The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-17 00:00:00

THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.

The second grand sailing match of the season took place
yesterday, by vessels of this club exceeding 35 tons, for a
piece of plate value fifty guineas. The course appointed
was " The Queen's Course,"—from New Brighton, down
the Victoria Channel, round the Bell Buoy and the North-
west Light-ship twice, and back to the place of starting.
A highly respectable and numerous assemblage of ladies
and gentlemen accompanied the Commodore. They left
the Prince's Pier at a quarter to eleven, in the Princess
steam-ship, Captain Batty, to witness the contest. The
morning was fine, and the weather fine throughout the
day, with a fine gaff topsail breeze from the south-east..
Six yachts had entered, but only five ran, the Gondola
not having entered in time. The race was admirably con-
tested for by the following yachts :
Bacchante BO B. H. Jones, Esq
Queen of the Ocean 49 Thomas Littledale, Esq.
Water Wyvern 47 J. E. Stopford, Esq.
Drift
Vision. 44 Thomas Birchall. Esq.

On Cle steam-ship arriving at New Brighton, the
yachts were all found to be placed, ready for starting, by
the acting Vice-Commodore of the day, Jonathan Grind-
rod Esq.
On the firing of the Commodore's signal gun from the
steamer, at 11b. lm.. they all started off, the Vision
getting a little in advance, followed by the rest of the
interesting fleet. The Visiefiand the Drift soon after got
close together, and so main ikd their relative positions
as far as the Formby Light, the Bacchante being then
third boat. In hauling close to the wind, in the Victoria
Channel, the Drift shot ahead of the Vision, and gra-
dually increased her advantage to the N.W. Lightship,
though to leeward. The Vision, on rounding the light-
ship. appeared to gain upon her opponent. The Water
Wyvern shortly after this became the third boat, through
her weatherly qualities. There was some beautiful sailing
between the last-named vessel and the Bacchante, in
sailing between the Light-ship and the Bell Buoy, wuich
was duly appreciated by those on board of the steam-ship.
On arriving the second time at the North-west Light-ship,
being the extreme outward distance of the course, the
vessels were timed as follows :
Drift 2 hours 20 minutes.
Vision 2 „ 28 „
WaterWyvern 2 „ 37 ~
Bacchante .. 2 „ 38 „
Nothing could exceed the beauty of the whole scene at
this period of the race, not the least interesting portion
of the picture being the appearance of the white sails of
the yachts, showing in fine relief against the clear blue
of the weltering waves. The vessels, forming another
contrast, saucily dashed the snow-white spray from their
bows, as if impatient of all resistance in their onward
course. The Edith (J, C. Ewart, Esq.,) and several
other of the yachts of the club, and added much to the
effect of the scene.

Hitherto the race had been either running free, but in
the homeward run it was beating throughout. The Drift
kept gradually increasing her advantage over the Vision,
and the fleet arrived in the following order, in time, op-
posite the Gem yacht, belonging Mr. Melling, which was
the flag-vessel of the day, moored off New Brighton
Pier ;

Drift
Vision
Water Wyvcrn ..
Bacchante

4 hours 44 minutes 25 seconds
5 ff 1 ~ 9 IP
5 „ 10 „ 59 „
5 „ 5 „ 15 I,

The Queen of the Ocean kept well up with the fleet for
a long time, but from some cause or other fell to leeward
towards the close, and was not timed.
The band of music on board (Gribbin's) enlivened the
proceedings of the day, playing both on stringed and
wind instruments. The refreshments were sumptuously
pro7ided by Mr. Gough, of the Woodside Hotel.
The Drift had (from her greater tonnage) to allow the
Vision three minutes and three-quarters, yet still became
the winner by fourteen minutes and two and a quarter
seconds. It is supposed by many that, had the breeze
been stiffer, she would have had a much better chance.
The prize—consisting of a very massive and elegant
silver salver, beautifully and classically chased, from
the workshop of our tasteful townsman, Mr. Wordley,
was presented to the winner, in suitable and com-
plimentary terms, by the Commodore ; which were
feelingly responded to by Mr. William Carey Hope,
who remarked, in the course of his observations,
that iron vessels on the Thames had of late carried the
day against wooden vessels ; but that here vessels of the
latter old-fashioned material had, this year, been trium-
phant. Wine was liberally distributed by the successful
competitor to the ladies and gentlemen on board. The
Commodore left the steamer and went on board his own
yacht to meet some expectant friends—leaving the other
officers to see the company safely landed at the Prince's
Pier, where they were comfortably disembarked at half-
past five, highly gratified by the sport of the day, and the
polite attention of the Commodore, officers, and stewards
of the club.

THE TIMBER TRADE.

We quote the following from Messrs. Chaloner and
Fleming's Circular, published on Thursday :
" Since our printed report of the 29th June, 26 vessels,
12,394 tons, have arrived from British America, most of
which cargoes have been sold as follows :
" Pine Timber.—Of St. John one cargo, of 20 inches
average, was sold at 19.1(1; one. 17t inche., at 171c1., and
a parcel, 18 inches average, at 18d. per out ; a small lot
of 15 inch was sold with cargo at. I4d. 'el. foot. Of Que-
bec one cargo was sold at I4N. "ron, to quay, and some
small parcels of Miramichi from !: yard at 14d. per foot,
and from the quay, in the cargo, . 112 d. per foot.
" Red Pine.—As yet there h not been any new im-
port of Quebec red pine. No :le reported.
" Quebec Oak, with cargo, as been sold at 21d. per
foot.
" Quebec Elm.—No sal' reported. No arrival this
year as yet.
" Quebec Deals.—No .ales of this year's import re-
ported.
" Birch.—St. John, ith cargo, has been sold at 14d.
and 15d. per foot, and n cargo at 16d., and in the yard at
16d. to 18d. per foot Halifax at 14d. ; P. E. Island at
13d. to 151-d. per fo t, and Miramichi at 141-d. per foot.
" New Brunswic and Nova Scotia Fir Planks and
Boards.—St. John with cargo, have been sold at £6 10s.
to £7, and in the •irgo at £6 17s. 6d. to £7 ss. ; Mel&
bucto at £7 per • andard ; Halifax at £6 10s. 6d., and
P. E. Island at to £6 10s. per standard. A cargo of
St. Andrew's bo: ds was sold at £9 2s. 6d. per standard.
" Railway Sle. pers.—No sale reported.
" Staves.--A •arcel of Quebec standard, about 18M,
was sold at £5 10s. per standard ; light w. o. puncheon
at £l4 ss. per ~ and better quality at £l6 per M.
" Pitch Pin .—A parcel of Savannah has been sold at
23d. per foot. The stock is increasing.
" Baltic Winds of all kinds are still much neglected.
" Mahogany.—The sales of yesterday were well at-
tended, resulting in the clearance of this market of all
the St. Domingo, Cuba, and Honduras Mahogany in im-
porters hands, except a few City curls, leaving a free field
for fresh imports. Of Honduras, the remnant, per Scots-
man, 58 logs, was sold at an average of 4d. 3-16rhs per
foot; of City St. Domingo, per Brazil Packet, 480 logs
were sold at 12 27-32, and St. Domingo, per Sarah, 120
logs at 8 21-32, and, per Empress, 222 logs at 4 11-16 per
font; of Cuba, the cargo, per Thomas Young, averaged
8 5-32 per foot, 31 logs, tier Beethoven, 6d., and 39 logs,
per Woodpecker, 4 15-16 per foot."

The railway compensation case (the third) fixed to
come on yesterday, was postponed.
TERMINATION OF THE SESSlON.—Rumours about the
houses of parliament fixes Monday, the 2d of August, as
the day on which the session is to terminate.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These beautiful gardens have,
during the last week, been nightly crowded, the allure-
ments being so various and so attractive. The Poses
Plastiques, exhibiting in the Concert-hall, are alone well
worth the price of admission, being unexampled for their
grace and elegance. Mdlle. Lucie Duval, the premiere
de'esse, is one of the most perfect models of female beauty
ever beheld in Liverpool, and her efforts to please the
crowded audiences of the Concert-hall are well seconded
by a most efficient staff of male and female artistes of
great excellence. The fireworks, as usual, are of the most
splendid description, and the gardens were never in better
order. All who wish to spend a pleasant and healthy
evening ought to pay a visit to the Zoological Gardens.

EMIGRANT SHTPS .—PREVENTION OF-CASUALTIES.—
A nautical philanthropist, who says " he has crossed the
Atlantic at all seasons," offers the following practical
suggestions for the prevention of such disasters as lately
befel the Charles Bartlet, and which master mariners will
act wisely in following :—" I would suggest (says this
anonymous mentor)—first, that no vessel with English,
Irish, or Scotch emigrants destined to the coasts of Ame-
rica or Canada, should be suffered to quit any port of
Great Britain or Ireland between the Ist of September
and the 31st of March in any year ; whereas we now too
often find that vessels with some hundreds of these poor
exiles leave our shores in the stormy months of January
and February, and in very many cases a large proportion
of them lose their lives, either from disease or shipwreck.
Secondly, I would advise that ships sailing with emigrants
for the toasts of America or Canada should always stand
to the southward as much as-they possibly can on leaving
our ports, passing even to the southward of the Azores if
the wind would admit of their going to the westward of
Fayal, as by doing this they will not only get at once out
of the track of the American steamers, but they will get
into fine weather, and will generally meet with a favour-
able wind from the south-west, as I have done on diffe-
rent occasions when bound to Halifax and Quebec.
THE WEATIIER.—In this part of the kingdom, the
weather has, during the last live days, been remarkably
dry, and during the daylight sultry to a degree not expe-
rienced every year. The sky has generally been wholly
cloudless ; and there being little or no wind at times, the
rays of the sun have been oppressively powerful, render-
ing rapid walking impossible, without overheating to the
robust, and actual danger to the moderately strong con-
stitution. Our warmest day here was Thursday, when
the temperature was at its maximum 80 degrees, and
at its minimum in the shade, 63 degrees. On Friday,
it was nearly equal in height, but was slightly cooled
down by a gentle air or breeze from the S.S.W. oc-
casionally from the south and east. Yesterday evening
there was no appearance of a change. - The temperature
in London and elsewhere was 'nearly the same, considering
the difference of latitude, the thermometer in the shade
having reached, on the 12th, 5.2. Some of the gress lands in
this neighbourhood are slightly scorched, and rai n would be
most acceptable for these and also the general crops,
which, however, on the whole, look well. Little or no
potato _disease has yet avecTrod ; and it is hoped that
shculd it make its appearance, it will be far less virulent
than during the few previous years.
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ebt Zthrrpoot &tanbart.

TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1849.

IT is no fault of the present government that the
Romish priesthood in Ireland are not in the enjoy-
ment of State support. The Whigs have no repug-
nance to perpetuate the superstition and idolatry
of the Irish peasantry. The priests themselves,
forsooth, stand aloof from the proffered boon. This
is nothing more than a decent coyness assumed for
the purpose of obtaining the profferred favour on
less limited conditions. As a contemporary who is
well acquainted with the motives and purpose of
the Irish party observes, the government have only
to persevere in order to ensure the acceptance of
their offer.. But what will Protestant England have
to say on the subject of such overtures ? How will
Scotland behave when it is settled that the Papists
are to have direct countenance and maintenance
from the government ? The question is easily
resolved : a demonstration such as this country has
never before witnessed will be made throughout
the length and breadth of the land : the Scotch
will rise to a man, and in conjunction with the great
mass of the English people will dare any clique of
self-styled Liberals to advance a single step in such
a measure. There can be no fear of the result of
such an insane scheme. England reluctantly con-
ceded the Emancipation Bill, and has since bitterly
rued the folly. From the day in which that con-
cession to an enslaving system of priestcraft was
made to the present time, the Papists have gra-
dually crept into power. By means of machinery
constructed with the consummate skill for which
they are famed throughout Europe, the emis-
saries of Rome have succeeded already in corrupting
the principles of vast numbers of our Protestant
community. The fraternity of Jesuits have disse-
minated their baneful doctrines in the homes of our
labouring poor; more cunning devices have been
resorted to to corrupt our universities, nor have
they entirely failed : the bait has, unhappily, in
some instances, been greedily snatched ; the senate
house has not escaped wholly from the machina-
tions of the enemy; and if the court have, it does not
seem to be from any lack of vigilance on the part of
Romanist spies, but purely from the firm root which
Protestant principles have in the heart and life of the
ennobled individual who with such grace presides
there.

If these are the fruits of limited concession, what
can reasonably be expected from absolute encou-
ragement : from fostering and cherishing the vam-
pire which already has begun to feed on our vitals ?
The total destruction of pure religion in the sister
country, and an accelerated movement in our own
to the state of debasing superstition and vice from
which our forefathers with their lives freed their
offspring. Surely an offended God would with-
draw from this land that protection to which alone
we owe our present undisturbed peace were such a
wicked law passed. If it be true that the Roman
Catholics are entitled in common with other reli-
gionists to the full and free exercise of their creed,
there can be no argument advanced, having any
just weight, to shew that a professedly Protestant
people should promote the spread of Popery, for
this would undoubtedly be the effect of the law in
question. Protestants, whether right or wrong,
hold that Popery is a system directly antagonistic
to the word of God and the true liberty of man.
Surely, holding conscientiously these views, it
might be considered enough that Roman Catholics
had free liberty of conscience, without expecting
Protestant support to extend and amplify their
doctrines to the overwhelming of the party by whom
they were strengthened. It is preposterous to en-
tertain the question for a single moment.
But we need be under no unnecessary alarm. If
the Whigs presume to advance one step further
than mere talk in the threatened direction, the
moment which witnesses such an act of folly will
end their official existence. Such an act would
be the signal for the firm combination of every sect
in Britain, (saving the sect in question,) who would
unite heart in hand with the mother church in de-
nouncing the minister who should dare to offer so
gross an insult to their own and their country's
faith.