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■ 110 Public 33orlizgl, LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY AND ASYLUM. GENERAL MEETING of the TRUSTEES will be I-1 holden in the BOARD-ROOM of the INFIRMARY, on FRIDAY next, the 30th instant, at Eleven o'clmkin the Fore noon,r to receive a report from the Medical C mittee of the l‘lanchester Royal Infirmary, upon a subject r (erred to them by the Trustees at a General Meeting held on t le 2d July last. JOHN TOBIN, President. A T a Meeting of the Commissioners for the better Paving and Sewerage of the Town, held the 22d August, 1833. PRESENT, JOHN HOLMES, Esq., in the air, &c. This being the day appointed for takin into consideration the various Tenders of Contracts for Fla ing, &c. It was Resolved,—That this Board will n t enter into any new Contracts for Flagging, or other Work, until after the termina tion of the present differences between the Master Tradesmen and their Nif orkmen. Resolved,—That no persons -be employed by this Trust who are Members of the Trades' Union. or contribute to its Funds; nor until they have signed a Declaration to that effect. Resolved,—That the foregoing Resolutions be advertised once in each of the Liverpool Newspapers. By order of the Commissioners, EDWARD G. DEANE, Clerk. ALE LICENSING SESSIONS FOR THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. CHARLES HORSFALL, ESQ., MAYOR. THE MAYOR and MAGISTRATES hereby give Notice, that they will hold their next Sessions r the Licensing of Victuallers and Persons keeping Inns an üblic-houses within the liberties thereof, for the ensuing year ruts DAY (Tuesday) the 27th August instant, at Ten o'cloc n the Forenoon, in the Court-room, Chapel-street, and so on successively every Morn ing till the business is completed. The Mayor and Magistrates being desirous, as much as pos sible, to prevent the Licensing of improper persons to keep Public-houses, request the Inhabitants will furnish them, by letter, addressed to the Mayor, with information as to any House wherein disorderly conduct may have been permitted during the course of the last year. By order, JOHN TOPHAM, Clerk to the Magistrates. Tuunz-hall, August 16, Ism. In the renewal of Licenses the districts will be taken in the following order, namely, St. Nicholas's East, St. Nicholas's West, St. George's. St. Anne's, St. John's, St. Peter's, St. Thomas's East, St. Thomas's West. ittgal lcotirts. NOTICE. ATHEREAS, the Trustees of the late Mr. JAMES i t NT BUTCHER, spirit-merchant, of lverston, being de sirous to close the accounts, hereby gi e notice, that all debts due to the saidrestate are to be paid ' ectly ; and that all to whom the said James Butcher stood im bted, at the time of his decease, Zre requested to send in their accounts, with the na ture of their securities, on or before the 23d of September, 1833, for the examination of the said Trustees. And all persons neg letting to do so will be excluded the benefit under this trust. JOSEPH BARNES, WILLIAM RICHEY, Trustees of the late J Butcher. JAMES PICKTHALL, tilverston, 21st August, 1833. WHEREAS a fiat of Bankruptcy is awarded and issued forth against THOMAS ROBERTS, of Liverpool, in the county Palatine of Lancaster, and JOHN ROBERTS, of Ilolywell, in the county of Flint, ironmongers and dealers in toys, and partners, and they being dec red bankrupts, are hereby required to surrender themselves o the Commissioners in the said fiat named, or the major par f them, on the fourth day of September next, and on the ei h day of October next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, on each the said days, at Dee's Royal Hotel, in Temple-row, in Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, and make a full discovery and disclosure of their estate and effects ; when and where the creditors are to come prepared to prove their debts, and at the first sitting to choose assignees, and at the last sitting the said bankrupts are required to finish their examination, and the creditors are to assent to or dissent from the allowance of their certificate. All persons in debted to the said bankrupts,_ or that have any of their effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the commis sioners shall appoint, but to give notice to Messrs. NORTON and CHAPLIN, Solicitors, 3, Grey's Inn-square, London, or to ao t ir CLEME N S Solic T INGLEBY, itor tothe petitioning Creditor, Birmingham. E creditors who have proved their debts under a fiat in I. bankruptcy awarded and issued forth against JAMES RYLEY KENVORTHY, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, druggist, dealer and chapman, are requested to meet the assignees of the estate and effects of the said bankrupt, on WEDNESDAY, the twenty-eighth day of August instant, at Twelve of the clock at noon precisely, at the office of Mr. Moss, Solicitor, Lord-street, Liverpool, in order to assent to or dissent from the said assignees selling and disposing of all or any part of the real and personal estate and effects of the said bankrupt, either by public auction or private contract, together or in lots, at such price or prices, valuation or appraise ment, upon such terms and conditions, and either for reedy meney or upon credit, and upon such security, and sub ject to or exempt from all mortgages, incumbra es, or liabi lities affecting the same, and either to the b rupt, or any other person or persons as the said assign ss shall think fit; and to assent to or dissent from the said assig s making, doing, and executing all such conveyances, assig ents, and assur ances, acts and deels, as shall be necessary for conveying, assign ing, assuring, and delivering the said real and personal estate and effects, or any part thereof to the purchaser or purchasers thereof; and to assent to or dissent from the said assignees buying in all or any part of such real and personal estate and effects offered fir sale by auction, without being liable to make good any defici ency on a re-sale thereof ; and to assent to or dissent trom the said assignees continuing and carrying on the bankrupt's busi ness of druggist, dealer, and chapman, at the risk and for the benefit of his estate, until an advantageous sale of the stock in trade thereof can be effected, or for such other period as shall be determined upon at the meeting hereby convened; and also to ratify and confirm all or any proceedings, payments, and liabilities which the said assignees or the petitioning creditors, or any of them, have already taken, made, or incurred, or which the said assignees may, in the meantime, take, make, or incur, with regard to the said business, or otherwise in relation to the said bankrupt's affairs; and also to assent to or dissent from the said assignees having all requisite and necessary powers and indemnities for enabling them effectually to carry on such business, and for reimbursing and protecting them selves against all payments, expenses, costs, charges, and losses, which they may pay, incur, or sustain by reason, or in conse quence of the carrying on of such business; and to assent to or dissent from the said assignees reimbursing, paying, or allowing to the petitioning creditors, or some or one of them, to be named at the meeting, the rent, taxes, and all the reasonable costs and expellees, paid by such petitioning creditors, or some or one of them, or which they or he have become liable to pay, on ac count of the said bankrupt's estate prior to the choice of assignees, in order to prevent a sale under distresses for rent and taxes, and with a view to protecting the bankrupt's estate against loss; and to assent to or dissent from the said assignees employing any accountant, and any other person or persons, for the purpose of adjusting and making out the books and accounts of or re lating to the said bankrupt's estate, and of selling or disposing of and getting in the bankrupt's real and personalestate, or any part thereof. and to their paying and allowing to such account ant, and other person or persons aforesaid, such sums for their respective services as tc the said assignees shall semm fit, and to assent to or dissent from the said assignees compounding with any debtor to the bankrupt's estate, and taking any part of any debt or debts in discharge of the whole, and giving time, and taking . security for payment of any debts or composition, and submiting to arbitration, Clmpounding, compromising, or settling any suits, actions, accounts, debts, demands, differences, or disputes relating to the estate and effects of the said bank rupt, or any . part thereof; and also to assent to or dissent from the said assignees commencing, prosecuting, or defending any action or actions, suit or suits at law or inequity, for the recovery, defending, or protecting any part of the said bankrupt's estate; and also to authorize and empower the said assignees generally to act for the benefit of the creditors as they may see fit, and to sanction all and whatsoever the said assignees may have already done, or hereafter may do, in respect thereof; and on other special affairs. Their Majesties, we have the pleasure to state, remain quite well. On Wednesday, the anniversary of the King's natal day was celebrated with becoming splendour and hospitality at Windsor Castle. In the evening a grand dinner was given to the members of the royal family, the cabinet ministers, the leading officers of state, and official characters, &c. &c. Their Majesties had afterward; au evening party. On Friday his Majesty arrived at St. James's Palace from Windsor, and shortly afterwards held a levee, which was but thinly attended in consequence of the greater part of the nobility having left town. Monday next the King will review the 2d regiment of Life Guards in the Great Park, and in the evening give a ~, ,r and entertainment to the officers of the regiment in St. George's-hall. Their Majesties have signified their intention to honour Egham races with their presence next week. The tent, once the property - of the famous Tippoo sultan, will be be pitched for the accommodation of the royal party. Ministers have very cunningly refrained from applying for the supplies till such a period of the session as rendered itim possible that their demasads should be refused. Accordingly, we find that the number oNe t rnbers present on the occasions, when the ways and means are discussed, do not exceed thirty or forty. We were wont to be told that in matters of pounds, shillings, and pence, the reformed house would showitself re markably vigilant, if not niggardly. The reverse has turned out to be the case. In no former parliament did we ever iyit ness so many unscrupulous votes—so few accounts challenged, —and so much apathy in the disbursement of the public money. The house sustains well our epithet—it is indeed a prodigal .assembly—prodigal of other people's cash.—Edinburgh Adver tiser. The Lord Chancellor is extremely angry with the observations touchinghis lordship's uncalled-for attack upon his Royal High ness the Duke of Cumberland, which appeared in our last num ber. His lordship has sent a solicitor to our office to know who wrote that article, and above all, who furnished the information it conta i ne d, preparatory to his lordship's instituting proceedings ao•ainst us. Of course the gentleman took nothing by his motion, and we have to wait for the further movements of the "noble and learned lord." We are quite satisfied that they will be in strict accordance with the character and principles of an ultra defender of the liberty of the press, a coadjutor of the most vio lent ministerial Journals, and a ei-decant writer in the Edinburgh . Review.- -John Bull. The Weymouth coach, which left London on Saturday morn inn at five o'clock, arrived in Weymouth a few minutes after eight. when the passengers for the Channel islands embarked on board his Majesty's packet Flamer, Capt. Frederick White, and arrived at Guernsey on Sunday morning at four o'clock, making the distance from London to Guernsey, by sea and land, in twenty-three hours—a thing unprecedented on the station. The new Postoffice regulations respecting the packets, which are ordered to wait the arrival of tne Magnet until nine o'clock, will now b e p r oved to be a great public`accommodation. The Duke of Buckingham put his yacht into Guernsey harbour on Monday, having struck on a reef of _rocks and carried away her keel, and sustained considerable damage. ANEcnorE.—" What are you doing there, Solomon ?" said the patron of a Broad-river boat, a few evenings since, as he had made his cable fast to a tree for the night, I'm only jist drivin' a nail in the boat at the edge of the water, to see if the river will rise any afore morning."—Anzerican paper. StvA Ltows.—A further proof of the migration of the four British swallows to South-Western Africa has been afforded of ,ate years, by the circumst ance th a t th e i r ear li er or l a t er arr i va l 'depends on the period of the prevailing south-west wind. The present year we nad a few days of that wind early in April, and the swallows were all early this year. On the same wind re turning, in the end of the same month, the chartlets and sand martins arrived ; and the same wind, about the Bth of May, brought the swifts. Dr. Foster has observed that, during up wards of ten years past, the first of these birds have come with south ani westerly winds. 3uperial alLirncnt. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21. 'The arguments in the case of linnet v. the King of Spain were conciuded, and the Lord Chancellor affirmed the decision of the courts below, with costs not exceedug £2OU, in which decision Lord Plunkett coincided. The house then adjourned during pleasure. Their Lordships resumed at Four o'clock, when the Cholera Prevention Bill was read a second time, went through a com mittee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Lord AUCKLAND presented a petition from N. I. Denison, against the Legal Tender Clause in the Bank Bill, so far as regarded £5 notes. The Earl of GOSFORD presented a petition from the Rev. William Henry Peatt, rector of a parish in Clogher, complain ing of grievances in the collection of tithes, and praying for redress. The Land Revenues (Scotland) Bill, and the Spirit Licences' Bill, were read a third time and passed. The report of the committee on the China Trade Bill was brought up, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow. 'The Enclosure Awards' fitles Bill was read a third time and passed. The Lord-Advocate, and others from the Commons. brought ❑p the Irish Tithes Bill, Bank Notes Stamp Duties Composition Bill, and the Trial of Offences (Ireland) Bill. The two first were read a first time. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, Ano. 21. The Speaker took the chair at a quarter after Twelve o'clock. At that time there was a considerable attendance of members. The house proceeded at once to the orders of the day. The Consolidated Fund (£6,0W,000) Bill was read a second time : committee to-morrow. The report on the Chancery Offices' Bill (with the amend ments) was presented and agreed to: third reading, to-morrow. The Bank-notes (stamp duties) Composition Bill was read a third time, and passed. The report of the Chancery Ofliers' Regulation Bill was presented and agreed to: third reading to-morrow. The report of the Laud Tax Commissioners' Names Bill was presented, and agreed to: bill to he read a third time to-mor row. IRELAND. The Trial of Offences Bill was read a third time and passed. The house went into committee on the Irish Grand Jury Bill, the report of which was ordered to be received on the following day. file Tithe Amu (isieland) Bill was read a third time and passed. On the order of the day being real fur the second. reading of the amendments to the 'I ea Duties Bilk, Mr. Rio; said he hoped his hon. friend opposite would post pone his amendments to the third reading of the bill. The amendments brought up were then read a second time, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Turnpike Roads Account Bill went through committee, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at four o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22. Mr. S. RICE, and others from the House of Commons, brought up the Tea Duties Bill, and several other bills. They were read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday. On the motion of the Marquis of LANsnowNE, the Cholera Prevention Bill was read a third time and passed; as were the Scotch Burghs Bill, on the motion of the LORD CEIA NCELLOR ; and the China Trade Bill, on the motion of Lord AUCKLAND. On the motion of the Earl of RIPON ' the Bank Charter Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committeed to morrow, when the discussion on the principle of the measure is to take place. The Roman Catholic Marriage Bill was committed, and some amendments made iu the committee.—Report on Friday. • Lord AUCKLAND reported from the select committee on the Factory Bill, that they had made certain alterations in that bill. Their amendments were ordered to be printed, and to be re ferred to a committee of the whole house on Friday. Lord STRANopono presented a petition from the stationers of London against the Stamp Forgery Bill. The petitioners complained that the bill had been hurried through the other House of Parliament without giving due time for its discussion. On the motion of the Bishop of LoNDoN, a return was ordered of the number of bills filed in the Court of Chancery, and of actions commenced in the Court of Exchequer for the recovery of tithes up to the 22d August in the present year. His lord ship stated that he was informed that the bills in one court did not exceed 300, and the actions in the other did not exceed 350. • MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. The Loan CHANCELLOR rose to state shortly to the house the outline of a bill which he proposed to bring in upon the above I subject, and the first reading of which he intended to move this day. The bill was intended to regulate the municipal affairs of those boroughs, 30 in number, which, under the provisions of the Reform Bill, had the privilege of sending members to Par liament, but which had not as yet proper municipal constitu tions. The whole population of the boroughs which this bill was to regulate amounted to upwards of 1,200,000, and the number of persons qualified under the late Reform Act to vote for the election of members of Parliament was between 58,000 and 60,000. The boroughs themselves were for the most part situated in parts of the country where the iron and other impor tant branches of trade were carried on, such as Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stoke-upon-Tient, Halifax, Wakefield, and there were others in other parts of the country, such as Chel tenham, Brighthelmstone, Chelmsford, Frome, Stroud, &e. The general principle which regulated the bill was, that the qualification which, under the provisions of the Reform Bill, gave to an elector the right of voting in the election for the representative to Parliament, should, under the provisions of the present bill, confer upon him a right to vote in the elec tion of municipal magistrates: and the boundaries under that act would regulate the franchise under this bill. To the voters under those provisions would be given the right of electing the common council in each town, and for facilita ting that object, each town would be divided into wards, on the same principle as regulated such division in the Scotch burghs, under the - provisions which he (Lord Brougham) had the honour of submitting to their lordships a short time since. The next provision of the bill which he thought it necessary to men , tiou to the house was, that it was proposed that the common councilmen, when elected in the manner before stated, should have the choosing from their own body of the board of alder men; and on this he must observe that the practice would be different from that which obtained in the election of magistrates for the city of London, where the aldermen NI, re elected by the votes of the constituency, in the same way as the common council, instead of being chosen by the latter, as proposed by this bill. Differently from that mode, that the common coun cil would now be first chosen by the electors, and they would then proceed to choose the board of aldermen. In addition to this lie would observe that the common council were to be chosen for three Years while the aldermen would be elected to hold their offices for life, except in eases where specified dis qualifications should occur. 'I he same common council would also choose the mayor, to hold his office for one year. There -was one most important officer still remaining, the mode of appointing whom would differ from that pursued in nomina ting the others; this officer (the recorder) would be in the no mination of the Crown, and there were many reasons, which need not be detailed, which had iufluenced him (the Lord Chancellor) in so providing for the appointment of that officer. The body of magistrates chosen under the above provisions would be the municipal authorities of the town, and tney would have two branches of duty to perform; the one would be the administration of justice, and the other the regulation of the police. With respect to the first of these duties, several fegu lations were made by the bill, some of which he would refer to. The quarter sessions would be holden in the same mode and at the same times as were at present provided, and the magisterial body would consist of the officers above referred to, with the addition of the county magistrates, who he (the Lord Chancel lor) considered ought to have a concurrent jurisdiction with the town authorities. The recorder would preside at these ses sions, and would, of course, afford the advantage of the learning and ability which would be the necessary qualifications for his office; and that officer would, of course, not practise in his pro fession, either at the sessions or the assizes. The quarter ses sions, instead of being confined to being holden once a quarter, might, by the authority of his Majesty, be holden oftener, ac cording to his pleasure as to time ; and the object of this enact ment would be to do away with an inconvenience which now existed in the awarding of punishment to offenders tried at the quarter sessions. By the present practice, in consequence of the long interval between the several holdings of the quarter sessions, the length of time during which a prisoner was con fined previously to trial was subsequently deducted from the full amount of punishment awarded to him upon his trial. It had originally been intended that the recorders before men tioned should sit as judges in the local courts, according to the provisions of the bill which he had the honour of submitting to their lordships' consideration, but which they had subsequently rejected. lie (the Lord Chancellor), notwithstanding that rejection, still hoped that their lordships would be prevailed upon to hear arguments in favour of the bill, and that the event would be, that tie provision as to the recorders sitting as judges would be ultimately adopted, by which means the two bills would in that respect be fitted together, as had at first been in tended. Another regulation for the due administration of jus tice was, that cases of difficulty were to be adjourned to the recorder, who would be resident, that the learning and ability of the latter individual might be made available. There were also provisions in the bill For the regulation of the 'police of the boroughs. He had stated the general outline of them, and it would - be unnecessary for him to go more at large into the de tails, but he would conclude by moving that the bill be read a first time. at the same time thathe wished it to be understood that he did not mean to press it beyond that stage during the present session. He could only add that he was quite persuaded that a snore important measure had seldom been introduced to the attention of Parliament. The bill was then read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, Arc. 22. The house met at the usual hour. mit. LIST CHARGES' BILL. Mr. C. WOOD brought up the report of the committee on the Civil List Charges' Bill. The report was received, and the third reading fixed for Friday. TURNPIKE-ROADS' ACCOUNTS BILL. The report of the committee on this bill was brought up, and ordered to read a third time on Friday. CHANCERY OFFICERS' REGULATION BILL. On the motion of Mr. Rice, this hill was read a third time, and the question that it pass reserved until Friday. SESSIONAL ADDRESSES. On the motion of Lord Althorp, the house resolved itself into a committee on the sessional addresses. Lord ALTHORP said he had two resolutions to propose to the committee, to which he had no doubt they would unanimously agree. The first was in favour of the gentleman who had so ably discharged the duties of chairman of the committees.— (Cheers.l lie begged to move an address to his Majesty, pray ing that he would be graciously pleased to direct that a sum of £1,200 be issued to Ralph Bernal, Esq., for his services as chairman of the erminittees of the house during the present session, assuring his Majesty that the house would make good the same. The resolution was agreed to ; and also another, praying his Majesty to direct that there be issued to the Speaker's secretary, for his services during the present session, such a sum of money as would,' together with the fees received on private bills, make up the sum of 1:400. '1 he house resumed, and the report was ordered to be re ceived the next day. LAND TAX COMMISSIONERS' NAMES BILL. On the motion of Lord Althorp, this bill was read a third time and passed. JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. C. WOOD brought up the amendments to this bill, which were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. Mr. RICE moved that it be an instruction to the committee on this bill that the committee should have the power to receive a clause of appropriation. The house then went into committee. Sir J. GRAHAM rose to move an amendment to the act rela tive to the naval service. By the terms of the Appropriation Act, as it 'toad at present, all services performed within the year should be paid between that period. Now, it often hap pened that sailors who were on a foreign station could not he paid within the year, and in such case the money was paid into the Bank, and acted as a complete dead weight upon the coun try. There was at the present moment not less than a million or money lying idle in that way. What, therefore, he proposed by the amendment was, that so much only as had been de manded should be . granted, and the remainder considered at a future opportunity. The amendment went only to make the terms of the act conformable to the practice. The amendment was agreed to without opposition. The bill as amended was reported to the house, and ordered to he read a third time to-morrow. On the motion of the Solicitor-General the Chancery Offices Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Mull ft A Y postponed the fui they consideration of the report on the Vrocurators Fiscal (Scotland) Bill. TITHES STAY OF suns BILL, On the motion of Mr. Blamire, the house resolved itself into a committee on the Tithes Stay of Suits Bill. In the committee the remaining clauses were agreed to, the report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into further consideration-on Friday. On the motion of Mr. Stanley, the Lords' amendments to the Slavery Abolition Bill were read a second time INFIRMARIES' (IRELAND) BILL The house resolved itself into committee on this bill. The several clauses were agreed to with a few trilling amend ments, the house resumed, and the report was ordered to be received on Friday. The Lords' amendments to the Fines and Recoveries Bill were read and agreed to. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL congratulated the house and the country on this bill being likely to be soon part of the law of the land. (Cheers.) The Lords' amendments to the following bills were then read, and agreed to :—The Customs' Acts Repeal Bill, Separatists' Affirmation Bill, Apprentices Bill, Borough Magistrates Bill, and Grand Juries (Ireland) Biil. At half-past five o'clock the house was counted out. THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after shortly stating the object of the Dower Bill, moved that the house go into committee upon it. On the house resuming, the report was received, and the bill, it was ordered, should be read a third time on Monday. The Loan CuANcELLoa.moved the order of the day for the house going into committee ou the Inheritance Bill, after shortly stating the nature of the measure, to which he understood his noble and learned friend entertained no objection. After a few remarks from Lord WYNFORD the bill passed through a committee, the report was received, and the bill was ordered to bo read a third time on. Monday. BANK CIIA ItTER. The Earl of RIPON, upon moving the order of the day for the i house going into a committee on the Bank Charter Bill, said it became his duty now to state to their lordships the provisions and objects of the bill, from which he trusted that the house would consider it fit and wise to ratify, by the engagements of this measure, the renewal of the Bank Charter for a limited period, and under the conditions which he should state. By the law as it now stood, as their lordships were aware, the charter of the Bank of E_ nrrlaud was liable to be terminated at any period after August, 1833, upon giving twelve months notice to the Bank on the part of government of such determination. It became there, fore necessary that some definitive arrangement should be made with that body as to the renewal of the charter, as far as could be consistently done, considering how advantageous the pro ceedings of that body had proved both to the government and to the commercial interests of the country. In the Committee several clauses were agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received this day. FOREIGN ENLISTMENT BILL. Lord WESTERN moved the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill. The Earl of IlossnyN hoped the noble lord would not press the measure. It had been hurried through the other [louse of Parliament with a haste that appeared to him quite uncalled for, and their lordships could not at this period of the session enter upon the consideration of it with that attention which so so important a measure demanded. He was anxious therefore to recommend to the noble lord to suspend any further proceed ings for this session. Earl GREY stated that he was ,entirely disposed to support the principle of the motion, but he agreed with the noble lord opposite in thinking that it would be better to postpone it until next session. No notice had been given, and certainly the Bill had been passed through the other house with a rapidity which would seem to have been called for by some emergency. Now, in his mind, no emergency did exist. The LORD CHANCELLOR said there was no man in the house or abroad who would support the principle of his noble friend's measure more strenuously than he would; but he could not at the same time avoid assenting to the arguments which were urged in favour of postponing the consideration of the question until next session. He had opposed the Foreign Enlistment Bill, when first brought forward. His opinions upon the sub ject remained unaltered. But he thought that this was not the time to repeal it. Lord WESTERN reluctantly consented to withdraw his motion. The Duke of WELLINGTON declared his intention of opposing the motion whenever it was brought forward. The order was then discharged. FACTORIES BILL. On the motion of Lord AUCKLAND this Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be received to-morrow. GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord WicicLow, the Commons' Amend ments to this Bill were ordered to be printed. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. DECORATION AND FURNITURE BILL On the motion of Lord MELBOURNE, this bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Several other Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes after twelve o'clock, and the sitting continued till the business was disposed of without any intermediate adjournment. Mr. S. RICE inovea that the report of the Consolidation Fund Bill, with the " appropriation" clause, be received. Mr. ROBINSON asked whether it was the intention uilike Majesty's Government to lay on the table of the house the re port of the Poor Laws Commissioners, and when, as it was a subject that was viewed with considerable importance. Mr. S. RICE replied that the report would be made during the recess, and that it should then be printed, so that it might be in the hands of hon. members at as early a period as it was possible. Mr. M. HILL hoped that the orders of the day would not be first pressed forward; he had understood that petitions took precedence to-day. Mr. S. RICE assured the hon. member that it was of great public importance to get forward with the orders of the day, which would occupy ouiy a short space of time. Report brought up, amendments agreed to, and bill ordered to he read a third time on -Saturday. The Civil List Charges Bill was read a third time and passed; the Turnpike Roads Annual Accounts Bill was read a third time and passed; the Juries (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed; the Report of the Tithes Stay of Suits Bill was pre sented and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Saturday. The Report of the Infirmaries (Ireland) Bill was presented and agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Saturday—severally on motion of Mr. S. Nice. Mr. S. RICE brought up the resolutions of the Committee on the Sessional Addresses to his Majesty for granting remunera tions to R. Bernal, Esq. (chairman of committees of the house,) and to the Speaker's secretary.—Agreed to. The right hon. gentleman then moved an address to his Majesty, that his Majesty would be pleased to confer some dignity in the church upon the Rev. Temple Freere, the chaplain of the house. — Agreed to. All the orders of the day, and the government notices, having been disposed of, the house then proceeded to receive petitions, with which bu . siness it was occupied till the adjournment. HOUSE OF LORDS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21. Their lordships met at a quarter to one. The Stamp Forgeries' Bill and the Tea Duties' Bill wen through committee, and the reports were ordered to be brought up on Monday. The reports on the Bank Charter Bill and the Factories' Re, gulations bill were brought up. The Sheriffs Expenses Bill and the Civil List Charges Bil were read a second time. The Land Tax Commissioners Names Bill was read a secom time and passed through committee—the report received, and i was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. On the motion of the Duke of Richmond the Merchant Sea men's Bill was read a second time. On the motion of the Lord Chancellor, the Chancery Offices' Abolishing Bill was read a second time, passed through com mittee, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. The report on the Church Building Acts' Amendments Bill was brought up, and it was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. Mr. fticE, and others from the Commons, brought up the Con solidated Fund Appropriation Bill, and other bills, to which their lordships' amendments had been agreed to by the Commons. Mr. LYNCH and others brought up the Stay of Suits' Bill, and the Irish Infirmaries' Bill. The Consolidated Fund Bill was read a third time and passed. The Stay of Suits' Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second tune on Monday. The house then adjourned till half-past two on Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. The gallery was opeUed at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock. A messenger from the Bank of England, Mr. Gray, brought in an account of the amount of Bank. of England notes in cir culation at present. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. The Consolidated Fund bill wan read a third time and passed, • TITHES STAY OF SUITS BILL The Tithes Stay of Suits Bill was read a third time. . On the motion of Mr. Blamire that it do pass, Sir IL H. INctis objected to it then as he had in the begin ning, on the ground that it was a gross infraction of the rights of private property. Ihe SOLICITOR-GENERAL supported it with great pleasure, particularly after the statement which had been made to him by the hon. member for East Cumberland, that there were at that moment no less than 9,000 suits pending for the recovery of tithes, most of them in parishes where a modus had existed for the last sixty years, and in many of which tithes had not been collected for centuries. Ile would add, that in his opinion, the greatest enemies of the church were those that set themselves in opposition to the removal of its acknowledged abuses. Mr. TooRE opposed the passing of the bill in its present crude state. It would do mole injury than service to the country. Mr. AGLIONIIY supported the bill. After a few words from Mr. Cobbett, Sir IL IL Inglis, Mr. Blamire, and Sir F. Burdett, the bill was read a third time and passed. A messenger from the Lords brought down the Trial of Offences' (Ireland) Bill, the Notaries' Public Bill, tile Slavery Abolition Bill, the Metropolitan Police Bill, and the Turnpike Roads Accounts' Bill, to which their lordships had agreed with out amendment. Another messenger applied for a copy of the report of the beer-shop inquiry committee, which was ordered to be trans mitted to the Lords. The Infirmaries' Regulation Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Lords amendments to the East India Company's Char ter Renewal Bill were then agreed to, after some observations from Mr. SINCLAIR, Mr. C. FERGUSON, Mr. F. BUXTON, and Fir R. H. INoLls, who agreed that the country had to thank the Lords for their amendments. Lord ALTHORP moved that the house do, on its rising, ad journ to Wednesday next.—Agreed to. FOREIGN POLICY OF bIINISTMIS. ----- Colonel EvANs said he wished r to put. some questions to the noble lord (Palmerston) on the subject of foreign policy. lie would have done so at an earlier period of the session, but the confidence he entertained in ministers, as regarded their inten tions with respect to their foreign policy, and the circumstances not being of a nature that could have been so well mentioned before, he refrained from calling the attention of ministers to the subject. Now, however, they were about to adjourn, and the opportunity of putting any questions to ministers, no mat ter how important, would be out of the power of members of that house for some time. He had, as he stated before, great confidence in his Majesty's ministers; but, nevertheless, on more than two or three occasions he had felt it his duty to com plain of their not adopting stronger measures as regarded the interests of this country in foreign courts. He was glad to congratulate ministers and the country, that the question of the affairs of Belgium were - at length bi:ought to a final issue, or nearly so, as it would enable the government to use more stroni , and decisive measures towards the settlement of Portugal. His ' Majesty's ministers were aware that the legitimate sovereign of Portugal was now in possession of Lisbon, which was in hands, de lure, as was also the second greatest city of her dominions, and he had hoped and expected that government would have announced officially their acknowledgment of Donna Maria as sovereign of that country. He did not wish to embarrass mi nisters, nor would he express any doubt as to their intention of doing that which would be just; but he would say that it was imperative on them to use stronger measures; as Russia had thought proper to use its influence as to the settlement in Turkey, so he hoped England and France would at once join to prevent that power interfering in the settle ment of the affairs of Portugal, and by their united efforts do -justice to the legitimate sovereign of that country. He .(Celonel Evans) had also to call on his Majesty's ministers to satisfy the house as to the interference of England in the arrangements lately entered into between the Russians and Turkey in Europe, fur there was an official document by which members could ascertain the truth of the reports circulated. He wished to ask the noble lord -(Palmerston) whether the body of Russian troops marched into Turkey was done with the concurrence of li lance and England, and if not, whether that step was taken in opposition to their remonstrance. It was the bounden duty of France . and England to join, and, if possible, by strong and decisive measures prevent further-ag gression on the part of Russia towards Turkey, and he wished to know if an officer of the Russian Engineers had received in structions to fortify the Dardanelles. If that report was true, and that such orders were actually given by Russia, there could not be the.least possible doubt but that that power meant to fol low those stepsit had long since meditated, to obtain possession of Turkey in Europe. It was also reported that the arrange ment entered into between Count Orloff, on the part of Russia, and the Turkish minister, *as one of a nature that would eventually tend to confirm his (Col. Evans's) prediction. To prevent Russian aggression, he hoped that his Majesty's minis ters would, conjointly with France, as speedily as possible re cognize Donna Maria as Sovereign of Portugal ; and unless a more firm and decisive character be adopted by England and France, there can be no hope of keeping down the aggressions of Russia. He hoped the noble lord would satisfy the house that it was the intention of his Majesty's government to act in accordance with the wishes of the country, and that ministers would be prepared at the opening of the next session of Par liament with a statement of their foreign policy, tending to give greater confidence to the country. Lord PALMERSTON was always ready, as it was his duty, to give honourable gentlemen every information which he could o".give consistently - with his duty as a confidential minister of the crown ; and the courtesy with which the question ,was now put to him by the gallant colonel opposite, would render it more inexcusable if lie (Lord Palmerston) declined to give them every satisfaction in his power. Ile would not, however follow him through all his observations, - which he must believe were made rather more for the purpose of explain ing his own views than of eliciting his (Lord Palmerston's) opinions. But there was one particular respecting Which he must set right the honourable and gallant member for West minster. 'lhat gentleman had said that this government, and that of France, had refrained from interfering in the affairs of Portugal in deference to the wishes of Russia, and that there fore England and France had a right to insist that Russia should (in return for their acquiescence to her wishes) have abstained from interference with the affairs of Turkey. Now he would assure the house.that the government of this country had been in no degree influenced by deference to the wishes or opinions of Russia, or of any other power, in the course which they had adopted respecting Portugal. (Hear, hear.) They had been influenced only by the consideration of the actual circumstance of the case; and they had pursued the course ' which seemed to them to be most consistent with the interest of the country, and with the principles on which they had re solved to regulate their foreign policy. (Hear, hear, hear.) He would say, that such also had been the conduct of the French government, so far as he was able to give any opinion respect ing the motives of that government. Nothing could be snore discreditable to the government of this country than that it should have abstained,from doing any thing which the interests of the country or the , honour of the crown might demand, through deference to the policy or the wishes of any other power. As to the affairs of the East of Europe, he had 'only . to say that his Majesty's ministers had heard of a treaty having been signed between Russia and Turkey. : But they had re ceived no official communication on the subject. Not being iu possession of the treaty they were not able to give any informa tion respecting it. This government had certainly not thought it necessary to protest against the marching of the Russian : troops to the assistance of the Sultan; because the Russian government had given the strongest pledges to withdraw those troops immediately after they . should have effected their pur • pose ; and those pledges had since been entirely redeemed. As to the treaty between Turkey and Russia, it was impossible to say what course the government would take upon the subject until it was in possession of the treaty itself. . , ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord ALTnotie moved that the house at its rising should ad journ to Wednesday at . twelve o'clock, instead of four in the afternoon, as had been lireviously agreed upon. MIGUELITE CORRESPONDENCE. Mr. Munamr begged to ask the noble lord, the Secretary-for Foreign Affairs, whether the correspondence, published as hav ing taken place between the most profligate government that disgraced any country in the world, and certain persons of high rank in this country, was genuine ? If so, it was highly discre ditable to England; and if it was not genuine, the noble lord was called upon to disabuse the public mind. Lord PALMERSTON could give no information on the subject. The hon. gentleman could best be informed by the foreign mi nister of Don Miguel. Sir R. INGLIS presenteda petition from a parish clerk, com plaining of tithe cess. The hon. baronet moved for certain re turns connected with the suits in Chancery commenced previous to the 10th of August. Mr. S. RICE moved the adjournment of the house. The house accordingly adjo irned at half-past two o'clouk, until Wednesday next. LANCASTER ASSIZES. CROWN COURT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 BILL OF EXCHANGE. LEES V. COPELAND and ANOTHER.—This was an action in hover, to recover the value of a Bank Post Bill for £7O, alleged to have come improperly into the possession of the defendants. Mr. WATSON opened the pleading, and Mr. RoscoE stated the case to the juty. The ptaintiff Was captain and owner of a merchant vessel trading from Liverpool. The defendants were brewers and distillers, carrying on business in that town, and, the action, which was originally commenced in the borough court at Liverpool, but removed by the defendants to Lancas ter, was brought to recover the value of the bill of exchange for £7O, drawn on behalf of the Bank of Manchester, dated the Ist of March, 1832, and purporting to be payable seven days after date. On the 14th of the same month, the bill in question, which had come into the hands of Messrs. Freme and Co., corn-merchants, at Liverpool, was by them paid over to Capt. Lees, the plaintiff, in part payment of a debt . of £BO, due by them for the freight of a cargo of corn, the balance being paid in cash. In the course of the same day the plaintiff lost the bill, but he (Mr. Roscoe) was not in a condition to show pre cisely under what circumstances the bill was lost, inasmuch as the plaintiff, who war, of course, best acquainted with them, could not be called as a witness iu his own cause. lie could, however, prove that on the day after the loss, the bill was in the hands of a person who had no right to it, and this was enough for his purpose, for it had lately been decided in the Court of King's Bench, that where a bill over-due was either lost or sto len, it was not necessary to produce evidence as to the manner in which it went out of the hands of the real owner, any of the subsequent holders being held to be subject to the same equities as the yerson who first improperly obtained possession of it. Immediately on the loss of the bill, the plaintiff informed Messrs. Freme and Co. of it, and through them it was commu nicated to the Banking Company at lUanchester. He also gave information to the police aCLiverpool, but nothing was heard of the fate of the bill until the 14th of July, when Messrs. Freme and Co. received a letter from the Banking Company at Manchester, informing them that the bill had ben presented for payment by the defendants. On the receipt of this intelli gence Mr. Christopherson, of the firm of 1 reme and Co., applied to the defendants to know in what manner it had come into their possession and was told that they had received it on the 29th of June, which was three months after the loss, from a customer of theirs, named Corbett, who kept a beer-shop in Brooks-street, near the Prince's Dock, a street which was chiefly frequented by sailors and disorderly people, iu payment for a debt of between four and five pounds for ale, and had given change for the bill in cash. Mr. Christopherson then called at Corbett's, and was told by Mrs. Corbett that a sailor named Thompson, she believed, hail called at her house to get the bill changed, but not having money enough by her she gave him £3O, and he was to call again for the remainder, but never came to demand the balance. Though Messrs. Copeland and Co. did not think it necessary to inquire how such a bill came into the hands of a person whom it appeared they never credited beyond £lO or £l2, the plaintiff was not satisfied with this account of the trans action, but caused further inquiries to be made. It was after wards ascertained that early on the morning of the 15th of March. the day after the bill was lost, two persons named Ma. kin and Couttendy, the latter a sailor, went to a hair-dresser's s trop, in Pownall-square, and asked John Duckworth, the per son who kept the Sho t ., ..assi_s- ss s a.,- 5t.55,„,...c5... a Manchester Bank Post Bill for £7O; Duckworth had the bill in his hands and examined it, it was then perfectly clean, and there were several endorsements on the back of it. Ilis suspi cions being excited as to the manner iu which it came into their possession, he told them to call again ; in the meantime he gave information to the police and had constables in waiting ready to apprehend them. The men, however, did not come, and the police advised him to see them again and make another appoint ment. In the course of the same day he met with them in a clothes-shop in Paradise-street, and told them that he thought he could manage the, matter for them. On this Courtenay, the person who had the bill, said he would have no bother about it, but would put 'it in the tire, and then it could tell no tales. The man, who lodged within two doors of Mrs. Corbett's beer-shop, was afterwards apprehended and taken before the magistrates, but, as the bill was not found upon him and no person appeared against him, he was discharged. When the bill ultimately came into the hands of the plaintiff's attorney, it was dirty, ragged, and torn—apparently perforated with pins, and two of the endorsements, the names of persons residing in Liverpool, were completely erased; it still, however, retained the private mark of Messrs. Freme and Co., and there could be no doubt that it was the bill lost by the plaintiff. The question to be considered was, whether the' defendants had exercised due caution in receiving it, and were justified in retaining posses sion of it, and appropriating it to their own use. There were two rules of law applicable to this case;—the first was, that where a bill of exchange which was over-due was taken by any person, the parties subsequently receiving it were subject to ail the equities or liabilities of the person who first took it after it became over-due. It was true that in this case the plaintiff him self had taken the bill after it was over-due; but then he took it fairly—in the way of trade, for a valuable consideration, and had a clear right to claim upon it. It was evident that Mrs. Corbett, according to her own account, had received the bill from a person who became improperly possessed of it, and the defendants, in receiving it without making the inquiries which were called for under the circumstances, stood iu the same si tuation as the two individuals who had previously held the bill, and were subject to the same liabilities. The second rule was, that where a bill was lost or stolen, and was afterwards found in the hands of a third party, it was incumbent on that party, be fore he could set up a claim to the possession of it, to show that he had exercised that due and proper cautionin receiving it which the law required in cases ofthe kind. He (Mr. 11 ossoe) contended that in this case the defendants had not exercised the prudence and discretion which ought to be expected from men in business, anx ious to promote their own interests, and protectthose of the public. It was impossible for him to show the manner in which the bill was lost. It might be said that it was picked from the pocket of Captain Lees whilst he was in a state of intoxication, but even if it were so, what right could the thief or person claiming under him acquire, if the latter had not used the care and caution expected from every person engaged in business? Ile contended that both stood in the same situation, and that as the defendants bad not used tha care and caution, they were clearly liable, and the plaintiff was entitled to recover from them the value of the bill which he had lost. The Bill of Exchange was then produced. It was drawn by the Bank of Manchester on Messrs. Glynn, Halifax, and Co., London, for £7O, bearing date on the Ist of March, 1832, and purporting to be payable seven days after date. As it was on unstamped paper, the license under which, according to the provision of the 9th of Geo. IV., c. 23. the Bank of Manchester is empowered to issue promissory notes and bills of exchange for a limited period on unstamped paper, on payment of a composi tion, was produced, and Mr. Gregson, a distributor of stamps at Lancaster, was called to prove the signatures of the commission, ers to the license, but as it appeared that he had never seen the commissioners write, his evidence was objected to by Mr. Ser jeant JONES, for the defendants, and his lordship took a note of the objection. The learned seri eant alto called for proof that the house of Glynn, Halifax, and Co. were a banking company in London. Mr. John Christopherson, a partner in the house of Freme and Co., was then called. He deposed to the facts as opened by Mr. Roscoe, and stated that the bill now produced was, lie believed, that which he had paid to Captain Lees, though it was now dirty and torn, and some of the endorsements had been erased. When he called on the defendants to inquire about the bill, he was told that they had received it from Mr. John Cor bett, a customer of theirs, in Brooks-street, to whom they re ferred him. He then went to Corbett, who told him that it was his wife who had received the bill and paid it away, and after referring him to her, left the room. The witness was proceeding to describe the account which Mrs. Corbett gave of the transac tion, but Mr. Serjeant JONES objected to this line of evidence, and contended that what Mrs. Corbett said could in no way affect the present defendants. Mr. STARKIE followed on the same side. Mr. Roscoe, on the other hand, contended that as Mr. Chris topherson had been referred to Corbett by the defendants, the account given by Corbett was evidence against them. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE remarked that the defendants re ferred Mr. Christopherson to the husband and not to the wife, and declared the evidence to be inadmissable, but took a note of its being tendered. Mr. Christopherson.—Cross-examined by Mr.' Sergt. JONES. —Did not know that Corbett was in the employment of Messrs. Acraman and Stitt, or that his wife managed the public-house. Had paid the bill to plaintiff after it was due. Those bills passed in Liverpool just in the same way as Bank of England bills or notes. Had frequently received them a month after they were due, and treated them as cash. Had seen the plain tiff last spring, but did not know where he now was. The de fendants were brewers and distillers, and their house was a very respectable one. Re-examined by Mr. Roscoe.—Bills of this nature were chiefly circulated amongst the merchants. Had never received such a bill when it was so long as four months over-due, and never saw one in such a state as this. . • • JOHN DUCKWORTH, hair-dresser, then deposed to the two men, Makin and Courtenay, bringing a clean Aid fresh Manchester bill of Exchange, for £7O, to his. shop on the 15th of March last, and offering him £2O if he could get it changed, and also to the subsequent apprehension and discharge of Courtenay. He also stated that when Courtenay offered the bill he said that they had got it from a captain the night before to get some drink, but they saw he had plenty of notes about him, and thought he could very well spare one of them.—(A langh.) JAMES DAVISON, the police officer who took Courtenay into custody, stated that Courtenay lived close to the beer-shop kept by Mrs. Corbett, in Brooks-street, which was one of the most disorderly in Liverpool. Mr. WM. GREGORY, attorney for the defendants, was then called and examined. He stated that on the 12th of July, 1832, application was made to•the Manchester Bank for pay ment of the bill. It was not paid on the first application, but was subsequently, on an indemnity being given. The case for the plaintiff being concluded, Mr. Sergeant JoNes, for the defendants, contended that there was no case to go to the jury, inasmuch as it had neither been proved how the bill was lost—that it was lost at all—or that if lost it was the bill which the plaintiff had received from Messrs. Freme and Co. His lordship, however, being of opinion that there were facts for the consideration of the jury, the learned Sergeant continued his address, and contended at considerable length that the defendants had only acted in the usual course of business, and that if there were any negligence it was on the part of the plaintiff himself, in not advertising the loss of the bill, if it really were lost, and thus putting the public on their guard. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE in summing up the evidence ob ' served, that if the jury were satisfied that this bill was the bill which the plaintiff had lost, and that the defendants in receiv ing the bill under the circumstances described had acted with ; gross negligence, and not in the usual course of business, the plaintiff was entitled to recover; but if they were not satisfied of these facts their verdict must be for the defendants. The jury after a short Consultation, found for the defendant. At the conclusion of this case, there being no other ready, his lordship, after complimenting . the jurymen for their service, during the week, and expressing his regret that he could not discharge them from further attendance, dissolved the courts • and left Lancaster in the course of the afternoon. LONDON POLICE REPORT. MANSION-HOUSE. On Friday a complete hit was made by the Lord Mayor at Ady, the "considerable advantage" broker, of No. 11, Circus, Minories. A great deal of laughter was excited when it was made known. A few days ago two gentlemen waited upon his lordship and informed him that some poor people in parts of Devonshire had received letters of' promise from Ady, who also took care to ask for the fee of 20s. from each of the persons he addressed. As in several instances people had travelled to London from very remote distances, upon the assurance of this universal corres pontlent, that certain4ood luck, in the shape of cash, awaited thein (a word of promise broken to the hope), the applicants wished to consult his lordship upon the most -advisable course to be adopted to check the nuisance. They produced some of Ady's letters just received, and we observed that neither the name of Alderman Heygate, Alderman Copeland, or of Mr. nobler are mentioned as referee. The advertisement from the Court of Aldermen in their opinion checked th - epractice of referring to these gentlemen, at the same time that it had very widely cir culated, among the public, the atrocious sysieni of humb g by which the poor had ball deceived. The Lord Mayor said that he had been thinking of a mode of retaliation which might be adopted with a good deal of effect, and as Mr. Ady seemed to be fond of joking with the feelings of the public, for his own advantage, that worthy gentleman could not be offended at a little joke against himself. " I would," said his lordship, "advise every person who receives a letter from Mr. Ady, promising profitable advantage, and requiring a fee of a sovereign for the news, to write a polite answer, inclosing, not a sovereign, but a farthing. The consequence of this will be, that as the letter will be then a money letter, the charge of post age will not be returned at the Postoffice. It was observed that Ady would probably refuse to take in any letters of the kind. The Lord Mayor—That is exactly what we desire. His trade consists in the money lie receives in this way. He can't know the difference between a covered up farthing and a covered up sovereign, and lie must pay double postage for every letter con taining the smallest coin of the realm. It is necessary, how ever, that the person who writes to him should not write anony mously, and that the words " money letter" should be super scribea on the letter. I can very well conceive with what feel ings Mr. Ady will look at the outside of a letter, while he is in doubt whether there is a farthing or a sovereign inside—(great laughter.) The gentlemen said they should certainly send to the various parish officers through the country, suggesting this plan, which appeared to be likely to be successful. Thev were of opinion that Mr. Ady would in a few days be flattered by a more abun dant correspondence than he ever yet had, and that farthings would be soon scarce, except in the immediate vicinity of the Minories--(laughter). The Lord Mayor expressed a hope that the communications of Mr. Ady would be promptly replied to ; but he trusted that nobody would write except those with whom Mr. Ady might think proper to correspond. He seriously hoped not a single person would act upon this suggestion from the love of mischief. Such conduct would, he assured the public, be exceedingly un fair and improper. (Great laughter.) The gentlemen said they were afraid his lordship's kind hint would not be attended to, especially as it was probable the news papers might give the hint circulation; but perhaps his lordship could prevent the publication. The Lord Mayor—l am afraid. I can't do so. But we don't know what the result may be. Pei haps Mr. Ady will receive more sovereigns than farthings. If so, the more letters he re ceives the better. (Laughter.) We understand that in the course of Friday Mr. Ady had the pleasure of receiving a number of "money letters," but from his appearance it was conjectured that the sovereigns turned out to be all farthings. • LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. INSOLVENT. William Corp, Great Tower-street, carpenter. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Jared Terrett Hunt, Princes-street, Lambeth, bone-merchant, BANKRUPTS. David Miller, Bristol, drOggist. William Roberts, Batley, Yorkshire, cloth-manufacturer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. and S. A. Weston. Koightsbridge, clmnists.—T. S. Wright and W. Edwards. Southatn, Warwickshire, ataltneys.--T. L. Milner and 11,t i s'ouit, York, commission-agents.—W. and' . Rake, Bristol, con ,' angmite ci atintnltou t : lers.—T. Simmons and E. Franels,lptiwlt'n, and E. Booth, Manchester, calico-printers.—J, Elkins and Co., New man-street, Oxford-street, attorneys.—J. Biss and. J. I. Buck, Bath, cheese-factors.—T. Petherick and S. F. Kingston, Usington, Deyon shire, miners.—W. Newton and R. Cook, Princes-street, Leicester square, brush-makers.—T. Bayley, sell., and T. Bayley, jun., Great Union-causeway, Southwark.—J. Bridgett and M. Booth, Derby, silk-throwsters.—G.Bramwell and Co., Inner Templ#, Parliamentary agents ; so far as concerns T. Fenner.—G. Eadon, jun., and Co., mer ehants.—W. I. Welch and J. R. Lax, Wells, Somersethire, common brewers.—J. Nicholl and co., Lillypot-lane, City, worsted-stuli manufacturers ; so far as regards J. N icholl. DIVIDENDS. - Sept. 17, N. C. Boesha, Regent-street, dealer in music.—Sept. 16, W. Lines a nd .1. Fisher, Ipswich, Suffolk, maltsters,--Sept. 18, G. Mander, W arwick, coal merchant.—Sept. 16, J. Humfrey, lUan ningtree, Essex, wine-merchant.—Sept. 16, E. Lawrance, Ipswich, Sullolk, scrivener.—Sept. 13, W. Burraston, Worcester, hop-mer ehant.—Sept. 17, G. Osborne, Colchester, Essex, seedsman.—Sept. 17, S. Chambers, jun., Birmingham, - . ivory -worker.—Oct. 1, S. Stocker, Bristol, victualler. • CERTIFICATES—SEPT. 13. . ' _ F. Grosjean, Smith, Bristol, merchant.— T. Rovedino, Manchester-street, Manchester-square, musie-pub lisher.—A. Meredith, Bristol, coal-merchant—P. Cates, Old Drury Coffee-house, Bridges-street, Covent -garden, hotel-kceper.--H. Primer, Southampton, china-dealer.—B. Cook, sen., Birmingham, brassfounder—C. Haynes, Mitcham, Surrey, ,carpenter.—J. Wil kinson, Sheffield, tavern-keeper.- RIDICULE.—The most refined of human feelings are the mos exposed to, and the must liable to be affected by ridicule; as the finest edges are the easiest destroyed.-G/eaniugs from the Scrap Book. INSPECTORS UNDER THE FACTORY BILL.—We have just seen a memorial to Lord Althoip which will this (lay be open in various parts of the town to receive the signatures of the inhabitants of this borough recommending Mr. Lees to the appointment of inspector under the Factory Regulation Bill. the other candidates, if report be true, are Mr. Baker, sur geon, and Mr. John Peele Clapham, the former supported by a number of the Factory Masters, and the latter by the interest and secret influence of the Rawsons, the Baines,_ and the Clap hams over the independept and faithful T. B. Macaulay, Esq. What, let us ask, have Messrs. Baker and Clapham done for the Leeds members or the public that they should give them their support in preference to Mr. Lees, who did more for them and their cause than any other man in the borough? If we look at Mr. Lees in the last election as the very nucleus of their party, and see him now deserted by those who could have made him a grateful retain, we are forced to confess that base ingratitude is attempting-to deprive the public of an use ful servant and filling the place with men, we hesitate not to say, for various reasons, totally unfit for the situation. On these grounds we presume that the inhabitants, generally, will support Mr. Lees, by signing a memorial in his behalf; and placing public opinion in opposition to private interest and secret iufluence.—arrespondent of the Leeds lutelligcncas. AUGUST 27, 18f'4. LANDED R'S SECOND VOYAGE • UP THE NIGER. (From the Kelso Chronicle.) We have been &vol. - lied with a very interesting from the letter of aifilffice,r of the party, giving an account which of Lander's second trip up the 'Niger, the contents of IN( must be interesting, as we are confident they must be ne to the public., The letter is dated 12- _ " Fernando Po, H. M. S. Curlew, Nlar " Mr. Lander arrived here some days ago from the Sun or Niger. I had been then in the Curlew only a week befuire; when they had received. no intelligence of the expedition for five months. qage "It appears the large steam-boat, the Quorra, after a pas- a extract. of three months, only reached the river Shadda, or rather with,l_ six miles of it, when she was thrown by the strength of 0 ,7 stream (or by bad steerage,) noon a bank, where she remain ed for three months with about three fathoms water close to ham'' This delayed the expedition, for the little steamer, the Alburii. was obliged to attend her consort for fear of accidents. Mr, Lander left them about three or four weeks ago, in order to Se a ; a supply of medicines, tea, &c. Curious enough, the inedic!, man who went up the river was quite an inexperienced praVl, tioner and neglected to take up a proper quantity of stores: consequence has been, that after getting into the Nun, (WI lost about six men) before, twenty white men died of fever dvsentary, and amongst the number the doctor himself, (o r Briggs, ) and all the officers, excepting Mr. Laird, Mr. L ancl 7 Lieutenant Allan, and the captain of the little steamer. 'Ft , re are now living on board the two boats, only fourteen whire.s""; They luckily took plenty of blacks with them, (Itroonien) twenty in one boat and fifteen in the other, wheraire all alive' The success of a future expedition is. now certain, if IS perly conducted, for the only opposition Lander has met eg was between the mouth of the river and a place about half "I to Eboe, and three and a-half days from the sea. At th,'s place, the boats on going ashore to wood, were fired upon u 7 the natives; and, although every means were used for conci liation, the steamers were obliged to fire their guns, and ev e !: tually set fire to the town. This happened on their way e r The chief of the place has now joined nine others, and they have determined upon preventing the return of the expedl - is, of course, all nonsense. These chiefs all' live within ten miles of each other, and although they have larg e canoes, they can do nothing against a steamer ; they have beell. egged on by the English Palm Oil Captains, and Captains °' Slavers, who have been doing every thing to thwart the vi ew !, of the expedition. Lander met King Boy at Eboe, (whom Y e " may recollect as the person who, on a former occasion, ra n ; . somed the- two brothers ,and brought them down to Brass) an d ol his Majesty gave him a passage down in his war canoe, has promised to take- him up again. I mentioned the extr ema mortality that has occurred ; Lander thinks it was caused b y the imprudence of Captain Ilarris, a' master in the navy, w b° made a coasting voyage of it from Sierra. Leone, and took the boats \ (he commanded the large one), up one or two rivers M. order to pass away the time, as he considered the season far advanced enough to enter the Nun. The consequence visso fever broke out, mil six persons, including . Hams himself', died before entering the river, and great sickness continue up to the moment of Lander's quitting them the other day. in t. ' Allan had been attacked, but was quite well again, and left la charge of the boats, while Mr. Laird had gone up the river Shadda in the long boat, partly for his health and partly to tra u e The country was quite healthy where the steam boats o e t ! lying, and they had plenty of provisions. Bullocks cost on l y eight shillings, and weighing about two cwt., and fowls alin e " a penny. Lander' says the victualling of about thirty perso & n s amounted only to about Is. 6d. a day, including yams, rice, They have not succeeded 'well in trade—having procured on l y about five tons of ivory; this was owing to their not haviag good interpreters, and to their not being far enough up the river. Had the large 'steamer not grounded they would ha l been up to Boossa. Owing to the strong current against thee l their fuel only lasted two days, and it took them ten to oae l ; plete again. Lander's complaint is dysentery, which is Or nearly subdued; he came down here from the mouth of the Nun in an o p e n b o at (for change of climate,) and luckily ha d not a drop of rain the whole passage, for three days. One tor nado must have killed him, and we had a severe one 'the d a l before h e arr i ve d an d th e day after. I am just starting on 6 cruise, and i n t en d ca lli ng i n for him in about a week and .tal t , him up to the Nun. H e h a s obtained several good interprete rs here----good disciplined lads who have been well drilled P.l Colonel. Nicolls. Want of discipline appears to have bac o ,„ sad effect on th e expe diti on I h ave j us t b een a tt em ptingl ,l‘ give you an outli ne o f. O u C a pt a i n H arr i s ' s d ea th, M r . Lair appears to have b e h ave d i n a mos t mut i nous manner toot''' . Lander, and only gave in When seized by illness; want of har mony appears to have been the chief cause of these misfortun es ' As to the opposition on the part of the natives, there may be said to 'have been none; for, if the ten chiefs continue hostil e ' we can convey him up so far under the guns o f th e Plut o , with the Curlew in tow, if requisite—there is plenty of water over the bar of the Nun. "I have given you a very hasty account of Lander's expea l ; tion rather than none at all, as (sending my latter by Ascensio n) you may not have heard of it before. Mr. Allan is getting ° I " well with hi s o b serva ti ons; h e h as b een o f grea t se rvice t ° Lander in supporting him against Mr. Laird." THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. lUi R. BROWNE respeCtfully announces that his BENEF- 1 1 lit is fixed for MONDAY Evening next, September 2, wile' will be performed Holcroft's Comedy of 7 THE ROAD TO RUI . Goldfinch, Mr. Browne—Silky,. . lancharcl. After which the Interlul X of BLUE DEVILS. Meagrim, Mr. Vandenhoff, (his first appearance in that character.) . To conclude with a Farce called THE HAUNTED INN; Or, THE GHOST OUTWITTED. Ebt Ethcrpool tantlarb. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1833. We have received a file of Jamaica papers to the 9th of July, and we have seen several mercantile letters of that and previous dates, all of which represent the planter s ' and white population generally, as being in a condition bordering upon despair. Some acts of violence and ill' subordination have alredy been committed by the slave; martial law was expected to be proclaimed; and the t'Y, habitants were waiting with intense anxiety the arriv al of fresh troops from Bermuda. Some of these letter s express a confident opinion that the provisions of th e bill are impracticable, and therefore never can be ca rried into effect; and others describe it as calculated to lea d to a war of extermination. In fact, the evil has been done which is irremediabl e ' as far as the commercial and agricultural interests of the colony are concerned. Industry is, to a considerable tent, suspended ; and the credit of those whose credi t was never doubted before, is now entirely destrae d " We have reason to know that most of the bills whicP, have arrived by this mail have been refused acceptan ce b y the mercantile establishments upon which they w er i e drawn, and will, of course, be returned dishonoured' This will only increase the confusion, add to the log catalogue of other grievances; and fill to overflowing t ile bitter cup of misery. We are afraid to give publicity to all we have heard upon this painful subject; the plata ° are now as much alarmed for their lives as they wer e short time ago for their property ; the last they consider as gone,—the first is at the mercy of deluded 'savages. The House of Commons has terminated its sessio nal labours—the Lords are bringing up the arrears of pilb il `' business—and on Thursday it is expected that parliatoel/0 will be prorogued by his MAJESTY in person, and bi d , speech from the throne. If his MAJESTY could be a . vised to dissolve as well as prorogue the present pa rlla ; ment, he would confer a:still more lasting obligation te his devoted people. ill We are curious, however, to learn what the ICING • 0 thank his faithful Commons for. Will he thank to e for having sapped the citadel of the constitution, and ° II ; dermined the protestant church ? Will hi s , MA0 5 . 1. , thank them for having increased the national debt durit'l: nf profound npare ?—For having Saddled 119° r; the people of England a million of money as the arre 3 of Irish tithes ?—For the victory of Captain NAPIER , 011 0 1 the observance of a " strict neutrality in the affair ° c 4 Portugal" by his MAJESTY'S advisers ?—and last, 11 0 , least, for the spoliation and utter destruction of al l p ro perty in his MAJESTY'S colonies in the West Indies ? . There is one thing which, on this interesting occa s , f l i e his MAJESTY will, we fear, be compelled to omit. or KING, we should think, can hardly be expected to c af e gratulate his faithful Commons on the flourishing s d. of the finances, particularly after Lord ALTHORP 1135 0 (1 mated that the income is below the expenditure , by that the million for Ireland will have to be raisefj via means of Exchequer Bills. It will be amusing MAJESTY should be advised to do all this. . 0 0( 1 A copy of the report of the select committee aPP °l „or to inquire into the conduct of Sir JOHN KEY, a nd a r o d tion of the evidence given, have been published olo' of the London papers. It is, however, by far t°' `.oo' minous for our columns, and this we the less regret irlia much as our readers will be spared the trouble 0103 ,d through the details of one of the most barefaced fraudulent transactions ever placed upon record. o lr When a poor housemaid, or servant of all w'e ll '' o r tains a situation by means of a forged certificate'r fief false character, very little sympathy is expressed few or when she is convicted and sent either to the tread -111 or Botany Bay. When a swindler cheats a tradeso3:tclief when a lady of liberal principles imposes upon a h ot ly or baker, in London, or elsewhere, there is i ns° p ar r loud clamour raised, the newspapers teem wi th i 4 dr e graphs, the " vile wretch" 'or " heartless scour' .e l exposed by name, held up to infamy, and hooted by people from the police-office to the court, wherePitati:" prit is tried, and, perhaps, sentenced to tratter