The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

Oct. 6, 1846. Loral anb tarobintial Re ll)s. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. HENRY BOOTH.—The sub scription to this testimonial amounts to £3150 12s. STEALING SUGAR.—On Friday, at the Police-court, John Cain was committed for three months for stealing sugar from a warehouse in Sparling-street. The majority of Earl Grosvenor will be celebrated in Chester on the 13th inst., by a public dinner at the Royal Motel, at which the Mayor will preside. Mr. Migault has, since his return from the continent, been, by the present Head Master, reappointed German Master to the Royal Institutio❑ School. A fire broke out in the timber yard of Mr. Wilkinson, builder, Atherton-street, on Tuesday, and did about £lOO worth of damage The interesting exhibition of the model of Jerusalem continues to attract hosts of visitors. No one should omit seeing it. The Rev. Mr. Bidinerd and Mr. Ashuard of Philadel phia, delegates to the Evangelical Alliance, who were wrecked in the great Britain, sailed for America on Fri day morning in the packet-ship New York. The Poor-law Commissioners state, in a letter to our Select Vestry, that the latter body would not be justified in providing a building for the occupation of the Com mittee of the Night Asylum. _ _ The sum of £lo—being money received for the use of his windows, on the occa.ion of Prince Albert's visit— has been forwarded by Mr. Tuton, Lord-street, to the treasurer of the Liverpool Sailors' Home. On Thursday, at the Police-court, a marine store keeper, was committed for trial, charged with receiving nearly a ton of logwood, which had been stolen from George's Dock. Yesterday week, a little girl named Emma Smith, slipped down into a cellar in Haigh-street, and died soon after. The accident was caused by the want of railings round the cellar. On Thursday, James Jordan was committed by Mr. Rushton for picking a gentleman's pocket of a silk hand kerchief. The gentleman, whose name was Baldwin, was at the time standing at a stationer's shop-window in Rich- mond-street. In the course of this month Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Fre- derick Douglass, and George Thompson intend to hold a public meeting in Liverpool, on the subject of American slavery, with espcial reference to the recent decisions of . the E;ringelical Alliance. On Thursday, Mr. Hugh Craig, son of Mr. H. Craig, of Percy-street, in this town, was elected first Iliff scho lar of the Royal Institution schools. The examiners were the Rev. T. B. Monk, and the Rev. C. P. Swainson, tutor, and fellow of Corpus College, Cambridge. At the meeting of the Manchester Agricultural AsMi ation, last week, the report alluded to the union of that society with the one at Liverpool. Every wish was ex pressed for the junction of the two bodies as soon as pos- iible. The steamer Oriental, built by Messrs. Wilson and Son, of this town, after plying between Alexandria and Southerupton for six years, has been put on the Constan- . . tinople and Black ,Sea line. She has proved herself one of the finest steamers ever built. Lord Combermere is announced as President, and Sir P. de M. Grey Egerton, Bart. M.P. and George Wilbra ham, Esq. as Vice-Presidents, for the annual meeting of the South Cheshire Agricultural Society, to be held at Northwich on Friday next. _ DOCK ROBBERIES.—On Friday, at the Police-office, Brian Fallon was committed for two months for stealing 31bs. of horse hair from the Fame, a vessel in the Queen's Dock. Thomas Campbell was committed for three months for stealing ropes from the Colonist, a vessel in the Brunswick Dock The pa9sengers on the outward-bound voyage of the British 'end North American royal mail steam-ship Bri- tannia, presented Captain Hewitt with a very flattering and substantial testimonial of their esteem. It consists of an elegant silver vase, richly chased, and a salver to correspond. _ _ On Friday morning, a man named John Cosspell, who was about 46 years of age, and who lived by himself in a cellar in Pine-street, was found dead in bed. The only _ _ reason that could be assigned for his awfully sudden death was that he had been drinking hard for the last four months. A young woman who left Liverpool last week, in the steamer Queen, fot Whitehaven, was found drowned in the harbour at the latter port, on Friday morning. In her trunk were found two letters addressed " Sarah Bar vise." She appeared during the previous evening In a low desponding way. On Tuesday last, Alderman Thos. Wood, framework knitter, was elected Lord Mayor of the city of London. — Liverpool Mercury. [Three mistakes in two lines. Mr. Alderman Wood is a solicitor—he has not yet been elected Lord Mayor of London—and could not, there fore, have been so on Tuesday, as stated.] M. Stocqueler, who has so ably assisted the efforts now making to abolish the East India Company's monopoly of salt, will be in Liverpool to-day. The object of his visit is to promote an organized combination amongst the Shipping and mercantile interests in favour of the views of the association of which he is secretary. — On Saturday night a slight fire took place in the office of Mr. Wilson Forster, Temple-street, and on Sunday morning a fire occurred in the shop of Mr. Anderson, druggist, Great Crosshall-street. No material damage was done in either case. Both fires originated in lucifer matches being left under a shelf. PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES.—No fewer than 551 parties availed themselves of the use of the baths at Manchester during the past week. Of these 71 were females, 43 were persons who engaged private baths, and the great number of 419 used the public baths. In the washing and mangling departments there has also been a gradual increase. On Friday, there was shown in the Exchange News room a specimen of potatoes called the "Three American Dandies," grown by George Atherton, Esq., near New Brighton. Mr. Atherton has grown a large field of them, and there is not a solitary potato affected by the prevailing pestilence. They are splendid looking potatoes, and ought to be all reserved for seed. Last evening, a few gentlemen, members of the Phoenix Bowling Green, Kirkdale, presented their respected se cretary, Mr. William Buckley, with a very handsome silver snuff-box, with a suitable inscription, as an acknow ledgment for his unremitting attention and gentlemanly kindnesss to them on all occasions, particularly during the late bowling season. TRADE OF LIVERPOOL. — The total amount of tonnage entered from 25th June, 1845, to 1846, was 3,096,444. The dues on goods amounted to £98,514. and on vessels to £122,200. Of this the East India trade paid £17,511, United States £87,057, British America £33,096, Medi terranean 416902, Brazils £7099, and West Indies and Mexico £11,334. Th ere are o th er sm aller receipts from ports in a IC it' the B & c. o n ms , Von KIR K REVISION, 1846.—Conservative : objec ! s, 31 ; sustained, 21 ; failed in, 10.—Radical ; objec tions, 11l ; sustained, 73 ; failed in, 38.—Struck off by the radicals, 73 ; struck off by the conservatives, 21 : conservative loss, 52.—New Claims: Conservative, 119; radical, 48 ; conservative gain, 71 ; deduct conservative loss, 52; conservative gain, 19.—Overseers' objections to radicals, and struck off, 67. Conservative gain on the revision, 86. WINTER RECREATIONS.—We would suggest to the Conductors of Sunday Schools, of every denomination, that they follow the excellent example of Mr. Stowell and Mr. M`Grath, of Manchester, who have both thrown open their schools during every week-day evening, for th e use of the scholars and teachers, the parents of the Children, and such of the congregation as choose to avail themselves of it, with access to all the books in the libra . ties, ;;eral periodicals and other useful works, one or two newspapers, &c. "LACES OF WORSHIP IN MANCHESTER.—There are Within the borough of Manchester and Salford, and in their immediate vicinities-39 Churches, 21 Wesleyan Chapels, 17 Independent, 12 Methodist Association, 9 Baptist, 6 Catholic, 5 Scotch Presbyterian, 4 Methodist ...„,..novv Connexion 4 Primitive Methodist 2 , 5 Unitarian, 4 W Independent, 2 Welsh Calvinist, Swedenborgian, 2 New Jerusalem, 2 Independent Methodists, 1 Syna gogue, 1 Christian Brethren, 1 Quaker, 1 Tabernacle, 1 Welsh Baptist, 1 Apostolic Church, besides 3 or 4 churches and chapels now building—in all 105 places of worship. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH BRAZIL.—It is re ported that the Oriental Steam Navigation Company are about to join Messrs. Hadfield and Co., of Liverpool, in building seven more steamers of the same dimensions and Power of the Antelope, recently despatched for Pernam bueco, Bahia, and Rio on experiment. As there can be little or no doubt of her success, we may expect, in due time, to see the line completed, so as to sail once a fort night. The vessels once ready to take the mails, the Post-office will be obliged to avail themselves of those steamers, for no one will then send any letters whatever on business by the present packets.—Morning Chronicle. THE MUKICIPAL ELECTION.—The following members of the Town-council retire by rotation on the Ist of November next :—Everton and Kirkdale Ward, William Atherton ; Scotland, William Thornhill ; Vauxhall, Thomas Chalmer ; St. Paul's, R. B. B. H. Blundell ; Exchange, James Tyrer ; Castle-street, James Aikin ; St. Peter's, J. A. Tinne ; Pitt-street, Thomas Toulmin ; Great George, John Sothern ; Rodney-street, William Birkett •, Abercromby, Thomas Kaye ; Lime-street. John Kilshaw ; St. Anne's, Joseph Hornby ; West Derby, G. H. Lawrence ; South Toxteth, T. T. Glaze brook - ; North Toxteth, Richard Harbord. The names of the radicals are printed in italics. It will be seen that four radicals and twelve conservatives retire. A firm of brokers in this town, received, recently, a C ommunication from Trogen, a small town in Switzerland, stating that an association had been formed for the pur- Pose of purchasing provisions for the inhabitants of that town, and reluesting to know at what prices various arti cles could be obtained at Liverpool • at the same time loving limits at which orders could be given. Owing to the recent large advance in the prices of grain and flour 5n this country, these limits were too low for the market; but we understand that the orders could have been very easily executed before th a t a d vance t oo k p l ace . We fear that the appli ca ti on f rom suc h a local i ty to purc h ase su p- Plies of food in England, indicates a severe scarcity, not only in Switzerland, but in those parts of Germany which adjoin the northern cantons. LEGALITY OF THE MARKET BY -LAWS.—on Friday, at the Police -court, a man named Jehu was brought up before Mr. Rusht on an d M r . R os k e l l, under the following circumstances:—lt appears that the early closing of the markets has gi ven great o ff ence to some parties, who, after employing a n a tt orney an d tak i ng the opinion of an eminent counsel, have come to the conclusion that the by-law requirin g th e c l os i ng of the markets at sev e n o'clock is ill ega l. I n order to- try this question, the pri soner was employed to resist the officerse and keep pos session after seven o'clock, whereupon taken into custody. Mr. Townsend, of the firm ()fl a tle ) , and Townsend, made an application, on behalf of the pri soner, for a postponement of the hearing until Tuesday .at noon, which was granted. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.—On Thursday, at the Po lice-court, a little girl, not twelve years old, was com mitted to prison for a month for taking a pair of boots from the feet of a little girl whom she met in some fields near Brownlow-hill. On the same day another girl, con siderably younger than the previous prisoner, was charged with stealing a number of toys from a shop in Tithebarn street. There were imported into Liverpool this year, from America, 877,659 barrels of _flour, and from Canada, The increase of Indian 246,276, in all, 1,123,935 barrels corn was remarkable. In 1845, the import was 37,000 quarters—in 1846, 192,000 quarters. The stock at pre sent in Liverpool is 34,000 barrels of flour, free and in bond, and about 200,000 quarters of wheat, free and in The other grain may be estimated at 100,000 bond. quarters DEFEND A MAN FROM HIS FRlENDS.—Nicholas Birrell, a brawny specimen of Erin's sons, was on Thurs. day charged at the Police court with having attempted to disencumber the feet of James Donnelly of a pair of boots, chasers, at prices varying from ss. 3d. to 7s. 6d. Twenty three lots were undisposed of, and eighteen were sold. The Cemetery estate, which is situate at Flaybrick-hill, is composed principally of land situated between Colches ter -road and Tollemache-road, and comprises, besides fronts to these roads, two streets, called Hanmer-street and Redesdale-street. The estate was divided into eight lots, but only one lot found a bidder. The whole estate was put up at 4s. 9d. the square yard, but no person of fering, each lot was taken separately. The first, which contained 34.000 square yards, upset price ss. 3d. Lot 2. 13,759 square yards, upset price ss. 3d. Lot 3. 24735 2-ninths square yards, upset price ss. 3d. Lot 4. 1,608 4-ninths square yards, upset price 7a. 3d. ; purchased by Mr. Cole for Bs. 3d. Lot 5. 27,714 square yards, upset price 4s. 9d. Lot 6. 20,662 _square yards, upset price 4s. 9d. Lot 7. 26,365 square yards, upset price 3s. 9d. Lot 8. 18,307 1-ninth square yards, upset price 3s. 3d. The Forest estate, which is situated between Forest-road and Shrewsbury-road, forming Greene-street, was divided into eight lots. The whole was put up at ss. 3d. per square yard, but no advance was made, and each lot was taken separately. No bidder appeared for any of the lots, and they were all withdrawn at the following prices : Lot 1 contained 9,024 square yards, 4s. 9d. Lot 2. 7,656 square yards, 4s. 9d.. Lot 3. 11,320 square yards, ss. 3d. Lot 4. 7.650 square yards ss. 3d. Lot 5. 7,540 square yards ss. 9d. Lot 6. 8,249 square yards ss. 9d. Lot 7. 7,028 square yards ss. 3d. Lot 1. 7,443 square yards ss. 9d. The third division of the property com prised land situate:between Laird-street, (being a conti nuation of Conway-street) and Brassey-street, and was divided into four lots. The whole was offered for Bs. 9d. per yard, but no purchaser appearing, each lot was taken. Lot 1, containing 5395 square yards, at Ils. 9d. Lot 2. 9.115 square yards, 9s. 9d. Lot 3. 10,963 square yards, 10s. 3d., and sold to Mr. Richard Watson for 10s. 6d. The fourth division comprised a piece of land situate on the north side of Conway-street, and bounded on the north by Beckwith-street, on the east by a street 50 feet wide, called Livingston-street, and on the west by Prince Edward-street, and containing in front to Conway -street and Beckwith-street, severally, 150 feet 6 inches, and in front to Livingston-street aforesaid, and also on the west side of Prince Edward-street, severally, 466 feet, and con taining in the whole 7.792 5-9ths superficial square yards. The upset price for this lot was 13s. 3d. per yard, but no offer was made. The fifth division comprised land situate immediately adjoining to the new market, with frontages to Market-street, Hamilton-street, Oliver-street, and the market. The upset price for the whole was £3s 3s. per yard, but no bid was made. This completed the sale. At the close the auctioneer announced that the whole of the lots unsold would be sold at 4d. a yard advance upon the upset price. Several lots of the Park land then found purchasers by private treaty, at the price stated. Land exceeding in value £40.000 was sold. ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEWTON FARMERS' SOCIETY. On Thursday last, the anniversary of this little society, which was established in February, 1845, "to promote improvement in agriculture, and to reward the skill and industry of the cottagers and farm labourers among the tenantry of Thomas Legh, Esq.," took place at Newton in-the-Willows. The show was held in the timber-yard of Mr. Legh. The exhibition, as might be supposed from the restrictions of the rules, was not very large, but its quality was of a very superior character. . Four splendid bulls were shown, and the prize was awarded to Mr. John Hatton, of Warri ng t on . For the dairy cows' prize there were eleven competitors, and the prize was awarded to Mr. Thomas Boardman, of Newton ; Mr. J. Ward, of Warrington, carried off the second prize. For the class under three years old there were seven competitors; and Mr. William Clarke, of the Legh Arms, Newton, carried off the prize. Under two years old there were nine competitors. Here Mr, Joseph Livesley, of Goulbourne, bore away the bell, exhibiting two very superior animals, one of which obtained the prize, and the other was highly commended. Two splendid stalions were shown, of a most beautiful description, by Mr. William Johnson, and Mr. Richard Groves, both of Haydock. The prize was awarded to the first. Four excellent pairs of draught horses were exhibited, which certainly eclipsed those exhibited at Liverpool and Manchester. Mr. Andrew Camm, of Newton, carried away the prize. Only two boars were shown; that of Mr. William Ox ley, of Warrington, received the prize. Mr. Ball, of Newton, was the other exhibitor. Six sows for breeding were shown, of a remarkably good kind. Mr. Thomas Boardman, of Newton, won the prize. Mr. Job Ashton and Mr. William Brown were the only exhibitors of fat pigs •, the former won the prize. The vegetables were greatly admired. Mr. Job Ashton, of Newton, showed the best basket of vegetables ; the cabbages of Mr. Peter Brown, who was second best, were wonderfully large and solid. The roots, particularly the mangel wurzels, and a new kind of turnips, were exceed ingly good. In the evening a large party of farmers sat down in the Conservative-hall, to dinner, served up by Mr. Clark, of the Legh Arms. The prizes were distributed to the successful competitors, as well as for the best managed farms, for draining, for laying down grass, for fencing, for marling, for reservoirs, and for crops. The judges, who, we must not omit to state, gave great satisfaction by the impartiality of their awards, were Mr. William Bothwell, of Winwick ; Mr. Kay, of Clifton-hall ; and Mr. Best, of Lyme-park. THE DISASTER TO THE GREAT BRITAIN. On Wednesday a letter was received from Captain Hosken, in which after specifying several things required for the purpose of getting the vessel off the bank, he says " the weather is now moderate, but rainy. The ship makes very little water. I hope to commence discharging coals to-day. Captain Claxton came yesterday. Many thanks for all your expressions of sympathy and good feeling. I want them all, I assure you ; but my own conscience acquits me of blame, and so does Captain Claxton, who told me so yesterday." Captain Claxton, a director of the Company, has pub lished a letter to the Times and another to his colleagues. In the former he corrects a report which had been circu lated injurious to the character of the countrypeople near Dundrum bay. He says that nothing could exceed their desire to alleviate the misfortunes of all concerned. In the second letter he details at considerable length the par ticulars of this unfortunate occurrence. Be gives the fol lowing extract from the log, and other particulars : "At 12h. 50m. pm. discharged pilot. At Ih. abreast of the Bell Buoy, speed 11 knots, wind southerly ; set maintopsail and topgallantsail and foresail (foretopsail had been previously set ;) course N.W. by N. At 41i., fresh breezes and thick hazy weather. sh. 30m. saw the land on starboard bow distinctly through the rain. 7h. 30m. in mizen spencer. 811. 15m. observed Calf of Man Light bearing N.N.W. half W., altered course to N. by W. 811. 30m. in first and second reef of foretopsail and single reefed the maintopsail. At 9h., squared the yards. 9h. 30m., in foresail, while taking it in saw land on star board bow ; stopped engines, put helm hard-a-port, re versed engines full speed ; ship came up to N.N.E., af terwards to N.E. and stopped ; clewed sails up." [Then follow details of proceedings as to after occurrences, when she was thumping and in the breakers.] The following note appears to have been added to the log, probably when the excitement was over :—" At 7h. the captain remarked to me that the ship ought to be well up to the Calf of Man lights, as the log showed she had run her distance. He asked if the log glass was correct, which was a new one and found correct. At Bh. the sails were trimmed for hauling the ship up N. by E., after doing which ob served the light, and kept ship off again to N.W. half N. ; squared yards. The captain said the ship bad run her distance, but supposed the light was the Calf light, and that one of them was obscured by the thick weather." " On examining Captain Hosken's chart, on which are his cross bearings of the supposed points of the Isle of Man, of which so short and indistinct a glimpse was caught, I find it is addressed to the Mayor and Town- Council of Liverpool, published by John and Alexander Walker, agents to the Admiralty, 72, Castle-street, Liver pool, and 9, Castle-street, London, 1846. It was bought by Captain Hosken when going out on his previous voy age, in June, as the latest and most correct chart; but in it is no mention whatever of a revolving, or intermitting light, or any other light whatever, on St. John's Point. There, however, the light is ; and it is now my business to show that had the light been, as it ought to have been— having been in use for three years (if I am correctly in formed)—in the chart, or had there been no light at all on that point, the accident would not have happened. On taking his departure from the Bell Buoy, Capt. Hosken steered precisely the same course as the Windsor, constant steamer to Belfast, was steered by her captain on Saturday last, N.W. by N., and that is the correct course for the Calf of Man ; .St. John's point also bears N.W. bt N. from the Bell Buoy. Captain Hosken calculated his speed to be eleven knots ; it really was more, an 1 his ship no doubt was ahead of his calculation four or five miles. A glimpse was caught of the Isle of Man, but the lights on the Calf were not seen, which I account for by the fact that it was very thick, and between sunset and dark, when she passed probably four or five miles to the south. Had it been quite dark, she would probably have seen them, and had she seen them the accident could not have hap pened, as he would have steered away his North Channel course after rounding them. At seven, it appears, by the first officer's note to his log, the captain remarked she must be well up with the Calf lights. There is no doubt he had even then passed them, but he had a fine open channel of more than 30 miles between them and the Irish coast. He informed me that he then said as he could not see them, he should alter his course at eight, shorten sail, and go easy for the North Channel, which intention he had begun to put in practice; and this was the right practice, and if pursued he would have been well, as he would soon have made the next proper light in his course of north by east—the South Rock, to the north of Strang_ ford Lough entrance, (albeit, as be candidly admits, half a dozen miles nearer than he expected) when this St. John's light, of which he had never heard, and which is not named in his chart, is all at once seen ; and that, too, within the exact bearing of the Calf of Man lights, sup posing he had not seen them. The course was again altered ; the St. John's light was treated as the Calf of Man lights would have been, had they been seen—i. e., given such a birth as insured clearing the Hen and Chickens, and then rounded ; and then, instead of being in a deep-water channel, the ship takes the ground about a league to the west of this, at best, deceiving light, and, in his case, decided decoy duck. "In hastening to g et this letter off, knowing the anxiety of my colleagues, I write under some excitement, and under most unpleasant circumstances; due allowances should, therefore, be made. lam quite aware of all that may be said by nautical men. I know, from my own thoughts, before I saw the chart in Captain Hosken's possession, how many strong questions may be put as to distances and speed—as to on set of lights r evo l v i ng every two minutes , St. Johns light every minute only. To all of them- I•answer, it is easy to say the door should THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. have been locked after the horse is stolen. It was hard to make out lights at all ; and, as to counting differences of time, under some instances it is impossible, or next to it. The facts are simple ;—The Captain's judgment was right up to the time of his seeing this not laid down light; and puzzled, as he states himself to have been, to account for not being further a-head when he took it for the Calf, he acted by that light, as, I verily believe, most men would have acted under similar circumstances. " I have only to add my meed of praise for all that has been done by Captain Hosken since the occurrence—my admiration of his manly bearing under circumstances that might well have crushed a weaker mind,—and of the dis cipline and good conduct of the officers and men under his command, who are working gallantly, I may say, under circumstances of great trial and difficulty, if not of danger. " The compasses were perfectly correct, and the ship herself so strong, as to defy, hitherto, shocks from rollers and seas at high water, which, in my humble opinion, would by the end of last week have broken up the strongest wooden ship that ever was built. "The ship lies in the wort position for coming off; still, if we are favoured with tolerable weather, 1 see, at present, no reason to doubt her being afloat by the end of the week." A letter from our own correspondent, dated Saturday af noon last, informs us that all the coals have now been got out of the vessel, and are laid on the grassy land just above the sands of the bay. They are sold and are being carted away. On Saturday morning, a strenuous effort was made to get her off. Two of the Liverpool steam tugs, Nos. I and 2, got alongside her larboard quarter, and steamed away with great vigour, but without effect, the vessel not having, apparently, started from her position from flotation or otherwise. The water rose to nearly the top of that part of the hull which is painted red, which he took to be her low-water mark. CORRttSPONDENCE. EARLY CLOSING OF THE MARKETS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—In consequence of the excitement caused by the early closing of the markets, I was induced to pay a visit to St. John's on Saturday night last, and satisfy myself as to the cause ; but to my surprise, I found there had been more meat and fish sold at a quarter to ten than on any previous night during the year up to a quarter to ten. This information I got from some of the tenants that have been opposed to the early closing. Being an inhabitant of the neighbourhood, 1 can vouch for the peaceable state of the streets, compared to what they used to be on the eve of the Sabbath. If the Council will take the trouble to enquire who the respectable people are at the head of the opposition, they will soon see through the whole affair.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., A NEIGHBOUR OF ST. JOHN'S. sth October, 1846. A SLANDEROUS ACCUSATION AGAINST A PUBLIC OFFICER IN TOXTETH-PARK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR, —Having seen in the Mercury of Friday last, a most slanderous report tending to impeach my character as one of the Assistant Overseers of the township of Toxteth-park, in which it is stated that I had assisted in the service of objections on the municipal electors on the 15th of September last, at seven o'clock in the evening, I now take this opportunity to declare most emphatically, that the above statement is false, which will appear from the following facts On the evening in question, I went to the office at five o'clock in the afternoon, and remained at my usual voca tion until near ten o'clock the same evening, and never was off the premises. After I left the office at night, I was with a few friends until near eleven o'clock; and on my way home from Berkeley-street to Grey-street, in which street I reside, a man from the opposite side of the street came across, and asked me where a person named Thompson lived. My reply was, I did not know ; why did he ask me ? This is the whole account that consti tutes the above charge; and if I had been guilty, I would have received the reproof with humility; but when my integrity, and the ruin of my family are at stake, I feel it my duty, as an honest man, to solicit the favour of calling the attention of the "Vestry," to be held on Thursday next, to sympathise with me, and grant me that clemency which I, as an injured man, can but implore under such circumstances.—l remain, Sir, your obedient Servant, ROBERT AYREY, Assistant Overseer of Toxteth-park. Monday, October sth, 1846. GENERAL MISCELLANY. Several locusts have been taken as far north as Helms dale, in Sutherlandshire. Mr. Allen, the architect, destroyed himself last week by shooting himself with a pistol. On the 22d ult. a splendid Roman Catholic chapel was opened at Skenfrith, Monmouthshire. UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE. — The London Gazette of Tuesday contains but three notices of bankruptcy. During the night of Wednesday not fewer than five se rious fires occurred in various parts of the metropolis. On Tuesday a new Roman Catholic chapel was opened at Eckington, near Sheffield. A Greenock print declares, concerning a certain Perth sculptor, that, " not a touch of his chisel but has subse quently touched a heart." The Duke cf Wellington, it is said, will shortly go to the islands of Guernsey and Jersey to inspect the fortifi cations of those dependencies. The Royal Agricultural Society of Guernsey have for warded to her Majesty two beautiful caws, of the breed so celebrated in that island. John Hilliard has been sentenced to six months' im ' prisonroent and hard labour for causing the deaths of two children by selling them poisonous berries. A verdict of manslaughter has been returned by the coroner's jury, at Bath, against two boys who, in a frolic, pushed a female down from the step of a door. Sir Charles Wetherell's personal estate has just been administered to by Lady Wetherell, and a stamp duty paid on £250,000. The aggregate amount of the Cobden testimonial is now £75,000, of which Manchester has contributed £28,000. The import duty on wheat is now Bs. per quarter. As prices are still on the advance, the duty will doubtless fall still lower. Abundance of mackarel have been caught lately on the Welsh coasts. They have been sold at Bangor eighteen for sixpence, and at Beaurnaris thirty for sixpence. A young lady, named Pratt, aged 21, residing with her uncle, in London, died on Saturday week, from the effects of laudanum, which she had taken to procure sleep. At Harefield, Middlesex, on Saturday, two canal boat men quarrelled and fought. One of them on attempting to rise to renew the contest fell backwards on the grass, and died in a few minutes. Parliament is not to be summoned in November. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland strongly urged its assembling, but the majority of the cabinet overruled his lordship's decision Sir Montagu John Chomeley, Bart., will be the new candidate for Lincolnshire ' and the hon Bart will be sup ported by the influence of the Earl of Yarborough and the Duke of St. Alban's. Another cabinet council was held on Friday, at the official residence of Lord John Russell in Downing-street. Previous to the council, several of the ministers had in terviews with the n , ble lord. The London sheriff's inauguration dinner took place on Wednesday evening. Lord John Russell was present and made a brief speech in reference to the distress in Ireland, and the want of general education. On Sunday week Mr. E. Jones, tailor and draper, of the village of Gresford, put an end to his existence by shooting himself with a horse pistol. He bad been in a desponding state of mind for some time. There are now in the port of Douglas no fewer than 195 vessels ; 73 of which are of large tonnage, varying from 500 to 50 tons, and the remaining 122 are employed in the herring fishery. Mr. Halliday opened his new hotel, Fort Anne, Douglas, Isle of man, on Tuesday, with a splendid ball. About 150 were present, among whom were, the Earl of Orkney, Lord Ranelagh, the Hon. Miss Jones, &c. RISE IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—On Friday the 41b loaf of wheaten bread was raised to Bd. by the cheap bakers, and 01d. by the best bakers throughout the me , tropolis. _ _ On thursday morning Mr. George Child, the superin tendent of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, put a period to his existence by hanging himself, at his resi dence, near the Rochester terminus. ThiFirefly, 220 horse-power, ;Tc the Shearwater, 160 horse-power, are employed on the west coast of Scotland in consequence of the distress now prevalent there. Ad ditional vessels will be granted by the Admiralty, if re- qui rcd. A Welsh paper states that, at Waingbrolcb, Mon mouthshire, a deadly warfare has been raging among the bees and wasps, whole clouds of them, to an immense ex tent, contending together in the air, completely covering the ground with killed and wounded. Mr. Blunt, of St. Luke's, type-founder, _one of the . • large creditors against a printer named Masson, of Bethnal-green, who had become bankrupt, applied, last Saturday, to be appointed assignee, but was rejected, because he professed himself an atheist. Lord Metcalf, it is stated, was unknown to Sir Robert Peel when he was promoted to the Governor-Generalship of Canada, and he met the late Premier by accident in an ante-room at Windsor Castle, where the strangers were respectively awaiting an audience of the Queen. Many of the farmers of Dorsetshire and Somersetshire have commenced the autumn planting of potatoes, in ac cordance with the recommendation of many agriculturists and eminent chymists, who assert that this is the best, if not the only method of checking the prevailing disease. A drunken man was found in the streets of Leeds, last week with the body of a dead women in his arms. The deceased was a prostitute, and being in company with the man, dropped down dead, from the effects of a disease of the heart. RATS.—A red herring firmly fastened by a string to any place where rats usually make their run will make them leave the place. It is said, to be a fact, that a toad placed in a house cellar will have the effect of expelling those noxious intruders. —Bangor Mercury. RENT OF FARMS. — The Duke of Richmond has inti mated to his Scottish tenants that he is willing, since the repeal of the Corn-laws, to take their leases off their bands at Martinmas next, and to remunerate them for improvements. DREADFUL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.-SIX LIVES LOST. --On Monday morning a dreadful accident from explosion of fire damp, whereby six lives have been lost, occurred at a pit connected with the Clyde Iron Works, Glasgow. About four o'clock on Monday morning five men and a boy went down in the course of their ordinary occupations, and immediately on the lights which they carried coming in contact with the foul air, the explosion took place, by which the whole have , been depriyed of life. ing rain Mrs. Wilson, aged 60 years, the wife of Thos. Wilson, park-keeper, Carr-house, at Stainton, near Tick hill. was killed by the accidental discharge of a loaded gun which she was removing in her own house on Saturday. She died instantly. - At the Central Criminal Court, London, last Saturday, a barrister at the Temple was indicted for an indecent assault on a girl, in Hyde-park. It transpired that the whole charge was a fabrication, having been concocted by the mother of the girl! The Wellington statue was on Tuesday removed from Mr. Wyatt's studio, in the Harrow Road, to the site selected for its reception, temporary or permanent. as the case may be, at the triumphal arch, Hyde Park Corner. The removal was accomplished without any accident. The match at chess between Mr. Staunton and Mr. Harrwitz is virtually decided. In the 19th game Mr. S. gave the pawn and two moves, and yet won in admirable style. Thus the English player has in point of fact car ried the day, having won two matches out of three. The scullers' contest between Thomas Coombes (the brother of the champion of the Thames) and Frederick Lett, of Lambeth, for £5O, came off on Wednesday after noon, and resulted in favour of Coombes, who won by about 250 yards. Throughout the Isle of Man the crops may now be said to be safely housed. Wheat and barley are said to be average crops ; but oats are extremely deficient and light in weight. Grass was never more abundant at this season, and turnips are good every where. Potatoes, as a matter of course, are very bad. A child, named George Chapman, on. Wednesday week, was found hanging from a beam in an out-house at Dray cott, Cheddar. He had wished to visit Draycott fair that morning, but was requested by his parents first to bait the horse. He was afterwards observed crying, and with in a short time was discovered hanging, and quite dead. The harvest-home of the hop-pickers has been gene rally celebrated in Herefordshire, and it is a pleasing sight to witness waggon-loads of industrious women and girls returning from the scene of their labours with hop-poles for flag-staffs, and handkerchiefs for colours floating in the breeze. A few days since, two butchers, at Cambridge, depo sited stakes of £l5 aside. He who could scald, dress, and clean two 10-stone pigs in the best style, in the short est space of time, to be declared the winner. The pigs were killed in fifteen minutes and ten seconds by the gainer of the wager. . . . ROBBERY.—On Tuesday information was received of a foreign gentleman having been robbed of a green leather pocket book, containing, among other property, numerous Dutch bank notes to the value of nearly £5OO, whilst travelling, between eight and nine o'clock, in a second class carriage of the London and Blackwall Railway. PRODIGIOUS TREE.—The largest piece of oak timber ever seen in Brecon passed through that town last week. It contained 230 feet of timber ; two carriages broke under its weight, and it was at length conveyed on rollers over the pitching of the streets, by the united efforts of sixteen horses and a number of men. THE PHEASANT SEASON commenced on Thursday, and the London markets, and many of the principal poulterers exhibited pheasants for sale, although they were scarce and insufficient for the demand. Prime young birds made from Os. to 7s. and Ss. a brace, and small and inferior ditto sold at ss. and 6s. a brace. The Baron de Bode, whose - claims on the British Government were to the amount of nearly a million ster INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS.— From the report we learn that in the metropolis, on spaces of ground which do not exceed 203 acres, closely surrounded by the abodes of the living, layer upon layer, each consisting of a popu7 Winn numerically equivalent to a large army of 20,000 adults, and nearly 30,000 youths and children, is every year imperfectly interred ! Within the period cf existence of the present generation, upwards of a million of dead must have been interred in these same spaces.—Medical Gazette. CONFIRMED PAUPERS.—On Friday, eight able-bodied young men, b u t extremely f i lthy, were charge d a t th e Southwark P o li ce -court with creating a disturbance is Christchurch wor kh ouse, and refusing to work after re ceiving food and l o d g i ng. The case presented the usual circumstances; the p r i soners were admitted to the " casual ward" on the previous evening, and refused to work in the morning. It appeared that they belonged to a class who spent their whole lives in workhouses and prisons. They were committed to Brixton, some for fourteen and some for forty-two days. GAS—We have this week had an opportunity of inspect ing an apparatus, for the manufacture of gas, on a small scale, made by Mr. Sarson, brazier and gas-fitter, St. Nicholas•street, for lighting his own premises ; and it is of a most compact and simple construction. Air. Sarson informs us that he can make gas at 2s. 6d. per 1000 feet ; and as he intends supplying the surplus heat for warming his warehouse and workshops with hot water, and at the same time taking into consideration the circumstance of doing the cookery, baking, roasting, &c., fcr his family with the same fire, the cost will not exceed Is. 6d. per 1000 feet. The gas produced is of excellent quality ; and the apparatus, which is simply and easily managed, may be purchased at a small expense.—Leicester Journal. CURIOUS AFFAlR.—Yesterday week an inquest was held on the body of a man named Marsden, at Wolviston, Durham. A post mortem examination had been made, but nothing could be discovered to satisfy the jury as to the immediate cause of death, but it was thought it had been caused by something poisonous taken at the mouth of a deleterious nature, possibly miasma. The locality of the premises has been examined, and it seems perfectly healthy, being open to the green in the village, and there being nothing there likely to cause disease. The whole of Marsden's family, six in number, have been during the last three weeks wasting away, and reduced to perfect skeletons. Four children, including the deceased, have died, and the parents are now lying in a very precarious state. All of the family bad been - sick at intervals, and. dreadfully convulsed, and have been similarly afflicted. FALL OF A. MANUFACTORY, AND LOSS OF LIFE.— Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday morn ing the inhabitants of Burfield were alarmed by a loud crash. followed by cries for aid, occasioned by the falling in of a building used as a rope mat manufactory. The building consisted of one large room on the basement, and another immediately over it. From 10 to 15 persons were usually employed in the upper room. In the rear of the factory is a plot of ground, which Las been excavated to a considerable depth for building purposes, and the wall of the manufactory next to the excavated ground having given way, nearly the whole building fell into the hollow. The bodies of a man and a girl, both quite dead, were afterwards dug out of the ruins. It has been ascer tained that there were eleven persons at work in the ma nufactory when the accident occurred—namely, four men three women, and four children. Nine out of th e num ber are more or less injured._ _ ling, suddenly fell and expired on Friday. The baron PARLIAMENT AND THE MINISTRY. — An impression was in his seventieth year, and has left three sons. His is still abroad that Parliament will be summoned for the death is supposed to have been accelerated by anxiety despatch of business early in November. Reports are consquent on the prosecution of his claims. also afloat that Sir Robert Peel's recal to Windsor to On the 24th ult., two men, named Lowther and Atkin- meet Lord John Russell was an attempt to patch up son, bad a fight at Ulverstone, when the latter was shortly some kind of coalition which shall bring the late Premier after found dead, No bruises could be found on him, back to office. " There is," says the Standard, in and as the surgeon said that death had been caused through italics, "an intrigue in progress, by which Sir Robert congestion of blood on the brain, by means of much ex- is, if possible, to be jerked back into office." "In this citement and the influence of liquor, Lowther was ac- conspiracy," ad,ls the: Dublin Evening Packet, "we are quitted. told some of the pres,nt Ministry, though not all, are It is said that despatches from Ireland, received in Lon- implicated, and Peel's immediate friends are so confident don on Thursday, were calculated to give great uneasiness of success, that they boast of his being Prime Minister on to the government. There is evidently a spirit of violence the Ist March next, if not before. We give this rumour and outrage abroad, which must be repressed in the corn- merely for what it may be worth, not setting much value mencement, at whatever cost, or evils of the greatest upon it; but it is right to add that the Standard vouches magnitude to the people themselves will eventually spring its accuracy in every respect." Nor do we set much from its indulgence. value upon it, and the Afore we say nothing further MIRACULOUS OCCURRENCE.—AS a labourer, employed about it. _ _ at a farm called " Lloyd Jack," near Aberystwith, was " GET OFF THE GRASS !"—A MISTAKE.—On Sunday about to carry a mow of barley, a n d whilst lifting it, the afternoon, during the time the private gardens and the mow was suddenly struck by lightning, and immediately eastern terrace at Windsor were open to the public, Lord ignited, and entirely consumed; fortunately, the man was J. Russell, one of her Majesty's guests, walked from the uninjured by the electric fluid, but his escape was most terrace, and was proceeding across the grass in the Home_ providential. park, towards the iron gates, opposite to the Long-walk, THE PICTON MONUMENT.—A. stranger passing by this a portion of the Royal domains from which the public are melancholy-looking affair on the Pembroke mail, ex- excluded. His lordship bad proceeded some distance claimed, " Well! I never saw a lime-kiln in the middle before he was noticed ky one of the Castle policemen, wh3 of a turnpike-road before!" It was not a bad guess, for seeing a stranger, as he supposed, on forbidden ground, it looks more like that than anything else. The Mono- sang out with stentorian voice, " Halloo, you, sir! come ment truly is like a man's character : it is easier to pull back and get off the grass ! Come back, you sir I" Lord it to pieces than to set it right again. —Hereford Journal. John immediately got off the grass and returned back The Daily News intimates that, in a few days, des- towards the York and Lancaster Towers. By the time patches of letters and newspapers will be more frequent, his lordship had got to within some thirty or forty paces and deliveries more numerous than they now are, both in of the policeman the officer found out his mistake, having town and in the provinces, so that the letters to and from been informed that the offending party was a person in the north of England, and those to and from Ireland and the suite of some of her Majesty's visitors. He then Scotland, are to be accelerated. Extra post offices are calldd out to Lord John, who had evidently been taken already appointed in many towns and villages. Fees of by surprise, " You may go on ; you are all right enough!" all kinds are to be abolished eventually. His lordship, smiling at the by-standers, then retraced GOVERNMENT CONTRACT.—On Friday week the his steps, and pursued his walk across the park towards Commissioners of the Admiralty decided upon tenders the avenue of trees leading to the Waterloo-gate. sent in for the supply of salted beef and pork for the use of THE EARL OF RIPON AND THE REV. MR. CROW. the navy. The quantities required were unusually large THER.—The Nottingham Journal publishes an explana -12,000 tierces of .beef, and 18,000 tierces of pork. All tory statement of the correspondence between these par the latter was tat:en, but only 8,000 tierces of the former. , ties, which has been made public, and the purport of The beef is to be delivered at ls., and the t have already given. That paper says that Mr. which v £7 13s. per t BALLOON ADVENTURE.—The great Nassau Balloon, nflated with gas, was, on Friday, fastened to a barge and towed along the Thames, from Cremorne Gardens, where it ascended with seven persons in the car, amid a drench- ,n about whom the caution was given) is the principal promoter of dissent in the parish of Dunston, and also mentions several other circumstances by which Mr. Newton had rendered himself obnoxious to the Earl. The "covered cart" which bis lordship offered to Mr. Crowther, was the one used by the late Lord Goderich, and is still used by members of the Ripon family on their country jaunts. " But," adds our con temporary, " the DONKEI ? the poor animal without which all the wit would have been lost ! The car and horses were at the disposal of Mr. and Mrs. Crowther, at any time: but Mrs. Crowther longed for the donkey, and it was inaccessible. It was an ancient pensioner of Lady Ripon's, turned out to spend its last days in quiet, having been the faithful though unromantic servant of her Lady ship for nearly thirty years. It was deemed too old for regular work, and could not be lent like the horses and the car; but Mrs. Crowther was an invalid, and she fan cies best to ride on this quiet old donkey. Some enquiry was necessary before the old pet could be thus employed : this was granted at Mrs. Crowther's especial wish, and it was in reply to that desire that Lord Ripon's much abused, but really kind-hearted letter was written." THE SPIttIT OF THE AGE We annex, from the Britannia, an imaginary dialogue, maintained between the present King of Prussia and Luther, who is supposed to appear to his majesty a f ter h e bad lain at rest for centuries. We have seldom seen the enormities of the payacy, and the tendency of the present age, both in England and on the Continent, towards infidelity, depicted in more vigorous and striking lan- as he lay drunk and fast asleep in a - float in Canning: Police-constable 581 detected him in the act, and he acknowledged ha was taking them to procure drink. The parties, it appeared, were acquaintances, and had both been taken to Bridewell, Donnelly for safety. Mr. Rushton to Donnelly : Did you give the prisoner authority to take your boots off ? Donelly, who did not appear to comprehend the question, replied, Oh, no. Magistrate : Well, but he was seen in the act of taking them off. Donelly : Oh no, he would not take them off: sure he'd rather keep them on if he saw any person taking them off. The case was dismissed. WEST DERBY UNION.—At the weekly meeting on Tuesday, a letter was read from Mr. Fresh, inspector of nuisances, apprising the Board that the Corporation of Liverpool were endeavouring to obtain contracts for emp tying the privies and courts in Toxteth-park. The medi cal officer of the workhouse, Mr. Finch, reported that the fever patients, removed as a temporary hospital to a house in Smithdown-lane, were all convalescent. A number of letters and memorials to the Board were read, which ex pressed the alarm that had spread among the inhabitants in the immediate neighbourhoOd of the house alluded to; and along with the letters was a certificate from two eminent surgeons as to the unfitness of the house and the danger to the people near. A committee was appointed to take steps for providing some other asylum for fever patients, should it be necessary. An additional medical officer was appointed for West Derby, to have the rural division of the township assigned to his care, at a salary of £2O. . v• --- POST-OFFICE ACCOMMODATION.—In a late number of the STANDARD we mentioned that upwards of sixty of the moat respectable residents of the thickly populated dis- trict of Everton, of which Netherfield-road North is the centre and main artery, had memorialized the Post- master General to establish a branch receiving office for the accommodation of that locality. The memorial was most respectably worded, and it alleged grounds which were thought more than sufficient to justify the depart ment in acceding to the application. The population which would have been accommodated is no less than be- tween 1600 and 2,000, from whom an average of 150 let ters daily might reasonably be estimated—a higher aver age than proceeds from several branch offices within the six mile circle in London, But, without any reasons be ing assigned for it, the prayer of the memorial has been declined, and tbus the public in a rapidly extending dis trict have been deprived of an accommodation, for which an undoubted case was made out. The application will be renewed the first suitable opportunity. MORAL EFFECTS OF LlGHT.—llark and sombre dvvel- Hogs and streets are the well-known resort of the most depraved classes in all cities and towns. This may be said to be a universal law of our social economy, and hence it becomes a matter of some importance to consider whether it would not be advisable, on moral grounds also, to attend with greater care to the construction and im provement of the residences of our labouring population. Darkness produces carelessness and depression of mind, and of the whole nervous system, especially if it be con joined with idleness, its almost necessary companion. A dark house is generally a dirty house; and it is in dark corners that the poor accumulate filth, which they are too idle to throw out of doors. If such dwellings were ex posed to the light of day, a sense of shame would often in duce a superior degree of cleanliness ; and the cheerful ness of mind which a light house tends to foster would be productive of still greater advantages. Mr. Clay, in his Report on Preston, has well said, that " something may be hoped for a people who can feel `a joy in flowers ;" but the poor can seldom possess even this small advan tage in the miserable residences we have provided for them.—Liverpool Health of Towns' Advocate. SALTPETRE SHEDS.—On Friday, Mr. Thomas Dover was summoned before the Police-Court to answer a com plaint of having stored saltpetre in one of the cellars of his warehouses contrary to the provisions of the 34th sec tion of the 6th and 7th of Victoria. He admitted the offence. but said that there were no sheds for saltpetre in Liverpool, and he bad appropriated a sort of detached warehouse in Stone-street for its reception. Mr. Rushton admitted that he had done the best under the circum- stances, and promised to communicate with the Town Council on the subject. Several warehouse-owners in court, and also Mr. Samuel Holme, who was present, bore testimony to the fact, that sheds for the deposit of saltpetre were rot to be had in Liverpool, and said that private parties would not build them because they must be for the storage of saltpetre exclusively. One gentleman said that he had erected two saltpetre sheds in the town. but that he was obliged to store flour in them, because no one would send even a bag of saltpetre. Mr. Rushton said that he should not fine Mr. Dover, who had acted up to the spirit, though not up to the letter, of the act of parliament, but made it distincgy understood that future charges of a similar kind would be decided on their own merits. HIGHWAY BOARD.—At the usual weekly meeting on Thursday, it was reported that great delay had been oc casioned at the works in Green-lane, and a notice of mo tion for next meeting was given to proceed against the builders for the penalties. The Chairman said the secre tary was desirous of knowing what should be done with a sum of £5OOO coming from the Council, and they could apply it to either one or the other. He had no wish to relieve the owners of property, but thought the fairest way would be to divide it, applying £2500 to each. Mr. Cooper objected to the money being applied to the sewer age, and found fault with the Board, who, he said, had made a similar transfer some time ago, and were now going to perpetrate a similar act without giving notice of their intention. In answer to a question, the secretary stated that the arrears of the paving rate were £l5OO, and the sewerage £650. Mr. Higgins said that many tenants were relieved of the rates including the sewerage, which was an advantage to the landlord; but several members observed that he was mistaken, as the sewerage rate was always exacted. The Chairman said 'the subject could not be brought formally before the meeting until next week, and Mr. Procter gave notice of motion for the division of the £5OOO between the paving and the sewerage rate. OPERATIVE PORTERS.—A meeting of the porters was held on Tuesday evening at the Concert-hall, to take into consideration the laws about to be introduced by the Dock Committee, with reference to the licensing of master porters, which, it is alleged, will, by taking the work out of the hands of merchants and others, act in juriously against the porters and the ratepayers at large. Mr. James Cole was called to the chair. Mr. Simmons moved the first resolution, which was to the effect that the meeting viewed with feelings of regret the proposed alterations of the Dock Committee in the system of dock porterage, the effect of which would be to throw many of the old porters out of employment, thereby compelling them to resort to the workhouse for relief. It was stated in debate that the memorial drawn up on the subject was lying at the Town-hall, and would come before the Council at the next meeting, and that with one exception, the merchants and brokers, who had been all waited upon, were favourable to the opposition that had been got up against the new system. A second resolution pledged the meeting to use every means in their power to prevent the proposed by-laws of the Dock Committee from coming into operation. And a third called on the rate payers to come forward and assist them in removing the evils they are likely to labour under by the carrying out of the said law. The resolutions were carried una nimously. WALLASEY.-At the monthly meeting of the Commis sioners on Thursday, contracts were ordered to be ob tained for repairing the sea wall at Seacombe, which was built at the township expense. A motion was made for the introduction of the Small Debts Act into Wallasey, but it was negatived. The proceedings of the Finance Committee stated that a case had been drawn up by the Law-clerk, to be submitted to counsel, relative to the payment of rent charge by Dr. Byrth and others, in lieu of tithes. The proceedings were confirmed, with in structions to the Finance Committee to make such com munication as they think fit with the Rev. Dr. Byrth and the Rev. Mr. Armistead, with a view to leave the question of liability of the tithe rent charge to the decision of coun sel upon a case to be jointly submitted to opinion. The Law-Clerk then read a report from the committee ap pointed to inquire into the conduct of the surveyor, Mr. West. It stated that the charges had not been substan tiated. Mr. Goldsmith then brought forward his motion for the reduction of the salary of the Law-Clerk from £2OO to £50.. After rather a warm discussion, in the course of which Mr. Hassall (the law-clerk) intimated, through the chairman, that he considered the salary, as originally settled, such as a respectable professional man was entitled to, and could not consent to any diminution of it; if, however, it was the opinion of the Board that their finances were such that they could not afford to pay the sum he received, he would give his services till they were in a condition to pay such salary ; or, if they were prepared to relieve him of any part of his duty he would accept such remuneraton as might be agreed upon between the Board and himself. This intimation from Mr. Has sail received the highest commendation from several mem bers of the Board. A motion was then made by Mr. Holland, that the salary be continued as at present, which was carried by a maj or ity o f thi r t een t o two. It was then determined that no charge should be entertained against an officer of the board unless notice of motion be entered on the books. SALE OF LAND AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Wednesday last, the sale of the freehold building land, the property of the Birkenhead Commissioners, took place in the Town-hall. The hall was crowded to exces s. After rea ding the conditions of sale, which were lengthy, Mr. Winstanley intimated that it had been considered better to start with a price per .yard in each lot. The price in each case had been submitted to the judgment of several of the leading land valuers and surveyors, and approved of, among whom was Mr. John Stew art. The first of fered' was the Park land, or the whole of the building land in Birkenhead Park. The auctioneer stated that in order to save time he would offer the- whole in one lot, comprising 329,000 superficial square yards, at £115,000, or about 7s. per yard. Two minutes was allowed for consideration, but no bidder appearing, each lot- was taken separately. Messrs. J. Walker, W. Potter, W. Jackson, J. Laird,. and Bailey,. were the prinetPUl Pur- It was carried towards Essex, and at seven o'clock descended in a field at Leytonstone The large machine, by permission of Mr. Perkins, the proprietor, was lashed by Mr. Green to a tree with its b(idy of gas, the aeronaut having resolved to make a continental voy age with his friends, if the weather proved favourable. On Tuesday evening a collision took place in Kingroad, between the Herald and Phoenix steamers, and Sir Wm. Symonds was knocked overboard, and given up as lost by every one on board ; but during the night an express ar rived from Clevedon, that he was safe. The tide had car ried him down as far as Clevedon, when he came in con tact with a boat, which had been at Weston-super-Mare Regatta, and was making into Clevedon. Sir Wil liam caught bold of the bowsprit, and was provi dentially saved. The distance which he floated was about nine miles ! The morning papers of Saturday week describe a bril liant meteor which lighted up the atmosphere of London with an intense glare the preceding night. It passed from north to south, and was like a globe of fire. It left behind a bright luminous train, which divided into two parts, and gradually passed from a bright phosphoric white to a dull red. Tilelarger portion assumed a serpentine appearance, which soDo changed into a semi-circular one, and perfectly resembled a cluster of minute stars, gradually becoming fainter and fainter, until, after a lapse of nearly five mi nutes, it quite vanished. ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.—Tuesday being Mi- gunge : chaelmas Day, agreeable to ancient custom a Common King: But what is the calamity that nor' Hall was held, for the election of Chief Magistrate for Christendom? the City of London during the ensuing year. Alderma❑ Luther : Apathy and indifference are the parents of Wood and Sir G. Carroll were declared nominated by the infidelity. A church may re,ist the violence of its ene majority of those present for the selection of the Court mies, but it always sinks before the vices of its friends. of Aldermen ; a poll was then demanded in favor of Germany, at this hour, exhibits the same aspect which it Alderman Hooper,_for the purpose of testing the feelings exhibited in the year when I began the Reformation. threatens . . . olthelivery towards Mr. Wood, which was appointed to King: Yet Germany now exhibits her most intelligent take place during the next seven days. At the close of portion Protestant. She was then overwhelmed with the poll, on Saturday, the numbers were, for Alderman Popery. Wood, ]248; Alderman Carroll, 858; and Alderman Luther: When human opinions take the lead of divine; Hooper, 260. The poll will finally close to-day at four when every candidate for celebrity begins his cause by o'clock. • mystifying scripture; when professors claim a character THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE PEG TANKARD.'—At the for learning by throwing off their reverence for inspiration ; meeting of the British Archxological Association at Glou- when the life of the Redeemer is made the subject of libel, cester, lately, a paper was read entitled, " The Gloucester- and the Bible is represented to the people as a collection shire Peg Tankard." The carvings on this ancient drink- of legends ; then deep and dangerous hazards are at hand. ing cup are exquisite, bearing three or four distinct alle- King : But persecution has passed away. No man gories, representing the seasons, the seven deadly sins, tkc , now dreads the revival of the Inquisition. No man ever elaborately carved on the outside. The particulars in expects to see a tribunal of priests commanding the rack, connexion with this ancient cup are very curious. It ap- or the College of Cardinals standing round the stake pears that an act was passed for the purpose of abating where either Jew or Christian was to perish for his creed. drunkenness, and it was ordained that all drinking cups at L.: True; that form of evil has passed away. It be taverns shoud have pegs placed at certain distances, longed to another age. It could not exist in an age when beyond which peg no man should drink at one draught, power was fled from hierarchies to fix itself among the 1 under pain of severe punishment. It was suggested that populace. The hazards of our time will not arise from the well-known sayings of "taken down a peg," "a peg superstition, but from unbelief. The Scriptures will not too low," and "he is getting on peg by peg," originated be prohibited, but they will be equally cast out of the from these cups. national hand, by the scoffer. Society will be no longer TUE POTATO CROP.—Amidst the unfavourable symp- chained to the altar, and forced to put the foot of the toms which present themselves in many quarters, in priest upon its neck, but it will be the victim of the reference to the supply of food, it is sa ti s f ac tory to receive infidel, the slave of public passion, the prey of public additional evidence, thet, in this country at least, the de- violence. The Scriptures will be like their Lore, the struction of the potato crop proves decidedly less serious objects of railing, insolence, and scorn ; until, like Him, than it was supposed to be. We gave, in a recent publi- they perish, on the roar of the million, and then will come cation, the statements of Dr. Lindley, to the effect that the earthquake. . _ _ ... . the destruction of the tubers was by no means commeu- King : Still, we have asserted the German liberty against surate with the diseased appearance of the stalks and Rome. No legate can sweep away our revenues now. No foliage. We now present to our readers the following rescript from the Vatican can control the will of the So statement from a gentleman who has taken great pains to vereign, or violate the rights of the people. We worship make himself acquainted with the facts :—" Within the according to our own convictions, and acknowledge no last month, I have been into thirty or forty potato fields superior to the conscience which dwells in the bosoms of in Wiltshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Middle- all. sex, &c., and have had the potatoes dug up and washed L.: The true evil of popery consisted in its wrapping before my eyes. From those which appeared diseased, I the heart in indifference to religion. Its extravagant cut away the diseased part, and the result of my investi- ceremonials, its peageantry of worship, its boast of in gation leaves a perfect conviction on my mind, that not fallibility, its busy priesthood, its confessional, imperious one-fourth part of the potato crop is destroyed. In my and inquisitive, were hut instruments administering to inquiries, until I went myself into the examination, I individual indifference. Where all was for the eye, there met with nothing but the grossest exaggeration. In re- was no room for the heart. Where the glitter of a theatre ference to cne field near the Swinton toll-bar, I had been was displayed- under the roof of a churcb..the mind could informed that the whole of the potatoes were destroyed. thi n k only of the theatre. Where pictures, and incense, On examining into the matter myself, I found the ver y and the sound of choral voices and the tlains of kneeling reverse to be the fact. There were very f ew injured. The and bowing priests, with their studied gt stionlations and man who was digging them up said, he did not think mystical solemnities, e ngrossed every sense, how could there were any bad ones at all. They were on ly ra the r th e s pi r it withdraw self from the things of the world ? small.' " We have not as yet heard any similar state- With the pomp of thrones on every side, where was the ments as to the condition of the potato crop in Ireland ; broken and contrite heart, with every temptation to human but as the weather during the month of September was as haughtiness and the pride of passion, how could man re favourable in that country as in England, we trust that member that he is a fallen being ; with the priest ready similar effects will have been produced by it, and that to relieve him from the responsibilities of human duty something like a third, or possibly half, a crop may be will his natural indolence undergo the effect of human n indulgence, temptation, o r undergo should the saved, which will prove a great alleviation of the evils ex- morality ,—wi th the Sovereign Pontiff openin g P ara di se ontpassion, a p s r s i i c o e n of resist a perienced and anticipated in that country.—Manchester hi m f m or anc at r ol the Guardian. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS..—BAD DIGES- toil of unprofitable virtue ? TION.—WONDERFUL CURE.—T. Gardiner, Esq ,of 9, King : But that period is past. And what worse can Brown-street, Grovenor-square, declares that be had follow ? been under four of the most eminent physicians, (besides L. : Worse will follow, as He suffered differ infidelityis than ju worse five of the greatest surgeons in London . difference, as furious hostility is worse than callous neg from a distended stomach, bad digestion, settled pains in lect. Religion has hitherto languished in t h e heart of the chest, was very nervous, and greatly debilitated, and mankind. You will next see it wrenched out of the heart, scarcely able to walk a hundred yards. Not deriving the for the deceiver you will next have the tyrant—for the least relief from the faculty, he set about rubbing large sullen dexterity of the hierarch you w ill have the fierce quantities of Holloway's Ointment into the chest , and assault of the populace—the period of hypocrisy will took Holloway's Pills night after night and morning, which vanish—but you will see the per iod of rage and rapine, of effectually restored him to perfect health and vigour in ferocious contumely and remorseless irreligion, in iti the short space of three weeks. room. ti' A~ L ~.', i R` ~ i. f 31',4 • /