The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-23 00:00:00

PROTESTANT OPERATIVE MEETINCI

A meeting of the above association was held at the li" oetico,
Newington, on Tuesday evening last. The room was throhged
long before eight o'clock. Mr. Crisp having been called to
I the (their, congratulated his operative friends and brethren
I who had reel ill such numbers, that their staunch and true
1 Protestant friend, Mr. James Parker, had jnst entered the
room, and would shortly address them. H e also congratulated
them that their zeal in the good old cause of Protestant as-
cendancy was unabated. He thanked those who had taken
books and collected funds for supporting the operations t,f
the society. He could not help reminding them that they had
allowed a d!sgrace to come upon them, by quietly submitting
to a proposition made at a late meeting at the Amphitheatre,
to raise money to build a mass-house expressly for thr Jesu-
its. Did not every men peas •; t keove that the Jesuits were
an .Ilegal body ? No Jesuit coold honestly and legally remeio
in this country unless reeistereo- ; stol we find Mr. R.
Shiel saying, " he was assured th it the re-establishment of
the society of Jesuits ,eOlll.l tendiruch io accelerate the pro-
gress of Catholicity, which had only to be known to be em-
braced." And yet Mr. Stile' would urt dec!are himself to
be a Jesuit. In fact, he did not know w:io did; otherwise,
humble individual as he was, if backed by the friends before
him, he would at once lay an information against them, whe-
ther priest or layman. Was it in the Gunpowder Plot, and
in every other plot against our glorious constitution, that the
Jesuits have been so very useful ?—for they have been at the
bottom of nearly every one of them. Was it for their use-
fulness that they were banished from France, Spain, Portu-
gal, Venice, Naples, England, and every ether country in
which they had been established ? No, it was for their dia-
bolical and infernal treachery. We were now pointed at by
our friends from all parts of the country, for our apathy on
this point; and it was time that we should he moving in the
matter. He would not, howe- .• e, trespass further on their
time at present, but at once call upon Mr. James Parker.
Mr. PARKER expressed hie great pleasure in meeting such
a body of his operative townsmen, for whom he felt the
greatest regard. It would ever be his wish to do all in his
power to support the Protestant cause, whether in or out of
the council. After giving a very animated description of the
late proceedings on the school question, Mr. Parker sat
down, trusting that as he had been so suddenly called upon,
they would excuse his few brief remarks.
The CHAIRMAN said, that perhaps an apology was due
from him for so suddenly calling upon Mr. Parker, but he
was sure none of their friends present would now consider it
necessary, as they had heard such a truly sound Protestant
speech ; and as we were shortly to be called upon to replace
some of our town councillors, they could not do better than
take the specimen before them as a pattern.
Mr. GLEAVE then moved the following resolution :
" That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the Rev.
Joseph Baylee, for his firm, temperate, and Christian-like
letter, again accepting the challenge given by Dr. Butler to
meet th Protestant clergy in discussion." The speaker
dwelt at some length upon the various errors of the chureh
of Rome. and was exceedingly happy in some of his illustra-
tions. He plainly pointed out that there could be but a right
and a wrong, and no middle course ; but that Popery pro-
pound a middle course in many of her articles.
Mr. MEREDITH seconded the resolution, commenting
upon the offence which his remarks at the late meeting had
given to the editor of the Mercury, but as be was not likely
to please the Mercury to-night whatever he did, be might as
well go at once to his work. He then gave a description of a
number of the most ridiculous traditions of the Church of
.Rome, and challenged any Romanist present to gainsay their
belief in them. He also alluded to the runaway Dr. Butler,
who made a great fuss about challenging the Protestant
clergy to discussion, but when one of them came forward the
learned chamberlain declared him to be incompetent, or was
not himself forthcoming. The speaker again held up some
of the crosses, relics, and other idolatrous articles of the
Romish church.

Mr. BOURKE, of Achill, shortly addressed the meeting,
and

After a few brief remarks from the Chairman, the meeting
joined in the doxology, sod separated.

POLICE COURT-WEDNESDAY.

CURIOUS CASE-ALLEGED THEFT BY A POLICE-OFFICER.

William Dodd, an officer in the police-force of this town,
No. 491, was placed at the bar yesterday, charged with
having, while on duty, robbed a gentleman of his watch and
breast-pin.

Mr. bowling stated that the prisoner was accused of having,
while on duty, robbed a gentleman holding a respectable
situation in this town. The gentleman stated that he was
much intoxicated. He was taken to bridewell, where the
keeper of the station-house and the inspector, seeing that he
was a respectable person, desired the officers to pass him
home. An individual, who was said to be a respectable man,
saw the theft committed, and this was the only evidence that
could be brought forward, save the fact that the gentleman
had lost his watch and pin, and that his watch-guard was
found on the ground in the vicinity of the spot where the
robbery was alleged to have been committed.
The prosecutor stated that he was out from eight till twelve
o'clock on Monday night last. He had no recollection of
what took place after he left the house at which he had been
drinking, at twelve o'clock, he was so much intoxicated. He
had with him a watch, which was attached by the guard pro-
duced. The guard had been cut. It had a gold clasp on it,
which had been taken off. He missed his watch next morn-
ing. It was a silver lever. He did not recollect being taken
home. He lost his breast-pin and ivory tables as well as his
watch.
Charles Davis, boatmaker, 3, Tyrer-street, stated that on
hlonday night last he was at work, and he continued so till
close upon one o'clock on Tuesday morning. About one he
went to bed. He had been in bed a minute when he heard
a police-officer taking a drunken man. He knew him to be
a police-officer by his foot. He heard them pass the win-
dow and go down (fall) nearly at the back door, a little fur-
ther on. All was then quiet, so quiet that he suspected all
was not right. He heard the police-officer say, " Jack.
Jack," and make use of a tone indicative of some Slight per-
plexity. Witness said to his wife, " All is not right," and
he got up and opened the window softly, when he saw the
police-officer going back a yard or so, and looking at some-
thing which he had in his hand, which he put in his coat
pocket. The officer then went to the man, vv.,. was on the
ground, caught hold of him, put his hand into his pocket,
and took something out of it which he put into his own
trousers pocket. He then began to .:all the prostrate man
" Jack;" told him to rise, and said it was a sileme for him
to be lying there at that time in the morning. The officer
had the man's stock in his hand. He went to put it on,
when the man put out his arm and struck at the officer, say-
ing, " None of your nonsense." The officer said, " I only
want to put your stock on." He tried to get the man up,
but found it difficult he was so tipsy, and he saw that the
officer was tipsy too. Not being able to get the man up, the
officer said, " D—n you, I'll leave you,' and then he went
along by himself to go into Houghton-street. His back was
then towards witness. He stopped opposite next door to his
(witness's) house, took something from his pocket which he
looked at for a second or two, when he returned it to his
pocket. Witness did not see what It was. The officer then
met a girl at the corner, and said, " Is it not time for vou to
go home ?" He appeared familiar with her. He walked a
little with her, and whispered something to her a minute,
when the girl went straight across to the man who was pros-
trate. The girl lifted his head up, and was in the act of
putting her hands into his pocket when witness called to
her. He said, " You had better leave that man alone, for the
police-officer has been ransacking his pockets, and he has
sent you to take the blame." She said if that were the case
she had better cut. She went away, and he saw nothing more
of her. The officer came down a minute after, and looked
towards the drunken mar,, but did not go near him. He
merely looked and returned back. About five minutes after
wards he again came towards the prostrate man, and asked
him to rise, calling him " Jack." He pulled him about, but
could not get him' up. He did not call for any assistance,
but left him and went up Houghton-street. About five to
seven minutes afterwards he again came back. He was then
speaking to some one, but witness could not see who it was.
He again turned back, and again returned, and went to the
man and tried to get him up. He could not succeed. He
then struck his stick, and witness heard a stick answer in the
direction of Church-street. The officer did not reply itianse-
diately, but struck again lightly some time after. There was
an answer again, and he again struck lightly, and his stick
sounded as if it were cracked. Two officers then came up
and asked him what was the matter. He said it was a drunken
man whom he had had there this half hour, and he could not
stir him. One asked where he lived. The first officer said
he did not know. They then said they would take him to
bridewell. They did so. Another came up acid spoke to one
who had remained, asking what was the matter. He replied
it was a drunken man. " Oh," said he, "they should have
kept him till I came ; I'd soon ha' sobered him." Witness
then spoke, saying, " the police-officer ought to ha' gone to
bridewell instead of the man, for he had rummaged his
pockets." Witness knew by the dress and stick that it was
an officer. Never saw him before. He had not a topcoat
or cape on. Saw his number and buttons, but could not
identify him by them. It was light : the moon gave a bright
light.
Richard Bradshaw, police-officer, stated that, on Monday
night last, he was on duty next beat to the prisoner. He
was at the corner of the Haymarket when he heard a knock-
ing. He answered it and ran. He heard the knock repeated.
As he passed the square, No. -199 stood there, and they
• stopped a moment to ascertain the probable direction of the
signal. The knock was repeated, and they ran in the direc-
tion of Houghton-street and soon came up to where the pri- •
soner was. Witness said, " What's up?" The prisoner
"A. man drunk." " Where does he live?" asked
witness, .." I don't know," said the prisoner. The man was
then seated on the foot-walk with his 'mule the channel.
It was agreed that they should take,:him to bridewell.
Officer 501 assisting. They did not hear any person in
Tyrer-street. Witness did not see any person looking at the
window. It was very light. The moon was very bright.
Police-officer 499 stated, that he heard the knocking of
the stick and met the last witness in the square as stated.
He remained in Tyrer-street after the prisoner and the other
had gone with the inan to bridewell, and he heard a voice
say, " The policeman ought to be taken to bridewell himself,
for he has been rummaging the man's pockets." The man
who spoke said, a woman came afterwards and rummaged
them likewise, but he told her that the policeman had been
before her, upon which she said, " Then I'd better cut." He
said he had been watching the policeman for half an hour.
Police-officer 308 deposed to having been sent to assist the
prisoner in taking the gentleman home. When they were
taking him into the house, the woman remarked that he had
lost his watch and his breast-pin. His pocket was examined
and his money was found there.
Witness made some remark
to the prisoner to the effect that suspicion would probably
fall on him, but he repelled the notion, saying he never had
done such a thing,—never would. He said he would take
witness to the spot where he found the man lying. He did
so, and there they found the guard-chain of the watch.
The gentleman said the guard was fastened by, a gold clasp
which had been torn off.
At the request of Mr. Davenport, who appeared for the
prisoner, the stick which the prisoner used was produced.
It was a sound stick, It was also proved by sufficent testi-
mony that the prisoner was the worse for liquor on the mor-
ning in question.
Mr. Davenport thought there was no evidence which affect-
ed the prisoner, as Davis did not identify him as the person
who committed the robbery. 111 r. Davenport spoke of the
prisoner as possessing an excellent character.
The prisoner having been asked what he had to say, gave
an account of the mode in which lie spent his time, showing
that, if his account could be relied on, and if he performed
his duty as it was laid down for him, lie could not have been
at the spot named by Davis. He said he found the man
there and took off his stock.and put it on again, after which
he knocked for assistance.
Mr. Rushton said he was of opinion that the prisoner must
be acquitted, and that he left the court without imputation.
Mr. Rushton said it was impossible that the prisoner could
have been at the spot at the time mentioned by Davis. If
the prisoner had been guilty, he would never have taken the
officer to the very, spot Where he would :find the watch-guard
,
to furnish evidence against himself ; and moreover if he had
robbed the man of his watch,' lie se4nll4 never have left his
money in his pocket. There were Other considerations which
induced him to believe that the prisoner was innocent.
The prisoner-was dit a.eharg•
A scientific expedition, undeitaken with the aid and under
the direction of the Academy of.Bcieneee of St. Petersburgh,
on the point of leaving the Rusiiin capital, on an exploration
of the extensive region of Siberia comprised between the
rivers Pjasida and Chatanga and the Icy See, which has never
yet been trodden by the foot of man. M. Widdendorf, a
professor of zoology in the university of Kiew, was to direct
tha expedition, and had received for that purpose a gift of
13,000 rubles from the Emperor.

EXIIIB/TION OF PAINTINtifi..

We continue our notice of the exhibition.

No. 37. Scene from the " Vico, of Wakefield." T M.
Joy.- -An interesting picture—thy: groups well eon•i'...ed ;
the male figure cle.t.rly painted.
40. The Lake al Albano. W. Linton, Lodge-place, Re-
gent's Park. Ur. Linton, we believe, is a Liverpool man :
we may he prond of him ; he is indefativtole in his art ; he
has produc-cimany fine works : the pic','..re of "Jerusalem,"
al which splendid engraving his bey;, pl....l3lished, is a noble
effort ; in sublimity it is ou.te t-, Nlartin • in poetic
feeling it may be called " Aliltcnran Mr. Linton's pic-
tures do him honour li7ing, •nd highly esteemed
whin lie has " departed that nonrne from whence no
traveller returns." " of A:oano " is one of the
pictures printed by the arJst dur,--ig his late tour through
Italy. The late is transpa7ent and calm, reflecting the
pure skies above—the atmosphere is clear—the distance
beautifully p:dioed. This is a very clever picture.
42. The Death of Gelert. Thomas Crane, 12, Maryland-
street.—Mr. Crane is one of the artists of this town, who
is decidedly rising in h:s profession ; there is a manifest
im-
provement in his works since last year. In the " ntsyb of
Gelert," he exhib!is a full appreciation of the touching in-
cident suggesting his picture—the expression of grief and
surprise in the face of Llewellyn—the mute eloquence of the
wounded dog, with " a look more in sorrow than in anger,"
and the lir`le of the innocent child are all cleverly depicted.
The child is a charming figure. This is a good picture.
43. Rydall Hall. W. Havell. Here we find Mr. Havell
indulging in gloom and twilight, verging more into a chrome-
like darkness, than in his usual sunny effects.
46. Devotion. .1. Mott, Kirkdale-road, Everton.—Mr.
Mott has had an eye upon the old masters. Ibis picture is
a very successful production. It represents an old nun
absorbed in the contemplation of a book. The drapery is
well painted ; the folds broad and massy.
48. The Lost Child. Philip Westcott, 46, Church-street.
—A painful subject. The colours dark and smoky. It is
not without merit.

50. The Ballad. Whines.— Mr. Daniel M'Clise has
much to answer for; he has his own sins andlerrors—on
canvas—of course, and is chargeable with having a host of
imitators. Depend upon it, some hundred years hence
M'Clise will have bis name written, by some "cunning
Isaac " of a picture dealer, on many a piece of canvas that
never saw the light of his studio, or felt the touch of his
vigorous pencil. lie is the founder of a new style—a style
that is a very flashy taking one; his bright colours, lovely
faces, gaiety and freshness, are captivating enough ; and his
imitators know it. The picture we now contemplate is, to
a certain extent, an imitation of M'Clise, and Mr. Wlnnes
evidently makes him his model. Now we are on the subject,
we may as well step on a little bit, and here notice,
• 150. Scenefi-om " The Devil on Two Slicks." Chap. 8.
A. Egg.--This is purely M'Clisian. Drawing, composition,
colouring, faces, gowns, hair, necks, head-dresses,—all
thoroughly an egg-regious imitation. The male figures may
not be perhaps so like M'Clise, but the two girls,—the mid-
dle one especially, is "an identity." Her lace is a copy, a
palpable copy, from—we were going to name one—we may
say out of any one of his works. This is a picture that will
some day be sold as a M'Clise—as any of the servile imi-
tations of the old masters are now palmed off upon the un- .
wary as veritable " Simons Pares,"—when they are only
" pleasant fictions." Such copyism is contemptible. Mr.
Egg, to produce so clever a painting—for clever it is,—can
boast of a better hatch-ievement.

51. A Merry Heart and Laughing Eyes. W. S. P.
Henderson.—What this title has to do with the picture we
know not. Before us appears a great, vulgar, coarse wo-
man, who seems complacent and gracious after a loving cup,
the taking of which, from the redness of her ladyship's nose, we
should pronounce to be " her custom i' the afternoon." The
eyes, so far from being " laughing," appear rather opthalinic
than otherwise, and the sooner the owner of them goes to
see Mr. Neil, at the Institution, in Mount-pleasant, the bet-
ter. Quarles shows us the heart in the illustrations of his
poems : we see:literally no heart in this tableau.
54. The Smugglers' Cave. E. W. Cooke.—A good pic-
ture. Rocks are difficult things to paint.
57. Source of the Old Man's Hope. T. F. Marshall,
(37, Russell-street).—A quiet interior—an old man reading
his bible. Cleverly painted.
60. A Serande. Daniel M'Clise, R.A.—This picture
excites a great deal of attention; multifarious have been, and
daily are the opinions expressed upon it. That they mostly
differ is no disparagement, but rather a species of indirect
praise. Some people say one thing of it—some another—they
like it, or they dislike it—but let us describe it. On the left
is a balcony, appertaining to what George Robins would
call a "spacious mansion." In it are two handsome
females—one the mistress, the other the maid. "Under the
balcony is a pot of oranges, stuck upon a myrtle tree—for
orange tree it is not, and nothing like one. In the middle
of the picture, carelessly lolling on a sort of bridge, may be
noticed a cavalier, a dashing, jovial, red-faced, devil-mu-
care looking fellow playing on a splendid guitar ; from the
bridge is suspended a rope ladder; on one of the steps a
swarthy attendant on the youth is seen grinning at the do-
mestic; in the back a range of palaces fades into the deep
blue sky ; a gondola below the bridge shows the locality of
the adventure. Our opinion is that the picture is one replete
with beauties and mannerisms—faults and merits—it is a true
M'Clise, and if amateurs are willing to put up with the ble-
mishes, which we admit we gladly are, it may be- pronounced
as a picture deserving a place in any collection. It appears
to us to be the only work deserving the prize this year,
except one, a water colour, by Mrs. Seffarth, (which we be-
lieve is not admissible to the honour) which richly deserves
it—but of it anon.

63. Portrait of the Rev. Hugh 111'Neile. George Patten,
A.R.A.—The melancholy, attempt to be sarcastic of a very
vulgar contemporary on the subject of this picture has been
spurned even by journals of its own unhappy tone of poli-
tics. Its remarks are only fit to be laughed at. They do not
say much for the taste of the writer. Mr. Patten has been
eminently successful in this portrait ; he has caught the ex-
pression of the rev. gentleman's face most happily. The
picture is beautiful as a work of art, and admirable as a like-
ness.

68. II Condolliero. E. M. Ward.—A clever picture. The
stern look of the mailed figure is worthy of the old masters.
73. View in Patterdale. D Williamson, (Lower Mersey
View, Bootle.) This artist has two other works-226 and
227. They are all painted in his usual hazy manner—the
colours unnatural.
86. The Watering Place. T. Sidney Cooper.—This is a
charming picture by a clever artist. Cooper is the Corp of his
day. This group of cattle partake very touch of that great
master's spirit and excellence.
88. Benledi. Miss B. Nastnyth.—An exquisite landscape,
and sweetly painted. The Nasmyth's have several good pic-
tures hanging around.

99. The Dilatory Cobbler. T. F. Marshall (Russell-st).
—A quiet bit of quiet humour well told.
93. Christ and the Woman of Canaan. J. S. Agar.—Mr.
Agar has studied the Bolognese School very closely, or he
would not have chosen the colours prevalent in all works of
the Carracci, the Serani, &c. The back ground is badly
worked out, the picture wants depth. If a halo floated round
the head of the Saviour, as shown in this picture, would it
not have illuminated rather than obscured the stone wall at
the back of Christ's head? Although, decidedly, possessing
some beauties, it has sad defects. Two of the apostles are
seen at the left of the picture, the woman kneeing in the
centre. The Saviour stands on the right.
91. Portrait of Lord Stanley. T. H. Illidge (46, Ber-
' ners-street, London).—Mr. Midge, we believe, is rapidly
rising in London in his profession. This portrait of Lord
Stanley, painted for the Collegiate Institution, will do his
fame no detriment. It is a very good likeness, besides being
excellently painted.
97. Fingal Bridge. F. R. Lee, IL H.A.—A clever land.
scape, broadly painted.

REVISION OF THE REGISTRY OF VOTERS FOR
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

Wednesday having been the first day appointed for hearing
the several objections which had been lodged against persons
as not being entitled to have their names retained in the list
of those qualified to vote in the election of members for the
borough of Liverpool, Messrs. Wilkinson and Greig, the
barristers appointed for the purpose, entered the Nisi Prius
Court shortly after eleven o'clock. It was then arranged
that Mr. Wilkinson should sit in the Nisi Prius Court for
the purpose of taking the freemen, and that Mr. Greig,
should sit in the Grand Jury-room and take the house-
holders. The business transacted during the day was light
and unimportant. Mr. Moss appeared for the conservatives,
and Messrs. Snowball and Berry for the radicals. The
claimants amounted only to eighteen in number. The ob-
jections numbered 555, of which 334 had been lodged by the
conservatives, and 221 by the radicals. The objections in
the out-townships and a portion of the freemen were dis-
posed of on Wednesday ; and it was arranged that the parish
of Liverpool should be commenced at ten o'clock yesterday
morning, and that the freemen should be resumed next day.
Yesterday, both courts were again opened at ten o'clock—
in the Nisi Prins before Mr. Wilkinson, and in the Grand
Jury Room before Mr. Greig. The proceedings throughout.
the day were, for the most part, exceedingly tame and unin-
teresting, the attendance scanty, and the interest excited
amongst the auditory amounting to nothing beyond mere
curiosity. In the Nisi Prius we did not observe so many as
150 persons at any one time, and the average in the other
court was scarcely three dozen. It was agreed, on the out-
set, that Mr. Wilkinson should take the cases in the borough
wards, from No. 1 to 9 inclusive, and that the cases in the
remaining wards should be adjudicated. upon by Mr. Greig,
In both courts the lists of objections and claims were gone
over, so far as they could be got through with, by the parties,
whose names were called, acswering their names alphabeti-
cally. Several individuals who held a joint occupancy re-
spectively, in a house exceeding £2O of clear annual rental,
although objected to, were allowed. Many parties who did
not appear, were struck off the list, but only, as we under-
stood,
pro tempore, as a day will be appointed for their being
heard hereafter, if they choose to make their appearance. A
considerable number of those objected to were also allowed,
there being no solid objection to the validity of their votes.
Some claims were also admitted. The attorneys for the
respective parties—conservatives and radicals—exerted them-
selves for their respective clients, but no extreme feeling of
political animosity was evinced. Some cases were reserved
for consideration and future decision. The case of a Mr.
Watts, in Everton and Kirkdale Ward, which had been re-
served from the first day, was decided, in the Nisi Prins,
against the party whose claim it affected. It appeared that
there had been a joint occupancy, but that some months prior
to the final date of tenancy alleged on the part of Watt, who
had previously been joint tenant of the house, and had paid
one-half the rent (or £l5), his partner in the occupancy had
purchased the premises, and to him his share of the rent
became due. The barrister stated, that he could make no
distinction between such occupancy and that of a mere lodger.
—The case of a Mr. Davies was reserved. He was rated
for the house he occupied, but had paid rates for only nine
months of the parochial year. The parish officers admitted
that they did not look to him for the three months' rates due
on the previous tenancy. It was argued that he was not
liable, particularly as he had made a tender of money, with-
out, however, producing any amount, he being told (as he
swore) that nothing further was due by him. It was also
alleged in his behalf, that the collector knew where to find
the party owing the three months' rates still deficient in the
parish receipts. How this will be settled remains to be seen.
We find it impossible, at this stage of the proceedings, to
furnish any account of the respective number of objections
or claims in which the parties were struck off the lists or
admitted as voters, inasmuch as those not appearing will
have an opportunity hereafter of being heard, and many
mutations may take place. In the Grand Jury Room, about
eight conservatives and thirty radicals objected to were al-
lowed, and cousiderably above that number in the other court.
We shall, however, be enabled to furnish, by Tuesday, a cor-
rect list of the whole. The result will, we think, on the
whole, be considerably in favour of the conservative interest ;
and meantime we advise all our friends who may be objected
to, or have claims, to be as early and as patient as possible
in their attendance. Both courts may be approached from
the north entrance of the Sessions-house.

AWKWARD PRisnicAmENT.—On Wednesday last, some
men employed upon the farm of an extensive landholder near
Lynn, Norfolk, who was then felling a quantity o! trees,
wishing a certain tree to fall in a particular direction,
adopted the very judicious expedient of climbing up into the
said tree, and clinging to some of the outer branches to make
it preponderate:. The man with the axe, not suspecting any
danger, amtintiediiis sturdy strokes, until suddenly the tree
' fell with a most tremendpus- crash, fortunately, however,
coming in contact with another, which prevented its coming
to the ground, otherwise the poor ignorant men,four in
number, must have been crushed to pieces. As it was,
t miraculously escaped, with a slight shock, which, how
ever, will no doubt he a warning to them in future.

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1. John Davaines Barnsley, a respectable-looking yes*,
I aged 19, was placed before Messrs. Rushton and Houggtr4'.!
I at the police court, on Tuesday, charged with having forge.:
two Cheques, both of which purported t' have been drawn
on the Branch Bank of England, by Messrs. Corrie and Co:.
brokers, of this town, in favoin. of M•:ssrs. John and Edward
Gray, brokers, all of this town.
In consequence of the respectebility of the prisoner's con-
nexions, the case excited considerable interest. The court
was crowded, and amongst the auditory were numerousmer-
chants, brokers, and iudividuals of great wetilth and standing
in Liverpool.
The prisoner, it appears, was en app ranthie in the office of 1
Messrs. J. and E. Gray. By sonic mein-a-tor other,' which'
did not appear in the evidence, he knew •tliAl Messrs. Corrie
and Co. had an account with the Branch 116 k of England.
Having abstracted some blank printed chetiticis from Messrs.
Gray's cheque-book, he, 'is appein-s from 'the evidence, in
September last filled one of them up are ~desired a A. o
named John Cooper to present it at the Branch Bank.
Cooper did as he desired, and drew £244 3s. 5d., the-,
amount of the ehfrque which he paid over to Barnsley. A
few days afrerae.rds he drew another cheque for £847 Gs. 10d.,
and desired another youth named Grundy to present it. '
Grundy went to the bank, but some delay occurred; and ulti- •
mately the cheque was not paid for a reason which will p
pear hereafter. The delay of Grundy appears to have
aroused the fears of Barnsley, who abscOnded. He pur.:'
chased a horse, a fowling-piece, and, severai other extrava-
gancies, and set off into Wales, wherh hOippears to have -I
done his utmost to enjoy himself. Meanwhile, however, the'
forgeries had been discovered and pursuit *LS hot upon his -7I
heels. He was at length taken in Montgomeryshire with
little more than £lOO of his hnoty,xernainink;
The prisoner, who is slightly colotited, was dressed in .a
light drab macintosh. He did not appeeelo be greatly of
fected by the situation in which he stood: Tie was attended
by Mr. Myers, of the firm of Lace, Son, and Myers, who
watched the proceedings on his behalf. -1 Robitisen.. of
the firm of Lowndes and Robinson, appeared as solicitor for
the Branch Bank oCEngland. . •
Mr. Robinson. briefly stated the,charteicand then called
Mr. William Del?pnair Haggero-a the Borough
Bank of England, hi Hanover-streek.OMejilelagger stated, ,
that cn the 10th SePteMber. last, the:6l3oe produced was
presented for. payment by John .Coonemitcfle paidit in two
notes of .:Cl.OO each; a £4O note, sovereigns, 3 shillings in •'
' silver, and sd. in copper. Messes". Corrie and Co., by whom
the cheque purported to he drawn; kept an account with the
bank. When he paid the amount he believed the signature
to the cheque to be theirs.
John Cooper, e:.youtt: aged about sixteen, stated that he
was a clerk. with Messrs. Thompson, Henderson, and Co.
He had been in thefr service about half-a-year. He was for-
merly an apptentice Au the office of Messrs. John Edward
Gray. He left them in June, 1541.. He was acquainted with
the prisoner when he was there. .He recollected the prisoner
calling upon him on. Saturday week at Messrs. George Mal-
colm and Co.'s office, where he was doing some business.
The prisoner said he wanted bins to go with him to look at
some pipes. He (witness) said he -could.not go then,: but
would go about half. past twelve. The prisoner callettabout
twelve, and they proceeded together down: Hanover-street.
When they got near the end of Seel-street, the prisoner took
out a cheque, and requested that he would. go into the bank
and get cash for it. He did as desired; but there was such
a crowd its the bank that he could not get it cashed. He
took it back, but could not for some time•find the prisoner.
At length, in about ten minutes, Barnsley joined him. Wit-
ness told him that he could not get the cash for the crowd.
The prisoner requested him to go again, saying be could nat
well go himself as he had a dog with him. He went again,
got the money, and
.came out from.the bank: It was again
a quarter of an hour before he could find the prisoner, whom •
he at length met in Seel-street. He gave the prisoner the
money, and requested him to count it, which he did.. They
went to the Brunswick Hotel, and dined together. The pri-
soner bought a pipe for him, witness. The prisoner paid two
sovereigns for the pipe.
By Mr. Myers . I know the cheque produced. It is the
same which I presented. I know it by the signature.
Mr. John Merton Corrie stated, that be was one of the
London partners of the firm of Corrie and Co. The cheque
produced was not his writing, nor was the signature his
writing, or that of any individual connected with their house.
It bore a resemblance to the signature of Mr. Berner, who
was a member of theh firm at the beginning of the present
year. _ _

Mr. Frederick Berner stated, that he was formerly one of
the firm of Corrie and Co., and the partnership was dis-
solved on the 30th of April last. He used, when a partner,
to sign for the firm. The signature to the cheque resem-
bled his signature, but it was not his writing.
Mr. John Gray, a partner in the firm of John and Edward
Gray, stated that the prisoner was an apprentice in his
office. The body of the cheque was the prisoner's writing.'
lie had searched the prisoner's drawer and found in it the
papers produced. The drawer was exclusively his, but-it was
not usually kept locked. On one of the papers appeared the
signature of Corrie and Co., written several times over, as if
for practice. There were also several memorandums in the
prisoner's handwriting. The blank cheques= produced, as
well as those which had been filled up, had been torte from
their cheque-book, which was kept in a desk, -which was
sometimes locked and sometimes not locked. The cheques
Nos. 37,093 and 37,083 had been torn from that book, and
there were corresponding intervals in the ,book showing
whence they had been torn.
William Baird, superintendent of police in 111ontgomery-
shire, stated, that he apprehended the prisoner in conse-
quence of having received information and a description of
him. He apprehended him in Montgomeryshire, on Sun-
day last. He searched him, and found in his possession a
a pocket-book, which contained £lOO, forty pounds of which
were in £lO notes, and the rest in X 5 notes. He had also in
his pocket £9 108. in gold, 4s. in silver, and 11d. in copper.
In the pocket-book were the blank cheques produced, and u
memorandum handed in. The memorandum was a sort of ac-
count. On one sidestood as " amount received £43 5d.,"
the exact amount of the bill, and ou the other, several items
of expenditure, the prisoner having apparently gone on
keeping account till the items increased upon him. The first
there was £l6 for a gun, £3 for some . other article not
named, and £1 for an umbrella.
This was the whole of the evidence in the first case; -•
Mr. Rushton asked if the prisoner had anything to say. to
which Mr. Myers replied in the negative.
Mr. Robinson said the prisoner was further charged with
having forged a cheque for £847 6s. 10d. The following:4a
copy of the cheque, the italic representing the parts written
with a pen, the rest being copper-plate.
" 37083 Liverpool, 13(1: Sept., 1842. -
" To the Agent of the Branch Bank of England, Liverpool,
Pay to Messrs. John and Edward Gray, or bearer, lku.4t
Hundred and Forty-seven Pounds Six Shillings and Tea-
pence.
" £847 6 10. " CORRIE and 'Co."
r. Nagger stated, that he recollected the cheque produced
being presented, It was not paid, because the amount over-
drew the account, and it was a rule in the bank. not to pay a
cheque which exceeded the balance by a single shilling.
William Grundy, a boy, stated that he was an apprentice
in the service of Messrs. John and Edward Gray. He recol-
lected the prisoner asking him, on Tuesday last, to go with
him to the Brunswick Hotel to dine. It was about one o'clock
and he occompanied the prisoner. When they got to Hano-
ver-street the prisoner asked him if he would go into the bank
and get a cheque cashed for him. He assented, and the
prisoner gave him a' shilling, telling him to pay a postage
which was owing. He presented the cheque to Mr. Nagger,
after having been detained half an hour. The cheque was
not paid and he returned to where he had left the prisoner
but he could'not find him. He had not seen him since till
now.

The same parties who were examined in the last case proved
that this cheque was not signed by any of the firm of Corrie
and Co.

Mr. Myers said he should offer no observations at present,
as the case pressed so strongly against the unfortunate pri-
soner. As the young man was most respectably connected,
he would respectfully press upon the bench to allow him to
be liberated on bail.

Mr. Rushton said, he was well aware of the respectable
connexions of the prisoner, but they knew of no distinctions
when individuals were placed at that bar. He would gladly.
always allow parties to be liberated on bail when the case
would admit of it, but this offence was too clearly established.
Here was a direct forgery, and the prisoner was proved to
have entrapped these two lads to present the cheques for him.
In such a case he could not admit him on bail.
The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next
assizes.

A. CROWNED HEAD.—Among the incidents which served
to break the monotony, and divert the attention of the crowd.
when her gracious Majesty visited Stirling, was the following :
—A poor insane creature, known in Stirling by the name of
" Daft Pate," created great laughter by running about in a
red coat and tartan trousers, with an immense crown made
of painted tin upon his head. He ran hither and thither to
the great diversion of the crowd ; but the constables, think-
ing, perhaps, that his painted crown was intended as a bur-
lesque upon royalty, caused it to be removed from his head.
THE INNKEEPERS' HARVEST IN SCOTLAND. The
Edinburgh Bonifaces reaped a capital harvest during the
period of her Majesty's visit to Scotland. The same may
also be said of that fraternity in all the other towns in those
neighbourhoods which her Majesty and the Prince honoured
with their presence. Beds, and indeed every other descrip-
tion of furniture which could be, however tortuously, appro-
priated for a resting place at night, were amazingly up in
the market; chairs and tables at a high premium, mattresses
and paillasses scarce, though eagerly inquired after, and only
to be procured at an immense advance; and as for easy chairs
and sofas, happy and fortunate was he who could secure the
half of a couch, or the loan of a little bit of au easy chair, at
the rate of something like half a sovereisas per night. One
gentleman connected with the royal bousehold slept, or
rather attempted to sleep, for six nights, upon the only rest-
ing place he could procure at one of the largest inns at Edin-
burgh, which consisted of three very hard serpentined wood
bottomed chairs. For this species of " accommodation" be
was charged by the modest Boniface the very moderate sum
of only half a sovereign per night. A story is told of George
1., who stopping to breakfast one morning at a roadside inn
in Germany, was charged a guinea for a new-laid egg. The
King very naturally inquired if eggs were scarce ? " Not at
all, your Majesty" replied Boniface, " but Kings are." The
Scotch. no doubt on the same excellent principle, caused
everything, from a mutton chop to a feather bed, to look up
during the Royal visit to the land o'cakes, and attributed the
rise in creature comforts to a scarcity of a Queen north of
the Tweed.
AN EXTRAORDINARY WoarAN.—There is still in•exist-
ence an extraordinary woman, whose maiden nanso was
Therese Figueur, but who was afterwards married to, and is
now the widow of, a man named Sutter. At an early age
she was induced by circumstances to enter as a soldier io the
Allobroge Legion. This was in 1793,
and she took part at
the siege of Toulon. The next year she was removed to the
15th dragoons, and made the campaign of Catalonia with
the army of the Eastern Pyrenees. When the convention
interdicted women from serving, the generals of this army
obtained a special exception in her favour. She was in Bo
naparte's campaign in Italy. After the battle of Novi she en-
tered the 9th dragoons, in which regiment she followed the
war in Piedmont. The first consul granted her a pension of
200 f. for her distinguished conduct as a dragoon during.
eight years. In 1802 she was again enrolled in the 9th dra-
goons, was at the battles of Austerliz and Jena, and continued
her career until the capture of Berlin. In 1810 she went
into Spain as one of the imperial guard, and in 1812 was
made prisoner near Burgos, by one of the Cute Merino's
guerilla parties, and sent into England. She returned into
France in 1814, and on the eve of the Emperor's departure
for Waterloo was presented to him in her uniform as a chas-
seur of the imperial guard. Certificates signed by several
marshals and generals attest that she received a gun-shot
wound at Toulon, four sabre wounds in Piedmont, had four
horses killed under her, and saved the lives of General No-
guoz and several other officers, She is now 69 years of age,
and continues to enjoy her pension. •
LET US DO WHAT WE CAN.—" I see in this worit," said
John Newton, " two heaps ; one of human happiness, the
other of misery. Now, if I take but the smallest bit from
one heap and add to the other, I carry a point. If. as Igo
home, a child has dropped a half-penny, and if by giving it
another I can wipe away its tears, I feel that I have (lone
something. I would do greater things, but I will not neglect
this.
SECRECY.—In the debate in the United States Senate On
the new British treaty, great care was taken to have the
doors closed, and to keep everything secret. The weather
being very hot, the windows were up, and Mr. Allen, from
Ohio, who has a very shrill voice, talked so loud that any
one could hear in the public walks outside the Capitol, and
as he went over the whole ground, the details of the treaty
were common talk in Washington before it passed the senate.
So much for secret session.

,Ct - CORRESPONDENCE.

NUISANCES OF THE TOWN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL-STANDARD.
SIR,--The thanks of the public, I am sure, are ever due
to you for the readiness which invariably characterises your
endeavours on all occasions, when, and where the public
weal requires; and in nothing is that disinterestedness so
conspicuous than in again directing the attention (as in your
last journal) of *he civil authorities, to the loathsome and
disgusting nuisances which pervade our town, in many of its
more densely popu kited districts; and although, as you very
justly remark, there are street •' inspectors who have duties,"
yet I ani not alone in thinking that those duties are not suf-
ficiently observed, at least so, with that application required,
the more effectually to remove the nuisances so justly Com-
plained of.
For several years past, our town has been subjected to a
somewhat heavy irepost of parish rates, lamps and scavengers
forming no unimportant item in the same; but while we may
not complain of sufficient light to direct our steps, yet of
"dark and filthy passages"—uncleansed from all that which
disgusts the sight of every passer-by, and proves truly ob-
noxious to.the health of those, who from business or necessity
are obliged to endure it—of this, we must complain.
Bye-laws all*ting the same, if I mistake nor, 1 believe we
have ; and if not stringent enough to compel the resident in-
habitant to see to the better cleansing of their immediate
neighbourhoods, let something. more be done.

Icould, with yourself, sir, not only pointoutfijey places
in our town, but snore than that number in one district
alone, namely, Brownlow-hill and its vicinities, with its
numerous crowded courts and dark• passages, where filth of
'every nameless description is allowed to accumulate midis-
herbed from month to month, and where the broom of the
town scavenger is but rarely, it ever, seen engaged,—to any
useful purpose. It is the want of attention to the better
cleaning of the back streets, lanes, &c. of our tow❑ that ori-
ginates so much of infection and disease; and so long as
such pestiferous nuisances are allowed existence, just so long
shall our increasing population, of every grade (nut especially
so the poor), suffer from its truly notorious effects. It will
be remembered that some few years ago, our civil town func-
tionaries introduced a measure in council, and which subse-
quently constituted one of our bye-laws, requiring the sweep-
- mg of the footpaths before the doors of both houses and shops ;
and any one neglecting to comply is now subject to a fine ;
and why not require, by a measure equally stringent (and
affecting all parties alike), that every inhabitant of the town
should also keep the back premises of their respective tene-
ments regularly and thoroughly cleansed ; which of the
two is most essential to health, no one can for a moment
doubt ; I would respectfully suggest, therefore, that the an.
thorities require, if not oftener, at least a weekly' insigclion
of the different avenues—private and public ; and any one
neglecting to keep, as far as it may be found practicable,
their immediate places of residence free from 'utlisanCe cif
every kind, that they be informed against.
Hoping that the foregoing remarks may arrest attention,
I am, sir,
Your obedient servartif;'
L.
•

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.

'STEW ARDS.—Lonn G. BENTINCK, SIR R. W. BULRELEY,
BART., AND LORD STANLEY.

THURSDAY.
The ST. LEGER STAKES of 20 sous each, h ft, with £5O
added. One mile and three-quarters. The second to save
his stake.

Colonel Cradock's b f Sally
Mr. Ferguson's ch c Fireaway
The KNOWSLEY STAKES of 20 sovs each, h ft, with £5O
added. For two years old. T.Y.C.
Lord Eglinton's b c Pompey Lye
Mr. Allen's b c Erin Lad, by Sheet Anchor,
out of Erin La.s Darling
Mr. Ongley's blk f The Queen of the Gipsies . . Sly 3
Col. Crawford's bc by Bay Middleton . . Templeman 4
Sir J. Gerard's b e Prince, by Physician . . . Oates 5
A dead heat between Pompey and Erin Lad, afterwards
Pompey Walked over.
The H EATON PARK STAKES, a Handicap of 25 soya each,
with 100 sovs added by the Racing Fund for the selond
horse. Two miles.
Mr. Bower's b f Collina, 4 yrs, Sat 41b. . . . Marlow 1
Mr. Goodman's b m The Shadow, 6 yrs, Bst 41b.
ar:tan 2
Mr. Worthington us b f.Lady Mary, 4 yrs, 7st . CTem oppleland 3
Duke of Richmond's br h Mus., aged, Bst 41b. . Rogers 0
Major Hay's eh li Retriever, 6 Yrs, 7st 91b.. . Murphy -0
Mr. Oraydon's ch h Clinker, 6 yrs, 7st 6lb . . . Stagg 0
Col. Cradock's b e Pagan, 4 yrs, ist 31b . . . . Oates 0
Mr. Robinson's lir h The Young-un, 5 yrs, 7st 31b . Lye 0
Mr. W. H.'Hornby's 61.1 Champagne, 5 qrs, 7st . Joy 0
Sir J. Gerard's'ch f MCA, 3 yrs, Est llb . . . . Clark 0
Mr. Clegg nS br c Aristotle, 3 yrs, Est . . . . Ilowlet 0
Lord G.- Bentinck's b c Proof Print, sst 4lb . . Ebdale 0
The SELLING STAKES of 10 soya each, h ft, wfth £5O added.
Heats, one' Mile and a hall. The winner to be sold for
200 sovs.
Mr. Merry's ch c Smike, 3 yrs . . Lye 52 1 1
Lord G Bentinck's b c St. Jean d'Acre' 4
yrs, . . ..... VV. Howlett 1 3 3 2
Sir R W Bulkeley's b f Cerito, 4 yrs, Darling 4 1 2 3
Mr. Skerrat's b c Hudibras, 4 yrs, . Marlow 2 d
Mr. Meiklam's b c Aristotle, 3 yrs, . Howlett 3 d

RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.
This society is assuredly a most wonderful and glorious
institution ; and that our readers may at once see the grounds
on which we make the assertion, we extract the following
abstract of its proceedings as contained in its report fur
the
present year :
" SUMMARY OF ITS PROCEEDINGS TO ILARCLI 31,1842.
" 1.—PUBLICATIONS.
" Annual, circulation, including the issues of
Foreip _Societies - 20,000,000
"Languages in wh'cli the Society's works are
published B6
"Total circulation in forty-three .years, about 357,000,000
" New publications during the year..
" Publications on the Society's Catalogue..... 2,870
" 2.---eineuLATiNo LIBRARIFs.
" About 2,314 libraries have been granted since 1832, at.
reduced prices, exclusive of those sent to 'foreign lands, tne
cost of which, at subscribers' prices, would be about £17,000,
namely,
" For gunday and day schools. 1,379
" For destitute districts, parochial and miscella-
neous objects ............................ 17'
" For union workhouses . " (33
" 3.—FONDS.
" Total receipts of the year, including the sales £56,014 8 I
" Total grants for the year for Great Britain and
Ireland, the British colonies, and Heathen
and unenlightened lands
Total amount of subscriptions, donations, and
Auxiliary contributions 5,126 17 8

" Appropriated beyond the subscriptions, dona- '.
nations, collections, and Auxiliary contribu-
tions....
" Note.—The special attention of the Christian public is
called to the fact, that the whole amount of the subscriptions,
donations, and contributions, is applied to the gratuitous
circulation of the society's publications at home and abroad,
without any deduction or charge whatever therefrom ; and
that notwithstanding the entire appropriation of such contri-
butions, the grants exceed them by more than £2,500. This
fact, it is hoped, will be a powerful appeal to the Christian
public, both at home and in the colonies, for increased sup- '
port to the society's home and foreign objects."
."..___t_....-.•••••+ss-...........___.____._____ .
DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN CIRCASSIA.
The following account of a defeat of the Russians in Cir-
cassia will be read with interest. It comes through the
Malta papers : ,
"COI4STANTINOPLE, AtiG. 27.—Great and glorious news
from Circassia! You know well enough that the Russians;
with their Minister of War—Count Tehernicheff, at their
'bead, were by their insatiable Emperor intended to knock
the Circassians into cocked hats this year. Communica-
tions were lately made to the Circassians to come to terms of •
peace ; and to gain time they promised to meet the wishes of
'the Russians, provided they could agree to suitable terms.
Upon this basis a truce was agreed to. In the meanwhile
there was a great gathering of the warriors of the mountains,
most of whom had no more to do with the truce than the
man in the moon. They, therefore, determined to attack
the Giaours' camp. A few guards excepted, the whole of the
Russians were about break of day snoring as comfortably as
well fed pigs in a sty, when in rushed the mountaineers,
sword in hand ! Cut and thrust did everything, and many a
slumberer before be had time to finish his nap was sent to
his eternal sleep. Such was the rapidity with which the
warriors came on, that the Russians had no time to form
and draw up in battle array, before they were dispersed, and
the majority destroyed. Nothing remained but for stith as
bad the power to run, to try their speed, many being cut
down in their course. This qccurring not far from a Russian -
fortress called. Mazga, in the north of Abascir, most of the
fugitives made for that place, where they could find arms,
and hoped to rally,, but the pursuers were close upon their
heels, and got into the fortress along with them. All who
resisted were cut down, but there was still some fighting, sr
50-of the mountain warriors tell, whilst about 100 more
made their exit on the bastions, which were blown into the
air by the explosion of a mine or magazine. This enraged
the survivors, and manYßussians, who would otherwise have
became, like their
been made prisoners, companions, dead
men. Ina word the • slaughter was dreadful, but subse-
quently, the conquerors spared the lives of a great many, '
and sent them up the country. They then collected their
booty. which to them was valuable, as they were in unlit of
ahmormseuns,itairothn.s, of which they here found an abundance. The
clothes,
and everything of value being • I
sa,ccaonudn
stracted, they set fire to the wooden bui trigs, an .imme-
diately abandoird the fortress for the benefitld. of future dinT . ..
stoforth, for they are tn. . ~
I have heard, but don't ask'
lonicatllifie
.ver to be" '
heard from Circassians. The R
dvaadteser,s.preTcihsies
ussian blockade vras tneittm:
Severe on the Coast. Only three Turkish boats or vesseli!
..I_,.
were there; and they were burnt ; the Circassians, therefore.krii
to come over, had to purloinli cutter of a Russian brig,w_ ~
war,
lying at Nardan, which theyte
got'over to Asia Min in this did cleverly, and threencie
or
They state the nand pile Itenera"
_ many officers, -
umber of Russians at 20,000; .but if there
were half thituumbershould it
1 say brilliant affair.
Accounts from Crim ewas a
many wounded
men had reaohed that place,
tatacset: that a
but whether
g
eaftro mthis battle-or
not it is nut said. They came from Circassia, and as the
s
Russian •
have been equally beaten in other engagements,
one at Daghistan and one at Sotcha, cannot say where they
came from." ,
--.....

S,
,t,11001.-lIOUSE INCIDENT.—Mager: Spell castigate.—
Boy : Cas-ti-gate, castigate. Master : Very well ; what is
the definition :—Boy : Don't remember, sir. Master :if
you bad an ugly horse, what would you do with him I—Boy :
I would swap him away the first chance I got.
THE DRNT DU MIDI.—The Gazelle de Simplon states,
that on the 19th ult. six persons started from &Bane:hes,
and after encountering great difficulties, succeeded in reach;
ing the summit of the mountain. This they found to be a,
plain, slightly inclined, of about 30 feet in length by 20 in'
breadth, at an elevation of about 1,500 feet above the GI 1 '
de Planeve, ' c'ec'
• . ENTERPRISING ORIENTALS.—Some days ago,
two \ 0' u,
Turks, accompanied by an interpreter, arrived in ) :
took up theirabbcle at the Hotel du Globe, intherulearNl se
uavned-
des-Petits-Champs, giving their names Hartinour and Barr-
hour. They appeared to be rich, and spent
but,still tffere were certain inexplicable
m agile. They never went out till the evening set in,
net id they present themselves ftt, the Ottoman Embassy.
This, stem however, was soon
ofilny
cleared up. Two days ago,
4/Beers of .poliee pone, and t
.custody; This was in ,took. 44:4h the Turkish youths
Me Vrench ambassador at ceo°llac(l,llettce of a despatch from
'graph from Maiseilles, annoutincsitnagnttbi naotptlhee,
sosennst
ofa p
twoh y
oteplne -,
!Merit merchants at Constantinople had decamped with large
Ikittnlt of money. taken from the strong boxes of their resspcc-
Vitltathers. Iti
apnods s ion of these fine youths were found,
.504021.. in
nagtfiotltde and Co. and other Paris bankers. All this.
about 400,000 f. in negotiable bills upon.
they voluntarily gave up, and then demanded to be taken to.
the Ottoman ambassador, who claimed them under the law
of nations, and who will, no doubt, take care to have them
sent back to their Parents.

poetvp.

ON THE SECOND COME OF CHRIST.

Behold! He comes, the Saviour comes,
The host of heaven attends;
' trumpet and Archangel's voice,
The glorious King descends.
The trumpet's blast aweles his dead,
Immortal to remain ; .
Then living saints are changed, and jam
To meet the sacred train.
That every blast that wakes his dead,
Brings death to all:his foes ;
The flaming heavens and trembling earth
His awful wrath disclose.
The cup with indignation
For blood of martyrs slain,
To Anti-Christ is given, wAli charge--
Drink all, let none remain.
That Babylon the Great is fall'n,
Resounds from shore to shore :
Cast, like a millstone, in the deep,
She sinks to rise no more.
Christ's reign on earth with all his saints,
The seventh days' rest explains ;
Then comes that never ending weeh-
4ll' a new—all new remains.
By JAMES PALMUR.
TUE SCOTTISH BEACONS.

Liverpool.

" On the evening of Wednesday, when her Majesty en-
tered the Frith of Forth, the magnificent sight burst upon us
of beacon-fires rghted on all the conspicuous Scottish hills,
and was impositig in the extreme.
" On the coast around, in East Lothian, in Mid-Lothian,
in Linlithgow, in Fife, and Clackmannan, bonfires blazed on
all the remarkable heights, all announcing the cordial wel-
come that awaited her Majesty from Scotland and her Scot-
tish subjects; while in Edinburgh, the summit of Arthur's
seat seemed a blaze of fire, shedding a flood of light over the
surrounding heights and the valley below, and giving an
aspect of wild grandeur to all its romantic scenery.
" It has fallen to my lot to witness beautiful illuminations
in various parts of the world. I have seen the cities of Rio
de Janeira, of Lima, and of Santiago, lighted up in all their
splendour ; the city and all the shores of the Bay of Naples,
and even the dome of St. Peter's at Rome, but I remember
nothing that has made so deep an impression as our passage
up the Frith of Forth on this occasion."—Extract from
Narrative of an Officer on board the Royal Squadron.

The beacon-fires are blazing high
On all the Scottish hills.
Tasselling the mantle of the sky—
Tinging the mountain rills.
What means this blaze so broad and bright,
And glorious in the gloom of night ?
The fox in the far glen was stirred,
And started from his lair ;
L'pon her perch the mountain bird
Was wakened with the glare.
And deemed, on springing from the spray,
Her eye was dazzled with the day.
A hundred flickering fires have lent
Their splendour to the night,
And deep the ruddy firmament
Is blushing at the sight—
Where at the sunset, all was rest
Each hill waves high its fiery crest.
Has, as of old, a southron band
Across the border sped,
And, fast accoutreing, through the land,
Do mustering warriors tread
And is it thus the news of war
The nation telegraphs afar
No bloody sign of feud or foe
Yon waving fires have given—
Like stars of peace, their rays they throw
Across the arch of heaven;
They tell to realms that love her sway,
That Ocean's Queen is on her way.
Aye ! even now yon blazing peak*
Has caught her kindling eye,
With heaving heart and flushing cheek,
She knows Dun-Edin nigh ;
Here Holyrood throws back the glow—
Furth spreads and sparkles far below.
A nation's pulse is beating fast,
And throbbing high for thee ;
Its eye is strained to catch thy mast
Appearing on the sea—
And many a loving heart and hand
Shall welcome thee to Scottish land.
O Lord ! by thee do princes reign—
Their power, their pride are thine
Let thy strong arm our Queen sustain,
And long preserve her line!
0, King of kings ! her foes repel !
From force, from falsehood, shield her well!
B.

* ArtharN Seat.

THE NEW TOWN OF FLEETWOOD.

We feel happy in being enabled to
.extract the following
from the Manchester Courier, from its account of the Preston
Guild, as doing justice to the new and beautiful watering
place—Fleetwood. Fleetwood is two hours and a half ride
by railway from Liverpool and Manchester:—
" We find we have omitted to state in the proper place,
that of the 5,514 children belonging to the National and
other public schools, who were entertained and promenaded
(luring Friday, 190 were sent down by the Preston and Wyre
Railway to the new and elegant marine town of Fleetwood,
where they were entertained in the most liberal manner, at
the North Euston Hotel, by Mr. Kilner, the house steward,
in the absence of Mr. Vantini, the spirited lessee. Mr.
Kilner considerately extending the same attention to his
humbler visitors, so scrupulously observed towards all who
visit the hotel for pleasure or sanative' advantages, adorned
the tables laid out in the assembly-room with some of the
magnificent plate of the establishment, and the children were
in other respects permitted to enjoy a most delightful visit.
Ali tail, owing to the admirable regularity and judicious
arrangements which mark the internal economy of this vast
and truly magnificent hotel, was effected without the slightest
inconvenience to the other inmates.
" Fleetwood is indeed one of the wonders of the north.
Within some five or six years, by the energy and enterprise
of tl4,n honourable baronet whose name it bears, seconded by
agents of integrity and *ability, a barren waste has been con-
wiled into a populous and elegant town, that will already
vie with any of our English watering places, in point of salu-
brity and beauty of situation, combined with taste and
grandeur of construction, with a prospect of becoming, at
no distant day, highly important in a commercial point of
view. The single line of the Preston and Wyre Railway—
constructed with a view to add another pair of rails when the
traffic. of the place shall call for it—is of itself a singular
specimen of those triumphs of art over the difficulties of
nature that have distinguished the present age, and reflects
high credit upon the skill of Mr. Bidder, the resident civil
engineer. For three miles at the Fleetwood end, the line is
constructed on piles across the low lands of the Fylde, being
washed on each side by the waters of the Irish channel when
the tide is at the flood. and presenting the singular appear-
ance of a railway through the sea. Yet, from the massive
character of the works the transit is perfectly safe. The next
object of attraction is the North Euston Hotel, a truly
splendid structure not surpassed, if indeed it is equalled, in
extent, accommodation, comfort, or elegance, by any similar
establishment in the kingdom. With every luxury that per-
tains to the most recherche of the London hotels, it has the
additional advantages of repose from the bustle and din of a
populous city, coupled with afresh and salubrious atmosphere,
and an adjacent country abouding in attractions to the ad-
mirers of fine scenery.

" We were happy to learn from Mr. Jones, the ir.telligent
and active scenery of the Fleetwood Company, that Sir
Hesketh Fleetwood, with a generosity and disinterestedness
that do him honour, has voluntarily given np his family seat
of Rossall Hall, fur the purposes of the proposed Fleetwood
Colleges. This is a noble example, worthy of emulation by
the public : and we hope soon to be enabled to announce the
establishment of an institution that promises such valuable
advantages to the rising generation."

----
Tree BLACK Cnow.—The above bird is the most mis-
chievous of all the feathered tribe throughout India. He is
a most daring thief, and will enter the dining rooms of
families when they are engaged at their meals, and carry off
sonic choice dainty that he may have set his eye upon. He
will battle with the " Kituaudtaars" (dinner bearers,) and
seldom sustains a defeat before he has kidnapped some
delicate morsel from the plates they are sustaining. If any
missile is dismissed at him, he will, by using a vocabulary or
signal, collect together some hundreds of " birds of his own
feather" around the premises, and mob the whole house with
a deafening clamour which is truly intolerable. When cows
or oxen are swimming a river, he is sure to be with them,
and, hitching his black effigy upon their horns, keeps striking
with his horny beak at the animals' eyes, which causes them
to immerse their heads under water, so that in some
instances, when the rivers are broad to cross, the animals
are drowned.
PAP.ISIAN GULLIBILITY.—A few days since, a lady
dressed in the first style of fashion, and followed by a nurse
bearing a young infant, entered a fashionable shawl depot
and requested to be shown some of their most expensive
Cashmeres. After some time she fixed on two, amounting
together to about 3,000 f., and, putting her hand in her reti-
cule for the amount, expressed well-feigned surprise at not
finding her pocket-book. With great sang froid, however,
she drew out the key of her secretaire, and, handing it to
the servant, told her to return home and bring her pocket-
book, directing her in what part of the secretaire it would he
found, she In the mean time would take charge of the child.
At the request of the lady, the servant was allowed to take
the shawls with her. Alter some time had elapsed the lady
affected to become impatient, and saying that the stupid girl
col--
surely Id
young not open the secretaire, requested one of the
shopmen to hold the infant while she went to see what
had become of her. It will be sca'cely credited that this
was also allowed. It need not be told that she never re-
turned. The child was afterwards found to have been stolen
a few hours before from the garden of the Tuileries, doubt-
less expressly for the purpose.
NolmE 511"`ua-'OTiON--A few weeks ago two miners,
Vernal
and Roberts:iewdere.e at work in Smith Caradon new
shaft, (which is inters . to D il,"1, Perpendicularly, through
a granite country, to intersect the torte at the depth of 140
fathoms.) The present depth is
about I() fathoms, and they
the fu
blasting,
ihserted, tamped
had prepared a hole for
On these oescea
ilaree in a
up, and all ready forfiring.lss
and as they ar Doty the wee are
drawn up by
corpse, there is only
up and the kibble lowered ready
onwliyndonae n'ian at the brace, and
only
draw up one man is drawn ready
to receive the last man, who has to put fire to the fuse
when tut:cox' -
then both inert at the windlass draw him up at the s' aril
steed, in order that all may get out of the way
plosion takes place, which is some times so violent that tar;
irr tin; with them part (Al
stones are thrown up at the top,
It unfur.
the roller and windlass to a consiederLle height.
tunately happened that as the safety fuse with which the
hole was charged was longer than
of ,
Was necessary,,tfl tohcc and ig-
nition both
y i n con .
siderately took a sharp stone to cut a piece •
instantaneously commenced. a windup flew to the
kibble, and cried out to the roan at the brace to
hut alas ! after trying with all his might he could not start
them. At this awful moment (when the furious .
hissing
of
of the fuse assured them that their destruction was cithin
half a minute's march of them) Verran sprang out ofs the
kibble, exclaiming to his comrade Roberts, " GO on, bro-
ther, I shall be in heaven in a minute !" consequently, Ro-
berts was drawn up, and Verran threw himself down, arid
placed his poor devoted head under a piece of plank in one
corner of the shaft, awaiting the moment when he should be
blown to atoms. Just as Roberts got to the brace. and was
looking clown with trend ling apprehension on the fate of
poor Verran, the whole went off with a tremendous explo-
sion, and a small stone struck Roberts severely on the fore-
head as lie was looking down the shaft. To the inexpressible
surprise and joy of the men at the brace, they heard Verran
cry out, " Don't be afraid, I am not hurt !" Roberts imme-
(batty descended, and found that the great burden of the
blast was thrown in every part of the shaft except the corner
where poor Verran WAS coiled up.
Tais extraordinary cir-
cumstance has produced a:considerable seasation throughout
the district. Not only do they view the escape as a norscu-
lous interposition of diyine providence, but the conduct of
Verran as a noble inttance of what a real christian will do in
the moment of extremity.—Mining Journal,

SECOND EDITION

Standard Office, Half-past Ten o'clock, a.m.

MOST
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE,

WITH

SERIOUS LOSS OF LIFE.

We lament to say that a very destructive fire, attended
with most extensive loss of life, probably from 30 to 40 in-
dividuals being killed, besides as many more wounded, broke
out this morning from half-past three to four o'clock. The
flames were first observed in the back part of an extensive
stack of warehouses, erected within the last two years, ad-
joining to which there are several cooperages and timber
yards. How the fire originated, it is utterly impossible to
ascertain in the confusion existing at the period we are
writing. Suffice it to say, that it spread with tremendous
rapidity, the power of the flames being heightened
by a strong wind which prevailed from the sea.
An alarm was given to the police station, and one after
another all the engines were sent to the spot under the com-
mand of Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt. At that moment the
flames presented a dense mass of fire, which it seemed almost
hopeless to contend against, nevertheless the best disposition
was made of the engines for preventing the fire spreading to
the surrounding buildings. The prevailing wind, we regret
to say, prevented this desirable consummation; for a cooper-
age immediately'adjoining caught fire. Shortly before six
o'clock the walls of the building where the fire originally
presented itself fell, and a most lamentable catastrophe then
occurred. Five firemen were instantly buried beneath the
ruins. Another portion of the walls fell at a subsequent
period, and another body of men, spectators as well as fire-
men, were buried beneath the burning materials. We have
beard that at this moment 30 people have lost their lives.
Mr. Whitty had a near escape of being killed, but under
the exact circumstances we could not learn. He is much
scorched abont the head and face. The other casualties are
numerous, and parties are constantly being carried into the
Northern Hospital.
The Town-clerk, the chairman of the Watch Committee,
and other persons in authority are on the spot.
The warehouse where the fire originated contained salt-
petre and cotton. This is the most extensise fire that has
occurred in Liverpool for the last 25 years.
The fire being so contiguous 'to the Borough Gaol, the heat
in the interior. as well as the exterior of the building, was
tremendous. The lead in front was in a state of fusion, and
the wind, being west-north-west, carried the burning parti-
cles directly over it. At the present moment Mr. Highton,
the governor, has stationed men upon the roofs, who are
constantly engaged in throwing water:upon the parts where
ignition seems most to', be;apprehended. At the present
moment (10 o'clock), no fears are entertained for the safety
of the Prison.

On calling at the Northern Hospital at !ten o'clock, we
were informed that the following was the state of the par-
ties who had been removed there :—John Martin and Luke
Smith, dead; one man dying ; 'Robert Black, skull exten-
sively fractured, Inotlexpected to recover ; Superintendent
Ridings, of the police, compound: fracture of the leg ; and
18 to 20 more or less dangerously hurt. Many other cases
of a minor nature'have been sent to the hospital, and dis-
charged, after having their hurts examined and'dressed.