The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

TFIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

AS UNUSUAL AS GRATIFYING.

(From the Church and State Gazette.)
The new Church of St. Simon, Liverpool, was opened
with all the ordinary and solemn ceremonies, on Wednesday
last. In such an announcement there is nothing very un-
common ; but there are one or two matters connected with
the above-named new edifice which are not only very un-
common, but which wear an exceedingly pleasing aspect.
We do not allude to the certainly welcome fact that the
whole of the ground-work of this church is made free to
the poor for ever. Such fact, welcome as it always is, is
also in our more privileged days, of no rare occurrence—
at least, in new provincial churches. There are, as we
have intimated, other matters of an unusual and agreeable
quality as connected with this building. First, the archi-
tect (Mr. Hay) not only gave in, originally, a moderate
estimate, but—he has kept his word ! More, this rara
axis of his craft has actually completed his contract, and
furnished an edifice worthy of the purpose for which it is
destined,at a cost of four hundred poundssterling Less than
that at which he had estimated it. We recommend this
to certain other architects, who have given enduring asto-
nishment and 'everlasting heartaches to theparochial com-
mittees whom they have drawn into extravagance and
attendant' confusion. The whole proceedings, indeed, have
been conducted in such a spirit of Christian love that we
cannot 'forbear from giving this prominent notice of them,
nor from earnestly soliciting for thenefhe profound atten-
tion Of Those dissentient city authorities in Walbrook, of
whom we have spoken under another head. Thus, it ap-
peers, the committee acted with such kindness and confi-
dence towards the architect that the latter, in pious fur-
therance of the general object, end out of gratitude for the
treatment he had received at tholunds of the superintend-
'ileg committees, made a gift tote church of a very beau-
' 'drill window for the chancel la stained glass. Nor is it
here that the pleasing recordtterminates. Good deedsure
prolific of good deeds. .The,cantractors would not be ex,-
celled in liberality. They tknew well in what sort of vi.'orks
it was lawful to strive -with others, and the church was
made to benefit by this'eontest in kindness. They have
accordingly made a pre.ent of the west window. The cost,
perhaps, is hardly worth mentioning after a narration of,
the facts ; and yet the latter, probably, will be all the better.
estimated by some, Am. we state that each window will
cost at least £l2O.
Are not these good and faithful servants Would that
the example were infectious, and that theWalhrook vestries
were visited by'th'e 'disease in all and in its,ntmost'vftu-
lence !

FREE PMTS.-LIVERPOOL, BRISTOL, =AMP
BIRKENHEAD.

We perceive/by the Liverpool papers that Sit*enhetttl
is about to benstde an entirely free port forshippm g,,as it
is already forcgeods. We should not be at all surprised if
this were to-happen before the port .of Bristol be even
transferredlso its rightful owners. We extract the follow-
ing remarks, 'introductory to a long article in the fiver-
pool Sttadvxl, of the 31st ultimoz—
" It is Strled publicly, we presumeupon godd att!hority,
that another bold movement' is sttbout to be made at
Birkenhtstd; that the docks there :are to be' made free.
both for tonnage and cargoes, fee: a period• of eighteen
months 'o: two years, ' in order to ascertain hew trade is
likely, -sunder the most favoured cireumstances, to pa-
tronisethe Cheshire side of the river.' This-step is said
to be "Justified by the benefit 'which the 13pering of the
docks-to an active business would confer upon the owners
of lartd, buildings, warehouses,and railways liethe locality,
whose investments are stated to amount •altogether to a
sumlittle short of £13,000,000 sterling."
When we call to mind the striking contrast that, in all
business matters, is apparent between' the men of the
notth and those of the west--the first being all prompti-
tude and action, and the last "all talk arid do,"—we
cannot but labour under some apprehension lest Bristol
should be again " a day after the•fair." 'ln the very same
paper from which the above extract- is taken, there ap-
'pears a report of the proceedings of the`Town Council of
Liverpool, by which we learn that the borough, having
obtained an act enabling it to supply'water, is required
to purchase the rights of two existing Companies. An
Offer is made in one case' of £300,000,, but £400,000 is
the sum demanded ; in the other, £220,000 is asked, but
" the committee declined 'recommending the Council to
=give that sum ;" but they—neither the comimttee nor
the Council—set to, and abuse the companies, and post-
pone the whole matter ate die, again -to be revived some
ten years hence, with a like result, • as has been done in
some other places we could name. _:No ; like men of
business, the committeelproceed straightforward in their
object, and obtain the unanimous sanction of the Council
to their suggestion, recommending the appointment of
R. Stephenson, Esq., M.P., -as arbitrator, to settle the
amount to be paid in each case—and the thing is settled !
Now, here is a matter involving • a •larger, amount of
money, considerably, than the Bristol. Dock question, the
settlement of which it has been solemnly declared by re-
peated resolutions of 'the Town• Council itself, and by
public meetings of the •citizens innumerable, is " abso-
lutely necessary" to tke salvation' of • the city and port.
But these are not the only recent occurrences upon which
we have had to make odious comparisons between Bristol
and Liverpool. Not lung since we had to announce that
the Liverpool Town Council had reduced their dock dues
on shipping and goods to the extent of £38,000 per
annum ,—more than :the whole annual income of the
Bristol Dock Company. ! and only a week or two ago
measures were taken to reduce the Liverpool port charges
on timber one half. While this has.been going on, Bris-
tolians have been talking about a free port, and, if rumour
speaks truly, some parties are now disposed to split straws
—quibbling about £3OO or £4OO per annum,--on a ques-
tion upon the prompt settlement of which hangs the future
welfare of 120,000 people! If the, gossip in those places
" where merchants most should congregate," be to be
trusted, too, obstacles' are being thrown in the way,—
technicalities and imaginary opposition ; considerations
quite apart from the money• value of, the property, which
the citizens have heretofore been led to believe was the only
difficulty,—are likely to intervene at the eleventh hour
creating doubts, difficulties, and delays,—mountains of
molehills,—which map have the effect-of postponing the
settlement beyond theensuing session of Parliament! We
hope the best, but let the citizens be prepared for the
worst, or, if possible, prevent it.—Bristol Mirror.

IRISH RELIEF TAIRTION.—The "panic" is spreading
at railway pace. The guardians of eaeli of the five ridings
of the south of Tipperary met last week, when it appeared
to be the unanimous fedling of the meeting, that if the levy
.of the county rates for the road works, of 1846, and usual
,poor rates, as well as fcc• the out door relief, was made, the
whole produce of the land would be swallowed up, and
:the owners and occupiers totally incapacitated from em-
ploying the labourers. .Government is to be requested to
entertain the question of emigration, aid to railways, and
such other measures as would tend to relieve the country
from its present awful condition. Verynaturally, much
despondency appeared to prevail, whichds not surprising
when at present the rates, on some divisions, amount to
is. 6d. in the pound, for one quarter. The guardians of
this, and other Irish unions, are at issue with the poor-
lax commissioners on the interpretation of the Temporary
Relief Act.. In the meantime, and pending these dis-
putes, resistance to the pa.yment of any rate is becoming
an every day event. At Emly, in Tipperary, some cattle
which were seized were rescued by the mob. At a meet-
ing of the Carlow board of guardians, on Thursday last,
the chairman stated that " he wished to call the attention
of the board to the state of the three electoral divisions
with which he was connected with respect to the collection
of the rate for out door relief. 'On Sundarlast, (as could
be proved by several witnesses,) Father Hickey harangued
his, flack from the altar, directing them not to pay any of
the charges now demanded of them for out door relief, and
that he would write immediately to Conciliation-hall for
instructions how to act. The result had been that a rescue
had been made on the property seized for the poor rate."
Sins,,like shadows, towards the evening of .life, grow
great and monstrous.
The.gem cannot be polished without friction.; neither
can man be perfected without trials.
WASP STlNG.—lmmediately after the sting, press the
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wound, and should be wiped off.
says th
Alir;E Rt eD
ror, the wages of the labouring man were three half-
pence per day, and the price of a bible well written out,
was £3O, so that a labourer could not have procured a
Bible with less than the entire earnings of thirteen years.
Last week six men lost their lives at Gurwen colliery,
Swansea. They were being hoisted up, when the chain
broke, through a flaw in one of the clinks, just when the
men had got near the top, and they were dashed to the
bottom of the pit—a depth of 540 feet.
HANDWRITING.—At a recent sitting of the Academy
of Sciences, some papers were read relative to handwriting.
Among the facts stated, the most remarkable was that no
man can ever get rid of the style of handwriting peculiar
to his country. If he be English, he always writes in
English style ; if French, in the French style ; if Ger-
man, Italian, or Spanish in the style peculiar to his
nation. I myself have observed the same circumstance.
I am acquainted with a Frenchman, who had passed all
life in England, and who is English in dress, habits, taste,
everything ; who speaks English like one of our country-
men, and writes English with ten times more correctness
than ninety-nine in a hundred of us ; but yet who can-
not, for the very life of him, imitate our mode of writing.
I have also heard speak of a Scotch youth, who was care-
fully educated in this country, and for eighteen years of
his life mixed exclusively with French people ; but who,
though he had a French writing-master, and perhaps
never saw anything but French writing in his life, always
wrote in the same style as we all do : it was really national
instinct. In Paris all the writing-masters profess to teach
the English manner of writing ; but with all their pro-
fessions and all their exertions, they can never get their
pupils to adopt any but the cramped hand of the French.
Somebody pretends that he could tell the characters of
individuals from their handwritings. I know not whether
he spoke the truth or not, but assuredly he might have
asserted, with the most perfect confidence, that he could
distinguish a man's nation by his handwriting. The dif-
ference between our writing and that of the French, is
immense; a schoolboy would distinguish it at a glance.
Mix together a hundred sheets of manuscripts, written by
a hundred of our countrymen, and no one could fail to
say which was the British and which was the French ;
even though all should be written in the same language,
and with the same pens and ink and paper. The difference
between Italian, and Spanish, and German styles of
writing, are equally great. The truth is, there is about as
great a difference between national handwritings as there
is between national languages. And it is a singular
truth, that though a man may shako off national habits,
accent, manner of thinking, style of dress—though he
may become perfectly identified with another nation, and
speak in its language as well, perhaps better than his own
—yet never can he succeed in changing his handwriting into
a foreign style.—Country paper.
DIORAMA OF TIM HOLY LAND.—This beautiful exhi.
bition is still on view, and should be seen by all parties.

FREE-TRADE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.

(From the Cambridge Chronicle.)

The free-trade experiment does not yet wear an appear-
ance very promising to the advocates of that system.
Turn ourselves which way we will, at present all is gloom.
The reciprocity of free-trade which was to do such great
things for us, is thus far a reciprocity all on one side. We
can buy corn from foreigners, but we find it far more diffi-
cult to sell them our manufactures. The warning that
gold was what the foreigner wanted and would have in ex-
change for his produce was unheeded or ridiculed when
free-trade was .making its converts •, but the truth of the
warning is unfolding itself daily, and there is promise that
all eyes will speedily he open to it.
Where, alas, are the abundance of work and the good
wages which free-trade was to bring in its immediate
train ? Let the Manchester Guardian, the free-trade
oracle of the north, answer the question :
" We publish a series of resolutions passed at a special
delegate meeting of operative cotton spinners of Lanca-
shire and the neighbouring counties, held on the '29th
ultimo, which deserve the serious and dispassionate con-
sideration of all parties engaged in the staple trade of the
district. It will be seen on reference to these resolutions,
that, taking into account the great disproportion which
continues to exist between the prices of raw cotton and of
the fabrics manufactured from it, the meeting recom-
mended a general suspension of work for a few weeks,
during the present mild and genial season., when, in con-
sequence Of the abundance of vegetable food, the warmth
of the weather, and the possibility in many instances of
finding out-door employment, the privations of which the
operatives would be exposed would not toe so severe."
"A general suspension of work?" closed mills, preca-
riousemployment, as the concomitants—we do not say
thoconsequences—of free trade, in the first year of its
e'ilStence ! How is this ? These %Nils were the vices of
the 'old system ; it was protectift, we were told, that
produced ill effects such as these. With free trade they
'v,ere utterly to disappear. Surely, it is at any rate a
'Singular coincidence that positive evil has followed so
'much theoretical good, and nailing hut positive evil, for 1
-as yet no single practical beneXt can be shown to have
'resulted from the " enlightened policy" of last year. We
bare an abundant harvest and moderate prices, elements
and signs of this countri's'prospects in other days ' - hat
discomfort, depression, and disheartening prospects for
the future attend them now. Capitalists fail; the funN
are below 90 ; the foreign'trade is at a stand ; the Mills
stop or work short time; our customers are getting-our
gold to enable them to,rnanufacture for themselves; lint,
to balance all this—v,e'have free trade!
We know not whitt'result will attend the experhneut in
the long run ; but Irs'aevelopements so far are mrlthing
but satisfactory to those who desire the prosperity•Of this
kingdom. and especially the comfort and happinessof its
labouring classes.
The Morning rehPonicle of Wednesday, a journal which
has ever consistently advocated free-trade doctrines, and is
therefore an tmetrceptionable witness for us in'this case,
has some observations which it is worth whilelo quote:
An ingenious -parallel is presented by the writer between
the disasters •Of the Great Britain steamer and 'the condi-
tion of the nation whose name she bears. He describes,
in good language, the commencement of the-steamer's
voyage, the erttlting confidence in the issue of it, and the
misery and co.ifasion of the scramble for lffe when her
keel struck the bottom ; and then he says—
. " They (the'British nation) started with the same feel-
ing of inexhaustible power and resources which marked
the triumphant departure of the Great Britait.. The fear
of a sudden Check was as little present in 'the one case as
the other, athl for a time the most sanguine anticipation
seemed even sober and natural. The chec'k,'hawever, has
come. We'have felt the bottom, with wrade and dis-
turbing sho'dic., when we fancied ourselves most secure, and
our magnificent visions have given tray -to, a desire for
escape to •a,position only as safe as that "which we left
behind." _ _ _

This is a sorry confession for a free-trader to maim, but
it very accurately describes our state nevertheless. Whe-
ther the '"enlightened policy" of Sir Robert Peel and
Mr. Cobden has brought us into this state or not we do
not 'decide ; we are in it contemporaneously with the full
triumph of that " enlightened policy;" the question is
how are we to get out of it ? The Standard suggests the
following method, which has the merit of carrying out
the parallel presented by the Morning •Cltroniele
"If we-ere to get out of the mud, as the Great Britain
(ship)'has escaped, it must be by the adoption of analogous
means, we must first protect the vessel'r-from all foreign
shocks; -we must next get rid of all .our dangerous cargo
of worthless intruders, as the water has been pumped out
of the ship; we must change our pilots• and our course
the very'first moment that we are afiont—turn our stern-
post to the new light, and our stem to the old one, and
then we may be once more as we were before Sir Robert
Peel brought us into the mud by his blundering and dis-
honest piloting. Let us hope this, but •we can hope it
only upon condition of resorting to the proper means."

THE ''TOVERTY THAT COMPLAINS -.NOT.—You have
wept atthat old drama, that old eternal-scene which is
recounted every day—yet not so old, it- is renewed also
every day I—the bare chamber, no better than a loft—the
truckle-bed—the broken pitcher—theleap of straw—the
sentimental lithographist will not forget the guttering
candle stuck in the neck of a bottle. 'Thus much for the
accessories, then for the persons of the scene ; a workman,
the father who expects to die in the lospital—his four
children—always four—who have not broken their fast
that day—and the mother is lying-in with her fifth—and
it is 'winter, for these poor people choose winter always
for theielying-in. Oh ! all this is very true and piteous
—I
weep with you at the cry of those suffering children
—at the sobs of their mother. Yet there is another
poverty which you know not, which it is never intended
you should know. A silent poverty that goes dressed in
its black coat, polished, it is true, where polish should not
come, •and with a slaty hue—produced by the frequent
application of ink to its threadbare surface. It is a
courageous poverty which resists all aid—even from that
fictitious fund, a debt—which dresses itself as you would
dress, if your coat were ten years old-which invites no
sympathy—which may be seen in the sombre evening
stopping a moment before the baker's shop, or the wired
windows -of the money-changer, but passing on again
without.a sigh heard. Oh, this poverty in a black coat !
And-then it enters into its cold and solitary chamber,
without even the sad consolation of weeping with another.
No Lady Bountiful comes here. In the picture just now
described,-she would be seen in the background, entering
in at the door, her servant behind loaded with raiment
and provisions. What should she here? What brings
you here madam ? Who could have sent you here?
'We are rich! If we were poor should we not sell these
books ?—all these books are ours ; madam, we want
nothing. Carry your amiable charity elsewhere.—Black-
wood's. Magazine.

SIR JOHN JERVIS AS A LAWYER AND A MEMBER.—
Sir John Jervis started in life with many advantages.
Although •Sir Frederic Thesiger is of good extraction, his
connexions were not those most calculated to forward a
man at the bar. Sir John Jervis, on the other hand, was
pushed into the groove in which he was afterwards to run.
His father was chief-justice of Chester, before the change
was effected in the Welch judgeships, and a member of
parliament. His relationship to the St. Vincent family
was also of service to him. His father's influence pro-
cured for him, while he was yet very young at the bar, an
office in the Court of Exchequer, which gave him a certain
standing in that court, and an importance very useful
with attornies. He was also early in life returned for
Chester, which ancient city he has continued to represent
in parliament ever since. With such advantages, and the
abilities and perseverance we have attributed to him,it is
not surprising that he should have succeeded at the bar.
In the House of Commons, without having achieved any
reputation for oratory, Sir John Jervis has, upon the
whole, obtained more success than Sir Frederic Thesiger.
At the same time it should be remembered that he has
had more experience, and greater opportunities of study-
ing the temper of the House. His parliamentary career
has extended over a period not very far short of twenty
years, while Sir Frederic, entering at a more advanced
time of life, too, has been only seven years in the House
of Commons. But there are other reasons why Sir John
Jervis has succeeded there. The senatorial John Bull
likes a practical man. Your Macaulays and Sheila he ad-
mires, and feels proud of, for grand field-days ; but for
ordinary business occasions, give him, especially in a law-
yer, a plain man of business, of few words and many facts.
Nay, we are not sure that he would like to see a revival of
the great constitutional lawyers, for he thinks lie under-
stands the constitution a great deal better than they ; and
what he wants an attorney-general for, is to explain the
technicalities of acts of parliament, and to keep him
out of scrapes. Now, in this view of the functions of his
ofice, Sir John Jervis is invaluable. He is singularly
quiet and unassuming ; never obtrudes himself on the
House unnecessarily, as " plain John Cammell" used to
do; would not for his life presume to lecture them on
their proceedings ; yet is always ready, always sound,
always wary. Above all, he does not make long speeches.
The very qualities which give him weight in important
cases in the court, also help him in the House of Com-
mons. He is a plain-spoken, unambitious, straight-for-
ward man of business, and has made his way by these
qualities, added to his legal knowledge and natural abili-
ties, and a total absence of pretension. In a political
point of view, the promotion of Sir John Jervis to office
has been honourable to him. Unlike most parliamentary
lawyers, he cannot be said to have attached himself to a
party. His appointment cannot be ascribed to political
servitude. He could only be numbered as among the
supporters of the Whigs, by a stretch of their political
creed : he has rather been prominent amongst the Radi-
cals. He might even have been called an ultra-Radical ;
and whenever there was a struggle of principle between
the leaders of the Liberal party and their extreme follow-
ers, the name of Mr. Jervis might always be found among
the latter. There is every. reason to believe, that in his
political views he is quite sincere—not that, as in the case
of so many of his profession, he has adopted them in the
belief that they would further his advancement. For,
besides that he chose what was not likely to be the winning
side, the circumstances under which he has sat in parlia-
ment have left him full scope for an honourable inde-
pendence of opinion. Before he took office he was always
distinguished for a boldness and manly independence in
his style of treating party leaders, as well as in his manner
of addressing the House ; and, not many months before
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the Conservatives must let in the Whigs, and, if so, that
from his long standing in parliament, and at the bar, lie
must be high on the list for preferment by the future
ministers, he took occasion to rise and deliver a strong
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ceiver.—Frater's Magazine.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FLOATING OF THE GREAT BRITAIN
STEAM-SHIP.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST-44VDARD.

DEAR SIR,—On reading your account of the arrival of
the Great Britain, we blame ourselves for not having called
your attention to the services of Mr. John Crew, Mr.
Pope, and Mr. Thomas.
The first is the able boiler-maker, who stopped the holes
in the bottogi, inside and out, with a patient perseverance
under the most discouraging circumstances, and working
in situations so confined that he was often completely
exhausted ; and, without his valuable assistance, the ship
would never have floated. He was ably assisted by the
meond, the carpenter, who is deserving of great praise, for
his steady attention and perseverance.
The third was second officer before the accident; and,
since December, has had charge of the vessel, and watched
her with care and attention.
We estimate highly the very valuable services of Mr.
Brunel, Captain Claxton, and the Messrs. Bremner ; but
they are as anxious as we are that the important assistance
rendered by the three more humble but respectable indi-
viduals we have named should be placed before the public,
and properly appreciated.
We are much vexed that a press of business has pre-
vented our doing this act of justice earlier.—We remain,
dear sir, your's truly,
GIBBS, BRIGHT, AND CO.
Liretpuol, Gth September, 1847.

AIGBURTEI.

TO THE EDITOR OF TnE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Sift,—Being a resident of this suburban village, you
will probably assign me a portion of your well stored co-
lumns, for the purpose of making a few observations upon
an article which appeared in the Standard of Tuesday
last, entitled "A Day at Aigburth, with a Peep at the
APisterious Machine. By Humphrey Johnson." Having
pitched my tent and spent several years in this peaceful
spot, I need scarcely say I am warmly attached to it, and
,take a lively interest in all that concerns it ; in fact, I
'feel something approaching to a lover's feelings when the
loved one becomes the subject of eulogium. Such being
'the case, I cannot withhold ray approbation from " Hum-
phrey Johnson," not only for the faithful picture he has
drawn of the beautiful scenery which presents itself in
the drive from Liverpool, but for the language in which he
has clothed his admiration. It is, however, evident, from
the manner in which lie writes, that he is almost, if not en-
tirely, a stranger to this southern suburb, and hence the
surpriseevinced on visiting a neighbourhood, the attractive
qualities of which cannot be better tested than by the
preference awarded to it by the owners of the elegant and
substrntial mansions which rear their heads at every turn,
and proclaim themselves the permanent and not the tem-
porary residences of wealth and influence. My occasional
visits to the hotel and grounds enable me to bear testimony
to the truth of his observations regarding them ; still, I
must confess, sir, that however the perusal of "A Day
at Aigburth" pleased and interested me, I arrived at the
foot of it without finding the slightest allusion to any
portion of Aigburth, save the hotel and grounds. "Want
of time, or the seductions of host Prest's bill of fare, and
out-door attractions (perchance the sparkling eyes he
speaks of), may probably account for the omission. Be
that as it may, I regret it, as leaving untouched some of
the most romantic and delightful scenery ever found in
such close proximity to a large commercial town.
Without attempting to paint the scene to which I have
just alluded, in the hope that " Humphery Johnson " may
undertake the task on his next visit to Aigburth, I may
be permitted to observethat the incline, upon the face of
which is scattered, in careless yet pleasing order, a succes-
sion of Mansions, with their attendants of green fields,
and well-wooded inclosures, displays a diversity of land-
scape of rare and surpassing beauty ; and which, decend-
ing from the summit of the hill to the margin of the
Mersey presents an unobstructed view of the river and
Cheshire hills, of many miles in extent.
One word, en passant, of the mysterious machine. For
some months prior to " Humphrey Johnson's " notice of
it, this Lion of Aigburth has been little attended to. I
have endeavoured, in vain, to ascertain for what it is in-
tended. I am, however of opinion that the watery ele-
ment jis destined to receive the " odd fish." I do not
' agree with " Humphrey Johnson " in his guess that the
small end is intended for the stern. The broad end is
something like the stern of a ship, and the most likely to
receive,the propelling power.
In conclusion, allow me to observe that Aigburth, al.
though only six miles from Liverpool, is as little known
to the bulk of the inhabitants of the. latter place as are
the backwoods of America. True it is that the sight see-
ing multitude prefer seeking enjoyment at a distance, to
obtaining it in greater perfection, a few paces from their
dwelling. Hoping you will pardon this too lengthy intru-
sion upon your columns. I am, yours, &c.,

SILVANUS.

BATHING ACCOMMODATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Six,—Since this town has been so large as to absorb a
large portion of the north and south shores, that were a
few years back used as bathing places, and no other ac-
commodation being now left to the public, it is high time
that something should be done to make up the loss which
has thus been sustained. lam aware that the subject has
been agitated:! agitated.! agitated! but so far entirely in
vain. No man in the council thinks it worth his while to
trouble himself about it, further than to make a speech of
some dozen or some dozen and a half lines. To be
sure, this serves to keep the subject afloat, and we hope
in course of time some gentleman will be put into the
council with sufficient originality of thought to devise
some scheme by which the bathing accommodation so
desirable may be afforded, and who also will have the re-
quisite energy to pursue the scheme to its accomplish-
ment; we hope that this may come to pass. Yet surely
it is not wrong to write—" It is a disgrace to Liverpool
that there is no cheap and popular bathing place I," How
long the question is to be in abeyance cannot b® conjec-
tured, but ultimately the required boon will be forthcom-
ing. . _ _

In the meantime, the public must exercise its accustomed
patience.
It is easy to conceive, however, that if one of the yards
contiguous to George's Pierhead were obtained, with the
view of making a bathing place, half the work (because
begun) would be done. If constructed like an ordinary
ship, on inclined planes, indented from the walls fronting
the river about twenty yards, and the plain continued a
very short distance beyond the wall, or further into the
river, the principal feature of the thing required would be
developed ; and the matter should be so managed that the
portion projecting beyond the wall into the river might be
removed during the winter months, so that little incon-
venience would be suffered during the greater part of the
year.

If the matter were set about by competent individuals,
the thing might be accomplished. Cheap and adequate
bathing room ought unquestionably to be provided. It
ought to be so cheap as that any working man might
avail of it for 2d. or 3d. If any place worthy of Liverpool
were made with charges about this figure, no doubt it
would pay its own expenses, and more. It ought to be
so adequate that 100 or 200 persons could avail themselves
of it at the same time, without discommoding or being
discommoded by other persons.
If a bathing place thus cheap and thus ample were pro-
vided, who will venture to say that it would not pay its
own expenses ? And who will venture to say that it would
be a boon that would not be generally appreciated ?
Yours, &c. A BATHER.

GRAND CRICKETMATCR BETWEEN ALL ENGLAND AND
LIVERPOOL.—On Thursday the match between sixteen of
the Liverpool Club (with two players, Lillywhite and
Martingell, of the All England Club, given in), and the
selected members of the All England cricketers, com-
menced on the ground of the former, at Wavertree road.
The day was fine and the interest great ; but, owing to the
over-high price of admission, the attendance was not very
numerous. The game began at 12 o'clock, Mr. 0. Pell
and Mr. Dorrington going to the wickets, with Lillywhite
and Martingell bowling. The contest was highly interest-
ing, and they amounted to 70. The weather being un-
favourable, the game was not resumed till Saturday, when
it was maintained with much spirit. The score is subjoined.
The game may be considered as drawn. All England
having to play in Sheffield yesterday, could not resume it.

ALL ENGLAND. First Innings. Second Innings.
Pell • b Lillywhite 6 b Lillywhite 1
Mynn b Lillywhite 3 run out 0
Felix b Martingell l5 b Lillywhite 14
Pilch b Martingell 1 b Lillywhite 5
Dean b Lillywhite 1 not out
Clarke (n.0.)..b Lillywhite 10 b Martingell 9
Guy c Lillywhite 0 1) Lillywhite 0
Parr b Martingell
Hillyer b Lillywhite 5 absent, sick 0
Dorrington.. b Martingell
c Lillywhite l6
Sewell b Lillywhite 2 c Tobin 8
Byes 8 Wide balls 3

Total 70 Total 52
Caldecourt, umpire.
LIVERPOOL. First Innings. Second Innings.
Cameron .... b hlynn 5 b Dean, c Dorrington 0
Cazenove .... b Clarke c Dorrington 6 run out 0
Langton b Mynn 6 c Sewell 7
Stacey not out 2 b Dean 2
Hornby b Hyllier 0
Lewi5........ b Dean 0
Tobin b Clarke, c Parr,.... 0 b Clarke 0
Reade b Mynn, c Guy 2
Manifold b Dean c Mynn o'
Duckworth... b Hillyer 2
Morgan b Dean 8
Lillywhite.... b Clarke .... ..
Martiugell ... b Myers c Parr
Paget b Clarke c Felix
Comber b Clarke c Sewell.... 18
Danse run out 4 ---
Byes 1 Total 15
Wde Balls 3

Total 63
Girling, umpire.
THEATRE ROYAL, LINTER.—This little theatre improves
upon acquaintance ; and will, no doubt, be a favourite re-
sort in the approaching winter season.
LONDON OYSTERS.—Mr. Feeney, of the Oriental
Divan, has entered into arrangements with Mr. Bateman,
of Billingsgate Market, for a continual supply of the natives.
They are promised to exceed those of last year, which
will certainly be passing excellence ; and, what is a con-
sideration almost equally great in these monetary times—
they are considerably reduced in price.
THEATRE ROYAL,WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.—MR. CHAS.
PITTS' VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.—During the past
week, one of the most talented actors in tragedy at present
upon the boards—Mr. C. Pitts—has been giving a series of
his favourite performances, at the Theatre Royal, previous
to his departure to try his fortune in the United States.
Few men more able and estimable, in every respect, have
ever left our boards to visit cur very liberal brethren across
the Atlantic; and most heartily we -wish hini the success
which he so fully deserves.

LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

THE WEST INDIAN MAIL.

The Great Western Royal Mail Company's steam-ship
Great Western, George Abbott commander, arrived at
Southampton on Sunday morning at nine o'clock, after a
remarkably fine passage, arriving at least two days earlier
than she was expected, thus placing this recent addition
to the Company's fleet on a par with their fastest vessels.
The Great Western reports the weather in the various
islands as being fine, and the crops good; but our files of
papers do not support so favourable a view of these matters.
Her dates are—Tampico, July 26th ; Vera Cruz, Au-
gust 2d; Havannah, 11th; Honduras, July 20th; Car-
thagena, 29th : Jamaica, August Bth ; Demerara, 4th;
Trinidad sth ; Barbadoes. Bth ; Grenada, 9th ; St.-Thomas,
15th ; Bermuda, 20th ; La Guayra, 2d.
From Jamaica we have complaints of the weather and
want of shipping. The drought in St. Mary most
destructive. The rivers throughout the parish are nearly
all dry, and one estate in the lower part of the pariAll has
been compelled to carry wateer in puncheons for the sup..
ply of the engine, and the plantsfor next year's Crop are
almost burnt out of the ground. There is an immense
quantity of manufactured goods remaining over for want
of shipping.

„
The town and port of Lucea were visited by a frightful
whirlwind, on the 10th July, which was followed by an
earthquake which lasted several seconds.
At Antigua the planters complained of the weathcir, and
the want of rain was severely felt, and planting operations
were thereby seriously retarded. Several arrivals of im-
migrants from Madeira had taken place, and the;- had
given satisfaction.
From Dominica we learn that the Lieutenant-Covernor
had left for England. Mr. James Lang Bremnerassumed
the government, being ;says a local paper) the first
coloured person of Dominica who had gained the distinc-
tion of representing Majesty.
We,„ have more favourable accounts from Barbadoes,
which had latterly suffered so severely from want of food.
Large supplies of provisions of all kinds had arrived both
from America and the adjoining colonies. Nearly 3,000
bunches of plantains, besides other esculents, reached
Barbadoes in a single day from Demerara alone : prices,
however, were still high, and much distress prevailed.
The Governor bad entirely. recovered from the effects of
his accident. His Excellency was establishing public
libraries in the islands under his charge for the use of all
classes, and had recommended the passing of an act for
apprenticing to the sea all the idle boys as one of tha
modes of relieving the islands.
At Dominica the second reading of a bill was carried on
a division by two majority to provide stipends for the sup-
port of senior and other Roman Catholic clergymen.