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nt of Peel, f the who eing Jul'. head re of trp. t la of Mint oath litily r the Istice •7 of .d to. mead ice to 'lion Ned. aont, d, at Tell. OUSe, Vera- 7hcns -lane midi )114y 4 ,, , Nil :07111! The walls' must Ecly lifter r Te. n fiir dig town hate pors - Ibis chef. colis• THE INFANT ANGEL. Infaut fires!--beauty rarest— .l; hn rep a i res t front Iltsolrf j 11 lane sweet smiling, wnt.heguiling, Light tut with a heavenly love. Mother ! mourn no:— I re•urn not— %l'lierefore learnt not to be blast ? Ile , t(n's my honie how, where I roam now -I—nn angel, and at rAtt. Why distress thee ? I bless thee — S!.11 eareys thee, though I'm tied ; th.lheas--ix.itr heaven's fulness Of bright glory on thy head. In ve flellird thee, thoughts that hind tha— t:realms that blind thee in their glare Lnoit before thee, rosod thee, o'er thee-- p (leaven invites th ea —l am there. '" giteiw t as of ac Mitch Poets. —....•-- LITERARY GLEA.NINC;S. --........—. No. MX. eve following letter from Attaxs to his musical ll iihoinson i the origin of the beautiful air of " Ye hanks o.l 7 ra , e f bonnie Donn," records an interesting fact. We surprised ti t , should not have dwelt ratlwr " • 6 r t p bstically upon as starting a curious topic of LIN eP • • .- 1 uill • Illiet il ICI 'sq I 0 XI. Tnonso*. November. 1794. he m to you, my dear Sir, for your yesterday it is a book Meer 1, 0 importance to me. I have begun my O she ' - g,, t for your work. I intend drawing it up in the form s esidos°' to which will save me from the tediou dull bun • ko' , mu.. ote mstic strangement. Indeed, as all I have s, to lay c0n .... moneeted remarks anecdotes, scraps of old songs, in .t'' ai r k ; b e i m possible to give the work a beginning,a middle, &WI 'I which the critice insist to be absolutely necessary in • asi ai r ef i . ine Iser I told you my objections to the song you had _,.,...i fa my lodging is on the cold vowed. On my visit the "" -- 4 1 0 „ to my fan Uhloeis (that Is the poetic name of the lovely ..A ..." .. •of my insoiratiou), she suggested an idea, which I, in r --- -esee from the visit, wrought into the following song : W . f.—Thiel ? Minds, mark how green the groves." &c. sh , g o pm like the simplicity and tenderness of this pastoral I . 1 ;/0 patty well itieyos for entering so candidly and go kindly into the story olere antic. I assure you I was never more in enmest in my etis ea se in the account of that affair which I sent you in my last. '.. ed l h ol e it a passion which I deeply feel, and highly vene le somehow it does not make such a figure in poesy as ma' t i - • , g ee 'peon of the p nolo°, —" ti Where Love iv liberty, and Nature law." „..,• l e waking. the first is an matrument of which the gamut ,„' so d confined. but the tones inexpressibly sweet; while e r laht i me powers equal to all the intellectual modulations of the keno i Soli lam • very poet in my enthusiasm of the pas. a., ' .• The ,my ere sue happiness of the beloved object is the first lot o g i e t e t, tentimest that pervades my soul ; and whatever I m i g ht wish for, or whstever might he the raptures they tiltr7te we, yet, if they interfere whet thee first principle, it is ha - lithe pleaturee at a dishonest price; and juetice forbids, and engsies die purchase ! • ••• • 4 . . 1▪ - Doei bing of my own powers to give you variety enough in xaiii i wo gs, I have been coining over old colleations, to pick aawea‘ g e which the measure is something similar to what I ;le;; i s a, sinks little alteration, so as to suit the rhythm of the autis m / , t o give you them for your work. Where the songs henkitterm been but little noticed, nor have ever been set to max. !think the shift • fair one. A song, which, under the noes tire tern, you will find in Itamsey's Tea-Table Miscellany, I one cut Coen for an English dress to your Dointie Davie, as iii.n t— " rt IMP the charming month of May," &c. y ou mar think meanly of this, hut take a look at the bombast *Owi aid ton will be surprised that I have made so much of i ! . I have finished my song to Rotheneurches Rant ; and you het Clarke to consult as to the set of the air for tonging. Chorus—" Lassie wi the lint-white locks," &c. This piece has at least the merit of being a regular pastoral : l e e feral morn, the stammer noon, the autumnal evening, and me river night. are regularly rounded. If you like it, wall; if go, I will intim it in the Museum. Ism out interne* that you should set so sweet, so tender an air, eDM Ws dm IF"urs, to the foolish old verses. You talk of the sillheten Styr sly Father 31 by heavens ! the odds is gold to hmil Saw the hid song, though now pretty well modernised lethellisteWil bowline. is originally, and in the early editions, kw imitation of the Scottish manner, by that genius 1111 119; so has no inventions to be a Scottish production. b. pietty English song by Sheridan, in the Deanna, to this AM le sot of sight, superior to D'Crfey's. It begins, a Who sable night each drooping plant restoring." %slat I eolentand the expression of it properly. is the very uMime of simplicity, tenderness, and love. I have again ser my song to the tune as follows. lose hir my English song to Nancw's to afar Grerutcood, le. -Farewell, thou stream that winding flows," &c. Ines is an air, The Cakdoneare Hunt's delight, to which I were s meg that you will find In Johnson. Yr tasks tad braes o' bonnie Donn; this ale, I think, might I:A a plus among your hundred, as Lear says of his knights. Do me tut the history of the sir ? It is curious enough. A good PM yen ago, Mr. ..lomos Miller, writer in your good town, a :rilWho possibly you know, was in company with our l/hale; soli Slitting of Scottish music, Miller expressed an elm embitter' to be able to compose a Scots air. Mr. Clarke, midh by say of joke, told him to keep to the black keys of the Wwnelionl 4 eed preserve some kind of rhythm, and he would in. Unity_ eumpose a Scots air. Certainly it is, that in a few days XL Mks produced the rudiments of an air, which Mr. Clarke, sith tome 'niches end corrections, fashioned into the tune in ques tion. Ritsoo, you know, has the same story of the Black dews let this mango which I have just given you, Mr. Clarke informed goof tercel yeses ago. Now to show you how difficult it is to eow OW wiener our airs, I have heard it repeatedly asserted that his ses sr' Irish air: nay, I met with an Irish gentleman who aired St lud heard it in Ireland among the old women ; while, • alidor band, a countess informed me, that the firm pees* vie iredmed the sir into this oitintry, eras a baronet's lady of het senestrece, who took down the notes from an itinerant piper in !kind Man, How difficult then to ascertain the truth respect er/Immo/ and music ! I myself have lately seen a couple of Maims/ through the streets of Dumfries, with my name at filed of dim se the author, through it was the first time I had ON Ka them. I theak • you for Admitting Cralegit.born-irood; and I shall Otte, to farnitth you with a new charts.. In fact the chortle was stetwywerir. bat a part of some old verses to the air. If I can : eiskeyeelf In a more than ordinarily propitious moment, I shall r e i ti ter t Cro.git.birn-Wood altogether. My heart is much In leo ashamed, my dear fellow, to make the request ; 't is dunning Isaretinr.) ; but in a moment, when I had forgotten whether I with or pour I promised Clitoris a copy of your songs. It ono= honest pride so write you this; but an ungracinue re pot iicloubly so by • tedious apology. To make you some 1111116,u sown as I have extracted the necessary information out a :teii. I silt return you Ittitson's volumes. Thirty is not a little proud that she is to make so distinguished lime is your collection, and I am not a little proud that I hate 5 a at poser to please her so much. Lucky it is for your patience hies paper is done, fax when I um in a scribbling humour, I het te; when 13 give over. AoiogeniLus writer in the TrestminAter Review accounts Ir!ianly (pr the apparent phenomenon to which the po rim .Scoith air of ' Ye buisksaNel braes' owes its rise, with wa kir; apparently swatter( the strong illustration of it sfantal in the singular Incident recorded in the above kit. 'Almost every European nation," rays he, " has own peculiar set of popular melodies, differing as n.sch from each other in character as the nations them it.3; but th e r e ar e no n e m ore mar k e d, or more exten cr,:y known than those of the Scotch and Irish. Some of ts,e e maybe ut.ced to a very remote era ; while, of others, the tulip is scarcely known ; and this is the case, esp•i• dirty, with the airs of Ireland. With the exception of those which werepr•xlucell by Carolan, who dieel in 1798, tyre are few of chick we can discover .he dates or coin- •: 'het many of these airs possess great beauty and . :tos, no one can doubt who is acquainted with the se -ms that have beer made by Mr. Moore; but as a ...pis or style, they also exliibit the most unequivocal Mat of a aide and barbarous orl?,in,and there is scarcely a more stinting instance of the proneness of mankind to exalt the suppownl wisdom of their ancestors, and to lend a ready ear to the marvellous. titan the exaggerated praise which the atahon of this music have obtained. " It is natural to suppose that in music, as in all other arri, the pro7r , ! , s of savage man was gradual; that there u nn more rea4m fur supposing lie should have discovered none; the seven rotes of the scale, than that he should have keen ahle at once to find appropriate language for all the . site distinction.' of morals or metaphysics. We have, almost conclusive proof that the scale of the early •ct and Irish was imperfect. The marked peculiarity rc ardent music is the rare use, if not the satire onsis • I'f ie four 1 ,1 ! and sreenth notes of Me scale, from which ' r. re fairly infer that those intervals were for a long !' 411 .7:1). Let any person compose an air, steadily 'ella. towel and Ilse scuenth, and we will engage that perplex the least learned musical antiquary. The :" . : - Inlent is ea s ily ma d e : — P ass your fingers over the Chu, keys of a plano-forte, taking care not to touch any of the tellite ones—choose F sharp for the key note—and lulshall p ro d uce me l odies ad libitum, which a b ag-p i per I'd swear you had stolen from him or his brethren.— .. !lee. (g . Moore'.; Iri.vh Melodies, Jae. 1845. LOAD COCHRANE. We understand that Lord Cochrane (otherwise the Mar quis of Maranham), on Monday last, addressed a letter to the accredited agent of the Brazilian Government in this country (Manuel Rodriguez Gameiro I'aiez) to the effect that as a peace had happily been concluded between the Brazilian and Portuguese nations, which was the object his Lordship had in taking the command of the Brazilian na val force, it was his intention on the 10th inst. to resign the active command of his Brazilian Majesty's squadron, and therefore, the frigate Piranga, lying at Spithead, would henceforth follow the insttuctions given to her by the said accredited agent. We understand that this notification has produced an order from the agent, directing Captain Shepherd to sail with the l'irangs, under his command, on the 20th inst. for Rio Janeiro. There is now no doubt that Lord Cochrane came to England with the Piranga without any order or permission of the Brazilian Government. He left Rio Janeiro with directions to prosecute the war against the Portuguese with all the means of which he could avail himself; and that lie executed these orders successfully was proved by the numerous captures he made. One of slips alone took ninety sail of merchantmen, three ships of war, and reduced two places to submission ; but not one of the numerous captures made was ever sold, and the pro duce, as was expected, divided among the captors as prize money. The Emperor, as he was importuned, decreed some inconsiderable sums as a " reward" of the zealous services of his squadron ; but he could not be prevailed on to do more. The ships and cargoes alluded to have been locked up these two years, in anticipation no doubt of that event which has released Lord Cochrane fi-om his engage ments with the Brazilian Government, which, his Lordship foresaw, when he sailed from Maranhatn, was hastening; and which, it would appear to be his Lordship's opinion, the Emperor was always More desirmis of accomplishing than he was to do justice to those whose services he was so anxious to avail himself of in effecting the " Imperial" plan. We repeat that it is not true (as has been reiterated) that the Emperor of Brazil has shown his displeasttre of the Nlarquis of Maranham by striking his name out 4, the list of officers in his service. Nothing that has or may hap pen, can deprive Lord Cochrane of the character of an ac complished, able, and gallant officer—neither the untoward conduct of others, nor the waywardness of his own, can ob literate the recollection of his many brilliant services, or hardly lessen the respect and consideration which these va luable qualities confer upon him. The l'iranga (which has been upwards of four months at Spithead) will be ready to proceed to Rio on the 20th inst. She has at present only about 160 men on board (seventy of them Portuguese), but a sufficient number, we understand, has been raised to complete her crew, who will arrive in a few days. The pay of the Brazilian seamen is from fifty shillings to five pounds per month, with a month's bounty at the expiration of every twelve mon ths.—flampaltire Telegraph. SHIP LAUNCH AT BLACKWALL. One of the most beautiful scenes that we ever witnessed of this description took place on Saturday last in the Ship building yard of Messrs. Vigram and Green at Blackwell. This is a sight that must always be of first-rate interest to Englishmen, because it necessarily brings to their recollec tion either some of the proudest annals of their country, history, or some of the most satisfactory proofs of her mer cantile greatness. This circumstance causes a degree of personal anxiety to be felt by every one at a launch, lest any casualty should occur that is not perceptible at any other public exhibition ; and the satisfaction that ensues when the newly christened floating castle reaches in safety her natural element is equally conspicuous. The vessel launched on Saturdry belongs to the East India Company ; she is of 1,300 tons burden, the Company's admessurement. and is one of the finest ships of her class that ever went out of dock: and if we were allowed to predict her future success by the favourable circumstances attendant on her launch, we should pronounce her to be most fortunate, for the fine ness of the day, the excellent arrangements both in the mechanical department for getting off the vessel and for the, accommodation of the company, and the urbanity of her I Captain (Captain Innes) left nothing to be wished for. The time appointed for the launch was two o'clock, but lon Ware that hoer the yani was filled with the owners' and Captain's ft iends, who examined every part of the ve...sel, and then retired to a very commodious booth, erected in an excellent situation for affording an opportu nity of witnessing the imposing spectacle. There was a hand of music placed at the foot of the booth, which was filled by an assemblage of guests of the highest nspectabi lity. At a quarter past 2, she was christened the Aber crombie Robinson, with the usual formality. The office was performed by Miss trines, and in the next minute she was set at liberty, in order for her to descend into Cite arra, we hope for her future success, the band playing " Role Britannia" and " Hearts of Oak." She glided majes tically from the stocks, and on her reaching the river, floated a few hundred yards down the stream, when an anchor was thrown out, and she took her temporary station. At this moment joy beamed in every counte nance, and each individual of the company seemed grati fied at the addition of the Abercombie Robinson to the ' mercantile navy of Great Britain, the numerous and opu lent owners of which have so largely contributed by their liberality, firmness, and enterprise to strengthen their country a power in war, and to increase her prosperity in peace. At the conclusion of the ceremony the company were invited to partake of a cold collation, at which the hospitable attentions of Captain an(' Mrs. limes, the owners of the ve5....1 and her builders were unremitting, and the large party who partook of them departed from the gay scene highly gratified with the occurrences of the day. The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells intends to bold a public Ordination at Wells, on Sunday, the 19th of De cember next. Tea LATE DI KE OF QUFENSBEARY.—It was formerly ' the fashion of the day for the Aubscribers to the Opera to attend the rehearsals; amongst others, the late Duke of ' Queensberry was a constant attendant; no weather kept him away—there he was on the stage, muff and all. I had the pleasure, for many years, to be honoured with his notice, and have been frequently invited to his table, both in Piccadilly and at Richmond. In my intercourse with mankind I never met his superior for worldly knowledge and acuteness; he was a nobleman of polished manners, of the virile cour; he had his foible's, it is true—but then, who has not ? On Tuesdays and Saturday he had gene rally a large dinner party of the French Nobility who were obliged to seek shelter in this country from the horrors of the Revolution; he was well aware that a French lady or gentleman is au desespoir, unless they can go to some spec tacle, and he used the following delicate mode of indulging them in their favourite amusement, knowing that they were too poor to indulge themselves, and too proud to accept of pecuniary assistance. After coffee hail been banded round, he used to ask, " who isgoing to the I ta lian Opera to-night? I long to use my family privilege." I was present one evening, when the Duchess de Pienne asked him what this privilege meant? He said, it was that of writing admissions for the theatres to any amount he pleased, without entailing any expense. This was ap parently a joyful bearing to the theatrical amateurs, and nine of the party went that evening to the Opera, with Isis written admissions. He had previously made an arrange ment with Mr. Jewel, the Opera-house Treasurer, and also with other Theatres, that his orders were always to be admitted, and the next morning seta to his steward, who had directions to pay the amount of the admissions which his Grace had sent in. 'This delicate manner of conferring a favour needs no comment.—Reminiscences elf' Michael Kelly. On Friday last, Richard Martin, Esq. M.P. went over tile Dromedary outward-bound convict ship, lying off Woolwich, and humanely inspected all the prisoners sen tenced for transportation. The Honourable Member ex pressed satisfaction at the arrangements made for their comfort, and their cleanliness and general healthy appear ance. He examined the calendar, and made particular in quiries as to the characters of several of the unfortunate men who appeared to be sentenced for light offences. The case of It. Mitchell, who was suffering from a severe rup ture, and who stated himself to have been convicted for stealing twenty potatoes, appeared to the lion. Member to merit particularly further inquiry. THE BRITISH P LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, Nov. 12. The demand for British Plantation Sugar continues very dull , the sales of the 'week being about 90 hhds. of Pan Sugar at 70; per cwt. which is full Is. lower. Nothing done in Havannah or Brazil, but about 500 bags of white Bengil Sugar. a: 80s. A small sale of Demerara Molasses has been made at 355. which may be considered Is. lower ; fifty bags of Brazil Cocoa sold at 3)5., and a few hags Pimento at load. No:11;ng done in Ginger In Rum we have had a good inquiry, and three hundred a three hundred and fifty puncheons have been sold at full prices. The Coffee Market continues dull, and although about 100 casks have been Pohl: the prices are rather lower. The sales of Ashes are 300 barrels Montreal Pots at 28s. Rd. for old, and 295. 64. a 30,. for new, and M) barrels Pearl at 31s. 91. a 325. ; few States Pats at 325.; abor.t4o tolls Compeadelry leigwood sold to arrive at 8/. ; 35 tons Jamaica, off the Quay at 74 Ls.; and 10 tons` St. Lucia at 61. 15a. ; 30 tons Cuba Fuatic at 10.1; 10 tons Jamaica at 71. 10s.; and 90 tons Spanish Fustie at 61. 12s. 6d. a 71. fis.; some small lot, of Nicaragua Weod have been sold at fall prices. In American Tar nothing done ; 500 barrels of Stockholm at 16a. 3d. ; 800 barrels Turpentine at 10a. 3d. In Rice 200• deters of Carolina hare been sold at 201. 6d, a 235. In Hides. 700 Buenos Ayres Cow and Ox sold at I lid. 1000 Odessa at flid. 200 North Ame rican salted at aid, and 5000 Horse Hides at 4s. Bd. at ss. 7d.-- In Indigo 130 Serons of Curaccas have been sold at 10a. 101. a 11.. per lb. duty paid. Quereltron Bark is very dull, and nothing done of notice. A small lot of Camwood has been soid at 241. No demand for Cochineal; a few casks of Cream of Tar. tar sold at 913., and some Naples Red Argot brought 451. ' Madder Roots are without demand, and it is understood a con siderable parcel has been disposed of at lower prices. Olive Oil is very dull, and sales very limited; the only transactions are 8 tuns Gallipoli at 421. a 431.; and 4 tuns Levant at 40/. In Brimstone the sales are very trifling. Sumach the sales are 100 bags ; 31alaga at 16.1. ; and 100 bar Sicily at 101. hid. ; the article is very dull. Saltpetre is steady, and the stock small. In Vtlonia the only sale is 15 tons picked Turkey at 231; 10 bales mixed Horse Hair, partially damaged, eold at 11d. per lb. ; 900 doz. Chinvhelli Skins sold at 30s. per dozen. Nothing in Nutria Skins, or Oak or Cork Tree Bark. There has been a pretty good demand for fine new and old Wheat at an advance of 3d., but inferior parcels are not altered. Oats also are rather higher in price for new. In Foreign Wheat and Flour nothing done. The Cotton Market has been In a dull and declining state during the week ; the principal part of the buena*, has been done with the trade at a reduction of id. per pound ; and told. on American. 1,600 Up lands and 100 Sea Islands are advertised for public sale on the 10th inst. the stock of a bankrupt. The sales this week consist of 34;20 bales Uplands at 7d. a Mid. ; 180 Sea Island at 2hl. a: 2a. 21.; 110 stained at 9itl. a 14d.; 600 New Orleans at Md. a 124 d.; 1700 Alabama and Mobile at 711 to Ofd; 620 Pernambuco at 120. a 134,; 540 Bahia at 1 lid. a 121 ; 1230 Ilaranham nt I 111. a 121.; 440 Demerara and Berbice at load. a 12,1; 110 P ara at 10d . ' a lid. ; 190 West India at 8111. a lold. ; 10 Bahama at I Id. ; 390 Egyptian at Md. a 12id. ; 200 Bengal and sunlit 60. a 74d. ; making a total of 10,020 baler. IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL FROM THE OTH TO THE Sugar, B.P. Ditto lITII NOVEMBF.R INCLUSIVE. 898 hhds. les Tobacco - fi hhds. 53 trcs. --1 dry - - Mid,Covi&Ox 1. { 1,918 salted Ditto _ 3 3 b r i e. Coffee 8 tree. Molaues . Z 43 pun. Rum - 119 pun. Ditto 67 hhde. Ashes . . 619 brill. Fustic 190 tons Nicaragua Wood 40 tons Brimstone . 100 tons Flour - 1,221 brls. Turpentine 2.911! bile. Semach - 3,588 bags In the following vessels:—From Demerara 1, Antigua 1, Nas sau I, St. Martha I, New York 1, Quebec 1, Buenos Ayres I. Ma. ranham I, Pcmambuco 1, Gallipoli 1, Sicily 1, Trieste I, Faro 1, Glasgow I, Dublin I. THE LATE IIRE AT SIIfTRN A. Olive Oil 4437 casks Como. West India — - M 8 ball American . 4112 do. Brazils - 2.2113 do. Inland & Coast. 144 do. Europe . 385 do. 3,7%! bales The last fire broke out in the night of the 19th ultimo, at eleven o'eleck, in the kitteben of is house inhabited by Aforeote Turk% and the narrow streets of the upper city, where the house was situated, favoured the progress of the flames, the wind being high at the time. The Pedlars of the French squadron hastened to the spot with laudable zeal, but the violence of the wind, the remoteness of the spot, and the locality itself, necessarily delayed the appli cation of means to check the conflagration, which rapidly spread in all directions. Above two thousand Turkish, Greek, and Jewish houses were destroyed, and ten thou sand persons were rendered howseless. The Pacha pro vided for them by disposing of them in various villages, and especially in the forsaken Greek houses. Perfect or der prevailed during the fire, which lasted fourteen hours. Oriental Spectator, Oct. S. SERMON TO THE CONDEMNED. Yesterday morning, Samuel Crook, aged only 20 years• who is ordered for execution on 'Wednesday next, tas con ducted to the Chapel of Newgate, when the Rev. Mr. Cotton, the Ordinary of the prison, assisted by the Rev. Charles Collier, Rector of Rambledon, Rutlandshire, per formed the devotional exercises on the solemn occasion. The formula of the church having terminated, the Rev, Ordinary delivered a discourse from the 11th verse of the 25th Psalm, " For thy name's sake, 0 Lord, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great." The unhappy youth listened with profound attention to the sermon, and appeared fully sensible of the awful situ ation in which he stood. At the close of the day the prisoner was conveyed to his cell, whither he was attended by his spiritual advisers and Mr. Sheriff Kelly, who united with them in directing his attention " to another and a better world." 'ln the course of yesterday some female relations, who are very respectable, were admitted to the condemned room: it scarcely need he named that the interview was of a most painful description. It is pleasing to remark, that the unfortunate youth is extremely contrite. From the investigation which has been made, it appears, that up to the commis sion of the offence for which he will suffer, Crook sustained a good character, and his filial regard to an aged mother was exemplary. He was tried in the Sep tember Se.asions, with his brother, William Crook, Edward Muon, and Mary Cabell, for stealing fourteen pieces of silk, used for the manufacture of parasols, and valued at 1501. the property of Mc.sers. Waterloo. .It appears, from the evidence taken on the trial, that on the night of the 19th September, a dog that was generally Wm in the ware house was called down stairs by Samuel Crook, who shortly afterwards returned, but whether with the dog or not, the witness who deposed to the circumstance could not posi tively swear, on account of the extreme darkness of the night ; the dog came in at half-past eight on the following morning. Samuel Crook was seen going into Manon's lodgings, and there the property was subseqnently found. Mary Cabell lived with Mason, and William Crook was in the room when the property was discovered, but neither of these two prisoners were proved to have had any direct participation in the robbery, or even to have known that the property was in Mason's lodgings. In the absence of direct evidence on this point, the Jury acquitted Mary Cabell and William Crook, but found Samuel Crook and Edward Muon Guilty. Samuel Crock and Mason received a good character. Mason is 21 years of age. COMMERCIAL EMRARIAIIIIIIIIPree.-We raj et to state, that the recent failure of Mr. Samuel Williams has oc casionfsl a suspension of payments on the part of a house largely concerned in the purchase of goods o► American ac count, whose chief residence has hitherto heen in London, and who bad a very heavy amount of paper running on Mr. Williams at the time of his stoppage. Whether this suspension may ultimately be attended with loss, is yet un certain. We believe, however, that the inconveniences it may produce will affect chiefly the manufacturing districts of 'Yorkshire. There have also this week been two or three failures of London house connected with the Manchester trade, one of them of very old standing, hut the amount of their debts we understand is not very heavy. In this town two or three insolvencies have been made known, but not for very large stuns.—lllanchester Guirdian. THE FUSTIAN CUTTERS OF MANCHESTER. We regret to state that there is, at present, every ap pearance of a general turn-out on the part of the persons enaged in cutting fustians in this town. IVe are not very clearly informed as to the grounds of the misunderstanding between them and their employers, but we understand that the following are the material facts of the case:— For some time past the wages paid for cutting fustiins in this neighbourhood have been extremely unequal, the prices given by different houses varying as much as 40 or 50 per cent. for the same descriptions of work. A few weeks ago the cutters, with a view to raise their wages, turned out against several houses in succession, demand ing from them an advance,lwhich, in some instances, they readily obtained. In this way they went on for some time, turning out against one house as soon as they had gained their object with another. But we are informed that their demands were not always directed against those employers who were paying the lowest wages, nor were they founded upon any general or uniform scale, the prices demanded in one case being considerably higher than in another. Under these circumstances, the manu facturers, with a view to counteract the proceedings of the men, met several times, and adopted rcsohniuns, the substance of which we have previously detailed. The principal point to which their attention was directed was the construction of a general and uniform list of prices, by which the wages of the fustial-cutters throughout the town were to be regulated. For this purpose a conoinittee was appointed, who drew up a scale of prices, and sub mitted it to a general meeting of merchants and manu facturers, held at the Bridgewater Arms on Monday last, when it was unanimously approved ; and seve ral resolutions were entered into (which will be found in a preceding column) binding the persons present at the meeting to abide by the list, and to pay neither more nor less than the prices contained in it. At a former meet ing a pledge had been given to a deputation of the fustian cutters, that the list should be submitted to them before it was put in force, and it was therefore transmitted to them shortly after the meeting. On the following day a written answer was received, stating that, after due consideration, the fustian-cutters had unanimously rejectod it, because they did not think the prices sufficient. We have already stated that the prices paid by different houses were extremely different; so that it is difficult to state what was the average rate: for a certain quality of velveteens, for instance, some houses paid lid. a yard ; others lid. ; others Ild.; and others as high as ed. The price contained in the masters list is 1;d. beingthe highest but one. For velvets the prices paid were 21(1., and 3d. The price offered is lid. Both these, we are in formed, amount to all advance of full 30 per cent. on the aggregate of the various prices paid in the town. The men, however, have made out a list of their own, and de mand a farther advance of a farthing per yard on these two descriptions of goods. In some other descriptions, the prices offered by the masters and demanded by the men are the same. _ _ We believe it is not yet exactly determined by the ma lintacturers when the new list shall take effect; but it is probable, from present appearances, that it will be the signal for a general turn•out.—Manchester Guardian. A MAD WOLF. The following is an extract from a letter dated from the neighbourhood of Longwy (3leselle): " On the 31st of last October, a mad wolf caused the greatest alarm in the commune of Hussigny, and those in its neighbourhood. He first attacked a man named Barthelemy, a husbandman, of Hussigny, and wounded his head very seriously. A struggle then ensued between that brave man and his furious adversary ; both fell to the ground seieerat times ; at last, Barthelemy had the ()dikes to seize the wolf in his arms. He endeavoured to strangle it, but not being able to succeed, lie resolved to carry it to the village, which was not more then SW paces off ; but his strength was not able to hold out—the wolf slipt through his arms, and touching the ground with .his feet, cast Barthelemy to the earth ; lie then, after inflicting on him several more wounds, left him. . . " On the next day, early in the morning, he again ap• peared in the valley of Crune, in the woods below Filliere; he there bit a horse on which M. Clement was riding; he then attacked young Oudot, a man attached to the village mill; he afterwards ran among the swine of Joppecourt, which were feeding upon the acorns; he bit thirty of tht tn. Two !Shepherds, named Mutelet and Cornelie, in vain en deavoured to defend their flocks from this cruel anitnal ; they both fell victims to their courageous devotion. The first struck the wolf to the ground seven times, and lost his nose and one of his ears in the struggle; Cornelie was dan gerously wounded on the shoulder; they hayo been since conveyed to St. Hubert, where they both lie in the most desperate condition. On the same day, in the afternoon, M. Bertrand, ac companied by his servat t and the keeper of the forests of Mercy-le-Rant, heard about 160 paces from them the cries of an unfortunate woman whom the wolf had just attacked, and almost immediately leavinr , his victim with her face and legs torn, advanced upon these gentlemen, who, being armed with guns, waited till he came within twelve paces in order to take the more certain aim ; but ei ther from fright or burry neither of the shots wounded him mortally. Mr. Bertrand, armed merely with a pitch fork, had the courage alone to stand the attack of this dan gerous animal, and thus gave the keeper time to re-load. The servant had had the address to stick his fork into the wolf's throat, and thus as it were kept hint pinned to the ground. Tbe keeper, who having a double-barrelled gun, had already had two fires, now made a third trial, and killed him on the spot, and delivered the country from so terrible a scourge.—Paris Paper. It is at length ascertained, that the sum bequeathed to the parishes of this city (Winchester) shout fifty years ago, and which had been accumulating unknown to any one, till its recent discovery by the Commissioners of Charities, is about 1,250/. The expenses attending its division, &c. are expected to be between 50/. and 100/. so that each parish (six in number) will ultimately receive a sum little short of 2001.—Winchester Paper. COMPARATIVE INTEREST OF TILE ENO'. lan FONDS. —A correspondent has sent us the following calculation of the comparative amount of interest afforded by the 3, and 4 per cents. at this moment. The prcsent prices of the funds, setting .side the fractions, may he taken at 103 for 4 per cents., 91 for the 3a, and SS for contols or per cents. thus— _ _ . 10001. invested in Consols will yield 34J. Is. Pd. per annum. 10001. in 3i per Cents. 371. 15s. 10001. in 4 per Cents. 381. 16s. M. making a differenne of 31. Bs. 4d. per annum between Consols and the Si per Cents, and one of 4/. 13s. between Consols and the 4 per Cents. There is another circum stance, too, in favour of an investment in the Si or 4 per Cents. in preference to Consols, which is that of their not being subject to such fluctuations ; in fact, within these few days, and since the above calculation was made,Consols have alien more than 1 per cent., while the 4's have remained nearly stationary. Many of the Insurance Companies are largeltolders of Consols—that of the Royal Exchange alone has, it is said, nearly nine millions ;—if this amount were now to be invested in the 4 per Cents. the-halt' year's divi dend, due in January next, would be increased 21,573/. a lid the an nual increase would, of course, amount to 42,730!. Our correspondent also asks, what necessity there is for closing the Stocks so long before the payment of the divi dend. The April and October dividents are scarcely one third in amount to those which are clue in January and July, and yet as much time is required by the Bank to cal culate therm?. as the other : instt ad of five week!, surely as many &vs must be sufficient ; at least, they are found to be so in France, where they manage these things better. The inconvenience to the public is most serious. -. MOSAIC Gol.l).—We have already mentioned this Ma novae' discovery. We Understand it has recei4d the patronage of his Majesty. We have seen a specimen of the metal. and consider it, in a national point of view, invalu able, from its universal applitability. IVRAVIRS . Waoss.—We regret to state, that in se veral of the most important branches of the cotton manu facture there has lately been a considerable rednction in the prices paid for weaving. This, with the high rate at which provisions are selling, renders the condition of that nume eons and long-sufft ring body, at this inclement season of i the year, truly distressing—Manchester Paper. • - -~ ~~ P illtT iItIOCIT*.NOW,- Yesterday mnroing the goutbworth and Layton tratiepoitageSll the remainder of toe 99th Regt. and all the oetwatalsboand ger: chanoren (shout 88 nail), which had been detained the hie bete night by strong westeqy gales, nrheeeded on theft respective eV. ftge . , sit!) a steady wind from the N.N.E. escept the Enelleeleor Captain Owen, for Bombay, which ship will sail to.coorrovr aaosta.- tog, whit General Sir Thos. and Lady Bradford, hind suite.-140 Bradford has been so extremely ill, as to be unable to ember(' !betel two days. The l(ainbde, 211, dept. lion. Henry J. Rent., airlved this mare jog front Chatham, fitted for the East India station. Geller , ' Bourke, appointed to command the eastern part (or new located set tlements) of the Cape of flood Hope, and suite, take their pewee by her to that colony. We are informed, that op the arrival of the Java, in India. Rest- Admiral Bingham will shift his flag from the Warspite 10 thee ship; and Sir James Brisbane will 'proceed to Lima in the' Au 'Pile. 7i , to relieve the Cambrid ge ; and that the Hon. R. 1'.5. -* des will return to England in th e Boadicea. The final ea dots are un d e i stoo d to b e i ntended for the East India atatien well its the Rainbow) ; t h e H ar l equ i n, for Jamaica, the Ey tens, for the Coast of Africa. The alagniticent, 74, fitting fora convalescent ship se Port *Pp al, Jamaica, will be ready to preceed thither at the hoof elide( thle month. She will call at Plymouth, to embark Commleafoner Shorts land and family. Mr. W. Crichton (late of the Phitton) Is sp rinted Surgeon of the Magnificent, and on her arrival to plin the Lively; and Mr. Castles, Asaistant-Surgeon.—Soveral other etkf orestook their passa g e f n he r , t o j o i n t h e squa d ron i n th e W est Indict.—Detachments of the Regiments stationed at Jetnalei (Cow at Fort Cumberland) with about sixty men of tne Royal Artillery, to reinforce that corps, will also embark in her. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, family and Matte , are expected to e mb ar k h ere ne a t wee k, i n hi s Majesty's yieht the Herald, Capt. Henry beeke, and sail for Melts , . J. c Asko' Williams, Esq., (tile gentleman who so rtalloily escaped den h from the hands of the Ashantees. when Sir Marley Mc. Carthy wan killed) Is appointed Mudge of the Court of mixes Commissions at Stet ra Leone, and wr i t take hia passage toloirrow in the Redman, Bryce. master: as will also Dr. Barrie, *be la ap pointed Chief of the Medical Staff pn the Coast. The Dispatch, 18, Capt. Parsons, is appointed to take two Com missioners of Inquiry from the Colonia) Office to Sierra Aro oft, and Captains Botelerand Vi ctor , o f t h e Royal Engineers, to limpet( all the torts on the Coast of Africa. The Dispatch will return home with these Officers. Capt. Hon. Wm. IValdegrave is appointed to the Pratte, tar Chatham, ( the Icarus being found not seaworthy).—Lleut. E. Kelly to command the Pike. SotrttaatrtOff, NOo. le. It blew tremendously here from the North -rest, from one n'eloclt on Thursday morning till about the same hour on Fritlsy morning A boat was capsized near the platform, with two men th It, by A sudden gust—providentially both were saved. The spring OM have risen to an ektraordinary height, but die wind being eft' the shore, the shipping have tode In perfect safety. PLYMOUTH, Noe. 10. Came in and sailed again, the Ply, 18, Capt. Wetherell, foie the Lam Indies. Arrived the Joseph Oreen transport, Like, tenant Spencer, sky:rat, with the remainder of the Royal Marini flattalinn, fronilliernoula. Came in the Harlequin, Pandora( and Victor, from an experimental cruise; the Despateh have ing proceeded to Spithead. The Harlequin and Pandora are fitted alike, as to the position of their masts and sails, and the Victor and Dispatch alike, but different front the two former. The Harlequin and Pandora have proved the superior vessels in sailing ; and of these the Harlequin is the best. The trials have bean Con fined to sailing on a wind ; no trial having taken plum off, or his fore the wind. Sailed the Sir Frederick Adaut steam-vessel, tea Corfu. The Hibernia. stern-vessel arrived at Rio from Liverpool, the 21st August. The Union, Ferry, of Plymouth, from the Clyde for Ireland, was totally lost on the 3d inst. In WetforeBsy4 the 1111110 CI and crew were eared.—llumprlt , ire Tekgroplt. _._ LlrttliPOOL, SATUItPAY, Nov. 11. ___.......—. [retest OCR COItittStONDEN'T.I This day, agreeably to public notice, a llefeeting tit Merchants and others was held, to take into consideration the best means of affording relief to the sufferers by the late dreadful fire and hurricane at Miratnichi. T. B. Ifollingshead, F.sq., who was untinlmoutly called to the Chair, opened the Meeting by a neat and feel ing speech ; after which et number of resolutions were passed, in favour of a subscription. A Committee was formed of the leading Mefeltants StitiVat trade; and, from the spirit with which the proceedings have beenteniMeneed, no doubt but the amount still do credit to the promoters of this very laudable measure. • The Mercury of yesterday contains the %flowing para graph, relative to the refractory ropers of this town ; COMBINATION AND 011TRAOP. The outrageous and illftl conduct of the Liverpool ropers ii recorded in our paper, and we revert to the tlitifet. in etelleSactedei l a remark, which appear to us to be, not only Justifiable, but TM& hotly called for by the occasion, although it-las subject We 1 , 04418 have wished to avoid, if our duty to the public did elan widest silence pusillaminous and indefentiabie. The labouring clause, oT the community hare not more sincere friends than we are; we wind` to see every man in the community earn n comfortable subsistent by moderate labour, anti we have never joined any confbination of employers whose object was to reduce the price of the wage. of those under their employ; but when a body of mom outrage law, decency, and humanity, In what they consider to to the assertion of t.teir rights, they ought to be made an example of. We regret to be obliged to sane that whenever outrages spoiler to that which have occasioned these remarks haeo disgusted this town, ihe Paigistmtee in general hay: tailed in the prompt and fearless discharge of their duty. Whether supineness tom ariaen from personal fear, or from a species of influence ariste out of the state of the elective franchise in this town, we know not ; but we do know the tact, and we pledge ourselves, if necessary, to prove the SFOCTIiOn, we have felt it OUT duty to olak.r on this subject. The I.iverpool ropers, who hare an unquestion• able right to stand out for wages as long as they please, wouid do sell in one respect to imitate the conduct - of the Braelfeol weaverti, who, although they had been out of work for a tong while, during which time they had suffered great privations, have never insulted. much less assaulted any individual. 'l'he ropers who have been taken into custody were yesterday brought b... 1 ro the magiltrates at the Torrn.bail• , Ten of them have l:een committed to Lancaster to take their trial. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, Nov. 11. Wind N. by E. fair.—lligh Water, 741 min. p. It. Arrived, the Nestor, Smyrna, and Stag, Drysdale, from Lab- Hot' text, Nov. Ho, 11128.—The Hugh William, of Bristol. 4 on shore on the N.W. Spit of Hoyle. Also the Anson. of Bottor. Captain Lincoln, and the Bee, for Demerara. The crew., with the exception of three belonping to the Hugh William, are all wi ll& Half part one—Another brig on snore, DRUM unenovent The Jane, —, late Tankertley, from Liverpool, has strived at Batavia. -- ---.... The Cornwall, Morrison, from Bombay, for Liverpool', pat back 3d of July in a leaky step, having experienced bad waathic, and it was supposed would go into dock. The Theoduvia, Kidson, front Bengal for Loudon, put back to Saug ur, 9th .lure leaky. The Prince of Waterloo, for Glasgow, has arriye# th . p i e. terford. Oa the 4th inst., off Tusksr, passed a brig, at nothing was 16 be seen but her topmasts, with her tot ~ . brig was supposed to bare gone down io a gale. The Clarendon, —, tin Jamaica, and Hope, —, . . terford, which were on shore at Seanimbe, have been got •y wylk• out any apparent damage. The Bee, Jor.cs, for Demerara, get on shore on Hoyki - liatull , yesterday, and went to pieces. Crew saved. The Hugh William, —, for Newfoundland, and the /to, for Wiseasant, were driven on shove yesterday on Hov%e Bank, and it is feared will be totally lost. Crew saved, The Shamrock (steamer), from . ldelfast, fur Liverpool, plat sew Dublin with loss of funnel. _ _ ...... SAT unnay. NoV.lg. Wind N. fair.—High Water, 24 m. p. 12. Arrived the Swift, Irving. from Clasgow. The Lusa, Williamson, from Rio Janeiro; Alexs• , ,icr, kalrtys. and Illarcury,,l'homas, from Pernambuco, have arrived M /The Thomas Bouch. Boucb, from Campeachy; and St. JOIN Li-- from St. John's ' New Brunswick, have arrived at *Cork. S.Ciled, the Jongc Nicholas, Peters, and Christina, SrasiLitur Antwerp ; Caroline, Leofay, for Danizic ; Sarah, Ayah. for 00 , raltar ; In uiea, Volka, for Havre: Clarettdim, Corkhill, nod AI Houston, Jamaica 7 Commerce, Clarke, for nahis Mt:- the, Vandylt,lfor A rlingen ; Janna Hazing, De Jonge, for Aritiesp Susan, Merrill , Faith, U. S. ; Canstantia au Rocha. Lima. *r Vienna; Flora, Rngderkirk, for Rotterdam ; Siirdßif. irY Africa; Albion, Kirkwood, for Alexandria; lievcian„ Sep Bombay • Whilelmins, Drewson, for Rotterdam i Wivtanttrig. Jackson, for A friea ; Platuer, Potts, for Antigaa ; for Charleston; Elizabeth, Atherdon, for Virginia s Jane, WASSyStri.or. for Bahia; Thomas, Hawkins, for Barbadoes t Oarmania, Ash* ? . for Bremen; Jessie, Bong, for Rio Janeiro. • s kitty ro. THR COTTON TRAnt.--lie are sorry to annonue the present stagnation in the cotton trade is estendigis Jy effects to other branches of business connected whit One of the most extensive machine makers in this tow* has been under the necessity of discharging n mun e? 0 r ltis workmairand the example must be follpiva. others, unless a speedy change take pLice in the thlkilr which there is at present no lik:lltool—Stociepoil 4.1• err User. _ A surrey has been taken of thr lands between Brighter and Lewes, by which the practicability of cutting a tta. vigable canal has been fully 'ascertained. Should above, and Mr. Fortune's plan for uniting the Ouse alaii the Medway, be carried into effect. a channel, for inlitudl carriage, to London from Brighton, will be the result. _I ( a t 4 :11 I I