The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-27 00:00:00

LOCAL, Arn fir S

The Acadia, which would leave Boston on the 16th and
Halifax on the 18th instant, will in all probability reach this
port on Thursday.
The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, rector, has been pleased to
appoint Mr. William Maybrick as successor to his late
father in the situation of clerk to the parish church of St.
Peter.

MR. MOLYN EUX'S PUPILS.—Mr. Molyneux's pupils were
examined one day last week, before a fashionable company,
as to their proficiency in musical acquirements. The utmost
delight was experienced by all present.
PUBLICANS, &c.—Six publicans were on Friday brought
up for infringing the law, and tined from £5 to £2 10s. ; and
four beersellers were fined from £1 to £2 10s. each for simi-
lar offences, and one case was postponed for further inquiry.
CAUTION TO SIIOPKEEPERS.—Yesterday, a boy named
John Duddon, was committed for trial at the next Sessions,
for having stolen from the shop-door of Mr. Robert Evans,
Old Haymarket, nine waistcoat peices, worth 165., about
ten o'clock on Saturday night last.
THE LIVERPOOL WAREHOUSE FlRES.—Since our last,
experiments have been made of the effect produced on cot-
ton by lucifer matches being enveloped therein, as found on
Tuesday morning in two warehouses in the vicinity of Dundee-
street. The result confirms the belief that all, or nearly all,
the recent great fires were the work of incendiaries.

BIRKENHEAD FAIRS.—The following are the days on
which these fairs are holden :—Last Tuesday i❑ February,
last Tuesday in April, third day in July, and eight day of
October. When either of those days fall on a Saturday or
Sunday, the fair will be holden on the Friday preceding.
The next fair will be held on Monday next, 3d July, as may
be seen from advertisement.

SIR CHARLES BAGOT.—The remains of the late Sir Chas.
Bigot, which arrived at this port on Thursday, were landed
from the steamer Monkey by the Egremont boat, and imme-
diately conveyed to the Adelphi Hotel, whence they were
conveyed on the following day to their final destination,
Blithfield House, Staffordshire. The funeral took place
yesterday (Monday).
THE STEAMER BRITANNIA.—WhiIst No. 2 Pilot-boat
was on the westward station, on the 12th instant, the wreck
of the mast of the steamer Britannia, belonging to the City
of Dublin Company, was fallen in with. The crew of the
pilot-boat succeeded in getting the large copper lamp, value
£8 or £9, which has been sent to the company's office. They
would also have saved much rope, &c., had not the heavy
swell prevented them.
MuNIFICENT DONATIONS.—The late Joseph Ridgway,
Esq., of Ridgemont, near Bolton, amongst other liberal
bequests enumerated elsewhere, has made the following (free
from legacy duty) for the benefit of institutions in this town,
to take effect after the decease of his widow :—For the Liver-
pool School for the Blind £5OO, Liverpool Blue Coat School
£2OO, Liverpool Deaf and Dumb School £2OO, Liverpool
Collegiate Institution £2OO.
MONUMENT TO THE LATE RIGHT HON. GEORGE CAN-

—A meeting of the subscribers to this moutnent (which
now stands upon the grand staircase of the Town-hall) was
held, a few days ago, at the Town-hall, for the purpose of
appropriating the balance of the funds collected for the mon-
ument, and remaining in the hands of the treasurer. The
surplus amounted to £872. It was agreed, we understand,
that this sum should be divided equally between the Collegi-
ate Institution, the Mechanic's institution, and the Royal
Institution.

HONESTY REWAUDED.—A poor man, named George
Gale, whilst walking on the shore between Egremont and
New Brighton, on Saturday week, picked up a letter contain-
ing cash and bills amounting to upwards of £3OO. He pro-
ceeded to the house of Mr. Thomas Cross, shoemaker of
Birkenhead, and produced the treasure. Mr. Cross advised
Gale to accompany him to the house' of J. D. Case, Esq.,
the magistrate, and deposit the money in his hands. On
Monday last information was received which led to the dis-
covery of the owner, a gentleman in Liverpool, who gener-
ously presented Gale with £l2.
THE REV. W. FALLOON.—The Belfast Chronicle, in an-
nouncing the appointment of this reverend gentleman to St.
John's Church, in this town, says " Mr. Falloon is the son
of the Rev. Marcus Falloon, who for many years was resi-
dent in the neighbourhood of Belfast, as incumbent of Drum-
bo. He is now rector of Layde (Cushendall), and has been
always distinguished as a sound, faithful, and eloquent divine.
His son, the Rev. Wm. Falloon, not only in this diocese, but
also in Liverpool (where he was assistant to the Rev. Hugh
M`Neile), obtained universal approbation, not only for the
proper exercise of those gifts by which he is favoured, but for
diligence and discretion in his office."
GENERAL BANK OF COMMERCE.—We have to call atten-
tion to the advertisement of this concern in another column.
We have carefully perused the prospectus, containing the
views of the projectors and a synopsis of ie deed of settle-
ment, with the state of the law as effecting simikr institu-
tions in France, with some details as to their past working ;
and really, we must say, the latter put to shame the im-
provident management of the joint-stock banks of this
country. In addition to these evidences, we should think
that the respectability of the names which appear on the face
of the prospectus is a guarantee of the bona fide character of
the proposed new institution.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS.—The annual sermons
in aid of the funds of the Church of England Schools were
preached on Sunday in the several churches of the town: We
have ascertained that at St. Andrew's, £46 were collected,
at St. Jude's £45, at St. Nicholas's £l7 35., at St. Peter's
£l5, at Edge Hill £2l, at St. Barnabas £ll 3s. 4d., at St.
Bartholomew's £8 155., at St. Luke's £7 4s. Collections
were also made at several others, but but we have not heard
the amounts. We may remind our readers and friends, that,
although the Corporation Schools are now under proper
management, there is still the same necessity for the support
of the Church of England Schools that there was seven years
ago, if the principle of scriptural education is to be main-
tained.

HERR STAUDIGL'S CONCERT.—This splendid singer, who
appeared on Tuesday at the Royal Assembly-rooms, will sing
again on Friday, when it is to be hoped a very numerous
attendance will be present to enjoy his wonderful powers of
voice, and his transcendant mu,ical talents. Madlle. Pau-
line Lang has been engaged, and will sing " Die Post Horn"
and other favourite compositions. Amongst the selections
allotted to Herr Staudigl are the following :—Duetto with
Madlle. Pauline Lang, " Se la vita," (Semiramide,) Ros-
sini ; " Wer ein liebchen hat gefunden," (Seraglio.) Mo-
zart; " Der Erl Kiinig," Schubert; " Solche hergelaufene
laffen," (Seraglio,) Mozart; " In diesen Heiligen Hallen,"
Mozart ; " Oh ! ruddier than the cherry," (Acis and Gala-
tea,) Handel; " Der Wanderer," Schubert ;• " Revenge,"
(MS. Opera,) Hatton.
INCOME-TAX SURCHARGES.—On Thursday evening an
extraordinary general meeting of the Guardian Society was
held at the Clarendon-rooms, Mr. Hickey in the chair, when
the grievous operation of surcharges upon income tax returns,

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and-the disregard evinced towards the solemn statements
made by parties assessed, were taken into consideration. A
requisition was unanimously decided upon, to be presented
to the mayor, signed, not only by members of the society,
but others, requesting his worship to convene a town meet-
ing for the purpose of addressing the government. to prevent
similar causes of dissatisfaction in future, by proper instruc-
tions to the local commissioners ; it being understood that
there was no wish to dispute the principle of :the tax itself
during the remainder of its present term, but to amend the
mode of its administration, which has hitherto been so an-
noying and oppressive.
TILE FUNDS : SATURDAY EVENING.—SIOCkS continue to
advance. Business generally was good to-day, and with the
support which the favourable discussion on the state of affairs
in Ireland in the House of Commons last night gave to the
market, the improvement is well maintained. Consols for
the account left off at 9,1 k ; Bank Stock was last quoted 179
to ISO ; Three per Cents. Reduced. WI to 95 ; Three-and-a-
half per Cents. Reduced, 1014 ; Long Annuities, 121 to
11-16; India Bonds, 63. to 655. pm. ; 'and Exchequer-bills,
545. to 565. pm. In the foreign market the deali,ngs were
not of a very extensive character. Spanish securities have
scarcely varied from the closing quotations of yesterday, the
Actives being 194- to ; and the New Three per Cents., 274-
to 1. Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents. were steady at the
rather higher value of 541 to 5; and the Five per Cents. at
100 to ; Belgian left off 102 i to lon ; Austrian, 111 to
113 ; Brazilian, 71 to 73 ; Buenos Ayres. 24 to 26; Chilian,
92 to 24 ; Danish, 85 to 86 ; Mexican, 28 to 3 ; the deferred,
Bto 3 ; Colombian, 23 to and Portuguese converted,
41 to I.

R0)113ING ?fl? PART 4.'-Two able•bodied youn men,
named John Bramhall and Robert Preston, were, on Friday,
committed to gaol for three months for having decamped from
the Workhouse with a quantity of the parish clothing, which
they had sold.
RACING SWEEPS.—We perceive that mine host White-
man and " Mine host" " Halliday," are each advertising
sweeps to be filled up at their respective houses. From the
satisfaction experienced on former occasions, the lists will
no doubt be rapidly completed.

CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING.-It has now been finally
decided to try the experiment of an autumn meeting at Ches-
ter, for one day's sport, the principal feature of which is to
be hurdle racing; and from the liberal offers of support which
the new project has received, it will, no doubt, be worthy of
the position the " ancient city" holds in the annals of the
British turf.

THE TABLES TURNED.—Sarah Arnold, an unattractive
and dirty-looking woman of the town, was, on Friday, char-
ged with having robbed a sailor. Jack was half drunk when
found by the policeman loudly accusing the frail fair of the
delinquency ~and, as he could not remember what money he
had about him, the magistrate discharged the pri3oner and
fined the complainant five shillings.
COMMITTALS.—On Friday, at the Police•court, Ellen
Slawson was committed for trial for having, on the previous
evening, taken from the shop of Mr. John Williams, draper,
Mill-street, a piece of print; and on the same day, Peter
Devine, about 16 years old, was committed for trial for hay.
ing stolen a loaf of sugar from the shop of George M`Guffie,
grocer, Oldhall-street.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.—On Friday afternoon,
about four o'clock, a young man, about eighteen years of age,
named Maddox, a sweep, residing in St. Andrew-street, was
drowned, while bathing in a very deep pit, called the Black
Water, near the Zoological Gardens. Being unable to swim,
he was trying the experiment of floating on pieces of cork,
which somehow eluded his grasp, and he sunk to rise no
more. The body was found after a search of about two hours.
BURGLARY.—At the Police Court yesterday, three men,
named James Hayes, John Jones, and John Jones, were
committed for trial at the Assizes on a charge of burglary,
in having, on Saturday night, broken into the shop and
dwelling-house of William M`Kee, provision dealer, in
Vauxhall-road, and stealing therefrom five hams. Six other
men were apprehended at the same time, and being well-
known bad characters they were committed to the Borough
Gaol for three months each.

SERIOUS CHARGE.—A M. Draper applied. to the magis-
trates on Saturday for a warrant against an individual who,
he stated, had attempted to kill him some time ago, when he
(Draper) lay in the river of Savannah, with a vessel of which
he was master. The charge was, that the individual com-
plained of, who was part owner of the vessel in question, had
offered Draper false documents to sign with the view of
defrauding the underwriters. On his refusal, the individual
made a stroke at him with a razor, with the intention of
cutting his throat. He only succeeded, however in inflicting
a severe wound, which extended from beneath the ear to the
extremity of the chin along the edge of the lower jaw. The
wound was, at its greatest depth, one inch deep, and four
inches long. The complainant lay ill for a long time, and the
person accused, it was alleged, escaped, but was now in
Liverpool. Mr. Rushton granted a warrant immediately.
SURREY THEATRE.—Mr. E. L. Hime a young gentleman
from Liverpool, made a very successful debut at this theatre
on Tuesday night, in the character of Young Meadows, in
the opera of Love in a Village. In the execution of the vari-
ous songs allotted to him, Mr. Hime evinced a. thorough
knowledge of music, and displayed much taste. He was de-
servedly encored several times. His voice is exceedingly
sweet, and his enunciation is distinct and clear. His per-
formance of the character of young Meadows was very cred-
itable, and gave promise of future excellence. Miss Romer
was the Rosetta, and we need not say that she drew forth
rapturous applause. The duet, with Mr. Hime, of " When
thy bosom heaves a sigh," was a rich treat. Mr. Hime
afterwards sustained the character of Lubin, in the Quaker,
and was encored ,in the song of " I locked up all my trea-
sure."—Sun.

CHASE AND ESCAPE EXTRAORDINARY.—OR Saturday
.se'nnight the loiterers on the Prince's Pier were not a little
amused and interested by the novel expedient successfully
adopted by a juvenile delinquent for the purpose of escaping
entanglement in the meshes of the law. A young lad, who
had been stealing copper nails from the Prince's Dock Grid-
iron, was observed by a policeman, and the consequence was
a run along the pier, the lad exerting all his speed, the police-
man pursuing leisurely, knowing that there was one of his
brethren at the other end of the pier to stop the fugitive, and
trusting to the high wall on one side and the river on the
other to prevent his escape in'any other direction. The chase,
however, seemed to be as fully alive to the obstacle in front
as his pursuer, for. rushing down the Floating Bath steps, he
stripped with marvellous expedition, and, leaving his clothes
on the steps, committed himself,with infinite promptitude, to
the river, the tide being then at strong ebb. The baffled pur-
suer, nothing daunted, took up the abandoned garments, and,
still deeming himself secure of bis prey, kept pace with the
swimmer along the pier, expecting him to land at the first
steps, or, at all events, at the end of the pier. In this, how-
ever, he reckoned without his host, for the lad swam gallantly
onwards, leaving pier, policeman, and clothes all behind.
The guardian of the law being thus at a nonplus, and, possi-
bly, admiring the spirit of the delinquent, and having an eye
to the contingency touching hanging or drowning, gave up
the clothes to a lad amongst the bystanders, who, we believe,
followed the fugitive along the shore, and, ultimately, re-
stored them to the proper owner,wbo effected a safe and suc-
cessful landing opposite the Bootle pillars.
INQUESTS, BEFORE P. F. CURRY, ESQ.—OR Saturday,
on view of the body of Henry Coxsan, a boy of 7 years old,
who, while gathering rushes, on Wednesday evening, at a pit
in Windsor formed by an old quarry, fell into the water,
and instantly sank. There was another little boy with h;tn,
but he could render him no assistance. The deceased lived
with his parents in Roscoe-lane.---Verdict, " Accidentally
drowned." Same day, on the body of Samuel
aged 12 years. On Friday, deceased had been talking to a
little boy on board of a schooner lying its the salthouse dock.
The latter went into the cabin for a short time, and on his
return missed the deceased. Another lad pointed to a cap
floating in the water alongside, to the ship-boy, who instantly
recognized it as that worn by the deceased. The alarm
was given, and the deceased was found in a few minutes,
but was quite dead. Verdict, "found drowned." Same
day on the body of John Lloyd, aged 45. On Saturday
morning deceased was engaged in Robertson-street, Tox-
teth-park, in putting some pigs into a cart, when the horse
took fright and ran away. Deceased, in endeavouring to
stop the animal, got crushed up against the wall by the
shaft of the cart, and was so much injured that he 'died
in a few minutes. Verdict—accidentally killed.—Same
day, on view of the body of Richard Daggers, captain
of a brig called the Alpha. It appeared that, on Friday
night while the vessel was ou her return to this port, and was
off the Tuskar Light House, the deceased went forward to
the bow and tired off a small cannon, which happening to
burst carried away the whole of his scalp, scattering the
brains over the deck. He, of course, was picked up a corpse.
Verdict--" Accidental death." Same day, on view of the
body of Ann Mars, a child under two years old.
On Friday, while a cart was passing along Chartre-street,
deceased suddenly ran out of a coal-yard right under one of
the wheels, which went over her neck, and caused instant
death. Verdict, " accidentally killed."
DESIGN'S FOR TERRACES IN THE PRINCE'S PARK.—In
March last an advertisement appeared, announcing that one
hundred guineas would be paid in premiums for the best de-
signs for four terraces, to be erected in Prince's Park, now
in progress, on a scale evincing much liberality and taste in
the proprietor, It. V. Yates, Esq. Designs for three of the
terraces, A. B. and D., have since been received, and are
now on view in the lecture-room of the Lyceum, the re-
spective prizes to be awarded for the best, of which are for
A, £35 ; for B, £2O ; and for D, 30 guineas. It appears
that those for the other terrace (C) are yet in abeyance. We
yesterday briefly inspected the designs on view for the three
terraces, each of which will comprise a number of houses,
which are to be built within the park, in isolated ranges,
near its north-east boundary ; and we were much gratified by
the talent displayed in a cousiderable number of them. They
are 20 in number, and nearly all in the Italian style, if we
except a few of what we must call non-descripts. They are
all four stories in height. We do not deem it necessary
to notice them in detail. There is a prospective view,
or front elevation, of each to the park,—also an en-
trance elevation or view to the road,—together elaborate
plans of the proposed interior arrangements. No. 13,
with the motto " Nuaquana non paratus," (we take them
at random,) hits considerable merit; but is rather heavy,
and, perhaps, too expensive for a range of villa residences.
It is, we believe, from London, and appears to be almost a
counterpart, but more elaborate, of •Gambia-terrace, in this
town. This style, we think, sprang up in the 15th century,
and spread rapidly over Europe. There is a rusticated base-
ment, with a colonnaded centre-piece, surmounted by a
pediment with figures in the tympanum. Over each end or
wing, also in projection, with columns, is a dome, or canopy,
the roof of which is surrounded by allegorical figures, with
one on each of the canopy tops. There is also an allegorical
figure at each point of the pediment. Of No. 1, a long un-
broken building, with a variety of window blinds, we cannot
say much. The manner proposed of lighting some of the
kitchen windows from the centre of the flower-plots is some-
what amusing. No. 18, a design for 14 or 18 houses, ap-
pears to us to be pretty good. It is of the palacial Italian, but
is spoiled by sameness in details. No. 14, by the same archi-
tect as No. 6, is a splendid production, in the Italian style.
The west end elevation is beautifully got out. Of No. 12, a
sort of Roman structure, with octagonal Gothic chimneys,
we shall say—nothing. No. 6, by the author of 14, is one of
the best in the room. It is also an Italian specimen, and
truly handsome, though not elaborate. No. 15, Italian,—
heavy, with badly contrived entrances : it has Tuscan columns
supporting a balustrade. No. 16, a heterogenous mass of
Byzantian and Italian, blended with apparently Chinese, or
Turkish, or something else. The author states that it is "in
the Italian style, with campaniles to four houses, which may
be converted into smoking rooms,"—a very good notion for
the deck of a transatlantic steam ship. No. 10, Italian, with
a balustrade surmounting an arcade—not very striking. No.
5, very plain, but very pretty, in the Italian palacial style.
The centre building is a little in projection, and slightly ele-
vated by blocking over the balustrade blocking. The ends
or wings arc also slightly raised by higher balustrading and
blocking. The basement is rusticated, This we take to be one
of the very best designs for the purpose in the room. It is at
once chaste, lively, and elegant, and the proposed plan of
cutting up the interiors also appears to be excellent. It
is, we have heard, by our townsman, Mr. Hornblower. No.
3 has some good points, but a heavy, long, unbroken centre.
No. 17, Italian, with semicircular topped windows to the
upper story, pretty good. No. 2is in the collegiate Tudor
or Gothic style, and would perhaps be suitable for a school-
house, but is scarcely applicable for villas. There are seve-
ral others, which we leave unnoticed for want of room. What
we have submitted merely refers itself to a matter of taste,
and it is very possible that we have erred in judgement. We
are glad, however, that the competition has been roused by
the spirited proprietor of the land, as we feel assured that it
will lead to a gratifying result so far as the public is con-
cerned. The prizes are not yet awarded.

OTTERSPOOL, NEAR LIVERPOOL—This place is pleasantly
situated on the banks of the Mersey, and has a berutiful
undulation of surface. The kitchen and fruit-gardens are
well conducted, and are kept very clean. In the forcing de-
partment we observed an excellent crop of Grapes and some
good Pines. In one of the plant-houses are some very large
healthy bulbs of the most esteemed sorts of Amaryllis; we
also noticed some remarkably fine plants of the Gloxinia
maculata, which were obtained by leaving one stem to form
a plant. In the house devoted to the cultivation of Orchi-
deaceous plants is a very large specimen of Cattleya Mos-
sim ;It is the original plant imported by the liberal proprie-
tor of this place, and from which the figure was taken for
the Botanical Magazine. At the time of our visit it had
twelve spikes of flowers, and was really a magnificent object.
We were informed by the intelligent gardener, Mr. James,
that iblias not flowered since the figure was taken till the
present year. Among the others in flower we observed Cat-
tleya Forbesii, Oncidium ampliatum, 0, Lanceanum, 0,
pumilum, and a fine plant of 0. papilio, with eight flower-
spikes, Maxillaria aromatica, Broughtonia sanguinea,
wain, veratrifolia, &c. The flower-garden contains some
well-arranged beds, and has a pretty appearance, it has an
elevated walk on three sides from which von get some splen-
did views of the Mersey and the county of Cheshire, with
the Welsh mountains in the back grotto,. d,—Gardeners Chro-
nicle.

TEACHING A FOREIGNER TO SPEAK ENGLISII.—My
friend the foreigner called on the to bid the farewell before he
quitted town, and on his departure he said, " I am going at
the country." I ventured to correct his phraseology by
saying that we were accustomed to say " going into the
country." He thanked me for this correction, and said he
had profited by the lesson, and added, " I will knock into
your door on my return."—Memorials.

GRAND EXHIBITION AT THE COLLEGIATE

INSTITUTION

Cicero, the distinguished scholar and orator, beautifully
and emphatically exclaimed--

" Scire aliquid laus est ; pudor est nihil discere velle :"
or, in other words, " It is a credit to know anything; not to
have a desire to learn is a disgrace." We were reminded of
this expression of the noble Roman by a visit to the Colle-
giate Institution at the close of the last week ; and it appears
to us to be strongly applicable not only to the students of
that noble seminary of education—who would do well to adopt
it as their watchword—but to our townsmen and fair towns-
women, who have now an opportunity of inspecting within
its walls one of the most splendid, valuable, and extensive
polytechnic collections of works of art, science, and inge-
nuity, that ever perhaps canned public attention and chal-
lenged universal admiration, even in an age and in a country
singularly advanced in philosophical and mechanical disco-
very and enlightenment. It is impossible, indeed, for the
best informed amongst us to take even a cursory glance at
the numerous and varied specimens, classified and arranged
,in the many spacious rooms, without impressions of wonder
and gratification at the deep research, varied talent, and per-
severing industry which they display ; without, in tine,
learning much that we did not before know, and without
acknowledging the wonderful triumphs—permitted to us by
-the Divine Architect—of the world of mind over the world of
matter. Be it remarked, too, that there is nothing dry and
uninviting; and that those whose habits, or the brevity of
time at their disposal, disincline or prevent them from deri-
ving much instruction from what they behold, will find,
apart from this primary consideration, an ample field for a
.few hours' pleasing and innocent amusement, and the grati-
fication of that curiosity in whatever is beautiful, useful, or
rare, which is implanted in our nature, and which itself,
striking the fancy as the flint does the steel, not unfrequently
elicits the first sparks of talent, which may afterwards pro-
duce that blaze of genius which redounds to the honour and
advancement of the individual, and to the advantage of the
general mass of the community. It may be said, indeed, that
earth and ocean have been ransacked to furnish this exhibi-
tion : the accumulated productions of the most distinguished
labourers in the arena of science, from ages long swallowed up
in the vortex of time, up to the present day, are here brought
in reality before us, at, comparatively, a glance ; and we may
trace the rise and gradual developement of whatever is useful
and ornamental in science and in art from the earliest dawn
of civilization. The customs, manners, pursuits, and attain-
ments, too, of every country in the globe, are to a great ex-
tent illustrated, independently of the repulsive study of
ponderous tomes, whith few have opportunity or leisure to
pursue : modern science, particularly h i mechanics, is admi-
rably demonst rated in all its branches by working models and
machines ; and the power of that wonderful agent elearn in all
its branches is shown in most interesting activity and variety
as connected with modern enginee4ing on shore and at sea.
The collection of models of vessels is very beautiful and ex-
tensive ; the pictures are very numerous, and include many
of the most valued originals of the ancient and modern toas-
ters; and the natural history department-is also replete with
specimens of the first order. As it would perhaps require an
entire day to inspect the whole of the exhibition with any
approach to minuteness, so it would occupy a pretty large
volume to describe it in any thing like detail ; and our limits
being necessarily circumscribed, all we can accomplish is but
a slight sketch of the objects, in two or three successive no-
tices, that snore particularly struck us as curious or interesting
in the course of a ramble of several hours through the different
apartments. Inviting the reader, therefore, to accompany
us to the different departments in the order in which they are
set down in the paper printed on the premises, and handed
to visitors as a guide—and which they would do well for con-
venience to follow—we commence with

Room, No. 1, on the ground story.—Here, there is a
variety of elegant fire grates, patent stoves, cooking ranges,
&c., in fine cast iron, polished steel, &c., showing all the
recent improvements ; also handsome iron bedsteads, vases,
&c., wholly contributed from the works of our townsman,
Mr. Wm. Bennett. Some of the grates are of splendid
workmanship, and admirably adapted to prevent dust and
smoke, while at the same time they are highly ornamental.
Three of them in particular are very tine—one having
porcelain checks exquisitely adorned with rural scenes and
delicate gilded ornaments. These are fixed in finely-sculptured
gothic marble mantlepieces, by Mr. W. Spence, wits► classical
figures in niches or on brackets, cut in the first style of the
art. Here are also models of Espie's improved chimney
cans or smoke vanes, in zinc, with an apparatus showing the
manner of their working in the wind. There are also a capit
lifting pump, chiefly of glass, and a variety of other articles.
In No. 2, there are various improved agricultural imple-
ments, patent cooking apparatus, for house and ship use, a
large patent windlass of- great power, patent iron tiles, a
capital malt mill, by Cartmel, a washing machine, by Bettley
and Higgs, and an excellent economical cooking range, by
P. Ey Wilson and Co. Here also is shown the real opera-
tion of fustian cutting, in its several varieties, by means of a
long attenuated knife and guiding needle, which ploughs up
the threads on one side of the cloth so as to form the nap
or pile. _

No. 3 is occupied with ornamental gilded, silvered, and
bronze frame work for pictures, cabinets, and other arti-
cles. There is a splendid side board enriched with flower-
pieces in compartments, surrounded by delicate gilded and
floriated frame-work, and topped with a splendid slab of mar-
ble. There are numerous fine modelled groups, in conaposiu
tion, for chimney and other ornaments, also statuary figures
representing the several varieties of metals ; and the process
of gilding, bronzing, &c., is carried on before the spectator
by expert workmen. Many:of the modelled groups are beau-
tifully accurate and minute, and the bronzed arid silvered
busts of the rival queens Elizabeth and Mary of Scots will be
much 'admired. The picture and mirror frame-work is also
superb, and in great variety of design. The whole is con-
tributed by our townsmen, J. Clements and Son.
No. 4,may be called the practical navigation room. Here
are a number of ships, barques, brigs, schooners, steam-boats,
&c., under sail• or steam, in a spacious canal and circular
basin, forming a.busy maritime view in rninature. The whole
interesting science of launching a ship is shown at intervals
during the day. In the middle of the basin is a working
model of an iron steam-boat with the screw lately patented
by Messrs. Mather,.Dixon, and Grantham, showing its saving
in power over the water-wheel of 25 per cent. She has a
large East Indianian in tow, and the screw being turned by a
pulley and band, working from the centre by means of a
weight in an adjoining room, both vessels move rapidly by
means of the little screw—describing a circle. Outside of
these is a larger steamer with paddle wheels turned by a
working model-engine, sent by Mr. Pearson, which steams
away rapidly round the outer circle
_of the basiu. In
the water gold 'fish are swimming about ; or seeking
the shade of the floating vessels, scared by the too pry-
ing eyes of the spectators. Here, too, are many cu-
rious models of Chinese junks, canoes, and modern Eu-
ropean vessels ; also a very ingenious Persian water wheel,
by Mr. G. P. Payne, resembling an overshot water-wheel,
and which, with very slight turning, and an immersion of
the rim of only about an inch, lifts a large stream of water
to the centre, where it is continuously discharged from a wide
spout. This is a very neat and simple water wheel. There
is here a neat model of the steamer " Napoleon," sent by
r. Shanland, of Seacombe, a watchman's curious peg clock,
a variety of steering wheels, and numerous nautical " imple-
ments," specimens of chain cables, &c.
No. 5 is chiefly occupied by a circular iron railway, on
which a handsome little locomotive moves rapidly by its own
steam at stated hours during the day, showing also the new
railway alarutn or signal clock, by which the engineers con-

ducting trains can tell, as they'pass the several stations,
without stopping, and by night or day, the precise time when
the last train passed, so that all collision maybe avoided. _

No. 6,—bookhinding in all its department; : the smoothing
of the sheets, after they leave the press, between rollers,—an
improvement on the beating principle ; the folding and stitch-
ing by young women ; the boarding, covering, lettering, and
ornamenting. Here is a splendid case of books in various
beautiful bindings. The whole was contributed and is con-
ducted by Mr. Wareing Webbe. There is also a paper-ruling
machine.

No. 7, on the second floor, is the British and foreign
shawl mart and manufactory, with splendid specimens of
which the room is hung. There is a fine Paisley jacquard
loom at work, working the " Collegiate shawl,"—a very
chaste and beautiful pattern. The loom is very complicated,
and the manner in which the various and ever-changing
colours are wrought into tne fabric is peculiarly interesting.
HOT are fac-similes of the two shawls presented by Mr.
Pringle, the manufacturer, to the Queen; also many others
very_large and valuable, and in a variety of patterns. includ-
and French Llama shawls. We observed two

ing Barge
ticketted

eas respectively—also
some of smaller size, but very beautiful, so low as 15s.
These and many other articles manufactured in the rooms

Ire on sale

iNo. a, is tile room tor moats in naval architecture, and,
as we have before intimated, the collection is, perhaps, the
most extensive and valuable that was ever brought together.
We have not room to notice half of them, and they must he
seen and examined by the curious in this important art to be
duly appreciated. On entering, the visitor cannot fail to be
at once astonished and delighted at such a combination of
talent, industry, and science. Here is the large and fine,
but now somewhat antiquated model of the ship of war
" Liver" which was saved from the fire at our Town-hall
many years ago. This was sent by the •dock trustees, and
was brought from one of the large' staircases of the Custom-
house, where it is destined to be preserved as a pleasing
memorial of the navigation of the port in bye-gone days.
Around it are many beautiful large models, by Mr. E.
Melling, jun., the talented naval architect to the institution,
most of them built of fine woods, varnished, in all the compli-
cated pieces, dimensions, fastenings, guns, and appurtenances
of real vessels, and embracing every variety of craft from the
small pleasure yacht to the merchant ship and the heavy
man-of-war. These are all admirable in model and finish
for the several purposes for which they are proposed, and
cannot fail to gratify the eye of the sailor. The industry shown
in their production is highly honourable to the artist, and the
whole prove him to he perfect master of his art, and capable
of turning it to the best practical account. We have never,
indeed, seen finer bottoms. Amongst them we would particu-
larly direct attention to a 60-gun frigate ; a 22-gun corvette ;
a large brigantine, with brass guns and fully rigged ; a butter-
fly-rigged schooner ; proposed and excellent model of a mer-
chant ship of 400 tons, showing all the timbers, deck framing,
&c. ; a piratical schooner in the ribbons—a regular clipper ; a
pleasure yacht, and many others. Amongst the minute
models is the rare arid valuable collection contributed by our
townsman Mr. T. Wilson, shipbuilder. They are 47 in
number, built and fully rigged, with their sails set and every
minute article on board, all cut in wood with astonishing
accuracy. They are in fleets of several vessels of different
classes, or in single ships, under glass cases. Amongst them
(as stated in a brief printed notice) is every description of
vessel, from the canoe and boat to the first-rate man-of-war,
and varying in size from 11 inch in length to 14 inches. The
Matchless, ship of the line, is of the former minute dimen-
sions; and for this alone 150 guineas have been offered.
They were all made by French prisoners of war during their
long confinement in England. They occupy a large exterior
glass case, extending across the north end of the room. r
There are many other beautiful and ingenious models,
rigged and unrigged, in the room ; but we can only notice
them at random. Those that most attracted us, en passant,
are a cutter and schooner by Mr. T. B. Horner; A 58-gun
frigate (the Inconstant, we believe) of the new class, by the
same; model of an iron steamer now building by Messrs.
Davenport, Grindrod, and Patrick ; a Shields pilot-host,
with three keels—a curious, safe, and swift plan ; the bell-
buoy ; a 40-gun frigate, by Mr. Ralph Pearson ; the Neme-
sis, East India iron war-steamer, and others, by Mr. John
Laird, including the iron pilot-brig Guide, recently lost on
her voyage to India on a reef in the Western Islands, but
by Mr. John Morrison ;
from no fault of the vessel, either in sailing or solidity ; a
IN,reowposYeodrkstopaio-
loits-11);(iipa,t,bvyermr. llarkness ; the Black Prince
very fine,
steam-
brig, at anchor off the Rock Ferry, by John Clint, Esq. ; a
steamer (City of Dublin), finely moulded, gilded, and fitted
up ; a New York small pleasure-boat, with a sliding keel to
beo a dt ; f
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guapte in shallowor y ;
awsaitoepr ;0
fa
thelageo
1:1 mahoganysohoo capital,
sent by C. Horsfall, Esq. ; the Edith pleasure-yacht ; a
sharp schooner, by Captain M'Bride ; the N.W. iron light-
, ship; the iron schooner building by Mr. Laird, to be pro-
pelled by Mr. Smith's screw, for the use of the Baptist Mis-
sionary Society in Africa, &c., &c. liere are also some inte-
resting remains, in wood and iron, of the Royal George, sunk
at Spithead in 1782, deposited by Capt. Brown, R.N., who was
a witness to the melancholy event. This gentleman-has also
deposited a cabinet of oak, made of a piece of the Victory, in
which Nelson received his death wound, at Trafalgar, on the
21st October, 1805. The handle is in the form of an anchor,
and the key of a great gun; and inside, in two cases, like
those ofa tea-caddie, are " gunpowder" and " shot." Here,

too, are a variety of fine working models of patent windlasses,
by Gladstone & Co. Betteley, Pow and Fawcus, and others.
Besides the models there are, round the walls, numerous fine
paintings of nautical subjects, ancient and modern, including
several by our talented townsman, Mr. Walter. But, we
repeat, the room must be visited, and its contents leisurely
surveyed.
No. 9. Here there is a small but curious collection o

cient and modern crockery ware, at
work, which turns out numerous, and we may add, amusir
specimens of ow-laments, &c., before the visitors
with great rapidity, the art of turning and mouldir
There is a curious flast
chief in South Aim

an-
wheel at

found in the grave of an Inca

No. 10 is occupied by the large model of Hobart Town
and a panoramic view of Sydney and the fine interior water
of the cove. The model is very minute and accurate in de.
tails, showing all the streets, houses, public buildings, gar.
dens, fences, &c., together with the harbour, and the undu•
lations of the site. Visitors may be provided with a desCrip
tive guide.

No. 11. The refreshment room, with a musical clock.
One end is entirely covered by Mr. H. Melling's fine gallery
picture of the Battle of Agincourt, which we shall hereafter
notice, as well as another picture on the side wall, when we
come to the paintings.
Between this and the Board Room. No. 13, is the fountain,
(No. 12) facing the large central window of the building. It
is surrounded by exotics and evergreens, is discharged into
a large circular basin, and has a most pleasing and cool effect.
The Board Room contains the Tows-hall portraits, by cele-
brated masters, of George 111 and IV, the Duke of York,
Wellington and his horse, Charles 11. by Sir Godfrey Knell.
&c. Also capital portraits of the Rev. H. MiNeile, Lord
Stanley, John Gladstone, Esq., James Aspinall, ESQ.. and

other distinguished individuals, wit!
of eminent townsmen. There is also a b
tue of a peasant girl. Here there is a r

,rble and other bus

style, is well worthy of observation

No. 14 is fitted up with steam engines
variety ; also, a rotatory engine, by Yat
model, with a patent slidir

ful warble sta

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tals are turned; and ivory cut with a circular
is also a very noisy patent power-loom a
thy and Co. making cloth with
hand being put to the shuttl
other articles and model

work, in great
theram: One

•eat rapidity, -wit'

There are alsO'a variety of

No. 15. The type composing and distributing omen
work ; a curious and ingenious apparatus, like a ”:
played upon in the same manner, setting piw
Also several handsome iron printing press,.
No. 16 is appropriated to electrical, galvanic, and magne-
tic apparatus, in meddling with which the ladies and gentle-
men are suddenly quite " shocked," to the great amusement
of the bystanders. Here, too, parties may be weighed and
measured, and receive a ticket as at a weighing machine, for
the small charee of a nenn,

es of poetry, &c
at work.

No. 17 contains many fine specimens of hearth rug and car-
pet weaving, a large loom for which is at work. In No. 18
is the jacquard figured silk loom working ; also a stocking
loom, both curious and interesting. But we must close our
present sketch, which embraces only the two lower floors.
In our next publication, the first of the new series, (to be

published on Tuesday ne:ct,) we shall notice the rooms i

ting,
&c. &c

curiosities

CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOCIETY FOR PRO-
MOTING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN SYRIA.