The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-09-02 00:00:00

THE PAST WEEK'S RAILWAY FRENZY

There really appears to us to be something in our pre-
sent system of managing railway investments, which pre-
cludes the possibility of anything like a safe and steady
business being transacted.' The week before last our specu-
lators and holders were verging upon a panic. Every
one was preparing to wash his hands of scrip and of stock,
and to throw to the winds the prospects of new shares and
premiums. A few fine days, however, have intervened ;
and we see them rushing forthwith to the opposite ex-
treme. Despair has been converted into speculative
frenzy. Nothing, now, the speculator can touch—no
scheme, however to!cl and barren, is launched upon the
market, which does not forthwith rush to a premium, as
extravagant as it is certain to melt away as soon as men
cool down into their natural senses. And yet, few
seem to dream of there occurring even a pause in the up-
ward tendency of things—much less a reverse. The
majority act as if the possibility of ultimate loss was a fa-
tality which, though possible, they are themselvess insured
against.
This state of things cannot be permitted to go on,
without bringing about serious danger and ruin to many.
Prudent men, prepared to make good their purchases,
must eventually be driven to withdraw from the market,
and leave those very wild people, who are just now press-
ing forward to grasp every thing that offers in the shape
of railway investment, to sustain the mad prices which
they have contributed to establish. The task, perhaps,
may not be found so easy as they imagine. Fine weather
alone, won't make railways. It won't unloose the purse-
strings of capitalists. It won't even sustain prices at
their present level for about a week or two, unless men of
prudence and actual means are allowed to occupy their
natural position. To bring about the termination of the
present fever of speculation, which is unnatural and un-
sound, the respectable brokers must throw themselves
into the breach, by discountenancing every kind of dealing
which is not based upon a proper and a stable foundation.
We are glad to observe from the following circular,
which has just been issued by Messrs. Scholes and Hors-
fall, that the first step in such a course has been already
taken :

A Public Meeting was held in the Music-hall, last
night, for the purpose of hearing an explanation of the
objects and prospects of " The Church Education Society
of Ireland,' from a deputation of clergymen, previously
to the formation of an auxiliary institution in this town.
The meeting was most numerously attended by clerical
and lay gentlemen, active supporters of the great principle
of scriptural and religious education. Each person on
entering the room was presented with a printed paper,
briefly explanatory of the nature of the society, and of its
actual condition. We extract the following passages :
" The object of this society is to afford to all children attend-
ing its schools, in addition to an improved system of secular
education, instruction in the Holy Scriptures out of the autho-
rized version, and under the direction of the Parochial Clergy;
and to the children of the Church, further instruction in the
Catechism and other formularies of the Church. No child can
be excluded from any of the society's schools on account of the
inability of its parents to pay for its tuition. There are at pre-
sent in connection with the society, 1,812 sehools, having
1,'4,968 children on the rolls, of whom 13,668 are Protestant
Dissenters, and 32,634 Roman Catholics. This fact may be
sufficient to prove, that the system of education provided by
the society, is, to a considerable extent, acceptable to persons
cf all denominations."
The Rev. Dr. TATTERSHALL was called to the chair,
and after prayer had been offered by the Rev. Wr. Falloon,
the Rev. Chairman remarked that the title of the society
was an indication of the nature of its operations. It was
a society under the patronage of the greater part of the
Episcopal bench in Ireland, and its proceedings thus far
had been attended with signal success, such as betokened
a blessing from above. He had now to proclaim, for the
first time in his life, that be was a decided friend to le li-
gious education—(hear)—for he could not account any
education to deserve the name which was not based upon
the word of God. (Cheers.) We gave power by means
of instruction in secular things ; but power could not be
rightly decided unless it were decided by the word of Him
who was the author of every good thing. (Hear.) He
fel, a very interest in the religious educa ion of the youth
of Ireland ; to use a phrase common in other connexions,
he was a warm friend to " justice to Ireland," but he did
not think thatjustice would be done to Ireland if her youth
were debarred from religious education,—education pro-
perly religious, and grounded upon the true and pure
word of God. (Cheers.) The Rev. Chairman concluded
by stating that he should greatly rejoice if the proceedings
of the evening were to prove the commencimaent of an
active auxiliary in this town to the Church Education
Society for Ireland. (Hear.)
The Rev. J. H. STEWART, after a few remarks illus-
trative of the grounds upon which he supported the views
of this society' introduced
The Rev. HAMILTON VERSCHOGLES. of Dublin. who
delivered an able address, remarking that Liverpool had
already put forth her energy in support of religious
education in Ireland. But it must be observed that the
I'M society which had already an auxiliary here, confined
its labours to a comparatively small portion of the Irish
population, namely, to those who spoke the Irish
language. Two millions of the people of Ireland spoke
the Irish language, and that society successfully and
happily reached the hearts of many of them through the
medium of their own tongue ; but there were at least four
millions of the population not acquainted with the native
language. As to the adults among those four millions, (FOURTH NOTICE.)
he was obliged to say it was hard to read their hearts, During the last seven days, the weather, which bad
or even their ears, in the way of communicating spiritual previously been wet and inauspicious, has been highly
instruction, their minds were so preoccupied and kindled favourable for the harvest. Yesterday week much rain
up by political prejudices; but there were hopes of the fell in this district, but though heavy here and in the im-
children of this portion of the population. (Hear.) The mediate proximity it was but partial, other counties, par-
object of the society, therefore was, first to bring up ticularly southward, experiencing a dry and ripening at-
Protestant children, and then the children of Roman mosphere.
Catholics, in the nurture and admonition of the Lord ; The harvest has commenced to a considerable extent in
and the constitution of the society for the accomplishment this neighbourhood, as regards wheat and a few oats. It
of these objects was intrinsically and essentially good. cannot be denied, however, that the wheat crop, so far as
It challenged our confidence from the patronage it re- it is yet cut, shows considerable injury from the long con-
ceived. It was patronized by the Irish prelates, and the tinned rains, particularly in the highly cultivated fields
Irish nobility, and worked by a committee of clergy and near the town, where manure is unsparingly used •so that
laity, and all these parties were bound to maintain the in some localities where the crops should have been the
Protestant faith of our church, and especially that great best, they will this year be inferior, the straw not having
article, the supremacy of the Holy Scriptures. (Cheers.) arrived at that maturity and hardness which is neces-
The schools in all the parishes and district where they sary to perfect the grain. A much more gratifying ac-
were established were under the control of the parochial count is given of the wheats on poorer lands in the in-
clergy. This was a most important feature in the consti- terior, but here the farmers consider the crop to be in-
tution of the society. There was the closest alliance be- jured to the extent of about 25 per cent.
tween'the clergyman and the schoolmaster, who:was under Other corn crops—oats and barley—are let safe, These
the control of the minister; for if it were not so, what suffered but very slightly, and still look well.
security was there that the minister could find the master The potatoe crop in Lancashire and Cheshire promises
valuable in cooperating with him in advancing the Gospel to be most abundant and of excellent quality. Weere-
in the parish ?In this point of view there were insuperable gret, however, to state that accounts have been received
objections to the national system, for under it the master from many counties in the south of fearful ravages in the
was independent of the clergyman, and the clergyman potatoe field of a somewhat singular disease which has
there pretty generally seized that valuable root—arising
probably from the sudden fluctuations of tempera-
ereoltigldio noct andt e mopflosoyrhipitm orfaolrktohoewlodgeio furtherance
the of
ptahriesh. truthsT hoof
rev. gentleman explained at length the constitution of, ture, frequent showers, and the general absence of sun-
and the rules issued by the National Board of Education, shine from the end of June to within ten or twelve days
and This began to show itself about three weeks ago,
rules
of and- prevails extensively in various parts within twenty
contended
thot
body that
were both
insufficient
slidar and
delusive, the modifiedof which
he narrated several instances. Reverting to the necessity miles of London. Some fields have suffered so much
for Scriptural education he mentioned that the schools from its effects that they have been ploughed up. The
already in existence under this Society were about 1800, disease in the same crop has also been developed in
which were supported, he verily believed, for the most France, Flanders, and other eestern parts of the Euro-
part by the clergy themselves. Out of their diocesan pean continent, as well as in Jersey and the Isle of Wight.
societies £30,000 a year was expended in the support of Surrey, especially, has sufferer'. severely. In some places
schools ; and when it was considered that instead of 1800 but little of the stem of the plant remained, and the
tubes were found to be retie°. It is rumoured more-
over that at West Cowes t o pigs had died from the
schoolst more-
the e
po
population,
o therelatiowere
one
might
bee oOr
ready
aodrystoo 500 kt to
odo justice
despair,
ever being able to compete with the national system effects of eating potatoes effected by the disease, and
though this may be a som. hat exaggerated statement,
hich was so ably supported by government. They were
determined, however, to stand by the supremacy of the there can be little doubt but that the root when partially
--riptures, and they were confident the Lord would decomposed, is at least unwholesome. We learn from
-- battle. (Cheers.) The rev, gentleman The United Gardeners' and Land Stewards' Journal,
i"ne upon the meeting to extend I a London weekly paper of admitted authority, that where

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"Messrs. Scholes and Horsfall beg most respectfully to inform
their friends that for a fortnight, say to the 16th September,
they decline executing auy orders except such as they bona fide
hold the scrip themselves to deliver, or hold the money to pay
for any purchases on the day of contract. •
" The extreme wild state of the market here, and the generally
excited state of that in London, must be the apology if they put
their friends to any inconvenience.
" Exchange•alley, Liverpool 30th Augt., 1845."

The object of Messrs. Scholes and Horsfall in publishing
the above, must be evident to every right judging mind,
arising, doubtless, from the absolute necessity of at once
taking some steps which, though they may not be quite
effectual, will very greatly check the facilities for specu-
lating to the amount of thousands of pounds, hitherto
afforded to persons who have not as many farthings with
which to fulfil their engagements in case of loss.
Let such a course as this be generally followed by our
leading houses, and we may hope to witness the return of
legitimate business. We can only see panic and ruin as
the result of neglecting precautionary measures.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS

e o°-
le following Post-Era walla
-" Henceforwar , foal
and despatcheh _
well as on the by
but how stands her financial power. their liberality to this cause. the disease has insured the
.haulm,
suipeescmuteianrly offensive.i r o i n nthansel°,"ksie
pet or 'r
The Rev. F. BARKER, in introducing the next member,. arising the Royal Mail steam-packet, tne 6,,,-- '.I Of gad
‘e asLeeer raise an increased revenue, by add- decayed leaves and
the
of the deputation, remarked that there were no formal The editor, however,winds Granada having engaged to provide a small vess , an
mg to her Tariff, rates would fail, even if the Ameri- resolutions to be proposed. There was every prospeet, __." That the average
pr ioeoi!
the (in
me remarks by sayintt:
) for their conveyance from Port Royal, Jan' the esti.l.:
can masses could be brought to adopt the expedient. however, that the society would be formally established will be materially affected by theP causes to which we ' Santa Martha. Letters, however, addressed t±tact.,c, 01131,1
Her import duties are at a maximum already; and here; and he was happy to announce that, including a refer is not at all likely, as the import duty is merely mus of Panama, or the western coast of
dthe F
thewroet
to direct taxation she will not submit, if even a mode donation of £lO, the collections at the churches, on Sun- nominal ; but that there will be a slight increase in price, not be forwarded by the mail of the 20 of
• day, amounted to £153. (Cheers.) unless directed ' via Santa Martha.' " eshel
of collection could be advised. On every side she is, as compared with the price during. the last few years, with
The Rev. M. M. ILVAINE then addressed the meetingTßACT 90.—The Rev. Mr Goode has Lust Punt!
in our humble judgment, surrounded with difficul- in a powerful and eloquent speech, which althongh we a gtrT3Etettteeteriorationdin thte,_qua'ity,. we think there can-a
worleentitled " "Historical . Refutation of Traelatoll
ties which incapacitate her from carrying on a large had full notes of it we regret being obliged very consider- not be the slightest doubt. Happily we have heard of a work entitled "Historical Refutation 0 ba'et
ties which incapacitate her from carrying on a large had full notes of it we regret being obliged very consider- no complaints. oub . ' Happily we have heard of
of disease having reached the fields in the It has been the boastof the favourers of this tract.t wee
war, without bringing down upon herself suffering ably to curtail, owing to a pressure of advertisements. north of England. the historical question no one even attempted
Tit°_, pll!
incalculable, and even danger to the permanence of He attacked the National System of Education, which The turnip and grass crops promise to be the largest them, but to all this glorification Mr. Goode leas„,Xt,"esied,
he contended was not suited to the wants of the•
end. The t to which he has ' 411011.
her institutions. that can be remembered, which was to be expected
from an one qnes ion
Irish people, and so far from its being calculated to pro- that the ei „at
We trust, therefore, that the statesmen who nowthe very favourable feeding character of the season for hirlfatistzehethey
(Itohfitsrericaflly appears
any
subs sops
mote amity amongst the various classes of society, pro-hold her destinies in their hands, will pause upon duced just the reverse. Would such a system be tolerated ttteesreiopersotduct
description,ioThaendt
after-grass
uauti ist watir
afforddt andam o f
Die eperieord, ever intendedPerio to incrvdromwaitihoio,
her Pale ip'e This.
the threshold in this war in which she has all to lose in England ? Had it not been tried in Liverpool and uni- keep for cattle nd sheep in theq autumyn, independent. of who still remained substantially Roman Catholise ie tIIS
and so little to gain. Surely some means may be de- versally condemned. (Hear, and cheers.) Would England turnips. In consequence of this the price of butcher's question he most satisfactorily and finally d.hrteesfeeteeoof
vised, by intervention or otherwise, of settling amt- herselflaeulio
.d' milr tlannid) e cursed with it
Would N.
r C rha n suchee ei• haaveßsoaatrgo as meat is maintained at comparatively a high figure, the negative. Mr. Goode says in his preface n
wit tatemeuoira
cably the question at issue between the two countries. theywiti Gardner—would Ridley have sat down with Bonnewrn? rearers of stock having extensively bought up the animals to this tract, " I doubt whither there isroontnelessegie
for feeding. At the recent fairs in Wales and other any importance to the main argument f t"'m es
Would the martyrs of old have so far forgotten their places the stock, for the season, brought one-third more to the end, which will bear examination. 10"
We extract the following from a Prussian paper : in the reformation .:
Protestantism as to do such things ~„ eon. end
in price than at the same marts last year, when green PROBABLE QUANTITY OF IRON REQUIn'ThrreSP be
days, and why should we forget ,tin these? (Hear, hear.) food
of all sorts was scarce. RAILWAYS DURING THE NEXT 3 YEARS •-"A c- kill t
"A FAMINE IN POLAND.—INSTERBURG, AUG. 13. In proof of the irreligious nature of the system, the rev. The harvest is getting wellandrapidly on ee
throughout eat of the Mining Journal states that ther,en rolloi
The distress in Poland must be extremely great. The gentleman mentioned the fact that in Belfast there were the south of England. wanted, in the year 1846, 600,000 tons of iron, ' sr 1 „
poor people penetrate in crowds into our province, and two schools connected with the national system with
with . • • • tl e Ye' asp.
Our markets are well supplied fruit from all parts of the 2841 miles of the last session ;Inloo In ill
fall on the fields of peas and potatoes ; the peas are im- Homan Catholic children only, three Arian, and only one of the kingdom, and
fell, vegetables were never more plenti- there will be wanted 1,022,000 tons—sez.
mediately devoured raw—the stalks of the potatoes are with Presbyterians, the latter of which was shut half the'42',°°° t°
alia
cut down, and boiled and eaten in the field. A detach- year, in consequence of the difficulty of finding an honest arlmoreexcellent in. quality, or cheaper. . The second respect of the Acts of last session, and , _500;
.5.,
y potatoes in this county and Cheshire are also respect of the estimated 2.000 miles of next ,enoe te"eoo
went of troops has heen sent to protect our frontier. It Presbyterian teacher. In the South of Ireland a national abundante and good. The average price is 5d to Gd per in the year 1848 there will be wanted 1,233,u 422' e•
is said the fields in Poland, so fares the eye can reach, lie school had been used by the priest of the parish for a peck of 211 b. viz., 600,000 tons the residue for last sessionoins jeslii
desert, and therefore the distress must increase in the ap- party on the Sunday, where the dancing and drinking We are extremely
happy to hear that on Sunday the tons on account of next session, and 211,000 .t ,of 1 rs.
proaching winter." whiskey was kept up until aftermidnight ; audio another thanksgiving prayer for the present "blessed and season- sect of the estimated 1000 miles of the sessiou eeyeil of
Yet this is the country upon which Englishmen, he found the children, all Roman Catholics, able change of weather," was offered up in most of the -making atotal quantity of 2,855,000 tons in it'eto ellYdtf
having first ruined their own farmers, were taught studying Dr. Butler's catechism. Such was the churches in this town. Should the atmospheric principle be adoeteu. - won' er
unity of the national system. (Hear, hear, hear.) isoe 501
to rely upon for corn I the lines—which is highly probable—the reel° eet
Thus Popery was taught with authority in Ireland, and auo
~.....--sie.----- THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN of iron will, in these cases, be increased 01
under the pay of a Protestant Government. (Hear.) He Bete,
then proceeded to enforce, in energetic terms, the claims IRELAND. cent. per mile.
A French ,
of the Church Education Society—a society which was -- FATAL AFFRAY IN MADAGASCAR•—,. OP- 9+
SC° ilsC
supported by two-thirds of the Irish Prelates, and had The accounts from Ireland are, uon the whole, of a highly brings account of an affray in this island,, meel.,geree
spent £35,000 during the past year in carrying out its 'favourable character. The Dublin Evening Mail, of Fri_ with serious loss of life. The Qneen ,In osea 0:1. tea
—I have . projects, only £lOOO of which had been contributed by day last, says "The planet showers which for the last ten having, it appears, for some time past, "Prehan'" tt°
neiecr.
'- to the England. (Cheers.) There were in those schols no less days have visited successively every part of the country conditions upon Ale French and English roe_ere sena,oo
led n. than 104,968 children, of whom 33,000 were Roman Ca- may have retarded the harvest, but up to this time done French vessels, and an English corvette, '`'
e atteelce,..llll:l
'iscove, tholics, and should not England do more towards the no injury to the crops. A correspondent, who has just bring off the European residents. TheY were were aa
support of such a system? (Loud cheers.) He conjured traversed the great part of the counties of Dublin, Meath, landing, from a fort, the position of which sseanico, lite
s wet,na' A,
them to exertion in behalf of such a principle, for they Cavan, and Fermanagh, reports the appearance and pros- acquainted with ; and the French lost 14 woe!) - ole.,
'e to . might 'depend upon it that the battle of Protestantism pects of the harvest to be most favourable. Except a few three officers killed, and the English threest 50 vvelllstuel‘
Neel, would ultimately be fought in Ireland, and if the present fields of very heavy oats, no crops have been laid by the officer. There were, on both sides, abPnets, Wi!°,,eltie"
°dn.
scheme succeeded there it would be imposed upon Eng- rain, and they are expected to ripen as well as if they The dead were mutilated by the inhabits. -5 beinse.ets'
why force el ts
land. In conclusion, he earnestly commended the cause were standing." their heads upon pikes. The combined was leo
'leen. rlinc; n e
se th, of church education to their attention. It was the cause We have also the following accounts from various mately compelled to retreat, another lan- no yess tees
of the Bible—the cause of Protestantism—it was the cause places : the following day, when such of the Burge eaeeture
of their children—the cause of God, and he left it to their LIMERICK, Aug. 27.—Nearly all the wheat in this lo- as could be got together were removed. -se"eeie re'
sympathy and their prayers. (Loud cheers.). 'cality has been cut down within a few days. A slight set fire to a part of the country, and the vo' via
deretstioa
A collection was then made, after which the Rev. smut appears in some of the corn, but altogether we shall to Bourbon.
—We tinhio' clg
Charles Laurence introduced the Rev. James Townsend, have a most abundant harvest. STEAM LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIPS• 00 1310
f-b 5 00 orl
who addressed the meeting at great length. BELFAST.—Wednesday was highly favourable for the that it is intended to have sixteen lineee
ellrs, ~.,,,g
1.
At the conclusion of the rev. gentleman's speech the harvest. The wind was north-west ; the weather dry, eight or ten frigates, with screw prop of she
sL, 3 .
l' Or
loxology was sung, and the meeting broke up. sunny. and warm ; and the entire face of the country is ships for our sea-ports. The armament tweete:_ece
Sag
assuming a ripening appearance. Our harvest will he late, ship will be twenty-six 42-pounder!ee will 'roe o;',-6
Tll E CONTRAST. " but a week or two of sunny weather would ensure one of pounders, and four 56-pounders.
trrehe 'roe
,0_1;e1
the most beautiful haryeets we ever enjoyed in Ireland. masts and yards of a 46-gun frigates a ''' 'n nisr`ovisw"o,
men, which will include officers, ear° I,e Pl. aefe
CoRK, August 27.—Thank God for it, the weather has stokers. Each ship will only take six vile e" ana,,,,,, ,i,,
I been glorious since yesterday morning. It is everything and water, and be made to act both offensiver, The
that the anxious farmer could wish. The sun flings his sive. The engines are to be 450 horse-Pow of i ore,
brightest and warmest beams on the long-saturated earth, gun frigate will have the masts and Yarcillers ana, tide',
heating, strengthening, and vivifying. A week of such frigate, and be armed with twenty 42-Poiln -,. annegelo,
weather, and little damage will have been done in this lo- 56-pounders, with engines of 300 horse-Owe. ' siVsederl
cality. of 306 officers, seamen, marines, and stokeor:ra, "'not Pet
FERMANAGH.—The weather for the last fortnight has provisions and water will only be put on IL ether VI
been very unsettled. Occasionally heavy rains and a cold for machinery are to be advertised for : the ,g
north-westerly wind have retarded the crops and laid the the work will be done by the dockyard. u en
grain. Yesterday was fine, and the glass is rising, which Gazelle. ilsViia 0
will usher a happy change. • to Mr' -Or 'pa
In these melting moments, a visit , cloch
Ca, a
vaults, in the neighbourhood of the n a
_l. ,_ 0100_, gro or
refreshing. The ventilation is adrairlol2' je cp°ltheaon,
the temperature so delightful, that "
he s_voerite,a c
might Dr. Reid be pleased to observe a T seierit!Ke,
of is, practically employed, to celebrated'.'ser
dition the foaming Stout of his
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
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TO THE REFORM FREE BURGESSES OF
LIVERPOOL .

GENTLEMEN, .seen informed that amongst the
1066 free burgesses indiscriminately objected to by a
Charles M'Allister, clerk to the Anti-Monopoly Associa-
tion, that body has included many who advocate Re-
form principles ; and having discovered its mistake, has
asserted that the,e latter objections were made by the To-
ries. In contradiction to this, I beg to inform you that
the Conservative Association has not objected toa single
free burgess or to a single householder ; the odium of such
proceedings it leaves to the self-called liberals, who appear
to think that there should be perfect freedom and equality
in everything but parliamentary votes, and of those they
wish to enjoy a perfect monopoly.--IM am, gent., &c..
P. ARROW,

Sec. Liverpool Conservative Association

AN APROPOS PERFORMANCE.—Upon our Exchange
yesterday (" where merchants most do congregate,") the
somewhat novel circumstance was noticed of a band, at
high noon, playing pieces of music of a most soothing
character. It is supposed that it was the object of the
performers to calm a little the excitement of the Stock
Exchange bulls and bears, who have been particularly
outrageous during the past week.
• •

BY T. J. OUSELEY

In the Morning—in her pride,
With her nobles by her side ;
On her head a jewell'd crown,
Robed in gorgeous regal gown ;
All her officers of state,
Round the royal presence wait,
Every eye, and every ear,
Attend the Monarch's speech to hear
In the Evening see her stand,
On her native British strand;
Simple dress,—of purple hue,
Cottage bonnet, trimmed with blue,
Brow, where diamonds without flaw
Glitter'd—sheltered now by straw
How is she best loved, I weep,
AS a woman ?—or a Queen ?

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ESCHEAT TO THE CROWN.—A novel commission was
opened by letters patent, on Saturdly, in Brighton, to
determine a question of alleged escheat to the crown of
property belonging to a party recently deceased without
will, the title of the crown hinging upon the fact of such
party being illegitimate and having no legal heirs. The
forfeiture was fully established. The property consists
of some cottages, in Brighton, the site of which is wanted
for an approach to the railway station.
ST. HELEN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY SER-
MONs.—On Sunday last the Rev. William Pollock, M.A.,
preached two sermons in the old Church, St. Helen's,
in the morning he to: k his text from Malachi, iii. chap.,
vers. 16, 17, and 18. The rev. gentleman impressed upon
his hearers. for an hour, in the most energetic manner,
the vast importance of a strictly religious education for
the children of the poor.—ln the afternoon he preached
from the 89th Psalm, ver. 15, " Blessed is the people that
know the joyful sound." He pleaded earnestly for up-
wards of 800 poor children, the lambs of Christ's fold ;
and after the most perfect specimens of pulpit eloquence,
collections were made amounting to upwards of £5O.
POLICE COURT, YESTERDAY.—There was no case of
the ~lightest public importance brought before Mr. Rush-
ton. The very fine weather, or something else not easy
to be divined, must have given the usual corps of offen-
ders a pause, or perhaps have induced them to betake
themselves to the country, in imitation of their betters,
who have gone a-partridge-shooting—yesterday being the
commencement of the season. Our stipendiary bad evi-
dently a sinecure office for a time, and did not appear to
be over well pleased at such remission of his usual duties.
A number of prisoners having been placed before him,
seriatim, for disorderly conduct in the streets, he
remarked, that out of 10-1 cases, seventy-two were
for drunkenness, or slight crimes arising out of it ;
that such a state of things was perfectly frightful ;
and that be should therefore fine every one of them,—
which he did at the rate of 5s a bead. About noon, there
being no further business to transact, but to dispose of a
few small assault cases (to begin at one o'clock,) he re-
tired to the Exchange flags to " rusticate" during the in-
terregnum.

A MAN UNKNOWN FOUND DROWNED.—EarIy yes-
terday morning, the body of a man unknown was found
in the river, under the wall of Messrs. Vernon and Co.'s
ship-building yard, near the Potteries. The deceased ap-
,eared to he about forty years of age, and, from his dress.
was probably a respectable mechanic or tradesman. His
dress was a fine black coat, black figured silk waistcoat
and striped trowsers. He was well made, had an aqui-
line nose, and was about 5 feet 10 inches in height. On
his person was found a verge watch, which had stopped
at 10 minutes past 12 o'clock. The watch paper bore the
name of Thos. Blundell, Upper Pitt-street, Liverpool,
who states that he repaired the watch in March, IS4I,
for a person who gave his name as Collins, from Cork.
Another watch paper was dated Park-street, Cork ; and
on a bit of ivory, or bone, also found on the body, was
inscribed the name of Wm. Forshaw.

On the evening of the day on which the Queen prorrgucd
Parliament, she embarked at Woolwich for a continental tour.
Her dress was plain, consisting of a purple-shot si k. a black
satin mantle, and a straw cottage bonnet trimmed with striped
blue ribbon.—BRITANNIA.

INQUESTS ON SATURDAY.—On view of the body of
Margaret Baptist, aged 39, who resided in Penrith-street.
On Friday morning, deceased fell in an entry leading out
of Edmund-street, as if in fit. She was assisted home,
where she died soon afterwards, from, as the surgeon who
made the post mortem examination stated, abscess on the
brain. Verdict:accorilingly.—On the body of John Bur-
gess, a labourer who, on Monday last, was struck by the
handle of a winch, on board of a vessel in the Brunswick
dock, and received a fracture of the skull, of which he
died on the following day. Verdict " Accidental."—On
the body of Joseph Simmons, aged 39. On the 27th June,
the deceased was hurt while assisting to load a flat, at the
Eagle Quay, near the potteries. His leg was broken, and
he died of the injury at the Southern Hospital, on Friday.
" Accidental." On the body of a man unknown, which
was found in the canal, near Boundary-bridge, on Satur-
day last. The body appeared to have been some time in
the water. The dress was light brown cloth trowsers,
baragan vest with bright buttons, dark velveteen shooting
coat, blue and white striped shirt, coloured neckerchief,
woollen stockings, and shoes. His height was five feet
five inches, fair complefoon, and sandy hair and whiskers.
Verdict, " Found drowned."

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CHARGE AGAINST AN ATTORNEY.-011 Friday, Mr.
Wardle, jun., appeared for his employer, Mr. Chesters,
an attorney, who was charged with detaining the property
of a servant girl, whose name we did not learn. It ap-
peared the girl had quarrelled with her mistress, and left
her place, when she applied to the defendant to obtain her
clothes and the wages which were due. Mr. Wardle, as
an answer to the charge, handed up a bill to the court for
£1 15s. id., and produced a dress belonging to the com-
plainant. It was also stated that he had received LI of
the wages. Mr. Rushton ordered the dress to be restored
to the girl, and said unless the pound was paid over before
twelve o'clock on Monday, be would not hear the defendant
in any case in which he might be engaged in that court.