The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES

Sir,—As you admitted an article into ?fee Times of last
Saturday, explanatory of the religious tenets of the Rev.
Connop Thirlwall, may I beg a small space in your columns
to insert a few extracts from the said rev. gentleman's trans-
lation of Schleininacher's Critical Essay on the Gospel of
St. Luke? "The discrepancies found in the Gospels com-
pel us to admit, that the superintending control of the spirit
was not exerted to exempt the sacred writings altogether from
errors and inadvertencies."—lntroduction by the translator,
page 15. Nay, he speaks of " the more rigid theory of inspi-
ration having been so long, abandoned on account of the in-
superable difficulties these opposed to it, that it would now
be a waste of time to attack it."—Pp. 15 and 11. The Rev.
James Martineau, in his lecture cited above, appears so de-
lighted with the liberal church champion for the doctrines of
the followers of Socinus, that he says, at page 35 of his lec-
ture, " I have brought Mr. Thirlwall to confront the question
of facts." Is not this pretty good evidence of the Rev. C.
Thirlwall's creed, and of his fitness to wear a Welch mitre ?
" It is so universally understood, says the lecturer, " that we
are indebted to Mr. Thirlwall for the admirable translation
of Schleinmacher's essay, that I conceive there can be no im-
propriety in speaking of the work as his, though his name
does not appear in the title-page."—(Note, page 58.) At
page 23 of his lecture he says, " I quote the opinion of the
Rev. C. Thirlwall, a divine whose distinguished philological
attainments have given him a European reputation, without
at present raising him to that station in his own church
which would best suit his merits and her dignity." Here we
have—first, an Unitarian minister's perfect concurrence in
Mr. Thirlwall's theological opinions ; and secondly, his re-
commendation (based on this fitness) of him to a bishopric.

COURT CIRCULAR.-SATURDAY

The Queen held a Conti yesterday afternoon at Bucking-
ham Palace.

Shekil) Effendi,the Ottbman ambassador, had an audience
of her Majesty to deliver a letter from his Sovereign. His
excellency was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8.,
her Majesty's principal secretary of state for foreign affairs,
and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, master of the cere-
monies. His excellency was accompanied by Mr. Salame,
her Majesty's Oriental interpreter.
Mr. Altavella Villette Calichopolo was presented to the
Queen by Lord John Russell, her Majesty's secretary of
state for the colonies.

Mr. James J. Reid was presented to her Majesty at an
audience, by Lord John Russell.

The court was attended by the Duchess of Bedford, lady in
waiting, Viscount Torrington, lord in waiting, Lord Hill,
gold stick in waiting, General Hon. Sir W. Lumley, groom
in waiting, and Colonel Wemyss, equerry in waiting.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing in the parks
yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage-and-four, Colonel
Wemyss and Colonel Bouverie, the equerries in waiting on
her Majesty and his royal highness, attending on horseback.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty,
yesterday.

The royal dinner party at the palace, last evening, included
the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Earl of Surrey, Hon.
Charles Gore, and the Hon. Frederick Byng.
The baud of the royal regiment of horse guards was in
attendance at the palace during the evening.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured Mr. Alfred
E. Chalon, R.A., with a sitting, yesterday, for a whole-
length portrait.
The Duchess of Kent took an airing yesterday in a
carriage.

Sir Matthew Tierney has attended the Princess Augusta
daily since the departure from town of Sir H. Halford. The
Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge visited
the Princess Augusta yesterday. The following was issued
yesterday :

The. Princess Augusta has had a more comfortable night's
rest, and her Royal Highness is better.

"iClarence Ho'use, August 7."

The Duke of Cambridge had a dinner party last evening at
Cambridge House.

ECCLESIASTICAL AND UNIVERSITY

INTELLIGENCE

(From the Oxford Herald.)

His Grace the'Duke of Leeds has been pleased to appoint
the Rev. H. Jodrell, B.A. of Exeter College, to be one of
his Domestic Chaplains.
The Rev. Arthur Nugent Buckeridge, M.A. of St. John's
College, has been appointed, by the Governors of the Church
of Crediton, to the Rectory of Kennerleigh, Devon, vacant
by the resignation of the Rev. W. J. Kirkness.
Rev. Mark Cooper, M.A. of St. John's College, Cam-
bridge, Lecturer of Westbury, to the Perpetual Curacy of
Bramshaw,Wilts ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Sarum.

Rev. T. Atkinson, late Curate of Fawley, latits, has been
appointed one of the Earl of Cavan's Chaplains.
Rev. Wm. Charles Woollaston, M.A. of Leeds, to the
Rectory of East Dereham, Norfolk, on the presentation of
his father, the Rev. Charles Hyde Woollaston.
Rev. Thomas Owen, of Altrincham, has been appointed,
by the trustees and pew owners of St. Clement's Church,
Manchester, to the Incumbency of that Church, vacant by
the death of the Rev. W. Nunn.

Rev. Lewis Deedes, B.A. of Emmanuel College, Cim-
bridge, to the Rectory of Branfiold, Herts, vacant by the
death of the Rev. Edward Bourchier ; patron, Abel Smith,
Esq. M.P.
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield has been pleased to appoint
the Rev. R. Corfield, Rector of Pitchford, Rural Dean for
the parishes of Condover, Stapleton, Frodesley, Pitchford,
Longnor, Leebotwood, Smethcote, Acton Burnell, Langley,
Shineton, Cound, Cressage, Harley, and Kenley, in the
Archdeaconry of Salop.
Rev. W. Wilkinson, formerly of Carlisle, to the lay Vicar-
ship of Winchester Cathedral.

Rev. John Reid, Curate of the parish of Downpatrick, to
the Chaplaincy of Down, vacant by resignation.
Rev. Mr. Calthorp, Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of
Lichfield, to the Archdeaconry of Derby.
Rev. Dr. Prior, to the Vice-Provostship of Dublin Uni-
versity.

Rev. Cecil Greene, Vicar of West Hampnett, to be-Domes-
tic Chaplain to the Duke of Richmond.
_ _

Rev. Joseph Crane, M.A. of Bewdley, has been appointed,
by the Earl of Mountnorris, to be one of his Lordship's Do-
mestiC Chaplains.

A JUDGE TAKING THE PLEDGE FROM FATHER

MATHEW

(From the Dublin Evening Mail.)

" Judge Crampton was among the number of postulants
who received the pledge of teetotalism from Father Mathew
during his stay in Castlebar. His lordship, who has ever
been a steady and steadfast friend to the temperance cause,
was presented by the great apostle with a splendid silver me-
dal on this occasion."—Mayo Telegraph.
Really this is a very curious proceeding. Everybody knew
already that Mr. Justice Crampton was, and for some years
had been, what is called a teetotaller. Nothing could be
more notorious than the fact, that he had spilled a very good
cellar of wine in attestation of the sincerity of his abhorrence
of alcohol in every shape. and under every disguise. He was
in fact one of the first. both in point of time and rank, who
joined the temperance cause in this country, and, it is well
known, allowed nothing stronger than tea to pass his lips at
a time when those who are now apostles of temperance re-
joiced daily in their tumbler of whisky-punch. His ardour
in the cause was so well known six, and even seven years ago,
that the wits of the day used his' name, in connexion with
'total abstinence, as a catch-word in their squibs and im-
promptus—as, for example, in an ode to the Marquis of Wel-
lesley, done by one of our own devils, in days of yore, " when
good King Will" was king—
"L'was enough to make Phil Crampton
Get drunk, to see you tramp'd on,
And kicked out for Sooty Lambton,
Daddy Foozle, 0 !

In a word, the whole country was aware of the fact, and
every drunkard in the country had it before his eyes, as an
example and an encouragement, that a judge of the land had
wholly repudiated spirituous liquors, from a conviction of the
great national injury occasioned by their abuse ; and all the
honour and glory, as well as all the usefulness that could arise
from such an act of judicial devotion, was already realized to
the learned judge and the edified community.
What more could man do? He had made all the gutters
of Fassaroe run red with the best blood of his cellar—the
white trout of the Bray river were in a state of intoxication
for a week after. He had presided and assisted at temper-
ance meetings without end—had contributed to all the pub-
lications of the day having the encouragement of temperance
for their object—and had all but poured out the tea and
coffee at dozens of teetotal soirees. What more remained
for a judge of the land to do? We protest we cannot see
what more remained to be done worthy of his position, or
consistent with his principles.
It was hardly worthy, we think, and we say so with great
respect, of a judge of the land, speaking with reference to
his position, to descend from the judicial bench for the pur-
pose of countenancing an organisation, pregnant, as we con-
ceive, with danger to the peace of the country and the sta-
bility of the laws.

The teetotal movement, little more than a month ago, had
excited the apprehensions of the executive, and a manifesto
from Lord Ebrington had apprised the country that our
rulers viewed the progress of that organisation with uneasi-
ness, if not alarm. It was unworthy, we think, the high
personal character of Judge Crampton, if this story of the
Mayo Telegraph be a true one, to turn on a friendly govern-
ment at such a crisis, and to add the weight of his respecta-
ble name to a society which had already-incurred the implied
censure of the authorities, and which begins every day more
and more to smell of RIBBONISM.

No man in the community ought to know better than
Judge Crampton, that the passwords of the wretches who
have been brought up for trial before him and his brethren
of the bench, in many instances savour so strongly of a con,
nexion with this society. as to render it matter of certainty
that the one association is used and perverted to the ends of
the other. Of this fact we are free to admit Judge Cramp-
ton was not aware when he permitted an assemblage of forty
thousand members of the Mathewite Society to meet and
escort him into the town of Nenagh. Had he then appre-
hended the possibility of that vast confederacy becoming
implicated in any shape, or to any extent, with the ribbon
body, we are well assured that he never would have permit-
ted his name to become mixed up with so formidable a de-
monstration. But the case is different at present. Every
day now discloses new evidence of the fact, that the ribbon
confederacy are abusing the Mathewite Association to the
worst and most dangerous purposes. The very fastest friends
of the cause admit the fact, and deplore it.

IRON STEAM VESSELS.—Hitherto iron steamers have
depended chiefly for their strength on what may be called the
casing of vessels, but Mr. W. D. Holmes, civil engineer,
has proposed a plan to take off the greater portion of this
dependence, and to place it in the framing, which he does by
a peculiar construction of bonding the frame. If this be
accomplished there will, of course, be greater strength, and
the power of building much greater vessels. He also proposes
a mode, by air tight compartments, to eject any water which
may come in through fractures In the casing or sheathing,
by pumping in air so that the leak may be repaired. He
purposes to admit a man or men to the air tight compart-
ments through a large tube or funnel reaching to the deck,
and having screw caps at the top and near the bottom. As
soon as a man has entered the funnel the upper cap is screwed
down, ,and by unscrewing the under one he descends to the
bottom. We understand a large vessel is immediately to be
built on Mr. Holmes's plan.—. Railway Magazine.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—The half yearly
meeting took place yesterday, and we have exerted ourselves
to give our readers a report in time for the morning mail.
Very little discussion took place, except about a grant of
£lOOO towards building a church. The report recommended
a dividend of £4 per £lOO for the half year, and an
addition to the reserved fund. The report also contains
much matter of interest. It appears from it that an increase
has taken place in the half-year's traffic of l 7 per ceut, as
compared with the corresponding period of last year. The
directors seem at last to have learned the necessity of pro-
viding for the low class traffic, as they state that they have
decided upon establishing trains of third class carriages at
14s. They also recommend the proposed Warwick and
Leamington branch to the attention of the proprietors.—
Railway Magazine. - '

SECOND EDITION.

Standard•ofice, Three o'clock

The Virginian, packet ship, I. Harris, commander,
which sailed from New York on the 13th ult., arrived
at this port last night, and we have been favoured,
through the politeness of the captain, with files of
newspapers from the Bth to the 13th, inclusive, before
we could receive our own from the Postoffice. They
do not contain much mercantile or political news. We
extract the following

MONEY MARKET, JULY 12.—The stock market yesterday
presented the *usual appearances. Sales of fancy stocks were
large, and prices generally declined. North American Trust
and Banking Co. fell off 14 per cent., Harlem * per cent. ; the
United States Bank improved 4 per cent. There were sales
of bills on Baltimore at 24 to 24 per cent. discount, and on
Philadelphia at 24 to 24 per cent. discount.. In domestic
bills generally, there was but little doing. The resignation
of the president of one of the banks under the new law,
has been currently reported, but not officially announced,
owing, it is said, to some difficulty in selecting a suitable
successor.

The New York Morning Herald says, " The Bostonians
are getting ready to go into• hysterics on the arrival of the
steamer Britannia. The city will be crowded. Numerous
parties, of both sexes, are coming from Springfield, Port-
land, Worcester, Salem, Providence, Taunton, New Bed-
ford, and other places, for the purpose of seeing her. All
the hotels and public and private boarding-houses will be
filled with strangers, and there will be bustle and business
enough in the streets and market-places for the middle of
July."

A letter from Washington, dated July 11th, states that
Congress was drawing to a close, and that " each man's
speech contains a dose and mixture of gangrene and gall."
No business of importance was consequently got through
with. The weather was very hot, the thermometer ranging
at 95 degrees.

The cotton has been injured by the worm in East Missis-
sippi. The Mississippi had fallen 10 feet at Natches.
Advices from Philadelphia, of July 10th, say that the de-
falcations of Benjamin Smith; of the Pennsylvania Bank, who
was missing some weeks previously, amounted to 61,000
dollars:

At New York, on the 12th July, the weather was nppres-
sively sultry. The thermometer stood in , the shade at 94
degrees.

A dreadful storm took place on the Bth, at they city of
Shrewsbury, York County, Pennsylvania, which destroyed
many of the houses, unroofed others, and involved " great
loss of property and life." Several persons were killed by
the falling of the houses, and others so much injured that
their lives are despaired of. The full extent of the destruc-
tion was not known when the accounts left, as it was then
dark.

The New York steamer Chester collapsed two of her flues
with a dreadful explosion on the 10th, when about 20 miles
from the city. Two men were blown into the water and
drowned. Four others were badly scalded.

The vice-president of the United States, Colonel Jackson,
was on a tour through the country, and was everywhere well
received.

The New York editors were under the impression that the
British Queen and the Britannia, Halifax mail, both sailed
on the same day, and many were the speculations as to which
would beat in the " race across the Atlantic."

The New York papers contain long articles on the recent
discovery of a new continent in the Southern Ocean, by the
American exploring expedition.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—Tms DAY.

The arrivals for this day's market, chiefly up since Fri-
day, furnish a moderate supply of Wheat and Beans, mostly
foreign, with a liberal quantity of Malt coastwise, and 2787
barrels of Flour from Canada ; but we have very little of
any thing to notice from Ireland, and no Grain or Flour to
report this week from the American states.
The propitious weather detailed in our late circulars, was
succeeded last night by a few hours of rain ; but with a fine
clear atmosphere again to-day, and reaping in very early si-
tuations around us having already commenced, harvest in
this part of the district is expected to be general in the
course of next week. Meantime some good samples of new
Wheat and Oats are being shown, but no deliveries yet made
sufficient to establish any accurate scale of prices.
The Wheat trade remaining very inanimate, was further
depressed to-day, reducing our quotations 4d to 6d per 70 lbs
below those of this day se'nnight ; at which the transactions,
being exclusively confined to the wants of needy buyers,
were consequently limited in amount.

Bonded Wheat also was difficult of sale, at a decline of 3d.
per 701bs. Of States Flour under lock about 5,000 barrels
have changed hands since this day week, principally on the
terms then noted, but this morning 295. was the extreme
rate obtainable ; and free Flour continuing to move off spa-
ringly, must be noted 2s. per barrel cheaper.

I 'Barley, meeting little inquiry, was 3d per 601bs, and Malt
per quarter lower.—Beans and Pease remained stati-

Oats and Oatmeal participating in the general dulness of
the trade, we must quote the former 2d. per 451b5., and the
latter fully Is. per 2401b5., below the current rates of Tues-
day last.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,

From the 4th to the 10th August, 1840, inclusive,

• , IRE- COAST- UNITED ro-
DESCRIPTION. 1 LAND. WISE. STATES. RXION. TOTAI
,wheat Qrs:' ' 260 -.; 4156 4990 9,595
Barley Qrs. 17 317 334
Malt Qrs. 1180 4782 ! 4962
Oats
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 30 269 ' I 1105 1404
Pease . Qrs.
Shelled Barley . Qrs. .
Indian Corn . . . Qrs.
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. .. Loads 530
Flom . Sacks 40
Ditto . Brls.

,i "4:
2787 1 2787

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, 300 qrs. ; Barley, 0 qrs. ; Oats, 75
qrs. ; Pease, oqrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, 184 brls.—
Ireland. Wheat, 2178 qrs.; Oats, 62 qrs. ; Rye, 146 qrs.; Indian
Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 000 loads ; Flour, 27 sacks.—Coast-
wise. Wheat, 1195 qrs. ; Barley, 739 qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 522
qrs. ; Rye, 8 qrs. ; Beans, 10 qrs. ; Pease, 6 qrs. ; Oat-
meal, 75 loads ; Flour, 298 sacks, 1550 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending July 3!, 1840.
Wheat 71s I Id. I Barley.. 3.45. Bd. I Oats.. 295. 6d. Rye.. 355. Ild
Beans.. 465. Id. Pease, 465. Od.

Aggregate average of the six weeks,

Wheat.. 6gs. scr.l 345. sd. Oats
Beaus .. 455. yd. I Pease

28s. sd. 1 Rye.. 365. Od
455. 4d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week

Wheatl3s. Bd. I Brley 10s.10d. I
Oats ...... 4s. 9d. I Rye .. 15s. 6d
Beans, 2s. ud. Pease2s. od. Indian Crulos. led. Flour Bs. 2id

Liverpool Averages, week ending 4th Aug, 1840.
Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. Beans. Pease.
Qr 5..... 2166 1002 313 13
Prices.. 735. 3d. Os. Od. 1 28s. 7d. 50s. 3d. I 455. Od

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

—Wind N.W. Fair,

ARRIVED.—Mary Kingsland, ---;; and Ambassador, Kerry,
from New Orleans—Phcebe, Brown, from Savannah—Virginian,
Allen, (sailed 14th July;). and Margaret, Roach, from New York—
Albion, Donking, from Quebec—Henry, , from Miramichi—
Glory, , from Licata—Laurel, —; and Ariel, Dye, from
St. Petersburoh—Tomlinson, Wallace, from Laguna—Hopper For-
tuna, Deott, from Groningen—Honesta, Audi ews, from Marseilles
—Clotilde, Deun, from Antwerp—Agatha, De Goorst, fm Rotterdam
—Jeannette, Ottens, from Leer—Xantlius, James; Glendwr, Evans;
Eliza Ann, Richards ; Factor, Williams ; James, Rankin ; Duke of
Wellington, Platten ; and Salus, Micherson, from London—Edward,
Hughes, from Hull—Stranglord, Carral ; Elizabeth, Robb; Louisa,
Chalker, from Poole—Mercury, Lewis, from Newport—William,
Cearns, from Arklow—Seymour, Snooks, from Wicklow--Reform,
urdoch, from Dublin.

SAIL o.—Salsette, Harrison, for Port Philip, N.S.W.—William
4. ckers, Nicol, for La Guayra and Puerto Cabello—Stirling, Saun-
ders, for Wiscasset.

Acadia, (steamer,) hence for Halifax, was spoken on the sth inst.,
at 7 p.m., off Cape Clear : wind, E.
President, (steamer,) hence for New York, was spoken
Agermria, Evans, hence for Dordt, at Newport
. Swallow, Swanson' hence for Hamburgh, at Padstow
Rainbow, Tatham, hence for Dordt, at Brawershaven
Norman, Wood, hence, and Cork, at Jamaica
Tyrone, -, sailed from Jamaica for this port 20th June
Richmond, , hence, at Virginia
Erie, Funk, hence, at New York, 12th July
Ocean, Millard. and. Francis Depau, Forley, hence, at ditto, 13th
Belize, Bellona, and Robert Burns, hence, at Quebec
Anna Liffey, Duffay, hence, at Grosse Isle
Cossack, Delarue, hence, at Antigna •
Prowler, M'Dowell, from Messina at Smyrna
Fanny Palmer, Cutting, sailed from Smyrna loth July; and
Stamboul, Sloman, on the 17th, both for Falmouth
Royal William, Miller; and Torch, Bain, from Leghorn
Albion, Ives, hence, at Almeira
Cintra, Pennell, hence, at Cadiz
Reward, Salmon, hence, at St. Übes
Rival, Dausty, hence, at the Texel
Elizabeth and Anne, Hodge, hence for Havre, at Holyhead
Mersey, -, from Ilfracombe for Quebec, was spoken on the
2d August, in lat 61, long 10
Diadem, Lambert, hence for New York, was spoken 20th June; in
hat 45, long. 40

His Royal Highness Prince Albert will visit Oxford im-
mediately after the vacation, when it is said his royal high-
ness will have the honour of D. C. L. conferred on him by
diploma.

Foreign copper ores have so much increased at the Swan-
sea mart, that several of the Cornwall mines have been aban-
doned, and large numbers of men are disemployed accord-
ingly.—Cornwall Gazette.

THE QUEEN DOWAGI2.-1-ler Majesty will complete
her 46th year on the 13th instant. Her Majesty is in excel-
lent health, andintends passing the winter in this country,
having given up, we understand, her contemplated visit to
Germany or Malta for season.

NEW KIND OF TIN PLATE.—M. Budy has formed a supe-
rior tin plate of iron and nickel. It is five or six times harder
than that now in use, and is very advantageous.vfor culinary
utensils, as it does not communicate any copur to sauces.
which common tin plate frequently does. •
THE WEATHER—THE HARVEST.—The weather is still
most favourable for the crops, which are now advancing
rapidly to perfection. The accounts from all parts of the
country are to a similar effect. The harvest will soon begin
in Scotland, should the fine weather continue.—Scottish
Standard.

A NOVEL SENTENCE.-At the Huntingdonshire quarter
sessions, John Parrner, aged fifty-seven, inaltster, charged,
on the oath of Mr. Richard Hopkins, with stealing a quan-
tity of steeped barley, his property, at St. Ives, pleaded guil-
ty, and was sentenced to be detained in the custody of the
jailor for one hoar.'!!

ma PENNY POSTAGE.—By a treasury order, every post-
master and letter-receiver, without exception, is bound to
sell the postage label stamps to the public at a penny each,
whatever number sold, whether a single stamp or more; and
the covers at lid each. This should be universally known—
that wherever there is a postoffice there is also a depot for
the stamps and covers.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Wednesday, the 29th ult.,
Mr. William Wood, farmer, Barrack, New Deer, in com-
pany with his son,- went to take out a stone that projected
from a draw-well on his farm. He descended into the well
about nine o'clock a.m. ; and, when about to remove the
stone, thirty feet under the surface, the whole of the internal
building gave way and buried him in its ruins. His son gave
the alarm, the neighbours were promptly on the spot, and
commenced working with the greatest vigour, but never ex-
pected to see their friend in life. After five hours of severe
labour, the body was got out, and, to the surprise of all
present, life was not extinct, nor a bone broken ! On
Thursday morning Mr. Wood was able to speak, and strong
hopes are entertained of his recovery.—Scottish Standard.