The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS we to request the forbearance of a larg of the public who have, as yet, not sec plate of the Sailors' Home, given with our las slication. The demand for our paper last =k was so very far beyond our calculation, or arrangements which we had made, liberal as y were, that our Loudon engravers have been ite incapable of keeping _us supplied. For the _ nor- ed e'hope iO b. Me to fur- I of this week our tou subscribers b have r V by our carriers with plates, `ormation of the fact irregt Clarity, anc field. Oz t of thei have 1 taitbarb. 00l 8z MORNING, AUG. 4, 1846 !re are considerations which suggest them to us, connected with the recent visit of the to our town, far more important than i lie -considerati atifying it has be n to all class s the considerate interest dis- in the nobl 1 enduring h which the c generations has li iores of our magnificent river. Most grati it has been to us to see our beloved Prince ig his own hand to the work of charity . laying mndation, and contributing, from his own towards the erection of an institution so 'ntly excellent in its objects as that which an its doors for the protection and "Pment, in the scale of civilisation and the sinews of the to opt. lof the land in which Provid n to occupy so lofty a position to ihow - him the proud !ommunity which, in its rcial c .en unmindful of th hose industry it has risen—to !nt schools, our public chari ty in which the funds of the hich is happily in our posses ection of enduring and stration of justice, the • the liberal Lte I to th lent of the arts, and the consequent eleva- D morals and the tastes of our population. we have observed with delight the noble amenity of manner, and the deep h which he has devoted attention wit nconsiderable sacrifice of personal I comfort, to the task of examining all that I for his inspection, however humble its That by the high quali 'ius displayed, he has s to his notice ind and manner 3 hearts of hundreds of thotisan - ds we need lv assure him has kindly made the iledgenacnt himself, for which, in the. name people of Liverpool, we cordially thank him. have said, however, that we attach a deeper than this to the eventful scenes of Thu - rs- Friday last. It is no idle holiday—no mere t, calculated to win for our distinguished the meed of personal popularity, or to flatter n vanity, which we have just witnessed. We •om the visit of the Prince the welcome infe hat the countenance of royalty is no longer ) studiously averted as in past times it has large and important communities, constitutes the strength of this knowlegement, conveyed ly of his Royal Highness, to the address to him by his worship the Mayor and the litable to himself - - I Council, Is as c s it is e,ing and pleasing to us. "I am glad," re ked the Prince, " that my coming amongst you, r to take part in two ceremonies connected ur mercantile industry and enterprise, should ratifying to you ; and, on my own part, followed the bent of my own inclination, bonding to your kind invitation." We lowledgement the confes- courteou at His Royal Highness esteems it a duty to ountry, of whose sovereign he is the chosen ionoured consort, not only to understand its ons and its laws, but to make himself per acquainted, as well, with the ramifications Jed commerce, and the wants, the cha;. habits, of its people ; no lon rds them in a reserve which N is foreign to his noble nature; but to ly, as the first gentleman of her lotion of any and every good lthrom )piness, the comfort, and the esty's loyal subjects. s a noble one; and we rejoice, for the townsmen, that this first effort as been such mind the conviction that vell calculated to draw more closely to the ,s of our country, and to the person of sty, the affections of all classess of her .a people worthy of her, as she is pre-emi 'orthy of them, and who would deem no ;rester than that of receiving herself as well er royal consort among t them Jim Crow movements of 11, his fondling of that party which denominated, with his wonted scurrility, and brutal," and his shelving for an he Repeal agitation, at the risk of t the mobocracy of Con • influence amoi Tall and, wha worse still, the Rent eulated to impress the public mind with )n that a job of some kind is hatching, rch mendicant himself, or some of his Pa- s are to be the fortunate recipients i is a grand ti in sound but pay is ler in the pock , )ke the wild sh . "Hurrah for Repeal" may its of the tatterde ' Ikons who 'ow up their caps or the fragments of them .en O'Connell bids them ; but mere shouts fill bellies, they pay no rents, and have ceased be accompanied with the pleasant tinkling of vereigns and shillings, as they drop into the Till. peal is just now a loosing game. "My dear Ray" d his subs absorb more than the " fine pisantry" ntribute ; and a new Lichfield House compact is knowledeed to be the only card which can be to be the terms o and Tom the o " roar tly as sucking dov vth no more fiery missi he P. P' are to abjur i attend to their flecks But a return of t—a quid pro quo—must be given ; and we ily enabled to inform our readers of what iese may be expected to be A. monthly .1 of high cb;racter,—Me _C urchman's ronthly Review —whose sources of information are 'eat, and who, we are certain, would not hazard a atement of the kind without good grounds, gives Le following, as the measures in preparation, which ave so effectually soothed the turbtilent waters on 'hick Daniel O'Connell delights to fish : I the most positive assurances, fron we know to be in daily communic joy the confidence of 3, and to enj lepartments of the state, that, in spite of the of Lord John Russell, the terms of ai actually settled, and have received the laniel tVennnell on the one sid men in t -ily out of rearm' ❑ent, but partly by a new charge upor is fully determined on. But the whole mattes lo be kept a profound secret until the ensuiN lections of 1847 shall have given the Govern. House of Commons prepared to support suet ye as to the existence of suc ar part ur informant is Po vast. and vr.. a to b, ,on. nim to be in 11 acquainted with the real views anc ntions of the Government The danger. then, is no longer a matter p bility, or disitant conjecture. It is immediately herore Its: and upon re-examining Lord John Russell's late disclaimer, we really find nothing in it to prevent him from coming forward with such a plan whenever the country, by returning a liberal House of Commons, shall enable him to assert with a show of truth, that the public voice is no longer opposed to such an arrangement." Of course we do not say—neither, we dare say, would the writer of this paragraph wish it to be in ferred—that anything like a formal contract has been entered into to the above effect. No protocols have passed between the high contracting parties. There is no seal to the bond. But the parties un derstand each other nevertheless. The tonge cun ningly placed in the cheek—a roll of . the eye--an expressive touch of the hand—are significant as the THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THUNDER STORMS IN LIVERPOOL most rare eloquence, when used by parties of a cer• tam class to each other ; and Daniel is astute both in speaking and comprehending this mute language. It is enough, however, that he is satisfied and happy; and when that is the case, it is wisdom in men who have straightforward and honest objects in view, to look before them and prepare their defen- ye armour Do we see any such alertness on the part of lovers of their - protestant Church and its pure faith ? We do not. The mass of the constitutional party throughout the kingdom are laying the flat tering unction to their souls, that Whig-radicalism has pared its claws, and is innocuous. A Russell _ Peel Ministry; ergo, they argue it may be trusted ith the defence of institutions, which it has shown, d destroy We present to our readers this day the fullest and Ist authentic particulars which we have been ena d to gather, of , the interesting proceedings luring the visit of the Royal Consort on Thursday Lnd Friday last. A few - mistakes may have been ommitted, for which we apologize to all who may eel aggrieved. Reporters, however numerous a taff may be engaged, cannot be everywhere or Lear and see everything. They do wonderful things They encounter fatigues and difficulties which par ties, expecting to see the labours of the previous night laid upon their breakfast-table at an early in - r in the morning, seldom dream of We can, however, conscientiously say, that whatever may be found to be our and their sins of omission or commissio . 1 on this occasion, we have neither omit- ted nor " set down aught in malice." There are times when the honest journalist can lay aside alike party and personal predilections; and this is surely such a time. In the course of our description we have en avoured to do justice to all engaged in the our royal visitor, during this memorable occasion. We may, however, be excused, if here we ven ture to repeat our remarks, in .a more con densed form, and to repair any omission, which we may have made. And first, in order, we must record our satisfaction with the exertions and con duct of the Mayor. His Worship, on this occasion, has had most onerous duties to perform, unpleasant duties too, on account of which he has been as sailed with much reprobation, and many complaints, both printed and spoken. The Mayor has had to . bear the brunt of the imagined or the unavoidable and unintended sins of omission and commission of the Committee, of which he has, after all, been only the overworked member. We most candidly say that we should not envy him a repetition of the of fice, which he has had to fill, the " arduous duties" of which, a gentleman not usually considered his friend, Mr. William Earle, most honourably, and in most excellent feeling, wished him well through. We must also acknowledge, as royalty has already cknowledged, the correct and dignified manner in vhich the preliminary arrangements for the re- ception of the Prince having been gone through— his subsequent entertainment was conducted by his Worship. This was faultlessly done ; and re dounded highly to his credit as a gentleman and as the Chief Magistrate of this important town. _ _ The able Chairman and the gentlemen of the Dock Committee.come next in order for our humble meed of praise. • None can say that they have not, in all their arrangements for the public convenience, as well as for the credit of the town in the eyes of Royalty, deserved it well. There may have been some who have obtained admissions to the Albert Docks less worthy of such favour than some who have not received them. Such parties, in many in stances, have themselves to blame. Modesty has been the fault of some; remissness of others ; mis apprehension of many. On the other hand, there has been obtrusiveness, which none could beat off. The Dock Committee, we know, did their best to be impartial to all, and they could do no more. The Chairman of that Committee, we do not say above his colleagues, but, in his prominent position, exercised his functions admirably. We know few of our leading merchants who would have proved themselves better qualified to support, on such an occasion, the honour and dignity of his onerous office than Mr. Bramley-Moore. Equally efficient and equally admirable, through.; out the whole of the proceedings, have been the ar rangements and conduct of the Chairman, Mr. James Aikin, and the Committee of the Sailors' Home. Nothing could have been better than the former; and_ the gentlemanly, considerate, and ingenuous conduct of Mr. AM - 0, as Chairman of the Sailors' Dinner on Friday, was_above all praise. Mr Aikin trong politician, holding many opinions op- posed to our own, and to some of the guests over whom. he presided and treated with such gentle manly courtesy. On this occasion, however, he could afford, like a high minded man, to spurn the littleness of party—to do justice where justice was due. We shall, however, not awake matters which trust will, as they ought, be obliterated from Mr. Aikin will understand us, without entering further into particulars. We cannot conclude this hasty review of the events of the week without paying our humble tri bute of praise to the humbler classes of our fellow townsmen—to all ranks. Nothing, we are sure, could have contributed more to the extreme grati fication of Prince Albert with the entire proceed ings during the period of his visit, than the orderly, the respectful conduct of the countless thousands assembled to do him honour. Here, no vast bodies of military were necessary to line the streets and protect our Royal guest at once from outrage and obtrusion. We had fifty extra policemen supplied us, to be sure. We wanted not their services. The good and loyal old town could have kept its unruly spirits within bounds, without either a soldier or an extra policeman. _ _ _ _ memory Weknow that this gratifying and honourable fact will, by this, have reached the ears of our Queen. We know that by this her mind has been resolved to honour a people, who have so honoured one whom she loves; and that, as the result, we shall not long be deprived of the opportunity of ex hibiting towards her own person, that same kindly affection and steady loyalty, which has ever dis tinguished the people of Liverpool. FREE TRADE REJOICINGS AT MANCHESTER (From our Correspondent.) Yesterday (Monday) was observed at Manchester as a pneral holiday, in comemoration of the passing of the Act for the Repeal of the Corn Laws; and a more niagni- lin this town. BuSiness ; not only the retail concerns, but louses remaining closed during the event, was never before witness was entire the factor; le of the day ' "nners bearing appropriat Flags anu and mottoes were to be seen st every house and public building ; whilst the crowd of persons that thronged the public streets ren dered it very difficult to force a passage at even a moderate pace. The procession of the Corporations of Manchester from al and Salford, the late Anti-corn-law Le a gue, gentlemen of the boroughs, the Fire Brigades, and the various trades and societies in the town, was formed at eleven o'clock at Lark Hill, Salford, and dispersed, after having moved through many of the principal streets, in St. Ann's-square shortly after 2 o'clock, the weather during a portion of the time being very unfavourable, the great numbers & length of this procession may be inferred from the fact, that nearly an hour and a half had elapsed from the time of the first band, entering Market street, to that of the last vehicle arriving opposite to the Exchange. The banners and flags catried by the different bodies, were very num erous, and bore suitable incriptions in favour of free trade principles ; amongst others were noticed, " Long Life and Happiness to our Free Trade Queen_ Victoiia," " God bless Sir Robert Peel, the poor man's Friend," &c. From the late League rooms a rich banner was suspendad, having the motto of. The League triumphant, June 26, 1846." In the evening the illumination of the various public buildings, and many of the great factories and warehouses, was on an extensive scale • particularly FA the Free Trade-hall, the Theatre Royal, Salford Town hall, and the warehouses of Mr. Potter, Mr. Cobden, and Mr. M'All. A public dinner was held at Salford Town hall last night to celebrate this auspicious event. It was presided over by the Mayor, Mr. Kay, and very numer ously attended ; and furnished a very happy close to the nteresting proceedings of the day. THE PRESTON AND TYRE EXTENSION AND DARWEN JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—A meeting of the share holders in this undertaking, was held at the Star Hotel, Deans-gate, Manchester, on Monday, (yesterday) at one o'clock in compliance with the provisions of the Act for the dissolution of Railway Companies, for the pur pose of determining whether the Company should be dissolved. The meeting was convened by Mr. Joseph St. John Yates, a mmber of the committee of man agement, and was attended by Edward Tootal, Esq., chairman, the Rev. Mr. Birley , Captain James Penton, J. B. Vic kers, and others. It was determined to Esq., dissolve the company, the chairman stating that the whole of the depo sit would be returned to the shareholders ; but as there as not a su ffi cient amount of scrip represented Saturday neat. On Saturday evening, about five o'clock, Liverpool was visited with a heavy thunder storm, accompanied with a tremendously heavy shower of rain. Prior to the rain coming on, a whirlwind swept round the town and carried clouds of dust to a considerable height in the air, so dense, that many supposed parts of the town must have been on fire, and that one man in particular was induced by the singular appearance of the surrounding atmosphere, to convey an alarm of fire to the station, for which, after wards, it appeared there was no other foundation than that caused by the whirlwind. The appearance presented upon the river was a most singular and terific one. The storm, as it came down from the south part of the town, brought with it in its course, clouds of dusty vapour, and at Bootle and all along the Cheshire shore, the sand was drifted in vast quantities, and follawed by a shower of very large hail. A friend, who was bathing at the moment of its approach, describes the effect of the latter as so smarting, that he was obliged to crawl to his bathing machine with as much as possible of his person under water. The almost unendurable beat which was experienced on Sunday, and the eistant claps of thunder which were heard about midday, showed plainly that the atmosphere was charged with vast qaantities of electric fluid ; but it was not until about a quatter past ten on Sunday night that the storm, in which the flashes of lightning were more vivid, and the peals more frequent and audible than we almost ever remember to have seen and heard before. One peal in particular burst right over the town, so dread fully loud that it carried terror to almost every heart. We are 'happy to learn that no injury to life was done, although several persons were knocked down in the streets, and that the damage to property has been, comparatively speaking, trifling in amount. Superintendent Leverett, who was going down Seel street about eleven o'clock, was struck, and for a time was quite stunned and overpowered. Officer 176 (Slack) who was in Duke-street, was also stunned. Officer 224 was knocked flat on the ground in Upper Parliament street, and was found by a publican in such a st, te of stupor that he was obliged to be conveyed 'mine. Another Officer in Upper Parliament street, Windsor, was knocked down, but was sufficiently recovered to proceed home in a short time. One of the Bridewell-keepers (Wilson) was struck by the electric fluid in Jordan-street hridewell, and remains confined to his room ever since from the effects. The lamplighter in the same street also suffered from the same cause ; and very many persons who were walking along the streets at the time, but with whose names we are unacquainted, were also struck to the ground. At about 20 minutes past eleven a terrible flash of forked lightning was visible, and almost immediately after electric fluid struck a chimney in the centre of Mr. Pemberton's, the upholsterer's house, at the corner of Colquitt street and Duke•street. After striking part of the fluid went down the chimney and in its passage filled all the rodms of the house with soot and sulphureous va pour. The parlour was covered with soot to the depth of three or four inches. Another portion of the fluid struck the outside of the chimney, descended through the roof, and, breaking one of the rafters, it then appears to have passed in a slanting direction along the edge of the rafter, and to have gone out of the house about two feet from the gutter of the roof. The inmates were greatly alarmed, but providentially they all escaped uninjured. Two panes of glass were smashed in the window of a house in Harding-street, Windsor, and the chimney of a rice-mill, recently erected at the corner of Bolton-street and Bedford-street, was struck and a large hole was made through cite of the stones of the building. Several other houses in various parts of the town and suburbs were also struck and windows broken, but the damage was in every case, as far as we could learn, very small. The storm ceased about twelve o'clock, but there was a return 01 it abou 4 a.m, on Monday morning', which was not, howe ver, so long in duration or of so alarming a nature. We believe it was general all over the country. LIVERPOOL PACKET FOR CHARLESTON.—A ship of 800 tons burthen is in rapid progress of construction at the shipyard of Levin H. Duncan, Baltimore intended for a packet between Charleston and Liverpool. LAUNCH. —On Saturday next about half-past ten o'clock, a splendid iron steam-vessel, of about 1,300 tons burthen, built for the Peninsular and Oriental Company, will be launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Co., Sefton-street. Between seven and eight hundred of the police, includ ing some of the Manchester force, were provided, during the festivities, with refreshments at Mr. Whiteman's, the Brunswick Hotel. Their meals, which were served up in two spacious rooms, that have just been completed, were substantial and excellent : Beef, Lamb, Salmon, Bread and Cheese, &c.. with Coffee and Good Old Ale. FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—On Sunday last, a ser mon was preached in aid of the funds of this institution, at St. Barnabas Church, by the Rev. Thomas Nolan, M.A., incumbent. About forty of the orphan children were present. The text was taken from Jeremiah, cap. xlix, v. 2, " Leave the fatherless children, I will presume them alive; and let thy widows trust in me ;" which was eloquently treated by the rev, gentleman. After the ser mon, a collection was made,-which amounted to £3O. THE DIVISION ON THE.SUGAR BILL.—The following members connected with this county and neighbourhood voted in the majority for the reduced duty, viz. :—Peter Ainsworth, J. I. Blackburne, Dr. Bowring, J. Bright, J. Brotherton, W. Brown, W. Ewart, Sir P. H. Fleet wood, Lord R. Grosvenor, W. Marshall, H. Marsland, Viscount Sandon, T. Thornely, J. Towneley, General Johnson, C. Ilindley, T. Gisborne, M. Philips, and T. M. Gibson. The following members voted against, viz. —Sir H. Douglas, J. M. Gaskell, Capt. Lindsay, and E. Stanley. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.-At the usual monthly meeting of the Council to-morrow, in addition to the ordi nary business, the new rules for the government and regulation of the Botanical Gardens will be taken into consideration and discussed. The Council will have to appoint four members of the Dock Committee in the room of Messrs. Bramley-Moore, Horsfall, Henderson, and Middleton, who retire by rotation, one of whom will be chairman. The Mayor's communications will comprise a letter from Mr. Alex. Ryan respecting the construction of a new landing stage near the Cockle-slip, Toxteth-park ; and a letter from the Mayor of Manchester, enclosing an address from the committee in that town appointed to promote the Cobden Testimonial Fund. Mr. Procter has given notice of a motion rescinding the resolution of a former Council to build a goal on the Wavertree-hall estate; and Mr. W. Rathbone has given notice of a mo tion to the effect that all local rates ought to be laid on the owners and not the occupiers of property ; that there fore, a bill should be applied for next session to that ef fect; and that a committee of five members be appointed to arrange such a bill. _ _ _ INQUESTS.—Yesterday, four inquests were held before the Borough Coroner. The first was on Johanna Daly. The dead, who was two years and three months old, and who was left alone by her parents in Peter-street, was discovered on fire near the door of the cellar on Saturday night. She was so severely burned over different parts of the body tbat she died the following day. The second was on Thomas Price, a lad nine years of age. It appeared that, on Wednesday afternoon last, he went to the steps of the Prince's pierhead to fish for crabs. The line slipped out of his hand and floated a little on the top of the water, while he was twitching to get it clear of a weir he overbalanced himself and was drowned. The third was one Margaret Freeman, a child 2 years and eight months old, who resided with her pa rents in Lace's-street. Whilst she was in the act of taking some fish of the fire she upset a tea pot containing some hot tea, which went over her cheat and scalded her so dreadfully that she died soon after. The fourth was on Elizabeth Cenny, a child eleven weeks old, who died after having partaken of some narcotic. The inquest in the last case was adjourned until Thursday, to afford time for Dr. Brett to examine the contents of the stomach. In the three other cases verdicts in accordance with the evi dence were returned. _ _ _ • POCKET PICKING.—On Saturday the following persons were committed for trial :—Sarah Connoley and Mary Grady, for having robbed a man of the name of Single ton, a labourer from Cheshire, whilst he was going down Chapel-street, on Friday night. Thomas Thorpe and William Smith for having picked the pocket of William Thornely, a man from Hyde, in Cheshire, of the sum of four sovereigns. It appeared that he was standing at the corner of South John-street and Lord-street, when the prisoners, who were standing close by, picked his pocket of the four sovereigns. He discovered his loss immediately, and two London officers, Messrs. Vickers and Whieler, took them at once into custody. DINNER AT THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL.—A very splen did dinner was given in honour of the visit of the Prince, at Mr. Whiteman's, the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street, on Thursday evening. It was served up with the host's usual ability, and displayed not only the choicest delica cies of England's produce, but rich dainties of other climes. It was laid out on a horse-shoe table. Mr. Walker, of H. M. Customs, occupied the chair—the vice-chair was filled by W. L. Green, Esq., solicitor. After the cloth was removed, the Chairman gave " Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, God the htw b ernw l a e o nosi s tn s hsnat r h :ac e tmnh r y , a ; dii i in — evanate b ngrv r tcee i hii e rnge fl ygnn y e,scdm s oo t oavo a nder t i r utd n rrsy g e:t h soa e , ngf n doi e vr e he d heaes n w o tah t sep bel i eve d rsfieurfic,et preface tto h hat a i os s tt b , t : e t h a e t than the sentiments of all present when he said, whether we regard our Queen as a wife, a mother, or a monarch, she was universally adored, beloved, and respected. The company then sang " God save the Queen." The next toast the Chairman proposed was Prince Albert, not as the guest of the evening, but the guest of the people of Liverpool. He felt satisfied that the reception that the Prince had that day received would illustrate to him the kind feeling and cordiality with which his name was asso ciated. Short as had been his career in England, he seemed to have entwined himself into the hearts of the peo ple, and he did not know one act that did not tend to ad vance their respect—his conduct was unsullied, he was never identified by patty, and he was the patron of the arts and sciences. More especially as the husband of our Queen he felt satisfied that in drinking the toast they would make the House of Brunswick echo with their enthu siastic cheers. The " Queen Dowager, and the rest of the royal family " followed. The Vice-chairman then gave " The Sailor's Home," introducing the toast in a beauti ful and affecting speech.—Mr. R. Walker replied. Th e Chairmin next gave " The town and trade of Liverpool." He described the delight lie felt in viewing the comparative state of our town now and a few years ago. We then saw it a few straggled houses and a black tower ; but now the shores of the Mersey were becoming crowded with residences, and public buildings, 'magnificent in de signs, are springing up in every direction. Liverpool was, in fine, becoming a second Venice. This toast was drank with much enthusias,n, and several others were after wards proposed, which were equally well received. They included the worthy host ; the press, in connexion with Mr. Walker, &c., &c. At about eleven o'clock the party broke up, all highly delighted. The band of toe 36th regiment was in attendance. SPLENDID WORKS OF ART, &c., AT THE JUDGES' LODGINGS. We were yesterday favoured (the bustle being over) with a brief view of the whole of the apart ments in the Judges' Lodgings, where the Prinze found hospitable quarters at such intervals as he could command during his stay, and slept one night. The house is very large and commodious in every story, and in itself com paratively plain in the decoration of the rooms, was fitted up with splendid furniture, and costly decorations in works of art of high value, curiosities, &c. The drawing room, on the lower floor. is especially enriched, as is the dining•room behind it, with fine paintings. In the former, amongst numerous interesting pro ductions by the first-rate masters, is a sylendid Teniers, of great value, from the collection of Christopher Leyland, Esq. Opposite to it is a rare and fine portrait of Queen Elizabeth, by Zucherro, sent by our worthy Re corder. Beneath this is a rich delicious wooded land scape, by Solomon Rysdale, which, as well as the first nerned, are stated to be worth £2,000 each. The last was, we learn, sent by his worship the Mayor. In this room is also the fine picture of " The Fatal Meeting," belonging to Mr. W. Burland, of Church-street, who placed the whole collection. In the Dining-room is a fine original picture of Mary Queen of Scots, signing, per force, her abdication to the throne, by, we believe, Allen. Undoubtedly the finest and most interesting in this apartment is a nearly full length portrait of the celebrated Hogarth, with his eazel and brushes. in the act of considering his next touch. This, which is splendidly drawn and warmly coloured, is the more valuable from being painted by Hogarth himself. It is, we are informed, the property of our chief magis trate. There are other fine pictures, and, in some of the rooms, splendid prints, but we have not space to notice the whole. There was a grand piano -forte in the draw ing room, on which the prince, on one occasion, played with good taste and execution, to the astonishment and delight of the distinguished parties around him. The house is kept in splendid order and cleanliness by Mr. Wharton, who, under instructions of the Corporation, has introduced many improvements. The vestibule, stair cases, &c., were adorned with beaatiful shrubs and flowers, in pots, from the Botanic Gardens, tastefully disposed by Mr. Tinning, the CorporationiGardener, so as to give the several passages, &c., a cool and delightful arboric effect. Mr. Wharton, the keeper, provided a handsome book for the signature of such of the distinguished parties as slept in, or visited the house. The royal visiter, on being respectfnlly applied to, graciously and instantly headed the list by writing his autograth in bold distinct characters —" Albert." This was followed by the signatures of the noble Men of the retinue present,—" Abercorn,"—" H. H. Anson,"—" F. Hugh Seymour,"--" Francis Sey mour,"—" George Lenox," &c. It is intended hereafter to request the Judges, and other eminent parties who may hereafter visit the house, also to sign their names, so that in a few years the book will become valuable. The Prince sent a polite message to the keeper, express ing his delight with the comforts and arrangements of the house, as well as the attention of all the attendants and servants. His Royal Highness—and nq wonder— was so much fatigued by Thursday's proceedings, to begin with, that immediately after entering, from the Grand Banquet, he most /politely declined to repose, for even a short time in any of the state-rooms, and retired to rest in his chamber, to recruit himself for the labours of the following day; and, to the shame of all sluggards, be it said, he was up and stirring by seven in the morning. PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT. On Friday evening about ninety of the members of the Covenant Minerva and Strangers Refuge lodges of the In dependant Order of Odd Fellows, sat down to a good and substantial dinner, provided on the occasion, by Host Leedham, New York Hotel, Crown street. __ The brothers of the above lodges met at half-past seven in the morning, and headed by the Beumaris band, walk ed to Williamson square to join the procession. —On their return they mustered in their lodge room for the dinner. P. G. Lloyd, was unanimously called to the chair, and was very ably supported by P. G. Tarrent in the vice chair. After the removal of the cloth, the Chairman in proposing the first toast, adverted to the disappointment occasioned by their misappresension that their tickets would admit the members of the order within the barriers of the plat form of the Sailors' Home; notwithstanding the disap pointment however, they had showed their loyalty in join ing the procession, and their respect for the authorties in not making any procession whatever untill called for by the Town Council. But leaving all this, we would proceed to propose that the health of her Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. The next toast was Prince Albert and the success to the Sailors' Home. The worthy vice after a short but very appropriate speech, gave the town and trade of Liverpool. At Eight o'clock, the room was thrown open the mem bers wives and friends, and the chairman in giving the last toast that he would give from that chair, thanked the brothers for their quiet and very respectful behaviour that evening, and proposed sweet hearts and wives. The dancing then commenced and was kept up until twelve o'clock, when the parties retired home well satisfied with their entertainment. PRINCE. ALBERT.—Our contemporary, the Journal, in his account of the recent festivities, introduces the follow ing remarks on the consort of our gracious Queen, in which we heartily concur, as will be found by a paragraph em bodied in our account, and written before we perused what we now quote :—" And now a word about the Prince. Having seen him, it is impossible not to like him. Nature had her sleeves up when she made him, for she has been lavish of personal adornments. He is indeed the mirror in which others might dress themselves. Manly beauty in him, however, serves only to invite attention to the mental feature it exhibits. Kindness, benevolence, ten derness, ar►d humanity breathe from his face. There are about it evidence of fine taste, of delicate appreciation, but an utter absence of hauteur, pride, almost of dignity, for the fine gentleness in his eye bespeaks a disposition to enjoy the good and the beautiful, rather than an ambition which dare do evil. Fine feeling constitutes the gentleman, and Prince Albert is a perfect gentleman—almost too timid for public occasions, and deficient in those showy graces with which bad men delight the thoughtless multitude. He bows easily, not ostentatiously, and never seemed to think it necessary to play the Prince. There was about him a winning grace, a perfect ease, a quiet bearing; and these are the qualities which Englishmen delight to find in the members of their royal family. Prince Albert will live for ever in the remembrance of the people of Liverpool. They have made him especially their own. RETIREMENTS FROM THE Intr.—Lord George Ben tinck announced at the recent meeting at Goodwood his purpose to retire altogether from the turf, we trust to devote himself to those nobler pursuits to shine in which he has recently shown himself so eminently qualified. We understand that the noble lord disposed of his entire stud, viz., Bay Middleton, about 70 brood mares, nearly bU foals and yearlings, and 30 or 40 horses in training, stallions, &c., in one lot, to Mr. Payne, for £lO,OOO, allowing him the optioir of being off the bargain on Mon day, on payment of £3OO. The annual expense of this monster stud, in which we include training, van-ing, jockies, &c., but irrespective of stakes and forfeits, which were enormous, amounted to about £11,000! (Rather an expensive hobby, as the noble lord observed to a gen tleman, in answer to a question as to the truth of the re ported sale.) It is also reported that Mr. Gully retires from the turf after the St. Leger. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—DEATH RESULTING FROM SWALLOWING A SIXPEKCE, AFTER AN INTERVAL OF EIGHT YEARS.—An Exeter paper announces the death in that city of a Mr. C. H. Cole, and accompanies the no tice with the following narrative of the painful -circum stances which led to that event :—About eight years since, being on a journey, with a friend sitting by his side in the vehicle, in the county of Dorset, he arrived at a turnpike gate, and took a sixpence from his pocket in order to pay the toll. While drawing his outer coat close, which had been thrown open to get at the coin, he placed the six pence between his lips; at this instant his friend said something irresistibly laughable, and giving way to it, without thought as to his situation, the coin slipped into the orifice of the throat. After the first alarm, however, feeling apparently but little inconvenience from what had occurred, he thought but little of it, and in talking of it, being a man of extremely firm mind, he made light of the matter. At length, however, there were produced effects such as caused him to seek surgical aid, and Mr. Cole had not only the advantage of the first surgicaladvice in Exeter, but these gentlemen declining to perform an operation with a view to the extraction of the coin, be repaired to London, and became a patient in Guy's Hospital. His sufferings were now become at times most acute, and it was evident that a serious inroad was making on an other wise strong frame and firm constitution. tlis fortitude, however, was unsubdued. and, after several consultations of the medical gentlemen connected with the institution he was in, finding they declined the performance of an operation with a view to his relief, and that this arose from an apprehension of the consequences, he offered to give them a document which should be legally drawn up, absolving them from all consequences. Still, however, they declined, and he returned to Exeter. Here he again referred to the faculty, by whom he was directed to be careful, to abstain from all circumstances of excitement ; to be cautious as to his dress, never omitting flannel next his skin, and most especially to avoid exposing himself to damp. There was, however, frequent cough, and symp toms that two surely showed the ravages disease was mak ing within. Still, being naturally cheerful, with intervala of ease, passed quietly along. A few weeks since, how ever, during a very high state of the temperature, he neglected the flannel part of his dress, and a circumstance of a popular and exciting nature occurring, in which he had taken considerable interest, he was led to expose him self on a most unfavourrble evening, and got wet. Even this, however, was not at first heeded, and it is feared he again ex posed himself to damp. The consequences were fatal. He became seriously ill, and his sufferings were most excruciating, without the highest art in the pro fession being enabled to afford him the slightest aid, and at ten minutes past twelve on the morning of the death released him from his sufferings. After death a post mortem examination of the body took place, when the coin was found lodged in the right bronchia, the lung being in a state of complete gangrene. The coin was much smouilace, the projecting parts of the figures and letter, being gi ratly obliterated, and the piece bore the appearance of a larhing which had long lain in some dirty placa. It is understood that after being prepared for this purpose, the censu s of the lung and coin will be lodged in th- medical mrifenm. The other parts of the body were heilttiv, and there were all the characteristics of a strong man.—[lt will be remembered that some years ago, Mr. Brunel, jun., the well-known engineer, nearly lost his life by a similar accident, be having, while amusing himself with some children, swallowed a half-sovereign, which, after he had endured much, was with difficulty, and by great exertion of surgical skill, extracted from his throat.—Ed. L. S.] THE PRINCE ALBERT FESTIVAL ( Continued from Pave 3.) It is highly gratifying to us to remark that, notwith staneing the great hurry of the preparations, in platforms, seats at windows, &c., many of them scarcely thought of until the day before the Prince's arrival, no accident of any moment occurred during the festivities, not even, so far as we have heard, affecting even the limbs of her Ma jesty's lieges to any serious extent. 'I he platforms were well and faithfully constructed throughout, a circumstance highly creditable to the artisans employed. Several of the town magistrates visited them, as also their surveyor, and they were, with scarcely an exception, pronounced to be perfectly secure, as they afterwards proved to be, though r,enerally loaded with spectators to the utmost. On Friday night the streets were as much thronged as on the previous night, and the illuminations nearly as general, though the Prince bad then departed. Several additions, indeed, were made in various places, showing an almost increasing enthusiasm. Our theatres and other places of amusements were well attended. The Theatre- Royal was crowded to excess. The Liver also was a very respectable house, the play represented bearing the popu lar - title of the " Sailors' Home." The Amphitheatre also brought out a new piece, entitled " Our Young Queen," which appeared to take well, as the house was well filled. The inns in many of the principal streets were also bril liantly illuminated. It is somewhat remarkable how speedily on Saturday the greater number of the temporary balconies &c., for spectators,were removed, as well as the festive decorations. The quantity of timber used over the town for platforms was immense, and huge cart loads were passing along the streets all day after these erections were taken down. the following day being Sunday. Some parties who had not the immediate means or opportunity to remove their platforms and ornaments, were, of course, necessitated to leave them until yesterday, though the decorative por tions became tawdry from the heavy intervening rains. With some slight mistakes, inseparable from such a no velty, great praise is due to the authorities, their arrange ments having been generally excellent, and carried out with skill and good humour by Mr. Dowling, our head constable, and the superintendents, inspectors, and po lice-officers under him. We may, indeed, conclude by saying that if Paris boasts of its " three glorious days," Liverpool may well boast of her two days' glorious de- monsi - ration, - quite as honourable and as loyal, and more in accordance with that quiet and respectful feeling tow ards rank and royalty, apart from politics, which is an honour to our country and our town. SUSPECTED CASE OF MURDER.—Yesterday, a wretch edly dressed and miserably looking old man, named Robert Farmer, was brought before Richard Edwards, Esq.. county magistrate, at the office of Messrs. Leigh and Eaton, solicitors, Leigh-street, on suspicion of having murdered, or been accessary to the murder of, a female named Eliza Bateson, alias Perkins, aged 40, on the concluding night (Friday, the 17th of last month,) of the recent Aintree races. The case had been previously heard to some extent and was adjourned. The deceased was, it appears, a singer, dancer, and seamstress, (of thea trical dresses,) belonging to a sort of travelling race show, called " Shaw s ;" and the prisoner, a flute player at a similar " flying" establishment, called " Powell's." Both were at the races on the day stated, and in the even ing, between eight and nine o'clock, were drinking together in a tent. The woman, it is said, was then much intox icated, and the prisoner quite sober. She was heard to say something about going home for the night, and he to make some indelicate proposition to go with her. They left the place together, and she was not afterwards seen by any of the witnesses alive. After her being missed, the pri soner was apprehended, and, in his defence, said that the woman had been taken up by the police awl brought before the county magistrates, and committed to Kirkdale gaol for three months. In the course of the same day, the body of deceased was found in a pool, or pit, about 30 yards wide, and only some few yards from a tent on the race ground. The only important evidence given yesterday was that of Mr. Wm. Christie, surgeon, of Knotty Ash, who made a post mortem examination of the body. From this it appeared that the body had been exhumed from Sefton Church-yard ; that the head, fate, and shoulders were swollen and livid ; that on one side of the neck there were several marks, as if of the imprint of a thumb and fingers. The cuticle was rubbed off one of the marks. The lower parts of the body were less dis coloured and less decomposed, and showed slighter marks of injury. The witness concluded by expressing his opinion that a struggle had taken place on the part of de ceased, and that the marks on the neck were produced by pressure oefore death. The prisoner was further re manded until Monday next, so that further evidence may, if possible, be acduced, and when, in all probability (so far as we can learn) he will be committed to take his trial at the next assizes. THE MAYOR OF MANCHESTER AND THE AUTHORITIES OF LIVERPOOL.—We observe, from the Manchester Guar dian, that the Mayor of that town is indignant at some slight alleged to have been shown him by the authorities here, in not forwarding him, at a sufficiently early period to enable him to be present, tickets for the festivities on the occasion of the royal visit. The following is the Guar dian's statement of the facts r—" On Wednesday after- noon, the Mayor of Manchester received from the Mayor • of Liverpool an invitation to the grand banquet the next evening, accompanied by a verbal message, that on his arrival in Liverpool the Mayor of that town would explain to him why the invitation had not been sent previously. The Mayor of Manchester wrote in reply, that in conse quence of the late period at which he had received the invitation he must decline it. Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday night, the Mayor was called out of bed by the arrival of a porter, with a parcel from Liver pool. On opening it, his worship found it contained a card of invitation to the dejeuner, to be given the next day, by the Liverpool Dock Committee, on occasion of the opening of the Albert Dock. The card did not bear the name of any gentleman as deputed to give the invitation, and the only explanation as to whence it came was afforded by a notification outside, that the Chairman of the Liverpool Dock Committee would give ss. for the delivery of the parcel before eleven o'clock on Wednesday night. This second proffer of Liverpool hospitality was, of course, also declined." Had his worship of Manchester exercised a little more consideration and coolness he need scarcely have taken such great umbrage. We believe the explanation pro mised him would have been quite satisfactory. It was originally intended to invite the Mayor of Manchester, and his name stood early on the list placed before the Committee. It was found, however, that he could not consistently be invited without the same courtesy being extended to other mayors throughout the county, which, as there was barely space for the guests from Liverpool and the immediate neighbourhood, or connected with the town, and for the members of the Royal suite and the noblemen and others expected, was quite impossible. The invitation originally intended for the Mayor of Manches ter was therefore not sent. Ultimately, the Mayor of Liverpool having to apply to the M a y or o f M anc h es t er for the services a party of police, considerately avd himself of the opportunity to forward the invitation, which was declined. No slight was intended towards that func tionary, or the town over which he exercises sway. With respect to the invitation to the dejeuner, it will, we think, be found to be dated " Dock office, Liverpool," and stamped with the seal of the Dock Chairman. Consider ing the immense labour of the arrangements which the Committee had to make, the absence of a further written invitation might have been excused. GALLANT CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN OF A STEAMER. —On Thursday morning, at one o'clock, as the Queen, 'Whitehaven steamer, was coming to at the Clarence Pier, one of the passengers (of which 1200 had arrived on a cheap trip), more impatient than the rest to get ashore, unfortunately fell into the river. Capt. Thompson, with great presence of mind, seized hold of the end of a line, and immediately jumped overboard, and rescued him from what must, considering the hour and the darkness of the night, inevitably have proved a watery grave. The rest of the passengers gave Capt. 'l'. three hearty cheers, on his gallant and successful exploit. COMMITMENTS.—Yesterday, at the Police Court, the following commitments took place :—William Jackson, Samuel Steele, and George Symies, for having stolen a 20 guinea gold watch, from the person of Mr. John Windsor, a Surgeon, residing at Piccadilly, Manchester. The Complainant was at the Albert-dock on Thursday, for the purpose of seeing the prince ' • he was hustled very much about by the crowd, and on his way back to the Railway- station he mis'ed his watch. Information was immediately given to the Police; and on Saturday, two of the Metropolitan force apprehended the prisoners, who are well known London thieves, with the watch in their possession, just as they were booking themselves for Birmingham.—Eliza Wilson was committed for having stolen a watch, value £lO, from Mr. Wilson Alonza Cla larence as he was on his way from the Theatre Royal, on Saturday night.—Martin Flaherty was committed for having stolen the sum of 265. from his fellow-lodger, Thomas Day, in Dwerryhouse-street.—Mary Jones was committed for having stolen a pair of boots and also a pair of shoes, the property of Mr. George Scott, boot and shce maker, of St. James's-street.--John Lee was com mitted for having stolen three or four shillings from the shop till of Mr. William Chicken, publican, of Norfolk street.—William Barnes was committed for having stolen two gallons of whiskey, the property of Mr. Thomas Green, publican, of Soho-street; and John Murphy was committed for having stolen 7s. 6d. from the personof Mr. James Evans, a baker, in Grenville-street south. It ap peared that complainent was in his own home about two o'clock on Thursday morning, when two men, one of whom was the prisoner, attacked him. They struck him a blow with an instrument on the left side of the head which knocked out one of his eyes, and then rifled his pockets. The fellow who struck the deadly blow escaped. CRIME IN MANCH r.STER AND LIVERPOOL.—The police returns of Manchester and Liverpool for the last year have recently been printed. A comparison suggests itself. The amount of property stolen in twelve months in Manchester was £13,213 ; in Liverpool, £7852. Re covered in Manchester, £9532 ; in Liverpool, £2860. The Manchester amount is swelled by a single item, £4BBB.—The number of persons in custody in Manchester was 97/0 ; in Liverpool, 16,588. In Manchester the summary convictions were 5117 ; in Liverpool, 11,993 ; while the number sent to trial was pretty much the same in both places ; 643 here, 667 there.—ln drunkenness Liverpool excels. The number was 9791; in Manchester 4188. The number of public-houses fined in Manchester was 227, and the fines £174 ; while the number of beer houses fined was 483, and the penalties £319. In Liver pool the offending publicans were 176, and the penalties £297. The beerhouses convicted were 250, and the fines £409.—1n fines for offences against local acts, the prac tice differs. The number of summonses in Manchester was 6015, and the fines £541 ; in Liverpool the sum monses were 4178, and the penalties £10,551. The dock fines constitute the difference.—Manchester has 300 brothels, 194 habitual thieves, and 82 occasional ones. Liverpool exceeds in these particulars, there being 538 houses of ill repute, 197 confirmed thieves, and 371 who are only sometimes honest. A ug. 4, IMO. NORTH WALES CIRCUIT, CIIESTER, MONDAY. The business of the assizes for this county commenced at Chester to-day, before the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and Mr. Baron Rolfe, the latter presiding in the Crown Court, and the former in the Nisi Priui side. The calendar contains thirty-one prisoners, of whom, two are charged with ar s o n ; on e b u r g l ar y ; four cutting and maiming; one forgery; five rape; two horse stealing; two with murder, and the rest with various minor offences. The most important cases in the Crown Court are father and mother who are charged with the murder of two of their own children, and attempting to murder a third by the administration of arsenic, at Runcorn. No case of public importance, however, occurred to-day. • In the civil side the cases entered only number nine, of whom, two are special juries, one respecting encroach ments in a coal mine, and the other of some importance affecting the title to property in the town of Birkenhead. The Lord Chief Justice disposed of all the common jury cases to-day; but none of them were of any public importance. THE PLATE AT THE TOWN HALL BANQUET. It had been announced previously, and indeed w'a s certainly intended, that an opportunity would be afforded to the public of inspecting the magnificent suite of rooms at the Town Hall, and especially the dining room, as set out for the grand banquet in honor of Prince Albert, during the present week. The Committee, howe ver, have been compelled to rcalinq'.iish the idea, for se veral very sufficient reasons. In the first place they found that the splendid service of plate, and especially the or namental pieces, holding the wax candles, would require a considerable time to clean up, so as to be fit for inspec tion, as the opening windows during the whole evening had caused the candles to run and completely coated the branches in which they were held with wax. This process of cleaning and their subsequent exhibition would also have involved considerable expense, every day of the plate being absent from London being charged for. Be sides it would have been morally and physically impossible for a tithe of the public of Liverpool to go through the rooms within any reasonable time ; and the Committee o ti ff c e k n et d e in , g v . very having already experienced the odium involved in making a selection, or in giving precedence to parties requesting y T w he ise p i l Y aie w , ethi therefore,nlc, declined as soo the n as risk cle a o n l edw further ill be returned to London. The same has been their resoltv• tion with respect to keeping open the Judges',,Lodgings, the State Bed having to be taken down to. day and the valuable paintings to be returned to t leir owners THE COBDEN NATIONAL FOND.—The amount of sub scriptions to this fund, sent to the secretary in Manchester now considerably exceeds 40,0001. Amongst the:sums received during the last week, we observe the firm of Wal ker, Smith, and Hacking, Bury, for 2001. ; and the names of Mr. R. Ashton, Limefield. Mr. R. Walker, M. P,, Bury ; W. Richardson and Sons, Manchester; Mr. John Gallemore, Manchester ; Rostron, Dutton, and Co. Man chester, each for 1001.—Manchester Guardian. DINNER TO THE POLICE AT THE POLICE STATION: An excellent entertainment, consisting of roast and boiled, with the etceteras, was provided for 700 of the police force at the police station, near the Custom-house, on Thursday and Friday, and to those who are acquainted with Mr. Latham's liberality on such occasions, and his excellent cuisine, we need not say that it gave the utmost satisfac tion to the guests. By the bye, we should some day like to see Mr. Latham entrusted by our authorities, on a public occasion, with something of a higher character than this, which we are sure he would get up as it ought to be. SUWMARY OF ItSSULTa AT GOODWOOD. In the course of the meeting 33 races were run, exclusive of three dead heats, in addition to four stakes walked over for, and one match which did not produce a race ; total value £29,905, exclusive of the Orange prize. The fol lowinz is a table of the principal winners : Winner. Raees Won. Value. Trainer. Mr. Gully ....... Lord G. Bentinck £5,430. J. Day. 5,055.... Kent. Sir R. Bulkeley Mr. O'Brien Mr. Bowes.. Sir J. Hawley Duke of Richmond 2,450.... C. Peck. Dawson. J. Scott. 1,100 ... Beresford. 925.. .. Kent. Colonel Anson .. • 1 ..... 900.... J. Scott. Mr. Dcinkald 1 .. Including the walk over, there were 250 starters ; Lord G. Bentinck's hores ran 43 times, and the Duke of Rich mond's 21. THUNDER STORMS.—On Saturday London and its vicinity was visited by a most severe thunder and hail storm, accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, and the most vivid flashes of lightning. Considerable damcge has been done by the overflowing of the Thames, and by the hail stones, which have broken thousands of panes of glass. No:less than thirty panes were broken in the Sun-office ; and nearly all the skylights in town are destroyed, includ ing those of the Arcades. An immense quantity of glass has been broken in Buckingham Palace. Several stacks of chimneys were struck by the lightning : several house were undermined, and have been rendered unhabitable , and others have been entirely swept away by the violence of the flood. Numerous families narrowly escaped drown' ing. A vast quantity of furniture has been destroyed. The fields and gardens at Holloway were laid under water several feet, and the crops have suffered severely. One of the most violent and long continued thunder storing which has visited that district for many years raged through the county of Wo rces t er an d surroun di ng v icinity on Saturday afte r n oon . Th e ra i n . poured, and tlas'oes 9 1 lighting and peals of thunder follnweri each othe r In rapid s uccession for three or four hours.. LIVERPOOL, ORAISKIRK, AND P! STON RAIL-a-AY -A public meeting of the inhabitants of Ormskirk , called at four hours' notice, was held in the Townhall, on Saturday week last, to consider a motion proposed for discussion by Lord Stanley, and to petition the House of Lords to suspend the sessional order which requires all ra;lway bills to be read a second time before the 20th of July. The meeting was attended by upwards of 500 persons, being the most numerous and respectable that has been held in Ormskirk in the memory of tht oldest inhabitant. James Palmer, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Robert Harkness having read the petition, Mr. Joseph Stones moved that the petition be adopted, and after stating that the delay of the bill bad arisen in the House of Commons, called upon the inhabitants to urge the petition, and render every assistance to the pro moters, to enable them to induce the House of Lords to suspend the sessional order. After a few remarks from the chairman, the resolution was adopted. Three cheers were given for Lord Stanley, Lord Brougham, Lord Beaumont, and the Earl of Clarendon , and a vote of thanks to the chairman. The petition was signed bi upwards of 1350 persons. There was a memorial to the Board of Trade, which had the same number of signatures attached to it. THE NEW PACKET-SHIPS.—The Boston Post says, relative to the new liner now being built in East Boston, " and, from the beauty of her model, the kind and sub stance of the materials of which she is constructed so fart will be the finest merchant-ship in the world. Captain Skiddy is superintending her construction himself. Pre.. vious to laying her down, he examined all the principal shipyards in England, including the government dock yards, and being intimately acquainted with the style 0 1 American shipbuilding, has brought all his experience and information to bear in the production of this ship. Sbe has very sharp ends, great breadth of beam, and cannot fail to sail very swiftly. We understand that he intends to name her the Sir Robert Peel." She will be 1,400 tons burthen. Of the second ship the Post writes, " The packet-ship Anglo. Saxon, of 900 tons, now on the stocks at East Boston, is planked up, ceiled, and has her decks nearly laid, and will be ready to launch about the Ist Or August. She is designed for Train's line of Boston and, Liverpool packets, and is expected to be the crack ship of t a h uu e me ho port. eudr. e d Those swhilelbes i whobceai wish commanded built un t id o l et view b e by w y alsiir . rTheodore strong ship , Daniel Mackay' properly T o p r e a r i o l fastened, would do well to examine h er b efore s h e is under the superintendence o f C ap t . A. Gifford, and it iS r late mate of the Washington Irving." THE SMOKE NUISANCE.—The Grand Jury, a t the conclusion of their business this sessions, begged " t o draw the attention of the authorities to the necessity 0 ' suppressing the great nuisance caused by parties in charge. of some of the river steamers b e i ng in t the habit of who' is termed " firing up," on this side or the river, and con' sequeutly evolving vast quantities of dense black smok e which, owing to the prevalence of westerly winds, is driven into, the town and along the marine parades to the great annoyance of the neighbouring inhabitants and pe: destrians. The Grand J ury have observed with regre t that at the fires which have recently occurred in the borough, the want of water, so long complained o f ofi these occasions, continues to be experienced. The Grat i n Jury beg to remark that three years have elapsed since „small,ad act of parliament was obtained to remedy thi s seriolls B. ' pressing evil, and yet, that very small, if any, progre ss r"; has practically been made in securing the promised and much-needed supply. The Grand Jury having had their attention drawn to the provision in the acts of parliament empowericg the water ccroranies, wl.ich tt quires them to leave their mains full at night, a n d it b e i ng notor i ous th,e . in the great majority of cases, they are found empty 0 ' the emergency of fire, which is accounted for by the all!: gation of inevitable wastage during the ni g ht, do beg t: suggest that a representation should be made to the diret, tors of these companies to induce them, in order '; counteract the effect of this wastage, to cause the engil i t at their most elevated stations respectively to be kePt constantly going at such rate as may be requisite for tbt, purpose. The attention of the Grand Jury having her', directed by the learned Recorder, to the increase of crito being in this, as in other large towns, in the ratio of it v crease of taverns and beer-houses, would earnestly 11 g est that licenses should h erea ft er b e gran t e d 1: 00 , 0 sparingly, and more stringent measures be taken .;, 0 suppress the licenses of p art i es w h o perm it an d coot s at irregularities, and allow prostitutes and thieves . 4 assemble for the p ur p ose no t un f requent l y o f concoetw robberies and planning assaults NINIMMI=I.MI IMINIMMIN.i...I MIIIIMM, LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, AUG. 4, 1846. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED /4 Of EVERY TUESDAY MORN.I l'' BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53. Grove-street, and —___ LEONARD ADD jib Great orio rd At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT LIVERrOOL. a yd Orders and Advertisements received by Messrs. 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