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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
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1855-07-17T00:00:00
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alcs by Ruction. By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS, THtsDAY(Tuesday), the 17th inst.' at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, Liverpool, subject to conditions then to be produced. APIECE of LAND, with the WORKSHOPS, COACH-HOUSE, STABLE, COUNTING-HOUSE, and other Buildings thereon erected, situate on the west side of Scot- land-road, within Liverpool, and now in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Mackarell, builder. The Land contains in front to Scotland-road 104 feet 3 inches, and in breadth at the back to Gore street 100 feet 9 inches, and runs in depth on the north side 120 feet 9 inches, and on the south side 80 feet 6 inches. and contains in the whole 1076 superficial square yards, or thereabouts. The Workshop is commodious and well built, and is 82 feet long by 23 feet wide, and has an excellent Stove Drying-room and other conveniences attached, and the Yard and Premises afford a good opportunity for any person carrying on the business of a Timber-merchant, Builder, or any other trade requiring spacious Premises. Immediate possession may be had. The Tenure is Leasehold under the Earl of Derby for the re- sidue of a term of 75 years, commencing on the 25th March, 1846, subject to the annual rent of .t'so and the usual covenants. For further particulars apply to Mr. THOMAS MACKARELL, on the Premises; or to Messrs. NORRIS and SoN, Solicitors, North John-street, Liverpool. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CHOICE GREENHOUSE PLANTS, &c., HIGH PARK-STREET. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS will SELL by AUCTION, on THURSDAY next, the 19th, and FRIDAY, the 20th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely each day, on the Premises, No. 21, High Park-street, Toxteth-park, The genuine HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, China, Glass, Plated Articles, 6i-Octave Grand Piano-forte, handsome Ivory Flute, with Eight Silver Keys, Books, choice Greenhouse Plants, Erec- tion of the Conservatory, Greenhouse, &c., the property of a Gen- tleman removing. In the DINING-ROOM and DRAWING. ROOM are Sixteen excellent Mahogany Chairs and Four Armed Ditto, massive-framed Couch and a Sofa, in Hair-cloth, Set of Dining Tables, 10 feet long, ex- cellent Loo Table and Pair of Card Ditto to match, capital Maho- gany Cabinet containing a collection of Shells, Lady's Davenport Writing Desk of Rosewood, Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, 7 feet long, Brussels Carpets and Hearth-rugs, Window Curtains, Fen- ders, Fire-irons, &c. The CHAMBERS contain lofty Four-post and Camp Bedsteads, With suitable Hangings, Hair Mattresses, Feather Beds and Bed- ding, Mahogany Wardrobes, with Secretaire Drawer, White and Gold Painted Toilet Tables, Washstands, Mahogany-framed Cheval and Swing Dressing Glasses, Venetian and Kidder- minster Carpets, Printed Druggets, &c. The useful Kitchen Requisites. A Collection of choice Plants, Garden Implements, Iron Hurdles, &c. To be viewed TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 18th instant, when Catalogues may be bad on the Premises, and at Messrs. T. WIN- STANLEY and SONS' Office, Church-street, Liverpool. FURNITURE. &c., BEDFORD•STREET SOUTH. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS are instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on THURSDAY next, the 19th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, on the premises, 112, Bedford-street South, The useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and other Effects, of a Lady leaving Liverpool. The FURNITURE Of the DRAWING-ROOM and SITTING-ROOMS comprises Twels e well-made Mahogany Chairs, Sofa and Couch, covered with Hair-cloth, Mahogany Secretaire, with inclosed Drawers for Minerals, and large Case of Stuffed Birds on the top, hansome Mahogany Chiffionnier, ditto Centre Loo Table, capital Set of Mahogany Dining 'Tables, on Telescope Frames and Stout Supports, 10 feet 10 inches long by 4 feet 6 inches wide, Brussels and Kidderminster Carpets, Fenders and Fire-Irons, Gas Chan- deliers, &c. - The CHAMBERS are Furnished with Polished Birch Four-pos, and French Bedsteads, Painted Ditto, appropriately upholsteredt Feather Beds and Bedding, Hair Mattresses, excellent and well- made Painted Winged Wardrobe, with sliding Tray Shelves, Cupboards and Racks for Dresses, &c., Painted Cheats of Drawers, Ditto Toilet Tables and Wash-stands, Carpets, Druggets, &c., the whole of the useful Kitchen Requisites, and other Effects. To be viewed TO-MORROW (Wednesday), the 18th instant, when Catalogues may be had on the Premises, and at Messrs. Thos. WINSTANLEY and Sorts' Office, Church-street, Liverpool. VALUABLE SUGAR REFINERY, IN LIVERPOOL. By Messrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS, On WEDNESDAY, the Ist day of August next, at Twelve o'clock precisely, at the Clarendon-rooms, ALL that valuable Freehold SUGAR REFINERY, situate in Blackstock-street, and extending through to Paul street, containing about 2,250 square yards of Land, nearly all of which is roofed in. The Premises are desirably situate, being at an easy distance from the Docks and Railways, and have every arrangement for carrying on a very extensive business. There is a Chimney 150 feet high, with Flues extending through the Premises capable of receiving any number of Furnaces which may he erected ; also a Well, yielding an unfailing supply of Water. TWO excellent Charcoal Kilns, on the most modern and im- proved principle, and capable of burning 100 tons per week. There are Four large Working Rooms, Panroom, Fill-house, Char-rooms, Warehouse-rooms, Cellarage, Offices, Cooperage, Stabling, and every convenience, all on the spot. The MACHINERY consists of Three large2o-Horse Steam-boilers, Two Engines, Two large Vacuum Pans and Heaters, Four Filters, and Cisterns, of every description, Pumps, Piping, &c. From the advantageous position and Shipping facilities of Liverpool, the Sugar Refining Business possesses every induce- ment for Capitalists. The Premises are ready for immediate oc- cupation and working. For particulars and Notes to view apply to the Auctioneers, 3lessrs. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS; Mr. THOMAS YATES, No. 1, Basnett-street ; or to Messrs. NORTH, OARED, and SIMP- SON, Solicitors, Liverpool. VALUABLE MACHINERY, WINDSOR FOUNDRY. MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY and SONS are instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on THURSDAY, the 2nd, and FRIDAY, the 3rd of August next, at Eleven o'clock pre- cisely each day, on the Premises, the Windsor Foundry, on the north-east side of Smithdown-lane, opposite to the Phoenix Safe Works, The following valuable MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS, and UTENSILS-IN-TRADE, namely, an excellent Planing Machine, with 8 feet Bed, 4 feet 3 by 4 feet 6, a Shaping Machine, with one foot Stroke, a Twenty-one Inch Break Lathe, with 3 feet 2 Face Plate, Boring Bar and Slide Rest, Six other excellent Lathes, varying from 7 to 14 inches, all complete with Slide Rests, a Screw Cutting Lathe, Drilling Machine and small Planing Ditto, Twenty-one Inch Fan, several lengths of Shafting, with Pulleys attached, a Screw and Nut-cutting Machine, large quantity of Moulding Boxes, Smiths' Hearths and Tools, Coppersmiths' Tools, a Five-ton Steel-yard, Vices, Benches, Anvils, quantity of Steel Turning Tools, Bolts and Rivets, Stocks, Taps and Dies, .vme rata ana rum Iron, Loom times or ',anon,' sizes, Two Crab Winches, &c. Wood Patterns for powerful Marine and Land Engines, large Punching Press, Fly Wheel, Cast-iron Pipe Patterns, 3 to 6 inches diameter, &c. Also, a Five-horse Portable Steam-engine and Boiler, Two Iron Foot Lathes, a Twelve-inch Ditto, on Wood Bed. On the Pre- mises, No. 69, Paradise-street. To be viewed two days previous to the sale, when Catalogues may be bad at the Foundry_; and at the Office of Messrs. Taos. WINSTANLEY and SONS, Church-street, Liverpool. LEASE, GOODWILL, AND FIXTURES OF A LICENSED PUBLIC-HOUSE AND SPIRIT VAULTS. MESSRS. BYFORD and SON have received instructions to OFFER by PUBLIC AUCTION, THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 17th instant, at Three o'clock, for half-past precisely, in the Afternoon, upon the Premises, sign of "The Letters," No. 93, St. James's-street, opposite Brick.street, subject to conditions then to be produced, the TENANT'S remaining Term in LEASE, beneficial INTEREST, and valuable FIXTURES, in the aforesaid premises, by order of the proprietor, Mr. Henry Harrison, who is giving up the business. The House is situate in a densely populated and leading thoroughfare, is exceedingly well fitted up, both for the counter and out-door trade. There is also an excellent Clubroom attached. For further particulars apply to Messrs. BYFORD and SON, Auctioneers and Appraisers, Clayton-square. LUCAS'S, LIVERPOOL.—WEDNESDAY'S SALE of CART HORSES, WAGGONS, CARTS, &c. By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the IBth instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, at the Repository, Great Charlotte-street, Liverpool, THIRTY CART HORSES, with great power, substance, and activity, well calculated for heavy draught purposes, and in prime working condition. Forty VEHICLES, consisting of Lorries, Carts, Spring Vans, Floats and Whitechapels. Shaft and Chain Gears, Saddlery, &c. On view on the Morning of Sale. LUCAS'S, LIVERPOOL—SELECT SALE of FIRST-CLASS HORSES. MESSRS. LUCAS and CO. beg to intimate to Noblemen and Gentlemen, having valuable Horses to Dispose of, that their next SELECT SALE will take place On THURSDAY, the 26th instant. Full Descriptions of all Horses intended for this Sale must be forwarded before the 19th instant, and the Horses must be sent to the Repository Two Days prior to the Sale. By Mr. BRANCH, On Tustin/oz. the 31st instant, at Six o'clock in the evening, at Gough's Woodside Hotel, subject to conditions to be then MO- Otner lots a. ..,ay ue agreed on at the time of sale, Lot IA MESSLTAGE, with GARDEN attached, situate on the west side of, and numbered 39, in Church-street, in Birkenhead, in the occupation of Mr. Storey, as tenant, at an annual rental of .£65 per annum. This Lot contains 1,890 Square Yards of Land, or thereabouts. Lot 2. Six several SHOPS and MESSUAGES, situate respec- tively on the south side of Ivy-street and in Grange-street, in Birkenhead aforesaid. The Premises in Ivy-street consist of Two Shops, in the respective occupations of Philip Kingham and Ellen Johnson, and a BEERHOUSE, in the occupation of Francis Armitage, having a frontage also to Grange-street. The Premises in Grange-street consist of Three adjoining Messuages, in the respective occupations of Robert Worthington, Margaret Hopkins, and Thomas M'Grath. This Lot produces an aggregate yearly rental of *92. 10s. The Tenure of Lots 1 and 2 is Freehold of Inheritance. Lot 3. A MESSUAGE and Two COTTAGES, behind the same, situate in Ivy-street aforesaid, in the respective occupations of William Whitby and another. These Premises are held for the residue of a term of 1,0A)0 years, which commenced on the 7th of June, 1830, and produces an aggregate yearly rental of £3l. 48. per annum. For further particulars apply to Messrs. Jot's and HENRY GREGORY, Solicitors, '3, York-buildings, Sweeting-street, Liver- pool. BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LATE CHARLES TA YLEUR, ESQ. IN a few weeks will be offered for PUBLIC SALE, the WOODCROFT ESTATE, freehold of Inheritance, con- taining about 50 acres, situate in the township of Wavertree, on the north or north-east side of Smithdown-lane, and running along Wellington-road towards Wavertree-lane, with which latter it communicates by a new street lately made the whole length of the property. It is proposed to sell the estate in lots of from )0,000 to 18,000 yards, but, if required, it will be sold in such other quantities as may suit purchasers. Woodcroft House, which was built with every attention to con- venience and comfort, with good outbuildings and offices, com- prising about 18,000 yards, forms a very desirable lot. The rapid increase in the population of Liverpool calls for the erection of moderate-sized villas, with good gardens attached, and this estate is particularly suited for this purpose, being within an easy walking distance of Liverpool. The great sewer now being constructed for the suburbs will af- ford an excellent drainage. Plans and further particulars may be had by application to P. SERJEANTSON, Esq., 17,01dhall4street ; or Messrs. LACE, RIDGE, and RoscoE, Castle-street. By Messrs. WALKER and ACKERLEY, On THURSDAY next, the 19th instant, at Seven o'clock in the Evening, at the Red Lion Inn, Garston, in lots, FOUR SHOPS and Thirteen COTTAGES, situate in the village of Garston, and several Plots of LAND adjoining, adapted for Cottages. Tenure Freehold of Inheritance. Also, a Vinery, Vines, and Two Cucumber Frames, Sheds, &c. To treat apply to Mr. JOHN BELL, GRIMM ; or Mr. RICHARD RADCLIFFE, Cook-street, Liverpool, who will produce a Plan of the Property, showing the lots. FREEHOLD HOUSES, EDGE-HILL, WEST DERBY. By Messrs. WALKER and ACKERLEY, On TUESDAY next, the 24th instant, at Half-past One o'clock in the Afternoon, for Two o'clock precisely, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, Liverpool, subject to the conditions of sale to be produced, ALL those Five recently well-built DWELLING- HOUSES, situate upon the Piece of Land lying on the south side of Harbord-street, at Edge-hill, within West Derby, and being numbered 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20, and occupied by Messrs. Cullow, Miller, and others, which said Piece of Land contains in front to Harbord-street 75 feet 6 inches, and extends in depth backwards 45 feet. The Property is Freehold of Inheritance, and is now let at the annual rental of .'BB 14s. For further particulars, apply at the Office of Mr. WILLIAM OWEN, Solicitor, 7, Clayton-square, Liverpool. TO be LET, Furnished, for the Summer Months, a VILLA, at Broughton, Chester, within twelve minutes' walk of the Railway Station, on the banks of the River Dee, con- sisting of Six Bedrooms, Dining and Drawing Rooms, and Break- fast Parlour, Butler's Pantry, Warm and Cold Baths, Two good Gardens, with Greenhouse, &c. The River flows past the Garden, which is above the Dam, and not subject to tide, and Boating at all hours can be enjoyed, and the water is always clear and smooth. For further particulars apply to Mr. M`QuiE, Account- ant, 4, Harrington-street, Liverpool.
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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD
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BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL, TO WIT. GILBERT HENDERSON, Esa.' RECORDER. The COURT of QUARTER SESSIONS of the PEACE for the BOROUGH will be held in the CROWN COURT, ST. GEORGE'S_ HALL, in the said Borough, on MONDAY next, the 23rd instant, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon. WRIGHT, Clerk of the Peace. Clerk of the Peace's Office, Liverpool, 10th July, 1355. •
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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. TKE whole of-the property and effects of Sir J. D. Paul is to be brought to the hammer on the 23rd of the present month. GOVERNMENT has resolved on forming an encampment at Stirling for four or five regiments of militia. Dundee Advertiser. Ix accordance with a new arrangement, a messenger is to leave London for the seat of war every Saturday instead of Friday.. Tuz SUNDAY 'BEER BILL.—The Select Committee on the Sunday Beer Bill •met on Tuesday, when ,several London magistrates were examined, all of whom objected to the bill in its present shape, and advised important alterations. Teas ease of Strahan, Paul, and Bates was again heard at Bow-street Police-offiee, on Wednesday, when the prisoners were further remanded for another week. Application for bail was made, but refused. DECIMAL COlNAGE.—Government, says the Times, are stated to have resolved upon appointing a commission to in- quire into the subject of decimal coinage, to be,ccmposed of Lord Monteagle, hfr. -Hubbard, and Mr. Norman. Mr. RIISSE'LL -GURNEY and Mr. O'Malley have given their opinion that under the act 52 Geo. 111. cap. 166, =embers of the Church of England, as well as dissenters, may protect themselves from penalties by registering their housos as places of religious worship, in compliance with the terms of -the act. MRS. ISABELLA SPRAINGER, wife of Mr. M. Sprainger, of Ramsey, Isle of Man, and who had been residing for some time past with her sister at Laxey, committed suicide, on Monday last, by suspending herself from a beam in the bed- room. EDIT TUE STAFFORDSHIRE SESSIONS, last week, a man and woman were charged with stealing £7O from a horse dealer at a fair at Leek. The man, who was acquitted, had been in gaol sixteen times within ten years ; and the woman, who was sentenced to fourteen years' penal servitude, had been in prison eight times. A COLLISION occurred on Tuesday evening, near the Rose- grave station of the East Lancashire Railway, and a short distance from Burnley, occasioned by a passenger train from Accrington to Colne running into a goods train. The van of the luggage train and a waggon, loaded with iron, were smashed to pieces, but no serious personal injury was sustained. FATAL QUARREL IN AN AaIEBICAN SHIP AT BALACLAVA. —From a letter received from Balaclava, on the 26th ult., we learn that a tragedy, attended with fatal results, occurred on board the American ship Arlington. One of the men, in an altercation with the mate, struck him, when the latter armed himself: ith a pistol, and discharged its contents into the chest of the unfortunate man. This wanton abuse of power occurred at an anchorage where there were upwards of fifty sail to render assistance in case of mutiny. FEARFUL THUNDERSTORM.—On Tuesday afternoon Not- tingham and the immediate neighbourhood were visited by a terrible thunderstorm, which lasted for nearly three hours, raging during that time with remarkable violence. The rain fell in torrents, accompanied by hailstones of a very large size. The storm commenced about three o'clock, and con- tinued, with very little intermission, until six. In Bilbie- street, and in other parts of the town walls were washed down, and considerable damage done. A great amount of damage has been sustained in the fields contiguous to the river Trent, by the loss of stock, &c. There has not been so great a fall of rain for some time past. ORDER OF AFFILIATION ON A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST. —The County Justices in Quarter Sessions were on Wednes- day occupied at Durham in hearing an appeal made by the Rev. Richard Singleton, a Roman Catholic priest, against an order made against him by the borough magistrates of that town for the support of an illegitimate child. The mother is Miss Beatrice Jane Jones, the daughter of a Church of Eng. land clergyman residing at Douglas, Isle of Man. Various proceedings have taken place in the case, but the result of the investigation on Wednesday was that the county magistrates confirmed the previous order, directing Mr. Singleton to pay 2s. ed. per week during 13 years for the maintenance of the child. A STATEMENT has been issued by Mr. James Low, from which it appears that the shipments of specie from England to India, China, Egypt, and Malta for the half year just ended have been £2,614,006, of which, £396,847 consisted of gold, and £2,117,169 of silver. As compared with the cor- responding half of 1864, this shows an increase of £140,992, although the total export was then unusually large. The proportion of gold, however, is smaller in the present return. The sum inclUded in the aggregate total as having been sent to China this half year is £833,466, of which all but £140,524 was silver. In the first six months of 1864 the total sent to China was £1,289,548. The recent augmentation in the ship- ments to the East, has, therefore, been caused exclusively by the Indian demand. NEWSPAPERS FOR THE BRITISH COLONIES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—The following notice has been issued from the General Post-office :—" Many newspapers for British colonies and foreign countries having been posted unpaid,. contrary to the Printed Instructions, No. 45,1855, recently issued upon the subject, the Postmaster-General thinks it necessary to repeat the intimation that a postage (the amount of which can be ascertained by an inspection of the notice No. 45, at any post-office) is now required to be pre-paid, in addition to the newspaper stamp, upon all newspapers sent to the British Colonies, and upon those sent to all foreign countries except the following, namely,—France or Algeria, Belgium Prussia rid Belgium, and any foreign country (except Turkey) rid Belgium and Prussia, New Granada, Peru. Any newspapers which may be posted without the requisite pre-payment, can- not be forwarded to their destination," ,OL STANDARD. PINNOCIC, who murdered the old man at Rothwell, last week, has been tried and convicted at Northampton, and sen- tenced to death. ONE hundred and two walking sticks were last week sold, among the miscellaneous effects or a gentleman, recently de- ceased, at Lancaster. GRAIN TRADE IN THE DANUBE.—Letters from Constanti- nople to the 28th of June report the arrival there, during the preceding five days, from Brailow and Galatz of as many as 91 cargoes of grain, and the departure for those and other Danubian ports, to load similar cargoes, of 'no less than 53 other vessels. !V EVESHAM ELECTION: AUNIVERSAL REPRESENTATIVE.— The nomination took place on Wednesday at the Town-hall ; Mr. Holland was the only candidate, the two others having previouslyretired. Mr. Holland was declared duly elected. In returning .thanks he said he was for a vigorous prosecution of the war, and not only of the war, but of everything right and just, whether at home or abroad. He was not a member for any particular class of politicians, but for every class, for every elector, and every non-elector, DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.—Two young ladies, the daugh- ters of J. H. Rees, Esq., of Carmarthen, were bathing, on Saturday, on the shore, near their father's house, when, having ventured too far, they sank in a pool about ten feet in depth. Their governess, who was with them, rushed to their rescue, and, failing to save, died with them. Mr. Rees was hastily summoned from a meeting which he was attending at the church, and on coining out, the first objects which met his gaze were the lifelessbodies of his children and governess, which were being borne along to his house. REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY'.—We understand that a movement is now being made, with the view of gettieg up a requisition, calling on Lord John Russell and Baron Rothschild to resign their seats for the city. The, ground on which Lord John is to be called on to resign is, that he grossly misrepre- sents the sentiments of his constituents on the question of the war ; while the reason which is to be urged for the resignation of the Baron, is, that he does not represent them at. all. There is, we are assured, a large and influential party ,in the city, who are determined that it shall be hereafter efficiently represented in the House of Commons.—Advertiser. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF THE CREW OF A STEAIiTUG AT SHIELDS.—The Welsh, a tug steamer belonging to Sun- derland, brought a foreign schooner into Shields from sea on Tuesday, and after seeing her moored, the master of the steamer went on board the schooner to get his towage. He had not been on board the schooner above a minute, and the other two men belonging to her were standing forward in the steamer, when her boiler exploded with fearful violence. In an instant it blew everything in the cabin to pieces, and forced out the stern and after deck. The boat immediately sank, but, strange to say, the two men were rescued without having sustained the least injury. The steamer has since been raised, and it is found that her engine is all twisted and de- stroyed.__ THOSE who have implicit faith in the universal " honour of the English Tradesman," and a fortiori of " the British Banker," may be surprised to hear a story which is current in 'commercial circles, and is as well authenticated as it is gene- rally believed. A highly-respected London banker, on his death-bed, called his.children round him, and asked them if they believed in his reputed wealth ? They answered that they shared the general opinion as to his large fortune, and he then surprised them by the assurance that he had been insolvent for the last thirty years. He, however, entreated them not to be depressed by the intelligence; but recom- mended them to go to Doctor's Commons immediately after his decease and swear his property under half a million. The advice was taken. The customers of the house were agreeably edified on hearing of the enormous wealth of the late partner, and the bank was firmer than ever, in the opinion of those who trusted their money to its keeping. THE STOLEN £5OO -NOTE.—A communication has been received from one of the jury who were supposed to.have given a verdict for the plaintiff in the Court of Common Pleas, at Guildhall, on Tuesday last, in an action brought on behalf of M. St. Paul, a moneychanger in Paris, against the- Bank -of England, to recover a £5OO bank note, forming one of those stolen from Messrs. Brown; Shipley, and Co., to the effect that the jury-.did not intend to express, and had by no means arrived at a conclusion favourable to the right of the plaintiff. The feelingof a large portion of them, at least, is stated to have been that M. St. Paul, having received notice of the robbery, and liming wilfully disregarded it, or, at all events, having adopted no steps to give effect to it, could not be considered to have-taken the-note-hostel fide. The question is one of so much moment as to make it important that the law should not be settled on a misunderstanding of the intention of the jury, and 'hence it is deemed -essential that their views Should be ascertained on the point more clearly than appears to have been possible in the hurried manner in which their verdict was taken.— Timer. POLICY OF PnrssrA.—According to the Berlin correspond- ent of the Times, the opinion prevalent in that capital is "that the Prussian Royal Family and the Court are bound hand and foot, and sold body and soul to Russia." He adds : " The before-mentioned view is based on the fact of a Prussian Princess being the consort of the Emperor of Russia who was reigning at the time of this conflict being brought about by him, on the very strong presumption of there being a power- ful party at Court here imbued with Russian sympathies, and the patent factthat Prussia has not openly and actively joined ua in the struggle against Russia. The three facts are cor- rect, but the_imputed cause of Prussia's policy is incorrect; there are so many perfectly valid reasons, military, financial, political, and economical, to withhold Prussia from taking a forward part in the war, however convinced King, Ministers, and people may be of the necessity of profiting.by the present opportunity of •asserting the independence of the country; that we have no need to suppose feelings of brotherly affection on the part of the King, or political sympathies for Russia on the part of certain members of the Court, to have been more than subordinate accessories in determining the course that Prussia "has hitherto:taken." ANECDOTE or THE QUEEN.—A few days ago, in the beautiful little cemetery of Rose Bank, our attention was directed to a handsome monument of Aberdeen granite, having the following inscription in letters of geld:—" Sacred to tno memory of Miss Ida Deno.uorai, tine foltlAful esteemed dresser of Queen Victoria, who departed this life October 15, 1804, in the thirty-seventh year, of her age, be- loved and respected by all who knew her. This stone has been placed' by Queen Victoria as a mark of her regard." On inquiry we found that one day, whether in the autumn of 1.-864 or at a former period we were not told, when Miss Be- nanomi was accompanying Queen Victoria in her morning walk on Arthur's Seat, she called her Majesty's attention to the beautiful cemetery in the distant valley, and expressed a wish that when she died she might be buried there. Last year, when her Majesty was going north, Miss Benanomi, who, as usual, was attending her royal mistress, became in- disposed in Holyrood Palace, and was unable to proceed fur- ther. By order of Her Majesty, Miss Benanomi was attended by an eminent physician, but she never recovered, and died in Holyrood Palace. Her Majesty was deeply affected by the death, and, remembering the wish of Miss Benanomi, ordered the remains to be buried in Rose Bank Cemetery, and the monument with the inscription quoted to be erected to her Memory.—Caledonian Mercury.—[Rose Bank Cemetery is in a suburb immediately to the south of Edinburgh.] A REMARKABLE MAN.—This city is now the home of one of the most remarkable men of the age—a man who has tra- versed the civilized globe, and established in almost every country which he has visited the sale of his medicines for the relief of human suffering, and which are a certain cure for disease in all its forms. We allude to Professor Thomas Holloway, of London. It is now several years since this benefactor of the human race first proclaimed to the world, through the British press, that he had, after deep research, pre- pared a remedy that was sure to eradicate disease. Years of patient investigation into the laws of human physiology which control our bodies in health and when diseased, led to the in- vention and preparation of the world-renowned Holloway's Pills and Ointment. Nearly, if not quite, one half of the haman race have taken his medicines ! His name is as uni- versally known over the globe as that of Alexander, Napoleon, or Washington, when in the height of their ambitious career. If they conquered nations on the field of battle, Professor Holloway has, with no weapon but that of science, conquered disease in all its forms. His meritorious career is bounded by no imaginary lines of latitude and longitude short of those marking the confines of civilization itself. No isolated country or nation was sufficiently extensive for the operation of his enterprising and gigantic intellect. Wherever disease has a residence, there he has penetrated with his medicines, and left an enviable and enduring reputation. After enlightening Europe, his fame spread over Asia, and the civilized portions of Africa, and finally appeared in America. He has translated the cures he has performed, and the virtues of his medicines, into as many languages as the missionaries have the Bible. GOvernments, otherwise the most despotic, have been forced by the great value of his medicines, and their popularity with the people, to remove antiquated and time-honored restrictions upon the introduction of foreign medicines, and open their custom houses to a free introduction to the Pills and Oint- ment, of this distuingished man. Empires and kingdoms removed the barriers of ages against the introduction and sale of proprietary or patent medicines, and freely permitted Hollo- way's medicines to become the physician of the masses.—New York Dispatch. TRIAL ROR MOBBING AND RIOTING.—At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Monday last, four young men were placed at the bar charged with mobbing and rioting, and with assault and injury to property, at Greenock, on the of April last, on which occasion a large mob assembled in front of the Roman Catholic Chapel there, beat in the doors with a large beam. broke the windows with Avn., anti couunlited other damage to the chapel, as well as to the school and the adjoin- ing dwelling-houses of the priest and teacher. In sum- ming up the evidence, the Lord Justice-General laid down the law as to participating in or giving countenance to riotous acts. He said,—" All those who were in- the mob and who took an active part in it were guilty of the whole proceedings of that mob generally. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of mobbing and rioting against the prisoners, but not of participating in the acts of assault and injury libelled, The Lord Justice-General, after stating that the Court were disposed, from extenuating circumstances in each case, to treat the prisoners with leniency, said,—" You must not suppose that you are punished because of the particular object you had in view, as being connected with any following out of the religious opinions which you yourselves entertain in opposition to those of the persons whose property was to be sacrificed by these proceedings. It is not because you entertain particular opinions, or because with zeal, that we are going to ris it because of any yproounmonanincetaian sentence opuipnoinyoin it particular favour to the religious opinions of those whose property has been assailed. In this country all parties, all subjects of the Queen, all who are residing within the range of the laws, are amenable to the laws, and entitled to the protection which they afford. We know no distinction of religious parties in any question of this kind. In this country all persons are entitled not only to enter- tain what religious opinions they please, but to profess those opinions, and to worship according to their own faith, whatever it may be. Be they Jews or Gentiles, Pagans or Christians, Papists or Protestants, Episcopalians or Presbyterians, it is all the same. The law says that they have a right to worship after their own fashion, and that law will protect them in the exercise of this right. Therefore you must 'not suppose, and no persons must suppose, that we enter into the religious question here ; but while we hear rumours of persecutions for religious opinions in other countries, and are inclined to sympathize with the sufferers, and to feel indigna- tion at the conduct of the oppressors, it would be very wrong indeed if in this country which boasts of being a land of liberty, where persons are entitled to freedom of conscience without any restraint, except that which conscience itself imposes, any proceeding which involves violence against parties on account of their religious opinions should be permitted to go unpunished. While the law permits them to have liberty, those who administer the law must take care that that liberty is pre- served to them, and not abused by the strong. It is because you have violated that law, and for no other reason, that we now pronoun& sentence of imprisonment upon you." His Lordship then sentenced three of the rioters to six, and one to , three months' imprisonment, MR. BERKELEY has been returned for Cheltenham by a majority of 682 over Mr. Ridler. ON Friday evening a lomotive engine, employed on the North London • Railway, exploded; but though it destroyed some property, no persons were injured. THE COLONIAL SECRETARYSHIP.—Tnn Advertiser says Sir William Molesworth and Sir George Grey are spoken of for the colonial vacancy. The Herald says Mr. Vernon Smith, Sir Wm. Molesworth, and Lord Harrowby are mentioned. THE QUEEN, accompanied by Prince Albert, the King of tha Belgians, the Count de Flanders, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred, attended by their suite, left Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, for Osborne. DURING a debate in the House of Lords last week, no little sensation was caused by the entry into the house of Sir- Au- gustus Clifford, bearing on his arm the celebrated Miss O'Neill, now Lady Wrixon Becher. • THE Advertiser states that a meeting of Conservative members of the House of Commons took place on Saturday, at Mr Disraeli's. The attendance was very numerous, and never was the feeling of the party more cordial and unani- mous as to the course to be pursued by it. THE SPECIE' arrivals during theweek have been moderate, and do not amount to £185,000. The exports of which we have any notification are little more than £60,000, but the shipments to the Continent by the bullion merchants have been considerable. ON Tuesday morning the corning-house at Messrs. Curtis and Harvey's Clyde Gunpowder Mills, Glenlean,' about five miles from Dunoon, blew up with a fearful explosion, by which casualty the lives of not fewer than four men have been lost. COLONEL FLEURY, the colonel of the French Guides, has married Mad'lle Calais St. Paul, a daughter of a rich homme d'affaires of Paris. On this occasion the Emperor made the colonel the munificent present of 500,000 franks from his private purse, and also settled a pension of 12,000 franks a-year, to make things pleasant, to a lady who went down on her knees to supplicate his Majesty to prevent the marriage. MILITARY DISTURBANCE.—The town of Chatham, on Thursday evening, exhibited a scene of military riot, between the marines and sailors against the 27th regiment. Several of the soldiers were wounded in the affray, and one man was so severely injured that he was taken to the hospital, having received three bayonet wounds. ___ SCA.ELATINA. IN THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD AT OSBORNE.— Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louisa and Prince Arthur have been attacked with scarlatina. Their Royal Highnesses are going on very favourably. The same disease has declared itself in his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, who was left at Buckingham Palace in consequence of a slight accident. THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES.—The work for the next Presidental election has seriously commenced. The political events have sharply defined the three great par- ties of the campaign, and the champion of each for the suc- cession. These three parties are—the American party, the Seward anti-slavery coalition party, and the Democratic party ; and the candidate of each, as broadly foreshadowed by these late events, is, of the American party, George Law, of New York; of the Seward coalition party, W. H. Seward, of New York; of the Democratic party, Henry A. Wise, of Virginia. THE GRIND STAND AT. AINTREE RACE-COURSE - was, during the late meeting, entrusted to the care of Mr. Morrish, of the Merchants' Dining Roams, Lancaster-buildings, Tithe- barn-street. The care and judicious attention bestowed on the cuisine and the cellar were such as called forth the warmest encomiums from the numerous visitors ; while the orderly and ready service bestowed on the guests reflected the highest credit on the skill and assiduity of Mr. Morrish as a caterer for even the most refined tastes. Every delicacy was to be 'et with in ready profusion, and the more substantial elements of good cheer were served with equal alacrity and abundance. The wines and liquors of all kinds were excellent, and met general approval. THE DANUBE.-A letter from Bucharest of the 3d, in the German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" The Ottoman troops are still advancing into the Dobrudscha. From 1,200 to 1,500 Turks from Silistria have passed the Danube in boats, and landed at Kalarasch. Although the Turkish corps now in the -Dobrudscha are sufficiently provided .with bridge equipage, and is supported by a flotilla, and, although the coast of Bes- sarabia is only defended by about 10,000 Russians, yet it is not expected that the Muchir Ismail Pasha has any present intention of attacking the Russians. He appears inclined to wait for the fall of Sebastopol, in which case he would doubt- less be supported by some allied troops. The greatest com- mercial activity prevails on the Lower Danube. It is calculated that, since the opening of the navigation, more than 500 vessels, of which 200 were Austrian, have taken on board cargoes at Ibrail and at Galatz." . _ flit LATE CAPTAIN Lroxs.—The enclosed extract from a letter from one of the officers of the Miranda may be interest- ing to our readers:—" Tlaerapia, June 25.—Our brave Captain is no more. His wound was mortal, and he died on Saturday night. C— was with him the whole time, and S--=-= says his death was worthy of his life. He forgot nothing, sending messages to each of us individually, and arranging for the smallest trifles. He said to C--, ' I die '.s a captain of a man-of-war ought to die.' The navy has lost its greatest ornament ; and we have lost one who, to us, was more than a friend. He was so brave, so great,' so good,'and so amiable, that we all loved him much snore than we knew. We buried him on Monday evening, the 26th of June, with all naval honours. Crowds of people of high rank attended Isis funeral. The head of our figurehead, Miranda, was shot away almost at the same moment. that our dear captain received his death wound. FIRE AT ILITECIERFORD-MARKET.—On Sunday evening considerable alarm was caused in the vicinity of Hungerford- market, London, in consequence of a fire breaking out on the wharf of the market, occasioned by some boys accidentally emptying their pipes on a waggon laden with straw. On the sudden outbrezk messengers were despatched for the Chandos- street, Watling-street, West of England, and various other engines, which promptly arrived, and speedily got to work, with a good supply of water from the mains of the New River. The wind blowing strongly, the flames spread with amazing rapidity, and five carts and one waggon belonging to Mr. Mil- igan, hay and strawdealer opposite the booking-office, on the wharf, as well .e Mr. T. kiendersua'3 cavts; speedily ignited. The firemen worked most strenuously, and by dint of great perseverance the flames were subdued, but not until the straw and carts were nearly destroyed. LORD Jorm Rus-sr.r.L.—Lord John Russell is no longer a member of the Administration. In consequence of repre- sentations from some of the members of the Government in the House of Commons as to the difficulty under which they laboured with regard to the motion of Sir E. B. Lytton, his lordship came to the resolution of removing their embarrass- ment by retiring from the Ministry. Accordingly, at his re- quest, Lord Palmerston yesterday acquainted the Queen with the resolution to which Lord John had come, and her Majesty was pleased to accept his resignation. No successor to Lord John Russell as Secretary of State for the Colonies has been appointed, but it is not improbable that one will be desig- nated for her Majesty's approval at the Cabinet Council to be held this afternoon. We cannot, of course, speak with cer- tainty upon the subject, but we believe it is not unlikely that the new Colonial Secretary will be taken from amongst the present members of the Cabinet, and we apprehend that his fitness for the post will be at once recognized by the country and the colonies.—Globe, of Saturday. THUNDERSTORM ON SATURDAY.—ShortIy after 6 o'clock on Saturday morning, the metropolis was visited by a violent thunderstorm, which continued for nearly an hour. The lightning was of a vivid character. The rain fell in torrents, and many of the small streets at the east end of London were flooded for several hours. The market gardeners' grounds were also inundated, and considerable damage was done by the great fall of rain. At Bristol the storm took place an hour or two previously. It commenced about half-past three o'clock, and exceeded in violence anything of the kind that has occurred in that city for the last 30 years. The thunder was very violent, and the lightning so vivid that the Captains of African and Indian ships in the port describe it as being the nearest approach to a tropical tornado that they ever witnessed in this country. Considerable damage was done by the hail, which beat the wheat down in all the surrounding country, and broke thousands of panes of glass; and at St. George's,Gloucestershire,the electric fluid struck a house near the Don John's-cross, destroyed the chimneys, and split the house from the roof to the basement story. SUNDAY DISTITEBANCES IN LONDON. HYDE-RAIZ/K.— The Sunday demonstrations in this park are unmistakably dying out, and in another week or two there will be no trace left of the commotion. On Sunday the number of people assembled showed a decided falling off, and the more respectable classes held themselves carefully apart from the crowds of urchins and thieves who had collected. Of course, they did all in their power to get up a disturbance, rushing hither and thither, making as much noise as possible, and scurrying away as soon as they came in collision with the police. Beyond a con- siderable amount of pocket-picking very little mischief was done, and the number of offenders taken into custody tended powerfully to check the disposition to riot. The police did not show in the park itself, but at the different outlets and in the neighbourhood they were mustered- in ample force, while a mounted patrol kept up with the quick movements of the mob, and prevented any serious injury to property being at- tempted. No carriages appeared in the drive, so that no fa- cilities existed for getting up a disturbance, and we may fairly hope that next Sunday afternoon the park will present its usual peaceable aspect. Two attempts were made by the rabble to penetrate into Belgravia from Albert-gate, but both were promptly repulsed by the police, and the ringleaders ar- rested. STATE OP THE MORMON COMMUNITY.—The Cambridge 0h.•.,,,;,1. Rives a letter from Salt Lake City by a woman who bad embraced tile ‘l.lmign. and left that neiolbour- hood. The expose speaks for itseir and Mormonism in the old country are two entirely distinct systems. You know not whom to trust; in fact, you are sus- picious of everybody, and everybody suspects you. Human life is of no value here ; cutting throats is as carelessly talked of from the stand as clipping your finger-nails ; indeed, if they consider you becoming at all disaffected to their principles, it is considered doing you a kindness to kill you, that your soul may be saved. It is heresy to think of leaving the, society ; and should any make the attempt, every obstacle is thrown in their way. Scandal and lies the people fatten on. I would defy the smallest village in the world to propagate the same with more avidity than this people. A woman's character is taken away by the slightest breadth ; you are at everybody's mercy, no matter how low, mean, or contemptible the party may be ; and woe to you should your husband be on a mission! They set husband' against wife : try to get the husband into 'plurality; and women's hearts are as ruthlessly broken as a piece of straw by bending. Divorces can be readily obtained, for from five to terrdollars ; and there exists not, I verily be- lieve, as I believe in a God, a more miserable, broken-hearted, canwor work Utah. There is no employment by which a delicate woman ts hi cokseenwe dh,o spd irraigt eosus outset omf s eornai be nl onoo xtihs teofnaccee o inf ttlikei s earthv e r ttohbalne supportinthe lherself,ots aod though gardens, all plant,are expectedsozii elp tot shear as ro ; sheep,they unload hay, chop wood, make shoes, tailor, make soap, candles, molasses, feed pigs, milk cows, raise cakes, hoe potatoes, cut corn, irrigate the land, raise babies (one in twenty-seven months is the allotted time), besides attending to the no less essential points in a house, viz., washing, scrubbing, and cook- ing; the latter item is by no means an unimportant one in a Yankee household, as Yankee Doodle must have tea three times a day, and hot bread at each meal. The United States sent out a detachment of men in the fall, ostensibly en route to California, but really to investigate the many crying atroci- ties in this horrible place. There has been a slight intermix- ture with the officers and our people in society; but I think Brigham was afraid of their influence, and at once, without any preliminiaries, they were denounced from the stand in the most bitter terms ; and so general was the insult that the commanding officers ordered the United States flag to be taken down. Happy as 'I should be to save others from the degrada- tion and misery of this evil place, I dare not have my name known, or my head would pay the forfeit ; and they would think they were doing God and me service. Although I have lost all desire for life, I should dread falling into their hands; for verily the tortures of the Inquisition were nothing to those they inflict here, and in the end I should be consigned to a horrible decapitation." ECCLESIASTICAL IXT:ELLIG-ENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. Rev. W. S. Beever, M.A., to the Curacy of Cavendisii, Suffolk. Rev. C. B. Bowden, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Teath, Cornwall. Rev. C. Bridges, to the Rectory of Hinton Martell, Dorset Rev. W. Buller, to the Rectory of Remington, with Har.iington, Somerset. Rev. J. M. Collyns, M.A., Student of Christ Church, to the Perpetual Curacy of Drayton, near Wallinford. Rev. J. D. M. Crofts, M.A., Curate of Southover and AU Saints; Lewes, to be Resident Classical Master of the Royal School, Ar- magh. Rev. J. Gabbett, Ourate of Effin, to the Perpetual Curacy of Particles, diocese of Limerick. Rev. J. S. Gale, late Curate of Harrow, to the Rcctory of St. John the Baptist, Bristol. Rev. R. J. Hayne, M.A., to the Vicarage of Buckland Mona- chorurn, Devon. .. ___.-... Rev. S. Hopkins, 8.A., to the Curacy of Runcton and Bede, Norfolk. Rev. H. Howell, 13. A., to the Rectory of Drayton. Norfolk. Rev. W. Marrable, to the Incumbency of St. -John's, Dublin. Rev. T. Sale, M.A., Vicar of Sheffield, to an Honorary Canonry in York Cathedral. Rev. G. Stallard, to the Incumbency of East Grafton, Wilts. Rev. W. A. Tattersall, to the Stipendiary Curacy of Walton-on- the Hill, Lancashire. Rev. R. J. F. Thomas, to the Vicarage of Yeovil-cunt-Preston. Rev. R. Tottenham, to the Curacy of Trinity Church, Limerick. Rev. W. N. Vickers to the Living of Kilternan.
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THE LI VERPOOL STANDARD. 'l7-TE k)JJ4, _k• TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1855 STREET PREACHING. --41.--- ONE of the special characteristics of the Christian mission was stated, b 3 its Divine Fou—nder, 'to The, that the Gospel was preached to the poor; and, that she was the " Church of .the Poor," was once one of the chief glories of the Church of England. This character she earned by providing, through the bounty of her richer children, that in every parish in the land the Gospel machinery should be brought home to each man's door, and that its ministry to him should not depend on his ability to pay for it. That the sacred labourer is worthy of his hire, is certainly a Christian principle ; but' not that his labours should be placed on a level with secular employments, and the pecuniary support of the labourer calculated as a quid pro quo for the value of his services. It is impossible to travel through the parishes of England, without perceiving how strictly, •in theory, the Church has acted upon this principle ; it is impos- sible to examine the lavish profuseness of her noble ecclesiastical foundations, without thankfully acknow- ledging how well she has fulfilled her Lord's mission in this particular. The darker side of the picture, however, remains for us, and for days of " peculiar Gospel enlightenment." It is equally impossible to see the parish churches, in their present desolation, or to walk through the districts of our towns, without being compelled to admit that the Church of England no longer in fact possesses this high character. With regard to many of her finest parish churches, given to the poor by the pious liberality of our ances- tors, they have been taken from them, and placed at the disposal of the richer classes, by the erection of pews, guarded by doors and numbered as part of a rented property, belonging, for all uses, to the -person - rents them. In numberless cases, where the most liberal endowments have beep made for the frequent performance of divine ser- vice, and the maintenance of a sufficient body of clergy, these endowments have been stolen for the benefit of a lay impropriator, and barely enough left for the support of a single minister, the assistance of one of our charitable societies being necessary to maintain a second. But these, we may say, were the crimes of an earlier generation. Let us ask, what we are doing to extend the blessings of the unpurchased Gospel through the unprovided districts of our towns ? Kai, whatever we have done, or whatever we are doing, this is confessed on all sides, that the Church has not yet regained her hold upon the poor. Churches are rising around us, but they are not built for the poor. Eloquent proclamations of the Gospel ring in our ears on all sides, but the rich purchase them for themselves. Each man pays for his religion as for any other luxury, or, if you will, necessity, of his life., A preacher is " liked ;" a Church is built for him that is, a permanent investment is made for his mainte- nance ; his admirers appropriate its sittings, and they think their homage to religion has been paid. They rush in crowds to hang upon his accents, and think they must be very earnest followers of the Gospel. They listen, perhaps, to his denunciations of a corrupt religion, and flatter themselves that they are cham- pions for the purity of Christianity. They feed, or, think they feed, from a plenteous table, and the pri- vilege of the poor is, that, perchance, they may gather up some of the crumbs which fall from the entertain- ment of their betters. It is clear that popular reli- gion has not yet found out the way of carrying the Gospel in its integrity to the poor. " The poor will not come to Church!" Granted. But this is a strange complaint from you who do not build churches for the poor. This is a grave inconsis- tency in your mouths who absolutely refuse to have churches built for the poor. This is but a vain lip lamentation from you who interfere with the inten- tions of earnest men with your miserable disputes and factious accusations, while the poor perish around you, and who yourselves do not take up the work which you prevent others from doing, because you disagree with them on some point of doctrine or peculiarity of form. But we may yet find opportunity to expound our idea of the causes of this fact which stares us in the face, viz., that the Church has lost her hold upon the poor ; and also of the remedies which the case demands. At present we are pressed with one mode of remedy which has regained of late the prominence it had lost, and which has occupied much local attention during the last few days. We took occasion, some time since, to allude to the advisability, in the " present distress," of street preach- ing, conducted with caution and judgment. And the philosophy, if we may so employ the term, of street preaching, we appirhend to be this : that it should be used only as a preparation to the direct agency of the Church. We must not have Christianity expounded at the corners of our streets and in the market place as a mere school of ethics, or system of doctrines which each man may adequately realise, and then be left to himself. Street preaching is a mere endeavour to startle into inquiry the careless and profligate, to argue from their experience of some mysterious power of evil which tyrannises over their inner man, and crushes every better aspiration to the need in which they stand of a deliverance, to the importance of the fact that a Deliverer has come upon earth, and that if they are willing they may be brought within the scope of that " Mighty power whereby He is able to subdue all things unto Himself." If the example of the Apostles be adduced for street preach- ing, from the naked fact that they did preach in the highways and thoroughfares, it must be followed to s issue. With them Christianity was not merely the hearing and believing of certain doctrines, but the induction into a community ; and of those who ac- cepted their teaching it was recorded that the LORD added them to the Church, and that they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers. v.,,aching, therefore, must not be adopted as a building churches, and setting up the substitute full machinery of the Gospel. It must be used as a mere check to the everyday course of blind wicked- ness travelled by the besotted thousands who are perishing for lack of knowledge. It is not the remedy for their ills, but it is to inform them of their need of a remedy, and to induce them to turn aside from the way of their wickedness to the messenger whom CHRIST has commissioned on earth to lead their foot- steps to the cross. It was with this idea that, in our previous remarks on the agency of street preaching, we recommended this mode of its employment, namely, that a district should be marked out and appropriated to a particular pastor with his assistants ; and that these clergy should undertake the public invitation of the people committed to their charge—that, having built up a living Church, a school-room or temporary building having been used in the meanwhile, a material temple of the Lord should rise in their midst; built for them, perhaps partially built by them, made theirs, that they might hereafter enjoy the blessings which they had learnt amid many difficulties to feel their want of and to appreciate. without, therefore, arguing it on the ground of ecclesiastical order,---which, if there be such a thing as order, must be at once decisive against one pastor's preaching in the parish of another without that other's consent,---it will be at once apparent what view we take of the scheme set on foot by the Rev. Dr. 111`1•Inux, of preaching on the Exchange Flags. If the object of street preaching be what we have supposed, that must be a very inadequate mode of conducting it, by which it is turned into a mere advertised attrac. tion for novelty-hunters and personal admirers. To select a respectable area in the middle of the counting- houses, and business resorts of the merchants and middle classes, and invite those who may choose for some motive or other to come, is not carrying the Gospel to the hovels of the poor. This is not going 'out into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring- ing in the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and blind ; it is not going. into_ the highwap and hedges, and compelling them to come in. Dr. 31`NEILE may say that, without wishing his plan to be followed in every respect, his intention is merely to make the Practice of open-air preaching respectable for his less known brethren. But is the example of so pleasant a mode of its performance likely to incite them to the endurance of its harsher and heavier inflictions ? Will they be induced ; by this display with a flourish of trumpets, and a flattering audience drawn from all parts of the town, to plod on in unknown paths, where no admiring eye can cheer, where notoriety cannot tickle vanity, and excitement carries with it no charm ? No. They will strive to escape the disa- greeables of their duty ; and their work will fail through a disregard of that great law alike of morals and of religion, that no permanent good is ever done in this world but through self-denial and suffering. Really, if the Rev. Doctor wishes to set an effective example, he will in future confine himself to his own district ; and, giving him credit for the best intentions, we do not think it necessary to say more at present on the subject. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING, TITB past has been a busy and a bustling week in all those places "where politicians most do congregate." The Clubs have exhibited an amount of commotion akin to that which apiarists inform us takes place in a bee-hive, when the ento- mological republic, having become too hot to hold its members, is involved in the anarchy of a revolutionary movement which ends only with thedeath or extrusion of one of the contending h-oits. The House of Commons has been convulsed in all its points, the galleries and division lobbies sharing in the agita- tion ; nay more, the Council Chamber itself has once more been the scene of those amiable contentions which some months ago were of such frequent occurrence ; and which were intimated to the outer world by the mysterious announce- ment that " Ministers remained in close deliberation for up- wards of three hours." A declaration which those pretending to be in the secret interpreted into a confession that Ministers have been in hot and violent altercation for the time specified, and that in most cases it conveyed to the Ministerial hangers-on intelligence of a similarly pleasing character to that communi- cated to an anxious ship's crew, when, during the night, they are assailed by the sudden and alarming cry of "breakers a-head." Every one felt assured of an impending crisis, from the ominous Parliamentary conclusion of the preceding week, which was wound up by the melancholy display of -Lord Join. RUSSELL in his frequently enacted character of the Double-dealer. Consequent on the discreditable disclosures made by his Lordship in the House on the evening of Friday se'nnight, and which, besides the condemnation of friends and foes in that august assembly, drew down upon his devoted head the unmitigated indignation of the country, Sir E. B. LYTTON gave notice on Tuesday night of a motion to the effect, "That the conduct of the Minister charged with the negotiations at Vienna, and his continuance in office as a responsible adviser of the Crown, have shaken the confidence which the country should place in those to whom the adminis- tration of public affairs is entrusted." The intimation of a motion-so pointedly in unison with popular feeling, yet withal so temperately expressed, and so extensively sympathised in by the House of Commons, as well as by their constituents, was the first thing which appears to have created alarm for the safety of their places in the ministerial mind. To gain time for a consideration of the defensible points of the position, was• the first object clutched at—to secure the uncertain support of waverers—and to enlist the Irish Brigade, or, as they delight to call themselves,the cohortof "fifty independent votes," was the next Move, and both of these "dodges" were played of with a skill and hardihood which could only have been ac- quired by extensive and frequent practice. The motion is to decide the important question whether the nation will tolerate the continuance in office of a minister who entertains, or at least professes a public and a private opinion, diametrically opposed to each other on so important a -point as the continu- ance of war, or the conclusion of peace; and by implication whether his colleagues, who were cognizant of these discre- pant views, and continued to act in concert with him, are not as bad and as untrustworthy as he is. Such a motion is a matter of no trivial moment. It broadly impugns the honour of one member, and touches nearly the reputation of all the cabinet ; and it is brought forward in no petulant spirit ; nor is it tabled by an, intriguer for place. A motion so pregnant with consequences is one which no ministry can lie under and retain any function of utility. So long as the accusations it implies are unrebutted, the moral influence of the Cabinet is annihilated ; and, under these circumstances, the course of action open to a man of spirit, or of a ministry which covetted power merely that it might serve the country, is to meet and if possible to disprove the accusations. To such a course of behaviour the PALMERSTON administration makes no pretence. Instead of offering facilities for bringing the question to im- mediate issue, the PREMIER treats the subject with his cus- tomary levity, and when asked if it would be convenient to take the discussion on this very important motion on Fri- day, the day usually set apart for questions of supply, he an- swered snappishly that Friday was set apart for discussing " The New Partnerships Bill" and the " Limited Liability Bill." Two topics peculiarly apposite to the ricketty condition of the Cabinet, without doubt, but still not of a sufficiently important nature to take preference of one which, by its moral influence, paralysed the whole functions of Government at a juncture of the national affairs when united counsels and com- bined energies are indispensable to the safety of the State. The unbecoming facetiousness of the noble PREMIER MS so pointedly rebuked by Mr. DISRAELI, that for once Lord PAL- MERSTON was checked " dead up," and with an assumed air of indifference he agreed to peril the existence of the Adminis- tration on the issue of the motion this evening. In the mean time, however, all the manoeuvres of party tactics had been pressed into the service of the impeached Ministry. Conces— sions had been made to a deputation of the "Brass Band," by, which it was hoped to secure their aid in the event of a close- contest. Other means also were not neglected, and rumours were industriously circulated by and among the Ministerial underlines to the effect that, like CURTIUS of old, Lord. Joan would plunge into the gulf which, unless propitiated by a sacrifice of that description, would assuredly swallow up the whole Cabinet. The magnanimity of the proposedsolf- immolation was praised in his lordship's hearing, amidst strong expressions of regret for the necessity of the sacrifice. Still his lordship made no sign. Other hints were thrown out as to the necessity of providing a Cabinet JONAH, who by-being thrown overboard might still the raging waters which threatened to engulf the ministerial barque. But still Lord Rum gave small show of understanding ; and he who was so sensitively prompt with his resignation on a recent occasion, which merely threatened to unship his colleagues, cosid not be made to budge when another set of colleagues would by his „c„es„,tion obtain a ulauxcU of rescue from impending ship. wreck. More desperate expedients were resorted to, expedients of so disreputable a kind as hardly to meet with. belief. In reference to the position in which he was placed, the Daily News says ;—" He was ready to stand the- brunt of the threatened assault and to abide the consequences. Not so the. men by whom he had been surrounded. Seared at the sound' of the rising storm of popular indignation), and solicitous only for the retention of power—men who six weeks ago were ready to acquiesce without hesitation in the proposal of com- promise with Russia suggested by Coant,Buox, have not been ashamed to join in forcing Lord JonN to tender his resignation to the head of the government. Through every rank and grade of the party, efforts have been made to further this design. The pride of the SECRETARY for the Cowsius having been stung into making the offer we have mentioned, resort was had to the respectable and high•spirited device of a round robin addressed to Lord PALMERSTON, urging him to accept the resignation. This document was actually hawked about the precincts and passages of the House of Commons during the sitting of the House, yesterday (Thursday), and while the two noble lords continued to occupy their usual seats, side by side, up= the-Treasury bench. We are unwilling to state how many names of men calling themselves Whigs are appended to it ; but, we believe, we may venture to say, that the rebukes which its authors encountered from the manly and independent members who refused to act a part fit only for sailors in a mutiny on shipboard, served to convince them that their clumsy device is one too shameless even for the present House of Commons." The reader who cons over the above, and reflects on some of the recent moves of Lord Joint himself, will be involuntarily impelled to put the Whig party in the position of SITYLOCK, and make it, in the language of that worthy, exclaim to his lordship, " The villany you teach me I will execute ; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction," Whether they made so plain a declaration or not,. they seem to have acted on the maxim. They do- not, -however, appear to have perilled their case entirely on those means of accomplishing their purpose, strong and disreputable as those means were. The Times says `1 The members of the government in the House of Commons not included in the Cabinet, represented by Mr. BouvEnn, are reported to have informed him (Lord JOHN RUSSELL) that they were not prepared to vote against Sir BuLvrEc. LYTTON'S motion." The Times adds, " This removed all doubt as to the result of the impending division." It left poor Lord Josn no alternative but to " adjust his mantle ere he fell," with the best grace he might ; and he resigned. The preceding delineations of Whig perfidy and meanness are drawn by " liberal" 'artists, and. froin'their knowledge of the men, and also of the Jacts referredio, the_picture, however humiliating and repulsive, is entitled to belief. Of late Lord.Jourr RUSSELL has become somewhat noto- rious.for th,e nature, .the freedom, and the. peculiar fashion of his explanations. Another scene, it is to be hoped the last one' yet awaits him as an expository commentator on the sayings and doings of his quondam colleagues. The eloquent phil- fipple he delivered on the occasion of dismissing Lord PAL . MERSTON from the Foreign Secretaryship, which that noble- man held under his lordship, is too recent to have been for- gotten, or to require repetition; he may, however, and in all probability will, indulge in a few supplementary strokes just to complete the portrait, and as it were bring it down to the present day. His able performances in the portraiture of the Earl of ABERDEEN and the Duke of NEWCASTLE will scarcely require either repetition or retouching to render them crack specimens of delineative, if not very friendly, art ; but, when he comes to fill in the portraits of Mr. BOUVERIE and that honourable gentleman's coadjutors, something racy, as well as spirited, may be reasonably anticipated. His tour de force, however, will, in all likelihood, be reserved for finishing the high-minded devisers of the "round robin," or which the radical scribe of the Daily News represents most unfairly as " fit only for sailors in a mutiny on shipboard." No human con- stitution, however, is equal to the tasks in this line to which his lordship subjects himself, and even the amateur vigour of voluntary performances of the kind referred to have a debilitating effect on the performer; and to this condition of humanity Lord Jonx RUSSELL forms no exception. This fact was made painfully manifest on Friday evening, when he essayed an answer to a question put by Mr. DISRAELI, on the preceding night, when Lord Jou was not in the House. It had been currently reported during the day that the answer would be given, and at six o'clock, when the sitting commenced, every thing gave indication of an ex- pected statement of importance. The body of the house was crowded by members; in the Peers' Gallery there was a con- siderable gathering of peers, including the Earl of ALBE- mARLE, Lord Wrifroan, and Lord CAMPBELL; and every eye was fixed on the spot occupied by the expected orator. After one disappointment, the audience were so far gratified by his Lordship addressing himself to the task in hand,—the expected explanation. The display was anything but a pleasing or exciting one. He was evidently out of spirits and out of humour. He spoke in a tone of voice indicative of ex- treme dejection, and so low as to be scarcely audible. His speech, which was but a brief one, produced but little' effect, and was heard very imperfectly. He reiterated his statement that he considered the Austrian proposals might at the time have been accepted with advantage. The statement fell upon listless and incredulous ears; and when he came to the aver- ment that he thought they could not now be adopted with propriety—and that consequently he was for a vigorous prosecution of the war, his declaration was received with contumelious laughter ; even his own friends of the old Whig party Smiling scornfully at the attempted double. That very pure tribe now affect to view what he thought and they ad- mitted to be strokes of profound cunning, as childish indica- tions of weakness and deceit which never imposed upon any one. They profess now to say that by his last false. move he has rudely destroyed all faith in his capacity as a states- man ; and what is more, that he has destroyed all confidence in his sincerity and truthfulness as a man—that lie has corn. mitted political suicide. So complete a political and moral prostration has seldom fallen to the lot of any individual who held a prominent place in the national eye. In the meantime, the result of Sir E. B. LYTTON'S, motion is anxiously canvassed in the political circles of all parties. On the part of the Government out-and-out supporters-, it is said that, by a skilful application of his carefully-studied tac- tics,—and now that he has got rid of Lord JOHN, as' a kind of " Old Man of the Sea," who rode upon and galled the neck of his administration,—LordPAlMEßSTON will defeat the mo- tion by a considerable majority. On the other hand, they maintain that, if hard run on a division, or even if beaten, he will not resign, but have recourse to a dissolution,- appealing to- the country on his determination to prosecute the. war with' vigour and alacrity. Many individuals, however, and the parties who have probable means of knowing, declare that the whole Government must go with Lord Jour RE'S-- SELL ; that the country is heartily-sick of one and all of them, and will admit of no compromise in getting rid of them. A few,-who profess to know exactly how the matter rests; will have it that the Conservative party have the game entirely' in their own hands. These individuals maintain that an. influ- ential deputation of the Conservative party left Lonibm im- mediately on its being known that the PALMERSTON Cabinet had, resolved to eject Lord Jourr, and that that deputation proceeded directly to Knowsley, to consult with the Earl of DERBY; who received them most kindly and entered =into their views with alacrity. A prevalent statement among.the promulgators of the list-mentioned rumour is to the effect that a strong 'Conservative Government will be immediately formed, among the first of whose proceedings will be auappeal to the constituencies:- Whatever shall come out of' it, the Whigs- seem disposed to put their house in order, afar as they are able, and to provide apartments, if possible,. for the more-necessitous and clamorous of their friends. On Friday a report obtained confident circulation in Lincoln's-Inn;. that Chief Justice JERVISi' of the Common-Pleas, will immediately resign his seat, and be succeeded by Sir A. COCICRVEN? Lord PaLarzaSTON'S Attorney‘General. As on similar previous occasions, everything has giTen:pace, in the public mind, to a consideration of the government dead-lock. Even the war itself, out of which all the contre- temps of recent occurrence have direetlyor indirectly sprang, has for the instant ceased to occupy the chief place in general attention. Still the morsels of intelligence which come fre- quently, although in no instance fraught with mush informa- tion, or made the bearers of very important results,. are never- theless so far satisfactory that, while detailing no great or startling achievement, they are destitute of evil tidings, and are on the whole favourable to our ultimate suceesa. The attacking works of the English have been pushed, with suc- cess, considerably nearer the Redan ;. one account- states that the cemetery so gallantly taken by our troops on.the 18th of last month, and so unaccountably resigned after having been held for fourteen hours, was re-occupied by our men on the following day, and still remais- in our possession. In the meantime, Prone various sources,information is received repre- senting the state of the Russian army as very deplorable, and. their losses, in the way of transmitting reinforcements to the. Crimea, as gigantic and overwhelming. Our new commander. in-chief appears to be labouring on, undismayed by difficulties or opposition, both of which he appears to disregard. The health of our troops is represented as in all respects satisfac- tory on the whole, and everything appears,to wear the air of approaching success. As regards the proceedings of General PELISSIEMi opinion seems divided in the Crimea and in Paris, as in some degree in this country. In most respects he is regarded, as a brilliant and dashing soldier who has no idea of fear, and . some say too little of consequences=--such a general, indeed, as, would lead a brave army through any amount of obstacles and opposition in the field, and as one in every respect equal to any emergency which can be aneeamifolly npposaci_by indomit.tia_will. and oveveonae by the moat uncompromising activity, and the most daring enter- prise. While such is the prevalent opinion respecting his general merits and qualifications, military critics, and espe- cially in France, where they are both numerous and accute, concur in representing him as impetuous and rash, and as a man not well fitted for the conduct of such an enterprise as the reduction of a fortress like Sebastopol. In confirmation of this theory, they point to numerous instances, in which they maintain that the successes he has achieved in the Crimea are not equal to the sacrifices at which they have been attained ; and, as an irrefragable evidence of the accuracy of these views, they point with melancholy significance to the sad tissue of blunders which commenced, accompanied, and concluded the desperate conflict of the 18th of June. One• of these gentlemen, in speaking on the subject of Paaissixn's qualifications, delivers himself as follows :—" The rapidity and decision of the French Generalissirao's movements are pro- verbial. ' Take me that battery, though it cost twenty lives,' he says, and the troops rush to the exploit. The battery is not taken, but forty lives are sacrificed. Well, then, try it again at the expense of two hundred.' Four hundred fall ! Still the feat is not accomplished. Let the whole army go to it—we must have it at any cost.' " Although these strictures are, probably, over-severe, they are, unquestionably, so far countenanced by facts ; and men of calm judgment, as well as the most intrepid bravery, question sharply the tac- tical wisdom which, commencing an attack with inadequate means, is compelled to repeat it with quadruple or octuple the forte. The failure, in the first place, they say, is attended with a totally useless expenditure of means, and a depressing waste ' of life ; and they maintain that even the ultimate success so achieved is diminished in value by the loss of prestige which attended the repulse. From the Baltic the intelligence received at the end of last week, though not very decisive, is on the whole more en- couraging. The destruction of a town in Finland, on the sth instant, bears testimony to the active exertions of our fleet in these hyperborean regions ; and the receipt of a despatch from Admiral DIINDA.S, in which he communicates an account of a discussion with the Russian authorities relative to the privi- leges of flags of truce, indicates still more strongly the desire of our enemies to depart as far as possible from the usages of civilized war. • While war and political changes have agitated the great world, it is pleasing to observe that these Matters have not entirely absorbed the general attention ; but that, on the con- trary, elevated rank, breaking through the trammels of con- ventional etiquette, and combining with humbler talent, has lent a grace to seasonable benevolence. During the past week private theatricals, for charitable objects, have occupied an in- teresting position in the fashionable world. The drama,_ for the nonce, forsaking the play-house, has been naturalised in the mansions of the nobility ; and the sock and buskin have been adjuncts to the furnishings of the drawing-room. On Tuesday afternoon a private theatrical entertainment was given at Grosvenor House, the proceeds of which were devoted to help the suffering poor; and on the evening of the same day, a dramatic entertainment, attended with the most entire success, was given at Campden House, under the management of Mr. CusuLas DICKENS, for the benefit of the Consumption Hospital. On Friday, the gallery of Bridgewater House was kindly set apart by the Earl and Countess of ELLESMERE, for the performance of some dramatic entertainments, the pro- ceeds to go in aid of the Hospital for Convalescents at Walton- on-Thames, the funds of which institution have suffered severe dilapidation through the failure of &MAHAN, PAUL, and .Co. In each of the three instances the benevolent effort@ were crowned with gratifying success. The ordinary theatrical world is wagging pretty much as usual. At the Haymarket, Miss PAIICIT has made her first appearance before a London audience in Mr. THEODORE MARTIN'S charming translation of " King Ren6's Daughter," and has, as might have been ex- pected, from the genuine beauty of the drama, and the parti- cular excellence of the lady's acting in it, produced a great sensation. It is not a little singular that, although Miss FAIICIT has frequently enacted the chief character in this piece with distinguished success in the provinces, she should not, till the other night, have adventured it before the London critics. At the St. James Theatre, the celebrated tragedienne Itacnpr, is to appear in several of her leading characters in the plays of Les Horaces, Phedre, and Andromaque, commencing on the evening of this day fortnight. On the conclusion of her engagement, she will proceed to Liverpool, whence she is to embark for America. In the publishing world some little stir has been created by the appearance of "A Vindication of Major-General the Earl of LDCAN from Lord RAGLAN'S Reflections on his Conduct in the Action at Balaklava," which has been issued by HATCH- ARD. In this version of the case some new points in favour of Lord LtrcA.N have been well put, indeed, clearly esta- blished ; particularly as it appears Lord RAGLAN changed the arrangements previously made between Sir COLIN CAMPBELL and Lord LucAri, whereby the command of the cavalry was virtually taken out of his lordship's hands. I was glad to perceive you recently made honourable mention of the Law Book of the season, Blackstone's Commentaries by WARREN. By the profession it is looked on as of standard excellence, and both amateurs and professional-men will find it of inesti- mable value at the period of a general election,. which most parties appear to consider imminent. An unusually large impression of it (3,000) for a law book, has been, thrown off; and the demand for it continues large and steady. I perceive the John Bull speaks very favourably of it. The Pori' LAu- BEA:TB and Mr. FESTIIS BAILEY both announce new poems in the press,- the of that by the latter to be entitled " The Mystic." It is described as being very magnificent in its imagety, and powerful in the postic style of its diction. Other minstrels of less sonorous lyre are also, it is understood, hatching•poetic broods, and, before thesere leaf of autumn,has been shed, it is probable we shall be favoured with a consider- able lock of APOLLO'S` fledglings. THE REY, DR. 3P.NEILE, AFL► STREET PREACHING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stn,—l want this after:lcon to hear the Re-.- Dr. M'lsTeile preach, as hebad announced' his intention of doing, on the area in front of the Exchange; and it occurred to me, on re: turning, that r would commit Tfew thoughts to paper, for the chance of your deeming them worthy of insertion in your journal. I think I may claim to be an impartial witness, inasmuch as the mooted point of street preaching was one freely discussed by the clergy of a town with which, I was 'connected before I came to Liverpool; and some of my brethren and myself had almost resolved upon trying the experiment before I-left. I- am not about, then, to.eater a wholesale protest against the practice, which seems-to be sanctioned, at least, if 'not recommended, in that part;of the parable of the "great- supper," in which the master of the house is represented as saying to his servant "Go out into the streets and lanes of the city, * * into the high ways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled; —and which certainly 111 a: claim i-cry high precedent, as having been the constant habit of Christ and his Apostles., The questions which I wish- to solve are—Lst : How far was the place; occupied by the Rev. Doctor this day, adapted for carrying ,out the practice-F-2nd : To what proportion of Ids auditors was his address likely •to prove-edifying or profitable?. I own, knowing the strength of lungs and power of elocution undoubtedly possessed by the Preacher, Lwas not prepared for the difikulty, which, (in common with myself,) must have been experienced-by at least two-thirds of the congregated mass who were really anxious to hear what he had to, say. I gradually `mike:buy way from the outskirts of the-multitude, to within twenty yards,- or less, directly in front of, the platform on which, the- Rev. Doctor was-standing ; and even at that short distanced could only hear a few isolated words. at intervals in each sentence. The people- about me, after rain •efforts• to penetrate the dense phalanx which had acquired -a nearer position, were restlessly flitting about, cr hl very audible, murmurs expressing their- inability to bear thus rendering- that inability still more complete, both to themselves mato their neighbours. Meanwhile, the confused sounds from. behind proved that vast numbers were on: the spot, on the- most aharitabie hypothe6s, from mere curiosity, without any wish, even, to hear a message from God, through the voice of Ilia ambassador. The inferences which I drew were these.: The place is" •too large—the crowd, in numbers, is too unmanageable—and,., if the phy*eai powers of Dr. Nl'Neile are-unable to surmount these obstacles, no one else need attempt.to do so. Street preaching, if it is to do any good, must have a local aim. It must not endeavour to draw together masses from various parts of a large town, in a space calculated to accommodate a great multitude ; but it: must be practised in those particular streets, courts, or alleys, in which, without 'obstruction of public thoroughfares, the preacher may have full evereand over the audience which he has to • address, arrest their attention, and, by the blessing of the Holy Spirit reach their hearts. Public advertisements, ..I re.ature to' think, will not effect this. The street Preacher, I humbly submit, should, by personal visitation, make known, in the locality in which he means to preach, his intention of doing so; and should take all proper means :to prevent its being known generally. He may reasonably expect to receive a deferential attention from, those whom he has personally in- vited; but, I cannot help thinking, where general publicity has been given, the number of idlers or curioas persons, who, will congregate together, will altogether thwart the good in, tentions of thepreacher, and result in evil rather than good. I say, result in,evil; for a crowd, in itself,unless under bene- ficial control, iedisposed for mischief. Thievesand adulterers will, perhaps invariably, mingle with it ; and assuredly a crowd, the principal part of which cannot possibly come under the beneficial influence which is supposed to preside over it, will fail to derive any profit from its concentration, and will almost certainly give occasion for the commission of much sin. Hence, I say, if we are to have street preaching,, let us not aim at a popular demonstration. Let us remember that labour, diligence, and perseverance, are, ordinarily, as necessary to insure success in our profession—that of the Christian minis- try—as in any other ;—that we are not to look for miraculous agencies in this age, but for a blessing in proportion to the self-denying exertions which we personally make to secure the end which we have in view ; and that, while preaching is a mighty engine for good to those who are really brought under its influence, this class will consist,—not of those who idly congregate from motives of curiosity, or worse motives still,— but of those, 'for the most part, who, either from education, habit,or personal contact with God's ministers, have been induced to become hearers of the Word. I inclose my card for your own information ; but I have a strong repugnance to controversy, and do not mean to enter into it. Should you insert this letter, and should it elicit a reply, I have no Intention of making a rejoinder. I would only say with St. Paul, " Christ is preached, and I therein do rejoice, yea and will rejoice."—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, Sunday Night, July 15,1855. D. S. - Tms personal property of the -late Sir Robert Inglis has been sworn under £40,000. THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER, Du. BARTH.—Letters from Malta mention the arrival at the island of Mr. Giovanna Battista Galuiffi, Her Majesty's Consul at Mourzouk, up to the date of whose departure from Tripoli (in Barbary) on the 22d of June, Dr. Barth, hourly looked for, had not yet arrived from Bouillon, nor had any caravan come in from the interior by which tidings of him could have been con- veyed. ARREST Or A RUSSIAN AGENT AT DOVER.—At Dover, on Thursday, James Abrahams, a Polish Jew, supposed to be a Rus- sian agent, was brought up, charged with attempting to induce soldiers of the Foreign Legion to desert. Evidence was given by several of the soldiers and sub-officers, that he had proposed to them to desert, and that he would give them £4 a man, and find them employment in France. He said he had already settled with twenty. The prisoner, who pleaded for mercy, on account of his wife and family: was remanded,
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RAILWAY Ambergate,Nottingharn,--- - - - and E. Junction 0 I Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 76 S Edinburgh & Glasgow 57 9 Great Northern 9l 2 Do. A. 7O 2 Do. B. 126 8 Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire Bll / Do. Fifths — Leeds Northern l3i 44 LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural 28 9 Peel River S. Australian Invest.... N. B. Australian Crystal Palace On 'Change, Tallow, 535. 3d. to 535. 6d. on the spot; Lin- seed Oil, 425. 9d. to 435.; Scotch Pig Iron, 735. Gd. to 745.; Spelter, £23 ; Tin active, and Banca, 115 s. ; Cotton quiet; 1,000 bags of Native Ceylon Coffee sold at 48s. LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—A better attendance than of late. The supply of English Wheat is small, and sold at ls. to 2s. over the prices •of Monday last. A similar advance in general qualities of Foreign, but fine commanded a greater improvement ; buyers 'are, however, cautious. Barley, Beans, and Peas bring last week's prices. Oats are slow of sale at 6d. decline. Country Flan brings an advance of is. to 25., but other sorts are un- altered. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Scotch. Foreign. Wheat 5147 9450 Barley 1436 7564 Malt 7368 66 Oats 306 170 41 49987 Beans Peas Flour 2592 sks. & 155 brls. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—Trade is dull for all sorts, and Friday's prices are barely maintained :—Beef, 4s. to ss. ; Mutton, 4s. to ss. ; Veal, 4s. to 55.; Pork, 3s. led. to 4s. 10d.; Lamb, ss. 4d. to 6s.—Beasts, 3,309 ; Sheep and Lambs, 24,242 ; Calves, 242 ; Pigs, 750. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—NO change in value. Sugar is wanted, but Tea, Coffee, and Rice are dealt in cautiously. Linseed Oil, sales at 425. 9d. to 435. Few sellers of Saltpetre, at former prices. Tallow brisker : new P. Y. C., 535. 3d. to 535. ed. on the spot.—Stock, 44,824 casks, against 34,288 casks same time last year; deliveries, 1,295 casks, against 1,109 casks same time last year. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—Lancashire and York- shire, 811 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 25.-} a ; South Eastern, 18 7-16. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARRET.—Market dull at 748. 3d., sellers ; no business. LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Cocanda, of Madras, totally wrecked at Coringa, May 31. Earl of Derby, from Bristol, at Calcutta, June 2—must dock after discharging. The Golcondar, from Callao, and Aspasia, from Trinidad— at Deal, 16th inst. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY. The Royal assent was given by commission to a number of bills. A long discussion took place upon the presentation of a petition from certain native inhabitants of the presidency of Madras, praying for a change in the mode of Indian govern- ment. The bills on the table were advanced a stage. The House adjourned at 6.55 p.m. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY. The house met at four o'clock. Mr. Grenville Berkeley took the oaths and his seat for Cheltenham. The house was summoned to the House of Lords, to hear the royal assent given by commission to a number of public and private bills. Lord J. Russell entered the house shortly before half-past four o'clock, and took his seat at the back of the ministerial benches, just below Lord Seymour. In reply to Captain Duncombe, Sir C. WOOD said the release of the British officers and seamen taken at Hango had been formally demanded on the part of Her Majesty's govern- ment, but no answer had yet been received. The prisoners, he understood, were well treated. Lord PALMERSTON, ill answer to a question from Mr. Moffatt, stated that, it would not be for the interests of the public to place the Post-office upon the same footing as the Customs or the Excise ; and, on consideration, he saw no rea- son for proposing such a change. Captain DIINCOMDE asked the noble lord whether, at any time, a subsidy was contemplated for Austria by the British government ? Lord PALMERSTON replied : No, Sir ! Never ! LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S EXPLANATIONS. On the motion that the order of the day be postponed, for the purpose of proceeding with Sir E. B. Lytton's motion, LORD J. RUSSELL rose and said, that on Thursday last he had stated to Lord Palmerston that he wished to retire from office, and he had to state that Her Majesty had been pleased to accept his resignation, and he now held office only until his successor was appointed. He then entered at great length into an account of his proceedings at ,Vienna, and upon his return, observing that it was true he had promised to lay before the Government in the most favourable manner the propositions that had been made to him by Austria. He i did so :in conjunction with other persons of great weight and authority, and acted in conjunction with the Ministers of Fo- reign Affairs for France and Turkey. He brought this proposal to this country upon the 29th of April. On the 30th, a Cabinet Council was held, the result of which was that the propositions not adopted by Her Majesty's Government. He then justi- fied his conduct in recommending the adoption of these pro- positions, stating that the rejection of them did not alter his opinion of their merits; and replied to Mr. Disraeli's objections, that if they were received, there was no great issue at stake to justify the exertions which this country was making to carry on the war. It was because the war was necessary that these exertions should be made, and he was the bearer chioautedghtthtehmeyagwneitruedaetoftthhaet peril to Turkey; he conceived the power of the project of toifmteh fite ptio.o be eo sai Russia to be such that it was necessary, if possible, to combine tcicoenpstedb.ecallusee appreciated all the great powers of Europe against her, in order that peace might be secured. Such was the foundation of his opinions— not formed suddenly upon the merits of the proposition ; but when Lord Westmoreland wrote, on the 16th May, a despatch stating that the Austrian Government conceived they had fulfilled the conditions of the treaty of December 2nd, and that they would not make the refusal of Russia to accept the proposition a casus belli, but only a ground for breaking off the Conferences. When the government received that de- spatch, tllere was no doubt, on their part, that it was not worth their while to go into Conference to support a prove- sition of the kind there stated? which was less favourable to the Allies than that proposed by M. Drouyn de Lhuys, which it was nearly certain, Russia would reject, and which Austria would not go to war to support. From that time, therefore, there was altogether an end to negociations with Austria for the purpose of proposing an ultimatum to Russia,, and that the war must be continued in order to maintain the obeets of the Allies. It had been made a- reproach to him by Mr. Disraeli and others, that though he had been the bearer of the Austrian propositions, he had spoken in favour of a vigourous prosecution of the war. He could not see what else he could possibly do. The govern- ment had determined that the negotiations must be put an end to, and what other means were there left for obtaining for a solution to the third point. The government were quite right in not making a communication to the house of the Austrian propositions at that time. The decision of Austria not to interfere by force nor to move her armies upon Russian trritory, but on the contrary to withdraw from any participation in the the contest, and even" to diminish and.. reduce here froces having been taken, it was evident from that moment that Russia which had been threatened, and has felt lgpressure of the great increase of the Austrian army, feel- What preessure taken off, would immediately feel herself at liberty to detatch some of the best troops in her army to the shores of the Crimea, to oppose the armies of Great Britain and France, render these circumstances, it would have been most unjustifiable for the government to have stated prema- turely the decision of Austria not to propose an ultimatum to Russia. He could not conceive a greater dereliction of duty in such acase. The noble lord further defended his opinion in this respect, adding that the government were united in the course that had been taken. He further stated that when Mr. Gib- son brought forward his question last Friday, after all that had then occurred, he should have been totally unworthy of his opinion if he had shrunk from meeting it with the expla- nation which he then made. What else could he do than own and admit the part he had taken in these transactions, He should have been ashamed of himself if he had denied that which he had done, and that whieh was his conscientious opinion. The hon. baronet (Sir E. Lytton) thought that the course he had taken was a ground for want of confidence in the whole Administration, and he was of opinion that because he (Lord J. Russell) held these views in May, he was incapable of serving Her Majesty. Now that impression appeared to preuail generally, and he consequently thought it necessary to- tender his resignation. Lord Palmerston having taken this course, he did not feel at all discontented with the position in which he found himself. He saw no reason to do so. He had always acted from what he believed to be for the benefit of the country. He had turned over this question again and again with a view to the public interest. He had advised that which he thought expedient for the eountry, and, whatever might happen, he had the satisfaction of having acted accord. ing to his conscience- SIR E. B. LYTTON'S MOTION. Sir E. B. LYTTON then rose and said that, in bringing for. ward his resolution he hoped the house would be as indulgent to him as they had been to the noble lord, placed as he was under the necessity of bringing forward a motioe against a government which, but for the conduct of one of its members, was entitled to their indulgence and commpassion. He then proceeded to criticies the noble lord's speech, who, he said, as a member of the government, had called upon the country to spill its best blood in a war which he, as a negotiator, believed unnecessary. Adverting to the Vienna correspondence, he expressed surprise that the noble lord had not retired from the cabinet within a week after he returned. It was surpris- ing that the noble lord at the head of the government had not seen that his government could not go on while its members were so completely divided in opinion, as was apparent from the correspondence that the Secretaay for the Colonies and the Secretary for Foreign Affairs were wholly at variance on the question of counterpoise. He (Sir. E. B. Lytton) gave a hearty concurrence to the sound and healthy tone of Lord Claren- don's correspondence, but how could Lord Palmerstone think of going on when he contrasted the opinions of that nobleman with those of Lord J. Russell. Was Lord Clarendon to be considered the specimen of the Cabinet? Were they all united—were the first Lord of the Admiralty and the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer in unison with the rest of the Cabinet in carrying on the war ? The Cabinet was said to be united last May, yet it was now admitted that there were differences of opinion ; and he would remark that a discussion like this would scarcely be excused by the plea of expediency. He would withdraw his motion, for all its objects had been at- tained. Mr. BOUVERIE said that, as the motion had vanished into thin air, he would offer a few words upon a subject personal to himself. He had seen a statement that he was one of some members of the government who had waited upon Lord Pal- merston, to say that they could not resist the motion of the hon. baaonet. The very reverse of that statement was the truth. The fact was, that he had refused to be a party to such a representation, upon the distinct ground of his personal attachment to Lord J. Russell ; but he stated that, as a friend of the noble lord, he was ready, however painful it might be, to convey to him the general impression among his colleagues. 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The above are prepared and sold by JOHN PRIESTLEY, Chemist and Druggist, 52, Lord-street, Liverpool. Agent for PERRY'S BALM OF SYRIACUM, DETERSIVE ESSENCE, and PURIFYING PILLS. - - A Constant supply of Five Pound Cases on hand. THE WAR. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. ADDITIONAL details of the events connected with the unfortunate attacks by the Allies, on Sebastopol, on the 18th of last month, continue to be received. They do not much alter the general complexion of affairs in relation to those proceedings as they have been already stated. Some misapprehension appears to have prevailed in reference to a sortie made by the Russian garrison on the morning of that day, at a very early hour, and which, according to some reports, is said to have precipitated the French attack on the Malakhoff, and so to have led to the disasters which attended that attack. The discussions on this subject have not tended in any great degree to clear up the point, which is now of less moment. According to the latest accounts received, the progress of the Allies in their measured advance upon the defences of the town have not been materially retarded by the reverses referred to. On the contrary, they seem to be pro- ceeding with renewed energy ; and, if we may judge from the accounts transmitted, with a degree of su cess which augurs ultimate and not distant triump On Saturday, the 23rd of June, the allied position and its neighbourhood was visited by a thunderstorm of , great severity, accompanied by a very heavy fall of rain, which did a great deal of injury. All reports concur in representing the health of the Allies as good. Concerning the thunderstorm and the general state of affairs,the Times correspondent, writing on the 25th, says: The storm which burst over the south-eastern portion of the Chersonese on Saturday night has done more damage than we could have anticipated. Men were drowned in ravines converted by the tornado into watercourses, were carried off roads by mountain torrents, and dashed against hill sides ; beasts were swept away into the harbour and borne to sea; huts were broken up and floated into the ocean ; the burial- grounds near Balaklava were swept bare, and disclosed their grim army of the dead in ghastly resurrection, washed into strange shapes from out their shallow graves ; and, greatest calamity of all, the railway was in various places decomposed, ripped up and broken down, so as to be unserviceable at our greatest need. Orders have been sent down to urge on the necessary repairs, for the demands of the batteries for shot and shell are pressing, and the electric telegraph has been repeatedly in use to-day to force on the attention of the authorities at Balaklava the necessity there is for their promptest exertions, and to order them to send up supplies of materriel for our fifth bombardment as speedily as possible The French say they are quite ready, and they have received from us 1,500 32-pound shot for their guns to-day. The railway fails at a critical period, but even if it were in its usual state we could not hope to be in a con- dition to begin a heavy fire for some time to come, and I believe it will be fully a fortnight or three weeks before the necessary supplies will be brought up to the front. The repairs to the railway will be effected in ten days. Mr. Beatty and Mr. Campbell are away at Heraclea surveying the coal district, but their representatives are men of energy, and the only obstructions to be dreaded will arise from the " navvies," some of whom have been behaving very badly lately. They nearly all " struck work" a short time back, on the plea that they were not properly rationed or paid, or that, in other words, they were starved and cheated ; but the provost-marshal brought some of them to a sense of their situation, and, indeed, the office of that active and worthy person and of his myrmidon sergeants has been by no means a sinecure between " navvies," Greeks, and scoundrels, of all sorts. The Croat insurrection is suppressed, but the Croat idleness has not been by any means stimulated into usefulness. No wonder Col. M'Murdo finds it difficult to get men for the Land Transport Corps, although even he is obliged to pay 2s. 6d. and 3s. a-day to native surid- jees, so completely have we ruined the market. The losses in the Land Transport Corps by death would be extraordinary did we not find a parallel to them in the •Sardinian army of Tchorgoun, which has lost in three weeks nearly 1,000 men by cholera, dysentery, and diarrhoea. The Turks and French en- camped in the valley suffer somewhat from the same diseases, but it is observable that the men who die are recruits and old men who are mostly unacclimatized. To understand the diffi- culties in the way of what is called at home " taking the field," one must come out and stay out here. It would be much easier to take Sebastopol thanto take the field. There are only three ac- cessible passes, up the precipitous wall of rock which rises on the north side of the Tchernaya, to the plateau on which the Russians are encamped, and the precipice runs round to the Belbek. These passes are so steep that an army would have some difficulty in ascending them at its leisure, without re- sistance from any enemy. But they are occupied wherever engineering eyes detect the smallest weakness—they are com- manded by batteries, intersected by positions threatened by everhanging cliffs all ready for the lever. March round and turn them ! Where and how ! We have no transport even if we could march, and we cannot march, because Napoleon himself would never lead an army into such defiles as guards the Russian position. Whether we are not strong enough to detach a great corps of 40,000 or 50,000 men to operate against the Russians north of Sebastopol is not for me to say; but it is certain that the base of operations for any such corps must be the sea, till ample transport is provided. The Crimea is to all intents and purports a desert—a Sahara, waterless and foodless before an invading army. A long train of provisions came into Sebastopol to-day, and the mirror tele- graph, which works by flashes from a mound over the Belbeck, was exceedingly busy all the forenoon. Troops were also ob- served in motion on the hills opposite Inkerman. The weather is warm, but there is a strong breeze of wind, which tempers its heat. The rain has developed horrible effluvia in camp, and sickness is rather on the increase. With great regret and surprise we heard of Captain Lyons's death this evening. THE ARMISTICE. Concerning the armistice, the same correspondent, writing on the 26th, says : The sad history of the 19th, which 1 was obliged to inter- rupt on the departure of the mail, is soon finished. The bodies of many a brave officer whom I knew in old times—old times of the war, for men's lives are short here, and the events of a life are compressed into a few hours—were borne past us in silence, and now and then, wonderful to relate, men with severe wounds were still living, and able to give expression to their sufferings by moans and sighs of pain. The spirit of some of these noble fellows triumphed over all their bodily agonies. " General !" exclaimed a sergeant of the 18th Royal Irish to Brigadier Eyre, as he came near the place. in the cemetery where the poor fellow lay with both his legs broken by a round shot; " thank God, we did our work, any way. Had I another pair of legs, the country and you would be welcome to them !" Many men in hospital, after losing leg or arm, said they "would not have cared if they had only beaten the Russians." The tor- tures endured by the wounded were very great ; they lay in holes made by shells, and were frequently fired at by the Rus- sian riflemen when they rolled about in their misery. Some of our men, however, report that the enemy treated them kindly, and even brought them water out of the embrasures. They pulled all the bodies of our officers which lay within reach up to the abattis, and took off their epaulettes, when they had any, and their boots, but did not strip them. It was observed that the ditch of the abattis was in excellent order—that the chevaux-de-frise had been repaired, and were very strong, and that every effort had been used up to the moment before we assaulted to render it, as it was, a formidahle obstacle to our advance. It is said that the bottom of the ditch was filled with bayonets, fixed firmly in the earth; and there is a report that the Russians were employed during the night of the 17th in repairing the abattis itself where it was injured by our cannon. I have already tried to describe the nature of the ground in the front of the abattis. It was in itself a con- siderable impediment to regularity of formation. A line of sentries was formed by the Russians as our burying parties came out, and they advanced so far in front of the abattis that General Airey was obliged to ;remonstrate with an aide-de- camp of General Osten-Sacken, who ordered them to retire nearer to the abattis. It was observed that these men were fine tall, muscular, and soldierlike fellows. They were unusually well dressed, in clean new uniforms, and were no doubt picked out to impose upon us. Many of them wore medals, and seemed veteran soldiers. Their officers had also turned out with unusal care, and wore white kid gloves, patent leather boots, and white linen. The mass of the Russians were gathered on the towering parapets of the Redan and Malakhoff, and were not permitted to come to the front. Their working parties brought out all our dead, and laid them in front of their line of sentries, whence our people carried them away. The precautions which had been taken to prevent officers and men getting through the lines sufficed to keep any crowd away, but the officers on duty and the lucky men, and some amateurs, who managed to get through the lines, formed groups in front of the Redan, and entered into con- versation with a few of the Russian officers. There was, however, more reserve and gravity in the interview than has been the case on former occasions of the kind. One stout elderly Russian of rank asked one of our officers " How are you off for food ?" " Oh ! we get everything we want ; our fleet secures that." " Yes," remarked the Russian, with a knowing wink, "yes ; but there's one thing you're not so well off for, and your fleet can't supply you, and that's sleep." " We're at least as well off for that as you are," was the rejoinder. Another officer, in the coarse of conversation, asked if we really thought, after our experience of the de- fence they could make, that we could take Sebastopol. " We must ; France and England are determined to take it." " Ah ! well," said the other, " Russia is determined France and England shall not have it, and we'll see who has the strongest will, and can lose most men." In the midst of these brief interviews, beginning and ending with bows and salutes, and inaugurated by the concession of favours relating to cigars and lights, the soldiers bore dead bodies by, consigning the privates to the burial grounds near the trenches, and carrying off the wounded and the bodies of the officers to the camp. Poor Forman's body was one of the first found ; it was far in advance of where he came out of the trench with his company of the Rifle Brigade, and it was terribly torn with shot. It was generally observed by some of the surgeons, however, that the wounds were cleaner than they have been in previous engagements. This is some- what remarkable, for the Russians fired all kinds of missiles— bags of nails and fragments of bullets, shells, and balls, as well as grape . and canister. They were seen as we advanced " shovelling" the shot into the muzzles of the guns. No one can deny many of the officers the praise of extreme bravery and devotion. In the midst of our fire they got up oil the top and on the outside of the parapets, and directed the fire of their men upon us. Several of them were knocked over by round shot, shell, and rifle balls, while exposing them- selves in this manner, but it scarcely speaks well for their soldiers that they felt it necessary to set them such examples. Colonel Dickson succeeded in obtaining Lord Raglan's per- mission to open on the Russians from the 21-gun battery, and swept them away in numbers as they crowded out to fire on our broken columns and on our wounded men and fugitives. The armistice lasted for upwards of two hours, and when it was over we retired from the spot so moistened with our blood. RETENTION OP THE CEMETERY. All the advantage we gained by the assault was the capture of the Cemetery, and even that we had nearly abandoned, owing to the timidity of the eof our generals. As you have already learnt, the men in Cemetery and houses suffered severely during the 18th t om. the enemy's fire, and the soldiers in the latter were not able to withdraw till nightfall. It was left to one of the Generals of Division to say what should be done with the Cemetery, and he gave orders to abandon it. On the following morning an officer of Engineers, Lieutenant Donnelly, heard to his extreme surprise that the position for which we had paid so dearly was not in our possession. Re appreciated ita value—he saw that the Russians bad not yet advanced to re-occupy it. With the utmost zeal and energy he set to work among the officers in the trenches, and begged and borrowed some 30 men with whom he crept down into the Cemetery, just before the flag of truce was hoisted. As soon as the armistice began the Russians flocked down to the Cemetery, which they supposed to be undefended, but to their great surprise they found our 30 men posted there as sentries, who warned them back, and in the evening the party was strengthened, and we are now construct- ing most valuable works and batteries there, in spite of a heavy fire, which occasions us considerable loss. Such is the storythat is going the round of the camp. Lord Raglan is said to have found fault with General Eyre for -losing SO many men, but the latter observed, that he had done what he was .ordered, and that he had taken the Cemetery. There can be no doubt but that our troops could have got into the town in the rear of the Redan from the houses on the 18th, had they been strong enough to advance from the Cemetery. Whether they could have maintained themselves there under the fire of forts, ships, and batteries, is another question. It is now shrewdly suspected that inside the Redan, behind those outward and visible walls of earth, there is another very strong work—a kind of star fort of earth with sunken batteries—and it is certain that inside the Malakoff works there are several lines of battery which have never been unmasked. The enemy have probably constructed large funnel-shaped pits behind these works, into which shells roll and burst, as such a " dodge" was found in the Mamelon. Inside the latter work were splendid bombproofs for the men to retire into when our fire became hot. They were large pits with 10 feet of earth, and beams of wood across them, and were capable of holding a strong body of men. In one some new sacks marked with the broad arrow and B. 0. were found, in which were packets of cartridges ready for use. Where did these sacks come from P It is almost as strange as the English bread found at Tchorgoun. There is talk of a spy being taken, or rather discovered, in a sub-interpreter to the Commissariat, who confesses he has been in communication with the Russians, and revealed our attack to them. He will be shot, if this be true.
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LIVERPOOL TO SLIGO. ROSE Wednesday.. July 25.. at 5 o'clock, Morn. FARES :—First Cabin (including Fee), 17s. 6d.; Second Ditto (Ditto), 125.; Steerage, Bs. Goodsrequired to be alongside thevesselONE Houa before tlietime of Sailing. Apply to JAMES HARPER, Sligo; JOHN WALKER, 71A, Market-street ,Mancliester; or to T. MARTIN and BURNS and Co., I, Rumford-street, Liverpool.
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Intbittrra ntan. STEAM FROM LIVERPOOL TO ITALY. Warranted first Steamer, or _forfeit freight. ofy,.lll"if The swift and powerful new Steamer • EARL OF CARRICK, Now loading in Nelson Dock, Will be despatched immediately, For GENOA, LEGHORN, NAPLES, and MARSEILLES, (Calling at GIBRALTAR.) For terms of freight or passage apply to M'LARTY and CO.
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Qom' REMOVING. EMPORIUM FOR FOREIGN AND BRITISH SHAWLS AND MANTLES, 44, BOLD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. J. MACLENNAN Begs to intimate that, owing to his present premises having been purchased by Messrs. R. and H. Anderson, linen. drapers, for the purposes of their own business, and being obliged to give up early possession, he is now OFFERING his large and valuable STOCK of SHAWL S, MANTLES, &c., recently purchased, at such reduced prices as will ensure an entire and immediate clearance, in order to be in a position to open another establishment with an entirely new assortment of goods. P.S.—His removal being an unexpected event, he had previously made all his preparations for the present season; and the stock is therefore unusually large, ;elegant, and well assorted.
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Zo be *olb or Let. CHRIST CHURCH. LIVERPOOL. THIS CHURCH, a very large and substantial Building, in perfect repair, with the enclosed Yard attached thereto, situate in Hunter-street, Liverpool, TO be SOLD by PRIVATE TREATY, the Purchaser of which may immediately nominate and appoint the next Incumbent. This Church was erected under an Act of Parliament, and is duly Consecrated.— Further particulars may be known on application to JOHN STEWART, Esq., Leigh-street, Liverpool. TO BUTCHERS AND OTHERS. VALUABLE FREEHOLD PREMISES AT WOOLTON. TO be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, a Piece of LAND, situate in Much Woolton, in the county of Lan- caster, on the west side of the public road leading through the village of Much Woolton, containing in front to the said road and at the back severally ten yards, and running in depth backwards twenty yards; together with the MESSUAGE or DWELLING HOUSE, BUTCHER'S SHOP, SLAUGHTER HOUSE, SHIP- PON for four cows, and TWO-STALLED STABLE, thereon erected, and now in the occupation of Mr. Samuel Tunna, butcher, at a yearly rent of .e 52 10s. The buildings are of the most com- plete and substantial description, having been built without regard to expense by the owner, Mr. Ellis Hughes, who intended them for his own occupation. For particulars apply to Mr. SAMUEL TUNNA, the tenant, on the premises; Mr. ELLIS HUGHES, Butcher, Wavertree ; Messrs. WALKER and ACKERLEY, Auctioneers. Church-street; or to Messrs. JOHN CLARE and Sox, Solicitors, 3, Harrington-street, Liverpool. SOUTH DEVON. MANSION AND LANDS FOR SALE, About Seven Miles from Plymouth ; and Two Miles from the Plympton and Cornwood Stations of the South Devon Railway. TO be SOLD, by PRIVATE CONTRACT, the MAN- SION-HOUSE and GROUNDS, called " BEECHWOOD," (the Residence of the late Colonel Mudge, R.E.,) with the Farms and Lands adjoining, situate in the parish of Plympton St. Mary, and containing, with the Plantations and Pleasure Grounds, about 287 Acres. The MANSION comprises a spacious Entrance-hall, Bath-room, Library, Drawing and Dining-rooms, Housekeeper's-room, and' all requisite Domestic Offices, I l Bed-rooms, and Three Dressing Rooms. The TABLE-7ARD, Which IS detached, comprises double Coach-houses, 2 Three-stalled Stables, and Loose Boxes. The GARDENS contain double Greenhouses, Vine, Melon, Cu- cumber, and other Frames and Forcing Houses, Ice-house. and other Buildings with Lofts over. The Gardens are well walled, and in good cultivation. The Housg, which stands in an elevated and healthy position, has a Southern aspect, commands picturesque views of the ad- joining country, and is connected with Woods and Plantations, through which are extensive carriage drives. This beautiful Residence (of which immediate possession may be obtained) will be found to be calculated for either a large or small establishment, while eligible Tenants may be readily found for any superfluous land not required for the personal occupation of the Owner. To Sportsmen the Property presents peculiar attractions. The Game on the Estate has been preserved, while the Ponds are well known as the winter resort of almost every description of wild fowl. Fox-hounds and Harriers are kept in the neighbourhood. Cards of Admission for viewing the House will be furnished on application to Messrs. BOOER and BEWES, Manor Office, Stone- house, from whom and from Messrs. ROBERT DYMOND and SONS, Surveyors, 10, Bedford Circus, Exeter, plans and further particulars may be obtained. Dated Jane 30th, 1855. TO be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, a splendid MANSION, with 1,800 acres of LAND, in Ayrshire; One DITTO, in Worcestershire, with 285 acres ; One DITTO, in Cheshire, with 73 acres ; One DITTO, Abercromby-square ; Eight DITTO. in one or more Lots, in Prince's-park ; Four DITTO, in Devonshire-road, in one or more Lots; Four DITTO, in Upper Parliament-street and Catherine-street, in one or more Lots ; Four DITTO, in Oxford-street, in one or more Lots ; Two DITTO, in Mount-pleasant. Also, about One Million Square Yards of BUILDING-LAND, in various localities. TO be LET, a splendid HOUSE, Abereromby- square ; One DITTO, Prince's-park ; One DITTO, Everton ; One DITTO, Bootle; also, a splendid SHOP, in Castle-street; One DITTO, Elliott-street; One DITTO, Clayton-square; One DITTO, Great George-street; Double OFFICE, Drury-lane; One DITTO, Castle-street ; One DITTO, Hackin's-hey ; a few splendid FURNISHED HOUSES. Apply to Mr. Was. WILLIAMS, Estate-agent, and Agent to the Royal Insurance Company, 47. Ranelagh.street, and 3, Hackin's- hey, Liverpool, where applications are to be made for HOPE- STREET-HALL, and the HALL in HACKIN'S •HEY. TO be LET, Furnished, for the Summer Months, a VILLA, at Broughton, Chester, within twelve minutes' walk of the Railway Station, on the banks of the River Dee, con- sisting of Six Bedrooms, Dining and Drawing Rooms, and Break- fast Parlour, Butler's Pantry, Warm and Cold Baths, Two good Gardens, with Greenhouse, &c. The River flows past the Garden, which is above the Dam, and not subject to tide, and Boating at all hours can be enjoyed, and the water is always clear and smooth. For further particulars apply to Mr. M`QuiE, Account- ant, 4, Harrington-street, Liverpool. AT RHYL. TO be LET, ready Furnished, a detached HOUSE, called " Marine Villa," situate in Crescent-street, .Rhyl, within 100 yards of the sea beach; may be entered upon imme- diately for any term less than a year. It consists of Entrance. hall, Seven Bed-rooms, Two Sitting-rooms, Kitchen, Washhouse, Pantry, Pump of excellent pure and soft water, with other con- veniences. Full and completely furnished, in a clean and neat manner, and now ready for occupation. Any respectable family, wishing to spend the ensuing summer at a sea bathing place, will find this an opportunity seldom to be met with.—For terms and particulars apply (by letter) addressed to Mr. WM. HANMER, 13, Parade, Rhyl; or to Mr. BACHE, Magistrates' Clerk, Wolver- hampton. CAPITAL GROUSE SHOOTING, WITHIN TWELVE HOURS FROM LIVERPOOL. MO be LET, in Ayrshire, fora term of three or five years. the recently built MANSION HOUSE of Drum- lamford, Furnished. with SHOOTING over about 4,000 acres of well-preserved Lands, which were not shot over last season. Also good LOCH FISHING, and in the River Cree, which is a Salmon River, and runs through the Property. Additional Shooting for Two more Guns within a mile of Drum- lamford may be had, if required. For particulars apply to Nlr. JAMES WASON, Wason Buildings, Liverpool ; Messrs. HOPE, OLIPHANT, and MACKAY, Edinburgh ; or to WILLIAM 111`CuLLOCH, Esq., Glendinth Barhill, Ayrshire. TO be LET, a SHOP and CELLAR, in Water- loo-road, with Fixtures and Furniture, situate nearly opposite the Clarence Dock Gates—one of the best situations in Liverpool either as a Shop or Office for parties connected with Emigration or Shipping, being surrounded by the principal Emigration and Shipping Offices both for America and Australia, besides commanding the enormous and still daily increasing traffic of the North Docks. Rent, £65. Also, Three WAREHOUSE ROOMS, in Waterloo-road, nearly opposite to and facing the Clarence Dock Gates. A Single Room would be let if wished, and being large and lofty, a Counting House might be fitted up if required. Each Room will hold about 900 bales of Cotton. Apply to Mr. JAMES WASON, 4, Harrington-street, Liverpool. HOTJSEHOLD COALS
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ErtlanD. TO DUBLIN, BELFAST, BANGOR, BEACMARIS, ANtp CARNARVON. CITY OF DUBLIN STEAKTACKET COMPANY. tf • 111 The Vessels of the Company convey Her •At b. ,„Majesty's MA.L.S. between HOLYHEAD sad - KINGSTOWN Twice every Day. Hours of Sailing:—From Holyhead, 1 30, A.M. and 3.0 A.m., London time;, from Kingstown, 2 r.m. and 7 30 P.M., Dublin time;; or as soon after as the Mails are on board. For• DUBLIN, The Company will sail the IRON DUKE, TRAFALGAR, WINDSOR, or other of thsir first-class Steamers, Every Evening, Sunday excepted, at Seven o'clock, from the Prince's Pierhead, LIVERPOOL, for KINGSTOWN HARBOUR; returning from KINGSTOWN HARBOUR. for LIVE3POOL, Every Evening, Sunday excepted, at Seven o'clock. . . Passengers by the Kingstown Steamer can obtain Through Tickets between London and Kingstown, mfollows : First Class and Chief Cabin Return Ticketfor Fourteen Daya 4lO 0 Second Clasa and Fore Cabin Return Ticket for Fourteen Days 3 0 0 The Train leaves the BirkenheailgtriiiiinlitB 30:ais.,proceed- ing by the Shrewsbury route (through the Vale of Llangollen) and by the Great Western Railway,, arr iving. at Paddington Station, London, at 3, raw. They also sail their Cargo Vessels (as below)from the Clarence Dock to DUBLIN QUAY, with or without pilots, of which Shippers are desired to take notice : THIS. DAY July 17.. at 12 o'clock, Nooir. To,moicuow July lA.. at 1 o'clock, P.M. THURSDAY July 19.. at 1 o'clock, P.M. FRIDAY July 20.. at 2 o'clock, P.M. SATURDAY .... July 21.. at 3 o'clock, P.M. - - From DUBLIN for BELFAST, • Every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY, returning every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. For BANGOR, BEAUMARIS, and CARNARVON. The PRINCE OF WALES, Or other Vessel, is intended to sail from the Prince's Pierhead every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, at Eleven o'clock, Morning, and from the Menai Bridge every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and Fat- DAY, at Ten o'clock in the Morning, calling at LLANDUDNO (weather permitting) to land and receive Passengers. All Goods for the PRINCE OF WALS3 must be sent to the Clarence Dock. Goods for Carnarvon may be landed at the Menai Bridge, and in that caseforwarded by the Fairy steamer. For further particulars applyto Mr. TIMOTHY, Menai-bridge; Messrs. CHARLEY and MALCOLM, Donegal-quay, Belfast; CITY OF DUBLIN COMPANY'S OFFICE, 15 and 16, Eden-quay, Dub. lin ; or to JOHN K. ROUNTHWAITE, Agent, 24, Water-street, Liverpool, DEAFNESS, DISTRESSING NOISES IN THE HEAD.—Just published, GRATIS, for the PROTECTION of the DEAF.—Truly Miraculous discovery—An infallible method by which sufferers can positively cure themselves, explained in a book of 30 pages, sent free of charge to any deaf person through the Post, who may write for the same. Published by the consult. jog Surgeon to the Institution for the Cure of Deafness, 9, Suffolk- place, Pall Mall, Dr. F. R. HOOFITON, M.D., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, date of Diplomas, 2nd May, 1845, L.A.C., 30th April, 1846. It will save many sufferers from the dangerous advertised impositions and deceptions set forth by unqualified and assumed Aurists of the present day. By means of this book, thousands have been restored to perfect hearing in distant parts of the world, without absence from home or busi- ness. Dr. HOGHTON has published this new discovery as a help and hint, NOT FOR GAIN, BUT TO BE GIVEN AWAY for the Benefit of deaf persons and a stop to Quackery, and extortionate Fees. It contains—startling cures, deaf persons having cured them- selves,—many instantaneously effected. All letters, post-paid, to be directed to Dr. HOGHTON, g, Suffolk-place, Pall Mall, London, —Personal consultation, Z 1 till 4 every week day. dc;:,outb alntrica. STEAM COM MUNICATION BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND HAVANA. • NM Under the Spanish Flag. To consist of the following magnificent new Screw-steamers : HABANA 1,800 Tons Captain R. GRINDA, R.N. VIGO. 1,800 Tons Captain CARRICARTI. CADIZ.. 1,400 Tons BARCELONA .... 1,400 Tons The HABANA is intended to be despatched on TUESDAY next, the 24th instant, and all Goods will require to be alongside on SATURDAY next, the 21st instant. All the above Steamers have been constructed by Laird espe- cially for this trade, and are expected to prove extraordinarily fast, having unusually large horse-power. Their cabin accom- modations are replete with every possible convenience, and no effort has been spared to ensure the comfort of passengers. It is intended that the departure of the Vessels forming this line shall take place at intervals of one month. For particulars of freight and passage apply to the Agents, G. H. FLETCHER anCO., 11, Covent-garden.
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THURSDAY. At its early sitting, the house went into committee on the Nuisances Removal Amendment Bill. After considerable dis- cussion, the different clauses of the bill were disposed of, and on the proposal of Sir B. HALL, some new clauses were agreed to without discussion.—On the motion of Mr. HORSPALL, a clause was adopted which provides that, on the certificate of the medical officer to the local authority that any house was over- crowded, proceedings might be taken to abate such overcrowd- ing.—The house then resumed, and the Chairman reported the bill to the house. Mr. HOLLAND took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Evesham, in the room of Mr. C. G. Berkeley, who had ac- cepted the lailtern Hundreds. The house adjOi;ned at four o'clock. The evening sitting commenced at six o'clock. After the discussion of some matters of routine, comprising a few re- marks on the Turkish Loan, the subject of THE AUSTRIAN PROPOSALS and Sir E. B. Lytton's motion regarding Lord John Russell's share in the negotiations for peace were introduced by Lord PALMERSTON, who brought up Papers connected with the late negotiations at Vienna, and in moving that they be laid on the table observed that the go- vernment could not consent to the motion of which notice had been given by Mr. Disraeli (to give precedence that day to Sir B. B. Lytton's motion over the orders of the day), since the Papers he had then presented could not be in the hands of members in time for the discussion.—Lord J. RUSSELL, refer- ring to an inquiry made by Mr. Disraeli in his absence on Tuesday, explained what he did say did not require the sanc- tion of Her Majesty, which had, however, since been given.— Mr. DISRAELI did not see that the statement of Lord John at all changed the state of things. What had disquieted the country was, that it should have come out on his part that he had returned to England with a project of pacifi- cation of which he approved, and which he recommended to his colleagues, and, on their refusal to adopt it, he had come down to the house, and made a speech which conveyed to the country that he was an uncompromising advocate of the war, leaving an impression upon Parliament and the nation utterly inconsistent with the facts. If he received an assurance that there should be a full discussion of this im- portant issue on Monday, he would not press his motion.— Lord PALMERSTON said his object in deferring the discussion was to give time for the papers to be read ; and, if it suited the convenience of Sir B. Lytton, he should be prepared to take the discussion, from which the government had no wish to shrink, on Monday.—Sir E. B. LYTTON assented to this proposal. Mx. ROEBVCX'S MOTION. —ln answer to a questions fir. ROEBUCK said he believed that he should meet the wishes of the house by postponing his motion. I Lord PALMERSTON, in reply to Mr. Hutt, said the papers did not include a copy of the circular of Count Buol, which was not in the possession of the government. The motion was agreed to. -The Education (Scotland) Bill was passed on a division by a majority of 130 to 115. A protracted discussson ensued in regard to a deputation of Irish members on the Tenants' Improvement Compensation DisRAELr complained of the way in which the busi- ness of the house was conducted.—Lord PALMERSTON disputed the accuracy of the charge.—This subject led to a long discus- sion, in which no small degree of acrimony mingled, suggestions being thrown out that the intercourse between the Irish depu- tation and the Government was not altogether unconnected with the impending motion of Sir B. Lytton.—At a quarter to one o'clock, the Chairman was ordered to report progress, though none whatever had been made in the bill. • Lady Raglan and Lord Raglan's AnnUitie; Bill passed through committee. The Coal Mines Inspection Bill was read a third time, and after some discussion passed. The remaining business having been disposed of, the House adjourned at a quarter to 2 o'clock.
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OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. The following despatches from General Simpson will be read with more interest on account of their being the first he has transmitted since he assumed the chief command, than in con- sequence of the actual information conveyed by them :-- BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, June 30. My Lord,—lt is with the deepest regret that I announce to your Lordship the death of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, G.C.8., which melancholy event took place a little before nine o'clock on the evening of Thursday last, the 28th instant ; his Lordship expired without any suffering in the midst of the officers composing his personal staff. I have further to report that, being the next senior officer present, I have assumed the command of this army until instructions shall arrive from England.—l have, &c., JAMES SIMPSON, Lieut.-General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for the week ending July 1, 1865, was as follows :—Passengers, parcels, &c., £3,646 17s. 2d. ' • steam-boats, £625 14s. 10d. ; goods, £1,676 17s. 11d. Total, including Carnarvon traffic, £5,948 9s. 11d. Corresponding week last year : Passengers, parcels, &c., £3,412 18s. 3d. ; steam-boats, £678 12s. Bd. ; goods, £1,615 10s. 9d. Total; including Carnarvon traffic, £5,707 ls. Bd. Increase, £241 Bs. 3d. Lococes COSMETIC.—A delightfully fragrant prepa- ration, for improving and beautifying the complexion, rendering the skin clear, soft, and transparent; removing all eruptions, freckles, sunburn, tan, pimples, and roughness,—curing gnat bites, and the stings of insects generally. In the process of shaving, it allays all smarting, and renders the skin soft and smooth. Sold in bottles, at Is. lid., 25. 96.. and 46. 6d. each. Beware of counterfeits. Observe the words, "Dr. Locock's Cos- BEPORi3 SEBASTOPOL, June 30, metic," on the government stamp outside the wrapper. Sold by My Lord,—ln this, my first military despatch, lam not all respectable chemists; also may be had Dr. Locock's Pulmonic aware that there is anything new or of consequence to report Wafers, for asthma, consumption, coughs, colds, and all disorder 6 to your Lordship, of the breath and lungs : they have a pteasant taste, Price I said., As regards the progress of the siege there is no great opera. 2s. 96 , and uls. per box. Wholesale Warehouse, 26, Bride.iane: London, PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY. Mlle meeting of the House, Lord STIAFTESBURY stated, that, at the urgent request of the Bishops of London and Oxford, he should postpone his bill until Monday, the 16th. THE MASSACRE AT HANGO.—The Earl of MALMESBURY directed attention to the despatch of General de Berg, vindi- cating the massacre at Hango. He requested to know what course government intended to pursue in the matter.—The Earl of CLARENDON said the letter referred to was most unsatisfactory, and added that Admiral Dundas had been ordered to demand the immediate release of the prisoners. A communication had also been made, through the Danish government, on the subject, with the Russians. Till answtrs to these demands had been received, government could not say what course it would adopt.—Lord CAMPBELL said there could be no doubt that the Russians had been guilty of a most flagrant breach of the law of nations.—Lord COLCHESTER, without offering any excuse for the Russians, expressed a hope that this event would render our naval officers more careful in communicating with the enemy by flags of truce. In answer to a question from the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord CLARENDON said there were grounds for hoping that a cartel for the exchange of prisoners will speedily be arranged. The Victoria Government Bill was read a second time. THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.—The Marquis of CLAN- RICARDE moved for a return of all persons employed in the diplomatic service, and expressed an opinion that the attacks so frequently made on that branch of the public service were unfair and unfounded.—The Earl of CLARENDON had no ob- jection to the production of the returns.—Lord GRANVILLE took the occasion to defend himself from some attacks which had been made upon him in the Lower House with regard to certain diplomatic appointments made by him when Foreign Minister.—Lord MALMESBURY deprecated any attempt to remove the patronage of the Foreign-office from the control of the Foreign Minister for the time being.—The returns were then agreed to, and the matter dropped. Some other business was despatched, after which their lordships adjourned. _ THURSDAY. Their lordships had only a short sitting, in the course of which they forwarded several bills a stage.—ln the early part of the sitting, Lord LYNDHURST withdrew his Oath of Abjuration Bill.
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FRIDAY, JULY 13.—Wind N.N.W., light. ARRlVED.—Julianna Louisa, Spark, from Corunna —Jessie, Spillane, San Sebastian—Wm. Fisher, Craig. Singapore—Mentor, Laguna—Don Juan, Jones. Iquique—Vitula, Leach, St. John. N.B.—Miltiades, Gros, Alexandria Coert Cornelius, Schut, Naples. SAILED.—Sarah and Margaret, Waller, for Smyrna George Kendall, Farley, Calcutta—Julia G. Tyler, Lowry, Baltimore. Admiral (a.), hence at Genoa. Manx Sceurs, Prilo, hence at Malaga. Mary Nixon, hence at Hamburg. SATURDAY, JULY 14.—Wind N.W.W., moderate. ARRIVED.—Toronto, Balantine, Quebec—Joseph Tarratt, Gray, Savannah—Juventa, Adelaide—Cygnet, Lees, and Laacie, Alex- andria—Emma, Gergenti—St. George, Archibald, Bilboa—Julie Low, Bordeaux—Clemerce, Ostend. SAlLED.—Atlantic (s.) West, for New York—Robert Parker, Trefelhen, Portsmouth, N.H.—Carl, Scharmberg, Klawitter, Domanski, Dantzic—Victoria, Avery, Naples—Mohawk, Barclay, Montreal—Effort, Edwards, Gibraltar—Caroline Henriette, Peters, Konigsberg. Resulut. a.) &on, Portsmouth, at this port, to embark troops. Thomas Hargrove, hence at Newfoundland. W. H. Wharton. Gates, hence, off Galveston. Benedictus, Anderson, hence, at Copenhagen. Tiber (s. a.) hence, at Palermo, and left for Messina. Harriet, Shanks, sailed from Palermo, for this port, Ist instant. Roscius, Merrihew, and Cambria, Perry, hence, at New York. Ceres, Skonager, and Enigheden, Christiansen, hence, off Frederickshaven. . . . Muscongus, Carter, hence, at Baltimore, after being in collision with the E. Bulkeley, from Baltimore. N. S. de Begona, sailed from Bilboa for this port, 4th instant. Emily, John, and Joven Augustine, Arritola, hence, at Santander. Orontes-(s.s.), Brooking, from Palermo, at Messina, and sailed for Alexandria. • • City of Manchester (s.s.),.Wylie, from Constantinople, at Mar. seilles, 11th instant. Left Constantinople 4th. Karnak .(s.s.), fram Malta, at Constantinople. Left the Britiali Queen (s.s.) and Grecian (s.s.), broken down, at Malta. Thermuthis, Badderley ; Georgians, Paton; Concord, Rackley Helicon ; Tiber, Golightly ; and Providence, Danford, hence, al Alexandria. Thomas Pandel, Stragewick ; Peru, Kinglough ; Pacific, Dunn ; Emilia, Turkan ; Springfield, Gray; and Ceylon, Hughson, hence, at Constantinople. Marie Angele, and Hebe, sailed from Santander previous to the 3rd instant ; and Bonne Mire ; Familien ; Ayrshire Lass; Pern ; Au3uste ; and Caroline and Louisa, 4th, for this port. KEY WEST, JUNE 20.—The Ellen Hood, from Apalachicola for Liverpool, which was assisted in here, will be ready for sea in about a week. The salvors have been awarded 420,000.
British Library Heritage Made Digital Newspapers
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
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THE WONDER OF WONDERS ! ! ! HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. ASTONISHING CURE OF DROPSY. Copy of a Letter from Mr. David Simpson, of Collingliam, dated 4th Sept., 1854. To Professor Holloway,—Sir,—lt is with great pleasure I hare to inform you of a most wonderful cure of that dreadful malady, the dropsy, effected on my daughter by the use of your invalu- able pills. She had been under medical treatment for a long time without deriving any benefit, although she was tapped twice, and fourteen pounds of water taken from her each time. After suffering very severely for some time, -she finally had re- course to your pills, and in four weeks was completely cured, after every other remedy failed to do her the slightest good. I there- fore feel bound to make this statement public for the benefit of similar sufferers.—l remain, sir, yours obediently, (Signed) DAVID SIMPSON. WONDERFUL CURE -OF ASTHMA. Copy of a Letter from Itiir. Joseph Wild, of Hyde, Cheshire, dated the sth of August, 1.554. • To Professor Holloway,— Sir, mrs. Newton (a lady well known in this town, residing in Hanover street) wns afflicted for years with a severe attack of asthma ; difficulty of breathing, and a most violent cough, causing severe pains in her side, parti- cularly when she took cold; she tried many remedies, and con- sulted different individuals, without deriving any benefit. At last she came to me, and I advised her to take your pills and use your ointment ; after a few weeks, by perseverance with your remedies, she was considerably better, and, by continuing the same, in three months she was perfectly cured.—l remain, yours, &c. (Signed) Jos. WILD. INDIGESTION AND BILIOUSNESS ! EXTRAORDINARY CURE ! ! Copy of a Letter from Mr. James Henshall, of Ashton-under- _ Lvne, dated 28th June. 1854. To IProfessor Holloway,—Sir,—l was seriously afflicted with indigestion, attended with frequent sickness, loss of appetite giddiness, headache, drowsiness, and dimness of sight, an op- pression at the pit or the stomach, and the other attendant evils of a generally disorganised constitution. Although I tried a variety of reputed remedies, I was not benefited, and finally I be- came so bad that life was almost insupportable to me. At this period I commenced using your pills, and in gratitude am bound to confess. that after a few doses I felt considerably better, and in six weeks was radically cured by this medicine alone, after every other remedy had failed to afford me the slightest relief. (Signed) JAS. HENSHALL. These celebrated Pills are wonderfully efficacious in the follow- ing complaints : Ague Dysentery Piles -.• Ai'firma Erysipelas Rheumatism [Evil. Bilious Complaints Fevers of all kinds Scrofula, or King's Blotches on the Skin Fits Sore Throats Bowel Complaints Gout Stone and Gravel Colics Head-ache Tic-Douloureux Constipation of the Indigestion Tumours Bowels Inflammation Ulcers Consumption Jaundice Worms of all kinds Debility Livercomplaints Weakness, from Dropsy Lumbago whatevercause, &c Sold 'at the Establishments of Professor HOLLOWAY, 244, Strand, (near Temple Bar,) London, and 90, Maiden lane, New York; and by all respectable Druggists and Dealers in Medicines throughout the civilised World, at the following prices-Is. lid., 33. 9d., 45. 6d., 11s., 225., and 335. each Box. There is a con- siderable saving by taking the larger sizes. N.B.—Directions for the guidance of Patients in every disorder are affixed to each Box.
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The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
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Queen, Charlotte, who, probably, a woman of narrow mind, particularly as that was measured in comparison with some of her predecessors, was, nevertheless, finely imbued with many of the womanly feelings and truly feminine virtues to which they were strangers. From the moment she figures in the pages of this book, the reader becomes familiar with an improved tone in the morals and a purer air in the narrative. That both George 111. and his Queen were of simple and unos- tentatious habits, is too well known to require authen- tication ; and it is also known that both of them evinced considerable partiality for the sect of Quakers, whose simplicity of manners seemed akin to their own; but it may not be so extensively familiar to our readers that, among the first visits of the youthful Queen Charlotte, accompanied by her royal husband, on their visits to London, was one to the house of a Quaker ; nevertheless, so it was. After passing, as Dr. Doran graphically delineates them, the various city formalities at Temple Bar and St. Paul's Churchyard, the royal pair proceeded, not to Guildhall, but to the house of Robert Barclay, patent medicine vendor, ancestor to the head of the firm of Barclay, Perkins, and Co. Robert, who was in his eightieth year; was the only surviving son of that Robert Barclay who wrote the celebrated " Apology for the Quakers," and who was also a pro- genitor of the famous Captain Barclay, the noted pe- destrian and zealous patron of athletic sports. The occasion of the royal visit to the city was a "Lord lifayor;slpa,P,:: and- the -prefercnce apcorded to-- the .Qtt,akers,Transion appears haie been higklappre- ciaed"by' "'the hearty old man," -who had keviously enterlained.both- the preceding Georges, and also' by his family. Of this. fact Dr. Doran gives interesting testimony in the following ACCOUNT OF A ROYAL VISIT, BIC A QUAKERR3B. Queen Charlotte and George 111, were the last of our sove- reigns who thus honoured a Lord Mayor's show. And as it was the last oceasion, and that the young Queen Charlotte was the heroine of the day, the opportunity may be profited by to show how the royal lady looked and bore herself in the estima- tion of one of the Miss Barclays, whose letter descriptive of the scene appeared about forty-seven years subiequently, in 1803. The following extracts are very much to our purpose : "About one o'clock papa and mama, with sister Western, to attend them, took their stand at 'the street-door, where my two brothers had long been to receive the nobility, more than a hundred •of whom were then waiting in the ware- house. As the royal family came, they were conducted into one of the counting-houses, which was transformed into a very pretty parlour. At half-past two their majesties came, which was two hours later than they had intended. On the second pair of stairs was placed our own company, about forty. in number, the chief of whom were of the Puritan order, and all in their orthodox habits. Next to the drawing-room doors were placed our own selves, I mean papa's children, none else, to the great mortification of visitors, being allowed to enter :- for as kissing the- king's hand without' kneeling was an un- exampled honour, the king confined that privilege to our own family, as a retiirn'for, the trouble we had been-at. After the royal pair had shown themselves at the balcony, we were all introduced, and you may believe, at that juncture, we felt 'no small palpitations. The king met us at the danr, (a condel- cension I did not eipect,) at which place he saluted us with great politeness. Advancing to the upper -end of the room, we kissed the queen's hand, at the sight of whom we were all in raptures, not only front the brilliancy of her appearance, Which was pleasing beyond description, but being througheut her whole person possessed of that inexpressible something that is beyond a set of features, and equally claims our atten- tion. To be sure, she has not a fine face, but a most agreeable countenance, and is vastly genteel, with an air, notwithstanding her being a little woman, truly majestic; and I really think, by her manner is expressed. that complacency of disposition which is truly amiable ; and though I could, never perceive that she deviated from that dignity which belongs to a crowned head, yet on the most trifling occasions she displayed all that easy behaviour that negligence can bestow.l Her hair, which is of alight colour, hung in what is called coronation-ringlets, encircled in a band of diamonds, so beautiful in themselves, and so prettily disposed, as will admit of no description. Her clothes, which were as rich as gold, silver, and silk could make them, was a suit from which fell a train supported by a little page in scarlet and silver. The lustre of her stomacher was inconceivable. The king I think a very personable man. All the princes followed the king's example in complimenting each of us with a kiss. The queen was up stairs three times, and
British Library Heritage Made Digital Newspapers
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
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TIDE TABLE DAYS. 1 JIOax..EVEIIO.j HOHT.I HOLYDAYS,ETC -.........-,—...-.--...-. July h. nl. Il• m. f'•• in. Tuesday.. ~ 17: 1 5 124 14 8 .Wednesday .13, 140 157 i 14 4 Thursday ..19: 212 1 230 13 10 i Friday. ....2W 243 3 4 13 7 Monday—. 23 442 Saturday ..21 324 342' 13 3 Sunday,.... 22 4 1 422, 12 7 7th Sun. after Trinity. : 5 8 ; 12 2 RUPTURES. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN PATENT LEVER TRUSS, requiring no steel spring round the body, is re- commended for cho -.2..- facility of application ; 2nd, perfect freedom from liability to chafe or excoriate; 3rd, it may be worn with equal comfort in any position of the body by night or day ; 4th. it admits of every kind or e.eio.e..:shout the slightest inconvenience to the wearer, and is perfectly conea.led from obso,vrir.o. " We do not hesitate to give to this invention our unqualified approbation, and we strenuously advise the use of it to all those who stand in need of that protection, which they cannot so fully, nor with the same comfort, obtain from any other apparatus or truss as from tht,t which vte have the highest satisfaction in thus recommending."—Church and State Gazette. Recommended by the following eminent Surgeons :—Wm. Fer- gusson,' Esq., F.R.S.. Professor of Surgery' in King's College, Sur- geon to King's College Hospital, &c. • C. G. Guthrie, Esq., Sur geon to the Royal Westminster Opthalmic Hospital ; W. Bowman, Esq., F.R.S., Assistant Surgeon to King's College Hospital; T. Callaway, Esq., Senior Assistant Surgeon to Guy's Hospital; W. Coulson, Esq., Surgeon to the Magdalen Hospital; T. Blizard Curling, Esq., F.R.S., Surgeon to the London Hospital ; W. J. Fisher, Esq., Surgeon-in-Chief to the Metropolitan Police-force ; Aston Key, Esq., Surgeon to Prince Albert; Robert Liston, Esq., F.R.S. ; James Luke, Esq., Surgeon to the London Truss Society ; Erasmus Wilson, Esq., F.R.S.; and many others. A descriptive circular may be had by post, and the Trus- (which cannot fail to fit) can be forwarded by post, on sending the circumference of the body two inches below the hips to the Manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, PICCADILLY, LONDON. Price of a Single Truss, 16s, 21s, 26s 6d, and 3ls 6d ; postage Is. „ Double „ 31s 61, 425, and 52s 6d ; postage, Is Bd. Postoffice Orders to be made payable to JOHN WHITE, Post- office, Piccadilly. ELASTIC', STOCKINGS, KNEE CAPS, &c.— The material of which theseare made is recommended by the Faculty, as being peculiarly elastic and compressible, and the best nvention forgiving efficient and permanent support in all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Varicose Veins, Sprains, &c. It is porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and is drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price, from 7s. 6d. to I6s. each; postage 6d. MANUFACTORY, 225, PICCADILLY, LONDON. Specimens may be seen in the Crystil Pallce. ON NERVOUS EXCITEMENT, DEBILITY, &c. A Medical Work, Illustrated with Forty-fire Coloured Engravings, and contaiuing the Recipe for the Author's NEWLY-DISCOVERED LOTION. Just Published, the 71st Thousand, price 2s. 6d., and in a sealed • envelope, by all Booksellers, or sent, post-paid, by the Author, for 40 postage stamps, THE CAUSE AND CURE OF PREMATURE DECLINE, With Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour, by a new and -simple- mode of treatment, being a medical review of every form, cause, and cure of nervous debility, loss of mental and physical capacity, whether resulting from the effects of climate•or infection, &c.; addressed to the Sufferer in Youth, Manhood, or Old Age; with the Author's Observations on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases, as adopted in the new mode of treatment by Deslandes, Lallemand, and Ri- cord, Surgeons, Paris. By J. L. CURTIS, Surgeon, 15, Albe- marle-street, Piccadilly, London. At home for consultation daily, from 10 till 3, and 6to S.' Sundays, from 10 till 1. This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of pro- fessional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in a plain and sympathising manner on the various affections arising from excitement and debility; and to invalids suffering from their con- sequences it will be found invaluable as a Monitor and Guide, by which the shoals of empiricism may be avoided, and a Speedy return to health secured. REVIEWS OF THE WORK; "The book under review is one calculates! to warn and in- struct."—Aaval and Military Gazette, Ist Feb. Issl. We feel no hesitation in saying, that there is no member of society by whom the book will not be found useful—whether such person hold the relation of a parent, preceptor, or a clergy- man.—Sun, evening paper. Sold, in sealed envelopes, by the Author; also by Piper and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford- street ; Mann, 39, Cornhill, London ; Guest, Bull-street, Birmingham; Heywood. Oldham-street, Manchester; Howell, 6, Church-street, Liver- pool; Campbell, 136, Argyle-street, Glasgow; Robinson, I i, Green- side-street, Edinburgh; Powell, Westmoreland-street, Dublin; and by all Booksellers and Chemists in the United Kingdom. This Book can be sent post paid, without extra charge, to the East and West Indies, Canada, Australia. and British possessions.
British Library Heritage Made Digital Newspapers
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
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24 19 10 PUBLIC BATHS,. CORNWALLIS-STREET.- The Public are informed that the following NEW BATHS are now ready for use : A PRIVATE PLUNGE BATH ( cold or it pid ) for Ladies— charge, including bathing dress, Is. A DOUCHE BATH for Gentlemen—charge Is. Superior VAPOUR. BATHS for Ladies and Gentlemen—charge 2s. each.—By order, WM. SHUTTLE WORTH, Town-clerk. Public Offices, Cornwallis-street. BANK OF LIVERPOOL. FORTY-SIXTH DIVIDEND. The DIRECTORS of the BANK of LIVERPOOL DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE to the PROPRIETORS, that they declared a HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of Rl3, per Cent. per Annum, on the increased paid-up Capital of the Company (being 10s. per Share) from the Ist January to the 30th June, 1855, and a Bonus of 15s. per Share ; and that such Dividend and Bonus will be payable at the Bank of the Company, in Water-street, on and after WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of July instant; between the Hours of Ten and Three on each day. Dated at Liverpool, this 10th day of July, 1855. By order of the Board, JOSEPH LANGTON,-Manager. Each Proprietor will be expected, (if required,) on applying for his Dividend, to produce the Certificate or Certificates of his Shares. The Transfer Books will be closed until the 25th instant in- clusive. BANK. OF LIVERPOOL.—The DIRECTORS of the BANK of LIVERPOOL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE. that the TWENTY-FOURTH GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS will be held ma WEDNESDAY, the 25th of July !VII; ta,P L a:RIPS.k.i,n, the Afternoon Si.frPie4t,i Azityib receive a Report of the Transactions of the Company, from the Ist July, 1854; to the 30th June last; and to elec.: Three New Directors in the place of Three who retire. By Order of the Board, JOSEPH LANGTONt Manager. Liverpool, 10th July, 1855. No Proprietor is allowed to vote by proxy, nor to vote in respect of any Shares which he shall not have held for three months prior to the Meeting. And in the case of Joint Proprietors, the one whose name stands first on the Share List is alone entitled to vote.
British Library Heritage Made Digital Newspapers
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
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PROVISIONS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 13.—There is rio improvement in the demand for beef; the sales for the week are unusually light, but holders do not press the market. Pork also remains dull and lifeless, without change in value. In bacon the transactions are on a very trilling scale; the dealers still hold off, but the light stock prevents prices giving way. For lard there is less inquiry, and the sales for the week do not reach 100 tons. The condition of the cheese lately arrived is not satisfactory, hence sales are difficult to effect. Grease butter is saleable in small quantities only. Tallow early in the week was active, but is now dull. ST. JOHN'S MARKET.—The following are the prices current in this market eck Is Od to la 6d : Beet t. lb Os 6 to Os 8d Peas v p Mutton Veal Lamb, per 'qr..... 0 7 0 8 ;Melons 0 0— 0 0 Fresh Pork 0 0— 0 0 'Asparagus 7,,,, 100.. 0 0— 0 0 Cod Fish 0 0 0 0 Filberts 0 0— 0 0 Bret Haddock..., Soles 0 6- 0 8 Pines,For... each 0 0— 0 0 Salmon 0 8 1 0 Do. Eng 6 0— 0 0 Turbot 0 8— 0 10 Fowls ..vcouple 3 6 0 0 Fresh Butter 1 2 1 3 Ducks Salt Ditto 0 10.— 1 0 Geese each 0 0— 0 0 Lobsters ....each 1 3 0 0 Turkeys Eggs • ... —7O- 124 5 7 5 8 Hares NewojcuDmibtetors....o 0— 0 0 Potatoes...7ppeck 1 0— 1 3 Rabbits .. vcple. 1 9 2 0 each 00 51 -- 01 02 0 0— 0 0 00— 0 0 'Grouse LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARKET.—Thelatest quota- tions in this market are as follows : ti ay,old,rst 06 10 it is 2d Potatoes, s. d. I. d. New 0 3 010 Kemps ........ 0 0— 0 0 Clover Ditto, Green 0 2i-- 0 3i Cattle Vetches Straw, Wheat 0 7 0 8 Carrots 0 0— 0 0 Oat Barley .... .0 6 0 7 ;Manure
British Library Heritage Made Digital Newspapers
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
202
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CATTLE. LIVERPOOL, JULY 16.—The supply of sheep and cattle to-day Was full. The demand for sheep and lambs was good, and they were all sold at an early hour. Cattle were rather slow of sale, and some were undisposed of at the close. Beef was worth from sid to 6jd, mutton from 50 to 6id per lb. Cattle, 1,202 ; sheep and lambs, 17,199. SALFORD, JULY 11.—There being a much smaller show than last week, prices were considerably higher. Best beef, 6d to 7 d; middling, Sid to 6d; cows, 4tl to 5d ; best wedders in wool, sid to lid : clipped, s&d to 6d ; ewes, 4id to 5d ; lambs, 5d to 7d ; calves, 5a to 6id. Beasts, 745; sheep and lambs, 8,448; calves, 171. DUBLIN, JULY 12.—Supply but small. Beef ruled about the prices of last week, 55s to 65s per cwt. in sink. with a fair home demand. J.Sheep and lambs, owing to the state of Monday's and Tuesday's markets at Liverpool and Mahchester, were very firm. Mutton, Sid; veal, 7/d to 8d per lb ; lambs, 18s to 2Ss each. Pigs, chiefly stores, and the prices extremely variable, according to quality and weight. .
British Library Heritage Made Digital Newspapers
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
364
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IRELAIVD. THERE is not a red coat idAthlone garrison, which has not occurred since the days of Cromwell. The garrison is now oc- cupied by the Westmeath and Longford, both rifle Corps. MILITARY COLLEGE FOR IRELAND.-The Dublin Evening Mail gives currency to a report which appeared in an Irish provincial journal, that the_ Queen's College, Galway, being found nearly useless for the purposes it was originally designed for, is about to be converted into an institution of military education. CHIEF .JUSTICE LEFROY.-7A rumour has prevailed in Dublin for the last few days, to the effect that Chief Justice Lefroy is about to obtain a peerage, and to make way for the elevation of the Attorney-General to the Chief Justiceship. The Freeman's Journal throws some doubt upon the accuracy of the report. • " THE PRESBYTERIAN REPRESENTATION .SOCIETY."-An important political movement has been set on foot among the Irish Presbyterians, who took advantage of the recent General Assembly at Dublin to hold a meeting of ministers, elders, and laymen, for the purpose of forming an association, to be called The Presbyterian Representation Society," having for its object the election of members of the Presbyterian body as parliamentary representatives. FLOGGING Ix THE MILITIA..-It was stated by the Galway Express that a stripling soldier of the North Mayo Militia has been flogged at Castlebar for drunkenness. It is added, that the punishment was administered on a Sunday Who is the officer in command of the North Mayo Militia at Castlebar ? It behoves him to declare him Self, and to deny at once this latter statement, if lie can deny it; for, of course, it is' out of the nature of things, in the present day, for any man to con- tinue to hold a commission in Her Majesty's service who may have been guilty of so flagrant and violent a profanation. It is, indeed, difficult to believe that any officer, however fire-new his dignity, could expect to brave public opinion by converting the day of sacred rest into a day of infamy and torture, after the well remembered explosion of popular indignation at a similar outrage, some few years ago, in the Seventh Light Dragoons.--Evening
British Library Heritage Made Digital Newspapers
The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1855-07-17T00:00:00
ARTICLE
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TO EMPLOYERS. WNICHOL begs to direct attention to his • AGENCY, as affording superior facilities for securing the services of suitable assistants, while it relieves employers from the painful task of dealing with numbers of incompetent applicants. W. Nichol can always introduce persons of unimpeachable character and tried efficiency. TO MERCHANTS, BROKERS, AND OTHERS. Clerks. Cashiers, Correspondents in various Salesmen, languages, Travellers, Bookkeepers, Superintendents, Accountants, Managers, Collectors, Agents, And skilled Assistants in the various practical arts. TO SHIPOWNERS. Masters ; Mates ; Surgeons; Pursers ; Stewards, TO PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. Teachers whether for fixed appointments or occasional tuition ; Governesses, whether resident or visiting. TO PRIVATE FAMILIES. Companions, Housekeepers, Nursery Governesses. TO NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN. Land Stewards, &c. No Charge to Employer:. GENERAL MERCANTILE, PROFESSIONAL, PATENT, AND INSURANCCE AGENCY, 7, CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL.

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Dataset Summary

This dataset contains text extracted at the article level from historic digitised newspapers from the Heritage Made Digital newspaper digitisation program at the British Library. The newspapers in the dataset were published between 1800 and 1896. This dataset contains ~2.5 billion tokens and 3,065,408 articles.

The dataset contains text generated from Optical Character Recognition software on digitised newspaper pages. This dataset includes the plain text from the OCR alongside some minimal metadata associated with the newspaper from which the text is derived and OCR confidence score information generated from the OCR software.

Supported Tasks and Leaderboards

This dataset can be used for:

  • historical research and digital humanities research
  • training language models
  • training historic language models

Whilst this dataset can be used for all of these tasks, it is important to understand that the dataset was not constructed in a representative way so it contains biases in terms of the newspapers and articles that are included (more on this below).

Languages

The text in this dataset is in English that has been recognised by the OCR software. The OCR software used is generic commercial OCR software that has not been trained on historic newspapers. There are therefore many errors in the text. Some of the OCR in this text will be of such poor quality that is is incomprehensible to a human reader.

Dataset Structure

Data Instances

Each row in the dataset is an article from a newspaper as recognised by an OLR (Optical Layout Recognition) step in the digitisation process.

Data Splits

There is one split in this dataset, the training split.

Dataset Creation

Curation Rationale

This dataset consists of public-domain newspapers published in the UK during the 19th Century. The majority of newspapers digitised in the UK are not freely available (even if they are out of copyright). The newspapers in this dataset were digitised specifically to be freely available but also to meet preservation goals for newspapers in poor condition. As a result, the newspapers chosen for digitisation are biased toward poor quality physical newspapers. This may in turn result in worse OCR.

Source Data

The source data for this dataset is the digitised newspapers from the Heritage Made Digital newspaper digitisation program. The newspapers in the dataset were published between 1800 and 1870.

Dataset Curators

The original digitisation was carried out by the British Library. The dataset was created by the British Library in partnership with Findmypast.

This dataset was created by @davanstrien.

Licensing Information

The newspapers in this dataset are in the public domain. The dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal license.

Citation Information

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Contributions

Thanks to @github-username for adding this dataset.

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