The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-16 00:00:00

LOCAL N.ETVS.

TILE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S MEETING.—The at-
tendance of strangers at this meeting, which takes place at
Liverpool next week, is expected to be immense. Some
estimate the probable number as high as sixty thousand. It
is said that there were thirty thousand at the meeting at
Cambridge, which is a much less accessible place. All the
principal agriculturists of the empire are expected, except
the Duke of Richmond, whose melancholy bereavement will
render it impossible for him to attend. It is expected that
the Grand Junction and London and Birmingham Railways
will receive a larger sum on the week of the agricultural
meeting than any week before.

We have had the pleasure of looking over several testimo-
nials in favour of Mr. Clarke, who has arrived in Liverpool,
with a view to pursuing his profession as a teacher of music,
and we have no doubt, from the high terms in which his
talents and character are spoken of, that the friends of
young persons learning music will be glad to avail themselves
of his attendance.

CASE OF EMBEZZLENIENT.—Yesterday a young man,
named George Knight, was placed at the bar of the Police-
court, charged with embezzling various sun-is of money.
Mr. Walker, window-blind' manufacturer, Whitechapel, said
that the prisoner was employed by him as collecting-clerk,
and that in April last he had made enquiry of him relative
to some accounts, the amount of which he had authorized
him to receive from Mr. Carson, attorney, and Mr. Longton,
sharebroker ; and he stated that they were not yet paid. It
was afterwards found that the prisoner had received both
sums, as well as another from a Mistress Wilson, amounting
in all to between three and four pounds, and that he had
neither paid the money to his master nor entered it in the
books. He declined to say any thing, and was committed to
take his trial at the sessions.

We beg to direct the public to Mr. Blake's advertisement,
and, from the documents laid before us, can safely say his
claims deserve attention. The circumstance alluded to was
the maltreatment of the English fishermen who resort to the
north-east coast of Ireland for fishing in summer, which
excited the jealousy and covetousness of the Irish, who at-
tacked them in the open sea, cut and otherwise injured their
tackle, and forced them to give them fish at an unremunera-
tive price. The marks of brutal violence and gross injustice
exhibited by one of these oppressed strangers, urged Mr.
Blake, at personal risk and pecuniary loss, to espouse their
cause and assert their rights, for which England owes him a
debt of gratitude. We dismiss the subject for the present,
intending to revert to it as soon as we shall have been ena-
bled to do so in, connexion with authenticated documents ;
and, in the meantime, call on our contemporaries of every
hue to advocate the claims of this deserving philanthropist.

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Run. AT AUDLEM—On Thursday last a„ serious riot took
Place at Audlein, Cheshire, a few miles from Market Dray-
ton. A set of radical blackguards of the lowest description
attacked the farmers assembled in the' market, and severely
handled them, tearing off their clothes, &c. : some of them
were obliged to find their way through fields and bye roads
to their homes, in order to reach there with decency. This
disgraceful outrage was committed by these anti-corn-law
vagabonds on learning that the farmers in the neighbourhood
of Anthem intended generally to vote for the two Tory can-
didates, to the exclusion of the old whig member, Wilbra-
ham._. Salopian Journal.

WRITING AND BOOK-KEEPING.—Mr. Thompson may
be confidently recommended as an excellent preceptor in both
these most useful studies. He has turned more " bad
hands" into good ones than any man yet in Liverpool. His
system of tuition is most excellent.

GREY WnrsicEns.—Those who have an aversion to grey
whiskers should use the Botanic Oil, invented by Mr.
Middlewood of this town. It is, we believe, the only article
yet discovered which will counteract the pernicious effects of
soap in shaving.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—This evening the amusements
will be on an extensive scale. The fire-works will be particu-
larly brilliant. We perceive next week there will be two
grand galas, when extraordinary efforts will be made to ren-
der the gardens particularly interesting and attractive. The
illuminations will be on an extensive scale, and the fireworks
are intended to exceed all other exhibitions this season.

TREASURY TRICKS IN NORTH CIIESIIIRE.—SO deter-
mined has the radical party been, to which the Hon. E. J.
Stanley belongs, to win the election, that every sink of nasti-
ness throughout England has been raked to find a single
voter—men of straw having been brought from London,
Worcester, Droitwich, Wrexham, Shrewsbury, and Ludlow,
and dead men were personated at Macclesfield, in order to
carry, if possible, the election of the Paymaster of her Ma-
jesty's Forces. Of the 25 faggot voters from Shropshire,
who were registered by our town clerk in November last,
three positively refused to join their fellows, on the pretence
that they might have the oath administered, which they could
not take ; and though three refused to vote, still 70 faggots,
from the places above quoted, have had the wickedness to
record their votes, at a cost to the treasury, we hear, of £7OO.
—Stockport Advertiser.
THE WATERLOO BANQUET PICTURE.—The visitors to
this magnificent picture and the patrons of art will be highly
gratified by an inspection of a suberb collection of water co-
lour drawings, which are now on view in the room adjoining
the large Exhibition room in which Mr. Salter's picture is
placed. The collection comprises very choice specimens of
the most celebrated water colour painters. They are all ori-
ginal drawings, most of which have been engraved in the
elegant annual publications of the Messrs. Finden, whose
works are so well known to the patrons of art. It is the
object of the proprietors to dispose of this excellent collec-
tions in shares, at one guinea each. There are upwards of
one hundred prizes, and the subscribers who are not fortu-
nate enough to obtain a prize, will be entitled to a facsimile
of a charming drawing by Sir T. Lawrence,—which in itself
is really worth the whole amount of the snbscription. As a
collection of water colour drawings this is undoubtedly one
of the finest and most attractive that has ever been exhibited
in this town.

THEATRE ROYAL.—We own the " soft impeachment" of
having a partiality for Sheridan Knowles's plays. There is
all the raciness, kindliness, and vigour of the old writers
about them, without their latitude of thought and coarseness.
Take " The Love Chace" for instance. How full of bril-
liant passages it is, and how rare a creature is the wayward,
merry, light-hearted Neighbour Constance. To see Mrs.
Nisbett in this charming character is to sec perfection. How
inimitably she delivers that noble description of the chase—
" What delight to back the flying steed;"
and how exquisitely she plagues Master Wildrake : how she
banters him and teases him. Her laugh is most mirth-pro-
voking. Mrs. Nisbett's Neighbour Constance is a priceless
gem—match it who can. Mr. Baker's Sir William Fond-
love is a very clever impersonation : it is one of his many
best characters. Mrs. Clarke's Widow Green is replete with
talent. Miss Mordaunt's Lydia is good in some portions,
but bad in others. This young lady has ability—witness the
excellent style of her singing the " Lords of Creation," in
" My Grandmother's Estate"—but her manner is too stilti-
fied, and she indulges the inbesetting fault of playing to the
house. That beautiful passage, commencing
_ _ " She never loved—she knows not what love is,"

Miss Mordaunt completely marred, and gave it in the oddest
way. After repeating the two first lines, she stepped for-
ward to the lights, and, with much " plank-sawing," conti-
nued to the pit " To stem a torrent," and at the close
she quietly walked off the stage. " Oh, reform it altoge-
ther." Master Waller, in Mr. Holl's hands, was dashing
and gentlemanly. Mr. Bland made Master Wildrake a stu-
pid lover indeed, and only occasionally breaking out into
something like spirit.—Next Monday the German Company
of Singers, which has been attracting so much attention in
London, will make their first appearance. We need hardly
tell our readers who are in the habit of seeing the metropoli-
tan papers, how highly these singers are esteemed. We have
been assured that one of the greatest treats that can possibly
be afforded, is to listen to their sweet strains. Mr. Clarke
has entered into this speculation at great risk and great cost.
Few managers would have run so much hazard. We trust,
therefore, he will not be unrewarded.—Mrs. Nisbett's benefit
is to-ngbt.

THE AMPHITHEATRE—MR. BATTY'S STUD.—Mr. Batty
has brought an admirable stud of horses, and a most capital
company, to the Amphitheatre, to remain during the next
week. His equestrians are very talented, and are picked
from Mr, Batty's three companies. The mare Beda is a
most extraordinary animal. We never saw one so sagacious.
It is remarkable that any quadruped can be so well taught.
We recommend a visit to this establishment, which seems to
be conducted with much spirit. The pit and galleries have
been well filled every evening. Next week them will be
many novelties produced.

THE GIRAFFES.—The giraffes have been very attractive
in drawing company during the week : they have been greatly
admired. We perceive Mr. Wombwell 's fine collection of
animals is to be brought into town next week.
We perceive that an excellent arrangement has just been
made by the Grand Junction Railway Company, to receive
small parcels at their establishment, No. 24, Water-street,
which will be a great accommodation to the public.

DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT WESTERN.--The Great
Western steamer, Captain Hoskin, R.N., sailed for New
York, from Bristol, on Wednesday afternoon, taking with
her eighty-seven passengers, about £50,000 in specie, and a
very full cargo of manufactured goods, copper, &c. Among
the passengers were Mr. W. R. P. James, a gentleman at-
tached to the United States Legation, with important de-
spatches for his Government at Washington.

It having been rumoured the other day that the Queen in-
tended going to the Pavilion at Brighton, " Ali!" exclaimed
a gallant Captain, whose condition was rather seedy, "there
is one seat of Royalty which her Majesty never visits !"
`•Which is that?" inquired his friend. "The Queen's
Bench."

PURITY OF ELECTION AT BEVERLEY.—it is said that
Mr. Townley, the new Roman Catholic member for Beverley,
spent £lO.OOO during the ten days that intervened between
his first offering himself and the close of the election. Re-
port adds, that notwithstanding the " prestige" which
usually attaches to " the third man" at Beverley, and this
lavish expenditure of money, he would have been unsuccess-
ful if he had not hit upon the expedient of promising to
build a Roman Catholic meeting-house at Beverley.—Leeds
lutelligencer.

BELFAST ELECTION.—SIIAMEFUL CONDUCT.—The dis-
position of the bona fide electors is conservative. We have
often said that it is so. We shall now give demonstrative—
and to them disgraceful proof that the Liberals think so.
Mr. Walter Wheeler is a respectable man. He is now the
proprietor of the extensive lime-kilns in Carrick-hill; he
was formerly superintendent of he gas works ; he is rather
advanced in life, and somewhat infirm. On Tuesday even-
ing, at eleven o'clock, he was returning home, through
North-street, after spending the evening in company with
Mr. William Taylor, a respectable architect. He had pro-
ceeded a little way above Hercules-street, when four men
rushed on him, seized him, and forced him into a covered
car. He was carried by them to the house in Fisherwick-
place, now occupied by the committee of Lord Belfast and
Mr. Ross. He was forced down stairs, into the kitchen,
where he was confined, with six others, who had been carried
there like himself. He was offered drink, but refused it, as
the others, who possibly had taken it, seemed to be labour-
ing under the effects of laudanum. He tried to force his
way out. The old man was seized by three persons, forcibly
driven down on the flags upon his knees; and, after being
seriously injured, he was dragged back, in spite of his des-
perate struggles, from the door. He remained some time,
till he recovered his strength, when he repeated his attempt,
which was as unsuccessful as before. At the end of thirty-
six hours—at the hour of half-past two yesterday morning,
he was, by the connivance of a respectable Roman Catholic,.
enabled to escape. He has been able to identify several of
those engaged, including two gentlemen of respectability.
They are already amenable to justice. As the case is in the
hands of the law, we forbear to mention their names. He
says that the person who suffered him to escape did so be-
cause he was labouring under violent sickness brought on by
want of food, and tile barbarous treatment he had endured.
He was offered something, and even pressed to take it, but
he feared, with too much reason, that it was drugged with
laudanum, and refused to touch anything. But for the
compassion of the person who aided his escape he must have
remained in confinement till Saturday night, and, if life were
then left to him, he would have been turned out, when all
fear of his voting had ended. As it was, the sufferings he
endured for thirty-six hours, including blows, falls, bruises,
terror and starvation, will have effects that can only termi-
nate with his life, which they will probably shorten. The
state of his family during his absence can be well imagined.
It was, of course, no little aggravated by the present condi-
tion of his wife. He is to-day utterly unable to move out,
for the purpose of making further informations, or of iden-
tifying those concerned in the outrage upon him.—Ulster
Times.

PLEASURE TRIP OF THE "PRINCESS ROYAL"
TO DUBLIN AND BACK.

The new iron steam-ship " Princess Royal," captain
M'Arthur, belonging to " The Glasgow and Liverpool Royal
Steam Company," made a pleasure trip to Ireland, on Mon-
day last, with a view to try her powers of hull and engines,
and to gratify a number of friends of the proprietors, who
had previously heard of the great speed she had previously
attained, and to whom an invitation to proceed with her to
Dublin and return without delay was accepted with no ordi-
, nary feelings of gratification.
We have already furnished some account of her build and
equipments, and need here but slightly enlarge. She is of
about 800 tons burthen ; of a model and power of engines,
which, to those skilled in naval architecture, gives, at the
first glance, assurance of uncommon fastness, combined
with the gratest safety; and her interior arrangements and
decorations are at once rich and classical without being
gaudy, and comprise every modern improvement, with much
that is novel and appropriate, combining a rare degree of
eligance with whatever can conduce, in ample space and con-
venience, to the ease and comfort of the voyager. The
architectural style of the saloon, principal staircase, and lobby
is of the old English,—divided latterally into panels or com-
partments, the ground work of which is of highly. polished
wainscot, embellished with carvings also in oak. A number
of the larger panels are formed of beautiful paintings, in the
richest enammelled colours, on papier maeld, from the
celebrated works of Messrs. Jennins and Betteridge, of Bir-
minghatn, and illustrative (if we may so speak) of "the
loves " of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, after whose
first-horn the vessel is named. "The Coronation," "The
Royal Christening of the infant," "The Riding out at
Windsor," and other appropriate scenes are here splendidly
depicted, the figures and faces being admirable likenesses, and
the costumes gorgeous in the extreme. These, with their
gilded antique frame-work, are backed by mirrors, by which
they appear isolated, the apartment apparently opening out
in varied perspective behind them with the happiest effect.
The roof is painted in delicate light tints, and is enriched by
corresponding mouldings, carving, gilded drops, and other de-
corations in keeping with the whole. The after-end of this
splendid room widens out to the full width or beam of the
ship, with sofa seats all round, iu a semi-circle, forming an
amphitheatre. The furniture is of massy polished oak ; the
sofas and chairs upholstered in crimson-figured velvet : there
are also two handsome side-boards of oak and gold, over each
of which is a large mirror, in a richly gilt antique frame. The
whole is lighted by two large dome or deck lights of stained
glass, containing portraits of every branch of the royal family,
and numerous other ornaments and border work. There are
also large windows of single plates of crown glass in the stern,
and port windows in the sides, so that the light, though
pleasi,,_ iy subdued, is at once ample and cheerful. The ladies'
cabin adjoining, is equaliy elegant. It is panelled, with
solid polished satin-wood doors, and neatly papered to cor-
respond. Here there are two other larger pictures, " Vir-
ginia Water" and " The Falls of the Clyde," in papier mache,
executed with great taste. The sleeping rooms throughout
are commodious, airy, and elegantly furnished with rich
hangings, marble-topped basin-stands, and all " appliances to
boot." The front cacin is also spacious and neatly fitted up,
with numerous state-rooms diverging from it : though less
rich in decoration than the others, it is equally replete with
every convenience that the most fastidious can desire. _ _

Both the ship, and the engines, which are on the vertical
principle, were built by Messrs. Tod and M`Gregor, engineers
of Glasgow.

The Princess Royal, previously to receiving on board the
guests invited by the agent, Mr. Brebner, had hauled out
into the river alongside the Clarence Dock pier, at five o'clock
in the morning. The steam aleady well up, was blowing off,
when the earliest of them stepped upon her spacious flush
deck. In a short time they formed a goodly throng, though
not amounting to half the number that could be accommo-
dated in the vessel with " bed and board." There were in
all fifty-six gentlemen, amongst whom we noticed Harold
Littledale, Esq., Lieut. Parsons, R.N., Augustus Radcliffe,
Esq., H. F. Penny, Esq., A. Duckworth, Esq., Jacques
Myers, Esq., J. B. Marsden, Esq., Samuel Horrocks, Esq.
of Preston, Mr. Neill, Surgeon, Mr. Helmer, Surgeon from
Yorkshire, Mr. Gregor, the builder, and others.
At about six o'clock, her Majesty's Dublin Mail ship
" Urgent," was seen steaming down the river, and though
she is a powerful and smart vessel, it was determined that the
Princess Royal should try her speed. For this purpose we
steered out into the stream, and stopped her way until the
Urgent was abreast of us on the Cheshire side, opposite
Egremont. The valves were then opened. The Urgent
came running down at a rapid rate, but in a minute or two,
when our craft, which is mischievously sharp built, having in
a minute or two gathered way, snorted past her like a high
mettled courser, and was several lengths a head of her when
she got abreast the Rock Perch Battery. We took the south
or Horse Channel, rounding the Light-house,—our "contem-
porary" from his greater draft of water, steered down the
Victoria Channel, which would make a difference against him
In the distance to be run of about four miles. We continued
notwithstanding this allowance, ♦isibly to outsteam him.
The morning was cloudy with a briskish breeze from the
N.W. threatening a squally day, to the sore discouragement
of those few on board who were " all unused to the tossing
mood," and who as the ship pitched in the ground swell,
began to feel the direful effects of watery sickness, and
with all due mercantile promptitude and punctuality " cast
up their accounts" as a peace-offering to that surly and relent-
less deity 'yclept father Neptune. Their first apprehensions
were, however, not realized, as the weather happily brightened
up, and the sea became smoother after we passed the banks.
The disease (that " dread disturber of the inward man")
accordingly subsided into mere squeamishness and loss of
appetite, excepting as regarded one or two, of delicate texture
of stomach who would probably have been its martyrs bad
they been afloat and in motion on the placid waters of a canal.
After all, the motion of the ship at the roughest point was
exceedingly easy, amounting to little more than a seesaw,
without any perceptible rolling.
We reached the Floating-Light in eight minutes under the
hour. The engine made from 171 to 17 strokes a minute,
which obtained, as the Yankees would say, a pretty consider-
able speed, the diameter of our huge paddle-wheels being 29
feet.

We obtained as we dashed along, some delightful glimpses,
and afterwards more extended views of the estuary of the
Dee, and the interesting and bold shores of Wales thence to
Holyhead, backed by the towering mountains of Carnarvon.
These gave rise to reminiscences of towns, hamlets, and ro-
mantic or sublime scenery, which many on board had visited
in their perigrinations in the principality ; and the pleasant
and jocund converse of those who traversed the deck, leant
on the rails, or reclined on the benches, was alternated be-
tween their "experiences" on shore, and their perils or
pleasures at sea, (if any they had peradventure known), with,
as in duty bound, frequent reference to steam navigation and
its improvements, as exemplified in the noble machine that
bore us so triumphantly over " the wide weltering waves."
Meantime the sea was enlivened here and there by vessels
under sail or steam ; and amongst them, apparently a New
York Packet-ship, (probably " the England,") formed a
conspicuous and noble object to the northward, as she
steered homeward bound for the port we had left, under full
sail. Penguin Island, Penman Mawr, the smoke of Beau-
marls, the town of Amlwch, Camus, Holyhead Bay, the
Mouse Islands, the Skerries, the West Mouse, the Light-
houses, and Telegraph Stations along the coast, the South
Stack forming the north west promontory, and finally, Car-
narvon Bay opening to the west, successively afforded sub-
ject matter of inquiry from some, and of learned disserta-
tion from others, blended with accounts of disasters and
escapes on the iron-bound shore. A gentleman was on
board, who was one of the owners of the ship Hornby, which
was lost some years ago on the precipitous rocks forming the
Great Ormshead, and furnished an account of the extraor-
dinary escape of the only one of the crew who was saved by
gaining a footing on a shelving eminence overhanging the
boiling surge,—whence, after a night of extreme suffering, he
was rescued by some shepherds who chanced to espy him
usurping the airie of the eagle.
In two hours and twenty minutes from the time of start-
ing we passed the Ormshead, and Point Lynas in three
hours and forty-five minutes. Our speed was proportionate
throughout, and the following little table of the distances of
the principal points in our course will save some penwork :
Liverpool to N.W. Lightship 15 nautical miles.
Do. to Point Lynas 5l PP
Do. to the Skerries 64 7/

Do. to Holyhead..
Holyhead to Dublin Bar

71 9 1
53 PI

Total l2l s,t
Meantime the savoury fumes of broiled ham, fried salmon,
and other viands, gratefully saluted the nasal organs of those
who scorned to give way to the heaving ailment, and whetted
their appetites the more keenly for the coming repast, which,
including also cold meats, eggs, tongues, &c., with tea and
coffee, was plentifully served in the Saloon, at eight o'clock.
The guests were called by ring of bell to make the attack,
with " boarding pikes and cutlasses," upon these good things
of this life, and, to give them credit, they made a strong mus-
ter. Some did ample justice to the substantials before them ;
but the rather abrupt withdrawal from the board of one
squeamish customer after another, until the seats were but
thinly tenanted, gave rise to no little merriment amongst
those who remained, and who afterwards, like good sailors,
did double duty in the absence of their " disabled" ship-
mates. This required the less exertion on their part, as
everything was of the best, and served in the neatest manner
by Mr. Cochrane, the obliging steward, and his assistants.
At noon we had left Holyhead astern, bearing S. by E.
half E., distant about 15 miles. The Urgent had been hull
down for some time, and we could now but faintly discern
her smoke in the distance. We bore on gallantly, though
still with a head wind. The sea became smoother as we
proceeded to Erin's green isle, with occasional showers, and
we had scarcely lost sight of the Head when we saw the
Wicklow mountains peering over the yet cloudy horizon.
The passage across was rapid, and was enlivened by pleas-
ing incidents, " too numerous to be particularised ;"—a
quotation, by the way, affording a very apt apology for our
indolence as narrators. A wild honey or "humble" bee fell
on the deck,_ in an exhausted state, blown, no doubt, from
Paddy's land, by the breeze. Having been thus rudely dri-
ven from its native flowery meads, it was supplied with a
modicum of sugar, part of which it eagerly devoured ; but
what became of it afterwards, in the hurry that ensued, no
informant sayeth. This little incident drew from a well-in-
formed sea captain, one of the guests, an interesting account
of butterflies blown on board 100 miles from the land, and
cotton wool to a much greater distance, in a tornado in a
southern latitude.
The amusements on board were diversified. There was
an excellent library of amusing volumes, "handsomely bound
in calf," belonging to the ship. Some had recourse to these,
perusing them snugly seated on camp stools, under the lee
of the cook-house and the funnel, which, being the " middle
latitude of the ship," afforded a sort of genial and tropical
heat. Others enjoyed their glass of porter and their " light
cigar" on deck, while not a few lounged, with book or news-
paper, in the luxurious recesses of the saloon. A few, too,
by way of contributing to the picturesque department of the
feat, exhibited beautiful cascades over the taffrail.
Between breakfast and lunch
Some thought proper to munch.
And amongst these, " devilled biscuits" were the order of
the day. The friendly pinch of genuine Lundy Foot or
Macuba also went round, and all betokened a gathering of
"jolly fellows, well met,"—every one anxious to please and
to be pleased. We love these little trips. They afford a
sort of blameless relaxation from the cares and turmoils of
life ; and we never see the land from a distance with more
satisfaction than when we can, with happy companions, wish
well to our friends on shore, and no harm—we can then
afford it—to our enemies.
The speed of our engines in smooth water, as we ap-
proached a weather shore, rose to 18 strokes a minute, and
we spanked along in glorious style. The Hill of Houth,
Ireland's Eye, and other interesting objects were soon fully
in view, and anon we could discover the quondam lDunleary,

and the smoke of " the great city," at the termination of
one of the most splendid bays in the world. On entering the
serene and placid harbour of Kingstown, we, of course, tired
our two brass bow chasers, and were not ashamed to show
our colours. The quays were crowded with spectators of
all grades and degrees to witness the arrival of " the
stranger," and great was the admiration of her splendid ap-
pearance.
We arrived at the quay at (by Dublin time) twenty minutes
before four o'clock, making the passage, with new engines
and a head wind, in nine hours and forty-four minutes. It
was announced that she would start on her homeward pas-
sage at six o'clock the same evening, and most of the pas-
sengers determined to avail themselves of the conveyance by
the railway to visit Dublin (a distance of six miles) in the
interim. The train was sometime in coming up, and in the hurry
and demand for seats, owing to the Dublin county election
being then on, many of the party had to content themselves
with places in second class carriages, though they bad paid
first class fares. Some delay took place at the several eta-

tions ; but in about half an hour are were set down by a car
from the termination, at Lundy Foot and Co.'s snuff shop,
at which a considerable number of our shipmates had ar-
rived, bent on a similar purpose. Having replenished our
" pouncet box," we drove on to Sackville-street, and en-
joyed " our ease at our inn," fur about an hour, the day
having been showery, arid the streets too wet to induce us tu
walk.

One gentleman who was on board went up to the city to
be shaved, under circumstances rather peculiar. lie had
left London for Liverpool by the railway, in a hurry, on
Sunday morning, without having tirne to have the necessary
operation performed upon his chin, which he purposed to ac-
complish here. He was, however, invited to accompany
the Princess Royal to Dublin, shortly after his arrival,
and there being no convenience on board, he reached Ireland
with a goodly beard, which he carried up to the city, where
he had it mowed before he returned on board to dinner. He
thus literally went all the way from London to Dublin to be
shaved !

We returned by the half-past five train to Kingstown, and
soon after stepping on board of " our" vessel, the hausers
were let go, the steam put on, and away we darted home-
wards at four minutes past six, amidst the shouts of thou-
sands, young and old. Some rough fun was caused at the
quay just before we cast off, by several of our party " per-
rying" money among the sons of the sod. Such scrambling
and pushing, and rolling in the mud we never beheld.
The Urgent had not hove in sight when we started, and we
had sailed 35 minutes on our way before we passed her, so that
we beat her in the outward trip alone, by not far from three
hours ! " The Princess" Steam Mail-ship, had started from
Kingstown at half-past five, giving her an advantage of half
an hour. She is one of the best boats on the station, but
" there is nothing like steam," of which we had abundance.
We overtook and passed her ; at about nine o'clock, before
we made the Holyhead Light.
The homeward passage was quite as agreeable to most of
those on board as that outwards, though it was performed
partly in the night. A splendid dinner was served in the
saloon at 7 o'clock, to which most of the passengers sat
down. An elegant dessert was superadded, and the wines
were of the best quality. After the cloth was withdrawn, the
toast and sentiment went round, and elicited spirited and elo-
quent addresses. We need scarcely say that success to the
Princess Royal, and her spirited proprietors, to her com-
mander, builders, &c, was drunk with enthusiasm and re-
sponded to in a feeling and appropriate manner. Mr. Little-
dale, Mr. Myers, and other gentlemen spoke eloquently on
the occasion, many excellent sea-songs were sung, and the
evening was passed in the most convivial manner. Towards
midnight most of the guests retired to their several berths,
from which few of them emerged until they were called from
repose by the arrival of the vessel at the quay whence she had
started on the previous morning,—with all on board " in good
order and well-conditioned." The passage was made to the
Rock in 9 houri, and from quay to quay in nine hours and
five minutes. The party immediately landed, highly gratified
by the trip, and the kindness and attention of Capt. M'Ar-
thur.

The Princess Royal made her last voyage from Glasgow to
this port, though with a heavy cargo, in fifteen hours and 23
minutes. She has, in the present instance, proved herself to
be the fastest steamer afloat,—affording a gratifying demon-
stration of the growing triumphs of steam as applied to this
valuable branch of our mercantile marine.