The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. THE OLYMPUS CRICKET CLUB commence their season ea Saturday next, on their ground in the Prince's Park. The club has been strengthened by many valuable members. Tug LADIES of the Liverpool Negro's Friend Society met the author of " Uncle Tom's Cabin" on Tuesday evening last, when the Rev. Professor Stowe made a statement of the present position of the anti-slavery ques tion in the United States. THE TUBULAR LIFE-BOAT.--We perceive that Mr. Thomas Evans, master of the Magazines life-boat, is going with Messrs. Richardson in the tubular life-boat expedition. For that purpose he has resigned his late Situation in connexion with the Magazines' life-boat. NEW SCREW STEAM-SHlP.—During the brief trip of the Taurus steam-ship on Saturday week in the Clyde, Messrs. Cunard and Burns contracted with Messrs. Denny Brothers for the construction of another large Screw steam-ship, to be employed in a contract service With the government. THE LIVERPOOL PUBLIC LIBRARIES.—ID commu nication to the Journal of the Society of Arts, it is stated that of all our provincial towns Manchester has the largest Slumber of public and semi-public libraries. Newcastle has 14 libraries ; Leeds, 20; Birmingham, 21 ; Liverpool, 38 ; and Manchester, 61. THE EMBEZZLEMENT CASE AT WHITCHURCH.—Mr. Cross, the postmaster at Whitchurch, Salop, who was apprehended on Sunday week in Liverpool, having ab sconded with upwards of £2,000, was brought before the magistrates there on Monday and remanded, in order to get all the details of the evidence together. TILE LATE VENERABLE LORD SKELMERSDALE.—The funeral of this universally respected nobleman took place on Tuesday last, and was conducted in a strictly private manner. Although young in the peerage of England, the deceased nobleman was the representative of an ancient family in Cheshire, and he is paternally the progenitor of the heir presumptive to the Earldom of Derby. THE SCREW-STEAMER OSMANLI, which put back on Monday week, had the defect which caused the breakage repaired, and the Osmanli sailed on Saturday. In proof of the confidence felt in this vessel by the government authorities, we may add that a further mail was forwarded by her from the General Postoffice. Her commander, Captain Corbett, has heretofore been one of the most successful leelonging to the port. 1 1 1oRratvry IN LIVERPOOL—The increased tempera ture of last week was accompanied with a decided decrease in the mortality of the borough. The estimated mortality of the week would be 187, of which 52 were in the extra parochial wards. The decrease, as compared with the Previous week, was 57, and 37 as compared with the corresponding week of the previous 'five years. A shoe maker, aged 56, died from the effects of intemperance. PEMALE CONVICTS IN LIVERPOOL—Sarah and Ann Rhurner, mother and aunt of the girl who preferred a Charge against them of attempting to poison her, have rewired a free pardon. They were first condemned to death, but this sentence was afterwards modified to trans 13ottation for life. The Rimrners are living in a cellar in -E llison-street. Netherfield.road. THE PLASTERERS AT MANCHESTER have been seeking an advance of wages, by which their average earnings mould be raised from 265. per week to 28s. The wages of Masons are ss. to ss. 6d. per day, and they contemplate a sking Os. and upwards per day. The Leeds Intelligencer states that the operative shoemakers of Leeds have de- Mauded an advance of wages of at least 1 fper cent. wilkthla. WILLIAM GEORGE, head-master of the day schools M:id superintendent et the Sunday schools in connexion Hope -street Chapel, has been presented by the tystar with a testimonial consisting of Bohn's Web- S Dictionary and the Penny Cyclopsedia. in fifteen alas On Monday Neander's History of Christianity alas :presented to Mr. George, on the occasion of his re "lug his office as principal of the day schools. Se e Th e TO THE BRAZILS AND THE RIVER PLATE.— Com,, - aul' i th American and General Steam N av i ga ti on saiii r r, have fixed the 24th June as the time for the liar of their-screw steamer, the Olinda, Captain G. H. k nh a f Brril.,,rame:he Birkenhead Docks, to Rio Janei r o and Thee a ideo, calling at Lisbon, P ernam b uco , an d B a hi a . tziliera, Lusitania, and Bahiana are to follow; while the , '. lr gentina, of 400 tons an d 200 horse power is to take nazi Pile betwe en M onte Vid eo and Buenos Ayres, in con u with the larger vessels. AN CREPCCESSFUL ATTEMPT was made at the Liver- Pool c of het°lintY Court the other day by James Duffy, master macle Ontario, who claimed from Charles Burke, liastof the steamer Wallasey, the sum of £4 14s. for ..; I nlage sustained by the Ontario in a collision with the eainer. The defence was that the steamer was coming i t ly the river, and observing the smack lying in the way. c 'e Captain stopped the engines, and would have clea red the vessel i f she h a d not given a sheer to westward, d t hrown herself into the way of the steamer. 11 silt St 4l l' AGROUND ON THE PLUCKINTON —A.. On Friday af ternoon , b e t w een two and three o'clock, about water, the 'ship Cathcart. for Coquimbo, when in Low of a steamer, having just left the dock, grounded on the Pluckinton Bank, and, although three other tug boats proceeded to her assistance, she stuck fast in pre cisely the same spot where the unfortunate barque Irene lately stranded and went over. The Cathcart is aeries gave 'vessel, and is loaded principally with coals. She got off •on Saturday morning. This bank is getting such a dangerous impediment to the navigation of the upper part of the river that it ought, if possible, to lie remedied. THE TRADE WITH THE EAST. —The East India and China Association have published their usual comparative statement of the number of ships, British and foreign, With' their aggregate tonnage, which have entered inwards and cleared outwards with cargo from and to places within the limits of the East India Company's charter, from the Ist of January to the 31st of March, in the years 1852 and. 1853. In the case of the port of London there has been an increase of 34 vessels ; Liverpool presents an in crease of 14 vessels ; Bristol and Hall 11 vessels. The return for for the Clyde exhibits little alt e rati on , th e fi gures respective periods being 17 vessels. The net in atesse e xhibited is 58 vessels. The port of London "gures for an i ncrease of 109 vessels. Liverpool exhibits I•l‘'.ncrease of 45 vessels. In the case of the Clyde, the Increase is 27 vessels. The net increase exhibited is 181 vessels. f r) Isc X COMMITTEE.—Mr. Shand presided at the meeting tale Do c k C ommittee on Thursday. Several tenders 121 re accepted, incl u di ng one b y M r. A rms t rong , o f N ew- Z e tle, for apparatus for working, by hydraulic power, S i .. frail-es at the ware h ouses on the north site of the u LeY Dock. Th e Ch a i rman stated that £13.760 was the Tme ante_ of th e contract .—Authority was given to the dock surveyor to let the Coburg Dock run dry on the 21st p e ate nt• The W are h ouse M anagement Sub-committee P o rted the r es i gnat i on o f C harles Edward Lawton, land 4gclerk i n t h e Albert Dock Warehouses, and the resig nation of Abrah am C urran , f oreman o f t h e ho l d. M r. _ awton's letter of resignation complained that, for six °r, his salary of £BO had never been raised, while those attributed clerks had been advanced.—Mr. Langsdale tio favouritism to the committee in their promo -OS. This was strenuously denied by Mr. Robinson, ta;".• B rocklebank, and others ; and, alter a warm alter s, the resignations were accepted, as was also that of -conies Evans. pr,I),,IXTREANCE AT A ROMANIST 'CHAPEL—At the the.""ce-office on Monday, Jas. Billion and . Robt. Daniels at bound' over to keep the peace, it having been proved ah„, t heY committed an assault upon Whit a ker Edmunds ktio, liargaret 'White, and raised a disturbance at the ma n 'Catholic chapel of St. Francis Xavier, on the Olin? o f Saturday last. Th e p r i soners s t a t e d th a t th ey t, 15 a littl e drop of d r i n k ; one ac k now l e d g i ng that lie was todr un k to know anything about it, and that there was t telling lies, and the other, that the man (pointing rsoc;dtriunds) struck him, and he struck again, and then A T " 11 P the steps, and the church doors were closed. Mr. i;',, ,ns fleldubserved, that whatever differences might exist do"vveeen persons of different religions, of course it was fell ' from everybody, not merely as Christians, but as 1P r- countrymen, to respect his neighboor's religion, 1 1 u to protect and respect every person in the exercise of o; at religion. People were not in a country like this Mher e , i n d eed, Roman Catholics may hold the highest °f Ece in the -state), to make that religion a source of re ....e.nge against the persons professing it, or to entertain 'lckd, unjust, or ungenerous feelings towards persons professing one religion or another. Their conduct was very outrageous, but he was inclined to attribute it to the Pernicious influence of intoxication. TINE .IrEDITE.RRANE AN LINERS. - The •Glasgow -I - Jerald says that, in the course of the next month, Messrs. Burns and M•lver will extend thcir operations in the Mediterranean by opening a line to Eeypt, and for 3 fine s the let.riiiie tutu Me ivarr,(7. .i. ne nriner nos rieen j less witn tile • greatest possible effrontery ' either towards already launched by ;Denny Brothers, and is receiving her yourself or any other man, I have . a right to expect you '''''eh . from Tullochand Denny. Messrs. \V. Denny will either explicitly disavow having used the of f ensive 1 1 , inery ,_ _ • SetilerE are building for the Cunard line an iron paddle expression to which I refer, or that, having used it, you in P th wh ton, when completed, will be the largest steamer at once withdraw it."—Mr. He worth in a letter on the 4,000 e :'''' 6 t Id. She is named the Persia, will be nearly 9th, concludes :—".I have no hesitation in saying that I engines to hurthen and of 1,000-horse power, and her regret that I should have used an expression that has Will b e su p'' el b II Robert NI ;er of Glas- given you pain • for whilst I feel myself at perfect liberty gow. She wilt h P ile Pool and y . . r., p, , _ . - _ eonstruetioN'rnewt ... , e the first iron steamer upon the Liver- to comment in'strong terms on the public acts of public I ork line. There are also in course of men,lwould exceedingly regret giving personal offence in th e c n'o splendid steamers for the extension of matters and circumstances of private concern."--1\ , 1 , r. P a cifiunard lime from New York, rid Cliagres, into the Horsfall says, in a letter dated on Tuesday last : I Ja ra, e i; namely,, the Etna, hy Caird of Greenock, and the .cannot admit your right to ground any apology upon t oe _ 3: Thomson of Glasgow. Each will be fully 2,000 -what I stated in my note as to my reasons . for attending W .,, , t but then, and more than 4GO-horse power, and they the levee. As Ido not desire the continuance of this cor- I n reinforce the Andes and Alps, which have been re- respondence, I accept the expression of your regret, ee t ,, ! ... a m T built expressly for this service. The Elk, Stag, though it is not, in my opinion, as candid and unqualified also Lynx, iron paddle-steamers, each of 600 tons, are as the circumstances demand." 1 3 _P e eing built for the Alessrs. Burns by W. Denny r , A,OMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF T r i pl rs, the engines by Messrs. Thomson, of Glasgow. THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER.-Ist Regiment znci two former are for the Glasgow . and_Liyerpnol trade, of the Duke of Lancaster's -Own Militia : Lieut Luke c om t.he last for the Belfast mail service. Finally, to Henry Hansard to be Capt. 2nd Regiment of the Duke are b H 2e the elegant with the useful, Messrs. Thomson of Lancaster's Own Militia : Sir Thomas George Hesketh, 40 tons Inkling a handsome screw-steam pleasure yacht of th es , for Mr. Al'lver of Liverpool, a partner in all Bart., to be Lieut.-Col. 4th Regiment of Lancashire Militia: Richard Phibbs, Esq. {late Capt. in the 2nd , e nlighty mercantile schemes. Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia), to be ...kin TAURUS.—LAUNCH OF A NEW CUNARD LINER. Major.--John Southcote Mansergh Esq. (late Capt. in keeL4l.Saturday week the Taurus, screw steam-ship, just the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's' Own AlM r7leted for Messrs. Burns and Co., of Glasgow, and tia), to be Major.—Thomas Robbins, Esq. (late of the tvb;, 44 iver, of Liverpool, left the Clyde for Liverpool, sth Dragoon Guards), to be Capt.—George Lloyd Rob. e,,Vlce she will sail for Constantinople on the 20 th inst., son, Esq. (late of the sth Dragoon Guards), to be Capt. at;alier,finst trip, as one of the regular liners on the new —John Orred, Esq., to be Capt.—Dav4d Ainsworth, tio„,,nl ro utebetw'een Liver 00l and the Levant• Herdimen- Esq., to be Capt.—William Robertson Sandbach, Esq., breadth e heedlow p :—Length over all, 210 feet .5 inches ;to be Capt.—Thomas Bourne, Esq., to be Capt.—William of nrth , 29 feet 5 inches ; depth of h01d,24 feet ; Walter Trafford el' en I 9 , Esq., to be Capt.—Henry Charles Adol lake,' ,1-6 tons ; power of engii.es, 150-horse power; . phus Clarke, Esq. (late Lieut. in the 2nd Regiment of !Yith t ''r of screw, 12 feet. She has direct acting engines, the Duke of . Lancaster's Own Militia), to be Capt.— , - ,0 in ;Ibular boilers and brass tubes, and two cylinders of Archibald William Clarke, Esq. (late Lieut. in the 2nd goemenes diameter each. She is built in six water-tight Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia) to be cokinathiaents. The main cabin of the Taurus will ac- Capt.—William Gray, Esq., to be Capt—Henry Blun kost°date 40 passengers, and each of the berths is of the dell Holiinshead Blundell, Esq., to be Capt.—William 1::!11,11-119:10tir::y, airy, lfes and commodiousi character. The Taurus Pemberton Hesketh, Esq. (late Ensign in the 2nd Regi beguller srs. W. Denny Brothers, of Dumbarton, inept of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia), to be engines were' supplied by Messrs. Tulloch and Capt.—Henry Myers, gent., to be Lieut.—Robert Ker e-olop„Y, of the same Place. A helm standard for regulating shaw, gent., to be Lieut.—Augustus William Smethurst, of thi' 4 , BB is fixed at the top of izen mast, at a height gent. to be Lieut.—La7rence Heyworth, jun., gent., to a n i 'ltY feet from the deck , and en tirely isolated from be Lieut,--Richard 11 att, jun., gent., to be Lieut.— i:and r Taterial. In this way the compass - is quite be- Thomas Gardner,. gent., to be Lieut.—Thomas Heywood, li ne the influence of local attraction. This new steam gent., to be Lieut.—William Honner Fitz-Patrick, gent. mcl Levant was opened lately by the British Queen (late Ensign in the 2nd Regiment of the Duke of Lan th the B 1 /tase Sa ra a bee. The Taurus will now take her place on caster's Own Militia), to be Surg. sth Regiment of Lan wiepta, e station, and she will be speedily joined by the cashire Militia : Frederic Brandreth, Esq. (late Lieut.- itt l i nel l i c't . fully larger dimensions than this one, and Col., Scots Fusilier Guards) to be Major.—John Townley, tr4, B now beingsupplied with her machinery by Clark Esq., to be Capt. Lancashire Hussars : Adolphus Mott- Iltw Nab f n ew ._ , 0 Greenock. Thug we will have four fine bent, gent„ to be Cornet, vice Hawarden Gillibrand Faza 'en flee Turkish line. kerley, deceased. and, to be thamptotl - w•ickshire. ty Church, ir:carage of ship Veil' ithedral of e Vicarage Bedford , nvy, Mon 'll Division fray's-inns ;4:, the Rec- St. Peter, Perpetual Mona- sham and Beresford le, Herts. id, in the 4•ecknock. y of EMI, cy of Dori• Derby. e office of tddesden 1, Shrews.; lectory of ego, Cant" Suffolk. 'laid. Wootton• :11 Marcie, Is Within, 's Church, tlrch, Bit'• ty Chapel ' Church' ney, Cape Bethnal- Church, y of Han- ead, near e Rectory the Rural ay. J. L. resigns-. GI, with 5 xisbrickt I by the Rh insto t RobYr ter, is tO ruesclaY. )n Tues - the and the r, to be Ichestert r induc. ,he Rev. liary cu , on the ers Care !relies in hem will 7. Jameg C helms. ev. gea' T. Mac rocese of oke, the ated lot success ' Kings lutland. indatioo Phe nevt ill have ; of the g Xl3 O, les , late e of tin ing hel 3 gain& 3day (or. .rion of Lincoln. chapels . erburys 'inches n s tailed ek, and posses- )f . gat s givea rgyraeo license. 3ssed Short's be made writ de ssioner ng the r M.P• an in-. ssioner orning, should The oil the - pre' beard i . Oa at OP in-g his o him. Jones! Lim 1.." r, Mr. " And ►licitOC ner !'' g ht man gy m ! low h ° )eautl: autifui feet !' , as 111' gr. d to a Lat big s, that ,0 par" ceased strik . of 1 114 g wit a very cow Nara+ woo' nd &_s th a bnil° THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1853. IT will give pleasure to many of his friends to learn that Air. Hugh Neill, surgeon, has returned to town in restored health, and has resumed his public and private duties. THE VARIOUS REGIMENTS of the Lancashire Militia will be called up for inspection and drill on or about the Ist of May. THE FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION of Liverpool are petitioning against Mr. Gladstone's scheme in refe rence to the national debt. THE LATE RAILWAY STRIKE IN LIVERPOOL.—The directors of the London and North-Western Company have decided that there shall be an increase of wages to the goods' porters, but the details have been left to the local boards. ELI KNIGHT, a clerk in the service of Messrs. Moses, Levi, and Co., of this town, was apprehended the other day by detective-officer Patrick, and was on Wednesday remanded by the magistrates, on a charge of embezzling a large amount of property from his late employer. A PUBLIC MEETING of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews, was held on Tuesday. The revenue of the society was last year £853, and a Liverpool mission had been re established, the Rev. J. D. Hirsch being chosen as agent. THE LOVERS OF CRICKET IN LIVERPOOL will be glad to learn that a repetition of the match with the Eleven of All England will take place on the 30th and 31st of May, and Ist of June next. The only difference will consist in its being a match between the Olympus and the Eleven, whereas last year it was a general town game. MRS. CHISHOLM arrived here on Thursday last. She has gone to Glasgow, but is expected to return to Liver pool this week, to hold group meetings in this town. On Saturday next, the 23rd inst., she will attend the Saturday Evening Concerts, and address the audience. The Mayor ' has consented to take the chair. LANCASTER ELECTION.—The nomination of candi dates took place at Lancaster on Monday ; the candidates were Mr. Green, a Peelite Conservative, and formerly member for Lancaster, and Mr. Armstrong, the brother of the ejected member. The polling took place on Tues day, and at four o'clock Mr. Green was elected by a ma jority of 132, viz., Green, 686; Armstrong, 554. A YotrsG MAN attempted to swindle Mr. Beswick, music -seller, Berry-street, on Friday, by purchasing on credit, a piano-forte, worth £45, which he represented to be for Captain Gib'is, governor of the Kirkdale house of correction. Fortunately Mr. Beswick grew suspicious at the right time, and on finding that the order was a false one, he of course retained his property. MURDER AT GARSTANG.—On Saturday night week, in a drunken brawl at the Horns Inn, Garstang, a young man, named John Wilding, murdered his companion, Pendlebury. The now-fashionable knife was the instrument of slaughter. The deceased and his mur derer, with the others engaged in the row, were factory operatives. Wilding has been committed to the assizes. A NUMBER OF GENTLEMEN, resident in the township of Tarbock, invited Mr. William Roscoe, steward to the Earl of Sefton, to a public dinner at the Hare and Hounds, Tarbock, on 'Wednesday evening last, on the occasion of his leaving that township to superintend a more extensive portion of his lordship's estate. Mr. George Fleetwood, of Tarbock, occupied the chair, and Mr. John F. 011ard, of Prescot, the vice-chair. A CORRESPONDENT of the Mining Journal says : " No place in the world (and I speak advisedly) is better adapted for the establishment of extensive works for the smelting and reduction of all kinds of ores to their respec tive metals than are the shores of the Mersey. particularly the Cheshire side of the river, near which Messrs. John Bibby and Sons' works are situated. The greater portion of ores and metals, as well as other articles of import into this country, from the west coast of South America, come into the port of Liverpool. The trade is almost monopo lised by Liverpool, just as the tea trade, the silk trade, and the opium trade, from China, is almost, in like manner, monopolised by London." COTTON FROM INDIA.—Mr. Hugh Fleming, secretary to the Manchester Commercial Association, has received information from the secretary to the East India Com pany, that Mr. Wm. Rathbone, of Liverpool, has been instructed to forward to him, for disposal in Manchester, 122 whole and two half-bales of cotton, received per ship Anglesey, from Bombay; and that Messrs. Tetley and Son have been directed to forward, for a similar purpose, 40 bales, shipped from Cochin to London, per Rubicon. The 144 bales are all Belgaum-grown ; 32 bales being from New Orleans seed, 18 of a similar kind, but bearing a different mark ; and 74 from indigenous seed, all the produce of the season 1850-1. The 40 hales have been grown from New Orleans seed.—Manchester Guardian. PORTRAITS LIKE LIFE.—One of the most astonishing of modern inventions is the instrument called the stereo scope, by which a flat picture has all the rounded appear ance of solid reality. It was, however, an inelegant ap- pendage to the drawing-room, and in no way suited for the pocket. This objection has been overcome by an in genious invention of Mr. Beard, the celebrated daguerreo type artist, who has designed an instrument to fold for the pocket, and which may be carried without the slightest inconvenience. By its means we have a fac.simile, either of a friend or a landscape, exquisitely minute—true as the reality, and of such extraordinary beauty of finish, that it is difficult to describe the ernotions of those who witness it for the first time. A visit to Mr. Beard's esta blishment in Church-street would afford as much surprise as delight. SELECT VESTRY.—At the first meeting of the new vestry, on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding, the tender of Messrs. Arthur and George Holme, for the construction of a mill house, (so that the labour test may be applied,) at a cost of £4,060, was accepted. Messrs. Holmes' tender was stated to be £9OO below the highest, and £320 below the lowest of the other tenders sent in. It was agreed that the Finance Committee should con sider and report whether arrangements cannot be made by which the present official's staff can perform Mr. Litherland's duties as cashier. The committees were constituted as follows :—Finance : Messrs. Banner, Clarke, Bradley, Moss, Luff, Mellor, and Whitby. Workhouse : Messrs. Blain, Denton, Earle, Johnston, John Jones, and James Whitty. Schools : Messrs. Troughton, Pemberton, Hughes, Sumners, Wm. Jones, Crawford, and Mason. REMOVAL 05' MANCHESTER COLLEGE TO LONDON.— Manchester has lost its College. In the Court of Chan cery, on Wednesday morning, the Master of - the Rolls delivered judgment in the case of Manchester College, which came before the court -on petition, to restrain the trustees from transferring the college from Manchester to the University College, London. The foundation was not originally created either by deed, will, or royal charter of incorporation ; but as long back as the year 1754, a school for the education of youths as divines had existed in Manchester, which, in a few years, was discontinued. ; and in the years 1783-4.5 attempts were made through Dr. Barnes, a divine of the Church of England, and Mr. Harrison, a Dissenter, to revive the school for the pur pose of the education of youths as divines, and preparatory instruction for other learned professions, as well scientific as commercial, of all religious denominations ; and ulti mately. at a public meeting, held at Manchester, on the . 22d of February, 1786, for that purpose, resolutions were agreed to to carry out the design. In 1803 the academy was removed to York, and some years afterwards again removed to Manchester, where until lately it was estab lished ; but the majority of the trustees, having come to the resolution to remove the foundation to the London University, the present proceedings were taken— the question being whether the trustees had power to divert or alter the foundation from Manchester, where it was first established, and to appropriate the funds for that purpose. His Honour said he was of opinion that the trustees had full power to do so. His Honour made a declaration to that effect, and directed the costs of all parties to be paid out of the fund. MR. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH A-ND Ma. T. B. HORS FALL.—A correspondence has passed recently between these gentlemen. In a speech at Derby, Mr. Heyworth had said After the committee had decided that he (Mr. Horsfall) was the unseated member, and that the seat belonged to me, that very afternoon Mr. Horsfall met me, and, with the greatest possible effrontery, said he was about to attend the levee of Prince Albert as one of the representatives for Derby."—Mr. Horsfall, on this, begs to 4:now if the report be correct.?-17r. Heyvrorth replied it was substantially correct, except that he did not say Mr. Horsfall was to he presented as one of the repre sentatives for Derby.—On the 4th of April Mr. Horsfall again wrote.:---" My having attended the levee, though coincident with, was not consequent on, any connexion with the borough of Derby. It arose from .circumstances into which it is not necessary to enter. What I complain of is, that you should charge me with having ' met you and with the greatest possible effrontery told you,' &c. As I am not aware of having acted discourteously during the whole . election, or its subsequent proc ee di ngs , muc h I•. 1. • . . . LAUNCH AT ABERDEEN.— On Saturday last, WaS launched from the building yard of Messrs. Alexander Hall and Co., a ship of 629 tons register, classed A 1 for thirteen years at Lloyd's, the property of Messrs. Barnes Brothers, merchants, Liverpool, and destined for the Australian trade. It was named the " Leichardt." The Leichardt was designed by the Messrs. Hall, with a view to combine fast sailing qualities with as much stow age capacity as to the best of their judgment could well be united, for beauty of form and equipment.—Aberdeen Journal.—[This vessel is expected here in a few weeks.] THE ROMANISTS AND " UNCLE TOM'S CABIN."—On Wednesday last, at the presentation of the Liverpool testimonial to Mrs. Stowe, the Rev. C. M. Birrell said he had been told a few days ago that an edition of " Uncle Tom," circulated in Belgium, had created an earnest desire on the part of the people to read the Bible, so frequently quoted in that beautiful work, and that in consequence of it a great run had been made upon the Bible Society's depositories in that kingdom. The priests of the Church of Rome, true to their instinct, had pub lished another edition, from which they had entirely ex cluded all reference to the Word of God. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thursday, Mr. Langsdale presiding, a report was read re lative to the proposed alteration in West Derby-road, with a view to make it more commodious for the public use. During a conversation which followed, it was stated that 12s. 6d. per yard was demanded for the land, but it had since been reduced to 10s. Mr. Moss asked what had been done in reference to advancing the wages of the workmen employed under the committee. The engineer replied that he had written to different masters on the subject, but he had not yet received replies from all of them. He thought it better to deal with the subject in a comprehensive form. Mr. Moss said that if the men were entitled to it, the sooner they had it the better. CAREER OF A LIVERPOOL CLERK.—SWINDLING Ex- TRAORDINARY.—John Steeple Kitchen, aged 19 years, a respectably connected young man, is in custody in Sheffield, on a charge of having obtained £3OO from Messrs. Eyre, Ward, and Co., of that town, merchants, by means of a forged letter. The prisoner is an adept at fraud. Some time ago he was a clerk in the respectable house of W. R. Duncan and Kitchen, of Liverpool, ship. ping and general merchants, and is a relative of the junior partner of that firm, whose name he bears. Having left their employ, he commenced a bold career of fraud upon their mercantile connections, in which he has been only too successful. Some months ago he drew £6lO at the Bank of Liverpool, in the name of his late employers, by means of a forged checque, we understand, and afterwards succeeded in eluding a most vigilant and close pursuit. The prisoner has resided in the interval chiefly at Rumford, in Essex, under the assumed name of Henderson. MRS. BEECHER STOWE quitted Liverpool by the 1.15 train, on 'Wednesday, for Glasgow. On Monday, the children attending a charity school in Miles-street were introduced to the distinguished authoress. On Wed nesday, she was presented with a purse containing £l3OB collected in this town in small contributions, principally pence, by a committee of ladies. Mr. A. Hodgson presided. We learn from the British Mail of Thursday, that Mrs. Stowe arrived at Glasgow at half-past ten o'clock on 'Wednesday evening, and was greeted at the railway sta tion by an enthusiastic crowd. On Friday evening she appeared at a soirée in the City Hall. It is understood that Mrs. Stowe, after leaving Glasgow, will proceed to Edinburgh, remaining in Scotland until about the end of the month. In the beginning of May she may be ex pected in London. The authoress of Uncle Tom will not quit England to return to America before August, having engaged to visit Cork and other towns in Ireland. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting of the board on Wednesday, Mr. Alpass presiding, a long communication was read from the Poor Law Board, exculpating Mr. 111 4 Govern from any breach of his con tract in supplying out-door paupers with bread, but finding the contract defective, and recommending that the guardians should take into their immediate consideration the subject of administering relief in kind, so as to secure to the poor a due supply of proper provisions under adequate responsibilities. The sum of £5 was granted for the purpose of purchasing books for the use of con valescent patients in the hospital.—Mr. Roskell, as that was the last day the old board would sit, moved a vote of thanks to their chairman, the Rev. Mr. Badnall, which was cordially carried.—Mr. Shaw : I hope he will be unanimously elected next year.—Mr. Miller : That is going too far; I do not think he will be unanimously elected.—Votes of thanks were carried to the vice-chair man and deputy vice-chairman, and also to Mr. Cleaver. THE PROGRESS OF WEST DERBY.—At the laying of the foundation-stone of the new parish church on Wed nesday, the Earl of Sefton indulged in a few reminiscences of West Derby as it was fifty years ago. "It was fortu nate for them," he said, " that they did not remember the circumstances of the village half a century ago, and he feared he had too strong a recollection of its situation at that period. West Derby was then a small village, with paved roads, ugly brick houses, and other circum stances which required very great improvement; and in the centre of that unbecoming erection of buildings there stood the chapel in which they had so long offered up their prayers, and in which he had occupied one corner, and which he would quit with some reminiscences which would make him look back with great regret, although he might be placed in a more elegant and convenient pew. They had seen great improvements. The roads, instead of 'rein; roughly paved, were now macadamised. They had elegant villas erected in the neighbourhood, all show ing taste and elegance, They had the convenience of corning from Liverpool in elegant public conveyances. In short, they had every convenience that accrued from the increase of wealth and population." PAUL CULLEN AND THE LIVERPOOL ROMANIST SCHOOLS.—The Popish Archbishop in Dublin, Dr. Cul len, in a sermon delivered in this town, on Sunday week, contended that the Romanist religion was always in favour of education and the development of the mind, although it had been falsely asserted to the contrary. He alluded to Protestant schools, and said there was great danger in Romanists sending their children to such establishments, because there was great fear that the mind would be estranged from the true faith. Papists should not send their children to be educated at Pro testant schools, bemuse Protestants differed widely in point of faith, whilst there was no difference whatever between Roman Catholics on this important point. The system of mixed education had produced infidelity in Germany, and in France bloodshed and atheism followed it. In the United States of America, persons who were educated in such schools knew nothing about religion or God. These schools sought to entrap Romanists by bribes of clothes and money, but he warned all Catholics not to go near such places with their children for education. PROFESSOR Srown, the husband of the distinguished novelist, in a speech at Liverpool, on Wednesday, said : " It was our intention, as the invitation to visit Great Britain came from Glasgow, to make our first landing there ; but Providence ordered otherwise. It was ordered by Providence that we should land here, and surely there is no place in the kingdom where a landing could be more appropriate, and no place in the kingdom where the re ception could have been more cordial. (Hear, hear.) It was wholly unexpected of us, I can assure you. We knew that there were friendly hearts, for we had received abundant testimonials to that effect from letters which had come to us across the Atlantic—letters wholly unex pected, and which filled our souls with surprise and admi ration; but we had no thought that there was such a feeling throughout England, and we know not how to conduct ourselves under it, for we are not accustomed to it, I can assure you. In our country, unhappily, the feeling is very much divided, and the preponderance of feeling expressed is very much in the other direction, entirely in opposition, and not in favour. (Hear, hear.) We knew that this city had been the scene of some of the greatest, most disinterested, and most powerful efforts in behalf of emancipation. The name of Clarkson was indis solubly associated with this place, for here he came to make his investigations, and here lie was in danger of his life, and here lie was protected by friends who stood by him through the whole struggle. The name of Cropper, , the name of Stephen, and of many others, were very familiar to us, and were associated with this place—(hear, hear) —and it was in connexion with this city that we re ceived what to our feelings was the most effective testi. trionial , ef.all, a most unexpected letter from Lord Den man, a name which we have always venerated, which we have always loved." THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF THE NEW PARISH CHURCH AT WEST DERBY was laid on Wednesday last. The subscription for the new edifice, headed with a dona tion of £5OO and the gift of a site from the Earl of Sefton, was commenced two years ago ; already £6,500 have been raised. Mr. Georze G. Scott, of London, is the architect. The new church will be of the geometrical Gothic style of architecture, with a tower ornamented with turrets. It will be built of red sandstone. The following will be its eternal dimensions :—Nave. 72 ft. G in. by 9 7 'slf '79 IL It, LI ; aisles, ft. 6 in. by 13 ; transepts, 26 ft. square ; chapels, north and south, 16 tt. square ; chancel, 41 ft. by 25 ; and tower, 30 ft. square. The erection of the church will take place under the direction of Mr. Alfred A. Walton, Mr. Scott's clerk of the works. M r . B ar k er , o f West Derby, will he the builder, and Messrs. Jones and Jump will execute the joinery and carpentry work. The total cost is expected to be about £B,OOO. There were present at the interesting ceremony the committee, including the Earl of Sefton, Messrs. T. B. Horsfall, Anthony, J. H. Macrae, J. Stew. art, Rogerson, R. H. Lowndes, the Rev. John Stewart, rector of West Derby ; Rev. Rector Campbell; Re v . J. F. Greene, rector of Knotty Ash ; Rev. Mr. Leigh, rector of Walton; a large and respectable assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, the school children, and the churchwar dens. The members of Lord Sefton's family were pre sent. After the singing of a hymn, and the reading of appropriate texts of Scripture, the Rev. J. Stewart, rector of the parish, handed the trowel to the Earl of Sefton, whom he addressed at considerable length. The .noble lord, in his reply, expressed his hope that the new church would tend to the moral and religious improvement of the neighbourhood. He hoped, and was assured, that the services of the church would be carried on in a moderate style, so congenial, be felt assured, to the feelings of all present, free from the mingled frigidity and extravagances of dissent, or the semi-idolatrous ceremonies which form the attractions of Pusevism.—His Lordship cordially thanked the Rev. Mr. Stewart for his excellent address, and the advice he had tendered him. He assured him that it was in the full spirit of what he (Mr. Stewart) had attributed to him that he was going to perform the cere mony of laying that stone. He would lay it with the viewof doing a good service to the community, forhewas no more interested in the matter than any other person. He had not a spot of land in the parish, except the spot on which his house stood ; but he bad been long their neighbour, and he was happy to come forward in such a good work, under the hands of their parish priest—and he knew of no more worthy member of society than the priest who fulfilled the office entrusted to him to con. tribute to the religious instruction, the moral instruction, and the comfort of all his parishioners. As Mr. Stewart bad truly stid, it was hot the church, it was not the elegance of the structure—it was the living stones of which it was formed that made the internal body of it. He knew of no better member of society than a parish priest, whose duty was to relieve sin and to comfort sor row ; and what he knew of the Rev, Mr. Stewart, that was his conception of his duty, and there was no doubt he would carry it out. The foundation stone was then laid by his lordship in the usual manner, after which appropriate prayers were offered up by the rector, the ceremony concluding with the singing of the National Anthem, and three hearty cheers for " The Queen" and " The Earl of Sefton." THEFT.—On Saturday William Watson was committed for trial, charged with stealing a galley and two founts of printer's types, the property of his employer, Mr. Heath, of the Colosseum Concert-room, Paradise-street. FINE ARTS.—A rare opportunity is afforded to the lovers of pictures by the collection of paintings and water colour drawings which has been consigned to Mr. J. R. Isaac, the agent of the Art Union, and announced for sale by Messrs. Winstanley and Sons. THE RESTORATION OF THE CHIMES OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH was a subject brought before the Select Vestry, on Tuesday last, by Mr. Moss. The churchwardens, overseers, and also the board, have approved of the res toration. Mr. Carne said, when he was sworn in as churchwarden, he should be very happy to take the matter into consideration. The subject dropped, on the chairman intimating that it was a matter with which they had no thing to do as guardians of the poor. SAVINGS BANKS.—It is believed that measures are contemplated for effecting some new arrangement with regard to the vast amount of stock held on account of savings-banks. By a return just issued, it appears that the total is £33,263,273, and as large losses occur to the nation from the fact that depositors usually claim repay. ment when prices are low and bring in money when they are high, thus putting the government in the predicament of having to buy or sell always at a disadvantage, it is considered that the present moment is opportune for a reduction of the rate of interest allowed, or for adopting such other remedy as may appear desirable. FORTUNE-TELLING IN LIVERPOOL IN 1853.—At the Police-office, on Thursday, Ann Green, a woman with a child in her arms, and a servant girl named Catherine Cantwell, were charged with obtaining 7s. 6d., by false pretences, from a girl of the name of Higgins. The girl Higgins, having lost a portrait of her sister in America, was lamenting her loss in the street, when she was met by Cantwell, who said that her mistress (Green) was a fortune-teller, and could find the portrait, as she had found some silver spoons for another person. " The charm would not work" without money, and first of all she induced Higgins to give her a shilling, and subse quently obtained from her other sums, amounting in all to 4s. 7d. Green was sent to prison for a month, and Cantwell was discharged. Police-officer (272) was sus pended, upon the evidence of three witnesses as to his having received a pint of ale from the fortune-tellers. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.—The total number of vessels now preparing for the various ports of Australia is 55, and the total amount of registered tons is 28,506. The sailings from this port to the Australian colonies during the past week have been 9 vessels, of an aggregate tonnageof 5.192 tons, as follows :—For Port Philip, one vessel, of 403 tons ; Melbourne, five vessels, 1,645 tons; Melbourne and Geelong, one vessel, 1,000 tons ; and Sydney, two vessels, 2,144 tons. From the official returns at the Government Emigration-office, made up to Friday afternoon, we per ceive that during the past fortnight the departures of emigrant vessels have been, to the United States, twenty five vessels, with 11,482 passengers ; Canada, two vessels, 615 passengers ; Australia, one vessel, 380 passengers : total, twenty-eight vessels, 12,477 passengers. This list of course only includes vessels that come under the Go vernment Emigration Act for ships carrying steerage passengers. THE SOUTHERN PLANTERS AND LIVERPOOL: A COTTON DEPOT.—The Philadelphia correspondent of the Morning Chronicle writes :—" A very singular conven tion of southern planters is to be held in June next, at Memphis, Tennessee. The avowed objects of the meet ing are to establish a continental depot of cotton in op position to Liverpool, and thus to do away with Liver pool agencies, middlemen, he. by a direct exportation. The call complains that by the present system the sub stance of the planters is eaten up, and the exports are concentrated at Liverpool. And then other objects are, to build up a southern importing market in opposition to New York, to have one or two lines of steamers to Europe, new railroads, to educate southern children at home, and, in a word, to aim at commercial and industrial independence. So far as Liverpool is concerned, the gentlemen who convene the meeting seem to forget the proximity of that port to the vast cotton region of which Manchester is the centre—to say little of its wealth, en terprise, and shipping. So long as the Lancashire manu factories flourish, Liverpool will be not only a depot, but also an entrepot for the great s a Vple." THE HERO OF A HUNDREIt FIGHTS.—The elegant statue of Wellington, by Signor Grispi, is now complete, and has been visited by many gentlemen of taste within the last week at his studio, Lord-street Chambers. It is l i about half the life size, or three feet in height, and re presents the warrior in the act of sheathing the sword of the soldier, that he may resume the duties of the states man. He stands upon our own quarter of the globe, whose convulsions are thus put to rest, and leans against the olive, the admitted symbol of peace. There is a pleased expression on his countenance, as if conscious that war should only be resorted to as a stern necessity, in conformity with his own memorable saying, that " nothing can be more unfortunate than to win a battle, except to lose one." If this statue were executed in marble, of the full life size, it would be one of the most suitable ornaments for St. George's Hall, and a memorial of departed greatness worthy of our important town. 1 Yesterday the mayor paid a visit of inspection, and, struck with the beauty of the model, remarked that it would form a very appropriate figure to crown the column for the projected Wellington monument in this town ; he, however, feared that the funds would be inadequate. We recommend our readers to see the model and judge for themselves, as it may influence further contributions to the Wellington Monument Fund. HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. —The sixth ordinary meeting of this society for the session was held in the Collegiate Institution on Thursday evening last, Dr. Thom, vice-president, in the chair. Six new members were elected, viz., Charles Turner, E sq ., M.P., Dr. Toile, and Messrs. Arthur Ellis, Richard Houghton. Thomas Henry Lyon, R.N., and Thomas B. Ryder. The donations to the society included the trans. actions of a society at Abbeville. in France, for three years and a half, silver coins, autographs, books, manu scripts, &c. Among the articles exhibited were en ineuisitio post mortem of the date 15th March, 15th James 1. ; elastic sandstone from India, original and most accurate portrait of Gilbert Wakefield, several manuscript letters, an ancient book, and a curious tobacco-pipe. The Rev. P. S. Dale, at the request of the chairman, accom panied his presentation with some appropriate remarks. Dr. Hume announced that there will be a day meeting in May, and that the meeting in June will probably be held in Manchester. A communication was read from Mr. Boardman, suggesting the insertion of an inscription at the site of Roscoe's nativity, which is still confounded with another position in Mount-pleasant, near the Eye and Ear Institution. Two additional letters from Felicia D. Browne (afterwards Mrs. Hemans) were read, and the society concurred in the arrangement that had been made for inviting the British Association for the Advancement of Science to meet in this town in 1854. The following Papers, as announced in the circular, were then read : Description of Mains's Hall, neat Poul t on, the hiding-place of Cardinal Allen, temp. Elizabeth, by the Rev. William Thornber, 8.A., Blackpool ; Memoranda, referring to the register of baptism, marriage, and burial, of William Roscoe, by James Boardman, Esq.; Additional Letters and Papers respecting the Bateman family, by Thomas Doming Hibbert, AFRICAN MAIL STEAMERS.—The following letter has been addressed by the passengers to Captain Parsons : " Steam-ship Faith, at sea, April 12th, 1853. To Cap. tain Jas. Parsons. Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned, pas sengers on board the African mail-steamer Faith, during this her first passage home, wish thus publicly to express our satisfaction at the arrangements which were made for our comfort, and our thanks for the kindness and libe rality displayed towards us by yourself ; and we wish also to express our full appreciation of your talents as an able and experienced seaman. With respect to the vessel, although there has been much to contend with, we have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the good working condition of the engines, &c. ; and, as a sea-boat, the late tempestuous weather has been sufficient proof that she ranks A 1. The culinary department, under the management of Mr. Painter, has given us every satis faction ; and we shall have much pleasure in recom mending our friends to your ship. Wishing you health and many prosperous voyages, we remain, yours, &c., — Thomas Gregory, J. G. Sanderran, Lorenz Diederichson, Capt. E. C. Townsend, Capt. G. Maunsell, A. Hook, Sidi Mahomet Benani. Capt. Lynch, United States Navy ; Lieut. Robinson, 3d W. I. Regt. ; Lieut. West, R.N. ; Lieut. Kingsn3ile, 3d W. I. Regt. ; Dr. Fitzgibbon, Dr. Pinkerton, Auguste Hardison, Herbert W. Day, T. W. Remington, N. Alfaro." The Faith's passage out and home have certainly been most satisfactory. She has not, we are informed, required pumping out since she sailed, and generally is in first-rate condition, both as to hull and machinery, after a run of from 10,000 to 11,000 miles. The steam-sbip Northern Light is also in a forward state in Mr. Laird's yard, and will open the branch of the company's Liverpool line on the 10th of October next. She is to be 1400 tons, and is calculated to carry about 1000 tons of palm oil. THE LATE JOHN JUST, ESQ., OF BURY.—At the an nual general meeting of the British Archaeological Asso ciation, held on Wednesday last, Mr. T. J. Pettigrew, F.R.S.F.S.A., treasurer, read an elaborate and most interesting memoir of the members of that association deceased during the p as t y ear . A mongst t h e most pro minent of the members thus lost by death to the society he noticed the late Mr. Just, whose valuable labours in connexion with philology, science, and antiquities are so well known to our readers. Born in Westmoreland, and educated in that district, the leisure of his life was spent in the pursuit of his favourite studies in this part of England, to whose history, botany, and language he made many valuable contributions. Mr. Pettigrew traced the history of Mr. Just's contributions to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, the British Archaeological Asso ciation (in connexion with whose congress at Manchester and Lancaster his labours were most important, and justly and adequately valued), up to his last paper on the West moreland dialect, read before the Rosicrucians at Manches ter, not long before his lamented decease. The success of Mr. Just as a teacher and lecturer, his indefatigable zeal in the prosecution of his favourite studies, his wonderful memory and facility of reference to his well-stored acquire ments, his childlike simplicity, and the kindness with which he rendered his great acquirements useful to his fellow-men, were admirably and fully dwelt on ; and t he meeting testi fied, in the warmest manner, their sense of the just and excellent estimate which Mr. Pettigrew made of Mr. Just, as a man and a scholar.—Mr. Gould, F.S.A., moved that Mr. Pettigrew's paper be printed, a motion which was seconded by Mr. Pidgeon, who said he felt, as a friend of Mr. Just, that it was impossible for him to omit his slight test imon y to the zeal and acquirements of his deceased friend. As secretary to the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, he had long been associated in their kindred pur suits with Mr. Just, and he could not but feel that the paper just read would prove most agreeable to the friends of Mr. Just.—The Rev. J. Hugo, M.A.F.S.A., rose and said, that during his residence in the North of England he had reckoned Mr. Just amongst his most valued friends. They had together traversed the whole line of the Roman Road, in the illustration of which Mr. Just had so success fully laboured, and he could add hi s t e sti mon y t o a ll that had been said of his late friend's untiring labours. On one point only could he add a word. Mr. Just was much ce: lebrated as a brother of the angle, and his well-stored basket, when other men in vain tried to fill theirs, was often a witness to his success in that pursuit.—Manches ter Guardian. GENERAL NEWS. THE BISHOP-ELECT OF LINCOLN, Dr. Jackson, is ex pected to be consecrated at Lambeth on the sth of May. DONCASTER CHURCH.—The cost of an entire restora tion is estimated at about £30,000. A NEW WEEKLY PAPER is about to be started in London, called the Protestant Standard. THE SHOEMAKERS AND BUILDERS in the West of Scotland have received an advance of wages. THE MASONS at Dumbarton, on the Clyde, after pro curing an increase of ls. a week in their wages, are now working at the old rates. STEAM-BOAT PUNCTUALITY.—A memorial has been addressed to the Admiralty, by the merchants of Bristol, on the inconveniences sustained from the repeated failures of the Royal West India Mail Company to fulfil the en gagements of their time table. STOPPING THE SUPPLIES.—The managers of St. Paul's (Episcopal) Chapel, Aberdeen, recently resolved to " stop the supplies," until the rival clergymen, Sir W. Dunbar, and Mr. S. A. Walker, should cease their quarrel and regularly perform duty. A NAKED MAN IN THE WOODS !—The Duke of Beau fort's hounds, on Wednesday, were in full cry after a fox, through the woods of Spye Park, when they turned out a man entirely naked (with the exception of half-boots). He was a lunatic, who had escaped from a private asylum. DR. R. PHILLIMORE, M.P., has given notice that on Wednesday, the 20th inst., he will introduce a bill to alter and amend the law relating to Church Rates. On the same day Sir William Clay will propose their total abolition. A SUITABLE STATUE will shortly be erected to the memory of the celebrated Henry Bell. The situation fixed upon for its erection is Row church-yard. The entire expense of the statue is borne by a celebrated ship builder and engineer on the Clyde.—Dumbarton Herald. LAW REFORM.—The Commissioners for the Consoli dation of the Statutes are Mr. Bellenden Ker, Mr. Chis holm Anstey, Mr. Brickdale, Mr. George Coode, and Mr. Rogers. It is stated that Mr. Bellenden Ker is to receive £l,OOO per annum, and the rest of the commissioners £6BO per annum each. GUTTA PERCHA.—At the weekly meeting of the insti tution of civil engineers, it was shown that although gutta percha tubes, whilst under water, were very durable, yet that on exposure to the air for a few years unpainted, the substance laminated, and could be rubbed to pieces. The gutta percha covering of the wires of the submarine tele graph was very dtivable under the sea, but on the face of the Dover cliff it had been soon destroyed ; it was then buried under ground, and had proved perfectly successful. A CURE FOR YELLOW FEVER has been discovered at C. Bolivar by Mariquita Orfila, by means of which several persons have been completely cured after a consultation of doctors had declared that the cases were quite hopeless. The remedy is the juice of the pounded leaves of the " Verbena' given in small doses three times a day, and injections of the same every two hours, until the bowels are emptied. The " Verbena" is a wild shrub, to be found growing almost everywhere, and particularly in low, moist ground. VULCANISED INDIA RUBBER. —At the last weekly meeting of the institution of civil engineers, it was stated that the vulcanised india rubber would bear, perfectly, almost any amount of compression, for an indefinite period, but that on being subjected to repeated extension for a lengthened period, its elasticity became impaired ; this, it was suggested, might arise partly from a portion of the sulphur, which was only held in mechanical com bination, being thrown off, and also from the substance absorbing heat in contraction and giving it out on disten sion, and thus producing "eremacausis," which eventually caused its disintegration. LAUNCH ON THE CLYDE.—The Greenock Advertiser of Friday states that there was launched, on Wednesday. from the building yard of Messrs. William Simons and Co., Whiteinch, Patrick, a small screw steamer called the Theresa, owned by Mr. H. L. Seligmann, of Glasgow, and some friends connected with the iron trade. She is intended chiefly to carry pig iron from Clyde to Runcorn, Fleetwood, and the Welsh ports, along with her conso r t n ow building at Renfrew. She was originally built for Messrs. D. and G. Brymner, of Greenock, and intended to be employed in the coasting trade. DR. CAHILL'S PROFANE SPEECH AT GLASGOW.—At the celebration of St. Patrick's day in Glasgow, Dr. Ca hill was so clamorously received, that he almost imagined himself surrounded with a batch of rale "Tipperary boys," shouting " Erin-go-bragh." Among the other thoughts and expressions of this clerical braggart, he thought that he could never forgive Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston till that night, but he did forgive them, and if he died before them he would do a good thing for them—he would let them into heaven, or if he had not the power to do that, perhaps if he had the keys of the other place, he would do a better thing for them— he would let them out.—(Roars of laughter.) CURIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.—The following appear in that popular corner of the Times devoted to strange announcements :—M. N.—You are right in your conjec tures, there is a difficulty. It may be necessary to lessen the time by a month. Write exactly what you feel on the subject; and arrange, if you can, for me to communicate direct. The name of your Mercury will be sufficient.— S. T.—W.B.B.—How absurd it is of your parents to anger me, and to threaten me with law, when one word from you would answer every purpose. You cannot have received my letter of Saturday. How shameful to mis trust, you who have ever been so dutiful a child, and who now sacrifice your feelings to satisfy them.—W. B. B. DAGUERREOTYPE LIKENESSES OF PRISONERS.—Mr. Gardener, governor of Bristol gaol, has introduced the system of taking multiplied copies of daguerreotype like nesses of notorious offenders in custody, which, with written descriptions of the prisoners, are forwarded to the principal gaols and police stations in the kingdom. As daguerreotype likenesses of the most accurate charac ter can now be taken on paper, the only expense is the triflng cost of the apparatus. The first likeness taken in the gaol by this process are those of a notorious and daring burglar, an utterer of forged Bank of England notes, and a female criminal suspected of having been long " wanted " in other parts of the kingdom ; and on Mon day they were dispatched to various gaols, &c., in the northern and midland districts. A COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ENGINE DRIVER AND THE GUARD.—A simple and efficient method of com munication between the engine driver and the guard of a railway train has been adopted by Mr. Finnigan upon the South-eastern Railway. it consists of a plaited silk line, rendered weather proof, attached to a reel, within reach of the guard, and passed through swivels between the bottom of the carriage doors and the steps, along the whole line, until it arrives at the engine, where a communication is effected with the steam whistle. In case of accident, the guard can sound this shrill instru ment, which will certainly attract the attention of the driver; and no passengers can be alarmed, since it will be impossible for them to discover whether the whistle is sounded in the ordinary course by the driver or by the guard. No fog, noise, or other impediment can possibly in interferewith the signal effected by this simple contrivance. Sr. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—The following is the plan of scaffolding adopted by Mr. Parris, for the purpose of restoring the paintings of Sir James Thornhill, in the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. 220 feet from the pavement underneath :—lt comprises two galleries,—one on a level with the great cornice, and the other some thirty feet above it, in the spring of the cupola. The flooring of each is sustained by poles, firmly secured, one end riveted into ring -bolts inserted into and through the solid masonry of the cupola (two feet and a half in thickness), and secured with iron plates on the outside, while the further end is supported by strong wire ropes secured above through the upper gallery to the framework of the over dome. The present platform only occupies one eighth part of the circumference of the cupola, so that when one compartment is finished the gallery is shifted round to the next compartment, and so on till the restoration of the whole paintings is completed. It is said to be the in tention of the Dean and Chapter to follow up the ideas of Sir Christopher Wren to the fullest extent. CHURCH REVENUES.—The principal points in the fifth report of the. Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, recently published, are these :—ln addition to the four sees previously subjected by act of Parliament to fixed incomes (to which Lincoln must now be added), the Bishops of Salisbury. St. Asaph, Ripon, Ely, and Worcester have consented to receive only the incomes prospectively an nexed to their sees—the future Dean and Canons of Durham have been similarly limited—the Dean and Chapter of York have surrendered that eapitular estate (subject to existing leases) to the commissioners, in con sideration of an annuity calculated on their past average receipts, until a capitular estate in possession of the same value shall be provided ; ninety-nine reversions have been sold, and seventy-seven leaseholds purchased. The value in fee of the property so enfranchised during the past year exceeds £550,000; the total charge upon the com mon fund in respect of 825 augmented benefices, and 235 new districts and parishes, amounts to £77,967 yearly, or a capital sum of .C 2,598,700 ; and, in consequence of such liability already created, nutm rows applications (exceed ing 1,500) still remain unsatisfied. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. •-• A general meeting of this society was held at the Freemason's tavern, on Monday, for the purpose of making certain alterations in the rules. Viscount Ranelagh presided. The proposed alterations, which included the abolition of fines for non payment or unadvanced shares, the more easy withdrawal and transfer of shares, &c., were unanimously adopted, subject to the approval of the barrister appointed under the statutes to certify. Lord Ranelagh, the Hon. Col. Lowther, Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., and J. C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P., were appointed the trustees. A good deal of discussion took place with respect to the question of a reserved allotment on the rating clause, for a public house, and it was ultimately resolved that it should he offered to tender by the highest bidder amongst all the members having rights of choice. A drawing took place for 42 rights of choice, and it was stated that 21 shares would be added by seniority to the Register of Rights. In the course of the proceedings the noble 'chairman gave a very satisfactory account of the financial proceedings of the society, a n d announce d a f a ct almost unparalleled in the history of these institutions—that although the society had been only six months in existence, it had been enabled to form a reserved fund of £S,OOO. THE TEETH AND BREATIL—HOW often do we find the human face divine disfigured by neglecting the chiefest of its ornaments, and the breath made di sa greeable_ to com panions by non-attention to the teeth ! Though perfect in their structure and composition, to keep them in a pure and healthy state re4uires some little trouble; and if those who are blessed with we ll-f orm ed teeth knewlw soon decay steals into the mouth, making unsightly whaterteaenro wise are delightful to admire , an d desi g natin g unhealthi ness by the impurity of the br eath, the y would spa expense to chase away these fatal bl emishes. B ut al. a al s l u o ffi o c x i i e o t y or aware mineral though most ladies are care f ul , and even particul ar i n these delicate matters, yet few re the imperative necessity ofavoiding substances of an acrid nature, and of Which the greater part of the cheap tooth-powders of the present day are composed. It is highly satisfact ory t o point out Messrs. Rowlands Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrice, as a preparation free from all injurious elements, and eminently calculated to embellish and preserve the dental structure, to impart a grateful fragrance to the breath, and to embellish and perpetuate the graces of the mouth.--Court Journal. I SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock, a.m. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] THE BUDGET. The Chancellor's speech occupies fifteen and three quarter columns of the Times, and took five hours in delivery. The Times says the reduction of duties on tea, the abolition of the taxes on soap, and the gradual reduction of the income tax, would alone give importance to the financial statement, and would make the year memo rable in the history of finance ; but the budget includes also a reform of the tariff, which renders it worthy of being ranked with those of Sir Robert Peel. It is pro posed to reduce the duties on butter, cheese, eggs, fruit, and on many articles of more or less importance, while no less than 133 articles are to be struck out of the tariff altogether. In the Assessed Taxes, all progressive duties are to be abolished ; so that each article pay the same, whether there be one or a dozen.—The duties on private and hackney carriages, horses, and dogs are to be reduced.— The license duty will he the only duty on post-horses.— The tax on servants is also to be reduced.—The draw back for waste spirits on hand is to he conceded.—ln stamps, receipt stamps are to be abolished; a Queen's head franking a receipt as it does a letter.—The stamp duty on Life Assurances is to be reduced ; attorneys' certificates and admission stamps lowered.—The duty on advertisements is to be reduced to 6d. ; stamp on news papers a penny, without regard to size and without addi• - tional duty on supplements. The Times says, " Such is an imperfect summary of the long list of remissions, without a parallel, it believes, in any previous budget. Mr. Gladstone proposes to make up the deficiency by raising two millions a year by extending the legacy duly to all successions, and abolishing the exemption enjoyed by real property; to increase the duty on Scotch spirits by ls., and on Irish by Bd. a gallon. The income tax to extend to Ireland for the next seven years, but the consolidated annuities, long the subject of Irish complaint, is to be remitted." The Times considers " it would not be easy to point out a class that is not greatly interested in the success of Mr. Gladstone's propositions; and, on the whole, it cannot but congratulate the British people on the great enterprise, the rare opportunities, and the high favour of Heaven, to which they owe the possibility of these great, it had almost said unexpected, reductions from their now here ditary burdens." The Herald says, " Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues have elected to stand or fall by the unmitigated Income Tax. There can be little doubt which of the two it will be. The acceptance of the Budget as a whole seems to the Herald as unlikely a thing as can be con- ceived." The Daily News says, " It is a Budget of compro mises, as a whole: it has boldness and weakness, merits and demerits ; a forward action and a backward action. At first blush, it seems likely to be popular with the House ; but the more important verdict of the country has to be taken." The Chronicle says, " An opinion would be premature : the speech was one of the greatest parliamentary efforts the present generation has witnessed. The applause of the House, and the congratulations of Mr. Gladstone's colleagues and friends, will, the Chronicle cannot doubt, be confirmed by the deliberate approval of the com munity.'' The Post is pleased with the Chancellor's comprehen. sive views of our fiscal system, hut objects to his creating a distrust by concessions of indirect taxation, and to the further use of the Income Tax. LONDON STOCK & SHARE MARKET.—Tms NOON QUOTATIONS THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 100 A 1 ; ditto for Money, 1008 a ; Bank Stock, 2261 6 ; Three and a Quarter per Cent., 10311. RAILWAY SHARES.—Caledonian Preference, 1071-; Eastern Counties, 131; Great Northern, S3l 21; Great Western, 92k ; Leeds Northern, I 61; London and North Western , 120 a ; London and South Western, 9U 1 ; Midland Stock, 75 48; North British, 35; York and. North Midland, 591. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—THIs DAY, NOON QUOTATIONS. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 771 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire pref., 10 15-16ths; Midiand, 751. LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—THIS DAY. NOON QUOTATIONS. Leeds Northern Fifths, 5 dis. ; Midland, 751 ; North Westerns, 8 3 16ths ; York and North Midland, 29g. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. Traffic returns, £9,566 2s. 81d. Corresponding week last year, £8,558 Bs. 94d. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Britain's Pride, from Alexandria, at Gravesend the 18th instant LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET The market this morning was steady, and a fair amount of business was done at the prices of Friday last, in all' descriptions. The arrivals into this port since Tuesday last, include a good supply of Oats from Ireland ; those of other arti cles thence, and of anything coastwise, being small ; whilst, owing to adverse winds most of last week, the foreien imports comprise merely 240 qrs. of Wheat, and 22,415 brls. of Flour, both from United States. -THIS DAY MR. GIBSON, R.A., has completed his statue of Venus, at Rome, and aroused the criticism of connoisseurs by giving a slight flesh tint to the figure, blue eyes, yellow hair, and a delicately-coloured border to the drapery. There is much difference of opinion as to the judicious ness of this proceeding. EXPERIMENTAL SUICIDE.—An extraordinary act of accidental suicide was perpetrated on Friday, at Messrs. Coutts' banking-house, in the Strand. A father and son, named Jones, were engaged in whitewashing one of the rooms, when the father left for a short period in the mid dle of the day, and, on his return, discovered Lis son a corpse, suspcnded by the neck from a line attached to a pane of glass used for ventilating purposes in the window. The line merely passed under the chin and at the back of the ears, without encircling the neck, and as the feet were upon the ground and the knees within two inches of it. • it appears very remarkable that the deceased, if inclined only to try the effect of experimental banging, failed in saving himself. However, animation was suspended, and although the body was warm when removed to Charing cross Hospital, all attempts at resuscitation proved fruit less. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. A BELLIGERENT ATTORNEY.—In the court of Queen's Bench, on Saturday, a rule was applied for on behalf of Mr. Rolt, Q.C., calling upon Mr. John Maynard Clayton, an attorney, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him. Mr. Rolt, in conducting a defence to a suit in Chancery, stated his belief that the proceedings were instituted for the mere purpose of ob taining costs, and that they were of a vexatious character, and could not produce any substantial benefit to the plaintiff himself. The Vice-Chancellor, in deciding upon the case, expressed his opinion that it was a vexatious and unprecedented application. Mr. Maynard, who was the plaintiff's attorney, took offence at the language used by Mr. Rolt, and called upon him to apologise. Mr. Rolt answered that he had stated no more than, in his pro fessional capacity, he was justified in doing. Mr. May nard, upon this, sent a friend to Mr. bolt with a formal challenge, and requested him also to name a friend. Mr. Rolt said the only friend he should apply to would be the nearest magistrate. After this, Mr. Rolt received a letter from Mr. Maynard, couched in very offensive languaze, and thereupon the present proce were ta Mr. Ma ,rd. The court granted the rule ECONOMY AND UTILITY.—In addressing our rea d ers this week, we are desirous of bringing under their notice a peculiarly useful article of daily consumption, which is intimately connected with the comfort and well-being of families. You are aware that adulteration of many articles is, unhappily, by no means uncommon. Amongst other articles , hick have been lately exposed by chemists and other Competent judges, we observe that the useful article, Starch, has had its share of exposure. You can not fail to perceive that it is your interest, in making pur chases of starch, to patronise that kind which has ob tained an established and well-merited reputation. It is Var that where fine linens and laces are to be finished in a superior manner, that starch of . superior qual be used. We have, therefore, the most pleasure in recommending our Glciifi:la Patent Starch, and r _..._ ~,,lowing very conclusive reasons :—lst. That it is used in her Ma jesty's laundry, where the laundress in her testimonial to the manufacturer of the Glenfield Starch distinctly says, that it is the best she has ever used. 2d. We could quote ten similar testimonials from the laundresses of the prin cipal nobility, besides from many of the leading gentry end many public institutions ; also, from 1500 of the principal grocers in the three Kingdoms, declaring that it pleases their customers better than any other they ever had. With these very satisfdctory reasons, we leave it to our fair readers to make a trial of the Glenfield Patent Starch and prove it for themselves. We see it is for sale by most of the shopkeepers in the town. A BUCCANEER IN THE CLYDE IN 1853.—The Greetroc Herald of Thursday last relates a good story of . a . bold craft, in which he who was . latel y lodged in limbo buccaneer, on a small scale, u ti s i e e d re. to H m e at h e ad ra n id l s ittl o e r c e r rcu y ;s79 l t l i t s ng t ' hrough the West Highlands, on p retence of dealing in deif. H e was assisted by two boys. He used to return from these with cargo of every conceivable thing-- a general as planks of wood, egg s, shell-fish, braxy, bon es , cow and cheep hides, sometimes a live porker or two, poultry, rags, old iron, in short every conceivable. thing : and the i' • impression was that he was driving a trade in a whispered primitive fashion by means of barter. But stories werell uspercd abroad that if our buccaneer valued his safety he found among the creeks of the Gael , e should . not be again lest Elspa M'llvolev should ael with his rotten craft, be found looking for her six lost favourite hen; ' ,a or T a 1 Al' Taggert his two lost lambs, the firstlings u o f 1 • iis flock. So our buccaneer went into a new trade. He would leave Greenock harbour in the dusk of the * , evening, and return at day-oreak from the north side of the • river a cargo of broom. these excursions in the night, because the cutting of broom was forbidd en . Th e sm all value of the article h e carried made people wonder how it would recompense him ; but a circumstance came out that explained an. He was obs erve d ear ly one morning, on the opposite shore. after having shipped a quantity of b room, surrep titiously dragging a something on board, which proved to be a ram from an adjoining field. He set sail for Greenock but found he was hotly pursued. Kno w i ng t h at to some ' into the harbour would be certain detection, he hastily attached the horns of the ram t o hi s anchor, and casting an chor in the offing, lighted his pipe, and coolly awaited his pursuers. They came, searched the vessel, and find ing no sheep on board, concluded it was a mistake, occasioned b . y the grey of th e morn i ng, an d l e ft the bucca neer chuckling a laugh at their expense. Scarcely were they gone when the anchor and booty were lifted ; and the mutton did not eat much the worse for the short im. merslon in salt water. Jr readers to use the for the IrW S Y ' asse t., ISOM° rag nt-a," J on es Me l' ? ode' 0o1•:. a cr a il, it ) cter s fo t rased!'" les w