The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

Nov. 3, 1846. Loral anb probinttat 3etus. Poly,Toas.—All doubt is now removed respecting the INQUESTS.—On Saturday, an inquest was held before state of the potato crop in the neighbourhood of Garstang.. Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Robert Crane. aged The moss land is nearly free fro m the disease, and from ten months. who lived in Edwin-street, with a relation. fifty to seventy loads per acre of p er f e ct and good sou n d On • Saturday three weeks, deceased's step-sister was potatoes is the Pro.duce. Therefore, they will repay the sitting at the table getting her breakfast. with the de moss farmer more than any other crop. They are now ceased on her knee, and a cup of hot coffee before her. nearly all got out of ground.—Preston Chronicle. Deceased, while the female turned round to take the The gross number of voters upon the parliamentary kettle off the fire, got hold of the cup and upset it, and register for the northern division of this county is 11,846, the hot coffee went over his stomach and right leg, and and as it was only 10,710 in the register for last year, it severely scalded him. Some applications were then m a d e appears that there has been an increase of 1136 voters for to the sores, but no surgeon was called, and the deceased this division. A considerable portion of this addition to died from the injuries on Wednesday last. Verdict the register has been nude by the new claims created by "accidental death."—An inquest was held same day, on the faggot qualifications furnished from the proceeds of view of the body of an infant, which was taken i n a the League fund. coffin, by a man, into St. Anthony's Chapel. Scotland.. THE IRON BARQUE RICHARD COBDEN.—This vessel, road, on Friday afternoon, and there left. It app eare d which sailed from Liverpool, in July last, arrived out at that the child was still-born. No clue was obtained to Bombay after a short passage of ninety-four days, although the parents. Verdict " still-born," and orders given she was becalmed, on the Line, fourteen days; and as that it be interred. doubt has arisen about the fouling of iron vessels en long AMERICAN PRODUCE.—In eight vessels, arrived last voyages, it is proper to mention that she had no coating week at this port from America,—the Sheridan, the Sea, when she left the port of Liverpool, except good oil red the Wyoming, the Southerner, the Henry Clay, the Great paint, and although she did foul a little, on the Line, Western, the Chaos, and the Oxford,—there we re i re , while she was becalmed, when she arrived at Bombay she Ported, among other things, fourteen thousand one hun was as clean as when she left the port of Liverpool. The dred barrels of flour, ninety thousand five hundred bush- Richard Cobden is 140 feet long, 28 feet 8 inches beam, els of wheat, seven thousand five hundred bushels of and 20 feet depth of hold, and great rise of floor, with a Indian corn, two thousand casks of beef and pork, three fine run fore and aft, and was built by Messrs. James hundred and severity barrels of hams, seven thousand six Hodgson and Co., iron shipbuilders, of this town, an d hundred boxes of cheese, fifteen hundred barrels of apples, launched on the 18th July, 1844. fourteen hundred and twenty barrels of lard, three thou- SEAMEN'S WAGES--On Friday, Captain James F. sand two hundred kegs of lard, two hundred barrels of Bissett. the master of the Duke, which trades betwee n biscuits, and three hundred casks of butter. Of the this port and Calcutta, was summoned before Mr. Rush- above quantities, the ship Henry Clay brought nearly ton, to show cause why he had refused to pay William three thousand barrels of flour, twenty-one thousand Henry Evans, steward of that vessel, the sum of £9, bushels of wheat, and three thousand boxes of cheese, being the balance of his wages. It appeared that on the besides a great d ea l o f m i sce ll aneous merchandise. One voyage home the steward was turned out of the cabi n f or days entry of flour and wheat was equal to seventy-five insolence and general inefficiency, and that, from the 14th thousand bushels of wheat. This is only the commence.. of June until the 27th of August, he refused to do any ment of . American corn imports. We have seen several work whatever on board, and said that he should continue letters in the possession of eminent merchants here, and his life of idleness unless he were taken back into the these advise unlimited quantities of Indian corn, if needed cabin. On the 27th of August he was or d ere d b y t h e —far beyond an y requ i rement o f G reat Britain. police-magistrate at St. Helena either to do duty or to ac- THE GREAT BR , TAIN.—In a letter to the Mining cept of his discharge. He refused the discharge, and Journal, Mr De la Haye of this town suggests a mode of came home in the vessel as an ordinary seaman. Mr. raising this splendid vessel. He says " 1 would propose Rushton refused to let him have any of the £9. to construct a huge bag or cylinder of vulcanised India- TOWER BUILDINGS, OLD CHURCHYARD.—These rubber, or any other flexible water-tight material, of buildings, when completed, will occupy the entire space about 6 feet in diameter, and of a length equal to the lon between Water -street, the Old Churchyard, Tower-gar- gitudinal circumference of the vessel; and to fasten it at den, and Stringer's-alley. At present about one-half the low tide around the vessel, as near the keel as possible, by above space will be covered with buildings which are means of chains and beams, and then to inflate it with air. shown in the print. They will be faced with white stone, The tide on rising would act on this immense body of air, and will contain forty-three suites of merchants' offices, giving it a tendency to rise above, and thus cause a con with two tiers of vaulting underneath. The whole will be siderable buoyancy : the steam-tugs, being then used, fireproof. At the north-west corner, a tower will be car- might draw her off the shore. The India-rubber, alone ried up 120 feet i n h e i g ht. Th e sty l e of architecture would cost about £1200; but then it would not be de throughout is that of the Italian palazzi. The buildings stroyed, and might be afterwards used for other purposes. are the property of Joseph Bailey. Esq., of Glanusk Park, But if no attempts are made to raise this magnificent Yes- Breconshire, M.P. for Worcester. and will be constructed sel, it is to hoped that another vessel of the same size will from the designs and under the direction of Mr. J. A. be immediately commenced. The experience made by Picton. A neat lithographic view has just been issued by the engineer under whose superintendence the Great Mr. Isaacs. Britain was built, would seem to warrant the supposition, INCREASE OF LIVERPOOL.—In the year 1700 the po- that a vessel of equal size could be completed with much pulation of Liverpool was 5145; in the present year it less difficulty; while the improvement made in the can may be stated at 350,000, and this, independent of the struction of large engines would probably permit only two out-townships, which would swell the population to a far being required, instead of four." greater amount; nor does it include the township on the WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet- Cheshire margin of the river. The growth of Liverpool, ing of this body was held on Tuesday ; Mr. J. Shep_ however, was not so rapid in its early history. Thus, for paid in the chair. Mr. Austen, the Assistant Po or -L aw instance, the increase from 1720 to 1730 was only 99 in a Commissioner was in attendance. A circular letter of population of 11,000. The population for thirty years, instructions to Boards of Guardians from the Poor-Law from 1770 to 1800, a little more than doubled itself; from Commissioners was read by the clerk. The medical offi -1820 to 1840 the population doubled itself; and, alto- cer of the tethporary fever houses reported that, during gether, the increase of population in this town has gone the past week, eleven new patients had been admitted, on increasing. not only in a rate proportioned to its size, that three had died, and four had been discharged cured. but as the population has increased in number, it has iii- Of the three deaths reported, one was a hopeless case of creased in a ratio of increase; that is to say; if the popu. small-pox. The number of patients admitted since the lation increased 10 per cent. per annum a century ago, it opening of the houses was 42, of which 21 yet remained. has since increased 15 and 20 per cent. The Poor-Law Commissioner brought before the Board LIVERPOOL CORPORATION FINANCES.—We may state the subject for which be had attended, namely, an in a fact concerning the property of the Corporation, which crease in the number of guardians for Toxteth.park, will show how much this town is improving. The Town- West Derby, and Everton. He stated that he came clerk stated in a speech before the Council in the year with instructions from the Commissioners to confer 1837, that " they had an estate 3f the nett value of three with the Board, and report any wishes or suggestions on millions. In the last forty-five years it had doubled it- the subject. Some discussion ensued, and propositions self in value, and in the last nine years it had increased in drawn up, but none of them were put to the vote. Mr. value £900,000." In the present year, (1846,) we are in- Parry brought forward his motion for preventing the re formed by an undoubted authority that the Corporation lieving officers from giving cas ua l re li e f i n any f orm, save _... ..u,possess an estate extending over about 1200 acres, being in kind, according to the general ord er o f th e P oor- L aw . ..... enlo,ooo persons I more than half the property of the town ; the value of Commissioners, when Mr. Austen st a t e d th a t i t was ille _.......eives of the moral l esson w hi c h it I which is nearer five than four millions sterling. If we gal to give such relief in money, and that it was a fruitf u l conveys. By the kind liberality of M r . B rune tti, th e t a k e it a t f our an l a h a lf m illi ons , it w ill b e seen th a t it s source of abuse and waste. Some of the gu ar di ans sup 'nus modeller and proprietor, a b ou t f our h un d re d va l ue h as i ncrease d 50 per cent. w ithi n n i ne y ears — a d e - Ported the measure, but no decision was co me t o on the the various cha r ity sc ho o l s b e l ong i ng t o the gree o f i m p rovement w hi c h no es t a t e o f s i m il ar magn i- subject. It was stated that the committee o f th e S outh t‘ourhood h ave b een a d m itt e d f ree . t u d e ever a tt a i ne d b e f ore. I n t h e n i ne years quo t e d b y Dispensary could not agree to the conditions of th e Poor ek Mr. Cowen, solicitor, of Nant- the Town-clerk, the est a te adds nearly one-third to its Law Commissioners, as to the medical relief for Toxteth 'n the river Weaver, near that value, but in the last nine years it adds more than half. Park '-' been in excellent practice, CONSCIENC E ! C ONSCIENCE !—A g entleman has re- CHESTER DIOCESAN BUILDING SOCIE TY .---AL t h e - el circumstances. He lated to u s an i nstance w h ere th e s till, s ma ll v oi ce o f quarterly meeting, held a few days since, a t t h e Bl ue eral times, and at co nsc i ence h as no d ou b t wor k e d w i t h goo d e ff ect . O n Coat School, in this town, there were p resen t A . Hodg -4 even then, Mond a y l as t, M r . R , an ex t ens i ve manu f ac t urer i n son, C. Inman, C. Groves, Esqrs., and th e R ev. Chan -self, but this to wn , h a d a sma ll parce l p l ace d i n hi s h an d b y a li tt l e cellor Raikes, Archdeacon Rushton, A. C ampbe l l, and girl, one of his card room hands. She said that on the W. C. Lawrence. The secretary reported that Goring the evening previous, (Sunday,) whilst sat at home alone, a last quarter, a donation of £BOO bad been made by G. young woman came to the house, and gave her the par- Horrocks, Esq., of Preston, which, with £2OO previously eel, telling her at the same time to deliver it to Mr.—, given, made that gentleman a benefactor to the amount of or his son, and to no one else. In accordance with this, £lOOO. A donation of £lOO had also been made by Ma the parcel was given to the gentleman in question. It jor Marsland, of Henbury Hall; and it was the more was an envelope, sealed w ith wax , an d a dd resse d to M r. gratifying that both gift s were w ith out so li c i tation made R , Manefctor." Its contents were six shillings in to the parties. The secretary read a letter, addressed by silver, and the following, written on a slip of paper:— the bishop to the clergy, requesting that sermons might " Restitution for ill gotten goods and property wested." I be preaChed, and collections made in the churches of the No idea can be formed who i s th e p ar ty f rom w h om i t diocese, in aid of the objects of the society. His l or d s hi p, has been received.--Preston Pilot. after alluding to the exhausted state of the society's funds, DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the mee ti ng , on Thursday,plyi tion ng the most destit u t e pl aces w i t h c h urc h accornmoda- i t at a time wh en th ere i s a b et t er prospect t h an ever of sup was recommended that lights be allotted on board vessels 1 in the dock in case of nece ss ity, cer tifi e d b y the harbour I , states that twe n ty c h urc h es are propose d an d m i g h t master. between eight in the mor n i ng an d e i g h t i n t h e be built, where they are great l y nee d e d , if lib era l grants I night; th e ' li g ht s t o b e l oc k e d up i n l anterns, and under were made; and th a t, th oug h great exert i ons are made, the surveillance of a police constable, at a charge of ss. and large funds supplied in parishes for local objects, he for the first hour, and 2s. 6d. afterwards. In reply to a trusts the clergy will not be deterred from bringing this question put by Mr. M ann , as to t h e work i ng of the new cause b efore their people. In the hope that this appeal system of porterage, M r . K en d a ll sa id t h at be could dis- may b e responded to in a liberal man ner, the committee char g e a vessel in t en d a y s w hi c h f ormerly occupied five procee d ed to consider the cases that had come before weeks. The receipts at Runcorn for the last month were, them, and decided that the application of the Rev. Mr. on 227 vessels, of 11,468 tons, £57 4s. 10d., being an in- Irvine, vicar of Leigh, for assistance in a church now crease over the corresponding period of last year of 47 building, should be responded to, by confirming their ori vessels, 4,900 tons, and £6 lls. 6d. A machine for as- ginal promise of granting £250, on conditions that had certaining the trim of vessels was submitted for the in- since been complied with, with an addition of £5O. The spection of the committee; it was of very ingenious con- application of the Rev. J. H. Greenwood, of Hurst, near SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday, an awful instance struction, and said to be admirably adapted for the pur- Ashton-under-Lyne, was not acceded to, the place of the of sudden death occurred at Birkenhead New Market. pos e intend e d. proposed church being too ext ens i ve . Th e app li cat i on of y , on Mr. M ars h a ll, o f Tranere Vale, was in the market mak- HIGHWAY BOARD.—The Law-clerk reported, that n; the Rev. J. Gillies, of Po r t woo d, St oc k port, was consi- ' ing some purcha s es, an d d ro pped d ow n imtantly. Assis- pursuant to the in s tructi ons o f th e Board, he had p re - tiered, and it was agreed th a t £5OO s h ou ld b e f ort h coming tance was obtained, but life was extinct. The deceas e d f erre d an i n di c t men t at th e presen t sess i ons aga i nst M r. for the church, £BOO havi n g b een p rev i ous l y ra i se d . A Was father o f th e R ev . M r . M ars h a ll, l ate o f St. M ar k' s D ove , t h e man a ger o f t h e R oya l I nsurance C ompany, sum of £lOO (additional to £3OO b e f ore gran t e d) was voted chur c h, i n th i s town. He was a man of cheerful disposi- for the obstruction of Princes-street, and against whom a to the Rev. J. Go?son, o f C o ldhi us t, i n Oldh am . T he present report notices some grants made on p rev i ous l i r, and his budget of comic anecdote was inexhaustible. t rue bill h a d b een f oun d. Th e d e f en d an t h a d a pp eare d, quarter days, when, on account of the slight nature o f th e e was for many years a member of the Dublin Corpora- pleaded, and traversed, and had entered into recogni tion. zances, with two sureties to try his traverse at the ensu- business, it had not been thought necessary to p r i n t t h e b A f ti lr[witacK.—That fine vessel, the Duke of Lancaster, i ng D ecem b er sess i ons . 'The Law-clerk could not corn- proceedings of the committee. ' "ging to Messrs. Stri nge r an d Ma n n, of thi s t own , pa l t h e d e f en d an t t o t ry at t h e present sess i ons, or, as EARLY CLOSING OF SHOPS. —On Tuesday, a pub was w recked on the 21st of July, on the reef near the the case i s urgen t, h e wou ld h ave d one so. A report lic meeting was held in the Concert-hall, L or d L am Mock Islands, a few miles south of Namao, on the was rea d f rom M r . D uncan re l a ti ve to t h e wor k s i n Nelson-street, for the purpose of reviving, for the winter, e ast coast o f China. Captain Bulley and the crew got safe Green-lane. It stated that he had i n d uce d M r . J o h nson the movement in favour of closing the shops at seve n a way in the boats after the vessel had sunk in deep water, to ma k e suc h arrangemen t s as wou ld very muc h f ac ili tate o'clock in the evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. S he havi ng b een carr i e d over th e ree f b y th e f orce o f th e the completion of the work, and he expected soon to be Thomas Blackburn. The chairman spoke ably in favour current, and from Namoa they were conveyed to Hong in a po s iti on t o re p or t f avoura bl y o f th e i r progress . Th e of the measure, and contended that it was a question af -I"fig• Before quitting Namoa, Captain Bulley revisited pi pes h a d b een l a id to t h e b at h s i n P aul-street, ployers. If every shop closed at six o'clock, the same and the farting, not only the assistants them s el v es, but the em the wreck, but nothing could be saved, water would b e su ppli e d i mme di a t e ly. _,. UNFOU ND E D C HAR GE —At the police court on Thurs- T HIRTY - SEVENTH A NNIVERSARY OF THE D ERBY- amount of business would be done, and the interest s o f .',' 1 3 7 and Saturday an examination took place before Mr. SHIRE GENERAL INFI R M A R Y .—Thi s ann i versary was the employers would not in the slightest degree be corn .ttlshton o n a charge against Thomas Lightbound, flour h e ld on Th urs d ay l as t. Th e a t ten d ance , ow i ng no d ou b t promised by such a step. So far from that, it wo u ld con dealer, for selling adulterated flour to Philip Ennis. The in a great measure to the un f avoura bl eness o f th e weat h er, tribute to the advanta ge of thos e w ho w e re e m pl o y e d, an d Complainant said the flour which he had purchased from was scanty. At half-past ten the President, Governors, add to the comfort of those who keep shops. They would the defendant would not rise, and on taking it out of the Mayor and Corporation, and other gentlemen 'of the town have additional leisure for their mental and moral ime rung he found a slight sediment. Dr. Brett, at the request and neighbourhood, assembled at the Town-hall, and provement and attention to their health, and the public of Mr. Rushton, analysed the flour and said that it con- went in procession to All Saints' Church, where a sermon would lose nothing by the arrangement. The Rev. John tained no adulteration whatever. Mr. Rushton congra- was preached by the Rev. Thomas Nolan, M.A., Incum- Kelly moved the first resolution, which was to the eff ec t, t ulated Mr. Lightbound on the result which was just bent of St. Barnabas', Li v e r p oo l. Th e rev . gen tl eman that the system of late hour s of business is alike injurious ,What mi g ht h ave b een ex p ec t e d f rom th e position which took his text from the 35th verse of the 10th c h a pt er o f to the health and morals of tradesmen's a ss i s t an t s , an d he (Mr. L.) held in the town. St. Luke :—" Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou prejudicial to the interests of the employers and con sumers. The Rev. F. Barker, in seconding the resolu- WESLEYAN MISSIONS.—A very extensive scheme of spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee." tion, regretted that the assistants themselves had, by not CUpel building is now contemplated by the Methodists of The discourse was powerful and impressive. The Rev. joining the association, taken so little interest in the mat _. S t ockport . They have determined on the erection by E. Lillingston read prayers. At the conclusion of the Zoolruntary contribution, of a chapel and day school in service the plates were held by E. Strutt, Esq., M.P., ter. A question like this was only to be carried by conti -5 twood, another in Queen-street West Chestergate, and and the Hon. Mrs. Gore, the Mayor, Lady Wilmot, Sir nual agitation, and he repeated the three pieces of advice another at Hope Hill. Towards carrying out this design, H. S. Wilmot, Bart., and Miss Cave. The collection given at a former meeting—combine—agitate—register. -`,'„?e following sums were subscribed on the spot :—J. amounted to £157 ss. The anniversary sermon of this The resolution was put from the chair, and, as were also Heald, Esq.,and family, 1000 guineas ; .1. Marshall and charity was preached last year by the Lord Bishop of the others, carried unanimously. Mr. James Stitt pro- Son s , 1000 gu i neas; J. Lees, Esq., Stanley House, 250 Lichfield.—Derby Mercury. [Mr. Nolan's affecting and posed the second resolution. The closing of merchants' theoffi c y e o s o a n t g six m e o n :c b lo u c t k a h v a e d rygreat prove d f a n v o o t o only r to thea advantage masters, for to guineas ; Mr. G, Drink water , 100 guineas ; Mr. J. Brow- winning appeals are often dservedly successful, and we bel, 100 gui neas; Mr. S. Hunt 100 guineas; Mr. A. hope that his approaching annual sermon for our Southern double the work was done in the few hours during the day V than under the old system. Those also who had adopted lckers, 100 guineas S. J. Rig y, guineas ; and, Hospital will be as liberally responded to as that which we altogether, about £4OOO have been subscribed. here record.] the plan of closing their warehouses and , - THE HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT TAI3LEY.—The whole SINGULAR CASE OF FELONY.—At our Police-court, of •• - --. F • • WO"- Lieut. M. Mills has been appointed by the Admiralty to the charge of the mails at this port. John Williams, Esq., banker, will be the mayor of 'Chester for the ensuing year. On Wednesday last, a man, unknown, fell into the Albert Dock. The body was not recovered till Thursday. The Manchester Parks' Committee has been formally dissolved, the property henceforth falls under the manage ment of the Corperation. Mr. Alderman John Paley, jun., mayor of Preston for the present year, will be solicited to occupy the civic chair for another twelve months. The workmen in the employ of Messrs. Furniss and Kilpin have presented their foreman, Thomas Ray, with a handsome silver snuff-box and pencil-case. There are now 90 packet-ships which trade between New York and Europe : 52 to Liverpool, 16 to Havre, 8 to Glasgow, 5 to Marseilles, and 1 to Belfast. In the lowest districts of Manchester and Leeds, out of 1000 children born, 570 die before they attain their fifth year. The celebrated Viennese dancers, forty-eight in num ber, under the direction of Madame Weiss, sailed yester day morning in the packet ship " Yorkshire," Captain Bailey, for New York. MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.—An apple tree, in the garden of Mr. Johnson, farmer, Walton, has now on it eight apples, being the second crop this season, the tree being a summer apple tree. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Thursday, as a labourer, named John Langley, was at work in one of the manure yards in Vauxhall-road, a carter accidentally upset his cart upon him, and the poor fellow was killed. CHRIST CHURCH.—On Sunday week, sermons were preached, in the morning by the Rev. Fielding Ould, and in the evening by the Rev. Mr. Falloon, after which col lections were made in aid of the funds of the schools in connection with this church, amounting to £7O. At a meeting of the spinners and manufacturers at Man chester, on Monday, it was unanimously agreed to work short time, in consequence of the great depression of trade. The time agreed upon was about forty-six hours or four days per week. A few days since, a child, named Mary Ann Burke, five years old, living in Skelhorne-street, was burnt to death. She was left in the cellar with her brother, ten years of age, who is unfortunately dumb. A sp ar k from the grate set her clothes on fire. The British ship Cromwell, Captain M`Dougall, bound from Quebec to Liverpool, was wrecked on the 20th ult. The crew, thirty in number, were saved by the packet ship Roscius, which fell in with the Cromwell, water logged. The Duke of Wellington has presented Mr. Richard Hoghton, youngest son of Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart., with a cornetcy in her Majesty's 9th Lancers, without purchase, in consideration of the gallant services of his uncle, the late Major-General Hoghton. SLAUGHTER AMONGST GAME.—On Monday, Lord Stanley. Colonel Stanley, and Captain James Hornby, had a field day's sport on the land preserves, at Burs cough, near Ormskirk. Du r i ng th e d a y they killed 262 head of game. It is stated that Mr. Mackintosh, the contractor and army accoutrement maker, has undertaken to float and bring off the Great Britain from her position at Dundrum bay. His plan and ffers were accepted, in preference to those of several ingenious competitors, by the committee of the proprietary of that ill-fated vessel. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST'S CHURCH, TOXTETH•PARK. --On Sunday week, after sermons by the Rev. W. Harri son, of St. Michael's Church, Pimlico, London ; and by the Rev. Henry Carpenter, of St. Michael's Church, in this town ; the sum of £4O 15s. was collected in aid of the funds of the schools in connexion with the above church. An inquest was held, on Thursday, on the body of an aged female, named Mary Topping. In February last, deceased was accidentally knocked down, in Shannon street, by a young man, and was conveyed to the Infir mary, when it was ascertained that she had sustained a fracture of the thigh bone. The poor woman has since been an inmate of the house, and has gradually sunk. On Tuesday last she expired. The Model of Ancient Jerusalem will finally close to the public this week. It is about being removed to Manchester. Since it opened upwards of 10,000 persons have availed themselves of the moral lesson which it By the kind liberality of Mr. Brunetti, the ingenious modeller and proprietor, about four hundred children of the various charity schools belonging to the town and neighbourhood have been admitted free. On Thursday week Mr. Corven, solicitor, of Nant wich, drowned himself in the river Weaver, near that town. Deceased had formerly been in excellent practice, but had latterly been in very reduced circumstances. He Was observed to approach the river several times, and at last to cast himself in, but must have repented even then, for he tried to grasp the stream, as if to save himself, but it was too late. A FLOCK OF GEESE KILLED BY RATS.—On Friday morning, a goose, the property of George Smythies, Esq., of Bickerstaffe-ball, near Ormskirk, was found dead, and on the following morning twenty-seven others were also found dead. Around the pond where the geese were slaughtered, numerous burrows were discovered, in which were found several portions of the entrails of the geese. Some ferrets were turned in, arid 103 rats were killed ; upwards of 60 escaped. BONDING IN MANCHESTER. The first landing of goods at the wharf lately erected, connecting the Man chester Bonding Warehouses, Salford, with the river lr well, took place on Saturday week, on which day one of the lighters belonging to the Duke of Bridgewater's Trust arrived at the premises from Liverpool, with a cargo consisting of 105 puncheons, hogsheads, &c., of wines and spirits, belonging to Mr. J. Sandiford, of Smithy Door. The Sarah, from Stettin, in Prussia, brought 160 cases Of Brazil sugar, weighing about 120 tons, which is entered at the Liverpool Custom-house for exportation. There is, besides, an arrival of 3500 bags of sugar from Antwerp, by the Martha, which is also entered for export. The fact of sugar coming from either of these places to this country is, we are informed, an event which has not been known in the experience of the oldest merchant on 'Change. the Bank of England notes lost by Mr. ..rancis draper, Hanover-street, on the occasion of the late mur derous attack upon him at Tabley, have been found, and traced most satiltfactorily to the possession of his brutal assailant, Wright The adjourned examination of the prisoner takes place at Knutsford on Tuesday next, when the evidence collected since the occurrence will be fully laid before the magistrates. Mr. J. G. Harrison is still in constant attendance on Mr. M . Gill, who is yet suffer ing severely from the effects of the injuries on the head, and has not been able to procure any sleep since the at tack was made upon him. THE CARPENTERS.—At the sessions, on Thursday, three carpenters, David Beggs, William Tolloch, and John Hamilton, appeared on their recognisance, to answe r to an indictment charging them with an assault Upon John Haspy, another carpenter, at the Brunswick cr aving dock, on the 19th of August last. The assault W as supposed to have arisen from a combination amongst e C arpenters of the the town to prevent others working PIL Liverpool who may not have served their time in it ; but the recorder said there had Rot been evidence to that effect Beggs and Tolloch were found guilty, and sen t raced, the former to eight months, and the latter to Vo imprisonment. Hamilton was acquitted. 0 nE CHARGE OF CONCEALMENT OF A BIRTH.— o_a Friday, Catherine Comerford, who had been remanded n a charge of concealing the birth of her child, was again brought up before Mr. Rushton. Mr. Evans, go 'vernor of the workhouse, and Mr. T. F. Grimsdale, the /surge on re were present, in compliance with Mr. Rushton's place st. The police-officer again detailed what took m r.R vi ii h si e l n he went for the prisoner to the workhouse. I,coißushton said if the officer's statement were true, the lduct of the go vernor was exceedingly improper, and ;,Igra.lyreprehensible, an d was not admissable, however the case might be in a public officer. Mr. Evans, in ply, g said the state men t o f the officer was a mixture of truth and fals e h oo d . M r. Rushton, after hea • Mr. Evans, s a id w h en persons came to the workhouse in the . v tate use in which the prisoner was, they ought not to be treatd in that manner, but be carefully and hospitably in ll ed. Such language and treatment to a poor female, In a weak and delicate state vrascr b u e el and inhuman. In all cases of the kind since 1;e had been on the bench, he bad never heard of any such complaint m a o g st aiiist any funs. tionary of the court; they were all humane, and there was but one opinion, their conduct was kind and courteous. Mr. Evans made an attempt e speak,aded that h a t "as aga i n repr i manded by Mr. Rushton. tsberel was no reason fo r d eta i ning the prisoner, and irnrae.. ty ordered her discharge. on Friday, William Nicholson, captain, and R. D. Ni cholson, mate, of the ship Hero, the property of Robert Benn, Esq., merchant, and magistrate of this town, were charged with having sold the old copper now stripping off the said vessel, in the Brunswick Graving Dock.—John Lennan, a dealer in old metal, proved that he had bar gained with the prisoners on the 14th inst., prior to the vessel going to the Graving Dock), to have the old cop per and copper nails from her bottom, for the sum of £ll9. The money was paid in three several instalments of £5O, £lO, and £55, on the 14th, 15th, and 17th in stants, in the presence of John Reay. The captain him self received the first sum of £5O, and gave a stamped re ceipt for it. The other instalments were paid to the mate, by the orders of the captain, and stamped receipts were also given for them.—Mr. Benn stated that the ves sel belonged to him, and had been sent into the graving dock to be repaired and re-coppered. He gave strict or ders to the captain, and the foreman carpenter at the dock, that the old copper was not to be disposed of, as the person who supplied the new copper was to have it. The vessel was commenced upon to be stripped on Thursday, and that morning the witness Lennan was stopped by a policeman, in the act of taking a cart-load of the old metal away, and he stated that he had purchased it from the prisoners. They had no authority to dispose of it.—The captain, who ap peared to be a very respectable man, said, in defence, that the mate induce him to consent to make sale of the cop per in order to raise money for his temporary accommo dation, upon the understanding that the copper was not to be taken away if the money was repaid by the time the vessel was stripped : he had no idea of defrauding Mr. Benn. The mate made no defence ; and both prisoners were committed for trial at the present sessions. PENN'S BATHS.—The excellent management for which these baths have for many years been pre-eminent conti tinues their pervading character, the greatest possible at tention, with uniform kindness, still being the general characteristics of the attentive proprietor, Mrs. Wright. —See Advt. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—WONDERFUL PRESERVATION OF LlFE.—Hugh M'Donald, Lot 55, in King's. County, Prince Edward Island, made a public de claration before Joseph Coffin, Esq., Justice of the Peace at Bay Fortune, September 3, 1845, to the effect that the greater part of his nose, and the roof of his mouth, were eaten away, besides ulcerous sores in the face and legs, which, from their nature, must shortly have deprived him of life ; and that he has" been restored from the pitiable and miserable state he was in, by the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, and after all.ather, medical treatment had failed. _Juses and os at one o'co'clock on Saturthii, h a d found it to be of ve ffi ry ce great ad vantage, and he longed to see that plan generally adopted ; for on Saturday, of all the other days in the week, they ought to have shortest hours of labour. He proposed a resolution to the effect, that while the meeting rejoiced in the partial adoption of early closing, yet it deplored the late hours still adopted by some tradesmen, particularly on the Saturday evening, inducing, as it does, habits of in temperance, and an utter disregard of the duties of the Sabbath. The Rev. W. Bevan seconded the resolution. Mr. Flower stated that the seven o'clock closing system had been adopted with complete success in his own establishment, and proposed a resolution to the effect that the meeting hailed with satisfaction the measure lately adopted for the early closing of the markets, as it removed a great difficulty in the way of the general closing of the shops, and expressed a hope that the Town Coun cil would adhere to the recent resolution. with regard to the early closing of the markets, whilst the tradesmen at the same time would generally adopt seven o'clock as the hour for closing. Mr. William White, a master tradesman, seconded the motion. THE REV. H. W. STARR, CURATE OF ALL SAINTS, NORTHAMPTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—In your paper of the 27th I see a paragraph stat ing that the Rev. John Starr, who had been lost upon Snowdon, had been found. As this is not correct, and your statement being calculated to prevent tourists from giving the afflicted relatives further information, I beg you will contradict the report in your next publication ; and if you would add, that any tourist or party, who was at the Dolbadarn Inn, on Tuesday evening, the 15th of Septem ber, and can give any information as to seeing or holding any conversation with the Rev. H. W. Starr, a gentl eman with light curling hair, grey eyes, and black velveteen coat, would confer a great obligation on his afflicted rele_ tives, or any person noticing his departure from the inn, for Snowdon, on Wednesday morning, about nine o r t en o'clock, or any party meeting with a gentleman of th e above description , on either Snowdon or Glyder, and sending an account would be gratefully receiv©d by his sorrowing friends, addressed to Mr. H. Turner, Brynte rion, near Bangor, North Wales. The insertion of the above would confer a great fav our on the afflicted and widowed mother and sister of M r . Starr. They are now stating at Llanberis, in, the hope of finding his remains. Respectfully yours, _ IL TURNER. THE LIVERPOOL STAND4►RD . TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. At the special meeting of the Council, on Wednesday, a further sum of £l,OOO was ordered to be paid to defray the additional expenses incurred at the time of Prince Albert's visit to Liverpool. Mr. EsaaE complained of the conduct of the Royal Insurance Company in having demanded the exorbi tant sum of £2,650 for giving up about forty square yards of land, at the corner of North John -street and Dale -street, for purposes of public improvement. He contrasted their demand with the liberal conduct of Mr. George Holt, who declined an offer of £1,074 from the Corporation at the time he erected India-buildings in Water-street, and granted public accommodation in that locality. He moved that it be an instruction to the Fi nance Committee to do all in their power to arrange mat ters amicably with the company, taking care to offer a fair price, and then, if that offer were refused, to give notice that the land would be taken at the valuation of a jury.— Mr. HORSFALL, as one of the directors of the Royal In surance Company, begged to second the motion. He said he was one of those who thought the improvement of the town of far greater consequence than the private interests of any company ; and, in justice to some of his colleagues on the board of directors, he must say that they were of a similar opinion. —Mr. BOOKER was willing that Mr. Holt should receive that meed of commendation to which be was justly entitled ; but he (Mr. Booker) had given up no fewer than 60 yards of land, in front of the Old Dispensary in Church-street, and never sought for a penny in the shape of compensation for it. tie then defended the conduct of the Royal Insurance Com pany, and said that they had given up 16 yards of land in Princes -street, without having received any compensa tion.—Mr. Earle's motion was unanimously adopted, and the proceedings were confirmed. _ _ _ The Watch Committee recommended that 63 first-class constables be appointed from the general body of the force, at the rate of 21s. per week each ; that these first class constables wear a V above the armlet as a mark of good conduct, and as a stimulus to others to seek promo tion ; and that they be reduced to the lowest rank if ever found in a state of intoxication. The thanks of the com mittee were voted to Mr. James Lawrence for his zeal and valuable exertions, as chairman, during the past year. The proceedings were confirmed. In reply to a question from Alderman Horsfall, the Town-Clerk stated that the whole of the property for the improvement of Parker-street had been purchased, and that the tenants were under notice to quit in March.—ln reply to Mr. Chalmer, he said that that portion of Rich mond-row which lies between Soho-street and Fox-street was not embraced by the act. It appeared from the proceedings of the Markets Com mittee, that the validity of the by-law for the early do sing of the markets had been fully argued before the sti pendiary magistrate, and that under the advice of the Town-Clerk the committee had come to the following resolution—that it was expedient, under existing circum stances, to revert to the hours for closing which were in force previously to the passing of the new by-law, namely, eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and eight on every other night of the week. Mr. RATHBONE regretted very much indeed that this was the determination of the Markets Committee. Ile was convinced that, if the early hours had been perse vered in, some of the shopkeepers who had interfered with the people in the markets would have been compel led to close their concerns within reasonable and proper time. When they heard, as they did, so much about the desecration of the Sabbath, he was surprised the public did not recollect that if a man was to be up about two or three o'clock of a Saturday morning, and could not get to rest until one or two on the Sunday morning. which was frequently the case, he would be quite incapable of performing the duties of the Sabbath. It was said that one publican had openly boasted that, between the hours of seven and ten o'clock of a Saturday night, he was in the habit of taking £2O in twopenny nips. (A laugh.) Snips or nips they called them. _ _ . _ . Mr. JAM ES LAWRENCE said it was not the wish of the committee that the late hours of closing should be again reverted to, but circumstances had arisen which obliged them to come to that conclusion. The time would pro bably arrive when the Council would be enabled to carry out their views to the fullest extent with reference to early closing. The MAYOR said the subject was only under suspense. Further and fuller investigation would be made, and it would be brought forward again during the course of the next municipal year. The TOWN-CI.ERK read a resolution passed at a meet ing of Assistant Tradesmen, held at the Concert H all, on Tuesday night, in which they hailed with enthu4asm the early closing of the markets, and expressed a hope that the Council would adhere to the new by-law, and keep the markets closed. The report of the special committee to consider a ge neral comprehensive plan for the improvement of the bo rough merely recapitulated the powers they possessed. The Town-clerk had been so much engaged with impor tant and serious subjects, that it was found impossible to mature any plan of improvement in time for the ap proaching session of parliament. It expressed a hope that the committee would be re-appointed at the com mencement of the new municipal year, and that the in habitants would allow themselves to be rated, in order that great public improvements might be carried out, particularly in the outskirts of the town. Mr. Parker hoped the committee would not be re-appointed, because it now appeared certain that they could not do anything unless they laid a rate upon the trading inhabitants of the borough. It was all very well for the colncil, most of whom lived out of the borough, to be talking of levying a tax, because it would not fall on their own shoulders, but he, as one of the representatives of the burgesses, pro tested against the levying of additional rates upon the trading portion of the community. The report was adopted after Mr. Rathbone had stated that the mittee ought to have beeti appointed a century since. The improvements in Lord-street cost £150,000, and if they had been made years before they would have been done for much lees. The Committee for securing a supply of water reported that several plans bad been brought before them, though it would be inexpedient to enter into details, but they re commended that the Town clerk should be authorised to take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the standing orders for an application to parliament on the subject next session. The report was adopted, after se ral members had expressed dissatisfaction at its vague- The MAYOR then read communications from Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., Governor-General of India; Lord Gough, G.C.8., Commander-in-chief in India; and Sir Henry George Smith, Bart., K.C.8., acknowledging the receipt of the vote of thanks of the Council of the 6th of May last. They mere received with applause, and, upon the mo tion of Mr. Turner, ordered to be entered on the mi nutes. A memorial from Messrs. Spence and Co., of Liver pool, offering to furnish designs for the embellishments of the south portico of St. George's Hall, was referred to the committee. Communications were read from Ennis and Killaloe, praying for some relief for the famishing poor of Clare and Limerick. A letter was also read from Lord John Russell, in reply to one from the Mayor, stating that the best mode of alleviating the miseries of the Irish peo ple was to distribute any money subscribed by individuals through the relief committee. It was understood that the Council could not subscribe out of the corporate funds; but the Mayor intimated his willingness to preside at a town's meeting, if presented with a requsition to that effect. Mr. HORSFALL here rose and said, he had never risen to discharge a duty which was more congenial to his own feelings than the one assigned to him that day. The pe riod of Mr. Hodgson's mayoralty was drawing to a :lose; and whatever might have been the sanguine expectations of his friends at the commencement of it, or the appre hensions of those to whom, out of the chair, he was pub licly exposed, he (Mr. Horsfall) wag sure no one would hesitate to award to the Mayor that vote of thanks which his zeal, ability, and irm artiality in the chair so richly deserved. (Hear, hear.) Happily for Mr. Hodgson, the period of his mayoralty had passed over without any of those troubles or trying times which had marked the cha racter of that of some of his predecessors; and he had to look back, as a most important feature of his mayoralty, to that event which brought the illustrious consort of our Queen to the town of Liverpool. Circumstances pre vented him (Mr. Horsfall) from being permitted to take part in the festivities on that occasion, but from those wbO were present he learned, and, from the approbation with which our Sovereign had marked his conduct, he was sure he was justified in saying, that no individual in that Council, or out of it, could have discharged the onerous duties devolving upon him with greater dignity or greater propriety than had Mr. Hodgson. (Applause.) And he must take this opportunjty of expressing what was felt out of doors—that the thanks of the town were due to the Mayor and the Prince's Committee for the admirable ar rangements which on that occasion prevented, under Pro vidence, any accident from occurring, notwithstanding the assemblage of thousands and tens of thousands, who came to visit that auspicious event. (Applause.) He begged to move a cordial vote of thanks to the Mayor for his able, zealous, and impartial conduct as chief magis trate of the borough. Mr. JOHN SHAW LEIGH seconded the motion, which was put and carried nem. con. The MAYOR said he could not but feel deeply grateful for this mark of their approbation, at the close of his year of presiding there. He felt it very sensibly, indeed, he could assure them. He highly esteemed the great honour they conferred upon him by placing him in the chair; but he entered upon the duties under a sense of the deep re sponsibilities, and the contingent liabilities to which he might be exposed. As had been very justly observed, the responsibilities had been in point of fact nothing. They had enjoyed a calm throughout, and without much re sPonsibility, certainly the year had not passed without distinction. He would not receive any undue share of of the compliment paid to himself, for much of it was justly due to the Prince's Committee, by whom he was assisted. (Hear.) He had been most efficiently assisted ; and happy was he to think that his conduct had been viewed as impartial, and from the observation he had been constantly able to make, that he was supported by the Council, irrespective of any party opinions whatever. (Hear.) He felt that the dignity of the chair was never in danger when the gentleman possessing it endeavoured to conduct himself impartially and fairly. Let what would pass elsewhere, there was a love of fair play in the Council; and every man there who conducted himself as a gentleman was sure to meet with respect. He had not desired distinction for himself ; many of his friends knew not ; but he certainiv was anxious that they should be distinguished as a body holding the high position they did. They had supported their interests in supporting the chair ; he was proud of having been placed in the situa tion ; and he could not wish a better wish to his succes sor than to pray that he might receive the same support from the Council that be (the Mayor) had received dur ing the whole of his mayoralty. (Applause.) The Council adjourned at half-past two o'clock. - == I THE DOCK COMMITTEE'S ALLEGED " FIX." Our Saturday's contemporary, in his weekly " Talk on 'Change," repeats his assertion as to the Dock Commit tee being in a " fix " with respect to the insurance of the Albert Dock Warehouses; and states that " the insu rance agents had a meeting on Wednesday, and that no tenders would be made." Of course we cannot say how far this alleged meeting is a fact. It seems a tale for the marines that these splendid warehouses, which our Evanses and others promised us were, from their supe riority of construction, to be insured for next to nothing per cent., should be selected for entire proscription by the insurance offices. Where the hitch can be, we ca-et imagine. If the original plan was faulty—if the ex, tui tion of that plan has been had, and the warehouses, with all their costly vaulting, their iron rooms, their stone or brick floorings, and their entire absence of woodwork to convey conflagration, are so unsafe as to require a con vention of insurance agents in London to denounce them, how much of the blame must be laid at the door of our contemporary 's own friends, we leave to his candour to determine. Some. of them will perhaps say, that it is rather hard that the only hobby which they ever bestrode, capable of being turned to a good purpose, should be thus wickedly blown up. Our contemporary retorts upon ourselves, in reference to our contradiction of the correctness of his arnaz ng discovery last week, that the latter part of our article is inconsistent with the first, and that " two hands have been engaged " upon it. As we don't usually write with both hands, and are not in the habit of giving as many versions of a story as there are parties to please or offend, —as, for example, " the talk is that it is; the talk is also that it is not ; and there is another talk that it neither is nor is not,"—we must decline the alternative conclusion that some other person's hand was employed in " polish. ing" our remarks. There was not the slightest inconsis tency in our remarks to call for the as,umption thaL any other hand than our own had had to do with them. We said there was no " fix"; and it was not at all at issue with such a state of things, that every effort was making by the Dock Committee to prevent the possibility of a " fix" occurring. The warehouses and the goods stored in them will be insured, our contemporary need not fear. MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK A. letter has been received in this town, giving many most melancholy particulars relative to the loss of the fine ship, Elizabeth Bibby, the property of Messrs. Garnock, Bibby, and Co., of this town. The letter was from the captain of the unfortunate vessel. 1 On the Sth Sept., soon after iour p.m., a tremendou s squall struck the ship f rom nort h to north east, in lat. 43. 25, long. 44.00. The captain previously succeeded in getting the mizen topsail cleared up snug. but after the squall, the men could not do anything, it blowing a com plete hurricane. A tremendous sea, from S.E., rolled on board the lee side, washed away the deck load, and threw the ship completely on her beam ends. It was deemed necessary to cut away the main mast, and the main rigging was all cut away, but the mast would not go ; by this time her masts were lying full length on the water. At last, both main and mizen masts went at the deck, and the ship not righting, they proceeded to cut away the foremost, the ship being over so far that the fore castle capstand slid off its spindle, and washed all the seamens' beds out of the upper berths. At last, the foremast went about five feet below the futtoch band. The ship then partially righted, but not until the decks had been completely swept of every thing, ex cept about a dozen deals on the weather side of the house. All the chains, cabboose, boats, spare spars, water casks, skylight of top of house, &c., were destroyed. All hands were employed to clear the wreck, to the great danger of their lives, the sea still breaking over the ship tremendously, At half-past six a candle was found, and a light obtained, when a complete scene of destruction was found in the lower cabin, which had been full of Pilate, and crucified on Mount Calvary by the wicked Jews ; but he rose again for our justification, and is now in heaven interceding for us. JOSEPH THOMAS (deaf and dumb). PROSELYTISM AT CAMBRIDGE Several letters have, during the last few days, been addressed to the Editor of the Times, disclosing several very melancholy particulars relative to the perversion to p pery of a young undergraduate of St. John's College, Cambridge. The first letter, dated the 15th October, and signed " A Father," alludes to a paragraph in a Cambridge paper, announcing the unhappy perversion of the youth, and also to a letter written in allusion to it by the M.A.; and " A Father" supplies a statement of facts, connected with the case, in the hope that it may awaken the authori ties of the College to a more decided performance of their duties, and serve as a warning to parents and guardians of the present state of undergraduate society at Cambridge. The victim is a youth not yet 20 years of age, and was intended for the Church. His father has long been absent from England, and he (the son) had been educated by a clergyman for three years, previous to his going to Cam bridge in October, last year, when he entered Trinity College. Unhappily for him, " The Resident M. A." became his tutor. A letter, which the latter wrote in reference to his victim, is quoted, and justly and severely commented upon by " A Father!' That letter admits, on the writer's part, that he had often conversed with the youth on the position of the Roman Church, the difficulties that prevented him from wishing to join it, and the sympa thies he entertained for not a few of its practices, and even doctrines. Having imbued him with his own sentimentson this subject, he obtained the youth "indirectly" an intro. duction to Dr. Wareing, the Roman Catholic archbishop, who happened to be at Cambridge, and with whom he (time M. A.) had much interesting conversation. Through him a party of several was formed, amongst whom were two Roman Catholic priests. The M. A. personally in troduced the youth to the bishop, merely that "as a matter of interest he might know a dignitary of the Ro man Church, and have the opportnnity of some ordi nary conversation." This led to an invitation to meet the bishop at tea the same evening, and thither the "tutor accompanied the youth. The result of the "conversation" WAS that the youth declared his determination to join the Roman Church immediately. The "tutor" states that he advised him to postpone his intention, on account of his youth, the absence of his father, and his want of spiritual counsellors ; but the mischief was done. The father justly states, " I am at a loss for fitting terms of condemnation with which to visit the conduct of this gentleman; but I trust that you will bold him up to the scorn and indigna tion of every honest and virtuous mind. Cognisa , ,t of every part of this youth's position, aware of the absence of his father, of his intended profession for him—the Church—he avails himself of his opportunities as his tutor "in his ear to pour the leprous distilment," and then mocks him with pretended caution ag.ins.t the very course along which, without sufficient honesty openly to embrace it himself, he has scrupled to hurry a mere boy intrusted to his teaching. I hear that his College has dismissed this recreant son, but 1 think you will agree with me that it is the bounden duty of the University, if it he anxious to retain the estimation of the public, to mark its sense of his delinquency in a more open and avowed manner than a mere private deprivation from any future pupils. As a father of a family having the intention of committing my sons. I, at least, for one, require some better assurance of their safety from pollution." After severely but deservedly reprehending the conduct of Dr. Wareing, who professes the divi n e o bli gat i on o f the Decalogue, " A Father" concludes— "As far as this youth is concerned the die is cast, but I trust that as regards others (and I fear that many are in extreme peril at this moment at Cambridge, which is now - ay only motive in addressing you) I shall not have raised ay warning voice in vain." To this letter of " A Father," the Tutor and M.A. ...ter. Chests, trunks, chairs, tables, chart box, bulk- attempts an exculpatory reply, but the conclusion to he head, doors, &c., were all stove down and in fragments, drawn from it is most impotent. He consented, forsooth, with beans, peas, rice, coffee, tea, cheese, silks, satins, to introduce the youth, at his own request, to Dr. Ware. books, pickles, &c., all mingled together. The captain's ing, which he admits was " extremely wrong and grossly instruments were destroyed, as were also the mate's. Not indiscreet," but he " can, only say it was an error in a dry garment could be procured for the crew, or even for judgment, done on his part most innocently !" H e de the captain's wife. They were all left to their reflections vies that he was the willing instrument of converting the until daylight, the captain expecting confidently she youth to Romanism, or that he has ever interfered with would have waterlogged before morning, as the mast was the religious opinions of his pupils, and urges the injury still hanging alongside, thumping at every sea, the men to his own prospects which misrepresentation of the event not being able to stand at the pumps, on account of the is calculated to produce. His young friend acted, he rolling of the ship and the sea constantly boarding her. says, solely on his own convictions! He concludes, At length daybreak appeared, when upwards of nine feet however, by admitting that the step taken was "of water were discovered in the ship. The weather was tate, unfortunate, and injudicious," and that if he were rather more moderate, but a heavy sea was running, the the unconscious cause, he must answer for it. He also ship at times rolling rails under, lying in the trough of complains of the " allusive attack" made upon him, and the sea. A plank was set with difficulty on the mizen- of "A Father's" procrastination in making it. mast, and a temporary sail set, but with little or no ef- "A Father," in a brief and indignant reply to this at feet. The captain then considered what he should do tempted exoneration, proclaims the re reant M.A. to be with the ship, being left without charts, instruments, Mr. F. Paley, and accounts for the delay alluded to by the books, spars, sails, chains, lamp oil, candles, having no fact of the father of the youth having only recently arrived means of cooking, and having only a few days water. The in this country from India, and his friends being deterred foremast still being under the weather bow, and there was from pressing the publicity of the case until they obtained no means of getting it _clear, serious apprehension being his sanction. He adds : entertained that it would make a hole through the s!iip at "A son has been lost to an attached father, and his fall every sea. One hundred feet of the ship's main rail hung must ever be a weight upon his heart which Mr. Paley's by the chain plates and bolts, working the bolts loose. deepest contrition could not have lightened ; but he would The crew breakfasted and dined on raw pork and hard appear rather to rejoice in his defection than sympathise bread, the people employed at the pumps. The captain with the sufferings of the parents and friends cf the youth. remained with her until the 12th, when the barque Mary I will only add, that the infatuated young man was prof- Seton, of London, from Quebec, came along aide, but fered, if he became a convert to Roman Catholicism, dis could not render assistance, in consequence of the gale. pensation to appear as a member of the Established She, however, laid-to until next day, but could not supply Church,—to attend chapel at the University, &c., for the them with any thing. The crew had been twice aft. de- nnetilti ,sr • • • upcnty v. pr purpose or aeceiving his , till manding to leave the ship, th e l ast t i me j o i ne d b y the lather s return raaru to England, when he was mother counselled his fo officers. The captain goes on to say, " Here was the gradually unfold his apostacy to them." greatest struggle I ever had between humanity and pro- It appears to us, from this exposure, which the attempted perty, as they all said I was trifling with their lives. defence only serves to confirm, that Mr. Paley was guilty What could Ido with even my last compass broke and throughout, though lurking under the wing of an English wet? I said at last, yes, very reluctantly and left the ship, Protestant University, and looking to her for promotion with four feet of water it, her, thinking at the time all for and pay, of allowing, or at all events of not doing all in the best." The captain and crew, twenty-seven in num. hiS power to pre ds ien se t ricno b rnt e h i e n is g usc h ali a ske n e d i ed stuhme o f v : e e i : f i r e o ous m di: her pro ber, were then taken on board the Mary Seton, which ar- tection and tenets, a youth whose mind eras scarcely formed, no t expelled, th e Withoutca no u rb special p antagonist enc oi a . l an 7r d otnnyd p iefi e r r .o n r: icious sc A h e o r ol i— of rived at Deal last week. _____ _ ----- - - Rom t s h a u e n c i r l a r e m d cr o l e i a n n t s are permitted in our national universities, ACCOUNT OF A VISIT TO TEIE MODEL OF "Can such things be, ANCIENT JERUSALEM, BY A DEAF AND the youth of our e i m s p t a a r t t i e o d n sa at in thoseli life, DUMB BOY. and the h hig th h e a e n d ds u a ciio n The inmates of the Deaf and Dumb School having had the privilege of a free admission to the interesting exhibi- clericalc oun tr y or whoia lay, aspire t hro t u o g tion now open in Bold-street, it may perhaps be accept ble to our readers to know how such subjects impress the establishments.minds of deaf mutes. A d escr i p ti on , f rom w hi ch the fol lowing are extracts, vvas written by one of the pupils of the institution, without prompting. In some slight par ticulars it may appear to require correction, but we have preferred giving it in its natural dress. We have the more pleasure in publishing it, because of the correct in formation it affords as to the capacity of the deaf and dumb to receive instruction, and also as.to the sort of in struction which is imparted to them in the Liverpool insti tution. We regret to learn that the finances of the school, owing to deaths and removals, are not in so pros INVENTION OF A MOST USEFUL MACHINE FOR THE TRIMMING OF SHIPS AT SEA. We have been favoured, through the politeness of the Chairman of the Dock Committee, with a sight of an in strument called "A Ship-Trimmer," the invention of a talented officer in the naval service—Captain Hathorn. Considering the importance of its practical resu;ts, it is simple in construction, and in working ; yet is such that we cannot, without the aid of diagrams, (which we cannot ri.nriiity oat 1111, _.l .. . perous a condition as they have been, and we have to ex press a hope that so noble an institution will not be al lowed to languish by want of liberality on the part of those who'have the means at their disposal for placing it upon a more efficient footing. Icauny gct. Up,' wen anti distinctly describe it. The in strument we have seen, and which is intended for common uses, consists of a heavy pendulum, turning an index as the vessel pitches, and is contained within a mahogany box, 44 to 15 inches square, and about 5 inches in thick ness, with a lateral door so far glazed as to show the operation of the index. This flat box is to be hung, or suspended, with links, as near as possible in the centre of the vessel, and on a line parallel with the keel, giving it also room for the rolling motion. There is an arc , or segment of a circle of brass, and similar to a bridge, on which are indications on each side from the top, and to which points a hand or arrow. If the vessel be upon an even keel, the hand will point to the centre, or key-stone of the arc. If not on an even keel, the hand will indic- '-e fact ath I?' October 19th, 18 , 16. Last Friday afternoon, Mr. Rbind took us to the As sembly-rooms, 100, Bold-street, to see the Model of An cient Jerusalem ' as it was in the day s , o f our S av i our. We were invited by the proprietor, and kindly admitted free. It is a very beautiful and splendid model. The proprietor spoke aloud to our master, and he explained to us by signs and spelling on the fingers, that the model was made in Dublin, a city of Ireland, by a gentleman for his own instruction and knowledge. It to o k hi m fourteen , ana ne gradations, when lead off, indicate the years in finishing it. The proprietor, with a long white trim at the time, in inches,—that is, how much the wand, pointed out to the palace of Herod, which was the ship is down, both fore and aft. There are instruc throne and dwelling-place of the very same cruel and tions for the use of the instrument with an exelß wicked king who sent his hard-hearted soldiers through natory table, referrable to vessels of from 57 to 230 all the country to slay every male infant from two feet in length of keel. It is supposed, as a matter of years and under, hoping to destroy the blessed in- course, that the best sailing trim of a ship has been pre fant Saviour. It was also the seat of King Da- viously ascertained (when under weigh); and when this . vid. It was, I read, built on the Mount of Zion, where happens to be a foot or more by the stern, the instrument . David made a tent for the Ark of God to be by his side. must be adjusted to that trim, and placed parallel to the The Ark contained the laws of God, which were written horizon. The object is, that vessels, whether under sail 1 by his finger on two tables of stone, and delivered to or steam propulsion should, in fine weather or in rough, M ores, the leader and deliverer of the children of Israel after alteration through consumption of provisions and ' from their bondage in Egypt, while on the top of Mount water, or other causes, be so trimmed by removal of weight Sinai, to he taught to them and their descendants. from place to place that her progressive qualities may be The proprietor pointed to the prison, where the Pro- best elicited,—and this even during stormy weather, when phet Jeremiah was put in the stocks by the jealousy of the depth of draught or depression, fore or aft, cannot the Jews. He pointed to the tomb of Absalom, and we otherwise be ascertained. The inventor states that his were told by our master, that while he lived he was not instrument is, he conceives, of equal importance to steam married, and had no son, to have hi s nam e kept in com- as it is to sailing vessels ; that most ships already have the memoration—so he built himself a pillar, and was called common pendalum, to show the angle of inclination due after him. It is hewn out of solid rock, and is very to the rolling motion ; but that to indicate the quantity beautiful ; but when the Jews pass by it, they take up that a ship is out of trim fore and aft, by any common and throw stones, and spit at it, as I read, to show their pendalum, would be very difficult. The " Ship Trimmer" abhorrence to the conduct of him, by his disobedience is recommended as a simple, portable, and cheap instru and rebellion against his father, David. ment , for indicating fore and oft, as we ll as l a t era l tr i m. [The youth here describes, i n a very i n t e lli gent manner, A compound lever forms a pendalum all the other buildin g s an d pl aces po i nte d out ; b ut what fore and aft, " and (says the ingenious and for vibrating Jisinterested we have given and subj o i n w ill probably suffice for the purpose intended ] inventor, who generously thr ows o p en hi s contr i vance He showed us the mo un t a i n ca ll e d th e M ounta i n o f for his country's good), any ( one can construct such an instrument for a few shillings, and i n inure no ship need Offence, where Solomon, wh o was t h e w i sest ki ng i n t h e world who ever sat on an ear thly th rone , b u il t hi s idols- go to sea without this means of i n di cat i ng h er tr i m, i n the day of trial, chasing, or being chased, or desiring to trous altars, and made high places, and set, senseless make a quick passage." The "ship trimmers" are images to be worshipped. This displeased his Almighty manufactured and sold by Messrs. D. and E. Bailey, 272, Maker, who made him such a wise king, to feel great an- High Holborn, London. The instrument we have seen ger, so he took away from him the wisdom that he had. has a pendulum of lead, 9 inches long, 1 inch thick, and Thus Solomon lost the favour of God, and wisdom that weighs about 121 b. The price required appears to us to was the wonder of all the nations that were round him, be extremely moderate ; but we refrain from all further by leaving off to worship the only and true God. It was his wicked and idolatrous wives, of whom he had so preferring interested many, that took away his h ear t f rom G o d a f ter their to commendation, communicate wilhthe inventorrec om senseless images and idols. God h a d t o ld th e I srae li tes and to judge for themselves. m that they should not go unto the nations about them, f or or the they would turn their hearts after their false gods. I remember once reading that the Jewish houses had flat roofs, and were used as places for sleeping, eating, ex ercise, and amusement. The clever proprietor pointed out and showed us every thing; but my eyes could not reach over the beautiful view of the splendid model clearly, on account of the nearness of my short sight. I love to think of Jesus Christ. He is the San of God, and the Saviour of penitent sinners. He is the promised seed of our first mother Eve, and the bruiser of the devil's head, to weaken the serpent's power. He was born of the Virgin Mary, in Bethlehem, and laid in the manger, as every house was full of lodgers, and there was no place for them in the inn. It was the time of taxing-, and the Jews veers obliged to pay taxes to the Romans, because they were conquered by them, and they became their tributaries. When he was twelve years old, when his parents lost him going to the passo. ver, he was found conversing with learned doctors in the temple ; but he became subject unto them, and helped his father to w or k as a carpenter. At a marriage feast in Cana of Galilee he wrought his first miracle, by turning water into wine. When he was thirty years of age he went about doing good, teaching, and healing every kind of disease, for three years. Then he was denied by P e t er , betrayed by Judas Iscariot, condemned to die by Pontius SPOTe TING I N TEL Ll GENCE NEWMARKET RACES.- - The Cambridgeshire Stakes of h ac e and , to 25 soya. to which there were 141 subscribers, were won by Mr. Nunn's colt by Touchstone, out of sister to Joann a , Lord E: Russell's Sting being second—twenty-th ree horses started. On Tuesday the Criterion Stakes were ch c by Redshank. Mr. Nunn wins by the Cambridgeshire race wn £ b y C 7ooo ° , n i i n n g additionsbY to Clementine, the sake s , w h Mi which n amountb £1415. THE CHASE. Sir W. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS will commence the hunting season This day, Nov. 3, at Saturday, Nov. 7, at Hooton Park Backford At eleven. THE CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on Tuesday (this day), Nov. 3 .... Ox Hey Farm Thursday, Nov. 5 Duddon Heath Friday, Nov. 6 __ High way Side Each day a t h a lf-p a st ten. - - SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS Will meet on Wednesday (to-morrow), Nov. 4 . . .. kennels Friday, Nov. 6 . Saturday, Nov. 7 Ralston