The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-21 00:00:00

DAVIS' STUA ITS FISH CITY.

HULL.—Abram, 12 fish; Soon, 14 fish, 160 tons; Comet,
tish.
•EWCASTLE.—Greneille 13,y, NIL; Lady Jane, full; Lord
26 fish. _ . _

Ls t~tt.—Cl•rendou, 10fish ; North Pule, 6 fish ;. William
cud Ann, 7 fish.

KINK AI:DY —Caleilnnia. 1! fi,h ; ChiPnain, 14 fish, 130
ons ; Ilecla 22 fish, 230 ions; lieu:flirt. 3 fish.

AiimipEEN.—Bon. iiccold, 'l6 fish, 165 tons;. Neptune,
1 fish.

BONESS. —Alfred, 19 fish. 165 lons

DuNnE.F. —Advice. lull; Alexander. 8 fi.4h; Thor, 12 fish;
F,i,.ildshin. 11. ;:wi 8 dead fish; Horn, 4, and 8 .dead tish ;
Princess Charlifite, '22 1i...h.
PETEtt HLA D.- Joseph Green,'B fish, 100 Ions; Traveller,
14 fish, '220 tons.
The above are reported by the Princess Charlotte and the
Bon Accord, arrived "if Aberdeen.

THE LATE STEAM BOILER EXPLOSION AT
NEWTON.
At noon on Tuesday a highly respectable jury met at the
Bull Inn, at Newton, to inquire touching. the deaths of Jo-
seph Daugerfield, Slonuel Appleton, George Fazakerley,
George Hough, William Wells, John Dean, and Thomas
Price, the seven engineers who were killed on Monday by
the bursting of a boiler attached to an engine at the Viadut t
Foundry.
- Peter Traverse, a labourer, residing at Burton-wood, stated
that he was in the employ of Messrs. Jones, Turner, and
Evans, and had worked at the Viaduct Foundry since March
last. He knew all the deceased men. They all worked
fur
Messrs. Jones and Co. Dangei field was the manager of the
works, and had the overlooking of the setting-up of the new
boiler. Witness went to work about twenty minutes to six
o'clock. There were then about twenty or thirty men stand-
ing before the boiler furnace. Witness works as a coke
burner. When the bell rung at s:x Oclock, Dangerfield was
winking the engine. He desired witness to bring a can and
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fetch some oil, and said after he had oiled the shaft, he would
have a fair start. He stopped the engine. Some men put
on the straps while witness oiled titi,h,hritie:ehih,
done Dangerfield started the engine. There is a wall be-
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explosion.
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the spot. Dangerfield only .gave one sigh. Wells died at
eleven o'clock. Three or the others were only just alive.
The boiler was not burst, it was only the flue.
Mr Jones deposed that he was dressing himself about six
o'ch ck ou Mon lay morning, when he heard what he at -first
conceived to be a loud clap of thunder. He immediately
went to the foundry, and there found Fazakerley, Appleton,
and Dangerfield dead. The survivors were removed to their
several places of residence. The boiler was quite new. It
was made at witness's foundry, and was fixed up and set
going on Saturday for the first time. It worked welt, and it
was intended to start it fairly on Monday morning. The en-
gine was a ten horse power, and the plates of the boiler were
thick. The boiler was 12 feet long and 4 feet 6 inches dia-
meter. There was a tub through it of the same thickness.
The apparatus to the bliler was two gauge cocks, and water
gauge, and it had two safety va,ves upon it. It was calculated
to bear a pressure of 80Ibs to the inch.. Only 35ilis was upon
it when the accident happened. Witness had endeavoured
to ascertain the cause of the accident, and he was of opinion,
that there was not a sufficient quantity of water in the boiler,
which ranged the flue to get red hot, and when the engine
pumped in the cold water the boiler collapsed. The boiler
entains- sound and firm on its bed. Tirere is an aperture
made in the Hue at the further end of the boiler. The boiler
is called a tabular boiler, made to a different construction
to the marine engines. \Vitra-se does not consider the tabular
boilers more datigerou.. Dangerfield hail got up the steam,
and had attended the erection of the engine throughout.
Wi:ness considered that Dangei fi, la was fully competent, but
in this instance had not been sufficiently cautious. The other
men were mere spectators. The steam was not blown off.
In his opinion hydrogen gas was formed in the boiler the mo-
ment the cold water was let in. Ile drew that conclusion
from the fact of the engine art havtng been wotked more
than a minute before the explosion took place.
Peter Di.ehlield, the watchman, - deposed, that Danger-
field ordered witness to call him at five o'clock, and to get a
tire under the boiler at half past four o'clock. Dangei field
came soon. after five o'clock. At that time the water appeared
to be about a nail's length from the top (.1 the gauge. He
lid not try his gauge-corks while witness was near him.
Witness went with Dangei field to see some eels on the top
of the !wad. Thi-v ftihutrti in consequence oi lime having been
thrown into the Water. He had not started the engine when
witness ler,. about five minutes before the hed rung. Dan-
gertield fed the fire hint,ell. A number of men were coming
it the works just as he lilt. The accident happened ten-or
lweive minutes alter. aingei field • might hive tried the
vange-recks during the tune witness was the doors.
Two iiitnesses were called. They di-air:et! to no nes facts..
The jury returned a verdict, in all the cases, of " acci-
dental death," occasioned It the insuffiriene% if water in
the hotter, noon which they tutu a demi:and-of 5.. They
expressed themsekes also to be of opinion that no blame was
attached to Messrs. Jones, as the manufactuiers of the boiler.

A valuable copper mine has been discovered at Oswestry.

ANOTHER BOWI:ING BA NQUET.—The good folks pf floater-
glen, on Monday last, entertained Dr. Bowring to a banquet
in the Town-hall. The banquet consisted of a slice of stale
bread, a piece of Lolled beef cold, and a bottle of excellent
whisky punch per man. fit h6d a-head Was flemanded
and pair.!. The doctor addressed some dozen two of women.
and children, previous to sitting down to the "banquet,."
from the balcony in front of the hall.—Glasgow Courier.-
FORBIDDING THE BANNS.—In the Oldoinsford Church,
on Sunday last, during the time the Rec. S. Cragg was pub:
lishing the banns of inalritrionv, a stuidv-looking fel.ow, fa-
ther of one of the ituended brides, suidenly sprung up, and
loudly roared out, Her shanna ha' hint," meaning his
daughter's intended husband. Ihe reverend gentleman re-
quested the father of the damsel to meet him in the vestry at
the close of the service, when the objec!ions urged by the fa,
ther not being sufficient to dissolve the banns, the pair were
united in holy matrimony time following morning.— Worcester
Guardian.

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THE BUSHY Cow.—A remarkably curious animal has just
arrived in this country, from Sierra Leone, and attracting a
good deal of notice among naturalists: It resembles in form
a common cow, but is covered with a coarse thin hair of a
dirty yellow colour, with tufts of the sante hanging down
at equal distances from its broad pendulous ears, and has alto-
gether a most singular appeasance. It comes from the in-
tenor of Western Africa, and is little knOwn, even by the,
natives, who call it the bushy • cow. No previous speeitnen
has been brought to Europe, nor is it even known to•the
eolonista, at Sierra Leone, and, it is believed, has never been
desciibeti. It has been deposited.;for. tbc prestut; at .116.
StlfreY Uardtilla.

Voctrp.

THE DYING CHRISTIAN.

(For the Standard.)
Death's icy hand is on my heart,
The world is growing dun--
My spirit now tuust noon depart
And be returned to Him!

Memory's page is letter'd o'er
With all that time is worth;
But black and foul each word now seems,
That calls me back to earth.

I know I do not hope in vain—
To me is given grace,
To trust that God will take my soul
To his bright resting place!

Death's darkness past, and I shall be
High i❑ the I:ealnis

And God's eternal love!
Sept. 19, 1838.

"EARTH TO EARTH, AND DUST TO DUST."

A FUNERAL DIRGE.

BY THE REV. GEM:GE. CROLY, L.L.D.

" Earth to earth, and dust to dust"—
Here the evil and the just,
Here the youthful and the old,
Here the fearful awl the bold,
Here the matron and the maid
In one silent toolli are laid— •
Here the Yasgal and the king,
Side by side, lie witherinv ;
Here the sword and sceptre rust—
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust'."

Age on age shall roil along
O'er this pale and mighEy-throng;
Those that wept them, those that weep,
All shall with those sieepers sleep,
Brothers, sisters of the worm.
Summer's sun and winter's storm,
Song of peace or hatiie'sroar
Ne'er shall break their slumbers more;
Death shall keep his silent trus!,
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust."

Bat a day is coming, fast
Earth, thy mitzhtiest and thy last;
It shall come in fear and wonder,
Heralded by trurno and thunder;
It shall come in strife and toil,
It shall come in blood and spoil,
It shall come in empires' groans,
'lumina temples, trampled thrones;
Then, ambition, rue thy last!
" Eat tls to earth, and dust to dust."

Then shall come the judg,ment sign;
In the east the king shall shine,
Flashing from heaven's golden gate.
Thousands, thousands, round his state—
Spirits with the crown and plume:
Tremble, then, thou sullen tomb,
Heaven shall Open o❑ our sight,
Earth he burn'd to living light,
Kingdoms of the ransomed just—
•` Earth to earth, and dust to dust."

Then shall, gorgeous as a gem,
Shine thy mount, Jerusalem;
Then shall in the desert rise
Fruits of more than paradise;
Earth by angel feet be trod,
One great garien of her God,
Till are dried the martyr's tears
Through a glorious thousand years;
Now in hope of him we trust,
" Earth to earth, and dust to dust."

CONTEMPORARY PRESS.

THE GREAT RADICAL "DEMONSTRATION."
( From the Morning Herald.)
The " great meeting," convened yesterday, in Pa-
lace-yard, by the " Working Men's Association,"
proved a ludicrous failure. Infinite was the trouble
taken to secure the attendance of large numbers. The
meeting had been carefully advertised, for weeks past,
in all parts of the kingdom. Deputations from every
quarter had been solicited to attend. The meeting it-
self possessed a perfectly legal character, from the fact
of its being presided over by the high baihfrof West-
minster. Other circumstances favoured the plans of
the projectors of the meeting. The day selected was.
a holyday. The spot chosen was, perhaps, the most
eligible in the metropolis. Yet, despite these aids
and appliances, the meeting was contemptible in point
of numbers. Not more than 6,000 persons were, at
any time, present :—nay, it may be doubted whether
the number of 3,000 be not much nearer the mark.
The vanity of the getters up of the meeting has not
ventured to state the numbers higher than J 5,000;
yet even if the meeting had comprehended fifteen
thousand persons, would not such a number—wlien
the objects announced,.the locality, the time, and the
circumstances of the meeting are taken into account--
have involved utter failure? The Birmingham meet-
ing for the same objects is stated to have been attend
ed by one hundred thousand persons.
Whatever may be thought of the principles embo
died in the "national petition"—of this fact there can
now exist not the slightest doubt--that the " Work
ing Men's Association" of London possesses not the
smallest portion of-influence over the working men of
the metropolis. If that "Associations' did, in truth,
represent the feelings, and enjoy the confidence of the
mechanics and artisans of London, the leaders of the
association would be able, at any time, to bring to-
gether two or three hundred thousand men. Mr. Att-
wood, for instance—we say nothing, for the moment,
as to the soundness of his views—does possess the
confidence of the operatives of Birmingham ; and the
consequence is seen in the crowded meetings which
he can always command. But the leaders of the
"Working Men's Association" of London are mere
tools of Leader, and Wilesworth, and Warburton, and
the rest of that party ;—nor are they unwilling, when
occasion serves, to toady Mr. O'Connell. So lately as
November last, they gave that worthy personage a
public dinner—although, at that very time, Mr. O'Con
nell would scarcely have ventured to attend a public
meeting (not packed) of working men, in any part of
England.
The speeches yesterday were in the usual strain,
and of the average quality. Mr. Ebenezer Elliot
would, however, appear to have uttered a greater num-
ber of sillinesses than any of his competitors for ora-
torical distinction.

THE FOREIGN POLICY OF FRANCE.
( From the Times.)
The iniquity of the foreign policy of France, which
has so suddenly burst forth within a few months, as-
sumes on every side so fearful and identical a charac-
ter, that our columns h trdly suffice to enumerate the
variety of her designs or of the means she has recourse
to in their execution.

Scarcely is our attention rivetted on her transatlan-
tic projects, when the revelations at the Court-martial
in the citadel of Perpignan expose a series of tran-
sactions calculated to affix a stain on the military ho
nour of France in Africa as deep as that which dis- -
graces her diplomacy in Europe and America.
Here not only the corruption of the system and the
rapacity of the individuals filling the very highest sta-
tion are questions of deep and melancholy interest as
affecting the character of Europe, and of civilization
in Africa; but the revelation of such characters leads
ns necessarily to reflect on the spirit of the French
army and government, and overwhelms the mind with
the contemplation of principles, motives, and incent-
ives common to the higher offices of the state, to the
court, the military, and the diplomatic departments of
the government, well calculated to recall to our minds
the events of 1792, 1803, and 1815. Now, indeed,
there is no Napoleon, but,, alas! there is no Austria,
there is no Spain, there is no Prnssia,there is no Eng-
land. There is but Russia ready to repeat the offer
of European partition of 1807, and there is France
ready to grant to Russia that bone of contention which
led to the rupture of the conference at Erfurt and to
the hostility of Alexander and Napoleon.
But to return to the trial of General Brossard.
The most important question connected with this
trial, in an international point of view, is the allusion
to secret articles in the convention of the Tafna, the
existence of which, although denied by General
Bugeaud, is rendered more than probable by inciden-
tal circumstances connected with the treaty, and bear-
ing on the general policy of France, whose sovereignty
is recognised by the first article of the convention in
" Africa."
The expression, " The Emir acknowledges the so-
vereignty of France in Africa," proves the inequality
of the contracting parties, and that France merely in-
tended to establish a vassal recognising her own
suzerainele. and subject to her c;:ntrol, and considering
that France in the ostensible articles of that treaty
excluded British commerce from the ports to which she
then for the first time acquired even a nominal title,
and that the Emir engaged to direct the commerce of
the interior to no other ports, the several articles as
well as the ostensible treaty itself must have been
framed with a view of binding the Emir against the
interests of England. It is impossible otherwise to
account either for the neglect by ABD-EL•KADER of
the diplomatic advantages of his position, and his ab
staining to form direct relations with England, whilst
maintaining an envoy at Paris, or for his not remain-
ing neutral in the affairs of Africa, instead of attack-
ing the Bey of Constantine.
But it is with reference tO the -inter icr of Africa that
this treaty derives its chief importance, by establish-
ing in the populous, wealthy, but untutored tribes of
the desert, the belief of the European ascendancy of
France, and the extinction of the name and influence
of the Ottoman Emperor.
The present attitude of France-in Africa is, in fact,
the disguised revival of the projects of Napoleon,
steadily pursued during the last twelve years by every
successive administration.
The formation, by French officers, of the Egyptian
marine in 1826 and 1827, which, by the sagacious
manoeuvres of Admiral Codrington, Admiral de Rigny
himself was compelled to destroy in the battle of Na•
raring—the intimacy
so shortly afterwards renewer
and proved by the project, in 1830, of attacking Al
giers by an Egyptian army, which would have simn
taneously overthrown the regencies of Tripoli a,
Tunis, show the intimate union between Meheare,
Ali and Fiance against both the interests and the
treaties of England and of Turkey, and the ulterior
designs of Russia, of which they are both rendered
the subservient instruments against our Indian pos-

sessions.
The following extract of an official work, published
at Paris in 1802, will serve to explain the extent o,
the positions: and dominion -so long aimed at by the
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