The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-30 00:00:00

- .JlO-1 , anttb. WANTED, a MAID - SERVANT, to take care of a Child and attend upon the Lady. She must be well recommended, for strict sobriety, honesty, and good moral character. Apply at the Standard-office. All letters to be pre-paid• TO IMPORTERS OF OIL AND TALLOW. WANTED, by a Person residing in Manchester, and in timately acquainted with the principal consumers, a COMMISSION for the Sale of OIL and TALLOW. — Most respectable references can be given, and communica tions on the subject addressed to Mr. RICHARD HARRIS, Accountant, No. 57, Spring Gardens, Manchester, will re ceive prompt attention. HALEWOOD BAZAAR. PATRONESSES. Her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER. The Right Hon. the Countess of SEFTON. The Right Hon. Lady STANLEY. • The Right Hon. Lady FRANCES SANDON. The Hon. Mrs. CHARLES STANLEY. The Hon. Mrs. BOOTLE WiLnn ABAZAAR, in aid of Funds for buildi n g Schools and a Parsonage House, in connection with the levr Church in Halewood, and for paying off some outstanding claims, will be held in the suite of Rooms at WooLTON HALL, on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY next, the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd of July( between the hours of Eleven and Five. Admission on the two first days, Half-a-Crown ; on the third, One Shilling.—Entrance only at the Lodge-gate. The Grounds will be open to the visitors, and ample Re freshments may be had in the Drawing-room. Omnibuses and Coaches will leave Clayton-square at Ten, Twelve, and Two o'clock .—Fare, One Shilling each way. FOR BEAUTIFYING & PRESERVING THE HAIR. rrHE genuine BOTANIC OIL has been uniformly proved in every experiment to restore decaying and decayed Hair, and in no one instance has it been known to fail. The Proprietor is aware that an active perseverance in wiving a regu l ar supply of the Gen uine Botanic Oil to hisbAgents throughout the Kingdom is essentially necessary, in order that it may maintain the high reputation it has acquired. The Proprietor begs also to observe, that the spurious imitations are a compound of noxious ingredients, productive of dandriff, a general dryness of the scalp, depriving the bulbs or roots of the hair of their proper nourishment, by which the absorbents lose their action, a feverish heat of the akin is produced, hence arise baldness and a general decline of the hair. The Genuine Botanic Oil is sold in pot boxes, at 25., 3s. 6r1., and 55., and in bottles, perfumed with roses for the toilet, 103. each. Be particular to ask for Middlesvood's Botanic Oil. To Dealers in Perfumery, &c. &c., J. M. is now prepared to supply the Genuine Botanic Oil, Wholesale, to any extent, on liberal terms. It has attained a high pre-eminence over every advertised Hair Oil, and Vendors will find it a profit able article—they may also warrant it to their customers. It possesses every property it is so highly recommended for, and which has distinguished it from other Hair Oils. Parker-street, June, 1340. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—MoNDAY Charles Morris, an old offender, was placed at the bar on a charge of having picked the pocket of Mr. Thomas Goodi son, of a silk handkerchief on Saturday night. The prosecutor stated that he was a clerk in the service of Messrs. Golborne, Dobbs and Co., and that he resided at No. 2, Moon-street. About ten o'clock on Saturday night, he was in St. John's-lane, when he was told that his pocket had been picked by one of a gang of four lads. He imme diately missed his handkerchief, and having informed police constable No. 173, of the robbery, they proceeded in search of the thieves. The prisoner was taken soon afterwards, and on being s earched the handkerchief was found up on him. The vaue of it was about four shillings. John Kirkham, police-officer 173, confirmed the testimony of the prosecutor. The prisoner on being asked what he had to say, replied that he had never been guilty of a felony before, and • hat he was not guilty of this. Mr. Rushton inquired how many times he had been before the court. Mr. Parkinson, the main Bridewell-keeper, stated that he had been ten times committed. on various charges, and that he had been liberated on two other occasions. Mr. Rushton committed the prisoner for trial at the next sessions. DETECTION OF AN IMPOSTOR. Henry Jones, a somewhat respectably dressed man, was charged with having imposed upon the public by soliciting aid on the ground that he was a ropemaker, from Ormskirk, whose establishment had been burned down some weeks ago, by which calamity himself and family had been reduced to a state of destitution. Mr. Askew, the harbour-master, stated that in the fore noon of Saturday, the prisoner called at his office and soli cited relief. He presented a document of which the follow ing is a copy : "This is to certify that the bearer, Henry . Jones, rope maker, has lived in this place for the last six years • that upon the night of the 17th day of June instant 11; was alarmed by the cry of fire, which had originated by some evil disposed person or persons setting fire to his outbuiii,. ings, and it had gained so much progress that they could not stop the devouring flames till the whole of the property was entirely consumed. The said Henry Jones states, that by the above melancholy event he has sustained a loss of property to the amount of £6OO sterling, which will prove his utter ruin unless he is aided and assisted by a generous public, he having a wife and two children entirely dependant upon him for support. We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the aforesaid statement is authentic, and we confidently re commend him to the notice of the charitable and humane, both in this and in his own neighbourhood, and humbly trust ing, that by making his case known, there will be funds raised to commiserate his distressing situation. Given under our hands at St. Helens, in the county of Lancaster, this 22d day of June, 1840. Rev. James Furnival, £5. George Hall, Wm. Smith, Churchwardens. Collected by us, £22 10s: 6d. SUBSCRIPTIONS. —Derby, £5; Mrs. Dyson, £1; Peter Greenall, £3; William Pilkineton and Brother, £3; Mrs. Speakman, £2; Mrs. West, £1; W. P. Cottam, £2; Mrs. Taylor, £2 ; J. Ashton,Dugdale, £1 ; Henry Holmes, £1; Wm. Barry, 10s; Thos. Bolton, lOs ; B. B. and Co., £3 ; H. M. R., XL" Mr. Askew stated that he desired the prisonia to call again in the afternoon, but he did not. However, 64; morning, about seven o'clock, as he was at breakfast, the prisoner called at his house and sent in his name, Henry Jones. He was told to walk to the office, where he (Mr. Askew) wonld meet him in few minutes and give him something. In the mean time, on looking in the Albion, he found the description of an impostor who had been heard of by the police, and he was convinced this was the man. On arriving at the office, therefore, he gave him into custody. Police Officer No. 50 stated that he received the prisoner, and that on leaving Mr. Askew's office he made a violent but unsuccesful attempt to escape. Mr. Rushton called on the prisoner for his defence. The prisoner said he was in a public-house on Friday night, having a bottle of ginger-beer, when a man told him he would put him up to a plan of getting plenty of money if he would give him half of what be got. Mr. Rushton.—Who is the man? The prisoner replied that he did not know. He was igno rant of the consequences. He knew the paper was not true, and he was eery sorry it had happened. Mr. Rushton told him some of the signatures were forged, and some were genuine, and that a considerable sum appeared to have been obtained. Lord Derby's signature was a for gery ; Mr. Henry Holmes's and Mr. Thomas Bolton's were genuine. There was a regular manufactory of these sort of documents, for the purpose of defrauding the humane, and it was necessary an example should be made. By a certain act of parliament, every person found going about collecting alms, under false pretences, was to be deemed a rogue and a vagabond, and to be liable to three months' imprisonment. That punishment he should now award the prisoner. STEALING IRON. John Ryan was charged with having stolen about 2 ewt. el iron, the property of Messrs. William and John Lockett, of King-street. Mr. J. P. Robinson, the prosecutor's clerk, stated that the iron in qu-stion was deposited in a gateway under the office. About three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a person asked him if he bad given any orders for the iron to be removed out of the gateway ? He replied no ; and then he was told that the prisoner had taken it. He immediately went out, and overtook the prisoner in Bean's Gardens, with the iron upon his shoulder. Witness kept near to him until he met police officer No. 461, who apprehended him. The prisoner then said he had taken the iron because he had nothing to eat. He was committed for trial. EXTRAORDINARY Frsu.—Daniel M'ltlenaman, of Lifford, caught a sturgeon at the Green Brae fishery, at Lifford, on Saturday week, which was fully ten feet long, and five feet in circumference, and weighed 3cwt. and 151 b. Twelve months ago there was a fish of the same Mud caught in the same place, but it was scarcely so large.—Belfaat Vindicator. The Duke of Northumberland has recently introduced into the conservatory at his graces seat, Sion House, on the Thames, a large collection of plants. shrubs, and fruit tries, from the Philippine Islands. A considerable number of birds and other objects of natural history have alsh been received by the noble duke. from the same interesting quarter of the world.—Newcastle Journal. The immaculate member for Gateshead, Mr. Cuthbert "Rippon has scarcely shown his face iu p arliament during the whole' of the present session. He was, however, hunted 'out of his retreat yesterday week by the treasury whipper-in, and brought to the " scratch " as one of the forlorn hope, on Lord Stanley Irish registration bill—for what consideration Aloes not appear.—lbid. COUNTERFEITS.—" No law (says the old adage) was ever made, but there was immediately made a way to evade it ,” and it may be added, that no article of merit or of value was ever yet produced but it was immediately counterfeited, and the base imitation palmed on the public as real. The spirited proprietors of one of the most indispensable articles of the - toilet, have suffered so much, and so long,-from this species of fraud, that they have called iu the aid of some of our most eminent engravers on steel, who ' as our readers will perceive by our advertising columns, have produced a Label so perfect, yet so minute, that ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL is repeated nearly 1500 times, comprising nearly 30,000 let ters, in such a style of perfection as to set all counterfeits at defiance.—See advt. PURSE is to be lamented that the national character is pride, and the meanest of all pride, purse pride. Even a poor lord is despised, and to increase his fortune a necessitous peer will condescend to marry into a rich citizen's family. An overweening affection for money, and idolatrous worship of gain, have absolutely confounded the general in tellect, and warped the judgment of many to that excess, that, in estimating men or things, they refer always to " What is he worth?" or "What will it fetch?" Were we to point out a person as he passed, and say, " There goes a good man, one who has not a vice, he would scarcely be noticed ; but exclaim, " That man is worth £500,000," and he will be stared at till out of sight. ADVANTAGES OF COMMERCE. —AS the same country is - rendered richer by the trade of one province with another; as its labour becomes thus infinitely more divided, and more productive than it could otherwise have been ; and as the mutual interchange of all those commodities which one pro vince has and another wants, multiplies the comforts and accommodation of the whole, and the country becomes thus, in a wonderful degree, more opulent and more happy ; so the same beautiful train of consequences is observable in the world at large, that vast empire, of which the different king doms may be regarded as the provinces. In this magnificent empire, one province is favourable to the production of one species of produce, and another province to another. By their mutual intercourse, mankind are enabled to distribute their labour as best fits the genius of each particular country and people.—Mill's Commerce Defended. SNAKE SHOT.—A huge black snake was recently killed in this state, upwards of thirty feet long. On opening him he was found to contain two squirrels, five birds, and two young negroes.—Mise. paper. [This is nothing to one that was killed in this vicinity, measuring upwards of forty rods. Our snake, on being opened, contained a family Bible, the un expired lease of a three-story brick-house in Royal-street, three boxes of Peters' pills, with directions, an unfinished mile of the Nashville railroad, three stray horses. Ciffi's trombone, three packages of tickets in the grand lottery, a Dutch music grinder with his barrel organ, a plan of the city of Uncle Sam, lost since 1837, and a pair of old peg-bottomed boots, which the owner is respectfully requested to prove and take away.]—Tit for Tat. ~~' J ~-~~ „, rl. 45 4 y •-0-11 Av. Emptrial Varliament. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.. The Earl of CHARLEVILLE called attention: to the cir cumstance of the high sheriff' of the county of Galway (Lord Ashton) having succeeded to a peerage stace his ap pointment. If the noble lord was not properly the high sheriff of Galway, there was yet time before the t circuits to obviate the inconvenience which must result from an invalidated appointment. The Marquis of NORM ANBY observed, that the circum stance was novel, if not unparalleled, and he would not hazard an opinion upon it. Viscount DUNCANNON moved the second reading of the colonial passengers bill, and briefly explained its objects. Lord BROUGHAM congratulated the house upon the re jection in another place of clauses in the bill which related to the transfer of Hill Coolies to the Mauritius. Lord ASHBURTON said, that, unless something was done to provide labour in our sugar colonies, they would to all useful purposes be utterly lost to us. People would endure a high price for a commodity like sugar, to a certain extent, when it was forced upon them on grounds of humanity ; but when they were forced too far, they must resist the imposi tion, and the necessary consequence would be, that they would resort to the slave-cultivated colonies for a supply of sugar. He hoped that some means would be resorted to for supplying our sugar-growing colonies with free labour. The labourers.in these colonies were better off than any labouring population in the world, eighteen-pence a day providing them amply with every necessary and comfort. Lord ELLENBOROUGH thought, if the discriminating duties between East and West India produce were abolished, it would soon be found that we should have no occasion to resort to slave-grown sugar for our supply. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the admiralty court judge's salary bill. Lord BROUGH AM thought the salary of the judge (£4,000) less than it ought to be; but he objected to the judge having the patronage of so many offices. The bill was read a second time. CHURCH DISCIPLINE. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the church discipline bill, and stated the nature of its provisions. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY stated that he generally concurred in the provisions of the bill. The Bishop of EXETER supported the bill, because it ap peared to him to be opposed to the principles of the bill of last year. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that, until there existed some where the power to put men out of the ministry for such rea sons as would be judged sufficient to exclude them from it on applying for admission, it would be in vain for them to talk of church extension; it would he in vain for them to think of adding to the number of churches ; it would be in vain for them to discuss an increase to the emoluments of the clergy ; they would not have that zealous, that laborious, that qua lified clergy, which alone, in his opinion, could be sufficient to . protect the church from all the danger of which they corn ' plained, and by which they had been embarrassed. The protestant episcopal (Scotland) bill, and the payment of wages bill went through committee. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD gave notice that on the 7th of July he should move certain resolutions to abolish those taxes which pressed heaviest on the industry of the country. Lord J. RUSSELL postponed the commitment of the clergy reserves (Canada) bill till Monday next, an alteration of much importance having been made in the bill, the whole substance and bearing of which he was not prepared to state at present. NEW POOR-LAW. .n answer to a question from Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, whether was intended to proceed beyond the present session with the poor-law amendment act, Lord J. RUSSELL said, he had before stated, that if he found it was not probable that there would be time to dis cuss a bill of so much importance as the poor-law amend ment bill, he would merely propose a bill to continue the poor law commission for a certain period. As there was not time for the discussion of so important a measure, he would propose to bring in a bill for the continuance of the poor law commission till the end of the next year. In answer to a question from Mr. GOULBURN, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the esti mates for the war with China would be included in the navy estimates. SUGAR DUTIES. The house having gone into committee on the sugar duties bill, Mr. Ew4Tur moved, as an amendment to the first clause, the reduction of the duties on sugar and coffee. He said the situation of the poor and labouring classes ought to be the first consideration with the members of that house. The foreign artisan paid 4id a pound for his sugar, while the English workman for the same article paid twice that sum. So scarce WO Mar become in the households of the poor, that most of them were driven to the use of treacle. The grocers, who were in the habit of selling to the poorer classes, had begun to cease to sell. In Pii32 impurt of sngar was, in round numbers, 2 20 , 000 tons , while, 0`; the close of last year, after an interval of seven years, with all the increase of the population, the import had fallen to 193,000 tons. That decrease was not temporary, but had been gradual and steady. The returns laid upon the table of that house showed that the import of West India sugar had decreased 4Q,000 tons on an average of ten years from 1830 to 1839. In t,the present year the diminution appeared to be in a larger proporao4,. Ile believed that he was justified in saying, that already the impu i rp into London was less than at this time last year by the extr4o4inary amount of 12,000 tons. It might be supposed that they 14 # § o F ic in hand to meet the deficiences. So far from that, the at,uowA was extremely low. The weekly delivery of West India siigar in May last amounted to about 1540 tons. Now what had they to meet that? The stock at that time amounted to no more than ,V7O tons— a stock only sufficient for a few weeks. Extending their view from the West Indian to the entire weekly dellyeFy of West India, Mauritius, and Bengal sugars, it amounted to pp tons ; and to meet that, the stock was only 8300 tons, so that aft the sugar 4V4ilable would only last them a single month. The' price Q f 4 r itish sugar in bond was 22s per cwt. and it therefore appeared that the British paid 123 per cent. more for colonial sugar than might be paid for foreign sugar. He concluded by moving, that the duties on foreign sugar be reduced from 63s to 31s per cwt. TnossiseLY seconded the motion, and observed, that in the cstr pf the corn laws, they had at least the advantage of the sliding seap; whilst, however inadequate the supply of sugar from the colonies might be, the same advantage was not extended to that produce: Mr. LABOUCHERE was not at all .:4SpO*l,l to deny, that there was at present existing a state of with regard to the sugar trade, which could not be looked to %Valli:nt-appre hension. Our colonies, till lately, not only supplied the mar kets of this country, but produced a large surplus for expor tation 5 hut they had fallen off to such a degree, as to render them incapable of of supplying the wants of the British mer chant. The consequence was, that the distress in the sugar trade was gresst, and the injury inflicted on the consumer very considerable. The right hon. gentleman proceeded to show that the question was npt Reply of a financial nature, for in that case there woul d be no * difficulty. He instanced the treaties with Brazil, an varipms augl'erodueing states of South America; and with respect to 'lice labour compet ing with slave labour, he said ultimately that might be the case. He (Mr. Labouchere) hoped it might; but consider ing that they were now legislating only for a single year, he thought no man could say that the effect of his honourable friend's resolution, if carried, would be to let in any great quantity of foreign sugar from those distant countries where OP labour was free.. No one, he thought, could entertain a doktbt, that within the limited period to which this measure would_ :eater $4}P greg mass of the foreign sugar imported into this gotintry would be frem the Brazils — a country which wa s comparatively' near . 0 us, and wltht which we carried on a large and valuable trade. 7n ale 4r.azils, no sugar was produced except by slave labour. He conte'sse4 tiait it would be a very painful duty to oppose this motion; but the sines don he had to ask himself was this,—whether he would this year consent to give sash a stimulus to slave labour in the Brazils, and other countries where slaves were employed, as would be produced by throwing open the market of this country to the recepticn of their sugar. He owned he was not able to make tip his mind that that was a course that he ought to recommend to the house. The right honourable gentlemen proceeded to analyse the accounts respecting the supplies of suge*.r. The diminution was confined to the West Indies, for the twant;:tv imported from the East Indies and the Mauritius had considerably increased. Mr. HUME and Mr. HAves suppOrted the motion, Dr. LUSHINGTON saw no reason to fear for the future in crease of the sugar crops. He would show, that the reduc tion bad arisen from different causes, wherever sugar was grown,—causes beyond the power of man to control. That difference was 961,128 cwt. ; but it bad 41 , 1 VP from no defi ciency of labour. To use the words of GOVPFROT " Under the most coercive system of labour, that difference must have existed." He proceeded to show, that the fall ing -off in the sugar last year was owing to accidental causes. Ha AO eluded with declaring that he was himself in favour of the principle of reduction of duties, but never at the sa crifice of anot4er principle dearer to the hearts of men than any that could be Pencehved.—(Cheers.) He remembered, when the slave trade vas proposed to be given up, and when it was urged by the opponen4.of kW measure that the trade was a nursery for British seamen„ at, that it produced mil lions of pounds of capital to this country, and tended to aug ment its national resources, the father of the no*. lota op. posite used this expression—" I dare not weigh gala agsOst Mood." (Cheers.) Such was the expression used by the l';eai Harrowby on that occasion.—(Cheers.) He en treated the i cloyernment to persevere in their present line of conduct until g sieryture from it should become absolutely necessary. And certairi Ass was, from his long experience of their feelings on this point, if eppeal were made to the people of this country, that the grgof pajority of them would deprecate nothing on earths so much as Ow adoption of a treasure whieh was cer t a i n t o t en d t o the perpepption of slavery, and sure to aggravate the misery of the shag.-, (Cheers.) r.A Mr. A . CIIAPMAN did not believe, that any measure which involved the breach of treaties and the perpetuation of slavery could be advantageous to theshippinginterest. Mr. O'CONNELL never gave a vo t e with a greater convic tion of its propriety than the vote he should give •st the motion of the hon. member for Wigan. The are'nonf: Eng land had already made thole choice . He would people that to make t he ,e,xp,eriment com plete; was no man who would p.n s public meeting to peti 'heir side ought the - peti tion upon this subject. (Cheers.) It was the duty of the government,leteandthdeapylaanntderns iognhtt P golcrn went. Mr. C. P , VILLIERS supported the motion, and Zr. w w as . G LADS TONE Opposed it. Mr. EWAILT replie d ; and, on a division, the ns lost by 122 to 27. COUNTY eON,;;TABLIf.AII.I' BILL. The house afterwards went into committee on this hill; several clauses were agreed to, and a number of new clauses were added to the bill, on the motion of Mr, so7c M,ULT., on the understanding that, they were to be conxidgmi bringing up the report. 'The house then resumed, and the report was received ; and the bill was ordered to be reprinted, and to be reconsi dered on Thursday next. RAILWAYS BILL. On the motion of Lord SErstoUrt, the house resolved it self into committee on this bill. Some new clauses were added.—To be reported on Monday. FRIVOLOUS SUITS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. In answer to a question from Mr. DARBY, The ATTORNEY-GENXIIAL said, that this bill was intended to apply to actions for slander, On the report of the Glass Duties Bill, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQUER said that it would come into operation on the 14th instead of the Ist August. The re • mauling business being disposed of, the house 4(1- journed. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. The election of Lord Lucan as an Irish representative peer in the room of the late Lord Enniskillen was officially announced. The Marquis of NVEsmtRATit, in reference to a conversa tion which had taken place on the preceding evening, gave notice that he should move for a return of the parties to whom the sum of £5O paid by a parish priest, named O'Reilly, had been given to precure the compromise of a prosecution. He thought that the conduct of government in the transaction had been such as to render them guilty of an indictable offence. The Duke of RICHMOND, in moving the second reading of the settled (Cates drainage bill, observed that its operation would be extremely beneficial, by enabling persons to borrow money on their estates for the purposes of draining, and which would be payable at distant periods. After a few 7 ie.^ ~44411:4 4 4 4‘ANtSZ, Wards from several Of-ther r lorgh4l44le bill w i 4 lead a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 6tl t of July Several other bills were advanced a stage, and tl to house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FninAv. The Clerkenwell imprisonment bill was read a th' ird time and passed. The, report of the Weaver churches bill was after a division brought up, but the debate was adjourned till Monde:3r. IRISH REGISTRATION DILL.—ANOTHER DEFEAT' OF MINISTERS. Next came Lord Stanley's Irish Registration Bin, when on the motion that the Speaker should leave the chi it in or der to the c ommittal, Mr. SLANEY, in a mediatorial tone, urged the propriety of first defining the franchise, and pressed on me cabers on both sides the expediency of reconciling their differ?.nces and making mutual concessions for the benefit of Itelmad, whose people being miserable at home, were now crowding into the great towns of this country and lowering the wages of labour there. Mr. O'CONNELL said, that after Mr. Slaney's observa tions, which he hoped would be attended to by the house, he would not persist in an intention which he had entertained of opposing himself to the arrangement made between Lord J. Russell and Lord Stanley. Certainly, it was not reason able to discuss the mode of registration till there had been. some definition of the thing to be registered. There was now pending a bill for defining it ; why not proceed with that, and let this bill stand over till next session ? The Irish con stituencies were not of the overbearing magnitude which they would have exhibited if there had been the alleged amount of fictitious votes ; so that really the subject did not press. However, he would reserve till some further debate his op portunity of moving an instruction for the definition of the franchise. The house then went into committee. On the third clause, requiring, except in certain cases, twelve months' possession prior to registration, some conservation arose as to the prin cipal of annual as compared with quarterly registration, and Lord STANLEY said he considered annual registration to be so essential a principal of his bill, that if a quarterly or any other period were submitted, he should conduct the measure no further. Mr. O'CONNELL argued against the length of possession which this bill required previous to registration Lord STANLEY maintained that the effect of this bill was to diminish rather than increase the length of possession required by the existing law, and to give to the Irish voter an advantage in comparison with the English. Mr. O'CONNELL contended, that a man entering in March, which was the ordinary period in Ireland for com mencement of tenancy, would by this bill be prevented from voting till the October twelvemonth. That the English claimant might be, under still greater hardship, was no conso lation to the Irish. The ATTORNEY-CENERAL denied the law in England to be as Lord Stanley supposed it. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN and Mr. H. GRATTAN concurred with Mr. O'Connell. Lord STANLEY admitted that a registration which is only annual, as in England, must needs delay many voters longer than a registration which is quarterly ; upon which admis si Lord o JOHN RUSSELL took occasion to complain that Lord Stanley was imposing on Ireland all the hardships of the English system, without proposing to confer upon her any of its benefits. Sir Edward Sugden defended Lord Stanley's proposal, and Mr. C. WOOD said a few words, of which the tendency was ambiguous. Mr. SHAW reminded the opponents of this measure, that in all the former bills the proposed registration had been an nual and not quarterly. Sir G. GREY proposed a transposition of certain words for greater clearness, and the substitution of six months for twelve. Lord Stanley explained his reasons for the form of words as it stood and Mr. O'Connell complained of its complication. Mr. Lynch supported Mr. O'Connell, and Lord Stanley again explained his own view, expressing his willingness, however, to adopt Sit G. Grey's inversion ; as to which Lord Howick and Lord J. Russell also agreed. Mr. Simi, put one case, which Sir R. Peel disposed of ; and Lord Morpeth suggested a second, to which Sir Robert's answer would not apply, but which was met with a separate answer by Lord Stanley. Mr. Shaw and the Attorney-Ge neral exchanged a few words, and upon Mr. C. Buller ob serving that all parties had agreed, six speeches ago, to sub stitute six months for twelve, that substitution was made from the chair. Ministers appearing to waver abont the covirse they should take for raising the critical quest* between annual and quarterly registration, Lord STANLEY said he now acquitted them of what he had at first thought an unfairness on their part, in not giving him notice of any of their amendments, as he by this time perceived that they did not know their own intentions, and seemed, indeed, to have no object but to mangle the bill. Lord MORPETH said this was a happy specimen of the calm temper 'q which Lard Stanley proposed to argue the bill. For his etwn pert, lie would rcpt condescend to retaliate. This declaiiition of mercy tOwarcts'Lord Stanley produced a hearty laugh from the house and 'another mediatorial speech 'rem Mr. Slaney, who exhorted all parties to behave deco- rously. On the words fixing the 20th of July in each year as the period to which possession should be tefellabio, • Mr. SLANEY said his own leaning was towards anrual re gistration ; but he thought the claimant should not have been placed in a worse situation by the single than by the quad ruple registry ; whereas, under this bill, the judge might strike him off or saddle him with costs. These, and other new difficulties, were thus imposed on the claimant, The bill should have defined the franchise and got rid of the present ambiguity. Mr. I.Notfluf could. spe no eoune4ion between the ques tion of animal . rygi4tratiqn and the question of alleged ob structions to Claimants. IT shell' ObStrUdtiOni existed, re move them ; but let not the choice between annual and quar terly revision depend on this consideration. ' ' • Mr. WARBURTON said, that in England it would be incon venient to register quarterly, hecauSe there was no tribunal sitting quarterly to receiye the claims ; but in Ireland there was ,the'assistant,berr4ter tit'egeh quarter ie4§ioo. Lord Howie* thought Wextreihely desirable that voters should have the earliest opportunity of registration. But the principle having been established by the amendment ou the first clause, that .votes once registered were not to be lightly struck off, it was clearly fit that confusion and uncer tainty should be avoided in the original registration of them, and these evils he did not think it easy to obviate, it quar terly repetitions of each claim were to be permitted. The original inquiry, as it would be final, ought to be full and.sa tisfactory ; and this it could not be without the publication of lists and (Off formalities, which it would be impractica ble to repeat every fmrtpr, Mr. ?MOT' s4i'd, that th'e admitted abuses might he reme died by annual revision; but revision, of which the object was to remove bad votes, differed wholly from registration, of which the object was to record good ones. The latter process might safely be a quarterly one. The Irish had been long accustomed to a quarterly registration. It took place • at the sessions, which were attended by a staff of professional men, present there for the transaction of the civil business of the country, and not brought expressly and at great ex pense for the registration. If a claimant failed on a point of form, he quid thus repeat his application at a distance of only three months ;all legitimate objeets were fully attained by leaVing thesefepilities`iititOndh4 Lio4 §impli§opFrafidir!g a tribunal pf revision. Mr, Serjeant JAOKSCIN exposed the frauds let in by the quarterly system. It enabled a dishonest claimant to elude and weary out those who were on the watch against his ad mission. He must deny that the law of the franchise was now ambiguous. The judges had decided that law, and those assistant-barristers who departed from that decision departed from their duty. Mr. O'CONNELL denied the validity of the decision of the judges. No appeal to them was given by law on the subject of the franchise ; and their decision had even been pronounced without the hearing of counsel. After addressing himself to some of the details of Sergeant Jackson's speech, he argued in answer to LOr4''HoWick_„ tqat i frequent registry was, by the reform act arid'othd'eaitier . aws,'ie 'constitutional right of the Irish people. QuarterlY regiitrations, at the sessions, were a great advantage to them. Their business of other kinds was done at the sessions ; and there the claimant could have his confidential attorney, whom he must consult on the landed title constituting his franchise. An annual registra tion would occupy 20, 30,40 days. The choice of four guar . ters gave the tenant this advantage, that he could register at that session when he might happen to be free from debt to his landlord, and consequently from his landlord's controul. Something had been said about the danger of extending agi tation thipngh the'year ; - but p'FillioiS there might be greater in concentrating agitatiori into one 'short period, ' Mr. Sergeant . JACtisoi contradicted Mt. .O'Connell's statement that the judges had decided the franchise without hearing counsel, and specified the very barriSteri who had argued the points, Vr t O'Connell replied that 'some of the cases bad bAen deeidi;cl without 4rOun In: ' Mr, SuEIL said, that i s of the jifdges differ 94 from the FfSt, the deeisions on the fraapiiiie would - 4'oo' *ay thii circuit, and nother way PP 00! The same fpari . wlio would be rejected to Is4l Vi6ra try again i{}4 4 admitted in 1842. He regarded an annual as tritirP IRRIIIfI4IIIF OP a quarterly excitement. Lord STANLEY said, that on the words " 20th of July" in this clause he was willing to discuss the question whether the registration should or should not be annual ; and if the com mittee decided that it should not, he would carry the bill no farther. His object at the time of the reform bill was to leave the then existing Irish registry undisturbed, until there shoola'huvg 4,,,tep some experience of the annual system in England. At tli4 ti .e Mr. O'Connell was favourable to the annual system ; and the Otthc,;•,s pf the various bills of former sessions had alt concurred in that4inion, pf the decisions of the judges of Ireland he would say orilY; . tilat if the minority did not hold theinselvcs bound by the decisions of the majority, there could be no certainty for any law what ever in that country. On the subject of annual registration in England, it was true that some objection had been made, lint that objection was not that the annual registration came too seldpar,l44 that it mune too often. Would Englishmen think it an imprOilenle4 op. the present annual system, that the registration should talcprep il.gke powter sessions, and precede all the other business J - U to fliepresene of lawyers, it had always been represented as a great hindilinee instead of benefit to the business of registration. The noble lord concluded by a commentary upon several clauses of Mr. Pigot's bill, for the defects of Which, however, he was willing to make every allowance, considering the haste with which it had been drawn to suit the purpose of Government. Lord MORPETH admitted, that whatever epithets he might have applied to some parts of this bill, no harsh or injurious phrase could be properly applicable to the clause now undcr consid,eration. The authors of the reform bill had prOpOsed to wait col. England's experience of the annual registration. `Pere gentlemen now, after that experience, so enamoured of the result as to res,c4re on c9muipuipqting it to Ireland? If the inixtUre of 'the regli3tration'busine4 was injurious at the quarterly sesssons, hoW Much inOe'injiiriOuS would it I;ap at the assizes; the voter oriiis witnesses might i i t ie ve s r h yLi , enient to attend at one 'Yearly period to be filed f e :/th t : a,Nlele registration,. ot. especially in September or October, fi t t li n h e a d t grgat seasons of rural employinent : and it was reasonable After rougl t i h t i : o sp b e c e li e r h e u t s i o p n ri e nc re ip gi l. s e t o ry f in an i t i l u i the ) year registrationt iti o l ee m i : e l omucosherooiele, divided,e r o re f i : his o i s au: o ldy w Li n fo triid time. rsF;r. ~., Undue :rLcE bl.st be b h k a ll ll e u l , R a p sw d p l aos r ss d ui bs o lt r eai o wn f ei t td h h e bryo priest, might reslgning ; ~ el SIIITHORP, after the division, sug:es a ted ina t j o or t i h t e of c f o ou lo r n . o a f dvice. ' The committee is to proceed m i disposition ministers tli t e o p a r d o o p p r t i e h t l y i s but they indicated no on O Thursday. N mr. o ,c NE L L gave notice, that on th e mot i on for p.' into in he should mo ve an i nstruction to the cow ! committee, tnittee to define municipal ceases and taxes. &pine routine business followed, and at a quarter to 1 o'clock Op honsp adimped. THE THAMES TEINEL.—The works connected with this undertaking have been partially suspended duringth i three months, in consequence of the excavations reached so near the Wapping side of the river that washaving t vig deemed unsafe to pursue them further until the houses d buildings on the north shore were removed. The company have been for some time in treaty for the purchase of the y buildings required ; and most of . the occupants having removed, the work of demolition will immediately commence. The large granaries so long occupied by Urquhart and Co. ' of Wapping kligh-strept, thp Ship pub lic -house, the Com. mercial Wharf, dwellings and premises in the occupation of Archbell and l-lewland, the Swan miblic-honse, and St. Jplig's Wharf and buildings thereon, will all come dPwn t and shaft will be sunk on the site they now stand upon, and circular staircase formed for foot passengers. ) XI, A ..,-0--..%. \ THE UNITED STATES. We have r zeeived by the Mediator, Captain Champlin, Montreal pagers to the Ist, and New York papers to the sth inst. inclusiv e. The Mediator sailed from New York on the sth, and arrived off the Mother-hank on the 25th, having completed the passage in 19 days. ! tinted States Bank Shares weee, on the sth, at 73. The folbwing are extracts from the y apers " NEW YORK, May 28.—From Centrtl America there is important news. Morazan had been debated, and driven out of the country. By the last accounts, received a few days since, he had taken Guatemala, where he was driven out by General Carrera, and completely roated with his army. He embarked at Port Libertad on the sth instant, and is now in retirement at Sousonate. Carrera was in quiet possession of the government, and everything bore an appearance of tranquillity. " Exchange on England is selling brisk:y at 7 to 8, which may be considered the rate fur the British Queen, which ! sails on Monday. It is stated she has 260 passengers en gaged. Five per cent. Tteasury notes of the new emission have been sold here at par. They will be readily taken at banks, who have more unemployed capital just now than is desirable. " The small-pox is committing great ravages among the emigrants arriving at Quebec. Nearly every ship that arrived last week had the disease on board. On board one ship from Belfast, Ireland, there were 16 deaths and 20 on the sick list." —New York Courier. (From our Second Edition of Friday.) EXTRAORDINARY FLOOD IN THE UNITED STATES. The Georgian, of June 3, contains a long account of a great flood which visited the neighbourhood of Augusta and Ham burg. The rain which fell on Sunday swelled the river Savannah several feet, and the earth having been completely saturated by the many rains which had fallen during the last few weeks, both of its banks were torn up. The Augusta side was swept clear of its wharfs, only fragments of one or two of them re maining. The upper bridge was totally destroyed with the exception of two piers. The whole face of the country has been torn up ; bridges and fences all swept away, gardens and crops destroyed, and great numbers of cattle and hogs drowned. The total loss in Hamburg will amount to at least half a million of dollars. The damage done to the Georgian railroad would for a time prevent the carriages coming to the depot. Not one life was lost in this unparalleled calamity. The rise in the river was 35 feet above low water mark. (From the Charleston Courier of May 29.) The cars from Hamburgh brought intelligence that a ter rible freshet had caused a rise in the Savannah river, to such an extent as completely to submerge the town of Hamburgh. The two bridges were carried away on Wednesday. There had been no communication with Augusta after the same date. The cars frnm Charleston could not reach within two or three miles of Hamburgh. The rail-road had sustained considerable injury. Horses, cattle, cotton, and every kind of goods were floating in all directions. During the night of Wednesday the cries and supplications of the inhabitants were heard from the hill, and fears were entertained that many lives would be lost. Disastrous accounts are looked for from the plantations below, particularly from the rice fields above Savannah. The goods from the stores at Hamburg were floating in all directions. The water rose in a few hours, on the 27th of May, nearly 8 feet perpendicular. The scene is described as most awful. The Savannah river has never been so high since the Great Yazoo freshet of 179 G. (From the Augusta Chronicle of May 28.) The rains which have fallen in the Savannah in the early ' part of this week up to Wednesday, have produced the great est rise in the Savannah since 1796, and those of our citizens who saw that flood say that the body of water is much greater than at that time. The damage produced on planta tions, both above and below this city will be immense, and the destruction of property incalculable. The grow in7 crops have, no doubt, been entirely destroyed.. The damage done in this city cannot be ascertained for some days. Our city is now an island, and the wa i ter on the back commons is from two to six hundred ywd,s wide, cutting off all communication with the adiaceok country in every direc tion. A six-oared boat Gad Ais without difficulty through several of our stre.e.ta, Many families have been obliged to retire to t 4 upper stories of their dwellings, and several houses have fallen down, having been undermined by the water. (From the Augusta Chronicle of May 30.) The river has continued to rise at a fearful rate. Ton ut '.empt a description of a calamity so awful would, be worse ,han vain. About 12 o'clock on Wedneskt night the city was completely submerged, and the river continuing to rise. The scene was a painful oy,c. Many families were still in their houses, entiTcly surrounde[l by a current to them im passable without aid, and the water makes rapid inroads upon them. From this fearful and alarming situation they were relieved by boats and horsemen, not, however, in some instances, until they were up to their necks in water. When the day dawned our city appeared as if standing intlke. midst of a vast sea of water, which extended as Ps as the eye could reach from the highest eminence, Boats capable of carrying forty bales of eottan were floating through the streets. Our beautiful Broad-street was two to ten feet deep. This morning the water has fallen so as not to flood the city, ex cept in one or two instances. The destruction of private property is great ; many wooden buildings have been entirely swept away, and several brick buildings have fallen. The cellars are nearly all filled with water. (From the Charleston Patriot.of 11$(134 *..); The Columbia canal of seyeß rn*.s. ku.ppoyseil to be entirely degypyciti ! 411 th . e, large.*ntations below us, are covipre4 wit . h water., anclOie elo,ppa tamed. col. namß,-, ton's large plauWion,. which is the hi g hest of any on the. Kt ver, is One sheet of water ; the aeitructio4 must be imlnense.. Cotton Wbich . had been . stowed on kigh ground was floating down the canal. RAV - 4s, FRIDAY. The St, HELEN') PIiRSE of £5O, added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft. for two-year-olds, 6st. 7lbs. ; and three Sst. 10lbs.; fillies allowed 31bs. The winner of the Golborne or St. Ledger on the Thursday, to carry 41bs. extra ; the owner of the second horse to have his stake returned. Golborne Course. Lord Stanley's ro. c. De Clifford, 3 yrs Mr. Haworth's br. c. by Contest, 3 yrs Mr. Fowler's b. f. Lallah Roohk, 3 yrs Mr. Eddison na. br. f. Sister to the Clima x 3 yrs:. Mr. J. Cill's oh. 0, prippp Alb . el, 3 Mr. Thompson na, rother tO flarparhey, 2 yrs ~ Mr. Clayton's br, p. Champagne, 3 yrs Six.paid. .1 0 0 0 0 The SuRIGLEY CUP, value 160 sovs. given by W. Turner, Esq. M.P. added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft. and five only if declared, &c. The winner of the Manor Cup, or the Borough Cup this year, to carry 3lbs extra. One mile and a half. The second to receive 25 sovs. from the stakes. Bt. lbs. 7 12 Mr Meiklam's bln Modesty, 6 yr 5.,,.. „• , 8 5 Mr Legh pa ph Pi Maid of Montun, yys 6 3 4 w4r tlaurthi§ l f ' , Ettr Lopish, 4 yrs ' ' •' . i g Afr Frice'l'idy'g•caPt• ops,P 5 yrs , 7 I lion. J. Sandiland's ch g Nubian, 5 yrs 7 t Mr 13ell's bf La Sage Femme, 4 yrs 0 6 5 Lord Miltown's b c Wirrestrew, 4 yrs 6 5 Lord Stanley's ch f Imogene, 4 yrs Feather Mr Thompson's In . f Fenella, 3 yrs 5 9 Mr King's b c The Alderman. 3 yrs 18 paid the larger and 9 the smaller forfeit. The WARRINGTON PURSE of £5O, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Mile and a quarter. 1 :: st. lbs. 8 4 Mr Bell's bf La Sage Femme, 4 yrs .... 7 0 Mr Meiklara's bl c tiusbrgagpr, ,lyra 10 Mr, Fric.els b'r f 4ose . of Maelor, 3 yrs 3 $ '0 Mr Oidelf.s b g t.'Leonard, 5 yrs' 'TWO paid. .. 1 WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. The great explosion took place on the 22d. The effect was beautiful, and the intention of firing it having been generally known, it was witnessed by a vast number of spectators, notwithstanding that it blew a stiff breeze, which deterred many from going out to Spithead: The morning was very fine, but doubts were entertained whether the high wind might not prevent the operation, until - eight o'clock, when the red flags were hoisted from all the Royal George flotilla — namely, the Success frigate hulk and the two lumps usually moored over the wreck, one. of which, No, 4, was removed about 60 yards to the westward, while the other remained over the spot intended for the explosion, As soon as these flags were seen, it was known that the operation would be attempted at the afternoon slack. In the meantime, Lieu tenant Symonds, the executive engineer, according to a plan precoucerted between him and Colonel Pasley, sent down Mr. George Hall, the diver, who placed first a charge of 471 b., and afterwards another of 2601 b. of powder, on the spot ori ginally occupied by the main hatchway on the orlop deck, which were fired successively by Professor Daniell's voltaic battery. as soon as he came up, the second charge being placed in the hole made by the first. The object of these Charges, which were fired at the morning slack, was to make a deep crater or hole for the great charge proposed to be fired at the afternoon slack. Colonel Pasley came out about one o'clock, and at half-past one the great cylinder, loaded with 254 bar rels, or nearly 23001 b. of gunpowder, with the voltaic con ducting apparatus attached to it, was raised out of a launch alongside by the derrick of No. 5 lump, and lowered into the water so as to rest a little above the surface, where it re mained suspcnded'by the bull-rope of the derrick. Hall was then sent down, and made fast a down haul rope with a single sheave block to a solid piece of timber, which he found at the bottom of the crater produced by the morning's ex plosion. He came up, and handed over the end of this rope. which was attached to the cylinder, to which a couple of pigs of ballast were added, to make it sink more easily ; after which it was lowered from No. 5 lump, and accompanied in .....__ _ _ its descent by Hall, who had a line attached to it in his hand, and who made signals to the men above, either to lower or occasionally to raise, or to move the cylinder to the eastward or westward, as required, until he guided it into its proper place, where he lashed it to the timber before-mentioned. At about a quarter past two o'clock he came up, and reported that it was properly placed. Whilst being lowered, the voltaic conducting apparatus at tached to the cylinder was veered out, and the other end of it was taken on board N 0.4 lump, and placed near the voltaic battery, where Lieutenant Symonds now stationed himself. No. 5 lump was then removed to the distance of 70 or 80 yards to the southward of the spot where the cylinder had been let down. All being now ready, Colonel Pasley, who remained in that lump, ordered his bugler first to sound the " preparative," and in about a minute afterwards " the fire." _ . Ai that moment Lieut. Symonds completed the circuit with the voltaic battery, and 'an immediate explosion took place, the shock being felt and the report heard at the same instant. In a few seconds afterwards the surface rose three or four feet in a circle of moderate size, from the centre of which almost immediately afterwards, a splendid column of water at least 50 feet high, and of a conical form, was thrown up, beautifully sparkling in the sun, which was hailed by the hearty cheers of all the workmen employed, as well as of the numerous spectators, and soon after several large fragments of wreck came floating up to the surface, which proved to he the lower part of the mainmast. The form of the column of water was not so regular as on comer occasions, owing to the strong wind which acted upon it. When it fell down again, clear circular waves spread esstwards from the same centre, making a great commotion at the surface, and causing No. 4 lump, which was nearest to the explosion, to pitch a good deal. Soon after this. the mud from the bottom came up, blackening the maw circle of water, which spread outwards, discolouring the surface as it extended, and at the same time stilling the swell of the sea for a space of perhaps 200 yards in diameter. A great number of small fish came up, dead, as on former occasions, which were picked up by the boat men. More than fifty yachts or large sailing boats came out, whose decks were covered with spectators, among whom were a great number of ladies. The two Admirals and the General commanding the garrison, with a great number of naval and military officers, and most of the officers of the dockyard, with their families, were present, many of whom went on board the two lumps to, have a better view of the operations. The deck of the Sv i ocess frigate was also crowded with spec tators. The Bishop of Norwich, the Astronomer Royal, and the Russian Consul General were present. The cylinder used on the 22d was of woodwith iron hoops, like a mooring buoy, made by Mr. Harding, the master cap stan maker in Chatham Dockyard, and protected by two coats of canvas and several coats of a waterproof composition discovered by Serjeant-Major Jones, which, by numerous experiments tried to compare it with other compositions, by order of Colonel Pasley, was found to be far superior to any in former use, as it combines absolute resistance to the greatest pressure of water with a certain degree of elasticity that does not allow it to crack. This skilful and zealous officer and a party of Royal sappers and miners have been most useful in all the operations, and since one of the three excellent professional divers engaged was obliged to give up on account of ill-health, Corporal Harris has supplied his place, and made himself much more useful in that capacity than could have been expected from so short an apprentice ship, for he has only worked two weeks in this department. Besides the divers, whose services are of the most essential importance, the dockyard riggers under Mr. Clewitt, of Portsmouth, and James Chapman, of Chatham-yard, have given the greatest satisfaction, as well as the naval pension. ers, altent 40 in number, most of whom were petty officers, and who, though all middle-aged or elderly men, have been extremely zealous and efficient. The Lively sailing lighter, commanded by Mr. Harfield, goes backwards and forwards continually, and the seamen belonging to her are kept in constant employment in taking on board or landing the-thn hers and guns recovered from the wreck, of the former of which an imreense pile has been deposited in Portsmouth doc.kyarcl, The whole is superintended by Lieut. Symonds With great Skill and indefatigable activity, who carries on the wo.rk at every slack tide, except when it blows a gale ap proaching to a hurricane, that is, always twice, and sometimes three times a-day, according to the moon's age, and never goes on shore but on Sundays. Col. Pasley usually goes out to Spithead once a-day, except when his duty requires him at Chatham, where he passes most of his time. The massy oak timbers upon which the foremast and mizetnnast were stepped, the after-part of the keel, the whole sternpost and dial wood over it, and an immense mass of the starboard, boy,, which rested on the keel, weighing more than 3Q lions; and which was knocked down about eight, rnopAUs ago, by the last grvat explosion of 1839, bevitly, `0.40 got up this season, together with the heel of the mainmast having been disengage from its stOs the great explosion which we have just described 4iiese oiroumstances show that the demolition and removal of wreak have extended nearly to the bottom of the vessel, and also prove that the mud has no tendency to accumulate, but is cleared away by the action of the tides, in proportion as the upper parts of the wreck are demolished and removed. The effect of the last explosion could not be ascertained,, as the tide ran too strong for Hall, the diver, who went clown again after it, to quit his ladder ; but it is prestnne4 that it will have blown out the larboard side of the wreck.„ and that it will have broke up timbers in all 'Air5:40.914,, probably frac turing the step of the rnaininast,but the kelson and keel be low it. The starla.paY4 Sikl9 ,o Pp9slte was shattered and thrown clown by . the . qt:st great explosion of 1839. Upon the whole, titair 1i Opinions Were very much divided at first, and perhaps generally unfavourable, there seems every reason to hope that, before the end of the season, the whole of the wreck of the Royal George will have been sufficiently removed to en able vessels to anchor over the spot, without incurring the risk of losing their anchors and cables. If so, probably the government may be induced to remove the wreck of the Ed gar also, from which Lieutenant Symonds recovered five iron guns during Colonel Pasley's last official visit tp Chatham, the surface of which, after an immersion og th : years, proved to be converted into very soft earlpeet of iron or plumbage to a considerable depth, tm removing the mass of oysters, &c., with whit lt they were incrusted. These guns are re ntall:4lo for being much thicker at the breech and thinner at the muzzle than guns of the same calibre of more modern construction, from which the iron guns recovered from the Royal George differ very little. MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY EVENING. Speculation has been so decidedly extended to the Newton events, we have simply to state, that Deception has been made first favourite, at 10 to 1 ; but the same was offered to-day at Newton ;11to 1, bar one, and takers of 12 to I about the Dey of Algiers; 14 to 1 has been accepted on lietigever •20 to Sleight-Of Hand ;20to 1 Confusion 6 ; 2Q to 1 111:tsbane ;27t0 1 Trustee •, 40 to 1 Glenlivat. The field v. any eleven for the Liverpool Cup. 'For St. Leger 3 to 1 is offered either against Crucifix or Launcelot ; takers at 7 to 2. GOODWIN Cur . .-=4 to 1 against Harkaway (off.) Tom Eflip-ro,—At one id- th,e election dinners, at Staffer.cl when hiS father Wa t ts recnrrAd for' that bOrough,) Toni s . heridOn . waS'in 'earnest coriiiefiatitin' with 'the gentle- marl who 'Sat' at the' table' next' to him. The Mayor of Stafford; Mr. Ilnrton, art' eminent shoe-manufacturer (the staple commodity . of 'the 'town,), presided, and, as a matter of course, gave as It toast " Prosperity to the manufacture of Staffol:47; ym riot heard or attended t 9 by Tom Sheridan, who ‘f , P0t111i30 . 144 ; • •(41, chairman, in rather a Mgt - fitted tope, WiPl4lnlP(4, ivfr. Tom Sheridan, I have proposed the toast of ' Prosperity to the manufacture of Stafford', which you have utterly disregarded." Tom instantly turned, and, imitating the pompous manner of the mayor, said, " Sir, may the manufacture of Stafford be trampled on by the whole world !"—Bentley's Miscellany. THE WARNING.—On a Sunday not long ago, a rather ludicrous scene occurred at a village chapel not 100 miles from Hawkshead. The clergyman having ascended the pul pit, an 4 given out his text, " Behold, I come quickly," pro ceeded' in 'his usual wry with his sermon, and, in delivering it,'had occasion frequently to,repeat the words. In one of his appeals, by way of impreisitt 010 014j4forcii)ly on the minds of his hearens, than common energy, concluded With his text. '''Just'at . the moment, the'. old ricketty pulpit, which no' doubt had stood for centuries, fell with a tremendous crash, and in its fall almost buried bpneath its ruins 'a poor:old decreiiit woman. The warden, seeing the disaster, iillr*liately Wont to . her assistance, and, having extricated her from her UPtilouS sittiation, asked her in a sympathising manner, whether she Was much hurt. " Nett ' nea," says the old lady, " I'se nut see much %verse as folks ma imagine ; an if I waur, it's my aiu faut ; I had warning eneuf to a gitten oot etway !" INCOME AND NUMBER OF TILE CLERGY.—The total net income of the benefices in England and Wales is £3,055,451, calculating the 178 benefices not returned upon the average of those which have been returned. Of these benefices, 297 are under £5O per annum ; 1629 betwixt £5O and £100; 1602 from £lOO to £l5O, making 3528 livings under £l5O. Of the other benefices, 1354 are £l5O and under £2OO, 1979 fFgill £2OO to .00p, 1416 from :ipp to £4OO, No from £4OO to £5OO, 954 range hetWixt £5OO and £750, 323 betwixt the latter suer aild £1000,'134' are from £lOOO to £l6OO, 32 are betwixt £l5OO and l £2ooo, and'lB'neWarda of £2OOO. In the latter 'class,' one is the Rectory Of Stanhope, in the county of Durham, of the net annual value of £4843, and another is the Rector of Doddington, in the county of Cambridge, of the net yearly value of £7306. The annual average income ' of each benefice, as appears from the table, is £285, but as pony as $972, or considerably more than four-fifths of the rang Whole do actually betwixt £5O and '.£500 a-year —the average being a little More than £2OO. “Detiticting £424,549 for 5227 curates, after the rate of £Bl, it will redtiee the average income of the whole of the incumbents to £244 per annum for each. And it should not be forgotten that the income of the clergy, the aggregate of which is £3,055,451 is not derived from tithes merely, but includes all their receipts and emoluments; both voluntary and legal. Only about two thirds of the land in England and Wales are titheable; nor does a tenth or even a fiftieth part of the produce of the en tire country fall into the hands of the clergy : if the annual value of the agricultural produce of the kingdom be rightly estimated, as it has been of late, at £150,000,000. The re ports of the Commissioners upon li3eclesia4ipal Revenues (froin which the above table is compiled) have tended very much lia . .disabise the public mind of the erroneous views prodirced by the statementa of various writers respecting the enormous revenues of the bishops and interior clergy. " Black" and Red books, &c., have represented the revenues of the Church, as amounting annually to eight, nine, and even to ten millions. As specimens of the wilful and wicked exaggerations of these writers, it may suffice to say, that by one of them, the Bishop of Winchester is said to receive £90,000. per annum ! and the Bishop of Lichfield's £3923. is magnified into £12,590 with 48 livings ! Another writer upon tithes is pleased to tell his readers that if tithes were abolished, the state would be able to remit twenty-one mil lions of taxation! Th e w h o l e amou nt of tithes paid to the clergy' during a year when wheat was 43. 18s. 3d. per quar ter, was . 41,426,527. 18s. Oid . STATE OF TRAlgis LEEDS.—A. generaA dydni*slias pervaded the Woollen market during Vila week. The prices of gcipds do not at all improve as no one can foresee when the existing stagnation will come to an end, the temptation to adventure is completely checked, and scarcely anything is done for foreign markets, except to order. In the home-trade the business is rather brisker, but still very far from what is usual at this season of the year. BRADFORD MARKET.—The attendan;le of buyers at our market on Thursday was nnmerrnis, and the transactions in Piece Goods were; Koportionately extensive; but the prices realised were extremely low, and the subject of universal complaint from the manufacturers, who are unable to realise an adequate profit on their dealings. The Yarn market was somewhat brisker than of late, and for particular sorts, of which the supply was not fully equal to the demand, rather better prices were given. The Wool market wits nevertheless dull, and prices anything Imtlypa, ALAniEY Laic no better accounilp giye of lins;ness'done at the market this week, tntin we gave last week, not many buyers having attended, and there apt having been any improvement in either the demand or prices. SADDLEWORTR.—The woollen cloth trade here is a little better than it was a few weeks ago ; yet it is dull. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JUNE 26.—The demand for all kinds of combing wools continues depressed and lan guid, and notwithstanding the very short supply in the mar ket, prices are this week rather lower. There are few sales passing in blanket or clothing wools. Prices are nominally the same. YORK WOOL MARKET, JUNE 25th.—The supply of Wool to this day's market has been less than our last, with a fair attendance of buyers. Nevertheless, a lingering, dull trade, and prices may truly ~r, be quoted as below, ; All Hog, 13d. to 14d. per lb. ;' Half Hog and Ewe, 12d. to 13d.; All Ewe, 11d. to 12d. ; LoCks'and CotS, Gd. to Gcl.' 'NO'rjuotations, as yet, for Moor 'Wool. - DONCASTER Wl4Ol. MARKET, JUNE 20.-7-011 r Wool Market was Pat so well strppliedlrs at 4 cor6sponding period last year. Retween '4OO and 300 bags were weighing at this day'S market, but prices were lower than was expected, averaging from Is. to Is. Id. per lb. with very little inclina tion on the part of the buyers to purchase. GAINSBOILOUGH WOOL MARKET, JUNE 22.—This being the first market for the season, the quantity of Wool was large, and some of prime quality was shewu. The attend ance of buyers was also numerous, and, with the exception of one or two small parcels, the whole was bought up at prices which fully compete with those of the neighbouring markets. CHESTERFIELD WOOL MARKET, JUNE 30.—The trade very dull, and few sales made ; we may quote a further re duction in price. Ewe, id to id per lb.; I og, is to Gd per tod.—..fiee4s liztelliyencev. LANc4suirtE.-LAt Bolton "there has been some, little im-, provement in the market during the last fortnight, vet the demand for yarns and 'manufactured goods is very limited, and prices remain somewhat stationary. The machinery in the ten mills we noticed, a few weeks ago, as being at a com plete stand, has not yet commenced working. The hands in all the mills that are working have entered upon the reduced prices (with the exception of one firm) without any resist ance, The hand-loom .weavers of the fine fanc.y grinds . in a very poor condition. The cotton hand : loom weavers of bed quilts' rind counterpanes have been moderately emplOyed for some time ; but the manufacturers are now obliged to stint thein to four or five days' work per week. The work men in the principal brass and iron foundries in the town continue to work short time • indeed every thing here re mains in a depressed state ; and last week the subscribers to the relief fund held a meeting, and again formed a society to relieve the distressed poor. The silk dyers at many places In the neighbourhood of Manchester have less work than thy had a fortnight ago, and some forts of silk wuv.vers have thiS week begun to be short of employment ; yet the weavers of fine satin shawls are extremely busy, and manufacturers eati not get a sufficient number of some particular sorts to meet their demands, Although there is a little slackness in the silk trade of sonie kinds,' Yet it is better than any other branch in the neighbouring towns of Manchester. The gin gham trade is rather better than it was a feW, weeks ago ; but the nankeens, quilts, and dimities at Eccles are rather slacker than they were a few weeks since. The flannel weavers at Rochdale are moderately employed, but wages were never known to be so low as at present, and manufaCturers, shop keepers, &c., make loud complaints of thescareity of money. The calico block printers at some feW places in the neigh bourhood of Manchester have rather more work this week; s till it is rather flat, arid hands are only partially At Bury trade is dull ; X.et the machinery in the cotton and w oollen mills is running full time. Calico block printing is v ery slack ; but workmen generally are as well employed as in most 'of the towns in the connt3(. ARRIVAL OF THE UNICORN AT BOSTON. This steamer, formerly employed in the trade between Li-' verpool and Glasgow, and intended to ply between Halifax. and Pictou, in connection with Mr. Cunard's line of Royal: Mail Steamers, left Liverpool, under the command of Capt., Douglas, on the 16th ult., for Halifax and Boston. Al-. though not built for ocean navigation, the Unicorn has made a very fine run across the Atlantic. having accomplished the passage between this port and Boston, including a call at Halifax, where she stopped twelve hours, in eighteen days. The account of the steamer's arrival at Boston is derived from the New York correspondent of the Liverpool Chro - nicle, who, in a letter dated on the sth instant, says : " I have this morning received a letter from - Boston, dated yesterday, which gives the gratifying intelligence, that the steamer Unicorn arrived in that harbour on Wednesday even ing, the 3d instant. " As the packet-ship Mediator has been detained in port' till this date, and will sail to-day, I embrace the opportunity to send you a few particulars relating to the Unicorn, leaving you to glean what few items of news you may find in the papers. - - _ Unicorn stopped at Halifax twelve hours, and left there on Tuesday morning, the 2d instant. She was only forty-one hours making her passage from Halifax. When it was generally known that she was telegraphed at Boston, hundred% and thousands of well-dressed persons, of both sexes, flocked to the wharfs, anxious to see the first steamer from Old England approach the shores of New England: not two hours had elapsed, from the first moment she was telegraphed, before the spectators had increased to almost tens of thousands. Soon the beautiful steamer hove in sight, and shouts, and cheers, and waving of handkerchiefs and hats rendered the scene thrilling and grand. The Unicorn found her destined lauding-place at East Boston, glided along to wards the Cbarlestcwn Navy-yard, while many salutes were fired from many positions is the city and East Boston, which were answered from the Unicorn. The United States ship Columbus displayed a British ensign at her foremast, and her band played several martial tunes. The steamer took a turn towards Boston, passing very near the end of the wharfs, and the cheers of the multitude at this time were electrifying. After showing how beautifully she could walk the waters, she turned about, and made for her wharf at East Boston, where every inch of ground, for several hundred yards near them, was occupied by the delighted spectators. " The Unicorn experienced very heavy gales during nearly her whole• passage across the Atlantic ; but the ship worked admirably, and would, undoubtedly, it is said, have made the voyage in twelve days if the weather had been at all favour able. The passengers were so delighted with Capt. Douglas, that they subscribed a sum of money sufficient to purchase a splendid piece of plate, which they intend to present him as a testimony of their regard towards him." LANCASTER AND PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY. On Friday last the above line of railway, which joins the North Union line at Preston, and thus forms a continu ous line of railway from London to the county town, is opened to the public for the conveyance to passengers, &c. The day originally fixed upon was Vil hit-Monday, but Mr. Locke, the engineer, was not satisfied as to its being safe, and a post ponement of a few days was considered desirable, but the subsequent falling of a bridge at Myerscough rendered a fur ther delay necessary. Yesterday was fixed upon for the directors and their friends to make an experimental trip, and in the morning an engine of the North Union Company, and four empty carriages, went from Preston—the first that had passed the entire distance. About half-past eleven, eleven carriages, drawn by two steam-engines (the " Victoria" and " Prince Albert"), left Lancaster with an extremely " heavy load," and arrived in Preston in about an hour. At one o'clock this train was increased by four carriages containing Preston gentlemen. and the whole force set off to Lancaster. Upon their arrival a splendid dinner was prepared, where the directors of the Lancaster and Preston, the North Union, the Liverpool and Manchester, the London and Birmingham, and the Grand Junction lines, several gentlemen of Lancaster and the neighbourhood, and some gentlemen from Preston, sat down ; G. Burrell, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. Every article was served in profusion and champagne, claret, madeira, port, sherry, &c., added their sparkling charms to the festive board. Ample justice baying been done to the dinner, the four carriages which had been attached to the train at Preston 'were dispatched homewards, and arrived in 55 minutes, the distance being upwards of twenty miles. At both ends of the line flags were floating, and every bridge that crossed the line was crowded with persons, whose shouts welcomed the crowded trains. At every gate on the side of the line a cheer was raised, and at Lancaster many of the shops were closed, and the day considered a holiday. We are happy to state that not a single accident occurred to mar the pleasures of the day, and all passed off to the satis faction of directors, proprietors, passengers, and spectators. ECCLESIASTICAL AND UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. (From the azlbrd Herald) in a congregation holden on Thursday last, the following degrees were conferred : BACIIELAR IN DIVINITY. The Hon. and Rev. William Herbert, fellow of Merton college, great compounder. BACHELAP.S IN ItIEDICINE. Henry Beanmont Leeson, Trinity college, grand com pounder. Edward Wells, fellow of New college, and one of Dr. Rad cliffe's travelling fellows. Richard Mallet Coley, Queen's college. William Twining, Ballot college. MASTERS Or ARTS. Rev. Edward Marshall, late fellow of Corpus Christi coll. grand compounder. Rev, Edward Otto Trevelyan, Corpus Christi college. Rev. Edward Cole Shedder!, St. Mary's hall. Henry George Allen, Christ church. Rev. William Henry Weston, All Souls' college_ William Browne, Ballot college._ Rev. James Stephen Hodson, Morton college. Thomas Henry Haddon, fellow of Exeter college. Rev. George Stott, fellow of Worcester college. Rev. G. W. Hunti:agf,ord, fellow of New college.. Rey. Thomas 15alihell, Nevi Inn hall. Rev. F. M. Ito Aden, Wadham college. Rowland.Dmiel, Mitchell, Whadhamcollege.. Charlea Edward Gray, Erazenose college.. Richara Thompson, ditto. f.ohn Eveleigh Wyndham, Oriel college.. BACUELARS OF ARTS. 'William Thompson, scholar of Queen's college-- Henry Robert . IVlerewether, St. Alban hall. Henry Maxwell Lefroy, Exeter coller•e. William Sandys Wright Vaux. Baliol college - James Munro Saudham, St. Jolt's college_ In a convocation holden at the same time, tire Rev. Win. Dalton, M.A. of Trinity collep,. Dublin, and the Rev. Sam. Edmund Walker, M.A. of Milli) , college, Cambridge, were admitted ad eundem. On Tuesday last J,W,Devies, 8.A., was elected a Fellow of Worcester Colißge, on the folindation of Sir Y. Cookes 4 ; and Mr. Thonx.o Horace Cookes was at the same time elected a Scholai: on the same Foundation (as Founder's kin), from Bratmlgrove School. At the same time H. Bennett, 8.A., was elected a Fellow, and R. C. Dickerson, Commoner of Lincoln College, a Scholar on the Foundation of Dr. Finney. On Tuesday last the following gentlemen were elected Postmasters of Merton College :—Henry Sainsbury Milman, from Eton ; George 'William Watson., of Trinity College ; William Henry Lucas, of Brazenose College ; and Charles George Curtis, from Charterhouse School- Tl ere. were thir teen candidates. . • On Thursday last William Thompson; was elected Taber dar z and Edward Jackson Dixon and Jioseph Crosby - were elected Probationary Scholars of Queen's College. The Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert, D.C.L.,.late Fellow of Merton College, brother to..the Earl of Carnarvon, has been appointed to the Wardenship of Christ's College, Manches ter, vacant by the death of the Rev.. Dr. Calvert. The War denship is in the patronage of the Crown. _ _ . . The Most Noble the Marquis of Bute has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Moses Mich()ll,, M. A.., of Magdalen Hall, and late Curate of Golden trove Chapel, in the Diocese of Jamaica, his Lordship's resident family tunl domestic chap lain. On Wednesday se!tinight the Rev. Thomas Boys Croome,. 8.A., of Trinity College, was instituted to the Rectory of Readcomb, Gloucestershire, vacant by the death, of the Rev. Cornelius Pitt;. patron, J. Pitt, Esq.. The Rev. Wm: NVilkins Gale, 1111.A.„0,fTetnlgoke•Colleg,e, has been inStituted, by the l o Ord Ilisb,op, of Bath and Wells, to the Rectory of Pylle, Somerset,. void by the death of the Rev. H. H. Rogers, patron„ 1,,0rd Portman, PAOMOTIONS, The Rev. 13.ariel Edward . Lampet, M.A. of Corpus Christ . College, Cawbridge, to. the Vicarage of Great Bardtield Essex. Hon. and Rev. Edward Moore, to the Rectory of West Ilsley, Berks, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Goodall, late Provost of Eton College. Rev. Willoughby James Peter Burrell, B.A. to the Rec tory of Belleau coin Aby, Lincolnshire. Rev. William Mason, B.A. to the Vicarage of Farlesthorp, Lincolnshire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. J. Lister. Rev. Joseph Wix, M.A. of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, to the Vicarage of Littlebury, Essex. Rev. Whitwell Elwin, late Assistant Minister of Trinity Church, Bath, to be the Chaplain of the Bath Workhouse. The Duke of Grafton has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Thomas Coldwell, Vicar of Apthorpe, Northamptonshire. one of his Grace's Domestic Chaplains. Rev. J. W. Coppard, M. A. Perpetual Curate of St. Mary Plympton, Devon, to. the Rural Dean of Piympton, Rev. J. Wood, to be Assistant l'Akaister of the parish of Darlington, Durliam, in the room of the Rev. Mr. Davis. Rev.'M, IVLA: of Corpus Christi College, 'Cam bridge, to the Rectory of Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. 0. Head. Rev. James Sedgwick, M.A. Curate of Downham Market, and formerly of St. John's College, Cambridge, to the Vicar age of Scalby, Yorkshire. . (From the Durham Advertiser.) DußnAm.—At a Convocation, holden on Wednesday, June 23, 1840, the following persons were presented ; Akkd admitted ad eundem : The Rev. Charles Kingsley, 8.C.L., of Spilney Sussex Col. lege, Cambridge. Sir Hedworth of St. John's Col lege, Catahridgc. The Rev. John Duncombe Shafto, M.A., of Brasenose Gollege Oxford. The following persons were admitted ad enuaxl.vrrA by vote of the House The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wetherell, Knight, of Magdalene College, Oxford, and Cliancellor of the Palatinate. The Rev. James Devereux Hu.stlesr, late Fellow and Tutor of Trinity C o ll ege , Cambridge. The Honorary Degree of D.C.L. was conferred on Lord Qbelsea, 8.A., of Oriel College, Oxford ; and the Honorary Degree of M.A. on James David Forbes, M.A. F.R.SS., London and Edinburgh, and Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. The following Students in Theology were licensed to pre sent themselves to the Bishop for Ordination : , --Ralph Robinson, M.A.; George Heriot, B.A. ; Mnerhouse Thomp son, B.A. ; Thomas Dalton, B.A. ' • John Garenciimes Pear son ; Samuel D u p r ; Archibald James Douglas ; George Frederic Hill; William Norval; William Sisson; Edward Neville Valentine Boydell ; Edmund Hobhouse, 8.A., Aalliol College, Oxford ; John'Frederic Bigge, B.A. ; Wm. Robert Hall, 8.A., Balliol College, Oxford. The following Students in Arts were admitted to the de gree of B.A. :—Henry Wade Hodgson ; the ]Lion. Vfliljiam George Grey ; Arthur Hyde Hulton. The following Students in Civil Engineering and Mining were admitted to the " Academical Rank of Civil Engineer" : Edward Mitchell; Arthur Beaulands ;. George Darras Reed; John Stewart Browne. The following persons were. nominated by the Warden to, their respective offices, and approved by Convocation k The Rev.. Thomas Williamson Peile, M.A.; the Rev. Charles Thomas Whitley,, M.A„ to, the rroctors for the ensuing year. The Professors. of Greek, the *junior- Proctor, and John Thomas,. to be examiners at the first and second examinations of Students in Arts. TheProtessor of, Mathematics, the Lecturer in Chemistry, William Lloyd Wharton, M.A., and the Rev. John Gibson, M.A., to he examiners at the first and second examinations of Students in Civil Engineering and Mining.. MISCELLANEOUS. EATON HALL, CITESHIRE:—The Queen and Prince Al bert are expected to honour this magnificent seat with their presence early in the autumn. EXTRAORDLNARY EGG.—A black Polish hen, the pro perty of John Jackson, Esq., of Oldham, has lately produced an egg of the remarkable weight of four ounces. The Wesleyan Methodist Conference to be held this year in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, will commence, we understani, on the 27th of July. AN EXTRAORDINARY HORSE.—On yesterday week, horse, the property of Mr. Robert Slater, of Birks, Aster lands, conveyed to Oldhatn, a distance of upwards of two miles,-without any assistance, three tons of stone ! A bazaar at Bollington, a mere village, near Macclesfield, has produced the extraordinary sum of £750. The receipts arc for the purpose of building a new school in connection with the church at that place. _ The magnificent manor-house of Worksop, purchased by the Duke of Newcastle, last year, of the Duke of Norfolk, is about to be razed, and the materials sold. It was built in 1765, at the cost of several hundredthous and pounds. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, Jane 24.—Our Sugar Market continues exceedingly animated, and prices have advanced fully 4s. per cent. since our last report for all descriptions ; the quantity on show has now become very limited. - - An infant child was accidently poisoned last week at Birmingham, through its parent and itself being attended by two medical men at the same time. One had sent a mixture, and the other a lotion and powders for the child ; and the mixture and lotion being nearly of the same colour, the one was administered in mistake for the other, and the child slept the sleep of death. WOODEN PERCU SSION PLuGs.—Captain Norton lately proved, in presence of a select committee of artillery officers at Woolwich, the efficiency of his wooden plugs for producing ignition with percussion powder, by inserting them in his - percussion rifle-shells, twelve of which were fired at a target placed at 100 and 150 yards, and all exploded.—United Service Journal. The island of Madeira was visited, on Saturday the 23rd May, by a dreadful storm from the north-east, which raged until the following evening. Strange to say, it was scarcely felt but on the south-east side, where the destruction to the vineyards is computed at from 5,000 to 6,000 pipes of wine. The shipping in the harbour escaped without damage; one United States schooner was driven to sea, but returned soon after it had abated. NEW ZEALAND WOOL.—The following is the opinion of a Liverpool wool-broker, respecting the quality of a small parcel of New Zealand wool which reached this country last summer :—" A nevi' feature in our market was the appear ance of a few bales from New Zealand, which proved of ex cellent description, and well gor up ; it realised-le-9d.-to 20. per lb. If we may be allowed to judge from this small sam ple, it speaks very favourably of the soil and climate, for the improvement of sheep's wool. By the Governor Maclean, Morley, in the London Docks, from Cape Coast Castle and Sierra Leone, a very fine young lioness has arrived,. sent from Coomassie as a present to her majesty, from the King of the Ashantees, which the queen has most graciously directed to be added to the splendid col lection of animals in the Regent's Park Zoological Gardens. .TIE WEATHER.—During the past week the temperature has been unusually cold for the season, alternate winds and rain having prevailed. This uusetted state of the atmosphere has retarded the general commencement of the hay harvest, but in many places where the crops were quite ripe, the scythe has been set a-going and hay making commenced. The crops are very generally spoken of as unusually heavy.—Leeds ln t NAPOLEON'S REMAINS.—The Prince de Joinville was to leave Paris for Toulon yesterday (Tuesday,) and will embark for St. Helena early in July. The Toulon correspondent of the Courrier de Lyons asserts that the Queen of the French will accompany the Prince de Joinville to Torsion, and will then proceed to visit the Royal Family of Naples. General Bertrand left Paris on Sunday for Toulon, Mr. E. Las Cases on Monday, and M. Merchand on Tuesday. QUITE CLASSICAL.—At a coffee-house in the Borough road, which is principally frequented by mechanics who are resident in the neighbourhood, the boxes, instead of being numbered, as is usual in those places, have each a bust over them, by which name they are known. This sometimes pro duces a very ludicrous effect. 'The waiters, in repeating the orders they receive, frequently call out " a cup of coffee for Cicero ; '", two muffins for Homer ;" " tea, roll, and but ter, for Demosthenes," &c. HAY HARVEST IN THE FYLDE.—The hay harvest having partially commenced in the Fylde, an abundant crop is the result. We tear the late cold high winds have been injurious to the bean blossoms and potatoes. Havims had a ramble - with a friend, a few days ago, through what is called the North-Nook, to Fleetwood, on inspecting the crops, we had reason to fear that the wheat, in strong clay soils, will not be As abundant as was expected. Oats and beans looked well and healthy.—Preston Chronicle. DISCOVERY OF A SILVER MINE.—A rich vein of lead or silver ore (it is not ascertained which at present) has been discovered on the lands of Carnphire, the property of Chris topher Usher, Esq. The site of this discovery is but a short distance west of the river Blackwater, almost midway be tween the towns of Youghal and Cappoquin. A body of miners are at present exploring in the neighbourhood, with every prospect of their labours being amply rewarded.— Wa led-Ord Chronicle. LORD MELDOURNE.—WhiIst the indignant people . are booting the premier wherever and whenever he shows his face, the sovereign and her consort are presenting him with a piece of plate of the value of seventeen hundred guineas ! Is there no friend at court to tell our young and confiding Queen what the country thinks of these things? Is every body to hear the truth but she whom the knowledge of it most concerns ? Prince Albert's uniform, to be worn by him as colonel of the 11th Hussars, is a remarkable specimen of his royal highness's good taste in matters of costume. The jacket and pelisse are both blue, the hussars having been lately allowed to resume the original blue, instead of the scarlet pelisse. The head-dress for the 11th, or Prince Albert's Own, is to be the colback, formerly worn by the hussars during the penin sular war. The colour of the cloth bag has been changed from scarlet to crimson ; overalls and pantaloons crimson instead of red ; the pouch-box is of silver gilt, with theyegi mental badges and mottoes ; the sash is of crimson silk and gold, with live barsl. cud the appoinbnenttare rich, without being heavy. The regiment is to be entirely fitted out by the first week in September, with their new clothing ; soon after which, it will probably be reviewed in Wind s or Park. We learn from Vienna that Baron Solomon de Rothschild has just alienated property to the amount of 4000 florins (about £4OO sterling) a year, for the purpose of giving wed ding portions annually and for ever to four young females, of irreproachable conduct and poverty, and without distinction of religious faith, who are to be natives of Brunn, the capital of Moravia. In the notarial act, which has received the sanction of the Emperor, M. de Rothschild has named as trustee M. John Geste!, a merchant of Bimini, who was the first projector of railways in Austria, and has stipulated that the eldest son of the family shall always be the succeeding trustee. It is also stipulated, that where the conditions can he realised, preference as to the females who are to receive the advantage of the gift is to be given to the Gastel family. —Galignani s Messenger. GOLIATI RHl7llAni3.—Accounts are to be seen in the papers from time to time of very large specimens of rhubarb having been produced, we may, therefore, perhaps be allowed to put in a claim to distinction for this neighbourhood for the culture of this plant, when we have stated that on Monday last eight stalks, grown in the garden of Hugh Hornby, Esq., of Ribby, were cut, which weighed 261 b. 2ozr Two of the largest of these stalks weighed together 71bs, and ap peared to be in the primest order for pastry purposes. We need scarcely add that our specimens were of the Gollob. kind.—Preston Pilot. UNITED STATES.—EXTRAORDINARY SPITING. —The National latelligencer, printed at Washington, furnishes the articulars of the most extraordinary proceeding of the house representatives ever known, or, as the National says, Known since the creation." The house went into com mittee at 12 o'clock at noon on Tuesday, the 24th of March; the subject was a bill for the issue of treasury notes; the de bate continued without intermission all that day and through out the night following, up to five o'clock on the evening of the 25th, comprising a period of 29 hours ; and the com mittee at length rose without deciding the point in dispute. Runae Pouce.—A correspondent says it is intended to exchange the box batons at present in use amongst the rural police for short oak bludgeons, with spring daggers. A short time since a tradesman in Ludgate-hill received orders to make two of the latter as patterns. They are to be made of the strongest description of oak, with short daggers con cealedin the centre, which will spring out on the first blow given with the bludgeons. The introduction of this mur derous weapon will be confined to the police on duty in the suburbs. The general opinion is, that such an instrument should not be countenanced, as it will be calculated to en courage the abominable dagger system, which of latter dart has been so frequently and fatally adopted.—Post. CONSECRATION AT STAITHRIDGE.—On Wednesday last, the new church, St. George's, at Stalybridge, was conse crated by the right rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester. After a breakfast at Heyrod Hall, the house of Ralph Ousey, Beg to which the clergy of the neighbourhood were invited to meet their diocesan, the party proceeded to the new church, which is a plain Gothic structure, on an elevation to the north side of the town, capable of accommodating 1,500 per sons. The usual ceremony of consecration having been per formed by the bishop and clerey, the morning service was read by the Rev. Charles He nr y Burton, 8.A., curate of the church ' • after which, an eloquent and impr e s s i ve ser mon was delivered by the worthy diocesan, and a handsome collection made for defraying the expenses. DEATH OF EARL DUCIE.—We learn with much regret that Earl Ducie died suddenly on the 22nd inst., at his seat, at Woodchester, near Cirencester. His loss will be much felt in the neighbourhood, as he was esteemed brall, and his political enemies were many of them his personal friends. His lordship was born tin the 31st of August, 1775, and mar ried in 1797 Frances, euly daughter of Henry, first Earl of Carnarvon, by whom he had a numerous family. He suc ceeded his father, the third baron, on the 20th of A ug ust, 1808. The family is of Indian extraction. Sir Robert Ducie, banker, and Lord Mayor of London in 1631, was the first of the family of any distinction in this country. He was banke r to. Charles 1., by, whom he lust, during the civil wad' £50,000;. yet, at his death, had realised the enormous sera' in those dAys, of £400,000. A LA,NcAstanse SCHOOLMASTER EXTRAORDINART. -- C The subjoined is a literal copy of large posting-bills, whi ch e have been extensively circulated in the borough and neigh bourhood of Oldham, to announce the opening of a s chool. It is an extraordinary specimen of profound erudition of a village pedant :—" Ecce! consulo tibri Lie sum. Qui sci sistud, nisi periculum ferceris—Meros arnicus, g umbos eat stuhium, Jubeo ut a Fontisbus potinshourinant q uam rivulos contectentur.—lsaac Ogden, Master of Reading in Attic charms Precepter of wrighting plan, and erne T ,menlai , Doctor of Grammer in all its classic purity,----end rim c e's" of the science, of Mathematics in its deversified Branches,-- being wishful to remove their illeteracy—to furnish to writers correctness, freedom, and despatch • to Grammaticise both ' their tongues and peus, and to enri c h their minds with all the profundity of Mathematic lore apprizes with due submis sion the enterprising residents of Oldham, and its vieine dwellers. that is Seminary in St. Domingo-street is now open where a knowledge of his terms may be acquired, and if re quested, his unquestionable scholastic qualifications submit ted to the most rigid test."—N.B.--A Night School for Adults.—Oldham, June 15, 1840." SuAsseeue HOAX.—On Monday afternoon last, a con siderable number of persons assembled in the market place', Huddersfield, having congregated there in consequence of g report very extensively circulated, that a man was aLoet to sell his wife to the best bidder. The police, however, w ere instantly on the alert, and the expected exhibition of depravit l did not take place, The mishievous author of the repor t failing in his purpose to cause a row, spread another repor t ? to wit, that the person who was to have sold his wife publicly , had disposed of her privately, and that the wife-seller Nos Ur. Henry Jacob's a cloth cap maker, in Market Walk, ti member of the Jewish persuasion. It was further stated that he had sold his wife for eighteen-pence, to Mr. Statham, a respectable hosier, in Kirkgate. The consesMea ce was, that a numerous and highly excited mob gathered in front os i a mates, some Mr. Jacob's house, and greatly terrified the of whom ascended to the upper stories, frog' whence they discharged several buckets of water on t hey Persecutors, who eventually dispersed. It is needless te state the whole story was a vile fabrication from beginning to end, both M r. Jacobs and Statham being at the time absent from Hudders field, and consequently totally ignorant of the vile hoax thus practised upon themo-Leede