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a date to be fixed on, no steamer

7 within four or five miles
ction of side paddle-wheels;

similar regulation, adapted to loe'al circumstances,
Abt not, eventually obtain at all other steam-packet

rcised in our own river,
delay,) renders accident
iere of more rare occurrence; but, commercially speaking,

great caution e

r need of a substitute for wide-spread-
on account of the narrowness of our
That oar Great Wes-
should be among the
plan, on a magnificent

river, and the entrance tb our docks,
tern Steam Company, therefore,

scale, will surprise no one who is aware of what they had
previously accomplished ; and we cortlially congratulate
them on their spirited determination to be the first to sur-
pass themselves. The same wisdom and sagacity which has

ience o

3IS not)

invention ; and-their boldly resolving to apply it to a steam
1 of 3000 tons burden, does equal hon)ur to themselves
It is no experiment; but a triumph of

public spirit and laudable emulation over preconceived
notions of excellence and perfectibility--and, as such, we
doubt not the public will receive and appreciate it.

des' plan may possess

ater in favour of its application to vessels of war,

cessary for a work such as ours to demon-

however,

ernment have at length decided on adopting it into
dawn of that day, which Mr. F. P. Smith
Pnears now to be close at hand.

awaited

the pleasure of meeting this gentleman,
Iny thing more of him personally than of

unite with all admirers
ly wishing him the ample reward

which his talent and perseverance-in conceiving and bring-
ing to its present state of usefulness the Archimedes' screw
propeller, so richly deserve; and we shall be glad if our

true light, in any way contribute to this desirable end

pretend to no extraordinary penetration.; but we perfectly
coincide with the opinion of Rear Admiral the Earl of Dun-

donald, that " in three years it will be a matter of wonder
how such a barbarous contrivance as paddle-wheels was ever

The article concludes with some extracts from the log of
:s in April last, which, as we noticed on a for-
lead to the most gratifying conclusions as re-

the Archi►r

subsequen

,o Oporto.andlack, in August last, was
dv:intages) one of the quickest ever per-

formed

that, at Liverpool, as well as at Bristol, some spirited indi-
vidual or company will construct a large vessel on the screw-
propeller principle, so that it may have a fair and impartial
trial out of the Mersey as well as the Avon. The Bristolians
took the lead of us in transatlantic steamers on the present
system. • Apart from envy, but in the spirit of that fair corn:

y the vantage ground,
xopulsion, which pre-

s regards a ne

its so many advantages

ANOTHER CHILD POISONED BY THE ADMI-
NISTERING OF AN OPIATE.-CORONER'S IN-
QUEST.

:ler, oil view_ol

pody of a child named John
which excited considerable

interest in the court, was introduced by an able address from
the coroner to the respectable jury empannelled. They had,
he said, viewed the body on the previous day, and had ad-
journed the inquest until that day, in order that they might
be put in possession of the opinion of a medical gentleman,
after a post mortem examination, as to the cause of death.
Before he proceeded to. lay the evidence before them, he
should furnish them with an outline of the principal facts as,
he believed. they would be stated by the witnesses. The de-
ceased was between six and seven mouths old, and had al-
ways, from its birth to the time of its death, been a fine and
healthy child, but was latterly restless and cried in the night
The father, au

oine persons who lode
their usual ret
in told his wit

pose in consequence

d in the house, were
and the
) procure some sleeping

Vauxhall-road, (Mr. Sheldo-n.'s), where she round a young
woman and a boy in charge of the business. She asked for
a pennyworth of the syrup of poppies ; stated what she wanted
it for, and also enquired what quantity should be given. The
vim iirr woman enouired the age of the child, and upon being

told that it was between six and seven months, directed that
half a tea-spoonful should be given, but afterwards " drew
back," and said three or four drops. On smelling it, she did
not think it was like the syrup of poppies she had been in the
habit ot using. She showed it to a lodger, who said it smelt
)inion. She

MU !ICI 1/1434tassui ♦•. va ,
wrong, administered three or four drops, and the child fell
'sleep and never again awoke. About eight o'clock next
the child, which had never before been ailing, was
dead. Such were the facts which he apprehended
He concluded by dwelling

morning
found to

evil of dr

sts prpscribing so

foolisid-y, and e

n wickedly, in cases a hick they were not

:a to judge of, and that, too, on the mere informa-

tiOn of ignorant persons ; and he pointed out the cases in
which, if what they so prescribed produced a fatal result, they

.
adered themselves amenable by the law.
The following evidence was then called :

Mary Kennedy

id—l am the w

of James Kennedy,

and we live in Sarah Court, Chisenhale-street. The deceased
was our son ; he was six months old on Christmas Day last'
The deceased was a tine healthy child, but he used to cry at
lit, and my husband was notable to get his rest. I went
uggist's shop, just round the corner of Chisenhale-
in Vauxhall-road, for a pennyworth of syrup of pop-
DeHein Sheldon was in the shop at the time. She fur-
tuff in a bottle. I previously told her

street,

child sleep who was very cross at

night, and I told her it was between six and seven months
old. She then told me to 'give lialf4-teaspoonful, but drew
back and said three or four drops. I then went home and
showed the stuff to a person in the house. I then got a tea-
spoon, and my husband gave three drops to the deceased. I
am quite sure there was not more than four drops. The de-
ceased till asleep in about three-quarters of an hour after,
and never wakened. My husband took the bottle which I
had got from the druggist's shop, and gave it to the doctor.
I did not get the bottle from the druggist's shop, as 1 tnok
one with me, but only the contents. The deceased had no
ailment of any description whatever., but was cross at night.
The father of the deceased corroborated the evidence of the
previous witness, and stated that about half-past five on the
morning after the drops had been administered he left the
deceased and his wife in bed. The deceased was then alive,
but breathing very hard and heavily.
John Bullock said—l am a surgeon. A little before nine
o'clock yesterday morning the first witness brought the de-
I examined the child and found he

ceased to my surger

ceased, and the woman informed me she
Shortly afterwards the father
It contained half an
Ind taste I am quite
convinced there was a great quantity of opium in it, but I
cannot take upon myself to say what quantity. lam ac-
quainted with nature of syrup of poppies. I have since

had given syrup of poppies
I came in with a bottle

of the deces

made a post mortem examination of the body of the de-
ceased, I carefully examined the brain, which I found to be
much congested, and much overloaded with blood. The
stomach and small intestines were much inflamed. lam de-

occasioned 1:w

In every other respect the body of

;'he child and all the organs were in a perfectly healthy state.
I cannot take upon myself to analyze the contents of the
bottle. Three drops of syrup_of poppies, made according to

the Lqndon Phartnaeopia airection' would
not be an over
dose for a child of six or seven months old.

The inquest was then adjourned to this day, and will be
further adjourned until to-morrow, in order to give suffi-
cient time for the contents of the bottle to be analyzed. We

!e the result in our next

CORRESPONDENCE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Mr. Taylor, in his late lecture on " English Opera" at the
Mechanics' Institution, stated, that the song of " Cease your
'' cirrin Pnllir in th. '' 12.arrrrov'e nnPro mom

31y an original composition. I beg to inform him and
eaders, that the tune of " Cease your Funning" is an
sh air, composed long before the date of the_" Beg-

your
old Wel

gar's Opera.'

A WELSHMAN

Jan. 1

3th, 1841

--.01110.-

" VOLUNVARY CHURCH PRINCIPLE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

beg to call your attention to the fact that a chapel
of " Independents," in Gloucester-street, was closed on Sun-
last, for want of funds ! The amount requisite
I understand, about £5O or £6O ; and for
nn the congregation are left to wan-
`sheep without fold or • shepherd."
lembers of Great George-st. Chapel,
mtely towards its rebuilding, and of

the want of this sinal

der wt

Where are the weal
who subscribed so 1

Everton-crescent Chapel, being th
instanceof_the working of the " N

ie same sect? This is one
voluntary church-support
A CHURCHMAN.

system."—Yours, &c.,—
Liverpool, Jan. 6, 18

THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE AND THEIR IM-
PARTIAL ADVOCATE, SIR JOSHUA WALMSLEY

1E EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Actuated by motives which should animate the
rcast of every working man, namely, the bettering of his
condition, both mentally, morally, and politically, I attended
the meeting of the corn law repealers, which was held last
evening in the Music-hall, Bold-street. Being well aware
(judging from past experience) that 'I should hear repeated
the fallacious statements which have from time to time ap-
peared in the recognized organ of the cotton lords—the
Anti-Corn Law Circular-1 put in my pocket a few statisti-
cal papers and Anti-Corn Law Circulars, to refute the state-
ments of the " League" and their " hirelings," and to clear-
ly demonstrate to my working brethren that the advocates
of repeal were but throwing the sand of sophistry in their

yes, that they might with Creater effect gain their assistance

in the advoc

!y of a class MCG

Having, as I predicted, heard such arguments made use of
by (as he is called by the " Lady of Lord-street") the " ar-
gumentative" and " highly gifted" John Murray, a PAID
SERVANT of the " League,' • whose astonishing eloquence
destroyed the Cashel school-room ! Sir Joshua Walinsley,
a corn-dealer and a friend to " free trade l" Mr. M'lntire,
an Irish Protector ! and " last, though not least" that learn-
ed lawyer, highly intellectual and discriminating personage
(in his own opinion) Councillor Rosson! tell the operatives
then assembled, that the repeal of the corn laws would raise
their wages ;—that to the corn laws might be justly attributed
all the evils, and crime, and misery which exist in the Bri-
tish dominions ;—that a repeal was in itself a universal pa-
nacea for those crimes and evils ;—that in Ireland wages
were low in consequence of bread being dear ; while in Ame-
rica wages were high in consequence of bread being cheap !
thereby proving (as they stated) that the price of bread regu-
lated the labour market, and not demand and supply ;—that
a repeal would not throw a single acre of land out of cultiva-
tion;—that we could advantageously compete with the fo-
reigner, and pay the national debt at the same time!—and
the League deserved the best thanks of society in general,
and of the working classes in particular, for their—what ?
why, their disinterested and impartial conduct !
Having heard these statements, knowing them to be false,
and possessing the means of refutation, I demanded a hear-
ing, when—" start eyes !"—the impartial (?) and disinter-
ested Sir Joshua Walmsley informed me that he could not,
nor would not, allow me to speak unless I was in favour of
a repeal of the " corn laws,"—the meeting (as he stated)
being convened to advocate that measure. 1 again requested
the chairman to obtain a hearing for me, when he replied
that he would not comply with my request, and desired me
to leave the room.