The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-28 00:00:00

LOCAL NE WS noun, aged abou 28 years, was rowned SUSPIC gntlem s hots On Monda on Tuesday y night, the servants at a street sate four men, in dark clothes and masked, standing near the BODY RECOVERED.—On Thursday evening, e body of a man, name unknown, was found floating in th the river near Garston. The face was almost eaten away, and the body generally decomposed. A PRISONER IN THE BOROUGH GAOL, named Rebecca Hill, who was un d er sentence o f ten years' tra nsportation, died on Tuesday in the hospital of pul monary consumption. Tait COTTON SPINNERS' ASSOCIATION at Blackburn have resolved to resist the claim now made by the opera tives for an adva nce o f ten per cent., and to carry this act by a general stoppage of the mills. TAE BELGIAN SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH was opened on Monday week. Birmingham has lust been joined with the metropolis by the same company, .and they contem plateproceeding rapidly with the continuation to Liverpool. OPPORTUNITY FOR CAPITALISTS.—In to.clay's Stan dard will be found advertised an important sale of free hold and leasehold property is Liverpool. the lots being so arranged as to suit both large and small capitalists. THE OPERATIVE TAILOR S OF LIVERPOOL, at a meeting on Tuesday evening, Mr. John Allan in the chair, resolved to support the Tailors' Institute, and to use every exer tion to place the trade in the position it ought to occupy. It was announced that several grievances had, on a repre sentation to the employers, been remedied. GEORGE THOMAS, late a keeper at the Rainhill Lunatic Asylum, (from which situation he has been discharged), was fined £5, at the Prescot police court on Tuesday, for assaulting one of the inmates Peter Mulli gan , and break ing one of hi s r ib s, because Ale poor fellow refused to eat his food. SUDDEN DEATH AT CIitIRCH..--.At divine service at St. Barnabas's Church, Pimlico, on Sunday morning week, 11r. Thomas Bailey, of Aig'burth, near this town, uts attacked by apoplexy for the third time. H e was attended by Dr. Aldis, sod, although the usual remedial means were immediately resorted to, he expired in a few hours afterwards. HAY KING began, near: .._ ...,y a fort n i g h t ago at Wootton and in som e other parts of the neighbourhood of Liver pool, and considerable breadths of hay-grass are now cut. Clover and rye grass crops are heavy. The wheat. which is shooting into ear, promises to be a good crop:; so do oats and latter are o barley, as we ll as potatoes and turnips ; the ut of the reach of the fly. Tat MoatAtirr in the parish of Liverpool in the " w e e e ek , e nding Satu r d ay was the same as in the previous namely, 116, and i n the out-townships the deaths 137, 57, again-st 56 in th e f ormer week. Tlsel otal was being 41 l ess than the average of the corresponding week Ofver the prec e di ng five years. The mortality from typhus le and from o th er diseases of the t yinctic class, with the exception of hooping cough, is unusually 10w. TH E SAILIN GS OF THE AUSTRAL/AN FLEET from t his Part from the 15th to the 22nd instant have been eight vessels for Melbourne, 4,055 tons ; one vessel for Port Adelade, 676 tons ; two vessels for Sydney, 1,446 tonssi and one for Geelong and Melbourne, 188 tons; or an aggregate tonnage of 6;365 tons. The total number of vessels preparing on the 22nd for the various ports of Australia was 26 ; registered tonnage, 18 , 26 6. CORPORATION NORTH SomoOrs.—At the midsummer -examination, on Tuetdav, the Mayor presented three prizes, which his Worship had offered in December last, Tor the best essays —the competition being open to boys and girls. The exa mination, both in the infant and girls' -pscuhrosoles, satisfied all Present that the system of education an to d u d s taep;Tthem ri by honest industry put system a Positionto to main elevate ta p in or childroen, tirenrselves . BRITISH CLIPPEIts ' A- TatumpFt.—The &Arm ship . Australia, built at 'St. Jahr's by Mr. OrLsaghlin, 'for Messr. Charles Moore and Co.. of Liverpool, and des patched from this port by Mr. Walthew, in YlaYllBs2' for 'll:el.bourae, returned to the Mersey on Monday week, having visited since her'departure South Australia, China, Trinidad, and N'elv- Orleans. She passed the celebrated American clippers Flying Cloud, White 'Scull, 'and Atalanta. This is an unexampled quick run. AUSTRALIA. A ColiCN LAND. —From the Australian news of a New York contemporary we glean the following passage :_:•` If labourers flock into Australia in sufficient 9ne of /lumbers. w e may hare bulk of Australian cotton 'yet. the oldest cotton brokers in Liverpool, since dead man who hid grown cotton himself in the United ptates in:his early days—declared, in 184 - 9, after exarain- Hag divers sp-ecimens of Australian cotton, that preduct wdeopuelnddenmackye a great country hereafter of- that - distant of oars." country " A LIVERPOOL •hPPRENTICE," in . the columns of a contemporary, cora-plains that it is the custom of many merchants to make their clerks take letters on a - franday Morning. 11e eives an instance in which three partners of a Liverpool-frit live respectively at Rock' Perry,Wood side his home at Bit the morning, gets the letters at the post-office, visits the three reside:tees of the firm in succession, and does not get home till half-past eleven ! - Tie cannot, therefore, go to church till 12 o'clock. This is a sub stantial grievance. A d ToeN N IA LE ~ Scrx Lord at Mr. Shrttleworth's hotel, in Mar^ - Doherty, has been possession a bill of erchanze for rth American Bank, drawn in - far Our of `' l .D• A gentleman of that name stayed ewcrth's from the Sth to the'lOth instant, ' A """"9 on the 11th. At the police-office gave a confused account of how it sion ; the case was dismissed, Mr. - 1 until further information can be named DECI- ement on Tuesday aFter ,eech of Mr. James, and 4 -ea a reaction of nd towards 12a b _ to 1 ndtly, re-eded to 2 to 'rhe cti, became knot ..a in the - Ezehange roon thnt •the Mayor had received c communication to the effect that Messrs. Turner and Mackenzie were - unseated, and at a , quarter past 5, when the official: announcement was•piacarded ever the slate., the Liberals attempted to get up a cheer, but it was speedily drowned in three hearty groans given with hearty good Will. - - THE HIGH 'LEVEL RAILIVAA' AT THE :;.......-.ERPOOL DOOKS.—AIrr - Shand, at the inauguration of the Garston docks, on Tuesday last, said _—Liverpool was-endeavour jug to follow -the example of her younger rueighbour (Garston) in regarl to the high le?el railway, and the only stoppage to that system was the opposition of the East Lancashire Railway. In every other respect he-might say the Town Council of Liverpool, the Lancashire and York shire Railway Company, and the :Dock,Estate of Liver pool, had made the provision necessary for carrying out the highlevel railway, which would give -such advantage in the shipping of coal_- ; and he hoped,if any gentlemen be longing to the East Lancashire Railway Company were present, they would endeavour, as soon _as puosible, to remove the difficulty. (Cheers.) Exritarretsc cx THE MER - sEve—Connected as I am with ;Liverpool, = rejoice to see the enterprise of all upon the estuary of the Mersey. Let us make our port the cheapest in the -world, and the place where-expedition shall 'be part and river. Every = parcel of th e genera l .system of our hip which enters the estuary of the Mersey bri ve ngt, eith er di rect l y or indirectly, •wealth to th e p or t o f L irpool; and. I. echo the sentimentajust•utteree. by Mr. Holland, and say- that, after all, Liverpool must be the great central luminary around which the tite'i:tes to which h e has alluded must roll The more ' you extend these facilities, -whether eat , at '.areton, at Runcorn, or elsewhere e a r shilli ng which you must be beneficial- to Live: y I ' e x pend Poo anasrauch as it will give cheapness to commerce, and do what we i s v h tt e ::3 see done — woo the commerce of the world to our Do of t h e. of Liz,frpo o l a t t h e opening of' the , 61.- -ion h ck DOCK Commirrce _-- .—Mr. Shand pres i ded at the weekly meeting on Thursday. A pl an f or t h e b etter accommo dation of the repo t tc r s was produeed, and l a id on the table. A letter was read from Mr James Middleton, a Master cooper in the Alber. Docks, ~ six.., ;w hi c h , h a w ... f resigning, his.situation en account of the " petty tyrann i y ; leged, were "the ruling.character defended. IT.r. ..o s f o t n h , e superinten_ dent of the Albert Docks." Mr. Robinson K Cowan, saying useful, indefatiga -4' there.was not a more trust." Mr.•Langs ble, and zealous officer in the dock d upon for the dale We are all very well till we are found out, Mr. fixe t. Robinson." Te 4th of July was Letters were yearly inspection c f the lieltshiPs read from Messrs. Gibbs, ;Brigi-, ' best mode M'lCean, M'ldarty, and , n relation to the . * s stated i t a s n' ti kl m Co. am': Messrs. of preventing frauds on the Co.,' dock trust, the writers that they were their Customs clerks that everything should be ,al..i.et.L" mo t` particular in their instruct yl on ns_ ; I_o !tie order. * 't was toted that the N.W. lightsimP " u ; had been Placed in graving dock to be painted and scraped. I-ILatra Q , C—tmITIP P *4 T d Ipresided at the week!! mee ting on fh -- '' r' :- " angs a e inspector of nuisuces, sang of day sanitary examitkation of in -- Mr. Fresh er matters, reported the rnerly.cleared ofmate • . II coirt houses and 604 cellars, for- Mr. Beckwith complair4Z the lower parts of the town.— John -street and South , that the crossing between . North "ttn-atreet was being taken lie conteni.led it was in good condition nd to take it up Was laying o :3t . the tauneY unneeessa I a Mr. Beckwith A so complair.ed that from Low-hillt•ltlßrunswick-road they had wanted sewers for years, and !laid about it The engineer remarked that the whole of Yet not a word was Ettinswick,road up to the Zoological Gardens was !ewered. Several streets were recommended t© be sewered, litrliea.lit_itling Lowndes-street,Cbden-street, th'''tuarilained that, in the sewerage of the latter streets, &c.--Mr. Beck 's:', V, would benefit Mr. Johnson at the public expense. Pzig altercation I ook place, which ended in a committee "elng a ppointed to examine the Property of Mr. Johnson. Waal' DERBY BOAR P GUA RDIAN S.—Mr. Allpass Presided at the weekly °e°ti n Wednesday. A letter was read from Mr. Listmer,e "ninulaicatien from M. Cleaver, which stated that the house ° surgeon, in answer to a board had resolved that it w s desirable that the surgeon should reside in the hospitals. Mr. Lister's reply that n ny , ,as he did not conceive the alteration would be of . ue stated, nefit to the patient. he was nok willing to comply with the wishe thereof the guardians.—Mir, Miller was of opinion that ught to be some inquiry made by the lezisla ture into the working of the present poor laws, for he was catisfied that from the way in which the law was now work iin,g. theY would be all paupers very soon, (Hear, hear.) .. was conoinrr to that, as erery year the poor rates were increasing, whilst pauperism was decreasin g . He enforced the necessity of themselves and other boards memorialising ..avernruent. He also advocated a national rate, as did Mr. Jeffreys, who was of opinion that the whole of the country should become one great parish, with one rate, and t he Queen at the bead. —Mr. Cleaver said he had reason to believe that in the next session of parliament an imPortant alteration in the poor law would be brought before the le islature .--llr. Miller: Then I will waive the matter.2on the ' suggestion of the Chairman, it was agreed to get a copy of the bill now passing through par attet to provent i4troultzral interroenta. found to hr X) ,n at Mr. and sa );ter, ti keeping Procured. neon was intense. the delay in the are opinion in favour four the . I.4herz.ls against the sittir 1. At '5 o'cloci:it THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, LIVERPOOL FLORAL AND 'HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. —The second exhibition will take place at the Botanic Gardens, on Thursday next. A WHIT7.,-RINGED SNAKE.—In discharging the Charles Jackson, in this port, three weeks ago, a live snake was found amongst the logvrood. It is 22 inches in length, with a white ring round its neck. It is still living. A TERRIFIC THUNDERSTORM prevailed in Manchester, on Thursday afternoon, from half-past four till five. The lightning knocked down several people, but fortu nately no fatal accident occurred. Various houses were also struck and damaged. THE REV. DAVID JAMES has had conferred upon him, by the University of Heidelberg, the degree of " Doctor of Philosophy," in consideration of the learning which he has displayed in his published works—" Ob eruditionis specimina." ILLEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.-011 Wednesday the Mayor presided at the Sessions-house, for the purpose of hearing informations against persons charged with having in their possession illegal weights and measures. Sixty persons were fined by his worship. Mu. GREENE, the engineer, who was enraged in making the Ormskirk Railway, has a " national" dispute with Senor Salamanca, in Spain, who bad engaged him on railway works. Mr. Greene's house was invaded, and his engineering drawings carried off. THE CHILDREN OF THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM, on Friday week, were treated to a sail to Rock Ferry, and a view of the Chinese Junk, on the invitation of Messrs. Crippin and Forster, the proprietors. Messrs. Crippin and Forster have liberally determined to invite, at inter vals, all the children connected with our charitable institutions. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY CONIPANY.-1. special general meeting was held at Bury, on Monday week, which approved of two bills now before parliament, one to extend the East Lancashire Railway from Clifton (where it now joins the Lancashire and Yorkshire) to Manchester, a distance of four miles; and the other to extend their railway to Southport and Rainford, and to make arrangements with the St. Helen's Canal and Rail. way Company. TRIAL TRIP TO DCELIN.—The paddle-wheel steamer Argentina, belonging to the South American and General Steam Navigation Company, on a trial trip, sailed for Dablin on Saturday afternoon to return last evening. The Argentina was tried for the first time on Wednesday last, and her performance was very satisfactory. She leaves on Friday next for her destination, the River Plate, calling at Lisbon, Madeira, St. 'Vincent, Pernambuco, Ilafria, and Rio Janeiro, and presents a very favourable opportunity for pasengers desirous of a pleasure trip to those countries. Txs Rev..Tonx . c - ANs, M.A., the respected minister of Portland-chapel, Bath, having been appointed to the incumbency of St. Mary's Church, Grassendale, near Liverpool, his congregation have presented him with a handsome testimonial, consisting of a silver coffee-pot, of exquisite workmanship, and a purse of sixty sovereigns. Mr. Evans bears to his new sphere of labour, not simply the love of his congregation amongst whom 'he has faith fully ministered for five years, bnt the respect of all our fellow-citizens.—Bath Chro”ie.ti. THE CONVENTION AT Mtn:PHIS V. LIVERPOOL.— In the great Southern Convention at Memphis, resolu tions have been adopted favourable to a railroad to the Pacific=to the Tehuantepec route across the isthmus—to the eftabiishment of commercial steamers between ale southern ports and Europe=to supersede the monopoly of the cotton trade by the northern cities of the United States and Liverpool, as fur as . possible—to encourage and extend home manufactures in 'the south, &c. Iteso lutiuns in relation to a possible annexation of Cuba - were lost. ROYAL AMPHITHEY.TRE..—The most completeeticcess Crowned the new play " Civilization," produced at this house on Wednesday night, Mr. James Anderson playing the principal part. The piece, we are pleased to observe, will be thrice repeated lifting the present *reek. On 'Saturday evening, Mr. Anderson appeared in '"lacheth;" last night in " Richard the Third." His - engagement extends, we believe, over the present week, last night an additional attraction - Wes presented in the celebrated danseuse from the 'Lyceum, Miss RosirraiVright,Whe appeared here for the first time. NUPTIAL PESTItVItIES. The marriug'e of Thomas Mellor, Esq., of Hayman's-green, West Derby (of 'the firm of Mellor and Eason, merchants, Water-street',„ to Miss Elizabeth Pearson, sister of the wife of his brother, Mr. S. Mellor), took place on Tlmrsday - at Nottingham. The event was celebrated the same evening by a large number of gentlemen, who sat down too - a mott ertellent supper at the house of Mr. Bulger, Sefton Arms, West Derby, in honour of the marriage. A supper was also given at the house of Mr. John Hughes, of the Hare and Hounds, where a considerable number of persons assem bled to do honour to the nuptials. A LIVEIVPOOI, ATTORNEY COTifiVIITTtD FOR "EMBEZ ZLF.MENT.--,tr rriday last, at the police-court, Thomas Pattinson, an attorney, pract , lsinginthis town, was placed at the bar, charged with having obtained money from Mr. James Hankin, stonemason and builder, at Kirkdale, under false pretences. Mr. Hankin stated that he applies to the prisoner, as an attorney, at the end of last month, to bring an action against Thomas Southern, publican, of the Black BUIPInn, Kirkdale, ro' tte recovery of .£l4 75.. The action 'was to be brought in the borough court. Under what afterwards appeared to be a false pretence that the case was going on, Pattinson,' who was often in a state of inebriation, duped Rankin out of 15s. The prisoner was committed for trial. NEW CLYDE-BUILT STEAMER, TEUEGIt.tPir, which is now running between this port and Belfast, left the latter place oil Wednesday evening, with passengers-and cargo, and arrived at the'Bell-Buoy, off this •perrt, in ten hours and ten minutes, showing a speed of fourteen- knots, or upwards•of sixteen statute miles all the way, a fact which vouches'for her speed, and needs no comment. - The Telegraph is commanded by Captain Leitch, late-of the Canard -service,• brother of the re spected commander of the Thiladelphia and Liverpool .of Manchester. The Telegraph is the pro- of - the Belfast Steam •I'acket Company, arid her .cents here are Messrs. Grainger, Bristor:, and Johnston. She will leave each port twice a week. steamer -It EREIGIT OF THE SEA _t RICAN CLIPPER ..1 be - remembered that on the passage between Ne\ York and -San Francisco she attained a most extraordinary speed, having on one day logged the unprecedented num berof 436 miles in twenty-feur hours. The accounts by the last steamer stated that the-Sovereign of the Seas was then about to sail from New - York for 'Liverpool, so we may expect to see her in the course-of -a week. She is the largest merchant vessel afloat. The 'Sovereign of the Seas will form one of Messrs. Bowman,'Grinnell, Sc Co.'-s line of pael:et-ships between - this port and New York, 'lt is very gratifTing to observe-so many,hne ships sent to Li verpool, ate. it proves the eminent position which we hold as a shipping port. We have a more -splendid class of vessels sent - here than to any other port ia the world, for, when a ship has attained a good character at Liverpool, -it is a potent - recommendation everywhere. WELSH , MEETING IN LIVERTOOL. ESENTATIOW TO THE REV: Ravin JAMES, PE. D.—On Friday evening, a numerous meeting of the Welsh inhabitants of the town and the friends of the Rev. David 'James was held at the Bible Depository, Slater-street, to present that gentleman with an adciress, previous to his departure from this town, to enter upon his duties as principal of the college of Llandovery, in South Wales. Mr. "Evans, solicitor, oc cupied the chair, in the unavoidable absence of Mr- Robert Wynne, who was to have presided.—The Chair man remarked on the fact; that Mr. James was about to enter upon 'much more important office, for which he had been selected from numerous applicants who sought the honourable post to which he had been appointed. (Applause). He did not know a gentleman better quali fied by his learning, his talent, his devotion to his coun try and its language than Mr. James was forthe institution over which hell.ad been called upon to preside. (Applause.) —Mr. I:Hs:Jones moved the first resolution., as follows : " That this meeting sincerely congratulate the Rev. D. James 041 his appointment as principal of .the College of Llandovery, believing him to be eminently qualified for the arduous and responsible duties connected therewith." *-The resolution was seconded by the Rev. T. W. Jones, of St. Paul's, aupported by Mr. T. L. Sturgeas, and car ried unanicaously--Mr. Robert Roberts moved the second resolution.--" That though we unfeignedly rejoice at the enlarged sphere of.usefulness opyned to the rev. gentleman, we cannot refrain from expressing regret at the loss Liver pool will sustain by his removal, and that as a memento of the high estimation in which he is held, an address be presented to him, signed by the chairman, on behalf of the meeting."—Mr. Robert Thomas seconded the resolu tion, after which poetic effusions appropriate to the occa sion were recited by Mr. E. S. Jones, Mr. :Lewis. Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Hugh Hughes.—The chairman pre sented to Mr. James the address, which the rev. gentleman .eloquently and feelingly acknowledged. CHILDWALL FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOq:ETY. —The sixth annual exhibition of this thriving Society ; was held on Thursday last, ider an immense marquee in the field adjoining the churchyard. This beautifully pic turesque locality is alone sufficient to insure success., .ec ,peally on such a fine day as-that on which the show vas :held. More than five thousand persons visited Childwail on that day, and everything .passed off with great spirit, :and-much to the satisfaction of all parties. The leading feature of the exhibibition was, of course, the Pelargo eriume,.which, as usual at this zeasen, were in great per fection. There were very few novelties, and the general growth of the plants was of such an average excellence as to admit of few special remarks. V. Walker, Esq., of Calderstones, had a very fine specimen of Banksia Serati folia, well : flowered, which excited great attention. Mr. Morton, •the gardener to that gentleman, stated it was a seedling ,raised by him within four years. We also noticed a .renrarksbly beautiful variety of gloxinia, called Wilsanii, a sealing raised by Mr. Thomas, gardener to Charles Wilson, Esq., of Allerton, and now in the posses sion of Mr. 'George Davies, of the Nurseries, green -lane, West Derby. Several remarkably fine collections of Ex otic Ferns were exhibited, amongst which one shewn by Mr. Robinson, gardener to Edward Molyneux, Esq., of Chi!dwall-hall, was especially worthy of notice, and so also was a splendid collection of Lycopodiums shewn by Mr. Cahill, gardener to Julius Focke, Esq. We have never seen these beautiful plants in greater perfection. Chas. Wilson, Esq., had some beautiful stove plants, and an Aphelexis macrantha purputa, shown by J. Focke, Esq., was unique. A lar ge co ll ect i on of wax flowers, shown by Miss Newton, drew crowds of admirers, who were astonished at the perfection to which this clever artiste has brought this elegant accomplishment. A large collection of rare and choice plants was exhibited by Messrs. T. Davies and Co-, of Wavertree nursery, and added much to the gene ral effect. Nothing could exceed the good management with which all the orrangements were conducted, and the crowds of elegantly dressed visitors had ample opportunity of seeing the beautiful s p ec i mens without inconvenience. The band of the Zoological Gardens was in attendance, and enlivened the sce ne with cap it a l music ; and an effi cient body of police, j udiciously applied for by Mr. Rim mer, of the Childwall Abbey, prevented that concourse of low characters vending fruit, &c., whi c h too frequently gives an air of dissipation to these rural festivals. The pressure on our space prevents our giving th e usua l list of prizes; but we must not omit to mention that the Cot tagers' prizes, for which the Childwall show has always been remarkable, were fully equal to previous ones, and the general character of the exhibition showed a decided orogyess, which is due to the spirited ezertiens of Wm. Davies, .Esq., the acting secretary. A SHIP, of 447 tons, new mels!,vement, - - 7!! , :d the Mimosa, has 7 '2=l launched at Aberdeen. She is intended for the Liverpool and South Amerie3n trade. A WOMAN from Liverpool was killed, on Wednesday Nst, at the Ordra!l-17vie Station, Manchester, by falling under the wheels of a'-"n. A FIRE broke out, at a !ate hour on Sunday r!ght, in the upper pert of a dwelling-house, in Atherton-street, but it was extinguished without doing much damage. THE ACADIA, formerly belonging to the Cunard line, end sold to the Germen Confederation, has been bought to trade between Bremen and New York. A RAILWAY WAGGON, filled with copper, passed over the body of Joseph Gerrard, a fireman at St. Helens, on Monday evening week, and killed him on the spot. THE WILLIAM TAPSCOTT and KOSSUTH, which sailed hence on the 11th May, arrived at New York on the 10th June, making Sandy Hook on the 9th, and beating every ship from Liverpool which had sailed between the 2nd and 11th, and the passengers were landed all well. DOCK-OFFICE.—The following gentlemen were, on Saturday, at the Town-ball, elected commissioners of audit :—Messrs. Joh:i Gordon, Henry Dawson, Charles R. Taylor, David Rae. Joseph Mondel, James Brebner, J. A. Clint, and J. A. Black ; and these gentlemen there after appointed Mr. H. B. Hornby their accountant. MERCHANT TAILORS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL, GREAT CROSBY.—The half-yearly examination was conducted by the Rev. G. W. Snowball, M.A., of St. John's Col. lege, Cambridge, and on yesterday week the prizes were awarded by John Myers, Esq., of Crosby-house, who delivered an excellent address. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The Royal Mail steamer America, Captain Leitch, took her departure for Halifax and Boston on Saturday morning about eleven o'clock, with a full cargo of fine goods, and upwards of 132 pas sengers. The. United States mail-steamer Atlantic, Capt. West, sails for New York to-morrow afternoon, with pas sengers and a full cargo, having also had to shut out goods. Sr. PAUL'S, LIVERPOOL.—We would direct the atten tion of our readers to an advertisement in another column relative to the proposed building of a school in connexion with St. Paul's Church. The case is there fairly stated, and we should think, at least, sufficiently proves the ne cessity that exists for such an institution. 'We hope the friends of scriptural education will avail themselves on this occasion of practically giving evidence of the sincerity of their opinions and good wishes. QUICK WORK.—The new steamer Mona's Queen, Captain Quayle, made the quickest passage on record, between Liverpool and this port, on Monday last. This fine vessel left Liverpool shortly after eleven, and arrived here a little after four o'clock, having accomplished a run of seventy-five nautical miles in five hours and ten mi nutes ! the shortest passage ever made. The Mona's Queen brought between three and four hundred passen gers.—Manx ZOOLO'GICAL GARDENs.—This favorite resort continues to be thronged each gala evening with visitors. The en tertainments provided by Mr. Daranda appear to give universal satisfaction. During the past week vocal and instrumental concerts, followed by dramatic performances, have taken place, a very talented and effective company having 'been engaged ; and we .perceive from the advertise ment that several favourite farces are announced for this week. The fireworks are quite as beautiful as ever, and on Tuesdays and Fridays a ball concludes the evening's amusements. Such a variety of entertainments, in addi tion to the several amusements of the gardens, cannot fail to be uppreciated. For to-day the grand annual fete of the Temperance Societies is announced. We are informed it will be a very brilliant affair, numerous extra attractions having been prepared for this occasion. The REV. JAMF.'S PHiLiP SAEPPERD, the curate of 'the North-shore district, Kirkdale, has been appointed to the curacy and lecttreship of South Mohan, Devon, and in the diocese of Exeter.; but, from some suspicion enter tained by the bishop as to'the soundness of the rev. gen tleman's views, a correspondence was opened which has been carried on with unyielding decision on both - sides. The point at issue proposed by his lord Ship was " sacra mental grace," especially that of baptism (regeneration). Accordingly a full and candid statement was - sent by Mr. Shepperd,:appealing toScripture and the writings of the Reformers to corroborate his sentiments ; in answer to which the bishop, regretting that unsoundness on the doc trine of sacramental• grace is regarded by so many persons as of little moment, pronounces the-statements forwarded to be very unsatisfactory, and, therefore, refuses to grant a license or to admitthe rev. gentleman into the Exeter diocese. J-OWN 3iAC3:IONA:I,D; THE AttfIOANIBT • Cirt.:MPION, brought an action at the Liverpool - County Court to re c3ver from Air. "John White 'the sum of `ZS. for loss which the plaintiff alleged he had sustained by reason of a breach of contract on the part of the defendant. Mac donald stated that he had engaged and paid the !requisite tlepsit for the use of the Tabernacle, 'Bispitam-street, ; on the evening of the 29th of 'April ; and that, on pro ceeding thither en the night in question, he found a - crowd assembled at the door and the place closed. H e went to the dffiee of Mr. `White, but it was - Closed too ; and the upshot ins that he had to procure another room in'Circus-street, which was smaller than the Tabernacle, and thither part of the crowd , ariourned. This was the meeting to -which the plaintiff • had challenged the Rev. Dr. M'Neile to a public discos ion. Tile arrangements hod, it appeared, been made with Mr. Bailey,'llr.White's clerk. The defence was, that the plaintiff was told he ceccild deposit of 6s. at Mr. White's office :Id use the room for the first meeting, and of fulfil his part of the contract. 'The judge - Ea verdict for 42. must pay a 'before - lie co CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION SOCIETY. GREAT MEETING IN THE AMPHITHEATRE. A most influential public meeting of " persons interested in the education of the children of the poor in the Pro testant and Evangelical principles of the Church of England" was held on Thursday last, in the Royal Amphitheatre, at twelve o'clock. The admission was by tickets, and the attendance was numerous, a tolerably large proportion of the audience being ladies. The following gentlemen were present :—The Revds. J. C. Ryle, 8.A., rector of Helmingham, Suffolk; Edward Girdlestone, M.A., vicar of Deane ; Hugh M`Neile, D.D., William Pollock, M.A., William Henry Wright (one of the honorary secretaries), J. Herbert Jones, W. M. Falloon, H. Hampton, W. Maynard, J. B. Law, D. James, W. F. Taylor, Dr. Hume, S. P. Boutflower, W. Rawson, H. Carpenter, F. Barker, J. R. Conor, W. E. G. Carr, St. Helens ; Ellison, W. Brewster, T. Robinson, C. W. Lawrence, S. Minton, F. Parry, W. B. Mathias, F. Ould, W. H. Duck. G. Read, J. Leicester, and J. England ; Messrs. Alderman Molyneux and family, Chas. Inman, J. M'Cormick, R. A. Payne, T. D. Anderson, G. H. Horsfall, J. Booker, Alderman Parker, Edward Cropper, W. Maples, C. Cotesworth, T. Carson, W. Jones, W. Hall, J. K. Rounthwaite, Bernard Hall, John Campbell, F. Mill, Captain Gardiner, R. Wright, R. Williams, T. E. Glazebrook, E. Higgin, J. Hakes, E. Tennant, T. D. Ileadiam, 31. W. Collit, John Eden, R. A. Payne, A. Steains, J. Woodwall, J. P. Mather, W. Statham, R. Wright-, G. Marsden, J. S. Skipper, &c. Mr. CHARLES INMAN was called to the chair, and read a letter from the Mayor, expressing his sympathy with the society, but declining the request to preside on the occasion, as being inconsistent with his general practice as Mayor. Their vice-presidents, Mr. Adam Hodgson and Mr. Horsfall, could not be present, for they had both been absent with their families for some time from Liver pool ; the former at Landudno, the latter on the Con tinent. "The society," said Mr. Inman, "to which I hope you will this day add a Liverpool auxiliary, has the extension of education—sound scriptural, Protestant education—for its design : and it appears to me that there is abundant room for an auxiliary in this great commu nity, where I find only 112 subscribers of 21s. and up wards to the National Society in this town and neighbour- hood, and 15 subscribers of a smaller amount." The Rev. W. H. WRIGHT, one of the honorary secretaries, stated the origin of the meeting, which had arisen out of a preliminary meeting held on the 27th of May last, at the Clarendon-rooms, at which statements were made by the Rev. E. Girdlestone, on the subject of national education and the present position of the National Society. The Rev. Wtaetwei Poeeocx, in a long and eloquent address, moved the first resolution, which was as follows : —" That there exists an acknowledged deficiency in the provision made for the education of the children of the poor, and that it seems highly desirable to increase that provision accordingly, and in doing so to secure, as far as possible, the inculcation of those holy principles of Pro testant and Evangelic truths which are the legacy of the church from the fathers of the English Reformation." Mr. Pollock said they were well aware of the position they occupied that day, which was one involving great respon sibility, and stood therefore in need of a proportionate justMcation. They were met in no new cause, but for an old cause, the good cause, of scriptural education—a cause consecrated to them by the recollection of many a sacred struggle and many a gracious triumph. The question presented itself at the outset, had they not the National Society for the education of the children of the poor in the principles of the Church of England ? But difficulties as regarded the National Society had been long and severely felt by many members of the Church—(h ear , h ea r)—they had long weighed upon their hearts and burdened their consciences before God ; and Wince the meeting of June, 1852, a committee, consisting of 54 members of the Church, combining among them names of the highest re pute, both among the clenge and th e l a ity, h a d b een sitting in anxious deliberation upon this very point.— " Can we,l3y any possible amount of effort, of union, of expenditure, of godly sacrifice,—can we effect o u r purpose —the purpose of securing to the people a sufficient and a sound education in connection with our church—can we effect that purpose through the medium of the National Society'?" And after many an anxious deliberation, after, he believed, many a prolonged and prayerful meet ing, the committee to which he had alluded came most reluctantly and most-sac:ly to the conclusion that the Na tional-Society, in its present position, and as at present constituted, was not available for the purpose that they had in hand. (Hear, hear.) The funds were most im paitially distributed; but they found that -practically the management of the National Society was now in the heads of a few individuals, and that those individuals, so far from fairly representing the whole Church of England, represented only one section of it, and that section the tractarian. Moreover, they found that these parties could Trot be overcome, the society being managed by a close corporation, whom- it was impossible to - remove or defeat. -Besides they found, above all, that the whole income of the society was derived from anneal subscriptions —and a wretched income it was.; , it was an income .which. from its paltriness, at once recorded a vote of distrust against the society ; ft was a miserable income of £9,600 a year. (Hear, hear, hear.) That £9;000 was utmost all of it exclusively given to the support of the training schools, which would not alto gether bear investigation, and one most be distinctly set down as the very seminary of tractarianism, of which some of their friends thought the object was to get rid of the Itechism. They did nothing of the sort. They did not 't to be compelled to teach the little . Eaptist, the Quaker, 'ndependent s or the Wesleyan—if they happened to be in the schools—to tell by compulsion a positive un `ll ; they had either not been baptised at all, or, if so, it was without sponsors ; and, therefore, when they asked little Elihu, littleOTabez, little Prudence, or little Grace, his or her name, they did not want to put a lie iiito the mouths of those children, and say—" You shall assert that you received those names from your godfathers and yoer godmothers, and your bishops :" an d, th ere f ore, where the catechism was inapplicable, they did not want to teach it. Nor did they w an t t o do they with the bishops, a 3 some' said ; the thing nearest their heart at that moment was , how could the bi s h ops come over to their side ? And t h ey had got one already, (the Bishop of Manchester,) and he had no doubt they would soon get more. The speaker then urged that, having entered on the good work, they must not now pause or hesit a t e , or they would be thraven back again, and have to endure nsaity years of d=isunion and perplexity: but if they wen t b o ldly forward, then his heart told him they would sue d ; the country would go with them, and he b e li eve d thercOuntry was still Protestant -at its chre. (Applause.) He bad been slow to assume the attitude in which he found himself. It w - es possible a suspicion might exist of his position being identified with disorder, love of separation, or change ; but he had mine to the conclusion I that they must no longer consult their own idiosyncractee, but give up much of feeling and friendship, and give their supper. et for Christ and for His truth's stake. (Applause.) • After referring, to what had taken place in the Church in the lae:! . twenty . years, during which doctrines had been propagated which led 'to the aposticy of many, and heresies had worked - their way amongst the cleygy and other ranks of the camnatmiry, he contendcd that the time , for action had arrived, :and they mu s t mee t un i on w ith I union, organisation with organisation, society with society, and, he would venture to add, order with order;—they must stand together as , one man for the defence of the gospel, ifthey would not go back to a system-I; hich compro mised mazy of the soul-destroying errors, while it did not present the consistencies, cf the system of apostate Rome, (Applause.) Mr. EDWARD CROP? , Euzi.conded the resolution, which was put to the meeting, and adopted unanimously: The Rev. EDWARD GIROLESTONE, ALA-, Vicar of Deane, moved the second resolution :—" That, as long as free action is secured to the Church in the discharge of her solemn responsibilities in the matter of public edu cation, it appears to be her ob-, , ious duty and interest to maintain, as far as possible, harmonious relations with the State." After referring to the importance of Liver pool, and the truly Protestant spirit which it had evinced, he said it was only right she should be foremost in the great work of pnblic elementary education, on ,Protestant principles, as represented in that education society. It might seem strange, but it was no less true and gratifying, that Liverpool was actually before London as regarded theformation of an auxiliary society . ; and he rejoiced to think that the preliminary meeting was likely to obfaln full confirmation at the great and imposing meeting being held,that day. _ _ Mr. E. Hiun.t seconded the resolution, commending the soeiety in the strongest terms to the meeting. The resolution was carried unanimously. A collection was here made. and during the collection the audience sang a hymn. The Rev. Dr. M'Namic, who was loudly applauded on rising, mated the third resolution. He said this was a very serious movement in which they were engaged. The cause was indeed a great one, involving interests and issues vast in their compre::ension, vital in their charac ter. They said it was a.ca,use of national education, and so it was primarily and directly ; but it was more. It was the cause of our reformed church—(hear, hear)— whose stability and prosperity must depend, under the ,blessing of Almighty .God, upon the scriptural education cf the people of this country. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) They -utterly repudiated the shibboleth of pmestcraft that ignorance was the mother of devotion. (I,,wd applause.) No; ignorance was the mother of prostration, of slavery, of blind obedience on the one side, as it was the mother of pride. and tyranny, and arbitrary exaction on the other side. (Loud cheers). It was more still ; it was the cause of our constitutional monarchy, it was the cause of our civil liberties. All these stood together, and with these it was the cause of liberty, civilisation, and Christianity all the world over. (Hear, hear.) It was impossible, he thought, to exag gerate the importance of the movement in which they were now embarked, and he cordially congratulated the chairman and the meeting, especially his rev. brethren around him, on the manifest progress of the modern re formation. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) He must not forget also to congratulate his rev. friend and brother who opened the meeting upon the speech he made, the tone lie took, and the manly stand he declared himself ready to make in support of protestant and evangelical principles. (Hear, hear.) There were three sides with reference to any protestant movement. There was a side concerning whom it was said, " Oh, you are sure to have them." There was another side concerning whom it was said, " Oh, they won't go ;" and there was another side, concerning whom they said, " Well, I am not sure, perhaps." (Laughter.) Now, there was nothing be had a greater horror of than to be ranged among the men of " perhaps." (Applause and laughter,) The resolution which he had been requested to propose was this :—" That this meeting rejoices in the recent institution of the Church of England Education Society, which, from the nature of its constitution, the moderation of its plans, and the purity of its principles, is fully entitled to the confi dence of the sound members of the church." He showed that there existed a want, and that this society was of the right kind to supply that want. In the course of his speech he urged the change which had come over the National Society as a reason for not reading the Queen's letter, which was not now the constitutional letter that they once delighted to receive and respond to. To reuse to read it would be no indignity to the Crown, but a re buke to the unfaithfulness of the minister who recom mended such a step to the Sovereign. The Rev. J. C. Raux, 8.A., rector of Helmingham, ; Suffolk, seconded the resolution. lie trusted that they that he did n gave the The Atlantic brings advices of the amalgamation of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic and 'Grand Trunk Railway, and of the leasing of the Portland ailway at six par cent. Thiszecures a terminus at the noble harbour-of Portland, with 150 acres of land, and deep water wharfs. The Quebec and Richmond will fol low, and then this magnificent-enterprise will be consoli dated. A great railway convention has also been held at Buffalo, for the purpose of entering into working agree ments, so as to prevent any hostile rivalry. This is as it should be, and when capitalists become better acquainted with Canada they will find that.no safer or sounder invest ments can be entered int o ; w hil e, h owever good " intrin sically " continental investments may be, the chances of war or revolution at any time breaking out makes thinking men regard funds and foreign stocks and railways with the Fort of feeling that, at best, it isdike reposing on a bed of Lucifer matches, , thich may ignite suddenly and destroy all within its reach. The half-yearly interest on the Quebec and Richmond shares is advertised to be paid on the sth July, at the agent's office, 2, Leadenhall-street, at the rate of six per cent. per annum.—Herepath'e.lournal. DJTCu RUE:XIS:I RAlLwe.ee.—On. Wednesday, Mr. Charles Holland presided at the meeting of shareholders, held in the Clarendon-rooms. .The accounts to he sub mitted to the general meeting of shareholders et ,Lmster dam, on the 29th instant, were submitted, and approved unanimously. A hopeful and encouraging letter, from Mr. Charles Wiliiam Itesieden, the managing director at Utrecht, stated the increased receipts of the past book year had enabled the whole of the interest due .cn the bonds to be discharged, and that the railway, in ite pre sent,cnfinished e.tate„ yielded 41 per cent. The new•works were proceeding with that vigour and energy v. - hich cha racterised all the works undertaken by Mr. Brassey. - The greatest of the weaks,•the great bridge over the Yesel ; will be commenced newt year. The line on the Prussian terri tory, which is to form the connecting link with the entire railway system of Germany, has been surveyed and staked out. :The chairman Teed a most favourable report :by Messre.:Harrison and Tinne. the two English commis:4- rice, who had been ever to Holland to audit and inspect the accounts. It apvearad that 1,40.3 excellent navigators were at work. The commissaries were of opinion that Mr. Hesleden's estimate of 255. per share dividend, onz paid-up capital of £l2 per share, would be very much sander the mark. The retiring commissaries and directors, Messrs. Holland, Hartison, Tinne, and Uzielli, were re elected. Mocx Suas.—A magnificent appearance of parhelia, or mock suns, occurred on Thuraday afternoon, and were plainly visible from this neighbourhood. The day had been warm and sunny, and the sky was slightly overcast with thin light clouds, hard/3.a sufficient to :prevent the sun's light from being painful to the naked eye. Shortly after half-past five o'clock two mock suns became visible, one on each side of the real sun, at the distance of about twenty degrees on the right and left, while exactly over head was the portion of a circle towards the sae, similar in fppearance ton rainbow, but much smaller in diameter, and far more intense in brightness of colour. This ex tract:diniry.appea.rance continued for more than an hour. a r t z , ir d yi t n h g e in nig in h tr w sg i y e,e of ee llg e h e t e , de bt d w s e t e ill di r s e ting e ls , - , via us i u b e T i ; warm, but the weather has since been eooler, with occa sional falls of rain. Astronomers describe this pheno menon as having occurred at rare intervals, in 1072 and 1692, in 1702, 1721, and 1783, but the cause is not clearly defined, though it is attributed to refraction of the surfs rays, caused by strata of varyi ng density. In Parting ton's British •Cyclopredia occurs the following :—" Par nella are apparently of the same size with the sun, though not always of the same brightness, nor even of the same shape ; and when a number appear at once. there is some difference in both these respects among them. Etternally they are tinged with colours like the rainbow. •They differ in number and size, but all agree in breadth, which is that of the apparent diameter of the sun. -CHARGE OF PERJURy.—In the Court of Queen's Bench on -.Saturday, before Lord Campbell and a special jury, the case of the Queen v. Seaton was brought on for trial. This was an indictment against the defendant for having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in an affidavit made by him, and used in answer to an affidavit used in a pro- , ceeding taken before the Master of the Rolls, under the following circumstances :—ln 1851, a Mr. Castle, wh o kept the George Hotel, at Liverpool, died, leavin g a widow, who was about thirty years old, and two children. He left considerable property in trust for the benefit of his wife and children, amounting to about £B,OOO. M rs . , Castle kept en and managed the business of the hot e l ! until February, 1852, when she eloped with a married man. They went to Boulogne, and when she left ' she took a large sum of money, exceeding £2,000, with her. She, however, returned in about a month. The executor of Mr. Castle's will took proceedings in Chancery to have the children made wards in Chancery, and aiso praying that the business be sold, and that Mrs. Castle be restrained from parting with certain shares which she had purchased with a part of the money she had taken away. In support of this the executor, Mr. Mor ton, put in an affidavit. This was opposed by an affidavit of the defendant, who, it appeared, was putting himself forward and wishing to be made one of the guardians of the children ; and he gave an account of what took place at an interview alleged to have taken place between him, Mrs. Castle, and Mr. Morton, in which certain terms were proposed, but which were eventually not agreed to; and on this affidavit the perjury was assigned, and it was imputed by the prosecution that the statement made in that affidavit was untrue. Mr. Morton was called in sup_ port of the prosecution, but his memory seemed to be very indistinct as to what really passed, though he swore that it occurred on a day subsequent to that on which it was alleged by the defendant. At the close of the cross examination of Mr. Morton, Lord Campbell said that as the case must depend to a considerable extent upon the memory of Mr. Morton, which it was evident was not to be relied on, he thought the case ought not to Proceed further. Th e j ury expre ssed themselves to be of a s i m il ar opinion, and a verdict of not guilty was returned. JUNE 28, 1853. were agreed that whatever education was given must be a religious education. The sense of England had been taken, and he believed they were of one mind on that subject—that men should not be taught merely how to live but how to die. There were at this moment no fewer than 380,000 children receiving no education at all ; and in 172 parishes in this country no daily education was given in connexion with the Church of England. And as to the character of the education—in many of the schools it was a mere apology for education ; the teachers, though they did their best, were inadequate to the work, and good teachers could not be obtained, more than anything else, unless a proper remuneration were offered. But who should undertake to provide education ? There was no difficulty in answering that question, and of all bodies there was none so proper as the Church of Eng land. There was no church which had such opportunities of doing good as that church ; and where the gospel was preached and the principles of the church carried out and properly administered, it was eminently successful in taking a hold of the people. He could not now support the education of the National Society, because he believed it had forfeited the confidence of all sound, true-hearted members of the Church of England. It was quite true, after what had been shown to be the state of the National Society, that a new society should be formed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Colquhoun, a gentleman who had laboured six years to put the society on a better footing, had found, after all his efforts, that there was no alternative but the course which the meeting was recommended to adopt,—the formation of a new society, like that which was now before them. The speaker referred to some of the Romish practices which he said had been for some time creeping into the church, and said it was now come to this,—they were to decide whether they were to have a real Protestant Church, or change its character and send word to the Pope to forward us half-a-dozen Cardinals in addition to the one we had already, and be the real sub jects of the Pope once more. (Hear, hear.) But he had no doubt the people of this country were sound at heart, and thoroughly protestant and evangelical, and he wished to see them taking the lead in the movement which had been brought before them, and support that which was protestant and evangelical. (Hear, hear.)—The resolution was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. CARSON, seconded by Mr. J. C. DUNCAN, it was agreed that an auxiliary be formed far the town and neighbourhood of Liverpool, and that the following gentlemen be appointed officers for the ensu. ing year :—Edward Cropper, Esq., president ; Revs. Dr. M'Neile, Will!am Rawson, Alexander Knox, Adam Hodg son, Esq., T. B. Horsfall, Esq., G. C. Arbuthnot, Esq., vice-presidents. Committee : Revs. W. Barker, W. Pol lock, W. 31. Path:pan, J. B. Lowe, S. Minton, W. Parry, H. Carpenter, T. C. Cowan. Charles Inman, Esq., Wm. J. Tomlinson, Esq., Geo. Marsden, Esq., Thos. Carson, Esq., Arthur Steains, Esq., James C. Duncan. Esq., Richard A. Payne, Esq., Henry Woodfall, Esq. ; William Jones, Esq., treasurer ; Rev. W. H. Wright. and John alen, secretaries. Thanks having been voted to the chairman, on the motion of Mr. JOHN EDEN, seconded by the Rev. Dr. M'NEILE, the meeting broke up at ten minutes before four, having lasted nearly four hours. THE ELECTION.-WARD MEETINGS. PITT-STREET WARD The Conservatives of Pitt-street Ward commenced the series of ward meetings, in connection with the forth coming borough election, on Tuesday evening, when a numerous and influential body of electors met at the Vine Tavern in Pitt-street. The room in which the meeting was announced to be held was soon found to be far too small to hold the numerous electors present, and an ad. journment consequently took place to the large yard at the back of the house, the speakers being located in a room looking into it. Mr. Thomas Toulmin was called to the chair; and amongst others present were Messrs. G. H. Horsfall, J. W. Horsfall, L. Peel, Jeffreys, Arthur Hen derson, Bold, Rimmer, and Callis. The CHAIRMAN, in reference to the recent decision of the parliamentary committee, expressed his surprise how the committee of the House of Commons ever arrived at the conclusion they had done, his opinion being that it had raised the character of the constituency. • Mr. THOMAS BOLD, who was the first speaker, said he had been for the last month engaged in London in pro tecting the rights of the freemen of Liverpool. He must say the ordeal they had gone through there was highly creditable to them, after the attempts that had been made for the last twenty-one days to deprive them of the rights which they all valued so highly, when it is only proved by the witnesses—the 153 witnesses taken up to London by Messrs. Rathbone and Ronald—(groans)--that only the small sum of £6 17s. had been spent in paying the wages of some men who had, very likely, large families to sup port, and could not afford to lose their day's work without injury, or without their children suffering by it. He thought, therefore, with Mr. Toulmin, that he might con gratnlate them on the result of the investigation. In commending the two candidates, Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Liddell, he said of the latter gentleman :—Having been consulted in London, I have seen Mr. Liddell ; he is a man who was for many years the parliamentary represen tative of an important constituency in the north of England; he distinguished himself in taking the lead and opposing the navigation laws when they were first intro duced into the House of Commons. He fought the battle of the shipowners, the blockmakers, ropemakers, sail makers, carpenters, and of every other man connected with the shipping interest ; and he is prepared to protect that interest still, and by electing a man of that character •ou will never regret it. (Cheers.) On church matters wind, I believe, as any man living. He is most firmly opposed to the Maynooth grant. (A Voice : "He voted for it.") He voted for it, but he will be better able to explain the reason why he voted for it when he comes here himself. (Cheers.) When he voted for it, he sup. posed it would benefit those for whom the grant was made ; but now he is convinced that, rather than hav ing benefited them, it has been prejudicial to them. I would close with one remark in regard to the way in which he is a the late petition was got up. I think you were deceived altogether. They talk of purity at the last election ; now it so happens that all they wanted was one seat. (Laughter.) They would have been very glad to have withdrawn the petition if we gave them one seat. I shall he very glad to meet Mr. Rigge or Mr. Rathbone, and to expose them completely, and to show they had no pure motives whatever, and that it was all humbug from begin ning to end. (Cheers.) The next speaker, Mr. GEORGE HENRY HORSFALL, said : It happens, unfortunately, that my brother, who has been named as a candidate, is absent on the continent, and consequently cannot attend here this evening. Means have been taken during the day to communicate with him, and it is just possible, in the course o f t o - morrow , we may have an answer from him, stating when he may be here. The accusation which has been brought azainst you, against tee, and against almost every respectable Tory in the town, is as false as it is possible for any statement to have been on the face of the earth. (Cheers.) I think myself it is very questionable whether, in a court of law, the gentlemen who have put forward the names of =their fellow-townsmen as parties who were guilty of , bribery, and also the names of their fellow townsmen who were bribed, are not themselves liable to a prosecution in .a court of law. (Hear, hear.) And I say publicly, on my own behalf, if I find, on taking legal advice, such a step would be attended with any good results, I for one am prepared to spend a considerable amount to punish those gentlemen—(great cheering)—for what I say was a gross insult to you, a gross insult to me ; and they have done under the protection, or what they conceived the protec tion, of a petition to the House of Commons, that which as men and gentlemen they dared not to have done. (Con tinued cheering.) He then alluded to the fact that it was something like twelve months since they embarked in the election which had now so unfortunately terminated. They commenced it from that window, he believed. He next advised the electors to show the country " what the petition against the late return was—that the late election was then fairly and honourably won, and the election now shall be fairly and honestly won by a larger majority than it was on the previous occasion. Ido not speak to one or the other ; but I shall feel disgraced as a freeman if you do not return your men with a s till l arger ma j or i ty than before" But the greatest possible caution should be used. The enemy's spies are in the camp; and there are parties amongst us to lay hold of the slightest flaw. (Hisses.) They will not scruple to avail themselves of any practice which they think will contribute to their own success. They will be on the watch for us, and we must be careful not to commit ourselves in any way, for, as I said before, there is no use winning elections in Liverpool to have them overthrown in London. Mr. JOHN RILIMER proposed, and Mr. JEFFREYS seconded, a resolution pledging the meeting to support Messrs. Liddell and Iforsfail. This was unanimously carried. Mr. Caws then submitted the resolution—" That this meeting cannot separate without expressing their deep re g ret that so paltry an d m i sera bl e a case as that which Messrs. Rathbone, Jun., and Ronald have brought before the House of Commons should have severed the connec tion .of William Forbes Mackenzie and Charles Turner, Esqrs., with us as members of Parliament for the borough of Liverpool." Mr. LAWRENCE PEEL energetically supported the motion, which, like the preceding one, was adopted with enthusiasm. Mr. RIGBY then proposed a vote of thanks to the late members, which was seconded by Mr. ARTHUR HENDER sox, and adopted ; and after a vote of thanks to the chair man, and three cheers for Mr. T. B. Horsfall, the meeting dispersed. EVERTON AND KIRK DALE ?YARD. On Friday evening, a numerously attended and influen tial meeting of the electors in the Everton and Kirkdale Ward was held at Halliday's Coffee-house. Mr. Thomas Carson was called to the chair, and in opening the meet ing, he said, that however much he might regret the decision of the select committee of the House of Com mons, he thought the constituency might congratulate themselves upon the good character their opponents had so unwittingly given them. (Cheers.) Although those proceedings were both frivolous and vexatious in the high est degree—(hear, hear,)—he trusted that they would control their feelings and conduct themselves calmly. Mr. ROBT. HORSEALL, who was most warmly received, proposed the first resolution :—" That this meeting deems it its first and paramount duty to offer to Charles Turner and Forbes Mackenzie, E.qrs., the expression of their sincere sympathy on the result of the proceedings before and of Election Committee o f th e H ouse o f Commons, of their decided approbation of their public conduct duri ng n the period in which they hav e represented this borough' Parliament. Mr. ROBERT AKED seconded the resolution, which was carried with enthusiastic unanimity-. decision n Al o A f tmheitnteep,rofnpuonsedded:—u;nTnhaatbaariteholll technicalthe D th D : C co lc al necessity, has unseated the late members, this meeting rejoices that the inquiry before that committee has estab lished beyond all doubt the fact of the purity of the con stituency of Liverpool, and has thoroughly refuted all the calumnies which, for nearly twelve months, have been heaped upon the Conservative party in this town by their unscrupulous opponents." Mr. MANGER seconded the resolution, which was also carried unanimously. Mr. ROSKELL then proposed,—" That in the opinion of this meeting the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell, and Thomas Berry Horafall, Esq., are fit and proper persons to represent this borough in parliament, and the electors pow present Pledge themsel ves to use every exertion and adopt all lawful means to secure their election." The resolution was seconded by Mr. LANGTON, who eulogised Mr. Liddell. He believed he was a gentleman of undeniable integrity and ability, and it would doubtless gratify the ladies to knew that he was very good•lcoking, end the father of thirteen children. (Laughter and cheers), A vote of thanks, and three cheers, were then given for the chairman, and three extra cheers for Mr. T. B. Hors fall, followed by groans for Mr. Rathbone. TOXTETH WARDS. A meeting of the friends favourable to the return of the Hon. Mr. Liddell and Mr. Thomas B. Horsfall was held on Friday evening in the Toxte.h. Hall, Mill street. The hall was crowded to recess.—Mr. H. Steele in the chair. Mr. EDWARD LAWRENCE proposed the first resolution, sympathising with the late members, and pledging the meeting to support the Hon. Mr. Liddell and Mr. Thos. B. Horsfall. Mr. GREGSON seconded the motion, which was mously carried. _ Mr..A. SHAND proposed the second resolution ' pledging the meeting to support the Hon. Mr. Liddell and Mr Thomas B. Horsfall. Mr. W. B. JONES seconded the resolu also unanimously agreed to. Mr. GEORGE H. HORSFALL subsequently addressed the meeting ; and, after some routine business had been gone through, the proceedings, which were most enthusiastic throughout, terminated on, wh LIME STREET. On Friday evening a meeting of the electors of the Lime.street Ward was held at the Swan Inn, London road, for the purpose of promoting the election of the Hon. J. H. Liddell and Thos. B. Horsfall, Esq. The large room of the Swan was densely crowded with the electors, and throughout the proceedings the greatest unanimity prevailed. JOHN B. LLOYD, Esq., who was unanimously called to the chair amidst general and prolonged applause, said : If it were in any other ward than Lime-street, with which I have been connected for the last twelve years, I should have felt some diffidence in taking the.chair, after the way in which I have been treated by those whom I will call the opponents of true liberty and truth. I am one of those whose names have been placarded not only through all the papers in Liverpool, but I may add through all the news papers in the United Kingdom, as attached to a list by the petitioners against the return of our respected and worthy late representatives. In the list which was pre sented to the committee of the House of Commons, my name appears as a briber in 25 cases. (Groans.) As I before observed, I should have felt some diffidence in taking the chair to preside over so numerous and respect able a meeting as this of my fellow-townsmen, if I did not believe they felt that which I fee—a perfect contempt for such aspersions, believing my character with you stands as pure—(cheers)—and unsullied as before they published their list. (Continued applause.) Those gentle men from the first of March last placed me under the speaker's warrant; and from the 30th May to the 11 tli June. I was kept there to answer any questions that might be put to me. Yet, gentlemen, I stand here now without anyone of the twenty-five cases being inquired in to, or myself being called to answer the charges which they brought against n - e. (Great applause.) I can only say, that when it is asserted that illegal acts have been done—and to some extent it may be stated that this accusation which has been brought against me has not been refuted before the committee—it is now my duty to you and to my fellow-townsmen, thus publicly to say that I repudiate and deny that I did, at the last election, take one single step that was illegal, nor did I ask any man's vote by offering or promising to offer anything in the shape of a bribe. (Applause.) But I can only say to you, gentlemen, that I took those steps which every one of you did in seeking to return triumphantly as you did Mr. Forbes Mackenzie and Mr. Charles Turner. (Ap plause.) Having said that much, let me refer to one of the witnesses they produced on that occasion. It was the witness, I believe, who stated himself to be the cor respondent of some morning paper, who did say and swear that he saw me on the day of election in the house of Mr. Lawton distributing favours, treating, or whatever other words his evidence goes for, which I here declare, in the presence of Mr. Lawton, who is here to answer if you think it necessary that he should do so, that I was never at Mr. Lawton's house after half-past seven o'clock in the morning until the election was closed. (Cheers, and a voice : " Redmond.") That is distinctly the truth. From a quarter to eight o'clock in the morning until the election finally closed, I can account for myself from the commencement of that day until the termination of it, and bring gentlemen who will corroborate where I was, and what I did during the whole of that day's proceed ings. (Applause.) So much for the veracity of this re porter for a morning paper. (Hear, hear.) I come here with a clear conscience. I did nothing at the last election by which my acts would be a stain on the constituency of this extended and most influential ward. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman concluded by reading Mr. Liddell's ad dress, which was loudly cheered. He felt satisfied the selection of candidates would do honour to the constitu ency of the ward which had now the honour of meeting together. (Applause.) A VOICE.—We will have no Quakers. laughter.) (Hear, aric The CHAIRMAN.—They will have quite enough of themselves when they pay their bills after the 'inquiry. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. GEORGE RIDING proposed, and Mr. JONAS - • - GLEAVE seconded, a resolution pledging the meeting to support Messrs. Liddell and Horsfall, which was enthu- siastically carried Mr. JAMES COOPER proposed the next resolution : " That the warmest thanks of this meeting be presente, to our late mcml;ers, William Forbes Mackenzie az Charles Tumor, for their attention to the interests of t' borough during the prod they have been its represen' tives ; and that this meeting begs to express the reg . which is believed to be that of t that their separation from the cons. to innabitants al luency arisen on so paltry a case as was presented to the con mittee of the House of Commons." Mr. SMITH seconded the motion, and remarked tha! since the last election, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie had bee made the object of malevolence and lying, without th slightest cause. The resolution was carried unanimousl:, 11r. THOMAS BOLD, after being repeatedly called foi said, of what bad taken place in London, that he ha attended from the first day of the meeting of the com mittee down to the last word that was uttered in the committee-room. He was at the threshold of the door, ready at any moment to produce every account. He bed paid, and given an account of every shilling expended in the election, but the gentlemen who promoted the inquiry never ventured to call him into the room. (Hissing.) And for this reason ; they got wind of it during the course of the inquiry. that' the'reThad not been a shilling sp during the wholeinquiry by the committee conducting election of anything approaching to an illegal character. (Hear.) If there had been any doubt of it, they would have called him in, and demanded the documents which he bad in his pockets. which he showed to Mr. Coppock and Sir T. Birch in London, after the inquiry finished—(hear)—and he was now ready to produce them to any gentleman who had the slightest curiosity to investigate them. (Cheers.) He (Mr. Bold) had heard it whispered that threats had been held out, that if young Mr. Wm. Rathbone appeared during the coming election (groans), particularly about the docks, or should he take a public part in the contest, his life would not be safe. He (Mr. Bold) did not believe there was a single man in that or any other ward wl would touch Mr. Rathhone, notwithstanding it was a, serted, but 1-,e believed with no truth, that Mr. Rathbor once in his election madness—(he must also say it had bee contradicted by Mr. Rathbone himself, and he didn't be lieve he ever did it)—spat in General Gascoigne' tLaughter and hissing, and a voice, " I saw him.", Rathbone having once so conducted himself, that %co, be no justification for using strong or insulting language towards his son. (Hisses.) If his father had so far for gotten himself as to spit in the face of General Gascoigne, he (Mr. Bold) felt perfectly certein that the gentlemen nosy before him would never so far degrade theiselves to insult his son in that way. (Cries of " No, no.") Mr. J. GLr: AVE.—Ask them in 'Vauxhall Ward old Billy. (Cheers and laughter Mr. LAWRENCE PEEL then energetic meeting. addressed the Mr. LAWTON corroborated the statement of Mr. Lloyd, that on the day of the last election he was not in his house after half-past seven in the morning ; and he also stated that the same individual who had sworn that Mr. Lloyd was there, was mistaken relative to Mr. Jonas Gleave. After a vote of thanks had been passed to the chairman. three cheers were given for Liddell and Horsfall, and for Mackenzie and Turner, and the proceedings terminated. POLICE YESTERDAY.COURT.- ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON A young woman, named LIC-HOUSE.- Ann Hutchinson with stealing a purse, containing 10 sovv. _ register note, from the waistcoat-pocket of a sailor, en. Friday last. The prosecutor said that, on Friday after noon, he went to the Sailors' Home, in order to be paid off. He received £lO, which he put into his purse, along with a register note. On coming out of the Sailors' Rome, he met with the prisoner, who asked him to go with her to a public-house. He did so. They had not been in the house many moments before the prisoner put her hand into his pocket, and took cut the purse contain ing the money and the register note. She ran out of the house, and the prosecutor followed, but could not find her. Subsequently, however, he received information that the prisoner had left the money at Mrs. Marsden's public house, in Dickenson-street. He went there, and was told that ten sovereigns had been left there by a woman answering the prisoner's description. He then gave in formatio- :o the police. Mrs. 3larsden's daughter stated 0-.4 the prisoner was the person who left the money at her mother's house. After the prosecutor called at their house, they refused to give up the money to the prisoner unless she brought an officermerowntaisls,taaknednthinetxo Icoussvtoasdyo.rdr to be given up to the prosecutor. F with he Ras c d o o m in ni g it s t o ed tl f i o e r BUItGLAItY IN LONDON-Rn ^ BEM' OF 1110NAIONGEP— pt prisoner rively Richard Park' Cleary, and James Park charged was and a Y.-F , The into the shop of Mr. Cooper, it evening or Saturday morning las quantity of ironmongery. Plit!av, -rATENSIVE Rot lads, named respec Wheelan, Lawrenc charged wit Cooper, th. n break' r, on Frid .tlO. the Pr' to the cal red from the erniencc ners had gained access to the ing open an entrance into the back s- office officer Marks stated that, from information he re— he went in search of the prisoners on Saturday, found them in London-road. On searching them, found several of the stolen articles upon them. He ises by brew Detecti found another of the prisoners hi( hay in Wavertree, and on taking him into custody L told the officer that it was the prisoner Wheelan who took him to rob the shop. Several of the other articles were found on the other prisoners, in different parts of the town. All the property was produced, and Mr. Shep pard, pawnbroker, deposed to two of the prisoners pl e d g ing several of the articles produced (including an overcoat, which was identified by Mr. Cooper) on Satur day last. Other witnesses deposed to the prisoners having offered knives and other articles, part of the pro ceeds of the robbery, in different parts of the town. The officer Marks stated they had traced it out that the pri soners had been offering the property for sale all the way towards Edge-hill and the Tranmere Hotel. The pri soners were remanded until to-dsY• der a c ntity o Me ;r4l leir ach ed, me 3ne ,de so Az ow