The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-08-29 00:00:00

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FATHER MATHEW IN ST. GILES'.

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MIDNIGHT AT SEA

man mad

boundless sea.

kv, no sombre cloud,
i gentle moon to shroud

le hark in calm tranquillity—
limn breeze, while in the lee

At a sign of li

Silent the mighty oc an vast and free—
Seeming t, het ald s me portentous strife.
Alone with God ! how limited the power
Of man t e creature here to shield or save,
For ew the hounds that part the yawning grave
Most awful thoughts at this most solemn hour
Al ne

(3( oh:no to wors,,ip Him
ie throue all worldly thoughts grow dim

HINTS FOR PEDESTRIANS, PRACTICAL

AND iIEDICAL

(From an unpubli.,,i

:CONTINU D FROM OUR LAST.)

as it is called, a nap, after
I or bad according to age and cir-
people seem generally to get into
'at harm from it. After a hearty
ke exercise, with the usual powers
ids to replete the system too much,
ilea-i has pithily alluded to, describing some
thus :

Elderl

which P
Friar Tu

Muni d'uu dOettner
r snmme, attendait 1e diner—

who may havc

stant habit of

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crown of the pedestrian's labours, " balmy sleep." -
It is not unlikely, however, that after tea an hour
_ quantities, and the individual may be devoted to the honour
of the crackling hearth,
iy paralyze the heart• and render during which the scenes of the day's changeful experi-
o its functions.--such has been once may be recounted over with sundry emendations
been indulged to excess. •As he
makes a chimney of his mouth, his and humorous colourings ; and, whilst discussing in di-
ilieinous ; his breath acquires a de- vers tones the varied themes of general and absorbing
nliness, and the preservation of the interest, the plans for the following.day must be allowed
Ith should he washed after smoking.' to " f Hygiene. p. 385. go into committee of the whole house." Whilst
at the ornamental crown of the some, perhaps, from a notion of warding off any chances
ocuous accomplishment under re- of rheumatic twinges from the late drenching, as well
ncy we hear the gentle tap of the as conceiving that, whilst following a comparatively
Jeen chasing in mimic sport the Indian hunting life, the pipe of peace is requisite, some-
able ; and the next who opens its how or other, to constitute a Council of Deliberative
I not be behhadband with souse Proceedings, in all its unblemished integrity
of forms,
story, and, before discharging his will dare again to light the fascinating weed of India's
tory battery, quotes off by heart— growth. Our friends have much endured, perhaps much
li ! oh. how it tingles up forborne, at our respectful remonstrances,it may be :
lose, and tills the eyes they must, who choose so to do, to establish their claims
El, in one comfortable sneeze,
to some of the credit of Indian warriorship on the seve-
ted pleasure bursts at last I"
ral grounds of that endurance, forbearance, equanimity,
the drum for mustering to the last high-souled resolve, and, lastly, as a make-weight re-
-." 11, when the hill-tops smile in a semblance, re-kindle even the Nile witchery of the social
the renewed song of birds pipes sacrYice ! But we are forgetting, all this while, we
ories of the god of day. Across mean to put in one more claim to be heard, though not
and towards yon skirting wood) until the council has broken up, and the votes been col-
qeeable walk. Away, then ! lected in the bowl of some one's exhausted pipe-head.
ogress, the grateful breeze dies If it is not too late, or the party not too sleepy, some of
teat of noon returns, and clouds the scraps further alluding to pedestrian or valetudina-
ning the approach of a thunder- rian matters, either in instructive prose or pleasing
Dad meadow is traversed, and the poetry, as found in the following supplementary chapter,
off yet, is impossible to reach. may be read, pro bono publico, and discussed profitably,
face of heaven can change ! In ' either now or at some future leisure of walking or halt-
'hristopher North," the subjoined ing. We have chosen no order in it, as it is to be a
with wet in the very reading, of dish of fragments of all sorts to suit all.
Pleasure Excursion.— Well, that 66. Finally, then, whether our pedestrian group—of
-Rain—rain—rain! All the eyes whom we are about now with regret to take our leave,
0, bright might be—the sky was and to conclude, in the regular part of the story, our
'hied whiteness, that here and labours in their behalf—chose or not to wind up with a
on the brow of night, was all nightcap of negus, it is not our business to play the spy.
'clouds—and as for the moon, Early risins,, deserves, because it earns, the grateful
and her orb, that seemed meed of early i'est, when the day is properly filled up
yet, while all the with work and good humour. We shall just once more
ail morn, and beauty to have play the travelling physician to our respected group, and
into peace, oversaw in a mo-- shew them all good and faithful service to the last, be-
an evanishing has left it black fore we can feel satisfied to make our parting how. It
thick pattering on the woods— lies in the matter of an useful hint, touching that hideous
d ere we reach }lowness, the region to a tired tourist,- which has not far ever been to
Ito their skins. Nay, matters ourselves, unfortunately, a " terra incognita," viz., a
ions —for there was lightning— damp bed. It is possible that some such mischance may
conds! and hark, very respec- await some one of our company, the bare supposition of
1 our wisdom we have not been which makes our teeth chatter with memory of a by-
uld have known, when we saw gone tour. If there is any suspicion of such being the
Only lama now towards the case, from the smell or feel of damp, cold sheets, &c.,
i's ark gnificent specta- or if any one, without reason particularly to apprehend
od. That far-off, sullen sound it, yet wishes to establish the negative to x demonstra-
-1 what means that sighing and tion, we know no better or easier method than to request
among the cliffs ? See—see the servant to take up a warming pan of coals, (warming
tows the long lake shore all I pans are not used in Ireland, perhaps not in Scotl
Takers. A strong wind is iwe don't remember—a great nuisance for '-
and—
,t a breath. But the woods I +l,___ __< ._ - -

GENERAL. MISCELLANY.

rysolite';

Another trial has taken place in the presence of the
Lord Lieutenant, with still more signal success than the
experiment before recorded. Two carriages ascended at
the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, in three minutes,
and returned down the inclined plane, by their own mo-
mentum, in five minutes.

MORE FIRES IN LONDON.—On Thursday a destruo-
tive conflagration broke out in the extensive hemp, flax,
and cane warehouse, belonging to Messrs. Mandeville,
Kent-street, Borough, and which has resulted in an im-
mense loss of property. A colour-maker received a most
frightful injury whilst he was removing some of the hemp
out of the warehouse. About four hours previous to the
above conflagration, a most alarming fire was discovered
raging in the workshops of Mr. Bourne's cooperage, 7,
Cornwall-road, Lambeth ; and so rapid was the progress
of the flames, that before the inmates of the dwelling.
house could escape, the staircase bad taken fire, and was
all alight. Instantly on the alarm being given. Mr. and
Mrs. Bourne attempted to pass down the stairs, but find.
ing it itnpracticable they returned to the second floor, and
precipitated themselves into the road. Mr. Bourne is
severely cut in different parts of his person, and Mrs.
Bourne has broken her collar-bone and both her legs,
and lies in Guy's Hospital in a dreadful state of suffering.
POOR LAWS.--A parliamentary return has beenissued,
headed " A return showing the number of in-door and
out-door paupers relieved during the first week of the
month of April, 1843, in the several unions comprised in
each assistant poor law commissioner's district.' It ap-
pears that there are nine assistant commissioners. The
number of unions in the nine districts is 587. In-door
poupers relieved in the week mentioned, 115 250. Out-
door paupers relieved in the same period, 701,741. Total
of paupers relieved in one week. 816,991. The popula-
tion in 1841 was in England and Wales, 13,762;853. The
proportion of the total number of paupers to the popula-
tion is at about 6 per cent. The return further shows
the following two items :—Estimate for unions not in.
eluded, and places not in unions, in-door paupers, 17,958 ;
out-door, 109,346. Total, 127,304. Estimated totals of
(paupers) England and Wales, in-door, 133,208, out-
door, 811,687. Total, 944,295, out of a population in
1841 of 15,906.829, being & per cent, on the whole 6 per-
sons out of every 100 receiving parish relief.

s usual for a few minute

in the very heat:t of

tumbler, wipe it very dry with a silk handkerchief,
within and without, and put it upside down, mouth
downwards that is, in the middle of the bed, between
the sheets ; take it out in a minute or two, and f the
bed 1., damp, there will be a dew formed on the sides of
the tumbler inside, of course ; in which case, we need
scarcely add, it would be imprudent to sleep in the bed,
at least in those sheets. Where, from the use of this
test, or from any other evidence, the sheets appear damp,
get them dried. Often it is that they are not suitably
aired at the fire, but just removed carelessly at once
from the linen-press, or worse from the mangle, where,
in order to mangle them well, they were previously
sprinkled, and never subsequently dried. In whatever i
way, if the sheets are cold, and stick to the hand, it is
beaeuttteiorno t;
osrteiin a
d pre-
case, again to the kitchen fire as a pre- for instance, all in the house have
retired to rest, and this is impracticable —perhaps your
candle has been put out, and yourself undressed, before
yon make this discovery last, which ought to have been
verified earlier,— then your only way is to throw the
sheets completely off the bed, and to get in between the
blankets; for, however unpleasant this may be espe-
cially in summer, yet it is better to put up with this than
to risk taking a cold, which proves seldom anything but
a formidable attack of fever, along with some inflamma-
tory seizure, as in the chest, &c., &c.

Bowness is hurrying many a
Lr we may be on the lake ; and
t, is launching his lifeboat to
ell, this is an adventure. But
d lamp P Our study is in such
see our paper—in the midst of
[tide, and retire to bed by a flash

1 that our friends are involved
and fearful calamity, we pic-
)recipitation and eagerness to
ierate wetting, which hurries
alter that a solitary tree near

em to run to; where, in com-
fowl and lowing cattle, they

. _
a breathless haste and anxious
and instant crash repeat their
-apidity, whilst the whole plain
the pouring rain ! The party
I inexperienced in the common
rondrous laws, or they would
Letter so kindly near. A wet-
ald have experienced
" in the open Ineadow : on the
at and great awaits them under
y- they must, and that instantly,
ds the dazzling one just gone !
electric fluid always, if suffi-
in what is technically called
ill follow the best conducting
; and anybody in close neigh-
th such conductor, generally
transmitted agency. Metallic

We believe we have now completed our day's under-
taking, leaving our little attempt in the hands of the
charitable folks for whose benefit, combined with amuse-
ment, we have endeavoured thus to cater after our best
fashion. Now, we shall beg leave, then, to discharge
the very last act of our willing service, viz., to bring the
bed-candlestick, and attend the best-humoured of the
party to his charming little bedroom, with modest old-
fashioned oriel window, it may he, throuall whose crys-
tal` panes, mayhap, come streaming in the bonnie smi-
ling beams of the bright harvest moon, and, as they
seem to struggle across the neatly carpeted floor, just
reach the snug little white bed with dimity hangings, in
the middle of the room, there to fall upon the dazzling
snow-white counterpane, with a spell only felt in the
country on a "stilly night" ! If one single ray, the
furthest flung of all the pencilled host, stray onwards to
the bed's head, and there enable him to spell the grate-
ful invitation of the downy pillow, we will take the part-
ing liberty of reading aloud, for the gentle reader's be-
nefit and closing sympathy, the lines under which he has
already fallen fast asleep—

f bright, and moisture in every
first conducting powers. The
•e, is a conducting medium of
arable because most diffused ;
I and projecting form will be
;tailing in its course, by their
atrating it upon themselves :
the object is either frequently
erever the conducting medium
ad by some other thing inter-
and itself, upon such the elec-
-shattering, injuring, scorch-
nd then the object is said to
,„ ale trig current. Trees,

DISGRACEFUL SCENE.—On Saturday afternoon a scene
took place in the neighbourhood of the old bridge of Dee.
of a character that cannot be too severely censured. A
silly fool, slightly the worse for drink, urged apparently
by some companions of his own stamp, having collected
a crowd about him by the profane use that he was making
of a copy of the Scriptures he had in his possession,
began to mimic the performance of public worship. Part
of a Psalm was sung, mingled with oaths and chorused
by laughter; a passage of Scripture was next read in the
same manner ; and, lastly to crown his profane mockery,
the silly being, who had not even the poor excuse of
youthful thoughtlessness to plead in behalf of his conduct,
flattered apparently by the laughter that he elicited from
the crowd of young men and women that surrounded
him, stood up in the attitude of worship, and brought
his blasphemy to the horrible climax of giving utterance
to the Lord's prayer, mingled with imprecations on his
ribald audience to cease the peals of laughter, that, by
discomposing his gravity, seemed likely to put a close to
the wretched exhibition.—Aberdeen paper.

To all and each a fair good night,
And rosy dreams, and slumbers light 1 "

perfect their
likely to

BYRON

re injury they arE

Query—".9haped"?—Printer's Devil

kal of Health, p. 445

SECOND EDIT!

—.way a " batch" of aspirants for the pledge at
a the hands of Father Mathew received orders to kneel
—au, of a ner- down. While in this position,
.-ei Limn peculiarly susceptible A respectably dressed man asked Father Mathew if it
noes, in audition to their common physical was absolutely necessary for him to kneel down to receive
-..ex," because he is the pledge at his hands ; if so, he should refuse to take
inanimate things around, it.
merits he possesses are also involved Father Mathew said it was not necessary ;he could take The Boston and Halifax Royal Mail Steam-ship Amin,
des, and they can be annihilated, it standing if he pleased. arrived in the river this morning at half-past four, having
lent upon or superadded to their The Inquirer—l not only object to the kneeling down, but
left Boston on the 16th and Halifax on the 18th instant,
material basis : hence the sacrifice often of life, caused
-_,.......s
also to your placing your hands on my forehead, as I un-
at 3 o'clock p.m. She has therefore derstand is your practice. accompiished the
by the superior conducting power of his material frame.
One step farther, and our explanation is finished, in Father Mathew—l wish neither to place my hand upon passage from Halifax in ten days and nine and a half
you, nor that you should kneel, unless you desire to do so, hours.
words as simple as we can find, supposing that we are
as I have no desire in administering this pledge to inter: The case of Mrs. Gilmour, the Scotch murderess, has
writing for the non-initiated or only partially informed. Pere with the religious feelings of any man. The fact is been at length brought to a decision, and the marshal of
But, the human body when heated, and its nervous sys- that the large body of Roman Catholics who take the the United States has received a warrant commanding him
tern when agitated with
.fear, appear to be snore than pledge will not be satisfied without kneeling to do so, in
to surrender her to the British authorities.
ordinarily susceptible of attracting the lightning ; hence reverence to the Deity, and without receiving my blessin
The elections through the tis -
the double source of dangers to us when we place our- It is natural that they should do so, and that they should gress were proceeding generally in States for the Con-
favour of the Whig
selves in such circumstances, as that, around us as well wish me to place my hands on them, for it is one of the
as within ourselves, such favourable conducting means rites of our Church. Ido not see why Protestants should candidates, and in some instances by immense majorities.
We have melancholly details of the ravages by the late
-
are brought into a fearful locus. Many valuable lives object to. it, for they themselves have the sign of the storm at Pennsylvania. The destruction of life and pro-
Manuscript, by a Physician of have been sacrificed to the want of knowing these sim- cross n-!ade. on their foreheads at their baptism.
A voice in the crowd—The truth is, Father Mathew, Petty is immense. The loss in Delaware county is es-
old le facts of such easy recollection. The writer lost an
P
timated at 500,000 dollars.
old friend in this regretful way ; and if he appear to they come here to receive your blessing. They make quite
A. riot took place at Philadelphia on the 6th instant,
some tedious on this subject— now, happily, commonly a religious matter of it, and are not satisfied with kneel-
when several men were severely injured. It seems to have
ing out of reverence to the Deity unless they also kneel •
understood, in part at least—yet some one individual arisen between two rival fire companys.
to you.
Another demand under the treaty has been made of a
reading these pages may happily be cautioned off, The pledge was then administered, the person who had
man charged with having committed a theft in Canada,
• thereby, from possible danger • and the already well- interrogated Father Mathew receiving it standing, and
and absconded to New York. The commissioner decided
informed reader would be selfish' indeed if he begrudged with his hat off,
that he had no jurisdiction in the case, as "theft" was
a moment's patience over a passage which the author Another batch of a very motley character next took
begrudged no trouble to indite—seeing that thereby, as the pledge. Amongst them were many notorious drunktheft,Robbery,
whichneftio-
. not. enumerated in the treaty.rd i
honed
.in the treaty, and.o ordinary he considered.
before said, some one case may possibly occur where a ards, as well as some of the poorest inhabitants of the
be distinct classes of crime, the former depriving a per-
party may be so exposed, and where no other means of district.
son of property by force.
gathering the necessary instructions, for instant adop- A Mr. Donaldson then addressed the meeting. How
Strong hopes were entertained that the ship Memphis
many familiar faces, he remarked, did he see before him?
lion, may be within reach. Never, in all the course of
would be got off, although much boisterous weather had
his life, would the humble author feel more happy, than —(cheers)—and how many had he kissed and
andwept over
when they were babies in his arms—(cheers laughter.) been exp-rienced ; she had made but little water.
if permitted, only for once, to warn off another success-The operations at the New York Board of Brokers on
(It was here stated that he had for years past been an
fully from danger, by anticipation of the fact, in the 1 the 15th were to a fair extent, and generally at an advance
compilation of a little manual for the purpose of pointing itinerant preacher in the " Rookery.") Yes, he had
watched over them at the time of the cholera, and many in rates.
Domestic Exchanges are in limited request, and rates
out to the pedestrian his wisest and best course in gene- and many a time, on a Sunday morning, he had wept over
are steady.
rat, and in such special, cases ; being got up as it is in them inthat very mews, whilst preaching against drunk-
The demand for Foreign Bills of Exchange for the
the most portable and cheapest manner. Away ! then, enness. And what had he got for his pains? Why they
packet of the 16th was unusually small. The supply of
from the possibly fatal shelter, my friends ; and prefer had tried to make him drunk many a time—(loud laugh-
bilts, however, was moderate, which enables holders to
to flee before the storm rather than to harbour in decep- ter)—and never but once succeeded—(renewed laughter.)
maintain their position.
tive security ! When you have left that tree, the next Many was the drunkard he had reclaimed in St. Giles's,
Specie was dull, and the recent exports hate been more
flash may prostrate both the shelter and the sheltering and he could give them some striking instances.. Let
than_ counterbalanced by various importations.
cattle to the ground—monuments of the scathing fury them look at Joe Birkitt, the cadging psalm singer--
Money continued abundant for all business purposes,
of the thunder-storm. (roars of laughter.) They all knew " Joe"—(cries of
• and although the improvement in mercantile affairs gene-
"To be sure.") Yes, he knew they did. Many a time
With no other ill effects than a good wet jacket, our
he had met " Joe" with his hymn-book ini his hand, so rally had caused an increase in the amount of paper of_
friends, after some patient putting in practice the motto
fering for discount, no corresponding advance had taken
drunk that he could not speak ; but " Joe ' was at last
that " ills which can't be cured must be endured," at place in the rates of interest. Loans were readily effected
last emerge from their unpleasant drenching, having prevailed upon to take the pledge, and he was now living
upon undoubted securities at 31 a 5 per cent. per annum.
in comfort in a neat and snug little cottage down at Hull:
pushed along under as " tight a reefing, and making all Then there was " Poll Moriarty" (hear, hear. A voice The transactions at the Stock Exchange for some weeks
as snug as they can," as the sailors would term it. —4. had been moderate, with but little variation in rates--the
My eyes, she was a rum'un") Who was there amon
Perhaps there may be one mariner in the comany who th tilat had not come in contact with " drunken Poll ?g demand being about equal to the supply.
has hardily just condescended to button hiss oat,, and Theye all knew what she had been, but what was sbe now.
r take pleasure in bringing be- declares that the shower is nothing compared with a A virtuous woman, who had been holding the keys for The improvement in the Cotton Market noticed on
Friday still continued. The sales of the 13th and 14th
amounted to 2,500 bales, at an advance of 1 to I cent per
—" In tropical climates, where " sea breaking over the decks" in the midst of the " the Sisters of Mercy," at half-a-crown a week—(laugh-
lb. upon the
Thisprices obtained previous to the arrival of the
exhausts the sensibility of those tossing ocean ; and so, by comparing less with greater ter.) Let them all come forward and take the pledge at
Acadia. advance, however, was principally in the
to the extremely aged, who are evils, wins contentment, and practicallysets forth wisdom. the hands of the " holy father," and they would then, pation of nervous force from Supposing that endurance wins its own reward for instead of being the " rooks," bcome the doves, the vir- middling. and lowerto6 qualities.
lUb'plands,veryordinaryto
hich it is generated, a brief our heroes, the witty repartee and laughing pleasantry tuous doves of St. Giles's—(roars of laughter.) middli,rig,.sl cents per ; fair, to good fair and
good, 4 to 71 and 8 cents ; Tenessees and Alabaman, 51
permitted in the course of the bear up, by their volley after volley, the spirits of the - to 61 ceuts ; Mobiles, Louisianan, &c. ordinary to mid-
circumstances countries; a practice scarcely party, which otherwise would flag under the late dis- dling, 51 to 61 cents.; fair, to good fair, 71 to 81 cents;
THE ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY.
circumstances enumerated. It comfiture of pelting wet. The clouds have exhausted good and fine, 9 to 10 and 11 cuts. The receipts of
____
ed with caution, and only pus.- their " dread artillery," and the landscape again begins Cotton since th first of September were 2,367,000 bales
a slight refreshment; otherwise to smile, as the blue mountain ridges stand forth in their (From the Dublin News Letter.) against 1,663,000 last year. The exports to Europe
Ito a habit very prejudicial to variously chiselled outlines ; whilst the sun gathers after A preliminary experiment of the principle upon which amount to 1,990,000 bales, of which 1,461,000 were to
him his attendant retinue of fleecy clouds, and, as he the atmospheric railway is to act was made on Saturday, Great Britain.
the habit of " fuming the light sinks finally beneath the visible horizon, flings back his and it answered in every respect the expectations of the
The supply of Western Flour was large and the demand
dto exercise their gift, at this parting mantle of glory upon his earthborn, yet aerial Patentees, Messrs. Clegg arid Samuda, as well as of all moderate.
ings, as a kind of reward for servants. Our party reach the brown woodside, and, those concerned in the introduction of this most important
sirse by way of helping the di- tracing its primrose borders, regale themselves with the national project into Ireland.
At five o'clock the scientific gentlemen interested er-
as This supererogatory amuse- fragrance of its flowery people, as it rises upward on the
'lived. and the steam was soon after laid on, when the
as well as its enemies, both in evening exhalations, and is quickened with the humid
rofesaion. Those who do smoke atmosphere around. The " bonny moon" lights up the iteivtilltehgr:roamirepteurmspoocnomreceditws labours—the
stteccemsesreufny
nary after dinner, and, if they calm heaven as she ascends her sun-born track, and the sixty strokes an altitude ofdisplayed enty inches was obtained,
Tier part of the day, they can't hamlet on the skirt of the wood sends upward its" grace- and shortly afterwards it reached twenty-two inches and
nif habituated to it ; but they fully curled" wreath of smoke from its low chimney to one-tenth. This was the realisation of the most sanguine
n great moderation, because it to telegraphs to our soaked travellers the welcome hospi- expectations, and left no room for :übt as to the corn-
"stemhospi- decidedly prejudicial talities which blaze within its jessamined walls. pleteness and power of the machinery and its capability
excess. In the morn- 65. Our slippers, a hasty change of all wet garments, of producing sufficient vacuum.
1 you are doing the main stroke a cheerful fire quickly kindled by eager hands, and a Mr. Jacob Samuda asserts that he will, with the efficient
is a real objection to be urged cup of tea as quickly prepared, all form a series of shift- means at his disposal, have twenty-seven inches at any
it narcotises, that is, depresses ing scenes in our little drama of the " rural," such as time, if required.
, you require all the " steam" all lovers of the " natural" must remember often to The power may be estimated thus :—The exhaustion
a the close of the day, we have have seen enacted in the course of their devotional pits indicated by each inch of meraury in the barometer guage
n a mild cigar ,by way of in- grimage to the shrine of the " picturesque." If the is capable of propelling nearly nine tons on a level road,
or nearly two and a half tons up an inclination of one in
ood humour, alone or in corn- said tea-drinking to close upon the "hours" of rest,
ous "compagnon de voyage." and if the article be brewed, as frequently is the
_case one hundred and fifteen, that of the Dalkey line, at a
velocity dependant on the speed of the air pump piston
) state that many have veil- on such occasions, into " veritable stingo"—travellers with the present apparatus • each double stroke of the air
- smoking and snqing. The thinking they cannot have too much of a good thing— pump is equivalent to upwards' of two miles per hour ;
active principle of the to- then it probably will be found to interfera --• ' ' a and the Dalkey engine being constructed to work at the
rate of twenty-four double strokes per minute, it follows
, that if desired the trains may be moved at upwards of
fifty miles per hour.
Thus far having progressed—the next course pursued
was to introduce the piston into the tube at the equili-
brium valve near Glasthule-bridge ; but while this was
being done the key of the fly-wheel slipped, and a delay of
nearly an hour elapsed before it was adjusted. It has
been stated that the experiment was but preliminary, and,
to this may be ascribed this trifling incident, for accident
it cannot be called.
The fly-wheel movement being rectified.- the engine was
set going once more, but not on its condensation princi-
ple, for there was no cold water to condense. It was at
high pressure and half power; the height of mercury in
the guage varied from eleven to fourteen inches. The
signal was given by men stationed with flags along the
line, and the piston carriage, with two passenger carriages,
one second and one third class, attached, moved along
per se amid the joyous shouts of those assembled. It
seemed more as if some magic power were at work—some
force that no human energy cou!d awaken into existence.
In four minutes they accomplished the distance, one and
a quarter mile, retarded considerably at starting by the
breaks on the wheels to keep the motive power under
proper control, as also at the terminus, not to let the train
overshoot the line of rails.
, Mr. Joseph Samuda was on the piston carriage, and
several gentlemen took seats in the other carriages, and
they describe the motion to be more than ordinarily
smooth and easy—the curves were passed without the
slightest perceptible difference in the motion of the car-
riages ; altogether, it is pronounced to be no longer an
experiment, but un fait accompli. What was deemed to
be a problem by the uninitiated is now perfectly solved.
A few data of the line of railway and the machinery may
not be uninteresting.
When finished there will be in length 9200 feet of open
pipe. The close pipe forming the connexion with the air
pipe is upwards of 400 yards.
The engine is one hundred horse power—to be worked
on the expansive condensations principle.
The air pump is double stroker, its diametersixty-seven
inches; the diameter of the tube or open pipe fifteen
inches.
The station at Dalkey is sevAnty-six feet higher than
that at Kingstown. The elevation varies—one in fifty-
seven being the greatest, one in one-hundred and forty
being the least, and the main ascent being one in one
in one hundred and fifteen.
It is computed that the train will descend from Dalkey
by its own gravity, at the rate of from thirty to thirty-
five miles an hour.
The sharpest curve is only 547 feet radius.

Standard-office, Half-past Ten o'clock

ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA

List of Passengers from Boston to Halifax.—Sarah S.
Jacobs ; Mr. Read ; Fred. Myers ; Mr. J. M. Tobin-4.
From Boston to Liverpool.—M rs. Western ; Warren
Delano, jun. ; J. W. Webster ; Mr. Hector Turnbull ;
S. Wittering ; Dr. Alleyne ; W. Saoclorn, R.N. ; Mr.
Ricalton, Secretary and Servant; Robert Haynes; Jos.
Haynes; Charles W. Claude; Mr. John D. Blithe;
J. R. Poizet and Mrs. Poizet; W. H. ; J. Stur-
gis Nye ; W. Page ; W. Bond ; W. Peter ; Gustave Joly ;
J. S. Muir; Major Ewing; G. Y. Davis; Rev. C.
Mathews; H. E. Cook ; Francis Carpanatn ; Felix
Fouche ; Jase de Laine ; G. W. Whistler; Miss Whistler,
three children and servant ; Mr. F. B. Blanchard ; A. S.
Addison ; J. H. Willis ; Thomas Kennedy ; G. M. Bay-
ley ; Cmser Vernet, 42

From Halifax to Liverpool.—Mr. W. J. Ritchie ; Rev,
R. Williamson, 2-48.

Abstract of the Log.
August 16th, at 2h. 30m. P.M. left Boston for Halifax.
~ 17th, running along the Coast.
„ 18th, in 7 lat. 30 lon. arrived in Halifax at three
o'clock, P.M. Left Halifax for Liverpool.

August 19th, in 44 36 lat. 59 13 lon. wind S.S.W. 192
miles. Moderate breezes and thick weather.

August 20th, in 45 15 lat. 54 11 lon. wind S.W. 217
miles. Ditto.

August 21st, in 45 51 lat. 48 25 lon. wind S.W. 243
miles. Moderate breezes and foggy.
August 22nd, in 46 491st. 43 11 lon. wind variable, 230
miles. Ditto.

August 23rd, in 47 49 lat. 37 56 lon. wind variable, 224
miles. Strong breezes and clear.
August 24th, in 48 23 lat. 31 53 lon. wind N.W. 246
miles. Ditto.

August 25th, in 48 50 lat. 25 50 lon. wind N.N.W. 238
miles. Ditto.
August 26th, in 49 34 lat. 19 17 lon. wind N.W. 260
miles. Ditto.

August 27th, in• 50 36 lat. 12- 24 lon. wind variable, 260
miles. Di t to.

August 28th, in, 51 52 lat.. 623 lon. wind S.W. 245-
miles. Strong breezes. thick, and foggy. At ten, p.m.
off Holyhead. and arrived in Liverpool on the 29th, at
4 30, a.m. being 10days 91 hours from Halifax.
21st spoke the Juiian, from Quebec to Bristol. 29th
spoke, in the Channel, the barque Tinwall and schooner
Providence, of Liverpool.

Four boys were drowned at Dawlish, near Bristol, on
Sunday morning, by the upsetting of a boat.

An immense number of frogs fell in the town and
neighbourhood of Stourbridge during the- late violent
storm r

The congregational plan•of collecting from pew to pew,
has been introduced into London, where it is regarded as
a great novelty, and called the Lancashire system.

From Gainsborough to Hull by wa.er was a two days'
voyaze thirty years ago. It is now done by steam in two
hours and a half.

From the reply of Sir James Graham to thg memorial
of the Cheshire Grand Jury it would appear that there is
a probability of having a winter assize.
The number of fires in the metropolis (there were six-
teen between Friday evening and Wednesday morning)
has suggested a suspicion of incendiarism.
PAtst.ity.—Trade is continuing brisk ; every loom is
now sending forth the joyous sound of the shuttle, and
the state of the market is steady and favourable.
Another destructive fire took place in London on Wed-
nesday morning, by wh.ch the oil and varnish manufac-
tory of Messrs. Wentworth and Son of Mill-end gate
was destroyed.

It is said that upwards of 40,000 persons, principally
Irishmen, have taken the temperance pledge at the hands
of the Rev. Theobald Matthew, in the metropolis and its
vicinity.

The pensioners now in Greenwich Hospital, who fought
with Nelson, amount to 199;: namely, those who fought
in the battle of St. Vincent, 13; the Nile, 25 ; Copenhagen,
31; Trafalgar, 130.

The Gloucester and Berkeley Canal is now completed,
and opened into the Severn ; and the number of large
ships passing through that river is consequently much
increased.

During the last week, the influx of visiters to Bakewell
was so great that carriages stood for more than an hour
in the streets, whilst accommodation and beds could be
procured for them.

Mrs. Williams, the wife of the chartist leader, Zepha-
niah Williams, who was reported to have been executed
in New South Wales for murder, has written to the
Northern Star, denying the truth of the statement.

A splendid new packet-ship, of 1,250 tons burthen,
ailed the Queen of the West, and belonging to M issr .
Woodhull and Minturn, was launched at New York, on
the sth instant.

The steam-ship Londonderry arrived at the Broomie-
law last Friday morning, bringing the enormous freight of
between 1,51)0 and 1,600 " sons of the sod," to reap a
harve.t in Scotland.—Glasgow Citizen.

Cavalry and infantry barracks have been commenced
at Newport, Monmouthshire. The area within the wall
will be about ten acres, and the estimated cost of the
erection is reported at from £4,000 to £5,000.

Between Monday morning, the 31st ult. and the night
of Saturday, the sth instant, just one week, one hundred
and twenty-nine prisoners were lodged in Stafford county
prison, being at the average of 221 per day.
The estimated damage done to property in the towns of
Rochester, Chatham, Stroud, and Brompton, during the
short duration of the awful thunderstorm, was about
£6,000.

As a curious instance of the peculiar effect of the severe
storm of Wednesday night last, on the following morning
no less than 136 dead sparrows were found in the front
garden of No. 1, Moore-place, Lambeth.

It appears from the statistical reports issued by the
Registrar-General, that about one-fifth of the total mor-
tality of England and Wales is attributable to pulmonary
consumption.
FATHER MATHEW AND LORD BROUGHAM.-OR
Wednesday last, Father Mathew breakfasted with the
Hon. Stafford Jerningham, where he was visited by Lord
Brougham, Lord Glenelg, and other persons of distinc-
tion.
MANSLAUGHTER.--At St. Neots, on Saturday week,
the death of an old man was occasioned by two market
carts knocking him down and running over him whilst
racing. A verdict of manslaughter has been returned by
the coroner's jury against the drivers.
ISLE OF MAN JOINT STOCK BANK.--A meeting of the
shareholders in this concern was held at Douglas on Tues-
day. The liabilities amount to £175,388. ls. 2d., and the
good debts to £93,812. 7s. 11d., leaving a loss to the bank
of £81,575. 13s. 3d,