The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-02 00:00:00

OBITUARY

August 22. of consumption, at Over Worton, Oxfordshire, the
Rev. Wm. Davis Wilson, Vicar of Faringdon, Berhs, aged 33.
August 16, in his 95th year, the Rev. William Field, of Learn,
Warwick, author of " The Life of 1)r. Parr," &c.
August IS, in his 66th year, the Rev. James Mayo, Vicar of
Avebury, Wilts, and for many years Head Master of the Free
Grammar School at Wimborne.

August 13, at the Ankerbill, near Monmouth, of apoplexy,
aged 53, the Rev. Mathew Henry Jones, Rector of Llanthewy-
Skirrid, Monmouthshire.

August 15, at Hull, aged 82, the Rev. George Bugg, Rector of
Wilsford, Lincolnshire. _ _

August 25, aged 81, the Rev. Robert Crosse, of Long Langton,
near Blandford, who for several years has been confined to his
dwelling-house and bed from weakness and infirmity.
June 24, in Texas, of cholera, the Rev. Richard Pidcocke,
Incumbent of warslow, Sraffordshire ; and on the following
day, of the same disease, Harriet Millicent, his wife.

The Earl of Chichester has given an acre of land on the
north-west part of Lindfield common as the site for a
school and school-house in connexion with the Estab-
lished Church.

The Sherborne Journal states that the Lord Bishop of
Bath and Wells has been obliged to have three of his
fingers amputated; mortification ensuing in these parts,
the painful operation became necessary to save his lord-
ship's life.

A beautiful Episcopal chapel, dedicated to St. Paul,
was, on the 15th ultimo, consecrated by the Lord Bishop
of St. Asaph, at Dolfor, in the parish of Kerry, in the
county of Montgomery. It contains a hundred and fifty
sittings, all of which are free. _ _ _

Lady Emily Foley, and her sister-in-law, Lady Lam-
bert, have jointly sent to the committee for building and
endowing Trinity Church, North Malvern, the munificent
sum of £lOOO towards the endowment. The edifice is
nearly completed, and will probably be ready for conse-
cration by the middle of next month.

On the suggestion of the Rev. R. Burgess, of Chelsea,
the inhabitants of St. Luke's, in that parish, are attempt-
ing to raise £B,OOO or £lO,OOO to purchase the advowson
of the rectory put up to auction this week by the Earl of
Cadogan. On the proposition of the same gentleman, it
was agreed that the presentation when purchased should
be vested in a committee, who should be instructed to pre-
sent "an Evangelical clergyman" to the rectory.
The churchwardens of Wimborne, in their official
capacity, and acting under the sanction of the Bishop of
the diocese, on Friday last forcibly removed the locks
from off the doors of the choir in the minster, which had
in the preceding week been fixed there, at the instance, it
is understood, of the corporate body, between whom and
the churchwardens there is some cause of disagreement.—
Poole Herald.

THE CONVOCATION.—On Thursday morning, the pro-
rogation of the convocation of the province of Canterbury
took place at the Jerusalem Chamber. No member of the
upper house was present, except his grace the president,
but a few members of the lower house were in attendance.
No prayers were read, nor was any business transacted,
but the Archbishop of Canterbury called at once upon
Mr. F. H. Dyke, the principal registrar of the province,
to read the writ of prorogation. The proceedings then
terminated.

THE NEW CHURCH-BUILDING ACT.—On the 7th inst.
the Act to amend the Church-building Acts received the
Royal assent. This act was passed to amend 18 church-
building acts, from the reign of George 111. to the present
time. There are 30 clauses in the act. Among other
things it is declared that where a permanent provision,
satisfactory to the Church building Commissioners, is
secured in lieu of pew rents, the commissioners, with the
consent of the bishop, may direct the pew rents to cease.
With regard to select vestries it is enacted, " From and
after the passing of this act no select vestry shall be formed
under the provisions of the church-building acts, and every
such select vestry already formed under such provisions
shall be and is hereby declared to be abolished ; and all the
powers and provisions therein enacted relative to such
select ye:Ali( s shall henceforth cease and determine, pro-
vided that all matters and things done by any such select
vestry, in pursuance of any powers given them by such
acts, or any of them, shall be and remain as valid as if
such select vestry had not been abolished." The act has
clauses in reference to church patronage, to fees and new
regulations for district chapelries.
PROPOSED NEW BISHOPRICS.—A proposal has been
made, which will be embodied in the form of a bill and
introduced into Parliament in the next session, for a large
extension of the episcopate of the Church of England.
It is proposed that the following shall be the bishoprics of
England and Wales, under the new system, with the,
income attached to each see, and the districts comprised
in each :—Canterbury, (Archbishopric,) £lO,OOO, East
Kent and Lambeth ; Rochester, £3,500, West Kent ;
London, £5,000, city of London and East Middlesex ;
Winchester, £4,000, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ;
Southwark. £3,600, Surrey, (Lambeth excepted ;) Chi-
chester, £3,500, Sussex ; Oxford, £3,500, Oxfordshire
and half of Buckinghamshire; Windsor, £3,500, Berkshire
and the other half of Buckinghamshire; Ely, £3,500,
Cambridgeshire and Huntingtonshire; St. Albans, £3,500,
Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire ; Norwich, £3,000, Nor-
folk ; Ipswich, £3,000, Suffolk; St. Edmundsbury, £3,000,
portions of Norfolk and Suffolk ; Chelmsford, £3,000,
Essex ; Exeter, £3,000, North Devon and part of Somer-
setshire ; Plymouth, £3,000, South Devon ; Bodinin,
£3,000, Cornwall and Scilly Isles; Bath and Wells, £3,500,
Somersetshire; Gloucester, £3,000, East Gloucestershire;
Bristol, £3,000, city of Bristol and West Gloucestershire;
Salisbury, £3,000, Wiltshire ; Sherborne, £3,000, Dor-
setshire ; Worcester, £3,000, Worcestershire ; Coventry,
(or Birmingham,) £3,000, Warwickshire ; Hereford,
£3,000, Herefordshire and part of Monmouthshire ;
Shrewsbury, £3,000, Shropshire ; Lichfield, £3,500, Staf-
fordshire ; Derby, £3,000, Derbyshire ; Peterborough,
£3,000, Northamptonshire and Rutland; Leicester, £3,000,
Leicestershire ; Lincoln, £3,500, North Lincolnshire;
Boston, £3,000, South Lincolnshire; Southwell, £3,000,
Nottingham ; York, !Archbishop,) £7,000, North Riding
of York ; Beverley, £3,000, East Riding ; Ripon, £3,000,
I part of West Riding ; Chester, £3,000, Cheshire ; Man-
chester, £4,000, East Lancashire ; Liverpool, £3,500,
West Lancashire : Lancaster, £3,000, North Lancashire ;
Durham, £4,000, Durham ; Hexham, £3,000, Northum-
berland ; Carlisle, £3,000, Cumberland ; Kendal, £3,000,
Westmoreland ; Bangor, £3,000, Anglesea and Carnar-
vonshire; St. Asaph, £3,000, Denbighshire and Flintshire;
Bala, £3,000, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire ; St.
David's, £3,500, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and
Cardiganshire ; Llandaff, £3,500, Glamorganshire and part
of Monmouthshire ; Brecon, £3,500. Brecknockshire and
Radnorshire; Sodor and Man, £2,000, Isle of Man; St.
Helier's, £1,500, Channel Islands. This would give a
total of 54 bishops, with an annual aggregate income of
about £lB5 000.

THE ROMANISERS AT ST. SAVIOUR'S, LEEDS, AND
THE BISHOP OF RIPON.—It will be recollected that in
April last all the officiating clergy of St. Saviour's, Leeds,
except one, joined the Church of Rome, taking several of
their congregation with them. Such a wholesale seces-
sion, combined with the fact that the founder and con-
ductor of that establishment was no other than Dr. Pusey,
attracted at once the public notice. It was then learnt
that circumstances which had escaped general observation
had not passed the surveillance of the Bishop of Ripon,
who had been for some time investigating matters of
which the world was only imperfectly cognisant. The
result of the right rev. prelate's indefatigable inquiry is
now before the public in the shape of a pastoral letter,
to which are appended copious explanatory documents.
The evidence adduced by the Bishop completes the case
against the parties implicated, who indeed, long ago,, were
viewed by the public as having been traitors to the Church
whose ministry they had undertaken with solemn sacra-
mental vows. His lordship says:—

" In the course of my investigation 4, I hart the most
convincing proof that the system of confession, as practised at
St. Saviour's. was the part of a general system there carried
out, which, if allowed to proceed unchecked, would override
the Reformation of the s;xteenth century. and turn the articles
edod doctrines deadtri nesie which. I*n o*w ascertain eirtiarei nfot ol following
biese int
preached and taught at St. Saviour's within the last few
months, and of which I have written evidence under the hands
of the preachers :
° summaryihe C Church
" 1. That it is the duty of each rnenmtsb(c)rf
tohfet(l7hieucrocnhg.regation
• fchthi,
to go to a priest for confession and absolution before he
•~
2 .receives That
theret he
aholy
sevencom communion.
e.
"3. That the communion table is the throne of God, and
the Lord's supper is the sacrifice of the altar.
" 4. That no one can be considered a faithful minister, or
member of the church, who does not preach or practise
the duty of praying for the souls of individuals departed,
that Jesus may have mercy on them.
"it. That tire great misery of the sinner is losing the inter-
cession of the {BIAS, ansi the aid of the sacrifice of the

the
oalntea rm(endoi
amt
oernbt ieotnw
ebeing
omd aadnedomhnf
at e) intercession
f oactf
" 6. That penance is the means of forgiveness ()-
deadly sins.
" 7. That deadly sin, after baptism, must end in 01
ri°l ‘_...ns
death, unless penance be resorted to, and unless perr,b
• • • -, by

confess their gins to one of Christ's physicians,

is meant a priest.
_ the
is no longer bread, the wine no longer wine, 1)1.t the
" 8. That, after the consecration of the elements,
body and blood of Christ. (A statement made
evoked,
Rev. G. L. Crawley, for which his licence was Wu
and he did not appeal.) egt
the clergy of St. Saviour's, practically carrylaot
this teaching, did last year celebrate, with extraordin
rl
lemnity, the Romish festival of Corpus Christi."
1100 l
One of the witnesses, a married woman, deposed as le
yeast
" We have resided in the parish of St. Saviour's fire Yost
thee
next February. 1 was a candidate for confirmation in '
1849. Mr. Rooke and Mr. Beckett instructed me beforef4,
confirmation. After I had been under Mr. Rooke's "'"
tO
he directed me to go to Mr. Bezkett that I might confessssiced
Mr. Beckett. I went to Mr. Beckett accordingly. He ust I
me my commandments. He asked me to think overtfi'io
had done—what sins I had committed—and he asked tr:ebees.
had been disobedient to my parents, and if 1 had ever OO
running out at nights, and caused my parents uneasiness
that account."
(Of
Here follow some statements too gross and indelicate
female ears. The witness then continues :
" I made a confession to him of such sins as I could re
.„(f
tier to have committed. He then replied lie was sorrY,f„l4
would pray for me. He told me to kneel down and he %I'd,
absolve me. I knelt down, when Mr. Beckett held his bitilot
over my head, and in doing so he touched me, which ale onit
me, and I jumped up. He said, Don't be alarmed, 'Les
the bread
hurt you.' I knelt down, and he then said he would girP
blessing. I thought I heard him saying something to 110
but I could not distinguish any words. When I rose up tie
my knees, Mr. Beckett shook hands with me, and I lef(to.
room. It was in the middle room, called Mr. 11Iinster's r not
Before this happened Mr. Rooke had told me that be was
a priest, and that I was to go to Mr. Beckett to absolv' felt
that was the reason of my going to him at that time• ett:,
very much ashamed of the questions put to me by Mr• nee tblfi
and was greatly distressed. I never told my husband g 08,
day whit were the questions which Mr. Beckett had ask I
* * * * I never went to confession after the first Outer•of
never came to Holy Communion except immediately al oa
confirmation. The reason why I did not do so was that
..,oss
understood from Mr. Hooke that they did not admit Pe'''ed s
to Holy Communion, except they had previously confess ,s
day or two before. At the time I told my husband I had sr•
to confession, he was displeased, and I mentioned
it tof
Rooke ;he replied I had no right to tell any body 01
I had
.`O,
to confession. I told him I thought we ought to tell our Po
bands everything. He said, True, they should not ,bless,
ceived ; but confession was a thing we ought not to tell the
it concerned our souls and not our bodies.' I told Mre'T had
disty, either the same night or the next morning after 't
to
confessed to Mr. Beckett, the questions that had been Pi'abig
me. 1 was much distressed. * * * I was very fni/erf bit
when I came away. * * * I was unhappy on account 0
Questions which had been put to toe."

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
TUESDAY.—The visitors numbered 51,311, and the tea
..nts
ceipts, including £5 10s. for season tickets, amou
to £2,499.
WEDNESDAY. The attendance was rather 0114
amounting to not more than 38,228. The recelP
amounted to £1,901 Ils. the
THURSDAI.—The number of visitors was 43,244; „n
amount received, inclusive of £6 for the sale of sea
tickets, was £2,173 lls. t°
FRIDAY.—The receipts from half-crowns amounted
£1,559 17s. 6d., the number of visitors being 15,590' re.
SATURDAY.—Number of visitors, 13,(,52 ; amount Or
ceived, £1,096 2s. 6d. ; season tickets, £7; total receiP
£1,103 2s. 6d.
-
PROPOSED COLLEGE.—At a meeting on Thursday r
the municipal body of Birmingham, Mr. Lucy (the Nibs
of the town) brought before the notice of the irembel the
propriety of establishing, with the aid of a portion
roceo,
surplus funds in the hands of the Commissioners, d.
tral College, or establishment, for the purpose of • r
ing industrial education to all classes, on the plan 0",°„11 of
in France. The proposal met with the warm aPyrf",ers,
all present, and a memorial to the Royal Commiss'°-
embodying their views, was unanimously agreed ueonifo.
A number of large packages from Calcutta have Ps de-
rived at the East India Docks, destined for the InaiaL
partment ; their contents are not, however, yet kn°"".
tk.
THE COURT, AND FASHION.

On Tuesday his Royal Highness Prince Albert eroi
pleted his 32nd year, having been born on the 26t the
August, 1819. The Royal standard was floating eri
various public buildiug durings the whole of the day' °hp.
at one o'clock the Park and Tower guns were fired logy
nour of the event. In the evening the fronts of her ther
jesty's Theatre, St. James's Theatre, and several 0. h.
public buildings, as well as the shops of his Royal r-rg
ness's tradespeople, were brilliantly illuminated. of
Her Royal Highness the Duchese of Cambridge ntls
the Princess M "ary, who have been passing the last alchis
at the baths of Ischl, are expected to return to

country late in the autumn.
atria ot
Lord Stanley and family (Alderley) have arrl ntri
their town mansion, Grosvenor-place, from their coud.,
seat, Alderley Park, Cheshire, to be present at the riilp
riage of the Earl of Airlie, which will be solemnized toeor,
James's Church, Piccadilly, in the beginning of the!ingsi
Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., who has been stay
the baths at Toplitz, in Bohemia, since the middle of
month, for the benefit of his health, returns to this 100
try the week after next. Lady Robert and fanallY
left twn for Tunbride-wells.
Weo understand that the Hon. A. Gordon (secee, tor
of the Earl of Aberdeen) will shortly lead to the u/yeel,
neal altar the lovely and accomplished Lady Eliza fort.
second daughter of the late Right [lon. Sir R. Pee,i'thstS
The Era gives the following :—" We understand
breach of promise of marriage is to be brought fora,
against the Duke of Wellington ! ! !"
Accounts have been received of the death of Du
Duch
dinand of Saxe Coburg Kohary, brother of the Due'
Kent, and uncle of Prince Albert.

ORIGIN4L CORRESPONDENCE.

,Vi7ELLINGS FOR THE POOR.

MANSFIELD, ESQ., POLICE MAGISTRATE.
8140—It bein Liverpool, 23d August, 1851.
14 -,_g the first ti I he liberty
theuresaing you, permit me tome offerhave a fewtaken retmarks up of
to:2ral as well as physical pestilence which threatens
I,7sPread the lace of our town.
toi;B7's I attribute to the dense masses of people (chiefly
gue ?ting of the refuse of the sister island) that congre-
ticuilt; the central portion of the borough. I more par-
tionar'Y allude to that wretched district including a por-
toiltif Scotland and Vauxhall ward ; indeed, if we look
s the south ward, we shall find Pitt-street ward in
air inevitable predicament.
tfellbvia!e this calamity, the surveillance of the police,
itinb as the strenuous efforts of visitors, clergymen, &c.,
the „p.e Ineffectual, until we uproot the evil by dispersing
Till:krant portion of the population.
!lenin' must be done by razing to the ground and remo-
lailiwg.the domiciles intended for the residence of the
tegui:r.:lMis classes ; at the same time to enforce stringent
tlesel"rios as to the conduct of lodgers and inmates of
oabilations.
tehawtas in hopes the good work had commenced in Banis-
thei,reet, but I find, on inquiry, this is being done by
110.asor of the land, Mr. Cross, who has already pulled
I ti,7lla considerable part of the north side of this street.
this at it will be preliminlry to an extensive alteration in
dpeerarter of the city. If I mistake not, a bill was intr.o-
tliept lA' the Earl of Shaftesbury, the last session of paths-
ttritiwhich probably may have passed both houses, to enable
4shitaestand corporations containing not less than 10,000in-
the h„ths to proceed with the erection of tenements for
trilatZlabler residents. If lam right in my conjecture, I
ti!titi,uat we shall shortly have the benefit of it here, and
kty Or authorities will avail themselves of this opportti-
town bettering the social and moral condition of their
:10Sidailetl• I would further observe that, although it
ittrilieDPear a difficult matter to separate the " tares
ketintheat"—that is, the labouring and industrious
/4)41°,,-°' the population_ from the idle and dissolute, and
loseepltlentlY vicious—yet it is absolutely requisite to do
Rest
co better order of society is destined to exist in this
cltntOunity.
koLi pepu,rtherance of this object, the civilisation of the
...°Aool:lasses, I am glad to notice the extension of ragged
'ote,:j in the various districts of the town. I would
„,;`,,," Go on and prosper."
"L, eil„',t"Y bar to their usefulness seems to be the want
4‘tlitt7°Yrnent at home for the pupils after being trained.
L414;4 affords an ample field for usefulness, where
liestrabl..rnuch wanted. As further progress is made
b "shing this system of education, no doubt a fund
sebe subscribed by the opulent parishioners to carry out
1111 y, etue for their ultimate disposal.—Yours, respect-
TIMOLEON.

PENDULUM AT THE SAILORS' HOME.

8t "1
-EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
hl4 -IV have been led to believe, both from private
"11)ert-,.atmo and public documents, that some new
hileof tomehependulum had been discovered at the
; bupt 1 am sorry to say that I was very much
414ltiatir'taIn,cfodr on entering that building the first object
my attention was a cast-iron ball of about
Nl,hues diameter, suspended from the ceiling by a wire
tZolltit„k of an inch thick, and as near as I could guess
hNerl f' feet in length. Surely, said I, this is not mis-
-114,11' a Pendulum. The thought had scarcely crossed
001,,„' when gentleman presented himself in the hall,
''hel'oencedaa description of the rotation of the Earth,
„Pretended to prove from the fact. that the ball
Leh 1," "id not vibrate in the same plane in which they
Zetteoehed, but gradually deviated to the extent of
fijlehes and formed as it were a sort of cycloidal
Qtute des'eription of which would perhaps be a diffi-
-444 er• But to prove that it is not a pendulum. that
4%8 °t vibrate in a plane, and that it has no more claim
c'entific mind tilan

" The bough of a hoary willow,
E Ito d. Shaken by the rolling billow,"
kiNtosdiffieult task ; for, in the first place, according to
Leher, Pes, M. De la Caille, Newton, Dampier, M.
4;4! is zt—.". Gregory, and many others, a simple pendu-
to,.l,l4e4P,gle weight hanging at the lower extremity of
o,°te right line ; hence the wire is not inflexible,
ItNlth,)ri Weight will bend it, and consequently it is not
te ',Lill))
)th, Pal" • It cannot swing in a plane, for as soon as
to`4 lab: out of the vertical line the wire is bent, and
bevet:uched to swing by itself it becomes more or less
Ay oscillation, and in passing over the centre the
tone, hue,. moves round, and cannot therefore swing in a
oltt's,ratil: is contrary to all rules of science, and indeed
101,Re u"D SenSe ; and as you have always been a patron
t suit of science, I beg you will lay this before
ttv ekde
etk ts, and oblige your obedient servant,
°I, 27th Aug., 185 i. EDWARD SANDS.

THE SHIP LEVENSIDE

Ottro
Te
EDITOR OF TIM LIVERPOOL STANDARD,
k`tt:l:ers, alo instructed by the chairman of the British
tlid.,!.ece.Assuciation to forward the annexed copy of a
*ATI th, 14;ed from Earl Grey, which you will observe is
ihtll,4at :tBt instant, but by the post mark we learn it
Itiu:tilivel'_°9ted until the 25th ; therefore, his lordship
it CAVeceived the British Mariners' letter of the 22d
"k!' to Ateithe annexed was written. This explanation
kit. IL
—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
GEORGE MooN, Secretary.
litiners' Association, Liverpool, Aug. 30, 1851.
!)tBl (COPY.)
Downing-street, 21st August, 1851.
an) directed by Earl Grey to acknowledge the receipt
lo etter of the 6th instant, referring to the report con-
fitQi4lq St. Helena newspaper of certain proceedings stated
), taken place on board the ship Levenside. And, in
qkohl hth to acquaint you that no report has been received
acting zovernor on this subject, nor has his lordship
IN°ltnation-which would justify him in interfering will.
it444,;"Droceedings which you state have already been com-
-I,,,ktki,'n the island.—l sin, Sir, your most obedient humble
040 al) (Signed)
W
B. HAES.
k „Ot Di °ye correspondence has reference to an alleged
b rac7 and mutiny ongo. board the Levenside, as re-
us a fortnight a]

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GENERAL NEWS

EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
„I.:llave as good and legal a vote for the borough of
Nil'ecti:B_,any elector on the register, nevertheless I
),I°llowitieu!t most frivolous notice of objection, of which
Niliereb is a copy :
ekitell,onVive You notice, that I object to your name being
Otl9sele!,!Parish of Liverpool) list of persons entitled to tt,i it% moon of members for the borough of Liverpool.
handred day o
andf Aug
fifty-tus, in the year of our Lord one thou
one.
" (Signed) •

FRIVOLOUS OBJECTIONS

, - Thomas Sammond,
tc , Park-lane Liverpool.
Iv ma the list of voters Co4r9the parish of Liverpool."
4048:Q4a a
13Pears in the Directory as " Thomas Ham-
tio„d," and, therefore, if the latter be his true tlEa 4y are inr,oll. all the notices of objection signed by this
terit,p a RI. Moreover, he appears to be an " Es-
-011,4411 and should have thought in a position
z4olDe thi I?,eputable practices.
tioyi°llld, %,,Siiirhotnas Hammond Sammond," or Thomas
t 4 eto kpers reflect on his conduct, and in future avoid
4.0t0, throv,"s so much engaged in business asto have no
ay
.in attending
. at the registration sitting
jo„;!il
able cation that ism all respects valid and un-
kel Net ti,
toOre tV° franchise scarcely worth having, if its pri-
i,i),ector to be defied and frittered away by a corn-
Ni'ernier'.who T look upon as far worse than a corn,
itay ,o enclose my card, and you are at libert
'N sine to any person applying for it. y
rni
yo
o),d. s respectfully, D. C. B.
Literpool, Ist Sept., 1851.

SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.---The half-yearly meeting was
held last week. The accounts were satisfactory and a
dividend of 24 per cent. for the half year was declared.
FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST' RIDING JUNCTION.
—At the half-yearly meeting on Saturday, Mr. T. B.
Addison presided. It was stated that the agreement with
the Longridge Company had not been perfected, and the
meeting was therefore adjourned to the 12th instant. The
proposition most approved of was that the Fleetwood line
should be worked by a committee of both companies, and
that the Longridge Company should take six-sevenths of
the net profits of the whole line, and the West Riding
Company one-seventh.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.—The Government
inspector has made his report on the fire which occurred
in one of the London and North-Western trains in June
last, from w'Lich it appears that the fire originated by
spontaneous combustion in a portmanteau belonging to a
passenger.

ACCIDENTS TO STEAM VESSELS.—A return has-just
appeared of the accidents to steam vessels reported to the
Board of Trade since the Ist of January, 1847. The
number of these is 104, in 23 of which lives were
amounting as far as is known to 534. The number of
cases which have been investigated agreeably to the Steam
Navigation Act is only 20.
AN IRON BALL ROOM FOR BALMORAL.—A spacious
structure of the corrugated iron plates has been erected
by Messrs. Bellhouse and Co., Eagle Foundry, Manches-
ter, and destined to supply to the royal residence at Bal-
moral an additional room for various purposes of a social
and festal character, as ball-room, dining-room, private
theatre, &c.
SARAH BARBER.—This criminal, who up to arecentdate
has been lying in Nottingham County Gaol under sen-
tence of death, was on Wednesday conveyed to Millbank
prison, prior to removal to one of the penal colonies, her
punishment having been commuted to transportation for
life. When informed of her destiny, she was much
affected, having cherished hopes of receiving a full pardon.
SUDDEN DEATH OF JOHN H. TREMAYNE, ESQ.,
LATE M.P. Pon, CORNWALL.—This venerable gentleman,
brother-in-law to Lady De Dunstanville, and possessing
a large estate in the county, dropded down suddenly and
expired at the railway station at Exeter, on Tuesday. He
was in his 72(1 year, and had been staying on a visit to Sir
Henry F. Davie, Bart., at Creedy House.
FORGERY BY A CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. H. P. Hope,
incumbent of Leigh, and chaplain of the Sherborne Union
Workhouse, has been committed for trial on the charge
of forging a bill of exchange for £2OO. There are several
other cases of a similar character against the prisoner. It
is supposed that the rev. gentleman was deeply involved
in railway speculations, and being unable to extricate
himself from the difficulties by which he was surrounded,
adopted these desperate means of raising money to meet
his engagements. The amount of his defalcations and
liabilities are said to be enormous.
MARRIAGE OF MISS HELEN FAUCIT.—At the church
of St. Nicholas, Brighton, on Monday morning, was cele-
brated the nuptials of Miss Helen Faucit Saville (the
charming Helen Faucit of the dramatic world) with Mr.
Theodore Martin, solicitor, reputed one of the writers in
the Edinburgh Review. The ceremony was conducted in
a comparatively private manner, though the rumour of it
drew a considerable number of persons to the sacred
edifice. At its coiclusion the wedding party returned in
their carriages to the Pier Hotel, where an elegant d6jeuner
awaited them, and soon afterwards the bride and bride-
groom departed, for Paris.
HOMICIDE BY A LUNATIC.—Mr. William Briggs, a
shipowner at Blyth, Northumberland, has been labouring
for some time under confirmed monomania. A few days
ago he became violent, and his maid-servant rushed out
of the house in terror. A policeman named Patrick Hart-
ford interfered, and struck Mr. Briggs several violent
blows on his arms, head, and shoulders. Mr. Briggs im-
mediately thrust his walking-stick with great force into
the policeman's left eye, and the brain being penetrated to
the depth of two inches, death speedily ensued. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict of "homicide by misad-
venture." Mr. Briggs has been removed toalunaticasylum.
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A few days ago one of
Lord Willoughby d'Eresby's gamekeepers was out early
in the morning watching the game on the moor of Orchill,
and being much fatigued, he lay down among the heather
to rest himself, when he fell asleep. On waking, he
was greatly alarmed to find a large adder twisted tightly
round one of his legs; hastily shaking it off, he attacked
it with his stick, when it instantly turned on him, hissing
in a furious manner ; however, in a few minutes he
managed to destroy it. It has been examined by several
of the medical faculty, who pronounced it one of the most
venomous description. It measured one toot nine inches
in length.—Scotsman.
SUICIDE BY A LADY.—At Cheltenham on Thursday,
Mrs. Crowther, the widow of the late Colonel Crowther,
of the 27th Fusileers, committed suicide by precipitating
herself from her bedroom window, and the day of the
fatal act was the 13th anniversary of her husband's death.
The deceased had been suffering for some time from a
severe attack of bronchitis, and her mind had become
evidently affected. She was found lying in the yard, hav-
ing fallen from a height of fifty feet. She breathed
heavily twice and then expired. Her skull was frightfully
fractured, her right arm broken, and other severe injuries
were also discovered. She was upwards of sixty years of
age, and very corpulent. Her fashionable reunions were
the life of the Cheltenham season.
SHIPS, COLONIES, AND COMMERCE.—The shipowners
of Shields have just transmitted to the shipowners of
Great Britain a report of the proceedings at the dinner to
G. F. Young, Esq., M.P., at Tynemouth, and in doing so
they have addressed the shipowners generally, impressing
on them the necessity of all the marine boroughs being
prepared, at the approaching general election, to return
members to parliament who understand the nature of our
commercial marine, and are prepared unequivocally to
support such measures as will secure a just protection to
all British interests. They strenuously urge the shipowners
to cast off the " apathy and indifference with which they
have hitherto stood by and seen their best interests sacri-
ficed and their very existence endangered by the reckless
arid unscrupulous proceedings of a party inimical to all
British interests, and completely devoid of either patriotic
feeling or sympathy with a country to which they are alike
alien in biood and Laing."
TRIP TO GRETNA.—On Saturday last, the good folks
about Gillhead, Windermere, were put upon the qui vice
by the appearance of a carriage and four, which took up
its stand on the road, not far from the back entrance of
Storrshall, until the occupant of the carriage, a gallant
captain, who resides at the foot of the lake, and is of
some local sporting celebrity, was joined by a young lady
who had secretly left her sister at Gillhead. At the word
of command the postboys made all speed for Kendal, en
route for the facile temple of Hymen, situated on the
other side of the borders. The secret soon leaked out
and another carriage and four wore shortly on the traces
of the loving pair, overtaking them at Kendal, where they
were comfortably at supper at one of the principal inns.
However, discussion being of no use, and force out of
the question, the enamoured couple were, we believe,
after considerable parley, left to take their way to Gretna
as they pleased.—Westmorland Gazette.
NEW ROMISH CHURCH AT HARTLEPOOL.—On TllllrS-
day the ceremony of opening a new Romish church, called
" the church of the Immaculate Conception," took place
at the above port, at which Monsignor Wiseman was
present. The church is a very neat building, erected
under the direction of Mr. Hansom, the architect, and is
capable of accommodating about 500 persons. It was
commenced in July, 1850. The admission to the public
in the morning was by tickets, varying in price from 20s.
to 2s. 6d., and the church was not quite filled. High
mass commenced at eleven o'clock, and the number of
bishops and priests dressed in their robes amounted to
between forty and fifty. The bishops were—Dr. Briggs
(of Beverley). Dr. Hogarth (of Hexham), Dr. Morris (of
Troy), and Dr. Brown (of Shrewsbury). The officiating
bishop was Dr. Hogarth. The service concluded at half-
past one, and shortly afterwards an address was presented
to Monsignor Wiseman.

BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of this com-
pany was held on Saturday, at Birkenhead. Alderman
Bancroft, the chairman of the board, presided. Mr. J.
Gibson, the secretary, read the report, which stated that
the fearful accident which occurred in the Sutton tunnel
on the 30th of April last, involved the board in great diffi-
culty, and the consequences to the company have been
very serious. . It goes on to state:—
"The number of passengers on the occasion was far greater
than they bad estimated; yet, notwithstanding this fact, the
provision made would have been sufficient but for the shower
of snow and sleet which fell near Frodsham, and the fact
noticed in the report of Captain Laffan, and .confirmed by our
own engineer, that some of the third-class carriages were so
far overloaded as to press the framework of the carriage on time
wheels, thus preventing the revolution of the wheels, and, in
effect, acting as a break.
"Although the board is not responsible for the loading of
the carriages at the Chester station, they do not blame the offi-
cers or the servants of that station, as it was clear from the
evidence given at the inquiry that the crowd was so great, and,
owing to the determination of the passengers to get off by the
first train, so much confusion was created, as to put it out of
the power of the officers at the station to regulate the number
who took possession of the carriages.
"The directors have deemed it prudent not to answer Cap-
tain Laffan's report till the questions under dispute are settled.
In the meantime they do not hesitate to state that the conduct
of Captain Laffan was unfair to the company, and that hit
report is exaggerated and incorrect.
"An act to construct a branch line from the North-Western
Railway, in Salford, for the purpose of enabling this company,
if they shall so decide, to establish a passengers' and goods'
station on the property of the Manchester Bonding Warehouse
Company, has been passed into law, and it now rests with the
company to determine what course they will adopt in respect
of station accommodation at Manchester. The board were also
instructed to oppose the application made by the Warrington
and Altrincham and the Shrewsbury and Chester Companies to
obtain compulsory running powers over the line. In the case
of the Warrington and Altrincham Company the board suc-
ceeded in getting the clause giving running powers struck out
of the bill, bat in the case of the Shrewsbury and Chester Corn
pany the opposite decision was adopted by Parliament. It.
however, remains to be seen how far the decision, unjust in
itself, can be rendered innocuous to thi. company.
" The combinations proposed by the various railway compa-
nies between Chester and the south brought the board into
communication with the companies connected with the Great
Western Company, and on The 19th clay of April last a proposi-
tion was made to this company in the following terms :
" The associated companies to pay the Birkenhead Company
3 per cent. per annum, from the 30th of June, 1832, to the 30th
of June, 1855, or 1856; 3i per cent. for the following year, with
all additional profits made on the line; and afterwards 4 per
cent. per annum in perpetuity, or the option to be given to the
Birkenhead Company to enter into the proposed amalgamation
with the associated companies.
"This proposal, made no doubt in good faith, was declined,
being less than the board had proposed, and less than they con-
sidered likely to receive the assent of the proprietors.
" By the new agreement with the London and North-Western
Company this company is enabled to carry over the London
and North-Western line to Manchester any traffic brought to
them. in whatever carriages they may happen to be ; and, in
return, this company undertakes not to charge for foreign traf-
fic to Manchester a lower rate than charged for local traffic.' •
The revenue account showed that £38,3L9 had been re-
ceived during the half-year, And £24,762 expended,leaving
a balance of £13,567. At the corresponding period of
1850 the receipts were £26,923, and the expenses £16,863,
leaving a balance of £10,060. The available balance for
dividend enables the shareholders to declare it at the rate
of £1 10s. per cent. per annum. The balance applicable
to dividends, after a payment required for interest on
bonds, amounted to £14,682. Amongst the general
charges in the abstract of working expenses was an entry,
" Moiety of expense of accident at Sutton, £600." Reso-
lutions were passed adopting the report, and approving of
the dividend.
BLACKBURN.—The half-yearly meeting was held on
Wednesday. The chairman (Mr. Hornby) expressed the
determination of himself and directors, being under an
agreement for ten years with the Lancashire and York-
shire (though not sanctioned by parliament), to be no
parties to a repudiation.
The Ambergate Railway has declared a dividend of
Is. per share, free of income-tax.
The Midland Railway directors have contradicted a
report that they had made deductions from the wages of
their staff to make good the damages awarded to Mrs.
Blake.

MARYPORT AND CARLISLE.—The meeting of this
company was held on Wednesday. The dividend of 15s
on each £5O share, and of 3s 9d on each £l2 103 share,
being at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, was carried
unanimously. The meeting then resolved to raise £91,200
by the creation of preference shares under the Maryport
and Carlisle deviation Act.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—The half-yearly meeting of
this line was held on Wednesday, Mr. R. Chawner in the
chair. The report, which was passed, proposed the bor-
rowing of a sum of £76,000. 3632 shares, upon which
£2 93. 9d. had been paid, were declared forfeited.
YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The half-
yearly meeting was held on Tuesday, at York; H. S.
Thompson, Esq., in the chair. The chairman explained
that only about one-seventh of the expenditure of the last
half-year had arisen from works undertaken by the pre-
sent directors. He referred at some length to the improved
prospects of the company. The suits against Mr. Hudson
in chancery were progressing satisfactorily. The dividend,
at the rate of one per cent. per annum, was declared, less
income-tax.

NORFOLK.—The meeting of this company was held on
Thursday; Mr. Peto, M.P., in the chair. The statement
of receipts and expenditure on capital account showed a
balance of £1,646 12s. Bd, against receipts which had only
amounted to £3,516 3s 3d for the half year, whilst the
expenditure had reached the amount of £5,162 15s 11d.
BRISTOL AND EXETER.—The meeting of this railway
was held on Thursday. The chairman, J. W. Buller,
Esq.. congratulated the proprietors upon the satisfactory
position of the company, and upon the declaration of the
best dividend that had ever been declared by the company
since it had been independent.
SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—At the
half-yearly meeting on Friday the Earl of Yarborough pre-
sided. The receipts averaged £7,000 per week. There
was an increase in the eight weeks ending 23d August of
£9,045 over the same period of last year. A resolution
was also unanimously agreed to, declaring a dividend,
after the guaranteed rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the
£6 preference shares, for the half-year ending the 30th
of June, being a further instalment of 2s. 6d. per share on
account of the £lO preference shares.
THE TROWSE BRANCH.—This connecting link between
the Eastern Union and Eastern Counties railways will be
opened in a few days.
GREAT NORTHERN.—With the view to prevent acci-
dents in the tunnels on this line, it appears that under-
ground telegraphs are now being laid through the several
tunnels on this railway, so as to enable the man stationed
at one end to communicate with the man at the other end,
when a train goes in or comes out of the tunnel.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—The half-
yearly meeting was held on Tuesday, E. B. Denison,
Esq., M.P., in the chair. The dividend proposed was
at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum. An amendment,
moved by Mr. Herapath, condemnatory of the agreement
with the East Anglican Company, was negatived.
NORTH DEVON RAILWAY AND DOCK.—This com-
pany, heretofore known as the Taw Vale Railway and
Dock Company, held its half-yearly meeting on Wed-
nesday. Mr. J. Sharland, the chairman, stated that
£14,000 still remained to be raised before the £50,000,
the capital agreed upon, could be made up, and the works
proceeded with. A resolution to the effect that, unless
the £50,000 could be raised, the works should not proceed,
was carried.

LEAPING FROM A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On Thursday
morning, as a Midland excursion train from London to
the north was passing Wingfield station, two young men
leaped out, notwithstanding the train was then at full
speed. One escaped with a few bruises, but the life of the
other was the forfeit of his temerity. Falling between
the platform and the rails, his body was much crushed 'ay
the passing carriages, whilst his head, lying across the
rails, was literally smashed to atoms and his brains scat-
tered in all directions. It appears that the train on its
arrival at Derby was somewhat behind its time. In con-
sequence of this those of the passengers whose destination
lay between Derby and Chesterfield were removed, and
forwarded by the following train, in order that the excur-
sion train might not be delayed by again stopping until
it arrived at Chesterfield. By some means these young
men were not aware of this arrangement, and therefore
when they found that the train was passing the point
where they wished to get out they madly attempted to
leap from the carriage as it was passing the platform.
The mutilated remains of the young man were gathered
up and removed to a neighbouring inn to await the coro-
ner's inquiry.

tptt ,
k;4iittittki, ................—____
it,,lq IP's'l,}m•t!cs"—There are now performing at the
iktie:teka:atre, London, twochildren, MissesKateand
Nhe i,l Ores, but six and eight years of age, of whom the
Ilti•ti;:t1.1 2, as it were, with one unanimous voice,
!letio e tilti,43st unequivocal terms of approbation. We
'6,llll.verii, settt there has for some years past existed in
413 e pro!,4 Prejudice against precocity, as exhibited
li Ori 11ars "'gies, but from the statements we have
NN ekvviii, f that the genius of these marvellously gifted
titi !tits :fr the present at least, overcome this apathy
ri Ncrssiau ealiv-developed ability. Whether in the biNce/r, 0, „of intense tragedy, the dash and vivacity
k''ilitilolaitul,e drollery and humour of vaudeville, they
4t.'s )3a,,„ule• They are under the management of
etploet t itehelle:), who has entered into arrangements
tki4Nts happy to or a limited London season, and we
~ft of ;We si, „near that, during their provincial en-
tiViik 'heir "el/ be favoured with an opportunity of
iylt at" tuerita.
telta,,l'her: THE UNITED STATES FLEET ON THE
olikAliti "tittga 0 - are at the present time no less than London and North Western.
t;a 1)01a.,,a, ertlli_steamers, varying from 500 to 1,300 Midland
lOte °4 ris of teeing between San Francisco and the Lancashire and Yorkshire
01,4. 11,.°1' n-, e Pacific coast. Besides these, some London and South Western. ..
till'ich%ltile-"oZrile are on their way thither or preparing London and Brighton ..
pi. 11% ti,,ltn
tiles
r,er of the fleet, the California, entered Great Western •• • •
OP' *et, th„a on the 28th of February, 1849, since South Eastern ..
yoti-i,i.iei, is'Leet has been increased to the present York and North Midland ... _ drop
ft yea eh
' as yet only in its • i I,IN u It is ~~ .
8,048 .. 6,440
%1111)
andsia pr ot.improbable that steam communi- shire
)NI ( arid „ancisco will be opened with the Sand- Bristol and Exeter
'pttp, tiroChir:47 other important groups of the Pacific, York, Newcastle, and Berwick 16,0807
.... INN
~,,,,'Ar„,uProbabAustralia and the adjoining British Shrewsbury and Chester
104A1 Al. , 1,4* iIZ. with the rich islands of the Indian Shrewsbury and Birmingham
) Yea '44n p. Express.
Eastern Counties and Norfolk
14,783 .. 5,701
I,i .14 5 ''' eaeThe returns made up for the com- Great Northern ... • .
101 c: whi NPe leg the 30th April, give for exports Chester and Holyhead
0,4 veil e eel exelu •
4,895 .. 5,097
ssat, ith %aunt sive of those to ports in British North Staffordshire
16•0 pf 1 the to 4,167.772 additional. On com- Leeds Northern 1,236 .. 1,249
VI nlat '962,91ear Preceding, these exports show an South Wales ...........
ly,tVl2 robe ion ? for the foreign but a decrease of South Devon ........ • 2,170 .. 2,074
t7o;mte, O vc,h4 trade. The imp'orts show a total of The total receipts on the above lines being £268,194
skl Nce(lit'g ae ;be termed the foreign, or over- against £222,116 in the corresponding week of last year;
q;
4,1,44 ed `onferioeasie of 7,626,802 rupees upon the the increase is shown to be £46,078. The number of
t th ''ho • e 1 610 e..a, trade 11,586 174 • increase on miles open was, in 1851, 4,1861, and in 1850, 3,966 ;
11 th,„ vki leap, ,2/0 rupees. It 'appears that the showing an increase of 2201 miles. The average return
rk,ll/4 Ili 04 11t eoOf rttliSo:of 185051 from Greatp Britain ex- per mile per week was, in 1851, £64 ls 44-d and in 1850
1N,0tit,..°414e f the i_ of 1849.50 by 35,16,051 rs, and £56 9s. ld., being .CBLls. 31-d. per mile per Week in favour'
i!lt.'l,i:', ttlte th_9f thoaPoFts of .1850-51 from China ex- of the present year. The_ London and North-Western,
11,p," h!tahl the vague
oer 1849-50 by 23,46,725 rs. It Great Western, South-Eastern, London and South-
14A..ip 1.?,r),01.‘ii 1850)1. of the exports from Bombay to Western, Brightonhand Great
Northern again show a
‘Ye4.q.OP76 rs exceeds the value of those of large increase.. e a era ion ofepie
.regatta atethe
Yea? by ,418 les_ ?„ while the value of the exports to favourite watering-place of the Isle t- Wight attract d
45994nrasn the value of those of the pre- goof deal of traffic on the. southern lines, and the result
is very favourably shown in the returns.
.___.

MORE ROMISH LIBERTY.—At Southwark Police-court
on Saturday, an Irish lad was fined for breaking windows
in a school-room for the free education of poor children,
for creating a disturbance, and for using insulting lan-
guage towards the female teacher. It was stated that there
were Roman Catholic schools opposite, and that they were
continually setting their children to annoy the others.
The magistrate said it was a scandalous outrage, and must
be put a stop to. He adeed that the Roman Catholics
were against those ragged schools, which had been of great
benefit to the poor children in the neighbourhood. A very
disgraceful scene occurred a short time ago in a mews near
Cavendish-square, where a ragged school was established
by Lord Ashley. There the Roman Catholic priests came
in procession with tapers, and demanded the names of all
the children that attended the school. He (Mr. Broughton)
supposed Mr. Davis did not attempt proselytism in the
school. Mr. Davis replied in the negative. They taught
them their duty to God and their neighbour, and merely
repeated the Lord's Prayer at the commencement and
close of the school. Mr. Davis further stated that there
were a great many very poor old people residing in the
neighbourhood, and on Sundays divine service was per-
formed in the school-room, but the conduct of the low
Irish and their children, by their intimidation and disgust-
ing language, prevented them from attending.
A GENTEEL SWINDLER.—Within the last few weeks, a
number of our merchants have been regularly victimised
by a genteely-dressed foreigner, who, under an assumed
name, has succeeded in fleecing a good deal of soft goods,
as well as jewellery, from our usually 'cute citizens. We
are credibly informed that one of our most respectable
jewellers has been taken in to the tune of £lB9, and others
in proportion. The baron, for slut' he pretended to be,
possessed a good exterior, spoke English well, and having
put up, when he arrived at Glasgow, about a month since,
at one of the most fashionable hotels in the city, he was
enabled to play his game very successfully. Accompanied
by the baroness, who had also a dashing and ladylike ap-
jearance, he found no difficulty in obtaining not onlywellery, but clothes, books, &c., from those whom he
honoured with his patronage. It seems that the fraud
was not discovered till the baron left town for Wemyss
Bay, where he took fashionable lodgings, and we believe
that goods were even sent to him while there, so that it
appears his credit stood very high. About eight or ten
days ago the baron, who boasted an acquaintance with the
Duke of Montrose, left the hotel at Wemyss Bay, accom-
panied by the baroness, on a visit to his grace, but it .is
needless to say that he never found his way there. His
grace, it appears, never had the honour of his acquaint-
ance ; and as the baron has disappeared, leaving his bill
unpaid, no doubt is left that the fellow is an arrant
swindler, though an accomplished one.—Glasgow Mail,

CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSHIRE JUNCTION.—
The half-yearly meeting was held on Tuesday, Mr. J.
Band, M.P., in the chair. The sum already expended on
capital accounts amounts to £220,756; the liabilities of
the company are about £28,095 ; so that the probable
total cost will be £248,852. No dividend was declared ;
but the sum of £4,472, at the credit of the revenue
account, was transferred as a loan to the capital account.
The directors were empowered to make a call of £2 10s.
per share when necessary.
TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The traffic returns for the last
week, ending the 24th instant, on the undermentioned
English lines of railway are as follows :-
1851. 1850.
£61,177 . • £48,925
23,651 .. 24,262
19,128 .. 17,604
18,053 .. 12,977
14,148 .. 12,610
24,052 .. 17,066
20,084 .. 16,890
11,004 .. 10,618

iiZ42

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1851

MORE Porrsu INSOLENCE AND BLASPHEMY.—The
Tablet in its last number thus outrages all sense of decency:
" It isvery nearlyascertain as that God isin Heaven that Car-
dinal Wiseman is Arch bishop of Westminster; that Dr. Cul-
len is Archbishop of Armagh ; that Dr. Murray is Arch—
bishop of Dublin ; that Dr. Slattery is Archbishop of
Cashel; and that Dr. M`Hale is Archbishop of Tuam.
In accordance with the fact, therefore, we propose, as
usual, to give to the archbishops and bishops the styles end
titles which the Church of God bestows upon them. On
the other hand, it is equally certain (has we have elsewhere
intimated) that a certain Mr. Sumner is not even a doctor
of divinity, much less a priest, a bishop, or an archbishop.
It is not true, therefore, to call this man Archbishop of
Canterbury. or even Dr. Sumner. It is even doubtful
whether he has been made a Christian by baptism ; but,
as this is confessedly a doubt, we will give this estimable
gentleman the benefit of the doubt, and take h s Chris-
tianity for granted. What, under that charitab'e assump-
tion, we may call his Christian names are ' John Bird!
As he is a member of the Privy Council, this civil status
entitles him to- prefix right honourable ;' and his true
name and title, written at length, are 'the Right Hon.
JOhn Bird Sumner.' In ordinary parlance such a person
would be called `Mr. Sumner ;" and. as accuracy is every-
thing, now we have a theological parliament, the only de-
signation by which henceforward that ambiguous Christian.
whom the Protestants heretically call Archbishop of Can-
terbury, will be known in this journal as plain- ' Mr.
Sumner.'"

HEARTLESS TRICK.—The most heartless trick that we
have for a long time heard of was practiced last Saturday,
the victim of it being a highly respectable young woman
resident near Workington. An unprincipled fellow of the
name of Ferguson, a native of Longtown, and a stone-
mason by trade, having been engaged in enlarging some
farm-buildings in the locality referred to, soon managed
to win the affections of a farmer's daughter, and after
much resistance on the part of the girl's family their con-
sent was at last obtained, and a day fixed for the marriage.
The few days preceding were occupied in the necessary
preliminaries for such an event. Dresses were bought,
viands laid in, bridemaids and bridegroom's men were
appointed. The bridegroom not being overburdened with
cash, borrowed from his fair one to array himself with
becoming wedding garments. and borrowed' also from
others for the like purpose. At length the marriage morn-
ing came. The wedding guests assembled to breakfast ;
the priest was at church awaiting the happy couple, be-
guiling the interval by registering the marriage. Ten
o'clock passed, so did eleven, and at length the canonical
hour rang out, yet no couple appeared. The mystery was
soon up, At six in the morning, Ferguson, not finding
the tailor punctual, set off for Workington. called for and
obtained the clothes, put himself into the train just starting,
and has not since been heard of. We may leave our readers
to imagine the feelings of the wedding party as hour after
hour passed away and the swain made not his appearance.
Suffice it to say that as the day vote on to that fatal hour
when matrimony is a res prohibita, the poor bride awakened
to the dreariest suspicions, disrobed her finery, and, Ra-
chel-like, would not be comforted.—Cumberland Pacquel.

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CATTLE MARKETS

SALFORD, AUGUST 27.-Beasts, 1,503 • Sheep, 8,348 ;
Calves, 96. Best Heifers, 4id. to 541. ; middling do., 43d. to
4fd. ; Cows, 33d. to 43d. ; Sheep, light wethers, 53d. to sid. ;
do. heavy, sd. to 53d. ; Ewes, 4d. to 5d.; Calves, 4d. to 53d.
per lb. The weather being more favourable for slaughtering,
there was a good clearance for both. Beasts and Sheep.
DUBLIN, AUGUST 28.-The market to-day was rather dull,
Beef being lower by Is. to 2s. per cwt. Sheep stationary, but
more difficult to sell. Lambs still in demand for the country.
Beef, sinking offal, 38s. to 425. per cwt.; Mutton, 4id. to 6d.;
Veal, 6d. to Gad. per lb. ; Lambs, 20s. to 245. each. In the Pig
market there was nothing whatever to notice-prices nominally
375. to 40s. per cwt.
LEEDS, AUGUST 27.-We have had a short supply of Beasts
and Sheep at to-day's market. There was a fair attendance of
buyers, and good Beasts sold at 6s. 6(1., whilst many in fair
condition sold at ss. 6d. to 6s. per stone of 16 lbs. Trade was
rather slow, but as the day advanced all changed bands.
Sheep and Lambs all disposed of; Mutton, 3d. to 53d.; Lamb,
53d. per lb. Number of Beasts, 580; Sheep and Lambs, 3000.

LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET,
AUGUST 30.
s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d.
Ray, old, pst 0 7 (4 0 9i Potatoes,
New
Clover
Ditto, Green
Vetches 0 2 0 25 Blacks
Straw, Wheat .. 0 45 0 65 Turnips, 1, ton . 0 0 0 0
Oat 0 45 0 55 Carrots
Barley ...... 0 0— 0 0 ,Manure 4 0— 5 0

PRICES OF PROVISIONS IN ST. JOHN'S MARKET,
AUGUST 30.

s. d. s. d. I s. d. a. d.
Beef y• lb 0 4i to 0 7 'Grapes,Eng.v, lb 2 6to 0 0
Mutton 0 si-- 0 7 Ditto, Foreign 1 0— 0 0
Veal
Lamb f fore-qr 0 6 0
.. , Do. Eng. v• lb 5 0— 0 0
1 hind-qr.
' !Peaches .. .. each 0 6 0 0
Fresh Pork - 0 0
Bret
Salmon
Soles
Cod Fish
Turbot
Fresh Butter
Salt Ditto 0 8— 0 10 Pigeons 1 8— 0 0
Filberts 1 0— 0 0 Green Geese..., 4 0— 4 6
Eggs as 124 5 6 0 0 Turkeys.... each 4 0— 5 6
Potatoes, p• peck 0 6 0 9 Hares 2 6 3 0
Peas
Curumbers,each 0 3 0 6 Partridges 3 0— 0 0
Apricots, *) doz. 2 6 0 0 Rabbits, is cple 1 8— 2 0