The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-14 00:00:00

ANOTHER COLLISION ON THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY

—On Tuesday night, a collision took place at the Farrington
Station, on the North Union Railway. It appears that the
train leaving Manchester and Liverpool for Preston, at five
o'clock in the evening, was rather later than usual. The
train stopped at Farrington Station, to put down passengers
and to attach the red signal lamp to the hind carriage. While
this was being done, the London train came up, and running
into the train on the rails, smashed a horse-box, loaded with
sporting dogs, to atoms. Mr. Threlfall, malster, of Preston,
had a thigh broken, and all the other passengers were more
or less injured. The most singular thing was, that the engi-
neer of the first train, seeing the danger, put his steam on,
and then jumped off the engine. The suddenness of start
caused the engine to break away from the carriages composing
the train, and it ran at a tremendous pace through Preston
Station, on to the Lancaster line, and was at last stopped
without doing any injury.—[The collision which took place
on the same line a few days before this, resulted in thedeath
of one gentleman, a baptist minister, and the serious injury
of nine others.]

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—A determined act of self-de-
struction took place in Bath on Friday week. The name of
the deceased was William Henry Todd, and he had been for

the last three years engaged as a draughtsman, &c., for the
Great Western Railway. His connexions are highly respec-
table. He had been lodging fora long time at No. 5, Henry-
street, but had been on a visit to Mr. Thorley's, No. 11,
Prior Park-place, in whose house he nearly severed his head
from his body with a razor. So determined was the act that
the cut extended from ear to ear, and so frightfully had the

)at been severed that the spine could be distinctly seen

The British Queen steamer arrived at Antwerp on Thurs-
day morning, at 8 o'clock. This magnificent vessel excited
the admiration of the spectators who crowded the quays.
The few persons admitted on board immediately after its
arrival are lavish in their praises of the elegance with which
it is furnished, and the good arrangements of the chambers
and saloons. The British Queen carried the Belgian, English,
and American flags.

PROVIDENTIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.—A 1.3 w days ago, a
poor man in Leith was most agreeably surprised in receiving
a letter from his sou in Canada, whom he considered for
some time had been no more, and for whom he had gone
into:mourning. The particulars of the case are briefly these :

—The young man in question had gone out, in the capacity
)f baker, in the ill-fated vessel the President ; however, a
ew days before she sailed from New York, having had some
misunderstanding with the captain, he signified his deter-
.

mination not to return in her; but the C , aptain not being
able to supply his place to his mind, expressed his determina-
tion to compel him, and to avoid which the young man, only
two days before she sailed, left the vessel clandestinely, and
thus saved himself from the melancholy fate which, other-
wise, would have awaited him.
THE HARVEST.—WHIG HORRORS I—Another week of
comfort and encouragement has occurred to the country !
Another week of discouragement and dismay to the whig
faction ! The sun has been shining, the breezes have been
blowing. every sickle and scythe has been at work, every
team has been in activity, every labourer has been employed,
and all the poor have profited by a dry and cheering time for
gleaning up the scattered corn. In a word, the harvest has
been proceeding rapidly, and, we verily believe, with every
prospect of a satisfactory result, and thus the whigs are dis-
appointed in their hopes of seeing a people made miserable
and discontented by a bad harvest. Never, we should think,
in the history of human wickedness, did such a wish as this
prevail before. And never shall it be forgotten by others. or
cease to be quoted by us, so long as our minds retain a clear
recollection of what has occurred in the year 1841. Whenever
hereafter the whigs profess their anxiety for the poor, they
must be reminded of their wish for a bad harvest. hen-
ever they declare their party hopes for cheap bread, they
must be taunted with their desire to see it made scarce and
dear by a bad harvest. Whenever in discussions about the
poor-law, or an extended franchise, or any other public sub-
ject of debate, the whigs make a parade of their sympathy
for the working classes and the labouring man, there will be
an easy method of proving their professions insincere and
hollow, by simply reminding them how in 1841 it was a sub-
ject with them of congratulation and joy that there was every
prospect of a bad harvest
RUNCORN.—WATERMEN'S CHURCH AT WESTON POINT.
—We understand that the Lord Bishop of the diocese has
conferred the appointment to this beautiful and interesting
little church upon the Rev. Christopher Bush, A. 8., of
Catherine Hall, Cambridge, and at present incumbent of
Lower Peover. From the character for piety and zeal which
Mr. Bush sustains, and his affectionate attachment to the
church at whose altar he ministers, we congratulate the poor
watermen of the Weaver navigation upon their having been
appointed to the spiritual charge of one who will, we are
sure, diligently labour to bring them, according to his ordi-
nation vow, " unto that agreement in the faith and knowledge
of God, and to that ripeness and perfectness of age in Christ,
that there be no place left among them, either for error in
religion, or for viciousness in life." •

THE NEW ELECTIONS.—On Wednesday evening, the new
writs were movedfor, and in how many places, think our
readers, is opposition threatened after all the bombastic and
turgid menacings of the Radicals ? Why in not one
For weeks faction has been most desperately busy:llin
endeavouring to get up the show of opposition against Sir
Wm. Follett in Exeter; but after exhausting all its shifts
and resources ; after applying in the most importunate way,
to this man, and to that ; after hawking about requisition
after requisition, no one could be found fool-hardy or un-
scrupulous enough to face certain inevitable defeat, or embark
in so disrepntable and desperate an enterprize. Well, Sir
Wm. Follett is safe—so is Lord Stanley—so is Sir James
Graham—so is Sir Edward Knatchball—so is Sir Henry
Hardings—so is Lord Eliot, and so, in fact, is every member
of the Cabino.

BUILDING SOCIETIES.—The utility of these institutions
is now becoming fully known and appreciated. We observe
that another society to be called the Second Liverpool Build-
ing Society, is about to be established, under the auspices of
Mr. Evans, who is favourably known in connection with
associations of this kind ;
.and of Mr. James Reay, with
whom the tradesmen of Liverpool are well acquainted. In
them we have a sufficient guarantee for the efficient manage-
ment and ultimate success.
PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.--On Friday morning last,
through the carelessness of the nurse, a most frightful ac-
cident occurred, which we much wonder did not prove fatal.
Mrs. St. Albin's family
being in lodgings in Woodside, the
youngest child, about two years of age, fell out of a window
down into the area, a distance. of five-and-twenty feet. She
was picked up
-for dead, but after an hour had elapsed, began
to recover. Happily
Mr. Vale, the surgeon, found no bones
broken, but very much bruised. What is a most extraor-
dinary instance of accumulated trouble is that, that very
morning, at the same time that the accident occurred, Mr.
SL Albin heard in Liverpool of the death of his eldest son,
who was lost on his passage to Bombay, in Messrs Chapman
and Willis's vessel, the Bangalore.
CHARGE OF FELONY.-711w0 young men, named Mercer
and Green, both carters, in the employ of James Eaton, of
this town, were placed before 111 r. Rushton, on Friday,
charged by Mr. Dowling, with having abstracted from Mr.
Stokes' warehouse, in
.Lancelot's-hey, two chests of sugar,
and a considerable portion of a third. Mr. Dowling called
several witnesses to Prove that the sugar was placed in the
warehouse mentioned. From the evidence of a boy, named
M'Stravick, who had the charge of a sixpenny cart, it ap-
peared that the prisoners had called him from the quay on
Tuesday last, about twelve o'clock, and told him to go up to
Aikin's stables, in Union-street. He did so, and both pri-
soners met him there. They brought with them two bags of
sugar, and placed them in his cart,—telling him to drive
down to the Old Ropery. When he arrived there, both pri-
soners met him and took the bags, but where he could not
say. They gave him .live shillings for the job,—four of
a
which he was to keep himself, and the other shilling was to
be given to his master. Inspector Cotham stated, that on
passing along Oldhall-street, on Tuesday night, lie was told
by a gentleman that there was something going on not quite
right at a warehouse at the bottom of Union-street. He
went there, and found that the bars of a window in a ware-
house had been removed. He sent for another officer to
assist him. The officer went into the warehouse while he
remained outside upon the steps. While there, he heard the
sound of footsteps approaching. He stood still, and one of
the prisoners at the bar (Mercer) came up, and called out in
a low voice, " Jew, Jem. lie took him immediately into
custody. Inspector Randle apprehended the prisoner Green
at ,George's Dock. One of the prisoners, in his defence,
stated that he had been employed by the other, and knew
nothing further of the transaction. They were both com-
mitted.

ANOTHER CHILD OVERLAlN.—Yesterday an Inquest wi
held on view of the body of an infant child, named Thorns
son, which it appeared had been suffocated by being overlain
Verdict accordingly.

Mr. DUCROW.—We are'happy to state that this popular
artiste, though still tinder restraint, is gradually recoverim,
the use of his faculties ; but it is considered that it will bC
long ere he will be enabled to resume his professional duties.
HALIFAX ROYAL MAIL STEAM SHIPS.—We understand
that Messrs. S. Cunard and Co., of Halifax, George Burns,
of Glasgow, and David Mac Iver, of Liverpool, the con-
tractors with the government for carrying the North American
mails, have had the allowance raised from £56,000 tc £BO,OOO
per annum, the mails now running twice a month each way ;
but, as soon as they shall run every week, they are to have
£160,000 per annum. This addition has, we believe, been
made on condition of the contractors doing, at the require-
ment of the government, certain extra services in the convey-
ance of the mails. Last year only one mail was despatched
in the month of November : this year, there will be two.
But in the month of March next, instead of two mails beino-
despatched, there will be only one mail forwarded. In March':
few passengers offer, and the voyage is rendered rather dan-
gerous from the ice which usually, at that period, floats in
the track of the steamers.
CHESTER RACES.—An excellent painting of the race for
the Tradesmen's Cup, run for at the last Chester races by 21
horses, is now at Mr. Parry's. Bridge-street Row ; it is
painted for Lord Milltown, (whose horse Cruiskeen, rode by
Stag, won at that celebrated race) by our talented townsman
Mr. Bowden, who has bestowed a combination of taste and
knowl-dge in his beautiful art, and given to the life the
horses and riders in this animated scene. These figures are
of course in the foreground • but Mr. Bowden has not been
unmindful of the splendid Welsh scenery in the distance,
which forms a grand outline in the picture, of the mountain
chains in Flintshire. The spectators are numerous, the
whole forming a characteristic view of the race course, and
reflects infinite credit on Mr. Bowden ; it is a painting of
decided merit, and we hope the citizens of Chester will avail
themselves of the opportunity of examining it in detail. It
may be seen at Mr. Parry's, during the next week, previous
to its being sent to Lord Milltown's.—Chester Courant.
CLITHEEO ELECTION.—We have already stated that a pe-
tition has been presented to the House of Commons against
the return of Matthew Wilson, Jun., Esq., of Eshton Hall,
who, at the last election for the Borough of Clithero, had a
majority of four votes only over Edward Cardwell, Esq.,
barrister at law, the Conservative candidate, and we have
also recorded that true bills of indictments have been found
against several electors who voted for Mr. Wilson, for
having given false answers to the questions put to them as to
the continuance of their qualifications, and also against a re-
lative of the new member for alleged bribery. As an addi-
tional instance of the Whig mode of winning elections, a
correspondent informs us that an elector of Clithero, of the
name of John Whittaker, of Wilkie Heys, in that Borough,
was conveyed away from Clitheroe some days before the
election, when in a state of intoxication, and was kept from
house until after the election, in such a beastly state of
inebriety, that he was unable to give his family any account
of where he had been during any part of the time. A trifling
incident has, however, served to supply the deficiency of
Whitaker's recollection. It was observed that when he re-
turned he wore a hat with a broader brim than was his wont,
and on examining it, the name of Matthew Wilson, Sen. was
found written within it ! With such evidence as this, no-
body can have much doubt as to the " whereabout" of Mr.
Whitaker during the Clitheroe election.
THE PADGATE BURGLARIES.—WiIIiam Wollaston, alias
Cockney Will, who was committed for trial at Liverpool,
with Parkinson and four others, of the Padgate gang, for bur-
glary, but acquitted, and ordered to be detained, has been
charged before the magistrates at Warrington, with commit-
ting a burglary in the house of Ralph Arden, Esq., at
Ul-
kinton, in Cheshire, on the Ist March last. Elisabeth Wal-
ton, the prosecutor's servant, deposed that about twelve
o'clock on the night in question, her master's house was bro-
ken into. She looked through the window of her room, and
saw a man standing in a lane by the side of the house ; she
screamed, and the man threw a stone at her. She then en-
deavoured to go to her master's room, and on passing the top
of the stairs, saw a man there, standing over her mother in
a threatening attitude • she begged of him not to take her
' mother's life, and he desired her to hush and nobody would
be hurt. She then perceived that there were two men in
the house, and they proceeded first to her master's room,.
from which they took a purse with thirty severeigns, they
afterwards went to the room of her master's sister, and pre-
senting something at her head, demanded her keys and mo-
ney ; they took her gold watch from the drawers ; they also
took five shillings from her mother's pocket. Soon after
she heard a whistle, and the men went away ; one of them
very much resembled the prisoner.—Mr. Edward Jones,
constable of Tarporley, deposed that on the morning after the
robbery he went to Mr. Arden's house, and found the back'
door burst open ; there were some footmarks about the doer ;
he took a sketch of one of them, which was nailed in the
shape of a diamond. A few days afterwards he saw the
prisoner in custody at Warrington, and on comparing the
shoes he then had on with the sketch, he found they corre-
sponded exactly.—Several other witnesses confirmed the
foregoing evidence, and identified the prisoner as being seen
in the neighbourhood of Mr. Arden's house early on the
morning of the 2d March.—The prisoner was fully con-
victed, and committed for trial at the next Cheshire Assizes,
and the witnesses bound over to appear and give their evi-
dence.

DEATH BY FALLING OVERBOARD FROM A STEAMER.—
An inquest was yesterday held before P. F. Curry, Esq.,
touching the death of a young man named William Bradford.
Charles Maybrick, a bookkeeper, said he knew the deceased,
who lived in Hunter-square. On Tuesday, the 31st August,
witness was going with the deceased in one of the river
steam-packets to Seacombe. Deceased was sober. They
had got half way across the river, and witness was sitting
behind the paddle-box, and the deceased on the top of the
bulwark forward. He (deceased) had been sitting there some
time, and witness looked at him several times to see that he
was sate. He happened to take his eyes off him, when 1-e
heard a cry of " a man overboard." and a rush was made to
the side of the vessel. He found it was the deceased. He
looked for him in the water, but could not see him. The
vessel was stopped, and a boat was lowered with two men,
but they could see nothing of the deceased except his hat
floating, which was picked up, and recognized by witness as
that of the deceased. The witness identified the body. Joim
Dutton, mate of the Tower steamer, trading to Runcorn,
said that yesterday morning, (Sunday,) as the vessel was
proceeding up to Runcorn, they found the body of the de-
ceased floating opposite to Rock Frrry. It was taken on
board, and brought back with the vessel to Liverpool yester-
day morning. The body was identified by a brother, though
his features were disfigured. The deceased was at first sup-
posed to have been a pilot, named Bainbridge, but this was a
mistake. The brother of the deceased identified the body as
that of his brother, also the clothes which he wore. The
jury, as no one saw the deceased fall into the water so as to
be certain that he had not wilfully thrown himself in, or been
pushed by another person, returned a verdict of " found
drowned."
PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.—The St. Mi-
chael's branch of the above useful, active, and important
society, was held it, the Parr-street School-room, on Friday
evening last. The president of the branch, the Rev. H.
Carpenter, having to attend a missionary meeting at Birken-
head, opened the meeting with prayer, and then left the oc-
cupancy of the chair to Mr. Joseph Crisp. The chairman
briefly alluded to the present important crisis in the history of
Protestant Associations, as the conservatives, he was thank-
ful to say, were now in power, and, he doubted not, the
working of the Operative Protestant Associations throughout
the country had greatly helped to place them there, by
spreading sound Protestant information amongst the people.
But they must not forget that the same watchful duty of pro-
tecting the Protestant Institutions of our country still con-
tinued. The duty of Protestant Associations was not altered
by a change of party, but it became still more imperative
upon them to be on the watch. He also reminded them of
the duty devolving upon them on the Ist of November, in
electing conservative town councillors. The Rev. Mr.
Nolan, of St. Barnabas', addressed the meeting in a long,
eloquent, and truly Christian-like speech. Mr. Lord,
Secretary of the London Association, also addressed the
meeting at length, and laid before them much highly useful
and important information relative to the general workings
of popery. This gentleman, during his visit to Liverpool,
has delivered some of the soundest and most important
lectures we ever remember to have heard on the subject of
Protestantism and Popery. Thanks were voted to the Rev.
Mr. Nolan and Mr. Lord for kindly attending, and to the
chairman for presiding over the meeting, which separated at
10 o'clock. We are informed that there were quite as many
outside the room as within, who could not gain admittance
'from its being so crowded, and much useful discussion went
ors amongst them.
TirEATRII RovAL-Sheridan Knowles's play of " Love" was
repeated on Friday night, and again honoured with enthusiastic
applause ;—Miss Ellen Tree was called for at the close to re-
ceive the compliments of the audience. The play of " Love"
has been excellently got up : several new scenes have been
introduced and new dresses provided on the occasion. Miss
Tree's Countess is replete with beauty, pathos, and feeling.
Now exhibiting " pride and haughtiness of soul," and now
displaying that tenderness and warmth which require con-
summate art in the actress properly and naturally to express.
The scene with Huon in the chamber was extremely fine :
the interview with him when desiring him to sign the con-
tract of marriage was also beautifully acted, as was the inter-
view after he had entered the service of the Empress. The
Countess is another laurel in Miss Tree's most verdant
coronet of fame. Mr. Anderson's Huon is an excellent
conception,—one scene detracts, however, from the merit of
it—we allude to that stormy soliloquy delivered while the
Duke of Carinthia is dictating the marriage contract. We
-fancy it would be difficult to write while a man is shouting
in a room at the top of his voice,—with this exception the
character is well done. It would be an improvement if the
Duke were to write the contract in an adjoining chamber. Mr.
Chaplin played Count Ulric very carefully and judiciously.
Miss Honnor as Catherine acted with much archness and
vivacity. Mr. Lynne made the most of the. Prince. Mr.
Gray tried to make a few tellinr points in the Duke of
Carinthia but failed therein. This play abounds with noble
passages full of vigourous thought and poetic beauty. The
Countess of Ephenstein is a bright creation. She is a rare and
magnificent creature. Many passages in the play were warmly
applauded, showing that the audience fully appreciated the
fine poet's brilliant thoughts. The farce of " Weak Points"
is a very capital piece of fun,—Baker's Jemmy Weedle is
rich and original. Mr. George Horncastle as Jolly created
immense laughter. Mrs. Clarke's Miss Pump is most
naturally done, it is drawn from the life with those happy
touches which heighten the picture. To-night, the " Bridals
of Messina" will be performed, and a very full house is an-
ticipated. The fine acting of the Vandenhoff's will be
remembered and put Mr. Anderson and Mr. Stuart on the
vine. Miss Ellen Tree's Isoline, we believe, is a beauti-
ful impersonation. On Wednesday, " Romeo and Juliet;" on
Thursday, " Love" will again be played. In reply to a
letter signed " Justus," touching the " original interpo-
lations" in Leigh Hunt's play by the Liverpool company—
we will not retract one word, or the shadow of a word : we
had a book also. Those who were with us can bear ample
testimony to the truth of our remarks ;—some of these "inter.
potations" were really most lauahable,—shall we mention
a few of them ? We doubt the assertion of " Justus " that
he is " unconnected with the theatre."
DISMISSAL OF AN INSPECTOR AND AN OFFICER OF
POLICE.—At the Police Court yesterday, Inspector Wharton,
and police-officer Watt (No. 201), were brought before Mr.
Rushton, on a charge of having sanctioned, if not partaken
in, a gross assault on an individual named Hilton, a flour-
dealer. It appeared from the evidence that Watt had fallen
in with Henry Burns, a baker, at a late hour on Saturday
night, in Netherfield-road ; and considering his character to
be suspicious, had taken him to the Bee Hive, a public-
house in King-street, Kirkdale, with the ostensible view of
having him identified. They got there shortly before mid-
night, and found within the inspector and the complainant.
Three of them had three pints of ale each at the house, and
left it, would appear, after one o'clock. They in a few mi-
nutes returned, and had each a glass at the bar. Police-
officer Park (No. 298), happened soon after to come within
a short distance of the house, and hearing a cry of murder,
went up and found that the baker had grossly assaulted the
complainant, and it appeared that both the officers had stood
by and witnessed the violence, without interfering to protect
the party complaining. A principal witness against the
officers was a Mr- Wood, schoolmaster of Walton, who had
been attending to the house in the absence of the landlord.
Mr. Rushton strongly commented on the direlection of duty
of the two officers complained of, remarking that he could
not place reliance on the testimony of men who, called upon
to give evidence against publicans for breaches of the law,
themselves infringed the law by drinking in public houses,
and being accessory to breaches of the peace long after the
legal hours. He accordingly dismissed them both from the
service—stating that they should not be replaced, while he
had power to prevent it. The other sitting magistrate in
this case was, we learn, Mr. Hodgson.

PHICE-HARIONICA-PIANO.---Herr Itreurtipc Wink
Musicale will take place this afternoon, at two o clock, at the
Templars'-hall. A very great treat may be expected. We
believe that a fashionable attendance may be expected. ' The
Melodicon is to be removed immediately to London ; there-
fore, those who wish to hear it must avail themselves of the
opportunity offered this day.

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—A paragraph under this head
appeared in the Chronicle of Saturday last, relative to an
accident which had happened to Mr. Burland and his family
a few days before, and which would lead many to suppose
that. Mr. Burland was so inconsiderate as to drive his phaeton
over the bridge, which crosses the St. Helens and Runcorn
Gap Railway, whilst the traiin was passing underneath. The
phaeton, on the contrary, was drawn up at a considerable
distance from the bridge, but the horse took fright at a dis-
charge of steam from the engine, and backed the vehicle
down the embankment, which is about twenty yards deep,
and, unfortunately, Mr. Berland had his right arm severely
crushed and has not been able to attend to business since,
whilst his son and two daughter were also seriously injured.
The directors of the railway will probably place a more secure
protection on the sides of the road to prevent in future a
recurrence of such a melancholy accident. A child could
push down the railing which is at present plated there.

In the advertisement of Mr. Williams, in another page,
our readers will see a collection of property which, for ex-
tent and eligibility, seldom presents itself to public notice.
Parties wishing either to purchase or to build will be fasti-
dious indeed if it is not in Mr. Williams's power to suit them.
In point of situation he can accommodate them in any part
of the town, and in some parts out of the town ; while the
class of property, and the amount, will be entirely at their
own option. It is altogether a temptation to investment
such as George Robins would delight to expatiate upon.
Members of building societies, in particular, we think, should
direct their attention to the opportunity thus offered to them.
From his extensive connexion, persons having property to
dispose of, or to let, as well as those who may aesire to pur-
chase or to occupy, will find their advantage in dealing with
Mr. Williams.

MR. ANDERSON, THE GREAT DECEIVER AND WIZARD
OF THE NORTH.—We dropped into the Liver last evening,
en passant, to see Mr. Anderson perform his feats of decep-
tion. We must declare, although we have witnessed con-
jurers of high and low degree, this wizard outshines all
others. He performs his tricks so skilfully, so gracefully,
and with such celerity, that it is next to impossible to discover
the modus operandi. We shall devote a space in our next
publication to this entertaining person. The stage has been
fitted up in a most tasteful style. The splendid silver appa-
rat gives great effect to the scene, as well as brilliancy.
Mr. Anderson is, if anything, improved since he was here
last.

• 'GALLERY OF ARTS—EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS.—The
gallery of arts opened yesterday. We were invited to a pri-
vate view on Saturday, but could not attend. From our
many engagements yesterday, we were unable to devote any
space of time to examining the pictures, but we have been
able to fora. something of an opinion of the whole. Without
entering into details,—the pictures this year are for the
most part small. The subjects are in a great variety. There
are a few very capital first-rate works, many mediocre, and
a decent sprinkling of very bad ones, being, we should sup-
pose, as foils to the others
.of greater merit. Amongst the
exhibitors we find the names of Ansdell (Liverpool), Barber
(Liverpool), Buss, Crowley, Clater, T. Sydney Cooper,
Miss Fanny Corbeaux, Miss L. Corbeaux, Crowe, Drum-
mond, .Daniels (Liverpool), Etty, WA., Howard, R.A.,
George Hargreaves (Liverpool), N. Haven, Herdman (Li-
verpool), Inskep, Lee, R.A., Lance, the Misses Nasmyth,
George Patten, R.A., Pickering (Chester), Rippeogille
(Liverpool), Stephanoff, Witherington, R.A., Webster,
R.A., Walters. The pictures, drawings, busts, &c., number
671.

FIRES.—On Sunday evening, at about 20 minutes before
8 o'clock, a fire was discovered to have broken out in the
farm-yard of Mrs. Vase, about a mile on the north side of
Walton village, on the Ormskirk road. The alarm speedily
reached the town, and in a short time from 25 to 30 of the
fire police with two engines were on the ground headed by
Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt, of the fire department. Three
stacks of hay were on fire, and one of them had to be pulled
down and scattered abroad before the flames could be effec-
tually subdued, the whole operation occupying a space of
about four hours. The alarm in the northern part of the
town was great, the general rumour being that the fine old
church of Walton (the original parish church of the parish),
was on fire—and the report was the more accredited as it
was generally known that that place of worship was under
repair, and was consequently more liable'to combustion from
the state of the wood-work. Much praise is, we learn, due
tto Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt for their management on
this occasion in suppressing the flames. Two engines were
on the ground, and the water was supplied from a neighbour-
ing brook.—Yesterday afternoon, at about 20 minutes be-
fore one o'clock, a fire broke out in Pine-court, Crosbie-
street, inhabited by persons in humble life. Before the fire
police could get up, which they did very speedily, again under
the superintendence of Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt, the
conflagration had reached a great head, the flames issuing
from the windows above, and the furniture, as well as a great
part of the floors, were consequently destroyed. The house
was of three stories in height. An alarm was given that a
female was in the upper story. Mr. Hewitt mounted a
ladder and entered the blazing apartments, but found no
one, the person alluded to having made her escape by the
stairs. So rapid was the progress of the flames that some
bed-stocks, prepared to be launched from the upper win-
dows, were necessarily left, by the parties who had removed
them, a prey to the devouring element. This fire was also
extinguished without any accident affecting life or limb. The
property belongs to,Mrs. Hargreaves' of Bridgewater-street.
The tenants were two persons named Kenny and M'Connell.

EXPENSES OF CONSECRATION

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD

As much misconception is believed to exist respecting the
fees for the consecration of churches and cemeteries, and as
a report has been spread that not only the amount is very
large but that the diocesan has a direct interest therein, and
derives a considerable emolument therefrom, which accounts
for his readiness to promote the building of churches, you
will, I am sure. readily lend your assistance, by means of
your widely-circulated paper, to dispel this illusion. The
City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery, situate at
New-grove, Mile-end, was consecrated by the Right Rev.
the Lord Bishop of London, on Saturday, the 4th inst.. and
the whole of the expenses paid to the registrar of the Consis-
tory Court amounts to the sum of £33185. 4d., being rather
more than nsual from the length of the conveyance deeds ;
and not a single penny of the money is payable to his lordship.
The directors of the company deem it, therefore, incumbent
upon them to give the most public contradiction to so in-
jurious a rumour.—l have the honour to remain, sir, your
most obedient servant,

J. F. SHEARMAN, Clerk
Cemetery-office, 80, Fenchurch-street,
Sept. 10, 1841.

Liverpool, Sept. 13.
TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Can you or any of your readers inform me what are
the precise objects of the Jewish Institution in this town ?
whether it is in connexion with the Society for Promoting
Christianity amongst the Jews? and what is the mode of ob-
taining admission ?—I beg to remain, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

[No doubt some person officially connected with the
Institution will furnish our correspondent with the informa-
tion he requires.]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL
STANDARD.

SIR,—You will particularly oblige a constant reader by
the insertion of the accompanying letter in your forthcoming
publication.—Yours, &c., ANGLICANUS.

TO THE REV. J. BAYLEE

- •
Ray. SIR,—It will not, I trust, be regarded in the light
of an impertinent and unwarrantable intrusion on your at-
tention,' if, as a member of our Liverpool Protestant Asso-
ciation, I take tl 'herty of addressing to you a few friendly
observations.

In common, I am sure, with every one belonging to the
respectable and useful body I have named, I have warmly
admired your zealous advocacy of the Scriptural principles
of our revered and beloved establishment, and the honest
boldness with which you recently stood forward to vindicate
those principles from objection and assault.
I now address you, sir, chiefly with the design of recalling
your attention, and that of the publics at large, to the disin-
genuous and evasive, but truly Popish line of policy pursued
by Dr. Butler with reference to the discussion in which you
recently proposed to engage with him. To do so the more
effectually, it will be advisable to enter slightly into details.

The vaunted champion, then of his infallible church, in the
course of one of his' earliest controversial lectures at St.
Anthony's, announced his readiness to meet any Church of
England clergyman in a public discussion, on the principles
professed by the members of the respective churches ; inti-
mating, at the same time, his certainty that no one would
venture to respond to the challenge thus given. You, sir,
however, with promptitude stepped forward, thus at once to
put the doctor's sincerity and prowess to the test, which he,
throughout the correspondence which subsequently took
place between you with marvellous dexterity, contrived to
evade the point at issue. On the publication, however, of
the correspondence referred to, your opponent, aware that if
the matter remained as it then stood, he must appear in a
somewhat awkward position before a discerning public, an-
nounced that his so-called " Scriptural lectures" must be re-
plied to, ere lie could consent to make arrangements for
any controversial warfare. You, accordingly, with all wil-
lingness complied with this condition—in my views an
unreasonable one, inasmuch as it was not specified in the
doctor's challenge—and afterwards gave renewed expression
to your readiness to meet him. A few weeks afterwards the
following intimation appeared, in answer to the inquiries of
a correspondent, in the columns of the Mercury:—" We
beg to inform A Constant Reader' that Dr. Butler is still
giving lectures at St. Anthony's, and will notice Mr. Baylee's
second challenge as soon as the excitement of the election is
over." Having waited about a month beyond the period
specified for the manifestation of this promised condescen-
sion on the part of his reverence, I addressed two successive
notes to the Mercury, requesting to be made acquainted with
the reason of so unbecoming a delay. A sagacious silence
was observed by the journal in question with reference to
the contents of both the notes despatched by me; and I have
little doubt, therefore, of your concurrence in the conclusion
which, I think, the circumstances of the case have fully war-
ranted nie in coming to, viz., that the conduct of your oppo-
nent, in reference to this matter, was, even by the tacit con-
fession of his own friends, so utterly disingenuous and con-
temptible, that the utmost stretch of sophistry must prove
wholly unequal to the invention of a plausible defence of it.
Under these circumstances, 1 beg respectfully to throw
out the suggestion that you, sir, should publicly address a
letter to Dr. Butler, exposing (as you would no doubt
with all that ability which has characterised your previous
productions) those " ingenious devices," on the part of his
Romish reverence, to which I have now taken the liberty of
recalling your attention ; practised, as they are, in exact
imitation of those resorted to by his friend the renowned
and ingenious Tom Maguire, with reference to the mock
challenge given by that gentleman, about four years ago, to
that truly indefatigable opponent of every species of Romish
error, the Rev. H. M'Neile. The fact is, sir, every chal-
lenge to discussion emanating from those gentry, the priests
of Maynooth manufacture, ought only to be regarded as an
artifice deliberately planned for purposes of their own ; their
legerdemain skill too frequently enabling them successfully
to practise their plausible deceptions on the minds of the
unwary ; while their celerity in shifting their position when
the weapons of scriptural truth are prepared and in readiness
for the contest, serves to exhibit but too thorough an ac-
quaintance, on their part, with the principles of their craft.
I have the honour to be, rev. sir,
With much respect, your obedient servant,
ANGLICANUS.

THE BRADFORD ELECTION.--The nomination takes place
to-dav, and the polling to-morrow.
The election for North Lancashire takes place this day
week.
Vauxhall Gardens. which cost the late proprietors about
X 60,000, have been sold by auction for £20,200. The pur-
chaser is W. Fowler, Esq., a gentleman wholly unknown in
the theatrical world. It has not been ascertained whether it
is his intention to devote the gardens to their original. upe;
or to break them up into building ground. The latter opinion
is most prevalent.