The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

total anb Vrobincial Arrangements are making at v&rious towns for cheap trips to Liverpool on the occasion of Prince Albert's visit. Sir Howard Douglas transacted business on Thursday at the Colonial Office, on the subject of the late disas trous fire at St. John's, Newfoundland. Bartholomew Bretherton, who built, a few years back, a Roman Catholic Chapel, near his residence at Rainbill, bas been beautifying it at a great outlay. On Tuesday, a decent looking married female, named 'Janet Cunningham, was committed for trial charged with picking a lady's pocket at,the Zoological Gardens. On Monday and Tuesday about £70.000 was paid at the Custom-house in this town for duties on corn and Tour. The Rev. Dr. Booth has been presented with a com munion service by the pupils of the Collegiate Institu tion. Mr. Rose, the superintendent of the Manchester fire brigade, has resigned his situation in order to enter into contracts with the corporation of that town for cleansing streets. CORONER'S COURT.—Since Friday week to Saturday last there had been only two inquests ; such a dearth of fatal casualties has not occurred during the last ten years. THE FIRE AT WINDSOR FOUNDRY.—As there are some reasons for supposing that the fire which broke out at `Windsor Foundry lately, was the work of an incendiary, a reward of £lOO has been offered for such information as may lead to his discovery. SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday evening week Mr. Gaw thorpe, of Birkenhead. father of Mr. Gawthorpe, of this town, went out for a walk and returned at seven o'clock, apparently refreshed. At nine he was a corpse. His health had been declining for some time. BIRKENHEAD FAIR.—The July cattle fair was held on Friday, and was well supplied with horses and cattle of good quality ; the former sold slowly at high rates. The supply of sheep and pigs was nothing to boast of. The Attendance was not so numerous as usual. Last week a swarm of bees took possession of a large lamp in the market-place at Warrington, and commenced forming their combs. The following day they were safely hived, and placed in the garden of Mr. Jones, the super intendent of police. SMUGGLING.—On Tuesday, James Morrish was fined t 5, or one month's imprisomhent, for smuggling several pounds of tobacco, from a vessel in the Bruns wick Dock. On Wednesday, Richard Harris, cook of the Queen of the West, was fined £lOO, for being con cerned in smuggling 166 pounds of tobacco. A HEAVY DAY AT THE POLICE-COURT.—On Friday at the Police-court there were no fewer than one hundred informations, principally against parties for nmsarices and ofiences under the Health Act, and for allowing dogs to be at large. The fines inflicted amounted to upwards of X6O - mayor was at the public cemetery on Thursday for the purpose of entering into the necessary arrangements with its treasurer, Sir Thomas Brancker, previous to Prince Albert's visit on the forthcoming occasion, His worship signified his desire to give the public, more es pecial!), the children of our local schools, a good oppor tunity of seeing his royal highness. DOUGLAS JERROLD AND' HIS NEWSPAPER.—This justly popular author, having traversed every region of the pen, the dramatic, the literary, the critical, has been long verging to the political, and every friend of mankind, whatever may be his politics, must be delighted that this philanthropic writer is about to commence a weekly paper, -devoted, as our advertising columns will show, to wit, literature, and earnest politics. The Manchester Guardian last week made a great pa rade about a manufacturer at Preston, who employs from 1000 to 1200 men, having gone amongst them, and an nounced, that in consequence of the passing of the corn bill, he would rase their wages. The Preston Chronicle (a free trade paper), however, honestly confesses that they " cannot ascertain that there is the slightest foundation for such a statement." FINING THE CORPORATION.—Last week, Mr. Rushton fined the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Liverpool 405., for allowing the back wall of one of their houses to be in such a bad state of repair, that offensive matter ran through it. Mr. Rushton also intimated, that the fine would be renewed daily, so long as the nuisance existed. He saw no reason for not treating the Corporation the same as other parties. BIRICENFIEAD FERRY.—It is rumoured that Prince Albert will, during his trip on the river, pay a visit to Birkenhead Ferry, for the purpose of inspecting the ex cellent accommodations for landing passengers, &c., pro vided by the corporation upon their property there; and that he will be entertained, for a few minutes, in the spa cious hut at the top of the slip, by Mr. Seymour Wil loughby. The Rev. J. H. Stewart, having been appointed to the incumbency of the Limpsfield rectory, in the county of Surrey, is about to resign the ministry of St. Bride's Church, in this town. On Thursday evening a deputation from the congregation of St. Bride's presented the rev. gentleman with a silver tea kettle and silver salver, as an affectionate testimonial of their gratitude for his services as their minister. Mr. Stewart preached his farewell ser mon, at St. Bride's, on Sunday evening. _ DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Monday week a dreadful accident occurred at the '_Millstone Pit, in Chorley, by which four men, named Andrew Derbyshire, Merrick 011erton, James Yates, and lost their lives. They were employed in re-opening the pit, which had been filled up seven years since, and while at work under the shaft of the pit the whole mass of the earth with which it had been filled fell upon them, crushing them and blocking up the passage by which they communicated with the Chorley Moor Pit. LIVERPOOL CUSTOMS.—It is a source of gratification to us to bear testimony to the zeal and promptitude mani fested by the Customs' officers at this part (more particu larly by the cashiers, computers, and officers employed in the duty-paid slip office) during the late unprecedented pressure of business, arising from the operation of the new tariff. So satisfactorily have the several officers per formed their arduous and onerous duties, that, we have been informed, the comptroller, as well as many of the merchants, have been pleased publicly to express their approbation and thanks for the great facilities that have been rendered on this particular occasion. CALI.FLOUR.OMETER.—Amongst the new inventions of the day is a very ingenious instrument of the above name. It is calculated to determine the proportion of flour paste to cotton in a piece of calico; and when the Cnrn Law is repealed, and the foreign ingredient cheap ened, it is expected to become an instrument of extensive use, and indeed necessity, to merchants and buyers of znanfactured cotton goods, as not only enabling them to test the price of the mixed article by the Mark-lane prices of what will shortly become the principal ingre dient, but guiding them as to the degree of care to be used in handling it. We understand that, in future, the cot ton circulars will contain, along with the rates of Orleans and Boweds, the prices of superfine flour, best seconds, and middling and ordinary seconds. THE WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS. The monthly meeting was held at Liscard, on Thursday last, J. C. Ewart, Esq.. in the chair, and a numerous meeting in at tendance. It was agreed that the two companies should be amalgamated, forming one, two to retire alphabeti cally every month, and thir places to be supplied by other members, so .that all might share in the duties and re sponsibilities. A conversation took place relative to the purchase of one or more of the ferries, but the matter was delayed for a further report. The accounts for the year ending 15th June were read. The total receipts were £5876 7s. Bd., and there was an amount of expenditure over the income of £1565, but after certain deductions which would be made to the credit of the township, the actual balance against them would be £llOO. After some explanations by the law-clerk, the accounts were passed. Auditors were appointed and thanks voted to the chair man, who replied in suitable terms. SELECT VESTRY.—At the meeting on Tuesday, the Workhouse Committee reported that Edward Rogers, the baker had entered the house at ten o'clock at night, the worse for liquor, and as it was his third offence, they re commendi-d his dismissal. The committee decided, by a majority of 11 to 10, that he be continued in his office for three months longer. A letter was read from the Poor law Commissioners, stating that if Mr. Mc Dougall was not a licentiate of the Apothecaries Company he was not eligible for the situation o( house-surgeon. A statement of the respective, qualifications of the candidates. Mr. Mc Dougall and Mr. Gilrnour, is to be sent to the commis sioners. Another letter was read as to the plans submit ted by the vestry to the commissioners for the proposed offices at Liverpool. As far as related to the register of fice, the commissioners said the vestry could charge the cost thereof to the poor rates, but not as respects the re mainder, but the commissioners would sanction the ap plication of the produce of the sale of certain property vested in the vestry to the erection of the offices in ques tion. THE HERCULANEUM Dock BILL—The Herculaneum Dock Bill was before a select committee of the House of Lords on Monday. The opponents were the Liverpool Dock Committee, and the commissioners of Toxteth- park. The opposition of the dock committee was founded upon the diversion of Sefton-street. It was held, however, by the committee, that they could not appear upon the petition which they hadpresented. For the commissioners of Tox - teth, who claimed the right of a marine parade in front of the intendeddock, evidence was given by Mr. J. B. Yates, Dr. Duncan, Dr. Sutherland, and Mr. Alexander Ryan ; and on Tuesday the committee decided that to give any ex tent of parade further than was conceded in the clauses sent up from the Commons, would be fatal to the great object for which the bill was introduced. They therefore declined to accede to the prayer of the petition. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake then pressed that, the promoters should make a parade opp os it e M essrs . V ernon ' s wor ks ; but this appli cation met with a similar result. The preamble was then declared to be passed ; and the same evening the bill was reported, and, on Friday, it received the royal assent. PRESENTATI ON OF PLATE.--II will gratify the friends and admirers o f t h e R ev. Mr. Macgrath, former l y t h e highly esteemed incumbent of St. Mark's, in this town, to learn that he has been equally successful in securing the affectionate regard of his own connexions in the West In dies, who have subscribed for a handsome assortment of plate to be presented to him. The whole may be seen for a few days at the shop of Mr. Flower, of Renshaw street, who has exhibited great t as t e i n the designs and I manufacture. t consists of a lar ge an d massive s i lver salver, or tray, with a superb foliated and richly-cbaced border; together with a correspondingly elegant silver tea and coffee service, and tea caddy. The salver bears the following inscription beautifully engraved : " Presented to the Rev. John Macgrath, LL.D., by the mem bers of St. Michael's Church, Kingston, Jamaica. on his de parture from thence to assume the duties of rector of Trelawney, as a small memento of their af f ectionate esteem end regard, for the faithful and zealous discharge of his duties while their pas. tor. Kingston. 17th January, 1846." , . The plate is of the value of £l6O, and, judging from its weight, and superior workmanship, we should say that Mr. Plower, has regarded much more his reputation as a tradesman than any profit that may accrue to him—so economically, yet faithfully, has he executed the order. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs day a letter was read from Mr. C. Grayson, chairman of the Liyerpool Ship-builders' Association, calling the at tention of the committee to the plan of the new graving docks at the north end of the town, by which one dock only would be sufficient to admit large steamers. The letter suggested that if the work had not proceeded too far for alteration, two of the docks be set apart for the largest steamers, as, from the rapid increase of such vessels, orie dock would be inadeqate for their accommo dation. It was also recommended that one of the large docks be divided by central gates for the use of steamers requiring extensive repairs. The letter was referred to the sub-committee of works. A scale of the proposed rates for the Albert-dock warehouses was submitted, and a special committee appointed for Tuesday to revise them. The Harbour-master's committee submitted new rules for the regulation of the timber trade on the east side of the Brunswick Dock, which were confirmed. The chairman and two members of the committee were appointed to revise the list of dock rate-payers on Wednesday. ELIHU BURRITT, THE LEARNED BLACKSMITH.—This extraordinary man arrived in Liverpool on Sunday morn ing by the Hibernia, from the United States, and reached Manchester on Monday evening last. We understand that he intends spending about a fortnight in Manchester. As the fame of this extraordinary exemplar of "the pursuit of knowledge under difficulties," may not have reached all our readers, we may mention that be was born in Con necticut, in 1811, of humble but respectable parents; at tended the district school for some months yearly, till he was 16; when, his father dying, he was apprenticed to a blacksmith; at which trade he worked till he was 23; and after trying, for a year or two, teaching, and other pro fessions, which did not suit his health, he returned to his anvil, at which he still labours when at home, devoting all his leisure hours to literary pursuits. By dint of hard labour, he has become a proficient in the most difficult languages of Asia, and in many of those languages of Europe which are now nearly disused and obsolete; among them are Gaelic, Welsh, Celtic, Saxon, Gothic, Icelandic, Russian, Sclavonic, Armenian, Chaldaic, Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic, Sanscrit, and Tamul 1 It was stated, in a public meeting, in 1838, by Governor Everett, that Mr. Burritt by that time, by his unaided industry alone, had made himself acquainted with fifty languages. Mr. Burritt shows no dispotition to relax from his labours. He usually devotes eight hours to labour, eight hours to study, and eight hours to physical indulgence and repose; and, by pursuing this course, he enjoys the advantages—vainly coveted by ma-sy literary men—those connected with a sound mind in a healthy body.' Nor does he confine his labours to the mere acquisition of literary wealtbt—he also diffuses it with a liberal band. He has written many valuable articles for periodichls of high standing; he has delivered many lectures which have been replete with interest and valuable information; and has been repeatedly listened to by large and highly respectable audiences in New York, Philadel phia, and other places, with edification and delight. Mr. Burritt is now only 35 years of age, and he is visiting Eng land partly to recruit his strength, and partly to see the English people with his own eyes, and judge for himself as to their character as developed at home. MASONIC FESTIVAL.—INSTALLATION OF THE EARL OF ELLESMERE AS GRAND MASTER OF EAST LANCA SHIRE.—On Thursday, the town of Bolton-le-Moors pre sented a scene of unusual bustle, from the Freemasons of East Lancashire there assembling, for the purpose of in stalling Lord Francis Egerton (now Earl Ellesmere) as Grand Master. The Grand Lodge was solemnly opened by the Mayor, who is Deputy Grand Master of the Di vision. The Noble Lord, who had been delayed by at tending the consecration offa new church at Worsley, at length arrived, and was installed with the usual rites of the " brethren of the mystic tie." The brethren, then, to the number of 700, walked in procession to church, decorated with the badges of their respective offices and the usual masonic clothing. The streets were filled with specta tors, flags and banners were hung from nearly every window along the line of procession, the bells rang a merry peal, and at intervals a discharge of cannon awoke the sleeping echoes of the place. At the churchyard gates the brethren were met by the Rev. Canon Slade, the vicar, who led the way to the sacred edifice. Prayers were said by the Rev. J. Sheffield, and an excellent ser mon wes preached by the Rev. Gilmour Robinson, the grand chaplain of West Lancashire, from the 22d verse of the sth of Thessalonians. At the conclusion, £99 Os. 6d. was collected in aid of the funds of the Bolton Dispen sary. The brethren then again formed the line of pro cession, and proceeded to St. George's School-room, an excellent brass hand playing "The entered apprentice" as a march. In this spacious apartment a sumptuous enter tainment was prepared, and covers were laid for 400, which was the exact number of the guests. At the principal table were seated the Earl of Ellesmere, Pro vincial Grand Master. as chairman; Stephen Blair, Esq Deputy Provincial Grand Master; John Drinkwater, Esq., Deputy Provincial Grand Master of West Lanca shire; Thomas Preston, Esq., Past Deputy Provincial Grand Master ; the Rev. Gilmour Robinson, Grand Chaplain ; R. Dales', Esq., Past Deputy Provincial Grand Treasurer; Thomas Ridgway Bridson, Esq., De puty Provincial Grand Treasurer, &c., &c. The galleries were filled with an immense assemblage of the rank. beauty, and fashion of the town and neighbourhood, and a more admirable sample of the far-famed Lancashire witches never graced any meeting or any event. A first rate party of glee singers and band were in attendance, and nothing was omitted which could add to the comfort and enjoyment of the brethren and the fair spectators of the scene, who, by the special wish of the noble grand, it was arranged, should be permitted to witness the pro ceedings for a very much longer period than is usual. The lodge was closed and the brethren separated about eleven o'clock. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. On Wednesday, the usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held, at the Town-hall. . _ The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised recommendations to appoint John Robinson as assistant surveyor, in the room of Mr. Holt, deceased, and ofJohn Bunbury, as temporary assistant surveyor, in the room of John Robinson. In reply to a communication, the committee stated that they would not be responsible for any damage which might happen to the roof of the Custom-house, if persons were permitted to stand upon it during the time the foundation-stone of the " Sailor's Home" was being laid by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The proceedings were confirmed. . It appeared fr - om the proceedings of the Dock Com mittee that, at a special meeting, the surveyor was directed to construct the walls round the new north docks, of sufficient strength to support warehouses, where required. The proceedings were confirmed, it being un derstood some inquiry is to take place as to one of the appointments at the Albert Dock warehouses, Mr. G. H. Lawrence stating that he had a most serious charge against one party, but, although of the same name, he did not know whether it was the same party. In reply to Mr. Robinson, Mr. MANN said the whole of the rates for porterage, cooperage, and warehousing, were nearly ready, and, after being submitted to the Magistrates and Council, would be duly published. Mr. EARLE said there was an intimation on the notice paper that the proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's Hall Committee would comprise a consideration of the model, and an estimate for sculpture, for the south pediment of the Assize Courts. This was put on the notice paper, it being expected that the model would have been down on Saturday ; but, in consequence of the ereat press of business at the railway, Messrs. Pickford did not send it off till Monday, and it was only put up that morning. There were, therefore, no proceedings of the Committee, but the Mayor had the estimate. The model is a very beautiful piece of workmanship. In the middle sits Britannia enthroned. On her left she holds out the olive branch to the four quarters of the globe. On her right she points the spear, as protecting her own agriculture and arts. At her feet is Neptune. To the left of Britannia, Ceres and Apollo are in a car, the horses controlled by Discretion. Domestic Ilappiness is represented by a labourer holding a plough, and his wife a distaff, with a child at her feet. The Manufactures, especially metallurgy, are figured by labourers at the anvil, who have been employed in the fabrication of arms, &c. To the right stands Peace. Mercury presents Europe, America, and Asia, and lastly, Africa on her bend d knee, and with a young negro, acknowledges the liberty she owes to Britannia. There are other devices which fill up the frontispiece, the number of figures being thirty-two in all. The model is designed by Mr. C. R. Cockerill. The MAYOR read a letter stating that the execution of the figures would cost £3500, in addition to which, the stone and .sheds for the execution of the work, and the raising them to their several places, would have to be provided by the Council. It was proposed that the letter should take the ordinary course, and be referred to the committee. Mr. BIRKETT objected to incurring the great expense, and also to referring the letter to the committee. Great addition had been made to the ordinary expenses of the Corporation this year, and even now they would go far beyond their surplus revenue for the yeir. First, they were told St. George's Hall would cost £85,000. Already it had exceeded double that sum, and " the Lord knows where it will stop." As to the model itself, he was not a good judge, and did not wish to say anything against it; but it appeared to him more fit for an academical building. He concluded by moving that it was illegal to expend the sum of £3500 in ornamenting St. George's Hall when so much remains to be accomplished for the benefit of the inhabitants. Mr. RATBBONE seconded the motion. He said, it would be in the recollection of the Council that, at the time the desn was first mentioned, he express ed a ho p e that nothin g would be done to place the Council in an Improper situation with Mr. Cockerill, for then, as now, he objected to the expenditure of money in ornamental work, and he thought the committee had gone out of their way to place the Council in an improper situation. He admitted the model to be a very handsome one, but they had no right to ornament their public buildings, until the town was in a very different state, in a sanitary point of view, to what it was at present. All their funds would be required to put the town in a proper state, and until that was done, they could neither be liberal nor ornamental. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE stated that if the motion were pushed to a vote he should support it, because the surplus income was already exhausted, and he had no right to pledge any subsequent Council to expend its surplus in ornamenting the ball. Mr. H. HORNBY moved, and Mr. TURNER seconded, an amendment, that Mr. Cockerell's letter be referred to Courts of Law Committee to report to the Council. The Council divided, when there appeared for Mr. Hornby's amendment, 3'); against it, G; namely—For, Messrs. Atherton, Shaw, Thornhill, Chalmer, Preston, Hill, Middleton, Aikin, H. Hornby, Tirane, Henderson, Stewart, Robinson, .G. Hornby, Boyden, Reade, Kilshaw, Higgins, Earle, Booker, Plumpton, Glaze brook, Jones, Mann, Lloyd, Houghton, Turner, Crook, Molyneux, and the Mayor. Against, Messrs. Rathbone, Holmes, Birkett, Lawrence, Brancker, and Swainson. The letter is therefore referred to the committee, The proceedings of the Health Committee contained reports, of which the following are extracts : CELLAR OCCUPATIONS On the 31st March, 1841, there were 7325 cellars separately occupied in streets in the borough, containing a population of 24,072 souls; and, of these cellars, 488 were conformable to the provisions of the Health Act, and contained 1706 souls, leaving at that time about 23,364 persons living in cellars in streets not in con formity with this act. There were also at that time 1252 cellars in courts, separately occupied, containing about 5008 souls. That portion of the Health Act relating to cellars in courts, came into operation on the lUth of No vember, 1842, and shortly after nearly all the cellars in cousts were cleared of inmates, and attention being lately called to the subject, very few cellars were found re occupied in courts. The clause relating to cellars in streets, came into operation on the Ist of July, 1841, and shortly afterwards a special survey of cellars which were separately occupied was made, and it was found that the total number of cellars inhabited in streets, both con formable and not conformable to the Health Act, was 6630—namely, cellars not conformable to the act, 6011 ; cellars conformable to the act, and altered, 619. And, assuming the same amount of population as was exhibited in 1841, when the ascertained number of inmates ran about 31 to each cellar, the total number of persons then living in cellars in streets, would be about 23.205, and the total number living in cellars not conformable to the Health Act, remaining separately occupied in streets, with a population of about 12,670 persons. In clearing cellars, hitherto, the worst and most unhealthy ones, in the closest streets and lowest neighbourhoods have been taken first. The report added that 372 informations had been laid against patties who have allowed cellars to be re-occupied, and the whole of the streets cleared are now under the notice of the police, to whom lists have been furnished. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke we're appointed superintendent and matron of the baths in Paul-street, which, it appears, will cost £6500. The salary of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke, who are removed from the baths in Frederick-street, will be increased from £9O to £l2O, with house, coal, candles, &c. Mr. TINNE moved the confirmation of the proceedings, and in doing so said that, during the past year, the baths had been used by 20,567 persons, being an increase of 6763 over the preceding year. During the last four weeks the number of bathers have averaged about 100 per week. The receipts for the year had been £383. being an increase of £lO3. lie gave notice that he should move at the next, or one of the following councils, that ad.litional baths be erected in other parts - of the town, on the same principle as those in Paul-street. Mr. EARLS said he had a question to ask; rather an affecting one to some of the gentlemen present. He wished to know whether the Highway Board was defunct. . The MAYOR said he believed it still existed. Mr. EARLS.-1 fear some people's necks will be broken between the operation of the act and the death of these gentlemen. (Laughter.) The MAYOR read a letter from the King of the French, acknowledging the address of congratulation lately for warded by the Council to him. A lever from the Highway Board, calling the attention of the Council to the de,itability of providing tanks for supplying cattle with water, and fountains for the use of the public, was referred to the special committee on the Sanitary Bill. The MAYOR read a portion of a letter received from Mr. T. B. Horsfall, thanking the Council for the vote of condolence on the death of his father. GENERAL MISCELLANY. The import duty on wheat is now 53. A testimonial of £3,000 has been subscribed for Mr. Waghorn, the discoverer of the overland route. 'I he Rambler steamer, which struck on the Maiden Rocks, Ireland, will prove a complete wreck. On Saturday week, a flock of 74 sheep were killed by lightning near Priddy, in Somersetshire. In London, there were lately 996.000 females to 878,000 males, or an excess of 118.000 ladies. The personal estate of the late Col the Hon. F. G. Howard has been valued for probate duty at £120,000. On Thursday, Ibrahim Paella paid a visit to Woolwich, and was much interested with everything he saw. The abandonment of the proxy system in the House of Lords is now considered a necessary act of reform. The Duke of Sutherland has subscribed £2OO to the fund for the family of Mr. Haydon. Upwards of 78,000 quarters of wheat and 4000 of oats were liberated at Hull last week. At Preston, upwards of 30,000 quarters of wheat were also taken out. On Thursday, a boy, named Joseph Wood, aged 14, whilst sculling a boat in the river,Feryd, Flintsbire, fell overboard and was drowned. A handle of the coffin that contained the unfortunate Mary, Queen of Scots, was sold at the sale of the curiosi ties of W. Upcott. Esq., for two guineas. The father of Major-General Littler kept a grocer's shop at Nantwich, in which town the late Lord Kenyon served his articles to an attorney. Three men were killed in the most shocking manner, on Saturday week, on the Lancaster and Carlisle Rail way, by the train of waggons getting off the rails. Mr. Marsh, the celebrated chemist of Woolwich, and inventor of the test for arsenic now generally used in me dical jurisprudence, died on Sunday week. Fresh herrings are now plentiful in Douglas market, and of prime quality. The price in retail for the last few days has been from 14 to 20 for a shilling. A worthy contemporary records, under the head of do mestic intelligence, nothing but births, deaths, and mar riages. A man of the world, that !o editor Mr. R. Greig, recently appointed midshipman on board the Dido, at Sheerness, committed suicide with a pistol on Thursday. A bull, and a pigeon which, at the moment, happened to be flying over it, were both killed by the electric fluid, on the farm of Mr. John Proud, at Car House, near Dur ham, during the thunder-storm of Thursday week. Lieutenant William Peel, the son of Sir Robert Peel, has been promoted to the rank of commander in the royal navy. His lieutenant's commission was dated on the 13th of May, 1844. In the year 1844, the number of public-houses and beer-shops in England and Wales was 93,606, and in that year alone no less than 147 public•houses and 272 beer shops were added to the previous number. John Edwards, who is upwards of 107 years of age, and lives in a cottage on the Wilton-road, near Salisbury, was, on Thursday week, observed at work in a hay-field near his residence. Forty new bishonrics were created during the Pontifi cate of Gregory XVI. In England, the deceased Pontiff erected four new apostolic vicariates, committed to bishops in partibus. On Saturday week, a woman in Abbey Closs, Glasgow, fell into a sleep, and up to the following Thursday she only once opened her eyes, but closed them again to sleep on. The disease is called dumb palsy. Parliament-street was crowded with persons on Monday afternoon, and the Duke of Wellington and Fir Robert Peel were both greeted with the most enthusiastic cheer ing on their respective arrival at the Houses of Parliament. BATHING IN THE SERPENTINE.—The number of bathers in the week endinc , on Sunday last, was 226,183. Two persons were drowned, and eighteen were rescued. The highest point of the thermometer was at noon, on the 22nd ult., when it reached 81. In the Town Council of Leeds, on Wednesday week, by a majority of 25 ►o 2, a motion was carried for em powering the Street Committee to carry out an efficient system of sewerage, and for placing a sum of not more than £30,000 at its disposal for that purpose. SOWING HALFPENCE FOR CORN.—Last evening, a more than moderately eccentric citizen of Salisbury evinced his enthusiasm on the passing of the Corn Bill by parading the streets, and scattering halfpence broad cast amongst the mob, who of course accompanied him in large numbers.—Salisbury Herald. Between one and two o'clock on Thursday morning, a ball, about the size of an orange, apparently fire, was noticed at Woodbridge, moving through the air from the west to the south-east, with a long train of light after it. It greatly illumined the atmosphere during its transit, but disappeared in a few seconds.—Bury Post. The prospects of the grouse season in Perthshire are represented to be of the most flattering kind. The young birds a fortnight since were strong enough to find their way to the burns, under the guidance of the parent bird, and covies of 8 to 12 each were started every thirty or forty yards. Thirteen houses were destroyed by fire, at Sobam, Cambridgeshire, on Friday. Among them is the old Globe public-house. The loss is said to be £5,000. The fire is said to have broken out in various places at the same time, from which it is thought that it has originated in incendiarism. The London Peace Society have forwarded an address to the Earl of Aberdeen, on the settlement of the Oregon question, in which they express their satisfaction that the long pending negotiation between the government of this country and that of the United Statos, respecting the Oregon territory, has been amicably adjusted. MANSLAUGHTER.—A man named George Hocker has been committed for trial at the next Stafford Assizes, charged with the manslaughter of Joseph Macduff, a butty collier, who met with his death in consequence of alleged inattention by Honker to his duties as under engineer at a coal pit at Rowley Regis. Messrs. Bunn and Oxbury of Wicklam Market, coach builders, undertook for a trifling wager, to go to London, a distance of eighty-three miles, on velocipedes, during the hours of daylight. They started at three in the morn ing, rested six hours on the way, and arrived at eight in the evening. . On Saturday, a live toad was found by some of the workmen employed in making the tunnel through the mountain in the neighbourhood of Bangor, in a solid rock, eighty yards from the surface, and about the middle of the mountain. It is very large, and was living two hours after it was found. . __ On Thursday week, a boy, named Stewart, son of Cap t. Stewart, R.N., went out to shoot, at Croydo n , with 'ano ther young gentleman. Going under a shed, to take off his boot, he laid his gun on his shoulder, the muzzle p o i n ted towards him . He accidentally touched th e tr i gger e with his foot, and his head was blown to pieces. A SHOWER OF Fnocs ! — During the heavy thu n d er storm of yesterday week , a sho w er of frogs fell from one of the surcharged clouds over the Humber, sev era l d ropped o n the e e decksooast nearofK vessels i navigating ghoito the river, and a portion of lights was fo r a t i me covered by myriads of the strange arrivals.—Hull Adver- User. SERIOUS AccIDENT.—A married lady, named Bur tenshawe, was waiting, on yesterday week, at a s t at i on on the London and Brighton Kailway : The train was in sight, and as she was crossing the rails, the whistle of the engine produced such an effect upon her that she fell down. The station-clerk attempted to drag h er aw a y, but, in the attempt, the buffer of the engine s t ruc k hi m on the head. almost severing it from the body. The lady was also killed upon the spot. • A woman murdered her - own child, six months of age, in the Brighton Workhonse,-on Tuesday last, by cutting its throat, and then committed suicide by cutting her own. The name of the murderer was Norman, and she was about thirty years of age, and was the wife of a man named Norman, who is now in the House of Correction, undergoing a sentence for felony. FISHING EXTRAORDINARY.—A' few days ago some members of the celebrated Wakefield Angler's Club were plying their art in one of the reservoirs of the Wakefield Water Works, when one of them caught instead of fish a full-sized wheelbarrow ! Had we been present we should have advised the gentleman to have baited his hook with the wheelbarrow in the hope of catching a railway carriage ! THE LATE MR. HATDON.—The subscriptions in aid of the proposed fund for the relief of the widow and chil dren of the late Benjamin Robert Haydon, the historical painter, now amount, together with the donations re ceived, to nearly £7OO. This sum is exclusive of the res pective pensions of £5O from the Qneen, and £25 from Lady Peel, already settled upon Mrs. Haydon. There died, throughout England and Wales. between the Ist of July, 1839, and 30th of June, 1840, 5247 females aged 85 and upwards ; whereas, of the same age, there died only 3954 gentlemen, leaving, what is called in the city, a " balance" in favour of the old ladies of 1293. Among the females who died, 71 had passed the age of 100, but only 40 males. SAGACITY OF A LAMB. —Mr. Thomas, of Gilvach, having sold at Carmarthen Fair a number of lambs, went into the Three Compasses for refreshment. He was sit ting at the window when the lambs were driven past; one of them recognised his late master, sprang through the window, breaking two panes, and fell at his feet. The little creature was removed, but not without casting many a pitiful look at Mr. Thomas.—Hereford Journal. UNUSUAL CHARGE.—On Friday, Leman Cohen, a jobber in furriery, was committed for trial at Guildhall, London, upon the unusual charge of being an accessory before the fact to a felony, which was committed in his absence, but which he abetted, as it was alleged, by seek ing out aforehand a buyer for the stolen goods, to pur chase them immediately upon their being stolen, so that the thief might more easily escape justice. A ROBIN'S NEST IN AN ORGAN.—On Sunday, during divine service in St. Michael's Church, in this town, the organist found some obstruction in the organ that pre vented him playing, and, on searching for the cause, after the congregation were dismissed, discovered, to his no small astonishment, a robin's nest, with three young ones in it. They were not disturbed in their singular retreat.— Shropshire Conservative. _ _ _ It is proposed to erect, in St. Giles's, London, on a site recently obtained from the Woods and Forests, a lodging house for one hundred labouring men, in which, at the lowest rate ever paid for lodgings, they may have accom modation of a perfectly clean character. The whole cost is estimated at X5OOO. Among the subscribers are Prince Albert, the Bishop of London, Duke of Sutherland, Earl Harrowby, &c. OLD ALE—At the celebration of the coming of age of Lord Burghley, at Stamford, last week, the tapping of the " Great Lord Burghley Vat" excited much interest. This immense yessPl of ale, which was tapped at twelve o'clock by Lord Burghley, contained 1200 gallons; it was brewed in October 1825. Each of the 600 tenants who dined had placed before him, besides wines, a quart of old " John." The setting in of the wool-season is again effecting a change in the nature of the cargoes of the Hamburg steamers. The Queen of Scotland, last week, had only room for two cows on deck, and the Helen Macgregor, which arrived on Sunday last, was piled up with as much wool as her tarpau'ings would secure from the sea—hav ing no less than eight hundred bales on board. Since writing the above, the Victoria has arrived with a full deck cargo of wool.—Hull paper. CONSISTENCY.—There was great rejoicing in Hasling den on Friday night last, on the arrival of the news that the new corn bill had passed. The btlls rang, and a mob assembled opposite the Commercial Inn, and (after being requested !) gave three cheers for Sir R. Peel. It was ob served that there were amongst the mob many persons who not more than five years ago assisted to burn Sir Robed in effigy. What will they do next ?—Blackburn Standard. NEW WAY OF RECOVERING DEBTS.—On Friday, a mob assembled near the Archbishop of Canterbury's palace, at Lambeth, in consequence of a man walking backward and forward opposite a house by the water side, with the following inscription printed on a board :—" I am waiting here to be paid the sum of .£1 13s. 6d. for one dozen of wine, or else to have the bottles returned." On the board was also mentioned the name of the party oppo site whose house the man was parading. The debt was understood to have been paid, and the mob dispersed. Ertnosts OF THE PRESS.—Our contemporary, the Silurian, has the following :—" Owing to a column having been accidentally laid on the press uncorrected, several errors passed in a few copies of last week's impression before they were noticed. Among others, our devil,' with his head, we suppose, full of Irish matters, had stated that refreshing showers' had given an impulse to ' agita tion,' instead of vegetation and, worse still, toe impious wretch had, in the same column, thrown the ' altar,' instead of a halter,' at a horse's head. THE VICTORIA DOCK.—The contracts for the excava tion and construction of this dock—by far the largest which has hitherto been made at Hull, and which will have its own independant entrances, both from the Hum ber and the Old Harbour or river of Hull, and be, accessi ble at a lower state of the tide than any of our present docks—has been taken by Messrs. Bowers and Murray, who have just completed the Albert Dock, at Liverpool, and are on the eve of finishing the Railway Dock at this port.—Hull Packet. A CANINE MESSENGER.-At the present time a little black bull-headed terrier, belonging to Mr. Powell, car pet-manufacturer, of the Cross, comes to Deighton's li brary every evening of publication for the Journal, with out an attendant, and fetches the paper, which it duly conveys, with all punctuality and dispatch, to i . s master. If the publication has not commenced, it will leave the premises and return ; and on one or two occasions it has dropped the paper in the street, when it immediately started back to the• shop, and would not go without a se cond copy.—Worcester Journal. MELANCHOLY RESULt OF UNBROTHERLY CONDUCT. —Two boys, sons of T. Williams, residing at Tyddyn Celargan, Anglesey, quarrelled, as brothers often do, and in his passion, one kicked the other in the eye. The complaints of the injured child induced some severe threats from the mother, which caused the offender to de camp. No more was heard of him, and all search seemed fruitless, until the evening cf Friday, the 19th, when he was found dead, and in a putrified state, in the parish of Llanfairmathafarneithaf. There was grass in his hands, and he had obviously fallen over the cliffs in the dark. The poor lad had reached his twelfth year. THE NEW CORN DUTIES.—The following is the rate of duties now in operation :—When the six weeks average is under 48s. the duty i 5.......... . 10s. Above 53 Below this it never recedes. This scale remains in operation until the Ist of February, 1849, after which a nominal duty of ls. per quarter is to be levied. Tire POPE.—Dr. Wolff, in a letter to a friend, says -" It is curious that the present Pope, when only Conte Ferretti, was my fellow pupil in the Collegio Romano, at Rome, from the year 1816 to 1817, when I went over to the Propaganda. He is an amiable, zealous, talented, shrewd, pious, and liberal gentleman, and it is therefore to be hoped that he has transferred these qualities from the simple Conte Ferretti to the throne of Benedict IX." Thus goes the world ; one of two students. on almost equal ground, becomes a " Sovereign Pontiff," the other, though filling toe world with his name, is the humble vicar of the small parish of Isle Brewers, in a retired part of the county of Somerset; where, however, he has the sweeter reward of ministering to the spiritual wants of an attached congregation, anxious to be taught. RELIGIOUS PEACE.—The following, from the Tablet Roman Catholic newspaper, contains more truth than our contemporary find it convenient always to disclose. "There are worse things in the world than religious ani mosities—bad and uncomfortable as these are—and what is equally certain is, that the road to a baler state of things lies through a course of conduct which s enders re ligious animosities certain. When a large part of the world is unjust, and only a small minority so much as struggling towards justice—when piety is the exception and demoralisation is the rule—when the faith is broken into a thousand pieces, and the enemies of truth are la bouring to suppress it altogether—when some of the profes sors of that which is true are its bitterest enemies—how can religious animosities he avoided ?—unless, indeed, all the guardians of faith and justice are asleep at their posts, and there he none to lift up his voice or to wield a battle axe in behalf of the oppressed cause of God." SHOCKING TRAGEDY.—On Wednesday morning last, the bodies of two young men, brothers, of the name of Collyer, joiners, at Nottingham, were found hanging by the neck, under the shed of a rope-walk. One body was suspended to a beam by a brace, and the other with a cord, which had been found in the rope-walk. Their residence was adjacent, and search being immediately made there, it was found th a t th e i r f a th e r was a bsent, and stra n ge sus picions were induced. Search was made in every direc tion for him, but no tidings could be heard. He was last seen walking in a direction towards Beeston, which is three miles from Nottingham. The last information from Nottingham was that old Collyer had been found at Len ton, two miles from the town, in the lock of the canal, with both his hands tied behind him. The circumstance points to the btlief that he has been murdered by his sons, and they have afterwards committed suicide. The family lived in a secluded way. and were possessed of some building property, but bad for many years been detest e d by their neighbours for ill-treatment inflicted upon a female member of their family, who was insane. On Saturday week, a numerous and highly respectable meeting was held in the hall of king's College, London, for the purpose of raising a fund for the enlargement of the hospital attached to the institution. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided, and there were also present the Duke of Cambridge, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, Viscount Sandon, M.P., the Bishop of Litch field, Lord Ashley, the Bishop of Llandaff, Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart.. M.P., the Hen. Beresford Hope, M.P., Archdeacon Manning, Mr. Alderman . Copeland, M.P., A rc hd e acon Robinson. the master of the Temple. It was stated that since 1840 the number of . out-patients bad increased from 4,0 5 6 to 1 5 ,933 . Subscriptions amounting to £2,500, were handed in, among which there were the following : —Miss Burdett Coutts, £ 5 00; the Archbishop of Cante r bury, £lOO ; the Executor of Viscount Sid mouth, £206 ; the Duke of Cambridge, £lOO ; the Bishop of London, £100; Mr. Alderman Copeland, £100; the Bishop R £ a s d o B ; t 0 Viscount ck 4 ; sßa. nßdoonn d o , f . zcs L aob i c;bheifilieo,l Lord Ashley, Esq.,s 0 x ; 2 Dr £l ;5.0 the; Bright,od Bishop of Ldanchsff, Sir R. H, Inglis, Bart., £lolos., &c. THE LEAGUE IN AVE : YANCE.-Tht Council of the League have agreed that although they will not at once dissolve, their operations and functions- shall cease, unless in case of future emergency the League- should be recalled into existence. 11r. Cobden is stated to have been in fa- your of immediate dissolution, but it was considered by the majority that it would be impolitie to break up the association so long as the object for which it was orga , nised—namely, the repeal of the Ccrn Laws—had not yet been fully and entirely accomplished. It was, therefore, ultimately agreed that the act of dlesolution should be postponed, to be rendered coeval, perhaps. with the ex piry of the Corn Laws in 1819. Mr. Cobden has inti mated to his friends that he shall altogether retire from public life for at least twelve months. His health, it is said, requires much recruiting, and he is anxious, also, to devote some additional attentio❑ to the management of his large print works. SAFETY IN A THUNDER-STORM. - The following maxims as to places of greatest safety during thunder storms may be useful to many :-1. All metals and most fluids attract and conduct lightning—therefore contact with them is to be avoided. 2. It is infinitely more dan gerous to go under a tree during a thunder-storm than to remain out in the open road or the fields. Persons also been killed when sheltered under the eaves of a house, or by the side of a brick kiln. By the same rule corn and bay stacks are to be avoided. 3. A large room is safer than a small one, and it is always better to keep in the centre of it. Since a current of air will, in some measure, conduct lightning, a position between a door and a window, if open, or a window and chimney, should be avoided. 4. Persons whose clothes are wet are more free from danger than those whose garments are dry. Travellers inside of railway or other carriages, are in little danger compared with those outside. EXTENSION OF FREE TRADE PRINCIPLES TO THE NORTH OF EUROPE.—We stited some months ago, on the authority of the Hull Packet, that a disposition was evinced by Russia to reciprocate the principles of free trade. The announcement of our contemporary took most persons by agreeable surprise in that locality. The same paper (which was correct in its information) now furnishes an official document, issued at S., Petrrsburgh on the 20th ult., and transmitted to the Packet for publication. By this it appears that the duties in Russia on exports are reduced on tallow (per ton) about £.l 2s. 63. ste, l•ng ; on hemp lls. 3d. ; and on flour 16s 10},d. On imports, red dyewoods, reduction, (per ton.) £1 ss. 2d. ; fustic and yellow woods 12s. 7d.; indigo 21d. per Ib ; coffee (per cwt.) £1 ss. Gd. ; earthenware, according to quality, from 2s. 7d. and I2s. to £1 Ils. Other reductions have also been made, the example of Sir R. Peel having been fol lowed so far by the Emperor of Russia. ADVENTURES OF A CAT.—A fine large gray tom-cat was, in November last, brought in from Inner!e then per carrier, packed up in a basket to a family residing in Leith Walk. It remained there about three months, and had become thoroughly domesticated and reconciled to its new abode. At the end of that time, namely, early in February, it was transferred to a family in Scotland-street, but with whom it remained only two days, when it found an oppor tunity of escape. No more was heard of Tom till about three weeks ago, when to the utter astonishment of his or:ginal owner, he made his appearance at Innerleithen, worn end weary, but bearing unmistakeable tokens of his identity. How he managed to subsist through the inter val of four months, or what guide he had through the 30 miles of country between Edinburgh and Innerleithen, over hills and streams, and cultivated fields, and barren moors, which he had never traversed before, save in the covered basket, must, we suppose remain for ever among the mysteries of natural history.— Caledonian Mercury. Tire GLone NEWSPAPER.—In our columns of this day, it will be perceived that Mr. George Robins has an nounced the sale of the Grote journal ; that is, the iotin ential and important share which has given the whole con cern of this ponderous machine, for good and for evil, to a single individual. The proprietor whose shares are the subject of the following remarks, has arrived at the pa triarchal age of eighty-two; and, as Mr. Robins fitly says, a time when he becomes justly entitled ton few years of peaceable enjoyment and repose, unalloyed by literature, turmoil, and the fatigue of getting rich. The opportunity will,'no doubt, create a very great sensation. It is one of the oldest : and certainly moq respectable, prints that adorn our daily journals, and is an extraordi nary instance of self-devotion to its party and principles. In looking over this unpretending recital of facts, nothing is extenuated, nor is anything set down in malice, nor in the slightest manner exaggerated. 'I he statement of pro fit is to accompany the full particulars that are in prepa ration. THUNDER STORM IN LINCOLNSHIRE. A thunder storm appears, from the Stamford Mercury, to have vi sited the greater part of Lincolnshire, on Thursday week. At Laughton, near Falkingham, the electric fluid struck the buildings of Mr. T. Everatt, and did considerable damage to the roof of a granary ; it also entered a stable, and knocked down three men and two horses ; all, how ever, recovered after a short time. A little girl, the daughter of a cottager, residing at a short distance, was so affected that she lost the power of speech for some time. At Great Steeping, near Spilsby, the electric fluid struck the roof of an outbuilding on the farm of Mr. An thony Baker, and in a very short space of time the whole building was burnt to the ground. About the same time, two ewes and one lamb, of the s , me place, were killed, as were also some sheep at Boothhy. the property of the Nev. J. Walls. At Langton, near Gainsbro', two men, who were at work in a barn were struck down by the lightning, but not very seriously hurt. Mr. Toynbee, of Howell, near Heckington, had a beast killed by lightning, in a close in that parish ; and Mr. Sardison, of the same place, had four sheep killed. A farmstead belonging to Mr. Benton, of Frampton, was struck by lightning, and the waggon-hovel and crew-yard fencing, with a long ladder, sheep-troughs, and many other articles, which could not be got out, were totally consumed. Luke Tay lor, a labourer, of Moorby, took shelter under an ash tree during a storm, when the electric fluid pas ed down the tree, doing it much damage. Taylor was standing with his back to the tree, and the lightning burnt the whole length of his back, took away the use of his right hand, singed, his legs and feet, and quite destroyed one of his great toes. The same storm also visited the neighbourhood of Alford. Mr. Hardy, of Beesby, had a valuable mare killed ; and Mr. Budibent and his wife, of Dangham, had a narrow escape ; the latter was knocked down by the lightning, and Mr. Budibent, who was smoking his pipe, had it dashed from his mouth. The house was injured. THE NEW MINISTRY. On Thursday a numerous meeting of the Liberal party was held at Lord John Russell's residence, at which the New Cabinet was arranged as follows ? Lord Chancellor . Lord Cottenham. President of the Council .. Marquis of Lansdowne. Lord Privy Seal. Earl of Minto. Home-0ffice....... Foreign-office. Colonial-0ffice....... Earl Grey. First Lord of the Treasury ... Lord J. Russell. Chancellor of the Exchequer.. Mr. Charles Wood. Chanc caster ellor of Duchy of Lan- 1 Lord Campbell. .... Paymaster-General... Woods and Forests Viscount Morpeth. Postmaster-General. Marquis Clanricarde. Board of Trade Earl of Clarendon. Board of Control. Sir John Hobhouse. Secretary for Ireland Mr. Labouchre. Admiralty . Earl of Auckland. The following noblemen are to be members of the new government, but without seats in the Cabinet : Lord-Liemenant of Ireland.... Earl of Besborough. Cornmander•in-Chief .. Duke of Wellington. Master-General of the Ordnance Marquis of Anglesey. On Friday the following additional appointments were announced in the Morning Chronicle: Master of the Mint....... Secretary of the Board of 1 Ad- G. H. Ward, Esq., miralty ... Attorney-General One of the Lords of the Treasury Lord Ebrington. Under-Secretary for the Home 1 Sir Wm. Somerville. Department . Under-Secretary for Foreign I Thehon.E.J.Stanley. Affairs. .. Lord Advocate. Secretary at War ' .. Rt. Hon. Fox Maule. Solicito-General for *attend.... Mr. Maitland. The Duchess of 'Sutheilancl' will be Mistress of the Robes. We understand that either Mr. C. Buller or Mr. Hawes will be Under-Secretary for the colonies. The following have been named as Lords of the Admi ralty :—Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, M.P. for Green wich ; Rear-Admiral Elliott ; and Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam. A difficulty, not yet surmounted, has arisen with reference to the appointment of the office of Solicitor• General. It is said that both Mr. Jervis, M.P. for Chester, and Mr. David Dundas, M.P. for Suther landshire, have declined the office, on the ground of the personal pecuniary sacrifice which the surrender of their circuit practice, consistent upon the acceptance of the post of second law adviser of the Crown, must entail upon those honourable and learned gentlemen. Such is the on dii ; and rumour next vents to Mr. Hominy, the member for Bridport, who, being a member of the Chancery bar, would not incur such a forfiture as that which deters his able brethren, Messrs. Jervis and Dundas. The Daily News says that Mr. Rowland Hill will re ceive official appointment. The Times relates the following • facts, which throw light on the construction of the cabinet as it now stands:— " We may say that Lord John Russell has spared no pains to increase the strength of the cabinet, by the ad dition of new elements. On receiving her Majesty's commands to form a ministry, he sought an interview with Sir Robert Peel. The ex-Premier received him with every sign of cordiality, gave him a general promise of assistance, and undertook that he would not oppose any measures Lord John might bring forward, simply because they proceeded from that quarter. To this he added expressions, the force of which may have been overrated, but which implied the absence of all wish for r! return to power. On this, it is said, Lord John ventured to ask for what he considered a fair pledge of Sir Robert's sincerity. He requested that the ex-minister would ac quiesce in three of his late colleagues, whose names our readers will probably anticipate—Lord Dalhousie, Lord Lincoln, and Mr. Sidney Herbert —accepting seats in the new cabinet. To this Sir Robert is said to have replied, that he felt unwilling to interfere in so delicate a matter, that he would offer no opposition, but could certainly not recommend a step which would be liable to unfavourable comment, as iodicating a too great tenacity of office on the part of these youthful statesmen. As pre viously intimated, Lord John Russell returned on Wednesday, from Osborne House, charged with an ex pressiou of her Majesty's wishes that the Duke of Wel lingtto would still continue in command of the army. Te, this request his grace yielded a dutiful compliance, in conformity with his views under somewhat simihr cir cumstances in 1827. At the same time, he said that he considered his political life now ended, and that he should Peel. previously The made with felt him s elf encourage d to make the same request . he had at connected e n e e t v e e d r w o h h i iss office.lip s i P L a r e l r i a d oi j e e r h i t n , e R x e c e s p s e t 11 0 n h e s u re b u j e p c e t a s same R s n o s b w i e e r r t as-his late coll eague . H e was su b sequen tly, however, n duced to give hi s consent to a l etter, o f w hi c h L or d John r s e e t n i t r. 7gp cabie i t n a e t t e a T h h o e v i e r - r m e p e l n i e t i s o n l e e f i t l t L h e r r e d e j members s o e f l i t n h o e fiat impe returnedrimperfect success mucli the to hope of their assistance as members of .his government— foe the present at least. The question of offering a seat to Mr. Cobden received, we are informed, long and repeated discussion. Of course th e a d m i ss i on o f a great and tri umphant agitator to the c ounc il s o f h er M s j estv and the executive government of the nation was a proposal likely to present some unf avoura bl e aspects to persons such as Ministers, Whig or Conservative, usually are. We have reason to believe that no unbecoming jealousy was dis played. There are circumstances, however, which will occur to all our readers as offering at least a temporary impediment in the way of that gentleman's acceptance of office. His business, it is well known, is one peculiar de pendent on personal superintendence, as much so that Mr. Cobden himself considers a period of political re tirement necessary to make amends for the loss he has suffered by his generous devotion to a public cause; and on the same ground a magnificent subscription has been set on foot by his friends and admirers. However, a com munication has, we believe. been made by Lord John Russell, with the acquiescence of his intended colleagues, expressing his deep sense of Mr. Cobden's ser v i ces an d consequent claims, and conveying also the prosp ect i ve of fer of a seat in the Cabinet. contingent on Mr. Cobden finding himself some day in sufficient health and wealth to discharge the great responsibility without danger to his life or fortune. Proposals have also, we have reason to believe, been made to two oiher prominent members of the League; and, although in one case they were, also im probable that private reasons, unsuccessful, it is not that at least one gentleman who has distinguished himself by his public advocacy of Corn Law Rei.eal will enter Lord John Russell's Government." REV. HUGH IWNEILE'S NEW WORK-' CHURCII AND THE CHURCHES." THE We gladly tratisfer to our columns the following well- merited notice of the above work and its learned author, from our respected contemporary, the Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday last : " We feel that we have been, to some extent, guilty of injustice to our readers in withholding from them so long our notice of this most valuable anti seasonable publica tion ; nor are we without some misgivings at this moment that we are about to commit an act of equal in justice to wards the reverend (would we could write him right reve -1 rend) author himself, in attempting, within our necessarily brief limits, and amidst the imperative solic tations of other engrossing topics, to notice now the important, com prehensive, and erudite work, whose title we have prefixed. At ail events, ourselves are, in one respect, gainers by the delay, so far, at least, as to have the path of criticism made easy, and our judgment amply confirmed by that most satisfactory of all verdicts—the rapid disappearance of the first issue of 1,500 copies, and the loud demands of the public and the publishers, before the expiration of three months, for a second edition. A work upon the subject of ' the Church,' from any hand, in the present state of the public mind, is likely to command some —and a work on any subject from Mr. M'Neile's hand is sure of much—attention. We accordingly anticipated a very- marked, though, we confess, not such rapid and such un precedented success for the work now before us. It is riot our intention to attempt an outline, much less an analysis of its varied and edifying details, but to commend it to the patient perusal of such of our readers as have that gratification yet in reserve, from most of whom we antici pate a concurrence in the principles it contains, and by none of whom it can be studied without interest, delight, and advantage. Dealing with a subject, and grappling with details, upon which the public mind has been divi ded, and about which so much has been written, both pro and con, it is, of course, impossible that Mr. M'Neile's I views should win an universal assent: notwithstanding, we are bold to repeat, that' his work cannot be read by any otherwise than with advantage. Its distinguishing feature and chief excellence, to our mind at least, consist in this, the constant appeal, expressed and implied, to Holy Scripture, as the only supreme, paramount arbiter in the matters at issue, and the use he makes of antiquity, including the writings of our own early divines, no less than of the Greek and Latin fathers of the early church, is exactly what it ought to be, testing it by, comparing it with, and subordinating it unto the dictates of that Word which only 'is truth.' This also seems another advantage to the reader—namely, that of keeping him on familiar ground, while his course ' flows fast by the oracles of God ; ' and showing him also the real value, as well as the true place of the testimony of antiquity (in which, by the way, our author proves himself to be more deeply conver.. sant than his urgent and responsible occupations for the last twenty years might have led us to expect)—its place being as the handmaid of revelation, and its value con sisting in its conformity, for the most part, with inspired truth. " The title of the book, ' The Church of God in Christ, and the Chu)ches of Christ Militant here on Earth,' in timates not merely its subject matter, but also the order of it in the two main divisions of which it is cornice - led. The force of this title is sufficiently explained when (p. 64) he states, ' The aggregate of the elect, from the first. 1 and to the last inclusive, is the Church of God in Christ;' and again (p. 70), ' These all, viewed in the aggregate, constitute the catholicity of the Church of God, extend- I ing over all the ages of the world's history, and all the countries of the world's geography. This is the only true 7e a :Toa d slhlt g ug e swe l in ine catholicity.' The sense in which Mr. Al'Neile uses the phrase, ' the Churches of Christ Militant here on Eart h ,' will appear also from the following (p. 71), i Greeks, i hlrffeerudei ssk ti tosv 0 nudßxoeerirrissaoisscnllaoonsevpfsovi Lord,atet theni i Pearson r,osyen"nocpwotoii, haf:tairtseit church." hoee s ics.fni a ar y stiscelh s as , ea u,ltnh ' pri ` doo t l nt h i ohc e uii tssrhm m sse, e o , en, name os t aanemn.s o id b esi ttv thereforeeoi id o fn u and cij s nluesdt uheses ti Scots o n a n d andorder r der Americans , ofwhieh as h w e ch L u u r t c h h e , ra in ns t , he Z e u n in u g m li e a r n:. e f l o l l a lo s w ß s oma Cardinaln s and holiness,tA e n i g t a r i Anglicans.' ai. n nn s ec i . ' ordinances of baptism, the head,i, u u r t i i i rh t ye y : t i c l t i o s e mlea catholicity,t underter " Under the former division of his subject, our author th e separatelyChristia n apostolicity. e x amining Underchurch connection with, the civil ruler. From a work engaged upon such materials, and in such hands, much will neces sarily be expected ; aril when the reader has carefully gone through it, and to no other reader do we recommend it, he will find his expectations have been in nowise dis appointed. "The style is natural and easy, and the author's drift and meaning obvious throughout. His is not the style so happily described by the acute Bishop of Ossory in his primary charge, ' a style which has been brought to great perfection by the writers of this (the Tractarian) school, in which they are able to say all that they want to say, and at the same time make provision to shelter themselves from its full responsibility.' What Mr. M'Neile believes fully, he enunciates fearlessly, argues scripturally, and maintains firmly ; and this, too, without a single ex pression tinged with the bitterness of party controversy, but characterized throughout with all the moderation and modesty, the sure indications of a mind at once capacious and cultivated—that generously concedes to others the same freedom of thought, expression, and action, which it has the courage boldly to vindicate for itself. Mr. M'Neile's reputation as a divine, a churchman, and a scholar, rests now upon this his latest publication, of which it is no ordinary commendation to pronounce it worthy of the growing weight it has to sustain. " In putting together these last comments upon our author and his work, we could not help regretting, for his sake, that the same rule has not always regulated the course of church preferment, which Sir E. Sugden* alleges to obtain invariably in the legal profession, where 'rank is obtained not by entreaty, or through powerful con nexions, or by subserviency to political opinions, but it is freely offered to the men who best distinguish themselves by learning, talent, and professional conduct.' Had it 1 been so, Mr. M'Neile had certainly long since worn the honours. as well as sustained the burdens, of the church ; and, as a faithful servant, had met with some reward even in this life, before he is called " to a crown of righteousness in'the resorret.tinn of the just.” * Letter to Wm. S. O'Brien, Esq., January 26, 1846. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A WHALER AND A FRENCH EAST INDIANIAN BY - Letters, have, during the last two or three days, been received, communicating the total destruction of the whaling-ship Helvetia, 330 tons burden, and the French East Intliamm, Nouveau Tambour, both of which, we regret to say, are supposed to have been fired by incendi aries. The loss of the Helvetia, which was commanded by Captain NV. Porter, occurred on the night of the 25th of February last, in Sandwich Harbour. Besides 150 barrels of sperm oil, she had ]5OO of seal and other commodities on board, and preparations were completed for the home ward passage when the discovery was made. It appears to have commenced in the forepart of the vessel, between decks, and every attempt on the part of the crew to get at eate s eh i d d a, e na . nnde A lww t as t i e tt m hh p etn t i s lae w b at e in r d e deo m ;n a te d hd e e. it proved abortive. The alarm was given to the authori ties ashore, who instantly caused the military to be turned out, and directed every assistance they were possession f the night, her cables were cut s , of to save the vessel. Long before the vessel was boarded the flames had gained the oil in the mainhold, and burst forth in a terrific blaze, firing the rigging in every direc tion, which, owitifto the wind, was soon consumed, the guns on the fort opened fire on the burning vessel in order eatmfronaedscs scuttle Subsequently,t the a a l se l n l hd i i il i i pea g rbd,oorivuni butet. ttrteht:ltheih, three vessel's oe e eoseu: iroinsl:fict ohlo 0c k she struck to sink her; several shots piorced her bows, but bad no oni a reef and .trAmied in six feet of cyst.... —1...... ~_ .. . '. aura . for nearly two whole day s , an d was entirely consumed. That she was wilfully se t on fi re the commander and offi cers have not the least doubt. They exempt the crew of the diabolical act, believing it to have been committed by a native who was employed on board, and bad made his escape immediately after the outbreak of the fire. Thel . captain and officers are sufferers t o a c onsiderable ezten The ship was insured for £12,000. The evening burning o f theof the 18th Nouv eaulast Tambour mont.T he Ju ne ,nt e o k oorg place al ta : r n the c i seiles, a few hours after her arrival. ve ry suspicious cir in the after part of the ship, , e backwards into the main h beyond all human power. Th e fire, and his rescue was .47,000. ship's loss is estimated at sa b io i fran d y etfehs o l l c h ue vessel.mw s a t sa Unfortunately,c s e 0 n , o a f n terminatedde captain, onepiaden : r dnsuwoannht: perished dehrs d wits e hta s hse t ed r i dest ruction ncoot theninof teui re she continued to July 7, 1846. VTR LIVERPOOL STANDARD*.