The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-09-12 00:00:00

THE KNOW-NOTHINGS 1N THE UNITED

STATES

PARTY has within this year_sprung up in the United

hich, under the name of " Know-nothings," is ex-
ercising a material influence on public opinion, and con-
trolling-most of the elections. In the eastern states they
rule supreme. In New York and Philadelphia they are a
most formidable body, and in Virginia and the southern
states they are making rapid strides. But in the west,
where the great mass of emigrants settle, their influence
is the more extraordinary, and in that district their success
has been unparalleled.
There has been for n
party which clung to ti

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years in the United States a
evolutionary prejudice against

foreigners, and has never desisted from protesting against
the naturalisation laws. In the year 1835 it took form as
the Native American Association, the principal objeet of
which was declared to be the exclusion from office of per-
sons of foreign birth. The society met with no great suc-
cess ; it was distrusted by both whigs and democrats;
and it soon closed a short and ingtlorious existence.
It is difficult to say which of many causes has brought
the Know nothing party into existence. Archbishop
Hughes's attempted interference with the States school and
his paper war with General Cass aroused a ve-
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enactment of the old naturalisation laws,
rs must have resided 14 years in the
country before being admitted to the rights of citizenship.
They are also believed to aim at the total abolition of the
Romish Church in the United States. They have secret
signs and symbols, are well armed and disciplined, and act
well together.

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Such is the constitution, such are the aims al' this asso-
ciation, which threatens a perilous conflict of races and
creeds in the struggle for the next presidency, and in the
approaching elections. They profit by the warning of the
Native American Association, and exercise their influence
negatively. They start no candidate of their own, but
throw the weight of their influence into the scale of him
who comes nearest to their views. Remembering that the
society is a secret ease, it is therefore easy to perceive how
important an influence it exercises over the elections. By
abstaining from presenting themselves as a target, they
elude attack, while their poNVer is wielded most efficiently
in the dark. They have already fallen like a shell into the
midst of the democratic camp. The whigs remain de-
seendants of the old anti-foreign federalists, allied with the
old native American party, and both from instinct and
party prejudice, actuated by a general distaste for races,
whose leaders have generally been found in the democratic
ranks. With the Whig party, therefore, have the Know-
nothings allied themselves, and the success of the union
has been most signal.
At Washington, Philadelphia, and Baltimore they have
carried their candidates for municipal offices against the
government.

A BuroixT SON.—" My son," said a doting father, who
was about to take his son into business, " what shall be
the style of the new firm ?" " Well, governor," said the
one-and-twenty youth, looking up for an answer, "I don't
know. But suppose we have it ' John H. Samplin and
Father ?' " The old gentleman was struck with the
originality of the idea, but wouldn't adopt it.
A NEW COMPETITOR OF STEAM.—The Moniteur says,
that Dr. Augustin Carosio has made a new discovery,
called pile hydrodynanzique, which, according to the
opinion of the inventor, possesses an immense power.
He bases his theory on an axiom by Faraday of the electro-
chemical equivalent. This machine consumes only what
it engenders by its own force; and that force, not analogous
to that of steam, is not limited by the degree of resistance
offered to it, and neither possesses the danger nor expense
of a combustible. It is further stated, that the Prussian
engineer, M. Siemens, is engaged to build such an engine
at Genoa, to be exhibited in London.--The Builder.
WEITHER-GLA.SB.—For some years I have been in the
habit of watching the condition of the gum in my wife's
camphor bottle, which stands in our bedroom ; and when
not disturbed, it makes a capital weather-glass. It
answers my purpose as well as a barometer that would
cost me twenty-five or fifty dollars. When there is to be
a change of weather, from fair to windy or wet, the thin
flakes of the gum will rise up ; and sometimes, when
there was to be a great storm, I have seen them at the
top. When they settle down clearly at the bottom, then
we are sure of grand weather. Any farmer who will
watch his wife's camphor bottle for a season, will never
have occasion to Iratch the birds, or locusts, or ants, for
incticatiow of a change iu the weather,—Literary Journal.

—Me seat of Sir Watkin W: Wynn,
Bart., is undergoing extensive alterations. The old portion
of the original edifice, which was pulled down about seven
years ago, is now being rebuilt of a fine-coloured stone
obtained in the neighbourhood. The present dining-
room will be converted into an entrance-hall ; and, there-
fore, the entrance to the mansion will be in front of the
lake, or looking towards Llangollen, and not, as now, at
the side. The hunting stud and hounds now at Wynnstay
are said to be the finest in the kingdom. There are up-
wards of 50 horses and 60 couples of hounds.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for
the week ending 3rd September, 1854, was as follows :
Passengers, parcels, &c., £4,052 13s. 4d.; steam-boats,
£568 6s. ld. ; total, £4,620 19s. sd. Goods, £1,594 2s. 10d.
Total, including Carnarvon traffic, £5,646 16s. 2d. Cor-
responding week last year, passengers, parcels, &c., £4,530
19s. 5d.; steam-boats, £904 ls. 2d.; total, £5,435 Os. 7d.
Goods, £1,331125. 2d. Total, including Carnarvon traffic,
£5,862 12s. 7. Decrease £551 10s. 6d.
CHESTER GENERAL RAILWAY STATION.—In order to
show the immense importance of the railways to Chester,
we may mention one fact connected with the traffic at the
railway station. For the year ended 30th June last, the
aggregate of arrivals and departures per trains was up-
wards of 1,200,000 persons; and the number of small
parcels received through the parcel-office, 70,000. Chester
Courant.
LLANDUDNO.—On Tuesday, the clergy of the Rural
Deanery of Bangor held their periodical Decanal meeting,
and, on the present occasion, assembled at that picturesque
watering-place, Llandudno. Above twenty clergymen
were hospitably entertained by the incumbent, the Rev.
Mr. Evans, at his new residence. In the evening, the
clergy attended divine service, and a sermon in Welsh was
delivered at the parish church ; after which a special om-
nibus conveyed them to the Conway station in time for
the evening train for Bangor.

STRIKE OF STONEMISO24I4.—During the past week a
strike has taken place on the part of the stonemasons em-
ployed upon the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal
works, the entire body of men, about 90, having left work.

It seems that some Wedks since the Men turned out in
consequence of alleged infringements upon their rights
by the foreman of Mr. Firbank. After three days' sus-
pension an amicable arrangement was made, it being

agreed that the foreman alluded to should be withdraw;
from the works. The men then resumed their work, and
appeared to entertain a friendly feeling towards Mr. Fir-
bank. Having, however, been informed that the foreman
was to be reinstated, on his making his appearance they
resolved to leave at once.
THE MURDER AT OXTO7I.—On Thursday afternoon an
inquest was held before Mr. Churton, the county coroner,
at the Talbot Hotel, Oxton, and a verdict of wilful murder
returned against Knowles, who was admitted to be insane,
The jury recommended the widow and family of the de-
ceased to the consideration of the Home Secretary, as he
had died in the execution of his duty. The funeral took
place the same afternoon, at St. Mary's church, Birken-
head, and was attended by the county constabulary of the
Hundred of Wirral, a detachment of the Birkenhead
police force, and several of the magistrates and gentlemen
of Birkenhead and Oxton. The funeral service was per-
formed by the Rev. John Blakeney, of Christ Church,
Claughton.

BIRKENHEAD COUNTY CouET.—There were upwards
of a hundred cases set down for hearing on Friday, be-
fore J. W. Harden, Esq., but they were devoid of public
interest. The only one which seemed to call fatany re-
mark was an action, Williams v. Grice, in which the plain-
tiff, described as a clerk, sought to recover the 'value of
three books from an attorney at Birkenhead. The plain-
tiff stated that he had lent three volumes to ➢ir. Orice—
"Archbold's Pleadings," in two vols., and " Chitty's
Burns' Justice," in one vol. For the defence, it was urged
that the book detained (two having been restored since
the action was brought) was kept as a set-off against a
similar volume, the property of the defendant, 'which the
Plaintiff had borrowed, and had forgotten to return. His
Honour, after saying that it was disgraceful to 'bring an
action of the kind into court, recommended the .parties to
come to some arrangement.

WALLASEY BOAiD OF HEALTH.—The monthly meet-
ing was held on Thursday. The committee of works and
'health recommended that plans for the drainage and
supply of water for the district be advertised for, and that
£lOO be offered for the most perfect plan, and £6O for the
,second best. After some conversation the proposal was
agreed to. A conversation took place relative to the pur•
chase of land from Mr. Shaw for suitable offices in which
to transact the public business, and it was 'Ultimately
agreed that the chairman, the Rev. Mr. Roberts,. and Mr.
Pooley be authorised to communicate with Mr. Shaw in
reference to the proposed purchase. Posts, to vindicate
the stations for donkeys, &c., v ere ordered to be obtained ;
also badges for hackney coach drivers.

LLANWRST.-A distressing accident happenellthere on
Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp, of Lancaster, with two
'little boys, arrived at the Eagles Hotel, in their own
vehicle, about noon, and set out soon afterwards in a
'hired car for Bettwys-y-Coed. About midway between
the two towns a carriage was about to pass the car, when
the horse began to kick violently, and first threw the
driver. The others were then thrown out, and Mrs.
Sharp, placing herself in greater peril in the endeavour to
protect her children, sustained a concussion of the brain.
Her husband was much bruised, but the children escaped
with'scarcely a scratch. The sufferers were brought back,
and promptly attended to by the landlord and his family,
and by three medical men of the neighbourhood.
PROPOSED INCREASE OF THE RIVER FERRTAGE.-Mr.
Mills, at the last meeting of the Birkenhead Commis-
sioners, proposed that, in consequence of the increase in
the price of coals, and other articles of steam-boat .con-
sumption, on and after the Ist of October next, piovided
the tenants or lessees of the Birkenhead and Tranmere

hnd Seacombe Ferries would undertake to abide by the
same scale, the fares by the boats be raised to lid..each
person for casual passengers; that boats be run, at the
half-hours, to Monk's Ferry; and that tickets be issued
at that ferry, for the benefit of the working classes only,
at the rate of ten for a shilling, and suggested that a

special meeting should be held to conside; the subject.
The proposal excited a warm discussion. Mr. Aspinall
considered that, by adopting it, they would be going
backwards instead of forwards. The receipts at the ferry
had increased by about £5,000 during the last twelve
months, and he considered that it would be a most in-
jurious step to raise their fares, especially if Seacombe was
to remain at a penny. Ultimately the proposal for inquiry
was rejected by the casting vote of the chairman.

Rom:trust NitETING AT BIRKENHEAD.—A few days
since the congregation of St. Werburgh's mass-house,
Orange-lane, held a meeting, to hear from the pretended
Bishop of Shrewsbury, :a statement relative to the gift of
the Earl of Shrewsbury, who proposes to erect, at his own
expense, a Romanist cathedral in Birkenhead. The
chairman said some circumstances had occurred to pre-
vent the carrying forward .of the structure at ShreWsbury,
and he (the chairman) was consequently desirous of
making the new church at Birkenhead the cathedral of
the diocese. lie, therefore, hoped that, with such a muni-
ficent example before them, they would contribute gene-
rously towards the means of purchasing the site. The
first resolution, expressive of the gratitude of the Romanist
population of Birkenhead to the Earl of Shrewsbury, was
proposed by Mr. Browne, and seconded by Mr. Gilbertson,
who said that the Earl of Shrewsbury deserved all the
assistance they could give him. Mr. Furniss moved the
second resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Cox. Mr.
Magee moved the third resolution, " That a subscription
list be immediately opened." Mr. Eyre seconded the
resolution ; and after some conversation, a subscription
list was opened, and the sum of £1,350 was announced.

EMIGRATION FROM THE NORTH OF SCOTLAMD.—The
last of the autumn fleet for Canada has just sailed from
Aberdeen. The total number of passengers froni the
north of Scotland this year has exceeded 2,000; the num-
bers that have gone from the county of Aberdeen alone,
during the past six years, are as follows :-1849, 182 ;
1850, 293 ; 1861, 646 ; 1852, 599 ; 1853, 695 ; 1854, 1,550
—total, 3,866. The emigrants are mostly all 'farm
labourers and small tenant-farmers. The tvant of agricul-
tural labourers at home now begins to be felt.
EXPLOSION OF GAS AT WOLVERMAXPTON.—Au alarm-
ing explosion, occasioned by the escape of gas, occurred on
Tuesday, in an upstairs room at the back of the spirit
shop occupied by Mr. Watson, in Cock-street, Wolver-
hampton. The servant, on going into the room in the
morning, perceived that the gas was escaping. Having
opened the window and the door, she made the fact known
to Mrs. Watson and James Mountford, both of whom has-
tened to the place, the latter taking with him a lighted
candle, to ascertain from whence the escape proceeded.
He got upon the table, and on lifting up the candle towards
the gas pendant, an explosion took place, which blew out
the squares of glass in the window, and a large panel in
the door. In an adjoining room on the same story, two
or three panes of glass were broken ; and in a room below
some glass was broken, a door split into two parts, and
other damage done. In the room in which the explosion
took place, the blind and curtains of the window were
much burnt. The boy, after the occurrence, in conse-
quence of being so much alarmed, jumped through the
room window into the yard. He was much burnt and
injured, and was speedily conveyed to the South Stafford-
shire Hospital. Mrs. Watson's hands and face were
scorched, and her little daughter, who followed her into
the room, was also slightly burnt,—Wolverhampton
Chronicle.

On the sth instant, at the Parish Church, Stoke, by the
Rev. Mr. West, Mr. John Pate, juu., of Lower Bebington,
to Miss Grace Kerrison, of Great Stanney.
On the sth inst., at St. John's, by the Rev. W. F. Tay-
lor, M.A., Mr. Wm. Williams to Miss J. Griffiths.
On the sth inst., at the Unitarian Chapel, Birkenhead,
by the Rev. R. L. Carpenter, Henry, youngest son of
G. L. Cox, Esq., Spring Bank, Anfield, to Annie, second
daughter of George Thurkell, Esq., Sunny Side, Oxton.
This being the first marriage at the chapel, the bride and
bridegroom were presented with a handsome Bible.
On the sth inst., at the parish church Ardree, by the
Rev. E. Hamilton, brother-in-law of the bride, Mr. D.
Urquhart, whose name is so well known in connexion
with eastern affairs, to Harriet Fortescue, daughter of the
late Lieutenant-Colonel Fortesque, of Glyde Farm, county
Louth, and sister to Lord Claremont.
On the sth inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
H. Carpenter, M.A., Mr. Joseph Smith, mariner, to Miss
Margaret Ryland.

On the 6th inst., Hans Stuart Hawthorne, Esq., bar-
rister-at-law, eldest son of Dr. Hawthorne, of this town,
to Mary, only daughter of the late James Brown, Esq., of
Roscommon-house, county Down.
On the 6th inst., at the Old Synagogue, by the Rev.
M. S. Oppenheim, Mr. Joseph Stratz to Fanny, daughter
of the Rev. Joshua Levy.

On the 6th inst., at the residence of the bride's father,
Stainsby Villa, London, by the Rev. Dr. Adler, chief rabbi,
M. A. Hart, Esq., of Gloucester-street, Belgrave- square,
to Rebecca Adelaide, only daughter of Mr. Isaac Isaacs, of
Lancaster.

On the 7th inst., at St. James's, by the Rev. E. Gabriel,
Mr: Archibald Maclean, of Greenock, to Margaret Robin-
son, only daughter of the late Capt. S. George, of Greenock.
On the 7th inst., at Walton-on-the-Hill, by the Rev. H.
J. Hindley, Mr. obert Brown to Ann, daughter of the
late Captain John Bodwin, Waterloo-road.
On the 7th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Edge-hill, by
the Rev. George Hulbert, Mr. Robert Bridson to Mary
Nodin, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Joseph Carter,
of St. James's-place, Toxteth-park.
On the 7th inst., at Childwall Church, by the Rev. W.
Garrott, William, second son of John Watson, Esq., of
Ballydarton, county Carlow, to Joanna, daughter of the
late Thomas Bailey, Esq., of the Old Hall, Aigburth.
On the 7th inst., at Melton Mowbray, by the Rev. W.
M. Colles, M.A., Henry Krebs Claypole, merchant, of this
town, to Marianne, only daughter of the late Robert Lowe
Smith, of Lutterworth.
On the Bth inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev.
H. Carpenter, M.A., Mr. John H. Harrington, mariner,
to Miss Mary Cottrell.
On the 9th inst., at St. Bride's Church, Frederick
Houghton, Esq., of Handsworth, near Birmingham, to
Sarah Anne, youngest surviving daughter of the late A.
Solomon, M.D., of Birmingham, and of Gilead-house, near
this town.

On the 11th inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev
H. Carpenter, M.A., Mr. P. M`Gowin to Miss Mary Diall
On the 11th inst., at St. Michael's Church, by the Rev
H. Carpenter, M.A., Mr. J. Carty to Miss Ann Gradey.