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miscellaneous NEWS. ^ustbaxian IEX-TRAVAGANCF,We are already at least in the purchase of flour a3 compared with last year. The colony last year a- id 3,21 480 for imported food, besides growing c s- era le quantity. Taking all the articles together, the prices are now less than half what they were last year, and I have no doubt that accu- mulation of capital which was stopped in 1854, is now proceeding rapidly. For about 18 months, I believe, in spite of our £10.000,000 of gold, very little was added to the wealth, or more properly sneaking, the available capital of the colony. Be- tw een L3,000,000 and;64,000,000 was destroyed by the cost of governing about 250,000 people. Nearly nJ perhaps quite an equal Bum, was got rid of in the extra price of food and forage. We have spent iliorti than £ 2,000,000 a year for drink and tobacco -3D the average of three years. At the same rate england alone should drink and smoke away about £ 114,000,000. But we improved last year, for the import3 of wine and spirits did not much exceed A rtArt t I I I again, mac our mgn-pricea food, our gevernraent extravagance, and our drink, pretty well took tho gilt of our gingerbread, and it ij only now that we halved these heads of expen- Jiture that we have become an accumulating peo- ple. It was fortunate for consumers that clothing was cheaper than in England at the time provisions were dear, and now that imported goods remuner. ate the merchants, the public can afford theimprov" ins prices. The scarcest thing just now is human bone and muscle.—Times' Melbourne Correspondent. A Real Romance.—There is a melancholy tale told in the memoir prefixed to the Poems of the late A. J. llollingsworth." He was the illegiti- mate son of a lady standing well with the world, by whom he wa3 committed, at birth, to a nurse whose name ho took. His mother never acknow- ledged him, never appears to have seen him. When lie was old enough to pass out of the hands of the ■woman whom he was taught to regard as his par- tnt, ho was confidentially entrusted to the clergy- run who is now writer of his memoir. By him he was taught, and also inoculated with a taste for Anglo-Saxon. At the age offiftoen young Hollings- worth began to write verse. Before the age of twenty he began to feel the mystery of his position in the world, and to make fruitless and impatient in- quiries of his tutor as to the "uncle" who was said to be the paymaster on his account. At the age of twenty he became a lover, was accepted, and be- cause the tutor could say nothing whatever of his fiurily connections, was spurned as a bastard by the parents of his mistress. He then rebelled against society, and obtaiifing, through the tutor, o 0 money from the unknown mother, went abroad, and travelled the rest of his life up and down the world, learning strange languages, studying strange wavs, writing strange verse, and coming home every three or four years to get a fresh supply of iih-.uty (through the tutor), to spend a few weeks in wandering near the abode of his lost mistress, and to s't otl" again. In 1853 he set off in this manner fr Niagara, taking a passage in the Isaac Wright among the common emigrants. But the Isaac Wright struck on a rock, and returned a wreck into the Mersey, cholera having broken out onboard, and forty-seven passengers having been thrown overboard before the ship had regained Liverpool. llollingsworth was one of those who did not re. turn. He perished at the age of thirty-five.—Ex- Guxinuf. Ualiant REPULSIS OF Pirates.—Swansea, Sept. 10.—The ship Rajah of Sarawak, Captain Lilies, of this port, was attacked by pirates in Juno last, in the Canton River. The Rajah of Sarawak was bound froll Calcutta for Wliampoa. The par- ticulars of the attack are thus described in a letter from Captain Giles to his friends The ship was attacked by pirates coming up the ri ver. We, how- ever, beat them off without losing our men, but killed eiht of the pirates. There were forty men 1:1 the pirate pros, thirty-two of whom made their csL'ape, though their boat sunk before reaching the hore. from the effect of our nine-pound grape." Railways in ltrssiA.—I have just learned from authority upon which I think reliance may be placed, that the Russian government have deter- mined on granting concessions for the following lines of railway:—A line from Moscow to Nishni; a line from Moscow to Theodosia, on the Black Sea; a line from Moscow to Laybau, and a line from Petersburg to Warsaw, with branches from Peters- lur>* to join the Prussian lines. With regard to several short internal lines, which are a sort of fancy bits with the speculators, it is determined that nothing shall be done until certain improve. ments in the inland navigation now under consid- eration shall have been completed. The whole length of line conceded is about 4,000 versts—over 3,000 miles—and the estimated capital five mil- lions, upon which a guarantee of five per cent is to bj given. The successful competitors are, I un- derstand, an Anglo-French Company, the principal names mentioned being Stieglitz (the Petersburg banker), Uzielli, Pereire (Credit Mobilier), and one or two English names, which will be published in due time.—Correspondent of the Daily News. Gioberti on THE REFORM OF THE ITALIAN Church.—The first volume of Gioberti's works, just published, ia creating great interest in North- ern Italy. His views on the necessity of reform- inn- the Roman Church are shared by the great ma- jority of Italians throughout the Peninsula. He traces the well-known existing, though from ne- cessity hidden, dissent in Italy from the glaring abuses of priestcraft. The following is a succinct enumeration of the great philosopher's views: Ca- tholic reform, he contends, consists in abolishing the present abuses of the Church, viz.:—1. The temporal power of the Pope, which he declares to bo useless and hurtful." 2. The ignorance of many of the clergy; the insufficient education of most of them, theology being many centuries be- hindhand." It is an enormity," he adds, that the priest should be unable to prove the truth of his religion." 3. The want of moderate liberty among the episcopacy and clergy in general. 4. Jesuitism, which pervades worship, science, dis- cipline, &c.' and renders religion adverse to civili- sation." 5. The want of a sound propaganda a- cainst rationalist, heretics, and infidels. 6. The ixisteuce of celibacy in warm countries, for which it is not fitted. 7. The idleness of the clergy; use- less institutions an excess of religious observances. 8. The want of civil (or lay) education among the clergy. 9. Venality. The remedies he proposes are:—1. Depriving the Pope of temporal power. "It may be done," he says, "by Catholic states, 2nd even by the united Italian states alone; there should be no scruples." 2. The establishment of ecclesiastical athenajums the instruction to be su- perintended both by the bishops and the state; the division of the clergy into two classes—the learued and the working priests the reform of theology, the abolition of scholasticism. 3. The granting of liberty and legal guarantees to all ecclesiastical "rdcrs. 4. The abolition of the order of Jesuits. 5. The state to contribute towards the expenses of propagandism. 6. Two orders of priests—viz., the married and the unmarried. 7. The reform ot con- sents the abolition of useless ones, and also of all useless religious practices. 8" The state to contri- bute towards the education and instruction of the '-lersry. 9, Reform of the legislation and diseip- l' h p h k hn-juf the church. Are t h ese reforms, he as k s, tu be hoped for ? yes; by the influence of society; otherwise Catholicism would not be immortal. How are private persons to co-operate towards this end ? writing. Their writings may be prohibited— never mind. HcanicANE in THE West Indies.—Tho West India journals speak of a terrific storm which swept jver some of the islands on the 13th ultimo, doing considerable damage. It appears to have been felt principally at Grenda and liarbadoes. A gentleman vritinrr from Carriacou, on the 14th ult., says:— •< >ne of the heaviest storing on record here since lie great hurricauc of 1780 set in yesterday after- noon, and continued with more or less violence till earl i this morn ing. Tie morning of Wednesday w gusty and lowering, and about noon strong squalls commenced with rain. About eight p.m., this increased to a hurricane, and so continued for hilly two hours; after which it gradually abated, ti. uji still blowing hard. The whole island this morning presents sad evidences of the strength of the storlU-the roads impassable, on account of broken and uprooted trees, and debris of various s .rts—cattle pens unroofed, and labourer's cottages ¡, many instances levelled with the ground, with a Lrge proportion more or less damaged; plantain tf' es, corn, and other provisions torn out by the ??ta ur laid prostrate. From the long continued '?"??htthe c ine cultivation was notsumciently ?.?iicod to suffer materially, bat where it bad at. ?"?1 any degree of growth, it baa been quite lev- *-d. Tuebng Dorothea, at anchor in Hillsbo- rough Bay, dragged her anchor for a short time, but by serving out 75 fathoms on each this vessel rode out the gale in safety. The fine sloop Blos- In, belonging to Captain John R. Desbat, was less rinunate; having taken in a load of Sugar for the the gal" fame on about the time the lad- 1!¡g was completed, and, being obliged to remain at :inch "> h d achor, she drove in the night and got beached; it said she will be g"t off, and that her cargo is not any great injured. All the states have iuffercd to soma extent. Happily, so tar as I can tarn, this visitation has not been attended with 'oss of life." The want of labor r in Demerara has been en- the attention of the legislature of the col- Ony A' fi ■ Among the bills just passed is one for rais- ng". lo in for the payment of bounty to Indian ImIH' 'Ih d b d Wn!i),grrtnts_ The amount proposed to be raise d THE MORMONS.-On Tuesday night, before a I somewhat numerous audience, at the Manchester Me- chanics' Institution, Mr. Hawthornthwaite, late an elder amongst the Latter-day Saints, in this neigh- bourhood, gave an account of h adventures in con- nection with them for the Inst eight years. Mr. Hawthornthwaite, who was educated by a clergyman at Bury, commenced by relating how he was led to join the Latter-day Saints; he then detailed the steps of his promotion as a priest and an elder. A large portion of the discourse was then directed to the dis- coveries he made of the immoral conduct of Elder Weelock, who, he alleged, has now several wives at the Salt Lake. He lived for some time ia the lectur- er's house in Manchester whilst there, he was visited by a young woman from Newport. She was sickly at Nights, and he (Elder Weelock) occupied the same bedroomf or a fortuight. He took her to the Thea- trc Royal five nights in one week, and In the sxith night, on his return to Mr. Hawthornthwaite's house from Cook's Circus (then in Fountain-street), Mrs. Weelock had unexpectedly arrived from Birmingham, and a scene occurred which showed that bigamy was not a very pleasant affair. The elder was accused and tried for adultery but it was found that he was too high in authority to be judged in England, and the case was passed over with a reprimand. He was next accused with wasting the brethren's money by extra- vagance, but, on account of his great influence, no- thing come of it. It was held to be a duty to obey the elders implicity. He had heard a mau state at the conference held some time ago in that lecture theatre, If I were ordered to kill a man, I should go and do it." Another remarked at the same time, I should like to have an opportunity of showing my loyalty in that way." Some remarks were next made respecting the doings of a German count, Orsina Count de Holen, who bon owed of "the saints" in Manchester, Ash ton, aud the neighbourhood, sums amounting to £50, and ordered a carriage from a firm in Oxford-street, giving the name (without his authority) of a well-to-do raint as a reference. This gentleman proved to be a complete swindler; and was even too shrewd for the discerner of spirits, Elder Weelock." He borrowed 10s. from the elder, un- der pretence of proceeding to Liverpool, and holding a council with him at a certain hotel there. Instead of going to Liverpool, however, the count hired a pony for a young lady, and had a ride out with her; the elder being greatly annoyed at being duped. The speaker occupied the attention of the audience for more than two hours; his observations being of a kind not likely to induce many people to become Mormons. In a second lecture, the reasons tor renouncing the degrading system are to be expounded. The chair was occupied by Mr. Joseph Johnson. Lamentable POISONING CASE AT Weymouth. —Legislation in this country is too often an illus- tration of the proverb which sarcastically refers to the shutting of the stable after the horse has been stolen. If there is one fact which is more palpable than another with regard to the retail business of this country, it is that the facilities for the sale of poisons are of the most licentious character, and daily imperil the lives of her Majesty's subjects. The danger is not only palpable, but it has been pressed again and again upon successive govern- ments, which, for some inscrutable reason, have declined to interfere with the arrangements of the trade. The trade has had another victim. On Thursday last a child, whose name was Augustus Broughton, his parents residing near Weymouth, complained of headache. Tho mother, it appears, sent her maid to the chemist's with a note, ex- pressly requesting an aperient draught for a child eleven years old." The master of the shop being absent, the note was given to one of the assistants, and ultimately it was left to a boy of thirteen to provide the medicine. He was directed by an ol- der apprentice than himself, named Lundie, to fill a bottle with black draught," instead of which he filled if; with "black drop,"—a preparation of opium, which, as stated on the vessel which con- tained it, was four times the strength of laudanum' Lundie labelled the bottle The aperient draught," gave it to the nurse, and she gave it to the mother. With her own hands the mother, in her innocence, gave it to her child that night at nine o'clock, and in less than an hour she saw the poor child die. The result of a post mortem examination and a co- roner's inquest, is that the child is ascertained to have died from the effects of a preparation of opium sufficient to have killed two or three men, and that in announcing their decision the jury expressed thoir disapprobation of the system by which young persons in the employment of druggists are allowed to dispense medicines without being properly qua- lified to do so. It is, indeed, astonishing that such dependence should be placed on silly young lads, who have neither the knowledgo nor the sense of responsibility fitted for the discharge of duties so important, and who dispense death and disease with all the carelessness with which they would sell tea and sugar.—Times. A Turkish Romance.—A Constantinople letter, in the Un ivers, gives the following strange story of the manners of the fair sex in Turkey :—The Tur- kish ladies in general, and those of the imperial harem in particular, have resolved to participate in the blessings of liberty awarded to the rougher sex by the Tanzimat. They have of late adopted a most transparent kind of veil, and made an offer of their hearts to any young fellow who may happen to eross their path, whatever be their nation or creed. You may hear them arranging an interview from their carriages with the greatest freedom. This has led to some tragical scenes. The second ikbale (this is the name given to the favourites who succeed to the cadinas, when death causes some va- cancy in their ranks), had fallen violently in love with a young Armenian merchant, whose shop she frequented with great assiduity, purchasing quan- tities of goods of him at exorbitant rates. Her advances were probably listened to with a willing ear; for Emin Aga, the chief of the imperial ma- bein, having discovered that she had recently given him a ring worth 150,000 piastres, ordered one of tho axe-bearers of the palace to murder the young man. Accordingly one night the latter was sud- denly attacked in the streets by the officer of the seraglio abovenamed, and received a stab in the left side. He had strength left, however, to draw the murderous weapon from the wound," and to inflict several stabs upon the murderer, whom, in his fall, he had forcibly drawn to the ground. The blows were ill aimed, and the woundconsequently slight. In dealing them he had struck the ground with such force as to bend the point of the weapon. He was then taken home, and lived four days, during which the favourite constantlv sent to ascertain how he was proceeding, and whether he could give a description of his assailant. The sister of the victim has applied for redress to the representa- tives of France, England, and Russia, who have officially requested Fuad Pacha to explain how such a crime could have been committed upon a Christian by an officer of the seraglio. The other day a young Greek, who also had an intrigue with one ot the ladies of the seraglio, was shot down In the streets, and twelve other persona in a similar predicament have shut themselves up in their houses, being afraid of meeting with a similar fate if they stir out. The Royal British Bank.—The rumours with regard to the statemeut of assets and liabilities to be presented on Saturday to the shareholders of the Roy- al British Bank, do not encourage the slightest hope of a result less disastrous than has hitherto been an- ticipated. Neither do the various communications received from shareholdcrsjand others in relation to Ih: general conduct of the directors, from the date of the formation of the establishment down to the present time, permit an expectation that the principal per- sons said to be compromised will be able to exonerate themselves even so far as to show that the deceptions aud misappropriations which have taken plnce were the result rather of momentary sacrifices to expediency than of any deliberate departure from good faith. It is asserted that the delin quencies, which have ended in the ruin of the bank, dated almost from its com- mencement, and that if the provisions of the charter, requiring its dissolution upon one-fourth of the capi- tal being lost, had been treated as worthy of the smallest attention, the concern would scarcely have passed iuto a second year of existence. Such losses, however, although involving deep culpability, might have resulted from inexperience. The hesitation to regard them as irrecoverable, and thus immediately to submit to a wiudiug Hp. may also be palitated, if it cannot be excused, since the regulation for the for- feiture of the charter, like all government precautions of a similar character, is vicious in itself and holds out a temptation to couceahnent. The worst part of the affair will, it is feared, prove to consist of a se- ries of acts such as uo person could have adopted ex. cept from a studied determination to make the bank the scapegoat of their own speculations and necessi- ties. Tbus. the advances to individual directors as well as to the general manager, and the securities taken against them, are said to be of a nature and to have been carried on for periods which can leave no doubt as to the aspect of the trsmsactions.—Times. AN Original PLAN TO OBTAIN SUBSCRIBERS. the last number of the Reformer, published at Napan.nee, Canada West, it seems that the proprietor, for the purpose of increasing the cir- culation of his paper, has made an arrangement with a daguerrean artist in that town to take a portrait iu a case of every one of his subscribers who pays the sum of two dollars iu advance. This plan is certainly original, and if the people in that neighbourhood are fond of seemg them- selves as others see them" they will have work to do for some time to come. THE COMET or 1856.—If we ara to believe th Colonial Standard, (Jamaica), the comet of 1556 ie already not far off. In its number for August 26*3 that journal aays :—About 9 o'clock on Sunday evening this meteor made its appearance,—darted from the belt of Orion in an easterly direction, showing in its course its brilliant tail, and remain- ing afterwards stationary as a beautiful light in the heavens, eclipsing all the stars in brilliancy, for about four hours. Several gentlemen in the parish of St. Andrew's also witnessed the same phenome- non. The appearance of such a singular visitor will account for the extraordinary heat we have ex- perienced for the last few day a. Alleged Homicide BY A Child.—A boy nam- ed Stephen Crewe, aged 9 years, was brought be- fore the magistrates at Bristol on Saturday after- toon, charged with killing another little boy, nam- d George Joseph Watkins, The deceased was sent by his parents, who live in Phippen Street, on the 26th ultimo, on some errand to Bedminster Down, in a field on which Crewe and some other children were playing. Deceased looked over the gate of the field, watching them, and Crewe asked what he wanted. He made no reply, upon which some of the other boys commenced pelting him with dirt, and Crewe threw a stone, which wounded Watkins on the head. He was then taken home, and attended by a private surgeon, but, growing worse, was removed to the general hospital, where he died on Sunday morning from the injuries he had received. Crewe was remanded. THE Colliery EXPLOSION AT Oldbury.—The last of the five inquests held upon the bodies of the eleven men and lads who were killed by an explo- sion at Lord Ward's Ramrod Hall Colliery, near Oldbury, on the 13th of August, took place on Fri- day afternoon, at the Dudley Arms Hotel, before R. Docker, Esq., the same gentleman, acting for W. Robinson, Esq having opened the inquiry by view- ing the bodies of the deceased on Friday the loth ult. The names of the three men, touching whose deaths this inquest was held, were Richard Cart- wright, Thomas Shaw, and Thomas Round. At the conclusion of the evidence the foreman an- nounced that the jury found that Baker's act, in taking down a fire in his basket, was a wilful act. The coroner hesitated to take the verdict in this shape, and, after some explanations, the verdict was returned that he had wilfully and recklessly neg- lected to perform his duty. The jury again retired for half an hour, and were in the meantime joined by the coroner. On returning the foreman said We think that Baker wilfully did it; wo can't think that he maliciously did it." The coroner: Exactly so. That in law amounts to manslaughter. A verdict of manslaughter was then recordedagainst Baker. ATTEMPTED Destruction OF THE AMPHITHEA- TRE, Liverpool.—On Saturday, William Ball, a man in the employ of Mr. Copeland, as carpenter and joiner in the establishment, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, at the police court, on a charge of having been found in the Royal Amphitheatre at a late hour on Friday night, under the following cir- cumstances It appeared in evidence that about 20 minutes to 9 o'clock, during the performance of the first piece, "Like and Unlike," in which Ma- damc Celeste and Mr. Webster take the leading characters, the prompter discovered that there was some deficiency in the lighting of the house, when the son of the man who has tho care of this impor- tant department, immediately went to ascertain the cause of the deficiency. Finding the metre all right, he with others went below the stage, where they found the prisoner standing on a heap of rub- bish. He was in a state of intoxication, and, upon seeing the men with the lights, he said, "here it is." At that time he had hold of the pipe leading from the main to the theatre. He directly fell from off the heap of rubbish on which he was standing, and a large piece of lead gas pipe fell from his hands as he rolled over. It was then dig covered that a portion of the pipe had been cut off which portion was in the prisoner's hands and that the saw with which the pipe had been cut was standing by the wall. The lights went out, but the damage being soon made right, all went on as usual. The flickering of the lights was observed by the audience, but happily they did not know the dan- ger in which they were placed, and therefore they made no attempt to escape. If the gas had caught fire the whole of the building must have been burned down, as the escape occasioned was not moie than 18 inches below the stage, and it would have put forth a flame six feet in length at least. The prisoner was fully committed. ROYAL Suitors AND Royal Rivals —A cor- respondent, writing from Berlin, says piece of court gossip is current, by the way, for which I will not assume any responsibility. It is said that the widowed hereditary Prince 6f Saxe-Meiningen is not unlikely to appear as a suitor for the hand of her Royal Highness Princess Mary of Cambridge who is at this time with the Duchess, her mother at Baden. It would be a highly appropriate mar- riage on both sides. The prince is a worthy and amiable man, in the bloom of life, nephew to our late Queen Adelaide, and also to the King of Prus- sia, by marriage with the deceased Princess Char- lotte (Albert) by whom he has two sons. On the other hand, our Princess is said to have a rival in Princess Mary, a younger sister of the Grand Duke of Baden and the reigning Duchess of Saxe-Coburg. THE Braemar Gathering.—The annual gather- ing of the Highlanders of Mar took place at Mar Castle on Thursday, for the performance of High- land games and the practice of athletic sports. The weather was very fine, and the Queen having sig- nified herjintention of being present, a very large number of spectators assembled on the occasion. At one o'clock the Farquhafrson Highlanders mustered in front of the Invercauld Arms, in Castletown, and marched to the old castle of Mar, where the games were to come on. The men were in Highland cos- tume, carried the banners of the clan, and were led by their chief. The Duff Highlanders, the Athol Highlanders, and the Forbes Highlanders who were wont to muster in large numbers at for- mer gatherings since the Queen came to reside at Balmoral, did not appear on this occasion, so that the scene did not present that martial-looking cha- racter which used to be its chief feature but the number of strangers in the paik and on the castle- terrace exceeded that of any former meeting. The games commenced about half-past two o'clock, and by three the royal cortege drove up. The Queen was received with cheers. The Queen, Prince Al- bert, and the royal children, were all attired in the Highland dress; but the Earl of Clarendon, Colonel Phipps, General Grey, and the other members of the suite were not in kilts. On the terrace there was a very large display of Celtic beauty and fashion, the Farqnharsons and Duffs being the more distin- guished of tho company. When the Court was seated the games were contested with animation. They consisted of putting the stone, tossing the ca- ber, running foot races, dancing Highland dances to the music of the bagpipe, and such like, now so well known and so commonly exhibited as to need no particular description. Suffice it to say that they were keenly contested, and that the prizemen were considered to be fully up to the mark. The Duchess of Kent was not present, but there was a distinguished party from Abergohlie, while among the strangers were Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., Lord and LadyLovaine, Sir John Hope, &c. The Queeu left at five o'clock, after which a select party wero entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson to luncheon in tho Castle, and in the evening there was a ball, weich terminated the festivities of the day. The ROYAL "RISING Genkration."—Next sea- son will most probably witness a great change in tho domestic economy of the Hoyal family. The mar- riage of her Royal Highness the Princess Royal with Prince Frederick William will be solemnised, and. after the nuptials the Pri nce of Wales will take pos session of Marlborough house as his future residence' It has has been thought that, engaged as the Princess Koyal is, it was hardly worth while to apply to Par- liament for an establishment, when her positiou with regard to the country must so soon c hange j though it may be confessed that, considering her Royal Highness is introduced to the world, makes and re. ceive visits, and moreover is a Jiancee, she has not the appanage proper for the Princess Royal'of Eng- land. Indeed the Princess has no household at all, and nothing whatever in her own right. Such a state of things can hardly be considered as proper, and is only permitted in order that one application may suffice for an outfit for the marriage and a per- manent provision befitting her high rauk. This event will also influence the advent of the heir ap- parent to a separate position. Indeed, independent of all other considerations, it was felt that when Prince Alfred was removed to the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, it was hardly possible to keep bis elder brother much longer within the dominions of the royal nur- sery. Not that it was intended to surround the Prince of Wales with anything like a court; he will be considered as a student, and his household will be a domestic one; at any rate for two or three years to come. Last Monday week, the Prince of Wales made his deubt as a sportsman, and brought down six birds out of s(veii.-Cotirt Journal. "Road side Resting PLACEs.The writer of a pamphlet—bearing this title—already well known in the literary world, as the authoress of Homo truths for home peace," and other favourito works, has carried her philanthropic project into execution near the town of Shepton Mallet. An iron seat, lettered with short texts of scripture, is fixed by the road side. The pedestrian may read these whilst he rests, and may carry away subjects for profitable reflection,
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(_ LOCAL NEWS. f WKEXHAM PETTY SESSIONS. Monday, September 18, 1856.—Before Captain I Panton, R.N., Chairman, and Simon Yorke, Esq. I A fair ASSAILANT. i t1ih in « Jims ureen, irom Lavister, summoned Maiy Johnson, a neighbour, for assaulting him on the 21st of August last. Defendant came into his shop on that day and began calling him names, and when on receiving this abuse he ordered her out, she became more violent and struck him in the face with her hands. There were two parties by at the time, Mr. T. Davies, landlord of the George and Dragon, and William Hughes.—Mr. Buckton, (who appeared for the complainant) then called Mr. Davies, who deposed that he was certainly by at the time. There was some dispute between the parties resspecting a shop bill, and defendant be- came very warm. Did not see her strike the com- plainant but she held up her arm in a threatening position. He could not say that she struck him as he did not see her do so.- W m. Hughes give similar evidence and said that he saw her put her fist in his face. She only blackguarded him and said that the bill was not correct.—The magistra- tes dismissed the case, Mr. Panton observing that he saw nothing in it. It was scarcely likely that a woman in her state (Mrs. Johnson is in a very interesting state) would fight with a man like the complainant.—Subsequently, the complainant ap- plied for another warrant against her on a similar charge, but the magistrate's clerk did not counten- ance the application. I stealing COAL at bryn-ye-owen. treo. iJavies, a collier, was in custody charged with stealing 1 cwt. of coal, value 6d., from the bank of the Bryn-yr-Owen Colliery, on the night of the 26th of July last, the property of Mr. John Taylor and others. Joseph Turner, deposed that he was employed as a watchman by the com- pany and on the night in question about 10 o'clock he found the prisoner with a large lump of coal on his back, which he made him replace on the heap. Next morning he acquainted P.C. Turner, bis brother, and got a summons, but it could not be served, the prisoner having left the distriot. A war- rant was then obtained but he was not taken un- til Sunday night last. The prisoner, who has a wife and three children, admitted taking the coal and was sentenced to one week's hard labour. OBSTINATE. I Patrick Evans (a wight who had been locked up at Ruabon for a week) was charged by P.C. Turner, with being drunk and disorderly. Tur- ner had tried to carry him homo but he could not, and was obliged at last to lock him up. His wife also appeared against him for neglcctm" to maintain his family. Discharged with an inti- mation to look after himself and his family bet- ter for the future. finding A PURSE. NY liliam W niiains was placed in the dock on a charge of taking a purse containing money, the property of a Miss Ellis, from Llandegla.—Mr. E. Pugh appeared for the defendant. The facts, as related by the different witnesses are as follows At four o'clock on Thursday, the 11th inst., two little boys, children of Mrs. Anno Ashton, Beast Market, Wixxham, were returning home from school, and when near the Town-hall, they picked up a purse containing money. When nearly op- posite Mr. Millig-an's, in Charles-stroet, Williams met them, and took it off them, saying it was his. Subsequently, however, he sent the purse back to Mrs. Ashton, with Is. 6d. in it. On this she sent for Sergeant John Owens, who took Williams into custody. A letter had been received from Miss Ellis stating that as her father had just died, she could not attend to prosecute. The prisoner was then discharged, Mr. Pugh alleging that his mo- tive was not to keep the purse, but to preserve it for the mother of the children-he thinking they might lose it. STEALING APPLES. I ilenry ifarton, and John Williams, were in cus- tody for robbing the orchard of Mr. Edward Jones, farmer, ofLlanrafon, on Friday night the 12th inst. Daniel Jones, a servant man, was called up in the night by Mrs. Jones, who told him that somebody was robbing the orchard, and on his going there he discovered the two prisoners in an apple tree: He did not search them, but took them the to the house, and afterwards to the lockup. In the morning he discovered a quantity of apples on the ground be- tween the gateway and the tree in which he found the prisoners.—Mr. King read a paper, from which it appears, that Barton has been before the bench 12 different times, and has been sent to Rutbin for various terms of imprisonment. Williams had been up once before as being connected in the affair of the shirt-stealing at Mold, when he was sent to the workhouse. Barton was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, and Williams for 14 days, Mr. Panton remarking on the case of Barton, that he supposed he would have a cell all to himself at Ruthin with his name written on it as belonging exclusively to him. TOO MUCH OF A thing. I William Jones and Puleston Jackson, were bound over to keep the peace in £5 each for 3 months for fighting on Sunday morning, the list of August, in the Beast Market, Wrexham. Jones laid all the blame uf the fracas on Puleston, who he said was drunk at the time, an■! came to his door, and chal- lenged him to fight. This was too much of a thing and so he complied ith his wishes in that respect. It was too bad that a man could not be let alone when he was sitting down quiet and sober on the sill of his own door. purloining CLOTHES, &C. I Sarah Williams, servant of Mr. Morris, skinner, of this town, was brought up charged with having in her possession a large quantity of articles the property of her master, Mr. Morris. Since the de- cease of Mrs. Morris, several articles have been missed, but it could not be discovered who had taken them. On Monday, a police officer went and searched the box of the prisoner, when a great quantity of the missing articles were found. This case was heard in the Magistrates' private room, and the case 'was remanded until Wednesday, when she was committed to Ruthin to take her trial at the Quarter Sessions. PROPOSED NEW NORMAL COLLEGE FOR I NORTH WALES. A meeting was held at Rhyl on Monday last for the purpose of deciding upon the precise lo- cality of the new Training College for North Wales. Several gentlemen were present from Wrcxham, Denbigh, Carnarvon, Rhyl, and Bangor, as advocates for their respective towns, but Mr. R. Edwards of the Menai Bridge at last settled the controversy by a most telling and poworful argu- ment, viz., by heading the subscription list with the munificent sum of £ 1,000, which at once de- cided the question in favour of Bangor. The Messrs. Darby then offered to subscribe k-50 pro- viding that eight others would do the same. This was at once complied with and thus the whole sum of £ 1,500—that which is required to complete the building exclusive of XI,503 given by government was subscribed for in the room. Subscription lists were then ordered to be published, and also that the assistance of the gentry and other friends of education be immediately solicited. Mr. Poyser, of Wrexham, suggested that the sub- scription should be stated as being for the Endow- ment as well as the building itself, and that any surplus over and above what would be required for completing the latter should be invested in the hands of trustees, nominated by the meeting. This suggestion was then adopted and trustees were at once appointed. In addition to his most liberal donation Mr. R. Davies intimated that he should take a most active part in everything relating to the proposed College so as to make it what it appeared most likely to be, a valuable and useful institution. Mr. Maurice, in maving a vote of thanks to Mr. Davies, warmly eulogised his noble conduct. The vote was carried with acclamation, the Messrs, Darby, Salisbury, Owen, and others, at the special request of Mr. Davies, having been included in the motion. There were present on this occasion the follow- ing gentlemen.—Messrs. W. H. and C. Darby, Brymbo Mr. Richard Davies, Mcnai Bridge Mr. Robert Foster, Tottenham, London; Mr. Hugh Owen, Whitehall, London Ur. E. G. Salisbury, Chester; Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Maurice, Mr. Poyser, Summer-hill, Wrexham Mr. T. K. Roberts, St. Asaph the Rev. Henry Rees, Liverpool, &c., &c. The cost of building the College will be X3,000 as above stated, but this will not include the site, the cost of which will be an expense additional. It is hoped that Col. Pennant, who is always so liberal in kindly furnishing sites for churches, chapels, and schools in the Principality, will pre- sent one for this national and useful undertaking. Bodelavyddan Chubch.—This chi pch, which is now building at the expense of Lady Willoughby D'Eresby, is now rapidly progressing. The con- tract for the stonework alone (exclusive of the spire from the level of the top of the church) is £ 23,000. The spire will be 171 feet in height, and four bells placed therein. Llandudno.—The preliminary proceedings for establishing Gas and Water Works at Llandudno were last week adopted at a meeting held for the purpose, and the works will be proceeded with as soon as the necessary arrangements are completed. An efficient svstem of drainage and sewage will also be commenced at the close of the season.
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jp t CORRESPONDENCE. I We do not hold ourselves responsible for the letters of any of our Correspondents. This part of our Paper is allotted for the free expression of public I o-piniolls generally, and not for the exclusive views of any particular sect or party. I u NATIONAL EDUCATION. Tell me not of the honour of belonging to a free coun- try. I ask docs our liljorty bear generous fruits in the educational progress and a social improvement of the great body of our people."—Dr. Clianuing. To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. oir,—ine system of education at present in operation under the Minutes of the Committee of Council is one which unquestionably has had its origin in the religious difficulties which have hitherto beset legislation on this important- ques- tion. It is a sort of compromise between the opinions and claims of those different denomina- tional bodies, who, although agreed as to the necessity of Government action in behalf of edu- cation, differ nevertheless regarding the nature and mode of giving doctrinal instruction, and the necessary legal guarantees to be made for religious freedom and the rights of conscience. The Minutes are acquiesced in rather from ne. cessity than choice. Time and experience, the prime agencies of human enlightenment, and the sure correctives of sectarian exclusiveness, will no doubt tend to remove existing ditticulties-gradu- any reconcile conflicting opinions, and ultimately bring opposing and rival sects to that tolerant and christian state of mind which will induce them to make mutual concessions in non-essential and im- material matters for the sake of that which all de- sire to see established as a public good. Leaving for tho present the Voluntary Party out of view, who, most strangely, are opposed to any kind of organization, central or local, in behalf of popular education; the State party is again divided into two subordinate parties, now pretty well known as the Manchester and Snlford Local Plan, and the National Secular Association Plan. Both have originated in and have had their head quarters and centres in Manchester. The Rev. C. Richson, of the Cathedral Church, Manchester, a great promoter of popular education, and certainly in that respect an honour to the establishment, may be said to be the author of the former, while a few of the more liberal and en- lightened of the Manchester merchants and manu- facturers is of the latter. The well known mem- bers of Parliament, R. Cobden, J. Bright, and ai. S. Gibson, are also advocates of the secular plan, and have ably supported it both in and out of Par- liament. See their speeches at the great meeting of this Asscciation in Manchester, 18th Jan., 1854. From the report of a very able and lucid lecture, descriptive of the American system of free public schools, delivered in the same place, by H. Raw- lins, Esq., a gentleman of this locality, I think it is very likely that he too is a supporter of the secular plan. The advocates of both these plans are favourable to a local rate for the establishment and maintainanco of free public schools, but are rot equally agreed as to the kind of instruction to which a rate so raised shall be applied. They are also at issue regarding the election of the Local Boards of Management, and the amount of con- troul which they ought uecessnrily to exercise over the public schools, committed to their super- vision. In the Manchester and Salford Plan, the educational rate is to be applied to schools of all denominations, provided the authorized version of the Holy Scriptures forms part of the daily in- struction given in school. In order to preserve religious freedom and respect the rights of con- science, it is further provided in this plan, that n1 child shall bo compelled to receive religious in- truction from any catechism or other formulary of octrine, if the parent shall object on conscientious grounds. As might be expected from the author's denom- inational standing, the amount of controul to be exercised by the Local Educational Boards, al- t hough at first sight apparently considerable, would yet be found to be very small indeed on account of their being brought under the direct supervision of the Committee of Council. Indeed the opinion seems to be gaining ground, both among Church- men and Dissenters, of course among the latter specially, that those who supply the school funds should have the largest share in their distribution end application. Although upon a cursory view Mr. Richson's plan seems fair and equitable, it will yet be found upon a closer inspection, that it has many features in it of an objectionable character. Every school must impart religious instruction, as a rreces-ary condition to its participating in the educational rate; but as no two schools perhaps teach precisely the same doctrines, while not a few inculcate those which negative and contra- dict each other, it follows that as Christian truth is one and harmonious in all its statements, a great deal of what is taught as religious instruc- tion must, undoubtedly, in the minds of many of the ratepayers, bo considered as dangerous and pernicious error. In other words, the rate would be applied to the payment of teachers of hostile and opposite creeds, which as a matter of course, cannot all be true. Roman Catholics who object to the Protestant version of the Bible, Jews, who deny the truths contained in the New Testament, and generally all those who are opposed to the ap- I plication of public money for religious teaching, would be precluded from availing themselves of the instruction given in the public schools, while at the same time they would be compelled by pay- ing the local rate, to aid in supporting them. It was in order to obviate, or rather remove the difficulties, which surmounted the subject of popular instruction, that the secular party had its origin. It must not be supposed, however, that the name of secular is significant of any hostility or opposi- tion to religious teaching in schools. On the con- trary, many of the members of this educational so- ciety are, and have been proved to be, men of un- doubted piety, and deep religious convictions. As philanthropists they deplore the vicious and demo- ralised condition of the ignorant masses, while they equally lament that sectarian and bigotted spirit which ever and anon, like a nation's evil genius, displays itself among religious communities when- ever an attempt is made to educate the people. The advocates of the secular plan are as desirous, nay rationally more so than their oppononts, that reli. gious instruction should form a prominent part of school instruction, while they are equally and more constitutionally opposed to anv infringement of the rights of conscience. From a calm review of the educational contro- versy, it is very evident that (with a few excep- tions) it is a narrow exclusive and dominant spirit that animates those who style themselves, par ex- cellence, advocates of religious education in their tactics, in opposition to this truly national work. Each denomination is so indoctrinated with an opi- nion of its own infallibility, so convinced of the absolute truth of its theology, that to our shame as a people be it spoken, our religious sects, to all ap- pearance, would rather permit tho millions of our neglected children to grow up in a constitution ot physical and moral degradation, spreading pesti lence and crime throughout the community, than that they should be educated otherwise than under thoir auspices, or receive any smattering of secular knowledge except through the medium of Sjtheir creeds. A spirit of this kind evidences a low de- greo of educational culture, a limited range of men- tal vision, and an inert ignorance of all othe s, the most conservative of social evils, and obtrusive of popular improvement. It is the same spirit, al- though in a modified degree, which made Catholics prosecute Protestants, Protestants one another, and all and each on being installed in power, to call in the aid of the civil arm to carry into execution their unrighteous and unchristian decrees. It was all very well that poor Scrvctua escaped from the fiery tribunals of the Roman Inquisition, and arrived safe in Geneva, at that time the head quar- ters of tho. doctors and doctrines of tho Reforma- tion. Mistaken man He found to his cost that John Calvin was as much opposed to an exercise of the rights of conscience, or a toleration of opinions different to his own, as his Holiness of Rome. The old spirit of persecution yet lives, showing itself in a thousand modified forms in the under current of society but like an aged serpent deprived of its I fangs, it is now, thanks to the enlightenment of the age, unable to inflict that amount of social wrong and human woe which our own ecclesiastical his- tory, as much as that of any other country, tells us it did in former times. So much, then, in elucidation of the denomina- tional sectarian spirit, which still baffles even tho government of this country in its repeated at. tempts, importuned by what amount of liberal opinion exist". to do something for the education of the people. In describing further the secular plan, I think I cannot do better than adopt the words of Horace Mann in his official report of the educational cen- sus, addressed to the registrar general. The se- cular party (he says) purposes that without prohi- biting in any school religious teaching, there shall be appointed special times at which it shall be gi- ven, and specific other tinwa at which the secular instructions shall be given. By assisting with the r rate the latter only—leaving the religious training either to the teacher at some other time or else to I the clergymen aud ministers to whom belon" the right and duty of such spiritual oversight—it is conceived that no one's conscience could possibly j be offended, that a sound and useful education in all secular knowledge would be placed within the reach of all, and that religious culture would be amply and peihaps more truly realised when made an object by itself than when mixed up as now with what must be to a great extent incongruous and detrimental." -Having thus, air, taken a cursory view of the education, as it at present stands, as regards Eng- land and Wales, and also of the two principal plans which have been brought forward claiming the suf- frages of the public, as satisfactory solutions of this much vexed subject, I shall now, with your kind permission, bring be fore your readers, in as brief and simple a manner as is consistent with detailed accuracy, first the number ot children in our popu- lation between three and fifteen years of age, wh) ought to be receiving education secondly, the ap- proximate number supposed to be receiving some education; thirdly, the probable number who very likely are receiving no education; and lastly, the kind and quality of the education which it is pos- sible those can receive who attend some school or schools for a IongSr or shorter period. My vouch- ers for such educational statistics as I shall bring forward on this subject, arc I conceive the most re- liable that can be depended on at the present stage of the educational question. These are the Minutes of the Committee in Council for 1855 -6, containing the latest reports of her Maje3ty's inspector's re- ports for England, Wales, and Scotland, and the official report of Horace Mann, I am, sir, &c., A COMMON Labourer. I To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. Sir,-l have read with much interest the letter in your paper on National Education, the more so, (assuming the signature to be genuine) as it is the production of a Common Labourer." But as I do not quite agree with your correspondent's stric- tures on Dissenters and Voluntaries, I am induced to solicit space in your columns to ask him a few questions. Your correspondent says, No matter however fair and impartial any scheme of public education may be towards all parties, it is uniform- ly opposed and clamoured down," &c. Will he favour us with a brief discription of any scheme yet introduced which has been fair and impartial ? He says the Voluntaries deny the right of the State to meddle with education. Will he favour us with a refutation of their arguments ? He does not deny that "some continental governments" have made national education subservient to the in- terests of absolutism and destructive to political freedom." Can he give any security against the aristocracy and State Churoh doing the same in this country ? He speaks of America as affording an instance of the satisfactory working of National Education. But America has neither Aristocracy nor a State Church. Besides, it is certain that the Americans who have voluntarily contributed so largely to their religious and benevolent institu- tions, would have refused to support education without being compelled ? Then, your correspon- dent, in common with other advocates of govern- ment education, seems to take it for granted that it must extingnish vice and crime. Has it done so in America ? Has it put an end to brutal assaults and horrid murders among individuals; to lynch laws among communities; or to the enor- mous crime, (or rather aggregation of all crimes), of slavery in the nation ? Your correspondent eomplains that the State i Church obtains for its own purpose by far the larg- est share of the National grant. Does he wonder at this ? Or does he think it would be otherwise with any scheme of National Education ? But he blames Nonconformists for not taking their share. No doubt when a public robbery is committed, certain individuals or parties may, in some mea- sure indemnify themselves for their part in common loss by accepting a share of the plunder. But can honest men do so? Can Nonconformists, while protesting against government aid to religion, hon- estly accept government aid to education ? Your cor- respondent complains of Sectarian" obstacles to popular education. Will he tell us who introduced popular education; who sustained the cause when it was unpopular, and who have done most for it since ? Has it been the Sectarians or their de- tractors ? The truth is, Sectarians have willingly paid for their own schemes, while their detractors are angry Decause they were not allowed (to the extent of their wishes) to compel the public to pay for theirs. Sincerely desirious of the prevalence of such a popular education as no government can impart. I am, AN OBSERVER. RUABON AGAIN. To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser, Sil-I was rather alarmed at the appearance of your paper last Saturday, being as it was, minus any news from our consequential parish, and so fearing it may make a similar advent next Saturday. I have ventured to commit pen to paper to try and produce something to gratify the curiosity of your read- ers. My subject will not be anything in refer, once to vestries or any other similiar matters which have of late monopolised the attention of the public' but a quiet survey of the letter of your" anxious" correspondent referring to Rhosymedre school, in the covert attack upon the clerk of Ruabon, for daring to assume the garb of the schoolmaster's friend, a la meeting at the Penny Bank, Cefn Mawr, August 25th last. In analysing the same, I am led to suppose from the very definite manner in which the clerk's qualifications for his present profession are asserted, that your correspondent's knowledge does not serve him so well in his statement with reference to his former profession. Indeed, sir, I am aware both from history and hearsay, that 20 years ago, almost anyone who had beea so fortunate as to have at- tained some proficiency in the art of articulating the A. B.C., and the still higher degree of pronouncing a b-ab would have been considered competent to teach the young idea how to shoot; but to compare those antediluvian schoolmasters with persons regu- lary trained for the office, is, I thiuk, to say the very least of it, a very injudicious and unfair comparison of your so-called anxious correspondent. I, sir, am one of those who are anxious to deal with facts rather than mere suppositions; consequently, having in this instance, a matter of fact, to refer to. I would beg to call your attention (and the attention of the public through you) to the very satisfactory report of the schools of some trained, but uncertified schoolmas-, ters, and leave youili to judge impartially of the same and see whether many 5f them will not bear an equal comparison with the schools of those popular" per- sons lately referred to. Judging for myself, I am led to suppose, that the possession of a certificate does not, as a general consequence, make the possessor the infallible and practical schoolmaster. And, again, Sir, with reference to the alleged compulsory resigna- tion of the late educator of young Rhos." I like- wise think that the same is au imaginary supposi- tion as a retaliation for the daring act above referred to, tending to assist in re-establishing the present schoolmaster of Rhosymedre in his position. Indeed, a change of profession is sometimes justifiable and even desirable, why then should not this instance be one of them? There are many people now-a-days who are constantly changing their professions and employments, but according to your correspondent's opinion, all those who do so, are culpably unqualified for the abandoned one, I beg to differ from Mr. Anxious's theory in this respect; but for the sake of argument, suppose Mr. Anxious should some day find himself transferred to some other part of the world, are we Ruabonites to take it for granted that he is unqualified, owing to a deficiency of attainments or abilities for his present position ? or has there arisen in this parish such an atmosphere of dissatis- faction with respect to his services, that a change is by all means necessary ? My humble opinion is this, that were there is some pecuniary advantage gained, or a better security for the enjoyment of the inesti- mable blessings of health consequent upon the change, I think that every person, be he prince or peasant, parson, schoolmaster, or clerk, is most unquestion- ably justified in emerging from the one to the other, and does not necessitate his afterwards being hauled into print by persons who may not be at all compe- tent to judge of the matter. In conclusion, sir, I must apologise for taking up so much of your space this week, and to inform you that if Mr. Anxious will still persevere in propagating strife and enmity in this parish, I shall be under the necesity of troub- ling you with another production very shortly. I am, sir, yours respectfully Ruabon, Sept. 17th, 156. Outhos.
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Tub CROOKED TREE.-A child when asked why a certain tree grew crooked replied. Somebody hod on it, I suppose, when It was a little fellow." How painfnlly suggestive is that answer How many with aching hearts can remember the days of their childhood when they were the victims of indiscreet repression rather than the happy sub- jects of some kind direction and culture. The effects of such misguided discipline have been ap- rarent in their history and character, and by no process of human devising can the wrong be uow rectified. The error in their education consisted in a system of rigid restraints, without correspond- ing efforts to develope, cultivate, and tram in a right direction. THE NEW Bishops.— We have reason to be- lieve that the Bishop of Ripon will, in all pio- bahilily ÙP trans?fd to thes?uf Durham m I succession to Dr.M.?tby. whose resignation has ¡ ucceSSlon 0 been complete d We hav? likewise r?son to heen COIn pee b J, anticipate that the Dean of Carlisle will be the new J Bishop of Loidon.-Globe-.
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I WREXHAM MARKET, THURSDAY Sept. Old Wheat p New Wheat 8 6 r Flour Seconds (per sack) 47 8 0 6 5 Barley (old) 6 0 j; Oats t. 10 Potatoes. 2 3 Butter 12 i Eggs. (per dozen) 0 0 o Hay (new) (per quarter) 60 0 7.' Hay (old) 70 0 hi, »traw (per cwt.) 2 0 Indian meal (240 lbs) 30 0 s. MARK LANE.—Monday. At this day's market supplies of all grain flour moderate. English wheat sold easily ,I: early hour at .3s to 5s per qr. advance..For 2s to 3s per qr. dearer, but not so large a t;. df one as L?t market day. Floating cargoes b at 2s per quartet fruher improvement, w\ checked business. Flour 3s per sack and Is barrel dearer, but sale for the former rather v Indian corn above the views of buyers, and choice off coast. Barley 2s to 3s per qr. Lv but no great supply. Rye wanted by distil: Malt in increased supply and lower. Peas beans do not meet with inquiry. Oats in consumptive demand at full prices. MARK LANE—Wednesday. A very limited supply of English wheat-: old and new—was on sale in to-day's mar., The factors were decidedly further in their deiiiai-, than on Monday yet the business doing was v. moderate, at that days advance in the quotati Foreign wheat—the show of which was by means extensive—sold slowly, yet late rates v, well supported. Floating cargoes of grain v. in slow inquiry. We had a dull inquiry for 1, barley and malt, at Monday's currency Tl. was a good demand for oats, beans, and pea: fuil prices. Flour sold to a fair extent, at M day's advance. The top price of town-made i. 00s per 280 lbs. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET,—TUESDAY. Our corn Exchange this morning was laç, attended by millers, dealers, and merchants v. do not frequent this market. In wheat the ti, sections were important for consumption and holding over, at the extreme prices of Friday making the week's advance 4d to 6d. per bus! Fiour was correspondingly dearer. Indian c was not so much sought after as of late, but pi improved 6d. to Is per quarter, No other chit: was made in quotations, but the general charac of the trade of the leading articles was marked t healthy tone and feeling, not by sellers only, by buyers as well. HOP-MARKET.—borough, Monday. The market not being yet largely supplied 7. new hops, anything like settled prices canno: quoted. Picking has generally commenced, the arrivals will in a few days be more exten when, doubtless, there will be a good demand, the quality and colour of the new crop are st to be above the average. The duty has rather ceded, and is now estimated at from X270,06-, t280,000. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.-I-fovi)., Per Sib. by the carcase. s. d. s. d. g (i Inferior beef. 2 10 3 2J Inferior mutton 3 4 Middling do 3 4 3 6 j Middling do. 4 4 i 3 8 i Prime hM-Ho do. 3 8 3 10 j Prime ditto. 4 4 4 Do. small ditto 0 4 4 I Large pork 3 6 Veal .3 4 4 4 6 1 Small pork .4 2 LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET.—Mond The demand for stock of first-rate quality pretty brisk, but middling and inferior sorts v.. entirely neglected. Price of beef 6d to (jd. mutton (jid to 7d per lb. HIDE AND SKIN MARKETS.-SATUPDA- Market Hides, 56 to 641bs.n 0 0 0 Ditto 64 7i1 bs. 04 0 Ditto 72 80ios. 0 4i 0 Ditto 80 iSJbs. 0 4.1 c Ditto b8 UbU¡S.n 0 5 0 Horse Hides. (each) 70 < Call Skill's, light .n 2 0 a Ditto full h' 00 7 Polled Si-eep oo. U 30 i b Keats aml iiitlf Brods .n 2 9 Downs o. o20 i: ^aiubs 2 8 4 :Siiearliiigs o. a 0 2 I!
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j RAILWAY TIME TABLES j FOR SEPTEMBER, 1856. ¡,   TRAJNS, FROM CHESTER TO SHBEWSBUBY. SUNDAY DOWN TKAINS, FROM SHREWSBURY TO CHESTER. I SUNDAYS. — | J?ave' ? ?S ?r's 2 J_J. 1 2 IJ J* x????JJLJLJ?.l?L3.P *1 2 3) 2 3, 1 2 ?x? 1 '? 1 2 312 ?2 ,)J?3]'xps'?P?_2 3 a. m a. m'l an: j?. m. a m p. njp. m p m !p. m. p. m'. P m p. m. p. m. Leave a ? ?. ? ? p ?? ? ? ? ? I ? ? ? m?TtL t' m f7Tt. a in ? P m CBESTER; 7 20 8 15 9 10 11 5 12 5 2 5 3 5 3 55 5 20 8 1010 4.') 5 ?0 8RR EWSnURY. 7 0 1' 8 15 10 3,1) 0 2 201 2 35 114 ) n) p njl ii Ij? 1) 9 35 4 50 7 °l 8 15 10 36 1 0 2 20 2 35 4 40 5 0! 6 45 7 40 9 25 9 25; 4 40 SaItMy 8 21 J2]J 5 2(5 '*■ 10 51 5t6 i(..? 7 8 ••• 1 2 5o 5 0 5 17 7 6 9 45i 5 1 P?Ifoid Paschurch  4 511 f, 56  35?4 50 Rcssett 8 33 ',12 20 3 20 I 5 38 8 23 n 11 0 5 31 jjjfcjnal 7 32; 8 41 1 20 2 b.,Il 5 0 5 *i7 7 6 9 4515 1 ltcssett  8 33 12 20 20 5 SS 8 23 li"'o 5**il i -Ras(-Iiurch 7 3;!8 4(: 1 35 3 7,5 12 5 A 8 7 1() 9 57 5 15 8 112 27 3 8? 5 47 30 It 8 5 31,? 1 'A'Iiittington 7 42i8 54 I 4L 3 17 5 43 Ö 381 7 36 8 10 9"<i5 10 515 24 I WREXHAM 7 4 8 4L3 2 9 *io ll *,i (;!12 ?8 2 30 3 37 4 1 5 58 8 41 11 20 5 49 Gobowen 7 52 1 9 211 6 1 52 2 50 3 25 5 43 5 ..3. 8 7 36 g..5. 5 to 1 3? 5 30 i ••• J8 ,"5,.4 ,1,1 35 6 4 OnScW Ti'TE7ScrTrRT)v Y llcave 7 42 8 52 10 55 1 42 2 40 3 15 5 30 5 30 7 26 8 0 9 45 10 3 5 20 ••• ••• ••• Hfabun 7 52 9 7 11 3912 52 2 42 3 52 6 12 8 54 n 35 6 4 Jair< 8 2? 9 12 11 16 2 2 3 0 3 35 5 50 5 50 7 46 8 2010 5 10 23 I 5 40 Kuabim 7 52 9 7 11 3912 52 2 42 3 52 6 18 .>• _9 2 ll 45 6 15 Cliir f 8 Cetn 9 13 il2 56 I 3 56 n. 6 18 11 41 6 10 Presgwyn I Llongollen Road 7 58 918 11 47 1 0 2 55 4 1 623 9 211 45 6 15 Chirk 8 0 9 10 11 12 1 57 3 33 5 50 743 815 10 -jol ••• Celn 9 13 12 56 3 56 6 23 9 7 11 49 6 19 Llangollen Road 8 11 10 2015 41 Cbirt: 8 3 9 23 11 M 1 4 3 0 4 7 4 35 6 28 9 7 U 49 6 19 ?]?lhos 8 69 16 11 17 2 2 3 38 5 55 7 49 10 26 5 47 m. a 15 ) 3 237 7 4 6 6 218 3 9 2111 1 49 6 119 5 Cefn 3 43 6 2 7 03 10 30 5 51 Gobowen 8 12 9 33 9 50 12 2 1 13 3 8 4 16 4 41 6 38 9 17 11 59 6 28 Ruabon 8 20 9 24 11 25 2 U 3 52 6 10 8 0 10 37 5 57 OSWESTRY feaYc- 7 42 9 23 942?152 1 3 2 40 4 6 4 30 6 2. 9 7 11 49 Ci5Rhoa |4mv. 8 22 9 40 10 0 12 12 1 23 '3 35 4 26 4 50 6 4b 9 27 12 9 6 38 WREXHAM 8 32 9 38 11 38 2 22 3 10 4 5 6 24 8 !4 8 36 !0")5 10 48 6 13 Whittmgton 8 17 9 40 1 •••12 5 6 33 Gresford 8 39 11 45 4 12 6 32 8 22 10 55 6 22 icdnal 8 24 9 45 12 17 1 25 432 6 45 9 21 12 16 6 39 Rossetfc 8 44 11 0 2 32 4 17 I 6 38 8 27 11 0 C 27 Whiltington 8 17 9 40 1 184 24 6 50 9 39 12 2€ 6 82! I'ullord • s 4 :• 27 it ir (M a>ch trch 836 958 12 28 1 38 446 7 9 3912 2r, 6 52! I'tilloi,d '7'?fi' 5 ■ 1 •»< 7?" ? r ( ?' '?,. ?"n f .,? :1 f t
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RATIG OF MINES.-The minutes of evideg. taken by the select committee of the House of mons on the rating of mines have been publisli The committee contine themselves to reporting evidence, observing that they" entered late in i esiiioll upon an enquiry largo and complicated its nature, embracing the question of rating throu out the whole of the mineral districts of EngL. and Wales: and have not been able to extenll inquiry beyond the districts of Cornwall, Dc. and Derbyshire." The cODlmittee recommcnd reappointment of the committee in the next sesz, of Parliament. EXILE OF DON ERIQUIo; AND HIS TWO SfqT- -Tile lJaily says: "The Don Eurique (brother of the king) has been exile,. ALauorea; one 01 his sisters has been sent to St. bl:\5tii&D another to C, raiiatta. The explanation of proceeding. whiel, is given in the saloons and put circulation by the frieuJs of the cabinet, is the ol; sition said to have bell made by these three childi 5110°., d d h f DOll 1raucisco to the dutatiou accorded to the ii, of Prince AJalbert of Buvaria. The exile of the t- a has 110 (itlier end than tagive an appearance 111:> 'l'h 1 r Jrobabilit)" to this ruinolir. The rea l cause 0 I e.%ile or L)uii Eiiziqite is that many advanced libel wished to substitute hun as sovereIgn for Qlleeu 1. belia. 1 will cocucuunicate to you some details I.. spectiug this which I am assured V. Bunquc \Vas eniii-ely iguorant. Dt;CRIrTIO:-i or A PARTY or PLEASURE._« T. went out clean--wu Came home dirty we Wt" uiit subt-i-wt CâaJ." homù drunk; we went c. well-we came home gicL- we went out lau-t iug-we came borno crying; we went out A- casli-we came home monGyles: we went out f air-N-e came holia full of dust,"