The Sun. — London, England, 1835-01-03 00:00:00

• t . lir, miister. Th e country approve d o f t h e c h o i ce, and b l : ttn g has occurred to diminish its approbation. I cannot h av Party to any c h ange w hi c h h as even t h e appearance of f )1 11 g o..iginahatsoeerted in intrigue, o r ca p r i ce , or i n an y p ersona l eeangs w.' " It wi.l be the duty of the houses of parliament to say T• We aot bind on our necks, and on those of our poste rY. a yoke from which the country has worked itself free. emilnot,abandon the trust which the practice of the Con stitution has repoied in us of deciding by what party the government shall be carried on.' " It is now Cie duty of the electors, since Sir Robert Peel 1 . 8 blind enough to appeal to them, to proclaim We will re turn those men, and those men only, who will maintain their station as representatives of the people. We have not broken the chain s of an oligarch to ut on the of a court. We twill not sanction a sTngle y step p towards a os return to those un- PAY times, w h en the sovereign was the real minister, and Naoed and displaced at pleasure, the puppets who bore the Considering it as certain that the present Adminis tration cannot stand, the author proceeds to examine what ought to be the conduct of their successors. And first, on what terms ought they to take office ? On th is Point the writer is most explicit. A creation of Veers (in his opinion Peers for life), sufficient to re e'Llblish harmony between the two Houses, ought to h e an absolute condition. This he shows with great f orce and spirit. And if, as there is reason to believe, 11 . Pamphlet s p ea k s t h e sent i ments o f a part at l east, if not the whole, ci the late Administration, so strong a declaration on this point is highly important. The writer thinks, and, in our opinion, for t w toy reasons, that Peers should be eligible to the House of Commons, otherwise the creation of so many P°Pnlar .Peers might for ever exclude from the other 1-I °lze a large proportion of those wh o wou ld b e i ts m°`, valuable members. And what Reformer does not wish that Earl SPENCER, the Earl of DURHAM, . or L ord BR O UG m, could again make. th emse l ves heard in that assembly in which th e di rec ti on o f pu bli c its, no w and hereafter, does and will mainly reside ? To the observations contained in the pamphlet on h iri ng offici a l seats to Mi n i sters, on paying the Ca .olic Clergy, on Secondary Punishments, and other tilPertant subjects, we can onlytion call the read er ' s a tt en - He will find them well worthy of perusal and consideration. Th e best test of real integrity of purpose is the pro bableth =votiv e w hi c h actuates an a d v i ser. When no lag is to be gain e d b e y on d th e sat i s f act i on of perform i n g a duty, there can be no suspicion of self-interested ess in the party f cit e d , roan whose counsel succour i s so li- It would be uncharitable to suppose that the rene gade portion of the press,—that part of it, we mean, . 11hich has d eser t e d i ts d ec l are d pr i nciples and mixed 2 . 11 the ranks of an old enemy, under the somewhat un ntelligible pretext of securing most good to their fr iend s--can have been moved by any incentive of a selfish or interested character. From sheer liberality, ther e f ore, it is but generous to infer that their zeal has been wakened by no hope of private advantage. Yet clectors, whilst by no means doubting the honesty ct. ' their present extraordinary ." true friends," might t*Jevertheless very fairly suspect their soundness °f judgment. 'The most skilful Philomath has never Yet b een able to draw that line, which 61 / a ll declar e whe re san i ty en d s , an d ma d ness be yin, ; to th a t t h e on l y criterion by which worthy J ur ors, holding enquiries upon such matters, can deter- M ille the existence of lunacy, is to measure the words att d deeds of the suspected one person, by those which ordinarily characterise the proceedings of the many. Taking, then, this common-sense standard for their g ui dance, the Electors may very safely conjecture that Su ch a sudden abandonment of all previous rules of setien by the Prints in question, so contrary to the '' S eal Course of every day doings, can only denote a t ate of mind, the wisdom of which ought not too re ligiously to be con aded in. If the Tories from some Ituaecountab!e impulse are held forth as the only true and trustworthy Reformers—a c h arac t er w hi c h ever t cfC 're WaS held by them in perfect contempt and °di uul--it is not easy to see why, therefore, their old tewh-and-nail opponents the Reformers, should tu rn Tory supporters. The support mi g ht b e .r charitably i nten d e d , b ut i t would at the same t e 7ne be suc h a thorough departure from the or tnarY rules of cond uc t among men , th at t h e Re -form ers; would most justly subject themselves to the 6as Pieion of downright craziness. If not wiser, it were surely more judicious in them, th en, to pi n t h e i r re li ance upon the advice of those who have all along proceeded in the beaten path of corn- Z i on-se nse , and who, moreover, have nothing to gain Y giving it, save the reward of a conscientious dis charge of public duty. That advice is very short and p it hy ; distrust th e T or i es and their new partizans ; r the one set must necessarily be deceivers, either of t he people or themselves, and the other either knaves Or lloodieB. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAT.) CITYLVE O'CL 0 K. fur arrivals this morning are , one TW mai E l from Calais ; a L C isbon fr a ' l , by the N au til us, sa il e d on the 28th Dec., with the express h°o',lll P aris, which d o no t b r i ng any news of consequence. T he lt r3 e wts closed on Th urs d ay , b e i ng Ch r i stmas-day. The con , 3 of the above arrivals will be found in ano th er p ar t o f th e a rived Frenc h Packet -ship, bound to Havre from N . ew York, has ofr Dartmouth. No doubt she brings the President's speech. Cor l THE FUNDS. 14 2 t„ 3 ., c4 i S Opened this morning at the price they left off yesterday, Th e for the Account. kt o , e Prices in the Foreign Market may also be quoted at the Cehthe , Y Closed at yesterday. lir V• 11 " in and nothing but canvassing, is now the order of the the C ity. inicrmation this moment that Thomas Wilson has re -4111 form 4 being a City candidate ; therefore only two Tories de ' We 1„e Ctty. 'Jut:Z' l 'e been making every enquiry to ascertain if the Presi n-r`,„eeh is in town by the Sully, from the Havre ck off - '`‘a; but up to the present hour it has not been re ce ived. • Th e ;, HALF-PAST ONE. ; 10 t ; je t ,' r of canvassing continues in the City without.intermi „' he on , e ed„ nothing else is talked of. The Conservative begin 'wo /11„;:°' spirits, and their parties are now only canvassing for t eotly — Jers for the City—Mr. Lyall and Mr. Ward. It is cur ennsi.ePorted that Mr. Thomas Wilson has resigned. A e °. 's have been during the whole of the morning at 92 to for Th e with little or nothing doing. cou nt . l ugue se ( ":„ I. e , gla Market is also stagnant. Spanish, 54 to A ; Por and ; Exchequer Bills at the price they opened, 38-40 ; ncha Lone% 18-20. cooaols for Account, *2 to i. THREE O'CLOCK. tlel J ames Scarlet t ' s e l eva ti on t o th e P eerage i s on ly taki tt Yed fo r a few days. Report says that he is desirous of ng the title of Baron Norwich. qa Dt ,, 11 OF GENERAL BURTON.— This event ar';`,(l- yesterday, the 2d instant. The General had been fr orn —rn lid for many years past, and had consequently retired . 1 , 4 sublie life. He was an American by birth, and was in (iOtg ith Yea, Colonel Commandant of the Ist battalion of the od was formerly Governor of Lower Canada. Ho 1 1. " 41 so twice returned as member for the borough of Bever eY, in Yorkshire: C A is wellD, IjU LMER.—This venerable individual, who Yeltrs known to many of our readers, has compassed 100 . t .* ne was born on the Ist of January, 1735, and was early teed on the 12th of the same month, which shows that his lif „ daYs did not promise length of years. As the love of reteCsliallY increases with age, we wish Mr. Calmer as many r ns of the day as desirable to himself.—Kent Herald: e 'understand that a deputation' waited on Sir 0t,.., t ar 't Peel a few days ago requesting the Right Honourable wit ret to stand for the city, and offering to bring him inflo, ' t ex pense, and without exertion on his part. The Right Hatt • Baronet's reply was to this effect—that he felt highly ti on ',.. 4 id by such a requsst ; but, occupying as he did a situa teriti"Hieh must prevent him from paying the necessary at he ‘,Oll to the w i shes of so large and important a constituency, . o r: telt it would be unj ust to see k to represent t h em.— cghton Gazette. CITY OF WESTMINSTER. MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the electors favourable to the interest of Cap tain Sir Thomas Cochrane, R.N., took place at the British Coffee-house. Cockspur-street, Charing-cross, for the purpose of devising the best means of securing the return of the Gal lant Captain at the approaching election. The meeting was very respectably attended. On the motion of Mr. SHUTER, Mr. BA 'twin was moved to the Chair. The CHAIRMAN said that having been called upon to preside at this meeting he should merely explain its purport, and leave the resolutions to emanate from those gentlemen who were fa vourable to the purpose for which they had met, viz., to secure the return of Sir Thos. Cochrane. The advertisement calling the meeting was then read by the Secretary, as also the requisition addressed to Sir Thos. Cochrane, with his reply, which appears in another part of the Paper. They were received with cheers. A GENTLEMAN enquired if Sir Thomas Cochrane was now Governor of Newfoundland ? The SECRETARY replied that he was not, and that he had received very flattering addresses from the inhabitants on his departure from that colony. Mr. Wanroun moved the first resolution. He regretted that it had not been confided to a person of more importance than himself—not that any person was a more stanch friend to the Constitution as by law established, nor that any person in that city would do more to uphold it than himself; but be cause he thought that the observations of an individual of more weight than himself would be received with more cordiality by the meeting.—( Cries of " No, no.") Much abuse had been heaped upon Conservatives, and upon persons profess ing Conservative principles, but if Conservative meant the maintenance of the laws and the protection of property, in opposition to revolution, anarchy, and confusion, he (Mr. W ) boldly avowed himself a Conservative.—( Cheers.) He did not mean to deny, that after so many centuries, blemishes and excrescences might not appear upon the Constitution, and he also agreed that those blemishes might require the pruning -knife, but that pruningsknVe should be carefully, in order to be successfully used, so that in repairing they did not injure the fabric, and thereby crumble it into dust.—( Hear, hear.) That constitution which was the pride of ages he, for ere, was determined to uphold, and with it their national character. It was always his wish that candidates should de clare their sentiments personally, inasmuch as those declara does were better when delivered from the lips of the candi dates than when put forward in a written form. But there wts one point to which he would direct their attention— it was with regard to tolerance of religion. ( Hear, hear.) He had always felt that a national church was necessary to the well-being of the State, but at the same time his creed was that every man should worship God ac cording to his own way of thinking.—( Hear, hear.) Man was not to be judged for his religious opinions by the tribunal of man; he must look to a higher tribunal. He was gratified to state that from what he had heard at a meeting last night from Sir Thomas Cochrane that he was a tolerant of all re ligious opinions, but that he was still determined to maintain the protestant church as a National Establisment.—( Cheers.) He had to apologise for having trespassed so long on their time ; he had no right to do so, but he felt strongly upon the subject. He avowed himself a conservative and a protestant, but at the same time he thought that every creed should have a full tolerance in religious matters, and that they should not •be restricted in any of their civil rights. At the same time it was his fixed principle that the Church, as by law established, should be preserved inviolate. Mr. WALFORD here read the resolution, which was as follows : " 1. That in the present state of the country, it is the impera tive duty of every loyal subject to rally round the throne, and sup port the King in the lawful exercise of his prerogative. That his Majesty having called to his councils a new Administration, com posed of persons of known Conservative principles, it is the opinion of this meeting that every support in their power be given to a candidate avowing andprofcssing his accordance with this resolution." The resolution was seconded by Mr. CATER, and passed with one dissentient voice. Mr. SHUTER moved the second resolution. After the very excellent and able speech of Mr. Walford, there was little left for him to say in proposing the next. He was happy to find the meeting was so respectable and unanimous, and that their intentions had been carried into effect, with the exception of only one voice. It was necessary, at the present time, for all good and loyal men to rally round their King and constitu tion. A great deal of talk had lately taken place about the Church and the Bishops, and all those who supported them, but let them only once divide the Church from the State, and what, he would ask, would become of the country. He trusted, however, that enough would be found to support their King and protect the liberties of the Church. He was satisfied that Sir Thomas Cochrane would faithfully discharge those duties, and he was the more convinced of this from a conver sation which he had with the Gallant Captain last night, in which he declared his determination to maintain those rights and privileges which as Englishmen they were entitled to.—. ( Cheers.) - The resolution ;as then read:— " 2. That the declaration of Sir Thos. Cochrane, as expressed in his answer to the requisition of the Electors, is so clear and satis factory, that in the opinion of this meeting he is a fit and proper candidate to represent this city in Parliament. Mr. CLARKE seconded the resolution, which was passed with one dissentient voice. The CHAIRMAN observed that Sir T. Cochrane was rather late in proposing himself a candidate for the city of West minster, but he should like to have the opinion of any gentle man who was acquainted with the sentiments of the constituency. A voice in the crowd cried out—" He has no chance." The SECRETARY enquired if there was any Gentleman from St. Ann's parish present who could state what the feeling was in that quarter ? A- voice in the crowd—' parish." ." There is no feeling at all in that Mr. SHUTER—SO much the better for us : --( Lalighter.) Mr. MaRsRALL came forward, and stated he had resided all his life in St. Ann's parish, and that he eould state positively that one half of the electors, amounting► to about 400, were in favour of Sir Thomas Cochrane.--( Hear, hear, and cheers.) (The same voice in the crowd again exclaimed, " Only 17 voters of St. Ann's parish voted last time for Mr. Estcourt." Cries of " Mr. Estcourt is not before us now.") Mr. PONSONBT moved the third Resolution, and said, after the very full explanation which had been already given of the views and prospects of the meeting, he would not trespass further on their time, but merely submit it to their consi deration. Sir THOMAS COCHRANE here entered the room, and was received with great cheering. A gentleman called " another broadside." The cheers were renewed, and lasted for several minutes. The CHAIRMAN requested that Mr. Ponsonby's resolution might be disposed of. It was accordingly read as follows : " 3. That the communications received from the friends of Sir Thomas Cochrane, from various districts, respecting the strong probability of a successful issue on the present occasion, are consi dered by this meetirr , to be perfectly satisfactory, and fully warrant him in proceeding to the election. And this meeting pledges itself, by every means in their power, by their votes and interest, to pro mote and secure the return of Sir Thos. Cochrane to Parliament as one of the representatives of Westminster." Mr. FINCHAM seconded it, and it was carried unanimously. Sir THOMAS COCIIRANE then came forward amid great cheering and addressed the meeting as follows :—Gentlemen, I feel, in presenting myself before you, that I shall have to draw most largely on your indulgence-4 Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") I have not been in the habit of addressing large assemblies, and have been brought before you in a manner most unexpected and unsolicited by me. I have not presump tuously obtruded myself.—( Cheers.) it is only within the last two or three weeks that I have returned from a Foreign Government, which has been in my charge for nearly ten years.—( Cheers.) Gentlemen, I came back from that country to my native home to retire into private life.— ( Cheers.) On my arrival at Portsmouth I found the country in a state, I believe, almost unexampled.—( Cheers.) I was deeply distressed, but not surprised at it, for although I was far removed from England, I felt anxious, as every English man would do, as to the events that were passing in my native land ; and I could not but see, by the signs of the times, that a crisis was approaching. Such being the fact, I felt it, gentlemen, to be the dutyof every man who had the interest of his coun try, his family, or his friends at heart, to come forward on so important and momentous an occasion.—( Great cheering.) But, gentlemen, entertaining those opinions, I little thought that I should so soon have been called upon in my own person to show that I would practice what I preached.—( Great cheering.) I felt myself too insignificant to imagine I could be called forward.—( Cheers.) I had not, however, been many days in London, when I was asked whether I would come forward as a candidate for the city of Westminster, I said that it would be folly and presumption in me to push my self forward, and declined doing so. But a few days had elapsed from the time I declined to stand for the city of West minster when I was told that a re-action had taken place in that city.—( Tremendous cheers, and cries of, "No more rotten boroughs 1") I was:told that the electors only wanted some ral lying point to bring them together that they might have again an °ppm tunity of expressing their own sentiments—( Cheering) —they had been so long ruled by a species of despotism— ( Cheering)—that they would be glad if a person came for ward to release them from that thraldom—( Cheers)—and would support him to the uttermost.—( Cheers.) I was asked if a requisition was presented to me, signed by a large portion of the electors, if I would then come forward, I said, under those circumstances I felt myself a servant of my country, and that I would do so. This, gentlemen, is precisely the cause of my leaving the honour of appearing before you.---( Cheers.) Gentlemen, during my absence a material alteration has taken place in the constitution of the country, by the passing of the Reform Bill.—( Cheers.) A bill which lam free to confess, in virtuous, prudent, and wise hands, may tend to the greatest advantages. lam satisfied, that in such bands it will be used properly and discreetly—it will renovate our Constitution, and place it on a much firmer basis.—( Great cheering.) But Gentlemen, if it is to be made an engine to tear up the institutions of the country—if it is to be made an engine to destroy every thing that is valuable to Englishmen, then, Gentlemen, I say instead of renovating it will be the grave of Britons' liberties—( Vehement cheering) --for, Gentlemen, I am fully persuaded there is but one step from democracy to despotism.—( Tremendous cheering.) Everybody who knows anything of history, must be aware that rebellion invariably ends in tyranny. It is true that the Con stitution of this country, like every other human institution, requires reparation. It is true there are many parts of it that are covered with wounds and ulcers, but every empyric, under the pretence of lopping off the sore from the limb, should not be allowed to destroy it altogether.—( Great cheering.) You have now, gentlemen, a most clever operator at the head of affairs. I consider the manifesto of Sir Robert Peel as a document which, if properly acted up to, will ensure the happi- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1835. ness of this free and independent people.--( Cheers.) But I am toll, gentlemen, that the Government is not sincere : now I strongly suspect that the wish is father to the thought— ( Cheers.) Is it to be believed or imagined that a statesman like Sir Robert Peel, or the Illustrious Hero, the saviour of his country in the hour of peril, whose deeds, 'like those of Alexander, will be handed down to generations yet unborn. Is it to be supposed that men like these will keep the promise to the ear and break it to the hope ?"--(Great cheering.) Gentlemen, I cannot, I will not believe it, and I say as long as they act up to the principles they have professed, they shall receive from me, in any humble situation I may be placed, all the support in my power—( Cheers.) Gentlemen, I shall be ready to answer any question that may be put to tae, and I will only detain you a short period in making some comments on the subject of Religion—( Hear.) I think that a State Religion is essential to every country—l think it essential to the maintenance of any other religious creed, at the same time I think that those who are of a different opinion to that State religion, should have the opportunity of exer cising their opinions, as freely and as openly as possible, so far as the welfare and good of the country at large remain unin jured. In the colony over which I governed, I had persons of every religious persuasion, and upon leaving that country I received addresses from all classes of religion, a circum stance, I believe, unexampled, thanking me for the protection that I had afforded to them all.—(Cheers ) In order to show that what I have stated is the fact, I will real those addresses from the newspapers of the colony. — ( Cries of." No, no, you need not read them.") The gallant Captain said that it would be much more satisfactory for him to do so, and during the reading of the document the gallant Captain was repeatedly cheered. He then proceeded to say, that all he wished to show was, that while on the one hand there ought to be an Established Church, he was anxious for religious freedom to the fullest extent. Those were his opinions, and he would be ever found to act up to them. In presenting himself before the electors, he could assure them that he had no selfish object to gratify—(Loud cheers)—so far from that, if any other gentleman should come forward, whom the electors should think better cal culated to further their interests, he would immediately resign his post to him—nay, he would do more—be would even use his utmost exertions in canvassing every perscn in order to secure his return.—( Great cheering.) He trusted t:lat the electors of Westminster would not for one moment imagine that he did not feel proud of the high honour of re prceeniing the first city in the world—(Cheers)—but in times Ike the present every individual ought to give way for the public good.—( Great cheering.) He could only say in con clusion, that should it eppear advisable upon consideration that the present proceedings should go further with any fair and probable chance of success, and that if they should end in suc ces, they would find that the confidence which they had re posed in him had not been misplaced.—( Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then stated that the result of the meeting had been highly satisfactory to himself, and he trusted to all present. He thought it the cluty of every man who had the welCare of his country at heart to come forward and support men entertaining principles like those of the gallant Cap tain. He trusted that every person present would go forth and exercise all the influence he possessed in or der to forward the election of Sir Thomas Cochrane. as by doing so, he felt confident they were studying the inte rest of themselves. (Bravo, and cries of " We shall dis grace ourselves if we do not.") Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting dispersed. Sir Thomas Cochrane, no leaving the room, was most en thusiastically cheered. CITY OF LONDON. SOUTHWARK MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the friends of Messrs. Lyall, Ward, and Wil son, was held in the Three Tuns Tavern, Southwark, this day, at one o'clock. - Mr. FLORENCE YOUNG was voted into the chair. He said they could not expect anything very great from an old man of eighty ; but he considered that this was a time when it was the duty of every one to do all in their powe . He trusted the meeting would hear every gentleman who addressed them without any cavilling disposition. In his opinion, at a public meeting every person should be heard as long as they spoke temperately. He trusted they would act properly, and without disturbance. It was most likely he would not bear any thing, but he would see whether any disturbance took place, and, if possible, he would at once put an end to it.--( Cheers.) Mr. WESTON, banker, came forward to move the first reso tion. He had got but very short notice of the meeting, but those present would forgive him, if he was not so well pre pared Es he should have been. The names of the gentlemen who were before them, and whom he supported, were well known to them, and therefore they required little eulogy from him. The last few years had shewn them a great many alte rations made in the constitution ; whether they were for good or evil he would not then inquire. He thought they were of the latter character. Reform, in his opinion, had been like a vulture upon England for the last three years. It had been usel as a cloak for attacking with all force every institution in the country.—( Cheers.) One who saw some little faults in the constitution, would go to work, and with a cautious and careful hand take care, while reforming it, not to run an: risk of destroying it.—( Cheers.) The gentleman whose names were before them were men who would act in that man ner, and while repairing every institution that required it, would take are that the safetref the Crown and the Church was not put in any jeopardy. When they went to Parliament they would look at the matter in that light, and would also try to conciliate those who were of a different opinion. In a com mercial point of view, they stood in a more interesting view before the City of London than they did in a political one. It was important that the Representatives of London should have a high standing in the commercial world, and he was gratified when he saw how high the preponderance upon that head was :n favour of the gent!emea whom he was interested for. He would not add more, but would content himself with moving a Resolution to the effect that Messrs. Lyall, Ward, and Wils son, from their independent principles aad high character, &c. were proper men to represent the City of London in the House of Commons. Mr. W. W. \Vasil said he thought he would only do harm to the cause if he said anything after what bad fallen from Mr. Weston. He agreed with every word of that address, and therefore be seconded the motion. The Resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. F. ALLEN SHUTER, in proposing the second Resolu tion, said that it must be a most gratifying thing to the gentle men present to see that the gentlemen whose names were be fore them had had the courage to make such a stand upon such principles. Wherever they ha:. gone they had been well received, and had made friends. It had been the fashion of late to say that the King had deserted the people by dis missing the late ministry, but on the other hand it must be re membered that before the Kin, did so they had been deser ted by their own party. It was Lord Grey, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, &c., who had carried the Reform Bill, and where were they—had they not left the ministry in disgust—(Cheers)—and was not that because Lords Russell, Brougham, and Durham were taking too long strides towards revolution and anarchy ? It ought to be remembered that Sir R. Peel was placed in very difficult circumstances when called upon to form the Government, and his very first act was to give a general amnesty to the country. He sent to Lord ',Ranley and Sir James Graham amongst his first measures, which he would not have done had he not been prepared to carry into effect every wise and proper Reform. It was the duty of the City of London to send men into Parliament who were independent, in contradistinction to those men who were sent in there pledged to oppose every measure, however good it might be.—( Cheers.) The Constitution which had placed England at the head of the world, was one of Church and State, and though he was most anxious to preserve it so, he had no objection to take off the wheels and grease them—to have the rust knocked off.—(Cheers.) It was their duty to combine, for the Dissenters had now thrown down the glove, and stated that it was against their consciences to pay any thing for the support of another Church. He did not think that any really religious man could find any difficulty in so doing, for the be nefit of their poor fellow-men. He had great pleasure in mavin,, , a resolution to the effect, that those present should do all in their power towards the return of the three gentlemen. Mr. BORROWDAILE seconded the Resolution. He had good authority for stating, that some of the most influential and leading Dissenters were determined, as far as they could, to support no candidate for a county or borough that were not in clined to support the Church. Mr. SHEARS hoped his friends, who were present, would forgive the liberty he was taking. It was a subject he was sure, that they all felt deeply interested in. —( Cheers.) There was one point which he thought they ought to bear in remembrance, which the gentlemen who had addressed the meeting had not adverted to. The parties who were adverse to them assumed to themselves exclusively the character of Reformers. He believed, and indeed felt convinced, that neither of the three gentlemen who had been named were adverse to any necessary reform or acknowledged abuses ; and he believed that Sir Robert Peel had com mitted himself, as far as man could in good faith commit himself, to adopt the same line of conduct.—( Hear, hear.) Therefore he thought that their friends were quite as much entitled to the character of Reformers, really meaning what they said when they read the word Reformers, anti not Destructives, as the party on the opposite side.— ( Hear.) Their oeponents had also exclusively assigned to themselves the character of the independent candidates. He would ask those candidates whether they could be called independent who went into Parliament pledged to oppose the measures of the present ministry ? Those men were bound to oppose, if they had any consistency in them those measures by their acts, which they in their hearts approved of.—( Hear, hear.) Did Mr. Lyall not show he was a Reformer in reforming one of the greatest commer cial abuses that ever existed ?—( Hear. hear.) Did he not do that which men who talked ten times more, never thought of, and from which the commercial marine of this country would derive great benefit. He appealed to the conduct of Mr. Wil son—he would not say he was an old servant, but he had very honestly served his country as their represer.tative formerly. His conduct was such as he (Mr. S.) humbly submitted ought to be the conduct of every Member of Parliament when his Majesty's Government proposed measures conducive to the public weal.—( Cries of " Hear, bear.") Mr. Wilson sup pcated them, but when they brought forward measures which he dial not approve of, he proved be was not the slave of a party, and he opposed them, and thus he would say that Wilson and Lyall were tried men. Of Mr. Ward he did not know much, but the little he did know of him he felt confident that Mr. Ward would redeem all the good opinions that his supporters entertained of him; All the talent, respect ability and independence were on their sides,and he thought every man who wished well to his country would not discharge his duty unless he sUpported gentlemen entertaining such pria cifile.s as they,did. These were his humble sentiments, and he entirely concurred in the resolution. _ _ %Mr. WETHERSTONE said, that after the remarks that had been made he should not detain them long, but he wished merely to call their attention to the vote which they were about to give. Something more must be done than giving their votes on the hustings for the three candidates--it required their united energies to place those gentlemen at the head of the poll. They must exert their influence, not in any party spi i it, but in a fair and logical manner, which would win votes, and not lose them by intemperance. He hoped that many who were then present, and who could not go out canvassing themselves, would send out their servants with cards, backed by their own names, and the very circumstance of those cards having attached to them respectable names, would cause those who were now wavering to vote for Messrs. Lyell, Wilson, and Ward, and he had no doubt by so doing they would get many hundred of votes they had then no knowledge of. He would then throw out the suggestion that the gentlemen who were then present should form them szilves into Committees, for the purpose of canvassing voters in that neighbourhood. The CHAIRMAN then asked Mr. Wetherston, whether he would make a motion to that effect ? Mr. WETHERSTON replied that he should like some indivi dual in the room, who possessed more influence to do so. He only threw them put as suggestions. -- The CHAIRMAN then said that might be made a di s ti nct reso . _ lotion of. He had to state however that it was a matter of deep regret to the Candidates, that they could not be in attendance as they were then canvassing; but they had each of them sent a son to represent, and he had no doubt they would be listened to with pleasure. Mr. LYALL said he could not resist the pleasure he felt in expressing his heartfelt gratitude for the kind ness in which his father's name had been received upon this occasion.—( Hear.) He felt it was his duty then rather to thank them for past favours conferred than to solicit a continuance of the same. He would not take up their time with any unmeaning declarations and opinions on political sub jects. He believed there was one .ruling cry which they might use on that occasion, and that was that they were duti ful and loyal subjects, and devoted servants of their King The present crisis would slew who were attached to their king, and who were not. He would implore them to mark the base ingratitude of the party who were opposed to them on the present occasion. If ever there was a king since the Conquest who made sacrifices for his people—if ever there was a king who showed himself a friend to liberal measures and who appeared to have no other object in view for the welfare of his peo ple—it was the King who reigned over them—(Loud cheers.) Yes, it was this Sovereign, whose name they had used in a manner, not merely unbecoming an Englishman, but unbecoming any man possessed of common sense and common good feeling.—( Cheers.) And the course those indi viduals would pursue at the ensuing elections was a striking illustration of the spirit which pervaded that party, for they would only return men to Parliament, pledged to oppose the present Ministry, merely because the King had exercised his prerogative in selecting those Ministers, and that too before those Ministers had forfeited the con fidence of the nation, by one single act. (Hear, hear.) He would not take up their time any longer, and he only wished to state, that they had upon this occasion advantages which they did not possess in the last, for besides that his father was associated with two other gentlemen of the greatest weight and character in the city, they had the three leading morning newspapers in their favour, which represented the opinion of a considerable portion of the constituency throughout the country, but, above all, they had with them the King's name, and that was a tower of strength. ( Loud cheering.) He concluded by thanking them for the manner with which they had listened to them. Mr. FRANCIS WILSON remarked that he need say but very liitle after what they had heard from their excellent friend, Mr. Lyall.—( Hear, hear.) A great measure had been passed. The Bill of Reform could not now be touched and they had an administration chosen by their Sovereign, and it became them now to call upon every man to defend respec tability, rank, and wealth, and the three estates of the country. It was " The King and Reform I" being cried throughout the country that had carried the Reform Bill, and he would ask them whether it was not now the King and his Mi nisters. He would implore any man to fight under that banner, and give their Sovereign and his Ministers that real and cordial support which their own feelings would dictate.—( Loud cheers.) His father had served them from 1818 to 1826, long before Reform was a fashion and he believed that both in and out of parliament he had conducted himself in an independent manner—he had no personal interest to serve, he went in, as he would go in upon the present occasion, for the purpose of supporting any Administration which had the welfare of the country at heart.—( Cheers. ) Mr. HENRY WARD said his two friends had so exhausted the subject, that he had very luckily nothing to do upon the occa sion. He would only say, that if his father was again elected he would, as before, o pp ose an y measure which he did not like, by whomsoever they were introduced.—(Cheers. )' If his father was again returned to Parliament, he would undertake for him that he would, at all events, act as a loyal subject and a good citizen.—( Cheers.) A vote of thanks having been proposed to the Chairman, Mr. WOOLLEY said before putting that motion, he thought it was the duty of the meeting to mark the sentiments given expression to by the three young men who were worthy of their sires. He therefore moved the thanks of the meeting to Messrs.- Lfall, Ward, and Wilson, who had so ably stated the principles upon which their fathers stood. The motion was seconded by Mr. BORRODAILE. The CHAIRMAN said he understood the motion to be one of thanks to the three young gentlemen who had appeared sub stitutes for their fathers—he thought they were worthy sons of most worthy fathers--they had, so far as he could judge, given expression to feelings that did them much honour, to feelings that breathed the true spirit of liberty. If he was going to Parliament be would give no pledge but one, and that one was that he would act as an honest man.--( Cheers.) He trusted that the candidates then before them would be sent to the House, for their sentiments were as his own. The motion was then put, and passed unanimously. Mr. HART said he was desired by the Chairman to ask that every gentleman then present would afford their best assistance to the Committee then sitting in the George Inn, in that neigh bourhood. As the Chairman could not put the vote of t'aanks which had been moved, he would do so, and he trusted they would all join in doing honour to an honest m't—Passed unani mously. The CHAIRMAN then rose, and said, " You see, Gentle men, that when a compliment is paid, I hear well enough." —( A laugh.) He had often been engaged in healing wounds caused by difference of opinion, but on that occasion he had had nothing to do. He thanked them sincerely, and trusted they would go immediately and exert themselves for their own principles. The meeting then broke up. ELECTIONS FIXED. METROPOLIS. County of Middlesex —Monday, Jan. 12. City of London—Monday ne x t, J an . 5. City of Westminster—Tuesday, Jan. 6. Borough of Southwark —Monday, Jan. 5. Borough of Finsbury —Wednesday, Jan. 7. Tower Hamlets--Wednesday, Jan. 7. Lambeth—Friday, Jan. 9. Greenwich—Tuesday, Jan. 6. COUNTIES. Surrey, Western Division—Monday, Jan. 12, at Guildford. Eastern Division—Jan. 14, at Croydon. Stafford, Northern Division—Jan. 10. Southern Division— Jan. 12. _ _ Northampton, South Division--January 10. Northern Division-- January 15. _ — E';se';,l , ;orthern Division—Saturday, Jan. 10. Southern Divi sion—Monday,_Jan. 12. Wiltshire, Northern Division—Jan. 12. Southern Division, Jan. 14. Somersetshire, Eastern Division—Jan. 15. Worcestershire, Eastern Division—Jan. 12. Buckinghamshire—Jan. 10. Nottingham, Eastern Division—Jan. 12. • Derby, Southern Division—Jan. 20. Hants, North Division—Jan. 12. Norfolk, West Division—Jan. 10. East Division—Jan. 20. liutlancl—Jan. 10. Leicester, South Divivion—Jan. 15. Kent, Western Division—Jan, 19. Suffolk, East Division—Jan. 13. Western Division—Jan. 15. Berks—Jan. 19. Huntingdon, Northern Division—Jan. 12. Southern Division-- Jan. 13. Isle of Ely—Jan. 15. Lincoln, Jan. 5. Bristol, Jan. 5. Wells, Jan. 6. Lichfield, Jan. 7. Gloucester, Jan. 7. Bath, Jan. 7. CITIES. Worcester, Jan. 5. Canterbury, Jan. 9. Hereford, Jan. 5. Winchester, Jan. 8. Norwich, Jan. 6. UNIVE Cambridge--Mon BOROI ,RSITY. aday next, Jan. 5. UGHS. Yarmouth, Jan. 6. Colchester, Jan. 6. Alaldon, Jan. 6. Poole (Dorsetshire), Jan. 5. Birmingham, Jan. s—Polling on Friday, Jan. 9. Liverpool—Expected on Monday Newport (Isle of Wight), Jan. 7. Evesham, Jan. 6. Kidderminster, Jan. 7. Marlow, Jan. 5. Wolverhampton, Jan. 8. Banbury, Jan. 5. Portsmouth, Jan. 6. Taunton, Jan. 5. Guildford, Jan. 6. Derby, Jan. 6. Maidstone, Jan. 5. Sandwich, Jan. 6. Stamford, Jan. 6. Hastings, Jan. 6. Brighton, Jan. 8. St. :Albans, Jan. 5. Stafford, Jan. 5. Devi7oS, Jan. 5. Northampton, Jan. 5. Dover, Jan. 6. Plymouth, Jan. 5. Dovonport, Jan. 5. Sudbury, Jan. 5. Newark, Jan. 5. Bury St. Edmonds, Jan. 8. Buckingham, Jan. 5. Droitwieh, Jan. 7. Harwich, Jan. 6. Horsham, Jan. 5. Grantham, Jan. 6. Thetford, Jan. 6. Berwick, Jan. 6. Cricklade, Jan. 9. Medhurst, Jan. 6. Bridport, Jan. 6. Wycombe, Jan. 7. Shaftesbury, Jan. 8. It is understood that the differences between the Bank of En - gland and the Joint-stock Banks in the north of England have been amicably terminated. The latter have agreed to a' , stain from the circulatidn of their own notes, on the condition of receiving accommodation from the Bank of England at a rate of interest somewhat below the market value, LITERATURE. THE UNFORTUNATE MAN. 3 Vols. R. Bentley. London, 1835. This tale stands every chance of popularity. The conception is an ingenious one, and the execution is not a whit behind hand. Captain Chamier is the au thor, and in the progress of his task has shown a fer tility of invention, and gr aphic force of style, worthy of the most expezienced novelist. His tale is narrative rather than dramatic ; broken up into fragments, in stead of maintaining a continuous interest ; still the reader who takes it up, will not pause till he has won his way through it ; for the adventures of the hero, in addition to the earnest and tragic character of some of them, have all the charm of unexpectedness. The opening of the story—as is but too often the case with modern works of fiction—gives no clue to its ter mination. It is not a mere matter of sentiment and moonshine, where two young people fall in love with each other in the first volume, are full of tears and tri bulation in the second, and are snugly married in the third—but a tale of the world about us, bearing the marks of verity in every page. Of pl:;t, speaking in the critical sense of the term, there is none—no am- biguity—no dexterous unravelling of strange predica ments : the tale must rely for its success, (and suc cessful it will be,) solely on its wealth of stirring inci dent, and the extraordinary energy with which some of its sterner descriptions are worked up. The hero, a young man named Ganjam, who has been kidnapped while quite a boy, on his way from his father's house to join his ship at Plymouth, is his own biographer. In an early part of the tale—the interest of which commences with the second chapter—we find Min em barked in a slave ship, which has just quitted London,. for the port of Loango, in Africa. The scenes of guilt and desperation he witnesses, and the se vere trials he goes through while on board this accursed, guilt-freighted vessel, are some of them as powerfully pourtrayed as any to be met with in the whole vast range of fiction. Captain Chamier is here no painter in water colours—he does not back out of his task from any idle fear of being thought to exagge rate matters ; but describes freely and boldly, like our blunt friend " Toni Cringle" in that downright, plain speaking " Log" of his. When the slaver has taken her " live logs of mahogany" on board, and is crowd- ing all sail for the West Indies, a sudden calm springs up in the tropic regions; and this at the moment when the allowance of fresh water is running low, and the crew, in consequence, are beginning to experience all the horrors of intense thirst. This gives rise to one or two thrilling descriptions, especially when the pro _ . )osition is made for the throwing overboard of the three hundred slaves : but we must pass on from this to the murder of the master of the vessel, and his reprobate son young Smith, by the pirates of a felucca who have just captured them " The next that was brought on deck was Captain Smith. His son leaped up immediately, and clung to him with all the strong hold of affection. The Captain knew his end was come, and looked at the Captain of the felucca, who had nearly fallen under his arm, and who was now very unconcernedly smoking a cigar, appealing for pity in regard to his son ; for himself, he seemed quite prepared to meet his fate, and ap proached the gangway with a fearless unconcern. The youth riveted his arms round his father's neck, and cried out with all the excited feelings of a boy, who could not reconcile himself to his inevitable death, " Oh, save me I save me, father !" cried the poor half-distracted creature . • " save me from these men ! what are these ruffians going t o do with us? " At this moment some of the pirates tore young Smith from his father, and walked him to the Captain of the felucca, who, running his quick eye over the pale face of the youngster, shook his head, puffed out a long line of smoke, and on his giving a glance at one of his men, the younster was released, and again ran into his father's arms. Smith made no resistance as the pirates lashed his son to him ; the affrighted boy screamed most dreadfully, imploring his father to save him for his mo ther's sake ; he endeavoured to kneel down, and held his hands, which were left free, in th e manner o f su ppli ca ti on . The father never shed a tear, but looked undaunted and un dismayed ; and yet he seemed to linger on the deck, like one who would willingly have lived, if only for his son's sake. The lashing being completed, the pirates who were anxious to finish their work of destruction, said Via usted con dios,' and gave the victims a push toward the ill-fated gangway. " Oh, father ! father ! stop, stop, stop,—only for one mi nute,—father, only for one minute. Oh, look at me 1 I will not be drowned; oh, my poor mother ! oh, save me ; save me 1 ' This seemed to disconcert the Captain, for he stopped. and seemed actually insensible to the pain he must have expe rienced from the application of a sword : he looked down upon his son's face, and I thought I saw, indistinctly as I could see, a tear fall. His son looked imploringly on the countenance of his father; his eyes seemed to read a hope of escape, even when it was most useless and most unpromising. Ah I how low , - ' we cling to hope, even when its rainbow h as l ost i ts brightest colours ; how fondly we cling to the last tint, although the eye may see it gradually fading from the view I and fer vently, even at death's gaping door, we imagine an escape, and hope glimmers even in the darkest of adversity. " The Captain, having bent his head forward, and kissed the forehead of his son, who was screaming with the worst anticipation, lifted him from the deck, and walkinu steadily to the gangway, jumped into the water, and sank to rise no more ; but, as he fell, we heard one loud scream which the sea of eternity husked for ever." Those who are desirous to become acquainted with the full claims that our late Whig Ministry have upon the gratitude of humanity to all after ages, for the abolition of the atrocious slave-trade, should read Capt. Chamier's account of the spirit in which this sys tem has been, for centuries, carried on on the coast of Southern Africa—of the parents separated from the children, and being marched down hundreds of miles from the interior, under a blistering sun, to the coast, chained together, like Polish patriots, by the legs, and then tossed like so much ballast into the hold of some small vessel, where they have scarcely room to recline at their full length—the women serving as materials of pleasure to the crew, and the men being left to live or die, of thirst, or famine, or suffocation, just as suits the caprice of their owners ;—those who desire to know from what a stain the Whigs have here relieved human nature, should made a point of reading this tale. It is true, painfully true ; but the flesh creeps —the blood curdles—the hair stiffens—at the harrow- ing description, and with a shudder of disgust and horror we repeat involuntarily the poet's stern remark— • quid non mortalia pectora cogis? Auri sacra fames." In the second volume the scene wholly changes, and we are transferred from a slave-ship and the fierce hurricanes of the Atlantic, to Russia, where the author's experience enables him to give us many a valuable glimpse into the repulsive character of the domestic policy of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh. Captain Chamier speaks of Nicholas, as well as the man, but far better, than the Monarch, deserves. He inel:nes to the belief that his faults are less those of the individual, than the system. May be so, but we do not accept the plea ; for if the system be con fessedly bad—if, on Captain Chamier's own showing, its immediate effect is to produce discontent—its ulti mate and inevitable one, revolution—then, it is the part of an enlightened Monarch to correct it, and finding that he is sailing on a wrong tack, to put about, and try another. The gallant author is not perhaps aware of the bitter, sweeping sarcasm he is conveying in this one pregnant sentence : " I was now in the best society in Russia, saving always those who sweep the streets of Tobolsk, or dig for gold in the mines of Siberia." Here is the Iliad in a nut-shell—the whole despotic policy of a rotten Government laid bare in little more than a single stroke of the pen. The best society in Russia is to be found among the Siberian exiles I 'What a cutting censure is here I What would be thought of us as a nation, could it be with as much propriety alleged against us by a foreigner, that our best and most enlightened society was to be found at Botany Bay ? The following striking re ma►ks are put into the mouth of a Russian Prince : " My credulity is hardly sufficient,' I said to Prince -, to credit your assertion--that there is hardly one family in Russia who has not a near and dear relation in Siberia." " You may rely upon it for a fact," was the reply ; " and even now, not ten minutes ago, I have visited the sole survivor out of six sisters, whose only brother was exiled about three years ago, the Princess --; and great was her anguish, and great the un d er t a ki ng w hi c h procure d h er one parting word from her wretched broken-hearted brother." A tale of that melancholy nature must be worth recapitu lating," I rejoined, " and I should feel obliged if you would furnish me with the facts." Most willingly," replied the prince. " The more gene ra'ly such tales are circulated, the more pity they will excite ; and although we bow to the yoke of an absolute sovereign, and cheerfully obey his will and his orders, yet I fear that this mode of disgracing nobility will shortly arm the most power ful against him. The revolution of 1825 lopped the branches, but it only grazed the roots." " I understand," said I ; " but in spite of this tyranny and degradation you like your emperor." " Who can help it ?" he replied ; " he is a spirited bold prince, foremost in danger, the last in retreat : his private cha racter is without blemish, and his time is devoted to the good of his country, the enlargement of his power, and the revision of our laws. Such a man is worthy of a throne ; but it is a sad reality, that those who most support him, stand in daily jeopardy of a change of climate, almost without the show of a judicial sentence." " It is a bad system that of degrading nobility, for they alone unhold him—but your story, my good prince. You are like the sailors who lure sharks on to destruction by a small bait, and harpoon them as they swallow it. Begin without farther circumlocution, and I will listen." • Yes ; and when you get home publish it with explanatory notes, &c. But don't do as a certain Captain did, give an ac count of our drawing-rooms and our bed-rooms. He was only in one of the former, and the latter might have been a secret ; but-. " On that day, and it has been a glorious result, although we then thought it a fatal day, which heralded the Emperor Nicholas to the throne, to the utter exclusion of that despicable tyrant his brother, many of the conspirators lost their lives in the actual fray, many were condemned to lose their heads, and s: me hundreds were banished to Siberia. Although the na tural grief at parting with one we dearly love, can never be, by the law of any emperor, prohibited, yet those who experience the most bitter heart-rendings are studious to avoid any public demonstration of their regret ; for tyranny might construe it into defiance, and the law of nature yields to the law of neces sity. A Russian should be an automaton; it should wield its arms when the Emperor desires; it should speak only to flatter and to fawn; and when it is required, the figure of the man should lie down and be buried." We have left ourselves no space to enter into a minute analysis of this captivating tale ; but cannot. conclude without saying a word in praise of the many shrewd reflections on life and manners that are cursorily thrown into it. We like these the better, that there is nothing of the parade or assumption of thought about them ; they grow naturally out of the subject, and show the acute, disciplined observer, who is not the less to be trusted, because he now and then evinces a disposition to cynicism. We hate the Perfectibility school of philosophers, and are of the opinion of Voltaire's Memnon, when he had spent a handsome fortune in the Quixotic attempt to weed out vice and folly from human nature, that after all, the wisest way is, to take the world as it goes. Bad as it confesses itself to be, we fear it will never permit itself to be preached into immaculateness. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEA L, JAN. 2. —Wind E. N. E.—The homeward bound reported yesterday, sailed for the river this morning. The Ovira, Ohisken, fro:n Quebec, remains. Po RTsm o uTii, JAN. 2. --Wind E. N. E. —Arrived the Toronto, Collinson, from Montreal. CORK, JAN. I.—Arrived the Ward, Ennis, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick• ; and the Planet, Brown, from Smyrna. PLYMOUTH, JAN. I.—Wind N.W. to S.E.—Arrived the Swal low, Adams, from 'Terceira ; and the Sophia, Beall, from Seville. FALMOUTH, JAN. 1. —Wind N. to N.E.—Arrived his Majes ty's ship Nautilus, from Lisbon—sailed 28th ult. PAnsTow, JAN. I.—Arrived the Jane Williams, Quick, from Seville. Disuxstot:Tir, JAN. I. —Arrived the Daniel, Champion, from Lisbon. Off port the Sally, from New York. STANCATE CREEK, JA . N. 2.—Arrived the Qneen of the Islas, Traill, from Leghorn. DOVER, JAN. 2.—Arrived off port, the Charles Carter, Cris tall, from the Cape of Good Hope. BRISTOL, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Astrea, from St. I.7bes ; Ca milla, Aldridge, from Zante ; and Dove, from Seville. DUBLIN, JAN. I.—Arrived the Claremont, Stevens, from Li verpool, for Calcutta, very leaky, having struck on the pier. IIOLYIIEA D, JAN. I.—Arrived the Christiana, Hogarth, from Demerara ; and Ebenezer, Adams, from Seville. LIVERPOOL, JAN. I.—Arrived the Dolphin, Randall, from New foundland ; Mary Ann, Cox, from Cadiz ; Active, Callen, from. Malaga ; and Margaret, Greig, from Lisbon. Off . -port, the Cale donia, from Bahia ; Columbia, from Miramichi ; and Fanny, Con nell, from Gallipoli. (; AEI:NOCK, DEC. 31. —Arrived the Gienbervie, Gierson, from Demerara. QUEBEC, Nov. 16.—The Sarah and Marianne, which put back after having been on shore, has nearly completed her repairs. —2OLII. The Fitzroy, Smith, from London, which had to discargo in consequence of being crank, has commenced reloading, after having taken on board a quantity of ballast. The Henrietta, Benest, has put back leaky, bound to Antwerp. The Sophia, Easton, from Quebec to Liverpool, was on shore at Waterford 31st ult., and is expected to be got off. The Frederick Langley, Ford, from Sierra Leone, has put into Sligo with loss of sails, bulwarks, &c., bound to Liverpool. The llenrietta, bound to Antwerp, has put into Liverpool leaky. The. Bolivar, from 3liramichi, was abandoned off the Mizzen head on the 29th ult. The John Vianna, from Palermo, to Liverpool, was totally lost near Kinsale on the 30th ult., with all on board. The Irene, from Liverpool to Fayal ; Highland, from Liverpool to Dublin ; Telford, from Dublin to Londonderry ; and the Con cord, laden with coals, were driven on shore at Skerries, during a violent gale on the 31st ult. The Pons Ellii, Haverlark, from Bristol to Cork, much strained, leaky, and must discharge, bound ao New York. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GAR: There was a good supply to thi was dull at nearly last week's prii DEN INI-kRKET. is morning's market, but the trade b. (1. to N. Potatoes (cwt.) 3 0 5 0 ( a “age,, ilite (12) 1 , 10 2 iletl 1):tto Savoy Ethilve 1 U 2 0 ase , atlishkbulathe) 3 0 5 II Broeoli 1 U 1 I C :er% C.lz nits 12bunclies)... 3 0 6 I,' lTs : - s. d to s. d. Spinach (half-sieve) 0 6 0 3 Apple. 2 0 5 0 Pears 1a 2 0 CJI , Worts or Greens.— 1 0 t). 6 1 1.,,,kb For. (-rapes ,per lb.).— 0 M I 0 English, Forced. Pine Apples (lb.) I ilberts Quinces 3 0 6 0 Onions for pickling 2 6 4 0 Onions 1 0 2 0 Sweet Oraugt.s 000) Seville Oranges 9 U 16 0 Lemons 5 0 14 Walnuts Span. Chesnuts ;peel:; 4 0 6 0 French ditto ....... 3 0 4 0 French Walnuts 3 0 4 apanish tiazlenuts 4 0 6 0 Itrazillan Nuts 2 0 4 0 Small HAY MAUKErs - At per Loid of 36 Trusses . CUIVMERLAND. roars • heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ..£3 15 to £4 0 New Meadow Hay Userui Old I)itto Fine I pland Meadow and itye grass Hay Clover Hay ... .... t.at Straw . .... ...... L I Bto Cl 10 1 Wheat Straw I IQ 1 13 SMI PH El ELD ............ C. ai.. e liew - y Lowland Meadow Hay ' 1 15 to £4 0 New Meadow Hay U4et,l Old liitto Foe Upland Me.itiow and Ilye-grass Hay Ulmer Hay extra tine .......t 5 10 Generally .., ..... 4 8 5 5 Oat S raw .........t 1 4 t, £ I 6 I Wheat Straw .. 1 8 110 IiUNGERFORD. ........_--- ---. Cii.ase Nieadow Hay £3 /5 to £4 0 New Meadow Hay U.ellil Old Ditto . 4 5 4 10 Fine lirlaud Meadow and Rye gria,s Hay ........... ........• 0 0 5 it Clover Hay u a t S:raui ...... Lo oto X 0 0 1 Wheat Straw FROME.—Another candidate has started on the reforming interest for the Borough of Frome, in the person of Viscount Weymouth, eldest son of the Marquis of Bath and brother to Lord Edward Thynne. F 1 RE.-This morning a fire broke out at the exten sive candle-manufactory of Mr. Bull, Chancery-lane. The damage done is not very extensive, and the fire was ex tinguished before seven o'clock. On Friday afternoon an inquest was held on the body of John Scott, mason, who died by a fall from a scaffold at York Minster. Verdict, accidental death. Loss OF LIFE BY EXPLOSION IN A COAL-PIT. —Early on Friday morning last, the 26th ult., a most dis tressing accident happened in the parish of Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, in a colliery there, belonging to tho British Iron Company, called the Lion Colliery, by which the lives of six persons were instantaneously lost, and a seventh only survived until the following morning. The circumstances of this la mentable case are these :—On the morning above-mentioned , Joseph Gardener, and his brother, Thomas Gardener, with three other colliers, went into one of the coal-pits in the Lion Colliery, each having a lighted candle, and as they approached the underground workings, where they were about to com mence their labour, Thomas Gardener stopped to pull off his coat, and Joseph, at the same time passed by him, and in a few seconds afterwards the lighted candle 1 old up by the latter came in contact with the inflammable air which had collected during the preceding day and night (whilst the work was sus pended on account of the festival of Christmas-day), and the consequence was that a most dreadful explosion took place, by which J. Gardener was killed on the spot, and his brother Thomas was also so much burned and injured that he survived only until the following morning, and died at his residence at Netherton, in the parish of Dudley. At the time the explo sion took place five other men were in the act of descending one of the shafts to go to their work in the same coal. pit (which is twenty-four yards deep), but the smoke and flame rushed up the shaft with such force and violence that it blew the five last-mentioned persons from the skip on which they were standing to descend into the pit, and the consequence was that they were all precipitated to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of upwards of 100 yards, and their bodies were' so severely shattered by the fall that they were all found lifeless. The proprietors of this colliery provide safety-lamps (upon the principle of Sir Humphrey Davy) for the use of their•celhiers, but they cannot always depend on their being resorted tio.-4.1 I Volverhampton Chronicle. 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