The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JULY

LICENSES were granted to gamedealers, at the
Licensing Court, on Thursday.
THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF EGLINGTON left Lon-
don on Tuesday, for Knowsley Park, the seat of the Earl
of Derby.

THE ATTENDANCE at the Corporation Schools, for the
past month, has been as follows:—North School, 856 ;
South School, 925.
WARNING TO OMNIBUS RIDERS.--Ott Tuesday an
old lady had her pocket picked, in a dock omnibus, of
£2O in notes and £4 in gold.
CURIOUS.--A tomtit has hatched a brood of seven
In a two-quart can, at Ormskirk. The utensil was covered
by a close-fitting lid, and its only aperture a small spout.
WORKMEN are now busily engaged opposite the front
of the Custom-house in levelling the ground so as to form
a line with the new dock road to the south.
MORTALITY IN LIVERPOOL.—The deaths registered
up to Saturday week numbered only 161, being 41 less
than the average of the same week of the preceding five
years : 103 were children, and 59 adults.
PRESENTATION.—There is now on view,at Mr. Mayer's,
Lord.street, a handsome piece of plate, to be presented to
the Rev. J. Gibson, M.A., incumbent of Garston, by his
congregation, on the cccasion of the 36th anniversary of
his ministry.
MR. W. JACKSON, ALP., accompanied by Mrs. Jackson
and their son, Mr. H. P. Jackson, Mr. Betts, and Mr. R.
Stephenson, M.P., sailed on Saturday. with a numerous
railway staff, in the Asia, for New York, en route to
Canada.

THE ELECTION OF PAVING COMMISSIONERS FOR
TOXTETH PARR took place on Friday morning, at the
public offices, Park-place, Messrs. Mathew Gregson, John
Y. Lee, Wm. Rathbone, John Lathbury, and R. V.
Yates, were re-elected.
A LITTLE FOUNDLING, aeed three months, to whom
the name of George Limekiln had been given in con-
sequence of his having been found exposed and deserted
in Limekiln-lane, died suddenly in the Liverpool work-
house on Tuesday last.

CLITHERO ELECTION COMMITTEE. The following
committee has been nominated : —Mr. G. A. Hamilton,
chairman ; Sir T. Herbert, Sir 3. Duke, Mr. Butt, and
Mr. S. Laing. The member petitioned against is Mr.
Aspinall.
A BRUTAL FELLOW, named James Duffy, possessing
great strength, has been committed for trial at the sessions,
on a charge of stabbing two peaceable men, George Booth
and James Webb, on Sunday evening week, at the corner
of Northumberland-street.
A Poole. DRONE:EN OLD WOMAN, named Ann
Kelly, living in the Vauxhall-road, while wandering about
in a state of mazy intoxication on Wednesday morning,
between one and two o'clock, fell into the George's-dock ;
she was shortly rescued and carried to the receiving-
house, where she expired in the course of the morning.
MYSTEeicars C'ASE.—The body of a man, apparently
about thirty years of age, with sundry initials engraved
nn his person, was found floating in the Rock Channel on
Wednesday ; he appeared to have been a couple of weeks
in the water. has not been claimed, nor has the
smallest clue to his name been obtained.
'TIE 'TWELVTII OF JULY.—The Orangemen of the
town kept this anniversary on Teesday. In.deference to
the wishes of the Mayor, there was no publiz procession,
but a number of lodges assembled in the forenoon at
Wavertree,•outside of the borough, and v7alked in pro-
cession, accompanied by two excellent 'hands, towards
Aightith. In the evening the brethren dined at their
respective lodge-rooms.

-SttoetcrwG DEPRAVITY —An inquest was held on
'Thursday, on the body of an infant, -seven weeks old,
named John Thomas, whose parents, •Thomas and Mar-
' garet Thomas, live at No. 11, Ray:street. Both parties
had been in a state of intoxication the previous night, and
the deceased died in consequence of 'having been overlain
'by' the mother. The jury expressed`their utter disgust at
the conduct of both of the parents.
et-RIOLTS FACT IN' OnNITHOLOCY.—Some weeks ago,
Mr.•'ames Bamber, of Little 'Eeeleston, near Garstang,
found a throstle 's nest, with a mother bird in the act of
incubation on three of her own ezgs. He took'oat two
eggs, and substituted`three hen-eggs. The poor throstle
••continued her maternal duty, ant: in due time twohickens
and one throstle made their 'eppearance The young
`family were allowed to retain•tbeir native quatters ; but
'the hand of some ruthless school-boy stole the whole away.
FACTION-FIGHT 'tIC LatinKlLN-L.kNE.—'en 'Friday,
'Michael Shea, William Preston, John Brannon, Henry
`Spink, and Margaret Bui-ke, were placed in the duck
`before Mr. Mansfield, at 'the police-court, -for an out-
rageous party-fight on 'Thursday afternoon, at the head
of Wright-street, in 'Limekiln-lane. Winliow shutters
and frames were smashed, and a pistol war:fired by one
of the mob. The presiding magistrate said something
must be done to put a stop to such practices, and that the
prisoners must befined'4os. and costs, with three months'
imprisonment in 'default of payment.
FURS.—The number of foreign buyers at the Hudson
Bay Company's late sale considerably affected the prices
of furs. Skins have not realised, for many years, so high
prices ; some lots Of Sables fetched fifty-.shillings a skin.
Mr. John Cripps, of Bold-street, anticipating the advance,
fortunately bought a great number eof-ckins previous to
the sale, and will have manufactured, by the first of
August, nearly one thousand boas in 'Mink sable, real
ermine. very choice, Miniver, and Chinchilla, whiern he
will offer all at one guinea each. Of these, he feels con-
vinced, equal value cannot be given in the season,under
thirty-five shillinss ; also, a variety of dark sables, equally
cheap.—Shawl,` Fantle, and Fur warehouse; No.' 14 and
16, Bold-street; Liverpool. John Cripps, proprietor.
THE ISLE Or MAN STEAUEn, MONA'S QUEEN, On
her voyage from Douglas to this' pert, on Thursday. was
visited by an 'accident to the starboard paddle, which
rendered it necessary to stop the engine. 'lt wad blowing
a gale at the time. Finding that-it would be impossible
to get steam -on the vessel agaitr•without risking further
injury, Captain' Quayle set sail on the vessel,•snd the
steamer came along in capital style•under canvass. She
reached the river in time to dock, and that night a mes-
sage was sent by electric telegraph to Glasgow, to-Messrs.
Thomson, the builders, requesting them• to send-up new
parts to repair the injury done to the wheel. During the
time the vessel was knocking about, Captain* Quayle was
capsized on the deck, and had his right leg cut and
bruised. The passengers all unite in attributing the
absence of any serious result to thecoolness and, judgment
displayed by Captain Quayle, and they have presented
him with an address to that effect.

DOCK Comsr:TTEE.—Mr. Turner presided at the meet-
ing of the dock committee, on Thursday.—Mr.M'Cor-
mack's tender for excavating the Wapping dock, at a cost
of £60,000 to .Z 70,000, to be finished in two years, was
accepted.—The tender of Messrs... Tones and'Jump, for
some erections on the west side of the Huskisson dock,
at a cost of .£3;400, was also accepted.—A sum of £225
was agreed to be paid to different parties as compensation
for injuries sustained by their property by the works at.
Wapping. The committee agreed to purchase 2028
square yards of land, at a price of -.C17,602, fromXessrs.
"Lowndes, RobinAon, and Bateson, assignees of'Messrs.
'Barton, Ham. and Higginson, at-Tabley-street, Wap-
ping.—A letter.was read from the Rev. George'Dover,
thanking the committee for the annual grant towards the
maintenance of a clergyman at-the North dock— orks.
—A plan for the alteration of the position of the report-
ers' table was approved, and signed by the chairman.
—l.lr. Bold gave notice that at the next meeting of the
committee he would bring forward a motion, to the effect
that the Bramley-Moore dock in future be called the
Sefton dock.

TOBACCO -,_:7D SNUFF LUDT: OF LIVERPOOL.—
In Liverpool the trade is in the hands of half-a-dozen
importers, and just the same number of brokers. There
are 22 manufacturers, and IGO tobacconists, or retailers.
The deliveries of last year were equivalent to 8,380 tons
gross in weight, and, at an average of per lb., or 425
per hovhead, ex they, £365,000 in value. The stock,
7,912 tons, value £.344,000. In addition to these hogs-
heads of American tobacco, we received the following im.
ports into Liverpool last year, 1852: viz., 2,800 boxes or
kegs, manufaetured.;_2,l29 bales and 13f: chests leaf to-
bacco, and 'l7B cases cigars, the weight of which amounted
to nearly 409 tons, and the value £40.000. The twenty-
two manufacturers of 'tobacco in Liverpool cut the leaf
into what se termed -shag, bird's-eye, roll, cavendi.h,
negro. and pigtail, to the extent of aboutl,9oo hhds.,
equivalent to i5O tons nett, per annum, which manufac-
ture is afterwards distributed in the town and country in
smaller casks of two to ;--five cwt., to all parts of Great.
Britain. Very few .cigars are imported into (Liverpool.
'There are about half-a-dozen persons who manufacture
cigars in the town, to the extent altogether •of nearly
'lOO tons a year, wto, with the manufacture of cuttobacco,
afford employment to upwards of 400 individuals. This
trade has much increased of late years ; but the mEnufac-
tura of snuff is still very inconsiderable. Tobacco pipes
are made in Liverpool by nine makers, working frfteen
kilns, and employing nearly 150 individuals, one moiety
being females. The quantity exported last year from
Liverpool amounted to 700 tons in weight, and £15;000
in value. About GOO tons pipeclay, brought coastwise
from Teignmouth, in Devonshire, .is consumed annually
in the manufacture. The entire trade of tobacco, &c., in
this port, awounts to 0,480 tons in weight, and £420,000
in value, .e.v duty, per annum.—B. P.

HEALT,}I 'COMMITTEE.-Mr. Langsclale presided at the
weekly meeting on Wednesday. M. Beckwith called
attention to a-memorial (read before the.co,oomittee), from
the shopkeepers of Lord-street, complaining of the ineffi-
cient manner in which the street was watered. They
desired that, in future, the Health Committee would
cease to collect the water rate from them., and they would
provide themselves with the requisite quantity of water.
The chairman said that the amount for the purpose,
£7OO, was taken out 4f the paving rate. Nothing could
be done till next March. The memorial was referred.—
Two tenders for number-plates for house-doors came be-
fore the committee, that of Mr. Laird (who was under-
stood to represent Fox, Henderson, and Co.), offering
the plates at I6s. per cwt.., and that of Messrs. Weber
and Co., whose price was l-Gs. 6d. per cwt. Mr. Godfrey
considered that as Weber and Co. were ratepayers, they
ought to have the preference. On a division, the com-
mittee were found to be equally divided, and the chair-
man gave his casting vote in favour of Messrs. Weber.
Mr. Beckwith, Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Moss con-
demned the decision.—A report relative to the flagging
of Mountpleasant, at an expense of X..:55, was referred for
further consideration.—The subject of the crossing in
Scotland-road was further adjourned to Thursday next.
Mr. Godfrey intimated that he should move at the next
meeting that the pavement in Scotland-road be taken up
altogether, and adapted to the traffic. He considered
that Mr. Newlands had made a mistake as to the road.—
Mr. Henry Aynsley was appointed to succeed the late
t
ordinarye
meetingti nuoend and
tlieMr. Lea as chief clerk in the nuisance department.—
Mr. Moss submitted his motion, that the meetings of the
business general
ed committeetohe
Thursday,
purposestransf r transferred
but, in consequence of an informality in the notice, he
would bring it forward at a future meeting.—. Mr. Hen-
derson gave notice that he intended to propose, at the
next quarterly meeting, an increase in the salary of the
borough engineer. (Laughter, and cries of " 06, oh.")
Mr. Beckwith thought they had better at once increase
the salaries of all the officers under the corporation—give
them all what they liked. He added, " I really think
(referring to Mr. Henderson) they will kick you out, as
dead as Chelsea, if you come that—(laughter); 1 shall go
out myself next November; I really cannot tit here."

JOHN POWDY, a dock labourer, aged 24 years, fell
into the Queen's Dock on Tuesday evening; and before
he was reached by a boat which was sent to his assistance,
he was drowned.

LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFlRMARY.—Yesterday week, at
the meeting of the trustees, it was agreed to spend £5,000
in the erection of new wards, and in alterations of the
present building.
ANCIENT LIVERPOOL.—A really interesting exhibition
has just been opened at the Old Assembly-rooms, in
Tarleton-street. It is a model of Liverpool as it stood
200 years ago ;—such a diminutive village among green
fields, trees, and hedges, that a comparison with its pre-
sent state is truly astonishing. It is of the dimensions of
20 feet by 14, and should be visited by every one as a
genuine curiosity, while, at the same time, it is eminently
instructive. It has been very cleverly executed ; and,
being visible from every side, is perfectly intelligible.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—On Wednesday after-
noon, the United States mail steam-ship Arctic, Captain
Luce, with the usual mails for the United States, Canada,
&c., sailed from the Mersey for New York, with 154 pas-
sengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchandise on
freight. The royal mail steam-ship Asia. Lott, com-
mander, sailed from the Mersey for New York, at 2 50.
p.m., on Saturday, with the usual mails. The Liverpool
and Philadelphia screw steam-ship City of Glasgow,
Wylie, commander, arrived in the Mersey on Saturday
morning, after a fine passage from Philadetphia of ]3 days
12 hours.

ENGLISH PATENTS RECENTLY SEALED.— Robt. Whine-
rey, of Liverpool, leather merchant, for certain improve.
ments in the manufacture. Dated Jan. 6, 1853. William
Weild, of Manchester, for certain improvements in looms
for weaving. Jan. 12.—John Petrie, jun., of Rochdale,
ironmonger, and Samuel Taylor, of the same place, me-
chanic, for improvements in machinery or apparatus
for washing or scouring wool. Jan. 11.—James Fletcher,
of Facit, near Rochdale, for certain improvements in
machinery or apparatus applicable to spinning, doubling,
and winding of cotton, wool, flax, silk, and other fibrous
materials. Jan. 12.—John Hetherington, of Manchester,
machine maker, and John and Edward Dugdale, of Black-
burn, machine makers, for improvements in applying or
constructing and applying models or patterns for mould-
ing., preparatory to casting iron, brass, and other metals
for various purposes. April 27.—John Hetherington, of
Manchester, machine maker, for certain improvements in
machinery for combing cotton, wool, silk waste, flax, tow,
and other fibrous substances. April 28.—Joseph Denton,
of Prestwich, for improvements in machinery or apparatus
for manufacturing looped terry or other similar fabrics.
May 12.—Peter Fairbairn, of Leeds, and Ferdinand
Kaselowsky, of Berlin, for improvements in machinery
for drawing, roving, and spinning flax, hemp, and other
fibrous substances. April 28.

Des A STROUS INtmnATToNs.—The recent heavy rains
have destroyed an immense amount of property through-
out the kingdom, and caused the loss of several lives.
The River Wye rose on Saturday week, at Hereford, ten
feet in three hours, and destroyed a vast quantity of hay.
A villa on the banks, inhabited by an old lady named
Lawrence, her daughter, two granddaughters, and two
servants, was thrown down by the furious torrent on the
previous Pride}, evening, all in it being buried in'one com-
mon rain. At Brecon the River Honddu swept through
the town, tore up the piers of an old bridge, and threw
down several cottages, three of their inmates, one a bed-
ridden old man, being drowned. The canal at the village
of Dymoke, in •Aerefordshire, burst its banks, flooded all
the adjacent fields, and submerged numerous cottages.
Daring the past week all the country round 'Banbury has
been tinder water, and both there and at Brackley all the
lay crops and numerous sheep have been entirely swept
away. At Itlanddowror, in Carmarthenshire, a bridge
over whiCh the mail-coach passes, has been thrown down;
and at 'Leicester the streets have been so 'flooded that the
inhabitants have been forced to go 'from house to house in
carts, paying a penny each journey. At Preston, the
quantity of rain that fell from nine o'clock on Saturday
morning:week until nine the following morning was equal
to the average for a month in that part of the country.
The eeliars in the lower part of the town were flooded,
and the old sewers were found totany inadequate to carry
off the great quantity-of water that had fallen. The-main
sewers at the Syke end below 'Vest Cliff burst from the
pressure. A wall was washed down, and one of the re-
servoirs adjacent to Wiessrs."Dawson's new inill, inTylde-
road, was filled to 'the'btim with water, and there being
no proper overflow, it burst aportion of the wail of the
weaving-shed, into which it rushed with great force. The
tow lands in various parts oflancashire were flooded, and
(ensiderable injury done to the hay and othererops. At
Croston and Rt:d'ord the '"*.finnies” were under water,
and many of the meadows 'have suffered much. In the
village of Croston the water was some feet deep, and
washed into the various cellars. In the Fylde the injury
done has been very great, more especially in the neigh-
bourhood of St. Michaers,"Woodplumpton,'exc.

. • •
CAPTURE "EY 'TRE SOPMARINE TELERAPH. The
screw-steamer Scandinavian, Captain Rayner, trading
between Hull and Gothenburg, left the latter port on the
Ist instant, with 0)00'230 emigrants. Yimongst them
was a young man, whose luggage was •addressed "C.
Arvidsson,' but we believe his real name is Carl Winberg.
The Scandinavian arrived in Hull on-Monday week, but
did not get into dock antil next morning. The emigrants
she brought at once left for Liverpool' en route to Ame-
rica, *Winh-etg allowing bis luggage to go in the customs'
van with 'the emigrants. Winberg, who is between 25 and
30 years of age, has been in the employ of Messrs. Willer-
ding and CO.
; Gothenburg, and it-was 'discovered after his
departure that he had 'absconded with an amount of at
least X6OO. '• On the'Tuesday, Messrs. Anderson, Hober,
and Co., the Hamburg correspondents of Messrs. Willer-
ding, received an intimation of the flight and embezzlement
which had taken place, and at once addressed messages by
the submarine telegraph, via Ostend,' to Messrs. Wilson
and 'Co., of Hull, the owners of the'-Scandinavian ; and
also to a'-Londonfirm, -who telegraphed to Messrs. Clay
and'Squire, the Swediegh consul at Hull. Messrs. Wilson's
btyththaet ttoelwengrghthteo
cornmonication reached Hull on therTuesday evening;l:ott
too late to be of any -service. However early on Wednes-
day morning, steps were taken for tracing and captm.ing
Lthe
eTrup n
o aowl ,
they
a
Dati sZotthsientg tah empeosri police -oe
alert. A clerk in 'the.employ of Messrs. Wilson and-Co.
left forrLiverpool, on Coe same morning-; and in the even_
ing a clerk of Messre.'Clay and' Squire, accompanied. by
Police-constable Greaves, of the Hull force, also went in
pursuit. 'lt seems that the latter' left Hull soon after
seven;•Ont did not reach Liverpool-until the Thurtdiry
morning, when proceeding at once to the office of the Swedish consul, they found the prisoner in custody of a
Liverpool detective arid Messrs. Wilson's clerk, and. just
ready for being returned to Hull. The prisoner and his
captors -reached this town on Thursday evening, about
half-past-six o'clock. 'He was again placed on board, and
kept 'under strict surveillance. Winberg returned to
Gothenburg by the Scandinavian, whichieft Hull for that
port 'last Saturday. 'We understand that within ten
minutes after the receipt of the information at Liverpool,
the prisoner was in cirstedy. The money which he had
in his 'possession was about £BOO.--'Eastern Countiee
Herald.

LATT ELECTION.

ANALYSISPOF THE POLL.
The following is a complete analysis of the polling at
the recent election, showing the numbers in the several
districts, and also the segregate voting, as dkided between
the respective candidates; distinguishing the 'Freemen :

)ISTRICT.
Total No. of Votes
420 ..

Horsfall and Liddell

Freemen
• 97

Horsfall and Perry
Perry and Moor(
Plumped for Hel
Ditto for Liddell
Ditto for MOOT 4
Ditto for Perry

KIRKDALE DISTRICT.
Total No. of Votes
145 ..

Horsfall and Liddell
Horsfall and Moore
Horsfall and Perry
Perry and Moore ..

Plumped for Horeflil
Ditto for Perry

'Ditto for Moore

}icemen
. 18
. 0
. 0
. 5
. 0
. 1
. .0

LIVERPOOL DISTRICT.
Total No. of Votes. Preerner,
Horsfall and Liddell
Horafall and Moore
.florsrall and Perry • ~ 793
Liddell and Moore...
Liddell and Perry ...
Perry and Moore ...
Plumped for Horsfall
Ditto for Liddell
Ditto for 'Perry ,
Dittto for Moore,

6513

TOXTETH-PARIC DISTRICT.
Total O. of Votes. Itreemen
Horsfall and 'Llddell /24 . . 246
Horsfall and Moore
Horsfall and •Porry
Liddell and Moore
Liddell and -Perry
........
Perry and Moore . 65 B
Plowed for Horsfall
4 a
Ditto for Liddell .

Ditto for Perry
Ditto for Moore

. 216

.. 1101

WEST DERBY DISTRICT.
Total No. of Votes.
Horsfall and Liddell 346
Horsfall and Moore
Horsfall and Perry
Liddell and Perry I
Perry and Moore . 51
Plumped for Horsfall
Ditto for Perry , , 209 ...
Ditto for Moore

NONRESIDENT FREEMEN,
Horsfall and Liddell
Horgan and Moore
Horsfall and Perry
Liddell and Moore
Perry and Moore
Plumped for Horsfall
Ditto for Liddell
Ditto for Perry

Freemen

8
1
21
2

GROSS TOTALS.
Plumperg
Splits with Horsfall 269 ... l7B
28

GENERAL NEWS.

MAGNA CHARTA.—A movement is on foot, in London,
for the erection of a monument to commemorate the
signing of Magna Charta.

COD FISHING.—A Stornoway correspondent, writing
on Thursday, says—" An English cod smack arrived here
on Tuesday night, from Iceland, with upwards of 14,000
cod fish, which they caught in 19 days."

SCOTTISH LAW OF ARREST.—The government has
issued a commission to J. H. Burton, Esq., advocate, to
inquire into the law of arrestment in Scotland, and also
into the truck system and imprisonment for debt.
IMPORTATION OF OPIUM. —The monthly accounts
show a large importation of opium. In the month ended
the sth ult., there were 9,699 lb. imported, and in the
five months ended the same day no less than 65,354 lb.,
being the largest quantity for a considerable period.
THE KING OF HANGVER has conferred on Mr. S. W.
Fullom, the author of The Marvels of Science, and their
Testimony to Holy Writ, the Royal Hanoverian Medal
of the Arts and Sciences, as a mark of his approbation of
that work.

THE REV. MR. MACKINTOSH, a young man, curate
at Burton-upon-Trent, has been drowned while bathing
in the sea at Sandycove, near Dublin. He could not
swim, and seems to have been deceived as to the depth of
the water, where he was bathing alone.
WILLIAM YrLF, Reed 53, who committed the late
frauds on the Isle of I.Yight Savings'-bank, by which he
appropriated to his own use £BOO a year, for ten years,
out of the savings of the poor depositors, pleaded guilty
to his arraignment, and has been sentenced to transporta-
tion for life.

TREASURE TROVE.—During Friday and Saturday week
above fifty sovereignswere found by different persons at the
bottom of the river Stow, at Canterbury. A hair watch-
guard, with two gold keys and a seal, and a mourning
ring, bearing the inscription, "The Right Hon. Lord
Henniker, ob. 5 Dec., 1821, mt. 69," were also taken
from the same spot.
ARRIVALS OF AUSTRALIAN GOLD.—The Elizabeth
Buckbam, from Geelong, and the Sarah Ann, from Laun-
ceston, have arrived, the former with 200 ounces, and the
latter with 126 ounces of gold, together of the value of
about £1,304. The Templar, from Sydney, has arrived
with, it is reported, 10,000 ounces, value about £40,000.
She reports the Stebonheath to have left Melbourne on
the 6th of April for London, with 46,000 ounces, value
about £184,000.
AUSTRALIAN NABOBS.—Among the passengers who
came home in the Indus. which landed the Indian mails
.at Southampton, were 19 Australian returned emigrants,
most of whom were from Melbourne. They wore white
calico hats, and their hale, hearty, and John Bull appear-
ance formed a striking contrast to that of the Indian pas-
sengers. The salubrity of the climate from which they
had come was manifested throughout the voyage in the
range and power of their organs of digestion. They had
all made rapid and large fortunes.
SELLING} A WIFE.—A case of selling a wife actually and
bona fide happened in a provincial town about eighteen
years ago. A man publicly sold his wife at the Market-
cross for £l5. The buyer carried her away with him some
seven miles off, and she lived with him till his death. The
seller and the buyer are now both dead, but the woman
is alive, and is married to a third (or a second) husband.
The legality of the transaction has some chance of being
tried, as she now claims some property belonging to her
first husband (the seller,) her right to which is questioned
inconsequence of her supposed alienation by sale, and
&lawyer has been applied to in the case.
CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.—At a meeting of the
'Crystal Palace Company, it was agreed to issue 50,000
new shares of £5 each. It was explained that the pros-
pect of the undertaking had much improved, and that
whereas some few months since only 10s. per foot frontage
for exhibition space could have been obtained, the whole '
would now readily let at £1 per foot. The expenditure
up to August next would be about £490,000, which,
making allowance for the money received from the sale of
surplus lands (nearly £55,000), showed an outlay of
£435,000, leaving £300,000 as the amount to complete
the undertaking. The opening is to take place on the Ist
of May next.
•

HOLYTIF.An NEW lIARIOVR WORKS.—The new har-
bour at Holyhead is now continually affording shelter to
large numbers of vessels Which run in for protection, the
works being so far advanced as to afford the required re-
fuge. As-a 'harbour of refuge it is now being fully tested,
and, when completed, it will form the largest in the king-
dom. Hundreds of sail have put in during the last few
months. An area of 3.16 acres is being enclosed by a
breakwater, three-fourths of a mile in length, with a sea-
pier 2;000 feetiniength. and the average depth of water
will be -upwards of '3O feet. Millions of tons of stone
have been deposited tolorm the foreshore and bredkwater,
and the daily delivery into the sea has been at the rate of
4;000•tons. This stone is obtained at "fhe mountain,"
about 'half a mile from Holyhead, where the blasting
operations that are'being carried on are themost extensive
in 'the` kindom.

ATOME 1,R0141 ."
THE DIGGINGS:"—A. gold-digger,
writing from Bendigo 'Creek, Australia, to a friend in
'England, concludes'his letter with the following unique
and earnest appeal:—"Now, pray write onee a month at
least, and number your letters, that T may -see whether I
receive all. And, above all things vote for "'Ocean
'Penny 'Postage:" 'Go-ahead with that. A penny is
enough for a letter. Our shippers only pay three
farthings a pound for freight of wool, and less for tallow.
'I °nip •paid £l5 for my passage out, Which is 3,600
pence, and .I
believeTweigh 3,600 half ounces ! Besides,
our shippers nearly kept me in food for 100 days, and 22
days more. 'Just try-to remember that, and that a letter
does not eat any thing. • If the 'Ocean 'Penny Postage
were established,"Government would reap the advantage
in paper duties, for -the stationers would sell a ream
'where they now sell a 'quire.
'CIVIL 'LIST TENstows.---Trom a return just issued, it
appears that there were eleven pensions granted between
the-20th June, 1852, avid the'2o!h of 'June last, charged
upon the civil list, amounting to £1.200. To John
'Russell "Riad, the astronomer, £200; Gideon Algernon
Mantel!, the geologist, £100; Caroline Southey (widow
of the late poet lattreato, £2OO ; 'Nancy Taylor (widow of
an discoveriespginCol.'Taylor, killed arSobraon), £100; Francis Ronalds,,
fo
in electricity,'&e., £75 ;`Chas. Richardson,
author,rtls, wife *Louisa-Stuart Costello, authoress, £75 ;
of R: Pugin, architect, £lOO ; 'ET;za-
je
heth Hester Colby, wife of Major-GenerarColby, £lOO ;
1 0 Edinburgh, d i
onrbsu urgria h; 017 of5
winiamle . rdan, " consideration or his services to lite-,
nature
for 'many years, And his distressed circumstances'
at an•advarlced period of life, £lOO ;" andrElizabeth.M.
Dunbar, widow of the Gate professor of 'Greek in the
and her three daughters,
them.
fUornitvheerssiurrtY

'Nx-vAttCoAsf•VournorfrzEns.--The 'bill Cor the este-
.blishment ea body of naval coast volunteers, and for the
temporary transfer to the navy, in case of need, of sea-
-faring in 'ether public services, has just
'been pnblisbed. There are twenty-four provisions in the
The Admiralty is to be empowered to raise not ex-
.ceeding 10,000 men, to be 'calked the " Royal Naval-Coast
cVolunteers." They are to be entered forgive years, and
-may be trained and exercised for-twenty-eight days in
•each year. In ease of invasion or imminent danger, her.
Itlajesty may •order the volanteers to be called into actual
service. During exercise and actual service the men are
to have the pay of able. seamen. In case of emergency
the officers and -men of the-coast-guard and seamen riggers
may be required to serve in the navy for a limited period.
Upon invasion or danger. seafer,ing men in public depart-
ments are to be called to temporary service in the nary.
There are certain penalties set-forth. and it is provided
that persons not attending when called into actual service
may be apprehended and punished as deserters from the
Royal Navy.

MANNING THE 'NAvr.-Sir James Graham's
'Bill to make better provision conczrning the entry and
service of seamen, and otherwiseto amend the laws con-
cerning her Mayesty",s navy, has inzt been issued. The
ohject of the measure,:s to carry out the Admiralty regu-
lations-of April last,-to extend the period of service to
ten years instead of seven, and to extend the service of
boys " hereafter eriteriaz the navy, and otherwise to
amend the law cotteerninz the .manning and discipline of
the navy'.l' It is proposed to enact that any proclamation
of her Majesty for the services of _sentaring men, either
during the time of peace or war, maybe general or re-
stricted, and service of seamen in the ,navy may be ex-
tended by proclamation, saving the power of the Admiralty
to enter for any periods and to discharge men. There is
a provision that spirituous .or fermented ttiquors are not
to be brought on board her Sfajesty's..ships without the
commander's-consent. Desertion maybe punished sum-
marily, and persons making .fraudulent reFresentations
on entering the navy are to ,be punished as rogues and
vagabonds. Railway companies are to convey naval forces
on,the same terma as military and police.

Rev-AL

'THE POST•OFWE.—Some annual returns relating to
the Post-office department have dust been printed. The
total number of chargeable letters delivered in the united
kingdom in 1839, 'weeding the first general reduction of
postage on the -sth cf December, 1839, was -75,9t7,572,
and'6;50,024 franked detters. Since the reduction letters
have increased, and in the course of last year 379,-5011,499
were delivered. The gross revenue of t(te Post-office in
the yearonded the sth .of January last was £2,434326
16s. 7d.., and the net revenue £965,442 is.. -74 d. In the
same period .4329,963 14s. 4d. was paid for the convey-
ance of the mails by railway in the united kingdom,.
From the Ist of January to the 31st of December last
there were 4111070925 money-orders issued in the united
kingdom, amounting to £9,08,277 17s. 2d., and the
number paid was 4,942,859, amounting to .9,423119
2s. 10d. The mosey-order (ace cost £70,669. The
amount of commission received was £82,333. The profit
in England and Scotland was 412,720, and the loss in
Ireland £1,056. For the last five years there was a profit
on the money-order office, except in 1848, when there
was a loss of £5.745- In 1.852 the profit was £11,664;
in 1851, £7,437 ; in 1850, £3,236; and in 1849, £322.
- -

NEW DUTIES ON' SPTRITB ACT.—The new act, which
received the Royal assent last week, has just been printed,
to impose additional duties on spirits in Scotland and
Ireland, and to alter the countervailing duties on spirits
the manufacture of Guernsey, Jersey Alderney, or Sark,
imported into Scotland or Ireland, and the countervailing
duties and drawbacks on the removal of certain mixtures
and compounds between Scotland, Ireland, and England,
and to amend the laws relating to the collecting and secur-
ing the duties of Excise upon spirits. There are 41
clauses and several schedules in the new act, which has
three periods of operation. As to the duties and draw-
backs granted and imposed and allowed, the act is to take
effect from and after the 21st April last ; and as to the
abatement or allowance to be made in respect to the de-
ficiencies in spirits warehoused, from and after the passing
of the act (Bth of Jely inst.); and as to all other provisions,
from and after the 10th of October next. The first part ,
of the act relates to the additional duties mentioned, the
next portion to the countervailing duties, and the third
to the collecting and securing the duties of Excise on
spirits. It is enacted that a proper spirit store is to he
provided in every distillery, and the officer in charge of
the same to attend daily. All spirits distilled are to be
removed into the store within six days. Permission is
given by this act to distillers to carry on the trade of a
wholesale dealer in spirits within the distance of two miles
from the distillery. The additional duties and drawbacks
are to be under the management of the Connissionere of
Inland Revenue.

19, 1853.

THE EXPORT BEER TRADE.—In the manth ended
the sth ult., the value of beer and ale exported was
£136,147, against £74,933, at the same period of the pre-
ceding year.

THE REPRESENTATION OF LONDON.—The Jewish
Chronicle says :—" Arrangements are in progress for
shortly commencing an energetic agitation for the purpose
of enabling Baron Rothschild to take his seat for the
House of Commons, to which he has been thrice elected
by the citizens of London. We hear that, once com-
menced, the movement will not rest until this important
object is fully attained."
REMOVAL OF TROOPS FROM THE CAPE.—We have
been for some time past aware that it was intended by the
authorities to order the removal of some of the troops
from the Cape of Good Hope on the cessation of the war
in Caffreland, and it is now decided that the following
changes will immediately take place :—The Ist battalion
of the Rifle Brigade, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel George Buller, who left England for the Cape on
the 2nd of January, 1852, are to return to England ; the
12th Prince of Wales' Royal Lancers, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Pole, who left England
for India on the sth of July, 1851, but were detained on
their arrival at the Cape of Good Hope for service against
the Caffres, are now to proceed to India, to relieve the
15th (King's) Light Dragoons (Hussars), under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel George William Key, the
regiment having been on service in India since 1839.
NOVEL PAPER.—Some time back it was mentioned that
paper with a novel kind of water mark had been produced
at the mills of Mr. Thomas H. Saunders, of Darenth, in
Kent, which would be likely to come into use not only for
ornamental purposes, but also for bonds, checks, and other
similar documents, as an extra precaution against forgery.
The process enables portraits, landscapes, or any other
subjects to be given with the same effect as in the German
porcelain pictures, the graduated thickness of the paper
at the various parts of the design creating, when it is held
to the light, the requisite effects of light and shade. It
was invented by the late engineer of the Bank of England,
and much time has since been spent in bringing it to per-
fection for practical purposes. All the early difficulties,
however, are now stated to have been got over, and paper
of this make has been adopted for specific objects, by some
public companies, both at home and on the continent.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Mr. Jesse Oldfield, whose name
has for many years been before the public in connec-
tion with the notorious Cobbett in various Chancery
suits, met with his death under the following melancholy
circumstances :—On Wednesday he was in his horse and
chaise, on his way from London to his residence at
Smitham Bottom, four miles from Croydon, and called
on a friend at the latter place. After remaining some
time, he determined to drive home, notwithstanding the
torrent of rain. He quitted Croydon about eleven
o'clock, but not arriving home his family was kept up all
night in a state of great anxiety, momentarily expecting
his return. At four o'clock on Thursday morning, mes-
sengers were dispatched in search of him. They had not
proceeded far, when, in a lane leading from Croydon to i
Smitham Bottom, they discovered the horse and chaise
of the deceased, the latter without an occupant. The
search was resumed, and ended in the discovery of the
body of the deceased, some dist&nce from the spot where
the horse and chaise were found, lying on his back at the
side of the road, his skull dreadfully fractured, and his
body otherwise awfully mutilated, the blood flowing
copiously from the wounds, and his clothes saturated
with rain. The precise time deceased breathed his last
could not be ascertained, but it is supposed that it was
not long after his leaving Croydon that the fatal accident
happened ; therefore probable that lie must have lain for
hours in the most excruciating agony.
THE SAINT AND THE SAVAGE.—Lord Shaftesbury, in
a speech made on the sth instant, on the second reading
of the juvenile mendicancy bill, took occasion to refer to
a chancery suit twenty-seven years ago, and to a speech
of the late Earl of Eldon. In doing so the name of the
Earl of Mornington was introduced. The ire of the noble
earl has been aroused thereby, and in an epistle to Lord
Shaftesbury he says ;—" I beg leave to invite your lord-
ship either to explain and retract the offensive remarks
with which you introduced my name into your speech on
the sth instant in the House of Lards, and which have
been reported in The Times newspaper of the 6th inst.,
or to say whether you will give me that alternative that
I am entitled to, and which I trust that you will not re-
fuse." Lord Shaftesbury, in reply, said :—" In my speech
in the House of Lords I simply quoted a judgment of
Lord Eldon's—a law case, published in a law-book. This
I had a right to do, whetherl in parliament or out of it ;
and every one has the same right. Your lordship is good
enough to send me what is technically called a chal-
lenge.' I refer you for a reply to this and any further
communication either to the police magistrate in Bow-
street or to my solicitors." In answer Lord Mornineton
says Your referring me either to a police magistrate
of Bow-street or your solicitors is but adding to your
original insult, and is very absurdly impertinent. Thus,
I must consider you as neither having the good feeling to
explain the unfounded imputation, made in the House of
Lords, you have passed upon me, or the spirit to meet
what you have yourself provoked in the manner which
regulates the conduct of gentlemen."
THE RECENT Euec-rroNs.—Several alterations in the
composition of the House of Commons have taken place
recently. Captain Vernon has been returned for Chat-
ham by a majority of 13 over Admiral Stirling. The
vacancy was caused by the ejection of Sir F. Smith by
the committee, on the ground of bribery and treating.
Mr. 'O'Brien and Sir J. F. Fitzgerald were unseated for
the county of Clare by the committee, but have since
been returned again. Mr. J. T. Aspinall has been re-
turned for Clitheroe, in the room of Mr. Wilson, un-
seated for bribery and treating. A seat for West Corn-
wall is vacant in consequence of the death of Mr. E. W.
W. Pendarves. Mr. Mowbray is now member for the
city of Durham, instead of Lord Adolphus Vane, whom
the committee unseated on the ground of bribery and
treating. The seat for North Derbyshire has been va-
cated by the acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds by
Mr. Evans. The Earl of Dalkeith has been elected for
Edinburgh County, in the room of Sir John Hope, Bart.,
deceased. Mr. Bagshaw is now member for Harwich,
in the room of Mr. Peacock, unseated for bribery and
treating. The Hon. H. T. Liddell and Mr. Horsfall now
sit for Liverpool, in the room of Mr. F. Mackenzie and
Mr. Turner, ejected for bribery and treating. Mr.
Whalley was unseated for Peterborough on similar
grounds, but he has been returned again. Mr. Horsman
has been elected without opposition for Stroud, in the
room of Lord Moreton (now Earl of Ducie). Mr, J.
Sadlier has been returned for Sligo city, in opposition to
Mr. Somers. Mr. Townley was removed from the seat
for bribery and treating. Mr. Daniel O'Connell is now
member for Tralee, in the room of Mr. Maurice O'Con-
nell, deceased.

THE QUEEN AND THE ITALIAN BOT.—Another in-
stance of Her Majesty's benevolence and kindness of
heart evinced itself on Tuesday last, at the Windsor sta-
tion of the South-western Railway. The Queen's maternal
anxiety for her children at Windsor Castle induced her to
travel from London, in private, to see them on the day in
rizestion ; consequently the customary guard of honour,
sad the usual state formalities, were dispensed with upon
this occasion, and Her Majesty's arrival at Windsor was
witnessed only by a few persons who happened to be
strolling about the precincts of the station. The Queen
proceeded to the Castle through the grounds on the north
side of the park, the entrance to which opens immediately
upon the South-western station. On Her Majesty's return,
about two hours afterwards, some people had congregated
to witness her departure, and among them stood a poor
Italian boy, with his rude frame of images upon his head.
Theeine expressive countenance of the lad was observed
by the naturally quick and scrutinising eye of the Queen,
and ehe herself beckoned the youth to follow her, which he
did to the vestibule attached to the elegant suite of apart-
merge provided for Her Majesty at the station. The boy,
conscious that it was the Queen who had summoned him,
hurried to the porch, in a state of bewilderment, with his
images-won his head, when one of the officers present, seeing
his confused state, assisted in bringing him and his board of
images to the feet of the Sovereign. With that benignant
and gracious smile so pecular to the Queen, she gazed for
a moment upon the youth, and then selected from his little
stock the infant Daniel, praying, a Venus, and a lady at
her bath. After liberally rewarding the little fortunate
vendor ©f the fine arts, the Queen had her purchases
placed iu the train, in which Her Majesty in a few minutes
afterwards tack her departure. This act of Her Majesty
is another of-the many proofs of her great condescension
and gooditees of heart.—Morning Herald.
RomANtsr Rzors.—For some time past a religious feud
has existed among the Italian and Irish attendants at a
,Romish mass-house,in Gray's-inn-lane, London, which at
:intervals has broken out in most alarming riots, creating
the greatest terror among the peaceable inhabitants. To
scch a height has the feeling risen, that one of the priests,
who expressed hisozelf disapprovingly of the conduct of
theJtaliens, was recently severely wounded in a court I
leading out of Gray's-inn-lane, the aseassin escaping, and
the priest's life far a considerable time being in extreme
danger. On Mondaylest week a considerable number of
t ea
nn tauntedworship eee rreeds
utlht e
was Iri s
thh pa et oap lt ee
rwr
ihtioc
the Italians, who have a mass-house in Baldwin's gardens,
aweentaltboleciAt'dThj
riot ensued, the Irish, armed with pokers and bludgeons,
attacking the Italians, %aim, with large clasp stiletto
knives, stabbed indiscriminately all who came near them.
Several persons were carried away bleeding and danger-
ously wounded, and with bre4cen limbs. Father Gilligan
and other priests who essayed to quell the tumult were
severely handled, and came out of the fray with their
faces covered with blood, Father Gilligan, it is reported,
being stabbed, ;In the meantime sections of constables
arrived from the police-station. The force proved in-
sufficient, and the Italians making an attempt to fire the
school-house, at ten o'clock a forte of several hundred
constables were brought together, when the men drew
their staves and charged the mob of rioters. A great
many were apprehended, but it was not till midnight that
tranquillity was restored, extra constables remaining on
duty to prevent a renewal of the fight during the night.
Throughout the entire of Tuesday and Wednesday a
strong detachment of police were on continuous duty in
Baldwin's-gardens. After dark the number of men was
doubled, and persons were not allowed to congregate near
the spot, all groups that gathered being immediately
dispersed. The surveillance is to be continued until the
present thirst for revenge, known to exist, has somewhat
subsided. The friends of the Italians engaged in the con-
flict deny that they used their knives, but declare that
the injuries the Irish sustained were inflicted with their
bludgeons and fists, Several of the Irish who joined the
fray from Saffron-hill have incised wounds on the arms
also aware that the Italians
and breasts. The police are
had their knives with them. One of the priests is cut
across the nose. The reason that none of the Italians
have been arrested is, that the injured parties are unable
to identify their assailants ; they are also afraid of the
personal consequences
for the share they took in the riot.
Another serious disturbance occurred on Sunday night,
between a number of the lower order of Trish and a party
of Italian refugees. On this occasion, as on the previous
Monday, the Irish were the aggressors, and, owing to the
admirable precautions taken by Superintendent Martin,
of the G division, several fellows have been apprehended
and lodged in the station-house. on the double charge of
assaulting unoffending. Italians, and resisting the police e •
the execution of their duty. Of the premeditatedP cin
cha-
racter of the riot there cannot be the smallest doubt,inasmuch as
.fr.om information previously communicated to
the authorities, nearly 400 constables have been kept in
reserve, ready to act at any moment they might be called
upon.

flits. CuistioLm Las left London for Rome, to take
leave of her son, previous to her return to Australia.
CHICORY.—In London, the police-courts have been
called upon to deal with three respectable tradesmen for
mixing chicory with their coffee, and selling it as pure
coffee, and, of course, at coffee price. These creditable
individuals were fined in mitigated penalties of £25 each.

PAPER HOUSES.—A number of cottage houses have
been constructed of papier mache: The frames, floors,
and doors are of wood, but all the rest of papier mache.
The cottages contain from four to ten rooms each, and
can be taken down and re-erected in a few hours.
SERGEANT WRANGWANI, Mr. Alexander,
Kinglake, and Mr. E. James, Q.C., have given it as their
opinion that Mr. G. H. Whalley, M.P. for Peterborough,
was not qualified to become a candidate for re-election,
having been unseated in consequence of the treating
practised on the previous contest.

Sergeant

SHIPBUILDING ENTERPRISE ON THE CLYDE.—The
Greenock Herald mentions that twelve months ago the
yard of Messrs. Simons was under a crop of grain ; and,
since the commencement of building operations, three
vessels, including the " Aurora," have been launched,
while three large vessels are at present in rapid progress.

A HEART TOO Fui.L.—A man named Andrew Francis,
whose brother was among a batch of emigrants leasing
Galway last week, being refused admittance at the railway
terminus at Eyre-square, ran round by another direction
to meet the train, with a view to seeing his brother once
more, but, on observing the train pass before his arrival,
he dropped down and expired.

DIVINE SERVICE IN THE ARMY. A return has
been published, showing the expenditure of the sum
of £18,500 taken in the army estimates for allowances
to officiating clergymen for performing Divine service to
the military at home and abroad, and for religious books.
To Churchmen the sum paid was £14,536; to Presby-
terians, £865 ; and to Romanists, £2,702. For religious
books £s26 4s. 10d. was spent—£2o2 Os. 6d. for books
for Romanist soldiers, and £324 Os. 4d. for Protestants.

HARVEST PROSPECTS.-With the exception of a hasty
thunder shower on Saturday, this has been a week nearly
void of rain, though generally cloudy. Tuesday and
Wednesday were decidedly fine, which was a cause of re-
joicing with haymakers, and much was stacked d
that time in good order. The mild temperature has
exceedingly favourable to all growing crops, both of grass.
roots, and corn, and will greatly assist in perfecting the
wheat grain at the critical period of flowering.—Leicester,
Journal.

" AN APPROVING CONSCIENCE ITS OWN REWARD."
—Not far from Ripon, in the parish of North Stainley,
there is a Methodist local preacher, nearly seventy years
of age; he has preached for the Wesleyans during forty
years; walked five miles every Sunday to the morning
service, returning in the evening—making, in all, upwards
of 20,000 miles—alabour which he still continues to pursue,
and for which he has never obtained more than one shil-
ling, which a man put into his hand one day when he was
coming down from the pulpit ! This makes his pecuniary
reward, for edifying a Wesleyan congregation, a fraction
more than one farthing per annum. He is employed the
rest of the week in breaking stones on a carriage-road,
and he has never made more than ten shillings a week.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN DERBY. —On Wednesday,
about a quarter past six o'clock, flames were seen to
issue from the roof of the extensive silk manufactory of
Mr. Joseph Davenport, in Albert-street, Derby. An
alarm being given, the inmates left the mill, but several
daring men having ventured to ascend for the purpose of
saving part of the silk, the roof fell in upon them. One
of them in flames threw himself from the window, a
height of 70 feet, and was so much injured that no hope
is entertained of his recovery. Mr. Thorpe and two other
men were al,o rescued alive, but dreadfully burnt. The
building being fire-proof, the flames were ultimately
subdued.

FATAL FIRE.—On Monday noon, a destructive fire took
place upon some farming property belonging to Lord
Headley, in the vicinity of Wulff, near Brentwood,
which ended in the loss of two if not more lives, and a
very serious distruction of property. A few evenings
back a party of Irish tramps, haymakers, slept in a barn
attached to an off-hand farm, the house being occupied by
a Mr. Bottershall. The tramps had left some matches
behind them in a cattle pen, and four of Mr Botteshall's
children, on going into the barn to play, found the matches
with which they soon struck a light, and as quickly fired
the place. The straw which was lying about in all
directions, generally ignited, and but for the prompt
action of a labourer named Willey, the children would
doubtless have all perished. He rushed into the blazing
barn and succeeded in dragging all four of them out.
Two, however, a little boy and a girl, were so shockingly
burnt that they survived but a short time, the other two
being hurt. Willey in his noble exertions sustained con-
siderable injury, The flames were eventually subdued,
the dwelling house being preserved.

PRIESTLY INTERFERENCE.—The Sunder/and News
publishes a letter from H. J. Staley, a Romish priest, to
a young woman, who was about to marry a young man
belonging to the Primitive Methodist body, in which he
says, " I take the liberty of addressing you in this way on
the important step you are about to take,—a step for
which you must expect to suffer, either in this world or
the next, or both. Either protracted bodily affliction, or,
poverty, or persecution, or some other temporal calamity,
or a premature grave, or an eternal hell, will inevitably
follow the breach of that Divine command, ' Be not un-
equally yoked together with unbelievers.' You know
that you are doing wrong ; you were evidently not pleased
at my calling upon you yesterday. ' Your deed is evil,'
and you wish to avoid the light, and all who would tell
you the truth ; but you cannot get rid of your conscience,
nor of God, nor the judgment day. If you take the pro-
posed step it will be my painful, solemn, but imperative
duty to expel you from the society. If you say that this
rule has not been enforced in other cases, I answer, ' By
the grace of God, I shall enforce it while lam here.' I
suppose it is quite useless to ask you to break the con-
nexion,—that would be too great a price for eternal glory.
Do not, my sister, think that I hate you because I soy
and act in this manner. No, I love you; and shall follow
you with my tears, anxieties, and prayers. Request all
your friends to procure mourning, and to put it on the day
you are married. Please to show this letter to the young
man to whom you intend to give your hand. Give my
love to your sister, and accept it yourself.—l remain,
your much grieved, faithful, and affectionate pastor and
leader."

ABDUCTION IN YORKSHIRE.—At York assizes, on
Wednesday, William Johnson and Mary Cartwright were
indicted for the abduction of Judith Kay (under the age
of 16 years) from the possession of her father. The pri-
soner Johnson, a good-looking young man, had formerly
been a " navvie" on the Thirsk and Malton line of rail-
way, and the female prisoner was the wife of another
" navvie." Both prisoners lodged in the village of Thor..
manby, in the North Riding of Yorkshire—Johnson at
the house of a Mr. Kay, a grocer and provision dealer.
The prosecutor, Kay, had a daughter at home not more
than 14 years of age, though in appearance a grown-up
and very good-looking young woman, apparently 17 or 18
years of age. Between this girl and Johnson an intimacy
sprang up, which was noticed and reprobated by her
parents, on account of her youth. Johnson offered to
marry her, and two or three times proposed to her to leave
her tather's house. This the girl refused to do for some
time, till the female prisoner called upon her, and endea-
voured to persuade her to go off with Johnson, telling her
that if she was in her place she would ilo it. Partly in

consequence of this persuasion, backed by her own incli-
nations, the girl agreed on Saturday, the 16th of April.
with the female prisoner, who represented to her that
Johnson was going away next day, and that she was also
going with her husband, to join them on Sunday evening
after church, at a little distance out of the village, and to
put her clothes out of the window that night fr:: .;(,;msort
to t►ke away. This the eirl did, and went off with the
prisoner Johnson to Guisborough, where she spent the
night with him. The female prisoner and her husband
lodged in the same house. Information was given to the
police of the girl's absence, and she was traced to Guis-
borough and taken from the prisoner Johnson's bed.
Both prisoners were found guilty and were sentenced, the
female to two years, and the man to six months' hard labour.

ALLEGED ABDCCTION BY A ROMISTI PRIEST.—It is
anticipated that when the Nunneries 13i11 comes before the
House of Commons, on Wednesday, a circumstance that
has caused much excitement in this town, will be brought
under the notice of the Legislature, the whole of the facts
having been laid before Lord Palmerston, Mr. Chambers,
the author of the Nunneries Bill, and other supporters of
it ; while Mr. Bowyer, Mr. Lucas, and other Romanist
members have been acquainted with the particulars. It
appears that two young ladies, about fourteen and sixteen
years of age, the daughters of a respectable family re-
siding in this town, and formerly of Burnley, have been
hitherto ethic ited in the religion of their father, as Ro-
manists,
,and it was his intention to take them to the con-
vent of tne Holy Child Jesus, at St. Leopards-on-Sea to
receive further education, and to act also in the capacity
of pupil teachers. Whether they had shown, at any time
previously, any wavering in their doctrines, we are not
aware; but ontheir coming to reside at Preston, a few weeks
since, and about the time when their departure for the nun-
nery was resolved upon, they renounced the 'lowish faith to
one of the clergy of this town, attended his Sunday-school
regularly, and had consented, with the approbation of
some of their Protestant friends, that he should make ar-
rangements for them entering a training-school for teach-
ers, the one at London and the other at Warrington. They
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tham MIS t. .ed upon for an excursion. This they accepted,
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t the aid of a magistrate was volunteered
interference hadwas there been any opportunity
of-exercising it, nothing, could be done where
a father was simply taking, as he 'stated, two girls to
school. The wires of the electric telegraph were set in
motion, and information of the extraordinary incident
was conveyed to Preston and other places ; and, on the
arrival of the train at the various stations on its way to
London, considerable interest was excited, news of the
occurrence having preceded the train. We learn that the
young ladies are now in London, at a branch establish-
ment of the convent, where they are to remain for a few
days previous to being taken to St. Leopard's. Their
Romanist friends allege that they are now reconciled to
the prospect of a conventional residence; but we learn
from other quarters that their (lislike has not bean o'er.
come, and that they avow their intention of remaining
Protestants. Several gentlemen of the town are Interest-
ing themselves on behalf of the young lakes, should there
be any means of legally placing them in the way of pro.
twins the Protestant religious—Praia Prosicie.

TAPSCOTT'S LINE OF PACKETS,

PACKET OF THE NINETEENTH INSTANT.

For NEW YORK,

The superior first-class American Packet-ship

.00*
140 AO'

CONTINENT,

E. B. DRUMMOND, Master ;

Burthen per register 1,211 tons ; coppered and copper-fastened;

a remarkably fast sailer ; and in every respect a most desirable

conveyance for Fine Goods

For Freight apply to

W. TAPSCOTT and CO., Old Hall, 35, Oldhall-street

TA.PSCOIT'S LINE OF PACKETS

PACKET OF THIS TWENTY-FOURTH INSTANT.

: ihioN
,

For NEW YORK,

The superior first-class American Packet-ship

ROBENA,

C. NV. BARTLETT, Master;

Burthen per register 778 tons; coppered and copper-fastened ;
and will be found a most desirable conveyance for Fine Goods.
For Freight apply to
W. TAPSCOTT and CO., Old Hall, 35, Oldhall-street.

The Packet-ship HOUGHTON, Capt. S. B. DOANE, will suc-
ceed, and have immediate despatch.

TAPSCOTT'S AMERICAN PACKET-OFFICES
GENERAL OFFICE.... OLD HALL, OLDHALL-STREET.
PASSENGER OFFICE . .. ST. GEORGE'S-BUILDINGS,
REGENT-ROAD.
The following
► FIRST-CLASS PACKETS
PCifiv•:v willbedespatchedon theirappointeddays,asunder:
-Aele For NEW YORK.

To sail.
CONTINENT, E. B. DRUMMOND 2OOO tons.. This Day.
GOLCONDA, KERR 2000 tons.. 22d July.
ROBENA, BA RTLETT 1800 tons.. 24th July.
HOUGHTON, DOANE 2000 tons.. lst Aug.
T. J. RODGER, HERREST lBOO tons..
FLORA MACDONALD, MERRILL 1800 tons..
KENNEBEC, BACHELDER 1800 tons..
WINCHESTER., BRIGGS 3OOO tons..
FOREST KING, ALLEN 2100 tons..
JOHN HANCOCK. GILCHRIST lBOO tons..
ROSCIUS, MALONY 2000 tons..
RAPPAHANNOCK, Cuswirro 2250 tons..
EMMA FIELDS, THOMPSON 2000 tons..
BENJ. ADAMS, J. DRUMMOND 2500 tons..
ARCTIC. J. ZEREOA 2OOO tons..
KOSSUTH, BELL 2250 tons..
WM. TAPSCOTF (new), CORNISH 3000 tons..
CENTURION, Coomßs lBOO tons..
ANTARCTIC, A. H. ZEREOA 2250 tons..
CONSI'ELLATION, ALLEN 2500 tons...
A. Z., CHANDLER lBOO tons..
SHERIDAN, J. W. PORTER 2000 tons..
INEW HAMPSHIRE, CHASE lBOO tons..
For PHILADELPHIA.
AILSA, DUGUID 2500 tons.. 25th July.
SARANAK, DECAN 1000 tons.. 12th August.
WYOMING, DUNLEVY llOO tons..l2th Sept.
TUSCARORA, Tu RLEY 1232 tons.. 12th Oct.
TONAWANDA, JuLius 1300 tons..l2th Nov.
For NEW ORLEANS.

GRANADA, BATCHELOR l5OO tons.. 25th July,
For BALTIMORE.

SCOTIA, Xi --ERRILL

1600 tons

The above Ships are of thelargest class, and commanded by
men of experience, who will take every precaution to promote
the health and comfort of the passengers during the voyage.
Private rooms for families, or persons who wish to be more
select, can at all times be had, and deposits of £1 each, to
secure berths, should be remitted, which shall have due attention.
Surgeons can have free Cabin Passages by the above Ships.

• Per—sons proceeding to the interior of the United States can
know the actual outlay, and make the necessary arrangements
here, to be forwarded, on arrival at New York, without one
day's delay, and thereby avoid the many annoyances Emigrants
are subject to on landing at New York.
Drafts and Exchange for any amount, at sight on New York,
payable in any part of the United States, can at all times be
furnished to those who prefer this safer mode of taking care of
their funds. For further particulars apply, post-paid, to
W. TAPSCOTF and CO., Liverpool,
W. TAPSCOTT and CO., 7, Eden-quay, Dublin,
Agents for W. and J. T. TA pacorT, New York.
TAPSCOTI'S EMIGRANTS' GUIDE, sth Edition, can be
ad by remitting Six Postage Stamps.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
The Rate of Freight by these Steamers is Four rounds per Ton.

THE
. -
ik,
~,,' LIVERPOOL AND PHILADELPHIA
.0-w --.-- STEAM-SHIP COMPANY
• -*,lgi' Favourite Iron Screw Steam-ships
Tons
CITY bF PH I LADELPH IA (new) 2200.. Capt. R. LEITCH,
CITY OF MANCHESTER 2125.. Capt. W. WYLIE,
CITY OF GLASGOW.... .. . . ..... 1610.. Capt.K.MORRISON,
Are intended to sail as under :
FROM LIVERPOOL : 1853.
CITY OF GLASGOW WEDNESDAY.. 27th July.
CITY OF MANCHESTER WEDNESDAY .. 24th August.
CITY OF GLASGOW WEDNESDAY .. 14th Sept.
CITY OF MANCHESTER
.. 11,
7EDNESDAY .. 12th Oct.
FROM PHILADELPHIA. 1853.
CITY OF MANCHESTER SATURDAY.... 30th July.
CITY OF GLASGOW
SAT URDA Y .... 20t11 August.
CITY OF MANCHESTER SATURDAY.... 17th Sept.
CITY OF GLASGOW SATURDAY.... Bth October.

RATES OF PASSAGE FROM LIVERPOOL.
Cabin, in Two-berth State-rooms, Twenty Guineas each.
~ Three-berth Fifteen ~
.
Four-berth .2 f )2 Thirteen ~
Including Provisions and Steward's Fee.
Ail having the same privileges, and messing together.
A limited number of Passengers will be taken at Seven Gui-
neas, including as much Provisions as required; and these
Passengers are hereby informed, that in order to satisfy the
requirements of the Government Officers, the date filled into
their contract tickets will be in every case the date of the day
preceding the fixed day of sailing.

Tilt/seSteamers carry "Phillips's Patent FIRE Annihilators."
An experienced Surgeon is attached to each Steamer.
RATES OF FREIGHT.

Dogs at £3 each.
Freight on Fine Goods, £'4 per Ton ; and Unmanufactured
Goods, &c. will be taken subject to agreement, payable here
Or in Philadelphia, at .84.80 c. per pound sterling.
Apply ITI Philadelphia and New York to Tnos. RICHARDSON;
in Belfast, to RICHARDSON BROTHERS and Co. ; in Glasgow,
to PATRICK HENDERSON and CO. ; in Dublin, to COANELIUs
CARLETON ; in London, to EDWARDS, SANFORD, and Co.,
for passengers, and PICEFORD and Co., for goods ; in Paris, to
IrRiDERICIC REDFERN, 8, Rue de la Paix ; in Havre, to W.
DAVIDSON; in Manchester, to GEORGE STONIER ; and in Li-
ICTPOOI2 to

AICHARDSON BROTHERS and CO.)
12 anti 13, Tower-building..

T-tßitcb

R? The Rate of Chief Cabin Passage by these Steamers is
Thirty Pounds, reserving five of the largest State-rooms
for Families, for which an Extra Price will be charged.
These Steamers have superior accommodation for a limited
number of Second Cabin Passengers*, at £2O each, including
Provisions.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.—The Rate of Freight by these
Steamers is £5 per Ton measurement.
N.B.—All Parcels charged ss. and upwards according to size.
rsz7- CARGO for the BALTIC will be received at the Shed at
the Huskisson Dock, To-MORROW, the 20th instant.
No Goods can be taken after Two o'clock P.M. on TUESDAY
next, the 23th-instant ; nor can Parcels be received after Six
o'clock on the Evening of that Day.

UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL AND NEW YORK.
The Steam-shins comprisinz this Line are the
ATLANTIC Capt. WEST.
PACIFIC Capt. NYE.
ARCTIC Capt. LUCE
BALTIC Capt. COMSTOCK.
TheseVesselsareappointed to sail as follow:
FROM LIVERPOOL. 1853.
BALTIC WEDNESDAY, 27th July.
PACIFIC WEDNESDAY, 10th August.
ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY, 24th August.
ARCTIC WEDNESDAY, 7th September.
And every alternate WEDNESDAY to the end of 1853.
FROM NEW YORK.
BALTIC ....... SATURDAY, 9th July.
PACIFIC .... SATURDAY, 23d July.
ATLANTIC...._..... SATURDAY, 6th August.
ARCTIC QATURDAY. 20th August.
And every alternate SATURDAY to the end of 1853.

These Ships having been built by contract, expressly for the
American Government Service, every care has been taken in
their construction, to insure -strength and speed ; and their
Accommodations for Passengers are unequalled for elegance
and comfort.

Freight on Goods from Liverpool is charged at the rate of
44.80 to the pound sterling. Dogs Five Pounds each.
An experienced Surgeon is attached to each ship.
The Owners of these Ships will not be accountable for Gold,
Silver, Bullion, Specie, Jewellery, Precious Stones or Metals,
unless Bills of Ladingaresigned therefor,and the valuethereof
therein expressed.
For freight or passage apply to E. K. COLLINS and Co.,
New York ; E. G. ROBERTS and Co., 13, Kings Arms Yard,
Moorgate-street, London; JOHN MUNROE and Co., 26, Rne
Notre Dame des Victoires, Paris; G. H. DRAPER, 9, Quai du
Commerce, *Havre; or to
BROWN, SHIPLEY, and CO., Liverpool.
No Berths secured until the Passage.moneyis paid.

Steam-sbipsply regularly between New York 'and Charles-
ton, Savannah, Ilavannah, Jamaica,New Orleans, and Chimes.
Goods destined for any of these ports, and addressed to E. K.
COLLINS and Co., New York, by the above Steamers, will be
forwarded with . despatch and economy.
. _

Passengers will be charged freight on their personal
Luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.

The Steam-tug Company's Boat SAMSON will leave the
Landing-stage, George's Pierhead, at Twelve o'clock, Noon,
on WEDNESDAY, the 27th instant, with the Passengers for the
BALTIC.

From and after this date the Rate of Freight to Boston will be
Four Pounds per Ton Measurement, and to New York Five
Pounds per Ton Measurement.
Until further notice, CARGO for these Steamers will be received
on and after Nine o'clock morning of SATURDAYS previous
to Sailing, instead of on MONDAYS, as heretofore.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

To BOSTON and HALIFAX.

CHIEF-CABIN PASSAGE....TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS.
SECOND-CABIN PASSAGE .. FIFTEEN POUNDS.
RATE OF FREIGHT :
FOUR POUNDS PER TON MEASUREMENT.
To NEW YORK.

CHIEF-CABIN PASSAGE THIRTY POUNDS.
SECOND-CABIN PASSAGE TWENTY POUNDS
RATE OF FREIGHT:
FIVE POUNDS PER TON MEASUREMENT.

Freight on Parcels Five Shillings each and upwards, according
to size.
PARCELS for different Consignees,collected and made up
in Single Packages, addressed to one party for delivery in
America, for the purpose of evading payment of Freight,
will, upon examination in America by the Customs, be
charged with the proper Freight.

BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL
MAIL STEAM SHIPS,

APPOINTED BY THE ADMIRALTY TO SAIL BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL and NEW YORK, direct,
-
AND BETWEEN
•Ort, • 11,41&.\\. LIVERPOOL and BOSTON,
• ' • JO lie BOSTON Ships onlycalling at HALIFAX
'7,!=:-L--'--- to land and receive Passengers and Her
Majesty's Mails.
Captain I Captain
ARABIA .... C.H.E.Judkins. AFRICA Wm. Harrison.
PERSIA .... Alex. Ryrie. AMERICA • „John Leitch.
ASIA Fdw. G. Lott. I NIAGARA W. J. C. Lang.
CANADA .... James Stone. EUROPA Neil Shannon.
CAMBRIA.... Captain W. Douglas.

The undernoted or other Vessels are appointed to Sail
From LIVERPOOL : 1853.
NIAGARA .... For BOSTON Saturday, the 23d Juty.
AFRICA For NEW YORK .. Saturday, the 30th July.
AMERICA For BOSTON Saturday, the 6th August,
ARABIA For NEW YORK .. Saturday, the 13th August,
CANADA For BOSTON Saturday, the 20th August.
ASIA For NEW YORK .. Saturday, the 27th August.
From AMERICA. 1853.
AFRICA From NEW YORK .. Wednesday, 13th July.
AMERICA From BOSTON Wednesday, 20th July.

The Passengereand Goods for New York areintended to be
landed at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction of the Custom-
house of New York.
CHIEF-CABIN PASSAGE to HALIFAX and BOSI ON,
TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS. SECOND-CABIN PAS-
SAGE, FIFTEEN POUNDS.

CHIEF-CABIN PASSAGE -to NEW YORK, THIRTY
POUNDS. SECOND-CABIN PASSAGE, TWENTY
POUNDS. These rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions,
but without Wines or Liquors, which can be obtained on board.
Dogs charged Five Pounds each.

These Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited num-
ber of Second Cabin Passengers.
Apply, in Halifax, to SAMUEL CUNARD; in Boston, to S. S.
Limrs ; in New York, to EDWARD CUNARD ; in Havre
and Paris, to DONALD CURRIE ; in London, to J. B. FOORD,
52, Old Broad-street; in Glasgow, to G. and J. BURNS;
and in Liverpool, to
D. and C. MAC INTR, 14, Water-street.

Nom—All Letters and Newspapers intended to be sent by
these Vessels must pass through the Postoffice, and none will
be received at the Agents' Offices.

The owners of these ships will not be accountable for gold,
silver, bullion, specie, jewellery, precious stones, or metals,
unless bills of lading are signed therefor, and the value thereof
therein expressed._ _ _ _

Passengers will be charged freigli t on theirpersonalluggage
when it exceeds half a ton measurement.

O To prevent disappointment or difficulty ,Passengersare
respectfully in formed, that Packages of Merchandise will not
be allowed to be shipped as Luggage,or with their Luggage.
Passengersare not permitted to go on boardby the Steamer
that takes the Mail.
Parcels will he received at the Office of the Agents here until
Six o'clock on the FRIDAY EVENINGS previous to sailing.

The NIAGARA, for HALIFAX and BOSTON, will start on
on SATURDAY next, the 23d instant. The Steam-tender
SATELLITE Will leave the LANDING-STAVE, opposite the
Baths, George's Pier, at Nine o'clock, Morning, of that day,
with the Passengers for the NIAGARA.