The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-02 00:00:00

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THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.
P°ll TWE BENEFIT OF MR. POWER,
1418 pAnd the Last Night of his Engagemehnt
*Entertain-
wri,,l4eatscesiillt_ PRIIIIDA.Y,
.August 2,lramß,at:
in two acts,
Entertain-
or elpres„).:(t nee with a new of ~
Doty. f , Mr. Power, by Samuel Lover,._ Esq.,
ttillllish "r} 0 Moe &c., and performed with most
411t.d° ed approbation at' the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket,
Tilt w
f." S
ITE HORSE OF THE PEPPERS.
11,origioanueral Pepper... ..... Mr. Power,.
alti,„ Y perfomed by
,h in London, in which he will
.ki,,,, b ~eori.i„ / .: roving ba e.
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,-..t which -a song of " m a rattling, r
,tavaa , for the first time here, a new and original Ex-
% t't,iza, written by Saud. Lov'er, Esq., and perfornied
°- greatest success at the Haymarket Theatre, called
THE HAPPY MAN.
1$ Paddy Ai
'ltiglaill , -• urphy .............. Mr. Power,
../c3 3,,Perfo
"'nt by him in London,
~‘ll. "1., of the la ci fthe Pats and pittaytees,- and
To ',atm of s n. o , with the songs_ of
pry .' t• Patnck. '
Prod,ce, with, for the fifth time here, the new F_arhcee,_
to',
last season with the greatest success at the T
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market, called ;
‘stir, :NI more THE IRISH LION.
Power, .
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4ginally . Trish Lion).... Mr.
London, n which he will
qv, first saw lighjonierushiny night, in county Tippe-
‘tu• Mrs. Pizgig.... Mrs. Clarke.
Tippe-
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VANDENHOFF of the Theatre-Royal,t
'''io,:sruen, Sre enigagedfor a limited number of Nights,
heir'Viet to their departure for the United States, and
: appear
on MONDAY next. MR. AiNDER,-
.otaii.ttie Theatre-Ro 'al, Covent-Garden, is also, engagert!
Atal'ivlted Period, and will make his first appearance
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..C).,110 E44,l*,,,nrsext, when will be performed the Tragedy t
lig ralta 'i.".'-'. JULIET. Romeo, Mr. Anderson, as
'lititide,
•Mr. Vandenhoff; Juliet,
Ntjf: 'I him at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden ;
Illtil the Romantic Diama of the EVIL EYE.
Miss Vandenhoff.—To
i, TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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''44 Adds ".--d from j L IIISSr! 'We have received lOs 6 Mr.
'-.-. I--11, for the benefit of this interesting colony.
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ORNING, AUGUST 2, 1339.
the!. -
:4.)'osge remarkable circumstances of the present state
tacterilw,e,rnrnent, which unhappily is Great Britain's
4410 re ""e among the Nations of the world, none
'lfate.iifeltraordinary than those which concern the
'11.10,,ei °lir Colonial Empire, and the well-being of
dpi glt relations. But it is -Lord Palmerston's
),411 • Mine
er i
ato hold the seals of office at a juncture
iro -pgrts. Ininds are far too deeply occupied with
h 1
hi, nt and disgraceful occurrences that daily e'''-e at b
qireigit "orne, to have any leisure for him and
policy
/,h; Inißerab
i4l left th le and mercenary warfare in Spain,
,-Kett the bleaching bones of his countrymen to
e
o lore e Plains where his country's name had borne
•
.1:`°11Y fiii,,4l,.ag'c,al influence of unrivalled. glory, has
di,„ 'The wretched scheme has perished in
tia (a6bneeetiit richly deserved. And now that the
°f Spain and England have become
alike ribeharacter, as being governed and main-
-4 Arin behind
.; It Y female intrigue,—stronger powers than
e throne have forced the Minister from
c
(~ bPai 7:Ile(' course. The Queen -and CaMarilla
artitakip shall derive no help from the Queen and
la of .
Prio • ritalo• As genuine advocates of the
ttltle4,4l Principle
of Non-Intervention, (give ear ye
Xovernber, 1830,) we heartily rejoice in
gate,thig most un-English and anti-Christian
Nt
h fe i 8 draw the sword in the cause of his
I44'4tilte 1.-onoUrable and glorious for any man : to
4or ressco..urage for mercenary pay is neither
7aittl a. than murder on the broadest scale.
cs.apoio"lB_l3. race have been its just rewards. And
1,1141 et 8141814 of Lord Palmerston have any defence
Lelk I a must surely be the same that a
Of ()Clnderhead, on Monday, urged in extenua-
'r vi,.
41114 41
j°lln Russell's patronage of a different
%the qt.". that it Was an utter failure. So much
:4'35 aRainRUPLE ALLIANCE.
kdb,44 thelve always imagined the Whigs had loudly
No 1; Passage of the Balkan and the peace of
1,
k tlto the teeth of their Conservative oppo•
f rid I° ! th
114 e surface of the desert,—and the I urkis
ttitel.; ed it appears in plain defiance of positive
, in other words, the army is no more;—
"it,er 1% ill 0
Protocol Pen mutiny. This is what the man of
friee4 4 8 has done for Turkey, with. his alliance
•,•;411adar gland, France, and Russia,—with his
•,at the Porte and his fleet 'in the Medi-
M Goderich's feeble Cabinet sent an
9, • ".qttleilin
1.146 II) command their fleet, and the issue
Navarino. Lord Melbourne chooses
klitora adorn as the Lady in the verses accepts
, •
'e set •
n
iknds bu a theme to write verse on,
Ir , 8e" if he turns out his toe; • • •
,The only_ a sensible person,
"e 'Mayor of the Palace says NO."
(t" Of tekr! the treaty of Unkiar Skelessi, or the
14tuf,,ia, 'lz Dardanelles, or the grasping ambition
it(cill'nti,otri the commercial interest of England .
fi'iNt°etahtinoy is a Greyling,—and whether he remainl
3t4 by vii plc' or whether he loiter at Nap es,. l
!,h Tilt
days
),f his alliance, of course be high
th of Patronage are ntimbered!—The
Ar," p,„ TlirkeV is sacrificed to Russia,—and
Ow-
i •
lkieh n into the avaricious arms of France.
4411, . r the TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Xt:Pkt
f the 18 Rood ground' for rejoicing in the suc-
blepr 40table Bed-chamber Intrigue. It has
pro
in the
ittee to curse this nation for her sins.
betwu4ace and Demagogues in the country
ar,174
them the powers of Government. , I he
0 Cif 67"4884d
`1 1//efOr 8
of. the one are Court
.Dandies,
°t4z and broken French, vain prejudices,
qhkhq xe(inceits. Fitting rivals these for Nessel-
c letternich
home, the other faction
V(',tBleiripi.e dominant and their emissaries the
Ma 411 d tl Corn Laws:"
) Nt are 411.6.
, le mien who " work the
Ne and the men of ballot and extended
as qualified to speak the voice of
t.
ciao 4t home as their kid-glove associates
es'etp.
'lit4rk '‘' her abroad. It needs not the statesmen
our " Russia to outwit such imbeciles as eon-
thtNl• Gl'verninent at home or our Embassies
r nY Doti 4Cossack, any shirtless peasant from
e unid overcome them by the sheer force of
t.,,„,-reard,„
uesg• We must bear the penalty our
have brought upon us awhile longer. The
gaffe 4Nt „_ to the enticements of liberalism, and
the
41j_41.Y the price. We rejoice heartily as we
''itki• 41 rerne
()f public execration rising on every
041 er4ft l
. er that the solitary hope for the
gue
144. s the faithless harbour of a Sordid
I,
tlllll
itt,ll:'''s of tle!ihe who does Monday's work for the
i 4 brke town, inflicted uon his readers this
4tl) brace p
el articles --in one of which he, doubt-
er,
cl
ofl‘, to'
destroy Lord Sandon,—while, in the
441bieb.iiigton Y levelled his shafts against the Duke
Apt, ' The offence of our noble member was
))ellittlralslll3P°Bed a toast and made a speech at the
Meeti •
-c-reht t , in Oxford, expressive of the
Liyerna"4 in their pursuits by his consti-
-144h Lennte4lo°°l. It appears indeed to our saga-
,i;e4re rorrtarhY the height of folly in a commercial
eretice e Pursuits of agriculture. With all
414 Y be that, hots this witty and learned writer, we
1411,1.' to 0 ever indifferent the growth of wheat
th f tie who
t h etlin °llea to be fed with thistles, the
J "bin fegain •
Llverpool sympathizes as warmly as
'rig in Oxford with the ennobling and
Lib Per into ' of agriculture. And we would
tral re, his ear, that even the most selfish of
tklit Niket quell 3 will look with anxiety enough to
(if thy. 1.. T
4ky eht '0 the Llarvest,—as not being wholly
Itpori eaeCt those prospects will hate day
'ltett• that
great emporium of Liberal and
• to; - 'lrk% -4 11 4445. 44
I hi the STOCK EXCHANGE.
kor Ven"able title, the scurvy scribe dares to trifle
klee a
and ge• Serus in ecelum redeat.
I.lere are utenee
certainly
tp, . At .7 no limits to the extent of human
North a time
it hi when mob-meetings are swarm-
tt hies of
k L the4t4 tho England, and every honest man.
toti
, with
to,ght of what may happen during
14.: tune ue Present set of Incapables in
4, 'aelt e wh
I), 414 Red b en fierce demands for political
11)41
,a(le Y deedB
the of violence and outrage, are
14 '4, aridth dregs of our vast manufacturing
~t qarßed 4e 'whole firmament of society is, as
ootlvier..tli electric mat:er, ready to explode
gets for Universal Suffrage,—at this
t aoti I) Sir Charles Grey in the House of
54`)thij(1°1 whigte.,avelY asks leave to bring in a bill
'48,-f,itti 4 18 to establish a host of National
44 ev,/
-. Part of the country, and

overshadowing Parliament by an usurped and danger-
ous authority, derived under the -sanction of this pre-
cious bill from the lowest, neediest, and most worthless
portion of an indigent populace.
We can hardly believe the honourable member was
serious, notwithstanding his protestations to that effect,
when he told the House that the object of his bill was
twofold : " in the first place, it was designed to secure
to the people the right of meeting publicly to express
their feelings and set forth their grievances, while at
the same time it ensured that their discussions would
be carried on in an orderly manner." Heaven save
the mark ! The poor, despot-ridden, crouching slaves
who pass under the name of Britons, were for the first

time to be allowed the right of meeting publicly to
discuss their grievances, and solace themselves under
the tyranny of Queen Victoria with once a-year talking
politics in the open air, by the grace of Sir Ci:arles
Grey's new Emancipation Bill. The people of this
country care so little about what passes in Parliament,
are so sunk in apathy as to the measures of Govern-
ment, and are such docile and tractable instruments in
the hands of those who would curtail their rights and
privileges, that it has become absolutely necessary to
arouse them from their lethargy ; and so Sir
.Charles,
unwilling that the happy " accident" of the Birming-
ham fires should be lost, thinks it a favourable moment
for impressing Parliament with the conviction that
political agitation is the most desirable thing in the
world for our artizans and operatives to he engaged in,
and, taking the original idea of a Sacred Month from
that Brummagem Patriot and most discreet democrat,
Mr. Attwood, proposes that every year at Easter time
a Sacred Week should be kept, in which the cauldron
of riot and disorder is to be stirred, and an excitable
populace to be fevered into madness by the incendiary
harangues of itinerant demagogues. And this autho-
rised and appointed by Act of Parliament !

Now all this too. .hoard iimischievons, an'l,
as leave was refused to bring in the bill, it might seem
superfluous to notice such silly nonsense. But we
come now to the second object contemplated by this
disciple of Whiggery :—" In the next place it was
intended to secure to those who were not at present
qualified to exercise 'the right of voting at the Elections
of Members of Parliament, the means of exercising an
influence at those Elections." Here we have the clo-
ven foot in all its ugliness. Universal Suffrage is too
glaring an affront to- common sense to find in Sir
Charles Grey an open and plain-spoken supporter,
but he would give us all its evils in their most intole-
rable shape, and have the voice of the constituencies
stifled by the fierce clamours of that vast outlying
body of democracy which is at this moment perilling
the very existence of the monarchy itself.
Now perhaps many will think that this proposal
also is too absurd to do any harm, and that contempt
for the honourable mover of so wild a scheme is the
only feeling which it is fitted to inspire. But we con-
fess we do not agree in this opinion. The events of
the last few years, in which revolutionary doctrines
have made such rapid progress under the fostering
auspices of a Whig-Radical Government, have taught
us to look upon this system of political clubs and unions
exercising an imperium in imperio in the heart of the
country with the utmost suspicion. At all times it is
bad enough that such affiliated societies should exist,
and poison the minds and eaw of the people by foul
libels upon the legally-constituted- Government,; but
in the present day, under the incubus of Rulers who
owe to them their elevation to power, these irre-
gular and unrecognised assemblages are peculiarly
dangerous. The doctrine that Members of Par-
liament are the mere mouthpieceS of their consti-
tuencies, and ought to act but as their delegates,
without scope to think and judge independently
for themselves, is as old as the time of Burke, and
has been torn to shredi by him in his speech to
the electors of Bristol ; but latterly it has assumed a
more audacious shape, and we are told that those who
have not the franchise may have a Convention Parlia-
ment of their own, and, by the aid of daggers, blud-
geons, and firebrands, exercise a salutary influence over
the deliberations in St. Stephens. This is exactly
what happened during the early period of the trench
Revolution, and the club of Jacobins which met in
Paris, and had at its.,command all the loose and disor-,
derly rabble of the Faubourgs, finds its counterriart-
amongst the coal-pits of Newcastle and in the Bull-ring
of Birmingham. We firmly believe that the subject
we are now discussing will become, in no long time,
the most alarming that can engage the attention of
Parliament ; and if vigorous measures are not taken to
crush the attempts now -made to dragoon the two
Houses into a compliance with the noisy yells of an in-
satiate democracy, and to assert the authority of Par-
liament as the legitimate exponent of the wants and
wishes of the people, the question of Universal Suff-
rage, and, by consequence, of Universal Ruin, will
come upon us in a manner not to be resisted.
Do we believe that efficient steps will be taken by

the present ministry to prevent this ? No. We go
further, and prophesy, that when ,they are in opposi-
tion and a Conservative Government is in power, and
employed in the task of enforcing order and Obedience
to the law, which these men now vainly attempt, they
will encourage the Chartists in their desperate courses,
and, by preaching up the right of free discussion, and
prating about the liberty of the subject, and drawing
nice distinctions when there ought to be prompt action
and firm resolution, they will do all in their power to
aggravate the evil which they are now so solicitous to

lessen, and the National Convention will find in the
MelboUrne Rump—then a discontented and placeless
faction—a sneaking but willing auxiliary.

It seems then, after all, that Mr. Darby's proposal
for giving out-door relief to able-bodied labourers and
widows married before the passing of the Poor Law
Amendment Act, has, after receiving the sanction of a
parliamentary vote. in its favour, been, by some dex-
terous manoeuvring on the part of Lord John Russell,
and some coquetting on the part of the honourable
mover, been defeated at last, and that matters remain,
as far as regards out-door relief, exactly in statu quo.
It seems that Lord John held himself hound, by the
vote of the committee the other night, to do something,
and he therefore proposed to take into the workhouse
the children of such able-bodied men and widows as
were the objects of the relief contemplated by Mr.
Darby's proposal. This offer, however, he made snap-
pishly and grudgingly, and the consequence is, that the
House ultimately refused to sanction even this small
boon to the industrious and unfortunate labOurer. We
are sorry for this. Amidst all the good—and it has
been great and substantial—effected by the New Poor
Law, some of its machinery has grated with heedless
severity on the poor, and in no respect more than the
severe restrictions imposed upon the administration of
out-door relief. We are well aware that a profuse and
careless grant of relief to able-bodied labourers was
one of the most crying evils of the old system, and
nothing tended more certainly to perpetuate pauperism;
but, under judicious superintendence, there is no rea-
son whatever why an honest, industrious man, whom
some chance calamity has overtaken, or whom the se-
verity of ,the season has 'prevented for two or three
days from finding work, should not have the help of a
few shillings from the Board of Guardians to keep his
family from starvation, without being compelled to sell
up his effects and enter a union workhouse, We have
known some cases of extreme hardship of this nature.
When the prospects of the harvest are so gloomy every
thing should be done to
,prevent the severity of the
Poor Law from galling more than is absolutely neces-
sary those in whom poverty is no crime, but who, in
our art:ficial state of society,,suffer more distress than
guilty and convicted felons. We know that a poor
law must be so stringent as to seem more like a penal
enactment than a benificent provision for the wretched;
but we think in this case it is unnecessarily so. We
trust that the House of LJrds will take up Mr: Darby's
original proposition, and that it will become law before
the poor experience the misery of a bad harvest.

We rejoice to find that the Inland Warehouses Bill
has been-defeated in the House of Lords, and we heartily
congratulate the mercantile interest in this town upon
the successful issue of their opposition to this contem-
plated act of si oliation. The principal opponent of
the measure in the House of Lords was Lord Ash-
burton. No one could be better qualified than this
nobleman to deal with the subject. Profoundly versed
in mercantile knowledge, as he is acknowledged to be,
his opinion could not but be treated with deference
by the Upper Branch of the Legislature. He very

forcibly exposed the iniquitous tendency of the bill,
while he admitted that it necessarily found favour in
the House of Commons, in consequence of the influ-
ence exercised over the minds of the Members of that
House by their constituencies. He demonstrated most
satisfactorily that this bill was not an extension of, but
a departure from, the principle of promoting the transit
trade of the country. He also very properly remarked
that, in the case of Manchester for instance, no prac-
tical inconvenience could possibly result from the pre-
sent system. Manchester is now within an hour's
journey of Liverpool, and goods may be removed thi-
ther with as much facility as from the London Docks
to Westminster. It is, therefore, perfectly nonsensical
to speak of the hardship which Manchester suffers
under the present system.
One of the strongest reasons against the adoption
of the proposed measure, and which was urged by
Lord Ashburton, was, the necessity of increasing its
establishments to which the revenue would be exposed.
Of course, this reason could not be expected to weigh
anything with a Government so notoriously addicted
to extend its patronage as that which has so long
afflicted this country. This reason, however, which
was not perceived by an economising House of Com-
mons, was considered by the House of Lords as a fatal
objection to the proposed measure.

We are glad to find that Lord Brougham for once
voted against a measure calculated to inflict permanent
injury upon the trade and commerce of the country.
We wish he would pay equal deference to the judg-
ment of Lord Ashburton, " the first merchant in the
world," on other topics of a commercial nature. We
do not wonder at Lord Melbourne's flippant remark,
that " he did not set so high an opinion upon majori-
ties" as Lord Brougham. It only reminds us of the
fox in the fable, when he exclaimed That the grapes
were sour. Lord Melbourne may well affect to set a
low value upon that which is out of his reach. If the
presein unscrupulous Cabinet could only muster
" large maiorities" in favour of their infamous mea-
sures, no one would be readier than Lord Melbourne
ostentatiously to parade the superiority of the Minis-
terial party.

An overland mail has been received at India Hous-,
bringing dates from Bombay to the 3d of June, Calcutta
20th May, China 7th April. The China trade was
again stopped, and Captain Elliott, (the British resi-
dent,) together with thirteen of the principal mer-
chants, had been sent as prisoners into the interior,
and not allowed food and water for several days. The
merchants had delivered up their opium to the Chinese
authorities to the value of £2,000,000• sterling, under
guarantee of payment from Captain Elliott.

Several of our Radical contemporaries have been
busily employed of late in denouncing the cruelties
practised upon the Hill Coolies, who have emigrated
to Demerara. We beg to assure them, that these
cruelties have no existence except in the fertile ima-
gination of John Scoble, and others of the sane kidney.
We are not aware of any statements impugning the
treatment of these emigrants, besides those which
have emanated from John Scoble and his unprincipled
associates : but we happen to know that no reliance
whatever is to be placed upon the testimony of such
prejudiced individuals as those to whom we allude.
We do not deny that individual cases of oppression
may be detected in Demerara, as well as in every other
country, and under every form of government : but
we do most emphatically deny that the planters of that
country have generally signalised themselves by their
ill-treatment of either the Negroes or the Hill Coolies.
On the contrary, Are maintain that the interests of
both have been, generally speaking, most anxiously
and conscientiously consulted. Under the present
circumstances of the West Indian Colonies, it is obvi-

,usly the interest, as it is almost universally the prac-

tice, of the planters, to surround their labourers with
every comfort; and to treat them with kindness and

iberality.

It has been frequently asserted, that the climate of
Demerara is peculiarly destructive to human life, and
that it is; therefore, an act of the most glaring inhu-
manity to transport the Hill Coolies thither. We.have
the distinct authority of Mr. Montgomery Martin for
stating, that the fact is otherwise. The range of
mortality, even among the labouring population of
Demerara, is about 1 in 37 to 40; but in London and
France it is equal, as regards the whole population, rich
and poor ; and in other countries it is even more. In
Naples the mortality is 1 to 34; in Wirtemberg, 1 in
33; in Paris, 1 in 32 ; in Berlin, 1 in 34; in Nice, 1
in 31; in Madrid, 1 in 29; in Rome, 1 in 25; in Am-
sterdam, lin '24; in Vienna, 1 in 22i. " Thus," to
use Mr. Martin's language, "that which is termed our
most unhealthy West India Colony has, even as regards
its working population, a greater duration of life than
the rich and poor of some of the principal parts of
Europe." As to Mr. Scoble's rigmarole statements,
they are utterly unworthy of credit. They are scouted
with derision by all parties in Demerara.

The registrations in Scotland are proceeding most
favourably. The Conservatives, who have hitherto been
culpabl) negligent in many places, are now gaining in
every direction. In Edinburgh the Conservatives have
gained 100 on the present year's registration. • In the
county of Mid Lothian the number, of claimants ex-
is a preponderating majority for the Conservatives.
On the claims alone they have a majority of 215. In
Glasgow the Conservatives have lodged 834 claims,
and the Liberals 814. In the town of Greenock the
Conservatives have put in 198 claims, and the Liberals
134. In the Falkirk District of Burghs the Conserva-
tives have lodged 161 claims, and the Liberals 128.
In the county of Dumbarton the Conservatives have
lodged 125 claims, and the Liberals only 83. These
are the only returns which have yet fallen under our
notice. We hare no doubt, however, that the same
result will be witnessed in every district in which the
Conservatives have been induced to pay attention to
the registry. But our Scottish friends must not rest
satisfied with merely lodging their claims. They must
attend to support them in the court, as well as to sub-
stantiate their objections against the Liberals. If this be
done generally we may yet expect to see a large majo-
rity of Conservative members returned for Scotland at
the next general election.

Radicalism is at a woeful discount at Aylesbury.
Captain Hamilton, the conservative candidate has been
returned by a majority so overwhelming as for ever
to extinguish the hopes of the liberal faction in refe-
rence to the representation of that truly loyal borough.
On Tuesday, Captain Hamilton, Mr. Lockhart, (a
beardless and inexperienced youngster,) and Lord
Nugent, were respectively proposed and seconded.
The show of hands being in favour of Capt. Hamilton,
a poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Lockhart. The
poll commenced on Wednesday morning, when, after
polling three votes, Lord Nugent declined to proceed
any further with the contest. The farce of opposition
was continued until four o'clock, when the numbers
were as follows :

Captain Hamilton
Mr. Lockhart
Lord Nugent

Every fresh election affords irrefragable proof of the
rapid progress of Conservative reaction. The example
of Aylesbury will be emulated by scores of other places
at the next general election.

The latest intelligence from New York has been
received by the London line-of-packet ship Samson,
which left New York on the 10th ultimo, and reached
Portsmouth on the 28th. With the exception of the
President's progress, and an account of the depressed
state of the money market, the news from the United
States is unimportant. Accounts from Canada state,
that a fresh marauding expedition from the State of
Maine had entered the province of New Brunswick,
at Barnston, armed with pistols, muskets, and bowie
knives. After setting fire to the house of Captain
Burroughs, the villains were expelled.

We have received a file of the St. John's (N. B.)
Weekly Chronicle to the 28th of June. They do not
furnish us with any intelligence that has not been
anticipated by the arrivals from New York.

STEAM BOILER EXPLOSION.—The boiler attached to the
steam-engine at the Viaduct Foundry, Newton, accidentally
exploded between eight and nine o'clock on Monday morn-
ing. The workmen were at breakfast at the time) and the
engine was' standing. The engineer and another man were
slightly injured.

ANNIVERSARY CELERATION OF THE
_ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION.

In accordance with previous announcement, the anniver-
sary dinner of the Association of the Licensed. Victuallers
of Liverpool and its vicinity, took place on Wednesday, at
Mr. Towers's Waterloo Hotel, Crosby Sea Bank. The
weather had for some days previously, been wet and change-
able ; and after a storm of wind and showers during the pre-
vious night and morning, the day of the celebration was one
of the most unpropitious for a fete champetre that could
possibly have been selected—had the stewards. relying on
' Mr. Murphy," or any other quack compounder of
" atmospheric changes to come," been bribed to select a
point of time when their guests should undergo the salutary
operation of a shower-bath, unless well protected from wind
and weather. We will do the members of the association
the justice to say, that though they are frequently accused of
using too much water, (and we think unjustly—the potency
of their liquors to cheer, and, occasionally, to inebriate,
being taken into account,) that, on this occasion, there was
a great deal too much of that pure, tasteless, but wholesome
liquid so much in repute amongst the " temperance" com-
munity. The rain fell " in torrents" during the greaterpart of
the day, and so brief were the " spitting" intermissions, that
the downfall, it may be said, was continuous. The quay
operations of the town, where fine goods were in danger
from the rain, became suspended; and ordinary out-door
business was also considerably impeded. Under these cir-
cumstances, it could scarcely be expected that the attend-
ance, at a spot distant from the town, would reach even a
moiety in number of those who were expected, or that the
entertainment, superb as it was, should pass off with the
eclult which would have been imparted by a crowded attend-
ance. The result, however, evinced the great interest taken
in the welfare of the Licensed Victuallers Association. Tne
attendance, even under the disadvantages stated, was nume-
rous and respectable. Many gentlemen were present as
guests, honorary members, and friends of the society ; and
amongst them were—Llewelyn Nash, Esq., J. S. Willett,
Esq., James Wason, Esq., Mark Protheroe, Esq., John B.
Prichard, Esq., and Ellis Jones, Esq.
In anticipation of a company. too numerous to be accom.'
modated in any room of the hotel, a spacious tent, a tempo-
rary building, of about 130 feet in length by 65 in breadth;
was erected immediately in front of the hotel, the veranda
forming the entrance-hall. This capacious apartment was
constructed of timber, with numerous glazed windows on
each side, and a large central window, with two smaller ones
opening a prospect to the sea. Over the central window
noticed was an ornamental painted crown, with a white
emblematical flag suspended on each side of it. The
crown, after dark, was illuminated by numerous variegated
lamps, and presented a very pleasing appearance. At the
other end of the room was the coat of arms of the so-
ciety, with mottoes, and surrounded by tioriated ornaments.
The sides of the tent were lined throughout with crimson
cloth ; the double row of pillars in the centre, supporting trie
roof, were similarly encased ; the crossing beams (as well as
the walls) were decorated with evergreens, and the whole
presented a very pleasing and comfortable appearance. 'line
incessant rain, however, penetrated the roof in several part.,
and occasionally caused some slight annoyance to the guests
Toe repast provided was one °u tile beat we have fur a tong
time seen or Partakii off. Mr. and Mrs. Towers had pro-
vided abundance o v Inds and dtlicacies to supply twice the
number of guests the room would nave held, and every thing
was served up in the best possible manner.
At aboutlot r o'ci c 250 to 260 persons, including a few
" Lancashire Nrk itches' related to members of the association,
and neatly attired, sat down to dinner in the spacious tent
which we have briefly described.
Thomas Rees, Esq., presided, and Mr. Eastwood, of the
Royal Hotel. DAle-st eet, acted as vice-chairman.
Mr. !iltibbs's milit n nand was in attendanc:.. attired in
their handsome new uniform of the Ist Dragoon Gu trds, and
during the evening played a number of popular tines and
airs.

immediately after the withdrawal of the cloth, ti e CHAIR-
MAN notified to the company that the secretary or the asso-
ciation had received a letter trom Mr. Radley, ofthe Adelphi,
(the nded vice-president,) apologizing for his absence,
which had arisen in consequence of his having a large meet-
iig of the Glass Company at his house. Mr. Radley had
e closed a donation of £5, and expressed his best wishes foi
the success of the society.
.

The first toast which the Chairman gave was—" The
Queen, God bless her, and may she long reign in the hearts
of her people. (Three times three.)
" The Queen Dowager and the other branches of the Royal
Family." followed, and was received with greetapplause.
The VICE-PRESIDENT gave=" The Army and Navy."
(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then rose and said that the next toast he
had the honour to propose was one in which he telt a con-
siderable interest, otherwise he should not have had the
honour of presiding there that day. The toast was, " Pros-
perity to the Licensed Victuallers' Society of Liverpool and
its vicinity," and he assured them that it was with the great-
est sincerity he wished prosperity to the society. His ex-
perience of the association was so short that he could not
enter so fully into the details connected with it as he would
have desired. This, however, he knew to be a society which
was founded on a good principle, and which had worked well
during the eight or nine years it had been in existence. He
most earnestly desired that its funds were greater, in order
that the objects of the society might be carried out to the
fullest possible extent. He did not fancy that they cowl
ever carry on their operations to the extent of the London
Victuallers' Society ; for that, indeed, they could not hope ;
but, nevertheless, they might follow in its wake, and imitate
its noble example to the utmost extent of their ability. In
the committee- room of the officers attached to the association,
in Great Charlotte-street, any member might see the repre-
sentation of the building erected by the licensed victuallers of
London ; and he hoped ere long to see a similar building in
Liverpool, worthy of the licensed victuallers of the town.
(Cneers.) It was true that some portion of the funds of the
association had, during the past year, been applied to the
protection of the interest of the trade; and some, he regretted

to say, had censured such an application of the fund, though
he could not but consider that they had been expended on
legitimate purposes. (Hear, hear.) He wished, however,
that there had been no necessity for any such expenditure.
If the committee of the association had not been successful in
their efforts, it was, in his opinion, quite certain that they
had done their best for the interest of the society ; and the
trade did not know what their enemies might have effected,
if the committee had not Watched over the proceedings of
parliament. The licensed victuallers had not accomplished
all that they might hope for, but they had prevented a vast
deal more mischief being done to them. Their business was
especially guarded by legislative enactments; consequently
it was their duty to watch every bill that was passing through
either house of parliament, if that bill at all affected their in-
terests. He trusted, however, that this was the last occasion
on which their funds would have to be so applied to any great
extent, and that they would now be able to turn their atten-
tion to a more pleasing task, that of charity. They had
already three orphans who 'were ❑ourished by their care;
and he hoped that the gratifying success of their experiment,
if he ►night so term it, would stimulate them to conic forward
as one man in promoting tue object of educating the youth

belonging to the society. Tbere was no lack of interest on
behalt of the association, although they were not honoured
by tik presence of a great number of gentlemen who received
considerable support from the husiutss of the members; .Lut
lie could assure the company that those gentlemen were not
the less interested in the prospecity of the society. In proui
of this,,he would mention that one individual, who had been
waited upon the other day, and invited to attend the dinner,
stated that he bad hexer attended the anniversary festivities
of the association—circumstances had prevented him ; but he
said, •" If you will set about the erection of a school and an
asylum, in connexion with that body, and worthy of the
licensed -victuallers of Liverpool, I will subscribe 1300."
That sentiment had been re-echoed by others, and he hoped
that it would tend to stimu:are the members to exert them-
selves and to forward their own interests; for unless they
who were so immediately interested in the success of the so-
ciety did exert themselves, they could not exepct that honorary
members would press forward. He hoped that they would
have a building ere long that would enable many a worthy
,man to say, in succeeding ge;ierations—" To that building we
owe all that we possess—there we obtained the first rudiments
of our education, and were enabled to become what we now
are." Education was a thing which could not be too greatly
admired or prts.-ed forward. As the poet Gray had beauti-
fully said—
" Full many a gem 'of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean hear;
Full many a flower is born to bloom unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air."

He hoped that the gems to which Gray bad alluded would
not in our time be suffered to lie in obscurity at the depths of
society ; that the flowers which should scatter their fragrance
in the midst of pleased and admiring thousands, would not
be permitted to waste their sweetness on the desert air ; but
that the society which he addressed would exert themselves,
and bring the one to light and the other to notice. Genius
was not confined alone to the rich; for it was a notorious
fact that many persons in indigent circumstances had raised
themselves to the greatest eminence in science and litera-
Lee. If he had the necessary ability and the requisite elo-
quence, he would say a great deal more on the subject, be-
cause he felt that education was the chief aim to which the
activity of every class of men should be directed. The presi-
dent then went on to remark that it frequently happened
taat the later years of many men, who in the beginning of
their career were prosperous, were over-clouded with ad-
versity; and he considered that it was the duty of those
who were more permanently successful in business to pro-
vide for the comforts of th .se less fortunate friends who be-
longed to the society. (Cries of " Hear, hear," and great
cheering.) Next in importance to the erection of a school in
connexion with the Licensed Victuallers' Society of Liver-
pool, was, he should say, the building of an asylum for the
decayed members of the trade. The asylum, perhaps, should
not be commenced until the school had been established : but
still the project should be kept steadily in view. He re-
2-retted that, out of 1500 licensed victuallers in the town of
Liverpool, not more than about 500 belonged to ti e associa-
tion. Why this apathy existed he was at a loss to conceive.
How was it to be expected that the public would suppo,t
them, when they would not unite to support themselves?
Let them put forth their own most determined efforts, and
then, though they might less need, they would be more cer-
tain t 4 receiving, sympathy and support from without. He
would not detain the company by entering into details (tithe
society's proceedings—that was a duty which would more
properly devolve upon their secretary ; but he had no doubt
they would be fully satisfied that the officers for the past
year had not neglected the interests of the association. The
chairman then went to say that he had the pleasure of pre-
senting to the meeting three orphans who had had the ad-
vantage of their kind protection, and who, he felt satisfied,
from their looks and appearance, had received, and knew
that they had received,• the care that ought to be bestowed
upon them.- There were doubtless many members present
who were parents, and 'he hoped the sight of those three
children would stimulate the society to increase the number
of the objects of their benevolence. Although each indivi-
dual of the company might then be in the full vigour of life,
not one of them knew how soon they might be cut off, and
it therefore became the duty of all parents to provide for their
offspring ; and he hoped that that consideration would in-
duce every licensed victualler in the town to joie the society.
He begged again to give—" Prosperity to the Licensed
Victuallers' Society of Liverpooland its vicinity." (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN announced that Mr. Jackson. of liarford-
street, had made a donation of .f.:5 to the society in the name
of his son, and begged leave to propose Mr. Jackson's health.
(Cheers.)
Mr. JACKSON acknowledged the compliment, and in so
doing said that he felt proud in being a member of the asso-
ciation, and it would always be to him a pleasure to support
it to the utmost of his ability and in every possible way.
(Cheers.)
The three orphan children alluded to by the president were
then presented to the meeting. They were of the respective
ages of five, seven, and ten, and their personal appearance,
cheerful and contented looks, testified to the truth of the
chairman's assertion, that the utmost care had been bestowed
upon them. Toe president proposed that the company should
drink " Health and prosperity to the orphans." This was
done amidst much cheering.

Mr. BENWELL, of the Theatre Royal, who, by his regular
attendance at the anniversaries of the association, and his
equally regular presentation to the company of an original
comic song, has become to be reaarded as a sort of poet
laureate to the society, was here called upon by the president
for a song. He mounted one of the tables' and sang the
following humorous effusion, to the tune of " Jim Crow :"
Your sarvant, all kind gentlefolks ;
I vow I'd no conception
Dat once again you'd give Jim Crow
So welcome a reception.
I tout, should I come here again,
At Jim Crow you'd look blue;
And good reason dat you should do so, ..

'Cause I look black at you.
Wheel about, &c.
I met a friend in Scotland-road.
Say Jim Crow, " How d'ye do ?
I hope your going to dine wid us
Dis day at Waterloo ?"
Says I, " You know I must be dere
Dis day to celebrate,
And be slick and ready wid a song,
'Cause I'm poet laureate."
Wheel about, &c.
You've heard of Yankee wonders,
Dat leave us far behind ;
Such pranks dey 've played, and funny tricks,
From absence of de mind :
A chap pull'd off his Hessian boots,
And laid 'em snug in bed ;
Den stuck his jaw in de boot-jack,
And slap pull'd off his head !
Wheel about, &c.
A nigger chap in Kentucky,
Dat was tarnation knowing,
He broke de hearts of de game cocks
By beating dem at crowing,
He managed it so right and slick,
And crowed so shrill and prime,
He made de sun get out of bed
Two hours before his time.
Wheel about, &c.
A broder nigger say, " Jim Crow
1 for amusement at a loss be."
Say I, " Den get into de boat,
And sail wid me to Crosby ; •
Where you will hear famed Stubb's band,
Dat will delight you so,
And see Massa Benwell on de table
Jump Jim Crow."
Wheel about, &c.
Says I, " Oh dear, what castle's dat ;
Says a gent, you know full well ;
" Dat it is not a castle,
But de Waterloo Hotel."
Says I, " Man, what d'ye mean by dat ?
I'll prove it, by de powers,
D it sure it must a castle be,
'Cause it supposts good Towers."
Wheel about, &c.
When de British met at Waterloo,
Aud won dat famous batle,
I'm told dey were such desperate chaps
Dey eat men and cattle.
Now met at Waterloo once more,
You've proved true Englishmen;
For, 'nation, if you an't to-day
oth cut and come again.
Wheel about, &c.
Jim Crow himself has nought to boast—
You may almost call him glutton ;
My eye! how he did cram himself
Wid salmon, peas, and mutton.
Says Jim, " Do I'm a nigger man,
prove when once I start,
Dat I, like you at Waterloo,
Scarce left a Bony Parte."
Wheel auout, &c.
And now a gent, I wish to name,
'Cause I know it will none vex,
Possess'd of good qualities.
Like his famous double XX ;
And, like his genuine porter,
Is sure all folks to please—
I mean our noble president,
De worthy Massa Rees.
Wheel about. &c.
We all of us are well aware
We should not have done badly,
Had we but had in our vice-chair
The noble Massa Radley.
He berry sorry he can't come,
Or he attend the feast would;
Bu, we've got a rare vice-president
In Massa Peter Eastwood.
Wheel about, &c.
I now beg to conclude my song,
And leave off my grimaces,
As 1 know I must look ugly
'Mong so many bonnylaces.
May de Vittler's ciety eber meet
Wid de success it merits,
And I hope, till I see dem again,
Dey'll all keep up deir spirits.
Wheel about, &c.
The song was enthusiastically encored; but Mr. Benwell,
instead of repeating what he had already sung, gave the com-
pany a continuation of the song, which had been written in
anticipation of this usual result, and which elicited as much
laughter and applause as the first part.
The CHAIRMAN gave—" The health of Mr. Benwell, and
may he have a good benefit." (Cheers.)
Mr. BENWELL returned thanks for the great and unex-
pected compliment which had been paid to him.
The health of the Chairman was then given by a gentleman
whose name we did not learn. it was received with much
applause.
The CHAIRMAN. in returning thanks, said that the great
kindness which h d been exhibited towards him, for the little
services he had rendered, would stimulate him to still further
exertions in the cause of the society, He should be most
happy to aid, both with his services and his purse, and to the
utmost extent of his ability, in the establishment of such a
monument as that to which he had previously alluded ; and
he thought that he could not show his zeal for the welfare of
the society in a more efficient manner than by such conduct.
(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN said that the next toast was one which,
he was sure, the company would do full justice to, because
in it was embraced the name of a noble lord who had been
one of the most zealous advocates of the licensed victuallers'
cause. He should give—" Lord Stanley, Lord Francis
Egerton, and the other members for the county," (Great
applause.)
The CHAIRMAN here announced that he had again a most
pleasing duty to perform, such as he little anticipated would
have devolved upon him that evening. He had to state that
Mr. Jackson, of Harford-street, had presented a donation of
120 towards building an asylum sitnilar to that existing in
London. (Cheers.) He hoped that many would follow
the good example. The Chairman shortly afterwards men-
tioned that Mr. Jackson had instructed him to say, that he
(Mr. J.) would send £3O more when the first stone was
laid. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then alluded to a melancholy accident
which had occurred during the erection of the tent in which
the members were then sitting. By the falling of one of the
beams, a workman had his thigh bone broken, and the ac-
cident unfortunately resulted in the death of the poor man,
who had left a widow and two children. He (the president)
hoped that the ladies and gentleweet present would do some
little to alleviate the loss of the destitute woman and. her
children.
A subscription was made, and the sum of £8 Ms. .% was
collected.
The VICE-PRESIDENT gave--" Lord Sandon and Cresswell
Cresswell, Esq., the members for the borough of Liverpool.
(ProloiNed and enthusiastic cheering )
The CHAIRMAN stated that the good example which had
been set by Mr. Jackson had not been wholly inoperative,
for the six strangers (previously mentioned) who had honoured
the society with their company had each presented a donation
of one guinea. He begged leave to give—" The strangers
who have this day honoured us with their presence." (Cheers)
MARK PROTHEROE, Esq. returned thanks.
Tae CHAIRMAN afterwards gave—" The members of both
houses of the legislature friendly to the interests of the li-
censed victuallers." (Much cheering.)
The VICE-C ft AIRMAN proposed—" The mayor and magis-
trates for the borough of Liverpool." (Cheers.)
Mr. JAMES HAMER proposed the health of their worthy
vice-president, Mr. Eastwood, who had so kindly consented
to act when Mr. Radley was prevented from attending.
(Cheers.)
Mr. EASTWOOD briefly acknowledged the compliment.
The CHAIRMAN next gave—" The trustees of this society."
(Applause.) -
Mr. BENT, who rose amidst great cheering, returned
thanks. He said that being the senior trustee present, it be-
came his-duty to return his respectful thanks for the honour
conferred on his colleagues and himself; and he was sure
that. he would not be rendering strict justice either to their
feelikgs or intentions, if he did not say at the same time that
the trustees were ever willing to promote the objects of that
important society. He must also be permitted to express a
hope that the Licensed Victuallers' Society would soon be
enabled, by a more perfect combination of their influential
body, to raise and place under the care of their trustees funds
not only sufficient to defend with spirit and effect their trade,
their property, and their privileges from the many injurious
changes which had latterly so continually and unjustly har-
assed 'hem, and which he feared had, in some degree, tended
to diminish the comfort and happiness of the licensed victual-
lers and their families ; but also by their friends, to obtain the
further means of carrying into effect the more gratifying ob-
jects of their society, and on such a scale as would be most
creditable to the liberality and benevolence of the members—
(Hear, hear.) and in fact only second in importance to
those valuable institutions which their brethren, the licensed
victuallers of London, have to their honour and credit, es-
tablished, so munificently supported, and which he looked
upon as one of toe proudest nstioaal ornaments of this coon-
try.—(Much cheering,)
The VICE-PRESIDENT gave—" The honorary members
and donors to this society. (Cheers.)
Mr. HINDLEY returned thanks, and afterwards favoured
the company with a song.
The CHAIRMAN proposed—" The health of the chairman
and other members of the committee." (Applause.)
Mr. MARSHALL, in replying, said he had only been on the
committee for the short period of four months, but he knew
that the committee had done their utmost to go economically
to work in all their proceedings. Mr. Marshall then gave—
" Messrs. Bryden and Robinson, deputies of this society,
now in London."
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the secretary,
Mr. James Robinson, and called upon him to give a state-
ment of the financial and other proceedings of the society.
Mr. JAMES ROBINSON, after having returned thanks for
the very flattering manner in which the toast had been re.
sponded to, begged permission to give a brief sketch of the
last year's proceedings. He then alluded to the pleasure
which he had felt at the growing importance and increasing
;embers of the society, and said that he was much gratified
in seeing that the society, as had been mentioned by the
chairman, was based on the very best and most solid prin-
ciple which could advance the trade. They boasted not of
being a political body, but united only for the support of
their trade, as other bodies did. If the licensed victuallers
would not unite and support their interests in the same way
as others did, they would be a neglected' set of individuals,
and not have that influence to which their property and num-
bers entitled them: The last.year had been an arduous one
for the members of the committee. In the early part of the
year they had had a great deal to do in local matters, and
so far they had not neglected the interests of the trade.
Every thing that could have been done by them to advance
the interest of the trade, locally, had been done. Their
next important duty had been to notice the proceedings at
head-quarters, where they had to fight a greater battle
than the company were aware of. The committee had
done their duty well, and he hoped that members would
take the liberty of going oftener to the office to see
what was doing. So. long as he held the office of secre-
tary, he had laboured very much to advance the interests of
the assaciation, as far as his humble abilities would go, and
he had been warmly supported by various members.
The deputies in London had worked manfully in support of
the trade ; and when it was taken into consideration that the
committee had drawn into a collection the trade in various
surrounding towns, and so made them like the bundle of
sticks, which individually could be easily broken, but collec-
tively were strong, it must be acknowledged that they had
not laboured in vain. He was astonished that they did not
get every member of the trade in Liverpool to join the as-
sociation. Last year there was a very heavy expenditure on
account of protecting the trade generally, and members who
were not in the habit of going to the society's offices thought
that the money had not been usefully spent ; but any one
who would call on him would see that it had been spent in the
very best manner. He was proud to say that the number of
new members last year amounted to between 70 and 80. He
hoped that all would use their influence to draw within their
circle those who were not of them. He was sure that the
society would not be seen to take any other ground than that
of supporting the trade generally. With these remarks he
begged leave to thank the company for the honour they had
done him.
The CHAIRMAN gave next—" The stewards of the dinner,
and thanks to them for the manner in which they have con-
ducted the proceedings of this day." (Clam's.)

Mr. LAWTON returned thanks. He thought that, with the
exertions the stewards had made, there would have been, if
the weather had proved favourable, a very handsome at-
tendance.

" The Lancashire Witches," and " The Hostess and Host,"
were afterwards given.
The CHAIRMAN in giving the last toast said, that he could
scarcely do justice to the worthy host and hostess, who had
that day struggled to make them comfortable and happy. If
the apartment in which they then sat was not so well filled
as was expected, it was not the fault of their host, but was
alone to be ascribed to the unfavourable state of the weather.
He urged upon the society the necessity of union, for the pur-
pose of carrying out the objects they had in view.
Mr. TOWERS returned thanks for the handsome manner
in which his health had been drunk. He regretted that the
day had been so unfavourable ; but, he remarked, he had no
power to hold the lightning, and control the storm. (Cheers.)
His greatest pleasure was the satisfaction expressed by the
toast of his humble endeavours to please, and he could
assure them that as on this, so on future occasions, his
highest ambition should be to give satisfaction to his
guests. (Loud and repeated cheers.)
At nine o'clock, the Ball-room, opposite to the Inn, was
opened for the amusement of such of the company as
delighted in dancing ; and quadrilles and country dances
became the order of the night, until eleven o'clock, when
the company broke up. There was considerable scrambling
to obtain places in the omnibuses and other vehicles
" bound " to town ; but all were, we learn, finally accom-
modated. The dinner was, on the whole, highly creditable
to the stewards, and to the host and hostess of the " Water-
loo."

-KIRKDALE AND EVERTON HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

Yesterday, the anniversary show of flowers, fruit and
plants, of this society, took place at the grounds attached to
Mr. New's, Derby Arms Inn, in Kirkdale. A spacious tent
was erected for the occasion on the east side of the bowling-
green. At the north end, the apartment formed by the tent
terminated in the circle of alcoves. The tine, tall decorative
plants on the centre table, and .the beautifLi arid rare tx.tic
and indigenous vegetable productions—from the hot-house
to the kitchen garden—formed a tout-ensemble truly delight-
ful. The show was most numerously attended by the ladies
and gentlemen of the neighbourhood, as well as by many dis-
tinguished strangers,—all of whom expressed their great ad-
miration of the several splendid productions exhibited, and
their high approbation of the objects of the society. A hand
was on the ground, and played favourite airs during the day.
We have been favoured by a friend with an account of the
several prizes awarded for the best specimens of fruit, flowers,
plants, roots, &c. ; but the lateness of the hour precludes us.,
from inserting these interesting data until our next publica-
tion. • •

After the meeting a number of gentlemen, members of the
society and others, retired to the large room at Mr. New's,
and passed a pleasing and convivial evening.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TUESDAY.

ASSAULT AT SEA.

Captain Whitty, of the ship Ann, appeared to answer a
charge preferred against him by Isaac. Thomas, a seaman.
The complainant stated that, on Monday week, the vessel
being then at sea, the crew had asked the mate for bread which
he had not served out, in consequence of which they were
short. He (witness) went to the mate, and asked him why
he had not served out the bread. The mate said he had never
been requested to do so. He (complainant) replied, " Then
there are liars." The captain thought he was calling him a
liar. He went to cut a spar, as he had been directed, when
the captain came up to him and said, " Who is that whom
you are calling a liar ? " Witness replied, " I did not call
any one a liar, I only said there were liars." The captain,
upon this, took the spar from him, and threw it at him. He
missed him, but he immediately seised a piece of wood, and,
struck him twice with it, cutting his head. The captain af-
terwards attmpted to put him in irons, but he (witness)
would not be put in irons, and he threw the manacles over-
board.

Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the defendant, question-
ed the complainant, as to whether he had not been very violent
to the captain—whether he had not taken a harpoon to him,
and seised•him by the throat ? The complainant would admit
nothing of all this ; but, turning to the captain with an air of
great condescension, he•said, "If the captain will promise me
faithfully that he will never more beat a sailor who goes with
him on a voyage to the coast, I'll forgive him. There! I
think that's fair—isn't it? "

Mr. Davenport.—You are very kind.
Mr. Fleetwood, the chief mate, produced the log-hook.
He stated, that on the 22d of July, he had riot served out the
bread, and the complainant, who was the ship's cooper,
grumbled thereat. He (the mate) told him that he was not
aware that they wanted bread, for he never was told. The
complainant answered something which he understood to be
" You are a liar! " He was not certain, and would not
speak positively. The captain went to him, and asked him
what language it was that he had used. He replied, that he
had said that there were liars. The captain did not believe
him. He dil not exactly see what followed, but he saw the
cooper take up a harpoon and stand with it in a threatening
attitude. The captain then struck him, but he believed it
was in self-defence. The captain said he would put him in
irons, and he did attempt to do'sO, but the complainant threw
the manacles overboard.

Reuben Smith stated, that he did not see the beginning of
the affray, but he heard the captain call some one to come aft
to put the cooper in irons. He went. He heard the cooper
threaten the captain, and order hiin to go aft. He saw the
cooper seise the captain by the throat. The captain said he
would put him in irons, and the cooper replied that he should
not, but that he would put him (the captain) in irons. He
called for some of the crew to cone and assist him in putting
manacles on the complainant ; but not a man stirred. He
then called to his officers to come and put on the manacles ;
but they did not obey. The captain then went into the ca-
bin, and witness saw him there. He (the captain) said, " I
stand alone; I have not an officer or a man who will obey
me." It appears that after all was over, the captain called
the cooper aft, and dressed the cuts on his head.
Mr. Rushton said, he thought he could see how the mat-
ter stood. The captain had been exasperated at the language
which he overheard, and had been very rough, more so tha
he ought to have been. The crew and officers sympathised
with the man, and would not assist. There was no mention
in the log of the harpoon having been raised.
The mate said he forgot to enter it.
Mr. Rushton did not think the case one that called for
severe punishment. The captain was fined 5s and costs.

WEDNESDAY.

PROSECUTION BY THE " ASSOCIATION OF CAR AND

COACH OWNERS

Most of our readers will be aware that an association was
lately formed by the proprietors of roaches and cars, &c.,
for the purpose of protecting the public from extortionate
charges by unprincipled drivers, and at the same time of
protecting themselves by a more rigid superintendence of
their servants. On Monday, and, (the prisoner having ben
remanded), this day, a driver, named Edward Jones' was
brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of withholding
from his employer, (or otherwise embezzling) a sum which
he had received for a fine. • The amount was but small, and
the prosecution was instituted by the association, with a view
to carry out to the full extent the principles upon which it
was founded—that of the strictest honesty and attea on on
the part of their drivers,—the previous numerous friends or
the public and themselves, having thrown a degree of dis-
credit on the trade, which it is hoped this union of the
masters will eventually obliterate, with advantage to the
community and themselves. The prisoner being placed at
the bar,

Jotonathau Spinks said he was a publican and car-proprietor,
and resided in the New Haymarket. The prisoner, Edwd.
Jones, had been in his (witness's) employment about two
years as a car-driver. He was to account for any fares lie
had received every noon and night to witness, and to no
other person. About half-past four on Monday morning
last, the prisoner had a fare to the Cattle-market, West
Derby. That was a fare of 35., for which I gave credit to
the party. About half-past six he accounted for a fare from
the Clarence Dock to the Railway Station, Lime-street,
which amounted to 4s. About seven o'clock another fare
from one of the docks to the Railway, which was 2s. About
eight o'clock he accounted for a fare from one of the docks
to the Angel Inn, in Dale-street, which was 2s. About
eleven o'clock he accounted for a fare from one of the docks
to Hanover-street, which amounted to 2s. About twelve
o'clock at noon the prisoner came in to change horses. It
was then that witness took the above accounts from him :
they came to 10s. The prisoner did not account for any fare
which he bad done for Mr. Robert Isaacs. Witness asked
him if the above fares were all he had done, and he said they
were. Witness asked him if he had not had a fare from
Mr. Isaacs, of the Fish-market. He said, " That 's all the
money I have." Witness then went for Mr. Isaacs, and,
on his reaching witness's house, the prisoner saw him and
ran out by the back door. Witness had him apprehend c
the same evening. He then said to witness, that if he would
take him back he would pay him the money. Witness re-
fused to make any such agreement. A fare from Hotham-
street to George's Dock would be 2s.

Robert Isaacs said he Was a fishmonger, and that about
half-past seven on Monday morning he employed the pri-
soner to drive him from Hotham-street to George's Pier-
head. Witness alighted there, and paid him 2s. for the fare,
and 6d. for himself.

The subsequent evidence corroborated the fact that the
prisoner had not paid his master the 2s. ; and the informa-
tions being taken, he was fully committed for trial.

INFORMATIONS FOR BREACH OF THE DOCK LAWS

W. and H. Sharpies were charged with having permitted
five pieces of pine timber, landed from Rowena, to lie on the
quay thirty-nine hours beyond the forty-eight hours allowed,
whereby they had incurred a penalty:of £2 15s. being at the
rate of five shillings per hour for every hour beyond the above-
mentioned two days. The defendants advanced in excuse,
that the pieces of timber were small, and did not take up
much room. The officers said this was correct. Fined 254 6d:
and ea: ts.

Messrs. Chaloner and Houghton were charged with having
suffered twenty pieces of mahogany to lie upon the quay of
the Brunswick Dock thirty-one hours beyond the forty-eight
hours allowed by law, whereby they had incurred a penal y
of z£7 15s. Fined 10s. and costs. The same parties we e
further charged with having suffered sixteen pieces of maho-
gany to remain seventy-two hours beyond the two days al-
lowed. The goods were still there. The defendanti had in-
curred a penalty of .£lB. They alleged that they were then
taking them away. Fined 14s. and costs. '
Messrs. M'Nair and Dutton were charged' with having
landed at the King's Dock gates fifty bags of Shumae, Which
they had permitted to remain thirty-seven hours beyond the
forty-eight hours allowed, whereby they had incurred a't,e,
nalty of £9 ss. The defence was that the weather had been
so wet that the article, which was perishable, would have-been
damaged by removal. Fined ss. and costs.
Mr. William Pierce was charged with having left 150 bags
of shumac on the quay sixty-one hours beyond the forty-eight
hours allowed, whereby a penalty of £l5 ss. had been incur-
red. The defendant alleged that his broker told him the
goods would be spoled if removed during the wet weather.
Therefore it was left. Fined 15s. and costs.
Captain Chase, of the Berwick, was charged with haying
left ten tubs of ballast on the dock quay beyond the time al-
lowed by law, whereby he had incurred a penalty not exceed-
ing £5. Fined ls. and costs.

Messrs. W. and J. Tyrer were charged with having left 150
bundles of sheet iron, and ten casks of provisions, on the
quay beyond the time allowed. The offence was admitted.
Fined 78. 6d. and costs.

A number of individuals were fined on informations from
the officers, for not having proper watchmen on the decks of
their vessels, for leaving cars on the piers without drivers,
and for overloading carts.

YESTERDAY.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT, &C.

An elderly man, of the name of Th.omas Mareiall, was
brought up before the magistrates (Messrs. Rusatou and
Brown), charged with having, on the evening of Wednesday
last, attempted the violation of the person of a girl not more
than ten years of ace, named Bridget Rogers, who resides
with her parents in Toxteth-park. The examinatioa was
taken in a private room, to which the reporters had no 'ac-
cess; consequently we are not able to give any particulars
of the investigation. Sufficient proof, however, of assault
must have been given, whatever were the intentions of the
prisoner; for the magistrates inflicted upon him tile penalty
of .£3, or in default of payment to be imps ironed two months.
•

BEARDS.—Many of the Rabbies and old elothesmen, find-
ing themselves completely
it is said,
by many of their Chris-
tian competitors, have, said, determined to submit their
chins to the razor, so that the Jew's will become a clean face,
and the Christian's a dirty one.—Argue. • - •

THE MAILS.

To Me Merchants! Mgnufactyrers, and Shipowners qf

jarioashire ;and Yorkshire.
The following extract from a statement recently published
by the Mayor, Corporation. and Inhabitants of Falmouth, is
well worthy the attention of the commercial interests in the
North of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Falmouth-, for
upwards of two centuries, has been the station. for the sailing
packets for our colonies and foreign ports. Since the intro-
duction of steam-boats and rail-roads, Southampton has set
up a claim in opposition to Falmouth, with. what justice the
annexed schedule will demonstrate.

"The mails from Scotland, Ireland, Liverpool, Manches-
ter, and other great manufacturing towns in the North of
England concentrate at Bristol.
From Bristol to Exeter is .... 75 miles or 71 hours.
From Exeter to Falmouth-is .. 96 ditto or 11 ditto.

From Bristol to Southampton
about - 75 ditto or 74 ditto.
Steam Vessel from off Falmouth
to Southampton

291

Differenceinfavour of Fahnouth - 11 ditto.
On completion: of Rail-road :•
from Bristol to Exeter, a fur.,
ther saving will accrue of .. tr6rl..rjr)

id:, 5 ditto.
frt W•roriA 3ii
Total.differenee V 3-51616 hours.
Even if the mails were conveyed from Southampton to
London per railroad, they would frequently be detained there
24 or 36 hours, arriving on Saturday night or Sunday morn-
ing, which never can occur coining from Falmouth through
Bristol. R. C.

Liverpool, 30th July, 1839.
N.B.—The Memorial and Statement are at the Exchange-
rooms.

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.

It will no doubt be in the recollection of many that, in the
autumn of last year, several gentlemen interested themselves
in the promotion of a casualty hospital for the beuetit of the
numerous working classes in the vicinity of the docks at the
south end! of the town, now extending beyond the Hercula-
neum,Potteries. This laudable object was duly appreciated,
and Amt at the time with great_ encouragement,, a sum little
under £2,000 being given in donations, aided by a gratuitous
grant of land, in a most eligible situation in Lower Parliament-
street, most liberally made for the site of the building by the
corporation of Liverpool.
A committee was formed for the purpose of carrying into
effect the wishes of the donators and subscribers, but with
great regret they have to announce that the sum raises.' is
quite inadequate to meet the necessary outlay for a suitable
building, although-designed, with every regard to economy;
by an experienced architect, the cost being about £4,000..,
The committee trust the community in this wealthy and
benevolent town will not allow an undertaking calculated to
diffuse tnch general advantages and relieve suffering humanity
to languish for want of support, •but rather that they will
speedily enable the committee to have the grateful satisfac-
tion of announcing the receipt of the requisite funds for the
commencement of the good work.
Donations and subscriptions will be thankfully acknow-
ledged by the treasurer, • Mr. John Platt, Greenlaad;street ;
Ambrose Lace, Joseph B. Yates, W. Kay, Esqts. ; the Rev.
R. L. Townsend; Mr. Minshull, honorary secretary, or any
member of the committee.
Donations, as before advertised
Right Hon. Earl of Sefton
Lord Sandon, P
Cresswell, M.P
T. Ripley -
William Fisher ....
C. Bryce
John Stewart
J. W. Gibsone
Thomas Bolton
Joseph Ewart
Thomas Holt
George Holt -
James Tyrer
Macraken and C 0..:
R. Gillon
J. Miller
E. Rae
Dr. Sillar
James Bouch
Rev. J. BoWsteitd...
John Brown .. •
= Jaines Denton,

£1074 4 11
105 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
21 0 0
20 0 0
Si) 0 0
2 2 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
10 1) 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
10 -0 0
10 0 0
5 '0 0
• 5 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
2 0 0
1 0 0
-0 0
1 0 0

LOCAb NEWS.

THE 'VOLUNTARY PferszpiPLE.—On Tuesday evening last,
a lecture was delniertal in•the New Independent Chapel in
EvertonCres,:eat,'lik.the'Rev. Dr. Cox, M.A., of HaekneY,
on the subject of"ine Connection of Church and state ; its
Religious Tendency, &c. &c. Toe harangue consisted of
nothing more than a repetition of oft-refuted arguments,
proving, of course to the liking of the rabid dissenters that
there could be no religion enjoyed or felt by any connected
with the Established Church ; bishops, clergymen, and people
were .all alike Lenounced as promoters of irreligion, hypo-
crisy, and infidelity, and none forsooth but tno,e w.. 0 came
out from its pale of community, were accounted worthy of
the name of Christian, or true members of Christ's Chu.c.i.
Verily, such a lecture in the present day is indicative of any-
thing but religion or good-will towards their fellow-men. It
seems, however, by trie placards, that it was delivered at the
request of a society'in this town called " The Young Men's
Society," established for the promotion of the " voluntary
system." We fancy that few of our towns-people take any
interest in its success, or have anything to dread' from its
formation, for the, attendance was very limited indeed, and
the assembly consisted principally of ladies.
THE LIVERPOOL STRAM-S:lllp.—The Liverpool steam`-ship
left at two•o'clock..,yesterday afternoon, on her fif,h voyage
to New York, with a hundred and. one.passengers--amongst
whom are Signor and Madame Csajbilei, Mr. Charles teen,
and several persons, of distinction. - Tne berths had all beea
engaged for .§o)*q,„4ll4e,.:.necl.,sixty,, seventy, eighty, • and
a hundred poinicis.pay,teenpffered for person to resign iu
favour of. the ,bi4der,Twlietner any have aceepted , :we: cannotsay. The LiverpoLl taies•alsua very valuable cargo, !An-
sisting el 5 of..silks,: way.he's- .e.,...
The amount we. besiever is
somewhat about f.4§o- ~ s,...Her parcels and lettprs.-are
almost hummer-able., he following is•an incomptsl list of
p
the passengers :---Alas;.; alteii ,Miss Eciroyd„ AlissAbbaton,
t 3
Mrs. Brown, servant and child, Miss Maywood, MisisX,Ong,
Miss Pole,, Mrs. ---.-„M. Maywood; Rev. Dr.-Patton, Mr.
Buckler,' Mr. P. J. Homer, Mr. J. J. Walker, Mr. J. C.
\V. Pierce, Mr. W. Wiliiitais,.Mr. Jones, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Jo,les„Mr. Barclay Nlr. Barclay, Mr. Thatcher,
Mr. Dickson, General :Wright„ Mr.- Jackson, Mr. James
Macusoran, Mr. Churchill, . Mr. Casey, Mr. Bacon, Mr.
Kendall„-l'ilrs. Kendall, Mr. Martyn, Mrs. Alartyli, Signor
Giubilei, Madam Giub Li, Mr. Malinager, Mr. Lewis, Mr.
Kean, servant, Mr. E. N. Deer, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Jones-Mr.
Shaw, Mr_. Shaw, Mr. W. Hancock, Mr. John T.. Walton,
Mr. Adam. Mr. Posiulilin, Mr. Harden-lan, Mr. ,Watson,
Mr. —,
•Mr. I.l4gWi, :vir. Arnold, Mr. U. L. Von Post,
Mr. Dillinger, Mr. James Read, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Joatu,
qtr: Putterstield, Capt. Stookton,,Mr. Thos.. Mackenzie, . NI r .
Jas. Buckley, Mr. T. A. Lawffince.,, Mr. H. Pattexsou . Mr.
C.. W. .Ilaill, Mr. ,J.. W. Wolff,,Mr.Tobotson, Mr.-*, .q.l3eirrieti,
.Mr.,: J °hp : App)te, Mr.,..1.,, C.. Atterbury, ,Mr.
C. _Pinder, Mr,!,)lropi.lbott,ol,l7,..Kehorthy, Mr. Harcourt,
Mr. Harcourt, Mr. 'J. Vi. Wallack, Mr. l'arselli, Mr.
Geddes-, Mr, Lokersly,.-Mr. Poie, Mr. W. Sterihens,;Mr.
Mr. Curell, Mr. Brown, Mr. Carrick, Mr. R. Carriekr,,,Mr.
Mr. Jos. Stagg, Mr.,4arber,Mr. Thomas Davies,..Mr: J.
Emerie. Mr. Draper, M. Jos. Kitten!, 'Mr: Those, Smith,
Mr. Baxter, Mr. Conseil,Mr. Haywood, Mr. Dougall,4lr.
Charlesworth, Don Antonio Jose • Duarte Nazere4h,..-
The Liverpool, though apparently deep in the vratoi " drew
her huge length along" towards the Rock withgreatlelocity.
The wind was from about the S.S.E., a topgallant breeze,
and several large ships preceded her in-full sail: . The -supe-
riority of steam-power over sail-power was never. more dein-
' dedly manifested than on this occasion. The ships glided
along swiftly, but when the Liverpool came up, and in a
few minutes passed them all, they appeared, comparatively
speaking, to be " lying to." . The whole shore of Bootie
Bay was lined by bathers and others, and the passing of the
Liverpool was a general theme
.of wonder and admiration.
She was in a few minutes lost to sight, after turning into the
Horse Channel. .. . .

COLONIZATION OF CAN AD A.—We understand that Mallet)
M'Connell. of Kingston, and Dr. Thomas Rol, la, or Anima-
ter, Upper Canada; arrived here yesterday, I.,)?'tliti' it*
Robertson, from Montreal, for the purpose of makinta tour
through England, and bringing more prominently berore the
British public the inducements which tipper Cancida presents
for a more extended system of colonization. • They Chive
undertaken this mission under the express sanction of Sir
John Colborne. and bring-with them the highest:teiommen-
dations.

THE 'MAGICAL DISSOLVING BALL.—We are ranch mis-
taken if the wonderful and amusing little article, under the
above title, advertised -amongst other novelties in our paper
of this day, do not prove as great a source of attraction to
the fashionables of Liverpool, as any novelty which has been
offered to their notice since Mr. Colles introduced his ma-
gical figures here nine years since.- We advise all who read
this to pay Mr. C. an immediate visit, as the fullest descrip-
tion we could possibly give would convey but a very imper-
fect idea of the amusement afforded at his apartments, which
our readers will perceive are to close on the 10th inst.
DELAY OF THE LONDON MAIL.—The London naeil
train, which should have arrived before seven o'clock on
Wednesday morning, did not reach Liverpool until after
eleven. The .delayi we understand, was occasioned by the
overflowing of the river, at Norton Bridge, a short distance
on this side ofr Stafford, in consequence of the heavy rains
and the. liurating, of an embankment. A luggage train,
lifeeedes the mail, was thrown off the, rails by the
heaps of sand Miich'inicl been carried on them by the flood.
Two carriages were, destxoyed by the shock, when the train
Was liloug b', the engine whiclalay. across the
road. The passengers and parcel bags by theanailarain were
returuato.Stafford until the line had been cleared.
• BfamiNGtfAm.RioTs.—The trial of Dr.. Taylor, Lovett,
Collins, and the other Birmingham rioters, commenced yes-
terday, at thes:Wartviek....i,si7,i .and is expected to continue
during the remainder of the week.. There has been a rumour
very prevalent iii Warwick that the chartists intend assem-
bling there in great numbers during the trials. The Lord
Lieutenant ha 'arrived at the Castle, and several pieces of
artillery hate•been planted against the walls. Three detach-
ments of the. Ride Brigade, and the Warwickshire Regiment
of Yeomanry, Cavalry, are quartered in the town. These
pre,autionary steps have, been taken in consequence of a
rescue of the prisoners being apprehended. The Attorney-
General conducts the prosecution on the part of the crown.
INFLUENCE OF ThE PRESS.—Much has been said and
written on this subject from time to time, and perhaps suf-
ficient importance can scarcely be attached to an engine so
intimately, connected with the weal or -woe of the whole
community ; but we were not aware that auy one of our
contemporaries possessed sueli extraordinary pov,-ers, or had
such astounding influence and fortthotgl.t, as not only to
have rescued our mercantile friends from imprudent specu-
lation, but actually to have preserved them from " inevitable
ruin." We take the following extracts from a local journal
of yesterday,' from which it will be seen that.the editor of
that paper takes credit to himself (, not in vanity") Jor
having brought about such a happy termination of pg,com-
mercial distress. After stating our prosperous entatlition,
he sayB :---" We`haye passed through the Atueticatiapanie
much more smoothly than most men anticipated. :Ynr this
the affluent and honourable of the American house44.ye. to
a certain extent to thank us. But for our adinonitic.,itaamsaly
would have been bankrupt—would have been (in lip,sands
of insolvency. Ire stopped their wild career of extravagant
billmongering in time—just in time to save them froth ine-
vitable ruin. Those who have rescued their property
,by
prompt measures are, we assert, under considerable obliga-
tions to Us. If they were to give us ten pee, cent. upon their
indemnified claims, they would not pay us anything like a
liberal commission. We are their best friends. We were
their best friends. We have saved thousands of pounds
sterling to the American merchants, which but for us they
wo 11 have lost. Are our merchants sufficiently alive to
the importance of the individual who writes these strictures
only "for the sake of truth and justice"
WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE IN IRELAND.—The first power
I iota for broad-cloth weaving. that:has ever been introduced
iatolthis country has been lately erected at MiltowzafactorY,
by Mr. Moore.

BOTANICAL QUESTIONS.

•.," •
\That is the sociable tree ? and the dancing tree ?
And tree that is nearest the sea?
,404116 mast yielding tree ? the busiest tree ?
• 'And the tree where ships may be ?
• p'ie languishing tree ? the least selfish tree ?
KM' the tree that bears a curse?
The chronologist's tree ? the fisherman's tree ?
• 'And the tree like an Irish nurse ?
14Y,Isai,rs•-klie,tell-tale tree? the traitor tree?
•••-ilePiliale,tree that is warmest clad ?
ielayman's tree ? and the housewife's tree?
Aau.l the tree that makes one sad ?
-What's the tree that with death will benight you ?
And the tree that your wants will supply ?
The tree that to travel invites you?
And the tree that forbids you to die?
What tree do the hunters resound to the skies?
What-brightens your house and your mansions sustain ?
What Urged the Germans in vengeance to rise?
And-fight for the victim by tyranny slain?
, The tree that will fight? and the tree that obeys you?
And the tree that never stands still?
....7"he tree that got up? and the tree that is lazy?
And the tree neither up nor down hill?
The tree to be kissed ? the dandiest tree ?
And what guides the ship to go forth?
The tree of the people? the unhealthiest tree ?
And the tree whose wood faces the north ?
"Ise ejniilous tree ? the industrious tree?
And'the tree that warms mutton when cold ?
T• he/reddish brown tree ? the reddish blue tree?
And what each must become ere 'tis old?
the tree in a bottle ? and the tree in a fog?
__,• AxiiLthe tree that gives the joints pain?
The terrible tree when schoolmaster's flog?
And what of mother and child bears the name ?
•
The-treacherous tree? the contemptible tree ?
And that to which wives are inclined ?
-'llestree which causes each townsman to flee ?
And what round fair ancles they bind ?
TiWtree that's entire ? and the tree that is split?
;: The tree half given to doctors when ill ?
The tree that we offer to friends when we meet ?
' -4:And•the tree we may use as a quill?
V -tree that's immortal? and the trees that are not?
cai.d.theAree that must pass through the fire ?
'lltettiee that in Latin can ne'er be forgot ?
• And in English we all must admire ?
he Egyptian Plague tree ? and the tree that is dear ?
•
, Ara what round itself does entwine ?
The'tree that in billiards must always be near ?
And the tree that by Cockneys is made into wine ?
. • •
3 • ITERARY NOTICES.
44. '

,
Rtflic. mid Physicians : a Medical-Sketch Book, exhi-
biting the Public and Private Life of the most cele-
z tilitted Medical Men, of former days ; with Memoirs
it'OP-rininent living London Physicians and Surgeons.
.Iji
ols. London : Longman and Co, 1839.
,Iti a long time since we have met with two more
interesting volumes than these now under our notice.
The deep and varied research which this work displays
rendeo it a valuable acquisition to the standard litera-
tilW a-nreat Britain. The author is evidently a
tliorp,ulat master of his subject. He has displayed
g.rear. Judgment and sound discrimination in the selec-
tibn-of.itis,materials, and great skill in their arrange-
*fent. ye are informed that the facts and illustrations
110kflteit4bOled in this work were scattered through
.foul• liunTred vOlumes of a miscellaneous character.
Thep deserves the highest praise for the unwearied
hthour. and-perseverance which he has bestowed upon
tits adiinirable and elaborate compilation. Amere glance
atliPLtOte-*Of contents will serve to show the large
ftWhaihva'rjed information which these volumes
,-
pre-
sent. e Tollowing- is a brief enumeration of the
illadd ofilie,different chapters :—" Antiquity of Phy-
sit, 4id -Defence of Medical Men—Eccentric Medical
gAna—Early struggles of Eminent Medical Men—Cele-
brale ,Poets—Sketches and Illustrations of Medical
Quackery-7-r-How to get a practice, or the art of rising
in .Physic—The Medical and Surgical Luminaries of
ogler days—Mad Doctors and Mad Houses—Literary
and Scientific Medical Men—Medical Emigration—
Army and Navy Surgeons, and East India Company's
Medical Service—Sketches of Eminent living Physi-
cians=and Sketches of Eminent living Surgeons."
Wt,.:have elsewhere made some interesting extracts
from This truly valuable work, of which we cannot
6pday in terms of warmer praise than by saying that
it ought to find a place in the library of every English-
man.
...

Dublin University Magazine. August, 1839.
The present number of this excellent and truly
conservative magazine contains several articles of
first-rate merit, The review of " Otway's Tour in
Conuaught," is a sparkling production, indicating a
refined taste and superior judgment. The continuation
of "A.Polish Chateau in the last Century," fully sus-
'xcited by the former part. This
le of extraordinary interest, if we
opening scenes. Anacreon, by
;minently classical production. The
'din University have seldom been
charming production. We may
cement from the " Recollections of
The slashing review of " Half a
Verse," is excellent. It contains
merits of Spartacus, The Cathedral
The Reign of Lockrin, and The
,tier the head of " Female Portraits,"
a well-written biographical sketch
This is one of the most aurae-
number. The fourth article on
will be perused with interest by all
__ for the prosperity of our colonial
possioris. The writer offers many valuable sugges-
tionienthe subject. The refutation of M. De Beau-
mont's statments " Ireland, Social, Religious, and
,
Politlol,'9l is complete and triumphant. Harry Lorre-
queb..has favoured us with another leaf from his
amilOtttcf:Confessions," for which we feel duly
grra Ve co
4 ;7,0 •
Thel4pilirad Worth Wales Standard. A Local
skislll244o.l.4Witics, Literature, and the Arts. No I.
V 40139.; Shiews bury : Revis
titne,PlYverSiglit we have hitherto omitted to
notice this excellent number of a new competitor
among the incrAgilVecinse:rvative magazines of the
day. Front tlipoharacter of the articles in the present
number, we have no doubt that the " Shropshire and
Nori Wales. Standard," will become a decided favou-
rite.P,ffefts•pollties it is,_ as the title indicates, strictly
con ;.,,tive-,But its politics do not constitute its only
recu4l.. 7 •ation,to public favour. When we state
thati4 • present number contains articles from the
penk.of Maginn and Nimrod, we say enough to
justgT -our warmest commendations. It opens very
appl.4la.tely with, a " Shrewsbury Cake" of rich
andketquiSite quality. " A Peep into Countries and
Countit is. a capital article, doing ample justice to
Shrhpshire sportsmen, and Shropshire fare. The cas-
tigatitin'hdministered to Lechmere Charlton is richly
rlase ed. The memoir of the Hon. Thomas Kenyon,
poi..3.:*fi much interest. . The notice of •Powis Castle
will be quite a treat to those who are fond of antiqua-
rianAtesearch. " Tim Murphy, the Body Snatcher,"
is a eitifital tale. We may add that the present num-
ber ii4nriehed by a beautiful view of Powis Castle,
and 3.,characteristic portrait of the Hon, Thomas
Kenifon:•,. We wish the Shropshire Standard every
sucCegiferie..,::•,,: •

ConAfii* of Harry Lorrequer. No. 6, Dublin :
`, W. Curry, Jun. and Co.
Worpfk each succeeding number of these truly
laugle "Confessions" with increasing delight. The
mar lour incidents related by our facetious friend
LorrdOers ate irresistibly droll and exciting. The
sketcthes both at home and abroad, which arc
scattered over the pages of this admirable work, are
verpvkilfully and delicately executed. The wit and
hunvotr.which pervade every chapter are refined, while
theyltrt mirth-provoking. There is nothing coarse or
vulgitr' about .liarry, and this constitutes one of his
prineipal'eharms. The plates, by " Phiz," are hit off
in fist-rate style. The artist seems to have entered
con trmore into his subject. Those who have never yet
done themselves the pleasure of procuring these incom-
Parat* "ConfeSsions," have a rich treat in store, if
the ..e3lioilldr licidertake their perusal, as we would
mosaetiitily recommend them to do.

Mar Ashley,- the Factory Girl; or, Facts upon Fac-
toici." fly Frederick Montagu. Part 1. London:
, Johnson • Manchester : 13ancks and Co.
Tllis mirk is avowedly undertaken in opposition to
that copular publication " Michael Armstrong, or The
Factory Boy," by Mrs. Trollope—a publication which
is strikingly characterized by that tone of exaggeration
which: pervades all the Writings of that talented lady.
The Abject of that work is, undoubtedly, the universal
and unmitigated condemnation of manufactories and
mandacturers. The author of the work before us
professes to undertake the task of placing before the
publik a correct statement of the actual condition of
the employers and the employed in the manufacturing
distriks: He challenges either the self-interested, the
politichily-interested, or the self-styled " friends of
humanity," to prove that the factory children are not
comparatively better taken care of—better educated—
in better health—live better—are better clothed—and
much better paid—than any trade individually, or the
whole of the working classes collectively, throughout
Her 144jesty's British dominions. How far Mr. Mon-
tagu idikely to establish these positions, it is scarcely
possib -4Or us to judge from the part before: us. Of
Itt
one th 'hoWever, we feel confident—that this work
possessefall the elements of populatity. The tale
promisigao be one of very great interest. The accom-
Panyin 'illustrations are executed by our clever and
talente -, *.nsman, Mr. H. Travis. They reflect great
credit . P -his ability as an artist. We trust that we
shall h1V.0.-ay reason hereafter for praising this work,
which M be made the vehicle for conveying much
valuable instruction.
c,.
WilsonOistorical, Traditional, and Imaginative Tales
Qt tiii., Borders, and of Scotland. Part. 61. Edin-
burgh:. ,Sutherland.
Wtilare glad to find that these agreeable tales are
becongifl'increasingly popular. They cannot obtain
a widg,'.c:).rculation- than they merit. They form one
of the.sofitdelightfUl publications of the daY, enriched
as thrtr6 with legendary lore,. and pervaded as they
are b allealthy tone of moral feeling. The number
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