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SUNSET. (FROM "POEMS, BY ALEXANDER SMITH." LONDON: BOGUE ming like the seal of God of day." Upon the dos, "The flying Sun, whose flight has left Footprints of glory in the clouded west." The sun is dying like a cloven king In his own blood; the while the distant moon, Like a pale prophetess, whom he has wronged, Leans eager forward, with most hungry eyes, Watching him bleed to death, and, as he faints, She brightens and dilates ; revenge complete, She walks in lonely triumph through the night." "The sun Reached the red west, where all the waiting clouds, Attired before in homely dun and grey, Like Parasites that dress themselves in smiles To feed a great man's eye, in haste put on Their purple mantles rimmed with ragged gold. And congregating in a shining crowd, Flattered the sinking orb with faces bright." LITERATURE. BOOKS FOR REVIEW, &c.—Books, New Prints, Music, &c., intended for review, may he left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red lion-court, Fleet-street, London, addressed " to the Editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," when they will be forwarded and receive attention. The Church of England Quarterly Review. London W. E. Painter. The writer of the opening article, in treating of the Holy Scripture and the Hebrew language, traces the history of language back to the period when God first addressed Adam at the creation of the world, and expresses the belief that the primi tive language was perfect, and that all deviations from the first standard have been corruptions rather than improvements—if we regard " word," in its highest capacity, as having reference to spiritual and eternal things, and not merely to the things of earth and the passing events of social intercourse. This, of course, is entirely opposed to what has becomea favourite hypothesis with many speculators, that all language, not excepting the primitive, have begun in a rude form, and have been made regular and copious by successive improvements. " The Life and Letters of Niebuhr," the German his torian and theologian, furnish the theme of the second paper. Niebuhr is called a discoverer and a pioneer of an almost unknown region of history— a region of vast extent. This is a high order of praise. He stands before subsequent historians, who have laboured with more success, just as the chartless explorer, Columbus, stands before the captain of the " Arabia " steam-ship, or Van Dieman before a Forbes and a Mathews. " The Saxon in Ireland," a work published last year, is the text of an interesting article, the writer of which points to the Saxons as the sole hope of Ireland. A people sunk so low as the Irish, in his opinion, can never themselves succeed in effect ing either a political or social regeneration. It will be a happy day, he holds, for the Celtic inhabitants both of Great Britain and Ireland when their own vernacular language shall be everywhere superseded by that which is justly entitled to be considered the mother tongue of the United Kingdom. If the Saxon element had predominated throughout Ire land, as it has in England and the lowlands of Scotland, Ireland might have been both a brilliant and a valuable gem in the British Crown. Dr. Traill's edition of Josephus, the recent novels, a biography of the great Florentine poet, some thoughts on our foreign relations, a resume of the history of English literature, the Egyptian pilgrimage of Mr. Augustus St. John, and the usual complement of literary notices complete the present number of one of our most esteemed quarterlies. Its pages are genial, yet evangelical; pervaded by a spirit of unaffected piety, yet most lively and attractive; and altogether it is fitted to do service in an age whose greatest bane, perhaps, is a Godless litera- The Dublin University Magazine. Dublin : James ~Z'Glashan. The April number opens with some "fancies" in prose and verse, suggested by the month of smiles and tears, whose portals we have newly passed. Denis Florence M`Carthy has a warm, Irish heart, rrid a wealth of wit which moves the reader now into the melting mood of sadness—anon into wild merriment ; and surely he was never more at home than while discoursing of April alai its asso ciations. The continuation of " Sir Jasper Carew, Tint.," is followed by a learned paper exhibiting the relationship which exists between Coriolanus and the Constable Bourbon, "as remarkable instances of haughtiness of temper and ungovernable pride, leading to perilous and unjustifiable extremes." James Kennedy, Esq., Her Britannic Majesty's Judge in the Mixed Court of Justice at the Havana, is mercilessly mauled for the book of translated Spanish poetry which he issued last year to the English public. The reviewer, unacquainted with any term sufficiently expressive of the fearful rhythmical strangulation to which this terrible judge at the Havana has doomed a number of in. offensive Bards, mildly heads his article, " Spanish Poets Garroted !" New South Wales and Tas mania are the themes treated of by a discerning writer, who dissects the works of Dr. Lang and Mrs. Meredith—the former "verbose, serious, ponderous, and bitter—the latter nervous, gay, lively, and good tempered." The critic denies the assertion of Dr. Lang that Australia was discovered by the Spaniard Don Pedro Fernando de Quiros, and assigns the honour to a series of Dutch commanders, chief among whom was Tasman, the attached lover of Marie Van Dieman. From a sprightly series of reminiscences of travelling we extract two amusing passages : IRISH TRAVELLING : PAST AND PRESENT. The purgatorial passage of Lougbrea being cleared, little further interruption occurred until you found your self fairly afloat upon the bosom of the Grand Canal, at Ballinasloe. You were then not far from the close of a winter's day, and seventy weary Irish miles remained still to be traversed. But a Dido alone could make me dwell upon that middle passage, or renew its unspeakable dolours. " Which of the mermaids"—(as our classical friend, Justin Mooney, once rendered an apposite pas sage in a well-known author)—" Which of the mermaids, or the dolphins, could keep his timper wid the tears, bearing tell of the like ?" Melting in summer, shivering in winter; at all times overpowered by nausea, and suf focated with foul air; stunned by disquisitions of Galway and Roscommon attorneys, about family matters, and about everybody's property, of which everybody knows more than everybody else, you arrived, accidents ex cepted, in Dublin, about six and twenty hours after your departure from Galway. It is no wonder that the Liverpool shipowners smiled in those days at an over land route through Ireland to North America. Some times at Christmastide the ice would interfere with your progress, and, after grinding through it for many a dismal hour, the captain would open the cabin-door at dead of night—like the man who drew Priam's curtains, much about the same time of day—and demand, " What's to be done next ?" The question was commonly pro posed somewhere about the centre of the great Bog of Allen, where the only answer a sensible passenger would like to be in a condition to make, would be, " Go on, to be sure," and that was impossible. The most prosperous course lasted, as we have seen, six and twenty hours, and the cost, with the strictest economy which propriety allowed, could not be screwed down under a sovereign. A second class passenger is now conveyed the same dis tance, in a comfortable carriage, covered and cushioned, for sixteen shillings, within six hours. All honour be to Stevenson, or whoever he was, that first started the bright idea of making steam available for dry land travel. STAGE COACHES. When the day-coach for Mullingar was launched about the year 1810, it was considered a prodigy. The country people used to leave their work at the sound of the horn, and run across the fields to look at it as it swept past, at the rate, which it required the evidence of sight to realise, of five miles an hour. Limerick, which is ninety-two miles from Dublin (about the same distance that Birmingham is from London), was first reached by a one-day coach in the year 1825. Before that date the light post-coach plying between those termini, rested from its labour at the end of the first day at Mountrath. The remaining articles are " Parallels, by a Pil grim;" a lengthy poem entitled "The Taking of Jerusalem ." the conclusion of a paper on Clan macnoise, Clare, and Arran ; and the last flying shot at the United States, by Fitzgunne, who ably sums up THE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OF THE NEW WORLD. In the ecclesiastical establishments of Amer i ca, we may discern the same all-powerful democratic spirit. t. The constitution may be said to ignore religion, for it is the great maxim of the people that religion and government are mutually independe n t. U n doubtedly, this is the worst feature of democratic government. To separate govern ment an d rel i g i on, is to separate man an d wife. Religion should refine government, and government should support re li g i on. It is folly to, suppose that either can with saf e ty be independent of the other. Even the heathen nations of antiquity were aware of this, and they accordingly . maintained a reli g i on o f t h e state. Th e amount of Injury done by this erection of popular will above more elevated standards, can scarcely be estimated. The Church and the State alike feel the evil influence ; while a selfish, worldly, and unstabl e sp i r i t pervades the laws, religion is turned into a trade by the establishment of a voluntary system. The clergy are elected by, and are made responsible to, the people. The natural result of this is, that the clergy are deprived of their proper in dependence. In vain do the advocates of the system point to apostolic times, and claim, as a precedent, the example of the first preachers of the Gospel. The in spired disciple, speaking tongues which he . had never learnt, and ast oun di ng the heathen wor ld b y raising their very dead to life, cannot properly be placed on a level with the modern pastor. The former might accept alms without detriment to himself or to the donor, while the latter, whose mission is less clearly di v ine, incurs the risk—when placed in similar indigent c i rcums t anc es—of sacrificing his integr i ty, and of being obliged to follow where he cannot lead. Another consequence of subject ing the clergy to the law of popular election is, that the relations which ought to subsist between the clergy and their flocks are utterly destroyed. In the United States THE LIVERPOOL the former are bound to the latter only by civil contract. The cure of souls is seldom confided to the same man for more than a few years. The pastor does his work for stipulated wages, and when his lease expires goes about his business. o provision is made for his old age, and when his time is up he is no longer thought of. It is, perhaps, on this account that the adopting and renoun cing of holy orders is so common in America. Men who had previously been engaged in trade often suddenly adopt the gown, and as suddenly relinquish it for the garb of the layman. But the worst result of the voluntary system is that it opens the door for designing men who, by lead ing the evil passions or practising upon the fears of their flocks are prepared to sacrifice every consideration of duty to that of interest. It offers a premium for specula tive discovery, and stimulates sectarian rivalry. Men are encouraged to broach the wildest theories, in the hope of rivetting the attention of the public by the sheer ex travagance of what they propound, for, in the chaos of opinion which is engendered, boldness of assertion at taches to itself an unreal importance, while truth, more sober and retiring, passes comparatively unnoticed. The Elements of Taxation. Liverpool: D. Marples. This pamphlet is by the authors of the prize essay on direct taxation; and the original matter is sup plemented with a summary of the evidence adduced before the parliamentary committee on the property and income tax, and also a complete analysis of the finance accounts of the United Kingdom for the year 1851, ended January 5, 1852. The authors have prefaced their volume with a lengthy dedica tion, addressed to William Brown, Esq., M.P., in which they affirm that "restrictions on trade" re tarded the national progress, and that this is proved by "the improved condition of the people under the operation of even partial freedom of trade." "It is no longer a matter of speculation," they affirm, "whether the condition of the people be better under high prices of provisions and scarcity of em ployment than under moderate prices with ample demand for labour ; and men only marvel that any serious doubt should ever have been entertained on the subject." They state that the present work may be considered an elaboration of the principles promulgated in their former treatise on direct taxa tion, which, in 1849, received the highest prize offered by an association in this town called " The National Confederation." Emigration. London : Hardwicke. The author of this pamphlet has already written a work on emigration, which was dedicated to Mrs. Chisholm, and attained some popularity. In his new compilation he contrasts the various fields of emigration, delineates the diggings, and furnishes many practical hints for those who contemplate leaving the mother country to pursue their fortunes in the young colonies at the Antipodes. The work is full of well-compressed information from reliable sources, and an additional recommendation is its cheapness. ECCLESIASTICAL. DIOCESE OF CHESTER Preferments : The Rev. Arthur Willink to the Stipen diary Curacy of St. Catherine's Church, Tranmere, in the County of Chester, on thenomination of the Rev. Benedict Arthure, the incumbent.—The Worshipful the Chancellor of this Diocese has appointed the Rev. Henry Mildred Birch, Rector of Prestwich, in the County of Lancaster, one of his Surrogates for matters relating to the probate of wills and grant of letters of administration. Vacancies: The Rectory of Taxall, in the County of Chester, by resignation of the Rev. John Champion. Patron, Rev. J. Champion. Value £250, with a house.— The Perpetual Curacy of Chelford, in the parish of Prest bury, in the County of Chester, by resignation of the Rev. Granville John Grenville. Patron, J. Dixon, Esq. Value £135. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS, Rev. R. Aldridge, M.A., Curate of St. John's, Lewes, to the Vicarage of East Retford, Notts. Rev. J. C. Bagshaw, M.A., to the Incumbency of St. John's, South Adelaide, Australia. Rev. S. Bardsley, M.A., Curate of Hepworth, to the Curacy of St. John's Church, Upperthong, Almondsbury. Rev. J. Bedingfield, to be Chaplain to the Sheriff of Suffolk. Rev. W. H. Biedermann, 8.A., Vicar of Egham, Surrey, to the Rectory and Vicarage of Ramoan, in the diocese of Connor. Rev. F. Birch, 8.A.. to the Curacy of King's Sterndale. Rev. John Bowen, 8.A., to the Rectory of Orton Longueville, with the Rectory of St. Botolph Bridge, annexed, Huntingdon. Rev. G. Casson, M.A., Rector of Olde, Northampton, to be a Rural Dean, diocese of Peterborough. Rev. It. C. Cavill, 8.A., to Curacy of St. Saviour's, Norwich. Rev. J. Cockerton, Rector of Turweston, and Diocesan In spector, to the Rural Deanery of Buckingham. Rev. G. F. Cosserat, formerly fellow of Exeter College, Ox ford, to the Rectory of Drinkstone, Suffolk. Rev. R. Crosse, M.A., to the Rectory of Ockham, near Rip ley, Surrey. Rev. NV: H. Curtler, 8.A., to the Rectory of Abbotts Rooth ing, Essex. Rev. O. W. Davys, 8.A., to the Rectory of Stilton, Hunts. Rev. It Deeker, Incumbent of Wakerley, Northamptonshire, to the Rectory of Lyndon, Rutland. Rev. J. W. Dunn, M.A., Vicar of Dalston, Cumberland, to the Vicarage of Warkworth, Northumberland. Rev. J. It. Ellis, 8.A., to the Ministry of Christchurch, Wes terdale, near Stokesley. Rev. - H. Fitzgerald, 'M.A., to the Rectory of Bredon, with the Chapelries of Norton and Cutsdean annexed, near Tewkesbury, Rev. P. Fox, to the Stipendiary Curacy of the parish Church of Leyland, Lancashire. Rei. R.:l. Gordon, M.A., Rector of Avington, Berkshire, to the Rectory of Barley, near Royston, Hertfordshire. Rev. G. Green, M.A., to the Ministry of Duke-street Episco pal Chapel, St. James's-park, London. Rev. Gretton, M.A., Vicar of Pipe, near Hereford, to be Succentor of Hereford Cathedral. Rev. C. Hardwick, M.A., Fellow of Catherine Hall, to be Professor of Divinity at Queen's College, Birmingham. Rev. W. Harte, M.A., Curate of Blandford, Dorsetshire, to the Rectory of that Parish. Rev. J. R. P. HOste, M.A., to the Rectory of Stanhoe, near Roughton, Norfolk. ReV. E. Howells, M.A., to be Custos of the College of Vicars- Choral, attached to Hereford Cathedral. Rev. Mr. l nchbald, to be Assistant-Master to the Free Gram mar School, at Crediton, Devon. Rev. A. G. Jacob, D. D., to be Head Master of Christ's Hospital. Rev. C. Jenkyns, to the Perpetual Curacy of All Saints', Tuckinemill. Rev. J. W. Loughlin, 8.A., Curate of Christ Church, Ber mondsey, to the Lectureship of St. Andrew's, Holborn, London. Rev. R. P. Manclarke, M.A., to the Curacy of Cotesbach, near Lutterworth. Rev. R. P. Mandart, 8.A., to the Curacy of Cotesbatch, near Lutterworth. Rev. M. Mitchell, M.A., to the Vicarage of Wroxton, with Balscott annexed, near Banbury. Rev. J. S. B. Monsell, Rector of Ramoant, and Chancellor of Connor, to the Vicarage of Egham, Surrey. Rev. C. Moody, M.A., Incumbent of St. Cuthbert's, Carlisle, to the Vicarage of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Rev. H. Nicholson, 8.A., to the Curacy of Slipton, near Thrapstone. Reir. M. O. Norman, M.A., to the Rectory of Harby, near Melton Mowbray. Rev. C. Onslow, M.A., one of the Priests of Wimborne Minster, to be Rural Dean in the Deanery of Pimperne, Dorset. Rev. J. Place, M.A., to the Vicarage of Islehatn, Cambridge. Rev. W. Raven, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Magdalen College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Great Fransham, near Dereham, Norfolk. Rev. A. Robinson, to the Curacy of Idmiston, near Salis bury, ilts. Keir. J. H. Scott, 8.A., to the Curacy of Kirby Mtudoe and Braunstone, Leicestershire. Rev. 11. J. Shackleton, M.A., to the Rectory of Rothley, near Loughborough._ Riv. W. E Northamptonshire Smith, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Redstone, Rev. R. L. Townsend, ALA., Vicar of Wandsworth, to be Surrogate for Surrey. Rev: W. G. Tucker, Chaplain, R.N., to the Chaplaincy of the Haslar Hospital, Portsmouth. _ Rev. E. B. Webster, 111,A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Bas senthwaite, Cumberland. THE BISHOP-ELECT OF LINCOLN, Dr. Jackson, is ex pected to be consecrated at Lambeth on the sth of May. 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. ADDITIONAL CURATES' SOCIETY.—At the quarterly meeting of the Additional Curates' Society, last week, the committee renewed for the ensuing year the greatest part of the grants now in the society's books, and amount ing to little less than £20,000. Twenty-three grants were made in lieu of that number, for the renewal of which application had not been made. But the society's funds, unfortunately, are not in a condition to justify any in crease of expenditure. The society at present supports in whole or in part a body of 312 curates in poor and popu lous parishes in England and Wales, and has assisted since its foundation in augmenting the endowments of forty-one poor benefices. 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 capitular 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 £2,598,700 ; and, in consequence of such liability already created, numerous applications (exceed ing 1,500) still remain unsatisfied. 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, Partick, a small screw steamer called the Theresa, owned by Mr. H. L. Seligmarn, of Glasgow, and some friends connected with the iron trade. Sh e i s intended chiefly to carry pig iron from Clyde to Runcorn, Fleetwood, and the Welsh ports, along with her consort now 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 be would do a good thing for them —he would let them into heaven, or if he o h f a d t h n e o the p other t place,ower to do h he ew o t ul a d t , d o p e a r h b a e p t tseirf thing h had f b o r t th e e k rn eLa he would let them out.—(Roars of laughter.) STANDARD, TUESDAY, PARIS FASHIONS FOR APRIL. (FRONI THE COURT JOURNAL.) Longchamps is over. The seal of Longchamps is set upon our fashions for the rest of the year, and against the fiat no appeal is now possible. 'Much had been done to render it more brilliant this year than it has been since the Revolution of 1848; and as far as the number of carriages was concerned, and the congregation of people assembled, success did certainly attend the effort ; but the uncongenial weather rendered such efforts useless for the follower of fashion, whose curiosity was the first day entirely defeated by the closed carriages and many wrappers with which the fair forms of the ladies were concealed. The second day was somewhat more pro mising, while the third was all that could be wished to favour the display of spring toilets, which abounded in all their freshness and glory. The great novelty in silk dresses seemed to be the robe Cleopatre, perhaps the most elegant design which has appeared in our day. It i s per f ect l y distingue, while producing the most striking effect. There were several dresses of divers colours. The Duchess de Beauffremont was attired in a robe Cleopatre of pale lilac, the broad stripes, three in number, which ornamented the bottom of the skirt, of three shades darker than the dress, were divided by rows of narrow dark green velvet, which, lying upon the interval of lighter shade, had a most charming effect. The Princess of Hohenlohe wore one of these robes Cleopatre, of rose-coloured taffetas, with rows of black velvet upon the lighter stripe ; and Madame Lehon a dress of the same fashion, Pomona green, with black velvet also. Flounces seemed to be much out of favour, and in general the showy, stylish, though some what theatrical Spanish style of costume, seems destined to become general for the ensuing year. Thus, but few dresses are made with bodies of the same material. Jackets of fine black cashmere, bordered with Wallachian trimming, or of velours mousseline, edged with fine jet passementerie, are universally worn. and considered exceedingly becoming. These jackets fit close to the figure, have merely the basques below the waist. These basques are edged with fringe, which falls over the hips, and diminishes marvellously the size of the waist. Some, indeed, may be considered mere bodies, reaching only to the waist, and edged with lace so broad that the effect is that of a double petticoat of rich lace falling over the skirt of the dress. When this bodice is worn, however, the skirt is invariably of the stoutest quality of damask, very full and long, with a slight train behind. So great is the sudden adoption of ornamental skirts for promenade and carriage wear, that several dresses, even of plain silk, were beheld at Lonchamps, with many rows of fine jet braid, diminishing gradually in width as they ascended towards the waist. The effect of this trimming is strik ingly original and peculiar. Madame Lehon's dust. coloured silk thus trimmed, with the jacket of black moire richly decorated with braid and jet, was greatly admired. The bonnets were all made to wear very low behind. Several were seen with a wreath of roses or marguerites encircling the crown, and supported by full bunches of velvet ribbon, with long floating ends on either side. Beneath the brim is laid a quilling of blond. above which a delicate wreath of roses pompons is placed to lie across the forehead. Gold and silver flowers in transparent capotes, both black and white, are likewise much worn, in spite of the opposition which the fashion has met with on the part of every milliner of taste. The most remarkable costume of all those displayed at Long champs consisted of a dress of delicate jaune paille Glace silk, richly ornamented with seven rows of embroidery ha the finest coral. The jacket of the same embroidered to correspond, and the basques finished by coral fringe, about three inches in depth. A mante al' Armenienne of black velvet thrown back to display the embroidery of the dress, a bonnet of fancy straw, lined and trimmed with violet-coloured velvet, with bunches of sea-weed advancing very forward on the passe, composed the most striking features of this elegant costume, and attracted much observation. Feathers are but little worn in bonnets, flowers of the richest hue and texture have successfully replaced them for the moment. A few attempts to revive the ostrich feather trimmings, in vogue some thirty years ago, were attended, however, with success. These trimmings, used as borders to cloaks and mantles, have been in some little favour amongst the opulent ladies of the Chaussee d'Antin. The novelty in gloves consists in their being made gauntlet fashion, and decorated with long tassels at the wrist. Buttons of precious stones, even brilliants, are used to close the opening of the glove, which, according to the new fashion, is turned outside. Bows of ribbon, so much the fashion last month, are completely exploded, and replaced by agraffes of jewellery, worn even in pro menade costume. This fashion, which would have shocked us some few years ago, appears natural enough now that gold and silver are no longer compelled to seek the glare of the ball room to excuse their brilliancy, but display themselves on bonnets and dresses even in the broad light of day. Ball dresses have undergone but little change since our last. The time of Lent is unfavourable to change. The calotles of flowers are still worn with great success, and the papillon of net, covered with daisies and violets, worn by the Empress at the last ball of the Tuileries, promises to become generally adopted. Satin dresses, entirely covered with Guipure lace, and ornamented with garlands of white roses, have been the rage for young married ladies, while mousseline de soie of every nuance is the sole article in vogue for the ball dress of young ladies. THE FASHIONS FOR GENTLEMEN Are remarkable for the same luxury of ornament as that which distinguishes those for the softer sex, the cloaks and Talmas being most trimmed with rows of velvet laid on in an Etruscan pattern. Pantaloons very tight to the knee, displaying the shape of the leg ; and full upon the hips, are much worn for riding. Hats lower in the crown, and placed farther back upon the head, are generally ornamented with a narrow band of velvet and small silver buckle. Coloured gloves are sewn and embroidered in white silk. Silk stocks of large pattern, with a small bow in front, have replaced the various inventions of cravats which have been the mode for some time past. Embroidered shirts are much worn, the embroidery of the kind called felaqui, the cambric laid double in a single pattern between ; the plaits of the bosom are in general fewer. The studs worn with these are of coloured enamel, to correspond with the pattern of the embroidery. Watch ribbons, narrow and of bright colour, have been revived ; each ribbon holds its breloque, and we have seen as many as five of these hanging from below the waistcoat of one of our most fashionable exquisites. The spring waistcoats are all of a light and silky material. A bird's eye pattern of sparkling gold colour, on a purple ground, h as b een muc h in vogue. Canes for the promenade are carried a la Lauzun, thick and long, with a heavy gold knob at the top, and two tassels of coloured braid just beneath. Boots ala Tolede, of varnished leather, are made with heels of unusual height. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Shoes are worn with large flat bows of ribbon on the instep, and sometimes black or white lace is introduced ; bugles, too, are not despised, for the ornamenting of satin boots, and produce a pretty effect when correspondent with the rest of the costume. Sleeves must be opened on the outside, and fastened with a broad bow at the wrist, instead of inside as before. Dresses made entablie must be opened down each side, and the cambric petticoat, with its broderie Anglaise, be visible through the opening. All letters and invitations must be written on nankeen coloured paper, and cards no longer turned down at the corner, but folded in half when the friend you call upon is from home. Pocket handkerchiefs embroidered in coloured thread and beads are carried to balls for the sake of the cotillon, wherein the pocket handkerchief plays so conspicuous a part. Silk stockings, also embroidered in beads, are worn with coloured crape dresses. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—For the first time in England since the memorable achievement of Mr. W. C. Macready, Henry V has been put upon the stage on a scale of great magnificence, for which the play affords abundant scope. During the past week it has been per formed nightly to large and admiring audiences. Mr. George Vandenhoff, as the royal conqueror of Agincourt, is evidently much appreciated, although we think his delineation somewhat imperfect. His courtship with the French princess, so much relished by the " gods," is a misconception, and there is throughout a want of consist ency in the portraiture of the brave and generous monarch. Mr. Vandenhoff was well supported by the whole of the local talent, though the play developes little pristine talent, partaking largely of the character of the spectacle. That the play will have a long and successful run we doubt not; Mr. Copeland's spirited exertions are well entitled to receive the patronage of the play-going public. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—The second subscription concert was given on Tuesday evening. The principal vocalists were Mrs. Endersohn, Miss Williams, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Weiss. Spohr's " Last Judgment" (presented for the first time in its entirety in Liverpool), and Rossini's " Stabat Mater" formed the evening's pro gramme. The chorus also advances steadily ;it is be coming more accurate and compact, under the skilful guidance of its drill-master. THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY will give their annual dramatic representation at the Theatre Royal, on the 25th instant, when the members will per form Sir E. Lytton Bulwer's comedy of Not So Bad As We Seem. The society expect the valuable assistance of their honorary member, Mr. Barry Sullivan. The pro ceeds will be devoted to the fund for the completion of the new schools and almshouses of the Licensed Victual lers' Association. GORDON CUMMING, the famous lion-hunter, is ex hibiting his collection in Glasgow. THE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE.—We have much plea sure in directing the attention of our readers to the Glen field Patent Starch manufactured by Mr. Wotherspoon, who, we understand, some time ag o rece i v ed a testimonial from no less a personage than the laundress of the royal household, and we believe th a t M r . W o th ers poon is the only person iu Scotland who has been so honoured. He has lately made extensive additions to his premises, which has enabled him to employ about 400 y oun g andindus trious females, in a town where labour to that class of the population has hitherto been sca rce an d unremunera t i ve. We hail this as a gre a t acqu i s iti on t o t h e town o f Paisley, near where the works are situate ; there are also a great number of men employed, at good wages; this fact of itself is of great importance, and we trust will have its full weight of influence on the public mind. The recent extensive enlargement of these works enables him to carry out, on a large scale, the various improvements which his experience in the manufacture of Starch has suggested for the enhancement of that article. The last, but not the least important of these, is a simple, but very efficient and ingenious method of dryi ng th e S tarc h, w hi c h exer t s con siderableinfluence in maintaining its purity and strength. We have se e n several testimonials from the principal laundresses in this country, besides other competent authorities, who have made a searching investigation of the " Glenfield Patent Starch," and who all state that it is an excellent article. To s uc h t est i monials no add i t i ona l recommendation is necessary to convince the ladies, mer chants, &c., &c., to be purchasers of the Glenfield Patent Starch. It will be necessary, on purchasing it, to see that the name, R. Wotherspoon, i s on each packet (without which none is genuine), as so me di sreputable makers endeavour to foist on the public worthless articles, closely resembling the Glenfield Patent Starch in outside appear ance. We understand it is sold by a ll th e pr i ncipal shop keepers in town, who deliver to all purchasers a list of the testimonials we have here alluded to. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ; this is indispensably requisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents STATE OF EASTHAM CHURCH. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,- As you have allowed to appear in your columns some remarks on the present state of Eastham Church, perhaps you will have the goodness to grant a like publicity to the following. Being interested in the subject of church accommodation, and the regulation of public worship, I paid a visit to Eastham Church, and made some inquiry into the disposition of the parishioners towards these matters. I perceive the Church to be in some respects such as your correspondent, "A Regular Churchman," had described—damp, cold, open in the roof, and much out of repair. I cannot speak particularly as to the colours on the walls— " rust, must, and dust" may be their appropriate names, as they are oalled by " A Regular Church. man," who appears to know something of colouring; but the interior arrangement of the Church is altogether opposed to ecclesiastical taste—ill-adapted for uniform devotion,—which matters appear to have had an injurious influence on at least one member of the congregation. Not having seen the clerk, I cannot judge of the arrangement of his hair—the subject of your correspondent's solemn and seasonable contemplations; but I have ascertained that Easthani Church is in the precise state that the parishioners desire; for, at a vestry meeting lately convened to consider the propriety of reparing the Church, a large majority decided that a rate sufficient for that purpose should not be levied. Though not a parishioner of Eastham, yet knowing that talk is cheap,l have ventured to tax your kindness to allow me, as well as " A Regular Churchman," to do something for Eastham Church.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., VIATOR. Eastham, April 5, 1833. LONG SERMONS AND BAD VENTILATION, To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—You are doing great service to the public by admitting into your columns remonstrances on the subject of long sermons and badly-ventilated Churches. With regard to the latter, it does not follow that because the effects are not imme diate, or inconveniently perceptible to the congregation, that the air of a crowded Church is not foul. On the contrary, some people can sit in a foul, obnoxious atmosphere, without being at all sensible of it : and I could point out a Church or two where the atmosphere soon becomes foul, especially in the gallery, where there is not a crevice or a window open to allow a change of air to take place. But a word or two upon long sermons. Some people are apt to think that we can never have too much of a good thing. This is a mistake: for too much of a good thing satiates and in time disgusts. We should, moreover, be governed by a consideration for the feel ings of others,—not always be guided by our own. The young, the old, the delicate in health, cannot endure a long service—it becomes irksome and unprofitable to them, and keeps many persons away from Church who otherwise would attend regu larly. It would be far better if the Church services were re duced in length, and more services during the Sunday held in each Church; and the additional services should be especially devoted to the poor, who should be invited to attend, and then it might he said " that the poor have the Gospel preached to them." lam far from wishing to be thought ungrateful for the indefatigable devotions of the clergy; I merely seek to point out where much good might be effected, and some trifling incongruities avoided.—Believe me to be, Sir, your very humble correspondent, A LOVER OF PURE AIR AND SHORT SERMONS, Liverpool, April 6, 1853. LETTERS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.—No. V. " WHAT'S IN A NAME ?" To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Our glorious Will Shakspere puts the above question, and answers it in a way as if he thought there was nothing in it. It may be true that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but if we called something of an opposite character by the same name, we should soon begin to associate our idea of it with anything but the pleasant truth. It is too much the practice at the present day to misuse terms, and call things by names which do not belong to them ; and the defence for this is, that, so long as the meaning is understood, it matters little about the term that may be employed. It is the conclusion thus arrived at I am anxious to dispute, as I feel ccovinced that much of the erroneous opinion which prevails in the public mind is owing to the carelessness and disregard of the impor tance of names. There is a political party, formed of the dregs of faction, which have assumed the style of Liberal; and this phrase has been conceded to them by those who know their utter hollow- nets and selfishness, with a total forgetfulness that its effect has been to betray numbers of unthinking people into the belief that the policy of the party is identified with the attractive word which is applied to it. There could not be a more dan gerous error, and all owing to carelessness in the use of names. In matters of religion this unconcern as to the importance of names is far more apparent, and, at the same time, more likely to prove injurious in its results. Take, for instance, the words Catholic and Protestant, which are almost universally mis. applied. In our creed we speak of the Holy Catholic Church, and yet by public writers and speakers, and in ordinary con versation, we have the term almost exclusively devoted to the Romish Church, which, perhaps, has the least claim to it of any. It is part of the policy of Rome to have its claim to being Catholic believed in; and we have unwittingly favoured the deception, by conceding to them a name which it was the object of the Reformation practically to deny. Had the Church of Rome been what it professes, there had been no need of the Reformation ; bat it lost its claim to be called Catholic by teaching distinctive doctrines, and overlaying the pure Catholic faith of the primitive Church with vain deceits and gross fables. The true meaning of the word, as applied to Christianity, is comprised in those doctrines which were common to the whole Church before it was divided and corrupted ; and, as the Refor mation was the restoring of our own branch to the purity of the primitive faith, the Church of England has a real claim to the term Catholic which Rome has forfeited. It is, indeed, a contradiction in terms, to speak of Rome, with her mariolatry, idolatry, and other peculiar tenets, and use the word Catholic. To say Roman Catholic, we may as well say particular general, while the English Church may, with propriety, be termed so, because she teaches nothing which was not taught and believed by the Apostles and early Christians. Another error in ordi nary use is, to apply the term "the Pope" to the Bishop of Rome. The believers in his infallibility style him so; he claims to be at the head of the Christian Church, and as such is the Pope, as distinguished from all other Popes or Bishops; but when our Church was reformed, we'denied his supremacy, and, consequently, his right to the title, but by conceding the latter we virtually admit the former, although we practically deny it. Had we been as jealous for the honour of the King of Heaven as for that of our temporal Sovereign, we should have repu diated the phrase; for, be it remembered, it was a political offence to apply the term King to the banished Stuart, who was better known as the Pretender. Again, there is the word Papist, which, though intended to mean a believer in the supre macy of the Pope or Bishop of Rome, implies strictly a believer in episcopacy, and would, therefore, apply to any Churchman. As Englishmen, the word Romanist should alone be used when speaking of members of the Church of Rome, and their head should be styled the Bishop of Rome. The advantage would be that much of that prestige would be destroyed which too often attaches in weak minds to the pompous pretensions of that dangerous heresy. In the minor affairs of life, perhaps, there is less conse quence from the disregard of what is in a name; yet, at the same time, it tends to a slovenly style of language, and a cor ruption of our beautiful mother tongue. How often is it that misconstruction arises through the speaker believing that his hearers know what he means, instead of his really expressing it. It is in effect a substitution of what may be termed slang for graceful propriety ; and though, from its almost impercep tible growth, we cannot see all the mischief, we may form some idea of what our language may become from the specimens which are now and then brought to us from across the Atlantic. Absurdities and quaint conceits may serve to point a jest and excite a smile; but our youth should beware how they admit many of our modern writers and speakers to form their models for our language, or they may find the difficulties of unlearning almost insuperable, and the rich storehouse of English litera ture almost a dead letter. It would be tedious to particularise the many instances in which words are misapplied; but I may especially allude to the assumption of titles by those who have no right to them. As a loyal subject, I have always considered the Sovereign to be the fountain of honour, and no distinctions to be valid but those conferred by her or by her authority; yet how often are degrees conferred by foreigners recognised here, and even the mock dignities of voluntary societies. The use of initials after a person's name often bespeak only his trade or profession, though by the rules of etiquette they should only be borne as a distinction. The word chapel is commonly applied to a Dis senters' meeting-house, though by law it only belongs to a building consecrated or licensed by the Bishop for Divine worship. I have, however, said enough to show that, despite the authority of Will Shakspere, there should be something in a name, though modern custom seems about to confound all distinctions between the real and the pretended.—l am, Sir, EPHRA. 'ours. &c., AN OLD SOLDIER, at the birth of a child at the dig. gings, instantly seeing his chance, went round with his hat for the little stranger—the first child born at the dig gings ! The value of the hatful was found to amount to about £3,000. BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLSeXtraCt of a letter, written by John Molard Wheeler, - sq., Collector of Customs, Jamaica, having been harp by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout, for publication :—" I know you have never bad occasion to take Blair's Pills, but let me emphatically tell you, in mercy to any friend who may suffer from gout, rheumatic gelit, lumbago, sciatica, rheu matism, or any branch of/that widely-allied family, to recommend their using ,them. In this country they are of wonderful efficacy ; /ot only am I personally aware of their powers, but I ,ee my friends and acquaintances re ceiving unfailing bpefit from their use. I would nut be without them On any account. If taken in the early stage of disease they issipate it altogether : if in a later, they alleviate pain, nd effect a much speedier cure than by any other means Rhin my knowledge." Sold by Thomas Prout, 229 trand, London ; and by all respectable Me dicine V dors throughout the kingdom. YEARS ENDED APRIL 5. 1852. 1853. i Incr. Deer. £ £ 1 £ £ Customs 18,827,828 18,513,189 .... 314,639 Excise 13,182,698 13,385,493 202,800 .... Stamps 5,910,526 6,429,025 527,499 .... Taxes 3,691,226 3.194,271 .... 496,955 Property Tax 5,283,800 5,593,043 309,243 .. . Post Office 1,051,000 1,045,000 . . 6,000 Crown Lans 190,000 252,000 . 62 . ,000 ... • Miscellaneous Imprest, &c 522,686 714,718 192,632 .• . • Repayments of Advances. Total Income .149,591,807 150,512,806 1,738,593 1 Deduct decrease Increase on the Year T -- 20,9991 . QUARTERS ENDED APRIL 5. 817,594 1852. 1853. I Incr. 1 Deer. X £ Customs 4.633,267 4.451,238 El:cise.... ... • 2,078,171 2,105,331 28,517 Stamps....... 1,515,985 1,657,749 141,764 Taxes Property Tax 2,068,827 2,152,233 83,406 Post Office 259,000 282,000 23,000 .... Crown Lands BO,OOO 72,000 .... 8,000 Miscellaneous 41,733 19,518 .. .. 22,215 Imprest, &c 18,631 113,558 276,687 395,980 Repayments Sale of Stores 121,810 I 107,538 80 655 .... I__l ' 182,193 183,572 Total 1nc0me. 1 11,201,080 { 11,244,500 440,593 395,980 Deduct Decrease 395,980 .... Increase on the Quarter 44,613 I A. WRITER in the Athenum remarks :—" We may mistrust teetotalism, as an emp i r i ca l mo d e of manufac turing a virtue, t en di ng t o warp an d corr upt the victim Into superstitions as deleterious as the sin abandoned, — but we have learned to look more coldly than our ances tors did on bottle-wit and philosophy, the sequel to which is hypochondriacal nausea, and maudlin penitence. The sot bids as fair to become an obsolete animal in English society as the amateur prize-fighter." APRIL 12, 1853. MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA.-POLITICAL AND SOCIAL. We extract the following particulars from a letter, which has just been received by the Great Britain. It has been forwarded to us " for the benefit of those who have not maturely considered the risk of encountering the hardships which the gold digger must endure. As the letter was not written for publication, the apparent flippancy of the style may be excused, yet the genuine feeling and honesty of expression, added to the importance of the subject, will, to many persons, in some measure be interesting." " November 29, 1852. " My last was dated from Moonlight Creek, or, as I persist in calling it, "Moonshine Gully." We have been most signally unsuccessful there; our loss (not including time, which here is worth at the lowest valuation 10s. per diem) amounting to upwards of £l5O ; we are rapidly, however, making up the loss, and, no doubt, will soon be proportionately fortunate. Our post-office managers have not, as yet, allowed me the happiness of receiving any letters by the Great Britain, or any other vessels ; the former arrived about thre e wee k s ago , an d h er mails are not yet assorted, without they have accomplished the Herculean task to-day. You will understand from this that 1 have not heard from you yet, and, to say the truth, am beginning to be very anxious and very angry with all post-office authorities. " New diggings have broken out at Mount Korough Krong, about 150 miles from Melbourne, and from here, 150 miles in the interior, whither I purpose transporting myself as soon as the reports are confirmed. If Liverpool papers deign to notice us little ones at the Antipodes, you will most probably get a faint idea of the state of things here ;—the government incapable, minus energy, the con fidence of the people must either change or vanish. The other day they attempted to put on an extra 2s. 6d. per ounce on gold ; the miners very coolly told his excellency that if the said duty were levied, one man fully armed, provisioned for fourteen days, out of each party, would leave the diggings for Melbourne, for the express purpose of knocking the said city about his ears. Of course, after that, the bill stands ordered to he read again some six months hence. The London Times may sneer at the " vagabonds" of Mount Alexander, of which I happen to be one ; but I tell the Times that England cannot plant a physical force in Victo r i a su ffi c i en t t o contro l us. A troop of " lobsters," arrived about a month ago, have deserted for the diggings, or, as the diggers eloquently term it, have "sloped," and the " sloping" of the rest is momentarily expected ; every soldier and sailor setting foot on this colony becomes at once a digger ; now this will show a rather queer state of things when taken into consideration with the hourly murders, robberies, and libertinism. " The infant colony is now grown up, and longs to act like a man. God forgive the British government if, through any of their supineness, bloodshed and ruin deso late our gold fields. Without a good stand is soon made by an energetic government, holding the good will of the people, " vagabonds" dire will be the result, and the colony of Victoria will be lost to the British Crown. I have watched well, and cannot foresee any other termina tion ; every miner appears to be a better soldier than ever was manufactured in England ; inured to hardship and toil, they would make a whole file of " lobsters" shudder. What care they for the threats of the government ? Our number is now somewhere about 350,000 able-bodied men, nearly all with a strong energy and fixed purpose; they laugh at hardships, they know the country, and despise the London Times. You need not fear for my safety, for though I shall never shrink from what I consider my duty, yet I shall not take the trouble of interfering with what does not concern me. I have long tried to hide this state of thiags from myself, but feel I must tell you, lest it should come to you through any other channel, and create any uncalled-for uneasiness. They may fight as long as they like before I have anything to do with it, unless they attempt to rob us of a trifle like 2s. 6d. per diem, which, I can positively assure you, they will not get from me except by force. Eighteen pounds per annum is quite enough to be taxed, without £2O or £3O more tacked to it." " 18th December.—l wrote the above intending to send the letter by the Great Britain. but as I discovered it would not sail until the Ist of next month, I deferred it until now. The above words have turned out partially prophetic, even so far; the government officers have been successfully resisted at the Ovens, one of the gold fields, about 200 miles from Melbourne, and, as might have been expected, a demonstration was arranged to make them remit the license for the current month ; happily no real damage was done, barring, as Paddy says, a little ill usage. I intend leaving this gully on Monday for Campbell's Creek, this place being so uncomfortable. I have not heard a word from any English person since I left, so you may imagine the miserable state of suspense lam in. A journey to Melbourne would be to me ruinous for six months, so I must bear it stoically ; but it is almost too much, not a single consolation in all this hardship, banishment, and half savageism. * * W. M. W. LETTER FROM A LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE The following extracts are taken from a letter received last week by the wife of a Liverpool artisan, who is now settled in Melbourne : " South Australia, Melbourne, Jan. 1, 1853. "My dear Kate,—l am just writing these few lines in a hurry, to send by the Great Britain, if possible. Thank God I have arrived safe at my journey's end, after a very pleasant passage•; and I am further thankful that you and my dear children are at home, for this place is so crowded with passengers, who are arriving daily, that lodgings are not to be had at 'any price; the consequence is, that all the new comers are obliged to live in tents, which they bring with them, or make them out of their sheets, and pitch on a piece of ground allotted for that purpose by the government. There are 500 tents here at present ; and I assure you it is a most miserable life ; for when the hot winds blow they are smothered with dust. All the women wish that they had remained at home, and let their husbands come out by themselves. We arrived in the bay on Wednesday, December 22, and landed on Friday the 24th, and our Chrismas Eve was spent in the bush. About thirteen of us slept together. Everything here is very dear except meat, tea, coffee, and bread, which is 3d. per lb. Cheese is 2s. per lb.; ham, 23. 6d. ; butter, 2s. 6d. ; cabbage, 2s. for a sinele head : in fact, money is no object here. They think no more of a pound here than they do in England of a sixpence. As regards my trade, I have had no chance as yet ; for there are a great many here of all trades at present, as there are not -so many going to the diggings at present, in consequence of it being the dry season ; but in about a month or six weeks the rainy season will commence, and there will be a great many going. As it is, a good many have come down to town to spend the Christmas, and the town being so throng, it makes situations rather bad to be got at present; but never mind your trade, you must turn your hand to anything. I have got a situation in a soapery, at a salary of £2 per week, with my board and lodgings, which is equal to another £2, as I should have to pay that in the town ; so my salary is £2OO a-year. I am going to.day, and begin on Monday morning. So, my dear girl, in a week or two I shall be able to forward you a few pounds, together with a long description of the country. I have an account of the voyage, which I will also send you. Thank God, I have had the best of health ; not an hour's sickness since I left you—not even sea sickness." To his mother he writes : " I know not what change may have taken place since I left you; but I trust in God that you are well; that you are still in your situation ; and that my dear little George is with you. Keep him, if possible, and see that he is sent to a good school and regular to church. With God's blessing, I will be able to send some money in a week or two, which will enable my dear Kate to en joy a little more comfort than she has done lately, and also to repay you in a short time for what you have lately done for us. I have got as good a situation as I could expect at the present time ; it is about three miles out of Melbourne, in a country place. lam out of all temptations of the town, and I shall not need to spend sixpence a month. Pray for me ; learn George to do the same ; and, please God, we shall not be long separated. Remember me to J ; I hope he looks to my little Willy, as he promised me : I shall not forget him. I will send a full account of the state of things here in my next letter. But one thing is sure, that all women can do well here. Excuse my writing, for lam writing this on my knee, sitting in Mr. 'Williams' tent, who occupied the next berth to us in the ship." THE REVENUE An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the Years and Quarters ended the sth of April, 1852 and 1853, showing the Increase or De crease thereof. LANCASHIRE SPRING ASSIZES. CROWN COURT. [Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.] TUESDAY, APRIL 5. MuRDER AT LIVERPOOL.— Charles Williams (aged 20), indicted upon the coroner's inquisition for the wilful murder of John 'gasket!, at Liverpool, on the 23rd of March, was found guilty, and sentenced to the capital punishment. The prisons r, who went by the name of " Taff," in consequence of a mistaken idea that Masked!, who was a sailor, had insulted him in Ford's singing room, went to Stewart's public-house in Denison-street, between the hours of eleven and twelve on the following night, and, after sharpening his knife upon a gutter-stone in the entry, said to a boy who was standing close at hand, " You'll see some fun just now." The boy asked, " What sort of fun ?" and the prisoner answered, " Why, I'm going to knife a Dutchman inside." The prisoner, and a person who was with him, then called out the deceased, and the man who was with the prisoner said to the de ceased, " What did you insult me in that concert-room last night for ?" The deceased answered, " I did not in sult you." The man then struck him between the eyes, and in the fight which ensued, Williams deliberately un sheated his knife, and stabbed him in the thigh, saying, " Take that for a lick." The prisoner ran off, but was apprehended by Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, a washerwoman. The unfortunate 'gasket' was conveyed to the Northern hospital, where he died. While the Judge was passing sentence upon Williams, the latter wept bitterly, admit ting that he did not know who was the person against whom his vengeance was to be directed. STABBING IN LIVERPOOL.— WiIIiam Redsnayne, negro, was charged with having stabbed Margaret Smith, at Liverpool. It appeared that the prisoner was intoxi cated, and had struck the woman with a sword cane ; the cane breaking with the blow, and the point of the sword being exposed, the woman was slightly wounded with the second blow.—Guilty. To be imprisoned until the rising of the court.—This was the last case on the calendar. SENTENCES. —Jonathan Barber, for the manslaughter of his wife, at Chorlton-on-Medlock : six months' im prisonment, with hard labour. —William Christy, for manslaughter : 18 months' imprisonment, with hard la bour.—James Illyerscough, for the manslaughter of his father-in-law : 18 months' imprisonment.—Lawrence 111 Kennah, for wounding with intent to do bodily harm : 15 years' transportation.—Edward Riley and James Riley, for a street robbery : ten years' transportation each.— Simeon Lord, for forging a cheque : 15 years' transporta tion.—James Ward, for forging a request for the delivery of goods: 12 months' imprisonment.---John Willcock, for larceny : three months' imprisonment.--George Hampson, for perjury : 12 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Mr. Justice Cresswell rose shortly after twelve o'clock. ♦ NISI PRIUS COURT. [Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.] TUESDAY, APRIL 5. ELPIIINSTONE v. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.—The plaintiff, Mr. James Ander son Elphinstone, was a native of Scotland, and was born about 1811. In 1836 he met with an accident occasioning the loss of his left arm ; but with the exception of the suffering immediately consequent, he had throughout his life enjoyed uninterrupted good health. On the 18th October, he became a passenger in one of the defendant's trains from Hull, and left Leeds by the evening mail train, and in consequence of a collision he was rendered insensible. In a week paralysis set in. He was now an enfeebled and shattered man ; he was deprived of the use of his right arm and leg, his speech was impaired, ar,d his memory affected. The plaintiff's father was a respectable banker in Inverness, and the plaintiff was intended for the law. At the death of his father, in 1838, he succeeded to a small paternal estate of a few hundreds a year; but the creditors of the bank made claims upon the estate, and the plaintiff gave it up rather than have litigation. He was thus thrown entirely upon his own resources; but his education was such that he obtained different situations, and realised a respectable income. At the' time of the accident he was in expectation of a situation under government, in order to enable him to carry out certain surveys connected with the junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, his information with regard to which was such that he would have been enabled to earn a competence. He was now, however, left almost wholly destitute.—Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said that if the company could have ascertained who the plaintiff was, there would never have been any trouble in arranging the matter. We consent to a verdict of £l,OOO. To this £2OO was added, expenses to the plaintiff consequent upon the accident. QUINN t'. BIBBY.—The plaintiff in this case was a poor girl, who had been injured very much by the firing of a gun on board a screw steamer, belonging to the de fendant, when leaving dock at Liverpool. It was arranged to pay the girl £2oo.—His Lordship thought some arrangement should be made to prevent such accidents ;. if guns must be fired, care should be taken that the vessel was at a sufficient distance in the river to ensure safety. MUCK LOW V. WHITEHEAD.— The plaintiff, Mr. Ed ward Mucklow, is a manufacturing chemist and drug grinder, and the defendant, Mr. John Whitehead, is a bleacher and dyer, his works being about three miles from Bury. The action was to recover compensation for damage to the plaintiff's works, caused by the bursting of the embankment of a reservoir, known as the " upper lodge," at the defendant's works. A. verdict was agreed to for £3,250. ()PENMAN V. WHITRHEAD.—ESpeciaI Jury case, arising out of the same accident as the preceding, a verdict was taken for £5OO. GIBBS, BRIGHT, AND CO. tY. THE llayoß AND Coil- PORATION OF LIVERPOOL.—The action in this case was to recover damages for injury sustained by the plaintiffs through the leakage of a water pipe, whereby injury was done to some guano stored in certain vaults under the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, in Key-street. The vaults were three or four feet below the level of the street, and on the 2nd of April the plaintiffs' workmen discovered that the guano was wet. They therefore called upon Mr. Jones, the superintendent, of the Railway Company, to into the matter, and he employed a mason named Martin to trace the source of the water, which he did ; and it was discov( red that the water came from the main in the street belonging to the corporation. Mr. Attorney- General Knowles, for the defendants, contended that as in 1850 the railway company, for purposes of their own, made a communication with the sewer, and excavated underneath the pipes laid down by the corporation, taking away the substantial clayey foundation upon which they had been laid, and causing them so to decline as to weaken the joints, the damage was to be attributed to that cause. The learned counsel, however, relied mainly upon argu ment—that the corporation were not responsible if they had employed competent persons. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants, believing that the pipes were properly laid. —ln this WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. FRASER AND OTHERS V. ALCOCK.—This action was in stituted in consequence of an alleged fraudulent preference made after an act of bankruptcy. The plaintiffs in the case were the assignees and trustees of a bankrupt named Robert Johnson, carrying on business es a silk dyer and draper, in Macclesfield, and the question at issue was a fraudulent preference. The jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, £B5O. SANDERSON V. HOLLINS.—This case, understood to be an action for false imprisonment, was arranged. STEELE V. PEARSON AND OTHERS.—The plaintiff was James Steele, and the defendants John Pearson, Edwd. Jones, and John Rowlands, engineers in Liverpool. The action was brought to recover compensation for an injury which plaintiff alleged he had sustained by certain ma chinery used in the defendants' works, which accident had arisen from a deficiency in the outer drum of a pulley, of which the defendants were alleged to have been per fectlya2stooor:rrmscna.shouldeneo yaieneraepmtweesew nseee attknsta present transactionsdetcognisant.very er trei hyupn peplgca l l oar t i neani defendant. ndlt w laiti t a rt ra s e ba ws a e o g i tan r h e r: e be d a.l e s t ul t o a mu t r os t f h e axt7 d s e ui f oc e sh n . d w a ao n nr t cd s that he should be retained in their employ at the rate of f as he was able to perform. His lordship considered the WHITELEY v. RoniNsoy.—William 'Whiteley, clued', , b l n o d f Henry eTxheeii a actionn Rg exchange. Robinson, nlastroonas appeared' that po r. e n ua tr a eo t that the plaintiff drew a bill on a person named Rush worth which was endorsed by three persons, one of whom was the plaintiff. The amount of the bill was £35 3s. sq. When the bill became due, £l9 was paid on account of it by two of the endorsers, but plaintiff did not contribute his share, and defendant, the holder of the bill, com menced an action for the recovery of the whole of the amount. Plaintiff allowed judgment to go by default , and in consequence was sent to Lancaster Castle. It was alleged that, as the defendant had entered judgment for the whole amount of the bill when only £l6 wa s actually due, the plaintiff had been impr o p er ly i m p r i so ned. His lordship gave it as his opinion th a t the defendant had a right to do what he did i n re f e rence to the bill. The plaintiff was accordingly no nsu ited. ARCHIBALD V. MABON.—Charles D. Archibald wa s the plaintiff, and Walter Mabon the defend an t . T he plaintiff is a gentleman residing at Rutland -ball, near oir , to be employ e d at the undertaking in ques tion. The amount char ge d f or t h e work was £172 14s. fo Milnthorpe, arid largely interested in an un d ertaking for r ovaScotia. e n g ineer atln the tnj, Manchester, ore nyce ha at er s L lt esorsn,ld too h n e de o r r r d y N ordered the defendant, , supply a set of rollers for rolling procuring partiro n When the machinery was put up at the works in Nova Scotia it was found t o b e defective, and unfit for the re quired purpose. I t was therefore alleged that the de fendant had b een gu i lty of a breach of contract, and this formed th e ground of the present action. After the plaintiff h a d b een examined at great length, the court adjourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 7. In Archibald v. Mahon, a verdict was given for the plaintiff; damages, £2oo.—The case South Yorkshire Railway and River Company v. the Great Northern Railway Company was an action arising out of a claim made by the plaintiffs on the defendants for tolls. It was agreed that the damages he assessed by consent at £3551 16s. 2d., without prejudice to another action thing brought.—The case Smith v. the London and North western Railway Company, a patent case, was only part heard when the court rose. FRIDAY, APRIL 8. DAY V. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN WAY COMPANY. — The nominal plaintiff in this action is a millwright in London, but the real plaintiffs are the assessors of the late firm of Messrs. Smith and Willey, engineers, of Liverpool, and the action was brought to recover compensation for the infringement of a patent right for the manufacture of wrought-iron wheels for railway engines and tenders. Mr. Day had sold his patent for the unexpired term of four years, and his rights under the patent, to Messrs. Smith and Willey, of the Windsor foundry, Liverpool, for £250. In May, 1852, the firm of Smith and Willey being in insolvent circumstanees, thew assignees commenced the present action.—Mr. Baro n Martin having summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £1,250. This case concluded the business of the assizes, and tb? 4 , learned Baron congra t u l ate d the jury upon the l esse no. inconvenience to which special and other jurors were 01 ' by the new Law Procedure Act. A HUNDRED MILL GIRLS selected by an Atneri speculator in Glasgow have sailed from the Clyde to cc tnence a new cotton mill at New York. The party so in the Mary Morris from Greenock. fro wo it c wa qua Pie ch a Ab cleE whi fatt Witt mat st ea Ple( tot wal Grt inn We St( WI Xi Up Pet th ah( b e fi Pos Par' tru;