GRACE DARLING, distinguished for her heroism in saving the lives of nine persons at the wreck of the Forfarshire, in September, 1838, was born November 24th, 1815, in the ancient village of Bamborough, on the coast of Northumberland. "She was lodged, clothed, and educated at the school in Bamborough Castle, supported by the income of Lord Crew's estates." She died, much regretted, of the consumption, in 1842. A monument has been recently erected in the church-yard of Bamborough, of which the following is a representation. The monument is of an altar form, upon which is the recumbent figure of Grace Darling, sculptured in fine Portland stone, surmounted by a Gothic canopy, six side and two end arches. The figure is represented as lying on a platted straw mattrass, bearing an oar such as is peculiar to the Northumberland coast, and beneath the fold of the mattrass, at the head, is introduced a kind of sea-weed, peculiar to the distriet.

The Forfarshire steamer, was a vessel of about three hundred tons burthen, under the command of Captain Humble. She sailed from Hull on her voyage to Dundee, September 5th, 1838, with a valuable cargo of bale goods and sheet iron. It appears that one of the boilers being defective sprang a leak, and when the steamer had arrived in Berwick Bay, it increased to such a degree, that the firemen could not keep the fires burning. About ten o'clock of the evening of the second night she bore up off St. Abb's Head, amid a storm and heavy sea. The engines soon became useless, and there being great danger of drifting ashore, the sails were hoisted fore and aft, and the vessel got about, in order to get her before the wind, and keep her off the land. She however became unmanageable, a heavy rain and fog came on so that it became impossible to tell the situation of the vessel, being impelled to and fro by a

furious sea. Between three and four o'clock, she struck with her bows foremost on the rock, the ruggedness of which is such, that at periods when is dry it is scarcely possible for a person to stand erect upon it; and the edge which the Forfarshire's timbers struck descends sheer down upwards of a hundred fathoms deep.

At this juncture a part of the crew, intent only on self-preservation, lowered the larboard-quarter boat down, and left the ship. Some who attempted to get on board the boat were drowned. The scene on board was of the most awful kind. The vessel was soon broken in two, and the after part, containing the cabin with many passengers, was instantly carried off by a tremendous current, while the fore part remained on the rock. Some of the passengers got on the windlass, which they conceived to be the safest place. Nine of these sufferers remained alive in the morning, when they were discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Darling, and their heroic daughter, at the light-house, about a mile distant. Though the wind had somewhat abated yet the sea still raged so fearfully, that Mr. Darling at first dare not attempt the rescue. By the solicitation of Grace, the boat was launched by the assistance of her mother, and father and daughter entered it, each taking an oar. It is worthy of being noticed, that Grace never had occasion to assist in rowing a boat before this time, others of the family always being at hand.

By the exertion of great muscular power and determined courage, the father and daughter carried the boat up to the rock, and when there, a greater danger had to be encountered arising from the difficulty of steadying the boat and prevent its being broken on the rocks. These were all surmounted, and nine persons were safely taken from the wreck and conveyed to the light-house. The fame of Grace Darling's heroism

was soon widely extended. The Duke and Dutchess of Northumberland invited her and her father to Alnwick Castle, and presented her with a gold watch. The Humane Society sent her a most flattering vote of thanks. She received many testimonials of greater or less value. A public subscription was raised to reward her for her humanity and heroism, which is said to have amounted to about £700. This estimable young woman, however, did not live long to appreciate the estimate formed of her conduct. Towards the end of 1841, her health began to decline, and she removed from Longstone light-house to place herself under the care of a physician. All means, however, proved unavailing to arrest her disorder, the consumption, of which she died, October 20th,

Oh! that winds and waves could speak
Of things which their united power called forth
From the pure depths of her humanity!
A maiden gentle, yet, at duty's call,

Firm and unflinching as the lighthouse reared
On the island-rock, her lonely dwelling-place;
Or like the invincible rock itself that braves,
Age after age, the hostile elements,

As when it guarded holy Cuthbert's cell

All night the storm had raged, nor ceased, nor paused,
When, as day broke, the maid, through misty air,

Espies far off a wreck, amid the surf,

Beating on one of those disastrous isles-
Half of a vessel, half-no more; the rest
Had vanished!

WM. WORDSWORTH

LIVERPOOL.

Up to the close of the seventeenth century, this important port in the commerce of the world was but an inconsiderable place, having only one church, which was a chapel of ease to Walton, a village three miles distant. In 1669 an act was passed to make it a distinct parish, and since that period it has been gradually advancing in importance. The city is situated at the mouth of the Mersey, which opens a convenient access to the western ocean, two hundred and six miles north by west from London.

The history of Liverpool is, in fact, the history of her commerce, and this is in a great measure connected with the progress of her docks. The first great increase that took place in the importance of Liverpool appears to have been shortly after the commencement of the war with France, in 1778, in the first year of which, one hundred and twenty privateers, manned by eight thousand seven hundred and fifty seamen, issued from this port. Since that period the increase has been constant and wonderfully rapid. To provide for this immense traffic, great exertions have been made, and vast expense incurred, in the construction of docks and the erection of warehouses. For the security of the shipping in the port, and for the greater facility of loading and unloading merchandise, an immense range of docks and warehouses, extending nearly two miles along the banks of the Mersey, has been erected on a scale of unparalleled magnificence, and forming one of those characteristics of commercial greatness in which this town is unrivalled. The docks are of three kinds, the wet docks, the dry docks, and the graving docks; the wet docks are chiefly for ships of great burthen, employed in the foreign trade, and which float in them at all states of the tide, the water being retained by locks: the dry docks, so called, because they are left dry when the tide is out, are chiefly appropriated to coasting vessels; and the graving docks, which admit or exclude the water at pleasure, are adapted to the repair of ships, during which they are kept dry, and when completed are floated out by admitting the tide. The Old Dock, which was the first of the kind constructed in England, and for making which an act of parliament was obtained, in 1708, is not now in use, its site having been appropriated to the erection of a new custom-house, and other offices connected with the trade of the port.

The houses in Liverpool are principally built of brick, and covered with slates im ported from the quarries in North Wales. The streets are broad, well lighted, and airy; and many of them vie in point of elegance even with those of the metropolis itself. The public buildings are formed in a style of costly elegance and splendor, in accordance with the taste and opulence of its inhabitants, and are well adapted for every purpose of convenience, utility or amusement. In architectural decoration they are equal, if not superior, to those of any provincial town in England. One of the principal objects of interest in this city, is the trophied monument erected to the memory of Lord Nelson, in the Liverpool Exchange Buildings. This monument was com

pleted in October, 1823. On a basis of Westmoreland marble, stands a circular pedestal of the same material, and peculiarly suitable in color to the group which it supports. At the base of the pedestal are four emblematic figures in the character of captives, or vanquished enemies, in allusion to Lord Nelson's victories. The spaces between these figures, on the sides of the pedestal, are filled by four grand bas-reliefs, executed in bronze, representing some of the great naval actions in which Nelson was engaged. The other parts of the pedestal are richly decorated with festoons of laurel and lions' heads; and in a moulding round the upper part of it is inscribed, in brass letters, pursuant to the resolution of the general meeting, that most impressive charge delivered by the illustrious commander previous to the commencement of the battle of Trafalgar," England expects every man to do his duty."

The figures constituting the principal design are Nelson, Victory, and Death; his country mourning for her loss, and her navy, eager to avenge it, naturally claim a place in the group. The principal figure is the admiral resting one foot on a conquered enemy and the other on a cannon, With an eye steadfast fixed on Victory, he is receiving from her a fourth naval crown upon his sword, which, to indicate the loss of his right arm, is held in his left hand. Under the folds of the flag, Death lies in ambush for his victim, thus indicating that Nelson received the reward of valor and the stroke of death at the same moment.

Liverpool has increased her population with great rapidity for the last 150 years. In 1700, it contained 5,000; in 1730, 12,000; in 1760, 26,000; in 1773, 34,407; in 1790, 56,000; in 1801, 78,000; in 1811, 120,000; in 1851, the parish of Liverpool contained 258,346 inhabitants. The population, including the adjoining townships, was 376,065.

BIRKENHEAD, opposite Liverpool, on the south side of the river Mersey, is a place of growing importance. It contains, at the present time, about 25,000 inabitants. It has a public garden, or park, a place of great resort from Liverpool. It is adorned with statuary, water scenery, beautiful shrubbery, flowers, &c.

Birth-place of William Roscoe, near Liverpool.

ONE of the most prominent persons connected with the history and advancement of Liverpool is WILLIAM ROSCOE. This estimable citizen was born in 1753, in a house in Mount Pleasant, a street in Liverpool, of which the annexed engraving is a representation. His parents, in humble but comfortable circumstances,