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. ; rnt , . , r. 1 1 444 tt Vika open awl wee. We have heard various versionsa event, but none ue.it w!.iel, ve could so rely as to repeat as attiltagtie. firs hope, lufayeer, that these people will rather excite their brethren to pacific. than hostile operations, their treatment after their rapture bting each as to prevent the pt ssibility of their making any re port„-otlier than of. the most favourable description of the humanity with which they were :reatcd. and of the advantage,' which must attend their accepting the protection offered to them. The line advanced steadily and uniformly on Monday, Tuesday. and Wednesday. The Lieutenant-Hon:nur was every where. His pre sence gave zeal and animation to the whole force. It is impossible to do justice to the energy with which his Excellency conducted this im portant operation. We have it from undoubted authority, that from the day he left Hobart Town ra the present time, he can hardly be said to have taken an hour's tepose. He is known to have rode frequently from one extremity of the line to the other daily, when it extended up wards of fifty miles, and to have carefully inspected every thing—to have conversed freely, familiarly, friendly with all—to have left nothing unseen, uninspecred. The consequence was, that every individual felt interested in the result—felt personally, as it were, concerned in the success of the undertaking, upon which so much of the general interests depended. It is impossible to describe the effect which his Excellency's personal deportment had upon every individual engaged in this great national affair. It can be, however, at once understood when we state, that from the day the field was taken to the very last movements, one uniform spirit prevailed—one generous emulation, in endeavouring to curry the great object into sue::essitil effect. On Tuesday it became evident that those within the lints had disco aced that they were enclosed. hitting the whole of that night, and of the advance of Wednesday, attempts were made in numerous different parts of the line to burst through. There were never observed at one time more than twenty persons who thus ventured to endeavour to force a passage. But so many of thew attempts were repeated from different parts, that it was calculated that not less than two hundred men could be (imaged in them. One of two things is ascertained—either that there arc White men shod, as is usual amongst the aborigines or that these lat ter wear shoes of ordinary manufacture, the marks of bare feet and of nailed shoes being palpable in many places where parties have assem bled to endeavour to penetrate the line. At eleven last night a dispatch arrived from his Excellency, the con tents of which are, we understand, of the most satisfactory nature. His Excellency requires forthwith a reinforcement of every man (military and volunteer), that can be mustered. The unfavourable weather has impeded the intended movement of yesterday, but no doubt now exists of a very considerable number of the aborigines being within the lines. Their attempts to break through are made with increased boldness and freqneney. We have heard that his Excellency states that the "pro voking interference of the Shetiff" has considerably impeded his opera tions. Several bags of buck-shot are to be forthwith sent to the line This looks as if matters were not to be left half done. From the Tasmanian of Nov. 12. Although we have not the gratification to announce this week (as we had hoped that we should have had) the successful termination of the important and interesting expedition which his Excellency Lietenant. Governor Arthur, with so much attention to the best interests of the Colony, has personally undertaken, yet we have nothing whatever to report of a discouraging nature. His Excellency still occupies the po sition in which he was this day week ; he is only waiting for reinforce ments to make the great movement to the front, which we anxiously hope—in common, we believe, with the whole colony—will be attended with as perfect success as the nature of the country and the limited ex tent of means possessed by his Excellency will admit of. Yesterday every disposable soldier who could be spared was dispatched from Ho ban Town to join the lines. The duty here is now exceedingly severe. The men of the 63d arc four nights out of bed for one night in bed. This is hard duty, but they bear it with the greatest seal and alacrity; one general spirit pervades the whole colony—civil, military, all classes ; it is of cordially uniting in the forwarding the great object. Nothing certainly can be more gratifying to the government than to witness this, which has shown itself in every possible way. The difficulties which his Excellency has to encounter are infinitely greater than were at first expected. The ground immediately in front of the lines is chiefly a thick impenetrable scrub. The intervals are as few as possible, and the communication is kept up as closely and as re• gulary as is practicable. Still it is utterly impossible to prevent the es cape of the aborigines in particular places, if they have intelligence of the nature of the position of the investing force. This they cannot be deprived of, the hills in front which they occupy, commanding a view of all that occurs below; and if there are white men amongst them (which there is too much reason to believe), they would be readily instructed in the best means of getting away. We have no doubt, from the information which we can collect, that there is not une single tribe but which has some of our own people with It. Upon the advance, as the circle narrowed in extent, the last resting places of the blacks were frequently come upon. In many of these it was appa rent that the time of the halt had been occupied in making spears and other offensive weapons; and, from the shavings and other remnants of the work of the savages, it is evident that they possess European tools. Tne circumstance which we mentioned in our last, of nailed oboes appearing amongst all tracks of footsteps, is in our opinion deei. sive. It daily becomes more and more observed. During the recent rains, opportunities were afforded of tracking these people in various places, and upon all occasions the nailed shoe marks were conspicuous amongst the tracks of naked feet. We cannot, therefore, doubt that there are white men with these benighted creatures, for whom, if they have been perpetrators in any adze dreadful atrocities which have re cently marked their progress, no punishrrent, in the event of their cap ture, can be too great. The eminence called Cherry Tree Hill is about two miles and a half from the scrub, which we have before mentioned as being in front of the lines. It communicates with the scrub in several puts, and no doubt the Aborigines ascend it in order to reconnoitre. The scrub itself is about three miles wide, and seven miles long. The lines are immediately in the rear of it, and extend about 30 miles. In front of the main line there is kept up during the whole night a row of fires placed diagonally, so as that to those in front they appear one conti. nued line of fire. His Excellency is continually on the move ; not a day passes but that he personally inspects the whole. He proceeds from his own quarter, which is within a few miles of the extreme right, along the while line, to all parts where he thinks his presence may be necessary. Frequently he traverses the whole line. In a word, his un remitting personal exertions and endurance of fatigue excite a spirit of emulation in all, which cannot be described. It is impossible to praise too highly the whole of the force in the field. The soldiery, as may be expected, are steady, regular, and attentive, ready at a moment, and actuated only, as British soldiers invariably are, by the desire to come up with their enemy. The volunteers are equally to be depended upon, but their zeal, energy, and activity are beyond ail praise. It is sufficient to say, that his Excellency has, upon every occasion, expressed how highly he is satisfied with them. Mr. Thomas, the Colonial Treasurer, as soon as he beard of the de sire of his Excellency, recruited a party of 63 volunteers, at the head of which he joioed the lines on Saturday last. This reinforcement was im mediately boated in front. At day-break on Sunday morning his Ex. cellency had them in position. A very intelligent man of Mr. Tho mas's party, named Proctor, was on Saturday sent in advance with six picked men ; he penetrated the scrub to a greater distance from the lines than had been before done ; bearing a peculiar noise at the edge of a precipitous descent, he was induced to endeavour to ascertain its cause ; he descended, and suddenly heard a rush as of a large herd of cattle entering the scrub ; not intimidated, he proceeded, and suddenly came upon a sort of encampment of the natives in a deep ravine from which his approach had driven them, and their retreat had caused the rushing noise which alarmed them. They had been as suddenly surprised that they left their munitions of war behind them— spears, waddles, blankets, etc. It was remarked that there were also glass bottles. Amongst the tracks of naked feet there were those of two persons who were shod : the feet of one very small ; those of the other of the ordinary size. Amongst the impressions of naked feet was one which is stated to be eighteen inches long I Mr. Thomas himself advanced as far into the scrub as he could penetrate. It became at length so' thick and impenetrable, that he could plated no farther, and was only able to retrace his steps by his pocket compass. The con duct on the part of Mr. Thomas is moat creditable to the zeal and en terprise of that highly.respected public officer. The two men who were taken speak English fluently ; when the waddies taken by Proctor were brought in, which are of an unusually large size, resembling the heaviest description of New Zealand clubs, they were asked why they were so constructed ? to which they replied, " to kill white man.' We have received various communications from the interior. We regret to state, that in all directions the blacks who have not been en. closed evince the utmost hostility. The following letter is from a highly-respectable correspondent, near the Jordan, 10th November ; " Yesterday morning, between 10 and II o'clock, • small party of Blacks robbed the hut of Robert Mason, upon Constitution Hill, of five blankets and about twenty pounds of sugar. Mason and a man named Moses Jones were planting potatoes at the time, when the violent barking of their dog caused them to look up, and they per. ceived three natives coming out of the hut, two immediately struck c( into the bush, whilst the third, armed with two spears, ran down to wards Mason, dogged hint round a tree for a few minutes, and then tripped off to join his sable companions. " This is the version which 1 have of the circumstance, from Mason himself, who lives only a mile and half from me. " The same morning some splitters, in the employ of Mr. Stiglits, lost all their meat, sugar, and flour." From our other correspondents we derive little interesting infor mation, beyond what we gave in our last. Much alarm appears to exist; and the general hope is, that so soon as his Excellency shall have completed his present operation, he will march to the northward sad clear that division of the Island of the hostile tribes by whom so much mischief has been done, and so much is apprehended. Fainair, lona o'Cz.nce.—We have heard nothing farther of mate• rial importance from the lines than is contained in the preceding detail. We regret to state that Isaac Hall, a young man ftom the Broad Marsh, wits seriously wounded yesterday morninf, by the accidental discharge of his musket : it is supposed that the injured arm must be amputated. Ile was conveyed to Sorrell. We bdievy en Sunday his Excellency purposes to make the final movement in advance. Beery man must anxiously wish that it may be attended with the most perfect success. But be such what It may, we repeat, as we stated in our last, that every thing which could be done. by any possibility, has been effected. The operation was one of abed'. te mei miry. The best interests of the colony were concerned in it. tlis Excellency met the wishes of the colonists in undertaking it; he entered upon it heart and soul ; he devoted to it all the means he possessed, and he carried to it his very utmost personal exertion. Be his success what it may, he is entitled equally to the warmest thanks of the whole colony, and we have no doubt he will receive them upon his return, in the proper manner, by a grateful address of the colonists, convened by the Sheriff in the true English manner in public meeting. Upon such an occasion, there will be but one sentiment, one anxiety to express it. From the Tasmania* of the 19th November. A dispatch has been received from his Excellency, dated last mid night, in which the gloomy anticipations which all the recently re reit ed information had rendered too general, are completely dispelled. We understand that his Excellency has every reason to believe that a very considerable number of the Aborigines are inclosed. Two nume rous tribes arc ascertained to be within the lines. A native boy, who was captured by Mr. Walpole, has been of essential service in tracking his sable countrymen, in the course of which he evinced a sagacity and quickness of sight quite inconceivable to Europeans. That white men are with them, is, we are fully convinced, certain ; tracks of the shoes called mocasains are in many places visible, and one very recently worn has been found. Upon the whole, his Excellency's dispatch is far from discouraging, and we indulge yet the belief and expectation, that the hopes of the colony may not be disappointed. The plain itself, as taz as we can at present judge of It, was in every consideration unobjectionable. It has been carried into operation with the utmost seal and ability, cn the part of all ; but as respects his Ex- I cellency himself, it is utterly impossible to do justice to the statements which we hear from all who have wi.nessed his indefatigable exertions,' of the energy and ability he has evinced from the very first to the pre sent moment, and we shall, therefore, west sincerely deplore, should this operation, so necessary to be undertaken, and so universally sup ported by the general voice of the whole colony, fail of the most com plete success. From the next letter, which we refer to, we snake the following extracts : " Wednesday.—Nu Marrah, the black Chief, who has been so long under tuition, and on such friendly terms, was attached to Mr. Rs beetson's party in search of the blacks, has thought proper to decamp. This is bad, as the fellow knows the whole of our plans and operations. Mr. Massey hu the young boy (taken the other day) with him fur the same purpose. Part of the line has moved this morning, the left old* right wing, the remainder move to-morrow morning. The right of the left wing has moved in the same way to-day, and will follow the move. menu of the right to-morrow." Another correspondent makes a nearly similar communication, adding, " If the Governor's manly and energetic attempt to suppress these savages shall miscarry, he may attribute it entirely to the ad vice upon which he lately acted. The halt of the line was a very great misfortune. Those by whose negligence, or whatever else it may have been, such became netessaty have incurred a serious re sponsibility." Thus, then, we have given the public the latest information from the scene cif action. It certainly no where appears from any thing above stated, that there is the least cause for the apprehension which (in our opinion so incomprehensibly) generally prevails, that most of the aborigines have either passed through, or not beer, inclosed. Let us uow proceed to the only reasons fur this apprehension which we can discover—they are certainly not very pleasant ones : Mt. Evans, a respectable settler at the Ouse, was with two of his men occupied in his agricultural pursuits, when they were suddenly attacked by a tribe, he declares, of at least from fifty to sixty in number. This tribe is generally known as the " Rig River Mob," to enclose which his Excellency made a considerable detour of the right of his force, which was supposed to have been successful.— Mr. Evans is a man of great personal prowess, and no less en ergy of mind ; be instantly, to use the expression of our infor. mane, " dashed amongst them with his two men," and they led. The cunning of these people is remarkable ; imagining that the attack in the field would sufficiently occupy Mr. Evans, they attacked his house, from whence they were also beaten off. So rapid was their flight, that they left behind them their " munitions of war," spears, waddles, baked bread, fried mutton, blankets, and other articles. which prove, in our opinion, that if they have not white men actually with them, they at all events somehow or other acquired the habits of such. ndeed, when they fled from Mr. Evans, they halted at the top of a hill, to which he did not consider it safe to pursue them ; they then called out to him in good English, to come on and that they would tight him. It is now too certain that this tribe, the capture of which was so sanguinely hoped and believed, are at large ; and our readers will perceive how much cause for apprehension arises therefrom. The next fact will best appear by the following letter from a very respectable correspondent on the spot " I hasten to communicate that the Natives have again this afternoon visited the residence of Mr. Thomas Peters. Constitution Hill has been the favourite resort of the late bush rangers, and it now appears to be so with the natives. " The particulars of the present case are as follows, on the truth of which you may rely :—About four o'clock this afternoon the natives stole down to the residence of Mr. P. he at the time being about 150 yards from the hut, tilling the ground: he saw nothing until he heard the screams of bis two daughters, whom he left at home; be then saw three young natives, boys ; he made all possible haste to the hut, from which they made a precipitate retreat ; he followed them, but shortly lost sight of them in a very thick scrub at the back of the house ; his two daughters were both severely wounded. The spear went in at the thick part of the hand of the eldest, and out of the back of the band. The younger received a spear in the breast, but we hope it has not passed through the breast bone. We are in the most dread. ful state of anxiety here." This is most calamitous. 31r. Peters is a respectable old settler ; his daughters are very fine women. Besides the two, who, we la ment to hear are thus wounded, he his two others, one married to Mr.Armytage, the proprietor of the mill and adjoining estate near Bag dad, the other to Mr. Flexmore, a member of the respectable old settler family of that name. So soon as this outrage became generally known Mr. G. Kemp with three men started in pursuit of the assassins. Ws trust they may be overtaken and treated summarily as they deserve. From our next letter we extract as follows: •' NOVEMBER 16.—There Is no doubt but that a very considerable number of aborigines were enclosed within the lines. But I fear many of them have escaped. I know that several of the Oyster Bay mob have been seen at their old haunts. 1 never believed that Numarrow was sincere. I now believe that he was a spy ; if so, be certainly was a daring fellow to venture so boldly. The running away of the others from Mr. Batman's, is also so extraordinary, that l cannot but believe it to be one plan. If Col. Arthur does not turn back and give orders to adopt most rigorous measures we shall have but sorry times of it when the army is gone back. I would have them hunted down like wild beasts for they are worse than any we have in the island. They murder all before them ; and why should we show mercy. which they do not. I hope the Hobart Town folk will support Col. Arthur in this so netts. sary affair. If he had not done it. we should none of us have been safe at our farms, and if he does not follow it up now he has begun, we shall be worse off than ever." Special Commissions have been issued for Limerick, Clare, Roscommon, and Galway, to be held in Limerick on the 30th of May, and in Clare on the 2d of June. The days for the other places are not fixed. The Judges are Moore and Jebb. FRAUDS ET EMIGRANTS.—A great many persons who have lately gone out as emigrants to Canada, Swan River, Van Diemen's Land, and New South Wales, in different vessels from the St. Katharines, London, and the West India Docks, have, previous to sailing, obtained credit from various tradesmen for goods, without having, as it appears, any intention of paying for them, and well knowing that pursuit is useless, after the ship in which they have embarked has left the river. In most cases they obtain the goods two or three days before the vessel is hauled out of dock, and they take care that the debt shall be under 201. in order that they may not be arrested on mesne process. If the creditor dis covers that his debtor has taken a passage, all the remedy he has is to serve him with a copy of a writ ; but, before it is made returnable, or further measures can be adopted, the ship has left England, and is, perhaps, half way to the des tined port. This system of fraud is carried on to a consider able extent, and nearly every day tradesmen wait upon the magistrates at the Thames police-office, stating that they have been induced to give credit to persons about to leave Eng land for the colonies, and requesting a warrant, or the assist ance of an officer, to apprehend them. They are of course told that the police have no power to interfere, and their only remedy is by civil action. A few days since a tailor, residing in Bist:opsgate, applied for a warrant to apprehend a person who had obtained a suit of clothes for himself and two of his children, and was at that moment in a ship passing down the river. The magistrates regretted they could do nothing for him ; and gave a similar answer to a haberdasher, from whom the same person had obtained hosiery and linen to the amount of 151. A fortnight since a brig, called the Dew drop, left the London Docks with emigrants bound for Canada, and a passenger on board, who was served with se veral writs on the morning the ship was being towed out of the basin, held them up in derision before his creditors, who were assembled on the quay to witness his departure. • PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, MAT 14. Both for the Home and the American markets, the demand for goods is very great. At Birmingham, and at other manufacturing towns, an advance of prices has taken place in almost all descriptions of goods. The shilling subscription which has been set on foot at Bath, to pre sent a service of plate to General Palmer, is nearly filled up. The number of subscribers is limited to one thousand. A singular and almost barbarous custom prevails at the Monmouth elections. The chair is always considered the perquisite of the mob ; and so rapacious are they of their booty, that they seldom wait until the member has completed his triumphal progress, or until he is able to lodge himself on terra firms, but often by a premature attack on the object of plunder they fairly upset him in the mud. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRISTOL JOURNAL Sir,—Permit me to call the attention of your candid readers to the following extract from an affidavit made by his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, on an application to the Court of 'King's Bench on the 7th instant, for a criminal information against the publishers and pro. prieton of the Spectator. This affidavit states that neither the Duke of Beaufort, nor his father, nor any of his father's sons, nor any of his Grace's brothers, nor any of his family, have to his knowledge and be lief, any pension or sinecure whatever from the government;"" and it further states that " the brothers, who have been in the public service, have never received any pay or emolument whatever, except when in actual service, and during the time of actual service, with the exception of Lord Fitzroy Somerset, who, having lost an arm at the battle of Waterloo, received by virtue of n general provision of the law, that pension for the loss of a limb which any other officer under the same circumstances would be entitled to receive :^ and allow me to ask if, :in the face of the above candid and manly declaration, thug verified, any but the most wilfully prejudiced persons can give a moment's credence to the palpable absurdity of the following statements forming part of the Libel which his Grace's affidavit is intended to refute, tamely " The benefits which Lord Edward Somerset and the house of Beaufort receive by sitting in and upholding a corrupt Parlia ment, amount to nearly or quite 48,600 L a-year, payable out of taxes !" and "that during the short period of fifteen years, since the re-establishment of peace, they have been receiving out of the public purse and the taxes, 7240011" The object of such base and malignant assertions requires no com ment. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 12th May, 1831. A FRIEND TO PLAIN TRUTH. The following notice appears in this evening's Gasselle, from the Crown Office :—" County Borough of Carmarthen.—The sheriff's of the said borough have returned the writ to them directed, and state that, from the uproar, tumult, and violence which prevailed at the elec tion, they have been unable to execute the said writ." It is supposed that the Boston return will be invalidated on account of tumult. The Times warred the opponents of the bill not to become candidates " if they Ivalued their lives," and the scenes at Carlisle, Boston, Plymouth, and Carmanlien, seem to justify the warning. At Plymoush, Sir G. Cock ' burn was so severely wounded by a stone, that he kept his bed for some days. Corn Inspector's Weekly Return Bristol, May 10.—Wheat, per qr. 21. 19s. Bd. Barley, 21. Is. 9d. Olin, 11.35. Beans, 21. Bristol Cattle Market, Thursday.—Horses, 33 ; Asses, 3 ; Beasts, 622; Calves, 77; Sheep. 2,496; Pigs, 602; Sucking ditto, 184. Prices : Mutton, per lb. 6d to 7d ; Beef, per cwt. 55s to 601; Pork, per score, 7s to Bs. MARRIED.—Mr. James lilogg, to Miss hi. Miller, of Monmouth. —Wm. Watson, Esq. of Ashley-place, to Miss Fry, of St. James's place, Kingselown. DIED.—At Durdham Down, 33, Betsey, wife of Mr. G. Cottle.— At Cotton End, near Bedford, the Rev. J. Holloway, late Pastor of of Counterslip.—lo Cave-street, Mr. F.. Phillips, 77, formerly of Mclksham.—Thomas Okcy, 74, of the Society of Friends.—At Fish ponds, Mrs. Elizabeth Gomer.—At Chepstow, T. Jennings, Esq. 86. Mrs. Pilfers, wife cf Mr. Pliers, College.street.—At Long Ashton, Miss Betty Chamberlain. LEEDS PATRIOT, MAY 14. The turn-out of Messrs. Oott and Sons' woollen-weavers, for an ad vance of wages, which commenced on the 15th of February, still con tinues, and the prospect of its termination appears more remote than it did on the day it commenced, as Messrs. Gott have recently discharged a large number of hands, employed in other branches of the manufac. toting process, with a view, as we are informed, of stopping the whole of their works at Bean log. Within the last fortnight, some half dozen weavers, from a distance, obtained employment at Messrs. o.'s manatee. tory, on the old terms, and when this became known, crowds of per sons, principally women, assembled near the factory, for the purpose of hooting them on their leaving their work. So serious did this an noyance become, that on Wednesday week it was deemed expedient to send other persons employed in the manufactory along with them, for the purpose of protecting them on their way borne. This proved to be a salutary precaution, for, on their arrival in Kirkgate, an attack was commenced upon some of them, and besides being much bruised , and pushed about, their coats were torn from their backs and tossed in the air; and their guardians experienced a similar fate. In order to prevent a recurrence of this proceeding, a pose of constables and patrols were ordered to attend the closing of the factory on Thursday evening week, but, in spite of their endeavours, a collision took place. On the following day, four persons ' named William Clation, John Wood, John Coulson, and Sarah Douglas, were examined before the magistrates, on a charge of being concerned in the afftay on the previ ous night; they were severally bound over to keep the peace— , The following account of the uproarious scene at Wigan is from a Manchester Papa:—" Ever since the dissolution of Parlia ment was known, the populace have assembled in large multitudes every evening, but they were not guilty of any particular acts of out ; , rage, with the exception of breaking a few panes in the windows of the , house of J. H. Kearsky, Esq. the late member for the borough, who , had voted for General Gascoyne's amendment. On Wednesday morn , ing, the day of election, the crowd manifested strong symptoms of , disapprobation against Mr. Hanky and the Honourable Mr. Wit , braham (son of Lord Skelmersdale)—a new candidate, who was started on the moderate reform interest. Persons were stationed at the door of the Moot Hall, and inside, who strictly , examined every individual, as to whom they were going to vote for, marking the coats of obnoxious voters with chalk. Early , in the morning, J. Kearsley, Esq. the magistrate, and brother to J. H. Kea/sky, Esq. was knocked down, and very roughly handled. E. o Kearsley, Esq. also experienced some very rough usage. Mr. Luke , Smalley was recognised on his way to the hall, and, being suspected , of an inclination to vote for Mr. Hanley, was surrounded by the mob, and pummelled unmercifully; he, however, gained entrance , into the Black Horse public-house, and was sheltered under neath the dresses of some females who happened to be in the I bar, and remained locked up for nine hours in the cellar. On the adjournment of the court, several gentlemen were maltreated by the populace, and some of them seriously injured. Amongst those who , were rescued with great difficulty, were Sir Robert Holt Leigh, James i Norris, Esq. (the magistrate of Manchester) Mr. Henry Robinson, partner with Keanley, Mr. H. Gaskell, solicitor, James Thompson, EN. and many others. The hen. R. B. Wilbraham retreated into a private house, with the loss of his coat. The seats and windows of the Moot Hall were demolished, and about half-past so'clock the signet ' was given to go and break the windows of J. H. Keanky, Esq. and in less than an hour, there was scarcely a pane of glass remaining in the t building the shutters and door were forced in, and a mirror and sea veal other parts of the furniture destroyed inside. The pavement was pulled up on the opposite side of the street, and the stones made use of. Themob then proceeded to the shopof Rice and Smalley, and commenced an attack, first upon the windows; the doors were afterwards forced, and three rooms completely gutted of their contents. Thirty-one loaves , of sugar, a quantity of soap, candles, and four chests of tea were con sumed in a large fire, and the building was set on fire three times, but I extinguished by Mr. Smalley's servants." WAKITIZLD COAX MAAIIIT, Max 13.—The supply of grain for this day's market is pretty considerable. The demand for Wheat has been extremely limited, and fine descriptions meet a slow tole at a fur ther reduction of 21. to 3s. per quarter • nothing doing in inferior qualities. Fine heavy barley brings as m ach money, but second sorts ' are 2s. per quarter lower, and di ffi cult to quit. Oats ed. per stone, and Shelling Is. to 2s. per le ad below the rates of this day se nnigbt.—No variation in other articles. Wheat, per quarter of 601bs to the bushel, Norfolk and Suffolk, Red, 645 to 66e; Boston and Wiabeach. ditto, 565 to Gas; Yorkshire, ditto, bls to 575; White, CI to 68s; Marks, Brabant, and Pomeranian, 50a to 58s; Seale and Stettin, 63s to 70s; , Riga and Petersburgb, 56s to 38s; Archangel, 545 to 565. MARRIED.—At Wakefield Mr. Jeremiah Stead, of Gildersome, to Harriet, only daughter of the Rev. George Ambler.—At Old Mal. ton, Joseph Dunning, Esq. to Annie Kenyon, second daugter of the late S. H. Cepperthwaite, Esq. of Malton.—At Stanford, Robert Daly. Esq. to Frances, only daughter of Robert Richardson, Esq. of Barnsley. —John Hadwen, jun. Dean, near Halifax, to Elizabeth Hannah, eldest daughter of Mr. Robert James, Nottingha m.—At Bradford, Mr. Whal: ley, of Ponden, to Mrs. Honetill, of Slack. DIED.—The Lady of John Wilkinson, Esq. of Hull.--Miss Anna bells Fryer, of Park-row.—Bliss Robson, of Hudderstleld.—ln Port land-street, Leeds, Mr. John Wood, cloth commission agent, 79. MANCHESTER ADVERTIZER, MAT 14. A counter-petition against the Reform Bill has been signed by SO persons at Manchester, the first 12 of whom are Parsons. In order to give as much (cirri as possible to Mr. Heywood's de. parture to Lancaster, and also as a mark of personal respect, it was arranged that a procession of his friends and freeholders should accom pany the worthy candidate from his residence at Claremont, for some distance on the road to Lancaster. Accordingly, placards were posted on the walls of the town stating that ?Jr. Heywood intended to proceed to Lancaster, from : his residence, at half-past nine o'clock on Monday morning, and requesting all those of his Mends who wished to escort him, or witness the departure, to assemble at that time. In marque:dm of this notice, an immense concourse roadof persons assembled in Pendleton, on the leading to Claremont. Mr. Heywood's committee and a number of his friends breakfasted with him at Claremont, and afterwards accompanied Mr. Heywood it carriages, to the number of fifteen or eighteen, to Leaf- squsre, le , 1 • which the departure was appointed to take place. Alt. Heywot d peered in a very handsome open chariot, drawn by four fine bits i f horses, newly caparisoned; the driver and footmen wearing new liveries. As the procession passed through the crowds w h o the road, Mr. Heywood stood up and bowed to the pe o pl e either side of the way. From fifteen to twenty well tilled a o , times were ranged on each side of the road to receive him ; afflot , these were three stages, the Peveril of the Peak, the Red Rover, a n d another, the former of which was drawn by six beautiful piebald horses. Each of these stage coaches was also decorated with dirt, or four handsome red silk flags. The crowd assembled was i n ,. mense, extending all the way from Claremont down to Leaf-ague,. On the cavalcade arriving at the latter place, they were receirLd with loud acclamations by the numbers auembled. The window s of the neighbouring houses were crowded with people, and fla k was an abundant display of scarlet flags, handkerchief's, in honour of Mr. Heywood sod reform. The committee and f r i en d s o , Mr. Heywood, as well as many of the spectators also wore red favour in their breasts. The procession was accompanied by a band of music which, on reaching Leaf-square, played " God save the King,” a f t , which the cavalcade moved off amidst the cheers and shouts of the po. pulacs on the way towards Bolton, followed by several thousand persors who escorted the procession out of the town. At Bolton, and the Ow: towns through which the procession passed, the reception was e qua ll y enthusiastic. Wednesday being the day fixed for Mr. Heywood's return, at an early hour in the morning red flags were displayed out of the windows of a gre e number of houses on the road to Pendleton—the direction which would be taken on the return. On the previous day notices had been issued that Mr. 11. was expected to arrive at his residence in St. Ann's-rquar_ about six o'clock in the evening of Wednesday, and requesting th ose persons who were desirous of meeting him to proceed to the toll-bar at Islam's-O%W- Height and there await his arrival. In the course of the afternoon, accordingly, crowds of persons repaired to the spot, wi t h music and anners. About six o'clock Mr. Heywood arrived at the bar, accompanied by his committee and a number of freeholders in c ar . riages and on horseback. He was here most enthusiastically greeted by the vast multitude who were waiting his arrival. After a short delay something like arrangement was introduced, and the whole moved on ie the following order: Work-people of Mr. Dyer, 400 in number, with flags. Manchester hand. Horsemen, two a-breast, nearly 100 in number. The Hero, Birmingham coach, drawn by six piebald horses, and decorated with flags. Peveril of the Peak, London coach, drawn by six bays, and similark decorated. Tenantry of Mr. Heywood, residing at Newtown, six s-breast, with flap. Band of music. Barouche and four, in which was B. HEYWOOD, 85g. M. P. accom. panted by E. J. Lloyd, Esq. (chairman of the committee,) Shakapetre Phi Esq.&c. ips, _ Twelve other carriages and four. Other carriages of various descriptions, to the number of 60 or 70. When to this list is added an assemblage of persons of all ages and denominations, to the amount of nearly 10.000, a tolerably cornet idea may be formed of the extent and materiel of this immense body guard. The most prominent features in the procession were the two coaches belonging to Mr. Knowles—the Hero and the Peveril. Toe postilion of the former was dressed in a jacket of crimson and white silk, and a cap of the same materials. The horses of both coaches were decorated with rosettes; and the coaches were literally crowded with passengers. There were nearly 100 flags in the procession, with various inscriptions and devices. Among them, some bearing the inscriptions —" The King and the Reform Bill," " Freedom of Election; "Hey wood and Reform," " Annual Parliaments, Universal Suffrage, and Vote by Ballot," " No Corn Bill, &c." As the procession moved down Pendleton, Mr. Heywood was en. thusiastically cheered by the crowds of persons who lined the road. The windows of the houses at the Crescent, and along the whole line. were also crowded with spectators, among whom were vast numbers of elegantly dressed females, whose reception of the popular reform can didate was equally gratifying; and from the windows were sus pended flags of every size and character. Mr. H. stood up, and lowed repeatedly to the spectators. When the procession arrived in Ilk Mary's-gate, having come along Blackfriars-bridge, the numbers bad increased to an amazing degree. It would, of course, be im. possible to state them with any degree of accuracy, but we should think that the number assembled by this time was not less th an 30,000. On turning into F.:change-street, the horses of Mr. Heywood's carri age were, notwithstanding his express wishes to the contrary, un and the carriage was drawn into the square by the populace, the band playing " Sec the conquering hero comes !" The square had been al ready occupied by a number of people, and on the arrival of the proces sion the pressure was alarming. After considerable delay Mr. Hey. wood reached his residence, and having alighted, he soon made his appearance at the window, and was received with the most enthusiastic cheers. He then immediately addressed the multi. tude in a brief speech, but from the immense crowd, we were unable to hear him correctly. We understood the worthy member to congratu• late the assembly on the zeal and patriotism of his Majesty, the cheer. lag prospects of reform, and the existence of a Government who did no: entirely neglect the wishes and the welfare of the country in the measures submitted by them to the consideration of parliament. At the condo. don of Mr. Heywood 's speech, three cheers were given for reform, afar which Mr. Heywood retired amidst loud and long-continued plaudits. The dense crowd then began slowly to disperse, without the least breach of the pf. having occurred. Thus endLd, in Manchester at least, the proceedings connected with, perhaps, the most important election that ever took place for this county. On Wednesday last a meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of Manchester was held at the Town Hall, by adjournment from the Col legiate Church, for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the church. wardens for the last twelve months, and also ter agreeing upon a rate for the necessary repairs of the church, &c. Mr. Ogden was called to the chair. The Chairman, after reading the notice of the meeting, proceeded to read over the various accounts, which were checked off by one of the parishioners. The expenditure amounted to 18171. 184.9 d; while the receipts, including a balance of 5201- 7s. 3d. paid over by the churchwardens of last year, were only 18171. lld ; making a dendesey due to the churchwarden, who have just gone out of office , of 171. 10d. BOLTON NIARRET, Monday, May 9.—Fine flour , 2801 b. 54s to 551; do do 2401 b 44s to 471; Seconds. do 30s to 41s; Oatmeal, 210Ib. 34s 6d to 36a ; potatoes, per load, 6s 6d to 711 ; New Butter, is 2d to to is 2id per lb; Cheese, per ewe. 604 to 70s. PRICES OF SHARES, MAT 12. Liverpool Coal Gas - - 3951. per shim Liverpool Oil Gas - . 1201. Liverpool and Harrington Water Share 4251. Bootle alb . 2951. Warr Buildings . - 1601. Linseposi and Manchester Railway 1001. paid, 901. premium. &Ma ond Leigh do . 1001. ... 201. de. Wattington and Newton do . 501. Kenyon and Leigh Junction do - 1001. ... Wigan Branch do . 301 .. St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Raway 601 ... Leicester and Swannington Railway 101. ... Leeds and &lby - 101. ... LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY MAT 13.—Abblagh there bas been a greater extent of business do ne in Cotton this nth, the market is without improvement, and, generally speaking, more to favour of buyers than otherwise, particularly for the lower qualities of all descriptions. 250 Bowed, 1,200 illaranhams, 500 Surat, aid 100 Bengali, have been taken for export. BIRTHS. 16th inst. in Huntley-street, the lady of F. J. Prescott, Esq. 01 son.—ln Connaught square, the 16th inst. the wife of W. H. Pkw, /sq. of a daughter.—The 7th inst. at Highgate, the lady of 0. A. Oven, Esq. of a son.—The 13th inst. in Bernard street, Russell-nom Mrs. George Pitman, of a daughter.—Mrs. Arnot, Herne.hill, of a Mr.—At Vauxhall, the 16th inst. Mrs. Charles L. Fronds, d a 111ARR1ED. The 17th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, the Right. Hee. Robert Grosvenor, youngest son of Eurl Grosvenor, to the Hon. Club lone A. Wellesley, daughter of Lord Cowley.—The 17th inst. st Marylebone Church, Anthony F. Bainbridge, Esq. to Lily Idasilds, eldest daughter of R. Rickards, Esq. of Wimpole-street.—The 16th inst. at Cossey, ir. Norfolk, George Taylor, Esq. 111. D. surgeon. of Kingston.upon-Thames, Surrey, to Jane, second daughter of IL M'Kensie Dawn, Esq. of the former place. DIt..D. The 6th inst. at Valdham, near Wrothans, Kent, Mr. W. Edmearkk gg....-The 17th inst. Mary, 37, wife of Mr. W. H. Humpkby, of the Borough Market. —The 16th inst. Mr. C. Mould, 42, of rewgatt• street.—The 17th inst. Sarah, 34, wife of Mr. J. R. Jackson, of Cork• street, and second daughter of W. Haney, Esq. of Holloway. COltN-EXCHAN( Wheat.nev,Kent, Rises 70s 74s i Old . —s —s Suffolk. (White) . 68s 724 Norfolk & Sat (Red), 62s Slis 1 Rye . . So► SO Barley, 34s 311 s —Fine 42. 47s Peas, White . 40s 421 Boilers . . 45, 484 Peas, Grey . Ms Ells Beans, Small . , sos 42t Tick . . sal 31It Oats, Potatoe . 281 314 Poland . 26s ills Feed . . 24. 2tit Flour, per sack, . . Ous an Rapeseed . 636 £3B Po *at COAL-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY. Ships arrived during the month During the week BestWallsend, Newcastle, it Sunderland Goals.. 33s Oil dli 0 Inferior sorts 1111 DON : Hated and rubliehed by Joao NATNZ. it Ills 6246 Omar, No. 1, Pietett-place, Temple Bar. I 1 ;* r . 1, ~) i 'VT^.