The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-06 00:00:00

classes of Protestants in the Brit
common with many other Protestants.

the passing of the Romanist Emanc
that, with the lapse of .time, a ch
among the Romanist laity, and they

,ggres-
;Hance
is. In

to be under that mental thraldom to the Pope of Rome
and his satellites, the priests, which prevailed in the dark
ages, and that a more tolerant spirit and attachment to
country had taken place ; but, looking at the general line
of conduct of the Romanist body, and particularly its
priesthood, since the Emancipation Act was passed, I find
I was wofully mistaken, for, instead of being satisfied
with being placed on a footing of equality with the rest of
the Queen's subjects, they are evidently using this
cession as a vantage ground on which to obtain ascen-
dancy, and if they once get this point, then farewell to
the freedom of Englishmen, both temporal and spiritual.
I boldly ask the question—are the bulk of the population
of. Ireland in the enjoyment of either civil or religious
freedom ? As regards the paternal and Protestant
government of the country, they are; but the priests of
the court of Rome step in and mar all, reducing the
people over whom they exercise sway to mere serfs, devoid
of both civil and religious freedom. They pretend to
acknowledge that in civil matters they are the Queen's
subjects, but they say that, .5 religious matters, they
are the subjects of the Pope of Rome, a foreign potentate.
Now, as religious obligations are more binding, and over-
ride all others, it is evident that they are more the subjects
of the Pope of Rome than of the Queen. Some years since,
when Pio Nono had the unparalleled impudence to in-
terfere in the internal affairs of this country, k
his bull, and dividing the land as if it were his own
claiming spiritual jurisdiction over the Queen's subjects,
and sending a cardinal to carry out his behests, without
as much as saying by your leave, did the Romanist body
shew any opposition ? Not the least, but they seemed
rather gratified than otherwise, as being one step nearer
the subjection of this country to papal supremacy. If the
Foreign Secretary had refused permission for Mr. Wise-
man to land in the country as a cardinal, he would have
evinced the proper spirit of a Protestant, and of a minister
of a Protestant and rightful sole Queen of the country.
As things have been allowed to take place, there is now
something like a tacit acknowledgment of a claim by
a foreign power—the papal—to exercise jurisdiction in
this country, and claim a sort of divided allegiance over
the Queen's subjects.
The Romish power is essentially an encroaching power,
and its priests are always silently at work to make that
power dominant over every other. I have no doubt but
the present visit to Liverpool of Mr. Wiseman as cardinal
is part of the policy of Rome, intended to familiarise the
British public with Romanist institutions. He comes, in
the first instance, to lecture on a scientific question. He
thus gains a footing among Protestants. His lecture may
be a clever one. He obtains notoriety. People begin to
think that a man who can deliver a scientific lecture may
be worth listening to on religious topics. They talk of him,
and his name and abilities appear in print and obtain
commendation, particularly from the Radical and Popish
section of the press. All this is very jesuitical and a
means to an end, that end being the subjection of the
human intellect to serfdom under the Pope of Rome and
his priesthood. The object of this letter is to raise a
warning voice among my fellow-subjects and put them
on their guard against the insidious policy of Rome. In
this letter, I purposely avoid touching upon the religious
doctrines of that church, which must be abhorrent to all
true Protestants ; and, I think, I may add, all real
Christians. A PROTESTANT DISSENTER,

Issuing

THE TITHEBARN-STREET RAILWAY STATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Sin,—Having frequently seen in public journals, and
having not unfrequently heard in company verbal state-
ments of the inconvenience, not to call it by a harsher
name, to which travellers were subjected, in railway sta-
tions ; without having myself experienced any of the an-
noyances, although I have had a pretty extensive know-
ledge of the practical working of railways in many parts
of both England and Scotland, I was inclined to treat the
complaint as the exaggerated opinions, if not the inven-
tions of querulous individuals scarcely able to look after
themselves, and willing to charge their own inefficiencies
as grave crimes against the directors and officials of rail-
way companies. My experience in the Tithebarn-street
station of the East Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, in
Liverpool, on the afternoon of Wednesday last, however,
was sufficient to remove any film from my eyes as to the
gross bad management to be seen at important railway
stations.

On the afternoon in question, I had occasion to accom-
pany a friend about to depart for the North. Having got
his luggage forwarded to the train while he was pro-
curing his ticket, the first difficulty encountered was
in getting his luggage disposed of; that was got over.
Then came difficulty number two ; my friend had taken
a second-class ticket ; the second-class carriages were
found to be full, or so nearly full as to cause a good
deal of altercation between him and the prior occu-
pants of the carriage, and both with the porter who seemed
to have charge of that department, as to whether the car-
riage was full or not full. While this was going on, a
gentleman approached, and being probably in the same
unenviable position as to the chances of obtaining a seat
as my friend was, a warm discussion ensued between him
and the porter aforesaid, in which the term " impudent
scoundrel" was rather freely used. Ultimately an addi-
tional carriage was put on, and all parties, as I suppose,
were accommodated. Had this been done at an earlier
period, much unnecessary annoyance would have been
avoided, and such altercations between passengers and the
subordinate railway officials would have bee obviated.
One effect of which was a great hubbub on the platform,
an opportunity for the exercise of their industry, which
was not lost sight of by the thieves, as I can testify, having
had my pocket picked during the dispute.
Surely such discreditable scenes are not indispensable
concomitants of railway travelling, and if not, the manage-
ment ought at once to set about seeking a remedy.—l am,
Sir, your obedient servant, A SUFFERER.
Liverpool, 2nd September, 1853.

NOTES, NOTICES, AND OPINIONS.

BY JOHANNES RUSTICES,

V. RECEIPT STAMPS. It has long been a maxim with a
large portion of the trading community, that " it is no sin
to cheat the government,"—hence smuggling—the pur-
chasing of smuggled goods—the evasion of taxes, and a
disuse of stamps, have all been looked on as matter of
domestic economy, rather than as breaches of moral
obligation to the state. Now, if it were considered that a
certain amount of revenue has to be made up every year
to meet the exigencies of the nation, every individual who
evades paying what is legally required of him must shift
the burden on to the shoulders of another, and does in
effect precisely the same thing as putting his hand into
the pocket of his neighbour. If the matter were viewed in
this light, one cannot suppose there would be so much
evasion of rates and taxes as there unquestionably is. The
reduction and equalisation of the receipt stamp will, I
should hope, cause the revenue derivable from this portion
of our financial system to be more generally paid than it
has hitherto been. At present, scarce one in a hundred
ever thinks of giving or taking a stamped receipt ; and one
reason for its disuse may have been the diversity of
stamps ; another, the necessity of having it on a separate
piece of paper from the invoice ; and a third, the incon-
venience of having to be always provided with a variety
of blank stamps, some of which may lay on hand until
they become unfit for use. These difficulties are now,
however, all done away by the new act; and for the sake
of public morality as well as the public revenue, it is
earnestly to be hoped, that every merchant and trader,
every shopkeeper and dealer, will make it a matter of
conscience to give a stamped receipt on all occasions, when
so required by the law.
VI. CHEAP GAS.—If the reduction of the price is too
great a sacrifice for the gas company to make without
uco
pcompelled
further deliberation and further delay, can they not give
us
ndchmeauspetr
ayo rrs
the
a
presentdozen
'rent
times
ta
r beforeenormous,m
the? S articleuey
a pmetef
is
worn out. Yet we cannotpurchase,
to rent, and to rent of the company too. Let this be
looked into.

TUE HIPPOPOTAMUS has arrived safely in Paris, and is
now exhibited to the public in the Jardin des Plantes.
He is exceedingly rotund and fat ; his skin of a light
rose-coloured tinge, paler under the belly, and he is en-
tirely without hair. On the back are numerous black
spots slightly prominent, from which, especially on coming
out of the water, a viscous reddish fluid may be seen to
distil. He is very gentle and familiar, answers readily to
the name of Cocci, and runs towards the first person who
calls hfin. Thirty goats which supply him
arrived with him in Paris. He does not, however,
exclusively on milk, but eats melons and some other vege-
table produetiens, with milk

'RTES

tunic for the
Qy : Passengers, Par'
-- - goods, £1,397 6s. 7d. Steam-boats:
10s.'ld. Total, £7,612 19s. 6d. Increase as eor:.
pared with the corresponding week last year, £2,701175; va
FATALthe
Tt is said that thirty human beings perished Lrg:!
os sof STORM.—lnquiries oe tamn
d. I n
propertyq ui r e
by htahvee r
ee beenent no t
nt e.dy
aa al
et
so:,
sheep, furniture, and farm produce
id s
...
unaged. Other counties will also have large
ams to pay for replacing or repairing bridges.
RAILWAY TO THE VALE OF CLWYD.—The
works,erwere
demolished, were
inhabitants
e
of the picturesque and fertile Vale of Clwyd are bestirring'
themselves to obtain the great advantages of raihvay cPn
munication, without which the natural resources of their
district cannot fully be developed. Looking at the varmia,
plans which have been proposed, we are of opinion th t
the best line is that which it is proposed to construct freni,
Ruthin to Corwen, and thence to some convenient poin.t.
along the Vale of Llangollen, to join the Shrewsbury cad
Chester Railway ; continuin the line also from Ruthin t _
Rhyl, to connect what would then be a main trunk /in
with the Chester and Holyhead Railway.- Chester Courant...
FESTIVITIES AT APERGELE.—On Tuesday there Iva:,
great rejoicings at Abergele, to welcome to Kinmel-par,t
Hugh Robert Hughes, Esq., the successor to the late
Lord Dinorben, who, with hs bride, came that daY,
his newly-inherited demesne. The gentry of the neir,?
bourhood, and the various friendly societies, escorted 3F:
and Mrs. Hughes from the railway-station to Kirnel,:;n
procession, and nearly every house in Abergele was oil
decorated. Mr. Hughes was married on the 18th of -4Pr
last, to Miss Florentia Liddell, the daughter of the Hen`
H. T. Liddell, M.P. for Liverpool.
NOVEL HARE HIINT.—On Tuesday there was an amus-
ing scene on the beach at Aberystwith. In front of _
Terrace the ladies' bathing machines were being prep al
to receive the fair candidates for a dip in the sea, si'be%l'
suddenly the utmost consternation was created by an
fortunate hare, which dashed amongst them, followed 1
some boys, and then went away for the rocks at the norif
w
end. In passing the gentlemen's machines a fresh a", ,as
sion was made to the number of pursuers. Poor Puss ';el
much exhausted, but by some clever doubles she maileilc,
to reach the rocks, and was there, for a time, lost. In"io
than half an hour, however, some hounds were brought
the place, and having unearthed her ladyship, a brief err"-
among
among the crags resulted in her capture. ed
THE NEW SCHOOLS AT EASTIIAM were formally °pa,
yesterday week, when the event was celebrated with,liri
propriate ceremony and festivities. After passing o;7+
the church, the juvenile cavalcade passed on towards r 4,:
ham Ferry, and returned in the same order. The Plee-ui
sion then broke up, and the children assembled in
belonging to the Rev. Canon Eaton, the vicar, where thell
amused themselves with various pastimes. In the
sc°fiill
school-room they were afterwards liberally supplied
tea, coffee, buns, and other refreshments. In the eveniqa
a tea party was held in the new school-room, at whiell
etive
number of ladies and gentlemen who had taken an a
inmapnryomofottinheg
ptarheenetsataboflisthhme eenhtildorfenth, schools'
sides partsis
The room was decorated with garlands of flowers, %",
some engravings, maps, &c., were disposed along the lo_ t;
Amongst those present were the Rev. Canon Eaton (0:ii;
occupied the chair), the Rev. P. Haines, the Rev. T*
Redhead (of Rock Ferry), the Rev. C. Barton, (of WO;
borough), Mr. J: Torr, and Mr. R. Morris ; also the Re,"
Dr. Hume, the Rev. G. W. Warr, and other clergYin",d
from Liverpool. After tea several of the clergymen e
other gentlemen present addressed the meeting on t. 4
subject of education, and the necessity for extending 1
advantages as widely as possible amongst all classes ef
society. The proceedings terminated about nine o'clock'
STRANGE ELOPEMENT.—An affair of this kind, soineeci
what too common in the present day, has lately exe,lAtb,
some conversation at Bangor. A dashing-looking mi","Lci
aged man, and an interesting young lady had been nnu',';
for some days courting the summer breezes in the vaiieta
and on the bills, and had occupied apartments as Irian a-
wife, at one of the lodging-houses in Bangor, when a detee"
tive officer arrived from Birmingham, and made some /erY
particular inquiries about them. At length, the latter'
accompanied by Tomlinson, the local officer, accosted theiti ~
on Sunday afternoon, and endeavoured to persuade the laff
to separate from her companion, and place herself nu,r,
their care, with a view of returning to her friends in B
mingham, but without effect, as she persisted, in 5111_'e th
their remonstrances and persuasions, in remaining ""
the gentleman ; and the detective employed for her rc':
very was obliged to go back without having the satisfactlo.ns
of succeeding in his errand. It appears that the female
a lady of great expectations, within a few months of attf;
ing her majority; and her companion is in business
boot and shoemaker at Limerick. The parties, it apPel
met at the Dublin Exhibition, when the elegant aPPearalibe
and blandishments of the Irish Lothario overcame t
delicacy of the fair one, who, we understand, is lugleft
connected, and the result was an elopement., They

quantities of cattle

away. Houses

ged: In Brecon 16 brid

together for Ireland.—North Wales Chronicle.
jaCe (41
CHESTER REGATTA.—The annual regatta too,. p „(f,
Wednesday, on part of the River Dee, from the seat of .I',
Pots, of Heron-bridge, to the umpire's boat, nearly °lt.
site the Waterworks. There were ten races and one le
over. The following are the most important contests
„:4
A Challenge Cup, value fifty guineas, given by the A 1
Grosvenor, M.P., for four-oared out-rigged boats, on
rowed and steered by gentlemen amateurs. To be `L.,;gr
two consecutive years by the same club or crew : Nerao"e
(Nemesis Rowing Club, Manchester,) 1; Queen of the
(Royal Chester Rowing Club,) 2. The Champion Prl",'
of £6O, for four-oared out-rigged boats : The Derwell".
(Newcastle,) 1; St. Agnes, (Manchester,) 2 ; The PecrY
(Chester,) 3. A Prize of £lO, for skiffs Confidence,
Candlish, Newcastle,) 1; Never-Mind-It, (J. Spoor, Nee'
castle,) 2. There were five skiff's, all from Newcastle, ea'
tered for this race, but only two ran.—A large compel?"
dined at the Hop Pole Inn, Mr. C. P. Potts in the cluei
Amonest other toasts the chairman gave "The Health
n 0
Littledale, the commodore of the Mersey Yacht ()1;:f
and that of the rest of their patrons," which was rand
with great cheering. Mr. Littledale responded:, Aej
thanked the company on behalf of the patrons. It ell;ve
him great pleasure, at the late Liverpool Regatta, roes-
the honour of presenting the crew which came filZtijloate
ter, with the Ladies' Cup ; he hoped that the Ill"'
result, as regarded the Chester crew to-day, wenid,st two
late them, as the lesson which Englishmen
,leprov.,,ed,
years ago, in yacht matters, from America, bad been"
such a stimulus, that this year five yachts had 11
which had overcome the conquerors of the " Amen() re"
trusted that the Chester Club would be urged oil their
newed exertions, and that success would accorePanY

future efforts. meet-
THE WALLASEY CommissrolvEus.—The monthly
ing was held on Thursday. It having been aseertlo $
that under the Board of Health Act the treasurer
_.,ht
local board must give security, the subject
under consideration. It appeared that Mr. Colburn wool.
Penny had waited upon Mr. J. Naylor, banker, who. ,wasd.
ling to become security for his partner, Mr. Geo. ATl"e' gr.
undertook the office. It was agreed, on the motion of
rd,
Colburn, that Mr. Arkle be the treasurer to the beater,
The law-clerk read an opinion of Mr. Cowling, barri
as to the power of the commissioners to purchase or le' of
a ferry. The opinion was to the effect that the expels :01
taking a ferry and providing boats must fall on a ge°, to
district rate, and could not be defrayed out of mop
be borrowed. The clerk had written to the general hderet
in reference to the legal opinion, but no answer ha.,rio
been received. It appeared that the committee of w'Ace
had had under consideration the applications for the
.I;,t,
was bro%Pr.
of surveyor and inspector of nuisances. There we' sted
candidates, out of whom seven were reserved, and requehigh
to appear before the board. The committee had s $
opinion of one of the candidates, but subsequenntifier.
gentleman in the borough engineer's office, Mr. 3,,ri,best
son, was strongly recommended as possessing the p'„fices
qualifications for the office. Under these circurasrtbe
the committee determined to leave the matter
3hich
glern.eCralolbbeurnarda.ndMonteerorstowmoe
thesm ie
seeing net
abtleinlia somethat
te thee , other d
Ilivffieasre 1 1 linc tayenvd ne
moved
introducingbt candidates orhnervemrsaemtibeendthuorionggit",teorea,
d
Mr. Halliday, that Mr. M
mously. pherssothiradNeville,
e nipMuoeiri
secondt
ild;.ribrr
voeb:
being no amendment, the resolution was carried Imo
confirmed. The minutes of the finance corn
The Proceedings of the committee were were
read and confirmed, and from a statement made $
Hill it appeared that on the 30th June last therece:o
balance in the bank of 21,780 ; and calculating boa'
arrears of rates to be got in, there was, including tliv After
debt, a balance against the township of g3,3°°', bosl4
some routine business had been disposed of, th
adjourned. as it if'
THE QUEEN AT HOLYHEAD.—HoIyhead, sras—ereaa."
did not fall during the Queen's staythere in the dtets
festation of its loyalty. It had its triumphal arch ,L.ese
fireworks, and bonfires, after the fashion of larger r-ile:
and under the superintendence of Mr. Evans (the
London House, a stirring inhabitant, these r. 07 blithe
respectable show. Prince Albert, accompante;,(!
Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, went to the.oitaghieh
Northßreakwater on Sunday morning week, in after.
nutelythe very simpleyet bold and effective ine'r, .1 the ire
mittee 3fr,
it is extended, foot by foot, into the sea ; and 'g eas re.
noon the Queen drove in the Hon.W. 0. Staple} ate
to the quarries whence the immense mass of rf; apPee' of
quired in constructing it is obtained. They prto,rehie
much struck with the quarries, and the 3'?uliin 'cs ;11-
vlysalite.s,TiesipeecQilleeyn, bore a
esdtotonetahweayyacthotreirgoni:cetrtalLer;la.
how the works are carried on.
way trucks, a rough conveyance for Sovere,- to onlP—ipa•
but one which enabled her more thorougl'Y ase in at'-- ed
ance. During the afternoon, wrists also
the Frill
Mr. neodel
also visite,
the South Stack Lihthouse Prince Alb ands,
of Wales descending to the rock it 6 I, stove.'
g on winch It e
spending some time in its examination, an Anather,be
of the fine coast scenery which it conunand:Lnded s
count says, "At half-past six, the Queen, tle
Duchess of Wellington, Miss Bulteel,
at the
arrived at the temporary landing-stage, erected
an
.100
pier, at the western end of the breakwater, where
B,,nsle
mense concourse of her subjects were assembled,Sovereign. 1."
of
to testify their loyalty to their beloved
ere
tins t°
the boats belonging to the royal yacht &ell"
was reefeue
convey the royal party on board. Th
d eone of the orcid' the
by Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, ainE
rish tar-113; enee
seamen—a fine specimen of ai u
boat, and Colonel WO;
from w,;l,eice
honour of handing her Majesty
_to t
P d the royal yacht. vie ',ad
in number, transferred on boar d
aval costume, i'af,
• were dresse n pour h
youthful Princes, who
ved in about half au h° wit
looked remarkably well,
sented at the lighthonsebw
she was, after a few vigorous Inls of the oarsmen, 11' 410
terwards. They, had been.pr
ithewhich they appeared hi!,
some sea gulls eggs, w
pleased "

--
, a 44) the
FALLING STAits.-:-M. Grader has communicated to
Academy of Sciences some observations on the falling 5'...
of the month of August. It appears that the numbei r,
sen al decreasing
observations,y ear byyteaherre. Accordingereseen to eight;t;
MlB.
stars ; 1846, ninety-two ; 1847, one hundred and ~ht;
1848, one hundred and thirteen; 1849, uinty-elvot
1850, eighty-three; 1851, seventy-one; 1852, ailtY..• ue,
1853, fifty-two. Should this rate of diminution coil 1..
45a7ier's PL,
in 1860 the falling stars of August will cease altoge; tebe
It is also to be remarked that the falling stars ° °
month of November, which are infinitely morenun3/)e111,
nier°....
than those of August, are diminishing in
Galignani,

TUE

SITIPPIIVG

I %VD lITERCANTIL.E

VISCELLANY.

--.3,--

RAILWAY CALLS
month is £496,72C
A.
Ponding month of the preceding year.
THE TURKISH LON.—It is understoododntoihai,,t
ostoimaceeboillsunt,
to the amount of £40,000,
d
of a loan professed to be maideatllo'n on London
the government
by some parties interested in a scheme for the creation of
an establishment to replace the Bank of Constantinople,
have been returned protested for non-acceptance.
wynd.
AN IMPORTANT LETTER has been received b
ham Goold Esq., M.P., from three of
York,lof te
stating that itost influential
and enterprising merchants of New is their intention to send a first-class steamer to the Shan-
non upon a trial trip, for the purpose of testing the capa-
bilites of Foynes harbour for a transatlantic packet station.
Bzimix.—ln consequence of large orders for shoes and
boots given by English or other houses in London; for ex-
portation to Australia, the trade at this place has more
work on hand than it can accomplish. The London order
is said to amount to 2,000 pairs, which the masters have.
agreed to furnish, of the best materials and workmanship,
at a low figure.
.STnizE.—Considerable inconvenience has been occa-
sioned in the wharfs on the north bank of the Thames, by
a general strike of the free lightermen. It is said they
earn on the average £2 a-week, but with so much night
work, owing to the tides that they would prefer 30s. for
day-work, than be obliged to work night and clay, as they
now are sometimes.
THE FOREIGN GRAIN TRADE.—The London Gazette
of
meets Tuday contains the official decrees from the govern-
es
of Naples and Vienna---one authorising the free
importation of grain into the Neapolitan dominions until
the end of the present year, and the other prohibiting the
exportation of grain vinces until further notice. ,
NAVY BREA.D.—The steam-machinery at the Dockyard
at Deptford for kneading, rolling, and stamping the
biscuits, is capable, with three or four hands, of making
16,8001b5. of biscuits per day, and were it necessary on an
emergency to work night and day, the machinery could
make 40,0001b5. of biscuits in 24 hours. Adjoining the
bakery, are the flour-mills in which six airs of stones-have
been put up on a new patented prinPciple, each pair ef
stones being capable of grinding ten bushels of wheat per
hour.
THE GRAIN TRADE. _Letters from Odessa, of the 20th
of August state, that an extraordinary activity reigns in
the groin market.• The st were not sufficiently large
for the quantities ofcorn :roes ht to the place, and it had
bee,,n,found necessaryeL establishr depots in the open air,
Which contained 650,000 hectolitres of wheat, 105,000 off
ID' rye, 20,000 of barley, 50,000 of oats, and 36,000 o
ice' 20'000
French government had made enormous
Putv4-Atses• The Price of wheat had varied from 14f. 28c. to
15f --- Per hectolitre, and the freight was from 9f. to 10f
v Titt DE WITH AUSTRALIA.—From a statement compiled
"Y*. Miller,
-h
of the Jerusalem Coffeeouse, it appears
for
thatles the toMI number of vessels fixed to leave Gravesend
no s our
than Australian colonies in the month of September is
118, of whieh 49 are for Victoria, 35 for New
B`alth Wales, 15 for Adelaide, eight for Hobart Town,
four for Launceston, two for Swan River, and five for New
four
The number stated in the list for August was
Lie-', so that the present statement shows a further extep-
,su of our previously enormous trade with Australia.
"erallY speaking, these 118 vessels comprise the finest
trait at present lying in British ports, and many of them
tir of large tonnage. This extraordinary absorption of
BLIPPing in one branch of trade fully accounts for the
--u-eitY of vsels forother quarters, and the high rates of
freight n
s now Tuling-
illlP ON PIRB.—On Thursday, the 28th of July, a large
t'ohune of smoke was seen issuing from the barge Zenobia,
Ye' lying in the harbour of St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. The
captain, mate, and crew endeavoured to subdue the flames,
.eufitibt t. he dense smoke impeded their progress, and their
captaint- were unsuccessful. Two of the sailors and the
_. ere severely burnt. Finding every exertion to
mud- save the vessel useless she was scuttled, and run on to a
e°ailk, where she'was abandoned. At midday on the
nlargelie was a terrible explosion, caused by the burning
„,,Munber of puncheons containing rum, and by
enly
p-agrtie vessel was burnt to the water's edge. The
theons f oi the cargo saved was about six or seven pun-
A„,,°f 300 aestr,,,,, The Zenobia had a full load, consisting
'*.uu bags -oi. --`43; sugar, 120 puncheons of rum, 300 or
des, The
oDZieuto, besides coffee, wood, and other arti-
Ineured that ---1.11 f the fire is uncertain ; but it was ru-
-of fire hich'. ofroke out among the sails, from a spark
sold at a übrgo- into them. The hull of the vessel was
puncheon': ic auction, for £4l sterling. Twenty-nine
laronott °F ruin, which were saved from the wreck,
-b• £lO each
Icor A•
Passed eT ON MERCHANT SHIPPING.—The new
.act
laws r
„oil the a
+;.. nay
of the prorogation, to amend various
ton e'°•''-'ig to merchant shipping, will come into opera-
au on the st of October. It contains 68 sections, with
opera-
interpretation clause of the terms used. Under this
e m _efutuiv lighthouse tolls payable, and the ballast rates, &c.,
~,eh to form " The Mercantile Marine Fund,"
loch to
is to be kept by her Majesty's Paymaster
fen 4erat The accounts are to be approved of by the Board
jihouses--e. For the purpose of erecting and repairing light-
n., &C., the Treasury may make advances, and the
114---'11.,;
,of Trade is empowered to borrow money. Her
taken may, by an order in Council, fix the tolls to be
,aken for d new lighthouses. Unclaimed wages and effects
„,.._ eceased seamen may be paid into the Exchequer. A
rsa sum is to be paid to the Seamen's Hospital in lieu of
:LI, annual payment. In order to prevent the undue as-
o... I.
„-I,tion of the British flag and national character, it is
ifiiied. by the 33d section, that when it is assumed, the
lat? niaY he seized and adjudicated upon, and if the simu-
etauson is proved, the vessel is to be condemned. There are
es as to volunteers into the navy,
are
Thegisuv, to obtahi seamen
_ Nect of salvage is declayileld &c., and facilities
aim other matters set forth the
nAumusbtrearlioafnp
in a
with provisions,
toview of
in the act, the
carrying out the preamble to amend various laws relating
to the merchant se •
THE men,,,,. rvlee•
-,.. oP TIER T 1
matter for the corn -,ixtrait.----It will be a very serious
ileplia, miof ewl,lllitehthe mouttratih e of this country if the Soulina
We fear there,
of the
.Danube, becomes blocked
tilMngh th
worse f line aPathy, the ome
sat present some chance,
ee g, on thy' slothfulness or possibly s
of the mouths of thee Part of Russia. iNre constantly hear
ptse,,
of ~h °f Danube, but Dractically, and for the
So4ii,a' mulliPing, it has b el, • ut one mouth, whic
• h is the
4.lit.e"P it tinvip,,i and,n,which requires constant attention to
148 eeSetitiar cut' That Russia can be entrusted with
in fact, one in
11,7. is what we very much doubt ;
.it is,
by
,ed,_, al though,
terest hich nearl
probably, En
_ Y the whole of Europe is in-
strau9euilp nt in the n gland would suffer most
fear it thatoliught be avigation. As to omade to Russia on the subject, we
'knows ,rv,,_l9lcl be of little use ; for we presume no one
this what ere the designs of the Emperor Nicholas. in
objeeras ireri----whether it
anxiiiary ose the might not further his ical
Dannbe,.and -allow nature to be _
his
the t in effectin it.
.&_, uropean powers
alt is deserving the attention of
au7ria----and i—Prticularly England, France, and
kn°' these Would be a fit subject for negotiation
tnc__"4,o that, towers. It 'ny not, Perhaps, be generally
ul'ea!lbe, with Yuniting the Ilia, which flows into the
ki,s,,oli raight '1'3,4,.e Lake of Constance, a water comma-
siciisie
°nil
~_ll7gne
sh(l)lich, w.
te-"' a clew:— ' (Veiled between the Danube and the
e believe, was at onetime
en-
the ph,448, noble river uld like to see the shores on either
land, --'eecorate Placed as a neutral territory, under
eba Prance, p__.l.,sorne of the Great Powers—say Eng-
It .1.. e and rer",,,and Austria--which would have the
la ells- 4._ DoUsibility a keeping the navigation open.
eft,,,,,,,,_ Yto see that tree wo-alulg. ,rAnch au
~,.... ere might be great difficulties in
weld"' Lady wa a's'angeinent ; nevertheless, the object
ni.._ (i amply
rent the attempt; and, if successful,l it
Ails any merißaY any trouble incurred, and, indeed,
I)P7nent. It • ce that
re- -au s is a ,Lea 4
, 'night be made for its accom-
guoi _ tatestnen,
.s._ , Worthy the consideration of Eu-
fairiz,...„.4 inoveine„,..la no tune can be more propitious for
:end are on 7,,, inon the Present, when France and
the E.,„„ar, the ha„";',l•thq terms ; and when the threatened
deriu-"' unporta "t, in so many different countries, shows
itteregaZithe Dannuebee oft the corn trade of the shores bor-
, axerer,Q°zette Lo Western Europe.—Shipping and
res 44., - ,-,irAill, ; has .--og return to ‘-'P tine BRITISH ISLES.—A very in-
ii..4llst been all order
~..of the' House of Commons
--..l.lltralty, 'trade by th
eidents • We find i e riarbour Department of the
on the hal.nd wrecks
of
vii it an abstract of all collisions, ac-
au of
whoirzsof
the United K, and the number of lives lost
ehart, rrne" are et
``' Isaugdom during the year 1850 ;
ma
apt 'Lie ma, strikingly illustrated on a wreck
D of the 13 • x 18 of the .
coat fro
,sh isles nle aPPearanee as an ordinary
6eries of },ll ale Orkne , except' that the whole line of sea
uurabb lack-ni , Ye to the 14* ard is dotted with a
r, but ~, rgs. These . marks are not uniform in
the loss of life. ShiPwreek" at different places. Each
Zhen this kee. A xaost _
&arid its too frequent corollary,
hen
wadied y.to its eharztiancholy effect has the chart
stat. aesilt Present .
the given, and startling re-
Xuited iLes Place off 0 1
o loss of life and property
-"le regisrg•l°lo, bristijils oast. The whole coast of the
,111)Pears to re isa,,,,.,BllTeiently
dry
these lugubrious dotting&
the apath ---'ueed to t 1.3.' f.ind bald, and sentiment
Drotr y which ! atisties It • • ful to think
t . acted period kerinits 11,40% is pain .
~Itsmess but ~ ulleneeked b., 11-eus evils to exist fora
kheir ' -01 On • ' c.,..11_1s
uro fall, roads es in part......i e they are everybodys
dirir sh.z.e„zein,iri. for year;-',„_ar. Bridges totter to
erence .8
uot Jet stye for
with, "Ailgerous or sable,
iced hYith enniu .. wrecks
horror •
t the reign of •
oceurre eu until ,ye in-
• ,in which t, nee of a Pubhc attention is at-
illustrious •di• "e streetde '3l°lo calamq 0 .
the in rldual . ion —Y ot surpassing*
road are repaired thlae nil, 'volvd. DeMdventure, of some'
boat is built and stag° - -4hthoose 'Then the bridge and
BPeelllate upon the eausoed. It wo4 reared, and the life-
and it would be easy, perici,f thi mange(l ot be difficult to
i'llosYncracies of the An loata' to
... state of thing.s,
..°llr present purpose to g --axon 1.-Ze', them to certain
wreck return. That there •e a;
a few
faetsurt it will suffice
tiefill, on our coasts to the extent ~af °l.,_ Pro:
retaleil in the
loh' every Year, we leave to - 'wont nY. u.y ship-
e public is a e discus nullion and
nis,,___
._e . ccustoraed to regard all thissed at Lloyd'ssle .ealeulations, but we d b as a matt f .
chido individual can hear unmoved t whoher t matter Or
,_ n etir coasts ear unmoved that there •he most
Uttratul bein amounting to between 700 ands
of
theca ~,,,,,_ gs every year, most ofwhom leave
800
wenf •V,,..w, mothers, and orphans, leave behind
ant man life on our
Which e/ertion t shored is Dot on account f
~,__ our b„_ve „ o lessen it. ',`l-- o the
e prom t't
which thoSe
of lessen
and seamen •P 1 Ude with
state of
oothers is above all • Peril their lives to
rockets ism' ceasts in regard t p.raise. The fact is, the
no less tii ‘usgracefid.
Tigard to hfe-boats, mortars, and
h. au 681 vessels appears that in the year 1850
witless the
Bea were wrecked on
aband"1.,„,..., sof the British isles. Of th the
ceast°
'reir's, 84 were ese,
re
themed 8 unk by leaks or cop
-is'
clinte 04 were stra Jed ions, 16 vverc
-4. .to dis ~. nand d.,,-- -
nied.,,,,,,,
~ coar.... --

"q 9 as

270 were

tisoi lear,
°ll for hr°l

- ek.
as nearl as be
from these casualties.a 'We
rvation
eurt of s the Royal National Institu-
of Life from Shipwreck, that,
vessels were wrecked on our
lives lost, as far as could be
I the same docummit-.

1851 701

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SEPTEMBER 6, 1853.