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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. Eibtsrpool qembarbi I ciation FROM 0 t.. 8; SP OND ENT. LONDON CORY" speak of took nearly a hundred p 3 authority of JOHN TIRD PRATT s a piece I answer to their wolfish inquiry Oh, cer 'it of that or as Lord BYRON used to s firth's animatic ly out of a w me, 1 s of the dad be,n to ti will complete what le e'en put the result "v numbers of beautiful : station begat na l bby must his pipe and smoke it." Great ew cabs are now on the ranks,— ti~eofthedr busy as possible'ivi ney tion as it seems to have ice the ques- r cabs ICAGOIMIIMIIEOMMMOSIIONHIWMMiI THEATRE-ROYAL IN alluding last week to the amusements at this theatre, incidentally mentioned that those accomplished his . trzones, Mrs. FitrAi'ham a menced a brief engagement performing, with mark Mr. Buckst Since then tla lnd gratifying sum( aad com- have been , to highly pieces and some novelties bare been the peculiar talents of those performers scope, while the general dramatic allowed free Ascent of _don to Mr. Buckstone b -- Mount Par ,.as"—was the production, on Friday evening, for the oenefit of Mr. Buckstone, of a new comedy, in three acts, )3 , the author of The King of the Common*, entitled The Mousetrap." As a dramatic composition this ' , us on public attention. Its plot is -ct is neither sparkling nor brilliant, .hiefly concentrated in oppor- and its aim appears tunities for displayin he conflicting professions and sen- heritance of a rich uncle, has been induced to don the habiliments, to assume the profession, and to adopt the -II name of ^ " Obadiah Jack Marling" — a character •acy ably s- I albeit in all probability a little over acted, India by " ne. The points to be elicite d in unfolding 4-- )ecbre. I I ire the involuntary outbursts of generous ndignation, felt and expressed by the gallant tar, pro _ - ___ 1 Quake ;ustaine eneralship of Ina sir. Bucksicr Clerimont Waldron, towards his protegi, George Marling, whom the worthy quaker has good reason to believe the baronet's son. The emotions this belief gives expresses in language, accompanied by action, 'nor to the quarter-deck than in accordance with ' ise to ne e suited conventionalities of the " Friends' Society." In rendering this this character, with its contrasting anomalies, Mr. Buckstone was quite at home, and he delivered many pointed sarcasms, aimed at the vagaries of the "Peace Society," in a mariner which convulsed the house with laughter, and excited immense applause from a crowded and fashionable audience. Mrs. Fitzwilliam, in the cha racter of Judith Smith, a gipsey, had not much to do, but what she had to do was admirably gone through. The unobtrusive and quiet truthfuhwss with which she rendered the character of the generous and naturally high-toned feeling of the woman, despite her adverse antecedents, was charming. Her performance in this character did not elicit bursts of applause, but it did more, it won and fixed the admiration of the beholders, whose silent and pleased attention spake more eloquently her triumph than repeated rounds of noisy approbation could have done. Of the other characters of the drama it is but justice to say they were in general most creditably performed. Mr. Baker, as Sir Clerimont Waldron, was far above mere respecta bility. His deportment was that of a gentleman ; and, considering the very insignificant part he had to sustain, we think his maintaining such a deportment throughout was. no mean achievement. As Helen Dallaway, Miss Chaplin was pleasino• and natural. The comedy, which, as we have already stated, possesses no great merit as a gh he had .SAY, the 10th llow-subjects in pietly let " down the SPEAKER ltecl hour of 11 absence of hon. review . at .Spithead es Bill, which was read a third time and passed sub silentio on bearing the same title; They are titill rotten at the core, and I shall tell you why that . rot tenness and rain Prevail—Joni TIDD Pe.A.TT, the mam moth actuary, notwithstanding to the contrary. Who drama, was succeeded by theserio-burlesqUe entertainment of Mr. Buckstone's . eent of Mount Parnassus." This lating the numerous and extravagant whims by which theatrical popularity has of late sought to be buoyed up ; in too numerous instances to the sad deterioration of legi timate drainatic taste. In the introductory portion of this acted satire, the mystical quality which lent a factitious charm to the drama of the " Corsican Brothers," is happily ridiculed, as are also the elaborate extravagance which characterised the displays at Drury-lane, and the scarcely less bewildering varieties by which success was sought to be enchained to the performances at the Lyceum. The predilection for the German plays likewise receives a smart, but not unmerited castigation, and the censure is happily wound up by a telling exposé of that dramatic abortion "Uncle Tom's Cabin." All this is passed in unstrained review before Mr. Buckstone in his character of theatrical manager, assisted by Fortune, most attractively impersonated by . Mrs. Fitzwilliam. The re. view completed, after some deliberation on the sUbjec7,tl; manager determines on the " Ascent of Mount Parnassus," ,and, accompanied by Fortune, sets out on his enterprise. In this portion of the entertainment, it would be difficult to speak in overstrained terms of the illustrative views from the delightful pencil of Mr. Charles Marshall. Each individual scene is a picture of high merit ; while some of them fully deserve much higher encomium. In particular, the " Vilinge of Krissa, near the Gorge of the Pleistus," the " Ruins of the City of Delphi," and the " Castalian Fountain," are scenes of great artistic excellence—rich and truthful in colour and outline, and brilliant in effect. The " Coryphean Cave" is dazzlingly theatrical, and in it the spectators are treated to a charming ballet, sustained by the strength of the corps de ballet, led on and ani mated by the fascinating grace displayed by Miss Rosina Wright. As a whole the spectacle is exceedingly pleasing, and we can hardly/wonder at the popularity which greeted its production in the- metropolis, or at its success in the provinces. We may be permitted to add that, in our Theatre -Royal, it has been admirably put upon the stage, and has received every justice from the manager, and from the company. Standard will believe me when I state that I have eaten COMMERCIAL Italian ham and drank Seltzer in No. 5, Bennett-street, the poet's pet London house. The varmintry of the asso- I . IONETARY NEWS, MONDAY NIGHT, no said, in THE termination of all apprehensions as to im y, you can mediate hostilities in the East—the recent de- streets of London ; I in the moue and the value of public securitie held at a hi oftener, his clothes rate of interest, anti the co n ti nue d d ra i n upon specie, the returns of the st oc k o f b u lli on i n t h e Cabby, now, is aligientnma . a it i l :c r h e e a s t i h * o a n v .l e , s v are less (? more) mended, he is altogether a better man Bank of England again showing a decrease to the outwardly. These are superficial changes, produced by extent of nearly a third of a million. This con tinued decrease, notwithstanding the many means come-at-able. The razor and needle of MEcnt ; the soap of nEN HAWES, can accomplish them. It is thereceipts of bullion from Australia and elsewhere, has natu cabman's new and good manners which surprise and de rally excited much attention as to the probable light the lieges. I resemble Colonel SIBTIIORP in, perhaps, - than one particular; in this certainly, that lam cause. ln the absence of any reliable statistics on b when I travel throvigh Babylon; the subject, much is left to co -ce, like the Colonel's, is vast. can be very little d ou bt ' men are as bland and polite as attributed to th i poetry of motion ;" they touch the hat, this co , t • an ry, own atitude, take the " tizzy," now called i harmless slang is abandoned ; pro- a partial can c. ; but there hat it is mostly to be balance of trade being against country at highc tations,while employment er wages, and con- u sump n greater part, now on at higher prices, requi r i ng a greate r amount of the circulating medium. manner born. Is it all cunning ? hyPocrisy ? or were they at heart always The more peaceful tone of political affairs has so, and would have shown that they were so, but for the had its effect in giving firmness to the markets for whips and scorns of a vile world ? My own opinion i§, manufactures, and, coupled with the return to that Cabby is polite on compulsion. He certainly made work of the Stockport operatives, would have an ass of himself by his two days braying in tap-room, tended to enhance the val ue o f C o tt on ; b u t th e instead of holding his ribbons ; he fears harsher legisla- spinners having p r e v i ous ly stocked themselves, ion, and new competition. Parliament can h ar dl y d o re to take latent bluster out of Cabby --.tition refrained from purchasing, P... 'he market, without having given NV - ay , has been quiet. The same circumstances, coupled with the glo horses also ;—a new race of maste rs are srining rious weather, have operated to depress the market al g • .41 declare that th e a lt era ti on i s p for the for Gram. From all parts of the kingdom we .er,—that they are ready to go to have reports of the promises of harvest, in some work like Britons at the new fare. Meantime, account places Wheat having been cut, and in all cases For this. During the cab strike, the omnibuses and looking well, with a prospect of being very little steamers were not nearly so well filled as formerly, and b e l ow t h e average. The consequence has been a now you shall see half a dozen empty cabs where you general fall in the value of Wheat, amounting in could not obtain one before the row. In proof whereof, 0 cab proprietors are now taking among them £3OO a the whole to about a shilling a bushel. - -qs receipts, while the Inland Revenue clerks are as The me' - .i-- ~,,,w . o,— , '*^ " L- has !erpt or ti prevented the ne Ram Win a crAncli4 stolll9 ACt to- ti T guarantees on laglierreotipes are adm - The return in the Bank of England for the he following th of At compared with the previous wee Increase 12,475,528; Decrease 279;510 .342,683 i increase 93,980 Increase 160,488 )ecrease 441,070 Li is £23,552,795 and the stock of LIVERPOOL ASSIZES. CONTINUED PROM OUR SECOND PAGE NISI PRIUS COURT, — MoNnAY, AUGUST 15. Before Mr. Justice Erie. • , E.—This was an undefended case, and judg- ment was given for the plaintiff BLAIR AND OTHERS V. NICHOLS.—This was an action to recover the sum of .t'67 15s. 6d., amount of damaged alleged _ upten oy lane, near Salford. It appeared occupied the premises for dart of the plaintiffs, who _ late Mr. Joseph Blair, it was stated that defendant had used cottages as depots for chemicals and other matters, and had so deteriorated the floors and other portions of the premises as to render them unfit for habitation or use. For the defence it was contended that the premises were very old ; that they had been long used for the purposes of trade ; that the damages sustained by them were such as arose neces sarily in the ordinary course of business ; and that defend ant was not liable to maintain or leave the premises in a state of repair ; and that he had to leave the premises in consequence of their want of repair. An attempt was made on the part of the plaintiff to have the case referred to some competent parties in Manchester, but this was not acceded to, and the case went to trial.—After several witnesses had been examined, Mr. James, for defendant, contended there was no evidence of tenancy. The question, he said, arose out of a case of trustees for the late Mr. Joseph Blair. This could only be established by writing, which had not been adduced. —His Lordship couldnot admit such a relation as that o f trus tees. The court could only deal with owner and tenant. That relation was established! by the defendant, who gave notice to plaintiff that he should quit th e p rem i ses .—M r . James I him as dye works, inillodgi sixteen or seventeen years - On the Langford-` also pleaded guilty to both the other charges, and the learned counsel for the prosecution s:(id he did not think it necessary to proceed with them as against the other pri soners. Previous convictions against all the prisoners, with the exception of Kelly, were produced in court. l'he pri soners, are part of a notorious gang of burglars who have for some time infested the neighbourhood of Manchester. Langford and Price had been twice before convicted of felony, and Delaney and Buckley had already both been convicted once. All the prisoners had likewise been several times summarily convicted, and imprisoned. for various terms. then sentence Pr to twelve wished a note of his objection taken, which his lordship agreed to.—Mr. James next said there was no evidence to show that the defendant was bound to do anything but use the premises in a tenant-like manner.—His Lordship : The presumption of an ordinary tenancy is, that the premises shall be used in a tenant-like manner, and left in a tenant able condition. The claim in this case is for wilful damage.— Mr. James then addressed the jury, contending generally that the damages arose in the ordinary course of tear and wear, and that many of the alterations set forth as damage were effected with the concurrence of the late proprietor (Mr. Joseph Blair) who had seen the mode in which the premises were occupied, and tacitly acknowledged the propriety of such alterations and uses. He also maintained. that much of the dilapidation had taken place prior to the occupancy of the defendant. Nothing, in fact, had been done in the premises inconsistent with their legitimate uses. The condition of the premises was not better when they came into the possession of the plaintiff in .1849, than they were when the defendant left thew.—A juror was withdrawn, and the matter was settled out of court. to . ten years' transportation (I sentenced to tell years' transportation for a former felony), and Buckley and Delaney each to seven years' transportation. The female prisoner, Kelly, was sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve calendar months. WILD v. lionsoN.—This was an action brought by Eliza beth Wild, an unmarried woman, who keeps an establishment for teaching millinery in Corporation-street, Manchester, aaainst John Hobson, who is in the employment of Mr. Dun, draper, Newcastle-on-Tyne. It appeared that on the 30th of December last defendant called at the establishment of Miss Wild. and having obtained • FORGERY AND EMBEZZLEMENT BY A RELIEVING OFFI CER.-Philip Barlow was charged with haying at Salford, on the 17th of December last, feloniously forged and uttered a ...., Liao u _..- 00, __.... an interview with her, said he had called for payment of the account; on being asked what acount, he said, "Oh, you know very we ll ; it is for money due to Mr. Dun, a draper in Newcastle, and I was told you would deny it." He then said that plaintiff had been in custody for two years at the instance of Mr. Dun, on a charge of having forged a bill.' On plaintiff denying thi s , h e sa id h e k new i t to be true, and 'further, that in addition to the charge of the forged bill, plaintiff had been detained in a top room of Mr. Dun's house in Leicester, for a debt of .650, from which she had made her escape. These statements he repeated in the hearing of several parties, and as they were calculated to do serious injury to plaintiff in her business, and as she utterly denied the truth of any part of the allegations, the present action was brought to recover compensation for such damages as she might have sus , tained through the misrepresentati ons . O n the part of the defence it was stated to have arisen out of a mistake as to the person ; and it was attempted to be shown that reason able means had been adopted to make such reparation as the case required. It was also admitted that the plaintiff was a highly respectable person, and an entire retractation of the averments as against the plaintiff was read by the counsel for the defence ; written, however, after the present action had been commenced.—The learned Judge, in summing up, dwelt at considerable length on the recklessness with which the charge had been made against Miss Wild in the first in stance, and also on the tardy nature of the proferred repara tion. He likewise pointed out the probability of some portion of the stigma attaching to the plaintiff, unless the jury, by their verdict, indicated the degree of injury they considered she had sustained.—The jury returned a verdict for the plain tiff, and awarded the sum of .4/00 damages, with 40s. costs. SHIPTON V. BEAUMONT AND , ANOTHER.—This was an ac tion as to the efficiency of some machinery furnished by the plaintiff to the defendant. It having been agreed to refer the case, it was withdrawn. certain order for the payment of money with intent to de fraud. The prisoner was further charged with having, at Salford, fraudulently and feloniously embezzled six pounds two shillings, the moneys of his masters, the guardians of the poor of the Salford Union.—Mr. Monk and Mr. Leeming conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Sowler defended the WHARTON V. HILDITCH.—This was an action for the sum. of £2BO, alleged to be due to the plaintiff for work done in , erecting some buildings in the city of Manchester. The case,. as stated by the counsel for the plaintiff, was that, prior to commencing operations, a contract was entered into between the parties, a condition of which was that certain payments were to be made to the plaintiff; from time to time, as the work was proceeded with. In course - of the operations such alterations had been ordered by the defendant as to amount to a nullification of the original contract, and the plaintiff claimed to have the work paid for by measurement, at a rea sonable rate of charges. The amount in all as under the original and subsequent contracts was to be .4'419 10s. ; by various instalments the sum of .4107 Ss: 11d. had been paid. and the difference between the sum claimed and the appa. rent balance arising out of the proposed mode of measuring the work, instead of having it ruled by - the contract. After a lengthened conference between the counsel on both sides, the case was withdrawn, with a view to its settlement by reference. SHAW v. MADELEY. —This was an action to determine whether the plaintiff was not entitled to obtain possession of certain goods which he had purchased from one Chas. Hunt, which goods Hunt bad purchased at an auction sale. From the evidence it appeared that the plaintiff's father, who car ried on business in Salford as a painter, having become em barrassed in his circumstances, sold off his stock-in-trade and household furniture, for the purpose of aiding him in liqui dating his debts ; and that the goods having been duly adver tised to be sold by auction,. Hunt became the purchaser of the whole, which he bought in one lot. The plaintiff, who is second son to the vendor, in the course of the same day purchased the whole from Hunt. The latter had purchased the lot for .414, and the plaintiff allowed him £4O for it, and paid him in two instalments of £'2l and „ell). It also appeared that, prior to tlin ilie derendant had ob tained a judgment execution against the plaintiff's father, and, under it, he sought to secure the goods and furniture in question.—On the part of the defence, it was attempted to be shown that a collisive arrangement had been entered into be between the plaintiff and his father. This, however, com pletely failed, and the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff. PHIPPS V. JACKSON.—This was an action to recover the sum of £1,144 10s. t the principal and interest due by the defendant to the plaintiff on a promissory note. Verdict for the plaintiff b! consent. ALSTON V. GRANT &ND ANOTHER.—This was an action to recover compensation for damage alleged to have been done to goods belonging to the plaintiff, through the negligence or imperfectly constructed works which had been made and maintained lay the defendants. The plaintiff is a grocer at Ramsbot tom, and the defendants are extensive manufacturers and cloth printers at the same place ; they also are extensive proprietors in the neighbourhood of Ramsbottoin. It was admitted, on the part of the defendants, that the sewer by which the alleged damage was occasioned, was-constructed by them for their own benefit. One part of the sewer, near its upper portion, was of larger dimensions than the part below, which was nearly level. The level part was con structed of flag bottom and ton, with what is called random walls at the sides ; that is, the walls were loose, and built without mortar. In February, 1851, and again in February, 1852. extensive floods took place, which the sewer was unable to carry off, and in consequence of the loose ness of the walls of the sewer and its small dimensions, a portion of the-water escaped into the cellar of the plaintiff. In the flood of 1842 the water rose in the cellar to a height of about three feet. In consequence of this access of water, the plaintiff sustained - damage to the amount of 4160 or upwards on a quantity of sugar, and a loss of £l4 12s. 3d. on soap and candles. It had, in addition to the actual loss, occasioned an outlay of 4.7 15s. for clearing the water out of the cellar. The plaintiff estimated his loss by comparing the amount be had in stock before the floods with what had been laid in and what had been sold in the interim. [Tawas agreed to refer plaintiff's books for inspection on this point to Mr. Asplin, who was appointed to examine the books and report.] Subsequent to- the occurrence of the second flood, the de fendants made such improvements in the sewer, as, it was contended, would, if effected earlier, have prevented the in fliction of the injury complained of.—The Attorney-General, for the defence, said no cause of action had been made out. The defendants built the cottages at: their own cost, and let one or more of them to the plaintiff. In doing so, they gave no undertaking beyond the existing state of things. The whole was their own Property, and in their buildings they accommodate the sewer to the property, and the property to the sewer. In doing so, they only did what any one was entitled to do.—His lordship said, if' the sewer was not so constructed as to be of a reasonably perfect kind, the defendants were liable for such damage as might arise from it. He-might illustrate this by considering the effects which might arise from the action of another element. If a party wall between Mr. Grant's house and his neighbour's were by him so imperfectlyconstructed as to admit of flames passing through it, and burning the adjoining house, Mr. Grant would be liable, if it could be shown that reasonable care and skill had not been exercised in its construction. It "was, he considered, a continuing duty to maintain all such works in such a condition as. to be a reasonable security against accidents to the property of the tenants, in the same way as if it were the property of a separate party. It might be left for the jury to consider whether the -sewer in question was constructed with due care and skill.— For the defence witnesses were called, who proved that under ordinary circumstances the sewer was amply sufficient to convey away all the water which was likely to run into it. They likewise stated, that on the two occasions referred to in the cause, the floods were unusually heavy. His lordship then summed up, enforcing his previously intimated opinion as to the importance of settling the proper construction of the sewer, and its capacity for carrying off the water. The jury consulted for a short time, and returned a verdict that the sewer was not properly constructed. Judgment stayed till the fifth day of next term. The Court rose at half past six o'clock. prmuner.-1t appeared, from the statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution, that the prisoner had been employed as a relieving officer in the Salford Union, and that on the 24th of September last, at a meeting of the relief committee of the guardians, the prisoner brought before the committee the case of a widow, named Elizabeth Row botham, residing in Thompson-street, in Salford. The case having been considered, the committee decided to allow Rowbotham eighteen-pence a week for thirteen weeks, and the then chairman of the committee, Mr. John Whittaker Williamson, signed his initials, "J. W. \V." in the " Appli cation and the Report-book," which authorised the prisoner, on production of this book, to receive the amount of relief allowed by the committee. The amount was received by the prisoner, and the sum of eighteen-pence a week was paid by him to Rowbotham up to the 28th of October, on which day Rowbotham died, and since her death no further sum had been paid by the prisoner. At the expiration of the thirteen weeks, however, viz., on the 17th of December last, the prisoner wrote the initials "J. W. W." in the Application and Report-book, representing that a fur ther sum of eighteen-pence a week had been allowed to Rowbotham for thirteen weeks, from the 17th day of December last. On this the prisoner received the further sum or eighteen-pence a week for the thirteen weeks, and de bitted the union with the amount. On its being discovered that the initials "J. W. W." entry on the 17th December was CROWN COURT, YESTERDAY. (BEPORE MR. JUSTICE WIGHTMAN.) His Lordship took his seat at nine o'clock. ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE AT SALFORD.— Richard Vipond, 21, and William Brierley, 21, were charged with, having, at Salford, on the morning of the 9th of July, violently assaulted William Isherwood, and felonionsly stolen from his person the stun of three shillings and sixpence. Mr. Higgin conducted the prose cution, and Mr. Sowler defended the prisoners. The prosecutor stated that about one o'clock on the morning of the 9th of July he was going home along Cannon-street, in Salford, when he was attacked by the prisoners, and after being violently assaulted by them, was robbed of three shillings and sixpence. In cross-examination the prosecutor stated that he had had some liquor during the night, but was not drunk. On behalf of the prisoners, Mr. Sowler denied the charge of robbery altogether, and called, amongst other witnesses, Mrs. Richardson, who keeps a public-house, in Manchester, and who stated that the prosecutor was at her house until twelve o'clock on the evening of the Bth July, and was very drunk. Before he left the house he asked for a quart of ale, but had not enough of money to pay for it. He turned out all his pockets to spew witness that be had no money.—Mr. Higgin was about to address the jury in reply on behalf of the prosecution, when his Lordship remarked that there was no evidence that the prisoners had robbed the prosecutor. The jury almost immediately acquitted both the prisoners, and on the appli cation of Mr. Sowler his Lordship ordered their discharee. EXTENSIVE BURGLARIES AT MANCHESTER.—WHERITI Langford, 25, Patrick Delaney, 19, John Buckley, 21, Richard Price, 28, and Catharine Kelly, 22, were charged with having at Manchester, on the night or the 14th of May, burglarionsly broken and entered the dwelling-house of Thomas Turner, and stolen therein three coats, ten waistcoats, ten gowns, ten petticoats, and various other articles, of the value of £2O. The prisoner Langford was further charged with having, at Manchester, on the 16th of April, broken and entered the dwelling-house of Edward Mc Loughlin, and stolen therein one shawl, one shirt, one pair of sheets, and other articles, of the value of .e 4. The prisoner, Patrick Delaney, William Langford, and Catheri ne Kelly, were further charged with having, at Manchester, on the night of the 30th of April, bur glariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of John Leonard, and stolen therein two shawls, one sofa cover, ten pounds weight of meat, a quantity of wearing apparel, and other articles, of the value of eio. Langford pleaded guilty, and the others not guilty.—Mr. Monk conducted the prose cution, and stated the fa c t s of the case in connexion with the burglary at the house of Thomas Turner, from which it appeared that the burglary took place about eleven o'clock at night, during the absence of the family from home. Evidence we' then add uced wh i ch i mpl i cated the prisoners Langford, Buckley, and Kelly in the burglary, and also the prisoners Delaney and Price in afterwards receiving a portion of the property, knowing it to be stolen. The prisoners, who were undefended, were all found guilty, Langford, Buckley, and Kelly of burgl ar y, an d D e l an y an d Price with receiving the property, knowing it to be 4191e11i try, above and beyond all othe to the well ituted minds of these noble fellows to laid on them, have a ►milies provided for P A yet more hol, more awful—is also secured more t recent burial, when they have "shuffled off Such the institution of quires to be well fenced about It is not so. Certainly 'se when the present meml letres wer when the late T P. COTIRTENAT ;d that all rul in calculation, of T. P. ( in these cdnd drawn to then italicised words, oh wide margin of mailea in calculations" might apply to the quack in figures, whose chef d'ouvre might be a sum in compound division, —nay, not so much ; and who, totally ignorant of gr. morta ickness, certified—pandered to nlisett benefits at rates whit Hence bankruptcy was the c .ules which pro ever Men. of these societi€ ;ould never be realised, lequenee in nine out of There were yet other great evils, though apparently lesser, working much mischief. I refei especially to what was called "spending money;" When a men ber went to make his monthly payment he rule, to part with threepence for drink ipon thousands of artizaus know that this not limited to the pence specified. Orgies monsr -was ale-house peer eras enSned;the brain got fevered, and bad, squabbles drop of something snort',. lt 6 Imperadded, to give double action to the dull beer, with which the members were much " bemused." The " B°lrtethhi short" being liquid poison made in unentered houses —sling, aas, in the lanes and alleys of Whitechapel. ilett-place still exist, but it is not to my purpose at pre sent-to describe them. The stuff imbibed by the now reckless member' of the benefit society —more reckless by a,Pious recollection I even in crapulence, that he had dis charged his dut y to lls wife and family, in keeping clear with box" —the treasury chest of the society. Many murders foul, thwigh the u nPremditted, have arisen out of threepence spending money." When T. P. COITE• TEKAY's bill passed, several thousand societies compliod ent were somewhat eted, and the spending So, things went on for ;enefit Society !" " The w pa: benefits ex )l Oak I r enows Friendly Society !" and Others, with equally inviting names, sprang up like toad-stools, and died. In lieu of the actuaries or persons skilled in mien- Joint TIDD PRATT, a and somewhat shrewd barrister, was appointed the great regenerator, under Government, tor all Benefit Societies. PRATT did, IA is only a half-and-half man. is still in the system. no-workme n are aware of it, and ta ke ..,,.cageJOHN TIDD PIjA TT, for all his legal lore — lazy knaves will establish a society—get monies —go on•=and get more —then they become dissatisfied; find fault with worthy men, hard-up, but paying mem bersi who would fain stick to the club: a row is kicked up. .---divide—divide--divide the funds. A knot of such per son, in a benefit society is to be shunned as a bag full 61 vipers. A break-up is the consequence ; the good_ members having been ge t- rid of. Mr. T IDD PRATT, old boy, I know you well know there should be n o power to break up a society and divide the funck amo ng the remaining members; when such a pro 113sition is made and carried, let the funds go to the com taissioners for the payment of the national debt. Ha, ha ! You. would very soon hear little of the breaking-up chousing Nrstern. I could give many melancholy examples of the r nigutty of dividing even in highly educated associations. T ake but one lately, a literary one, it was a semi-benevolent •‘••• • • - - The C monate: Cw lazy y self-supporting w Great names itioned old man, the the dod y and well 106 4-DISe of CAXBRIDGE," TAENETIVEST the LORD CHANCELLOR Ld not mis named bn7....,orGluat ab3o,-Ik4 ORMAITBN eater man then than it donations. Huge each in turn presided —gave th fund for li ho are of that turn ; the poets referred lacking poetry might begin their to do bit of Japan pe: when the Day star rises, then the Martin sings." - tbe bye, which, I have been told, has cheered the- I;ns of to langh the solitary and parched European in ! Such litterateurs came in at the %i v - I ,Lnp association—Benefit Society—not very e'rte. The good, the true, the real, the and eat 4 promot - ers, who had borne the burden lieltr themselves° "ay., they were "scratched " and couldn't funtb-men,_ the new-fangled clique, the divide the Fri about bei "One whispeed hi s , Whisper'd an ot h er 21Panion, who And then into a hoia i ..d thus it went round, An °minors and w il d s : u d nirnour grew erate sound , Arid when his eoniradeanthOluest vTwas but his own $l l gt, each—each plunder knew ; opressed, till now he found, And out they spoke—divide! ilivide 1" Amy dear BYE" , whose lines came athwart n my fancy, would have excused the liberty I have take in altering a prd or ;11' 0 1 tO salt MY P ur p o sei and tine reader§ 91 the ROYAL A3IPHITHEAT.RE. TrrE lovers of the legitimate drama find their taste well catered for at this establishment, where of late, in addi tion to a resident company distinguished for the respecta bility of its talent,. we have had the exertions of the veteran Vandenhoff and his accomplished son, besides other performers of distinction brought before tis. On Saturday evening the favourite tragedy of " Othello" was produced with all unusually strong cast, the part of Othello being enacted by Mr. E. L. Davenport; logo, by Mr. Vandenhoff; Cassio, by Mr. H. Vandenhoff; and the " gentle lady, married to the Moor," by Miss Fanny Vi ning. On these, the chief characters, of course, devolved the burden of the piece, the rest of the dramatis personce meeting with respectable representatives. Of Miss Vi. ning's Desdemona it is not hyperbolical to say the character was presented as delicate, gentle, winning —attractive from its simplicity and truth. If the lady would listen pa tiently to a word of counsel, we would deferentially suggest the absence of a scarlet mantle, as not unbecoming the unobtrusive modesty of Desdemona's character. In the arduous delineation of Othello, Mr. Davenport sustained his reputation as an actor of discernment and good taste. His elocution was generally correct, and in some of the more tender passages was really happy. His dress and general bearing did him much credit. The cunning and unscrupulous malignity, and base, yet self-torturing, cre dulity of lago were well depicted in the acting and mas terly elocution of Mr. Vandenhoff. Abjuring the clap trap style of violent and startling contrasts, he contented himself with presenting to his audience a consistent whole. Easy-sitting and well-practised deceit in his mode of ren dering shone conspicuous through all the machinations of the incarnate fiend. His delivery of most of the telling passages was studiously correct, and in many of them beautiful. The enunciation of the splendid sentiment— " Good in man or woman, 11Ty dear Lei d," and elicited loud was admirably earnest and natural, merited applause. In some portions of the concluding d act we seemed to desiderate the full heartiness of unction, which was so well manifested by Mr. Vandenhoff in other instances ; but, as a whole, the performance was of a mas terly order, and one likely to sustain the verdure of his well-earned laurels. As Cassio Mr. H. Vandenhoff was highly respectable. Never 'overstrained, and always easy, his reading of the part was judicious and tasteful. At the conclusion of the tragedy, which was excellently per formed, the audience vehemently called for Mr. Vanden hoff, who, after a brief interval, appeared before the cur tain and bowed his acknowledgments ; being in a favour able humour, the best test of satisfaction, by the bye, the audience bestowed a similar compliment on Mr. Davenport and Miss Vining, and afterwards on Mr. H. Vandenhoff, all of whom in like manner suitably expressed their sense of the honour. The vaudeville of the " Welsh Girl" fol lowed, and the performances of the evening were wound up by the petite comedy of " Faint Heart never Won Fair Lady." In the former piece Miss Julia St. George sustained the character of the Welsh Girl in a vey pleasing manner. Her acting was lively and appropriate, exhibiting good taste and versatility, and the ballads which she sung were given without affectation, and with great sweetness of expression. Mr. J. W. Ray made a highly creditable representative of Sir Owen Griffiths, his demeanour and style of dress being well suited to the character. A VIEW OP LIVERPOOL, as seen from the river, is pre paring for publication, in lithography. It was painted in oil by Mr. J. Butler, a native artist, and embraces the extent of the port from the north docks to the Dingle, all the principal buildings and other objects being represented with great truthfulness. The picture is , dedicated to the Mayor, and is highly spoken of as a work of art. week ending thE results, wh. Public deposits Other deposits Rest ... On the other side of the a'ccowit— Other securitie Notes unemployed The amount ofnot( n circu i being an increase of bullion in both departments is £17,434,560, showing a decrease of £304,547, when compared with the preceding return. DEPART:II INotes issued £31,052,2; Prop. Capital ... £14,55 Rest 3 34' ... • •• , Public Deposits Other Deposits 7-clay & other hi s 1,576,361 as possible. Sir DE LACY EVANS is an old sold. ways than one ; and as it is not likely that he ever w called into activ n. he wn Though close upon seve he sits s well as Loui NAPOLEON, whc ed with his e nd at Cho even bef Sir Joirx EL from a troop al borough ( you go to Spain ; you' not pay your men else." TrUe to the letter were tl Fine dashin wor& of ELL lows, too proud to d Irun amor ErAzro that individ with ki Windso befote .. . Put money in your chest ix ,mmend medici io is tr t, in The un. tl' 3 Thdia, t I cannot believe it ancy, would pr for person ;ea air and no exercise the only g for Ind marke REPORT. directors hive ti appoin ad out young )f DAITIOIIBI33 many - son ;,41, bo to a gc but then ,ye tende Debt £11,015,100 2,984,900 u11'n.17,033:081 19,154, 31,052,235 813,027,333 13,226,701 7,529,44,0 •er Coin 382;325 Ottier Securities Gold NG DEPARTMENT, 000:Gov. Sect ther Securities £34,165,7991 £34,165,795 Our SHARE MARKET has been somewhat more active from the more probable pacific solution of the Eastern question, but there has been no per ceptible increase of real business in it - In the absence of this, prices, which had advanced up to Saturday two or three per cent., have again receded materially, and the market closes this evening with a gloomy aspect at about the quotations of this day week, and in some instances lower than this. We learn that the New Stock Exchange is to be inaugurated with .a grand banquet on Thurs day next, and that the business of this department of our trade will be conducted in that building after that day. We annex this day's prices : Chester and Birkenhead, 20 ; Caledonians, 33* 2; Eastern Counties, 124 ; East Lancashire, 18c 18; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 762. 4 +516 61 6 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and. Southport, 171 c; Midland Stock, 71+ 1 1 ; Dover Stock, 21* 2if 1; Dutch Rhenish, 2d. COTTON.—The market has presented very few features to notice. Prices have been firmly main tained, and would no doubt have gone higher, but spinners not being in want, have held back from purchasing. On Saturday and To-DAY the sales amounted to 15,000 bales, of which about 4,500 were on speculation and for export. _ PRODUCE.-There was a good demand for all descriptions of Sugar at former rates to 6d. ad vance, and the sales comprise 850 hogsheads RP., 2,500 bags Bengal, and 1,000 mats of Mauritius, the latter from 355. 9d. to 365. per cwt. for grocery quality. The inquiry has continued active for Foreign, and full prices have been realised, the sales comprising 300 cases 3,500 bags Brazil, at 17s. to 21s. for low to fine brown Bahia, and 17s. 6d. for low brown, to 20s. 6d. for good yellow Pernam, 220 hhds. Foreign West India, at 355. for Porto Rico, 355. to 355. 6d. for Cuba Museovado,, and 335. 3d. to 335. 6d. for Surinam ; a cargo of white Bahia is also reported, at 225. 9d. per cwt. afloat, for a near port. In Molasses but little doing. In Coffee a fair business, and steady prices paid for the ordinary kinds of Jamaica. Black Pepper realised 4d. per lb. In Rice little done, the demand having considerably abated. Rum in good demand, and the small stock enabled importers to realise an advance of 3d. to 4d. per gallon. The transac tions in Tea were again very limited, and 'vices without alteration. Saltpetre in fair request, and 1,100 bags sold, at 255. 3d. to 265. for 91 t o at 275. 6d. - to 28s. 6d. per cwt. for 5 to 41 per cent. refraction. No sales of Turpentine, but of Tar, 1,000 brls. sold, 700 of which, being American, brought the greatly advanced price of 20s. to 215., and 300 brls. Stockholm, 20s. per brl. American Rosin in demand, and 3,800 brls. sold at 4s. 4d. to lls. per cwt. Hides firm ; some salted River Plate made full rates. Olive Oil in steady demand, prices having advanced on most of the better sorts. About 50 tuns of Seal Oil sold, at £33 for pale ; Cod £32 per tun ; brown Rape Oil 375., and pale 38s. per cwt. American Spirits of Turpentine, 455. per cwt. The sales of Palm Oil amount to 870 tons on the spot, at £37 to £3B ; and 350 tons to arrive at £36 15s. to £37 10s. per ton. A limited inquiry for tallow : Petersburgh Y.C. selling at 525. 6d. to 535. Petersburgh clean Hemp, £37s. 10s. per ton. Jute in active demand ; 1,650 bales on the spot sold at £2l to £22 15s. per ton. On Saturday and TO-DIY there has been a very good inquiry for Sugar, resulting in the sale of 90 hhds. Jamaica at 335. to 375., 120 bags Dates at 345., 120 hhds. and 350 brls. Porto Rico at 35s 6d to 38s 6d., 1850 boxes Havana, afloat, at 21s. 9d., 250 cases brown Bahia at 205., 2300 bags brown and white Pernams at 18s. to 235., 550 tons brown Bahia, afloat, for an out-port, at 205., besides 2900 bags, to arrive, at 19s. 3d. per cwt. Nothing doing in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee. The Tea market is quiet, dealers waiting to see the effect of the China news. A small lot of broken Bengal Rice has been taken at 10s. 6d. per cwt. A better demand for Saltpetre, 850 bags being reported at 275. 3d. to 295. 6d. per cwt. 800 bags Sago Flour at 19s. to 19s. 6d, chiefly at the former, 900 bags Myrabolams, at 9s. 6d. for sound, and 9s. 3d. per cwt. for damaged and re-packed, '2OO bags Sumatra Pepper at 4d. per lb., and 450 bales Jute at £2l lOs to £22 per ton. FRUIT.-There has been very little doing until within the last few days, when an inquiry sprung up for new has fo beenne c a u r rr ly an c t le s a of r q ßaj uali sins ties, a and h re heldte mfiramrt.t, but no present disposition to purchase. WooL.-There has been a good deal more in quiry, and more business done, particularly in clean, useful descriptions, such as Turkey, Smyrna, Russian, Egyptian, &c., and prices generally are rather firmer ; there is also considerably more inquiry for East India, but as present Stocks are held for next public sales, there are no trans actions of any moment to report from this quarter. Imports for the week, 1681 bales, chiefly Portugal and Scotch. There has been a very extensive busi ness done in English and Irish fleece Wools for the Yorkshire markets, at id. to Ad. per lb. advance on recent quotations. Irish Wethers have met with ready purchasers at 161 d. to 161-d. per lb. delivered 'in Yorkshire, and Kent Fleeces have realised 1 1 6 d. to 161 d. per lb. Holders are now wanting more money. The sales concluded in London on Saturday. The biddings during the last few days were very spirited, and the prices obtained were fully id. higher than the spring. IRoN.-There is again great activity in this market, owing to the immense consumption for ma chinery, iron steam-ships, &c. Scotch pigs have advanced to 675, with a prospect of a still further rise. The demand for Welsh rail-iron is most ac tive, and the Staffordshire iron-trade shows the greatest activity, orders having been received to a considerable extent both for the foreign and home market. THE COMMITTEE of PIILIVILEGE has pronounced that the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres has not a Just claim to the dukedom of Montrooe. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1853. acts of parliament had be which dates learned coun suggested th involved a la ge number of intricate act and law, the best questions o course for 1 tion to si decide ur LORDS at there was in existence an agreement for the purchase of the railway of the plaintiffs, signed by the chairman and two of the directors of the plaintiffs' company, and sealed with the corporate seal of_the defendants, dated 15th October, ...vv., .IMCI 1111111,11 I,lle ueieilu i s ei.wiueu to carry goats over the line of the plaintiffs up to the close of the parlia mentary session of 1853, paying 60 per cent. on the charge made to the public, and g 40 pe Tovided I hau bc en After some discussion bet'ween the ged in the case, it s stated to have be this course , ragouts, should be agreed to, a: to be taken for tlie p 1 directed The bill then it commit verdict reference. It was ap.: Hill should b subject to the es that Mr. Hugh Several bills, ineltic accepted as referee Mr. R would be charged, and,that these tolls ment th a t, under certain circumstances, the Austr i F l charged from the Ist September, 1852, from corps of occupation on the frontier would enter . Sers the notice ofincrease of toll was given. The produced a prodigious sensation in the diplomatic icor!d twice stopped by his lordship, who at Constantinople. A manifesto, in the Turk-18h 15 a complicated one, and guage, has bee n published, in which the Porte apPrAtf, as well as not t o th e religious feelings of the nation, but to 11' patriotism. In his letter of the 12th, the Times com e' i c that flua p.m-if:mat imnressiOn. in diploma t ic vos — ars :iland) Were BIR K_ENIIEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. Saturda deco 1 t the Afoul tr. Alderman B. s' Ferry ell atten- After the oft was i 'elimin The SECRETARY a) read the following igs of the last halts ny during the that the account isfaetion to observe acrease ove and this increase has a forgery, an investigation was made, when it was discovered corres, that the only money which the prisoner had paid to Row- en . gene botham was eighteen-pence a week from the 24th September he t, receive to the 28th of October, when Rewbotham died.—John Adam- le, .J, was ik son, clerk to the Salford Union, in the course of his ev id ence ~3, " 52,4 explained the various duties of the relieving-officers of the union, and shewed that the prisoner had debitted the union with eighteen-pence a week, paid to Elizabeth Rowbotham Increase...£lo,979 from the 24th of September to the 25th of March last.— The traffic on the Cheshire Junction portion of the line Emma Dawson, and Martha Rowbotham, daughter-in-law of is rapidly increasing. The Merchandise between Man- Elizabeth Rowbotham, both deposed that they received the chester and Chester for the last half-year amounts to eighteen pence a week from the prisoner, on account of 25,149 tons, against 16,165 tons for the corre s p on di ng h a lf- Elizabeth Rowbotham, during her illness. No money had year, and between Manchester and Birkenhead to 2,098 bebn paid since the 28th of October, when Elizabeth Row botham died. Mr. J. Whittaker Williamson deposed that tons, against 1,274 tons for the corresponding period of be was a guardian of the Salford Union. The initials c 1852; the number of passengers 91,354, against 83,783; "J. W. W.," in the application and report book, under and the total receipts from the Cheshire Junction line for date the 17th of December, were not in his handwriting. the last half-year amount to £16,513, I.os. 5d., against To substantiate the second charge of embezzlement, another £12,448 13s. 11d. for the corresponding period. relieving•officer of the union was districtho deposed to pay- The statement of account shows a gross income for the ing thepaupers in the prisoner'sduring his illness ; and that whilst engaged in this duty he discovered that the half-year, (including a balance of £54 10s. sd. from last prisoner had been debitting the union with the sum of five half-year,) of £53,945 13s. 7d.; but the directors have to .. „. . . . „ponding period of last year, arisen from the general traffic of the lin, The amount received during the half-yt June, 1852, was £41,477 ; experit 1853, ” 52,456 , nding 30th ga u r. cca, .lave "Cell 111.1IU we WIULIW nurneu ..wount to Mary Ann Bateman, who was residing in Regent-road, I ceived from the Shrewsbury and Chester Company now whereas the money had not been so paid by the prisoner, under litigation ; and that, although they have advised that there being no such person as Mary Ann Bateman residing in Company have- a legal claim for the amount stated, and Regent-road. A number of other witnesses were also called, this who reside in Regent-road, and they proved that no such per- they have deemed it proper to make out the accounts in son as Mary Ann Bateman resided. there. Mr. Sowler, on this form, they do not recommend the proprietors to divide behalf of the prisoner, addressed the jury at considerable the whole amount. length, and urged that the charge had not been established by The cost of relaying the line between Birkenhead and the evidence. At all events, there was no evidence to show that the prisoner was guilty of anything beyond negligence, I Chester, and the Sutton accident, hitherto included in the and he therefore held that the jury would not by their verdict general balance, shall be stated under a separate head, and I find him guilty of the crime imputed to him. His Lordship circulated with the report. tence d having summedd up, the jury found the prisoner guilty. S en - Th e di rectors have also to observe that, in the halt year ending June, 1852, the- sum of £3,430 16s. 11d., arising HOUSE-BREAKING AT PEMBERTON, AND EXTENSIVE from the dividends on forfeited es, and £1,855 Bs. " ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—James Kelly. 31, John Ro ac h, shares, 30, and Samuel Bailey, 25, were charged with having, at Pem- a balance from the previous half -3 - ear. berton, feloniously broken and entered the dwelling-hous e o f sum of £5,286 s s . 2d . Miss Alice Marsh, and having stolen therein fifty-six coins, three brooches, two gold rings, two ear-rings, and three coral drops, the property of the said Alice Marsh. The prisoner Kelly pleaded guilty, and the other two pleaded not guilty.— Mr. Overend prosecuted, and the prisoners were defended by Mr. Sowler—On. Saturday morning, the 23rd of April, about nine o'clock, the prosecutrix, Miss Marsh, who resides alone at Smithy Brook, Pemberton, near Wigan, was sitting in her house, when the prisoner, Roach, came to the house, and asked where the schoolmaster lived. The prosecutrix showed him the house; after which Roach said that he was a book seller, when the prosecutrix said she wanted to purchase " Uncle Tom's Cabin." Roach said he would go and fetch her a copy, but the prosecutrix requested him not to do so, as. she was going out of the house. Soon afterwards she left the house and closed the door, but did not fasten it. On returning home, in about half an hour, she saw the prisoner Roach standing ne r the house, leaning against a guide post. On seeing the prose cutrix he jumped over hedge, and ran behind the house. On entering the house the prosecutrix discovered that during her' absence an extensive robbery had taken . place ; the ar ticles enumerated, amongst other things, having been taken away. A neighbour named Greenall, it appeared, had seen three men come from the house, and go along the tram road in the direction of Wigan. He pursued them, and on meeting a podceman, he told. him of the robbery. It appeared that the policeman had met the three men a- short time previous, and, on Greenall communicating the infor mation to him, he changed clothes with a waggoner, and, having mounted on horseback, he pursued the three men, and overtook them as they were entering the town of Wigan. He succeeded in taking the prisoner Kelly into custody, upon whom all the stolen property was found. Roach and Barley ran away. but were soon afterwards captured. A• chisel was found on Roach, and a cap and some other wearing apparel. The prisoners were found . guilty. There were previous con victions against Kelly and Bailey, and his Lorriship sen tenced them to seven years' transportation. Roach was .....-Pneed to be imprisoned for twelve months. 13tinox,swir AT MANsivissicsit.—Wildain Collihs..l3, was charged with having, at Manchester, on the night- of the tat of July, burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of Ellen Morville, and having stolen therein a quantity of wearing apparel. He was further charged with- having at Manchester, on the night of the 2d of July, burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of James Knott, and having stolen therein a. quantity of wearing apparel. The prisoner was found guilty on both charges.—Seutence deferred.. The court rose at six o'clock. SECOND COURT.--A second court for the trial of prisoners sat during . the day, in the Chancery Court, over which Mr. Bliss, Q.C., presided. J. £22,560 went assn At into that account, Iwhilst in the account now submitted only the balance of £54 19s. sd. is added to the actual receipts of the half- togetherthe Was brow The present accounts are further affected by the advance of materials and labour, in the former to the extent of fifL teen per cent, and the latte corresponding advance has been made in the CHESHIRE AND WALES.. ExEcuTroN.—On Wednesday, John Roberts was hanged behind the gaol of Carnarvon, for the wilful. murder of Jessie Roberts. A Scotchman offered his services as hangman, and his emplbyer immediately discharged him. ROBBERY BY A POSTMISTRESS. —Alice Tyson, the keeper of the post-offiee, at Halton, has been-taken into custody on a charge of having stolen letters. A. detective officer, on taking the , prisoner into custody at her resi dence, found that she had upwards of twenty letters.in her dress-pocket. CnESTER v. LIVERPOOL.—An interesting match at cricket was played on Monday, on the Roodee ; between th.t• Liverpool and Cestrian clubs. The game was not played out ; but the advantage was clearly on the Chester side, and as they obtained the majority in the- first innings, they are considered the winners. eIIESTER AND• HOLYIIEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended Aug. 7, 1853 : —Railway : Passengers, par cels, Bt.c., £4,5841 ss. 3d. ' • goods, £1,200 10s. 21 Steam boats : £B6l 7s. 11d. Total, £6,646 35.. 4d. Increase, as compared with the corresponding week last year, £2,341 2s. 11d.. TIIE LATE . MAYOR OF CIIESTER.—The interment of the remains of 'Mr. Henry Brown, mayor of Chester, who died at his residence in Boughton on Saturday week, in the 59th year of his age, took place on Wednesday. In compliment to the civic office which the deceased filled, and as an, indication of the esteem in, which he was per sonally held, the funeral was attended by an immense number of the citizens. THE CHESTER REGATTA.-The annual regatta on the Dee is fried to take place on Wednesday, the 31st inst. The total value of the prizes to be contested for during the day is £220. The Earl of Grosvenor has given 50 guineas to be contested for, and there is a champion prize of £lOO in specie, to be rowed for in four-oar boats, open to the world. MILFORD HA.VEN,—There is a project for making this port an Australian Packet Station. The Australian Direct Steam Navigation Company has obtained a Royal Charter of Incorporation, and the directors have dete rm i ne d t o "-bring into effective operation the means best calculated to ensure the most direct and exTeditions communication with Australia." The route will be from Milford to Panama and thence to Sydney. The line of railway across the Isthmus is now approaching completion, and when that is done the time of transit across it will not exceed two hours. Australia will thus be reached in 55 days. THE Cnors IN Non/u WALES.—The hay harvest throughout the North Welsh district has been a very heavy one, but much has been spoiled and carried in bad condition, in consequence of the unsettled weather. The swathe was thick and luxuriant, and the crop would alto gether have proved a splendid one had not the severe rains so debarred field operations that hay -malting could not be carried on. A great deal has, however, been secured in condition, while much will prove valueless. The cereal crops are looking well, and, should fine weather be granted, a good harvest will be secured. The early sorts have not filled so well, but for the later grain an abundant yield is anticipated. Large breadths of potatoes have been sown, and until a short time ago all, had escaped the disease. This scourge has spread, the haulms being generally affected. Fine weather will prevent the extension. AFFAIRS AT . BIRKENHEAD.—It appears, from a report just put forth by the trustees of the Birkenhead Dock Trust, that a reconciliation has taken place amongst all the leading men interested in the prosperity of Birken head, including Sir Isaac Goldsmid, Sir Joseph Bailey, and (we understand) Mr. John Laird ; and that they are work ing cordially' together to carry out the plans of Mr. Rendel. It is expected that these great works will he completed in two years and a half from the present time. Amongst the principal features of Mr. Renders plans are, a depth of water sufficient to enable the largest vessels to enter the Birkenhead Docks whenever they can get* over the bar into the river Mersey ; and .two magnificent gates, each a hundred feet wide, one leading into the dock, and the other into a lock connected with it, through which the largest paddle-wheel steamers ever built, or likely to be built; will enter with ease. The entrance to this dock and lock will be 20 feet wider than the widest entrance into the Liverpool Docks. The bill giving the necessary powers for executing the Birkenhead works has just received the royal assent. THE BIRKENIIEAD RAILWAYS.--At the Chester assizes, the case of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company v. the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Company, was brought before Lord Campbell. This was an action to recover the sum of £14,000, being the balance of an account stated for tolls due to the plain tiffs on goods carried over the railway of the plaintiffs, and for other charges on such goods. Mr. Welsby, Q.C., and Mr. Evans, Q.C., appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Groves, Q.C., and Mr. Bevan for the !defendants. The case for the plaintiffs was opened by Mr. Evans, and in the course of a somewhat complex statement by him of the position of the parties in reference to the accounts on which the action was brought, he stated that up to August, 1852, a toll of 60 per cent. on the receipts, with other amounts in addition, .had been charged to the associated companies, and that a notice had then been given to them that the rate of toll would be increased to 80 per cent., with the same additional amounts as claimed, and that the charges had been so increased as shown m the particulars of demand rendered. That a further notice had after- WarcU been given, that the full tolls under the plaintiff's' charges of the company cent, whilst nc rates and The proprietors 'Calif see; by reference to abstract D, in the printed accounts, that the company is paying Mr. Brassey nearly £l,OOO per annum for maintaining the line from Chester to Lower Walton. This payment is under a contract made by the Cheshire Junction Company, prior to-the amalgamation, and expires at Christmas next. The testimate of our own engineer, confirmed by experience, is that the company will be able to maintain this portion of the line for £2,000 per annum, thus effecting a saving of &a,OOO. The rapidly-increasing trade of the company was checked during several months orthe half-year just closed by con tinued wet weather ; but during the five or six last weeks, and especially since the weather became fine, the increase in every department has been very great; and it is only neeessary to refer to the progress making. in the business of Birkenhead, coupled with the fact that contracts have been entered into with Messrs. Brassey, Peto, Betts, M`COrmick, and Jackson, for the early and entire com pletion of the magnificent docks of Birkenhead, and that the-Dock and Warehouse • Company are increasing facili ties, on their extensive property to promote. the trade of the port, to satisfy the proprietors that the increase will be continued. The proprictoro Out& j car Parlia ment passed resolutions suspending all legislation for leasing or amalgamating railways or canals during the present session, and that consequently the bills introduced for the purpose of leasing the undertaking to the London and. North-Western Company were suspended. The as under the seals of the two companies, however, pro vides that, on the passing of the leasing bill, the dividend of four per cent. shall take effect from the Ist of January in the present year, and that the differenge between the dividend paid in the meantime and the four per cent. shall be provided for in the act, either in the form of dividend or otherwise. The followin g bills, amongst others, affeeting this com pany were introduced into Parliament :—The Dock Trus tees Bill ; the Dock Warehouse Company's Bill ; the Shrewsbury and Chester Bill; the Great Western Bill; the Warrington and Altrincham The Dock Trustees consented to strike out of their bill he power to levy tolls, being the only part of the bill to which this company objected ; and, after a contest in com mittee of the House ©f Commons, the Dock and Warehouse Company agreed to withdraw the clauses, containing the power to use the lines and stations of this company ; on which your directors withdrew their opposition. The Shrewsbury and Chester Company withdrew their bill at the last hour,.rather than have their running powers submitted to the searching investigation which; theyi are aware this company will prosecute whenever they again appear in Parliament. - The Great Western Bill, which, as originally introduced, proposed to lay down the broad gauge from 'Wolverhamp ton to Birkenhead, to obtain running powers, and to con struct a station at Birkenhead, was finally submitted to Parliament in the form of a facility bill, with power to erect a station at Birkenhead, and, in. this form a severe contest took place, this company objecting to the powers sought, especially to that part which: proposed to give that company power to erect a station at Birkenhead. The bill was thrown out. The powers: granted to the Warrington and Altrincham Company are accompanied by conditions which render them much less objectionable than originally proposed. The act provides that, in fixing the rates, regard shall be had to the eost of the respective lines, and that the arbi trator may fix higher rates to be paid for the use of this company's line than are authorized in its own act ; and that the, Warrington and Altrinebam Company shall not erect a station on any portion of this company's lines. On these conditions your directors withdrew their oppo tion, protesting, nevertheless, against the injustice of the, principle embodied in the bill. From these statements the, roprietors will perceive that no inconsiderable portion of the time of the directors and the funds of the company have been taxed in defending their- property against these , renewed attacks; and it is no relief to this company to know that other companies having fadvantageous positions in the country have been harrassed in the same way by companies whose speculations have not realized the flattering dividends which their shareholders were led to expect. . - The following directors retire from office by rotation, and are eligible for re-election :—Mr. James Bancroft, Mr. Isaac Taylor, Mr. Joint Rogers, Mr. Henry T. Hope ; and Mr. H. C. Beloe, one of the auditors, retires, and is eligible for re-election. The directors recommend that a dividend be declared of 6s. 2d. per £27105. share ; 6s. 3d. per £3l share ;and 4s. (3 d. per £22 share, being after the rate of 21 per cent. per an num, and that the same be payable on the 20th instant. The Cmuum2.,x, in moving the adoption of the report, adverted to various items in the accounts, and said, the directors were not sure that they were not justified in proposing a dividend of 2/ per cent. instead of 2 per cent., still leaving a surplus to meet the contingencies arising rom the litigation with the Shrewsbury and Chester Com pany. The proprietors would see that there had been a large increase in the receipts of the comp any d ur i ng t h e past half-year ; and if there were no reduction in the ex pense of litigation, they would continue that dividend at Christmas, and, perhaps, increase it to 2f per cent., out of their own proper earnings. In answer to a Shareholder, the CHAIRMAN stated that the claim of the Birkenhead and Cheshire Railway against the Shrewsbury and Chester amounted to £14,000. After some observations from Mr. IRVINE and other shareholders, The CIIAIRMAN said, with regard to the traffic on the line, he was of opinion that from this half-year to the cor responding half-year in 1854 the gross amount would not be less than £120,000. The adoption of the report was carried unanimously. In reply to some observations, the CILAIRMAN said the whole of the Holyhead traffic now passed over the Che shire junction of the Birkenhead line; and if anything went in another direction it v led for The directors were re-elected, with th Isaac Taylor, for whom Mr. Titheringto: exception of Mr, was substituted. Mr. IL C Beloe was reappointed auditor The dividend, as recofaMended intiiereport, was adop ted, and a vote of thanks terminated the proceedings. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PLYMOUTIC, MONDAY.—The Faith, screw-steamer, arrived here this morning. She left Fernando Po, 26th July ; Sierra Leone, 27th ; Bathurst, 30th ; Teneriffe, Bth Aug. She brings £4,000 worth of gold dust, and a general cargo. The Hope, mail steamer, arrived at Madeira on the Bth, and sailed the same day all well. Business in general was pretty active. The vine crops at Madeira and Teneriffe have totally failed, and at Cape de Verds slightly. PARIB.—The military fate of Sund nattily used off bril- THE EASTERN QUESTION. No later authentic news. The Times' Vienna corre spondent writes on the 10th that serious apprehensions were entertained that the proposals recently forwarded from Vicuna will he rejected by the Date. The state• the clause Lord STANLEY, of Alderley, op] The committee then divided, xvi ssed th g the S read a third time, and passed. t of The Merchants' Shipping Bill, and the .EmploYie n ,,, te . Children in Factories Bill, were passed through comnli",,,, The University (Scotland) Bill was passed through c 9— mittee, after its object and provisions had been expla etil)s the Earl of Aberdeen and the Duke of Argyle. The Earl of lI.A.DDINGTON wished to introduce s- important amendment, but failed in the attempt to get t'e inserted in the bill Several ills were ad a second time, and their lor d ' minutes to eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. of ere ordered for Stamford, in the IN-a ce i r , - ^ Th•mgarvan, in the place of ) me Chiltern Hundreds.,, I'ECOMPSON HANKEI", jun. took the oaths a nd n' seat for Peterborough, in the place of Mr. WHILLO'L th , Mr. GREGSON asked Government whether any had been taken to improve the postal commune between Suez,'Aden, and Bombay. _ Mr. COOPER replied that the ,lES, and DIAGursE, who have postal communics ,l those places were not under the control Of °I .? Lent, but under that of the East India CompallY In reply to Colonel BLAIR, Mr. CRADWELL said Goceri; meat had received no communication respecting th alleged discovery of an island on the East Coast of Afrii*" Governn containing a._ Mr. PELLATT ~ucretary of the treasury . 141 a number of British manufactures, which he detaile d ; I were charged higher duties in Holland than those of othe 1 almost hle: ply of guano, favoured rations. • h Mr. WILSON said we h a d no commerc i a l t rea ty w it / Holland, which included the " mos t f avoure d p o rtiou,o r the clause," but representations were being made to Dutch Government upon the subject of the differept v )e re- duties to-morrow he sho—d .espect to the affairs of Russia 0 , he would then move that the house at" „ ' J. RUSSELL ;ave notice t rising do adjourn till Friday, . The Lords' amendments to the Gover nmen t of Lu Bill were agreed to without opposition. Mr. GAWK - XL', brought up the report of the Fett er ; borough Election Committee, which declared Mr. Whail_,e.'" not duly elected, and Mr. Thompson Hanky duly elect' Several bills were read a third time and passed. o f A motion by Mr. CRAWFORD, for the- production some papers referred to in the evidence taken by the COX missioners appointed to inquire into the existence of c° rupt practices in the city of Canterbury, was, after O le discussion, withdrawn ;wined leave to bring: in a bill t ° was read for the Mr. SOTI* regulate Friendly Societies, and first time. Ag Of Mr. KINN AIRD called attention to the criminal co-; to Malta, and moved an address, praying the Queon not assent to the code until the subject had received the CO"' ideration of Pa After some debat( liament. Lord J. RUSSELL contended thitt, h it , rangement made with the Maltese upon L 'i session that we should protec The whole code should, 10' was an island coming into our pos the religion of the country. be considered by the law officers of this country The motion was then withdrawn. A new writ was ordered for the Borough of Clithercei Other orders were then . disposed of, and the. house a jc,urned at five minutes past six k TATTERSALL'S BETTaG.—Trus. Ems EBOR HANDICAP.-4 to 1 agst Pantomime; Bto 1 ag s d t &dine; 8 to 1 cast Sally Warfoot colt; 10 to 1 asst 1411 Lieutenant; 100 to 7 agst St. Andrew. ST. LEGER.-6 to 5 agst West Australian, 6 to 4 taken upwards of '1,500 ; 4 to 1 agst Sittingbournel- 6t° 1 Doßov.-20 to 1 agst Dervish ; 35 to 1 agst i t he l Cineas, 7 to 1 laid once. to 1 agst Infidelity Colt. Lord ; 40 FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. „ d , The English market opened heavily, and owing-to sa les a 7. ., the depression in Railway Shares declined before the clOSecov. ntlarea nave peen conaideraoly avioc' throughout the day, and leave off at the- loVvest. In blind little done. Foreign market inanimate, and prices generally tend downward. CLOSING PRICE Consols, Account .. 97i Do. Money—.l 97i Three&QxperCents.. 101 Mexicans.. Do. Threes Spanish Deferred Do. Threes Ambrz.,Fottipgham, and E. Junction Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties .... 12i 13 East Lancashire 72 4 {Norfolks Eastern Union A .... North Staffordshire Ditto B and•C — Shrewsbury and Bir- Edinburgh & Glasgow 72 4 mingham Great Northern B3 4 Do. L. 8; N. W. guar. Do. A — S. Eastern and Dover 701 Do. B — York, Newcastle, and Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire. 75 Do. Extension Do. Fifths 5 U Do. Preference 6 0 Leeds Northern l4i 15};York and. N. Midland 5 9 London,Brighton,and I Do. Preference South Coast 102 3 MINING SHARES. * * Nugget B. Australian Freehold Australasian Colonial dis Mariposa LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural 34 6 Peel River S. Australian Invest. South Australian ... Crystals NoveamMonde Registered .... Cordeliera Ave Maria .... Carsoa's Creek Port Philip .. CORN MARKET. tea, Heavy arrivals of Foreign Wheat and Oats, tpid, t h 94 opened very flat. At present there.l.B nothing doing in but prices offered are 2s to 3s per quarter under tor s ver Monday last. Flour very flat, at a further decline of . 1 :01 sack on country market and samples ex skip. Barley''' o re of sale, and the turn against sellers. Beans and Fe!: °et about the same. Oats have further declined 6d to quarter. The market became further depressed " towatn. o o close, and English Wheat declined 2s t o 48 per quar ter $ t Monday's prices ; holders offering were unwilling seller:01 the reduction. Flour unaltered. Fine white boiling Peas lot at 455. Two or three parcels o f new Barley from Ken'' pet fine 40s per quarter ask e d. O ats declined is to is & ,/, L a b quarter. Beans and Peas about the same. In floating C " - of Wheat nothing of consequence reported. English. Irish. Wheat . 6739 Barley Oats . Malt . Beans Peas . Flour Foreign . 5100 49293 ..... Big ... 61V brk PRODUCE MARKET. 6c l Sugar : Foreign, several transactions, and 21a 6cl to 243,e paid for yellow Havana in bond; there is an active b ow , demand for Refined, low to fine grocery lamps 46s 6d to l a Coffee: larger business ; Native Ceylon 453 to 465; Plantiit;o 53s to 70s. Tea < Few buyers but rates are unchanged. Co, i ;rgi firm, with several buyers; supply limited. Rice: Few bV n edi but no decline. Saltpetre dull, and prices barely SOOll, Indigo much in demand, at previous rates ; supply 08 TALLOW MARKET. ig 15, 22° Tallow dull : fine P.Y.C. 50s 9d. to 51s. The stoco• casks, against 49,208 casks same time last year. Tie are 1,664 casks, against 2,027 casks same time last Year' CATTLE MARKET. 0111'5 Beasts, Sheep, and Lamb s , so ld read i ly at las t -1° prices. Calves at 2d per stone advance , Beef 2s 6d to 4s 6d Veal Mutton 4s 2d to _5B 2d Pork 94 45 2s 6d to „ 4d 38 6d tO J e ambs, 4s. id. to ss. sci 5021 I Calves ... 32240 I Pigs ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North- , n o am pton Beasts '— 16 0 Scotch Beasts Holland Beasts Do. Sheep 251 Do. Calves 7O Do. Pigs Prussian Beasts Spanish Beasts 760 Do. Sheep French Calves sP ... 03 Beasts Sheep and Lambs, MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANG E. G reat Caledonians, 3.2 i ; East Lancashire, 18* 18 17 15-1 6 ; Northern, 21*; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 76* # 4 ;Ii(1 1A' j; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 28 i; ' 713 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 21 7-16 5-16. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE, Midland, 71i. GLASGOW CORN MARKET. • price Little or no business doing at to-day nominally the same. GLASGOW PIG IRON Market very firm, at 68s 6d to 69s roarke., MARKET. Huth, at LATEST henceT ESaTt Calcutta iI P , SHIPPING June;h IN T E m L a L ry l r E a, s o,,, C s :: tie r il e e Caldera, 27th June; Eliza Moore, hence at Sl l :atbefrort May ; Patria, hence at Hong Kong, 11th June; — n ee to 2nd May, Royalto, 22nd, and Marco Polo, 29th, he ijo ier Adelaide. Arundel, from Bombay, 23rd June •, Lancaste r,„l 4 t h b , Jeffle,2lst, John Melhuish, and Martabato),Bll3l'p Sprague, 27th, from Calcutta ; Don Ricardo , 13th June—all sailed for Liverpool. —,---....—...... - th e LIVERPOOL : i n g, bY f , Printed and Published every Tuesd a y Mor n of l' ° l4o Proprietor, ROBERT PEARSON TRACK R.; E„ / 0 . 1:,, Percy street at the STANDARD GENERAL ITierpoo OFFICE, No. 4 ST. GEORGE'S CRESCEN T ) `'.. Tuesday, August 16,155?. wincipalities Their A,— The Royal - assent was given by commission to 62 bilk. The house then adjourned during pleasure, and resume again at five o'clock. On the motion of the Lord Cm amendments to the Charitable Tr Drdship LNCELLOR, the Conttnong is Bill was considered and agreed to. The Hackney Carriage Duties Bill was thrown out. The House then went into committee on the Pilotage The EARL Of HARDWICKE moved a proviso t o thei.t ;„ _1 , for the purpose exempting Liverpool, "' the Liverpool, from vessels visit operation pro-viso was tle" Bank Stock ... —... 22 3 9 Excheq. Bills, L. ez S. 3dis P FOREIGN STOCKS 7* Spanish Passive (Turkish ilSwedish RAILWAY SHARES. ;London & N. Westei n 1141 iLondon &S. Western 88# Manches., Sheff., and 662 74' Lincolnshire (Midland Stock (North British Do. Preference 4Te tliS