The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-01 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Wood continue to draw good houses, and to
delight their audiences. What attraction is to succeed theirs,
has not transpired.
The arrival of the London morning papers by this evening's
mail is iooked for with considerable interest by lovers of news,
and those who take an interest in the national drama. Last
night the season at Covent Garden was to commence with
" Love's Labour Lost," and an address written by Mr.
Dance. But the hinge upon which public curiosity turns is
this ;—the feelings and opinions of the audience with respect
to the bold innovations attempted by the new management !

Admission to the dress-circle is raised to seven shillings—
upper boxes five, and the shilling gallery iv done away with.
This last is the point. It is a bold step for any management
to hazard, and odds are taken that there will be a riot. In
short, that the nights and days of the famous 0 P era will be
revived. We shall see.

Much may be said in favour as well as against this experi-
ment. By those hostile to the success of the new lessees, it
will be laid hold of as an apple of discord, and lustily kicked
about as a football in favour of the rival houses. Owing to
the nature of the pieces to be played—Light and Genteel
Comedy, with drawing-room pieces, such as proved so at-
tractive at the Olympic—Vestris has decided, upon conside-
ration and experience, that the noise and bustle all but un-
avoidably attendant upon a shilling audience in an upper
gallery, would tend to neutralise the effect of her entertain-
ments and to annoy the occupants of the dress-circle and
the more exclusive audience in other parts of the theatre.
But, as a set-off to this, it should be borne in mind that
Covent-garden 'is not only a patent, but emphatically a na-
tional theatre ; and, as a national theatre, it is a violation of
the law of use and wont—a law of all others the most dan-
gerous to disturb—td exclude the twelvepenny gods of Cock-
aigne from their part of the house. We believe that during
the run of the Christmas pantomime the shilling gallery will
be thrown open ; but the question is, will the excluded not
declare war against the exclusives, and refuse to enter as a
favour doors which they will demand to be at all times open
to them as a national right ?
Vestris deserlies success. There is a fine working com-
pany at Covent Garden : one more efficient for the work al-
lotted to it could not be assembled any where in England :
the state of the market as it is confirms this view.

With all its assertions and speculations—of guesswork
there has been more than an ordinary supply—the London
pr.;ss, with the exception of two well-informed papers, is
weekly disseminating errors which a moment's reflection
would suffice to correct. For instance, they comment in an
assured vein of expectancy, upon all parts in Mr. Ward's
and Mr. Vandenhoff's line of business being ably sustained,
because they have inserted the name of " Vandenhoff" in the
list of the Covent Garden company. There is misconception,
if not a downright mistake somewhere. Mr. Vandenhoff
and his daughter are not in England : they are now swelling
a heavy salary-list at the National in New York, and neither
father nor daughter will play anywhere in England for
twelvemonths to come, and if all goes well not for some
years. If, therefore, the name of any member of Mr. Van-
denhoff's family be a bona fide insertion in the list Of this
season's company at Covent Garden, it may turn out to be
that of a son of the well-known tragedian, but not the
father.

Whether any of the " liberal" Dock Trustees have really
promoted the attempt, is not known ; but if Mr. Vandenhoff
has taken to the stage as his profession, we think, and without
any disparagement to his abilities, or prejudice against the
issue of his trial, that out of any hundred men, let their
latent ability or " modest assurance" be what it may, ninety-
nine novices must inevitably fail for one that succeeds by
accident. There is not a more complicated department of
the Fine Arts than the STAGE, nor one for sustained or mo-
derate success in which, the axiom of the ancient sage holds
more true—" Life is short and art is long."

WATERLOO CHURCH.—We understand that the founda-
tion-stone of the intended new church on Litherland Marsh
will be laid on Wednesday morning next, at 10 o'clock.
MARTIN'S PICURE OE THE CORONATION.—This gorgeous
picture still continues to attract numerous admirers, and
many
i will find it a great accommodation now that the exhi-
tian s open by gas light. We have no hesitation in saying,
that splendid as the scene must have been, and difficult the
task of representing it, that Mr. Martin has succeeded .so
well, as to leave nothing for the most fastidious observer'to
wish. The evening exhibition seems to be particularly at-
tractive, and many who recollect Mr. Martin's "Belshazzar's
Feast," in the same room, declare their preference for the
Coronation.

THE WEATHER.—Sinceourlast publication, it has been for
the most part rainy, and with the exception of a few brief
intermissions inclining to cold for the season. Friday after-
noon was fair ; but towards dark the air became chilly, and
rain again fell in the night. Saturday was slightly showery,
with sunshine ; but the promise of the evening was succeeded
by a night of almost incessant downfall. The following day
was again fine, and beautiful and clear in the evening, but
before daybreak yesterday, the rain fell copiously, and con-
tinued in drizzling showers until nearly sundown. Thus
we have had a succession of showers and sunshine, with
an almost corresponding vicissitude in the temperature.
The most important consideration, however, as regards the
weather is its probable effects upon the crops, and in this,
we see no good ground for serious apprehension. The
farmers had previously, actively exerted themselves in housing
the out grain, and in this part of the country, we may state '
that the whole is secured, and, what is better, for the most
part in good condition. The quantity of after-grass is also
great. We have reason, too, to believe that the crops in the
nortl. +4ll short, or in such detexiorn.i.„l....
dition as some of our contemporaries would tam write.
themselves into the belief of. But it is not usual fgr -
those who have samples of new wheat coming into market,
or who have previous stocks on hand to prevent the gloomiest
side of the picture, with a view to maintain very high priceS
as long as they can. The appearances of the late potatoe
crops is excellent, and they will be heavy. The early crops
are larger and generally fine.
Jaws.—We beg to call the attention of such of our readers
as are of this persuasion, and of the Christian public in ge-
neral, to a course of lectures now being delivered in St.
James's Church, by the Rev. H. S. Joseph, of Liverpool,
(himself a converted Jew,) on the spiritual interests.of the
descendants of Abraham. The first of these lectures was de-
livered last Thursday evening, and was listened to with deep
interest by a crowded congregation ; amongst whom we hope
were many of those for whose benefit the service was prima-
rily intended. We trust that the exertions of the preacher
may be attended with equal success here, to what he has met
with in Liverpool ; where we understand he has had the gra-
tification of admitting several of his Jewish brethren into the
Christian church, by administering to them the sacrament of
baptism. We shall be glad to find that Mr. Joseph's suc-
cess in Manchester has exeeded a hundred-fold what he has

met with elsewhere. The second of these very interesting
lectures will be delivered in St. James's Church, on the
evening of Thursday next, as announced in our advertising
columns.—Manchester Courier.
TUB MERSEY.—At the late meeting of the British As-
sociation, Birmingham, Mr. J. B. Yates read a paper "On
the changes and improvements in the Embouchure of the
Mersey." He referred to the new channel in the horbour of
Liverpool, which had been brought before the notice of the
association by Captain Denham. The intricacy of access to
this harbour arises from the accumulation outside of nu-
merous beds of sand, which are frequently and suddenly
changing their position and elevation. It can scarcely be
doubted, that at some remote period the estuary of the Mer-
sey did not exist at all, or, at most, in a very limited form ;
a forest and morass may have occupied the laud between
Formby Point and Helbre. Numerous trunks and roots of
large forest trees are, to this day, found along the Cheshire
and Lancashire shores, while extensive tracts of peat are ob-
served in many places starting up among the sands. A vio-
lent disruption must have taken place in the mouth of the
estuary, by which enormous masses of sand and made have
been thrown out, perhaps proved by the homogeneous struc-
ture of the banks on either side. In 1828, a number of
human skeletons were disinterred opposite the Leasow Light-
house, affording strong evidence that a burying-ground had
formerly existed there ; and a similar cemetery is discernible
at Formby. This lighthouse stands in the place of another,
which was nearer to the sea by more than half a mile—a site
which, at the time of its erection, seemed to have been firm,
dry land, but was renderd useless by the encroachments of
the water, which continued to increase. It was not until the
sea had broken down the ridge of sand which had formed its
boundary, that a strong embankment was made, extending a
mile and a quarter in front of the present lighthouse. The
sand-banks in this estuary are tossed to and fro by the force
of the wind and tides, and are constantly changing their shapes
and elevations, and, having no escape, they remain pent up in
the bay. In 1687, an excellent channel existed opposite to
Formby point, its depth from three to ten fathoms ; but, not
being marked by buoys, the Rock Channel was at that time
the entrance in common use, though dry at low water. It
has since become deeper, and thus a change has taken place
upon the Hoyle Sand Bank. A ridge, running along the
middle of this bank, has been cut through by a channel having
forced itself in a northerly direction, from Helbre Island to-
wards the Light Ship. The Channel described, by Captain
Denham at the Dublin meeting is now useless, although used
for some time with advantage ; but it runs perpendicular to
the course of the tide, whicn accounts for its present state.
Fears have also been entertained that the other channel,
called the Horse Channel, was filling up. Lately, a diagonal
channel has been formed, by ading the ebb current, of the
tide in its natural diagoUal course, between Lancashire and
Cheshire. This was done by dredging, by means, of a double=
toothed harrow, twelve feet across, dragged backwards and
forwards by a steamer of 100 horses' power, over the 'in-
truding banks, the inner part of which was stated to rise 43
feet higher than the outward or seaward part. Au enormous
wood scraper is also used. The matter taken up appears to
contain a small portion of peat, and weighs somewhat lighter
than the sand found within the estuary. This new channel
has been proved to answer the purposes of navigation beyond
original expectation, and the approach to Liverpool is even
better than before.—At henceum.

NEW METHOD OF PLUCKING A HARE.—On Wednesday
week, the following singular circumstance occurred to a party
of young gentlemen who had been on the moors shooting :
They called at a public house in a country village in the
neighbourhood of Hell Shore, Holcome Brook, near 16ins-
bottain, and having a hare with them, they ordered the land-
lady, an old woman, to prepare it for supper, meanwhile
they retired to an inner room to refresh themselves, and the
glass was circulated freely, enlivening their spirits after the
fatigues of the day. Another and another jug were emptied,
but no supper appeared ; one of the party took a peep through
the key hole to see how matters stood, and from what was
going on he felt confident the lunch of venison would soon
smoke on the board ; but, after some time had elapsed, no
food making its appearance, the patience of the party was ex-
hausted, and one of them left the room and went to see what
was the matter, when he beheld the poor hostess quite
alarmed, who dropped the remains of poor puss, which she
had been attempting to pluck, instead of caseing. The gen-
tleman vented his mind in sundry violent expressions, when
the bewildered landlady said, Lord save your honours,
what could I do, I have been pulling and pulling for these
three hours, till my arms verily ache again. I have been up,
and I have been down, and have tugged, and tugged my heart
nearly out, and cannot clean the hide of this same thing for
the life of me. If your honours had brought a hen, a duck,
or a goose, I defy any woman (tho' I speak it) in this parish
to out-pluck me at that." The truth is, tne woman had
been attempting to pluck the hare, having mistaken it for a
cat; the mirth of the company, though before checked with
the cravings of hunger, broke out in a loud lusty laughter.
The jug was again ordered to be replenished, and by the aid
of good old Cheshire cheese and hotre brown bread, they
were supplied with a healthy, if not luxuriant, repast. A
circumstance similar to the above took place some years past
in the neighbourhood of Ashton-under-Lyne, which' Mr.
Butterworth has noticed in his history of that parish,-,--80/-
ton Chronicle.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR.—FRIDAY EVENING:—This a teri r3ALT
jestp rode out -on, harseback through: tile- -Great r jisli -to

arA7 Afr_
ginia Water. The Queen was acccimpanied4 Vise°. -
bourne and Visc6unt PalinerstOri, attended` "Lady
Charlotte Dundas, Hon. Miss. Spring- ifice,ZEarl of Surrey,
Colonel VVemyss, Hon. IVlajor Neppel, *Viscount Torringtcin,
Lord Byron, and Baroness Lehzen.
The Countess of Sandwich and the Hon. 11iss rift followed ' :r
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the royal party in a pony phaeton:
Yesterday afternoon General Sir Charleislikrrie ar-
rived at Frogmore Lodge, on a visit to her bness
the Princess Augusta.
Earl and Countess CoWper took their depYrtii9elrtom the 'll
n•
castle -this morning, fr Lond,

worning, for. London.. -
The following disting,uithed persona^-4 tliO royal
dinner party this evening Royal iiii.mcksth6'Dtt6hess
of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Hon. Mrs. Canylkif;-9'
Hon. Misses Spring Rico, Paget., and Pitt'; 5'
bourne, Viscount .Palmerston, Earl of Siirrey,Lcrralk6"
n
Hon. Major Keppel;.poroei Wei ' nVss and,Bardii4L6igle-'
Her Royal Highness the Doilies-. ofNeift
the castle duringthel_day.
WINDSOR, SUND,II EVEN ..NO.--This mornhigli4F-STAL ml-1
jesty attended Divine service "at St. G'ArkeVi leelltira"
companied by her ROyal HightieSs
attended by. Lady Charlotte-,Dinnlas, -LadyzgA4',,,'• ff6ir.
Mrs. Campbell, Hon. Misses . Paget, Pitt; att -Oltieel
Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, ,';rBUrrh-tr,7
Lord Byron, Hon. Major Keppel,
Caroness Lehzen. -
.
The service was read by the Rey. C. W-.z-k•iiii4tl-.3311104 Ihuf
communion service was read by the Rey..:gi.Rtn'ltliainialitrv7l,l 1
the Rev. Dr. Goodall. The sermon Yitg' pke,4l.•l3iPifi%7! a I
Rev. D. Markham, from' the 15th clikiyPorr trz2s
i7..4 IR 5P,-' -
part of the sth verse. • • • - • s7al
This afternoon' shortly.after foeb'elop,'lleMitetty left “ifiaza
the castle, and after prow enading oneO ?t,Jsr4l"fAeZrpee,
walked for nearly an. hour on tha terrace-ififi'mfti or
vote apartments.- The Pneen was acconipar4OS;',V4eihntit "rf9di
Melbourne and Viscount PaltherstOn, antlitttenWly'Yciaily awl
Charlotte , Dundas, Hon. Mrs. Campher 'w
Hon.' Misses Spring 'Rice, Pitt, 'and - P4eY,'„ BvrOn; ad!
Earl lof Surrey, Colonel Weniyst,, \l joy: and Bara- es
nest f..ehzen. • - rrodJ
Ti* royal m
,party was not accopanied by her Royal Higl-4,nrrtna
ness phe Duchess .of,Kent. has lax
-Thie royal dinner party, last evening, in-claded the-
ing- distinguished personages :—Her Royal
.'Highness-
Duchess of Kent, Lady Charlotte Dundas; Hon. Misses Pitt, .19'11
Pag4,-,and Spring Rice ; Lady Sandwich,Han. Mrs- Camp-'l,Ol
'bell, IlTiscount Melbourne,; Viscount Palmerston,' Lord By_ '!'off
Earl of Surrey, Hon. Major Keppel, and BarontsPnectsh
Lebzen. •
Tlie same distinguished guests, and :Suite of her Majesty io?
will form the royal: dinner party this evening. - - “1:to
• Her Royal .HiOniess .the Princess, Augusta, acebmpanied',lJ
by General Sir Charles Thornton, and 'attended-by Miss'
Wynyard, attended, piyine service, this morning, at the pa-`
risk church. . - •
Sir. James Clarke arriv'ed_at tie castle in the course of
yesterday. .
Her IVlajesty, accompanied by the distinguished visitors at
the castle, and , attended by a numerous :suite, . rode out on -
horseback, yesterday afternoon, in the Great Park. -
Her Royal Highness the Duchess-, orKent, attended 'by
C. Dundas, walked. yesterday • afternoon 10 Mefaidc Lodge,
ann drove back to-the- castle, in a pony, pliaeon.
The splendid Arabian horse which has- recently arrived at
the cattle, as a present.to her. :Majesty, was. tranmitted to
the Queen by IL G. "Warringtiin,-Esq., her Majesty's con-
sul at Tripoli. For perfect spun:lc:try and- beauty 'it may be
pronounced to be unrivalled.-
• ,

LADY FLORA HASTINGS..' •
. •.. , .
TO THE, EDITOR OF THE' TlikkES.
Sir,—Having carefully cOnstdered the.extraOrdinary pub-
lication given to the world .13Y-the MErupiii of'Hastings in the
Morning Past of the 14th inst., r feel it neeegitify;.in justice
to Lady Portman, to, lay before the public Only:a few obser-
vations on this painful subject. -
Lady Portman is, called "The Accusei." • Lady Portman
never originated any accusation against Lady'Flora Hastings,
but having been informed.of the preValence of suspithons en-
tertained respecting Lady Flora Hastings; and observing the
appearances on,which they were fournied;-it'seenied to her to
be necessary 'that the doubts which reited. on Lady Flora
'Hastings, and .tended to reflect dishonour upon the COurt,
should be cleared_ up. She was, liOweve-r,.actaated by no
feeling against Lally Flora Hastings, nor hdcf-she;any desire
but to discharge Witli.the most -scrupulous 'propriety her di&
ftcult and distressing-dutv.•
Lady.Portman never 'thought of nor 'suggested', the medi-
cal e.iamination ; she never ref,cired nor 'delivered any mes- •
sage, suggeSting, or requiring, or adtising it ; she never
heard that anything. of the kind was likely to. take place, until
after she had come into the moth at the'-.'request of Lady
Flora Hastingi. The statement:that tdthat occasion the de-
meanour of Lady Portman " was unnecessarily abrupt,' utu.
feeling, or indelicate," I only notice for the purpose of giv-
ing to it Lady Portman's-absolute no more cruel ac-
cusation than this can be madeagainst Lady Portman, nor
any more unfOunded and incredible. . . .
I refrain froM commenting on other serious but uninten-
tional misstatements in the publiCation; yet,lPannot conclude
without declaring, with .the. utmost sincerity, .that to Lady
Portinan and to me it has always been matter of, thp deepest
regret that eircumstanees_ so singularly difficult and distressing
should have occurred to create, so much pain and so much
sorrow.
Your most obedient servant,..• •
PORTMAN.
•

Bryanston; Sept. 27.

THE CULTIVATION OF TEA. IN ASSAM.

, .
- - (Fro)il .the Tirnes,)
The issue of the attempt to: ,cultivate tea in Assam has ac-
quired increased itaPortiancg4i,n9e th4'.; ~,Le 'suspension of the
trade with q4ina„ !Incl.te,,gilyilVaini'ohltres' Which appear to
threaten it, pacjikaa grtitifyino"44-114 that the opening of
this newfiel,kar...e.,njerptise I.lo,4l;itri a:.tyntilus to the ac-
tivity of thel,,typii. 40:g4..1 kml4 India and'at. home.
tAt the
:sartie„t* 9.-iat:4o:kei. etki.'Ci'm forming-in'
city one also'Rvfmte.sWligyi It:ay:for carrying out
tt rt upon a larisfc4-1k ' iviati i',o3. itfi fa- ..n.lit'in Assam,
where, frarta.-em 19. ant ,:m?ili 'A vtll . 1;:•- ralblilhe Indian
anthoritieS.,„44-p 5rp,,,,,,,0 Utti:'`gtand from
actual survey It, s.p cksol 111 $7 - 'abounded with
the tea plant, an, . e 441 4P-rd., P ilirreting its fur-
t ~-,---- ,----a----44.- '......t- le ; ~,,,-.1.
ta ~,...•,..ei.,,-,,,..---....,, 4 ...,. ,
the greatest-0X 4t; ' Ts... ItistiL Trpstenre_of the Bengal
Company;the,- 8%6,4
.0.,* iidtk(gy i'VETatTon; through
I
. agents spee4allzalnrn , ,-.1 alq4lol 414. • btectjti jutittion -
of the interests 4f4 e;1.0-'....1titrifg •ft ' , tiNe‘he itinte.-
readily effected, 4 i,x,pidya - ',JO „„: ii , s..thial ,kFthe
f
outset been reSolv'ed.iipon: vo,ttto ,Fpsiefikindia as
Might: he,iliSnoseek9..s,pp Trike, --F -. 'Ala- las .''
been accepted,. accepted,. and "at two- gedillig47,3 lhfr ' es to 'II
the 13engal Tea ASsociaticm ta3teNgi?4 allfalSenssed 76.
and arranged, and that. asseelatt6fei-ettin ttecl'ifivie a - the-7,-
title of the _Bengal Branch 'As.sain.r6,,;,';. ,:i'll'he'ldading,ii
point.insiSted,upon, not oppo‘Sedztlf *ille' r;naiiWgentS, and
I
carried in the,meeting, was, aresdl ii., 'foisliEcuring Ali to '1
depen4ent.Share in the dif*tien.i? • ffkk*ifiNlileh view'''
it vya,s, te4olved. that- the ".4041 m I.:l4'rc;tfiaducteil :'
by a, con-in:Ake' of direetol-V tti U'ReNil'ikeltitively'l int,
that country,. It. was alsO'sliplied;thiit in order to
promote a material better. inid'et andlng;:ieiti in-the-Lon-
don direction should be _referentially-. given to ineinbers of
the Bengal CorapanY.who should b4io returned to England:,!.
and were duly qualified, according to 'the proportion vitich.a
the Bengal snbscriPtion-bbre to tlitit'd the city. - at
Bengal company appears to hive gone to -work on-,
their own account previously in a husinea,s:like Manner: They''
applied to the Govern° r-Gene raftbrong4 his priVatetecretary''
for his opinion as to the proPriety, of Making over tatthern theil
" means and appurtenances" employed in thbse-exOrlinents'l,
which have been undertaken, and which. might berendered-
available to private enterprise supported by a Competent '
capital, whilst they could be no longer serviceable:or'worthy
the attention of .a goYerament no longer engaged in trading
pursuits. The reply received Was exceedingly favodrible, being
an approval, notifiedofficially, of the project, with theproviso'
that `no exclusive rights in land, or privileges tending towards
a monopoly, were sought or asked for." With'respect to the
transfer of the establishment with the Workiug.triachineiy em-
ployed in the experimental cultivation, no reply had been re-
ceived from the. Indian authorities tothe (late of the meetings
in question. At the same time that these negotiations were
carrying on, letters had been addressed on' the part of the
Company to the GevernMent superintendents in Assam, re-
questing all possible information. .From one of these a reply
had been received of a very 'encouraging character, the pur-
. port of which was that there was an " unlimited field for such
operations as Were contemplat(;J, ahandance of teaplants in
a country"..said 'to be flowing. with milk antl'honey,provi-
sions ahund-ant; and easily procured," atill'OrilY' requiring la-
bour and capital to develope the ample I•cF,ources:posseised.
It was stateds;alSo in this coniuninicatiou; that-at that time
there were plantS in cultivation
..e..pial to-,the production of
100,0001b5., of tea, ifitlas in 6..tus, (I' kuailipyla t ton were pro-
vided.. Steps hag behe t4lell to-re!ned'y the deficiency of
hands by procuring fainilieg in miniberrlici easy terms to
proceed and settle in that cynnfiv, null-v7.orresponcknce
opened with Singapore to obtain,(lllin'eseattizans conversant
with the details of tea pregaratiey: ~'AtFiti large a quantity
as 100,000I1as...had in so short 4:sii4 df tie been planted
and made. ready on the experimetitargiakifiaS where,- on a
scale sca only, the. eultivatimi hail 'been 'attempted by the
government, to verify the fact of the adaptable facilities of
the country, well-grounded e.xpectations.may fairly-be enter-
tained, that if the cultivation be adequately followed out by
private and public enterprise, a sufficiency of teas will in the
sour,se,of a very few years be, produced to render this country
entirely independent of the "ChirieSe market.

. .
AULTERATION OF CitAX".--7The Mercury of-. Friday last,
contains a letter frOM Mr. J.' II Johnson; chemist, in which
he` says :—‘e A feiv'clays ago' a rei,PeLiable -Woman, resident
in this neighbinifhoo;•earriettiitaintatate•of considerable
excitement 'and. alarrif,'havingsiii*kered, 'after-she had had
her tea,- a -Consi,derable-qtfantity of; a white ' deposit at the
bottom atter bream jiig, which she feared was poison. On
looking: "atit'inY srstiMprEciailhif Nip Ahat, Vi.hiting had been
'iiiiicia With' the 'cream,:bileat tlEti*rsurphurclicid did not
aa£'iiti * it, I e'..ficaniiiiietFik.ilfBt)e- plertieularly, and found
'it.fii bra%Li. 'Powdered alt7lirMer;-,L-- -sulphate of lime. . This
• littl—; ill'. 5 to, thejtellichkee-:OQtlib,'entr. would materially
'imprii Iffie.Co'nsistentg.-:brefeerfAi}',ll.)nt, I fear, the im-
prroV.ehient-would, ncitikqd"tte.. ' rbt,Amotint of injury to
be aPpFelieridedTrom thiSrinenitilicitfiAd" I must leave to be
determined 131; the 'medical' profel.4l6fif 'The idea Of receiving
'into the'stomaeh, susPended' in tea Or coffee, any quantity
howebersiriall, of-the. almost insoluble substance, is by no
means a pleasant one, and -although I trust such instances
as the one above 'stated 'aid rat of coniniOn occurrence,' yet,
I think it' right to'eauthin-the .piablic agaitiat such attempts
at imposition, and from tlfe foregoing IlwoUld suggest,..when
any doubts are entertainedilhat it is safer to buy milkrather
than cream." ' .

THE LATE MR. HIRAM SIMPTON.,---Inlipediately on the
arrival of the Liverpool Standard at - the Lever's Arms
Hotel, on Tuesday last, a report-of the inytiest on the late
Mr. Hiram Simpton was read, 'and the verdict of the 'coro-
ner's jury being that of " self-Miirder," so little anticipated,
Captain Darbishire, so well known for his humanity and
kindness, set on foot a stibseription for the widow' and child.
It gives us pleasure to say, that in a very short time the libe-
ral sum of £lO was raised, Which no doubt will be increased.
The mayor, magistrates, alderMen,:and
.councilmen, are fol-
lowing this noble .and generous example, and tiiii•tod
prosper their. philanthropic endeavours. We' aver. glad in
being enabled to state that' Mrs. Simpton is not inieleanly in
her habits, and not illiterate, as might be inferred from
,her
unfortunate hushand's letter, but tin honest, asober, modest,
and industrious woman.' [Sincenthe'aboye was in type,: we
understand that the watch committee; aSeeveiiing,'alt&boni-
menced a subieription7inid upsi-ard's •Of fifteen pounds were
subscribed; books fora, similar, purpose, Will be,)ol7at the
bars of the principal inns, at the nosiz-r00m5,i0.44 the
various booksellers shops.]—Boitaii. chr6 le;: ;Arlo

The new packet Litynet, Lieut. Poil'ister,-late entiTintliader
of the Lyra packet; is appoitited•tO sail froni -I%lMb-tab, on
the 17th October, with the West Inilih
Mrs. Craven Berkeley. is, to be a 'Roman 'Oath-Olio.
SOCIALISM:--Mr,,Brindltty,-. the celebratad:ftft4c:of the
detestable doctrinfes nf,Socialism,:has commencad..a.fierie of
lectures in. theltenham this.weekr. with eminent success.—
Gloucester Chronicle. .
• • The Galway- Alvertiser announces that the -number of
failures among the inerchants.and traders of the town,
within
the last week, has been .very.conSiderable.. The cause is s4l
to-be owing thebaulics...44aving,Taused to discount bills,
i
except to a very staallisaniowita*a4 lArrfq. :
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LINES BY MR. SCOBLE.
WRITTEN ON LEAVING PORTO RICO, VIA TEE UNITED
STATES, FOR GREAT BRITAIN.

Land of the pirate and the slave,
Where every virtue finds a grave,
And every vice triumphant reigns,
That man in e.ll his vileness, stains;
I hate thee ! though thy mountains rise,
In solemn grandeur to the skies :
I hate thee ! though thy valleys gleam
With beauty in the morning beam ;
I hate thee ! though thy plains unfold
More precious wealth than mines of gold;
I hate thee! lovely as thou art,
And joy to hear the word, depart !
Land which the tyrant long tenth trod,
And dared usurp the throne of God ;
Land where the slave no respite knows
From toils, and stripes, and bitter woes :
Land where the murderer finds a home,
And avarice delights to come:—
Degraded in thy majesty,
Land of the vile, I haste from thee !
Propitious gales! bear me away,
Over the bright and bounding sea,
To Britain's fair and much loved isles,
Where virtue reigns and freedom smiles !
New York Emancipator. S.

" CONCERNING THEM WHICH ARE ASLEEP.'

1 Thess. iv. 13.

BY THE REV. 3011 W HAIGH, 8.A.,
QUEEN'S COLLEGE. CAMBRIDGE.

Tread softly, for she sleeps—how cahn that brow I
The heated cheek has lost its fev'rish glow.
She slumbers sweetly—yet, there is no breath!
The heart has ceased to beat !—can this he death ?
'Tis but a slumber—yes, the dlylight 'a past,
May not the weary sink to sleep at last ?
The shades of night are gatii.riit4 in the west,
May not the pilgrim hie him to his rest
That dreamy smile! 'tie heaven's own signet-ring,
'Tis a reflection from the angel-wing,
That wing of radiant light which bore on high
Th' enraptur'd spirit to its native sky.
0 death, hew beautiful ! Thus would I sleep !
Such he ray last repose—so calm ! so deep !
Asleep is. Jesus. till the morning break,
And the last trump the slumb'ring dust awake.

WHAT IS POETRY ?

IIT kiltOßGlfil WILSON, v.sq.,

'Tis the prism of the spirit, wherewith it can chew
The bright hues which are bleat in this twilight of woe:
'Tis the wand of the fairies, whose powrr is not tied,
But awakes in the bard its old magic to shed.
'Tis the low voice of solitude, gentle though wild,
As she whispers strange truths to hsr favourite child ;
'Tie the music of nature, which sweetens each tone
Of the bard as he wanders with solitude lone.
'Tis the strife and the struggle—the groan and the tear,
For justice withbolden—o'er liberty's bier ;
'Tie the warning for battle when wrongs are o'erthrown ;
'Tie the pzean, the triumph, where freedom bath grown.
'Tis the dream of all goodness, the life of the soul,
'Tis an essence which owns not dull custom's control :
'Tis the love which decays not, but lives on the past,
'Tim the broken heart constant and warm to the last.
'Tie the hush of devotion—the holiness shed
On our hearts as we brood o'er the lov'd and the dead ;
'Tis the halo which circles the patriot's high name,
'Tis the angel whose record bath publisli'd his fume.
'Tis all these !—and wherever young beauty doth
With the breeze on the mountain—the flow'r in the dell ;
With whatever is holy, and noble, and fair,
The bard bath his temple, and worshippeth there.