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Mr. SPOONER, also, on the first night, had a nibble ;
his " ugly mug," he is a member of the right sort

notwithstanding. The house having gone into committee
of supply, the hon. member moved the omission of
£1,235 15s. for the repairs of ST. PATRICK'S College,
Maynooth. Now, Mr. SPOONER, I know, did not move
so much, for the value of the money, as the principle of
the thing ; he carried the amendment. There was a cu-
rious discussion in reference to what the Sir ROBERT
PEEL said about repairs when he proposed the vote of
.f. 30,000 to Maynooth. Some members said the grant
included every charge for repairs ; other members said
nay. Now, I have a tolerably good memory,—and I'll
bet the " yea" members and the " nay" members, that
the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, who did many unwise things
in his time, for all the " monuments" to the contrary,
was too glad to carry the bad vote, to bother himself or
the house about repairs of any kind in connection there-
with. However, thanks to Mr. SPOONER, and good luck
to him, he defeated Ministers, and sent Lucas in a rage
to Gehenna ! There was a mistake as regards the return
of the vote : it was given as in favour of Ministers ;
straightway the telegraph was manipulated ; the wires
told the tale in all parts of the kingdom ; it was a small
matter, and could be accomplished at a small account of
time or money ; the intelligence reached the Scotch and
Irish capitals before it was discovered that the result of
the division was vice versa,—against Ministers, instead of
for them. It was very laughable, and the whole affair
had to be re-telegraphed.
I have been " hand in glove" with the cabmen of Lon-
don ever since they were called into being, at least the
better groomed portion of them. Once or twice I have
found them drive furiously without any cause explainable ;
at other times they would creep when you wanted to get
on ; beyond this I really never found much cause of
complaint. Be sober and civil yourself, Mr. Fare, and
you will be most commonly treated in the same fashion.
Of course there are black sheep in all professions ; the
act last but one of the Police Commissioners has pretty
well purified the race of cabmen. The act I refer to was
carried quietly into operation just before the renewal of
plates ; all cabbies suspected of drunken habits, or being
connected with loose houses, were smelt out unknown to
themselves, and, to their utter stupefaction, they were
refused a renewal to the amount of two or three hundred.
The cabmen have been in great dudgeon for some time
past, because they were neither to smoke baccay, read a
newspaper, nor polish their cabs on the stand. " What
next, JOE ?" said one old JErru to another ; " I 'spose
the 'oss must only have a nose-bag at night ?" Lord
DUDLEY STUART took the cab proprietors and others
of the same genus under his protective wing ; Mr.
FITZROY'S bill, however, passed through committee un-
scathed.

It is good that the MAJESTY of England has two or
three palaces to go to, for the workmen are ever outside
or inside of one or other of them. They are now chip-
ping away at the front of Buckingham Palace—would that
they chipped it away altogether, if they could raise another
and a better structure in a night, as did the eastern
Schneider. The building which forms the façade (Oh !)
of Buckingham Palace is much inferior to a railway
station ; the design is common-place, model-lodging-
house-like,—neither style or taste elevated. Here is it
that Her MAJESTY'S foreign visitors are housed. No
building I know of has been altered so frequently as
Buckingham Palace : the outside is vulgar, and appa-
rently inconvenient ; not so, however, the interior, which
unquestionably is the most magnificent in England, as
indeed it ought to be : splendid staircase' and a wide
margin for a " wilderness of sweets" in the form of floral
beauty. Would that some virtuous man whispered to the
architect, .

.. Visto have a taste,,,

and remove the obscene heraldic pair between which her
august MAJESTY and family must be driven each time
they leave and re-enter the palace precincts. Public men
must be mad surely at times, or blind. Why the abomi-
nations to which I dare only vaguely refer were allowed
to be placed there, and still more exceedingly wonderful,
allowed to remain, passeth all understanding. The
monsters in attitude and grim expression must have been
studied from certain lewd automata from France and the
Low Countries, which are sometimes obtruded on the
observation of the most careful. The only :•,'ology is
that they stand on the top of the archway beyond the
line of vision to those who enter or pass out, all of whom
do so in carriages. The marble which cost so much is
giving way ; the Carara of the famous archway, originally
Placed here by GEORGE THE FOURTH' is now resplendent
far up Hyde-park, goodly to lock at, but a well-thumbed
mason may crush it like knobs of lump sugar ; it is so
soft and ill-adapted to this climate.
The worthlessness of a Prince's word is happily now
only a matter of the past it was. During many periods of the
proverbial. No
one
o
world's historyever heard of
the first Prince in the land forgettinghnissr
t
promise. Would
co
that the Ministers of his illustriouswould
recol-
lect theirs. " Curses not loud but deep " follow their
non-performance in more than one locality in the ever-
swelling monster wen of the metropolis,
ALMERSTON,
the once, long time ago, smartx clever, instinctively awake,
acute, suspicious, jealous of honour, has grown stale !
He gave his lordly word, the other day, out of parliament
and in it, over and over, that the dead should not be
buried among the living. Young men of Liverpool, a
word with you ;—be torn piecemeal by red hot pincers,
rather than break your words ! The effete, the used-up
Cupid has not kept his, and he could have done it.
There's the rub. They are still burying in the heart of
London, within less than six inches of the pestilent sur-
face, body over body ; though Lord PALMERSTON said
that, after the 18th of last month, it should not be.
People die, the rate of mortality has been higher than
usual during the last ten days, and I am afraid will be yet
higher. To save twenty or thirty shillings laid out exto

for a decent funeral extra-mural, the relatives of the de-
ceased go to the parish beadle—whine—father and mother
buried in the same place—glass of gin—fees are paid—the
thing is done in a twinkling. And the plague is not
stayed. PALMERSTON, why so perfunctory ? You were
at Broadlands all last week, airy and free ; .JOHNNIE

RUSSELL. you shrimp ! you were near Riehmond-hill at
the same time. Plenty of fresh air in both places. NOw
shall I tell you, through these respected columns, what
parishioners in populous " citie y' pent" think you both
ought to suffer ? This. That you, Cupid, should sit on
the top of a new-made grave; and that you, JOHN Bus-
SELL, should sit at the foot in rusty undertaker's cloak
and sniff ! and sniff ! If Sir Jons SHELLEY, M.P. for
Westminster, inclines to retain his seat, he had better not
allow his constituents to be longer juggled with.
I intended to have " walked into" the Exeter-hall
May meetings, at least the more important of them, in
order to convey, if that were possible, a living account of
the proceedings. Up to this present writing all has been
" ditch water," and I do not exclude from the remark
the great anti-slavery demonstration the other evening.
Cant for ever—all cant, and beyond the " cant of criti-
cism," surely the cant of humanity—religion is the worst.
Let us lift the curtain, and have a peep at this same slave
gathering. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY is, of course, 8
scholar and a gentleman—no one doubts. I fancy, how-
ever, that if his lordship's classical education be not better
than his religious—founded on knowledge of Bible cha-
racters (Sisera, for example)—his education in both
respects is imp 3rfect ; but we'll let that pass. The noble
Earl was in the chair ; all else, with the exception of that
droll son of genius, GEORDIE CRUIKSHANK—and, let me

I consider, Eeiou BOnnirr —were clodhoppers in society ;
nobodies, save once a week, in their conventicles. With
regard to Professor STOWE, as I know not so much of
him as of NOAH WEBSTER, the American lexicographer,
whose dictionary is a " rum un," I shall set down Mr.
STOWE as a Professor learned ; but I plead ignorance,
like many others, to his " antecedents." JAcoss, the
wizard, ANDERSON, ROBERT HOUDIN, and other slight
of hand and amusing vagabonds call themselves professors;
and probably Professor STOWE will not be offended at
having his name found in the foregoing catalogue of very
clever fellows. Nearly all the people on the platform,
with the exceptions mentioned, were not only low born,
but, I am afraid, low bred, half-educated, splenetic, yet
amiable, doubtless, in their own eyes and those of their
wives ; reasoning powers the speakers appeared to have
,no more than that displayed by the ape. Zero. Provi-
-1 deuce help the three or four millions of so-called slaves,
if in the grand aristocracy of intellect and wealth, honour
hereditary of England, only a handful of seedy seceding,
discontented preachers could be found to come forward
' to support the claims to freedom of our happy, plump,
' blubber-lipped brothers in America. How the humane
/ creatures who were" honoured" with resolutions to move
or second lugged in the name of WILBERFORCE ! It was
enough to mke a toad sick. Slavery, my simple, dis-
senting friends, is not exactly what it was when litttle
WILBERFORCE, with his high and screeching, yet most
musical voice, worked with HARRY BROUGHAM and
CLARKSON, years ago, for its abolition. " Quite
'tother," as Topsy says, and I know, and most of us
gentlemen of England know, from the true avouch
of our own senses, that there is a million times worse
slavery endured by millions more in England, Scotland,
and Ireland, than all that " Uncle Tom's Cabin " con-
tains. This is, however, running away from the meeting
at Exeter-hall. There was nothing in the speeches but—
sorry combination, Scripture and clap-trap ! The meet-
ing went off as these Meetings usually do, as old, yet young
and learned, LYNDHURST said one day of a dinner DYCE
SOMBRE gave to a few of us. I will not shrink from
stating that I was disgusted to note the authoress of
" Uncle Tom's Cabin," come in amidst " hurrahs " after
the business had commenced,—was it for effect ? Then
it was humbug. The QUEEN VICTORIA is always punc-
tual. Next was the utilitarian dodge; Mrs. H. B. STOWE
must needs take her work with her,—croshay—(crochet)
knitting away as if she had been on the hill side tending
sheep instead of listening to the bleatings of the pastors
present. Mrs. Cntsnoem, also, from whose physique
one would not have thought she was prone to the melting
mood, she " piped her eye " ever and anon ! Let me not
be considered ungallant. I wish to see honest pity, help,
well-directed sympathy, and away with humbug.
Our theatrical managers have not been at much trouble
to grace the Whitsun holidays by the production of many
novelties, if I except Mr. WEBSTER, at the little Adelphi,
who has mounted and produced the " Merry Wives of
Windsor," in a style worthy of the play, and the best
days of the drama. The play, certainly, cannot be ranked
in the catalogue of novelties, though the mode of its pro-
duction by honest BEN WEBSTER may. When we find
such artists crowded into it as the lessee himself, Falstaff;
KEELEY, and his clever little wife, the former as the choleric,
yet good-hearted Welsh priest, the latter, as Mrs. Page ;
LEE MURRAY, as the jealous Ford; the redoubtable
Pare BEDFORD, mine Host of Me Garter; Madame
CELESTE, as Mrs. Ford ; and Miss WOOLGAR, as Master
Slender; the subordinate characters being all equally well
appointed, the praise bestowed is not misapplied. I
dropped into the theatre on Saturday evening, and though
scorching hot, there was scarcely standing room, even
before half price. Let us not be told, then, SHAKSPEARE
don't draw when fitly represented. Certainly, expense
has been lavished on the production of the drama; the
dresses are especially worthy of note, differing entirely
from the conventional stage costumes which we have all
seen over and over; the funnel-shaped head covering of
the ladies is superseded by the undoubted head-gear of
the period. And so on in every other regard, sufficient
to satisfy the yearnings of the most confirmed member of
the Antiquarian Society. I have seen all the Falstaffs
within our memory. Mr. WEBSTER dresses and " fills
up " the character best of them all. His voice, naturally
sharp however, scarcely gives the ear that round and
" unctious "—this is the usual word, the meaning of
which I don't know—chuckle—which is expected : in all
1 else he is capital. WIGAN, as Dr. Caius, has never been
surpassed. I remember, a few years ago, when this
gentleman made his debut, it was anything but propitious,
—giving little promise of future excellence; the germs
were there, however, and he has well matured them, for
he is now one of the best actors on the stage ; an artist in
all he does. Another individual, who appeared much
about the same period, in a drama by CHARLES DICKENS,
at the St. James's Theatre, was JOHN PARRY,—then a
perfect stick ; he left the stage, threw himself on his own
resources, and is now the cleverest fellow, in his line,
we have. WIGAN and PARRY are both prosperous
gentlemen. With reference to Madame CELESTE having
a part in such a thoroughly English play, a word or two
may not be amiss. The foreign accent, as she appears in
Mrs. Ford, strikes one as very funny—outri, if you will ;
the charms of the vivacious actress, however,—her admir-
able personation, and expressive " by-play," lead the
audience captive. The scenery is truly artistic and beau-
tiful ; the fairy scene at Herne's oak never has been so
well done. The whole play, from first to last, is redolent
of the Elizabethan period.
Mr. CHARLES KEAN, at the Princess's Theatre, appears,
from all I can learn, not to be increasing his stock of
amiable qualities with his years and his wealth ; he is,
they say, growing jealous,—don't like to hear any body
applauded but himself—and sometimes Mrs. KEAN.
WRIGHT, the comedian, with whom Mr. KEAN had
closed for a three years' engagement at an enormous figure,
leaves the establishment shortly by mutual dis-agreement.
Old T. P. COOKE, of Black-eyed Susan popularity, is
engaged, and takes his £5O a week for sustaining charac-
ters requiring no study. Mr. COOKE's name is scarcely
put forward. Is the manager jealous here also. WIGAN,
whose name I have already mentioned, I understand goes
to the Olympic as lessee, vice Mr. FARREN. Poor old
Drury is again in possession of the rats and spiders, and
likely to remain so until after the summer solstice.
The Royal Italian Opera is, as usual, crowded to suffo-
cation every night. On Saturday evening VERDI'S
" Rigoletto" was not given ; RosslNa's " Tell" was an-
nounced, but a double contretemp—RONCONl hoarse,
and FORMES laid up by a slight accident,—caused the
substitution of " Masaniello," which went of brilliantly,
barring an " unrehearsed stage effect"—a portion of the
ducal palace was left to beautify the " set" scene of the
market-place; the gorgeous drapery had a curious effect
among the market people. I have been trying my bino-
cular, without effect, to fine out H.B.—Lord BROUGH.
HAM. I am afraid he is not so constant a visitor as he
was at the American Serenaders : when these sable musi-
cians were at the St. James's, the noble and learned lord
almost always paid his two shillings for the pit, and en-
joyed the thing amazingly—if one can judge of enjoyment
by lots of laughter, which his lordship certainly had.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the
weekly meeting, Mr. Heyes presided. The salary of the
Rev. Mr. Moore, chaplain to the workhouse, was raised
unanimously from £lBO to £2OO a-year. Mr. James
Smith (late clerk in the Glasgow prison) was appointed
bookkeeper in the workhouse at £4O alear and rations.
This was the whole of the business of any interest.
A FALLEN TEETOTALLER.—At the Police-court, yes-
terday, Michael Ennis and James Richards were charged
with assaulting police-officer 690, on Saturday, at mid-
night, and with liberating a female prisoner, a prostitute,
whom the constable was conveying to gaol. Both of the
prisoners pleaded guilty to the charge, while Ennis begged
for a lenient sentence in consequence of the fact that he
had for nine months, and up to Saturday night, been a
staunch teetotaller, when he unfortunately took a little
drop of ale, which infused into him the spirit of gallantry,
which led to the defence of the fair nymph, and the ren-
contre with the police. He added, that he was the sole
support of a mother and four children, and for their sakes,
if not for his own, he asked forgiveness. Each of the
two prisoners were fined 10s. and costs ; in default of
payment, to be imprisoned for seven days.
LIVERPOOL CHURCH SCHOOLMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.
—On Saturday last, a very excellent paper was read by
the Rev. F. Barker, A.M., to the Liverpool Church
Schoolmasters' Association, " On the importance of per-
sonal religion in the teacher." After some prefatory
observations in connexion with the subject, the rev. gen-
tleman proceeded to define the right end of education,
viz., the formation of the character for the business of
this life, and preparation for the next. Sincerity and
faith were strongly inculcated as absolutely necessary in
every person aspiring to the office of a teacher ; also,
example, its influence upon those around us, and the last-
ing impressions these were likely to produce by the reli-
gious teacher, more luminously stated, and dwelt upon
with great fervour. A vote of thanks was unanimously
given to Mr. Barker for his valuable lecture, and for the
kind manner in which he had so promptly responded to
the wishes of the teachers.

ADDRESS TO CAPTAIN GREIG.—On Thursday, the
inspectors in the police force presented to Capt. Greig,
the Chief Constable, at the Central Police-office, the fol.
"
lowing address : We, the inspectors of the Liverpool
constabulary force, feeling the warm interest you have
always taken in our welfare since you took your present
office, and being impressed with the active part you have
recently taken in having our pay advanced,. cannot allow
the present occasion to pass without expressing our heart-
felt gratitude to you ; and we trust, by strict and unre-
mitting attention to the duties of our office as inspectors,
we will continue at all times to merit your approbation,
which will be our highest aim. And our sincere prayer is
that you may be long spared at the head of the establish-
ment over which you so ably preside, as your conduct as a
strict disciplinarian, united with gentlemanly and courte-
ous demeanour to all, has gained the approbation of every
well-disposed man in the service." This address was
signed by the whole of the inspectors, 45 in number, and
was beautifully engrossed on vellum by Mr. Phipps,
Captain Greig made a Nell!)
g and appropriate reply,

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PRODUCE.—There has been an improved demand
during the week for all descriptions of Sugar at
steady prices, and the sales amounted to 400 hhds.
B. P., 8,000 bags Bengal, and 200 mats Mauritius.
Foreign Sugar was also in request, and the sales
were 3,000 bags Brazil, and 120 hhds. Port Rico
and Surinam. In Molasses little doing, only 85
puns. Trinidad having sold at 15s. 6d. per cwt. in
store. Coffee firmer, but not much business doing ;
the sales were only 300 bags damaged St. Domingo,
at 31s. to 405., and 50 bags Brazil at 41s. 6d. to
478. per cwt. Of Cocoa the sales were 1,000 bags
Bahia and 40 bags Trinidad. Rum in good de-
mand at steady prices. Rice in more request, and
two cargoes of Arracan, to arrive, sold at 9s. 6d.
per cwt. The market for Tea has become more
animated since the receipt of letters from China,
and a considerable business has been doing at an
advance of id. to Id. per lb. on all descriptions, but
importers generally are not sellers. Guano dull,
without change in price. Of Saltpetre 1,650 bags
sold at 265. for 6 per cent., 265. 6d. for 5 per
cent., and 28s. for 3 per cent. refraction. Of
Hides a few Brazil sold at sd. for wet and 61d. per
lb. for dry salted. Of Turpentine 200 brls. sold
at 125., and 900 brls. American Rosin at 4s. 6d.
for common to 10s. per cwt. for good quality. In
Olive Oil but little doing, at a slight decline. Lin-
seed Oil in limited request at 28s. 6d., and pale
Rape at 355. to 365. per cwt. Spirits of Turpentine
dull at 495. per cwt. Of Palm Oil the sales
amounted to 110 tons on the spot, and 200 to
arrive, at £56 per ton. In Tallow not much
doing ; Petersburg Y. C. sold at 475. to 475. 6d.,
but higher rates are demanded. Of Hemp about
30 tons Petersburg, clean, sold at rather lower
rates, and 200 bales Manilla at £42 per ton. Of
Jute 630 bales realised £2O to £22 59. per ton.
To-DAY the Sugar Market was quiet, and, inclu-
ding Saturday's business, the sales were only 30
hhds. Barbadoes at 35s to 37s 6d, 300 bags Be-
nares at 36s 6d, and 20 hhds. Cuba Muscovado at
37s 9d per cwt. Of Molasses, sO puns. Trinidad
were sold to arrive at 169 6d per cwt. 70 puns.
Demerara Rum realized previous prices. The Tea
Market was firm, and there was a good demand for
all kinds, at full rates. Of the New Bengal Rice
offered by auction, 1,000 bags have since been
purchased at 1 ls 6d for fine white; 7,000 bags
Arracan have also been sold to arrive at 9s 6d, and
25 tons Carolina at 24s 6d per cwt. 200 bags Salt-
petre sold at 27s per cwt., 41 per cent. refraction.
WooL.—The market has again been quiet. The
reports from the manufacturing districts, which are
not very encouraging, seem to have a little effect
on the market. Stocks here of all descriptions are
generally vary light, and prices very firm, with
every prospect of being fully maintained for some
time to come ; but until fresh arrivals a great
amount of activity cannot be expected. Imports
for the week 790 bales, viz., 323 East India, 72
Mediterranean Ports, 320 Portugal, 10 Irish, 16
Scotch, and 119 Coastwise. The attention of the
trade is chiefly occupied with the public sales in
London, which opened on Thursday, with 0 fill

attendance of the home trade, and but few foreign
buyers. Up to the present time this series has
gone off at about the ruling prices of last February
sales, for low and middle class fleece Wools ; but
on good combing Port Philip and skin Wool an
advance of id. to Id. per lb. has been realized.
The sales of East India and other low Wools will
commence on the 30th instant.

theirsemi-monthly circular just issued,
Messrs. T. and H. Littledale say :—The transactions
have been confined principally to China Silks, for
which there has been an active demand, and several
parcels have changed hands at an improvement of
6d. to ls. per lb. Since the advices from China of
26th March, importers have increased their previous
limits, and a further advance is confidently ex-
pected, and such is the firm tone the market now
assumes that importers and dealers show but little
disposition to sell at preserit rates. The arrivals of
Italian Silk are very limited, and these Silks are
still relatively higher than any other. Brussa and
Persian Raws remain stationary. Our home manu-
facturers as well as throwsters are now fully em-
ployed, and the export trade is unabated.
IRON.—There are some gloomy rumours afloat
as to the position and prospects of the Iron trade,
owing to the disarrangement caused by the number
of speculative contracts entered into for Iron not
yet made. The panic caused by the failure of Mr.
Attwood has not yet subsided, and last week Mr.
Griffiths, of Wolverhampton, was reported a de-
faulter. There was some talk of reducing Iron lOs.
a ton, but it is believed that it will not be persisted
in. Glasgow Pig Iron is reported to-day at 51s. to
51s. 6d. per ton.

THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-SHIP ARABIA, Judkins,
commander, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday, at 9 45,
a.m., for New York, with the usual mails.
THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP GLASGOW, which left the
Clyde on the 23rd ult., arrived at New York on the 6th
instant, after a run of thirteen days and fourteen hours.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A BOY.—Yesterday, an inquest
was held before the borough coroner on the body of a
boy, aged ten years, who had met with his death by fall.

ing fro-m
a spout into the yard of a house, whilst taking a
bird's nest. In the course of his fall the deceased's head
came in contact with the edge of a water tub, and was
almost severed from his body. A verdict of accidental
death was returned.

STAITE'S ELECTRIC LIGHT has been shown every
evening during the past week from the electric tower,
Prince's-pier, and has been very much admired. The rays
of the electric light have enabled the placards at the rear
of the George's Baths, George's-pier, to be read dis-
tinctly. The rays have also been thrown equally on each
of the approaches to the Landing-stage, attracting the at.
tention of every passer-by. In the absence of Stevenson's
holopothel rings, reflectors had to be procured from Lon-
don, which were tested on Tuesday night. The effect was
similar to that proposed to be introduced by means of
Stevenson's system, combined with that of Fresnel. The
light was steady and continuous throughout the whole of
the experiment, and burned as steadily as an ordinary light.

ELECTION OF HONORARY SURGEONS AT THE Drs-
PENSARY.—Yesterday a special meeting of the subscribers
to the dispensary was held in the Clarendon-rooms, for
the purpose of electing two honorary surgeons in place of
Mr. Long and Dr. Sandie. There was a numerous
attendance of subscribers. There were four candidates for
the vacant office, Mr. Lowndes, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Des-
mond, and Mr. Hulme. Mr. Willis proposed, and Mr.
Francis Haywood seconded, the nomination of Mr.
Desmond to one of the vacant offices ; Mr. W. Bennett
proposed, and Mr. Thos. Milner seconded, Mr. Hulme ;
Mr. James Bateson proposed, and Mr. J. S. Fletcher
seconded, Mr. Lowndes; and Mr. J. H. Macrae pro-
posed, and Mr. F. S. Hall seconded, Mr. Lynch. The
polling then commenced, and was kept up with consi-
derable spirit until three o'clock, when Messrs. Lowndes
and Desmond were declared the successful candidates.
THE WEED AND THE EXCISE.—THREE CAUTIONS TO
SMUGGLERS.—The police-court of yesterday was prolific
in cases of peculiar interest to those who love to indulge
in genuine effusions of smoke, without being at the ex-
pense of paying the duty on the fragrant weed, which is
so ungraciously imposed upon tobacco. In the first
place, William M`Gowan, for introducing albs. of to-
bacco from California, which he endeavoured to hide in
his chest, was ordered to pay a fine of 205., or go
to prison for five days.—James Smith, another seaman,
for a like offence, was fined in 203. ; in default of pay-
ment, to go to gaol for ten days. In this case the pri-
soner alleged that he had bought the tobacco on shore on
Saturday, and that it amounted only to three ounces;
but it appeared that the quantity was not only greater
than what he named, but likewise that the weed had been
disposed, for safety, about various nooks and corners of
his dress,—some in his boots, and another portion in the
lining of his pantaloons. The third case was that of Ro-
bert Williams, who had been apprehended with 14
ounces of tobacco in his possession, and who was fined in
205., in default of payment to go to prison for ten days.

LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC MISSION.—The annual general
meeting of the Liverpool Domestic Mission Society was
held at the schools of the Hope-street church last night.
Charles Booth. Esq., occupied the chair. After the
preliminary religious exercises, the Rev. Francis Bishop,
agent of the society, read a lengthy and interesting report,
from which it appeared that the mission was in a most
efficient, and even flourishing, condition. The Rev.
James Martineau, minister of Hope-street church, moved
the first resolution, in which was embodied a very grace-
ful tribute of sympathy to Mr. Bishop, in a recent sad
visitation with which he has been afflicted. Messrs. T. B.
Blackburne, Harworth, and Berry, respectively seconded
the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. The
financial account, which was of a highly satisfactory
character, was adopted by the meeting ; and various re-
marks were afterwards made by gentlemen present. The
attendance was large.
DARING BURGLARY IN WARWICKSHIRE.—On Satur-
day, the premises of a farmer, named Perkins, about a
mile from Coleshill, and eleven miles from Birmingham,
were entered by three or four men. Mr. Perkins and his
wife, an elderly couple, had retired to bed, and about mid-
night the latter was roused by a noise under the window.
She looked out and was accosted by some men, who said
they wanted water. She directed them to the pump, but
one of them replied that they wanted to come into the
house; and they began an attack, first by throwing stones
at the window, and then by battering the door. The old
couple set to work bravely in preparing a defence,—Mrs.
Perkins barricading the door so effectually that no en-
trance could be made in that direction. Her husband,
meanwhile, made his guns ready, and met the foremost
burglar on the stairs, just after the whole party had suc-
ceeded in forcing an entrance through one of the lower
windows. As the fellow continued to advance despite the
warning that he would be shot, the old man fired, and
the burglar fell. The others then beat a retreat, carrying
their wounded comrade with them ; and on Monday it
was found that a man, frightfully wounded, had been ad-
mitted into the Birmingham hospital on the previous day.
BRITISH MUSET3II.—No fewer than 16,668 persons vi-
sited this exhibition on Whit-Monday ; the Layard dis-
coveries attracting especial notice. A happy holiday feel-
ing was generally observed throughout the day.
DUTIES ON SPIRITS.—The bill to impose new customs'
duties on spirits has been printed. From the 21st of
April last the duties on spirits, the produce of British
possessions, if imported into Scotland, is ss. the gallon
and if imported into Ireland 3a. Sd. Similar duties are
to be levied on rum and rum shrub.

STRIKES.—The South Shields shipwrights struck on
Wednesday. They were content to receive 275. per week,
provided the masters allowed them half an hour at four
o'clock for tea, while employed at new work. They now
ask 30s. per week, or the half-hour per day. One master
has complied. The master joiners have refused to comply
with the demand of the men for an advance to 275. per
week, and are clearing out their shops as their contract
are completed. The journeymen tailors of South Shields
struck work yesterday week for an advance from 3s. 6d
to 4s. per day. Thirteen masters have agreed to the terms.
GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.—The following brief statis.
tics of population and the export of gold will be interest-
ing :—" At the end of 1852 it is calculated that the value
of the precious metal exported from Victoria was no less
than £16,000,000, from Sydney £3,500,000 ; total,
£19,500,000, or, in round numbers, 20 millions sterling.
The yield in the beginning of 1853 was quite in proportion,
if not larger. The population of the Australian colonies
is now probably close on 700,000, and from them it is an-
ticipated that in 1853 will be collected the enormous re-
venue of three millions sterling. That of Victoria will
reach two millions ; that of Sydney £600,000; ; that of
Van Diemen's Land about £200,000 ; that of New
Zealand. now that large gold fields have been discovered,
will doubtless make up the difference."

A TROUBLESOME SPECTATOR.— Thomas Reid, de-
scribed as a merchant, was charged at Marlborough-
street, on Thursday, with having interrupted the per-
formance of the incantation scene in Macbeth, at the
Princess's Theatre, the previous night. A witness named
Bryant proved that the defendant, who seemed the worse
for drink, kept calling out, very much to the annoyance
of the audience, " Stir it up • why don't you stir it up ?"
This was directed to the "Witches, who were busied in
compounding the " liellbroth." As the defendant would
not desist from his interruption he was removed to the
station-house. The defendant in explanation said the
whole thing appeared to him so ludicrous that he could
not help laughing and expressing his feeling audibly.
Mr. Bingham inflicted a fine of 55., which was paid.

THE ATTEMPT AT EXTORTION FROM MR. GLADPSTONE.
—The lovers of scandal will be disappointed to find that
the proceedings at Marlborough-street, in which the
Chancellor of the Exchequer was concerned, have ended
simply in the committal of the party who intended to ex-
tort money or employment from him by the threat of ex-
posure. Many ill-natured remarks having been made—
as might have been expected—on the hour at which the
Right Honourable Gentleman proceeded to the Opera,
being the hour of the ballet—and on the route which he
selected for walking home, via" Panton-street and Oxen-
don-street; we think it due to Mr. Gladstone to state
that a weekly contemporary, devoted to his interests,
accounts for it all by reminding its readers that the
Right Hon. Gentleman is one of the Acting Committee
of the Church Penitentiary Association.—John Bull.
EXTRAORDINARY BANK ROBBERY.--On Saturday
forenoon a young man, named Andrew Wallace, pro-
ceeded to the Western Bank, Glasgow, to cash a check
for £7OO. The teller handed him the money, consisting
of four £lOO notes, five £lO notes, and the remainder in
small notes. Wallace counted the large notes, amount-
ing to £450, and laid them aside on the counter, while he
proceeded to look over the small ones. When so engaged,
a well dressed person came behind him on the left side,
and hurriedly asked him to point out the manager's room.
'Wallace looked round, and, indicating with his hand,
said "to the left." In a moment the parcel of large
notes, viz., £450 had disappeared. At the instant a man
was seen hurriedly receding from the glass door which
opens to the street. He was purpled: but bud mingled
with thq crowds tua4 escaped.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

MONDAY EVENING, MAY 23.

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THE ROTHERHITHE ROCKET CASE.—At the Surrey
Sessions the grand jury returned a true bill against the
two Hales and Boyle for making 1,000 rockets at Rother-
hithe. It is stated that the prosecution will be removed
to the Court of Queen's Bench.
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on the 9th, says—the Russian ports of the Black Sea are
at this moment crowded with the munitions of war, and
the heights above Odessa are covered with the tents of a
large army. On the banks of Pruth, we are assured, the
pontoons are already made, and the vast army collected
there wait but the signal to enter the principalities. The
Russian Ambassador is already at Buynkdere, a village at
the mouth of the Bosphorus, with a steamer, ready to
bear him away to his command the moment an un-
favourable answer is given.