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~~ ti C'S.44s. EXTRAORDINARY AND NOVEL DAY AND NIGHT EXHIBITION. RAND'MODEL of the BATTLE of WATERLO6, G and the CATOPTRIC LIGHT, being a hundred times more powerful than the common Gas, is NOW EXHIBIT ING, at the LYCEUM LECTURE ROOMS, Bold-street, Liver pool. The above Exhibition has been visited by upwards of 70,000 persons during the last twelve months of its exhibition in London. _ _ _ The author of this splendid Model, which far surpasses anything of the kind ever produced in this country, has suc ceeded in producing upon the mind of the spectator an almost perfect illusion. Every undulation of the ground, every house, field, road, and tree, is faithfully represented, as is also every regiment, in its exact position as at the time of the battle so that it is difficult for the spectators to divest them selves of the idea that they are beholding a reality instead of a work of art. Open from Eleven in the Morning until Nine in the Evening. Admission, Is. Children, 6d. Descriptive Books, 6d. each. " Oes y Byd i'r faith Gymraeg." SOCIETY FOR ['HE PUBLICATION OF ANCIENT WELSH MANUSCRIPTS, Founded at Abergavenny, in 1837, WITH WHICH THE CYMMRODORION SOCIETY, Founded in London, 1750, IS NOW ACTING IN C ONJUNCTION. Patroness. HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Patronized also by HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE CZAREVECII, THE HERE DITARY GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER OF RUSSIA. Vice-Presidents. THE MOST HONOURABLE THE MARQUESS OF BUTE. His Grace the Duke of BEAuFoRT, K.G. His Grace the Duke of NEWCASTLE, K.G. His Grace the Duke of SUTHERLAND. The Most Hon. the Marquess of CAMDEN. The Most Hon. the Marquess of ANGLESEY. The Right Hon. the Earl of SußEwsstitty. The Right Hon. the Earl of CAWDOR. The Right Hon. the Earl of DUNRAVEN. The Right Hon. Lord DYNEVOR. The Right Hon. Lord CARHERY. The Right Hon. Lord MOSTYN. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount ADARE, M.P. Honourable G. RICE TREVOR, M.P. The Right Hon. CONSEILER JouttovsKr. Honourable LLOYD MOSTYN. R. J. BLEWIT, Esq., M.P., of Lantarnam Abbey. Sir J. J. GUEST, Bart., M.P., of Dowlais. Sir B. HALL, Bart., M.P., of Llanover. JOHN JONES, Esq., M.P., of Ystrad. J. NICHOL, Esq., M.P., of Merthyr Mawr. Sir R. B. PHILLIPS, Bart., M.P., of Picton Castle. J. H. VIVIAN, Esq„ M.P., of Singleton. W. WuxiNs, Esq., M.P., of Maeslough Castle. W. A. WILLIAMS, Esq., M.P., of Llangiby Castle. Sir CHARLES MORGAN, Baronet, of Tredegar. Right Hon. Sir J. B. BOSANQUET, Knight. His Excellency the Chevalier BUNSEN. W. ORMSBY GORE, Esq., M.P., of Porkington. Committee. Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M.P., of Llanover, near Aberga Penny, Chairman. Octavius Morgan, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S., of Tredegar. J. Bruce Pryce, of Dyffryn, near Cardiff. Rev. W. J. Rees, M.A., of Cascob, Radnorshire. W. Williams, Esq., of Aberpergwm, Glamorganshire. Editors and Collators of Manuscripts. Rev. Evan Evans, (leuan Glangeitionydd,) Chester. Rev. John Hughes, Knutsford, Cheshire. fßev. John Jones, M.A. (Tepid,) Christ Church, Oxford. Aneurin Owen, Esq., Denbigh. tßev. T. Price, (Carnhuanawc), Crickhowel. Taliesin Williams, ('Ab Iolo), Merthyr Tydvil, Gla• morganshire. Those marked thus are also members of the Committee. Corresponding Members. WALES. Blackwell, Rev. J., M.A., of Maenordeivy, Cardigan. Booker, T. W., Esq. ' of Velindre, Cardiff. Bridges, Right Hon. Sir Harford Jones, Bart., of Boulti brooke, Presteign. Davies, Rev. Walter, M.A., of Manafon. Evans, Rev. D., 8.D., of Maesmynach, Cardiganshire. Guest, Lady Charlotte, of Dowlais, Glamorganshire. Hall, Lady, (Gtvenynen Gwent,) of Llanover. Johnes, J., Esq., of Dolecothy, Carmarthenshire. Jones, Rev. W. L., of Tygwn, Carnarvonshire. Knight, Rev. Chancellor, M.A., Margam, Glamorganshire Lewellin, Rev. Lle., D.C.L., Principal of St. David's Col. lege, Lampeter. Lewis, D. Jones, Esq., of Gilfach, Llandovery. Lloyd, Rev. H. R., M.A., of Danyralt, Carmarthenshire. Lloyd, J., Esq., of Dinas, near Brecon. Sainsbury, Rev. Sir Charles, Bart„ of Llanwern, Mon mouthshire. Traherne, Rev. J. M., M.A., F.R.S., of Coedriglan, near Cardiff. Vaughan, P., Esq., Brecon. Williams, Miss, of Aberpergwm. Williams, Miss J., of Aberpergwm. ENGLAND, &C. Clough, Rev. A. B„ 8.D., F.S.A., Jesus College, Oxford. Evans, Rev. R. W., M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge. James, Rev. D., Kirkdale, Liverpool. Mackenzie, J. Whitefoord, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh. Meyrick, Sir S. R., K.H., F.R.S., F.S.A., of Goodrich Court, Herefordshire. Parry, J. ' Esq„ (Bardd Alaw,) London. Phillips, Sir T., Bart, F.R.S., F.S.A., of Spring Hill, Worcester. Prichard, J. C. M.D., F.R.S.. M.R.1.A., Corresponding Member of the Institute of France, Bristol. Rowlands, D., M.D., F.R.S., F.G.S., &c., London. Turner, Sharon, Esq., F.S.A.. R.A.S.L. &c., London. Williams, Ven. Archdeacon, M.A., F.S.A.,•&c. &c., Edinburgh. Williams, P. 8., Esq., India Board, London. Secretaries. HONORARY SECRETARY. Rev. J. Evans, Llanover Vicarage, Abergavenny. HONORARY FOREIGN SECRETARY. Mons. Rio, of Llanarth Court, Monmouthshire, and Brittany, France. Treasurer. Rees 'Williams, Esq., of Aberpergwm, Neath. Bankers. Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., London. Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co., London. The Monmouthshire andGlamorganshire Bank , Abergavenny. PROSPECTUS This Society has been formed for the purpose of tran scribing and printing the numerous unpublished Bardic and Historical Remains, still extant in the Principality and other parts of the world, which have hitherto been allowed to con tinue in a state of obscurity, without any effective measures having been adopted to lay their contents before the public, and secure such valuable literary treasures from the various accidents to which they are liable. In addition to the gene ral decay, which from their perishable nature these venerable relics have been for ages undergoing, within a short space of time whole collections have been destroyed by fire, and of those copies distributed throughout the country, numbers which are known to have existed a few years ago are no where to be found. Besides the interest which these ancient documents pos sess, as objects of antiquarian curiosity, and as contributing to the elucidation of British History, they have claims to at tention of a far more general character, as being intimately connected with the origin and progress of modern European Literatute ; for it is among the legends and traditions of the Welsh that those materials are to be found, which supplied the nations of the Continent with the earliest subjects of composition, and produced those highly imaginative works, which continue to exercise so powerful an influence to the present day. A great body of Historical knowledge, from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries, is contained in the unpublished Writings of Wales during the wars of the Rival Roses, and at least as far down as the year 1300. From these documents, a very intimate ac qua i n t ance w i t h th e s t a t e o f society during the above period may be gained . . The Welsh Bards were the Chroniclers of the ti mes in which they lived, and their Poems are day. chiefly add resse d to t h e lea di ng men o f t h e Besides Po etry there is s till ex i st i ng an immense collection of Prose, both Historical and Legendary. The mode of proceeding adopted by the Society is, so far as its pecuniary means admit, to procure Copies of the most important Ancient MSS.relating to Wales, and to publish the same with Notes and Illustrations, accompanied by Eng lish Translations. The Publications are to appear at such intervals as may be convenient, i l ) 'n Parts not exceeding One Guinea each Volume to Subscribers, to be paid for on de livery ; such Volumes to be sold e t t o 's ' N on-Subscribers at an advanced Price. The Society began to make is k i n s o je w s 7 y is l V i er in 1837, under in its s m the Fourth, the patronage of His late progress, oi but whose death for a time caused a delay sitmcoianonoue\s, gene rosity a o p Her present Majesty Queen Victoria, having proved of its object, and become ‘veak i n t , o‘ l v 'a n tr p o s n t e ri s o s appealed in 1838, to the of the British Public, for the aid necessary to accom plish its undertakings. As soon as adequate funds were pro vided, the Society commenced its labours in January,l a 839, by procuring from the L ibrar y of Jesus College, Oxford, transcript of that valuable Manuscript relating to Welsh History, called Llyfr Lland or Libel. Landaven.sis, whi c h df, has since been collated with another MS. Copy of the same Work in the Hengwrt Library; it is now in the Press, and will speedily he published, accompanied by English Trans lations and :Notes, by the Rev. W. J. Rees, M.A. of Casob, and illustrated with several Plates and Fac Similes. The above Wo r k would have been long since before the Public. but for the unavoidable delay occasioned by the sudden and much lamented death of its former learned Editor, the Rev. Professor Rees. Transcripts of other valuable MSS. are in a state of forwardness, which the Society h o p es, on collect ing sufficient Funds, to publish without delay. Donations and A nnua l S u b scr iptions, together with O rders for Copi es o f t h e Works, are respect f u lly requested to be forwarded , to the Honorary Secretary, the Rev. J. Eva ns, I lanover Vicarage, Abcrgavenny. Subscribers' Names and Orders fo r Copies f the Works will also be received by the Publisher, W. Rees, Liandovety. DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ALREADY ANNOUNCED. DECEMBER 30TII, 1839. Donations. Subscriptions. Copies , The Hereditary Grand Duke*.:. s. d. x. s . d. Alexander of Russia 100 0 0 The Duke of Newcastle 5O 0 0 5 5 0 The Marquess of Bute 26 5 0 3 3 0 Lord Dynevor Lord Mostyn Sir Charles Morgan, Bart 2l 0 0 3 3 0 The Earl Cawdor 2O 0 0 Sir B. Hall, Bart., M.P l5 15 0 2 2 0 2 Sir J. John Guest, Bart., M. P. 15 15 0 2 2 0 The Hon. G. R. Trevor, M.P. 15 0 0 J. Nichol, Esq., M.P lO 10 0 2 2 0 J. H. Vivian, Esq., M . P. Col. Wood, M.P... Lord Adare, M.P.10 10 0 Sir J. 11. Bosanquet lO 10 0 W.Williams,Esq.Aberpergwin 10 0 0 1 0 0 T. Phillips, Esq., London W. Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P. 10 0 0 2 0 0 The late Lady C. Greenly, of . Titley Court J.BrucePryce,Esq.of Dyffryn 5 5 0 1 1 0 Rev. W. J. Rees, M.A 5 5 0 1 1 0 The late Rev. Professor Rees, B.D. Sir S R. Aleyrick T. F. Wakeman, E sq . o f Graig, Monmouthshire.... Octavius 'Morgan, Esq., F.R.S., F.G.S., 5 0 0 J. C. Prichard, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., M.R.1.A., &c • 5 0 0 Philip Jones, Esq. of Llanarth .5 0 0 JnoLlewellin,Esq.ofAbercarn 5 0 0 The Hon. Miss Harley 5 0 o Rev. R. W. Evans, M.A , Trewen, Chester J. W. Mackenzie, Esq., Edin 500 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 3 0 burgh Robert B. Phillips, Esq., of Longworth 3 3 0 R.B.Williams,Esq.olLlandilo 2 2 0 ?LB.—Subscriptions, in Liverpool and its Vicinity, will be thankfully received by the Rev. D. ',Alin, Kirkdale, Liver.. kvaal. _ N.• kiNG relkied a-REQUISITION to Calla gEIECING.a the Inhtibitants of Liverpool, to con sider the'propriety of Petitioning the Legislature in favour of the measure of IRISH MUNICIPAL REFORM now be fore the House of Commons, I hereby appoint a PUBLIC MEETING for that purpose, on THURSDAY next. the 12th instant, at Twelve o'clock, in the Civil Court, in the Sessions' House. JOSHUA WALMSLEY, Mayor. Town-Hall, sth March, 1840. T HE celebrated Cordial BALM of SYRIACUM, or NATURE'S GRAND RESTORATIVE. There is nothing more remarkable in the social habits of the present day, and more particularly in those of the past century, than a general disregard to the maxims of prudence in regard to health and enjoyment. Hence the vast multi tudes who, having acquired the portion of an enfeeb!ed con stitution, are doomed to the class of habitual invalids. Their minds anxious, unsteady, or sluggish, and their bodies weak, the natural functions of life are discharged laboriously, with pain and difficulty. For this state of nervous derange ment, the celebrated CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM will be found to have peculiar efficacy, strengthening the lan guid system and shedding new hope on the mind. A perse verance in its use has been the happy means of relieving many thousands, and of restoring a great number to the per manent enjoyment of life. It is remarkable for its efficacy in all disorders of the digestive organs, and is especially recom mended to those who, from the irregularities of youthful age, habits of studious application, or a life of pleasure, have fallen into a despondent state of mind, and that distressing train of symptoms commonly d enom i na t e d th e NERVOUS. In such persons the mental are not less enfeebled than the corporeal, and to them a remedy that acts with efficacy, with out interfering with domestic habits, is peculiarly desirable. Its primary object is to relieve those persons who, by an immoderate indulgence in their passions, have ruined their constitutions and brought on a perfect tabis dorsalis ; or, in their way to the consummation of that deplorable malady, the affected with any of thoSe previous symptoms that betray its approach, as the various affections of the nervous system, obstinate gleets, involuntary emissions, excesses, irregu larity, weakness, total impotency, barrenness. &c. But the relief the CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM ge nerally administers is not confined to these alone : the latitudinarian by birth, who has received from his parents the inheritance of a diseased and unprolific frame—the deli cate female, whom an immured and inactive life, together with an immoderate use of tea and other weak and watery aliments, has, without auy fault of hers, brought on all the calamitous symptoms of a consumptive habit, and are, with out timely assistance, sinking into a premature grave I Such as these, under Divine Influence, the Cordial Balm of Sy riacum will restore to the enjoyment of all the comforts of life. It is universally admired, being pleasant to the taste and smell, gently astringes the fibres of the stomach, and gives that proper tensity which a good digestion requires. To the young it will afford lasting health, strength, and spirits, in place of lassitude and debility, and to the aged and infirm it will assuredly furnish great relief and comfort, by gently and safely invigorating the system. It will not give immortality, but if it be in the power of medicine to gild the autumn of declining years, and calmly and serenely protract the close of life beyond its narrow span, this restorative is capable of effecting this grand desideratum. The Cordial is highly esteemed in the East and West In dies for nourishing and invigorating the nervous system and acting as a general restorative on debilitated constitutions, arising from bilious complaints contracted in hot climates. The studious as well as the sedentary part of the community should never be without the Cordial Balm of Syriacum, which removes diseases of the head, invigorates the mind, mproves the memory, and enlivens the imagination. Sold in bottles, price lls. each, or the quantity of four in one Family Bottle for 355., by which one lls. bottle is saved, duty included. Prepared only by Messrs. Perry and Co., Surgeons, at 22, Slater-street, Liverpool, and f, Great Charles-street, Bir mingham. • Observe, none are genuine without the signature of R. and L. PERRY and Co., impressed in a stamp on the outside of each wrapper, to imitate which is a felony of the deepest dye. Letters for advice must be post paid, and contain the usual fee of one pound. At 22, SLATER-STREET, LIVERPOOL, (Private entrance First Door up the Passage.) The recent dry and fine weather has considerably raised the hopes of the farmers throughout the country generally. In consequence of the great mortality among the troops in garrison at Senegal, owing to the excessive use of spirituous liquors, the governor has issued an order limiting the num ber of military cantines, and prohibiting the sale of spirits, except at certain hours, and in moderate quantities. ISLE OF MAN FISHERY. — The take of cod fish on Thurs day night last was prodigious. Immense quantities were for warded by the Queen of Isle to Liverpool, and there was af terwards remaining more than sufficient to supply the whole island. Fine fish were sold as low as ld per lb.—Manx Ad vertiser. A RARE. BIRD.—On Wednesday last was captured on the estate of William Baldwin, Esq. Stede-hill, by the game keeper, a beautiful and rare male specimen of the feather legged buzzard It was taken alive, but by Mr. Baldwin's wish was killed, for the purpose of being stuffed.—Kentish Gazette. The Riseholme estate, belonging to the late Mr. Chaplin, near to Lincoln, is transferred to the purchaser, Mr. Machin, of Gatefield 11111, through the instrumentality of Mr. George Robins, who, it will be remembered, had it to sell last May. The price is £60,000. The Bishop of Lincoln is to partake of the purchase to the extent of near.£4o,ooo.—Lincoln paper. The Beilby Grange estate, adjoining the town of Wea therby, in Yorkshire, and coequal in fame with Ribston, close by, is announced by Mr. George Robins for public competition in May, by direction of Lord Wenlock. On the opposite side of the town is Ribston, which Mr. Robins sold for £lBO,OOO the other day ; and it is only a few years since the whole town was alienated, at one fell swoop, by the Duke of Devonshire. The amount of these three sales approach six hundred thousand pounds.—Yorkshire Journal. The suhscriptions at Marseilles for shares in the Medite raneo-Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company now amount to 4,175,0001. This company is not to be constituted until its capital amounts to 6,000,000 f. nor until Government shall have agreed to grant it an annual subsidy of 2,000,000 f. in re turn for the money paid for all letters, dispatches, &c. which would in that case be transferred to the cofiers of the state. -Paris paper. ROYAL FAMILY OF RUSSIA.—We learn from St. Peters burg that the hereditary Grand Duke of Russia will set out for Germany towards the end of March. After making short visits to Warsaw, Weimar, and Darmstadt, his imperialhigh ness will go to Ems and Baden, where he will be followed by the Empress. In the meantime the Emperor will go to Mos cow, and probably to Odessa, to inspect the troops in the south. PAPAL INTRIGUES IN DENMARK.—The King of Den mark. according to a correspondent of the Universe, has forbidden all Roman Catholic priests and missionaries in the kingdom to hold any correspondence, directly. or indirectly, with M. Laurent, Bishop of Chersonesus, who has been ap pointed 'to reside at Hamburg, as apostolic vicar, by the Holy See. The King, at the same time, interdicts that prelate from exercising any spiritual jurisdiction within the State of Denmark. Taglioni still remains the star of the ascendant in St. Pe tersburg. Her engagement, which was for three years, will expire at the close of the present season ; but overtures to renew it, on the same enormous terms as the present, have been made, which there can, we presume, be no doubt la sylphide will accept. The sum she receives is the almost incredible amount of £12,000 sterling per annum, with other emoluments ; among which the truly imperial present of the empress, and others of the royal family, figure to an immense amount. It is a fact not generally known to the English people, and and not at all known to the Irish, that Daniel O'Connell, Esq. M.P., drew up the abstract of the charter, and, together with several other members of Parliament, affixed his signa ture to the document, O'Connell, upon delivering it to Lovett, observed, "There now, there is the charter of your liberties, and be satisfied with nothing short of it." This fellow de sired them to arm to the amount of 500,000 fighting men, and he, with that force, would ensure the accomplishment of their object—so says Feargus O'Connor in his Northern Star newspaper.—lnitehaven Paper. On the 21st instant, the Lord Bishop of Peterborough in stituted the Rev. John Clarke Jenkins, M.A., to the vicar age of Ashley St. Ledger's, Northamptonshire, vacant by the death of Dr. Benson, on the presentation of Mrs. Gait skell and Mrs. Senhouse, the patronesses. A SOLDIER'S LIFE IN INDIA.---1 like this country very much ; as to the climate I think the reports which you hear of it in England are greatly exaggerated. In the hot wea ther the heat is certainly oppressive, but by means of the immense punkahs kept continually in motion, and the pecu liar construction of the houses, we do not suffer much more than on a hot day in England. As to the weather now (Dec. 15), it resembles a fine sunshiny day in October, except that the sun is hotter and the wind cooler. We play at cricket, and go about all day at this period of the year. You would be astonished to see the queer houses we live in, some little bigger than cottages. They look cold and desolate to a per son just arrived from England, but one soon gets accustomed to them. We are all quite quiet in this part of the world, since the arrangement of affairs in Caubul, and there seems to be no prospect of a war.—Private Letter from Barrack pore. Strangely deludedTi°N OF d RE ar A e revenue derived from the sale DESTRIJC D e Foon BY DISTILLATION. — source of national prosperity . Tihooesfelegislators who view the destruction intoxicating of grain liquors a alone e a —independently serious evils arising from intemper ance, doubtless, mare than p re p on d era t es over any benefit syst em so manifestly and immoral in its nature tendency. The report of the late parliamentary inquiry on drunkenness, amongst other includes " the destruction injurious effects of the s y s t em , l-. of an immense amou n t of whole some and nutritious grain., by a bo un tif u l P rov id ence for the food' of ma n , which' now into a poison ; " and afte r looking t 0 0 0nverted by distillation that spirituous liquors " are always in the ackn ow l e d ge d f act smallest extent, deleterious, pernicious,every ease, and to the ac cording to the proportions in w hi c h they are taken i n t o th e or destructive, s ystem," the report adds, " so that not am ount of human food is destroyed, whilst only an i mmense ilst thousands are in adequately fed, but the food is destroyed in such to injure greatly the agricultural producers themselves, for w hose gain, but for this perverted and mistaken use of it, there would be more than twice the demand for the use of the now scantily fed people, who would then have healthy ap petites to consume, and improved . means to purchase nutri ment for themselves and childrei .1 in grain, as well as in all the other varied productions of the earth.—From Bacchus, a prize essay. FEAT EXTRAORDINARY. —On Thursday last, a gentleman of this university backed himself against time, to perform the following feats,—Kill 12 pigeons, jump over six hurdles on foot, and leap a horse over six more, scull one mile, and run one mile, in the short space of half an hour. The place se lected for the performance of this undertaking, was a mile from Baitsbite sluice towards Clayhithe, and it being gene rally underst oo d th a t it would come off abou t twelve oslock, tge concourse of perso ns assembled at that time, and betting commenced with great spirit at 3 to 1 against him. About half- - paa twelve the ffentleman made his a pp earance, accompanied b his • ' destruction amon t y friends, and he soon began the work of gs the pigeons, and for the performance of this part of the undertaking , five guns, and eight traps were provided, with 21 pigeons. The signals being given, down they came, 0 . had expired, the 19ne at the time, and before four minutes the remaining two, pigeonson were killed out of 19 fired at ; of which - 4 1 - of a minute weasescd and the other was false, for Thus this part of the feat, allowed, according to agreement. calculation, was expected to have from the most moderate was performed in three iniuutesaavned occupied eight minutes, three quar t ers . Having began well he showed good plu c k, and started for the first six hurdles, which were placed about these he cleared in a twinkling ; an three ya r d s apart ; ha steed, took the next six in gallant style haying mounted his ; l e aping being completed in two minutes and whole of the then quietly jumped into the boat, and with apparent quarter. H e sculled a mile down the s tream i n nine minutes, ease, amidst th e plaudits of the persons assembled. Th e next . and last thing by to be performed was t o run a mile, which he commenced a walk a quarter of the way , and the rema inder was only a moderate pace, this took up se ven minutes and a half. Tfi„, accomplishing the undertaking in the incredible s hort space of 22 minutes and a half. We understand the wager was only five pounds, but we calculate the kn o w in g o n e s dropped their fi ves and their fifties upon this occasion.—Cambridge Chrciiele. . ' C% \ , \ finperiat Varliaincitt. HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY. THE CHURCH. The Bishop of EXETER presented some petitions refer ring to church discipline. The right rev. prelate said it was his misfortune to be opposed on that subject to the opinions of those whose judgment he revered, and whose character he respected and esteemed ; but, in presenting these petitions, he was authorised to state that communications had taken place between the bishops, and, he was rejoiced to say, that they were able to agree together, and to produce such a measure as would, it was hoped, be satisfactory to the church at large, and to their lordships. The Bishop of LoNDoN confirmed the statement of the right rev. prelate. NOR-INTRUSION. The Duke of RICHMOND, in presenting petitions against the intrusion of ministers on non-consenting congregations in Scotland, called on Lord Melbourne to introduce a mea sure that would satisfy the moderate men of all parties. If that were not quickly done, it would be next to impossible to satisfy any party, and he feared it would be found that it was beyond the power of parliament to remedy the evil. Lord MELBOURNE replied that he was not ready to state that the government would be able speedily to introduce a measure on the subject, and such a measure ought not to be introduced without due and mature consideration. THE SULPHUR MONOPOLY. Lord LYNDHURST drew the attention of the house to the monopoly of the trade in sulphur. Lord MELBOURNE said, that the strongest representation& had been sent out, and that the British minister had been di rected to state to the government of Naples, that we must insist on the fulfilment of the conditions of the treaty Lord Lyndhurst had referred to. Lord LYNDHURST said, that 18 months had now elapsed since this infraction of the treaty, which was said to be the subject of the negociation which had been proclaimed. He should like to know what had been done during that period to put an end to the general losses sustained by the British merchants. He was told that it amounted to £l,OOO a day at the lowest estimate. Lord MELBOURNE.—We have had a promise from the Neapolitan government, and unquestionably it now rests with ministers to insist on the fulfilment of that promise. Lord LYNDHURST wished to ask the noble viscount whe ther he did not know that the Neapolitan government in sisted on the continuance of the monopoly for six months further, dating from the Ist of January last ? Lord MELBOURNE.—No, I have never heard of such a condition. Lord LYNDHURST.-Six line-of-battle ships sent to Naples would settle the matter in a fortnight. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS-MONDAY. Captain Howard took the oaths and his seat for Morpeth. BEER. Mr. PAKINGTON brought up the sale of beer bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 18th instant. CHINA. Sir JAMES GRAHAM observed, that as the papers relating to China had not yet been laid on the table of the house by government, be should on Thursday next move for an ad dress to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty would be graciously pleased to give directions that the papers relating to the events which had led to the interruption of our com mercial intercourse with China, be laid before the house forthwith. 1 ~~~ 1,N,11; Nll V% INI\N PRIVILEGE Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice, that on Thursday next he would move for leave to bring in a bill for the summary pro tection of persons employed in the publication of parliamen tary papers. POOR LAWS. Lord G. SOMERSET wished to know when Lord J. Russell intended to bring on the measure, which he was understood to be preparing, on the subject of the poor laws ? It would be very desirable that it should come on for discussion at an early period of the session, so that due time might be given for considering its provisions. " Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say he hoped to bring forward a measure on the subject before Easter. BOUNDARY QUESTION. Sir R. PEEL wished to know whether there would be any objection to lay on the table the papers relating to the nego tiations that had taken place upon the subject of the boun dary question ? Lord J. RUSSELL said he thought his noble friend, the secretary for the foreign department; would have no objec tion to lay the papers upon the table ; but, at the same time, he did not think the question was at present in such a state that it could properly be discussed in the house, inasmuch as the correspondence was still going on, and the instruc tions which had been issued were still matters of discussion between the two governments. The house then Went into committee of supply, and the remainder of the navy estimates were voted. INLAND WAREHOUSING BILL. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he did not see in his place the right hon. gentleman who had given notice of a motion to refer the inland warehousing bill to a select committee, and, in his absence, lie would only say that he was willing the sub ject should be taken into consideration by a committee up stairs. The right hon. gentleman subsequently moved for, and obtained, the appointment of a select committee accord ingly. Mr. CHRISTOPHER moved for leave to bring in a bill to consolidate the laws relating to sewers in England and Wales. Leave was given, and the bill was brought in. Colonel SIBTHORP, pursuant to notice, moved fora return for all the appointments exceeding in value the sum of 1:200 per annum, that have been made in various public depart ments, including the household appointments, with the names and dates of such appointments, together with the several salaries and allowances granted to, 'or received by, each, from the 22d day of November, 1830, to the present period. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no objection to the return per se, but it would take ten years to make it out. If, however, such a return was to be granted, let it be made from 1820 instead of 1830. so that they might have it fair for both sides. They all understood what this motion meant,—it was to find matter for attack. Colonel SI lITHORP had no objection to say that he did mean by his motion to get at matter of attack upon the go vernment. He wanted the country to know into what sort of hands the official patronage of government had fallen ; and if government would not give him the return, he was ready to pay for it out of his own pocket. (A laugh.) " Let the galled jade wince," said the hon. and gallant member, "my withers are unviTung." (Loud laughter.)—Ultimately the amended motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, extendio the period to 1820, was agreed to. Adjourned at twenty minutes past twelve. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. A number of petitions were presented, amongst them one by the Earl of GALLOW AY from the Protestant Association, of Edinburgh, praying for inquiry respecting the books used as class-books in the college of Maynooth, and alleging that if these books were such as they were described to be, it was inconsistent with the duty of a Christian government to sup port that college. He would not give any opinion as to whether the books were immoral, anti-social, and unchris tian, as they were described to be ; but if they were so, it was as much the duty of the government to suppress the in stitutions in which they were used as it was to suppress the Socialist communities, against which the house had ad dressed the Queen. _ In answer to a question from the Earl of ABERDEEN, Lord DUNCANNON replied that there was not, nor never had been, the least intention of breaking up the Royal Bo tanical Gardens at Kew. The Earl of ABERDEEN could assure the noble viscount of such an intention, for an offer of these plants had been made to the Horticultural Society, whether with the authority of his colleagues or not he was not aware, but the society refused the offer so made, thinking it injurious to the interest of the public to remove the plants. The condition on which they were offered was, that the public should be admitted to the society's gardens, gratis, one day in the week. He was happy to find the project was abandoned. Viscount DUNCANNON said that the gardens were in the lord steward's department, and he could assure the noble earl there was not the least intention of giving them up. In answer to a question from Lord REDESDALE, Lord MONTEAGLE said the documents which' had been destroyed lately, belonging to the Exchequer, were mostly duplicates of documents connected with the old proceedings of the Exchequer, and they had not been destroyed until there had been a full inquiry and due deliberation upon the subject. Two gentlemen competent to the task were ap pointed to make the inquiry, and they had reported upon the subject, and if the house required it there would be no diffi culty in furnishing that report. The Duke of RICHMOND begged their lordships to give a first reading to a bill which was rendered necessary by some transactions. In 1740, an act was passed which prohibited any person from running more than one horse in a race, or from running any horse otherwise than in his own name. Up to the present time that act had never been put in force, nor could it. If a person bought a horse under an engagement, it ran under that engagement, as a matter of course ; yet, according to that act, the horse was forfeited, and the owner liable to a penalty. A clever solicitor had ferretted out this act, and he had lately served notice of action upon six gen tlemen under it. Now, according to that law, the member for a borough or county, subscribing £lO or £2O to the races there, was liable under it to a penalty, or number of gentle men entering for a sweepstakes. 'His late Majesty, who kept race-horses for the purpose of supporting an amuse ment in which all could join, and to maintain the breed of horses, frequently ran three horses in one race, and that in the name of the Master of the Horse. His Majesty was lia ble to one of the penalties and the forfeiture of the horses, and the Earl of Albemarle to another penalty. The act had clearly fallen into desuetude, and he asked them to read this bill, in order to repeal it. He had followed the precedents of the acts relating to pluralities and newspapers of the last two sessions, so that the party might get his costs, but no penalties. Read a first time, and ordered a second time on Thursday. The Duke of RICIIMON c moved for a return of the number of stage coaches which, during the last year, were allowed to pass on the turnpike roads free of toll, in consequence of bearing the mails. The bills on the table were then advanced a stage, and their lordships, adjourned till Thursday. . . HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY. A great number of petitions were presented, and a new writ was ordered for the borough of Lewes, in the room of Sir C. B. Blount, Bart., deceased. The reports of the committees on the Chester and Birken head railway, the Lancaster and Preston railway, and the Sheffield and Rotherham railway bills, were further consi dered, and the bills ordered to be engrossed. Mr. E. TENNENT gave BRAZIL notice . that to-morrow he would put a question to the noble secretary for foreign affairs, as to the state of the negociations between the British and Bra zilian governments in respect to compensation claimed by British subjects for the losses they sustained during the last insurrection. Also, that on Thursday he would move for copies of despatches received by the government from Vene zuela or Brazil, as to the claims of those states on British Guiana. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITII INDrA. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Thursday he would move for a select committee to inquire into the best mode of open ing steam communication with India, North and South America, &c., and whether the contract recently entered into by the Admiralty for the purpose was for the public benefit. Asir. Sheriff Evans' s medical id jr MN attendant, A I' °' °l e n' called ehd: authoritytt SHERIFF nto ii E t v o °A t r's he state . of Mr. Sheriff Evans was subsequently examined at:the bar of th e ir s health. Freeman house. He stated that the sheriff was suffering severely a liver complaint, which confinement might render ZYF.fro9m Lord MAHON succeeded in obtaining the consenter the house to the printing of the surgeon's evidence, with a view to further consideration to-morrow. Mr. COLQUHOUN inquired whether the Government in tended to present any bill in reference to the collision between the ecclesiastical and civil authorities in Scotland, regarding the appointment of ministers ? Lord J. RUSSELL said the matter was under considera- tion. Sir R. PEEL hoped, if it should be determined not to bring in any bill on the subject, that the determination would be stated to the house as early as possible. Sir R. INoLis, in answer to inquiries by Mr. Hawes, stated th a t h e should bring forward his motion on the sub ject of church extension as early as _possible after Easter. A conven t ati on arose between mr. Goulburn and Mr. Labouchere respecting the inland warehousing bill. A conversation followed on the subject of the dispute be tween the ecclesiastical and civil authorities in Scotland ou the subject of church patronage. Sir F. BunnErr moved that the petition.of John Dillon be referred to a select committee; but The motion was opposed, and negatived on a division, the ayes being 15, noes.42—majority against it 33. Mr. BAINES moved that the house resolve into committee " to take into consideration the pi opriety of abolishing the first fruits of the clergy in England and Wales ; and the more effectual rating and the collection of the tenths, applicable to the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor clergy." Lord 3. RUSSELL and, Mr. GotILEuRx opposed the motion. The house eventually divided, and the motion was carried by ayes 38, noes 17—'majority in its favour 21. The house then went into committee. Mr. BAINES moved the following resolution :—" That it is expedient to provide for the abolition of the first fruits and tenths of the clergy, as at present in force in England and Wales, after the next avoidance, and in lieu thereof that one tenth be contributed by all archbishops, bishops, and others of the clergy, whose incomes shall be above £5OO, to be ap plied to augment the stipend of the poor clergy, the building of churches, and other purposes." The resolution was agreed to, the chairman ordered to re port the resolution to the house, and with leave that a bill might be brought in conformably to this resolution. This was accordingly done, and leave was given. On the report of the municipal corporations (Ireland) bill, a desultory discussion arose, and amendments were moved. It was afterwards ordered that the bill, as amended, should be reprinted. The reports of committees of supply having been presented and agreed to, the house adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS—WEDNESDAY. The lords did not assemble to-day. HOUSE OF COMMONS-WEDNESDAY. 'I he LORD ADVOCATE presented the fictitious voters (Scot land) bill. The bill was read the first time, and ordered to be read the second time on Friday se'nnight. On the motion of Sir T. FREMANTLE, a new writ was or dered for Helstone, in the room of Lord Cantilupe, who has vacated his seat by accepting the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. PARKER gave notice of his intention to move for leave to bring in a bill, exempting union workhouses from rates. Mr. HA AvEs moved for returns relating to the pew rents and church rates of the parish of Lambeth. Lord t‘IA.I-10N resumed the motion regarding the liberation of Mr. Sheriff Evans, and, after the examination of Dr. Chambers, moved that the sheriff be brought to the bar for the purpose of being liberated. After some,discussion the motion was negatived, by ayes, 84, noes, 125—majority against it, 41. Mr. E. TENNENT inquired of Lord Palmerston the present position of the negotiation which has so long been in progress regarding the compensation due from the Brazilian Govern ment to British subjects, for injuries sustained during the insurrection of Para, in 1835. Lord PALMERSTON answered that, inquiries had been made by the government through the proper channels as to the negotiations, and the circumstances attendant• upon the claims ; and that the answers, as they had been received, had been forwarded to the Queen's Advocate. Captain PoLuiLL gave notice that he should to-day move the liberation of Mr. Sheriff Evans on his parole. Mr. HOWARD having inquired when the house might ex pect Dr. Bowring's report regarding the German commercial league, &c. Lord PALMERSTON answered that it would be ready in a few days. Mr. BROTHERTON moved for a return of the annual ex ports of British manufactures to the different West India Colonies, both in quantity and value, each article being separately stated, from the years 1835 to 1839, both inclusive ; also the annual imports of different kinds of provisions into Jamaica, from 1835 to 1839, both inclusive. The motion was agreed to. The remaining business having been deferred, the house adjourned. COURT CIRCULAR, TUESDAY. Her Majesty had a dinner party, last evening, at Bucking ham Palace. The company consisted of their Royal High nesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, and the Duke of Sussex, his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg Gotha, the Countess of Lichfield, the Earl of Erroll, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl and Countess of Surrey and Lady Mary Howard, Earl of March, Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady Cowley and the Hon. Miss Wellesley, Lord and Lady Kimfaird, Lord Fitzalan, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Baron de Heringen, Lady Barham, Lady Fanny Howard, Miss Kerr. Hon. Miss Lister, Hon. Miss Murray, Baroness Lehzen, Marquis of Headfort, Gen. the Hon. Sir William Lumley, Col. Wemyss, Col. Wylde, Mr. Seymour, Baron de Lowenfels, and Baron de Gruben. The dinner was served in the state dinner room. This apartment, since last season, has been greatly improved : it has a vaulted ceiling, divided into panels, enriched with carved stucco work of a very elegant and tasteful de sign, having three large circular compartments in the cen tre. Many of the mouldings and ornaments in relief have been gilt, and the entire ceiling and walls have been fresh coloured pier glasses of the largest dimensions occupy the spaces between all the windows ; the draperies also are new, and of the richest description. The effect of the whole being very magnificent and strik:ng. At the end of the room is a square recess not extending to the full height of the apart ment, and over it is an ante-room where the band of the Ist life guards were stationed last evening during dinner. The back of the recess is fitted up with large mirrors in gold frames. The style of the room is now in unison with the other state apartments with which it communicates. The grand hall and sculpture gallery have also been embellished since last year. All the capitals of the numerous Corinthian columns have been gilt, and some of the mouldings in the entablature, the soffitas of the architrave, and ovolos of the ceiling have been gilt, thus relieving the whole of the ceilings. In the grand hall four new lanterns furnished by Messrs. Perry have been introduced of - a very handsome design. The Queen gave audiences, yesterday, to the Marquis of Norrnanby and ViScount Melbourne. Colonel Wemyss has relieved Lord Alfred Paget in the duty of equerry in waiting on her Majesty. Her Majesty the Queen-dowager visited the Princess Augusta -yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. Her Majesty honoured Messrs. Copeland and Garrett with a visit to their manufactory yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen dowager yesterday, and also the Princess Augusta, at Cla rence House, SL James's. - STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER.—There was no change in the market yes terday, business continuing in the same dull and inanimate state which has prevailed for several weeks past, and the buyers generally offering lower prices both for yarn and goods. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, MARCH 3.—We have nothing new to state in reference to this market; at any rate nothing more favourable. Every week seems to add to the gloom and perplexity ; and, for the most part, the goods that find a market are sold at a ruinous loss. In some styles of new fancy woollens a small profit may, with difficulty be obtained ; but in plain cloths, and in all other fancy goods, the trade is altogether unprofitable, and, without a speedy Change, the most disastrous results will be experienced among merchants, manufacturers, and shopkeepers. The operatives also suffer much, and we fear their severe trials are not even near an end. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, MARCH 2. We have had to-day a very dull market, the business done has been extremely limited, and at prices somewhat lower. The flannel weavers, at present, are in low circumstances on account of the increased scarcity of work. Within this month there have been several failures among the small manufacturers. In the wool market there is no change to report.—Manchester Guardian of Wednesday. BLACKBURN.—FIat as our trade has been for several weeks past, it is still manifesting a downward tendency ; and recent prices of both yarn and cloth cannot be maintained. We do hope, however, that the very auspicious state of the weather will have a favourable impression ere long.—Black burn Standard. KUM ARNOCK.—In some departments of trade in town briskness prevails. The printfields are nearly all in full operation, and the weavers, consequently, are much better employed. The carpet manufactories, owing to the position in which we at present stand with America, do not possess the same activity, but they continue to employ about the same number of hands.—Kilmarnock Journal. The ballot for the Cambridge petition is fixed for March 16. Mr. Trevelyan, the new assistant secretary to the treasury, in the room of Mr. Spearman, commenced his official duties on Saturday. We understand that the Brighton and Shoreham Railway will be opened to the public on Easter Monday.—Brighton Gazette. A strong shock of earthquake was felt at Susa, near Tunis, on the 7th ult. A few isolated houses were destroyed, but no further damage was done. The Gazelle Musicale announces the approaching mar riage of Mademoiselle Pauline Garcia with M. Viardet, who retires from the management of the Italian Opera. NEW PEER.—There is a rumour, but we do not vouch for its authenticity, that John Fort, Esq., M.P., will shortly be called to the Peerage, by the title of Baron Aqua - Fort-is.— Blackburn Standard. The sum of £l5OO has been raised in Hereford towards removing St. Nicholas Church from its present inconvenient site, and towards building a new church for the use of the parishioners. It has been intimated to Mr. Gurney by the Privy Council office, that he is no longer to charge the parties in patent cases for a copy of the evidence furnished, not to them, but to the office.—Globe. YORKSHIRE VERDICT.—The Bradford Observer of last Thursday, after stating the particulars of an inquest over.a man who had been found suspended by the neck quite dead, says that the verdict brought in was "Found drowned !" Lord Francis Egerton has paired off with Mr. Fazakerley, until the beginning of May, and from the great benefit expe rienced by him in his voyage, there is every ground for hop ing his health will, by that time, be completely re-established. ROCHDALE MONTHLY CATTLE FAIR, MONDAY, MARCH 2d.—There has been something like an average number of cattle shown in the market to-day, and the prices have un dergone little or no change since last month's fair. Milkers have been more plentiful, but tolerably fair prices have been obtained for them. STOCKDALE V. HANSAED. — In the fifth action brought by Mr. Stockdale v. Messrs. Hansard, in which the damages are laid at £50,000, the venue is laid in Surrey, and the writ of inquiry will therefore be executed before the sheriff at the next assizes for that county.—Times. The fashionable baths at Ems, near Coblentz, will open I ts season more brilliantly than ever before, as her majesty the empress of Russia, and her son, the hereditary crown prince, have already had the best part of the Kurhaus (old ducal place) reserved for them for the end of May. Much illness prevails among the paupers of the Stamford union and district, which arises from the peculiarity of the atmosphere, want of warm clothing, and insufficient nourish ment. The four surgeons have under their care now 427 patients.—Lincoln Chronicle. WINDSOR.—The subscriptions towards defraying the ex pense of erecting a new church in this town are proceeding most satisfactorily to those who were the originators of the fund. The estimated expense of the erection is £lOOO, and up to Tuesday, the sum of £1761 had been subscribed.— Kentish Gazette. The Duke of Wellington arrived at Apsley House on Mon day, from Strathfieldsaye, and at four o'clock proceded in a close carriage to attend in his place in the House of Lords, where he was congratulated by his noble friends on his re storation to health. --------- It is said that the young Duke d'Aumale, fourth son of the King of the French, had directed that his estates, which he inherits from the Duke de Bourbon, be charged with an annuity for his brother, the Duke de Nemours, equal to the required dotation refused by tile chamber of deputies. It ought to be known and recorded to their honour, that no less than five of the learned d Coleridge, Alderson, ju ges (Messrs.' Patteson, Gurney, and Erskine,) have been for some time, whenever other duties would permit, actively en gaged as inspector s of Diocesan schools ill and about the me tropolis.—Argue. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The usual monthly meeting, and also the adjourned quar terly meeting of the Council, was held on Wednesday, in the Town-hall. Joshua Wain'sley, Esq., the Mayor, presided. FINANCE COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK read the proceedings of the Finance Committee, at their several meetings since the last Council, all of which were confirmed, except those relative to the purchase of the property at Birkenhead, belonging to the trustees of the late Mr. Hetherington. Mr. W. W. CURRIE said, the subject of this purchase had been postponed from time to time in .consequence of its being thought desirable to take into consideration the pro priety of purchasing a small adjoining property, the possession of which would render the purchase complete, as far as the Corporation were concerned. Since thelast Council meet ing this purchase had been made. [The plans were here submitted to the inspection of the Council.] The Corpora tion had now possession of the whole of the land. The Council having sanctioned the purchase from Mr. Grindrod and others, it became the duty of the committee to see whe ther they could make other purchases to Complete the first, and those two lots being offered, were now waiting for the confirmation of the Council. The same policy that induced the Council to approve of the original purchase, would lead them to sanction the propriety of these additional ones, inas much as they would make the powers of the Corporation in that quarter complete. They would give them the command of that locality, and to make favourable terms hereafter with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company, which line ran close to this property ; for when an attempt was made by the proprietors of that railway to get rid of the obligation to carry their communication from Birkenhead Ferry alto gether, and to enable them to carry the line to Woodside, proceedings were taken which ended in that clause being struck out of the bill by the committee of the House of Commons, so that the obligation still existed. The company then must go to Birkenhead before they could go to Wood side. The additional purchase was very desirable because it was closed in on one side by the railway and on the other by the property just bought. The plot he referred to was Mrs. Pegram's. The owners had offered very fairly, through a gentleman, a member of that Council, to take the same price for the land as had been given for that adjoining, and as to the two houses upon it, it was agreed that the value of them should be left to the reference of two surveyors, who were to call in a third. The amount asked for the land was £1690 10s. ; and for the two houses, which produced £l2O a-year, £2400, so that the purchase money would be little more than £4OOO. This pui-chase then, withe the other at £BBOO, he submitted for the confirmation of the Council, assuring them that the greatest care had been taken to make the best bar gain they could. Mr. CASE seconded the motion, and it was carried unani mously. LEASES. The DEPUTY Towicci.EßKread the petitions for, and grants of leases, all of which, after one or two unimportant questions from Mr. Alderman EARLE, were confirmed. PROCEEDINGS OF IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEES The proceedings of this committee were next read, and on the motion of Mr. BARCLAY, they were confirmed without observation. PROCEEDINGS OF WATCH COMMITTEE. Amongst the proceedings of the Watch Committee, was the following report on the comparative state of crime in Liverpool in the years 1838 and 1839, which appeared to ex cite considerable interest : The Watch Committee for the borough of Liverpool, in laying before the Council the criminal and other returns for the year 1839, are gratified in being able to state that these returns exhibit the same evidence of the effective working of the constabulary force as those of last year. At the close of 1838, the number of thieves returned as residing in Liverpool was 1835. These consisted of 736 as appertaining to a first class, or those who live solely by steal ing ; 407 of a second class, who support themselves partly by labour and partly by theft ; and 242 'who belong to a third class, or of those who are suspected persons, and known as the associates of thieves. _ _ At the close of last year these numbers had been reduced to 936, being a decrease of 449. The following table shows the respective relation of the different classes for both years :- 1838. 1839. Increase. Decrease. First Class Second Class 407 358 49 Third Class 242 211 31 Total From this it evidently appears that the police operations affect, as they ought to do, the more criminal:class, and who, as was stated in our last report, being supported solely by criminal means, and having no fixed locality, naturally seek those places where they would be least interrupted by an organised police, and where they can commit their depreda tions with the least danger of detection. The annexed tables test, as it were, the accuracy of the returns relating to the resident thieves, for they show that the number of individuals in custody for felony more than once have been much fewer in 1839 than in the preceding years, as will appear from the following abstract : NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN CUSTODY FOR FELONY AS SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS. &C. Number of times during the year. 1839. 1838. Once Twice Three times Four times . Five times Six times 32 40 Seven times Eight times Nine times. Ten times 0 2 Eleven times 0 3 Twelve times . In 1839 there were in custody 18,074, of whom 14,870 were apprehended by the police, without being given in charge. . . The proportion of prisoners convicted, to the whole num ber in custody, was in 1838 thirty-eight per cent.,' and in, 1839 it was fifty-one per cent., being an increase of thirteen' per cent. on the convictions. ' The class of juvenile thieves, that is, of those who are fifteen years of age and under, has also decreased. The number returned as known to the police in 1838 was 226, and in 1839; 171, the decrease being likewise almost solely, in the first class. It is worthy of remark, that a reference to the tables will spew that the number of known thieves in custody, the re formations, transportations, removals, &c., bear the same relative proportion to the total numbers in 1839 as in preVi ous years. It will be seen from the large return, that the number of burglaries and housebreakings actually committed was, in 1839, 249, and 107 attempted, but prevented. In 1838 there• were of the same class of offences actually committed 313, and 68 attempted, but prevented. The number of offences prevented by the police, where the offenders have been captured upon the spot, was, in 1839, 132, and in 1838, 63. The total number of offences prevented by the police was, in 1839, 237, and in 1838, 94. The number of prisoners apprehended by the police subsequent to the commission of the offence, from a description of their persons, was, in 1839, 1567, and in 1838, 813. BEGGARS. The number of beggars apprehended in 1839, was 515, and in 1838, 320. OFFENCES AGAINST THE BYE-LAWS. 1839. 1838. Amount Amoun of of NATURE OF OFFENCES. No. Penalty.. No. Penalty. Disorderly public&beer-houses 226 346 2 6 238 348 1 0 Carters, car-drivers, Scc. 1162 159 6 0 1131 148 0 0 Cruelty to animals Nuisances, obstructions, &c 1589 329 3 0 1366 253 5 6 Disorderly eating-houses Total ..3029 882 6 0 2769 758 10 0 Offences under the local laws committed on the dock quays32B2 882 13 6 3078 826 1 6 FIRES. The number of fires in 1839, was 103 ; and in 1838, 129. The amount of property lost by fires was, in 1839, £8530. 9s. 6d.; and in 1838, £107,008. The amount of property saved under the roof of the build ing or buildings, in 1839, £159,278. 9s. 6d.; and in 1838, £88,698. BROTHELS AND PROSTITUTES. While the number of thieves has diminished, there has been an increase in the numbers of brothels and prostitutes. In 1838, there were 431 brothels, and 154 houses in which prostitutes lodged ; the number of prostitutes residing 'in both being 1695. In 1839, the number of brothels was 591, and of houses in which prostitutes lodged, 1841 the total number of prostitutes inhabiting both, 2414. Part of this apparent increase is no doubt owing to a greater knowledge of the prostitutes and their residences by the police, and part to other circumstances over which, in the present state of of the law, the police can exert no control. THE POLICE FORCE. The preceding remarks, the accompanying returns, and the orderly state of the town, prove the continued efficiency of the police force. Watch Committee-room, I (Signed) 29th Feb. 1840. I War. THORNHILL, Chairman. Mr. TITORNHILL moved the confirmation of the proceed ings, and that the report upon the state of crime be printed, and a copy forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Home Department by his worship the Mayor. Mr. CASE seconded the motion. • Mr. BLACKBURN asked whether these tabular returns would be furnished to the public at large, and whether the report would be supplied to the members of the Council? The report was extremely interesting and important. Mr. THORNHILL replied in the affirmative, and amended his motion, to the effect that a copy of the report be sent to every member of the Council. Mr. H. LAWRENCE did not rise to oppose the motion, or to resist the alterations suggested, because he had had no op portunity of considering them. But the Watch Committee having taken up more beggars this year than in previous years, he would refer them to, Lace-street, which he hoped they would clear, for there was no time of the day when pas sengers were not molested by vagrants there. The motion was then put and carried. PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARKET COMMITTEE. This committee, in their proceedings, reported their hav ing appointed Mr. Abraham Lewyer, to the situation of market-looker, at a salary of £l5O per annum, in the room of the late Mr. Henry Lace. Mr. HENRY HoLams moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings, and Mr. THORNHILL seconded the motion. ISAACMr. - HoLMEs understood that this appointment had been made in consequence of the death of Mr. Lace. Mr._ Lewyer, he believed, had been only an attorney's writer, and therefore what peculiar qualifications he could have for the superintendent of a market he was at a loss to imagine, except it was to vindicate reformed principles. He had been told this man had made himself extremely .active as one of the principal canvassers in North Toxteth Ward, and, as a dele gate, from the ward to the reform association, and that. therefore, he had become uncommonly well qualified to fill the situation of a market superintendent. At to Scotland Ward, they were well off, for they had two extremely active reform canvassers among the market-lookers there, and he believed the same was the case, not in that ward alone, but in Vauxhall and St. Paul's. East, west, and north. there fore, we found attention paid to canvassing by market-lookers at the north end of the town, and he supposed the south end must now have one in the person of this Mr. Lewyer. This appointment was a wrong one, when it was considered what other individuals were amonr , the candidates. One of them had held a situation in St. John's Market for between eight and nine years, against whom there had never been even the shadow of a suspicion. That man, he believed, had been most strongly recommended, but his claims had been passed over in favour of this Mr. Lewyer, of whom he (Mr: Holmes) had never heard, except on the Ist of November, 1838, when it was mentioned in the Mail newspaper that he was one of those who had been promised a situation when the new docks should be built. A situation, however, had turned out be fore the docks had been built, and, of course, it was given to him. He (Mr. Holmes) was aware that the majority of the council would negative any motion he should make; but when he found there had been applications from 67 individu als for this office, not less than two dozen of whom were well known in the town, and that a stranger was appointed to it, he must solemnly protest against the measure ; and, he trusted, although he could not hope to be able to prevent this appointment, that on any future vacancy, the committee would look for different claims than those of an electioneering character, which were the only claims.this individual pos sessed. He might perhaps be said he was qualified for the situation of a market-looker, because he had seen an attor ney's office swept out, but that, he apprehended, was not a sufficient qualification. Mr. M`KEE said Mr. Lewyer was a very honest and a very honourable man; and if the member for Scotland Ward thought that worth and honesty and integrity, along with liberal principles, were incompatible, let him at once state it. Mr. Lewyer was a very respectable man, well qualified for the situation, and •if there was only one recommendation proving it, that of his late employer, who was a very active conservative, was sufficient. Now, although Mr. Lewyer had taken an active part in asserting his principles, his, employer considered him as a most efficient servant, and had so much respect for him thatlie beeaMe - one • of his sureties. There was also another fact which should be known - T -- namely, that the greategt number of 'Mr. Lewyer's testimonials, were from conservatives. HoLmEs.7—With regard:to honesty and integ rity, I particularly mentioned these were the very gnalitica tions for the individual in St. John's Market. Mr. RATIIBONE said it was. rather unfortunate that Mr. HolMes should make these remarks, for he (Mr. Rathbone) believed that the late Mr. Lace, before being appointed to the situation, was a cabinetmaker, and taken out of the office of his cousin, Mr. AmbrOse Lace. Mr. EARLE said, some gentlemen were drawn into conse quence by being answered. There was one individual in that room who was perpetually bringing charges against the coun cil, but the bestway of treating him was with silent contempt. After a few words from .Mr. JOHN HOLMES the motion was carried. MISCELLANEOUS. The proceedings of the Town Hall Establishment, the Education, and the Church Expenditure, Committees, were next read and confirmed. ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN, R.C. The MAYon, announced, that in conformity with the re solution of the council, on the 17th of February Mr. Alder man Sheil, Mr. Councillor Bushell and himself had pro ceeded to London, and presented the councils address to the Queen, which was most graciously received. On a sub sequent day they had the pleasure of presenting the address to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, whose answer lie would read :—" Accept my sincere thanks for your congratulations, and I beg that you will assure the inhabitants of Liverpool that I have received their address with the most lively satis faction and pleasure." They had the gratification of re ceiving this reply from the Prince himself, and he (the Mayor) would venture to suggest, that this would be a most fitting occasion for the council to ' possess themselves of a lull length portrait of her Majesty, for the purpose of being placed in the Town Hall. Mr. EaaLE.—We must hare the Prince too, then. The conversation then dropped. MR. OKILL'S SALARY The MAyon. next read a letter from Mr. Charles Okill, clerk of committees, addressed to the council, thanking them for the increase recently made to his salary. RE-BUILDING OP ST. GEORGE'S-STREET CHAPEL. The MA or. said the next subject for consideration was a letter from Mr. Joseph Franklin, the corporation surveyor, in which he referred to a resolution passed by the building committee for re-erecting St. George-street chapel. This resolution was to the effect that Mr. Franklin should be re quested to furnish the designs of the intended new edifice ; but to do so being contrary to his engagement, the matter was submitted to the council for their determination, as to whether, under the circumstances, they would permit him so far to depart from his agreement. Mr. G. HOLT was not aware of this matter being brought forward ; but seeing no objection to the proposition, he would move that the request be complied with, and that Mr. Frank lin have permission to act as the architect in this case. Mr. BRIGHT seconded the motion. Mr. SHELL moved that the agreement before the council and Mr. Franklin be read. If they adopted the motion of Mr. Holt, they would set a dangerous and very improper precedent. He should be very sorry to interfere with the views of the gentlemen who had come to the resolution just read, or with the just wishes of Mr. Franklin ; but they (the council) had been sent there to perform a duty to the public, and they ought, therefore, to be very careful how they set an example—a bad example—of permitting persons in their service to deviate from their agreement with the public, made through the council's instrumentality. He did not think they could safely or justly grant the request, and for that reason he should vote against it. Mr. JOHN SMITH perfectly coincided with the views of Mr. Alderman Sheil, and had great pleasure in seconding his motion, that the terms of Mr. Franklin's appointment be read. Mr. W. W. CURRIE said, it could scarcely be necessary to read the terms of the appointment, because all the council well knew Mr. Franklin had engaged to give the whole of his time to the service of the public, and that to accept the present offer would be a violation of it. If, however, there was any danger of this application being drawn into a prece dent, of which he (Mr. Currie) had no fear, he was sure Mr. Franklin, whom he had seen that morning, would cheerfully withdraw the application ' • but, having been applied to in so flattering a manner, he thought it only respectful to submit the matter to the council. The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK read the agreement moved for by Mr. Alderman Sheil, dated May 4, 1836, from which it appeared that Mr. Franklin's salary was to be £5OO per annum, and that, in consideration of it, he was wholly to devote his time and services to the public. [The salary has since been increased to £7OO per annum.] Mr. WOOLRIGHT inquired whether Mr. Franklin, since his engagement with the council, had not furnished some plans to the Grand Junction Railway Company, or the Lon don and Birmingham Railway Company. The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK replied in the affirmative—to the Grand Junction Company. Mr. SHEIL said probably that might be under some exist ing arrangement with the company before Mr. Franklin entered th service of the corporation. Mr. BRIGHT said the application was made in consequence of a very serious calamity to the congregation of Great George -street , Chapel, and the cause, therefore, was out of the ordinary rules. He could see no impolicy in granting the permission. Mr. RATHBONE considered that the permission would be only chewing a kindly feeling towards ,Mr. Franklin, espe dially as he had pledged himself not to take any time belong ing to the public. He. would, therefore, give him the per mission. As to setting a . precedent, it appeared to him that if Mr. Franklin was all Owed to furnish plans only when places of worship were burned down, the interests of the council would not be nuiterially injured. Mr. JORDAN thought that whenever any place of worship was burned-down,.the surveyor to the corporation ought to give his services. . Mr. BLACKBURN was of opinion the council might with strict propriety comply with the request, having Mr. Frapk lin's assurance that it would not interfere with the discharge of his public duty. It was a compliment to the council to have elected a surveyor who stood so high in the estimation of those who had passed the,resolutiorr, that they wished to avail themselves of his services. From what lie knew of Mr. Franklin's character, and had heard from him, he could state that if the permission was not unanimously conceded, he would not accept it. In the case of the Grand Junction Railway, he had furnished plans withoht any evil result to the corporation interests. Mr. JOHN SMITH asked whether Mr. Franklin intended to act gratuitously ? Mr. BLACKBURN was not prepared to answer the question. Mr. EARLE was also of opinion that it would be ungracious to refuse. _ _ The motion was about to be put, when • Mr. Alderman SILEIL intimated that he should divide the Council upon the matter. He had so strong an opinion of the propriety of the Council adhering to, and officers strictly respecting, their engagements, that he could not consent to allow a departure therefrom in even one instance. If such a departure were permitted in one case, it would be solicited in others, until at last the officers would come to think that they might give to their duties whatever portion of time they thought necessary. This would be a first step to sinecure situations, and such first steps ought to be jealously guarded against. Mr. BOLTON thought, that as the motion could not be passed unanimously, it had better be withdrawn. Mr. EARLE.-Oh, no ; let us go to the vote, whether Mr. Franklin chooses to take the thing or not. Mr. BLACKBURN observed, that as one gentleman was determined to have his pound of flesh, the motion had better be withdrawn. Mr. T. CASE was opposed to the motion. He agreed with Mr. Sheil that they had a great duty to perform, which, however anxious they might be to oblige an individual, or a body of men, they should not shrink from. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES could not see any necessity for the application to Mr. Franklin. There were plenty of survey ors in the town, one of whom might be employed to furnish the design, and if the committee afterwards chose to have it submitted to Mr. Franklin, that could easily be done. Such applications as this ought to be put a stop to in the beginning, and he should certainly oppose this. Mr. WICHE contended that it would be a very gross case of illiberality to refuse it. Mr. H. HORNBY was sorry he could not agree with the proposition to allow an exception in Mr. Franklin's case, be cause he •did not know a more meritorious officer: but, at the same time, he could not agree with Mr. Blackburn that this was a mere matter of form. It appeared to him to be rather a principle of great importance. The council should adhere to the determination expressed by them when they first came into power, that all corporate officers should de vote the whole of their time to the duties of their respective situations. If, the first time they were called upon, they should break through that very proper regulation, a prece dent would be formed, not only for Mr. Franklin, but for all other officers , Mr. H. SANDBACH had every disposition to act in a friendly spirit towards Mr. Franklin, but as this was a matter of public principle he felt bound to vote against the motion. Mr. HoLT, with the concurrence of the seconder, intimated that he should withdraw his motion. Mr. EARLE wished the council to go to the vote, in order that the gracious might be separated from the ungracious. The council, however, allowed the motion to be withdrawn, •and the subject dropped. • THE BOTANIC GARDENS. _ . . _ The MAYOR presented a memorial from the proprietors of the Liverpool Botanic Gardens, which set forth " That this institution has existed for forty years, the ad miration of those skilled in botanical science, and a just source of pride to the inhabitants of this great commercial emporium. That your memorialists, not unmindful of, or ungrateful for, the valuable support which has been given to it by the corporation of Liverpool through this long series of years, are encouraged to apply for your aid and assistance in the present state of their difficulties, from a full persuasion that you would be unwilling that an institution of such long standing should cease to exist, when so little is required to restore it to its former vigour and efficiency. That your me morialists are the more strengthened in this hope, now that they can assure the council that it is their wish and attention (should the means of continuing the gardens be afforded them) to open the gardens to the public, at least one day in each week during the season. Thus not only will the pro prietors enjoy their rights and privileges as before, but what is of vast and vital importance, in a town of such magnitude as Liverpool, the middle and lower classes of society will have the opportunity afforded them of enjoying an innocent and healthy recreation within the precincts of the borough. " That your memorialists, anxious that the council should be informed as to the real state of their finances, will now briefly remark that the present debt of £4OOO. was caused by the removal of the gardens from the old to the new site, together with such accumulations of interest as the annual income has been unable to meet. For the main taining the gardens in the order they' require, an average annual expenditure of £BOO at least is necessary, whereas the annual income, arising chiefly from subscription, is barely adequate to defray these charges, consequently the debt must go on annually increasing unless an additional income be raised equal to the amount of interest. That the gardens, consisting of six Derby acres, are now the absolute property of your memorialists, and therefore, if the assis tance they hope to receive be granted, this institution (which is so well placed for receiving the valuable treasures of the vegetable world from every quarter of the globe, and which, at the same time, is so capable of yielding the benefits of pure air, exercise, and innocent amusement to thousands engaged for the whole week in their toilsome occupations) will and must continue to flourish, an honour to the town, and a source of great and increasing interest to every portion of its inhabitants. " For and on behalf of the proprietors of the Botanic Gardens, " CHARLES HORSFALL, President " Liverpool, 3d March, 1840." Mr. RATHBONE moved that the memorial should be referred to the favourable consideration of the Finance Com mittee. He stated that great efforts were being made by the proprietors to reduce the debt. Mr. JORDAN seconded the motion. the Carden complittee Mr. SANDBACH suggested that should be associated in this instance with the Finance Com mittee, to consider whether, in addition to the Botanic Gardens, some larger place of recreation for the public might not be established in the neighbourhood. , Mr. &MEL asked whether the application of the corpora tion funds to the Botanic Gardens would" ne in accordance with the 92d section of the municipal reform bill, which re stricted the application of the surplus, if surpluS there were. to the general improvement of the town and the general benefit of 'the inhabitanti? -- To open the Botanic Gardens one day in the week would be of little service, unless that one day were the' only day on which the working classes could possibly take advantage of it; And he certainly should not let any squeamishoesS - of Opinibn operate on him to deprive the working-man of innocent and healthful recreation on the Sunday, although he should oppose any motion for thegrant ing of funds to of 'recreation which could not. be enjoyed by those classes who stood most in need of it. Mr. BLAcxnuns said flint he should like the word "fa vourable" struck out of Mr. RathbOne's Motion, as•that was tantamount to instructing the Finance Committee to agree to the prayer of the memorial: If ever any proposition were made to open the gardens on the Sunday, he should oppose it, as he differed toto cce/o from Mr. Sheil on that point. Mr. RATIIBONE agreed •to withdraw the word "favour able." The motion was then adopted. MEMORIAL. FROM FLOUR DEALERS. .... The MAyou. next presented a memorial from certain flour dealers against what was formerly a by-law, but now a ge neral law, enacting that if any person cause to be drawn out by a horse or horses any rope or chain for hoisting goods into warehouses, or lowering them into cellars, he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding 20s. This law (the Mayor observed) had been found injurious to the flour dealers, who bad formerly, and now again, memorialised against it. Mr. Cunme observed that the provision was contained in a parliamentary act, and could not be altered by the council. Mr. JORDAN had repeatedly seen the practice of hoisting by means of a chain and horse, and had once suffered front it. He had seen, not only sacks, but American flour barrels, being hoisted up in the same way. This was a most dan gerous thing. (Hear, hear.) MEMORIAL FROM THE• INHABITANTS OF BIRKENHEAD. The MAYOR presented a memorial from the inhabitants of Birkenhead and the neighbourhood, which, after alluding to the closing of the Monks' Ferry (which, when open, had " proved a great convenience to the memorialists and the inhabitants of. the surrounding districts"), expressed an opinion that the ferries of Birkenhead and Woodside were totally inadequate for the greatly increased population of Birkenhead and the surrounding townships, and prayed that the council would afford them such relief and protection 8 9 might be deemed proper under the circumstances of the case. Mr. PLATT supported the prayer of the memorial, anti mentioned, as a proof of the convenience afforded to the public by the Monks' Ferry, that ten or twelve thousand persons had repeatedly crossed over to it in one day. What the memorialists wished was, either that the Monks' Ferry should be re-opened, or a new one made. He moved that the memorial be referred to the town-clerk. Mr. CURRIE said it could hardly be expected that the council should open another ferry, seeing that the Monks had been put down by legal proceedings. The memorialists should have remembered, too, that the suppression of the Monks' Ferry would be of advantage to the corporation's ferry of Birkenhead. He had no objection, however, that the opinion of the town-clerk should be taken, and he would second the motion. . - - Mr. BOLTON moved that the petition should lie on the table. Mr. BLACKBURN seconded this amendment,. because they had already had the opinion of the town-clerk, that it would be unadvisable to interfere. - Mr. Alderman Sum. remarked that a proposal had been made to the Finance Committee to sell the. Monks' Ferry to the corporation, and he looked upon this Memorial as an ad vertisement, quite as dexterous as if it had emanated from Mt. George Robins. Mr. Platt, to show the immense advantages that would result to the corporation from the purchase, had, told of—how many hundred thousand was it ?—who ba d crossed over in one day. Mr. PLATT observed that Mr. Price had only established a right of carrying passengers from the Cheshire side to Liver pool, and not from Liverpool to Cheshire—that remained open. The memorial was allowed to lie - on the table. CASHING SEAMEN'S NOTES. A memorial from " a committee appointed by the associa tion of drapers, clothiers, outfitters, boarding-house keen ers, and others receiving or cashing seamen's notes in Liverpool," was referred to the Court of Requests' Com mittee. PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF - COMMONS. Mr. BRIGHT gave notice, that, at the next council meet ing he should move that the council memorialize the House of Commons upon the present question of the privileges Of the house, which were involved in the. imprisonment of the Sheriffs. He looked upon this as a question of great im portance. He considered the privileges of the House of Com mons as essentially necessary to the liberty of that house as the air we breathed was to us. He was aware Lord John Russell had given notice that he should, to-morrow, (Thurs day) introduce a bill to obtain power for the house to publish its reports, but he looked upon this as involving a d an gerous . principle, for it was to lay at the foot of the House of Lord' the privileges of an independent branch of the legislature. It was, in fact, going to the House of Lords and beseeching their permission to enjoy the privileges which they had alrea d y' long enjoyed. He was sorry, therefore, to see that Lord 4. Russell had descended from the high ground he had taken in the first instance, for it was an acknowledgment that the House of Commons had no longer a right to their privileges. If the House of Lords refused their consent to the proposed bill, away went the privileges of the House of Commons. Mr. BLACKBURN did not wish to open a debate, but he must state that the bill of Lord John Russell was a declara tory bill, recognizing the existence of certain rights of the House of Commons. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. RATH-BONE gave notice, that, at the next meeting of the council he should move—"'That a petition be presentect to parliament, praying for the abolition of the punishment ot death, as in opposition to the spirit of Christianity, ss perative to prevent the commission of crime, as deterring parties from prosecuting and witnesses from coining forwar d ' and as interfering with the purity and truthfulness cf the ad ministration ofjustice, by inducing verdicts in direct cOntra diction to evidence." PROCEEDINGS OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Dock Committee were next read , and on the motion of Mr. BENS, seconded by Mr. B. CLAY, they were confirmed. The council then adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—TeES DAY. CURIOUS CASE-HOW TO TAKE CARE Or CASH. A man, who hai been employed as a porter in the servic e of Mr. Lindon, of Berry-street, was placed at the bar, on suspicion of having stolen the sum of £92 10s., the propertY of his master. • Mr. Dowling said, the prisoner was merely there on sus' picion, circumstances having induced a belief that he vill s the person who had taken a large sum of money, not le ss than £92 10s., which had been deposited for security in $ cellar. Mrs. Pegram, a relative of Mr. Lindon's, who reside ° with him, stated, that they had been in the habit occasion' ally of depositing cash in the cellar for safety. On SaturjaY night she gave a young man belonging to the establishmen t, which was a spirit vault, £92 10s., with directions that b e should conceal it, as he had done before, in the cellar. Ile took it from her and went to the cellar. The young man above alluded to stated, that he took tl money, which was enfolded in two pieces of ribbon, and laid it it in the porter-bin. He put a bottle of porter over it, 8 0 then carefully covered the whole with sawdust. On Monday morning he went down and found that the bottle had bee n removed, the sawdust disturbed, and the money taken away' ' The prisoner had had occasion to go down for porter, and he was the only person who had been at the bin. He (wit ness) accompanied a joiner down to the cellar, but the joine r only remained there five minutes, and witness was wit n hini all the time. One of the young men who waited at the b ar was also down, but he had not o :casion to go to the bin. , The young man last alluded to said he had been once ' ll the cellar, but had not touched the bin. Prisoner—Nor I neither. I never was near the bin. ,A The young man who had placed the money in the bin s sl " the prisoner had certainly been there, and had taken out ty° dozen of porter. Prisoner—l saw a strange man there, a man that 1 ne ver saw before in my life. He was in the cellar, and near the bill. The young man said this was impossible. Mr. Dowling.—l may state, sir, that it is necessary 0 search the cellar very minutely. We have not yet had tito e , to search the half of it, but we will proceed to do so with a , " expedition. The police-officer said he hnd, while searching, found a sovereign on the floor near a bottle-rack. • Prisoner—Have you looked at the top of the hottle-rack s atop of the empty bottles. I saw the man that I mentione d putting something there. I dare say if you look particular !) : thereabout you'll find the money. I should not wonder s' all if you would—not a bit. 'You'd better look there, O r sure I saw him putting something there. The sagacious officers of the court looked knowingly s c t i each other on hearing this, and Mr. Rushton recomincnd e that a minute search should be made throughout the ce ll3r " The prisoner was remanded. YESTERDAY. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Rachel AV Lauchlin, a servant girl, was charged with ha l ' ing stolen £l5, the property of her master, Mr. Webster, of Clarence-street, Everton. Mrs. Webster stated that the prisoner had brought her $ letter containing the above sum, which she put into her purse' and placed in her pocket. Sh e was i n b e d at the time, Wu ! shortly afterwards got up, to sit in an easy chair, while he r , bed was made, and di rec t e d th e p r i s oner to put her pock e d containing the money in a drawer. She did so, and placed chair against it, but, as p ros ecutor supposed, must ha ` f „ e taken it out again, while her attention was diverted. Th ee prisoner then went down stairs, and went out, leaving ,the back door open. When the policeman on duty informed r of this fact, she suspected something was wrong, and, with her husband, examined the drawer and found the money 13 " 5 ,/ sing. No one was in the house at the time besides her se ' and her husband. The prisoner did not return. A police; man stated that upon information which he received he vve l '„ in search of the prisoner, and took her into custody. W b ,, e ; charged with the robbery, she denied it, and said that FP had only 3d in her pocket : on being searched, however, the greater part of the money was found in her possession. The prisoner said nothing in her defence, and was reman d ' ed to take her trial at the sessions. ILLEGALLY PAWNING. Ann Downing was charged with having illegally, pawne certain sheets and blankets, the property of James Macleaf', lodging-house keeper, 15, Suffolk-street. It appeared that the prisoner had lodged with the prooe t ; tutor, and that without his consent she had pawned shee ts and blankets, belonging to him, of the value of 19s. in , The prisoner pleaded poverty, but was ordered to pay and 405., or, in default of payment, be imprisoned one moot BREACH OF TRUST. Of Robert Muir, ship-keeper on board the Glasgow , . Greenock, was charged with having stolen part of the shIP cargo. A policeman stated that he stopped the prisoner near t l , le , Waterloo D oc k, an d f ou nd a quantity of sugar, which is produced, concealed in his hat ; and on going to the prisoner house, he found more of the same kind. The captain of the Glasgow examined the sugar, and sA ia that it was part of his cargo. Mr. Rushton (addressing the prisoner) said be hadbe ell . .,, placed in a situation of confidence and trust. This proPeW e had been given into his sole charge, and he had stolen it. 14 must be committed to gaol for one month. THE SCHOHLM A STER A BROAD.—A ludicrous c ircumsta nce happened a few days since near VietOria-place, St.Botolp h's ' Colchester. A carpenter, being out of employMent, deter mined to commence business on his own actount, and hav i l no workshop he began huilding one on his Qwn garden, w h ' e adjoined the southern side of his neighb ' our's, who is a shoe' maker and florist. ' An altercation ensued',. thetakonter, a „ e ; daring his right,, and the shoemaksr e .pnlieft49ftfr i . business to prevent the rays Or die rrom eptering whiob the garden, and threatened to give uptheilpteid 4 # 4l763 . carpenter replied he wished he ,woulsl, l * l .4J.,4 lol Mr ui hire the twii houses, and the two gar en's wawa make $ f i good yard. This altered the tonalittbc Widen - W:0", who it l). mediately pasted the following ii, e ,,y,ipon his Four rooms to let at number Too When the Big man the Carpenter can make the man go° , And when theyll be ready can better he know By axing the man at number Too. S t. ti ti n . c ' . r, ti 8 1 a ti tl 1 C ,j fi