The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-22 00:00:00

EARTHQUAKES

The terrible effects of earthquakes have attracted attention
tin; every age
~eetetitt d
~,, and records of some of such convulsions have tj ~ e: —us from very remote ages. No period of our
Ee'ictio;.ll, '4?,r,Y has' been more noted for the violence and ex-,
the • 'itturtilakes Ahem that between the first, third, and
.. Middle. of the foprteenth ..Century. • China was terribly
`;illed- fonten years.frain 183.3, when ICiang,si, its capital,
40'48 swallowed,, • :up ' nionntains were engulfed, "and floods, oc-
lc•l°Tied byttie ob'struCtion Of the Cnurse Of rivers, destroyed
-'iiiiilfitudes of human beings. The CenthissionsOxtended
'turdrds,and Asia Minor and Egypt were violently shaken
px ,; while in the following year severe earthqkes were
i,ll:nerlenced in Cyprus, Greece, and Italy. Ina 1692, the
in ~,,v,i. °f Jamaica was visited by a most terrible earthquake,
fro"ule,ll enormous masses of earth and rock were detached'
hurled fro Blue Mountains, and vast quantities of timber,
int:
IA from their flanks, covered the adjacent sea like float-
-0 rtBD,LandS• It WAN (luring this earthquake that the city of
!i,,"sre.,,.",lllo.Tvith,a"tract of adjacent land estimated at 1000
)-€74.'? ''-'ro:- earthe inlinite bite- the deep... In the.sneceeding
tiv.,, great quakes in Sily. destroyed the dity.,Of Can-
10;',a,zid 140 other towns and villages in that island, where
lif Persons perished. In 1746, Lower l'ern suffered
letely fro this . bind
w.,,
irresistible
calamity. The ocean burst in upon the
into
til,th irresistible force, when the barrier of land sunk
Port 0;.'e,,, sea. Lima was overwhelmed, and the present_
Port e..._ kallao formed. These convulsions were accompanied
flit era of water and mud from several volcanoes. among
at..d u_ie,a,
.In 1750, the eiti of Coneeptiono in Chili,. disap-
'733; n'llng an earthquake; bid the sea rolled °Jet' it, ln
4,,iit , Inofi. an a great ensure desfrOyta,hy One. theot.__e
4urittat .ril?iti..4.ithtillakeS that 4v'e,i :visited. 1.1:uk0.p.e.. Th
fit,st drn, chain;
,:bet*eett. the, Dolirft, and, the latits were
i'fbath e'alifidiv convulsed: ..The.. new,. Mole. at Lisbon, to
"r;lc into)lll'44l-46 bad; fled; as ;to a place a safety, suddenly
trfs.ee.an hideous abyss; .and not one body floated to the
'n '''or l'rre•;iny'fragments•.of the :vessels sucked into
err 41.11/lire/We' rCil UP, and:o" A the 4p' tottliere,ik..now fill. hun-
ch ' oins ofwatel'. In this awful cbrivutoon PI Lisbon,
qioei't,Persons perished in about six minutes. A violent
retired threw
down the greatest part of the city, and the sea
tight,,%!eaving the bar momentarily dry ; but suddenly a
l'he extent fifty feet' high, rolled in on the 4evoted city..
raarl,,;l;rlt of the terra motzes, on this occasion, is very re-
mi,d be,: . The violence of the shocks which were accom-
L'r, *- ja.ferulnl Saibteftaileall. Wise? like. this kindest than-
ht it 4 tuiilly felt in Portugal, Bpaiii, and AOrfilerri Africa.;
iota ft.etg Wert perceived ,ter a ethisiderithlt part of
tti-3h nrl*ere eyen etperiettee4in the A..ilyjdr. Char
1/44° a Pits 't,ll4fiOtkittily, Lah, Aqg . 4iid. .oc ,
.. ombh ,
a'ere at;Trt-eut repeatedly on, that ilreadfUl day. . hips at sea
..heirs, hy,the ,shocks, as ,if they. had, on rocks,
ziayaloe
~."7,1*,_ cones; iiu.spine instandes,thrbwn clown..by. the
ql4 '-`7 '` .rie eoncussfor),;. hi_ ..1766,, the island of Trinidad
ti great part of telombia i.vt.t.o i;ioßilily ahitated bYf-rti.l-
- '..a,n islet ili fhb drolidkli diSaPpeired, and lafid in
2.
tnharris
lif the Coast was raised above the. waters. In
§4 Jii,„\el,orty volcano of Papandayang (the loftiest mountain
, ‘I,LI ulaappeared, and an area around, fifteen miles by
‘'4l3l,,9vallowed up. Most terrible earthquakes dislocated ktibecri in 1783. This calamity has been admirably .le-
Yiye„,.. oY several writers, among whom we may mention Dr.
}ll6.r7s'° Grimaldi, Sir William Hamilton, Doloinieu, and.
I'Dtei -Bela,-pf the Royal Academy of Naples. The vm-
Calacria,
IN it, , hOcks; lits.OhietlY. felt, in thn further
*'sa.glibokutiopil of .MeS'sina... ;I'm principal agi
3iiact;4 felt 4..att area of 50) square ingest; inany Sudden,
1641", A's cif the land riteperbeiVed; ntirrierees fissures were
l'he eti' 'l'd PartiEti elev dons were effected ill Soiiie, plaees.
Bblogreatest depressionsahappened at Terra Nuova, Oppido,
41111/411, and Santa Christina•• a fissure a mile in length, and
lortti red feet in depth, was formed at Cerzulle ; and at La
io wiantb' a chasm of a quarter of a mile in length, thirty feet
gene, and two ;hundred and twenty-five feet in depth,
.)e,t,,0,, nlielled in the ground. In some districts consider-
,;-4. ~--Lit4ill'Blilig4kl6l‘ , the separatiou of hue masses of
I' t 4
fiLiee 'A ,ii ''' thel'Biraits.of Messina; in the
1 'bour• 1" .' c`ng . •oasesoo mile in
rb, °woe, Of Seylia; the subjacent
of !
gat ~.
" f precipitated on the subjacent find t-ten.
gagmenenho detached by the earthquake from Monte Jaci,
at the . nulltitudes who had fled to the shore for safety ; and
the '4" moment a wave broke on the devoted shore, ail fipple away the aged 'Prince of Scylla, and numbers of hi
1111 if..
..iitjt of earth 179" s tope Peru was terribly convulsed. The
t'4ltllBl;47Aen4llhEl. eifilkeS -e-onrtinued with great violence for thrtiree.
''lrsialr,;tilhe thee of the do utry in the eentre of enn , l_
..' VC- -`,,:, Y alailecli Ift lull, *jtllent,earthquakes shook
...4ttlit Z''q• the MlSgliSiplit, by which lakci of etinsliderable
'vete] sa-Ppeared; and new. ,ones Were formed ;
.but these
keit,y efiesatrerrifie ;than; the catastrophic weaker . destroyed the
; 'Ll+ aecas, in 1812, On the 26th of MarChlhere were
•‘. '-'l4nOrr . . 'd,' •► ale griiinill„ art, ulatd, as
• ti{ b a""s dam Elngs'.'-' —shock thus fine
tit*.
~- • e : y.thi,:boilink *find; and at ono .
th:`""itt;t4b‘ed ili'' ruins- 10,000 of its inhabitants; Doring
'otlttlifloake is
kef Maracaibo had its level lowered,
forth e riven earth at Puerto Cabello and Valencia poured
`,..4lca.Znus torrents of water. It is remarkable, that the
'or a centerof Bt. Vincent, which had been perfectly quiescentf APrii::Y, burst with prodigious violence on the 27th o
ro,ie
to an
the
same year, and threw out clouds of ashes, which
1,184 -,n_Pninense height into the air. Much of the islan
"ie r-1
j'ea by showersg of scorix and ashes; and such was
Niket).ence °f the eruption, that the decks of yessels. 20 I
f.l),alpahl: 'windward of St. Vincent were covered with an um-
ti'il'od oduat• On the day of this eruption, subterraneous
•f) Aerit, -ga were distinctly heard at Caraccas, and even on
411'11 eazip'ltriee,42ofop.leoaglaesr • ari ht line from St. Vincent. In
ir.l the earthquakes extended thousandthrough-
tite4aevetsofariaeriadofatatbeinb°° miles in diameter; a considerable
grey4 ail(' the boti
lima;
the mountain disappeared in the
stich Port of ma; where ships of war could for-
.,lk or, was ruined by the upraising. o.f a shoal. On
qestra,ti_of November 1822; Chili was visited by a most
4tait, e theveefejarthquake,'
.The shock was strongly felt at the
1111.148thkd 'ilinnghout a line of coast 1200 miles in extent.
liiirnei a-;,.,' °i! good authority, that the coast for 100 miles
f.ti.et: hultnefreoievation of from two to four feet ; and about a
from Valparaiso it was raised from . six to seven
ene'lellv.h,hue,,a_nndden elevation of the coast was indicate y
d°e higi'Leigtefoundkadherent to the rocks, considerably
win continued until the
elP!',icrthS,,ePteiriber linnarthe following year ; and the area over
ii;4ra-''tili:r_inanent alteration of level extended is believed to
pop;ke country from the base of -the Andes to the sea,
;4H, nf not less than 100,000 square miles. In 1827,
titl'i 411(1 Bogota suffered most severely from earthquakes,
Aka 4.`‘.khieh vast fissures opened in the elevated plains
'pi, 'Lle latter 't '
4 -"' last ci y.
ttkp,'4r Au Larthquake in Europe occurred in Murcia, in 1829,_ur
are miles,ean t Several villages, in an area -of above 10.
7„ v 110,were thrown down by vertical movements in
4,1'-'kllass-i tiiough wl i h the Rio Segura flows, and many
o.,'''',,(i, sand,t'res were formedic in the alluvial soil ; while black
;-itiegi Rnd marine-shells were thrown up from small
~ttllrlainc.l.:inoed near the sea. Such are some of the severer
ncpe,lit e'n.rn record ; bnt less sierable shocks are of
bef,te}riek,ll-:-.',,! Fence in various countries,conespecially in South'
ati.lartd. '4,., in Italy. Smart shocks are occasionally felt in
we. A They have often occurred at Cornrie, in Perth-
kt-let4;" ,a art shock rent the spire on the town-hall of
the cast In the vea • 1816 • and another earthquake was felt
b" ' (4'ater i i '
11;i7,1°Iiabita , n 834, which shattered chimneys, and alarmed
felt is r,a. But all the shocks experienced in our island
bp 41 man-sighificant compared with those which have been
a/my. Y other countries.---Dr. Traill's Physical Geo.
,• - ,

thiec,
°SON'S STEAM-BOAT PROPELLER.

It • (Prom a Correspondent of the Times.
tak.4: a fa
f bi et, requiring no demonstration, that almost in-
, 41,:4, if pse advantages would be derived from steam navigaas-
.l,' ti) be" Present paddle-wheel were of such a nature
1. r reta
thsr,°llo, , resent
and not to waste the steam power at sea
ti' kd t" `4eather, or during the heeling of the vessel, pro-
c.(4l4e,,i4o3'.th,e,p.ressur9.of sails, in using that cheap auxiliary,
tir:ruet._, At is admitted, that the loss of
.power in the best
th;', fro,'",,Paddle wheels, arising from their une ual immer-
-54e Nria—e'lle angle of incidence.at which the paddler strikes
th thim.,,, a from the receding of the water, is
considering 4 ,facts landis also a fact, readily admited, on
_e
qd,,,,tetette's alluded to, that no material improvement csnanebr.
h,yhuless that mode of applying the poweris p
acting with
tialieffica,,B°'ne Propelling apparatus capable of
all !.' %, when wholly under water, as well as. when par-
tliteih4l4,ersed ; in other words, a propeller,
kradve4el stances, is capable of imparting an weghuicalh,fourcnedteor • aI, tiai 1. Whilst heeling, or whilst subjected to sudden or
f '4VY arlatiOns in the draft of water, whether produced by
4:"1rge.5e4,,,, pressure of sails, or by increase or diminution
tl. Pqler es conditions are fulfilled by Capt. Ericsson's..
I)l4°Oeelaw"ieh may be briefly described as consisting of
Ili riveted uf may
iron, formed by a series of
. 1:11 are to narrow cylinders a the same material,
4h ,e Nth connected by radiating spiral firms to the_ Fentre
4;7! velkee4 are attached to shafts (the one to, which the tie;" veseliis fixed being hollow) passing through the stern
')f pla-setet2 being
revolving in opposite directions, each se-
' tiZhe re
I,' "eing so fixed on the cylinders.
l'i)1. aa(1811 t 8 cif a variety of trials prove, that great saving in
ex
arieht eh Ore ensue • we, therefore, anticipate im-
'l,,i4e• at'ges in steam na'vigation from its introduction
i'''ne '°"eat
44,11er, Povver exhibited during the early trials of this
ca,,i4Prup about 18 months since, induced some American
itel4e, t tletors to order an iron steam-boat, with a 50-horse 11 'ller °be fitt •
This small iron
h'e rlyi ; called , ed with the new propeller.
uNt qain, eu rhe Robert F. Stockton has lately arrived in
sied kl' fronl Liverpool, and will s'hortly proceed to the
thii ortfeet‘bes ,• her dimensions are 70 feet length, on deck,
'tie "'clic can'''. A variety of experiments havebeen made,
1 tql4 the :of several scientific and practical men, who cohr-
,, titet't Durtlecess to be perfect. Although constructed
the
'lll.qper 12 miles only, this boat has frequently gone at
1.0(1, es an hour. As to her power as a tug, we are
Ni,eau that on Tuesday last, January 29, she towed the
iti 4.4' br q,)aeketshi Toronto, from Blackwall to the lower
t°tit"„kituit()ewich, Pa'distance of three miles and a quarter, ; the aii(rsi, against the flood tide, then running from two
' ,"Eci rat, ''',ualf miles • thus towing her through the water
'it ,f ton- ?' upward 'six miles an hour. The Toronto
N...`1111 "' tairtu Sof
it,l'Of of t • en, she measures 32 feet beam,. .and drew. , at.
I via:rtiot nal, 16 feet 9 inches ; thus presenting a sectional ktdl. beehe than 460 square feet. Now, the fact of this body
L, 11',rokiiet4_0ved at a rate of upwards of six miles an hour,
iNtisilie,he,
.r, or piece of mechanism, measuring I
_n6
yl V, ig 0:, 111 dameter, and, occupying less than 3 feet. i
ONiS . etrgee wicti, scientifically considered, is interrstinug
4;4 / ,x'e, and in a practical or commercial point
company
h‘t btinense importance. We understand, a.comp __ _
illi.htptirtierig,g, formed, to apply the propeller to a. ship of. IWO
io 4aih4 to bee mployed in transatlantic navigation , and
Ii1:11:tr, if 'sialiti.es will not at. all interfere wi. th her steam-
k4t 454,,e, culiihdently anticipated, that increasedsaafseaty.
at east
one-half
irspel.greatly accelerated, at
th;kl:4o 1""............................
I'o t,'-'l't
k th 4 traer..---The following interesting account. of one of
tetintLthe eT,,r,ulrY Phenomena of nature having recently
Otl-N14.44 Ye. of Good Hope, is an extract of a letter.from
ty IN
Lesiding there on whose authority the strictest
k''t k, to° tla "e Placed.----. Nov. 24, 1838. I have taken the
~,titt kpaansnlit under your charge for Sir John Herschel
111,,k1ct,' thatYing aerolite, another portion of an enormous
tld, o,exPloded in the department called the Cold
11 til: of thvent 112 miles N.N.E. of this place, on the
bi:k>.ie largnl3th October, and which for magnitude ranks
4-it,t, , retest
.0n record of undoubted authority. Judge
ktthq, ft 170., lAt sin'ing from circuit, saw it traversing the atmos-
, ttOtt,'Pot eltY miles from the estate where it exploded,
, a4;44 tort h qua' to the discharge of some pieces of heavy
k L ik, '.,(1 4
._e great astonishment of the inhabitants, one of
li:Yhknj,7l4.4 strop escape from being destroyed by it. I
e`u the 2ng efforts to secure a piece, said to have made
Niitlf:t4agß4nd that would admit a dining table ! This
4t ftist • 4,ated. A man declares the hole is three feet in
boit!il '4ltitual° to collect information regarding its velocity,
tht4l tl4 y 1)1 •0.4 ; . &c Another meteor, on Wednesday last,
11,,, aikte ack to•(da,y light) passed over us. I was sitting
44411aY (Irrhe a :"Idow, when I was suddenly startled by
ilNttil her Rut,
wa indow-frame on the opposite wall, as if the
rto,
strap 'hioing through it ; at the same instant
,if 44:k11! and sraan,g uP who was sitting with her face to
f, th ieh felt )1, a body as large as a full moon descend-
-I,i clf jl/41! half
mile B. E. direction from us, at a distance
Lqt, ,rt - 11-,-,. There was no noise exlosion.
thtlit4l;4lllol;rithi4L'ltltpeolnY
,s,tarted off in thp..bne., but could not
th 1,4 bee 'pond
Quid generall happen between Septem-
t.lN. eii,epilairt.,l th,:v favors the hypothesis of the earth.
4 rlri4a _ atlng r., yeah approaching the orbit of a mass or
A, jot, at the ,„%und the sun. There is a letter from the
uktk;/!, witi;a`u,chevold describing the explosion, enclosed
' i4a.ga'z7uatever good authority I could pick up."
lic and Naval Chronicle.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.

THE RIDDLESWORTH STAKES.—For this event, which
takes place on Monday week, with a very seedy field, Lord
Jersey's horse was backed last night at 6to lon him. It
has since been offered, but no takers.,
THE CHESTER CUI", MAY 6t eOle keeps firm,
Bto 1 being readily aCeePW., Pittfand Lord Siiffield's horse
may be considered lialfa point better thin,, Wei *fed threm
on Friday, as hpth were ,backed to ;day at our figui,6:
Healey's gelding was backed at file same time at.loo's
Offers are inade to: lay 20 05 I against Col, Peql"a.horse,, Two
points less (being an iltnprovemat of t*oY 'have been- pen-
cilled down on The Drone, recently purchased by Mr.3`.dkik-
lam, the owner of Modesty. Sir Thomas's horse has been
backed at 15 to 1, and afterwards offered. The following are
the prices of horses in leading request :
THE CHESTER CUP.—P.P.

15 to 2 agst Mr. Copeland's King Cole (8 to 1 taken)
9to 1 s, Mr, Ferguson's Harkawayl (tk)
12 to 1 „ Lord WeStininster. m Cardinal Puff (tk)
12 to 1 Captain Berkeley's Caravan (tk)
100 to 7 ggytatn Berkeley's
Van Buren (tk)
15 to 1 „ it Thcindi4•Stanley,'s Cowboy (tk)
16 to 1 „ Captain Lamb's Cliit'CW.-<tk 20)
16 to 1 „ Mr. Heseltine's Slashing Harry
18 to 1 „ Mr. Meiklam's The Drone (tk)
20 to 1 „ Col. Peel's lon (off)
20 to 1 „ Mr. Allen's Percy.
20 to 1 „ Mr. T. Walters's Vertumnus (tk)
22 to 1 „ Mr. Barrow's Eaglet.
There has been little done to our knowledge oil the Derby.
We May qiio6 Bay Middleton 9to 1 (t); 100 to 8 agst Flam-
beau (t); 15 ci I agst,Ki+litlin (t) ; 20 to 1 agst Tros • 25 to
1 a„o•st:Lord iynr .to agst Mr. Thornhill's lot (t);
33 to 1 agSt ithinerman (0' 33 to I agst Erin-go-bragh.

. • • TATTERSALL'S,* l!lidxliA4:
•
A great numbei:Ofliorses were comprehended in the busi-
ness traPsrted, thiaafternopn,; And tin seAreral: cases, at Oda
vaiThig fro m those rooted n.' our4st; Brother,O)ioY Mid,
dleton was backed with :iPlift n to I and left-,off*teachl3,t at
81 to 1 ; Flambeau was at 15 to 1, but no niohi;rl. *iailaid out
upon him. The Dey of Algiers gave his friends a terrible
fried fit the early part of the day; 20 to 1 was offered, and
"he was lame" wtay the inference drawn as a matter of
course ; nevertheless, he rallied in a Sliat tints, and before
the books were shut up for the day it would have been
cult to get 18 to 1. Kremlin had a strong party in the room :
he opentd at 20 to aildf after two or three small sums were
laid Out, Nig at *Neil he wa also backed. Tros
was b4azid at Al to. I three (Jr four iimog i and was quotable
at that . prise until Oar/y half-past si4f when 24 to 1 ikas
betted against , At the ,•saine pole the inajority having
then-duitted).3( to,l,Wai Offered ,a.gaii,ist the Lord• Mayor,
whose haa;previOuay.hevioi:dy
.25 to 1, Zim-
mermantUti "sable wgEm ;" 30 to I*as taken.(6,x,l'og,iatid
the backers would havegdneon. 1-lisetimimitions, Ef)lilvurus,
Accelerator, and Erin-go-Bragh, showed no sign of impit
ment. Melbourne, brother to Mouche, Dragoman, and
Chimborazo, were in considerable favour ; but Meunier will
be found to have received a knock-down blow : his fall can-
not surprise those who have noticed the betting of late. The
betting closed at a late hour as follows :

THE DERBY.
600 to 109 agst Scott's lot (t)
25 to 1
~ Sir G. Heathcote's lot (t)
V to, Thornhill's three (t 30 to 1)
to jeEk.y'§ A t 0,1143, Michileton (t 9 to 1
15 to 1 „ idc of Rnt,ls*:S Flambeau',.
18 to Col. Peers DO of Algiers, (t).
18 to 1 „ Duke of CleVelAud's Kremlin (t)1
24 to 1 „ Lord Albemarle's Tros (t)
25 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Ilderim.
30 to 1 „ Col. Anson's Zimmerman (t)
30 to 1 „ Ld. Westminster's The Lord Mayor
30 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus.
33 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's Valaincourt.
33 td I ~ The Duke of Grafton's iEther.
35 to 1 Lord Lichfield's Gulnare c (t)
35 to I „ l'lnwes!_s Accelerator.
36 to 1 „ Mr. BMWS'S frin=gb-Bragl1,1(t)
40 to 1 „ Mr. Batson's bro. to Plenilio
40 to 1 „ Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomscury (t)
45 to 1 „ Ca.pt. Williamson's Melbourne (t)
45 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's Chimborazo
50 to 1 „ Duke of Richmond's Meunier
50 to 1 „ Mr. Dixon's Camellino (t)
50 to 1 „ Mr. Wreford's Wapiti (t)
50 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's bro. to Mouche (t)
50 to 1 Lord Suffield's Vernon (t)
50 to 1 ~ Mr. G. Clark's Dragoman (t)
1000 td 10 i; Mr. T. Walter's The Deputy (t)
1000 to ID ;, Mr. Theobald names Hamlet (t)
2000 td. TO ;.; Mt. CoOkes's Lady =Day (t)
1000 eN-6zi .and ,Zipluterrna:B ; 1000 to
500 on Tros against UfilmbOrago (0; 35 to / each against
Erin-go-Bragh, Accelerator, and Zimmerman; ta'keri in one
bet.

THE OAKS.
500 even between the Duke of Richmond's Reel and Ful
wer Craven's Deception ,(t).

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.—On Monday evening, in
the house of commons, Lord John Russell stated, that none
of the bills requiring discussion would be brought on before
the Easter holidays. With regard to the factory bill, he pro-
posed that the Friday after Easter, the 12th of April, should
be fixed for its consideration ; and that the ecclesiastical
duties and revenues bill should be taken on the succeeding
Monday the ,15th of April.
RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—During the heavy falls of snow
last weeks when all the coaches were several hours behind
the time, the trains on the Stockton and Darlington Railway
arrived at the different stations several minutes before their
time.—Sunderland Herald.

"THE WISDOM'S IN THE WlG."—The Kent Club, meet-
ing at the house of James I Roosevelt, Esq., in Park-place,
were presented with a curious relic on Saturday night—
nothing less, than the wig of the late Lord Chancellor Eldon.
It was sent to William Kent, Esq., by a son of the late Sir
James Mackintosh. Upon the head of our worthy vice-chan-
cellor the wig appeared as well as when worn by his lordship.
—New York paper.
DOMESTIC MANNERS OF THE AFGFIAUNS.—When a
visitor comes in, the master of the house salutes the party by
saying—" Peace be unto you :" to which they answer, " and
unto thee be peace." The master of the house then rises,
takes the stranger's hand between his own, and addresses
him—" You are welcome : -may you often come," &c. The
stranger replies, " May you prosper." The masier of the
house then points ont a seat to his guest, and when they are
seated, inquires after his health, and enters on conversation.
These ceremonies are always performed even by the poorest
Afghauns ; but when they are over, no people are less cere-
monious—a certain degree of gravity generally prevails, but
it never excludes free and cheerful conversation, and is some-
times broken in upon by a hearty laugh.—Conolly's Journey
to India.

HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, MARCH 19TH.—The inquiry
for most descriptions of goods to-day was equal to that for
many weeks past ; but fewer sales were effected, buyers feel-
ing indisposed to give an advance in proportion to the rise of
the raw material ; in addition to which, the choice in the most
saleable goods was extremely limited. Plain cloths were in
fair demand, and considerable sales were effected. Light
tweeds, fancy doeskins, and other fancylwoollens, were sought
after; but few are in stock. Those sold realized good prices.
Superior fancy waistcoatings continue in demand. 'Wools are
firm, and rather inclined to advance. The warehouses are
doing a steady, healthful business.
REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON.—We have been inform-
ed in the course of the present week, by an accredited and
esteemed correspondent, that "no definite arrangement has
been made by the party to which Mr. Cobden belongs for
bringing that gentleman forward at the next election." This
may be, and indeed we should be rather surprised if any de-
finite arrangement had been already made, seeing that such
an arrangement would be, under the circumstances, exceed-
ingly premature. We only mentioned the matter as a ru-
mour, but at the same time we have reason to believe that
the rumour is not by any means destitute of foundation.—
Preston Chronicle.

MILITARY MOVEMENTS—SHOTS FIRED AT THE DUB-
LIN AND LIMERICK MAIL COACH.—AS the Dublin and
Limerick mail coach was passing through the " Murderer's
Hollow," near the Curragh of Kildare, on last Monday
night, it came nearly in contact with a common car full of
armed men. After passing about a 'perch, five shots were
fired at the guard, in rapid succession, but fortunately with-
out effect. We do not suppose that this was a preconcerted
attack on the coach, but we are of opinion that some of the
midnight militia of Ireland were on their way to the adjoin-
ing review ground.—Leinster Express.
STATE OF TRADE.—There was considerable enquiry for
yarn yesterday ; but the spinners having generally demanded
an advance somewhat above the late advances in cotton,
which the buyers are unwilling to give, the amount of busi-
ness was limited, but large parcels would have been taken at
a trifling reduction upon the prices asked. Printing cloth
was in better demand, and an advance of 3d. to 41d. upon
the pricei of last week was very readily obtained; but heavi-
er fabrics continue exceedingly dull. We understand that
the working of short time at Stalybridge is'not likely to con-
tinue beyond this day. Indeed, several of the mills have
already resumed full time.—Manchester Guardian.

POPISH TREATMENT OF THE BIBLE.—A correspondent,
on whom we place every reliance, informs us that, on Sun-
day last, at the chapel of Killinena, parish of Feakle, county
of Clare, the priest publicly denounced the reading of the
scriptures, and alluded to a christian friend who lives in that
part of the country, by telling his congregation that there was
a devil in the neighbourhood, who was trying to seduce the
people, as the devil seduced Eve to eat of thelforbidden fruit,
by circulating Bibles amongst them, and that he had honey
in his lips giving those books, but that he had deadly poison
in his heart, and to let the people beware of him as he was
a dangerous man, and prayed that the curse of God may at-
tend any man or woman in that parish who would read a Bi-
ble or Testament, or even take it in their hands.—Limerick
Standard.

THE QUEEN DOWAGER.—At a meeting of the Protestant
inhabitants of Malta, held on the sth instant, an address was
presented to Queen Adelaide, expressive of their sincere gra-
titude to, and high esteem for, Sher majesty, for her most
muniflcentzift, to be appropriated to the erection of St.
Paul's Church. To this address her Majesty was pleased to
return the following gracious reply :—" I thank the Pro-
testant inhabitants of Malta for their affectionate address.
Nothing can he more gratifying to my feelings than to receive
the testimony of their gratitude for a work (St. Paul's Church)
which will give me so much real satisfaction to undertake.
Alfliough far distant when the sacred edifice shall be com-
pleted, I assure them that my prayers shall be offered up
with theirs, that St. Paul's Church may prove a blessing and
a comfort to themselves and to their posterity."
MORECAMBE BAY RAILWAY.—The plans and sections
of this gigantic project were deposited at the Clerk of the
Peace's office here, previous to the Ist of March, in obedience
to the standing orders of parliament, to enable the promoters
of the scheme to bring in a bill next session. The engineers
employed, and under whose direction the surveys have been
made, are J. A. Rastrick, Esq., and J. Hague, Esq., Mr.
Hague has given the design for the crossing of the More-
cambe Bay and the Duddon Sands, and Mr. Rastrick has laid
down the line from thence to Maryport, where a junction will
be made with the railway now in progress from Maryport to
Carlisle. The line is intended to branch off from the Lan-
caster and Preston railway near the station at Lancaster, and
crossing the Lune just above the bridge—passes through the
village of Skerton, and enters the Bay of Morecambe at Poul-
ton ; then stretching across the Bay in a direct line to Leo-
nard's Point, curves eastward and very near to the ruins of
Furness Abbey ; shortly after crosses the Duddon Sands to
Hodbarrow Point, in Cumberland, and through the villages
of Kirksanton and Sill Croft, winding east for about nine
miles, and crossing the river Esk, and on to the port of Ravin-
glass. From Ravinglass the line runs very near the high
water mark all the way to St. Bees, where again leaving the
coast, it winds up the valley of St. Bees to Whiteheaven,
and directly through the centre of the town. After leaving
Whitehaven there will be a tunnel 1320 yard long, (the only
one on the line) after which the line again takes nearly the
high water mark, and keeping along the coast through Work-
ington, joins the Carlisle Railway at Maryport. The gradients
on the whole line are extremely favourable, the greatest in-
clination being 1 in 220, and that for only a short distance.
From the Lancaster station to Morecambe Bay the cuttings
on the line are very trifling, with the exception of that part
between Morecambe Bay and Duddon Sands—the surface of
the country is very rough, and there are several cuttings from
73 to 82 feet deep. The greatest depth of embankment
across the Bay of Morecambe is 45 feet, and varying down to
23 and 24. The Duddon embankment is 26 and 28 feet in
the deepest parts. There is intended to be a branch line
along the north side of the Bay of Ulverston.—Preston Pilot.