The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

THE POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF POLITICAL

PARTIES IN LIVERPOOL.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—It is a most extraordinary fact, that although the
Liverpool Liberals have almost unvarying success in the
Revision Courts, still they are as invariably defeated at the
hustings. It is worth the time of these Liberals to find
out how such results ensue, and for the Tories to consider
what is the cause of their constant failure in registration
business. At the parliamentary revision which was held
between Mackenzie and Turner's, and Liddell and Hors-
fall's election, the Reformers had a gain of some 300 or 400
votes ; still, at the election which took place on the register
so revised, Mr. Horsfall's majority was, as near as possible,
the same as Mr. Turner's Again, at the municipal re-
vision, which was held a few weeks since, the Radicals
knocked off 86 voters in West Derby Ward; yet, Mr.
Wm. Earle,—who last year polled only 156 votes, and was
beaten by 48,—after having this year polled 241 votes
(nearly 100 more than last year), was again beaten, though
only by a small majority. No one would—or could—say,
that Mr. Horsfall used any influences different to Mr.
Turner, or Mr. Clint to Mr. Henderson. This, I say, is
worth the attention of all Reformers, for no one can brook
defeat worse than your modern Radical. I never knew a
Radical to be defeated, who did not console himself by at-
tributing his opponent's success to improper or illegal
agencies.

vßut
11 •
ow is it that the Tories are so unsuccessful in re-
gistration ? Because they don't go to the expense which
is indispensable for success. There is plenty of material
to reverse the result : there are in Liverpool now, at least
600 men who are qualified to be on the FBEEMEA's re-

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Constitutional Association were better supported by the
Tories of the town, all these men might be looked_
after, and put on the registers,—l am confident we
could improve our position by 600 or 700!
what would become of Liverpool Radicalism ? w
tented
it would degenerate into a mere faction of disapp
and renegade politicians. All that is necessarY,
an outlay similar to that of the Reform ASSOCiatiOD,
which a constant and efficient attention, throughout the
year, could be given to matters of reg,istration. The Tories
of Liverpool, I own, are greatly indebted to Mr. Barb
master, the Secretary of the Constitutional Association, for
the vigilant and untiring zeal which he displays in their
interest; but he cannot do impossibilities, and it would be
an impossibility for him to do what they do at the Rethrg.
Office, unless the same funds are placed at his dielxszn
From what I know, I have little doubt that the anntal
ao
ordinary expenses of the Reform, are double that of the
Constitutional Association. Even this year, when the
ever
registration was better attended to by the Tories than
it was before, the Radicals had a gain of near 160! l'Orl
this should not be.
Let the Tories of Liverpool give more energetic suPP°l
to the Constitutional Association ; let all who are 11°'
members become so forthwith and those who now belong
to it, consider if they cannot increase their subscription
This is the only way by which we can save the town thee.
annoyance of exciting and expensive contests at every
election ; prevent the repetition of frivolous and vexation
petitions; and convince even such despotic minds as
Robertson Gladstone's, that Radicalism in Liverpool
hay
hitherto existed on sufferance !—I am, Sir, yours, 84e"
Liverpool, 7th Nov., 1853. A TORY'

CHESHIRE AND WALES.

fi
onu EIRXR E D COMMISSIONERS, at their meeting
basin esdaY, decided to place guards around the Woodside
as several accidents have recently occured there.
Math
CUESHIRE HERO.--The friends of the veteran
litC.Lotabermere intend celebrating his birthday on the
lord instant, by a public dinner at Burleydam. The noble
,p2rill attend the festival.
to"R CRESTER MEMRERS.—lnvitations have been sent
senfari Grosvenor and the Hon. W. 0. Stanley to be pre-
of th lithe occasion of the lin of the foundation stone
C cebesterltagE,red and Industrial Schools next Thursday.
wet EST" AND HOLYHEAD RAJLwAY.—Traffic for the
.044 ended October 30, 1853 :—Railway : Passengers,
St#. 18' 43r-c., £2,495 7s. Bd. ; goods, £1,528 Os. sd.
: £363 12s. 6d. Total, £4,387 Os. 7d. In-
-1054738a5. compar. ed with the corresponding week last year,
Etr,
14 -.ORDINARY SALE OF LANDED PROPERTY.—At
Lstsale of the Mostyn estates in the Vale of Llangollen,
cal week the prices obtained were beyond all ordinary
tv:alation, several of the farms realising between sixty-
and 4•11(1 years' 7purchase on the present rentals. A large
Chester ill company from London, Liverpool, Man-
, &c•, attended.
FERRY.—Receipts for the month ending
440e1st tober, 1852, £1,884 17s. 5d., and for the mouth
h.O g 3 October, 1853, £2,195 18s. lid. The receipts
tltßzithe 24th April to the 31st October, 1852, were
68. ld., and from the 24th April to the 31st
ironCt,r' 1853, £14,372 10s. lid. The total expenditure
tl2 he 24th April to the 31st October, 1853, has been
1,,091, 19s. ld.
A.DI4 13MIERINTREA.D DOCK WALLS.—In the Court of
the—/, on Friday, before the Lords Justices, the ca of
*as Vustees of the Birkenhead Dock Company v. Laird
the Plight on for hearing. This was an appeal from.
libet 'aster of the Rolls, the question at issue being
wah.her the defendants, the lessees of the plaintiffs, were
waii,lned takitl down or in any way altering a wharf
quest; the the south side of Wallasey-pool, Birkenhead. The
tif..o4'°4 turned principally upon the meaning
.to be put
Which the the
" sea-wall," in the Act of Parliament by
40'4 the plaintiffs were incorporated. The case was
lin„rned till this day, Tuesday.
kiss" Towx-HALL FOR BIRKENTIEAD.—At the C9m-
pe:hlers meeting, on Tuesday, Mr. Willoughby inquired
anything had been done with regard to the new
10°Ityl'ile'41L The chairman said it had been referred back
faih,,Barveyor to make new plans. Mr. Henderson in-
ofhee'' if there was to be any provision in it for the postt-
, The chairman said, No : it was not thoughso
sum
to apply to Government, as they would grant
be rma 8"; if any. Mr. Rae observed that there would
ttaens—ta for post-office, stamp-office, and other public
lorn Arr. Hughes did not think any town in the king-
'll.ire„--,etlual size had such a disgraceful post-office as
I-A-8131' COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. —At the
constablef this body on Thursday, the wages of the chief-
eh7„were raised from 28s. to 30s. a-week, and of the
(I"orti 'era 18s. to 20s. Communications were submitted
the the local board to the Board of Health, respecting
ecsiateeineving of several nuisances along the strand at Sea-
qtlesti „ and Birkenhead, some of which involved the
teciai,.."n of ownership of several parts of the strands, and
communication with the Commissioners of Woods
810 ct
4 f.?3'ess, which had taken place. Considerable discus-
foria'lt Place as to the power of sub-committees to per-
any acts without the sanction of the general board.
ttakinwal said to have been the cause of much delay in
kee geTrovements of pressing necessity and impot -
,tnset ,04‘ Was ultimatel resolved that the board should
bsent
4 committee to y sanction such orders. Considerable
h-"L`ert took place relative to a survey of the township,
41,11ing definite was agreed upon.
tf --.°aTATION OF GOATS INTO WALES.—Large flocks
4tiolats have recently been imported into Wales from the
latals of Scotland. This step has been rendered
theXY by the almost total extinction, in many parts of
Nnit—",,„clPality of one of the original inhabitants of the
etten•• This scarcity of the goat has arisen from the
pose-,,,0re enclosure of barren and waste land for the pur-
late- ".„1. agriculture and the number of plantations made of
have Cars ; these, joined with the fact that the tenants
ts,,,ateen ~ discouraged from keeping up the breed, have
OPerated in rendering scarce this hardy animal.
the ~jortations have been with a two-fold object ; but
tlioul"-n.,,ciPal one is that the milk of the goat is very nutri-
ue ke44.11`1 large in quantity, and, as the animal can easily
*are-II?' upon herbs and garden refuse, it falls within the
kotdd et' anY poor cottager to keep a goat, which, inreturn,
expen afford a full supply of milk at comparatively no
the e se._• In the neighbourhood of the ironworks flocks of
lit animals would prove of great utility and economy.
COMMISSIONERS.—Mr. J. H. Greene
*h esid
ell at the monthly meeting of this body on Tuesday,
tk 4 was stated that 40 additional lamps would be placed
she4different parts of the township ; and resolved that
r, Yof Mr. )d'Harg, the superintendent of police,
the oe advanced from £l5O to £165 per annum; that
kg/srages of the two inspectors, Mr. Bernie and Mr.
01L elle, should be raised from 31s. to 335. per week ;
teetor Davies to 27s per week; the first-class police-
froinrilroin 21s. to 225. per week ; second-class officers
16s. to t° 20s. Per week ; and third-class officers from
ProvenV- Per week.—The minutes of the road and im-
oftere4 t,4lteorainittee showed that Mr. J. S. Jackson had
company, alts; about 100 loads of cinders from the gas
various roads inetill'arPose of filling up the holes in the
ulittee had been canet:wnship. The attention of the com-
AtlaL Y near Woods•d P. to the unprdtected state of the
°f the
the deficlieencye,— ordered
t and the surveyor was
Pon an application the wages
kith reference_
labourers in the park were increased to 15x. a week.
trlnnidlllerei!ep to the new pro_posed Town-hall, the chair-
ed, m answer to Kr. WillonglAY, that the matter
been referred back to make new plans.
1814114°VA", OF LA3IPETER CoLLEGE TO 13nscoN.—It
tedat'd that there exists an intention on the part of the
avid cal Commissioners to remove the College of St.
r•
i,. Laitipeter, from that town to Christ Church Col-
t(' „l3recon and likewise that the portion of the diocess
sever David, in which the latter is situated, is to be
daft ',from that see, and manned to the diocess of Llan-
fs. committee was appointed during the last session
e Purpose of making inquiries respecting Christ's
teeeege, Brecon, and in their report to the Commons they
Ll'itnended that a clause should be inserted in a bill
"ais by them, empowering the commissioners to effect
bkittlz, oval if advisable ; and it is now affirmed that the
;4!, ba loners intend to use the power thus vested in them.
'l2B ,crik_d's College, Lampeter, was founded in the year
tr°;„ ugh the instrumentaiity'of the late Bishop Bur-
s4,ll3'4"a a view to meet the wants of the diocess ; but in
:einednence of the isolated condition of Lampeter it is
neeeSSarY to select a better site, and, as the college
b. 741 is amply endowed, the inhabitants of Carmar-
ki L.' 44ve endeavoured to obtain the removal to that town
Z.).r0e,,,.$ the most central situation, possessinc, railway
c ueation with all parts. The college :mild like-
e OOeJ4uicier the eye' of the Bishop of St. David's. This
41
ger number of students have been admitted than
N A 17:411ber of years past.
'A+ th Bi kenhead Police-
,
ori
Vearea Thursday, James Heath, a farmer, atR who.
4konelnoss to be bordering on seventy, and affected
of a leg, preferred a charge. of assault against
44 t'iffiths, the son of a neighbouring farmer. I tip-
-I•NiLat the elder Griffiths has a barn, access to which
tonicet~ehY passing throufh the complainant's the
ugly bad feeling having sprung up between the
4ia s'he
orly complainant, urged by his wife and daughter,
th?„'etErnained, on Saturday week, to prevent a pas-
,ll4o, his premises, and for that purpose armed
(I.`"ti a stout cudgel, with which be beat a brother
km- defe",ellclant out of the yard. Immediately afterwards
ttr,-,`4ants t attempted to force a passage with a cart
Nkpos"*lp, and expressed a detTnination to effect
,10 e in spite of the old man s blood." The ye-
r'st°*o,3,ol,eniturist, however, nothing daunted, exclaimed,
!It, foe Irr,-„and I for it !" and again wielded his staff ;
'ite"ge k,„,1-411 overpowered his antagonist, and threw him
k'.?•:"6ol44l.—ltir. Townsend : You began the beating,
see
it
: As far as I was able ; I was de-
lAct ,ee to be beaten out of my own yard.—For the
'a•' was alleged that the father of the defendant
tiela cl Passage through the yard in question ; and
l'ily,the „sled had existed for a period of forty years ; and
r4keiN -E,lllPlainant himself had first commenced to use
kelle4l,,,"ree• digna large piece of timber with which t e
faimer had belaboured one of the de-
No24e 11;°1.8e8 was produced in court. The complainant,
iY manner which he assumed towards the
be—'43' however, gave proof that, although beaten,
thatactaished.—Mr. J. D. Case, the magistrate,
ko (La .
trk% the case ought not to have come into court,
ke *l7l it, expressing a hope that the parties would
a better feeling towards each other.

TaE 'ORTICULTUBE.
Irl
seaso
tlth" cstlap,ll,,!,er active operations in the plant-houses is
rte.°. 'ed• A constant attention to cleanliness,
1,44 Thepw3e. and the plants, is of course indispen-
tbnlaiienbers on trellises should be most carefully
14"44t;re,tly: t'eyt in order, as, if allowed to ramble too
4 oiti, itite hey make themselves weak, and injure other
k,kl.,44,l4ll,,l'eepting the light. All the stored plants
bkle times should be exposed to the air upon every
Lis
I,_e
481°11, and, even in wet cloudy weather, the
`g su tilted as to admit air and exclude the 4ev e vetY
rti,k,,eatkd small amount of sunlight we have had
We the eneral stock of bedding plants from
thnt i;l4llshed as is desirable, and every artificial
pke e resorted to in order to remedy the want.
!igtetll44ceril„Prill require more than ordhliary attentasiona.
414, feoodry
materiallyrogng weatherinfluenced the fruit crop,
arrived at the maturity necessary to insure
OlfF ti:;44(l tir‘ The shelves must be frequently x-
tklN,44. havee decayed fruit removed ; it is a capital
MO (ittalltity of unslaked lime placed in
!vti,:oc)na--4. of the fruit-room, to absorb the moist
I,l,l‘est .13r the Run' A MEANS OF INCREASING ITS
114,4 111 hort.taSt few years I have taken considerable
'"VD. 411% qs4ellltural pursuits, and .during that time I
tOortservation and a series of trials, ascertained
NNV,II th:f fruits can be raised about one-third
14,0,4,7) usually are, and their qualities much
t.Psk,7°, anon Y supporting the fruit in the following
Q,,N4c, to as it is fully developed, it should, not
Weigitug its weight upon its stalk, as the in-
a!
Nutritiouse stalk, and in that way lessens
Ntl) v ,fluid flowing to the fruit. This
someNi~p cases by laying the pear, apple,
m' m. 11.1eopr
31 be, Upon a
,),..g branch and fixing it with
prevent its being moved by the
t„. it into a sall net made for the
on I;issarue time keeping m
the stalk in a horizon-
ttt-,4,_ it can be done without twisting or
ktli; tthe Nile :bending, either accidentally or by the
the in my opinion, most injurious to its
pttiT the'Ke oairles of the woody stalk are strained on
414:t1:1°It's1::!3els tlirheoullet anidliccipimgeessed o.nittehe otbeiri:
gltik• 4ntar, (11:ig• thus Partially shut up,rtehle growri)aolflishe
s th lti,PrePortion to the straining also om-
NVehei,sk of
.The fixing of the fruit pre-
-o‘;4ll,,kie„.ulatiuit ailing off and getting damaged before
ktilf tQPIe, I have grown dahlias upon the
the, the Ito JVlth similar success, and I have no
LIN ght, " of flower blooms, especially those
414k,se syst,' and inclining, can be grown much
trp,„„. refp
--"*. 4c, re erred to, and, in short, all sorts of

SHIPPING AND MERCANTILE
lIIISCELLANY.

SEAMEN'S DISPUTE AT HULL.—The seamen at this
port refuse to go on a Baltic voyage for less than £5 a
month, a much larger sum than was paid a year or two ago.
Coax Ix SPAIN.—The Echo des Pyrenees says :
" Such is the abundance of corn at present in Spain, that
it is in contemplation to adopt measures calculated to faci-
litate the exportation of the surplus into France. A decline
in prices has taken place in all the Spanish markets."
LADY FRANKLIN'S EXPLORING EXPEDITION.—Ac-
counts from Valparaiso announce the arrival there of the
screw schooner Isabel, sent out many months since by
way of the Straits of Magellan, on an exploring expedi-
tion in search of Sir John Franklin, but a disagreement
among the officers had led to an abandonment of the
whole expedition.
WATER BALLAST.—The novel mode of ballasting with
water is now being tried on board the Snipe, Captain
Girdham. The water is secured in gutta percha vessels,
and the filling and emptying processes are simple and
expeditious. It is believed that much time and labour
will be saved by this new method, and that in the end it
will prove much cheaper than the old laborious plan.
OCEAN STEAMERS--The mode of rigging :adopted in
the Cunard steamer Arabia—that of a brig, man-of-war
fashion—having proved so suitable for ocean eamers, the
company are extending it to their other vessels : the
Europa and Cambria, both lying in the Coburg Dock,
have been divested of their mizen masts. The same
course was adopted by the Collins line, after the experi-
ment had peen tried by the Arabia.
DISASTER AT SEA.—The schooner Emerald Isle, from
London to Liverpool, was run into on Sunday night week
by a brig (name unknown), painted black, and apparently
a Danish vessel, which bore on her course, never stopping
to render assistance. The Emerald Isle sank in about
half an hour, the crew escaping in the boats, and after
beating about for seventeen hours, without food or water,
landed safely at Laxey, Isle of Man.
NEW BRAZILIAN SHIP.—The launch of the new vessel,
building by Messrs. Rennie, Johnson and Co., for the
Brazilian trade, is expected to take place in about a fort-
night. Her dimensions are—length, 150 feet ; beam, 28
feet ; depth of hold, 16 feet ; measurement, 460 tons. She
is owned by Messrs. Deane, Youle and Co. of Cook-street,
and Captain Green, late of the clipper Swordfish, and she
is to be called the Margaret Deane.
SHIP ASHORE.—EarIy on Tuesday the barque Henry
Winch, from Calcutta to Liverpool, and laden with a valu-
able cargo, ran ashore on the Horse-bank, opposite the
Promenade. The life-boat was promptly manned and
went off to her assistance, but her services were not need-
ed. Finding that the barque was leaking, her captain
deemed it expedient to let her remain till the arrival of a
tug-boat from Liverpool, and with her assistance the
vessel got safely off.—Southport Free Press.
SHIPWPECK AND Loss OF LlFE.—lntelligenee has
been received of the loss of the British ship Lady Evelyn,
748 tons, Captain M`Lellan, conveying Chinese emigrants
to San Francisco. The catastrophe occurred on the night
of the 20th July, on one of the cluster of islands known as
Typingson, in the Eastern or China Sea, situate some
fourteen miles west of Loo Choo. Out of two hundred
and ninety souls who were on board, including the crew,
only six European sailors and twenty Chinamen were
saved. The lost vessel sailed from the Downs April Bth.
She is reported insured.
FAST PASSAGE FROM CHINA.—The ship Stornoway,
Captain Henry L. Hart, which arrived at this port on
Tuesday, has beaten the American ship Challenge, on her
voyage from China to England. The Stornoway left
Whampoa on the 14th of July, and Macao on the 15th of
July. The Challenge sailed from Whampoa for London
on the 13th of July, and has not yet arrived. The Chal-
lenge was built in America to beat all before her, and her
name was coupled with what is common in American
ships—a challenge to beat any English vessel for £2OOO.
The Stornoway has beaten her, and it is not likely any
more will be heard of this bet.

DEAD WEIGHT.—The following line-of-battle ships,
now in the home ports, launched within the last 30 years,
have never been to sea :—Royal George, 120 ; Neptune,
120 ; Nelson, 120 ; St. George, 120 ; Royal William, 120 ;
Waterloo, 120 ; Royal Adelaide, 104; Queen Charlotte,
104; Camperdown, 104; Clarence, 84; Bombay, 84;
Centurion, 80 ; Colossus, 80 ; Hindostan, 78 ; Achille, 78 ;
Foudroyant, 78 ; Hawke, 72 ; Melville, 72 ; Blake, 72 ;
Bellona, 72 ; Pitt, 72 ; Chatham, 72 ; Defence, 72 ; Devon-
shire, 72 ; Duncan, 72 ; Medway, 72 ; Minotaur, 72 ;
Mulgrave, 72 ; Wellington, 72 ; Victorious, 72 ; Stirling
Castle, 72 ; Boscawen, 70.—Morning Herald.
THE NEW AMERICAN SHIP WESTERN CONTINENT,
lying in the Brunswick Dock, deserves a passing notice.
She was built at Pembroke, Maine, U.S., by Mr. S. C.
Foster, and came hither with a cargo of deals from St.
John, New Brunswick, She is what the Americans call
a " medium clipper," but in outward appearance equals
the smartest looking vessels, while her masts and spars
are nicely proportioned, and her style of rigging neat.
The upper part of her stem shoots far out under her bow-
sprit, and is tastefully gilt, the whole design of her bow
forming the concave of a circle. She has a light and hand-
some square stern. The Western Continent made a good
passage from St. John of nineteen days, during which she
frequently ran 11 and 12 knots
.per hour. 'Her dimen-
sions are : length, 199 feet ; beam, 371 feet ; depth of hold,
221 feet ; burthen, 1,273 tons.
QUARANTINE IN PORTUGAL.—The Portuguese Central
Board of Health has determined that henceforward vessels
which, by reason of real and proved unnavig,ability, shall
be necessarily admitted at —, coming from a port sub-
ject to quarantine, shall effect the repairs which they re-
quire, and repair their damages under a rigorous incom-
municability, without permitting any person to disembark
or discharge any cargo or other articles, and shall be after-
wards obliged to sail from to an accredited lazaretto.
If the damage cannot be repaired without discharging,
then the owners or consignees shall be notified to freight
another vessel, which, under quarantine, may take the
cargo, crew, and passengers to an accredited lazaretto.
Lisbon, Oct. 29.—8 y order of the board, of the 20th inst.,
the port of Liverpool is declared " infected with cholera"
from the sth inst., thus altering the order of the 2nd inst.
Gibraltar, Oct. 25.—The Board of Health has decided that
arrivals from Great Britain shall perform a quarantine
of observation of eight days. Oct. 27.—A1l vessels arriv-
ing here from infected ports, and with foul bills of health,
will be sent away and not admitted to pratique.
STATISTICS OP SHIPPING.—A return, lately printed of
the shipping and tonnage of the United Kingdom, fur-
nishes an account of the progress of British and colonial
shipbuilding from the year 1814 to the present time. In
1814 the average capacity of all the ships constructed in
Great Britain during that year was 122 tons, while in
1852 it was 235 tons. Hence, although the aggregate of
new tonnage per annum has nearly doubled, the figures
having been 86,075 tons in 1815, against 167,491 last
year, the number of vessels built each year has remained
nearly stationary, the total having been 706 in 1815, and
712 in 1852. In colonial-built ships this tendency is ob-
servable to a still greater extent, their average capacity
having been only 84 tons in 1815, while in 1851 it had
risen to 207 tons. At the same time, the advance of the
colonies has been such that, notwithstanding the vast
increase in the average capacity of their ships, the num-
ber constructed likewise shows an extraordinary augmen-
mentation. In 1815 they built 131 vessels, with a total
capacity of 11,069 tons, and in 1851 the number was 680
vessels, with a capacity of 141,116 tons. In 1814 the total
number of vessels was 24,418, with a aggregate capacity of
2,616,965 tons, employing 172,786 men and boys. Last
year the number was 34,44)2 vessels, with a tonnage of
4,424,392 tons, employing 243,512 men and boys. A re-
turn
is likewise given of the number of foreign ships pur-
chased by British owners in 1850, 1851, and 1852. From
this it appears that the totals were 57, with a capacity of
10,499 tons, in 1860 ; 26, with a capacity of 6,049 tons,
in 1851; and 28, with a capacity, of 6,724 tons, in 1852.
LAUNCH OP THE OTTAWA.—On Thursday a new screw
steamer, called the Ottawa, was launched from Mr. John
Laird's shipbuilding yard at the Dingle. The ceremony
of naming was performed by the lady of J. Carmichael,
Esq., who was present with a numerous party. The Ot-
tawa is one of a line of steamers being built for the
Canada Steam Navigation Company, to trade -between
Liverpool, Quebec, and Montreal, during the summer, and
to Portland (state of Maine) in the winter. This change
is necessary in consequence of the navigation of the St.
Lawrence being impeded during the winter months by
the ice. This fleet of steamers is to carry the mails,
under a contract entered into with her Majesty's provin-
cial government of Canada, and also in conjunction with
the railway companies in that country. The length of
the Ottawa is 240 feet, with proportionate beam • she is
1,200 tons by measurement, and 1,500 tons burthen.
Her engines will be of 300 horse-power, and are in pro-
gress of construction at the foundry of Messrs. Fawcett,
Preston, and Co., of this town. .Messrs. M'Kean,
M'Latty, and Lamont, are the parties. in Liverpool con-
nected with the Canadian Steam Navigation Company.
Mr. Laird is now building for the same company three
other large screw steamers, each upwards of 2,000 tons,
and large power, to be named (after the Canadian lakes)
the Ontario, Erie, and Huron. The Ottawa will have ac-
commodation for first and second cabin passengers, in
addition to which there are third class cabins—a new
feature in vessels of this class—which will no doubt be
appreciated by emigrants. It had been arranged that the
screw steamer Lusitania, Captain Brown, should proceed
on a trial trip to the bell buoy, but after he started on her
trip, she was brought too near the shore, and grounded
between the Rock Ferry and the New Ferry. Every
effort was made to get her off, but without effect, and no-
thing remained but to leave her in that position until the
next tide, when she was got off. The bank being soft
mud, the vessel did not sustain any damage.
BLOWING-UP OP THE PRINCESS VICTORIA.—The de-
struction by gunpowder of the Princess Victoria, London
and Port Philip trader, Captain Storey master, and the
marvellous escape of the passengers and crew, while on her
outward psssage to the latter port, has been recently an-
nounced. The ship was laden with a general cargo,
amongst which were 400 barrels of powder. She sailed
from London on the Ist of last April, and succeeded in
reaching, by the 13th of June, lat. 29 10 S., 10ng.130 20 E.
(within a few days' sail of Port Philip), when suddenly a
cry was raised that the ship was on fire. It was about ten
o'clock at night, and the terror and alarm that instantly
followed amongst the crew, who were cognisant of the
"magazine" beneath them, was of a character not easily to
be described. The captain and the passengers had, two or
three days previously, noticed a rattling noise underneath
the cabin flooring, as if some of the cargo had got adrift,
and rolled about every time the vessel lurched over, and
amidst this rattling noise on the evening in question, the
passengers discovered smoke issuing through the cabin
flooring. All hands instantly turned to launch the
long-boat; but, finding this was unsafe, having been stove,
one of the quarter-boats was lowered. The fire had burst
forth into the cabin, and the flames were issuing out of the
companion. A rush filled the boat, and in another moment
the men were pulling away with every nerve. The boat
contained the whole of the people. They had scarcely
reached half a mile from the burning ship before the 400
barrels of powder blew up with terrific force. The ship
appeared to be lifted bodily out of the water, and then with
the remaining portion of the cargo, shattered to atoms, and
hurled to an immense distance. The sea for miles was
covered with her fragments. Some of the latter fell into
the boat, and nearly swamped it, and several of the crew
were much injured by the blast of the explosion. They
were exposed in the boat, without provisions of any de-
scription, not even water, for 56 hours, when they were
sighted by the barque Tutelina, for Melbourne, which ixo.-
mediately bore down, and took them on board,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

The betting here yesterday and to-day was principally con-
fined to the Epsom events. The following were the only
transactions that we noticed on future meetings:—
SEFTON HANDICAP (LIVERPOOL).
7to 1 agst Candlewick—taken.
Bto 1 Radcliffe Hero—taken.
10 to 1 St. Leon—taken.
10 to 1 Lough Bawn—taken.
CHESTER CUP. 1854.
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Greville's Adine—taken.
1000 to 10 Mr. Greville's Frantic—taken. •
THE DERBY. 1854.
7to 1 agst Ur. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat—taken.
14 to 1 Lord Derby's Dervish—taken.
25 to 1 Lord Derby's Acrobat—taken.
33 to 1 General Anson na. Scythian—taken.
40 to 1 Mr. J. Bull's Corin—taken.

EPSOM AUTUMN MEETING.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3.
The Beildington Stakes were won by three-quarters of a
length by Mr. Treen's Lady Bird, beating Village Lass and
eleven others.
Fifty Soya., for all ages, was won easily by two lengths by
Mr. Jordan's Grub, beating Narcissus, and 14 others.
The Epsom Autumn Handicap of 100 sovs. added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, lift.
Mr. Smith's Little David, 6st. 71b Fordham 1
Mr. Copeland's Candlewick, Ist. T. Cliff 2
Mr. Lupin's Jouvence, 7st. 51b T. Sherwood 3
Little Harry, Neasham. Calot, Stamford, Tickton, and
Allington also started. Won easily by a length and a half;
the second beating the third half a length; Calot was fourth;
the others passed the chair at straggling intervals, Neasham
being last.
The Selling Stakes were won by a neck by Mr. Armstrong's
Sabra, beating Spiro and fourteen others.
The Bentinck Plate was won by a neck by Mr. Mundy's
Tobolski. beating Georgy, Sweetheart, and Narcissus.
The Paddock Stakes were won cleverly by a length by Mr.
Stevens's Herbert, beating Georgy, and five others.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4.
The Durdans Plate.—Mysterious Lady, 1. Eight others ran.
Hurdle Race.—Edward of York, I ; The Screw 2. 4 ran.
The :Scramble Steeple Chase.—Mr. Baird's icfiesnut geld-
ing, I.
Autumn Steeple Chase.—Sam Hood, 1. Eight others ran.

Bourton and Vain Hope are gone into Wadlow's stable.
At Streatlam Castle Paddocks, on the Ist instant, Mr.
Bowes's brood mare Maid of Lune died completely worn out.
She was bred in 1831, got by Whisker, her dam Gibside Fairy,
by Hermes out of Vicissitude.
John Newton, Esq., has sold his yearling colt by Poynton,
dam by The Saddler, granddam Don John's dam, to Mr.
Wilkins, of Aintree, at whose stables The 't rojan Warrior has
also arrived to be trained for his engagements.
The Stewards of the Jockey Club have decided that the
subscribers to the Salisbury Triennial stakes, 1851-52-53, are
liable to pay their forfeits for 1853, notwithstanding the altera-
tion in the time of holding the races, and that there was no
race for the second year.
Lord Glasgow has engaged the stables late in the occupation
of Mr. Bullen, at Newmarket, and part of the stables late in
the Occupation of Colonel Peel and Lord Ribbesdale, for four
Years; his lordship's horses will shortly arrive at Newmarket
to be trained. Seahorse and Babel have left for Germany.
" The following yearlings have arrived at Mr. Halliwell's
stables, Gullane, by Drem, N. 8., to be trained for their
engagements:—Parnassus, by Paragone out of Catharine, by

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1853.

BANKRUPTS.—WiIIiam Tweddle, Liverpool, soap boiler,
Nov. 16, Dec. 5, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpool District Court
of Bankruptcy; solicitor, Mr. Pemberton, Liverpool; official
assignee, Mr. Morgan, Liverpool—JamesAn drew and Jonathan
Howard, Hollinwood, Lancashire, joiners, Nov. 14, Dec. 13, at
12 o'clock, at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy;
solicitors, Messrs. Cobbett and Wheeler, Manchester; official
assignee, Mr. Fraser, Manchester.—John Hammond Bell,
Manchester, hosier, Nov. 14, Dec. 5, at 12 o'clock, at the
Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy; solicitors, Messrs.
Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester; official
assignee, Mr. Pott, Manchester.—George Winter and James
Winter, Hastings, builders.—Micah Mellor, Clare, Suffolk,
innkeeper.—Robert Jeffery, Upper North-place, Gray's-inn-
road, coachmaker.—Lionel Goldsmith, Queen-street, Cheap-
side, merchant.—Charles Smith, Victoria-road, Kentish-
town, victualler.—James Alcock and Richard Bell, Longton,
Staffordshire, auctioneers.—Gregory and Gregory Barrett,
Kidderminster, and Bath street, Newgate-street, carpet
manufacturers.—Henry Bolt, Birmingham, silversmith.—
John Bywater, Nottingham, tailor.—John Roberts, Tividale
Wire Works, near Dudley, wire-drawer.—William Ridge,
Exeter, tailor.—Thos. Avison, late of Leeds, stone merchant.
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.—HoIIiweII, Brothers, Liver-
pool, opticians ; as far as regards C. Holliwell.
DIVIDEND.—Nov. 23, W. Rainford, Liverpool, upholsterer.
PAYMENT OE DIVIDENDS.—G. Earnshaw, Ashton-under-
Lyne, grocer—first div. of ls. aid., any Tuesday, at Mr.
Pott's, Manchester.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—J. Drummond, Crieff, cattle
dealer.—J. Holm, Kilmalco►n, Renfrewshire, farmer.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1653.

BANKRUPTS.—Francis Busby. Cambridge, common brewer.
—William Warrington, sen., Upper Berkeley-street West,
Hyde-park-square, stainer in glass.—George Turner, St.
George's-place, North Brixton, and Wandsworth, baker.—
Richard Bailey, jun., Hastings, tailor.—Francis Turfrey,
Abergavenny, brewer.—Richard and John Seaton Wilson,
Kingston-upon-Hull, stone-masons.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—OgiIvy and Strettell, Liver-
pool, plumbers.—F. and E. Potter and E. Barrow, late of
Manchester, yarn agents.—Plant and Woolf, Sandbach,
Cheshire, common brewers.—W. Hill and Co., Liverpool,
shipamiths.—Corrie and Co., Mincing-lane, colonial brokers;
as far as regards E. Corrie.—W. Horsfall and Brothers, Brad-
ford, Yorkshire, woolstapltrs, and J. G. Horsfall and Co.,
manufacturers ; as far as regards T. and J. Horsfall.—T. and
R. Whipp, Bury, Lancashire, curriera.—A. Guedon and Co.,
Middleton, Lancashire, silk dyers.—lt. Nightingale and Son,
Little Bolton and Manchester, quilt manufacturers.—J. W.
Anderson and Co., Glasgow, Belfast, and London, manu-
facturers. _

CERTIEICATE.—Nov. 25, G. W. Mortimer, Bury, Lanca-
shire, silk dyer.

Nov. MEETINGS IN BANKRUPTCY. Hour.
8, Joseph Peverelle (2nd)
11, Ann Stuart Burns (2nd)
14, Stephen Crute (Ist)
14, George Smith (proof and div.)

LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL.
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Calcutta.... Sept. 17 .. Pernambuco.Sept.22 Oct. 16
Mauritius .. Sept. 11 .. Rio Janeiro . Oct. 9
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St. Helena.. Sept. 30 .. Demerara .. Oct. 10 ..
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Vera Cruz Oct. 5 .. Mobile Oct. 15 ..
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