The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-09 00:00:00

THE SCHOOL QUESTION

We have been favoured with a written communication in
which the author objects to the suggestion thrown out by us
for the improvement of the Educational System of the Cor-
poration Schools, taken from the plan not long since adopted
by the Presbyterians in Ireland, The writer declares that
he would have scriptural education or none. " I ask nu
man," he says, " to take my views of scripture; but I will
sanction none hi excluding God's word from general study."
The question arises on the latter clause of this sentence;
what is the sanction which lie speaks of? A Roman Catholic
parent comes to a school in which the Bible is taught, and
says that if his child may have the benefit of the school
without its scriptural instruction, he would be glad to avail
himself of it, but that otherwise he could not do so. He is
told that scriptural instruction will not be insisted upon in
his particular, and the child is sent to the school; the writer
referred to, calls this sanctioning the parent in withholding
that which he has no right to withhold. We must say, that
if this be so, it is a very remote sort of sanction, and that,
in our mind, it is not a. culpable or sinful one. But what,
if the terms required by the parent are not agreed to, and
the child is consequently sent adrift without any education at
all ; will not the representative of the school, in that case, be
guilty of sanctioning the parent in denying to his child
not only a plenary but a partial education ? Will he
not be in some degree a party to the child's abandonment to
the education of the streets—a sanctioner of his being
brought up in total ignorance of all useful instruction? Our
correspondent refers us to the injunctions of Scripture with
regard to the publication of the divine commandments, and
the teaching of the law by parents to their children. Very
true ; but with the parents would rest the responsibility of
neglecting or disobeying them. Surely, offering to parents
the opportunity and facilities for fulfilling these commands
would be increasing, rather than lessening, their responsi-
bilities, whilst affording them a free choice either to do or
forbear at their own peril would be lending no excuse, or
supplying any sanction to their error, if they took the way
of it? We do not desire to enter upon a controversy on this
point. We are quite aware that it has been already much
discussed, and that there would be a reasonable apprehension
of the discussion running out to an interminable length,
were we once to embark in it ; but thus much we would
throw out for the consideration of our correspondent and
those who entertain like scruples. We would say, that the
parent who denies to his child the benefit of a Scriptural
education, is only tolerated, not sanctioned, in his fault
when the choice is given him. Our correspondent's prin-
ciple would involve coercion in order to escape the guilt of
what he conceives to be sanction ; but coercion is now out
of the question ; it is not the order of the day, and we are
glad of it. What we have suggested, then, is Scriptural
education—Church of England education, with clerical
superintendence—Church of England masters and mistresses,
and none other ; but this, with toleration—with an allowance
of that liberty to parents which the law allows in other
respects with an exception granted to such parents as
peremptorily demand it. In this we cannot perceive the
smallest compromise nor guilty sanction of any sort.
Our correspondent says, " I believe unsanctified know-
ledge to be as great a curse as total ignorance, and that we
should he provoking the penalty of that curse if we became
instrumental in admitting that any knowledge (?) could be
desirable from which the word of God was excluded." This
is a proposition which it would be needless to discuss at any
length : it does not, in fact, immediately concern us, for we
are contending, primarily, not for unsanctified, but for sanc-
tified knowledge. We would offer the latter, but cannot
force men to receive it. If they will not have it, on their
own heads be the sin ; it is no fault of ours. We would not
refuse the former when the latter would not be accepted, be-
cause we do not agree with our correspondent that complete
ignorance is better. We do not think that such secular
instruction as would be attainable in scriptural schools, such
as we speak of, would be hurtful, but the contrary. If a
" little learning" be correct so far as it goes, we do not con-
ceive that it is at 'all a " dangerous thing." It will not go
any way, indeed, to satisfy the demands of the divine law.
nor is it to be regarded as a substitute for it ; but of its secu-
lar uses and importance, and, we may add, of its advantage
to society generally, there cannot, we think, be a question,

SERIOUS CHARGE OF ASSAULT WITH INTENT
TO MURDER,
AGAINST THE CAPTAIN OF THE " NUN" STEAM-BOAT

BELONGING TO TILE WOODSIDE PERRY CO

(From our Birkenhead Correspondent.)

On Saturday last and, by adjournment, yesterday, at the
Police-office, Birkenhead, W. Duff was charged, before Jno.
Deane Case, Esq., with violently assaulting Thomas Shaw,
one of the watchmen employed on the Woodside Ferry, with
an intent to do him some bodily harm. The prisoner was
defended by Mr. Wardle, solicitor, Liverpool.—For the pro-
secution, the following evidence was called :
Robert Ellish, one of the night patrol, said that a little be-
fore five o'clock on Friday morning he was on duty near the
Woodside Ferry, when he was attracted by very heavy groans
proceeding from some person inside the ferry gate. He ran
down stairs and called out " What's the matter ?" Shaw an-
swered, " Come down here fast; Wm. Duff has murdered
me." He instantly ran round the corner to the place from
which the voice seemed to come. When he got to Shaw he
found him on his hands and knees, about three yards from
the slip, on the north side of the Woodside Ferry, and about
fourteen yards from the top of the slip. He assisted him to
get up. He found his right side eovered with slutch and
blood. His face was bloody and disfigured. He asked
Shaw how he tumbled in. Shaw then detailed the facts,
which are given below in his deposition.
Boughey, constable of the night, said, about half-past five
on Friday morning Elliot reported the case, and in conse-
quence of such information, I went to Woodside Ferry. Saw
Shaw on the quay ; he was bleeding profusely from the mouth,
and appeared to have several of his teeth knocked out ; he was
covered with mud on the right side. In consequence of
what Shaw stated, I waited until the packet he belongs to
came from her moorings at six o'clock to take her passengers
from Woodside Ferry. I went on board with Mr. Haselden,
but did not find him there. I then, in company with Royd
and Elliot, proceeded to the house of the prisoner, and I di-
rected Elliot to knock at the door, and say it was time to
get up, as the packets would be leaving. His wife made
answer. I waited three or four minutes, thinking he would
get up ; as he did not come I knocked again very loud ; Duff
came to the door in his shirt ; I told him I was going to take
him into custody for having thrown Thomas Shaw over the
slip, and nearly killed him. He (the prisoner) denied it,
saying lie had been in bed since seven o'clock the night be-
fore. I took him into custody, and examined his shoes.
Could form no opinion whether he had been out or not.
Two other constables then stated the comparison which
they had made between the shoes and the marks on the sand,
but the latter were too nearly obliterated to lead to any iden-

.fication.
Thomas Shaw, who is very ill, and in such a state of health
hat the magistrate and Mr. Mallaby had to attend at his

house to take his statement, said—l am a watchman at the
Woodside Ferry, in Birkenhead. Have been in that capacity
for five years. The prisoner, William Duff, is a seaman be-
longing to one of the Woodside ferry boats, called the Nun.
On Thursday evening, the 4th November last, about half-
past six o'clock, I went on duty. It is my duty to watch
the ferry till the half-past seven o'clock boat comes from Li-
verpool in the morning. Between the hours of opening the
ferry and closing it there is o other watchman but myself.
On Friday morning, about a quarter-past four o'clock, I
hailed the steamer Cleveland, and they answered me. I
came up the slip and walked about, and looked at the clock.
It was a fine moonlight morning. I walked about till it was
time to hail the second boat. As I was going past the end
of the wooden stage, from the coal yard, towards the bottom
of the slip, a man came running down the stage out of the
coal yard, and I said, " Halloa, William, is that you ? you're
up soon this morning." He said nothing, but seized hold
of me by the body and put his foot before me, and then threw
me head foremost off the slip to the bank below. I considered
it to be William Duff, the prisoner, but I would not like to
swear it. There was the light from the clock lamp, which
shone about the stage, but the moon was not very bright.
The man came so quick down the slip that there is a possi-
bility of my being mistaken. I addressed the man as William
because he had the size, dress, and appearance of the prisoner.
At the time the man got hold of me I had no other reason to
think but the man was Duff. Since the occurrence my
mind has been very much troubled with dizziness, which
makes me hesitate about swearing positively to him now.
I cannot swear that it was the prisoner Duff, for fear
I might be mistaken. I told Robert Elliott, another
watchman belonging to the Birkenhead police, when he came
to help me, that William Duff bad nearly murdered me, I
have told Mr. Dent and Mr. Jackson that, to the best of my
judgment, I considered it was William Duff. On Friday af-
ternoon I heard that William Duff was in custody, and since
then I have told Dlr, Case, the magistrate, that I thought it
was Duff. I cannot at the present time say it was Duff: I
only consider it was him. On Thursday, the day previous
to the accident, I had made complaints to Mr. Hasleden, the
manager of the Woodside Ferry boats, about the lights not
being clean on board the Nun and the other steamers. I had
no quarrelling with the prisoner about it. The prisoner as-
saulted me about twelve months ago, but since then I have
had no quarrelling with him.
Mr. Wardle, the prisoner's solicitor, observed that it
would be very material in the prisoner's favour if the con-
stable Royle was called, and state what the prisoner, Duff,
said when Boughey asked him how long be had been at home,
as he (Mr. Wardle) imagined be made a mistake in saying
that the prisoner had been in bed instead of in the house.
Mr. Mallaby, as clerk to the magistrates, objected to it.
Mr. Case then intimated, that as soon as another magis-
trate could be obtained, he would be committed on the charge
of assault, with an intent to do some grievous bodily harm ;
but intimated that he would be admitted to bail on two sure-
ties of £5O each.
Mr. Wardle very ably commented on the evidence, with
an intention of showing that there was not sufficient ground
to commit the prisoner ; but the magistrates thought other-
wise. The case excited considerable interest.

A Shrewsbury manager who lately "got up " the tragedy
of Virginius. introduced the " ashes" of Virginia, not in
urn, but in a large coffee-pot with a long spout ! The audi-
ence burst into a roar of laughter, and the tragedy became a
farce !
A COLOURED JUDGE.—Mr. Athill, a gentleman of Afri-
can descent, has been appointed Chief Baron of the Ex-
chequer, in the island of Antigua. On occasion of this
appointment the Antigua Herald expresses itself as follows :
—" We are too well pleased with the appointment announced
in last Tuesday's Register to allow it to pass without giving
it our unqualified assent. Whether we view it as a valuable
precedent, or as the means of admission to one of the highest
colonial titles of a highly respected member of the class to
which we belong, we unhesitatingly pronounce it to be the
most important appointment that has yet been made by the
Lieutenant-Governor during his administration of the general
government."
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SPECIMEN OF A TORY Jon.—The whig papers, particu-
larly the Globe and the Scotsman, have lately been making a
great outcry against the conservative government, because it
authorised the appointment of Lord Heytesbury as Gover-
nor of the Isle of Wight, in the room of the late Earl of
Malmesbury. It appears that the latter nobleman received
£1,500 a year while he held the office, and accordingly the
whig papers aforesaid have fallen tooth and nail upon the
conservatives, on the presumption that this salary is conti-
nued to Lord Heytesbury, in the face of a recommendation
of its discontinuance by the House of Commons. Now,
what is the fact? Although the government had the power
to continue the salary, still Lord Heytesbury is not to receive
one farthing of money—the office in his hands being entirely
gratuitous. So much for this whig charge of jobbing and cor-
ruption. We wish it could be said with truth, that the whigs
had always acted with equal purity and disinterestedness.

TIIE EXCHEQUER AFFAIR.-Mr. B. Smith, who
has earned such an unenviable notoriety, and who has been
in custody for some time past, was brought up from Tothill-
street prison to Bow-street police-office. After the night
charges had been disposed of, Mr. Smith was placed at the
bar, and the examination of witnesses, into the mysterious
frauds and forgeries of exchequer bills, was proceeded with.
An unsworn broker, named
Etapallo, to whose possession six-
teen £lOOO forged exchequer bills have been traced, has also
been examined at the Mansion-house. Smith has been com-
mitted for trial, but the affair as regards Rapallo is still under
investigation. It is said that other suspected parties will
soon be in custody. At presext, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer declines giving up the fraudulent bills. This has
called forth complaints on the Stock Exchange and in the
lower city circles; but, surely, the surrender of the forged
instruments, that the market may be tainted with them, or
individuals annoyed, would be to play into the hands of the
wrong-doers. The examination of bills at the Bill-office is
carried on with all possible despatch ; but in consequence of
the large number to be examined, it is thought the examina-
, tiou will occupy the whole of this mouth.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL STEAM-SHIP " FORTH."

This splendid vessel—one of the fourteen destined to run
between this country and our West India4colonies, convey-
ing letters and passengers—is now nearly ready for sea; and
after making a trial trip, towards the end of the present
week, will proceed to Southampton, the British station
chosen (in the meantime) for the whole of the line. And as
the public cannot fail to be interested in an establishment of
a steam fleet which will secure to Great Britain a more inti-
mate, extensive, and, we may add, profitable and protective
intercourse with her most valuable western dependencies,
some account of the build of the vessel, her equipments and
accommodations, will, we trust, be acceptable,—more parti-
cularly as from the similarity in the construction and the
size of the whole line, it will equally apply respectively to
the other thirteen ships, all now ready for service, or
approaching to completion, at different British ports.
The names given to the respective vessels forming, this
gallant fleet of fourteen sail, and of which the country may
be justly proud, are the "
_Names. " Medway," " Trent,'
Th

" his,';

" Tweed:

" Solway," " 'fay," " Dee," " Tiviot,'" Forth, " and
another, the name of which we have not obtained.
"The FORTH" was built at Leith, by Mr. Menzies, and
came round to this port, under sail, to receive her engines.
She encountered some stormy weather on her coasting voy-
age, and proved herself an excellent sea-boat. She is built
of the choicest materials; is put together in the most faithful
manner, and diagonally fastened throughout with wood and
iron, on the most improved principles of naval architecture,
no pains or expense being spared to render her, in every re-
speot, a first-rate vessel. She is of a fine model; combining
sharpness of the extremities with rotundity, which at once
gives assurance of speed and safety under any anticipated
contingencies in ocean navigation. She has a spacious
spar deck, and stands well and comfortably out of the water
without being top heavy, her bearings being such as to ren-
der her peculiarly stiff. The following are her dimensions :
Length of keel
Length of spar deck 229 „
From taffrail to figure head, about.24s „
Breadth (or beam) 36 „
Depth of hold..
.Burthen (new measurement).... 1940 tons.

Like all the other ships belonging to the same line, she
has a round stern, on the plan now adopted in the navy, and
which, though not so pleasing to the general eye, from the
habit of seeing square sterns exclusively, is, nevertheless,
handsome—the roundness being considerably relieved by
quarter galleries—and is undoubtedly conducive to greater
strength. She has a bold figure-head, and the carving, both
forward and aft, is ample and appropriate without profusion,
and being gilded on the black ground of the entire hull has a
chaste and pleasing effect. Her entrance and run show
that sharp and graceful sweep below. and lifting swell above,
which attracts the admiration of sailors. She is rigged in
the usual style, as a three-masted schooner, with stout and
tauntish sticks, an ample fore-topsail, top-gallautsail,
and in running down the " trades,' or with a fair wind, will
spread a large breadth of canvas, which, together with her
steam, will doubtless send her spanking along at the rate of
12 to 13 knots. As a whole, indeed the "Forth" may be
said to be one of the handsomest and noblest steamers afloat ;
and in the event of war she is adapted, from her strength and
bearings, to carry one large pivot gun forward, another aft, and
four others of thundering calibre amidships, rendering her,
generally, we should think, with the advantage of her steam,
quite equal in action, and in cases of calms perhaps superior
in capacity for " mischief," to a first-clrss sailing frigate.
The spar deck is protected all round by a light, but suffici-
ently strong, rail, filled in with handsome net-work. This
by admitting the passage of the breeze, will offer little or no
obstruction requiring displacement, and is peculiarly adapted
for coolness in the sultry clime to which she will be exposed
during three-fourths, at least, of her respective trips out and
home, and her stay in the West Indies.

The " Forth" is fitted with two of the patent safety boats,
invented by Captain Smith, R.N., of which we made favour-
able notice before they were adopted on board the iron go-
vernment ships now in the African exploring expedition,
and which has also been most snccessfully employed in other
steamers. They are flat bottomed, and planked diagonally
for greater strength and lightness. One is placed. bottom
up, on each paddle-house, forming the top. They may
readily he righted and lowered over the sides by means of
ingenious davits; and are each capable of containing eighty
soldiers, or marines, fully equipped for hostile assault or de-
barkation, besides the requisite rowers. They make an ap-
propriate finish to the paddle boxes, and save, at the same
time, their own room on the deck or over the quarters, as
they merely occupy the place of planking which would be
otherwise indispensible. The thafts or seats being moveable,
the tops of the paddle wheels revolve withinthe boats.
The ENGINES, a beautiful and stupendous piece of me-
chanism, are from the manufactory of our talented towns-
man Mr. Edward Berry, who has been highly successful for
many years in producing both land and marine steam-en-
gines of practical excellence. They are of 420 horse-power.
The castings and polished work are of superior finish ; and
in proof of the mathematical accuracy of their construction,
we may adduce the fact that the moment the steam was first
got up, (on Wednesday last,) the vessel proceeded out of the
dock into the river, where she made instant way at the rate
of miles an hour ! Generally, engines of this size require
to he worked a priori for some hours in the dock, for ad-
justment, before an outward trial is ventured upon. In this
case such a precaution was considered, and proved to be,
unnecessary. _ _

The accommodations for passengers, and also for the
officers and crew of the ship, are of the first order, both as
regards space and convenience. Comfort, combined with
neatness, has been especially and almost solely studied; and
by judicious arrangements this has been fully attained, apart
from the introduction of gaudy or snperfluous decoration in
costly gilding or device. There are in all, 73 detached state
or sleeping rooms, besides those for the chief officers, en-
gineers, steward and stewardess, and others connected with
the ship, and exclusively also of 25 excellent berths that
may be appropriated for passengers when required. Each
of these rooms is for the reception of a single passenger,
there being but one roomy and lofty bed place—a decided
improvement on the usual sleeping rooms—with two beds,
one over the other, and into the upper one of which the
wight to whom it is assigned must mount up and " shelve"
himself in the best way he can. In several parts of the
vessel one of the rooms communicates with the next by an
interior door in the partition, for the convenience of families
or others who may require a larger dormitory for their pri-
vate and exclusive use. A number of these rooms are
immediately under the quarter-deck terminating abaft in the
ladies' cabin ; others are on the lower deck, on which also is
the saloon or dining-room ; and others forward under the
main deck. They are ranged on each side of two passages
or corridors, running longitudinally with the ship. Those
running on each side the ship, are lighted by port-windows;
those amidships, scarcely less cheerfully, from the deck.
They are all handsomely painted, and are each furnished
with a marble-topped basin-stand and a mahogany dressing-
table, forming a neat chest of drawers, with a drawing-out
writing table or desk. The bedding, hangings, oil-cloths,
&c. are of the best quality ; and great care has been taken
to secure throughout constant and effectual ventillation. A
number of excellent rooms, in addition to those of the
officers, &c., are also on the main deck, (under the spar deck,)
neatly panelled, and with venetian-blind doors. These, with
the spar deck, through which a strong volume of light is
admitted, form a delightful and spacious arcade.
The SALOON IS a large handsome square apartment on the
lower deck, well lighted by a central oblong square deck-tight,
and also by six side-port windows, three on each side. It is
33 feet 7 inches fore and aft, and 36 feet athwart ships. The
corners are taken off by the steward's pantries at one end, and
two state rooms at the ether. The beams of the roof are
ornamented with water leaf carving in alto relievo ; and the
whole is neatly painted la plain delicate tints. The sides are
fitted with fixture sofas, upolstered in red Spanish Morocco,
with scroll arms of polished mahogany. There are four
ranges of massy telescope framed mahogany tables, the two
in the center connected at the top by a crossing table for the
chairman and principal guests. The entire length of the
tables is 90 feet—calculated to accommodate upwards of 100
guests. Besides central seats, also cushioned in morocco,
there are thirty-six handsome mahogany chairs. At either
end there is a handsome sideboard, each fitted up for the
reception of a large assortment of silver plate, decanters,
wines in bottle, &c. A handsome stove grate, on a new
double principle, by which the heat is evenly diffused, forms
the centre-piece of one of these sideboards, which are each
covered with a thick slab of veined marble. Over each of
these is fixed a handsome mirror in a guilt frame, carved in
laurel leaf to correspond with the roof. The floor is covered
with an oil cloth, and over it a Brussels carpet. The walls
are altogether devoid of gilding or meretricious ornament;
yet the apartment has a most comfortable and even elegant
appearance, and we can well conceive will be the scene of
many a joyous banquet.
The LADIES' CABIN, or retiring room, is on the main
deck, close to the stern, from six large windows in which,
and two oblong side ports, it is cheerfully lighted. From the
shape of the stern its form approaches to semicircular, audit
is fitted round with wide fixture sofas, with scroll arms, four
in number, handsomely upholstered. Here, too, there are
two fine pier glasses, and between them a handsome patent
stove grate. The whole of the furniture and upholstery is
from the manufactory of Mr. W. Turner, of Islington, and
is highly creditable to him as a tradesman.
The FORECASTLE under the spar deck is exceedingly
roomy and well aired. It is divided into two compartments,
fore and aft, and commodiously fitted up for the accommo-
dation of the blue jackets who will sleep in hammocks. Each
will have a convenient locker, to supersede the necessity of
lumbrous sea-chests. Immediately below, on the lower deck,
are two other large rooms, for the servants of passengers,
fitted up with eighteen berths or sleeping places. We may
here add, that there are in the whole ship 104 sleeping berths,
exclusive of sofas, that may be so appropriated, and cots
and hammocks.
Ample provisions has been made in accommodations, as
regards the live-stock, culinary, and other departments. The
cook-house is very large, and admirably fitted up for the at-
tainment of perfection in the preparing of the viands, pastry,
&c. The cow-house is 9 feet 6 inches in length by 8 feet
wide, and 6 feet 8 inches high, being the height between the
main and spar decks, There are also sheep-pens, coops for
a vast number of fowls, (70 dozen on the spar deck alone,)
pigeons, &c., and a large ice-house. The subsidiary arrange-
ments are all on the same scale of neatness and convenience
that characterize the larger apartments; the pumps are of
the newest and most approved patent, and in the mode of
lighting, by night, great care has been taken to guard against
accidents by fire,
Forward, amongst the sleeping-rooms, is the Dispensary,
handsomely and elaborately fitted up, and with ample store
of medicines and every surgical requisite for apparently a
town of no inconsiderable size. Next to it is the surgeon's
apartment.
The " Forth" is commanded by Capt. R. J. Fayrer,
R. N., a gentleman whose long experience as a seaman, and
particularly (of late years) in ocean steam navigation, while
commander of the " Liverpool," and more recently of the
" President,"—and whose well-known urbanity of manners,
and powers of conversation, cannot fail to secure him that
popularity which has hitherto been the grateful award of all
who have embarked under his " flag." His officers—Mr.
Strong, Mr. Armitage, and others—are all of the navy, and
his crew are " picked men," well trained and disciplined.
The " Forth" will, it is understood, leave this port in
about a fortnight, and sail from Southampton, on her first
West India voyage, in the beginning of January,—one or
two others of the fleet taking precedence of her from that
port. It is fully expected, however, that Liverpool will, ere
long, be the home station of the whole, which it decidedly
ought to be from its central position, and for other reasons
to which we shall hereafter refer.

FIRE AT GUILDHALL,--Last night at half-past ten, an
extraordinary sensation was created in the city by the report
of a fire having broken out at Guildhall. The recent dreadful
calamity gave an additional and fearful interest to the report.
Hundreds were quickly on the spot, and King-street and its
neighbourhood were crowded to excess to learn the truth of
the report. On inquiry
it was discovered that an explosion
of gas had taken place, which had communicated to the roof,
portion of which was speedily in a blaze.
aThe rumour
spread with great rapidity throughout the city, and soon
reached the West end. An express was despatched to the
different engine stations M the metropolis, several of which
were speedily on the spot. and the flames were in a short
space of time extinguished. The roof is somewhat damaged,
but the fire was got under before any serious injury occurred.
A number of workmen having been for some days employed
in making preparations for the Lord Mayor's festival, it is
supposed that on trying the gas pipes fitted up for the occa-
sion, that the flames bad communicated to the roof by that
means. The alarm created on the occasion was intense, and
up to half-past twelve o'clock persons were arriving from
different directions anticipating a dreadful restlit.—Mornirtg
Chronicle.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Allow me, through the medium of your valuable
paper, to call public attention to the extraordinary manner in
in which the vote of thanks to the mayor was received, at
the last meeting of the council; and to offer a few remarks
in exculpation of that excellent, liberal, and never-to-be-
too-much-lauded individual.

In the first place, then, the liberality of Thomas Bolton,
Esq., has been displayed on divers occasions since his election,
in a manner never even thought of by any former mayor of
the good old town. The number and excellence of the 'town-
hall dinners have completely astonished the natives, and the
bare mention of the number of plates of fourpenny veal pies,
exhibited and consumed on various high civic festivals, dur-
ing the last twelve months, is truly astonishing ; indeed so
notorious has been the liberality of our worthy chief
magistrate that no tory dare lift up his voice to assail him

on that point.
I observe. however, with great pain, from the reports of
the last council meeting given by your highly respectable
truth-loving, and scandal-hating contemporaries, the Mercury
and Chronicle, that some of the tories had the audacity to
accuse our worthy mayor of partiality, and one of them even
gave a case of it which he asserted had occurred in the re-
vision court. Now, sir, I was a close observer of his wor-
ship's conduct while revising the lists, and I must say that
I much ad: Aired it. The approving smiles with which he
greeted the Irish protectors, as they came up in crowds from
the classical purlieus of Orange-street, Lace-stret, &c., to
establish the votes purchased for them by the subscriptions
of the patriotic Rathbones, Walmsleys, and others ; and the
appalling frowns with which he met the rascally tories, whose
only claim to the franchise was, that they were natives of the
town, and had paid their taxes out of their own hard earn-
ings, was, indeed, worthy of all praise. They called forth
the rapturous plaudits of every true liberal who witnessed
the proceedings, and made them declare that Thomas Bolton
was worthy to be Lord Mayor of Dublin, and treasurer to
the Grand-national-repale-of-the-Union Association. But
as facts are better than assertions, I will descend from
generals to particulars, and give you an instance of his wor-
ship's impartiality which will set the question at rest for ever.
Amongst the parties claiming to be placed on the register
were two, whose notices of claim were verbatim as follows :
Taylor, William, house Pleasant-street, in succession to a
house in Claremont-grove, Kirkdale. Rated in the parish
of Liverpool for the house in Pleasant-street twelve months,
and for the house iu Claremont-grove, Kirkdale, upwards of
three years. And

M`keveringan, Edward, house 51, Mulberry-street, rated
in the parish of Liverpool and township of Toxteth-park in
the last three years.

Now, to a casual observer there seems to be but little
difference between the notices; it is true, that a man of
ordinary comprehension might think the first more complete
and definite of the two; but the mayor, with a sagacity
worthy of himself, discovered that the first notice was bad,
insomuch as it did not specify the exact time for which the
claimant was rated for each house, and the claim was there-
fore disallowed without the claimant being asked a single
question respecting his qualification.
This instance will surely satisfy the most sceptical on the
subject of the mayor's impartiality, and of the injustice of
the charge brought against him by the tory members of the
council, especially when they are told that Mr. W. Taylor
was a conservative, and Mr. E. M`Keverigan a radical.
I may perhaps be allowed to mention one more instance of
the mayor's impartiality, coupled with a most aimable display
of mildness of temper, and of forbearance aad firmness under
peculiarly trying circumstances.

It has always been the practice at municipal elections for
the Mayor to go round to the different poll-booths, about
mid-day, for the purpose of conveying the voting papers of
the aldermen and other officials, to any other wards in which
they may be qualified, and wish to vote. On his arrival at
St. Anne's ward for that purpose, Mr. Thomas Lodge, who
was the official poll clerk, and who had a vote in Aber-
ctomby ward, placed his voting paper in the Mayor's hand,
and respectfully requested him to convey it to the Aber-
cromby polling-booth for him. His worship accordingly
took the paper, and having opened and looked, either at the
voting name, or the candidate Robertson Gladstone's, or
perhaps on both, threw it down, and declared with the
sweetest tone and manner imaginable, he would have nothing
to do with it. What must Ido then ? inquired the voter, I
cannot leave my station, and if you refuse to take it I shall
be deprived of my vote. What must Ido with the paper?
You inay do what you like with it, replied his worship.
I have been assured, sir, by several persons who witnessed
the scene, that his worship's conduct and demeanour were
worthy of William Rathbone, and this, as I before said, un-
der the most trifling circumstances. For you will recollect,
sir, that by this time it had been discovered, that in every
contested ward a great many of the respectable Whigs had
taken a most unaccountable fancy to vote for a tory candi-
date, while the virtuous protectors had wisely determined to
study their own individual interests, and not to vote unless
persuaded thereto by divers solid and weighty arguments.
It was therefore evident that the radical candidates had no
chance, and that even their fortress, their strong-hold, their
rock of Gibraltar was in danger of being taken by the enemy.

Yet still we find that Thomas Bolton-is not cast down, he
does no t lose his temper, but acting with a truly liberal
spirit, he very properly resolves, that as Mr. Thomas Lodge
is inclined to vote for a tory, but cannot possibly leave his
post to vote, he will allow him to vote as he thinks proper,
and tells him so ; a bright instance of radical liberality. I
trust I have now said sufficient to rescue our worthy Mayor
from the imputations which the tories endeavour to fix upon
him, and I shall be happy in being the humble instrument
(during the short time he has to remain in the council) of
occasionally setting forth his virtues and merits to the view
of an admiring public.
I am, dear sir, your obedient servant,
DICKY SAM.

CLERICAL DOMESTIC ASSOCIATION,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SlR,—Will you allow me space for a few remarks upon the
letter of '' Amator Doctrinte?" The plan of your correspon-
dent is excellent, and the desirability of such an institution
cannot be doubted, but it is, I think, rather too much to
aim at all at once. I shall, however, be exceedingly happy
if my proposed establishment should turn out to he the em-
bryo of such an institution, and should use every endeavour
to render it as perfect as possible, although my library in the
first in•itance must necessarily be of a more humble charac-.
ter. If friends possessing duplicates of any theological works
would kindly favour me with them, they would greatly facili-
tate my designs. I have taken care to ensure the works of
the Parker Society as they come out.
I do not think it would be desirable to relinquish the lead-
ing features of a club-house, i. e., " the boarding and sleeping
accommodation," for although such may be found, it is not
very agreeable for clergymen and others passing through Li-
verpool to have to seek it ; and the neighbouring clergy within
miles round the town will find it an accommodation, when
visiting Liverpool for a day or two, to have a real comfortable
house to which, as subscribers, they can at once resort. My
plan was, ni fact, suggested to me by many gentlemen com-
plaining of this want, and urging me to accommodate them;
and the present result chews me, that in that point of view
it will be a desideratum, as I have already subscribers in the
neighbourhood who intimate that they shall gladly avail
themselves of the establishment. If well supported by the
clergy, who have such excellent and extensive means of re-
commending it, I doubt not being able to render it a most
useful, comfortable, and important institution. I shall at all
times be roost happy to attend to the wishes and hints of my
subscribers, and i❑ this respect trust I shall have some
valuable suggestions from " Amator Doctrinte."

I beg to remain, Sir, yours very obediently,
JOSEPH CRISP,

38, Church-street, Bth Nor., 1811

FMr. Crisp here seems to invite a correspondence with
" Aviator Doctrine," for which we cannot find room, and
any further communications on this subject must therefore
be paid for as advertisements.]

TO THE CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL OF LIVERPOOL.

GENTLEMEN,--Without preface or apology, I take the
liberty in all friendship to address to you a few lines of sea-
sonable exhortation. Be united.

On the great principles of conservative government, based
on Scriptural truth, you are united. Why, then, exhort you
to be united? Because you have now reached a point at
which general union on great general principles is not enough.
It was enough while you were in a minority in the council,
because you appeared before the town and the country as
a principle protesting against error, and struggling to give
weight to, and eventually to procure ascendancy for, truth; but
now von appear as a body of men—living, acting men, in-
vested with power to carry practical measures into execution.
Now, therefore, general union on general principles is not
enough. You require special union iu the application of
those principles to specific measures.
Such union cannot be had without a large and willing
sacrifice of individual preferences, perhaps I might add, of
private interests. A great practical man, in his observations
on reading history, has remarked,—first, " That while a
party is carrying on a general design, each man has his
particular private interest in view ;" and, secondly, " That
as soon as a party has gained its general point, each member
becomes intent upon his particular interest ; which, thwart-
ing others, breaks that party into divisions, and occasions
more confusion."
Forewarned forearmed, is a homely but useful proverb.
Gentlemen, let the facts of your history, now about to tran-
spire, prove a happy exception to these shrewd, severe, and
too generally well-deserved observations of Dr. Franklin.
Let us have the happiness of witnessing in your case such an
elevation above the personal littleness of private interests as
will maintain among you the general greatness of public
unity. Such a course will greatly redound to your own
reputation, as well as to the best interests of the town and
the lawful and very desirable disappointment of your politi-
cal enemies ; who are even now watching for your mistakes,
or, in the elegant and characteristic phraseology of one of
their organs of last week, waiting to see " how the cat
jumps" at the Town-hall.
You will perhaps be disposed to say, such general exhotta-
tions are easily given, and it is easy on all sides to assent to
their propriety, but they do not touch the point, you must
come to particulars.
Well ! Three points press
and the Schools

—The Mayor, the Aldermen,

1. Report says that you are actually agreed upon the
individual to be placed in the chair. I hope it is so, and that
not the slightest symptom of disagreement among you will
appear in the council or elsewhere. Manifest unanimity
among yourselves is of more consequence in this matter than
the individual selected; and if you entertained different
views and preferences as to who the individual should be, the
application of the general principle inculcated in this letter
would be accomplished by a friendly conference, at which
each might frankly express his preference, and on hearing
the rest, sacrifice, if necessary, that preference for the at-
tainment of unanimity. If necessary! what does that mean,
and how is that to be determined ? Why, after reasons
heard and answered in friendly discussion, doubtless the
majority should have it, and the minority should coalesce
without one lingering murmur of disagreement. Then you
come before the public as one man. Be persuaded, gentle-
men, in all such matters let each say there is a good and a
greater good. To have the Mayor whom I would prefer
would be good, but if I happen to be in a minority, so that
unanimity in choosing bins is impracticable, then, as I have
consented to the general principle of unanimity being the
greater good, let me now gracefully give up my good prefer-
ence, and cordially coalesce in the greater good of avoiding
division and public debate among ourselves. We may still
have debate enough with our common enemy.
2. The aldermen—

Distinguish between l the sentence pronounced by any par-
ticular ward, and the sentence pronounced by the town as a
whole. Wards are divisions made for convenience, and not
independent and insulated constituencies ; therefore, though
you have many wards, you have but one council. When the
town, as a whole, declared in favour of whig• radicals, it was
perfectly in accordance with the spirit and the letter of the
law that Whig-radicals should be made aldermen, even al-
though the individuals selecte:l for the honour had been re-
jected by some particular ward, which happened at the time
to have a prevailing conservative constituency ; and now
that
the town has declared clearly and decisively in favour of con-
servatives, it is equally in accordance with both the spirit
and letter of the law that conservatives should be made al-
dermen, even although the individuals selected for the honour
may have been rejected by some particular ward, which hap-
pens still to have a prevailing whig-radical constituency.
Seine of you may perhaps think otherwise. Some of you
may have hastily condemned the practice in this particular of
your political opponents, and may now have your attention
drawn away from the teal merits of the question by an ho-

nourable anxiety to act in acc( r lance with your own hasty
speeches. This is a snare into which the most generous and
ardent spirits are the most likely to fall.
All the aldermen now chosen should be decided conserva-
tives, selected with an enlarged and enlightened view to the
general good of the town, and without reference, pro or con,
to the circumstance of previous rejection. Regard should be
had to the present peace of the town, and we ought not to
be kept in the prolonged commotion of elections, consequent
upo❑ the advancement of councillors into the seats of alder-
men.

Gentlemen, there may be, report whispers that there are,
differences among you upon this point, and our common
enemy is on the watch. Disappoint him. Confer together
kindly. Scrupulously avoid any approach to irritation, either
by impatient interruption or contradiction, or by ascribing
unworthy motives for preferences frankly expressed. Culti-
vate a disposition to agree. Ascertain where your majority
is, and permit me, as a lover of good government, a patriot, and
a Christian, to implore the minority not only to give in, which
they must, but also cordially to coalesce and co-operate, so
that, when you come into the council, and appear before the
town, we may know nothing of differences among you. Let
no man, in such a minority, imagine that by coalescing and
co-operating against his personal preference, he is losing re-
spectability, or influence, or consistency. On the contrary,
he is gaining all these for his party immediately, and even-
tually for himself also.
3. The schools.

But I have said enough, perhaps as much as the Editor of
the STANDARD can make room for to-morrow morning. I
am anxious to send it through that channel, as a peaceful
prelude to your council meeting to-morrow.
It is possible you may hear further, in good time, from
your FIDUS ACHATES.
Liverpool, Bth November; IS4I.

ALLEGED DISTRESS OF LETTER-PRESS
PRINTERS.

One of our metropolitan contemporaries on Tuesday last
appealed to the public in behalf of the London compositors
and pressmen, who, it is asserted, aibe suffering under greater
distress than has occurred " during the lengthened period of
the art of printing," that is, " about four centuries." The
letter in which the appeal is made states, that out of 2,500
compositors, upwards of 1,000 are out of employ, and 500
are not earning more than 10s. a-week. In extracting the
following article from the London Time:, perhaps it may be
as well to give our reasons for doing so. About two months
since, at a meeting of the Liverpool " union " of this body,
a resolution was come to for the purpose of determining what
number of men were from that time to be employed in each
of the local newspaper-offices, in order to " get out " the
various papers. We received notice that this rule was to be
put in operation at the STANDARD-OffiCC, and that three
more men were to be employed upon what is termed the
" establishment." This was a species of dictation to which
we were not disposed to yield ; and this unreasonable
resolution was rescinded at a subsequent meeting of the
compositors, by a majority barely exceeding half-a-dozen.
All the other rules of the body have been yielded to with
perhaps a questionable discretion by the master printers—
such as the rate of wages, which are subject to a periodical
increase—extra money—number of apprentices—hours of
labour—with a multitude of minor regulations, which would
be scarcely intelligible to the general reader. We are glad,
however, to see that there is every prospect of this " union"
being speedily disjointed. If the demands of the men were
reasonable, we believe there would be abundant employment
for every printer in the kingdom. We now give the follow-

ing from the Times in noticing this distress :
Doubtless, if the distress exists as there described, and we
have no reason to doubt it, it has a powerful claim on our
charity ; and we are not unwilling to hope that its mention
in our columns may attract towards it the notice of those
who are able and willing to assist the sufferers.

But, on the other band, it is our duty, not lessened but
increased by circumstances to which we shall immediately
allude, to caution those charitable persons against the par-
ticular channel through which the letter in question proposes
that the relief should flow; which is a committee of '• the
trade," i. e., the body of compositors and pressmen, organ-
ized at a " general meeting" held at the Mechanics' Insti-
tution, Southampton-buildings.
Now, of these " general meetings of the trade at South-
atnpton-buildings," we have, had some little experience. We
have before us a paper issued by one of them a few years
back, containing 22 articles, drawn up to serve as a basis for
a general union of the trade.

This union, which had. long existed under another form,
was organized as far as London was concerned, and proceeded
to claim absolute jurisdiction in all matters between em-
ployers and employed, dictating to the one what terms they
should give, denouncing the others if they acceded to any
others, and establishing itself (as we have seen) as leader and
protector of such " strikes," partial or general, as it might
deem advisable should take place. Before it had been esta-
blished two years, we were favoured with some little speci-
men of its working, which we suppose may be taken as a
sample of the rest. Some 25 years previous The Times had
been disobedient to some regulations or other of " the trade."
On this had followed, first a defeated strike, then a general
anathema of the office, the consequence of which was, and it,
that any who, after having worked on our paper, return to
the " book trade," are, as the trade's own report words it,
the subjects of reproach and persecution. We ourselves, in-
deed, did not experience any great embarrassment or discom-
fort from this state of hostility ; but it must have operated
rather severely upon that class for whose protection it was
enforced, by excluding them from any share in an establish-
ment considerably larger than any of the kind in London,
and, as the " trade council" did not pretend to deny, noto-
riously liberal in its payments.
Now, the said trade council, taking all these circumstances
into its consideration, that the sacrifice was so great to its
own prolgee's, and the offence so long past, thought it dis-
creet, " in order that ignorance of the state and practices of
The Times newspaper should not be pleaded in extenuation
by those who hereafter may work upon that journal, and in
order to guide the trade in their decisions upon the subject,
believing that a knowledge of the evil will go far to effect a
cure, and trusting that the trade will believe that the efforts
of the trade council in this particular result from a sense of
duty and love of justice," to place before the trade the origi-
nal cause of quarrel, and pass resolutions denunciatory of
those who continued to work with us after an " attempt at
adjustment," to the following tune :
" RESOLUTIONS RESPECTING THE MODE OF
WORKING ON THE TIMES NEWSPAPER,
AGREED TO ON THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER, 1835.
" 1. That the division of labour on the Times newspaper
into day and night work is contrary to the long-established
peactice of the business, 'and cannot be recognized by the
London Union of Compositors.
That the bookmen having, in 1793, joined with the
newsmen in ejecting apprentices from newspapers, the pre-
sent employment of them on the Times newspaper cannot be
recognized by the London Union of Compositors.
tThe third article of impeachment we omit, as unintelligi-
ble to ordinary readers.]
" 4. That if the irregularities of different prices for night
and day work be corrected, and no more apprentices be in-
troduced, the establishment shall henceforth be considered
fair.

" 5. That in the event of the above alterations not being
made on the Times newspaper, such compositors as quit that
establishment on the announcement of such refusal of the
proprietors, shall be received into the London Union as fair
members.

" 6. That individuals who previous to this meeting have
quited the Times newspaper, shall receive their union cards
upon such terms as the council shall deem fit ; but individuals
working on that paper after this examination and attempt at
adjustment, shall be deemed unworthy members of the trade,
and forfeit all claim to the consideration and protection of
the compositors of London."
Finally, they " begged to be allowed" (as Mr. Chucks
says) " in the delicatest way in world to insinuate" to us, that
they hoped we would change our system of payment to suit
" their long-established scale of prices," which they had be-
fore observed " put out of view the question of adequate re-
muneration."

Our own mode of dealing with such dictation need scarce
be told, and we totally rejected such uncalled for and unjusti-
fiable interposition between ourselves and those employed in
our establishment. Over and above the plain necessity of
putting down such assumption of authority, the demands or
charges themselves were manifestly unreasonable, as shown
by the following extract from their own pages ;
"The Trade Council at the same time feel that as the fol-
lowing statement h►s been placed in their hands, it is but
performing a simple act of justice to put the meeting in pos-
session of the arguments in extenuation of the existing
system adopted on The Time: newspaper :
" First, that the compositors employed on 7'he Times are,
upon the whole, remunerated for their labour (those on the
day part receiving on an average 50s. per week).
•` Secondly, the apprentices, whioh form one of the
grounds of complaint, cannot be received as a just one, as
they are not, nor ever were, a principle of the house, and
not at all connected with the closing of it, but were forced
upon it in its own defence, by a species of dictation which no
men (whether masters or journeymen) have a right to use
against others. Had it been a principle of the firm in ques-
tion to carry on its journal by apprentices, time enough has
elapsed since its quarrel with the journeymen to have reared
three companionships—one for the night, one for the day,
and one as a corps de reserve. This has not been. done.
There have been but few apprentices taken, and the small
number now on the establishment are employed in the day
department, and on the same principle as the book houses.
The night work is performed entirely by journeymen procured
from the trade at large.

" Thirdly, the division of the work into day and night
ought not to be condemned as unfair, for it should not be
forgotten that persons employed on the day establishment
have not to make those sacrifices of comfort which are inci-
dental to an evening paper, and much less those which are
inseparable from a morning one."
All which " sacrifices of repose and comfort," it is after-
wards added, "on the premises of that journal are amply
paid for."
The warfare then continued ; and we find now, that while
the trade is in a state of depression, which " hundreds of
in
persons " can testify has no parallel the last 400 years..
every compositor who has been employed on The Times for
the last 30 years, unless he has voluntarily left his !ituation,,
or forfeited it by very gross misconduct,. is still in the re-
ceipt of steady and ample remuneration ; to which we may
add, that those still in our employ
.are
'among them holders,
of several thousand
pounds in a savings -bank.
From all this, we leave our readers to judge—not whether
it is wise to relieve individuals actually suffering from severe
distress—which is not a question of wisdom but of plain
duty and charity—but whether th 9. will do well to commit
the credit and responsibility of dispensing their alms to a
committee so very nearliy related to, probably in a great
measure identical with, one which aims expressly at giving
organization and efficiency to that " strike " system of which
the masons at the houses of parliement and Woolwich have
given us a specimen rather too recent to be very popular.

FATAL. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
—Thursday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. Higgs,
at S. George's Hospital, upon the bod • of E. Greening, aged
29, who was killed by a luggage-waggon passing over his
bod •
, under the following circumstances. William Riddle,
a workman in the employ of the Great Western Railway
Company, deposed that at eleven o'clock on Wednesday
morning, a luggage-waggon, weighing five tons, was by the
impetus given to it, running slowly into one of the sheds,
when the deceased, who was crossing the line laid hold of
the buffer in order to steady himself; his foot slipped and he
fell across the line, the wheels of the waggon going over his
body. The impetus on the waggon was so slight that the
wheels scarcely forced themselves over the deceased ; they
almost rested upon the body. The deceased was immediately
placed in a coach, but he died on his way to the hospital..
Nlr. Henry Lee, the house surgeon, detailed to the jury theinjuries received by the wheels passing over the body, and 3
the jury immediately returned a verdict of accidental death.
MR. JUSTICE 110sANQUET.—It was currently reported on,
Thursday morning, in Westminster-hall, that inconsequence-
of continued indisposition, Mr. Justice Bosanquet will resign
his seat in the Court of Common Pleas before the expiratiou
of the present term. Mr. Sergeant Goulburn, the recorder
(the Hon. Mr. Law), and Mr. Sergeant Mereweather, are
mentioned as likely to be elevates to the bench when a
vacancy occurs.

The withering bla't that from Time's quiver flies.
Thy warriors bold, that, with their hardy front,
Fierce and unshriuking, braved the deadly brunt
Of war, have long resigned their sword and shield—
Long since have fled the gory battle-field ;
And now, unmindful of their ancient pride,
All in the gloomy grave for ever hide.
The captive too, that in thy dungeons moaned,
Or on the rack 'midst all his torture groaned,—
Be too has left his cell, and now is Erect
From all his earthly woe and misery.
But thou, as firm as venerable time,
Still towering stands in all thy strength sublime;
While thrones and empires flourish and decay,
And countless mouldering ages pass away :
And mayest thou still for endless ages stand,
Pride of the sons of Albion's favoured land !
Oct. 14.

LITERcIRY

NOTICES.

Master Hutnphrey's Clock. 19. By Boz

Liverpool

Wareing Webb,

This is the most vigorously-written number that has yet
appeared. It is full of incident and " situation," as the
dramatists have it. The description of the conduct of the
rioters in the cells, while Newgate was burning, is vivid and
deeply interesting. The account of the attack of the mob
upon the distillery on Holborn-hill—which we some months
ago anticipated would be narrated, being one of the most
extraordinary features in the riots—has been given with ex-
traordinary power. In fact, throughout the number, much
interest is excited. Several old acquaintances are brought
before our notice, while a retributive justice is being dealt to
others. Some highly dramatic scenes tale place.

Blackwood's Magazin

Blackwood, Edinburgh

Blackwood this month is heavy. There is a total absence
of those lighter portions of literature which render it fasci-
nating to the casual reader ; but to the student, and the man
who delights in solid sense, sound reasoning, history, and
matter philosophical, much will be found to please and in-
struct. A report from the Select Committee on Fine Arts
will be read with great interest. " European History " re-

views the 9th volume of Mr. Alison's work on the History
of Europe. " Chapters of Turkish history" are continued.
" Homer and Homeridm " will greatly delight the student.
" The Canadas " is a review of Sir Richard Bonnycastle's
work. It will be read with much interest. " The Canton
Expedition and Convention," which winds up the number,
is discussed ably and temperately.

Tyas's Illustrated Shakspere. Tyas, London

Nos. 27 and 28 contain the conclusion of " All's Well that
Ends Well," and the commencement of " Romeo and Ju•
liet." The illustrations, by Kenney Meadows and Orrir
Smith, are executed in the usual style of excellence and taste

The Governess. By Madame Riofrey. Authoress, London
The Governess contains the usual quantum of cleverly•
written, instructive articles, in the French, English, an

Italian languages

Wandering: and Excursion. in North Wales. By Thomas
Roscoe. Wareing Webb, Liverpool.

Roscoe's Wanderings in the North of Wales have in the
present part come to a conclusion. We may congratulate
the talented author upon the graceful manner in which his
tasteful, useful, and highly interesting work has been brought
out. Its cheapness is remarkable, when we consider the
numbers of beautiful engravings that have been presented to
the subscribers, and the excellence and copiousness of the
literary matter. " Roscoe's Wanderings " will always main-
tain its position as a standard work. An interest in it can
never be abated. It is not one of the ephemeral books of
the day, which, when taken out of the distributor's hands,
is read, laid aside, and forgotten : on the contrary, it must
retain its value so long as the mountains of North Wales
shall tower in their majesty, and the valleys smile in the
sunlight. We may change—friends may drop around us ;
yet the young will spring up, and they " will fill our vacant
places," and read, with the same avidity and pleasure as we
have done, " the Wanderings of Roscoe."
This concluding part contains two sweet engravings, a
handsome and comprehensive map of North Wales, indices,
a glossary, and more than the usual quantity of readable