The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-02-11 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

fully upon their interosts, the standing order should be
so altered that petitions for the presentation of railway
bills might be presented within twenty-one days from the
receipt of the report of the Board of Trade upon them,
and not, as now, within tvventv-one days from the first
Friday alter the meeting of Parliament.
Sir R. PEEL considered this subject well worthy of
consideration, and, at his suggestion, the discussion was
adjourned to Thursday

In answ€r to a question from IN r._ H omit,

Sir J. GRAHAM said, that considering the immense
Ige recently made in the law of debtor and creditor,
and that the power of imprisonment for debts under £2O
was abolished, he could not undertake, in the present
session, to propose any new measure. _

The report of the address having been brought up,

Mr. 14 umit expressed his regret that no mention was
made of any relief to the people, either in the shape of
reduced taxation, or in the diminution of duties upon
articles of primary necessity, essential to the support and
employment of the lower classes. He praised ministers
for their conduct in the Tahiti affair, and hoped they
would yet be foot(' combining retrenchment and economy
with the principles of free trade.

Mr. SH ARNIAN CRAWFORD said, if it was necessary to
make further inquiry into the• subject of the Gilbert
Union, he thought that the new Poor Law ought to be
considered as well.

The ship Yorkshire, Captain D. G. Bailey, from New
York. arrived here on Saturday. She left New York on
the 18th ult., and brings papers thence of the same date.
Politically, they contain nothing of interest. On the 14th
January the House of Representatives was still in com-
mittee on the interminable Texas question. The New
York Sun of the 18th has an article accusing France of a
desire to preserve Texas to Mexico, with the ulterior view
of seizing Mexico for herself; and condemning Americart
statesmen for not being in a position to contend with
Great Britain on the Lakes in case of a rupture. On this
head it says :

r. WALLACE %V shed to guard himself against aquiesc-
ing at all in the c@utinuance of the income tax.
. Sir R. PEEL, said the speech was very much guarded
on that subject. Voting for the address would not at all
bind the hon. member to vote for the income tax..

The motion was agreed to, and the following committee
appointed :—Mr. Barneby, Captain Pechell, Mr. Thomas
Duncombe, Sir Robert Heron, Mr. Colville, Sir Wm.
Heathcote, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Wrightson,
Viscount Barrington, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Strutt,
Viscount Marsham, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. W akley, and
Mr. Protheroe.

Mr. WAKLEY conceived from the terms of the speech,
that it was how decided to continue the income tax.
That was en obnoxious tax to the people of England;
but if a sliding-scale were applied to it, the feelings of
the country would be much modified respecting- it, es-
pecially should it be accompanied by a !eduction of the
duties levied on articl-s of necessary consumption. lie
reprobrated the late determination of the Irish members
not to attend this session in their places in Parliament.
The Irish members made great , omplaints against English
members for not attending to the grievances of their
country, perhaps justly ; but be had never seen any of
them bring forward a series of measures which he would
propose

Mr. YOUNG, according to motion, moved a resolution
to suspend for the present session, Standing Order, No.
103, " That all Petitions for Private Bilk be presented
within twenty-one days after the First Friday in every
Session of Parliament," to fix the days for receiving pe-
titions for private bills.
Mr. ENTWISLE objected to the suspension of the
standing order.

"The people of this country will not awaken in time,
to a sense of danger. One circumstance of a very alarm-
inc.; nature recently occurred.—By the treaty of Ghent,
England and the United States are prohibited from build-
ing vessels of war on the Lakes during peace. What does
England do? She lays out sixty millions of dollars in
Canals in Canada-109 feet wide, drawing 16 feet water,
rivers they may be called—tovnite the upper Lakes with
the St. Lawrence, and not long since the Steam Frigate
Dee and another vessel of war of the same class, very
quietly entered the Canals, passed through the Lakes,
and soon found themselves in Lakes Erie, Huron and
Michigan—the waters bordering on our western and
northern territory. England therefore has her navy al-
ready on our Lakes, and in case of war, if we should at-
tempt to build a frigate on any of the Lak-s, their steam
ships would set them on fire before they could be
launched. For purposes of defence we may consider our-
se►ves as powerless pn the Lakes. A dozen British ships
of war may enter the St. Lawrence, and pass quietly
through the Canals to our Lakes, if they only draw 16 feet
water, and where are we then? We notice the fact to
show, how wide awake England is to her interests, and
how dead we have been to ours in our political quarrels
and disputes."

The SPEAKER having put the question,
Mr. ENTWISLE said he should move that the standing
order with regard to petitions should not be susnended.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said (as we understood),
it was indispensable that the original motion should be
suet d to, in order to carry out the re•olution of last
ses,ion, for the appointment of the Board of Trade.

r the relief of Ireland, even in a native Parlia-
ment on College-green. In pursuing such a negative
course of action, they were neither acting justly by Eng-
lish members nor wisely by themselves.

The report was then a'gred to, and the house adjourned

Mr. ENTWISI then w.thdrew his amendment, and

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY

he resolutions were agreed to.
The house then adjourned at six oVock,

The house met two o'clock, for the purpose of waiting-
on her Maji-s:y with the address, which had been agreed
to on the previous evening. Shortly afterwards, the
Speaker proceeded in his state carriage, accompanied by
a number of the members of the house, to Buckingham
Palace. Many 4 f the

FuREIGN AND COLONIAL.

lemben were dressed in uniform
ieen taken at half-past four, th(

INDIA AND CHINA

Speaker said—l have to report to the Louse that this
house has presented the adure-s to her Majesty, and that
her Majesty has been pleased to retur❑ the following gra-
cious answer :—" Gentlemei: of the House of Commons,
--J r

By the overland mail the dates are from Bombay to the
Ist January, and Calcutta 23rd December.
India is tranquil, with the exception of some trifling
disturbances in the jungles of the small state of Sawunt
Warree; on the Malabar coast.
The disturbances which existed in the districts of Kola-
pore, at the time of the departure of the last mail, appear
to have subsided. The celebrated fortress of Punalla and
Pownaghur, which I,e to the north of the town of Kola-
pore, at a distance of about fifteen miles, was captured in
a most gallant manner on the Ist of December by the
force under the command of General De la Motte. The
only remarkable casualty was the death of Colonel Hicks
of the Bombay army.

The barque Alert, M'Kie, 57 days from Liverpool,
bound to Country Harbour, N.S., with loss of bowsprit,
foretopmast, sprung foremast, and other damages, bore
up for Halifax. and in entering the harbour on the 4th
ult., during a thick flow-st.prm, went ashore near Point
Pleasant.

urn you my warmest thanks for your loyal and
I rev ni h confidence and satisfaction

'ol adtir

,nd.to promote the pros' erity of alt classes of my- peo-

Foreign exchanges were dull. Sterling was held at 110
to 1104; francs, 5.224

st the union of the sees of Bangor and

St. Asaph were presented.
Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool, for
leave to bring in a bill for the improvement of the Liver-

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
'From Messrs. Wright and Co.'s Circular, dated Jan. 16.)

00l docks

Mr. Nil ACK INNON gave notice that on the 20th instant
,e should ino‘e for leave to bring in a bill to abate the

In the small state of Bhopal, which lies almost in the
centre of India, there have been, during ten years, great
intrigues at work between two princesses, the Begum
widow and her daughter Seconder, who was the wife of
the Nawab. arid both of whom wished to hold the reins of
power. The Nawab died at the age of twenty•seven, on
the 9th of December, the victim of dissipation, leaving a

In our circular of 31st December, we stated that the
cotton market had assumed a firmer appearance, and was
just recovering the effects of the unfavourable news re-
ceived per Acadia from Liverpool, to 4th December.
This improvement continued during the week ending 4th
inst., and the sales amounted to 5,500 bales. For the
week ending 11th inst., the sales were 7,500 bales, chiefly
for France, the north of Europe, and domestic manufac-
tures, the market having nenrly recovered the decline
submitted to on the arrival of :he Acadia. On the 11th
inst. we received, per Rochester, Liverpool dates to 6th
December, showing an advance in th it market of id. on
the low sales made just previous to the sailing of the
steamer of the 4th December. These accounts at once
produced an entire change of feeling in reg.ard to the sta-
ple; for although the advance in Liverpool was Voked
upon as very trifling, merely the difference perhaps be-
tween a brisk market and a dull one, it created an itn-
t.ression here that prices in Liverpool had really reached
the lowest point, and gave increased firmness to holders
and additional confidence to shippers. The result has
been, sales on Monday of 1,000 bales, on Tuesday 2.500
bales, and yesterday 2,500 bales, at a advance of .e to 4e.
per lb. on all grades, mostly for shipment.
Yesterday, by the " Garrick," we received advises from
Liverpool to the 12th December ; the following are the
particulars in relation to cotton :—On the 6th December,
8,000 bales were sold. Total sales for the week ending 6th
December, 43,270 boles; import, 7,279 bales; stock,
777,600 bales, of which 515,280 were American, against
last year 654,080 bales. of which 445,790 hales were Ame-
rican. Prices during the week had declined an al. per
lb., which was regained,—and this recovery is the id. per
lb. brought by the " Rochester." The sales on the 7th
were 10,000 bales, with a very firm market at the extreme
Prices of the previous day. On Monday, the 9th De-
cember, the sales were 8.000 bales. with a firm market at
an advance of a id. lb. on the middle queliies of Ame-
rican since the 6th. On the 10th December, the sales
were 6,003 bales, with a steady market, without change in
price. On the lth December. the market was steady
without animation. From this it appeals there is no
change since the " Rochester sailed, except on the mid-
dling qualities of American, which are 1-6 d., per lb.
higher.

of smoke in largi

towns

Sir J. GRAHAM gave notice t,) move, on Tuesday next,
for leave to bting. in his new Law of Settlement and

Sir GEORGE GREY asked for the priduction of the cot.-
respondehce which bad taken place between the British
anti French oovernments on the question of Tahiti'
SIR R. PEEL declined to make public the entire cor-

daughter by Secunder. who is about six and a half years
Oa. Mr. Hamilton, the agent at Indore, was at Bhopal
at the time of the death of the Nawab, and has made ef-
fective arrangements for the preservation of order and
tranquillity.

cations, be

colin,ties, of an
; but he expressed himself willing to

In. the north of India there was great watchfulness di?
-
played by the civil and military authorities. The Com-
.

ions—t

of M. Guizot and the answer of Lord Aberdeen

mander-in-Chief, Sir Hugh Gough, had gone on a tour
of revision. The necessity of this watchfulness is appa-
reit. , for e kingdom of Runjeet Singh is now in a state
of Tr-oisrioti, and there is no certainty of a war not
breaking out on those important fron►iers, which may in-
volve the beet interests of British India. Ileera Singb,
the actual Prime Minister, is a young man, who, together
with his uncle Ghoolab Singh, with whom he is at present
reconciled, and a party of mountaineers, is endeavouring
to seize the sovereignty for himself. There are revolts in
different parts of the disorganized country, and especially
at Cashmere, where some of the other mountain Rajahs,
whom he has oppressed, are now successful in their re-
sistance against the government of Lahore. Peshora
Singh, a son of Runjeet, was at Ferozepore.

In reply to Sir G. Grey. Sir J. GRAHAM announced
that he had no hope of bringitig in any bill for :he regu-
lation of Ecclesiastical Courts which would be satisfac-
tory to the peesent Parliament.
L'.,rd Granville SOMERSET moved for leave to bring in
several general Railway Bills, the object of which was to
embody the statutes already existing on ►he subject of
railways in an uniform body of acts. He stated t ar the
government bad agreed to the suggestion made by Lord
Howick on the previous evening, and that fourteen days
should he allowed to the promoters of bills after the deci-
sion of the Board of Trade should be made known.
Sir R. PEEL further announced that the reports of the
Board of Trade should be presented without delay. in
classes, according as each was complete. He added that
these reports were never intended to be conclusive or
final, but merely to be used by the house as so much in-
-45' formation—nothing more.

The Aff.;han go.ertimeiit, led on by ()host Mahomed
and his notorious soh, A kbar Ktiani has been paralzcd
by the presence of ,11,- plagip-, which came from the envi-
rons of Bokhara, and ravaged the town of Cahill, and had
in the beginning of decenitier reached reslutwur. For-
tinweiv, it assumed a milder mita arance as it approached
to the b mks of the Indus ; yet its pr. tress was tea- eil
down that river, and also into the Punjab.
In Soinde all was quiet and order. The 78th High-
landers continued to suffer sever&y from sickness : it was
said that they would he speedily n moved from Sukkur to
Ilydrahad, and perhaps to Bombay. Sir Charles Napier
had marched from Kurrachee towards Shikarpore, with
an intention, as it was asserted. of avenging on the town
and district of Poolaj,e unsuccesstul movements of
Captains Taite and Fitzgerald.
The trial of Colonel NI-seley had terminated in his
being sentenced to be cashiered. The recommendation
of the court, to `• have mercy" on account of his 39
years' of service, was not attended to. His fate is pitied,
for it is painful to see an old officer thus dismissed with
infamy; but the mutiny in his regiment was unpardon-
able, and six men were hanged and others punished fur
his errors. _ _

After remarks from Mr. Was-ley, Mr. Gladstone, Mr.
Redhead York, and Mr. Entwisle, leave was given to
bring in the bills, and they were read a first time.

Mr. COBDEN gave notice of a motion, similar to one
made by him last year, for a committee to inquire into
the causes of agricultural ; and naively asked the
agricultural members if they would coalesce with him in

obtaining it ?

Mr. MILES replied that, for himself, he " would rather
decline the proposed alliance with the hon. member for
Stock poi t."
Mr. M. Gibson followed, and WAR replied to by Mr.
G. BANKES, who expressed his regret that the subject of
altricultural rli,tress was not mentioned in the speech
from the throne, and also stated his belief that the de-
pressed condition of the agriculturists was caused by the
recent legislative measures.
After a savage attack upon the aristocracy by Mr.
BRIGHT,

The effect of these accounts on this market have not
been fully shown, hut holders have increased their de-
mands and s,..me sales yesterday were made at our ex-
treme quotations. Freights have since our last decl ned
tos-16d., at which consid, rable shpments have been
made, but now a trifling advance on this rate is de-
manded. Exchanges are without variation.
The following review of the s..uthern markets is in con-
tinuation of our remarss of the 31st December.

Mr. STAFFORD °Taint,' complimented Mr. Cobden
and Mr. Gibson for the gentlemanly tone they had as-
sumed, and stating his willingness to serve on any com-
mittee which might be appointed by the house. With
regard to the tone of Mr. Bright, Mr. O'Brien said—
" He could assure the honourable member for Durham
that, before he was as old as many hon. gentlemen who
sat opposite to him, or before he was as old as the hon.
member for Oldham, who sat behind him, he would find
out that to get into a passion, and make a bullying
speech, was nut the way to deal with the gentry of En-
gland. If Mr. Bright thought that by such language as
as he had used that night he could set the labourers and
tenantry of England against their landlords, he would
soon find himself lamentably mis►aken.
After a few words from Mr. VILLIERS,

In Gwalior there is some confusion arising from the
conflict of parties, and not from any wish to create a war.
The minister, who is acting there under the guidance of
Sir Richmond Shakespeare, is not popular.
In Bundelkund and :.-:augur, where there was great dis-
gust last year, tranquillity now prevails in conse-
quence of the decided measures adopted by Lord Ellen-

In Charleston. for the week ending 28th December, the
sales were only 5,760 baps, hut prices as given in our last
circular; but on receipt of the Liverpool accounts to 4th
December, the market became oppressed, and sales were
very irregular. Early in the we.•k ending 4 la January,
business was resumed at a decline of k to le. on the quo-
tations previous to the arrival of the werenier, and before
the close this was nearly recovered. the sale: atriounti,:g
to 8,000 bales. For the week ending 11 h instant, the
sales were 8.500 bales, at an advance of IF% to 4-e. per lb,
on the middling grades, which were much sought after.
Freights in Liverpool had advanced toll-16d. for square.
L•t Savannah. for the week ending 27th December, the
sales were 6,000 bales, at an advance of an kc. on our last
quotations, which, however, was lost on the receipt of the
4th December accounts from Liverpool. For the week
ending the 3rd January, the sales were 4,500 bales ; a de-
cline of an lc. to a *c. was submitted to in the early part
of the week, but was regained before its close. During
the week ending the 11th instant, 5,000 bales were sold at
an advance of an kc., the market closing very firm at our
quotations. Freights fur Liverpool have been at id., but
at the last dales had become very dull . .

borough.
The Governor-General, Sir Henry Hardinge, remained
at Calcutta, where he was regulating the means of edu-
cating the natives for public employments. He had re-
ceived several addresses from the natives, to which he
gave highly satisfactory answers, and promised his aid for
the improvement of the country and its people.
The Lord Bishop of Calcutta had a severe illness during
his visitation of the North \Vestern districts, but he was
recovering his health at Umballa.
In Madras the rainy season bad been defective up to
the middle of December; but a storm and violent rains
had relieved the fears of the cultivators. The bark Lord
Eldon was totally lost during the gale on the 18th of
December. A subscription was formed there for the
purpose of completing the projected pier, under the super-
intendence of M. Piron, a French engineer.
The news from China comes down to the 19th of No-
vember. The principal point of interest was the dispute
between the Governor of Hong Kong and the inhabitants
relative to the registration of the population and a poll-
tax, which were ordered by an ordinance published on the
19th of October. The merchants wrote a bold address,
in which the measures of the Government were declared
to be " iniquitous." This address was returned to the
signers. Art angry correspondence ensued. The Chines
population struck work, and prepared to quit the colony.
The Governor then withdrew the obnoxious ordinance to
have it amended. This discussion has given rise to vari-
ous comments, in which blame is thrown on both sides.
One calm observer has stated, that the whole was a mis-
understanding arising from the want of a system of legis-
lation, such as is practised in India, when the draughts of
all su h measures are published three months before en-
actment, in order to give the public an opportunity of
expressing their opinion. This a prudent mode, which
prevents all violent breaches of public order. Trade was
dull in China. The French Ambassador had concluded
the treaty with Keying., which was sent to Europe for ra-
tificatkn. The Secretary to the Ewhas,sy, M. le Marquis
de Fcrrere le Voyer, came from Macao to Bombay, where
he waited for the st,.anter of the Ist of January, by which,
he proceeded to Egypt. He has brought the treaty for
the examination and ratification of the French Govern-
-1
meat.

Sir R. PEEL declared that be would not be drawn into
this unexpected discussion upon the corn laws, which had
been brought on without any regular notice. He made
several pleasant allusions to Mr. Cobden's proposal for a
coalition between himself and his friends on the one
side, and Mr. Miles and the supporters of the agricultu-
ral interest on the other, for the purpose of fercing the go-
vernmentintoconceding a committee on agricultural dis-
tress. Mr C. had offered Mr M. andhispartya week or a
fortnight for the consideration ofhis project ; and he (Sir R.
Peel) thought that his hon. friends would have acted more
prudently,badthey taken advantageof thedelay whichwasof-
fered them, and had s:oaaved the house from a longand unex-
pected debate. They had, however. committed them-
selves, and must now take the consequences of their own
candour and frankness. The conduct of Mr. Cobden,
and cf the gentleman who followed him, was full of cour-
tesy ; and therefore he listened with the more regret try
the vituperations and taunts which Mr. Bright had throjo
out against the landlords of England. He assured,Alr.
Gibson—who had ventured, it appeared, to taire' upon
himself the responsibility of speaking for him—that he
had not had any communication with the Protection So-
ciety, and that he had not given to any person assurances
on the subject of the corn laws contrary to those which
he had publicly made in that house. It could not be
stated sith truth that the agricultural interest generally
was suffering distress. Different districts in England,
Scotland, and Ireland, might be in different degrees of
comfort ; but, even where there was distress, it was not
occasioned by the recent alterations either in the corn-law
or in the tariff. That distress could not be relieved by
legislative interference. A return to the protective system
would not cure it, and even if it would for a time, he
would not be the man to re-introduce it.

In Mobile, for the week ending 28th D.Teinher, the
sales amounted to 11,500 bales, at a decline of an ie. to
ic. on the previous week's prices: Freights to Liverpool,
advanced this week to 11.16 d. The Acadia's accounts
reached that city on the 30th December, and caused a de-
cline of and iv some cases :ge. the market closing ir-
regularly on the 4,h instant at the quotations given above,
with sales for the week estimated at 10.800 bales. Freights
to Liverpool had further advanced to 1.1 per lb.
In New Orleans, for the week ending 21st December,
the sales amounted to 21,100 bales, at a decline of lc. on
grades below fiir ; for the week ending 28th December
the sales were 31,300 bales, without further change in
prices. The sacs in the early part of the week ending
4th January, were made at same prices, but the accounts
of the Liverpool market to 4th December, per Acadia,
reached there on the 31st December, and caused a decline
on the ordinary and middling goal:ties of an Ac. to le.
The s .les during the week amounted to 20,800 bales. On
the sth and 6th itist:int, the market settled down at a lc.
decline since the receipts of the steamer's accounts.
Freights remained at id. in American, in British vessels,
19-32 d.

FRANCE.—The leading topic of discussion in the Paris
papers of Tuesday is the dismissal of Count St. Priest
and M. D►ouin de Lhuio from their respective offices for
having voted against the ministry, and not only for having
so voted, but for having taken an active part against them.
It is generally believed to be the intention of the King
of the French to lay the first stone of the tomb of Na-
poleon, about to be erected in the Madelaine.

Lord JOHN MANNERS justly said that all in that house
were too much disposed to consider themselves as mem-
bers of the agricultural or of the manufacturing portion of
the population, and too little inclined to consider the poor
of this country.
The house adjourned at nine o'clock.

Money was abundant. Freights had given way, but
were rallying again, and. as there would shortly be a
demand for tonnage for the conveyance of emigrants to
the West Indies, it was expected that the existing rates
would be maintained.

Eugene Sue has already commenced another novel, to
be called the " Seven Cardinal Sins." which is to appear
when the " Jew" has ceased his wanderings. M. Sue gets
the enormous sum of £l,OOO for a novel.

Freights to this country ranged from £1 4s. to £4 12s.
6d. and £4 15s. per ton for saltp Ire, sugar, rice, and oil-
seeds, and £5 per four hhds. for rum.
Beer.—The market has been dull since our last issue,
and previous prices have not been obtainable tor any quan-
tity. Allsop's is now quoted at 57 to 59, and BASS at 55
to 57 per hogshead. Imports in November were as fol-
lows :—Bass's, 490 hhds. ; Allsop, 260 hhds. ; Barclay's,
32 hhds.; Tenant's, 200 hhds. ; Meakin's, 40 hhds. ;
Saunders's, 101 blads.; Cooper's, 35 hhds.; and sundries,
70 hhds.
Indigo in the Calcutta market has been in great de-
mand for remittances, and the prices show en advance of
5, 15, and 20 rupees above those of the preceding year,
the finer qualities, however, not having obtained so good
prices as the inferior and middling. The total quantity
sold up to December 20th was about 50,000 maunds, or a
little more than a third of the crop.
Sugars, Rice, and Opium were dull of demand, and
prices had declined. In Cotton there had been no trans-
actions, and the business in Rice, Raw Silk, and Lac Dye
was tolerably brisk.
British cotton piece goods, shirtings, and coloured
printed goods were in demand, but the inquiries for wool-
lens were but limited.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

After some routine business,

Sir R. PEEL rose and said—Sir, it maybe convenient
for me now to state the course which I intend to pursue
on Friday next. I believe it will be competent for me,
without moving for a Committee of Ways and Means, to
take the course of moving a resolution to continue for a
further period the laws which impose a tax on income.
But as that is not the usual course of late years, I propose
on Wednesday to adopt the following Proceeding, viz.,
to move for a Committee of Ways and Means, and then,
in the Committee of Ways and Means on Friday next, I
shall propose a resolution to the effect, that the laws which
impose a tax on income in Great Britain, and the laws
which impose an additional stamp duty in Ireland, should
be continued for a further limited period. That is the
nature of the resolution I propose to move in Committee
of Ways and Means.
Mr. H um e.—Will the right hon. gentleman explain to
the house what are the taxes he intends to remit ?

Don Miguel is at Rome, living almost in a state of
penury ; as the annual pension of £2,000 has been discon-
tirfued from the Vatican, and the prince has no other
sources of revenue.

IRELAND,

Mr. O'Connell was examined for three hours one day
last week before the commissioners on the tenure of laud
in Ireland.

A cottage. near Donnybrook, was burnt to the ground
on Sunday night week, and its inmates, Mr. Orson, for-
merly in the navy, his wife, and two children perished in
the flames. It appeared from the evidence at the inquest
that Mr. Orson set fire himself to the house. He was in
very reduced circumstances.
BRUTAL MURDER.—On Saturday evening week, as a
man named Dunn was returning from Youghal to his
home, he was met on the road near Whiting-bay, and
barbarously murdered, his brains being strewed about the
road, by a person named Murphy, who is fully commit-
ted, on the most satisfactory evidence, to take his trial at
the ensuing assizes.
A gentleman travelling in Ireland a short time since
was desirous of seeing some of the raintly relics belonging
to a convent, and on being shown by a priest two appa-
rently very old skulls, one, that of a child, the other
seemingly of a growl; person, asked to whom they be-
longed, when the priest replied, " the larger one was that
of St. Patrick, the smaller one that of the same saint,
when a boy."
GEMS OF IRISH ORATORY.—Those who do not trou-
ble themselves to read Mr. O'Connell's harangues will be
amused by the following gem of genuine lithernicism from
the Conciliation-Fiat oration.—" If it were attempted to
bring in any measure injurious to ins country, he would
feel it to be his duty to ye ever and die on the floor of
the house in carrying out a vexatious opeositi:.n to it. He
would then come back to Ireland and ask his countrymen
' Are you for Repeal now ?' " Thus we may expect in
the course of the present session to see King Charles I.
and St. Denis quite outdone. Or is it only the ghost of
himself that will put the soul-stirring question?

Sir R. PEEL.—I propose on Friday to enter into a ge-
neral review of the subject, when I will state what course
I intend to take, but I cannot enter into any explanation
now. I will give the fullest statement on Friday next
with respect to the nature of the proposals her Majesty's
Government intend to adopt.
A new writ issued for the election of a member for the
county of Buckingham, in the room of Mr. Charles Scott
Murray, who had accep.ed the Chiltern Hundreds.
The house then went into a Committee of Supply, Mr.
GREENE in the chair.
On a motion that a supply be granted to her Majesty,
Mr. HusiE said he was of opinion that they ought to
hear the financial statement before they voted any supply,
Sir R. PEEL felt assured that it could not be supposfAl
that her Majesty's Government would propose a vote for
any amount of supply, without laying before the house a
full statement of the reasons why that amount of supply
was demanded ; and, therefire' he did hope that the hon.
member would not prejudge and condemn the course the
Government intended to pursue, until be 119. d heard what
that course way. _

REPORTED DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.
The Bombay Times of the 'mt. January copies the fol-
lowing reported death of the Emperor of China from the
Singapore Free Press of the 7th November :
" The numerous art ivals from China during the past
week have brought accounts of the serious iluess of the
Emperor of China, and, by one of the latest arrivals, a
letter was received nvotioning that a report had reached
Canton of his death, which was generally believed. The
Emperor, we believe, was between sixty and seventy years
of age, and had reigned tvrenty-four years, having ascended
the throne in the year 1820. Should the report of the
Emperor's decease torn out to be true, we may look to
see great changes in .2hina ere lone. One of the most
important, as regards the commercial interests, will be the
legalization of the trade in opium, which everything has
shown to be inevitable sooner or later, and which has
only been hitherto delayed by the Emi.eror being too far
committed in his opposition to it to give way. With the
authorised introdurrion of opium into China will end
those large profits which have occasionally rewarded the
adventurer in the illegal traffic which has been hitherto
carried on in China.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL had no doubt but that when the
right hon. baronet made his financial statement he would
as,ign good, arid sufficient, and legitimate grounds for the
course he had announced it as the intention of the Go-
vernment to adopt. (Hear.) He did not concur in the

Feb. 11, 181.5,

-...-..-.. ,
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1 erasts, the standing order should be opinion of his hon. friend behind him, that it was matter " Independent of this particular question, which is pos- An address befteng the signatures of forty Protest
ions for the presentation of railway of surPrhe to have at this early periol of the session the sessed of a peculiar interest, it is likely that China will be noblemen and members of Parliament has been presen
led within twenty-one days from
d
e a
very statement
conveniento f the
course t broughto
the
country forward.
to
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oo
vf e muchr,
is said
a civili
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o b e a commotion,
minor,
hic Theh
will Government,
course
William i
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pintlo teceehrhcrsenAera:ismsrcani c,
Butler,onoeadl
mijdraaiboi
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Dublin.r:tuso y,
subsequentlyo ne
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oleoa kflnntod,
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fehfhtsth,wetre IdiiroßreiGsca,c.,Armagh,
ohubvahht
usual
I.alßishops.
T other
church
thecorstelhehhdyorpo. Primate of Ire I a 1
of the Board of Trade upon them, On the contrary, he (Lord John Russell) was not taken though despotic, is weak, and the elements of which the thankin.s his Grace for the protest against the natio
ithin tvventv-one days from the first by surprise at this announcement, for he conceived it empire is composed are discordant and antagonistic. The system of education in Ireland, lately signed by his Gr
Thomas
)otlrihsfais.es s brother,t.errorsestablishment
John's
o ft hlpGnecosHps
Pope
tine of Parliament.
so persona,
Scot
werepre
preached
tsidered this subject well worthy of adopt. It was a perfectly legitimate course for her Ma- tend to make `confusion worse confounded.' There
st his suggestion, the discussion was jesty's Ministers to state, at as early a period as possible will, in that case, be a regency, and, consequently, a fac-
ay. of the session, the amouttt of revenue they conceived ne- tion. A feeble government, having little, if any, control
.stion from Mr. Hume, eessary for the public service, and then to state the means over the more distant parts of the empire, there are many
said, that considering the immense by which they intended to meet that demand ;at the same discontented spirits, who have, hitherto, been with diffi_
de in the law of debtor and creditor, time he did not look upon such a course as a precedent culty kept quiet, who will be forward to promote and
liataildl.
os.in.gtmiedo.ntldieayr.enumncr_i.a:)io,Cnornonlle.
39th and 40th verses. His lordship received the Lot
,f imprisonment for debts under £2O for future years. foment dissatisfaction. Anarchy will, in all likelihood,
:ould not undertake, in the present The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the house re- ensue, and civil convulsions will agitate this empire, which
,ny new measure. sumed. has not yet recovered from the effects of foreign invasion.
osofctihaetiaortitetnndearnefeorotf oiritsthie Connell brought. before the
address having been brought up,
uneoemmmbeirtsteientowliieb
parliamenttbe subj
Mr. MANNERS SUTTON moved that a Select Commit- Foreign intervention will be necessary to compose the . P weekly meeting at
used his regret that no mention was tee be reappointed to inquire into the administration of strife. and may end in larger settlements being formed,
to the people, either in the shape of the law for the relief of the poor in the unions, formed and. more important concessions being wrung from the
was
rin the diminution of duties upon under the Act 22 Geo. 111., c. 3, s. 83, and to report to Chinese, than have yet taken place."
necessity, essential to the support and the house their opinion whether it was expedient that the (erred for inquiry. The resolutions were as follow
" That however desirable it may be that a discuss;
owes classes. He praised ministers said union should be maintained. AMERICAN PAPERS.
.i.....,1,1 ~.e,....e._._. !_...

An address betieng the signatures of forty Protest
noblemen and members of Parliament has been presen
to the Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of Irelai
thankinz his Grace for the protest against the natio
system of education in Ireland. lately signed by his Gr
and the majority of the Irish Bishops.
On Sunday week, Lord Galmoy, his brother, the H,
William Butler, and two other persons, were recei‘
into the communion of the church establishment in Sa
Audorn's, Dublin. The Rev. Thomas Scott preached
the occasion, from the sth Chapter of St. John's Gosi
39th and 40th verses. His lordship received the Lor
Supper, and subsequently abjured the errors of Pope
and signed the renunciation roll.
The repeaters held their usual weekly meeting at
hall on Monday. Mr. O'Connell brought before the
sociation the report of the committee to which the subj
of the attendance of Irish members in parliament was
ferret' for inquiry. The resolutions were as follow
" That however desirable it may be that a discuss
should take place in the House of Commons, with a vi
to expose the injustice of the proceedings connected w
the late State trials, this association is so deeply impre
ed with a sense of the hopelessness of obtaining redr
for the wrongs of Ireland from the imperial parliame
that we cannot recommend that the Irish members shoe
be called upon to attend such discussion...... That '
attendance f the Irish repeal mend:oars in the Concil
tion Hall would be most conducive to the great object
the association, the restoration of our domestic legis
tore:" The rent for the week amounted to £387 3s. 7,
POSTPONEMENT OF REPISAL.—The progress of rep
is a crab's march—a reculons. Like the prophetic shad
on the dial, it moves backwards. To believe Mr. O'CI
nett some sixteen months ago, we should, ere this, Ili
seen him in the Speaker's wig, riding in state to Colic,
green, to open the first session of a restored domestic
gislature. Ireland was then big with a parliament. 1
now we find she has many years to go—two or three
the least—before the renewal of her monster-labours
even intimate the birth of " a ridicul •us mouse"

" Our monster meetings," said Mr.o'6nWeilTat I
repeal meeting on Monday, " have been proved to
legal. A necessity for holding such meetings may agi
arise. lam one of those who incline strongly to the 0
nion that a year ought to elapse, or perhaps two, bet►
we have recourse again to the holding of such arsel
blages ; but the time may come when it will be absolute
imperative on us to hold them, for a e must take care tl
the enthusiasm of the people suffer no relaxation in
glorious an undertaking. A third year certainly shot
not pass without reviving the meetings."
O'CONNELL PRAISING LORD RODEN.—Who will t"
be surprised to hear that the virtues of Lord Roden ha
at length extorted the reluctant homage of an O'Connel
tongue ? Who will not be rejoiced to find, that in Belo
ing an example of what a good landlord is, and ought
be, the Demagogue, who has spent a life in maligning t
character, undermining the rights, and endangering t
lives of the Protestant landed proprietary of the counts
could find no model so adavttct to his purpose as the u
bleman who stands confessedly at t.:,e head of the Iri
conservative party? " This" (said Mr. O'Connell,
his speech on Monday, alluding to the letter of Mr.
Sullivan, contradicting certain statements relative t`► Le
Roden's having exterminated a number of poor perso
from the property of Lord Powerscourt, to whom he
guardian)—" This is an exceedingly important commtn
cation. Instead of that horrible system of clearing la
and turning out families, too often, alas! witnessed in tI
country, we see here a noble example set by a man whc
I never spoke well of before in this association, and wt.
I have no hesitation in saying, deserves the meed of o
decided praise. lie may think very little of my prait
but still I have great pleasure in recording my opinion
such acts. If the country were treated in that way,
should never hear of agrarian murder and outrage. 0
it is a blessed example Lord Rodeo has given to the lan
lords of this country; and I, with much satisfaction, mo
that the letter be inserted on the minutes, and that if Lo
Roden will accept them, the thanks of the association
conveyed to him also." (Cheers.)

Feb. 11, 1R45. Tim?, LIVERPOOL STANDARD
"...., _
, • ..
1---00fal aub Vrabinttal gelus. THE NORTHERN MAILS To BIRKENHEAD.—through THE QUEEN'S ARMS, OXTON.-11,1r. and Mrs. Hughes, of 425,520 tons, or 64 per cent. on the
the exertions of Mr. W. M`Millen of this town, the in- the host and hostess of this establishment entertained
_____eae____.
habitants of Birkenhead will now have the delivery of the about fifty of their friends, on Tuesday last, to a most work there is not a single additional
At Mrs. 1. Ibe done in '44 more than '34, and vet w
ii: -r•am's conservatory at Bootle there is a mail from Glasgow and Dumfries expedited by eight sumptuous dinner and excellent wales. The chair was pointed, But he held in his hand an I
f.arienea, from 16 to 17 feet high, and 20 yards in eireum.. hours. Though they are delivered here in the morning, ably filled by li obert Hiscocke, E-q. ; the vice-chair by of. Customs which fettered very much
e nce, with upwards of 4000 flower buds on it at the they were not delivered there until the evening. By the Mr. T. Bart', A number of the most respectable gen- Dort. He alluded to the Pet of ceses i
present time,
new arrangement the letters will be despatched to Birken- tlemen of the township were present. and the chairman permitted to discharge in what were to
in proposing " The town and trade of Oxton," facetious!
Early on Sunday morning week, the house of Mr. Wain- head at noon.
weight. of Maguire street, was entered by thieves, who THE COTTON DUTY.—On Friday, a meeting of the remarked on the extraordinary rise of the place. which, average time allowed for a vessel to he
Y Tke council were probably ;not aware
from being only a few years back a barren hill, with here customs was not more than six houri
stole several articles of wearing apparel, and the sum of cotton brokers of the town was held to take into consi-
and there a humble cottage, had now become a beautiful might perhaps be very well, if they cop
£25 n sovereiges, which was abstracted from a tea-caddy deration the propriety of acceding to the request of the
on the sideboard. township, studded with sines, in the chastest style of aro r.,,
wasbe ditechareed for two or three extra I
deputation from Manchester, that two of their body
chitecture, the residences of some of the first mercharits
John Dugdale, Esq. the wealthy cotton-printer of should accompany them to Sir It. Peel, respecting the
in the kingdom,and an object of ictures ue beaut to
Manchester, has lately become the 'purchaser of the Cra- taking off the duty on cotton. A resolution to this ef-
surrounding country. Many excellent songs songs werey
the ! e
It rue there were invidious distincti.
landif a packetintnovdeor enteredhoenrs wthhiei e
Ipeot therat port, she e
lm col
thorne Estate, in the north riding of Yorkshire. The fact was moved, and an amendment was put, that it wasregular
sung and toasts. proposed, and the evening was through- miffed
.. .- • Again,
price is £75,450, comprising the baronial manor of Cra- out of their province to interfere. This was carried by a
thorne, and 2,200 acres. large mejorhy. out spent in the most harmonious and agreeable manner. d paeseee arid he detained for ope MOUS ~_ ,
NOBLE CONDUCT.—On Saturday a boy belonging to DISPENSARIES MEETING.—On Friday the annual SELECT VESTRY, TC:ESDAY.—For the week ending the river, she would be permitted to diecher
s I be becalmed six - kg
25th January the number of paupers in the house was but let
an English vessel in the Prince's Dock fell into the water, meeting of the subscribers and friends of this valuable
and, after having sunk twice was observed by a sailor of institution was held in the Boad-room, Fenwick-st. 1,856 at an expense of Is lOad per head ;at the same be put iantvoesCeork, and kept there weeks
d
the Juven Pe its, named San'tendar, who, at the risk of The Rev. Cyrus Mona rea the report, w lic detailed
•ll drh time. last year the number was 1,898, who cost is 'ld per no redress whatever. and she would tie
his life, jumped overboard and rescued the youth. the year's proceedings, and dwelt upon the necessity of nead, being 42 paupers, less, 31(1per head, and £2l 15s 3d discharge in over hours. This was ;
in money more. Ihe number of out-door cases relieved (Hear, hear.) He was not putting an le
Two thieves, named Halewood and Bostock, have been supporting the charity. The average cost for each patient
committed for trial at the next Chester assizes,' for having at the Bristol dispensary is 10s. 6d., at Hull 35., at Leeds during the past fortnight was 7,319, being 261 less, and this matter, but he was putting a case
robbed the Postoffice at Red Bull, Lawton on Sunday 35., at London 2s. 4d., at Birmingham 6s. 3d.,. at Man- £4 Is 6(.1 in money less than the same period in 1811. centiv occurred, where a vessel was he
The weekly sick report exhibits the following particulars, putting into Cork, came into port, an(
the 20th ult., while the family was at church.' They ob- cheater 2s. 10d., at Sheffield 4s. 5d., at Liverpool one
viz., total sick in the, house 400, which may be classed mission to land in over hours. And wl
tamed about £32 in money, and a quantity of jewellery. shilling and eighlpenee !—The financial statement, which
UESDAY EVENING was read by Mr. M'Gregor, showed an increase in the thus-38 Fever Hospital; 7 small-pox ;91 men's medical, collector, the comptroller, and the inspr
surgical, and lock wards ;93 women's medical, surgical, cretiorar power. Now, with referenc
CONCERTS.—The attendants at donations and legacies of £l,BOO over those of last year.
otherY vessels which were allowed
these concerts increase, and we find that there is no lack The increase in the subscriptions on the past, as corn-
of talent, for the b and
1 kdwaril i 19. lying-in ward.; 6 optharmic ward ;38 and : are fully determined to carry pared with the previous year, was trifling—only 3s. 6d. ;
them out with sPpirit. Sir Edward Cult attended on and the amount collected at the churches lase year, only oys,7 gir s sick nursery • 56itch wards ;12 old men's only Argument that was pretended to
Tuesday evening wards 40 in other parts of the building,
Butmight
whatbe di
d dangertheteon
stthoemrse vdenn
400. Mr. Francis Owen, clerk in the Treasurer's office,. allowed. with all he hei;danadndexpressed himself highly gratified exceeded the previous year by £5 IN. Id. The debt on saw.
the charity had, however, been reduced from £1,796 to was appointed collector of taxes in the room of Mr. tically allowed those i
discharge in over
vessels,n
many.ours, of v
FIRE IN THE BIRKENHEAD TOWN-HALL.—About £617. The receipts for the year were £4,142 2s. Bd., Thomas Ellerton, dismissed•
di
on hoard, to
noon yesterday week,. flames were observed rising from the espenditure £2,962 17s. The number of patients Dm( COMMITTEE, TR u RSDAY.—Advertisements werepermissionwhole
nf
herto aea r
e vesselo d
illatdyepnaiwdi.t
the floor of the building surveyor's office, Town-hall. A ordered to be inserted in the newspapers, offering api e-
visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine
aninoetdotnltyb
he so much afraid of the merchant putti
portion of the floor was taken up, and the fire extin- was (North and South) 13.296; the number who received naium of £2OO for the best and £lOO for the second-best
the palm oil that they would not let h
guished. It was found that some of the beams had become advice and medicine at the .two branches (North and model of a landing stage for George's Pier. Mr. Wood awilthikethewho .
ignited near
heated. the hearth stone, which had become over- South), was 25,638, making, together, a total of stated to the committee what had occurred at the meeting
38,934.—The Chairman strongly commended the exec- of the Birkenhead commissioners on Tuesday, and during
LlVEthe conversation it was stated that Mr. .iackson had not faHnedainr,g-awnaditaerlasuteklaet)heltcowniapsl
RPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIETY. The annualmeet_ tions of the committee, which were beyond all praise, and
log of this society was held ort Thursday last, in the
etahsee.CuAstoehmn-rhtotuimsee dee)
of duty from the Custom-house. He we
len. on-rooms, Mr. Pringle, president, in the chair. From chatty which was read by the secretary, it appeared charity had suffered from the withdrawal of the £4OO and had sent to Mr. Randall on this important subject. It
the the reasony why it had not been paid fir(
upwards contributed by the parish, at the request of the was decided to contribute £5O per annum towards
that the number of members had increased to 1,700, and Poor-law Commissioners; and this rendered additional expense of maintaining a life-boat at Southport, and such
time to attend to i
during the past year the committee exertion necessary,to make up
the difference.—Mr. Jas. to be withdrawn if it should appear at any time hereafter The. young man i.nt—thteheoreffiacreersenpnilieedt—ba':
have issued 30
circulars. containing upwards of 300 cases of actual or at- that the boat is not kept in a state of efficiency. It was
tempted fraud—a number unprecedented since the rata- Mulleneux said there had been but three church suttee- paid six. or, seven. months ago ;" and he
tions during the year, and alluded to religious meetings ordered that in future 10s. per day should be paid to the standing
drdnietilonncarlerthsaenodf tihne
the
ede
officenfth
fee'
blishm t of the society. Mr. Thomas Barre, builder, at which large sums were collected for foreign missions, masters, and 7s. 6d. to each of the crew of the life-boats,
Mounte-Pleasant, was aepointed president aner Mr. James Mr. Horsfall then proceeded
,Denton,&c., and yet misery and disease were left to pine unre- on.exercising days, or upon days of actual service, the 5 .syhteaaadnrdsa.nl'n'
painter, Kensington ' • 1. dat tl • usualvotes of thanks were guineas given annually as a retaining fee also to be conti- invidious distinctions which existed beta
suing year. , vice-president, for the en- ove their own door.—The
London relative to contraband tobacc
then passed, and the Rev. Rector Brooks was unanimously *rued; 30s. were ordered to be given to the master and
STRANGERS' FRIEND Com
... TV.—Tbe annual meeting re-elected president for the ensuing year. 20s. to each of the men of the Hoylake life-boat, for their hoard vessels, &c., and concluded by si
of the friends of this useful charity was held on Monday. meri'orious conduct in saving the crew of the Manchester. timeu that. those grievances should be rear
Michael Ashton, Esq., presided. From the resort it Hp:" Nisei PRESBYTERIAN Cuuri.otr.--The Preshotery of
The keeper of the Crosby light-house reported the ser- motion.
peered ^MIN seconded themott .
Mr. BIRRETT was unwilling to say ant
peered that the number of cases visited arid relieved for Lancashire met, on Thursday, in the Commercial Hall,
vices rendered by the crew of the Formby life-boat to the ..
militate against the present governmen
the year ending the 31st December last, was 1,700, inclu- Gloucester street, for the induction of the Rev. Vernon M.
Antelles, from Valparaiso, on shore on the Mad Wharf. White, A. 8., late of Donughmore, Ireland, to the pas- thought the only way to fret any thing no
ding 445 widows, and comprising about 7,000 individuals. Six vessels were reported as lying up in Trafalgar Dock,
tonal charge of the congregation at present meeting in the bulent, restless, and verging amost on
,bAetlraerrger proportion than usual of persons who had seen and it was ordered that the extra rent should be charged
treason. (Loud laughter.) So long as!,
days was amongst the applicants. The total re- above place. Among the ministers present were the Rev.
upon them. The unemployed vessels in the Salthouse
and paid. they would get nothing but kin
ceints, including the balance for 1843, were £BO2 10s. sd, J. Gardner,. of Woodside, the Rev. J. R. Welsh, and the
Do.ck. were to be removed into the Albert Dock as soon
laughter.) He suggested to Mr. Horsfal
and the exuendPure £537 12s. 2(1., leaving a balance i- Rev. Donald Fergusson. The hall was well filled by a
as it is opened, to make more room for the working ships.
the matter by petition before the
. £264 lBs. 3d.. half of which sum,
Dec. of
however, has highly-respectable and deeply-attentive audience. The
A letter from the Secretary of State, requesting certain bringing
- Rev. Dr. Cooke, of Belfast, preached the introductory ' mons. and, without going cap in hand to I
since that time been distributed. information as to the port and harbour of Liverpool, was sermon, and took for his text the fourteenth and fifteenth complaining of the board of customs, an,
PAVING AND SENVERAGE.—At the meeting on Thurs- verses of the eleventh chapter of Hosea. The Rev. Mr.Ras from e,d. to the M.arine Surveyor. A letter - read f
day, it appeared that another case had been submitted toMier` ilson, stating that he had looked over the draft of bleas, on them.
ai T MOORE supported the motion, an
Munro, of Manchester, offered up the installation nraver, 11r. Russell, barrister, as to the• • ' the lease left in his office, to the terms of which he could . ' . .
Mr.
powpe r
W,of theura commis_ is - and was followed by the Rev. Mr. Weir, of Belfast, who time for Liverpool to speak out—Liverpc
Blotters to grant permission tonot agree; he therefore declined' taking the land offered
delivered the charge to the minister and the address toled more to the revenue than Scotland
to him et the west side of the Brunswick Dock, and, con-
Connect a service pipe •
with the main about to be laid in
to the people. After prayer by the last-mentioned minis-tozether.
'Dublin-street for the
Il prevention of fire. It was the opi-ter, and the singing of a hymn, the service closed at sequently, would have to give up the shipbuilding depart-
The motion was unanimously carried, e
nion of Mr. Russ
e , that the commissioners could grantk meat of his business altogether. Some conversation en-
three o'clock. In connexion with the proceedings a din- members were appointed as a special cc
the .provided the communication ner took place in the evening, at the Adelphi Hotel. The suea, when the matter was ultimately referred to the
purpose : Messrs. Horefall. Aikin, Moe
entirely permission.
Sub-committee of Works, as was also a letter from James
party consisted of about sixty : A. C. Dunlop, Esq., pre-
and
the
water
rr their own control, or that of their wsarrsevanetpst, sided and the vice-chairs were occupied by James Adam,Hornby, Hodgson, and Tyree.
turiwiend on except in ceses of fie Hodgson and Co. A letter from Mr. Thomas Court,
that such permissionut requesting that the master of the life-boat would telegraph
, and E-q , and K. Macauley, Esq The following amongst
BIRKENHEAD
of the act. The board accordinglycarrying
the, allowed the connexion Revs. Dr. Cooke and J. Weir. of Belfast. the Rey. 3 R Marine Subcommittee.

highly-respectable and deeply-attentive audience. The
Rev. Dr. Cooke, of Belfast, preached the introductory
sermon, and took for his text the fourteenth and fifteenth
verses of the eleventh chapter of Hosea. The Rev. Mr.
Munro, of Manchester, offered up the installation prayer,
and was followed by the Rev. Mr. Weir, of Belfast, who
delivered the charge to the minister and the address to
the people. After prayer by the last-mentioned nsinis-
ter, and the singing of a hymn, the service closed at
three o'clock. In connexion with the proceedings a din-
ner took place in the evening, at the Adelphi Hotel. The
party consisted of about sixty : A. C. Dunlop, Esq., pre-
sided and the vice-chairs were occupied by James Adam,
E-q , and K. Mdcauley, Esq. The following amongst
other gentlemen were present on the occasion :—The
Revs. Dr. Cooke and J. Weir, of Belfast, the Revs. J. R.
Welsh, D. Fergusson, and J. Gardner, Dr. M`Ctilloch,
Mr. D. Macartnev, Mr. J. Thomson, Mr. W. Miller,
Mr. J. Bingham, &c. Several excellent speeches were
delivered, and the evening was speent in the m 0,4 agree-
able manner. On Friday evening, a public Aoiree was
held at the Commercial-hall, Gloucester-street, and was
attended by upwards of 800 ladies and gentlemen. The
chair was occupied on the occasion by the Rev. V. M.
White, who opened the main business of the evening with
a brief explanatory address. Speeches were then delivered
by the Rev. Mr. Welsh, the Rev. Mr. Gardner, the Rev.
Mr. Fergusson, arid Dr. Cooke. The Doctor spoke for
upwards of an hour and a half, in a strain of impassioned
eloquence. His principal topics were Ireland, the cause
of missions in that country, and the duty of Protestants
at the present crisis. He interspersed his address with a
variety of exceedingly well-told anecdotes, which con-
vulsed the audience with laughter. The company, after
having spent a social and intellectual evening, separated
about half-past ten o'clock.

• ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE SANDS.—On Monday
last, as Hodgson 's Osersands coach was proceeding over
the sands to Lancaster, and on fording the main channel,
following the guide, the wheels suddenly sunk, and every
effort to get them out was unavailing. Tire passengers,
of which the vehicle was full inside and out, were thus
placed in an alarming position, but providentially they all
contrived by some means or other, to escape with their
lives to Kents Bank. The horses being cut from the
traces, were: also saved. The coach lay in the sends till
Thursday morning, when it floated with the tide up to-
wards Holme Islaed, whence a boat was dispatched, and
the vehicle was towed in safely to Kent's Bank. It is
not much the worse, though of course the linings, cush-
ions, &c., are pretty well spoiled.
Striclne.—On Thursday an inquest was held on the
body of William Mayman, aged 36, the proprietor of the
sign of the Bear public- !rouse, opposite the Zoological
Gardens. The deceased on Tuesday last took a dose of
arsenic, and immediately afterwards told his wife that he
hadours taken
Mr a
h potien and would not live more than two
. . sent sore
s Mayman instantly gave him an emetic, and
surgeon, but he died in about two hours after-
ward. Ir
readers that, about five years ago, the deceased was
the man who
resat, about
child from a bear, which had made
its escape from the Zoological Gardens, and which, failing
in its attempt to get at the child, rushed fiercely upon Mr.
Klayman and injured him seriously on various vests of the
body. Ever since, the deceased had been subject to fits
and on Tuesday week had eleven fits in succession.
Creanue or CONSPIRACY.—On Tuesday. before the
Grand Jury, a bill of indictment was preferred against
Thomas Jones, coal dealer and bilfdiscounter, (late agent
for Charles Scarirbrick, Esq.,) 54 Vauxhall-read, for con-
sPiring with Thomas Downey, labourer, to defraud
'Messrs. Taylerire, Walmsley, arid Co., and Messrs. Jen-
kinson and Kl'Dowell. coal merchants. A true bill was
found, and Jones was immediately apprehended ; the fol_
lowing day he was held to bail to appear at the next ses-
sions to answer the charge in two sureties of £lOO
each, himself in £2OO. Downey was brought up to
plead, he now being confined in the Borough Gaol for
debt. He endeavoured to obtain his discharge through
the Iniolvent Debtors' Court, but was opposed by Messrs.,
-Talleure, Walrosley, and Co and sent back for twelve
naonths the commissioner saying it was one of the
clearest ,
Downs cases of fraud
before hi , on a small scale, that ever came
ne m,
as clearl y being merely a tool in the hands of
sel.
J oil s
b the y shown and stated by the priaoner'scoun-
at same time he must have participated in the
s, ut to what extort, it was not for him to say.
ASSAULT ON A GAMEKEEPER.—
three men, Jones, Anglesey, and Edwards were brought
before the sitting magistrates of Birkenhead charged
with an aggravated assault on Thomas Seddon,game-
keeper to Mr. T. Perry, of Spittle. Jt appeared that the
prisoners were well known as poachers, and entertained
an id will to the complainant. On the night of the 27th
ult., the prisoners and he were in the Rose and Crown
public-house, Bebbington, and complainant obtained in-
formation that they would waylay and assault him.
About eleven o'c'ock he set out on his way home, and
had but got to the outskirts of the village when the pri-
soners Jones and Edward came up and struck him, one
with his fist, and the other with a stick. He was severely
injured in the face, a wound passing through the cheek.
They ran eff, but were afterwards apprehended by war-
rant. lbe evidence aeanist Anglesey was not sufficient
to implicate him in the assault, and he was discharged
with a caution. Jones and Edwards were requiredto
find sureties for twelve months—or be committed to gaol
for one month.
_ THE FLOUR TRADE.--A public meeting of the flour-
dealers and bakers was held ou Tuesday last to consider
the intended alterations in the trade Proposed by the
merchants at their meeting held 23d January last, and
itihseo to determine as to the necessity of an alteration in
Joshua etystem of tare on barrel flour, as at present allowed.
Henshaw, Esq., presided. After some discussion
it was resolved,—That this meeting pledge themselves to
theresist any attempts of the merchants and millers to sell
would sacks with flour, being convinced that such a system
operate Injuriously lo the dealers, and be attended
with considerable loss and inconvenience to the trade i
general; that the various tares of 16, 18, and 201bs fn
at present allowed by the nierchants and broker; for
Arne' kart barrels, are considered irregular aid unjust ;
that, in future, this meeting pledge themselves to accept
onlY the usual custom-house tare of 201bs. each barrel.
The ad's meeting of the merchants was held on
Thrsday, and the reaolutions will be fount in our adyer-
tiaing columns. The modificatic.in on the original propo-
sition as there stated was occasioned by the Irish millers
not_ being unanimous in the desire to carry it out.
Peououreo AIATCH AT UPTON.—
to I, ghitzomalch
took place at Upton yesterday week, in afield
Sir W. M. Upton Bart., in the occupation oflinrg
Joseph Broster the competitors being from Upton, Wood-.
pourrdch, competitors Frank by, Noctorum, Landican, and the
Firs tl.e give the prizes in rotation according to value:
First acres: Ist, to John Morris (servant to W. Web-
WI% Esq. Upton), a medal ; 2d, Andrew Bell, (Mr.
Webster's servant), 155.. and 3d, to D.Botr h'm If.
owner, Ios. Second ,and
• Ist, •James I-osueng. I(a!me-1 1
Neilson Es ) 4:1 10s . •
de-ig-
Poole), '4l ;(13(1, vv. eia; 2d, Thomae Burnett, (Mr. John Land, showing the different cities arid places, each
scri
~
th, William Sh . rke, (IV. Neilson, Esq.) 17s. 6d. ; Dated by a number, they were then examined in ,
.._ ~. a map of the Holy
arrett, (Mr. Webster. jour,) 158. ; sth,
~ r. Webster' 12 6 ) 6'h Prince
J. Prince (M
tural geography—one of the boys poiltlitnitf out
irbVert'anfid•
George Mach) 10s. ; '7
js•i•; , . C. , (M.,r• •' cular Place after the others had given _e . . ~_
fie
6d. ; Bth., J. Clark th, J. Brown, (Mr. Jackson) is• standing corrected by them if lie made a mistake: u
Clarke' (Mr. We Neilson) ss, The judges part of Mr. Cleree's system is to elates viva voce into an
expressed great astonishment at the greet improvements interesting sketch of some portion of Scripture, (or some
in Wirral( within the I t f
plouuhing was done ' years. The whole of the exposition of rtaturat hie.
. .ory, or the like, a .
) nd til stop in
in a sup
and other pro ' as
few
wrior manner. Sir E. Cast his narration when a neme re- a particwar fact is requisite,
prietors were present. Alter the match, the ap ealing to the children te fill it up. which, on this o,.ca-
cotnPany, to the number of about 50, dined at the Eagle sioPn, they did with scarcely a pause. lbe nitwits next
and Crown
day . Upton—Mr. Marshall in the chair--and the questioned each ether as to what texts commenced with a
passed off to the great satisfaction of all present.
given letter, and the replies were prompt, and frequently
On Wednesday morning last, the Rev. Steele Dickson, included several texts beginning with the same letter.
who has for sotne time been ministering to the Irish Pres. Some of
r-
bytera
the smaller children (almost mere infante) sui
prised the audience by their re carat, amusing
and singing, t. re
_ n congregation assembling in the Corn Exchange,
Manchester, was inducted to the l of
ceng
pastora charge that whole
~ehurLeg,a_tion The ceremony took place in the Scotch the arms, hands,.&c., keeping time tr,), their own singing.
eu Peter's- square, when a sermon was by the Re
ees in arithmetic were.
preached " Old Enland is my Native Land, was well sung, as
v. Dr. Cooke, of Belfast. The same evening; were many other dittles. Exert,.
at half- Cooke, six o'clock,
Corn .
a public meeting was held in the also sung, including addition, subtraction, ntultip!ication,
-exchange, at which Dr. Cooke, tree Rev, I. Weir, of the number of per.ce it. so many shillings, or tractions,
Belfast, the
d this was dime ev,tri a rapidity and precision
Liverpo I - at.
D. Ferguson and V. M. White, of that wand
ati ,
, ~
large,
_5, , were Present. The attendance was not very that w(:n!d by ame mime R tt1.,,) keei:!-r. Ile r,estory or
The chair `vas taken by the Rev. Steele Dickson, Enelend in verse. flout) the reign id William the Coqueror
Ity.the %hole. The teachers
Rev,h . after a...few introductory remarks, called upon the to that of Victoria, "as sung
10_,v M. White to address the meeting. He Was fol- in traning sung a leeee called '.,• Church and Queen, ' and
weal by the Rev
ro, of m .6. D. Ferguson, of Liverpool, A Mun- were loudly cheered. The children were th ri examined , includioz zones and climates, animals
of
wiiornazhi.ester, 1. Weir, and Dr. Cooke, of Belfast, all • in natural
jests con, dolly ter'
interesting addresses on various sub- and their economy, &c. A lit •le boy recited. an
.excellent
itbro_„; ected with the progress of religion at home and piece on the ammeisery of t e elitlllllB 8 examination,
pitch to the master, called '' The
those"toisasnido particularly directed attention to the case of •and four children suogcaip
irk, suitably and musically
tipn of adoptlilaries' who. having announced their inten- Better Land." Mr.
Prived of theaigr the free-chum l; principles, bad been de- plied. lie then, usual on such occasions, related a tale
b he impre-sod both upon the chit-
Scotland. The
Heneeting-houses, &c., by the church of convey;ng a morealhsLk,athe text of which was " Hold to-
able length on the Dr. Cooke spoke at some consider- gethsr," and in w •
and showin
1 deice made a deco impression on
_so or of Protestantism in Ireland, dreg and their perreets the advantages of following the
Come iti showing . r the difficulties that had to be over- precept. Hia fat he y a _
Population. Tl
using sound religious principles among the all present, and he was !outlay cheered. The whole then
"cloak. le meeting terminated shortly before ten sung the " Evening ripen," and were dismissed with a
blessing at a quarter to nine o'clock.

INQUESTS.—On Wednesday, Margaret Hughes, aged
six months, who resided in a court in Rose-place, was
found dead in bed on Tuesday morning. Mr. Eccleston,
surgeon, was of opinion, after a post mortem examination,
that death had been eau& d through asphyxia, brought on
most probably, from having been overlain.—On the body
of Henry Briggs, a labourer, who was at work about seven
o'clock on the previous evening on board of the flat Betty,
lying in the river, when, after lowering a atone into the
hold, he walked to the side of the flat, and, it is supposed,
fell in. His body was picked up the following morning
between one and two o'clock.—On the same day, on the
body of Thomas Starrett, aged 75, an inmate of the work-
houte. On the 24th of December last the deceased was
removed from the cripple to the medical ward, in conse-
quence of a complaint he made of a lump in his side, which
he said was very painful, but he was able to follow his
employment of picking oakum. On Monday morning,
after rising, be complained of being much worse, and par-
took of some breakfast, and went to bed. In two hours
afterwards be called out for assistance, a surgeon was sent
for, arid he died shortly afterwards. The deceased, who
had been a night watchman at the new building, Kirk-
dale, said he bad been thrown upon some stones by two
persons, who came to take some wood away. A post
vmortem examination was made by the house surgeon, Mr.
Radcliffe, who believed that the deceased died from
aneurism of the aorta, which might have been produced
from either external violence or natural causes.—Verdicts
accordinely. On Saturday five inquests were held.
Four of them had reference to alarmingly sudden deaths.
The first was on George Johns, of Norfolk-street, who
had been confined to his bed for three days from the ef-
fects ofdrink, and during that time had scarcely been
sober for five minutes together. He was a very heavy
drinker during the whole of his lifetime, and there was no
doubt in the mind of his physician that his habits of in-
toxication had produced apoplexy, which resulted in his
sudden death. The second was on John Kearns, an el-
derly man, who fell down in Whitechapel, and died in
about five minutes afterwards. Apoplexy, the result of
natural causes, produced his dissolution. The th;rd was
on Bridget Martin, a servant in the employ of Mr. Ed-
ward Marks, tailor and draper, who, while in the act of
putting some of Mr. Mark's children to bed, on Friday
night, fell on the fiber, and died instantaneously. The
fourth was on John Dixon, who, on going to his work,
apparently in his usual health, on Saturday morning;
dropped on the ground, and died before assistance could
be obtained. The fifth and last was on a new-hem male
child, who was round in St. Anthony's Chapel-yard, on
Friday evening, wrapped in a napkin, and fastened in a
small box. Mr. Woods, surgeon, was of opinion that it
had been still-born. Verdicts, in accordance with the
evidence, were returned in the several cases.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOUTH INFANT SCHOOL —The
annual examinatiOn of the infants bdonging to the Chun h
of England South School, Cornwallis-street, took place
OD Thursday evening, in the lower t. ch oo !roc) m , which was
crowded to excess, so anxious were the parents of the
little ones, and many strangers, to hear the proceedings.
The infants. about. 250 in number, marched to their places
in the gallery at one end singing cheerfully. They were
all neatly clothed, appeared to take great pride and de-
light in the proceedings, and to be affiictirmately attached
to their master, Mr. Win. Clarke, a gentleman who has
also superintendence of the other infant echonls attached
to the katahli•hment in this and other districts in South
Lancashire. and who has been eminently successful not
only in cultivating the infant mind, but in traini,g teachers
for other localities. There were present, bes;tles the rela-
tives of the children, a consideraoie number of ladies am'
gent'

-icemen resid..nt in t►,e town, and a ftw from places at
a considerable distance, mho take an interest in the most
itnproved systfrns of infant eduelition. Tnprp

also a number of infant and Sunday schools far and
A r.Tonilinson. organist of St . John's Church, Egre-
rnont, presided at the piano, and accompanied the children
when singing hymns. avpropriate stings, &e. They
Were • .

1r116,11. kin -
clueing Loth Testaments,) nod the promptitude and accu-
racy of their replies, which evinced a strength of memory
at so tender an age, excited astonishment and admi-
ration. Scriptural sulfj• et after subject was then given by
one of the little scholars, and carried n by others alter-
nately, in all its principal details,,forning a complete ex
nsif ion or the passage. By means of o

cently occurred, where a vessel was becalmed, and, after
putting into Cork, came into port, and was refused per-
mission to land in over hours. And why? Because the
collector, the comptroller, and the inspector, I-ad no dis-
cretionary power. Now, with reference to the packets
and other vessels which were allowed the privilege, the
only argument that was pretended to be used was this,
that there might be danger to the revenue if it were not
allowed. But what did the customs do ? They systema-
tically allowed those vessels, many of wkich had tobacco
on hoard, to discharge in over hours, while they refused
a like permission to a vessel laden with a palm oil, and
with the whole of her cargo duty paid. They seemed to
he so much afraid of the merchant putting a puncheon of
the palm oil that they would not let her be discharged.
(Hear, and a laugh.) It was not only of a deficiency of
landing-waiters that he complained; there was a defici-
ency generally in the Custom-house department, and be
would mention a case. A short time ago he had a return
of duty from the Custom-house. He went down to know
the reason why it bad not been paid five months' before.
The young man in the office replied—" really we hadn't
time to attend to it—there are some that should havebeen
paid six or seven months ago ;" and he added, notwith-
standing the increase of the trade of the port, we have not
had an additional hand in the office for the last twenty
years." Mr. Horsfall then proceeded to notice several
invidious distinctions which existed between this port and
London relative to contraband tobacco by seamen on
board vessels, &c., and concluded by saying it was high
time that those grievances should be removed.
Mr. A TKIN seconded the motion.

A remarkable feature in the composition of this new
system of bridge-building is, the combination of cast and
of malleable iron, in such a manner that the cast iron is
applied where the resistance to compression is wanted,
and the malleable iron is applied where resistance to ten-
sion is required. The combination of the two kinds of
iron is so Managed as to neutralise the effects of expan-
sion and contraction caused by the variation of tempera-
ture in the atmosphere.
Another peculiarity in this new system of construction,
and which differs essentially from the common arched
suspension bridges, is. that it exerts no lateral strain upon
the piers, from which there results a considerable eco-
nomy in their construction ; there are no expensive abut-
ments required, all the pressure being in a vertical direc-
tion.

Mr. BIRKETT was unwilling to say anything that might
militate against the present government, hut he really
thought the only way to get any thing now was to be tur-
bulent, restless, and verging almost on the borders of
treason. (Loud laughter.) So long as people acted lov
and paid. they would get nothing but kirks. (Continued
laughter.) He suggested to Mr. Horefall the propriety of
bringing the matter by petition before the House of COM.
mons. and, without going cap in hand to them any longer,
complaining of the board of custotas, and turning the ta-
bles on them.

In the design which we have seen, the bridge is of suf-
ficient elevation to allow a free passage, at any point, from
one pier to the other, for a vessel of five hundred tons
bombe!), with top-gallant-masts and royal-masts up; and,
with these masts struck, a vessel of nine hundred tons
could pass : but the elevation can always be made to
suite the situation for which a bridge may be required and
whatever the span may be. The aspect of the bridge
would be light and elegant, without denoting weakness.
The quantity of material, both stone and iron, required
fur irs construction being less tban that for any other sys-
tem, in proportion to the relative strength of the bridge,
the expenses of construction must also be less.

Mr. MOORE supported the motion, and thought it high
time for Liverpool to speak out—Liverpool that contribu-
ted more to the revenue than Scotland and Ireland put
tozether.

The motion was unanimously carried, and the following
members were appointed as a special comarti,tee, for the
purpose : Messrs. Hort.fall, Aikin, Moore, Nicol, Hugh
Hornby, Hodgson, and Tyter.

The author of this project, Mr. William Stewart, has
already given proofs of his professional abilities. We
should like to find the scientific men of our town investi-
gate the merit; of this project, and forward it, if it me, ts
thuir approval; for we should be proud to see the first
bridge of the kind erected in our neighbourhood, either at
Runcorn or from Liverpool to the Cheshire shore, for
either of which positions it appears to us to be p-rfectly
suitable, and, from its inflexibility, peculiarly adapted
for the passage of a railway.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS

On Tuesday the monthly meeting of this body was
held at the Town Hall. W. Jackson, presided.
It appeared from the proceedings of the Improvement
Committee. that a proposition had been received from
Mr. Wm. Jackson, to the effect that he would build a
handsome Gothic Church, of red sand-stone, on or near
the site of Mr. Sudlow's house, at the too end of the park,
if the Commissioners would at once sell the land on which
the house ranch, and lot 23. The subject was considered
by the Committee, and it was resolved that part of lot No.
24, as marked on the plan, and the whole of lot 23, be
sold to Mr. Jackson, at 7s. per yard, on condition of his
erecting a church subject to the approval of the general
board.

/MOM.. ..i.t.r.SONOMIVIIMPV.VO.7IGRZ.I•E•
LIVERPOOL FEBRUARY SESSIONS

The Chairman of the Committee having reported that
it was thought desirable by many inhal,itants of the town-
ship to establish a first-class public school, on the same
general principles as the Liverpool C, llegiate Institution,
provided a suitable piece of land in the vicinity of the new
Park be obtained on reaponable terms, it was resolved,
that in the opinion of the Committee such an institution
would be of essential benefit to the township, and tend to
increase the value of their property, more particularly in
the Par-k, and on and near Flaylmck-hill. The General
Board were recommended to offer for the purpose, three

acres of land belonging to the township, situated on the
west side of the Park, bounded on the north by Bidston-
road, on the east by Park-road West, on the west by a 12-
yard street, and on the sou'll by other land, as per Dian,
on a lease for 1.000 years, at a reserved rent of £5O per
annum, on condition that the sum of £7,000 be expended
on the proposed building within four years from this date,
and that the elevation be approved b) the Commissioners,
and the building be perpetually dedicated to the educa-
tional ptirposes beforementioned, and that there be a right
of re-entering, on behalf of the Commissioners, in the
event of a breach of conditions and covenants.

The following sentences have been passed t
corder, in addition to those given in our last:—
Ten years' transportation.—Jane Barrox, John Birch
all, Rohert Birchall„lames Maddok, Thomas Harris,
Henry Quayle, and Charles Daniels.
Seven years.—Mary A. Burton.
Twelve months' imprisonment.—George Brown.

It was resolved by the Committee,—" That two acres
of land, on the site defined in the plan, be granted for the
term of 500 years, for the establishment of an hospital, at
the rent -05 per annum, with conditions to insure the con-
tinued dedication of the land to that purpose. and subject
to an elevation to be approved by the Commissioners.
The clauses relating to the landing stages and flights of
stairs at St. George's Pier, in the Liverpool Dock Act of
last year, and the measure of the Liverpool Dock Trus-
tees, proposed to be authorised by the bill for the ensuing
year, instead of the measure defined in the clauses first
tnenticned, having been considered by the committee, it
was resolved to recommend the Commissioners to oppose
the repeal of those clauses, as well as of any enactment by
wh;ch passengers, &c., might be taxed on the Liverpool
side of the river for transit across the same.

The Chairman and Mr. John Laird were appointed
a parliamentary committee to watch such proceedings of
the ensuing session as may affect the interests of the
township.

The CHAIRMAN, after alluding to the importance of
these subjects, said they had been invited to see several
models of proposed landing stages, hnt he considered
them all useless for the purpose intended, except the plan
laid down in the act of parliament, which they (the Bir-
kenhead Commissioners) did not want to see at all deviated
from, unless something far superior to what had already
been exhibited were brought out. The act of parliament
plan, as the committee were advised, was quite practicable,
would be less expensive to the Dock Trust, and would be
far more useful to the public; and the committee recom-
mended the board to oppose any alteration from the clause
unless some better plan be substituted ; but they also re-
commended that the Dock Estate be met in such a way as
would be most beneficial to the public at large. With
re'pect to the Collegiate Institution, a favourite scheme
of Mr. Laird's, several gentlemen had come liberally
foruard, to found the proposed building which was con-
sidered necessary as the Liverpool Collegiate was at such
a distance from the Saint George's Pier that the difficulty
of getting backwards and forwards prevented many chil-
dren from being educated there in the way that it was
thought desirable. He believed the whole of these insti-
tutions would be available before two years were at an
end, and that after the next session of parliament the
foundations would be laid, and the buildings in a state of
great forwardness in the spring.
Mr. BENTHAM said he would have been much better
pleased if they had been taking steps to educate those who
could not educate themselves.

The CHAIRMAN said that if he were the owner of the
hind he should have no hesita,tion in letting the parties
have it on the terms proposed, feeling that, with the
quantity of land at the back, he should, in the end, be no
loser. With respect to educ.ting the lower orders, they
had had enough of that in Liverpool. Whatever might be
the opinion of the commissioners, he thought every man
should contribute liberally to educate the poor in the way
he deemed best; and he hoped all sects and parties would
follow out the liberal intentions of parties in Birkenhead,
who had generously subscribed for the education of the
lower order exclusively. A school was about to be erected
at the north end. It would be used on the Sundays as a
temporary church, and it would be placed in the hands of
trustees for the benefit of the lower orders. • There was
another school about to be erected, but it was intended to
add this school to the Collegiate, for the purpose of edu-
cating the lower orders at a fixed charge of three guineas
per annum. He himself was going to erect another school,
or rather to enlarge the present schools, and a fourth
school was also in progress. lie thought the township
had taken most liberal views of the wants of the lower
orders, seeing that there would be five schools devoted to
the education of the poor before the present year was at
an' end, independent of the Collegiate.
Mr. Woon said the Liverpool Dock Committee had no
intention of imposing any additional tax, and that they
were as anxious as men could be to supply the requisite
landing stages. It was quite impracticable to adopt the
parliamentary plan, without encroaching on the river; and
with' a view to meet the wishes of all parties, the Liverpool
Dock Committee agreed on Saturday to offer a handsome
reward for the necessary plan.

The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Ilartley, when the clause
in the act of parliament had been submitted to him, ap-
proved of it, and stated that it could be carried out in nine
months. He was rejoiced to hear that the Dock Corn-
miltee. were about to advertise for plans. But who were
to decide on those plans? Vas it Mr. Hartley, or was it
the public ? _

by the Re-

Ten months.—Jas. Williams (once whipped, and Wm
Johnson.

Nine monilig.—Sarah Payne and Margaret Roberts.
Seven months.—Mary Jones.
Six months.—John Fitzgerald (twice whipped), Charles
Frederick Medhurst, and Elizabeth Cu!ler.
Four inwalks.-- John Flint. Ann !Morgan. Mary A.
Henry, Mary Curry, Thos. Edmund, John Welsh (twice
whipped), and John Murphy (twice whipped, and last
three weeks solitary).

Mr. WOOD said the Birkenhead Board and every one
interested in the matter would be consulted before an)
decision was arrived at.

Three tnonthe.--AValter Blount, Jas. M`Kenna, Thos.
John Sothern (last three weeks solitary), arid Janet Ben-
nett.

The proceedings of the Improvement Committee were
then confirmed, with the understanding that the Birken-
head Board would at any time meet the Liverpool Dock
Committee on flais subject in the most amicable manner.

The ferry receipts for the previous month had been
£1,480, bring an increase of £422 on the corresponding
month of 1844. The CH AIRMAN said it was a remarkable
fact that although the contracts had been reduced 50 per
cent., the receipts had been increased exactly in the same
ratio-50 per cent. He thought the sooner the ferryage
was reduced to a penny a head, the larger would be the
amount of money received.

In reply to a question from Mr. WOOD, the CHAIRMAN
said the bonded debt of the Commissioners was £230,000,
at four per cent.
It was then agreed that the board should forward a me-
morial to the Postmaster-General. praying for th 3 arrival
of another London mail in the evening at Birkenhead, and
that Birkenhead might be made the centre of the surround-
ing district.

Two month:.—Ellen Hamilton

Six weeks.—Ellen Owens (last 10 days solitary), Wm.
Ryder (once whipped), and William Clark (last six days
solitary).

Five weeks.—Elizabeth Dunlop and Michael Burns,
Three treekB.—Jane
One wee k. —Bernard Murray.

Aequilted.—Rob;rt Shannon, Bridget Healey, John
M`Gowan, Ann Jones, William Green, Joseph Turner.
John White, Ann Kelly, Martin Ingle, and Thomas
Cubbin.
Na bill.—Mary Byrom.
Trial deferred.—John Griffiths.

There re-main 12 or 14 prisoners who have not recei, ed
sentence, the Recorder being yesterday engaged
with appeal cases. One o'clock to-day is the time ap-
pointed for disposing of them.

SPECULATION IN RAILWAY SHARES,

(From the City Article Friday's Times.)

Among the parties interested in new railways what oc-
curred in the debate of last night on the subject has en-
gaged very general attention. Previously to any decisions
by the Board of Trade, a word of caution was thrown out
under this head, that they should be made public in such
a manner as to leave no suspicion that disclosures had
been made, by which one sat of speculators might take
advantage of another set, and the bona fide holders, or
those intending to become so, sustain a positive injury.
The mode adopted by the Beard of Trade, in publishing
their decisions in the Gazette, would appear to have been
perfectly suited to that purpose; but as the fact has be-
come known to the dealers in railway shares, which may
be verified also by a reference to the current quotations
of the market, that bargair s to a large extent have been
made in the new railways shortly previous to the decisions
upon them, and in a manner to reap the benefit of those
decision•, it is assumed at the Stock Exchange, as we
have already hinted, that the secret must have transpired.
The reproach of these transactions does not, however,
necessarily fall on those members of the Board of Trade
who have taken a part in the decisions in question. The
ingenuity of speculators, where such large profits are in-
volved, might prove an overmatch for the utmost circum•
spection they could use. Hence it has become necessary
that the caution hitherto exercised should be hecreased,
and that no person whatever, except the members of the
B• ard, should know, until the hours of bnsin,•ss at the
Stock Exchange are over, what the announcement is to be
in the Gazette of that evening.
Another question, not of less interest than that just de-
scribed, connected with the Board of Trade, is, the de-
gree in which their decisions are likely to influence those
of parliament itself, when the respec►ive bills are intro•
duced. From the well-known character of some of the
members of the Board for judgment as well as in'regrity,
it is to he inferred that their decisions. especially when
they proceed to give the reasons which have guided them,
must have considerable weight ; but it is not deemed the
less essential that more time should be obtained, agree-
able to the suggestions thrown out by Lord Howick, for
bringing in railway bills, placed under the-e peculiar cir-
cumstances.

Such is the excitement at present amo"g the speculators
in railway shares, that bargains are made in them at the
coffee-houses and other places of resort in the city, long
after the conclusion of business at the Stock Exchange.
The appearance of the Gazelle is impatiently looked for,
and its contents eagerly perused. This form of the pre-
vailing mania is beyond the reach, of course, of all cau-
tion or control. and as all concerned have access to the
important information sbuglA exactly at the same time,
this is a matter of secondary consequence. It is only
those who are upon the spot, and witness its violence and
the general excitement springing out of it, t oth within
and without the Pails of the Stock Exchange, who can
form an idea of the perilous task undertaken by the Board
of Trade in puting forth these decisions, and which are
the fuel for this fire. Not only London, but Bristol,
Liverpool, Manchester, and other large provincial towns,
are establishing places of resort for dealing in tailway
shares; and the whole country is thus in danger of be-
coming one scene of gambling and speculation in these
undertakings, to the injury of all regular business, and
the probable derangement of the money market, which
has maintained for several months past such remarkable
steadiness.

INIQUITOUS OPERATION OF THE
AMENDED (!) NEW POOR-LAW.

The following startling case illustrative of the oppres-
sive hearing of the union system upon the cuff. ring poor
of England, was brought by Mr. Wakley before the at.
tention of the House of Commons on Wednesday last.
We quote it entire :
" I will state what came under my own observation on
Saturday last. It is not an unique rase—it is a general
one. A labouring man of good charact?r, only 26 years
of age, was in a state of extreme destitut'on. He lived in
the parish of Ruislip. I understand that six weeks be-
fore he died he had been living at lurr, in Buckingham-
shire. His wife was ill, and a small expense was in-
curred in their maintenance during about thr, e weeks,
and they were thr-atened to be passed home as paupers.
To avoid this the husband borrowed a horse and cart and
removed his wife to the old workhouse. I saw the furni-
ture in the room they had taken—it was not worth 2s. ; it
was a scene of miserable destitution. The parochial au-
thorities of her carted them from the place to the village
of Ruislip, saying at the workhouse, . Here are the par-
ties, I have carted them home to von.' They were then
allowed to go to their lodgings. The poor rr,an being ill
and out of work said at last to h's wife, ' You must go to
the relieving-officer and ask for relief. I must have sus-
tenance. I must have relief. or I shall die.' See what
transpired in consequence of the s'ze of your unions.
That woman, starved into a state of extreme feebleness,
left her home and her husband without a farthing, and

_ secure so long as the poor are so unjustly
treated ? Do you call this a system of Conservatism ? Is
it not pregnant with danger to you every moment of your
lives? Do you believe that the millions of England can
be satisfied with this?"
Can any thing be described more horrible than the tor-
ture thus inflict;;,d upon this devoted woman? A walk
of 21 miles in the depth of winter—this would be a pe-
nance hard enough to submit to for the paltry dole of 35.,
to preserve. for a day or two only, the life of a dying
husband. Yet this is not the worst. It requires us to
look at the agonising details of the story, to enable us to
gather the full amount of misery inflicted. First, we have
the walk of five miles to the relieving officer; then, the
sickening of the heart, when told that she must go to the
doctor • next, the disappointment caused by the informa-
tion that even lie could not relieve without visiting her
cottage; then the " hope deferred," as she waited that
visit by her sick husband's side ; the torturing effect of
the doctor's " You are starving !" ac^.ompanied by the
announcement that she most bear his certificate of this
fact to the overseer at Hillingdeti—five miles and back
again ; and after all ber labour and endurance, mental
and bodily, this beneficent law only gave her an order
upon a grocer at Ruislip. for just what articles its unde-
viating rules prescribed as necessary, for all sorts of eon-
stitutions, and under all sorts of emergencies! Who
could have blamed this poor being if sl-e bad robbed on
her journey, or had been hurried to the commission of
suicide, as preferable to the continued endurance of fa-
tigue and suffering beyond her woman's strength? Yet
this law is supported by a Conservative admiuistiation !