been frequently supplied to him, but he took no care of them. The voyage extended two months over the time calculated upon. Several others of the crew were exa mined, whose evidence went to corroborate the captain's statements as to the treatment the deceased had received. The jury returned the following verdict :—That the de ceased had died from want of sufficient food and exposure to cold, and not from any violent means. WRITING AND BoomNd.—Mr. Franks, whose adver tisement appears in our paper of to-day, has shown us several specimens of writing, the production of his Liver pool pupils, from which it is evident that improvement goes on most rapidly, some writing in six lessons a beau tiful hand. ORANGE SYRUP.—This syrup is so easily made, and can be used so constantly to advantage, that no house keeper should b e w ith ou t it. Select ripe and thin-skinned fruit, squeeze the juice through a sieve; to every pint add one and a half pounds of powdered sugar, boil it slowly, and skim as long aP any scum rises; you may then take off, let it grow cold, and bottle it off. Be sure to secure the corks well. Two tablespoonfuls of this syrup, mixed in melted butter, make an admirable sauce for a plum or batter pudding; it imparts a fine flavour, and a teaspoon ful introduced into a glass of punch adds much to its deli ciousness. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN EX -HA - r 1 1 / 4 7 ""zR —YESTERDAY. At this day 's market we had only a short supply of English Wheat, which was qukkly sold at an advance of Is. per qr. over the currency of this day week. Some transactions were reported in floating cargoes, and there was rather more inquirY for bonded, but the offers received were rather under late rates. During the week we received a better supply of English and Irish Oats, and several cargoes of Foreign. There was less ac tivity in the demand to-day, and buyers made their purchases at our previous currency. The Barley trade is dull and rather cheaper. Malt in steady request. Beans and Peas without alteration. SMITHFIELD MAILKET.-YESTEEDAY. On the whole the Beef trade was inactive, yet the quotations obtained on this day se'nnight were petty generally supported, the primest Scots producing 4s id per Sib. The supply of sheep was again somewhat on the increase, and of excellent weight. Although the Mutton trade was not quite so active as on Monday last, prime old Downs moved off steadily at full prices, but most other breeds were a slow Inquiry. At the close of the market, a fair clearance was effected. About 303 Sheep-came to hand from Scotland. Calves and pigs, the supplies of which are moderate, moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. OUTRAGE AT BIRKENHEAD. An outrage of a very serious nature took place last night in•Birkenhead. A Mr. M'Leod—a contractor Is the formation of the docks at Birkenhead, appears to hale given some offence to the navies employed under him; and suspecting that he was secreted at. Mr. Watson's—• late La French's—a mob of them surrounded the hoes! and insisted upon searching it, swearing that if they found him they would murder him. He was not there, bort e ver, but they found him at length ; and inflicted serious injuries upon him. Mr. AV Leod's.house, up to the hour at which we write, is guarded by the police ; but we understand he has left it, and returned to his family. Whether or not this outrage is connected with the turn-out it is im possible to say, as our information is very meagre, but we shall probably have further information in time for second edition. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. The marriage of Mr. George Granville Francis Egerton, eldest son of Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., and Lack Mary Louisa Campbell, fourth daugbttr:of the Earl and Counte-s Cawdor, is to be solemnised to-morrow (Wei- nesday). The ceremony will be performed at St. George% Hanover-square. The Earl and Countess Cawdor intend to give a sumptuous dejcdner at the family mansion, in South Audley-street, when the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and Countess of Harewood, the Hon. Mr. and Lady Caroline Duncombe, Viscount and Viscountess Emlyn, Lady" Charlotte Greville, the Earl and Countess of Dysart, and a numerous circle will be present. The nuptials of Viscount Castlereagh, M.P., eldest' son of the Marquis of Londonderry, and Elizabeth , ' eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Roden, eedr widow of the late Viscount Powerscourt, is understoodtG I be appointed for Thursday next, in the chapel at the, British embassy at Paris. We understand that the may riage will be conducted as privately as possible. The : Earl of Roden has gone to Paris from Ireland to join the Countess and Lady Mary Jocelyn, and Viscount Joeelr i and the .Marquis of Blandford are expected to leaf° Brighton to-day, via Dieppe, for Paris. We understand that the contemplated marriage of Lora Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford, and M Knightley, of Kenilworth, nieze of Lady Lcigh, which 16 was originally arranged should take place on the 29th - inst., has been deferred for a fortnight. The Earl 0 1 • Aylesford, accompanied by Lord Guernsey and the Ladle!' ' ..Finch, came to town about the middle of this week from Packington Hall, Warwickshire. We hear that Viscount Lewisham, eldest son of kr! Diet of Dartmouth, is to be married in the month of inV to Lady Sarah Finch, second da ug ht er o f th e Earl 0 1 Aylesford. The precise day is not yet determined. -t The marriage we announced some months since as la contemplation between the Hon. James A. Stuart' Wortley, M. P., youngest son of the late Lord Who'll' cliffe, and the Hon. Jane Lawley, only daughter of Lori., and Lady Wenlock, is to be solemnised i n th e course 01 the ensuing month. We believe we can announce that a matrimonial alliance will be speedily arranged between Lord Alan Churchill, son of the Duke of Marlborough, and Miss Dawson, a lady possesing a handsome property in Yorkshire. It is s tated that the union will take place in July next. A rhmour is current in the circles of fashion that a war d ' riage is on the tapis between the lovely and accornnlish e i daughter of a noble earl and count ess , an d a n oble lot who has the honour of a seat in the House of Commons. • The marriage of Viscount Fielding, eldest son of Earl of Denbigh, and Miss Pennant, granddaughter of the distinguished antiquarian and historian, is to take plac e ' early in June—the 9th has been mentioned. Ibrahim Pasha was expected at Paris on Friday. A ° the young Egyptians studying in that capital had 1 0°- ceedvd to Orleans to meet the Prince. parts of France, have been received by his Majesty. Ki N ng e ' a s rl r y e o ce n n e t h e u s n c d a re pe d f a r d o d m re a ss s e sa s s o si f n c a o ti n o g n r , at f u r l o a rn tion di o ffe n rs t b n o t fatalacacliictletinet boy, occurredoyenaTrsuoeskida!thaefterson", • n of o A o i‘ n i Canterbury,f r ar . itr H h i t n fu d l s, and to miller. The little fellow having got i n tbts way of the sweeps of a mill on St. Martin's Hill, vies struck to the ground by a severe blow on the head, foga which he died in half an hour.— Kentish Olaservvr. HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE OVER THETYNE.-The first pile of the coffer dam to be used in the erection of the high level bridge; over the river Tyne at Newcastle, was driven into the bed of the river on Friday last, in the presence of Mr. Robert Stephenson, the engineer of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company. HONESTY REWARDED.—On Tuesday, Fulwar Craven, Esq., lost in the streets of Cirencester, a sum of money in notes. between £4O and £5O, which was found by Serjeant Frav, of the police force, and returned to the owner, who generously presented him with one-half of th e amount for his honesty.—Gloucester Journal. THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—A formal contradiction 111 appeared of the statement that the Duke of Marlborceg r it . is about to let Blenheim Palace to the Queen Dowsg e , e Her Majesty, accompanied by his Serence Highnes s 1 ... Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, and attende d ,: ,u , the Earl and Countess Howe, and the Earl of Denbi left town on Wednesday morning for Cashiobury Hertfordshire, the seat of the Earl of Essex, returning h i Marlborough House in the afternoon. Her Majesty is treat for this seat as her country residence. Letters from Constantinople of the Bth instant, ter , nounce the arrest of Mahmoud Pash a , the FaYea es General of the Army, on a charge of having einbez39o the public money to the amount of £160,000. "lea Effendi, a lieutenant of Schamyl, h a d b een apprebeetha by the Russians, near Childer. Being a subject of is , Porte, Hassan was claimed by the au th or iti e s of W , E t roum, to whom he was given up, on con dition et a ll r should be conducted for trial to Con s t an tinople tOff' however, succeeded in effecting his escape, and M. 00 the Russian minister, had addressed a strong ne te the subject to the Ottoman government. sd' The erection of the English Church at Alexandri s P h isb verted to in the private letters, is a subject ts v several respectable merchants in the city have de „ s e str that attention should be drawn as one possessing r, t he liar claims to public support in this country. This j isof first instance under any Mahometan government ° pod similar open toleration and sanction to the Pra t e r ioo religion, and the number of English residents is ',trill small to enable them to bear unassisted the expens e 7bstea structure, which would appear from the plans distr!los to be of a very ornamental and costly description. l e ilerS who will chiefly derive benefit from it will be the tracisisn through Egypt to and from India, and it has '„ 1 , 0 pf therefore, for liberal assistance alike upon the Po 9 r India and this country. in y s o iOlf THE CHURCH IN CANADA. On SundaY o.- last, the Rev. J. Jones, who has come from Ca n- aft% this country, preached in St. Nichol a s' s ; se 0! which, a collection was made to war d s the We s ° end building a church and parsonage-house, at Farnb an hu rcin Pike River, Canada. Both places are without ae" s ob' and without a minister, but the inhabitants ha se se/ scribed handsomely towards obtaining these objectsoist 0' the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and 11/in the the bishops have li c e nse d Mr. J ones t o officia te lid" e R I be churches, and the two rectors of Liverpool lily o f given him their subscriptions, as have others " pe oPl clergy. It is calculated that, with the help of t he fficiei on the stations, the sum of £l2OO will be about she p ri 0.: for the undertaking. nearly £7OO of which have ue. ,, o lee: ready obtained. By the fulfilment of this be n % *OW lie c eB purpose, two substitute settlements will be sIIPPO3I I f churches and ministers, and the established e r , ee ds of religion, which would cheer the hearts of 00% f all , our countrymen amidst the dreary wilds o f Caes. e ir de would entail the blessings of IC hristianity ou 1 ." , scendants to the end of time. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. sr a • MONDAY, APRIL W.—Wind North. lig ht. sailed Aniuvito.—Viscount Lancaster, from Calcutta; L add Jan. and St. Helena 7th March. bac -- CV SAILICII.—John Horton, Cunningham, for Shan,F,,. NOV of Rowley. Harvey, for Oporto —Liberty, Gambles, I ': a tial°,lclc• Inbar— Gem, Proctor, for Narva—Wild Irish Girl, ,I;Kitte o c• for Staten Island and Bay Chaleur—Calliope, Bombay—Erin, M'Vicar, for Barbadoes—EnvoY; CPO Scott, ' it b 1°65 „„ Commerce, hence at Falmouth, for Spalding , " bulwarks and stsnchions LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, M t ', daY The tone of the market is very firm. The sa les ,, l . exe 6000 bales; 1000 of them on speculation, and 5 90 ""' 27. r LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET+ It rlt il l 'er I grg be e r The supply of Beasts at market to-day has been than last week, but the quantity not quite so good, `.. d to of Sheep smaller. Beef bid to 6id per lb. ; Mutton , oo LIVE It POOL PROVISION MARKET', I:0130;4 rot a, B 0P Supplies of new Butter have been somewha t'aced td' holders are unable to obtain considerably adva 00408 Towards the close of the week. sales were ,ade n o pe g day 115 s is steadily demanded. In Iri- h pro /15 5 6s W 6° doing. Prime well dried cut Hams saleable at cwt. ______------------"r---20T? D POTATO 1' 7 , 1846. .- e d. d. LIVERPOOL HAY AN APRIL 2'. 0. 4 s. d. s. d. nolb• .-- " 0 Hay, old 20th 0 8@ 0 10i Potatoes, r. 2 9 ..... 2 • Clover 0 7 0 8 Kernps ***** g 0 ..... 4 Vetches 0 0— 0 0 Short 'TOP°•' 2l° ....... 4 ; Grass Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 5 Pink Eye s •• •• 0 0 . ....... - 20 0 Oat 0 4 0 41 Cattle ... : 0 ' . 2 6 0 ..... 9 Barley • Carrots 24 5 — l 7 0 IMantire ..... LIVERPOOL: 1 5146. TUESDAY, APRIL 28. A - adir PRINTED A ND PUBLISHED , / 4 1 :. TUESDAY )I° ` . BY t 111 , .. JOSHUA FLETCHE R LACE, of 53 . Grove.atreej LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-1067w At No. 4, ST. 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