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F or ; nstance, he found in the diocese of Exeter there were ten sL'its in the ecclesiastical court for small sums under 101., and t:lreo for sums above that amount, and that the costs in those , ten actions, and which parties were compelled to pay or Fs to prison, amounted to no less than 6121. ss. 1 Od.—(Cries of " Shame.") These, be it remembered, were independent of their own costs, which they had been put to in defending the suit. In a case in the diocese of Gloucester for a very sin a;. l sum, the costs amounted to 371. 3s. 2d. ; and in the diocese: of Lincoln there was a proceeding in the ecclesiaoti cal court Against a person named Moreley, for 13s. 6d., the costs in which case amounted to 2.ll.—(Shame.) In Saint Asaph, there were four cases, all for very small sums, the costs in which amounted to 871. 9s. 6d.--(Hear.) He thought the meeting wou:d consider, from these specimens. that he was justified in mo Ting for the return, as it com pletely proved that there had Wen very vexatious proceed ings for the recovery of church-rates", They were wrong in principle, and it was high time to put au e.nd to them. The Dissenters, he was glad to say, had latter 1y obtained seve ral important concessions—the Marriage Bill, Registration Bill, and the establishment of the London University, by which degrees could be conferred on young non wherever they were educated ; and if they got the abolition of church rates during the next session, he should be satisfied.—(No, no.) His attention had lately been drawn to an article on church-rates in the Quarterly Review for the present .month, in which a distinct threat was held out. The wealth of the country was there said to be with the Church and its tuem hers ; they were the chief buyers of commodities. 'The article then continued—" On the other hand a great pro portion of what Dissenters there are, will belong to the class of retail dealers ; or, in other words, a large division of the Dissenters are sellers rather than buyers." This was most extraordinary logic ; but such was the language of this article, written in order to intimidate the Dissenters, by hinting that if they persevere in the attempt to get church-rates abolished; the buyers, who alone belong to the Church of England, will no longer deal with them.—(Hear, hear.) He need not so, he was quite sure Churchmen would do no such thing, because it was palpably against their own interest. They would buy where they could buy cheapest, like other people. But the article went on to say, that as long as the Dissenter was content with his position in the State, Churchmen made no distinction in their deal ings ; " but once exempt him from church-rates, and the case will be altered." The Quarterly Review was consi dered to be the organ of the Tory party ; but lie could not imagine that at least a great number of them would sanction an article like that, which implies that if Dissenters will consent to be degraded to an inferior position in the State, Churchmen, forsooth, will condescend to deal with them ; but if once they cast off church -rates, the Church men will cease to buy of them, and a system of religious ex clusive dealing will be established. He was quite sure that no such suggestion would be acted upon, and that even if it were, it would not have the slightest effect in intimidating the Dissenters.—(Cheers.) Mr. GEORGE HAREFIELD seconded the resolution. SALIPOP' HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP NARCISSUS, Now lying at Woolwich. ADMIRALTY, N'OMERSET-PLACE, JAN. 2, 1837. THE COMMISSIONERS FOR EXECUT ING the OFFICE of LRHIGH ADMIRAL of the U NITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND do hereby give Notice, That on THURSDAY, the 12th Instant, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, they WILL PUT UP TO SALE at their Office in Somerset-place, (tog - ether with His Majesty's other Ships and Vessels already advertised), His Majesty's SHIP NARCISSUS, of 894 Tons Burthen, lying at Woolwich. Persons wishing to view the Ship must apply to the Captain Su perintendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Cateleguea and Conditions of Sale may be had here, and at the Yard. ISM No. 13,824. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1837 PRICE sd. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, DEC. 14, 1836- THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of his MA JESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice, That tikey are ready to DISPOSE OF, to such Persons as may be wh iling to tender for the same, a quantity of BRASS ORDNANCE, saved from the Wreck of the Royal George, and a quantity of un serviceable Brass and Iron Ordnance, Shot, and Shells, Cast Iron Trucks, and old wrought and Steel, &c. 84c., in Store at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, and the Tower, which have been divided into Lots, and may he viewed upon application to the Storekeepers at those places, any day (Sundays excepted) previous to the day fixed for the delivery of the Tenders. A Catalogue of the several Lots may be obtained by Persons wil ling:to become purchasers, at the Storekeeper's Office, Woolwich, and at the Secretary's Office in Pall-Mall, where the Tenders for the whole, or any number of the said Lots, are to be delivered on or bef ore TUESDAY, the 17th of January, 1837. By Order of the Board of Ordnance, R. BYHAM, Secretary. or relinquish so much of the present rivers, canals, streams, or running waters as shall or may be rendered unnecessary or useless by reason of such diversion or diversions, as aforesaid, or any of them. GARDENER'S GAZETTE, No. 1., SATURDAY, in Time for Post, Price sd. CHURCH RATES. Offices, 343, Strand, and 162, Piccadilly. PUBLIC MEETING AT MANCHESTER. The meeting was held in the Manor Court-room, Brown street, Manchester, on. Monday last. The room was not more than a third full, when a number of the gentlemen who convened the meeting entered it. Within about half an hour afterwards it was crowded in every part. Amongst the Gentlemen around the Chairman we noticed—Mark Phillips, Esq., M.P., Richard Potter, Esq., M.P., Thomas Potter, Esq., C. J. S.,Walker, Esq., J. B. Smith, Esq., Edward Baxter, Esq., Dr. Johns, Mr. George Hadfield, Mr. P. Eckersley, &c. On the motion of Mr. E. BAXTER, seconded by Dr. Jomis, THOMAS HARBOTTLE, Esq., was unanimously called upon to take the chair. He did so, amidst. loud cheers, and said—Gentlemen, my fellow -townsmen, oar much esteemed and valued friend, Mr. Robert Hyde Greg, was, as had been previously arranged, to have occupied the chair on the present occasion. After expressing his sense of his own im perfection as a chairman, Mr. Harbottle proceeded at once to the interesting engagements of the morning. Church rates, he said, are a tax imposed and levied upon the com munity indiscriminately, whether Churchmen or Dissenters ; otherwise we should have no right to make the smallest complaint. This tax has really appeared to Churchmen themselves so exceedingly odious, and as reflecting so great a discredit and dishonour upon the Church itself, that many of the most respectable part of the community of Church men have long wished for this law to be abrogated. We all admire the golden rule, that we should not wish to do unto others what we should not like them to do to us. We may fairly put it by parity of reasoning, whether Church men would like to pay to the expense of erecting Dissenting Chapels ; and if they objected, as doubtless they reasonably would, to pay any part of such expenses, surely there is by parity of reasoning no ground of claim to require us to make such payments for them. And therefore it is that this tax has been felt, as well by Churchmen as Dissenters, to be exceedingly odious as well as unjust. Besides, the revenues of the Church are amply sufficient, and much more than sufficient, for any expense that may be incurred by keeping open churches for the worship of God. Gentlemen, I believe it is the arrangement of the morning that there shall be short speeches, as generally preferable to long ones —(Hear)---it would therefore be very unnecessary and im proper for me to occupy your time any longer, the more es pecially as we have friends here, right and left. who, I doubt not will do every justice to the important subject which we are assembled to consider—and in their hands I now leave it. I should have stated, that it appears that the amount of church-rates collected throughout the kingdom is 645,8831. 9s. in the course. of the year—no small sum for Churchmen to receive out of the pockets of the country at large.—(" Shame.") I have now much pleasure in intro ducing to you a gentleman whose name I am sure you al ways hear with great gratification, that of the Member for the borough, Mr. Mark Phillips.—(Cheers.) LONDON, EXETER, AND FALMOUTH RAILWAY COMPANY. Notice is hereby given, that application will be made to Par liament, in the ensuing session, for leave to bring in a Bill, or Bills, to authorise the making and maintaining a Railway, or Rail ways, to commence in a certain field, close, piece, or parcel of land, near Cowley-bridge, in the city and the county of the city of Exe ter, or the Liberties thereof, in the county of Devon, there and at such place as shall be determined upon, to communicate or unite with a certain Railway now in the progress of execution, called .‘ The Bristol and Exeter Railway," when and so soon as the same shall be so far completed from either of its termini, and which said field, piece, or parcel of land is numbered 4in the Map or Plan deposited of the said Bristol and Exeter Railway, with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Devon, and from thence to proceed and to terminate at a place called the Green Bank, in the parish of Budock, at or near Falmouth, in the county of Cornwall, and which said Railway or Railways will pass from, in, through and into the several boroughs, parishes, towns, townships, wards, hamlets, precincts, chapelries, liberties, districts, tythings, extra-parochial places, and other places following, that is to say—Allhallows on the Walls, Allhallows, Goldsmith-street, the precinct of Bedford, the precinct of Bradninck, the precinct of the Close, St. David, St. Edmund, St. George, St. John, St. Kerrian, St. Lawrence, St. Martin, St. Mary Arches, St. Mary Major, St. Mary Steps, St. Olave, St. Pancras, St. Paul, St. Petrock, St. Sidwell, St. Stephen, and the Holy Trinity, or some of them in the city and the county of the city of Exeter, and the liberties of the said city in the county of Devon; Heavitree, St. Leonards Alphing ton, St. Thomas, Exwick, Whitstone, Pinhoe, Huxham, Rew, Nether Exe, Upton Pyne, Stoke-cannon, Bamp ford, Speke Newton, Saint Cyres, Throverton, Shobbrooke, Crediton, Stockleigh Pomeroy, Cheriton, Fitz-Payne, Upton, Hellions Saint Thomas Exeter, Sandford Tedburn, Saint Mary's Cheriton, Bishop Colebrook, Hittesleigh, Bow, alias Nymeitt, Tracey, Clannaborough, Spreyton, Zeal, Monachorum, Down, Saint Mary, North Tawton, BOndleigh, South Tawton, Sampford Courtenay, Honeychurch, Belstone, - Exbourne, Jacobston, Broad wood, Kelly Monk Okehampton, Okehampton, Kigbeare, Inward leigh, Hatherleigh, Northlew, Highampton, Beaworthy, Black Torrington, Ashbury, Halwell, Bratton Clovelly, Germansweek, alias Week Saint Germans, Ashwater, Clawton, Lifton, West week in Lifton, Virginstow, Saint Giles in the Heath, Luffinrott, Broad Woodwidger, and Werrington, in the County of Devon ; Saint Stephen, by Launceston, Saint Thomas, Newport, Saint Mary Magdalene, Launceston, Lawhitton, South Petherwin, Lew annick, Trewen, Egloskerry, Tresmeere, Laneast, Saint Clether Alternun, North Hill, Saint Cleer, Saint Neot, Warleggan, Car dinham, Temple, Saint Breward, Blisland, Helland, Bodmin, Town and Borough of Bodmin, Lanhydrock, Lanivet Luxullian, Roche, Withiel, Saint Wenn, Saint Dennis, Saint Columb Major, Saint Enoder, Michel or Saint Michael, Newlyn Ladock, Saint Erne, Saint Allen, Perran Zabulo, Kenwyn, Saint Clement, Saint Mary, Truro, Kea, Feock, Gwennap, Perran Ar werthal, Mylor, Stythians, Mabe, Gluvias, Saint Agnes, Tregave than, Illogan, Penryn, Budock, and Falmouth in the county of Cornwall ; and also for making and maintaining a branch from and out of the said Railway, or Railways, at or near the Castle Hill, within the borough of Truro in the parish of Kenwyn in the said county of Cornwall and to proceed from thence and terminate at or near a certain mine called Wheal Montague, in the manor of Treleigh, in the parish of Redruth, in the county of Cornwall, and which said branch of and from the said Railway or Railways will pass from, in, through, and into the several boroughs, parishes, towns, townships, wards, hamlets, precincts, chapelries, liberties, districts, tythings, extra parochial places, and other places follow ing, that is to say, Truro, Kenwyn, Tregavethan, Kea, Kelle werris, Chasewater, Saint Agnes, Illogan, Gwennap, Cardrew, Treleigh, and Redruth, all in the county of Cornwall aforesaid. And in which said Bill or Bills a power will be applied for to au thorise the construction or formation of another branch diverging from the main line at or in the town and borough of Penryn, and proceeding from thence from, in, through, and into the parish and borough of Penryn, the parish of Budock aforesaid, the town and parish of Falmouth aforesaid, and terminating at or near Kimbers ley-terrace, in the parish of Falmouth aforesaid, all in the county of CornwalL Twelfth Edition, a thick vol. Bvo. 11. le. TABLES of INTEREST, calculated at Five per Cent. for any Sum, advancing by single pounds, from 1 to 365, without the trouble of adding several sums together ; thence, by Hundreds and by Thousands, to Ten Thousand Pounds, from One Da) to Thirteen Years. Also, Tables for calculating Interest at Four per Cent. ; Commission from One-Eighth to Five per Cent. ; a Time Table : &c. &c. 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Notice is hereby given that application will be made to Parlia wstent, in the ensuing Session, for leave to bring in a Bill or Bills for /flaking and maintaining a Railway or Railways, to commence at or near a Meadow called the " Shoulder of Mutton Meadow," in the 'parish of Sonning, in the County of Berks, there and at such place or point as shall be determined upon, to communicate or unite with a certain Railway now in progress of execution, called the Great Western Railway, when and as the same shall be so far completed, from either of its termini, to proce e d from thence to unite or communicate with a certain other Railway now in the progress of execution called " The London and Southampton Railway," at or in a certain close, field, or parcel of land situate behind the New Poor House, at or near Old Ba s i ng , i n t h e P ar i sh, Townsh i p, or Cbapel r y o f Basingstoke, in the County of Southampton, otherwise Hants, and from thence to proceed to, and termi nate at or in a certain close, piece or parcel of land, si tuate in the parish of Durston, in the County of Somerset, there to unite or communicate with a certain other railway like wise in the progress of execution, called the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and which said close is numbered 15 in the map or plan of the said Bristol and Exeter Railw a y, deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Somerset, and which said Railway or Railways for the making and maintainin g of which such powers are to be applied for as aforesaid, will pass, from, in, through, and into the several boroughs, parishes, towns, townships, wards, ham lets, precincts, chapelries, liberties, districts, tythings, extra paro chial places, and other places following, that is to say, Sonning, Saint Mary, S a i nt L awrence, Saint Giles, Whitley, and Reading, in the county of Berks ; Hartley, Danner or Donner, Hartley Court, and Shinfield, partly in the hundred of Charlton, in the county of Berks, and partly in the hundred of Amesbury, in the county of Wilts, Swallowfield, partly in the hundred of Charlton, its the county of Berks ,• and partly in the hundred of Amesbury, in the county of Wilts, Nerfild, Stratfield-Mortimer, in the county o f Berke, Stratfield Saye, partly in the hu n d re d o f R ea di ng , i n t h e county of B er k s , an d part ly in the hundred of Holdshott, in the county of Harts; Silchester,Pamber,Beech Hill, Str a tfi e ld-T nrg i s, H art l ey , Westpall, Sherfield, Odiham, Saint Michael, Old Basing, Basing, Basingstoke, Sherboree Saint John, Sherborne Monks, Worting, Wootten, or W oot i ng S a i nt L awrence, W inkle bury,Oakley or 'Church Oakley, Chutely, Somerdown, Dean, Ashe, Poolhampton, Quidhampton, Tadley, Ewhurst, Hannington, Overton, Norington, Laverstoks, Freefolk Whitchurch, Lichfield, Saint Mary, Bourne, Hartsbourne, or Hurstbourne Priors, Ev ingar, Enham Knights, Enham:Kings, Foxcott, Andover, Abbots Anne, Clatford, Upper Clat ford, Monkston, Sarson, Amport Grateley, Wallop, Over Wallop,and Thorngate in the County of Hants, otherwise Southampton, other wise Hampshire, otherwise Southamptonshire ; Newton, Newton Toney, Allington, Boscombe, Amesbury, Gumbledon, Porton, Id minster, Winterbourne, Winterbourne Gunner, Winterbourne bautsey, Winterbourne Earls, HurCott, Ford, Winterbourne Ford, Vinterslow, Pitton Laurstoke, Clarendon, Melford and Alderbury in the County of Wilts, the Liberty of the Close, Saint Martin's, Saint Thomas, and Saint Edmond's, in the City of Salisbury and County of Wilts, Fisherton Anger, West Harnham, Branch and Dole Bemmerton, Toney Stratford, Netherhampton, Quid hampton, Camden and Cadworth, South Newton, Fugglestone, 'Wilton, South Burcombe, Burcombe, North Burcombe, Bishopton, Broad Chalk, Groveley Lodge, Groveley, Barford and Barford Saint Martin, Bayerstock, Compton, Chamberlaine, Wily, Dinton, Sutton Mandeville, Fovant, Teffont Magna, Teffont Erkas, Warminster, Dunworth, Westbury Bishops Font- Fonthill Gifford, Swallow Cliff, Ansty, Chilmark, War odour, Tisbury, West Tisbury, East Tisbury, Donhead Saint -Andrew, Saint Mary D on h ea d, Donhead, Seml e y, D unwort h, West Knoyle, East Knoyle, Sedgehill and Mere, in the said county of Wilts ; Shaftesbury, Gillingham, and Buckhorn Weston, in the county of Dorset; Cucklington, Horsington, Stoke, Tristar, Charl ton Musgrave Barrow, Win can t on , Ferris Norton, N or th Cheri ton, Holton, 'Whitley, Yarlington, Shepton Montague, Maperton, Catsash, Charlton Horethorne, Blackford, Compton Pauncefoot, Sutton Montis, North Cadbury, South Cadbury, Bampfield Weston, South Barrow Sparkford, Babcary , Farringdon Stert, Quee n ' s Camel, West Camel, Yeovilton, Puddimore, 11- chester, Nothover, Charlton Mackrel, Charlton Adam, Charl ton Kingston, Somerton, Ham, Muchelney, Long Sutton, Up ton, Knowle, Huish Episcope, Langport, Aller Langport, other wise Langport Estover, the common lands appertaining or belong ing to Aller Langport.otherwise LangportEstover and Huish Epis cope, either or both of them, Kingsbury, Pitney, Curry Rival, Jornadway, Hanbridge, Drayton, Aller Oath, Oathill, Wick, Wick Moor, Abdick, Bulston, Sewill, North Curry, Curry Mallett, Five !lead, Ilton, Hatch Beechem, Ottery, West Hatch, Stoke Saint Gregory, Beer Crocombe, Sedge Moor, West Sedge Moor, New v e nts, or West Wall, otherwise call e d Han Moor, and Curry Moor, 4 4.,._ )1 1t, East Lyng, West Lyng, Buckland, North Petherton, Creech t Michael, and Durston, in the county of Somerset, with a diverging from and out of the said Railw a y or Railways, and Passing f rom , through, and into the several parishes of Aller, Curr CUrr Y-Rivial, Fivehead Drayton , Stoke , Saint Gregory, North Y, Durston and Lyng, East Lyng, West Lyng, and Buckland, e 'r Some of them, and terminating at, or in a certain close, pieceor. Varcel of land situate in the parish of Lyng aforesaid, there again to un „..,,i,te or communicate with the said Bristol and Exeter Railway, an d `",el , said clo e, p . c parcel of land is numbered 11 in the said map i.4 l , l l aas to of the s s airiß le ris e t ' o o l r an - d Exeter Railway, so deposited as aforesaid; ,_llail w ,,Take and maintain a branch from and l o l u e t ai o l f e s d u t c h h e ß t a l i a l e w k7,eoiri hier, : neonunencing at or near a certain mill t he parish of Queen's Camel aforesaid, in the countAyeleaosrf,tSanod atl bolo Passing from thence from, in, through, and into t the seve enapstirs, parishes, towns, townships, wards, hanils, precincts, other , e l iberties, districts, tithings, extra-paro chi al_ Magna v d ii ? t f ollowing • that is to say, Queen'sCamel P ford, and y e ' o n , l Cantiloe, Brimpton, West Camel, Trent, M u d' Nether Com in the county of Somerset ; and Over Compton of Dorset, w ith ,Bradford -Abbas, and Sherborne, in the county point or terminus at or near the turnpike-g a t e gtocastern side of the town of Yeovil aforesaid, and terminat_ Sherbornr near the turnpike gate on the western side of the town of Dorset ; Be ar in the parish of Sherborne aforesaid, in the county . of viaducts, `` t . ,,,,, , `" nlake and maintain all necessary bridges, culvert s, wharfs, depO-ii,els, archways, embankments, buildings, stations, cessary to the sa lr i e,house roads, and other works materialprne for tho more convliulway or Railways, and the branches theret o And it is intended to se and enjoyment of the same respe c t i vely. and in fans to dues, rates, rents, and su auth orise the taking of such to l l s, said Bill or Bills, and for o money as shall be mentioned in the' tenements, hereditament s , paunraehasing, taking, and holding se la v n e d ra s i boroughs, parishes, towns, towl l , 3 s z i mises within the said chapelries villages, liberties, distrire wards ' places, and other places before menti oneda hamlets, precincts, la tthainnfs, described eittra for the herrochial poses aforesaid. And it is also intended to pplyf r powers to granted in and by the said Bill or Bills, to deviate fr o m': :be said line of ,tor said intended Railway or Railways and the Branches thereto the making of which respectively powers are so ill, tended to be applied for as aforesaid, as the same will be fin in the said intended application to Parliament to any extent denote seseding 100 yards on either side of such lin e or lines, and the branches thereto, as aforesaid. _ And notice i s h ere b y likewise g i ven, th a t i t is intended to apply 10 ! powers, to be granted in and by the said Bill or Bills, as the s ame will be defined in such application to Parliament, to divert or alter all such road or roa d s as shall be necessary to be diverted or altered in branche s co nstruction or f ormat i on of such Railway or Railways and the thereto, and also to divert such navigable rivers, canals, stre a ms, or run n i ng waters the co nstruction or brformationas may be required to be diverted for of such Railway or Railways and the finches thereto, as aforesaid; and that it is intended to abandon And Notice is hereby also given that it is intended to apply for powers to be granted in and by the said Bill or Bills as the same will also be defined in such Bill or Bills to construct, make, and maintain another line or branch of Railway or Railways to commu nicate or unite with the said Bristol and Exeter Railway, when and as the same shall be so far executed from either of its •termini, to commence at or in a certain field, close, piece or parcel of land or ground near the Old Water Engine, formerly used to supply the City of Exeter with water, situate near to or in the said City of Exeter or in the liberties thereof, in the county of Devon aforesaid, and to proceed from thence and to terminate in a certain field, close, piece or par ce l of l an d or g r ound bound e d by a road leading from Longbrook-street in the said City and county of the City of Exeter, or the liberties thereof, to the Cavalry Barracks in or near the said City er the liberties thereof as aforesaid, with a blanch run ning from and diverging out of the said principal branch or line at or near the new road leading to the new market of the said City, and to terminate at the said new market, of and in the said city, which said principal branch or line, with the branch diverging from and out of the same as aforesaid, will pass from, in, through and into the several parishes, chapelries, towns, townships, tythings, liberties, extra-parochial places and other places following, that is to say—Allhallows-on-the-Walls, Allhallows Goldsmith-street, the precinct of Bedford, the precinct of Bradninch, the precinct of the Close, Saint David, Saint Edmund, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Kerrian, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary Arches, Saint Mary Major, Saint Mary Steps, Saint Olave, Saint Pan cras, Saint Paul, Saint Petrock, Saint Sidwell, Saint Stephen, and the Holy Trinity, or some of them in the city and the county of the city of Exeter, and the liberties of the said city in the county of Devon aforesaid. And to make and maintain all necessary bridges, culverts, viaducts, tunnels, archways, embankments, buildings, stations, wharfs, depots, warehouses, roads, and other works material or necessary to the said Railways and the branches thereto, for the more complete use and enjoy ment of the same respectively. And it is intended to apply for powers to be granted in and by the said Bill or Bills, to authorize the taking of such tolls, fares, dues, rates, rents, and sums of money as shall be mentioned in the said bill or bills, and for purchasing, taking, and holding lands, tenements, heredi taments and premises, within the said several boroughs, parishes, towns, townships, wards, hamlets, precincts, chapelries, liberties, districts, tythings, extra parochial places, and other places, before mentioned and described, for the purpose aforesaid ; and it is also intended to apply for power to be granted in and by the said bill or bills, to deviate from the said line of the said intended Railway or Railways, and the branches thereto, for the making of which respectively, powers are so intended to be applied for as aforesaid, as the same will be defined in the said intended application to Par liament, to any extent not exceeding 100 yards on either side of such line or lines, and the branches thereto as aforesaid. And Notice is hereby likewise given, that it is intended to apply for powers to be granted in and by the said Bill or Bills, as the same will be defined in such application to Parliament to divert or alter all such road or roads as shall be necessary to be diverted or altered in the construction or formation of such Railway or Railways, and the Branches thereto, and also to divert such navigable rivers, canals, streams, or running waters, as the same may be required to be diverted for the construction or formation of such Railway or Rail ways and the Branches thereto as aforesaid ; and that it is intended to abandon or relinquish so much of the present rivers, canal's, streams, or running waters, as shall or may be rendered unnecessary or useless by reason of such diversion or diversions as aforesaid, or any of them. B G IER O K . E S T T T EP an H d E Co N, . '} s Solicithrs for the Bill. Dated November, 1836. D R. JOHN ARMSTRONG'S LIVER PILLS. 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Mr. PHILLIPS-Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I have been requested by the Committee who have made the ne cessary arrangements for conducting this meeting, to move, on this important occasion, the first of a series of resolu tions which will be submitted to you ; and, I confess, gen tlemen, that in meeting you here on this occasion, 1 am not only doing that which is agreeable and consonant to my own feelings, but that I am coming forward to do that which, to the best of my ability, I feel myself called upon to do, namely, to discharge a great public duty. Gentlemen, we have heard from the Conservative party on other occa sions—l refer to the meeting of Parliament in the Session of 1835—0 f the consequences of snow drifts and snow storms in keeping away from the House of Commons those who they anticipated to have met there to support their views.—(Laughter.) I am happy, however, to find in this inclement season so numerous an attendance here ; I was quite certain that the subject of church-rates must induce a large attendance of rate-payers of Manchester on this oc casion. We are met, then, to express in firm, but at the same time, I hope, in temperate language, our strong feeling l i of the impropriety and injustice of compelling Dissenters, by a compulsory rate, to subscribe towards the maintenance of a Church, from the discipline of which they conscien tiously differ ; and I cannot but express my deep regret that it should be found necessary for us to assemble on the present occasion, and at the present day, in order to advo cate a principle which ought long since to have been con ceded, in my opinion, alike to reason and to justice. Sir, it is the duty, I say, of the Dissenting bodies throughout this country, to come forward now, vigorously, and unani mously to endeavour to overthrow the opposition which is still manifested towards carrying out the principle to which I have referred ; and it is a matter to me of great regret that, down to the present moment, there should have been no administration yet formed prepared to deal with this question in its proper form—namely, as an act of justice to the consciences of the Dissenters of this country.—(Loud Cheering.) It will be, I have no doubt, in the recollection of many gentleman whom I have now the honour of addressing, that, in the Session of 1834, an attempt—an abortive one it is true—was made in the Parliament to do something towards the. adjusting of this question with respect to the church-rates. It was proposed, as will, I have no doubt, be rememhered by Lord Althorp, that these rates should be adjusted in the follow ing manner. He brought forward a motion to this effect : —That from and after a time to be fixed, the payment of the church-rates shall cease and determine, and that in lieu thereof his Majesty be empowered to grant out of the pro ceeds of the land-tax a sum not exceeding 250,0001., to be applied to the repairs of parish churches and parochial chapels." Now, gentleman, in that resolution there was such a want, in my opinion, of a due appreciation of a great principle, that I found it utterly impossible to accede in my own mind to the propriety of any such arrangement. I could neither accede to it willingly as an act of my own mind, nor could I accede to it on behalf of the great body of Dissenters ; and I was glad to find that the feeling which I entertained upon that subject was not one confined to my own breast. The matter was taken up imme diately and vigorously by the ever-ready and ever-vigilant member for Middlesex, who moved in opposition to that re solution an amendment to the following effect :—That it is inexpedient to take into consideration any proposition for charging the public revenue with maintaining the edifices of the Established Church, until it shall be shown that the funds belonging to that church are not adequate to meet this and the other charges for its support."—(Cheers.) For that amendment I most cordially voted—(Hear, hear) —and I am happy to say, that I was one of the 140 members who likewise voted for it. We were left, it is true, in a minority of 116 ; but I have never, from that moment down to the present, regretted the vote I gave on that occasion. It appears to me that the vote on that divi sion was one of great importance. The Dissenters were roused to the expression of their just indignation on ac count of a proposition which fell so far short of rendering them complete and ample justice. It was impossible to ac cede with consistency, in the support of one's own views and principles, to a proposal which had for its effect and tendency the removing of a tax levied upon Dissenters, and shifting it an indirect manner upon the shoulders of others ; namely, upon the Scotch and Irish nations, and upon the community at large. I felt then, and I feel, if possible, more strongly now, that this proposal showed there was a want of appreciation of the conscientious principles of Dis senters in the breasts of the Members of the House of Commons. It appears to me that those conscientious scruples that we entertain were unintelligible to those who, while on all occasions they are inclined to force upon us their own opinion, that all morality and virtue is to be found in the Church of England alone, yet cannot, out of the endowments which that church possesses, or out of the wealth which it enjoys, raise that sum of 250,0001., to which Lord Althorp referred, in order to uphold the dig nity, and at the same time the morality of their own church establishment.—(Hear.) Sir, I cannot but lament that at the present moment we should be placed in a posi tion such as that in which we find ourselves,—namely, that, as a matter of conscience, we feel ourselves com pelled to oppose, as it may appear,'the laws under which we ought to live.—(Hear, and cheers.) lam doubtless anxious on all occasions to regard the laws—in fact, it would be quite inconsistent, and quite improper on my part, were I not merely to observe the laws, but also to endea vour to uphold them ; but the laws, in order to be respected and obeyed, ought at least to be founded in justice. Sir, the want of success which has been attendant upon half mea sures (I would refer to those in the Session of 1834) has, I am sure, created a great sensation throughout the country. The Bill which was introduced in conformity with the reso lution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in consequence of the objections made to the principle by the Dissenters at large, was never suffered to take a further stage than merely to be printed and submitted to the consideration of the House. I therefore contend, at the present moment, that having been the effect of an expression of opinion on the part of the Dissenters, that it behoves them on the present occasion to come forward and strongly to demonstr a t e th e necessity which is felt in their minds, of setti ng a t res t a case in which conscience is attempted to be coerced, and which is altogether inconsistent with the spirit of the age in which we live. I should hope the want of success which tion. has attended half measures, must by this time have created a sensible effect upon the minds of his Majesty' s Ministers. I would ask, whether by such measures they have sucz.'eedol in any degree in appeasing the opposition of their assailants ? On the contrary, I know of no case where, in dealing with ecclesiastical matters, they have fallen short of developing a great principle, where they have received any thanks for their kindness from their opponents. I would ask this ques tion of the meeting, of the public at large—Do they think that his Majesty's Ministers have gained anything whatso ever in the opinion of their opponents of the Church party, by having conferred upon this district the dignitary of a Bishop ?—(Hear,) Ido hope and trust they will in 'future see the importance of attempting to legislate so as to give satisfaction to the just rights and claims of those who are most anxious to go along with them, and to urge them for ward to those measures of Reform towards which the eyes of the country have been long directed. I will not urge thereby any such selfish considerations as that they owe their seats in the Legislature to the exertions mainly of the Dissenters at the elections since the passing of the Re form Bill ; but I will urge them to take up one cause, and to espouse one cause, because I believe them to be men who are—at least they have on numerous occasions come for ward and evinced themselves—the friends of liberal opi nions, friends of the rights of conscience, particularly in re spect to the question of the Jews; and I would urge them by every consideration connected with the station which they hold, to throw off those trammels which appear hither to to have held them back, and to place themselves at the head of those who are contending for a great and im portant principle. They would then entitle themselves not merely to our gratitude, but they would secure our confidence in connection with the future measures which they may propose ; and the alliance of the firm friends of these principles will then be such as should have existed hitherto--(Hear)—it will be stable, and, I believe impregnable. I should, perhaps, mention to this meeting, that Lord John Russell did certainly charge the Dissenters of this country, and the Liberals of this country, generally, and, I must admit in candour, with a degree of rea son and right, that during the progress of his Church Es tablishment Bill through the House of Commons, during the last session of Parliament, he was not made sufficiently acquainted with the feelings and views of the country at large with respect to that measure. But with respect to the question of church-rates, I think there should be "no mistake ;" I think " there can be no mistake :" and I call upon the rate-payers of the town of Manchester to speak their sentiments clearly and distinctly upon this question, in order that, when it is brought again before the Legislature, there may be no feeling on the part of his Majesty's Minis ters that they have been led by any negligence on the part of ourselves to form an erroneous opinion of our views and opinions. Perhaps some gentlemen may have seen, during the last few weeks, a letter addressed by one of the Hon. Members for the county of Berks to a party appealing to him for his subscription towards the erection of a Baptist chapel. The answer of this Conservative Member was, that he did not think he could in fairness be called upon to con tribute to the maintenance of an establishment which would be of no service to him.—(Hear.) This is precisely our case—this is exactly the principle for which we contend. I perfectly agree with his answer to the application made to him, and I do sincerely trust, after this demonstration of Isis feelings, whenever the question of church-rates is again brought forward in the House of Commons, we may at least count upon his vote in our favour. Our Chairman has alluded to many cases of oppression which have arisen under the present system for the collection of the church rates. lam aware that in addressing an assembly in the town of Manchester, I must, in reference to these ques tions, call up most unpleasant recollections in the minds of many, of the seizures which during the last two years have taken place for church-rates, not only in this borough, but in some of the adjoining parishes. Ido not like to open old wounds, and I should be exceedingly happy to drop the curtain of oblivion over all that is past, were 1 certain that we were on the point of receiving that justice which we have so long contended for ; but I must refer more parti cularly to the case of Mr. Childs, of Bungay, who, it is well known, for his resistance to the payment of church rates, was incarcerated in a dungeon. I must allude also to those cases which came more immediately under our own knowledge ; and I ask whether a law which shall compel the enactment of such scenes as these, can be considered to be for the benefit of religion, or for the upholding of any religious establishment ? In the parish where I reside, I regret to say, only two short years ago, when an attempt was made to carry a rate in opposition to the greater part of the community, recourse was had to the most shameless profligacy in connection with the church—profligacy which I should have thought a sense of common decency would have forbidden. The worst scenes that could have been enacted under the rotten borough system, were, I regret to say, enacted on that occasion, and it appears to me that the Church of England was then degraded and disgraced by the application of the beer barrel, in order to succeed in the corruption of the minds of those who were anxiously looked forward to as necessary, as regarded their votes, to secure the carrying of that rate.—(Shame.) I witnessed with my own eyes that which I trust never to behold again, and after all the effect was this :—I believe more money was spent in endeavouring to carry that question than would have maintained in decency and order the whole of those church establishments, towards which the friends of the church itself in that parish were afraid of losing the com pulsory support of the Dissenters ; which was the reason of their entering into that contest. I hope and trust that I shall be considered no enemy to the establishment when I say that I look forward with the utmost hope and expecta tion to the carrying of a law which shall put an end to scenes like these, which shall enable the Dissenter to live in harmony with his neighbour of the church ; and I am per fectly convinced that the settlement of this question will give a permanency and character to the church establish ment, and that the hostility which is engendered and those feelings of disrespect which it is impossible sometimes to smooth down, will be entirely removed, and the best inte rests of society greatly promoted by it. There are many considerations which I might have urged on the present oc casion ; but I am well aware that those who follow me are better able to do justice to this subject. I have only, there fore, before I sit down, to state that I most cordially sup port the resolution which has been put into my hands, and I trust it will meet with the cordial and unanimous approval of this meeting. It is to the following effect :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the compulsory support of reli gion is not only unreasonable but unjust ; and therefore that it is the duty of all the friends of civil and religious liberty firmly to employ all legitimate and constitutional means for the extinction of the oppressive and vexatious system of church rates." The Honourable Gentleman sat down amidst loud cheers. Mr. BROOKS had great pleasure in seconding the resolu- Mr. THOMAS POTTER rose amidst cheers to support the resolution. He reminded the meeting of the hard work which many zealous friends now present had had on a former occasion in opposing church -rates, and said that previously to going into that opposition he had seen several of the To ries, and they stated positively that they considered it a bad law, and one that ought to be done away with. They said that, as it was the law, it was our duty to obey it ; but they should be glad to see it abolished. He hoped, therefore, that the gentlemen to whom he referred would come for ward to assist them, but he must confess that he dared not trust to them—we must depend entirely upon our own ex rations. The Tories were at work to sow dissention amongst them, but he hoped they would keep united, and act together as one firm body, and thus they would secure the measures of Reform, which were so much desired. As to religious freedom, he felt convinced they were quite safe. The resolution was then put and carried, with about twenty dissentients, the little knot of Tories above-mentioned. Mr. R. POTTER, M.P., said he had great pleasure in proposing the next resolution—" That the vexatious cir cumstances under which church-rates have for some time past been levied, call for the exertions of the rate-payers of the parish of Manchester, who have so often successfully resisted their payment, to avail themselves of the present favourable juncture, to secure, by united and vigorous ef forts, their immediate and entire abolition." He hoped this great and influential parish would come forward in the way it ought to do, and petition Parliament for the aboli tion of church-rates ; if they did, as he was convinced they would do, a considerable effect would be produced ; and if, when Parliament met, the country generally came forward, he thought it would be impossible for Ministers to resist any longer the abolition of church-rates. He had voted for the amendment of the Hon. Member for Middlesex, in 1834, and he contended that the Church had abundant means of keeping its fabric in repair, for the inco mes of the sinecures of the Church, such as Deans and Chapters, who had no cure of souls, far exceeded the sum named in the resolution of Lord Althorp. The resolution he (Mr. Potter) had moved referred to the vexatious manner in which this tax had been collected. At the time when Mr. Childs was committed to Ipswich gaol, he (Mr. Potter) moved in the House of Commons for a return of all suits in the Ecclesiastical Courts in respect of Church rates, and he was told it would be quite unnecessary Mr. J. B. SMITH seconded the resolution. In a certain parish a Quaker barber received one day a note for church rate for the year 1835-ss. Gd. He called upon the cler gyman of the parish with this note, and said, " Pray, friend, what dost thou mean by this note ?" " Mean, why it is for the church-rate ; don't you see ?" " Yea, friend ; but what is that for ?" " Why, for the repair of the church, and for the decent maintenance of public worship, to be sure." " Well, friend, but what have I to do with that—l don't attend thy church ?" " Oh, that don't signify ; the church is always open, and it is your own fault if you don't come. Besides, it's the law and you must pay." " Well, friend, I take leave to tell thee that I think that a very unjust law that obliges me to pay for a ministry and a religion which I don't attend—fare thee well." A few days afterwards the barber, by way of straightening accounts with the parson sent him a note—" Dr. to Timothy Broadbrim, for shaving and hair-cutting for the year 1833-ss. Gd." The receipt of this note by the parson very quickly brought him into the shop, in no good humour either. " You scoundrel, what. do you mean by sending this note ? You never cut my hair or shaved me in your life."—" Nay, friend, but thou knowest my shop was always open, and it's thine own fault if thou didst not come 'to be shaved."—(Shouts of laughter.) if they agreed with him in seeing no difference between the two cases, he trusted they would concur in the resolution and the prayer of the petition.—;Cheers.) Dr. JonNs moved " That this meeting approves of the object and efforts of the Anti-Church-rate Society recently formed in London, and appoints a committee for advancing the same purpose, and for corresponding and co-operating with the metropolitan society." Mr. J. C. DYER seconded the motion, which was put and passed with but two dissentients. Mr. AARON LEES moved the appointment of an Anti- Church-rate committee. Mr. JAMES BANCROFT seconded the motion, which hav ing passed, as well as a resolution for advertising the pro ceedings, Mr. Harbottle vacated the chair, which was then taken by Mr. MARK PHILLIPS, who moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Harbottle, for his able and impartial conduct in the chair. He took the opportunity of saying that it should be want of ability, not want of zeal, that should prevent him (Mr. Phillips) from carrying out those great principles which he heard enunciated this day. The resolution having passed by acclamation, Mr. HARBOTTLE acknowledged it in suitable terms, and requested any gentleman present to take a sheet for signa tures under his care. The meeting then separated, about two o'clock, having lasted nearly three hours. THE GREAT REFORM DINNER.—We have the gratification to present to our readers the following list of noblemen and gentlemen who have already accepted the invitation to the dinner to be given by the Leeds polling district of the West Riding Members, and the Liberal Members for the borough of the West Riding, and other distinguished friends of reform :—Lord Morpeth, M.P. ; Lord Howden, C.C.B. ; Sir G. Strickland, Bart., M.P ; Sir F. L. Wood. Bart. ; the Hon. Sir E. Marmaduke Va vaseur, Bart. ; E. Baines, Esq., M.P. ; J. W. Childers, Esq., M.P. ; D. Gaskell, Esq., M.P. ; J. Gully, Esq., M.P. ; E. C. Lister, Esq., M.P. ; F. Hawkesworth Fawkes, Esq. ; W. Busfeild, Esq. ; W. R. Crompton Stansfield, Esq. We were in expectation that the official announcement would have been made this week by the committee, but the state of the weather interposes a diffi culty in determining whether the noble room, so liberally offered by Mr. Willans, in his new manufactory, can be sufficiently prepared to receive the company, or whether they will not be obliged to content themselves with thelargest suite of rooms that the town affords for public entertain ment.—Leeds Mercury. Although great precautions have been taken this winter by the Royal Humane Society at the Serpentine and St. James's Park, a fatal accident happened on Monday night, in spite of the exertions of the men employed by the Society. During the day a great number had been skating on the Serpentine, and the ice towards the close of it was much cracked. At about half-past five several persons were sliding at the east end of the river, although the dan ger was pointed out, when the ice gave way, and four men and a boy were thrown into the water. The men were rescued by the men of the Humane Society, but it was not till eleven o'clock that the boy was missed, and all exertions to find the body were ineffectual till next day, when it was dragged out and carried to the Mount-street workhouse. The deceased was a fine lad, about fifteen years of age ; but his name was refused to be given, although a person present had recognized the body. The Oldham Radicals, in expectation of an early dissolution of Parliament, are in motion respecting the candidates whom they intend to introduce in the event of an election. Sir W. A. Ingilby, Bart., of Ripley, has been applied to, but he declines to appear before the electors of either Oldham, or any other borough or county as a parliamentary candidate. Sir Wm. Molesworth, and Mr. Larkin, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, have been written to, but they are also disinclined to avail themselves of the honour. Unsuccessful at a distaace, the committee are now direct ing their attention to a resident of the borough, Mr. Wm. Fitton, of Royton, and there exists a serious intention among some persons to support him. The dissenters have resumed the holding of electioneering meetings, and may be expected to name a candidate who will strenuously advocate the measures required for their relief. The Conservatives are active, but circumspect ; their proceedings are little known but to the parties concerned.—Manchester Guardian. A main of cocks having to be fought at Arnold, on Monday last, about thirty were committed to the care of a person named Martin, living in Mexborough-place, formerly Foxes' Den. He being considerably in arrears of rent his landlord's agent considered it a fit time to make his claim, which he accordingly did, in the early part of last week, by making a seizure of the cocks. The result of which was, the cocks were set free by their owners, the poor man got his rent paid, and the landlord obtained his money. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. .'oarae heavy Lowland Meadow £3 15 to £4 0 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye.graaa Hay 4 15 5 5 Clover Hay 5lO 6 5 Oat Straw £2 oto £2 2 Wheat Straw 2 3 2 SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ..t3 15 to .C 4 0 Now Meadow Hay 0 u 0 0 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye gram Hay 4 10 4 15 Clover Hay (extra fine .i6 0 Generally .. Oat Straw £2 oto .£2 2 I Wheat Straw 2 4 2 5 WHITECHAPEL. Coarse Meadow Hay .£3 10 to £3 15 New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto . Fine Upland Meadow and Itye.grass Clover Hay tdd Straw £2 oto £2 01 ' Hay 5 5 6 5 Wheat Straw COAL MAR s. d. Adair's 23 9 Per Ton. ET. —3 an. 4 Per Ton a. d Walla End Pearßth l9 Holywell 23 0 Russell's High Main. 22 0 ranfleld 23 3 Walls End Urpeth 2l 9 Walls End Braddyll's 25 6 Walls End Hzmell 25 6 Wylam -1 9 Walls End Brown's *22 9 Wane End Lambten 25 6 Walls End Clark and Co 22 0 Walls End Stewart's 23 6 Walls End Gordon 24 3 Walls End St. Helen's Tees 34 6 Cowpen 2l 9 Hartley Walls End Hilda . )3 9 Walls End Hotpur 9l Walls End Killingworth Walls End Newmarch 23 0 Ships arrived since last market.day, L COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat, I Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. a. to s. s. to s. 44 50 30 34 22 30 38 Andover.„...—....— 47 52 29 31 25 43 36 48 30 40 16 22 93 Bridport 38 50 32 36 26 30 39 Cirencester 44 51 27 32 20 2.5 32 40 35 43 26 30 26 30 46 Guildford 38 54 28 3.5 20 30 46 Henley* 42 58 26 32 23 26 43 Hereford 35 49 26 32 22 29 46 40 Highworth 42 60 32 42 28 34 56 Maidenhead 32 58 24 36 20 24 34 44 34 39 46 43 32 34 22 29 34 40 Reading 34 57 25 35 20 27 33 42 35 44 54 30 34 20 28 41 46 Southampton 45 s'l 33 40 28 32 42 Stroud Tewkesbury 50 35 22 32,/- 40 Uxbridge 40 48 28 32 17 28 40 42 32 52 24 34 20 25 33 42 33 48 Warminster 30 40 27 34 2'2 26 36 48 59 21 22 35 Worcester.---.... 53 56 32 36 30 32 46 46 48 CHELTENHAM MARKETS. Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d. Pet lb. d. to d Wheat Barley 4 6 5 6 Mutton Oats 3 9 4 9 Veal Beans Pease 4 9 6 8 Lamb 0 0 Hay 6l. 103 :to 71. 7s. Od. per ton. LEWES MARKE I.—Jan 3. Per Quaver. s. d. to s. d. Per Quarter. Wheat, White ... .55 0 60 0 Oats ..--- Red 52 0 56 0 Pease Barley 40 0 43 0 Oil Cake...W. us. HULL MARKET.—Jan. 3. Wheat, Old 48s. 51s. ti3s. New Foreign —s. s s. ln bond—. —s. —s. —s. Oats, Poland —s. 0 211 23s ......01d......... —s. 245. 255. Small or Feed —a. —s. 20s s. —s. 235. -- Foreign —a. —a. —a Barley, Norf. & Suf ... —s —s. 325. Linc. & Wold —s. 31s. 35a. -- Foreign Beans 38s. 3@s. 425. Foreign Pease, White...... 365. 365. 43s.:Orey 325. Ads. 40s. Tare. ~.. ........... ...... 40s. —a. 445. Foreign ...... Rapeseed. in bond none Free, per last 321. 331. Os. MARKETS. Maranham 11%t012 Madras 6 Surats 5 Oats, Upland . to - - Mecklenburg to - --- Eider -- Holstein 10.2 to 109 Petersburgh & Riga to Malt, Pomeranian 129 to 141 Buck Wheat to Pease, Upland, yellow 216 to 246 Beans 198 to 258 Tares ........... ........« ........... to 234 Rapeseed to Ditto Cakes . 29 to 31 Linseed ditto 56 to 63 TON. Domingo 932 lA Domingo La Guayra 5% 6 Porto Rico 5% 7M Havannah 4% 7 I 8% Discount.) Bahia, White Brown 5% 6% Pernriibuco, White 7 8 Brown 5% 6 5. 4. to 5. d. 24 6 26 6 32 0 37 0 Per Thousand. HAMBURG GR Wheat, Marks 3lB to 342 Mecklenburg 270 to 312 Magdeburg 315 to 33i Eider — to Anhalt, white 336 to 354 red 115 to 336 Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg 219 to 228 Holstein Archangel to -.- Barley, Mecklenburgh l(4 to 168 Magdeburgh Lower Elbe — to COT Carolina and Tennessee B%to 10% Georgia. Ist sort 11% 12 2cl 104 114 3d and 4th y, !ire COF: Mocha 7%t0 Ski Batavia Surinam 4 5_ Rio 4% 5 3‘ Bahia SUGAR. —(Wit '. AR.— (Wit Havannah, White 9 to 1 I Brown. 6 :8 Rio, White 7 8 Brown 5 6 1 On Saturday Evening next, T HE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. Size of the double Times. Office, 7, Catherine-street, Strand. NEW SPANISH ROMANCE. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Bvo., with Illustrations, MANUELL A, THE EXECUTIONER'S DAUGHTER; A SPANISH ROMANCE. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.