The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-27 00:00:00

A . 4' .* vk FREEMASONRY. CELEBRATION OF ST. JOHN'S DAY, ON THE 27TH DECEMBER, AT CHESTER. THE R. W. P. G. M. The RIGHT HONOR LE VISCOUNT COMBERMERE, having sign' ed his intention of honouring the CESTRIAN LODG with his presence, accompanied by his son the HO HtABLE WELLINGTON COTTON on the above da , the W. M. will be happy to see as many of the Brethre of this City, the County, and the neighbour►ng Provinces s can make it convenient to attend to meet his. Lordship. The Lodge will be opened for, busineas-at•One o'clock. The Banquet to take place:at Three o'clock, at the house of Brother Willoughby, ROYAL HOTEL. Dinner Tickets, (including dessert,) Gs. each,_to be had at the Bar. It is requested that an early application for Tickets may be made. By command of the W. M. SAM L. BROWN, Director of Ceremonies. Lodge Room, Royal Holel, 11th Dec., 1839, and A. L. 5839. MILK PUNCH ! THIS unique and nectarious Li q ue ur h a s, f or n e ar ly a century, been duly appreciated at CHICHESTER AND THE METROPOLIS. It was at the former place where the original projector of tfiiis delectable beverage had his abode ; no doubt the corpoi;ition of that ancient borough evinced their good taste, and ufarked their approbation of this • GREAT DISCOVERY, by presenting to him the freedom of the town ; a with that the present generation have nothing to do ; stiff it to say, that this . •.- • is now, for the very first time, introduced to the notice of the bon rivants of the northern parts of this great Kingdom for their judgment. . • . , . - It 'would be 'quite in vain to enter into any detail of its excellenCieS, yet, thus far may be vouched, that it is composed of the - best materials,- without any adulteration, and, in flavour, possesses the combined sweetness of the Grape, the fragrance of the Lime, with the exhiliration of Champagne•; and while • •' THE LORDS OF THE CREATION- . . • Will find it an excellent addenda to the Dinner Table, THE - GENTLER SEX may not disdain to sip, the more so as ROYALTY has acknowledged its transeendant merit. It has been intimated that it will prevent SEA SICKNESS, but of that we will not vouch; -never having crossed the " briny deep" with it in our possession; but should not Pro prietors of PACKET-SHIPS AND •S•TEAMERS take the hint ? And although it may not produce that " con summation devoutly to be wished," yet, sure we are,. its grateful properties are such as will be found to bean excellent restorative to the - palates-and stomachs of those who suffer from the effects of a sea voyage. It will keep in any climate, and possesses that sure criterion of genuine excellence, improves by age. LE GRAND GOURMAND will find it a most social companion to his Calepash and Calepee, and the temperate man, while he masticates his biscuit over a glass of it, will be constrained to eulogise this incomparable Liqueur. " Come and try, Don't like—don't buy," is an old saying and a good one; and as in matters of taste every man is the best judge, this invitation is given in the full assurance that, if the Milk Punch only finds its way to the palate, it will quickly be acknowledged to stand A 1 amongst the list of those good things which cheer the heart of mankind. Sold, at 425. per Dozen, by B. HARAM, Wine, Spirit, Ale,. and Porter Merchant, 42, Chapel-street, who is ap pointed Sota AGENT, for the counties of Lancashire, Che shire, and Staffordshire, by the Manufacturer, Mr. Hudson, of Chichester. Liverpool, November, 1839. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. SPEECH OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH. PARIS, DEC. 23,. Foutz o'CLocK.—The chambers were opened to-day by the- King in person. No - accident :occnred to his Majesty, either on going or returning to the Palais Bourbon. The King pronounced the following discourse : Peers and Deputies of France,— " Since the termination of your last session, the internal peace, to which your loyal assistance has so greatly con tributed, has not been disturbed. I have been apprised by a witness who is very dear to me of fresh marks of affection and confidence cf the French. " The eldest of my sons, in visiting this year a great part of my kingdom, has observed, wherever he has been, a great supply of work, the progress of industry, respect for in stitutions, and obedience to the laws. My heart has been deeply touched on seeing in the national attachment which has surrounded my -son, a fresh - cause for his brothers and himself to devote themselves unceasingly, at all times and places, for the service of their country, and for the honour of France. My relations with foreign powers have preserved the specific character which the common interests of Europe demand. " Our flog, in concert with that of Great Britain, faithful to the spirit of that union, so advantageous to the interests of the two countries, has watched over the independence and the immediate security of the Ottomon empire. Our interests are always to secure the preservation and integrity of this empire, whose existence is so essential to the preservation of the general peace. • " Our efforts have at last succeeded in stopping those hostilities in the east which we had wished to have pievented ; and whatever may be the complicationS which may _result from the diversity of interest, 1 hope that the agreement of the great powers will soon end in an equitable and pacific conclusion. - . " rl great change has been effected in the situation of Spain, and if I have to regret not being able to announce to you that the civil war which has so long desolated this king dom is entirely at anend, still this war has lost its character of gravity, which would give rise to alarming apprehensions for the stability of the constitutional throne of Isabella the Second. • The greatest part of the northern provinces is paci fied, and we are allowed to hope that those of the'eaSt . will not be long behind hand. " This important result is owing to the wise conduct of the Government of the Queen Regent, and to the per Severing valour of the Spanish army, supported by the assistance which my Go/ernment has given them, and that of her Bri tannic Majesty, by the faithful execution of the treaties of 1824. " In -America, the Mexican GOvertithent has fulfilled its engagement of the treaty which I have terminated with that republic. The blockade of the ports of the Argentine re public still retains one of our squadrons. Fresh forces have been directed to this distant point, in order to hasten the sa tisfaction which is due to us. " In Africa, new hostilities call for a decided suppression. Our brave soldiers and our agriculturists, to whom my son by his presence lad proved my solicitude towards them, have been treacherothly attacked. The progress of our establish ments in the province of Algiers and Constantine has been the cause of this uncalled-for attack ; which aggression must be resented, in order that its re-occurrence may be impossi ble, and that nothing may interrupt the continuation of that prosperity obtained .for it by France, which the Freneh na tion will never surrender. " A fresh supply of troops has already arrived in Africa, and every possible means have been employed to shorten the duration of..the war, by carrying it on with vigour ; that here after the inhabitants of Algeria, and those tribes who shall remain faithful to France, may everywhere find sure protec tion. The expenses ordered for that purpose will be placed before the Chambers, to be subject to their controul. I have the hope that their assent will be obtained, which has never been refused when the honour of our arms and our perma nent interests have been called in question. _ The state of our finances allows of such increased ex penses. The question of the sugar trade, which the Cham bers had left undecided last se., , s ion, has, during their absence, been momentarily decided. A project of law will be placed before you•on this subject, which will have for its object the protection of public and private interests. . " Measures for the amelioration of the situation of the subalterns and officers will be brought before you. "- Your attention will be required to the organization of a State Council, literary property, and public instruction. • " Other proposals, having for their object the arrangement of a system for civil pensions, the execution of the principal railroad lines, the increased improvement of our naval power, the prison discipline, and the idtroduction of the penitentiary system, will be. presented to you. " In your,different labours, your enlightened patriotism will always search. out what can most contribute to the in crease- of public prosperity, and the strengthening of con servative principles in our institutions. Those principles it is my duty to preserve within proper bounds ; the happiness of having performed my task will be the reward of my self-de .votion. Ten years have already elapsed since the great act took place. that established me on the throne, during which time you have surrounded me with that assistance which I again claim from you—lt is with you and in the Midst of you that I love to felicitate France on her happy improvements in civilliation and legal liberty,'Whieh insatiable and turbu lent spirits had endeaVoured to interrupt. Thanks to God and to your . loyal assistance, their efforts have remained use less, and these last remnants of past disorders will disappear before public reason and the national will.' A pair of eagles have been frequently Peen upon the,cleve, land' Hills during this autu mn . Th e wr it er o f this mitice had the satisfaction of observing one of these noble birds lacks flight over Long Hull, near Guisborongh, the seat of the Chilloner family, and at an elevation of not more than ' -;• - 30 -or 40 yards, from the ground.—Gateshead Observer. ' • • ,SoIITII4ABTERN AND DOl - I:3I..RAILWAY.—It is fully ex ve are given to understand, that the western line of -'• tlie - 'Shakqyeare tunnel will be completed early in May. • The . . . , ' 4 retitd3l etiroi•ts irppetirto be • making to draw to a conclusion the works c f. this difficult part of the line. At-th e Sh a k s p eare • tatißoe44vallyWith Abbot's- Cliff tunnel and the Warren, • incliiSiiettliere are about 1,000 'men constantly in employ.. 0-,Virig to the excellent arrangements which have been intro-. due4dinto the tunnel, we are glad to. find that not the slight egt- accident has occurred to the workmen employed for a considerable period.—. Dover Chronicle. THE BLOWING UP or 'rite SpenONARA ST. CHRISTO.— This Maltese speronara was quietly lying at anchor in the port of Tunis, loaded with sundry wines, biscuits, &c. and some barrels of gunpowder. On Monday, the 18th instant, at about 6 p.m. a violent and thundering report was on a sudden heard. - It was this speronara, whose powder had caught fire : its fragments and splinters were seen in the air amidst a dense mass of smoke, while its remnants were plunging into the deep amongst the groans of the dying men of the crew, of whom eight lost their lives; the remaining few were saved. It is uncertain as yet how the powder caught fire, but it is asserted that an insane feeling of ven geance was the cause of this fatal accident.—Malta Paper. PROTESTANT LECTLEE.—On Tuesday evening, the Rev. James Dixon, Wesleyan :Minister, Sheffield, delivered a lecture in New-street Chapel, York, on the " Present Aspect of Popery, and the duty of Protestants." The Chapel was • tilled by a respectable audience, who paid the deepest atten tion to the statements made . by the speaker. The lecture, which occupied three hours in delivery, was one of the most able eve r d e li vere d i n that city ; it was fraught with informa tion, remarkable for closeness of reasoning and strength of argument, and abounding in genuine eloquence. At its con . clusion..the Rev. James Everett moved, and the Rev. John Burdsall seconded a resolution, which was carried by accla mation,, that Mr. Dixon be requested to publish the lecture, . a request which the Rev. Gentleman has consented to corn ply with.—Sheffield Patriot. VOYAGE OP DISCOVERY.—The African surveying steamer has been skimming through the Straits and Channel for some days past,: upon what we deem to be a work of supereroga tion', namely, an investigation into the merits of Holyhead, Portdyrillaen,- and St. George's harbour, with a view to the seleetion of the most meritorious for a packet station in con eticti with a line. of railway t o Lo n d on. T hat the scientific • officer ppointed to this work will give judgment in favour of Holy ead,• .we have very little doubt—indeed, the opinion . of one of them has already been recorded in evidence of its superiority. n by . the African her se lf, h a d s h e a tongue, • could decide the point. However, as the decision will be -• • final, and the pretensions of the rivals extinguished thereby, it will be satisfactory to have these stumbling blocks removed • out of the way of a great national, undertaking.—North Wales Chronicle, u:1 1 - 14 , ;-; r . l ' • ,ZIA:7" t "0 GENERAL IMMIGRATION INTO BRITISH GUIANA, (From the Guiana Chronicle.) In consequence of an article which appeared in one of our late numbers, a gentleman waited upon us to say that he would be most willing to give the Irish labourers another trial. As a preliminary to bringing theni out, he proposes, if there be in the colony ten natives oc that country, willing to work on a plantation, to offer them, first—the ordinary wages of the estate, and secondly, to add, from his private purse, a sum sufficient to fix their pay at "'a dollar per diem. The services he requires in return, are—their lab Our in the field from six o'clock in the morning till nine—during the noon tide heat they will be allowed to rest—and at three o'clock in the afternoon, he proposes they should resume the task they had left off,'and continue till six. He is further willing, in unfavourable weather, to employ them in the coffee-logie, or any other part of the buildings in which their services may be necessary. The hospital, now almost useless, will be con verted into a dWelling for them, and their comforts shall be in every way attended to. He wishes it, however, to be distinctly understood, that no pledge will be given that those who may be induced to quit their native shores, shall receive more than the ordinary wages of the estate. Should there be any Irishmen of the humbler classes in . this colony, a finer opportunity for improving their condition cannot offer. Let us now consider the feasibility of this plan. The Irish peasantry are plimged to the very lips in poverty of the most abject nature. Persecuted by their landlords for the miserable sum which secures over their heads the wretched hovels, in which they can hardly he said to exist, they are left no alternative but to seek for employment at any price. Sixpence for a day's . toil of twelve hours is considered, in many parts of the country a desideratunL In other places, even that paltry sum cannot be obtained, and thus.a frightful plan of agrarian outrage may be.said to. he matured by that bad social.system in which they are placed. Their landlords 'having every adVantag&on their side, avail themselves of the double competition, which their wants drive,them to engage in. They over-Lid each other for land ; and ,under-bid each other in labour, giving toproperty too frightfal advantageS over f)tiVerty. 'We :date - this to shoW how superior in 'condition the.negro labourer is, and to de— monstrate;•that human beings ' in such a gulph of misery as the Irish peasantry, would not hesitate a moment in seizing, with avidity, on any ehanCe "of extricating themselves. Lest' it should be supposed that we al-el:biassed by too strong a feeling on this subject, we will quote an authority which,eaunot.k d .that of Monsieur De Beaumont, who has written and published in Paris a work entitled " L'lrland, Politique, et Religieuse." " One single apartmenticOntahis the father, mother, chil dren, and sometimes, : a grandfather,•or a grandmother ; there is no furniture in this wretched hovela single bed of hay or straw serves the entire family. Five or six half-naked chil dren may be seen crouched near , a miserable, fire, whose ashes covered a few potatoes, the sole nourishment of the fa- . roily. In the midst of all lies a dirt) , pig, the only thriving inhabitant of the place, for he lives in filth. The presence of a pig in an Irish hoVel may, at first, seem au indication of misery ; on the contrary it is a sign• of comparative comfort. Indigence is still more extreme in the hovel where no pig is to be found. * * *- * All being poor, the only food they use is the cheapest in the country—potatoes;. but all do not consume the same quan tity. Some, and they are the privileged class, eat potatoes three times a-day ; others, less fortunate, twice ; those in a state of indigence, only once ; and there are some still more destitute, who remain one,., or even two days without the * slightest nourishment. * * It is neces sary to.renotmee all the notions which, in otlier countries, serve to distinguish . comfort from poverty, in order to com prehend Irish misery. There is not an Irish peasant who abstains from beggary who is not in want of such a resource. It is impossible to compare tbe Irish pauper with the pauper of England. There is no doubt that the most miserable of English paupers is better fed and clothed than the most pros perous of Irish labourers. " British law, as administered ,Ireland, affords no pro tection to the life and property of the peasant. It leaves him to be turned out to starve at the pleasure of his landlord ; it expOses the first of all property, the fruits of his own in duitry, and the result of his own toil, to be seized for the payment of an exorbitant and iniquitous rent. Such a sys tem is. that of a robber or a murderer, and must of necessity generate robbery and Murder." Borne out; as our statement is, by such unimpeachable testimony, can it for a moment be doubted that such men could be easily induced to flee to a land where such advan tages await them ? Ve see nothing to prevent their working here, at least at such hours as stated above ; with their clergy near to ad monish them againSt the dr.nger attendant on intemperance, to reprove, and to correct them, we know of no such la bourers. That they have succeeded already in the West Indies, we have, ourselves; certain knowledge. A " fellow-townsman" of ours possesses a large sugar estate in Jamaica: anticipat ing the effects of the Emancipation Act, he returned to his native place some years back, and conveyed thence a large body of the peasantry to Jamaica. They had not been long in the island, when several 'of them wrote to their friends at home, stating their improved condition, and urging them to follow their example. The advice was taken, and from time to time numbers of them have emigrated thence to Jamaica. As a proof of their utility, this gentleman has frequently re turned during the last three or four years, and cair:ed back with him several agriculturallabourers. It is not likely that such conduct womld be persevered in, if the experiment had been in the first instan c unsuccessful. Having this strong case, in point, we would respectfully sug gest to the members of the committee appointed to amend the " Petition," the propriety of rendering it a little more general in its prayer, as it seemed to us, when read, to be exclusively applied to the natives of Eindostan. It may - not be irrelevant, after speaking of the condition of the Irish peasant, as compared with the negro, to lay before our readers, and more especially those of them, who may have been imposed upon - by the " humanity itinerants," an analysis. of the rate of wages paid to the English labourer, and which is deduced from the " Reports of the Lords' Committee on Poor Laws." • In Berkshire the wageS of the•:agricultural lahourer vary from'eight to nine shillings a week, and in Wiltshire, they are never beyond eight shillings, deducting one per cent. In the districts about Torrington and South- Moulton, they arc a shilling less, which is also the average in Dorsetshire, for men—for youths, 3s. 6d. to As. 6d. In Kent it is nearly the same, and in Essex and Devonshire, there is a variation of from 7s. to 83. a week. • -But in North Durham the la bourers suffer more than in any other county in England.— The wages, there, are paid "in kind;"—the total allowance in the year amounts to about £2B 55., including corn, pota toes, a cow, and a cottage. If any member of the labourer's family fall sick, a - substitute is procured, and the labourer is debited with the wages of the supernumerary so.emplOyed. What is the inevitable conclusion to be drawn from these facts? Why, this, that the negro is better paid, better clothed, and altogether in better condition, as far as his phy sical wants are concerned,' than the labouring population in England and Ireland. With such facts staring them in the face, we are only as tonished that our humane enthusiasts (I) at home, will not turn their attention, or what is mare important to their agents, their money to the ameliorating of the wretched condition of the peasantry who surround them. IMMIGRATION. (From the Jamaica Morning Journal,) The proposition which has been made to encourage immi gration, and provide the means •of sending out immigrants by the sale of the unoccupied lands, is one of more vital im portance to the colonies, than a good many seem to think. — The great want at present experienced, is that of population. Almost all (certainly all the larger colonies) want population. Hence the high rate of wages, and dependence of the landed proprietors upon the labourers. The former, we venture to assert without fear of contradiction, are altogether at the mercy of the latter, and may be ruined by them at any time. We do not expect, however, that any, and should anxiously hope that none, will be injured to any extent by their labourers leaving them. That a good many have suffered we are sorry to be compelled to admit, if we arc to believe statements that have appeared in the various colonial papers from time to time. The remedy for this evil is immigration. The most effectual mode of increasing the value of the colonies, and developing their resources, is to increase the quantity of available labour.—We have abundance of line lands, and only require the labour and the intellgence of man to render it productive, and to increase the wealth of the inhabitants. But how are we to produce these labourers ? By encouraging them- to come to the island. The government might do this, and, as Mr. Ward has shewn, without expence to the mother country. They might induce the surplus population of Great Britain and Ireland to come out to the West Indies where their condition would be bettered,—they might in duce the Maltese to do the same, and they may make homes of them for the unfortunate Africans, who, kidnapped in their native land, have been rescued from slavery by British sailors. But, independent of the sum to be raised by the sale of Crown lands in the colonies, persons• desirous of coming out, most of these would be glad to raise by taxation a sum of money annually towards such a measure. if we are to judge by what has been done in Trinidad, British Guiana, and this island, we may safely conclude that every assistance in their power would be afforded to a well arranged system of immigration into each of them. They have spent ' large sums of money in the attempt themselves, but without any corresponding benefit. In this island the system was decidedly bad, and a total failure was the result. It is there fore the more necessary that the government should take up the matter ; and in order to this, these interested in the colonies should use their influence in inducing them to do so. Regarding the matter. in this light, we canno t but r egre t . that Mr. Ward's attempt should have failed. We trust, however, he will persevere in it, that he will-be encouraged and assisted - by -- the -•Wc,st- -Indian Body • and • the Jamaica Association, by the legislature of this island, and the courts of policy, or legislative councils of the others. • The smaller islands will, we have no doubt, be disposed also to aid in the scheme, for there are several of them . in nearly ;the same predicament with ourselves relative to the wants of labOurert:.. Meinorials from all of them, praying the' government to adopt the measure ; and offering to contribute towards - the expense, would, we think, have a good effect. Taxation for this description of immigration we should not object to. Not so, where the benefit was to • result to particular in dividuals as was the case under the late bounty plan. We hope' to learn that the proposition has been again pressed upon the . Consideration of govenment, and if a prospect of the expences being borne by the colonies is held out, we trust successfully. PRESENT PROSPECTS OF BERBICE. (F,'om the Berbice Advertiser, Oct. Lid Our present prospects are not so cheering as many could wish. A few days ago all eyes were fixed on the Court of Policy, and on what the Governor might be pleased to say in his Vice-Royal Speech at the opening of the Court. But now that the vice-royal speech has been delivered, and the business of the Court of Policy gone through and closed, we can see how very much our business and circumstances, as a Colony, are improved by that august assemblage's proceed ings. With respect to the real state of the Colony, we think there are two classes of person's, each of which thinks differently from the other. The one considers the Colony as going to ruin ; while the other considers she is working a healthful way to that state which heaven has destined her to fill.—Who are the former that•think that the Colony is going to ruin ? Certainly a vast majority of the wealthy of the Colony : those whose capital is vested in agriculture, and other things con nected with it. Whilst those who have no fearful apprehen sions, are a sweeping majority of the people, together with those at the head of affairs. The Planters have shown pretty well the advantages that would flow if they could get a large body of Immigrants ; but we should suppose that, by this time, they see clearly that it is a hopeless case—for they have been foiled in almost every point, to get labourers from other countries to cultivate the soil of this colony. We have heard that we •t must always make the best of a bad case," now that the colony is in a bad state, as respects the want of labourers for the purposes of the planters is certain, therefore we are glad to see the spirited meeting which the Demerarians have had, to inquire into the real state of things ; not like the fearfully made Berbichns who seem disposed to " die, before they are dead." But it is just what we might have expected from a country so eagle-eyed as to ask its neighbours to legislate for them. We are quite disposed to admit the reasonableness of all the planters s . ay, taken as a body, about ruin, &c., in the way in whieh they have calculated it ; and we suppose we must make up_ our minds to hear the din of ruin during the present generation, because those who have been from " their youth up so notorious for the grasping selfishness which sla . . very naturally begets, find the spirit of Liberty a bitter pill to swallow." The standing ma x im o f th e " Old B oy! , " what is yours is mine, and what is mine is my own:" And every political measure that does not recognize this leads to the ruin of the colony, - aye, and one would think of their lives too ; and yet these very persons, if you follow them to their plantations, appear to think anything but • that the Colony is going to ruin. Look at the 'improvements that they are making. But they tell us that they must lay out capital on the cottages. that they are building for their la bourers, which just pr oves th a t th e h u t s w hi c h th e p eo pl e had under slavery were not fit for men ; and again, men half as wise as those who raise the cry of ruin, would rather sink a capital at first, tha n go on laying out capital continually. when it is evidently sitrking - ; -. but niaitY of them recollect no doubt that they owrAlkeir all to , the. rise of the colony, and are ,therefore resolved to sink or swim with the old ship. They seem, alas ! " Resolved to ruin, or to rule the State." We believe that the ruin talked so much of by the proprie tary body, consists in their not being able to carry on their estates on so large a scale as they would wish, for the want of manual labour; and as capital vested in agriculture gives the greatest return—a greater than they can get for it in any other way—that therefore they do not realize as great returns as they could if they could only procure a plenty of labour ; and therefore tlAtt'an increase of labourers would be of great utility to our planters in particular, and to the colony gene rally, is admitted; but that there must be ruin without it we cannot see, unless the ruin of the entire colony be made to consist in a small, but wealthy class of colonists, not realiz ing as much now as they did under the overstraining system of slavery. Unless we can get a considerable influx of la bourers,- which appears a hopeless case, the planters must make up their minds to work their lands on a smaller scale, and thus be content with their-state, though they cannot get rich as heretofore. We had hoped to see some half starved Indians landing on our shores, who might have been made cf great use to the colony whilst they would have bettered their own circumstances too : but why or wherefore this is forbidden to us we cannot see, and particularly after the Statement's' made, by the Coblies that , have been located in Our county.: It is the same with the Coolies that have been located in this colony as with most other things in this im perfect World : an evil case like that at - Belle Vue stands forth conspicuously, and is very popular, while we seldom hear anything about thGpleasing result of the - commission of enquiry into the state of those located in Berbice.. !` If my. time was;up, I would not stop a moment, but wouldgo to Calcutta, and bring my friends." Gentlemen of British Guainal , do not giVe it up for lost, but carry these words to the foot of the throne, and you will gain your object.. Do not yet give up looking to the East — the teeming millions of Ilindostan may yet come over and help-'you to become what nature has prepared you to be—one of the finest countries in the world. But our prospects at present, with regard to immigration are at a stand ; what measure will next be tried is hard to say : we should like to see a little more unity and reciprocal feeling existing on this as well as_on other subjects which our Salons take in hand. GRENADA. In the House of Assembly of Grenada on the 23d Septem ber, the report of a joint committee of the Council and As sembly, appointed to devise the best means for the immigra tion of labourers into that colony, was brought up and is as follows :-- " That it was the opinion of the Committee that the report of the Joint Committee of the Council and Assembly on im migration be adopted as the report of the Committee, and that a committee of both branches of the Legislature be ap pointed forthwith to bring in a bill for negociating and per fecting a loan of £lO,OOO stg., upon the most advantageous terms possible to the colony, for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects of the report of the Joint Committee of the Council and Assembly, for obtaining an immediate increase of agricultural labourers." . It was also resolved, on the motion of Mr. Waddilove, " That a committee of both branches of the Legislature he appointed, to fix on locations or stations to obtain land for provision grounds, and the erection of the necessary cottages for the reception of the Maltese on their arrival in this colony, and that such committee do, with the least possible delay, report to the Legislature their proceedings, together with es timates of the probable expense of locating such immigrants, in order that no time may be lost in finally fixing on such stations and erecting such buildings. DREADFUL MURDER OF A GAMEKEEPER. (From the Blackburn Standard.) . It is not often that our neighbourhood is agitated by ac counts of murders committed within it ; but this week we are' called upon, in the painful discharge of our duty, to ac quaint the public with the particulars of a tragedy by which an estimable and respected young man has met with an un timely death. The name of the unfortunate vied - in is Thomas Isherwood, a gamekeeper late in the employ - of W. H. Hornby, Esq. of this town, and acting.in Billington and Salesbury; upon land the sporting over which Mr. llornbv rents of H. Petre, Esq. of Dunkenhalgh. He was a fine tall-young fellow, standing about six feet two inches high, and in the very prime of life, being no-more than 28 years old.. Only twelve months ago, he was married to the daughter of the landlord of • the Lord Nelson public-house, in Billington, where his remains now lie, awaiting the last sad rite of interment. He had one child whiCh is of course still an infant. From the testimony of se veral persons who knew the deceased well, and likewise from the assurance of his respected master, we are enabled to say that poor Isherwood was a young man of many admi►able qualities, excellently conducted, and highly beloved by those in his own sphere of life. It appears, then, that on the night of Fridaylast Thos. Isherwood (the deceased,) his brother Henry (also one of Hornby's keepers,) Robert Sutton (a keeper of Mr. Hargreaves', of Broad Oak,) and an Old man named Henry Edlested, whO assisted-them occasionally, were on the look out .forwachers in Mr. Hornby's preserves in Salesbury, when they. heard the report Of 'fire arms, about one o'clock in the morning: . By 'and 'by they discovered four men in pursuit of game r .three,of them carrying guns and the fourth a stick. It is supposed that two of these men were Adam Mercer, commonly called Adam o' Cutes; and John Crossley both of this town, and. that these two were, known to Isherwood ; indeed, he frequentlY mentioned their names during the proceedings which took place after the poachers were discovered. There are. also many facts which cause a strong suspicion that.the.other two men were James Parker, alias Cranshi* Jim, alias •J'atnesTally, 'weaver,: and-Joseph Abbot; labonrer,•also. both of . this , town ; but there . was no evidence adduced before the Coroner tending to identify their' they were not included by name in the verdict of the jury; • Several partial engagements took place between the keepers and poachers, and a great many threatening ex pressions were used by the latter. This sort of thing went on for some time; the poachers retreating in the mean time, until they. crossed over the new road from Preston to Whalley, near Park-gate. About this time Henry lidleston was despatched for assistance, and the three keepers followed the four antagonists over several other fields until they reached a stubble in the occupation of John Collinson, in Wilpshire. Here a regular fight took place between the two parties, during which some of the poachers cried out to " shoot them," meaning the keepers, and at length a gun was fired, the contents of which passed through Thomas Isherwood's lett arm, between the.elbow and shoulder. On receiving the shot the poor fellow called out that he was murdered, and the poachers, one of them having first said " Damn him, shoot him out," made off. Isherwood was then carefully conveyed to the residence of his wife's father in a cart, where he died in a very short time after reaching the house, from absolute loss of blood, unfortunately no effort having been made to arrest its flow. None of the parties suspected of the crime have been taken into custody, though unceasing exertions have been made to effect that object. We give below a description of their persons : John Crossley, labourer, native of Blackburn, 30 years of age, about 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, light complexion, red hair and whiskers, blue eyes, very broad set, has lost one of his front teeth. Usually wears dark velveteen shooting coat, with large pockets and black buttons, barragan trousers, and quarter boots. Adam Mercer, alias Adam o' Cutes, native of Billington, labourer, about 45 years of age, 5 feet 6 incher high, light brown hair, grey eyes, stout person, pockmarked, large nose, rather bow-legged. Usually wears a light barragan shooting coat, barragan trousers, and strong shoes. James Parker, alias Cronshaw Jim, alias James Tally, weaver, native of Icornshaw, in the county of York, near Colne, about 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, dark complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes, stout person, rather long face, has a mark on his ri g ht cheek, where he has been formerly cut. Usually wears a dark velveteen shooting coat, with large pockets and black buttons, short moleskin trousers and waistcoat, and quarter boots. Joseph Abbott, labourer, native of Blackburn, about 30 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, light complexion, sandy hair, blue eyes, rather long face. Usually wears a dark velveteen shooting coat with large pockets and black buttons, barragan trousers much stained with oil. At - the coroner's inquest, which took place on Tuesday last, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against Adam Mercer and John Crossley, and two other persons un known." W. H. Hornby, Esq., then entered into recognizances to prosecute the parties. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTE Et - MONDAY EVENING • 44,••4...1. Little that is worth notice has been do ne since ` Friday ; nor does the business furnish us with matter sufficient to offer an appended list of quotations. For the Chester Cup it may be stated that 100 to 6 is freely offered on the field ; nay, we think it would lilt be a very difficult task to obtain within a fraction of 20 to 1 against either Abraham Newland or Mal volio., That figure was accepted on Saturday on Cowboy and Sleight-of-Hand ; and at noon fo-day 200 to 9 was the extreme offer •against Lanercost. Having now reached within • ten days of the publication of the entry, it may reasonably.be, expected that " caution" will be the watchword, as the task" may not be difficult to obtain information as to what horses have absolutely entered, an d o f o th ers s p o k en 'of as sure of being left out. The entry is fully expected to reach, if not not to exceed, the capital one of last year. The offers of 100 to 7 are freely made on the Derby field ; it would he taken on the Duke of Cleveland's colt to 6. The only two horses that we are aware of being supported to-day are Ottoman (whom one gentleman backed at 300 to 10 three or four times over) and May Boy, who was backed in one had to win approaching £2OOO, at odds varying from 55 to 100 to 1 •, the last price was the " wind up ;" but the deceptor would willingly have nibbled on, It is expected the season of the year will make the business lethargic. The latest Derby betting at Tatter sall's will show the request the horses are in which have not been named here for some days. COMBINATION EXTRAORDINARY.—About ten days ago, the fraternity of sheep-head singers in the vicinity of the Flesh Market Close here, who consist of three members, desirous of intimidating the Glasgow operatives, met for the purpose of raising their fees for shaving the decapitated heads of sheep, and thus laying on an additional tax on the Kail prose of Auld Scotland. The three parties bound themselves, by a missive, not to singe a single head,- without trotters, under three half pence,. (the old charge being one penny,) and that under a penalty of ss. sterling for each oflence.— Edinburgh Mercury. ORGANIC REMAINS:—As the workmen employed in getting ballast • for the Grand Junction Railway, at Monk's Coppenhall, about three quarters of a mile from the Crewe Station, were excavating ground belonging to Sir John Chetwode, Bart., they found at the depth of thirty.six feet from the surface, a fossilized tooth, part of a thigh bone, with some smaller bones, of an antediluvian animal of immense size. The tooth, which is perfect, and in a high state of preservation, weighs seven pounds, and the thigh bone, which was broken by the workmen, measures 17 inches in its mean diameter. The tooth has been lying some time at the Grand Junction Inn, near the Railway-station at Stafford.—Sa lopian Journal. ANCIENT CLOCK.—There is in the possession of Mr. John Hepton; of Northallerton, watchmaker and silversmith, at this preSent time, a curious antique clock, wholly made of iron, with the exception of two brass wheels, which is under stood, by the information of .the late owner, in whose family it had been for several generations, to have been put in by the late Mr. Hugh Punnet, of Northallerton, clockmaker, about eighty years ago, in the room of two iron ones which had become defective from long use. This clock is of curious workmanship, and in a good state of preservation. On the back plate of the clock appears very legible " A. D. 1359," so that it must now be 480 years old.—Leedantelligencer. COURT CIRCULAR.—Tur.spAY. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Augusta yes.- terday, at Claren ce - h ouse , St. James's. Lord Colonel Taylor, and Captain Woodford had interviews with the Marquis. of Normanby yesterday at the Home-office. The Duchess of Sutherlatid returned to Sutherland house yesterday from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Marquis of Norinanby left town yesterday, afternoon on La visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. Despatches from Sir W: Nicolay, Governor of the Mau ritius, were recaived yesterday at the Colonial Office. WEDNESDAY.—The Princess Augusta took an airing yes terday in a . carriage and four. Her Royal.-Highnes.s sisited: her 4lajc4y the . Queen Dowager at Marlborough -house.. The tonebessorGloteker visited het= Majesty the.' Queen Dowager at "Marlboroughhouse. The Duke of Cambridge left Cambridge house yesterday morning for his residence at Kew. Prince George of Cambridge returned to Kew on Monday night from town. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office for Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen rode out on horseback in the Park this morning, but her Majesty was compelled by the rain to return to the Castle in the carriage which always follows the royal party. Her Majesty was attended by the Baroness .Lehzen, Miss Quentin, the, Earl of Fingal, the Hon. Col. Grey, Sir R. Otway, and Sir G. Quentin. Lord and Lady Kinnaird arrived this afternoon at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty, and the Marquis of Nor manby is expected this evening from town._ The Duchess of Sutherland and Lord A. Paget took their departure from the Castle this morning. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—Her Majesty walked on the ter race of the Castle to-day, attended by the Marquis and Mar chioness of Nornianby, Viscount Melbourne, the Hon. Miss Anson, and theflon. Miss Paget. - - „ The Earl of Fingal, Lord in Waiting, has taken his depar ture. and Lord Byron has arrived at the Castle. Sir Robert Otway and the Hon. Charles ~Howard have also left. The Hon. Berkely and Miss Paget arrived this morning at the Castle, and the Earl :and- Countess of Albemarle and the Hon. Miss Lister are expected this evening. In addition to the visitors who have arrived to=day,' the royal dinner party this evenini , is expected to include the Rev. R. A. Musgrave, Mr. and Mrs. Harcourt, (St. Leo nards,) and the Hon. Miss Cavendish. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—Her Majesty attended Divine worship this morning at St. GeOrge's Chapel, aCcompaq,ied by her Royal Highness.the Duchess of Kent. The follow ! , ing were in the suite of the Queen t—Viscount Melbourne, Marquis and Marchioness of Nornaanbv, the Earl and' Court - - tess - of - Albemarle, Lord Byron, Lady Forbes, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, Hon. Col. Grey, the Hon. Misses Paget and Anson, and Mr. Rich. The Rev. C. W. Knyvett read the service, and the Hon. and Rev. E. Moore and the Rev. R. Musgrave. officiated at the altar. The sermon was preached by the - Rev. R. Mus grave, from the 25th chapter of Isaiah, and the 9th verse. The musical service was as follows :—Chaunts - .—Grand Chaunt, Dr. Crotch ; service, King, in C ; the anthem, " There were shepherds ;" and the chorus " Glory to God in the highest," from Handers Messiah. Mr. G..Elvey, Mus. Bac., presided at the organ. At the conclusion of the .. service, her Majesty and the duchess received the sacrament,. which was administered by the Hon. and Rev. E. Moore and the Rev. W. Canning. This afternoon her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duehess of Kent, promenaded on the New Terrace, accompanied by her distinguished visiters and suite. The Hon. Miss Lister took her departure from the castle this morning. In addition to the royal dinner party of yesterday there will be, this evening, the Hon. George Liddell and the Rev. W. Canning. THURSDAY. — Her Majesty the. Queen Dowager, and their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester, attended Divine service, yesterday (Christmas day), in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of London, who took his text from• St. Luke's Gospel, chap. ii. verse 14. The lessons were read by the Rev. Mr. Dakins ; the prayers by the Rev. Dr. Wes-: ley; and the communion servi c e by th e Bishop of London, the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Rev. Mr. Dakins.. The anthein " Behold I bring you glad tidings" (Purcell), was sung by Messrs. J. B. Sale, Hawkins, and Roberts. The Rev. J. Vane was the deputy clerk of the closet in waiting. The Queen Dowager, the Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester afterwards received the Sacrament, Which was administered by the Bishop of London, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Wesley and the Rev. Mr. Dakins. The Queen Dowager was attended by the Countess of Shef field, the Hon. Miss Hudson, and the Hon. Miss Mitchell. The DuchesS of Gloucester was attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst. THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE SHERIFF OF MIDDLESEX. (From the Morning Herald) STOCKDALE V. E ANSARD. As the day is fast approaching when the Commons of Eng land will meet and, determine a most important point—•viz.— whether the recent opinion of Lord Denman and other judges shall be set aside and overruled by a resolution of the repre sentatives of the people, a statement may not be found uninte resting to our readers of the various steps that have been ta ken by Stockdale against the Sheriff of Middlesex, for the purpose of recovering the £6OO damages awarded him by a jury, together with costs of Messrs. Hansard. It has been stated that the amount was quietly paid into the hands of the sheriff; but a:though such is the fact, it appears not at all improbable that the plaintiff will not receive the money, there being no doubt that ulterior proceedings will be taken. The following narrative may be relied on for its accuracy. Sub sequently to the case being heard - at the Sheriff's Court, Mr. Plaat applied to the Court of Queen's Bench and obtained a rule against the sheriff to return the writ, and on the 23d of November a fieri facias was issued against the defendant's goods, and lodged at the sheriff's office, Red Lion-square. On the 25th-of the same mouth the sheriff was served with a judge's order to return the fieri facial ; and in obedience thereto, he returned on the 29th " that he had caused to be seized divers goods and chattels of the defendant's which remained in his hands unsold for want of buyers." On the 2d of the present month the plaintiff' issued a writ of venditioui exponas, requiring the sheriff to sell the defendant's goods, whereupon he -directed his warrant to Hemp, the (deer, and Mr. Crook, the auctioneer, of Snow-hill, was engaged to dispose of them by public auction. Messrs. Parkes and Preston, in the ►nean time, served the sheriff with a written notice, reminding him that if he proceeded to a sale he would be amenable for the consequences of a breach of parliamentary privelege, to which document was formally annexed a copy of the resolution pased by the House of Commons, declaring - that: they possessed the right of pub lishing parliamentary reports. On the 3d of the present month the sheriff was served byThe plaintiff with a judge's summons•for him to return the writ of venditioni exponas, and on the sth instant the parties attended before Mr. Justice Littledale, at his chambers, in Sergeant's Inn,. when his lord ship- was pleased to grant the sheriff an extention of ti►ne, and stayed the return until the lith. On that day the sheriff determined to sell the goods of the defendant, and Mr: Crook accordingly advertised the auction to take place at one o'clock, on the defendant's premiseS, in Lincoln's Inn - -fields. On the evening previonsly, however, the goods taken in execution were disposed of by a bill of sale for £695, to a gentleman named Nicholas Winsland. On the morning of the 17th the writ of venditioni exPonas was returned by- the sheriff pursuant to Judge Littledale's order, with the following ndorsement on the back of it, which our informant obtained upon searching the Inner Treasury Cha►n ber, at Westminster : STOCKDALE V. If ARD AND OTHERS. " hereby certify and return that, by virtue of this writ, I have caused to be sold the goods and chattels of the within-mentioned and referred to, and every part thereof, for the money by the indorsement on this writ di rected to be levied, being the best price 1 could obtain for the same, and I leave the said money arising from such sale before the Queen, at Westminster, to render to the within named John Joseph - Stockdale, as I am within commanded." The return is signed " William Lvans and John Wheelton, sheriff." On the 20th of this month Stockdale took out a judge's summons directing the sheriff to .shew cause why he should not pay over the debt and damages ; and on the 21st it was .part heard and adjourned for further hearing until Monday last at one o'clock. •At the hour appointed William Borchelt, Esq., the under-sheriff; and, Mr: • Watson, the counsel, at tended to shew the cause . againsti•the summons ; when, in consequence of the plaintiff being unable to produce prece dents of a judge's interference under similar circumstances, Mr. Justice Littledale refused to make any order on the sub ject. The plaintiff will,Ahereforei not be able to proceed any further until the first day of Hillary term, which is on the 11th of January. He may then apply to the court aboVe for a rule against the sheriff to pay over the• money; but the lat ter will have four days allowed him to shew cause against the same: The HoUse of Com Mons will meet on the lfith next month ; and it appears to be the object of the sheriff and those who advise him to retain the money in his hands until it is seen how parliament will act. The case is certainly one of a novel and highly-important character, audit is right that the public should be disabused of the impression that has gone abroad that the matter was an end. We have it upon authority, which we are no longer at liberty to question, how incredible soever the fact asserted, that Ministers are at this moment soliciting the Irish Chief Baron Woulfe to make room on the judicial bench for Mr. Daniel O'Connell! While the statement that such an out rage 'unon deeency was contemplated rested upon Mr. O'Con. net's unsupported assertion, we gave to it no more credit than to any. other !Ira& dicta of that habitual ` postponer of the truth to the purpose of the moment" [we use the euphonism of his friend the Examined; bet.nowwebear the story from so many, and such well-informed sources, that we can doubt no longer. The circtunstthiCes of the 'tithe, indeed, render less incredible what would ; generally .seem impossible, and what, under any circumstances, is monstrous.—Standard. A Iticu_Sr.LNAINA,__:—:EN:rii.AORbINARI - UASIL.--xhe will of the late - Miss Jane Innis, spinster, formerly of Picardy., pladt - ,..Edinburghilut late , of Stow, in North Britain, has just been,proved in the Prerogative Court of .the ArchbishOp'of Canterbury, in Doctors' CommOns,.by George Scott and John Thompson, Esqrs. the executors. The deceased was possessed of upwards of £BOO,OOO in the. funds and property in different parts of Scotland to the amount of £1,200,000, • making together the enormous sum of ;C2,00000, the whole of which the testatrix has bequeathed to be equally divided amongst all her relations who can be found, without respect to the nearest of kindred. About five years since the testa trix became entitled to £500,003, upon the death of her bro ther, he having died intestate, and she being his only next of kin. Notwithstanding the immense wealth of the deceased lady, her habits were very penurious, and as a proof of it, it may be only necessary to mention one fact : one dark evening she had occasion to go up stairs, which she did without light ing a candle, and in consequence of her advanced age (nearly 80) she slipped down and broke : her leg, and which accident ultimately caused her death. SIR JAMES GRAHAM, BART. M.P. AND THE REPRE SENTATION OF PEMBROKE, &C. — Within the last fortnight' the ministerial journals have propogated some unjustifiable statements regarding the peCuniary embarrassments of an hon. baronet who has great political influence in Pembrokeshire. They have gone so far as to hold out a prospect that the diffi cultieS of Sir John Owen, Bart. would lead to the whole of such influence being lost to the conservative party, and of course to the gain of the whig-radical faction. These state ments having gone abroad it has been generally circulated that the present talented member for Pembroke, the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, would not in the event of a dissolution of the House of Commons, again solicit the suffrages of the elec tors. Through the kindness of a correspondent we are enabled to lay the following authorised address before our readers, which was issued at the close of the past week :—" A report having been circulated that it is the intention of Sir James Graham to retire from the representation of Pembroke, &c. On the dissolution of Parliament, his friends are informed that the report is unfounded, and whenever Parliament is dissolved Ile purposes again soliciting the honour of their suffrages and support. STATE OF TRADE.— The present aspect of our trade is not of a retrograde character, but, taking into account the season of the year and the pressure which still exists in the money market, we think the appearances for the coming year are more favourable than they have been for some months past. In some descriptions 'of pods which have suffered most owing to the disturbances in the East, slight advances have been realized, which it is confidently hoped will be maintained.--Blackburn Standard. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—MormAr. PIM V. CURELL. Mr. Temple moved on behalf of the plaintiff, who was the proprietor of a ferry from Birkenhead to Chester, to restrain the defendant, who was : the . owner of an adjoining ferry called Monk's Ferry, from , in any way interfering with the ferry of the plaintiff. It *neared the plaintiff had established his right in two successive trials at law, and that an appiica tion for a.third trial had .been refused. It was now stated that the defendant had - encroached on the limits to which the plaintiff had established a title, and the present motion was made to restrain the defendant from working his ferry so as .to prejudice the plaintiff's right. 'Mr. Jacob (with Mr. Sharpe) opposed the motion, on the ground that .a bill of exCeptions had been tendered to the judge at the - last trial, "and that legal Proceedings were: still pending' with regard to the plaintiff's legal right. He sub mitted, that as. judgment had not yet been entered up, the 'court could not now interfere by injunction merely on a verdict at law. • The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion, as a bill of exceptions had been tendered at the last trial, and legal proceedings were still pending, an injunction ought not to be granted. He therefore made an order, but directed the motion to stand over, with liberty to the plaintiff to make any" applica tion to the court in the meantime. His honour went through the general petition list, taking those only which were unopposed, and occupied the rest of the day with a case in his private room. THE GOVERNMENT NOMINEE AT DEVONPORT. (From the John Brill.) The patronage-ness of the present " No Patronage " go vernment was, perhaps, hardly ever more strikingly exhibited than in their having started as the government candidate for Devonport their nominee and placeman, the late private secre tary to the Admiralty, and now junior Lord of the Treasury, Mr. Tuffnell—the doubly rejected, first of " Colchester and afterwards of Ipswich—himself individually unobjectionable, but rejected by both places on account of his connexion with the government. For Colchester, Mr. Tuffnell stood as the successor of Mr. D. W. Harvey (then removed to Southwark, and now re moved to the City police station-house), not in the Radical interest, bat the Radical government interest, which is quite different thing ; Mr. Tuffnell having also the collateral advantage at Colchester of being a relative of the Essex Tuff nells, a family long known and respected •in that county for their staunch Conservatism ;.and Mr. Tuffnell, notwithstand ing all thisantiVe ministerial support, and this at least passive .family -support, was sound 4- -beaten. at Colchester, as the Whig-Radical " No - Patronage," government candidate, by that firm and determined Conservative, Sir Henry Smyth. When another general election takes place, Mr. Tuffnell goes a littleftirther east, and tries his hand at Ipswich, as Mr. Morrison's successor; the Admiralty and goVernment interest being thought somewhat stronger there than at Colchester, and Mr. Tuffnell being the Fret Lord's (Lord Minto's) pri vate secretary. At Ipswich, Mr. Tuffnell, as the Whig-Ra dical "No Patronage', goVernnient candidate, is beaten by a person.there known as Mr. Gibson, a successful most violent ultra-Conservative, but now known as Mr. jibson, an unsuc cessful equally violent out-and-out Radical. Well 1 and what next happens ? Why the Whig-Radical " No. Patronage " government say, " Oh, dearree me, what is the metter ? There is Mr. Tutfnell, our private sceretary to the Admiralty; we try him for .Colchester we try him for Ipswich ; nobody will have our Mr. Tuffnell, notwithstand ing that under the ' Reform Bill' we arranged all the con stituencies expressly to suit our ' book.' I tell you what we will do ; we will make Mr. Tuffnell ajunior Lord of the Trea sury, and then we will start Mr. Tuffnell for Devonport ; and then with the Admiralty idterest, the Treasury interest, .and the government interest of all kinds in a place like Devonport, we will cram Mr. Tuffnell down the throats of the constituency, as the Whig-Radical No Patronage' government nominee and placeman member for Devon port ! " Now it just happens that it remains to be seen whether the Devonport constituency will stand this Whig-Radical " No patronage" government " cramming" of Mr. Tuffnell down their throats. .THE QUEEN .DOWAGER AND THE MORNING CHRONICLE. The following letter, containing the annexed enclosures, has been published by Lord Barrington : Sit,—l have sent.by this post . a letter to the .editor of the .3forning CYlronicle, of which the accompanying is a copy, in reply to his observations on the.members of Queen Adelaide's household.—l remain, sir, your humble servant, • "BARRINGTON. " Ravensworth Castle, Dec. 21.,.1M." (-C 0P Y . )•' " Sir,—ln your paper of the 19th you are pleased to say, that the language of the tories, who fill all the offices about the Queen Dowager's person, is oven, loudly, and invariably of the nature of censure or ridicule of the mode of , life and the tastes and habits of our Sovereign Queen Vietoria. You also have the kindness to recommend that Lady Barrington, a hungry official, should pocket her salary in silence and re tirement, and not indulge hi puppet-show journeys. Lac y Barrington will take your advice or not, as she pleases, but in all probability she will continue to lead the life she has hitherto done, although you may not approve of it; but my main object in noticing your unjust attacks upon the Bar• ringtons and others of .Queen Adelaide's household is flatly to deny the truth of the accusations brought against us. I distinctly assert that at the Queen Dowager's table - I have never heard any language used with reference to the reigning Sovereign but that of the most loyal attachment and respect ; and, sir, if either of us could be guilty of that which you im pute to us, at any time or. :in anyplace, we should not only be unfit guests at her Majesty's table, but Lady Barrington would be most justly dismissed from the situation she has the honour and happiness to hold in her Majesty's.service. Public decency, the situation Lady Barrington holds in the Queen Dowager's household, as well as a grateful sense of the kind and gracious condescension on many: occasions of her Majesty Queen Victoria, both to Lady Barrington and myself, forbid my remaining silent, and treating your calum-• nioUs imputations .with contempt. —I am, sir, your humble servant, " BARRINGTON. " Ravensworth Castle Dec: 21, 1839." , • . ELECTION PROSPECTS IN THE WEST OP SCOTLAND. (From the Glasgow Constitutional.) Referring to an article in our principal column, we shall take a rapid glance at the Counties and Burghs in the West. Beginning with Argyleshire, we understand that Mr. Camp bell of Monzie's prospects are most gratifying, so much so that it is doubtful whether he will be opposed. The change of politics in the Dukedom of Argyle, carries with it a pro digious accession of strength to the Conservative c a us e, f ro M the tenants who were formerly dragged to the poll against their own wishes, being .now free. The result of Monzie's election will be a gain of two votes to Sir. Robert Peel on a division. The Burghs of Argyleshire and Ayrshire, now occupied by Lord - James Stuart, will be contested. Already a friendly communication. among the leading ; Conservatives, of these towns has taken place, and a candidate will be started, neither a Chartist nor a Ministerialist—:-neither a Ballotist nor a Suf frage Extensionist ; - but who will show • the present member that such sentiments as he entertains, leading, as they do, to the destruction of everything Worth preserving in our con stitution, are not the sentiments. no* entertained by the in dependent electors of Ayr and Campbelton. It is well known that there has been a great change of feeling in these Burghs since Mr. Johnson contested this seat : that Voluntary Church principles have come into disrepute, and that a de sire to aid the loyal and patriotic in other quarters, now per vades the constituencies. The Conservative committees are in the greatest spirits. Dumbartonshire makes a certain gain. There have of l a t e been several county meetings, and Mr. Smollett takes the field with the unanimous support of the party. It has been rumoured that the present Member, who is now admitted by his friends to be more qualified for the shades of private life than for a public arena, does not again come forward. And we are inclined to think that Mr. Smollett will not be op posed. His friends, however, must not calculate on this prospect, but proceed on the footing of a determined con test, which in all such cases is the surest mode of preventing one. We again repeat that . this seat is secured to the Con servatives, making again a difference of two votes on a divi sion. GREENOCK.—We cannot speak with any certainty about this seat. The present Member has contrived to make him self a favourite, although the mercantile interest are sighing for a change. It is said that Mr. P. M. Stewart, late Mem ber for Lancaster, has been feeling his, way among the elec tors ; and if he stand, a Conservative will also Come forward. For our own parts, we infinitely prefer an open enemy (and powerless for evil withal,) to such a slippery Melbournite as Mr. Stewart. We calculate, however, on no change in Greenock. CLYDE DISTRICT OF BURGHS:—Mr. Colquhoun will be unopposed, unless that perfect specimen of political wisdom, Capt. Speirs of Culcreuch, should, for the fun of the thing, and for the sake of hearing his own sweet voice, address the electors. Most certainly he will not go to the poll. It is pleasant to see that the Morning Chronicle thinks so highly of - Mr. Colquhoun, as to have of, late honoured him with more than a usual quantity of its heartiest abuse. The stand made by the honourable Member in behalf of sound Protes tant principles and Scriptural education, is gall and worm wood to the Ministerial journalist, who prefers the quack medicine of a Polyglott doctor. lii Ayrshire . the liberals will have no chance, and have wisely abandoned the field. We are not sure that the present. gallant member will again seek the suffrages of his friends ; but we are satisfied he will not leave the county till assured his seat is to be replaced by one ofkindred sentiments. We should regret to see Lord Kelburne retire; his talents are of the first order ; and it would be a pity if they were not to be kept in action in the service of his country. RENFREW CouNrie - .We have heard of no movement in this quarter, nor do we think the sitting member's seat will be disturbed, notyithstanding the restless fidgettiness of the Limekiln's manufacturer of votes without titles. The sit ting member will again come forward. LANARK. COUNTY.—Mr. Macdonald Lockhart will stand . again —and be returned again, but by a much more satisfac tory majority than o❑ last occasion. His conduct in parlia ment has given general satisfaction ; his attention to the local business of his constituents, and his courteous manner to all, have smoothed down much political opposition, and we shall see many of those who formerly voted against him in the ranks of his supporters at next election. On the other side,.it is rumoured that Mr. Campbell of Islay, who must beat a retreat in Argyleshire—(Lochaber no more !)—is to be put forward for this lowland county. • We doubt this, however. At all events, the worthy chieftain would be a wiser man to remain in his princely isle of the sea, and retire from supporting a party with which he holds no one principle in common ; for, to do Islay justice, it is a pity to see such good blood as his mixed with their puddle. AIRDRIE, FALKIRK, &C.—Arrangements are nearly com pleted for announcing the Conservative candidate Mr this misrepresented district. The party in view is of a distin guished stock ; he has already honoured himself by his attach ment to sound principles, and has high talents and ample fortune ; and being, although of noble origin, himself a mer cantile man, is well qualified to represent this important district of Burghs. STIRLING COUNTY.—Here the most vigorous battle will be fought. It is understood that Colonel Abercromby is again to come forward on the Radical interest; and we can assure him that Mr. Forbes of Callendar is thoroughly pre pared to meet him and to beat him. No doubt, the contest will be hot and severe ; but the right side—the side of teal loyalty and the constitution, against mock loyalty and revo lution—must succeed. STIRLING BURGHS.-But here we are going too far . east; and may only observe tbat this seat is in the hands of the Whigs and Radicals,—and as Mr. Aytoun is determined to have a skirmish with Lord Dahneny, we shall only look on. That his Lordship has got a fright, our Dumfermline cor respondent assures us ; but why the constituency should choose to give up a gentleman (whatever be his politics) and a man of no - Mean ability, for a mere travelling seat hunter, although holding more extreme opinions, we do not profess to understand. The revolt of the Chartists, and their consequent absence from their usual work, has had a most disastrous effect upon the poor of this city, in raising the price of fuel.to a hitherto unheard of price. The Welch mines supplying no coals to Hereford market, those consumed are from the Forest of Dean, and have risen in price to 235. a ton.—He'reford Journal. MISCELLANEOUS, Every exertion is making both at the Post-office and the Treasury to bring the plan of penny postage into immediate operation. It is thought it will be commenced within about a month or five weeks.—•'Governrnent print. AN EXTRAORDINARY PLANT. - A root of parsley, lately grown by Mr. George Scholes, Moor Hey, Oldham, weighed when cut, 1 pound 12 ounces, contained 116 stems, measured two feet six inches diameter, and 12 inches high. ST. PETERSDURGH, DEC. 10.—The navigation at Cron stpdt was formally closed on the 3d. 1,378 ships have ar rived during the season. At Riga the river Duna was free from ice. Up to the 21st of November 1,724 ships had ar rived, and 1,790 sailed. A remarkable case of small pox has occurred-at Hexham. Robert Hopper, glover, about sixty years of age; and who is deeply marked with smtill-pox, which he had when quite young, is at present laboaing under the same complaint.— LeecPslntelligencer. 1 t appears that since the Branding Junction Railway Om nibuses conunenced running from Sunderland to the Station at Monk-Wcarinouth, on the 11th Oct. up to Dec. 14th, six thousand three hundred and thirty-nine passengers have tra velled by these useful conveyances.—Netccast4 Journal. It is said that a change has come over the politics of the Bachelor Duke, and that, on the re-assembling of parliament, he will not be found on the side of the Melbournites. CRlEFF.—Several slight shocks of earthquake have been felt in this town and neighbourhood, during the present and past week, although they have not been so violent as some of the former. A turnip, of the green top kind, which weighed 251b5., and measured in circumference three feet seven inches, was pulled a few days ago upon the es t a t e o f W m . Thos. Greenwell, Esq., of Greenwell Ford, Lanchester.—Leeds Intelligencer. Mr. Donthorne, architect, has been obliged to suspend the building of the Peterborough gaol, in consequence of the quantity of water preventing a foundation being sunk.— Lincolnshire Chronicle. TRADE, DUNDEE.—The demand for flax, hemp, linens, and yarns, is still very limited : the stocks of linens are not diminishing, and prices remain without variation.—Dundee Courier. WONDERFUL CABBAGE.—A Savoy-cabbage was cut dur ing the last summer, in the garden of Mr. John Lowrey, cordwainer, of Ripon, and the stem has since produced the wonderful number of fifty -two beautiful round cabbages. It is said that the late Mr. Philip Hope has left to each of his three nephews £30,000 a year. His valuable collection of books was bequeathed to Mr. Hope, and the remainder of his persotl property to the other two nephews. Viscount' Dungannon, M.P., Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. M.P., and tition. T. Kenyon, have respectively given the liberal sum of £lOO towards the erection of a new market place at Oswestry. Mr. W. 0. Gore; M.P., has presented the munificent sum of £2OO in aid of the same object. . _ Circulars to the conservative members of the House of Commons, requesting their attendance at the meeting of parliament, were issued last week. The O'Connell tribute has been a failure in the county Carlow ; no collection at all in some chapels.—Limerick Chronicle. The year 1740- was one of great scarcity; wheat was 24s a load ; malt, 40s a quarter ; hay, 18d a stone. In the month of June, in the same year, there was a great snow. The next year, 1741, was one of unprecedented plenty. We understand that our talented and enterprising towns man, Dr. D. 13. Reid, has obtained a government appoint ment to superintend the building of the new houses of par liament, with regard to their ventilation, &c.—Edinburgh Courant. Mr. James Haynes's new tragedy, founded on the story of Mary queen of Scots, which was to have been brought out last season at Covent Garden; by Mr. Macready, has been, we are told, accepted by the lessee of Drury-lane. Last week was slaughtered by Mr. Murton, a maiden hei fer, two years and eight months' old, b re d and fed by Mr. Giles Morgan, of Macknade. The weight of the carcasa was 49 score 171b5., and the loose fat 7 score 101bs.—Kent ids Gazette. We hear that it is now finally arranged that Lord Nor manby to be got rid of, is to succeed Lord Auckland, as governor-general of India. The geng ra l b e li e f i n town is, that parliament will be dissolved very soon after its first meeting.— Western Luminary. There is pow in the possession of a gentleman in Mont gomeryshire, a small Blenheim bitch, which pupped a short time ago, and being deprived of the pups, she, of her own accord, took to herself the care of two kittens, which she is now suckling as her own progeny.—Salopian Journal. The contemplated railway between Barnard Castle and the Hagar Leazes branch of the Darlington and Stockton Rail way is said to have been abandoned, in consequence of the refusal of his Grace the Duke of Cleveland to permit the line to pass through any portion of his estates.—Newcastle Journal. RENIARKABLE JACKDAW.—Mr. Unwin, the cooper at the brewery of Robert Bentley, Esq., Rotherham, has a jackdaw, which is so much attached to his master, that it is accustomed to follow him daily to his work, and frequently accompanies him to other places, flying about him with un ceasing vigilance. In this way, Jack, not long ago, went with his master to Sheffield ; and has also accompanied him to Treeton, and some other places in the neighbourhood of Rotherham. We have been informed that the bank parcel (containing upwards of £1000) sent by coach on Monday, from the Devon and Cornwall bank in this town, to the branch bank at Liskeard has been missed, and that every means have been taken to obtain some clue to the property, but without success.---Plipnou - th Journal. NEWPORT CHARTISTS.—Sir P. Pollock, Mr. F. Kelly, and Mr. Thomas, have been engaged for the defence of the prisoners. The fees of Sir Frederick and Mr. Kelly will not be far short of £l,OOO. The have 300 guineas each as a special retainer ; 4s. 6d. each per mile to Monmouth and back ; heavy fee with brief ; 25 guineas to each of their clerks, and all expenseS paid. The comfort is, that they are worth as much as any two men at the bar, and are not tinged with one particle of Whiggery.—Northern Star. A SOCIALIST • SWINDLER.—A journeyman tailor, who had of late become quite a popular lecturer amongst the So cialists or Owenites, at Oldham, and had been entrusted with the management of a ,co-operation provision shop, esta blibhed in Yorkshife-street, dee:filmed on Thursday se'nnight, and carried off a sum of money amounting to thirty pounds, which the over-confiding Socialists placed' under his care.— Manchester Courier. SAGACIOUS CAr.-A few 'weeks ago, Anthony Douth waite and his wife, removed from Northallerton, with their furniture, to reside at Sunderland, and took with them a fa vourite cat, which appears on its arrival to have had no re lish for Sunderland, for to the great surprise of the next door neighbour to where Douthwaite resided at Northallerton, the poor cat returned to that place a few days ago, having tra velled a distance of 47 miles.—Newcastle Journal. An enormous turnip, grown by Mr. Josh. Green, Hill bank, near Corbridge, in a field called Colchester, has been sent to our office for inspection. Its weight, with root and top, is 371bs. and the girth of the bulb is 46 inches ; having a perfectly sound and healthy appearance. It has excited much curiosity, and several intelligent and extensive agriculturists who have seen it, declare that they never before beheld so large a one.—lbid. That enormous I—r, O'Connell; stated at the Bandon din ner, the other day, that the party of the 45th engaged at Newport was composed entirely of Irishmen.. The Limerick Chronicle, no mean authority on military matters, says the party in question was composed of seventeen English, eight - Irish, and six Scotch—twenty-one English and Scotch Ca tholics., and ten Papists. UNFOUNDED REPORT.—A paragraph has been running the round of the newspapers, to the effect that the tirM of Messrs. Samuel Greg and Co., of this town, had purchased the extensive spinning concern at Ringley, belonging to Mr. Thomas Crompton. We are authorised to state, that this report is not only untrue, but that there is not the slightest foundation for it. —Manchester Guardian. The following letter was last week received by the corpo ration of a town in this county not far distant from the river Humber :—" To Mayor Aldermens and Councesillers Jen telmen Mrs. Ellen White As givin up her free School. Rowing to being Hill The Docter that Attends Mrs. Ellen White is Mr. Bonds, and Jentelmen Mrs. Ellen White As add this free School A Bove 36 years."—Lincoln Standard. A GLUTTON.—On Saturday evening, Richard Brookes, of Burton, near Barnsley, eat, for a trifling wager, in one hour and twenty minutes, 41 pounds of dry bread ; also in the course of the same evening, he smoked 3 ounces of tobacco ; and afterwards eat for supper 1 pound of beef steaks and 1 pound of bread. He completed the whole much to the sa tisfaction of the spectators !—Leeds Intelligeneer. REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTAN CE. Last week, Mr. Par kinson, butcher, of Blackrod, in dressing a cow, discovered in the belly of it a gold ring, corresponding in weight exactly with a sovereign. The ring had the initials of a person's name on it, and was dated nearly a century ago—it was in a high state of preservation. The beast was an Irish one, and we believe had not long been imported.—Wigan Gazette. RAILWAYS.—The Midland Counties Railway Company, in proving their case before parliament, estimated the re ceipts from merchandise which would pass over this line in travelling between London, Leicester, Nottingham; Derby, Sheffield, Leeds, and York, at about X 35,000 annually. The whole line (571 miles) is expected to be open in June next, but at present 'only 151 miles are completed ; namely, be tween Nottingham and Derby. The income " estimated" to be received from passengers over this portion of the line was about £2OO a-week ; the actual receipts up to the pre sent time have averaged upwards of 4:300. The "estimated" receipts from merchandise and coach parcels was under £l9 a week ; the actual receipts have averaged upwards of £2B weekly, and are regularly increasing. . . NORTH MIDLAND RAlLwYv.=Notwithstanding the un favourable weather for the construction of railways which has prevailed since last midsummer up to the present time with little intermission, the works ()Nile North Midland Railway have so far advanced that the line' from Derby to Wakefield is expected to be opened next April, and from Wakefield to Leeds a month or two later. When this great public work is finished, the communication between Leeds, York, 'Wake field, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield, and Chesterfield, and the Metropolis, will be completed through the mediu m o f the Derby and Birmingham, and the Birmingham and Lon don railways, and the inhabitants of Leeds travelling on this line will be enabled to breakfast in Leeds and dine in Lon don the same day, and vice versa.—Sheffield Patriot. CAUTION TO TRAVELLERS.—We have of late cautioned our readers against the dangers to which they are exposed from evil-minded persons, in the vicinity of this city, whilst travelling at night, and the following occurrence, whi c h took place on Sunday se'nnight, amply confirms the necessity of ,the caution. On that day, two persons, whose names we are .not at liberty to mention, but whom we call Messrs. S. and L., had occasion to go to a village on the Parkgate road, where they had remained until about seven o'clock at night. They then proceeded homewards, and a short distance on the other side Mollington Bridge, they were met by a person on horseback, who informed them that it was highly probable they would be attacked when they came to the bridge, as there were three men who attempted to unhorse and rob him. As the man, however, appeared to be partially intoxi cated, little notice was taken of his admonition, and Messrs. S. and L. went forward without any apprehension of alarm. In a minute or two afterwards, two gentlemen overtook them in a gig, who, on seeing our travellers, immediately set their horse on the galipp, and so continued until they had got s a f e over the bridge. Messrs. S and L. on approaching Moiling ton Bridge, observed three men standing there, and one of them came forward, and after staring them in the face, en quired if they hatl seen a person (evidently a fictitious one) pass them on the road. They were then much alarmed, and after answering in the negative, went forward without being further molested. On arriving on the Chester side of the bridge, they were agreeably surprised to find the two gentle men in the gig waiting for them, who then stated, that anti cipating Messrs. S. and L. would be attacked, they had waited in order to afford assistance if required, and that.on pulling up the horse, they heard one of the men say to the others, " Damnation, they have stopped." The gentlemen then told Messrs. S. and L. to run forward, and when they had got beyond the reach of the ruffians, they would follow. The advice was taken, and soon after the parties who had acted so humanely overtook them, and walked the horse nearly into the city. The conduct of these two gentlemen was highly laudable, as there can be no doubt, if they had not pulled up their horse, the parties would have been rob bed, and probably severely. abused. On the same night, and nearly in the same plade, Mr. Prescott, Wesleyan Minister, narrowly escaped being knocked off his horse, by some scoun drels who attacked him.—Chester Courant. GHOST.—In the present extreme dearth of any subject of an exciting nature in our northern locality, the denizens have fortunately fallen on one which has furnished much and serious speculation to both the gay and the grave. For some weeks past, different it\dividuals who have had to Pa'' through the Wood of Inver after nightfall, have been sadlY frightened by an apparition, something in the shape of an old woman, gliding along the road with the speed of a roe deer. Some of these unlucky wights who have chanced to see thus strange being have declared, with th e i r h a i r s t an di n g stiff O. heckle-teeth, that it can be " no earthly creature ;" others who with knife and steel have gone armed to encounter the demon, have returned equally frightened. Indeed, none who have got a glimpse of this bugbear pretend to give any satisfactory account of its appearance, but it is generallY supposed to be some poor maniac who has taken up his residence in the woods ; but how a human being can possibly subsit in such a situation in this season, is , not so easily settled.. --7.•' Perth Courier. Tux GOLDEN EAGLE.—It turns out upon examinatio n that the eagle which was shot at Bodorgan by Mr. Meydek. s keeper was a far more valuable ornithological prize than , t . was at first taken to be. Mr. F u ll er , by w h ose directions the bird was presented to the Zoological Society, has obli gingly forwarded to us an extract from Mr. Ogilvy, secretary to the society's letter of acknowledgment, which we subjoin: I beg to inform you the eagle arrived safely, and much to our pleasure and surprise turned ou t t o b e th e golden eagle , now a very rare bird indeed in the B r iti s h i s l an d s . It is in mature and perfect plumage, and will be the more valuabl,l to us from being the only British specimen in our collection. On referring to Pennant's Zoology we find that formed) . they bred occasionally on the S now d en hill s .—N or th Jr. ales Chronicle. Too LATE !—The following curious case strikingly filo" trates the truth of the proverb which says that "delays ar e dangerous." About a week ago, a man came to this town and took up his lodgings in one of the public-houses, in tending to await the arrival of the Manchester steamer, one of the passengers by which is a young woman, withwhom he had made an assignation to be married here. In the interval his intended wife's sister came at his request, from Alnwiek, to officiate as bride's-maid. Monday last, the day when the vessel was expected, came, but did not bring the Manchester —Tuesday passed away without any tidings other, although she was hourly expected—and on Wednesday, the faithless swain, tired of waiting, heartlessly made up a match with her who had come to act as bride's-maid, and they decamped to gether for Glasgow, leaving the unsuspecting and unfortunate young woman, now on her passage, to encounter on her sr: rival, as'bitter a disappointment as ever woman was doomed to experience.—Berwick Warder. On Tuesday morning, our worthy mayor, Mr. J. E. Dixon , surgeon, was requested by a boatman to accompany him 0 " a professional visit to a vesse l i n th e D owns. - Sh or tly after his arrival on board he introduced a new member to the community, and finding matters going on favourably, pre pared to make his parting bow. Judge of his surprise whel it was announced that the vessel was under quarantine, an" that he must gang alon g w ith h er t o St an d gate C ree k ! Th e law, we believe, is imperativein such cases, and, no/ens volens: Mr. Dixon is compelled to remain on board the prescribed number of days. We sincerely wish .fie may not suffer anY personal inconvenience, or abridgment of any essential con' fort, and that this involuntary trip, added to a fresh blow ing breeze, may provoke a _more vigorous attack on the Christmas festivities.—Kent Herald. RIBBLE NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT.—As a proof of the effect which this spirited undertaking may be exc ted to produce, we may m en ti on , th a t at a l ett i ng of corp orate pro perty last Thursday week, a part of a plot of land, the fee simple of which the corporation has purchased within th e last three years, at abo u t Id. per yar d , was l et at 91,1•• per yard, upon a lease of 75 years. When it is considered, th at the corporation have ab ou t 60 acres on t h e east , an d a b o ut P 6 acres on the west side of the river, some idea may be formed of the vastly increased value of this part of the corporate property, which the deepening of the - river will occasion. -- Preeton Chronicle. • ROYAL MARINES.—In future all candidates for commis sions in the Royal Marine Corps are to be examined at the Royal Navy College, Portsmouth, as to their mathematic al attainments, as a preparatory step to their entrance into th at corps ; therefore, .in all cases, application must be made at the Admiralty for permission to be so examined; and IIP" the certificate then granted, the Admiralty will put the 011 *; didate on their list or not, as they- see fit. Th e f o ll ow i n g . wi , l be the necessary requi s ites : -I s t, C ommon . an d arithmetic ; 2d, first six books of Euclid ; 3d, algebra, as ' 3 ' as simple equation; 4th, a portion of plane. trigonomet r y , and the use of logarithms.—Hampshire Telegraph. Although it has been stated that it was the intention.of the Duchess'of Kent to retire to the continent immediately after. the celebration of her ill us t r i ous d aug h ter ' s nupt i a l s , and upon her Royal Highness's return to England, to resume h er old apartments in Kensington Palace, such are not, at pre sent her Royal Highnes s ' s i n t en ti ons. H er Majesty, v‘lt! that affectionate regard and ki n d cons id erat i on w hi c h she "I ever observed towards h er mo th er , h as requeste d h er Royal Highness still to retain the splendid suite of apartments the Duchess of Kent has so long occupied at the Castle, placing them, far the future, as they have hitherto been, entirely a the disposal of the Duchess. It is not, therefore, exPe ete • that her Royal Highness will either proceed to the conti nent, or retire to Kensington Palace, after the marriage-- even "for a time."—Morning Herald. • Our readers will learn, from the report of our Holyhea d correspondent, that Captain Beechy.and Admiral Sir Jan' e l. Gordon, the surveyors appoi n t e d by-the admiralty to insp ect the rival harbours of Ortneshead, Holyhead, and path: dynllaen, in order to determine which is the best as a packe; station, and as a terminus to th e p ro j ec t e d ra il way , se t abot• their task in real earliest on Tuesday last, proceeding W u Holyhead early in the mo r ni ng for Ornieshead, and return h Y 4 on the evening of Thursday, having visited Porthdynllaen in the interval. . The necessary investigations, as far as the P . Ol md terminus are concerned, are, doubtless, by this ade; and, as it is 'understood that - a eonference is now bee ing held at Holyhead between the admiralty surveyors a',. l , the government commissio n e rs d epu t e d t o investigate the merits of the proposed railway lines, the affair seems to ? ° e t progressing towards the desired c l ose . It i s rumou red, Mr. Vignolles has withdrawn hi s plans for the Shrewsp ul. ' „ and Porthdynllaen line. Be thi s as it may, we trust that tne rival lines will be judged of by their own merits, and th3t o° one-sided party interests will bias the determination of the commissioners.—Carnarvoll Herald. 1, e- BLAIRGOWRIE—RATHER A WKWARD .—A wor thy 0 0li t - for who domiciles not a thousand yard s f rom the mark e cross of Blairgowrie, happened on a Sunday lately, &idol the interval of divine service, to be dinin g on a certain anin; a yclept a " Glasgow magistrate,'! when a tap was heard at the door. Unwilling to be caught in such (as he thought) 0(.; unfashionable act, he hurriedly forced he r ring and Pla te p t , small butter plate) into the interior o f hi s h a t, an d, the f ter to elude discovery, stuffed in a pocket-handkerchie f above all ; then opened the door, and admitted an acqual' i t i ante, who sat down and chatted with hi m until, the sowed ~ the " church-going bell" reached their ears. Up started ( 1 11 1 . bachelor ; and, forgetting where lie had placed the reinah.ej of his dinner, donned hat, herrin g; plate, and all, and lae. away to street chapel ; which having entered re vere f l, tially, he lifted up his hat, when d own f e ll (" an d what 3 tea was there !") herring and plate w ith a c l a tt er th a t attrae i; e s , all eyes towards the unlucky wight, whose feelings, a Pe" covering the catastrophe that had t a k en Pl ac e, ma y be e B '„ t , imagined. We believe that afternoon's discourse had a ° traction for him.—Perth Advertiser. . . . THE PROCLAMATION' OF TIIE ROYAL MARRIATh e c. ConunG.—The Post Arnpt Gazett e o f F ran kf or t, of 1 ') - 3, 17, publishes in a letter from Coburg, under date of n e e c ihe the following account of this official announce ment 01 the approaching nuptials of Prince Alb er t w ith h er Maie'-'ty fly, Queen of Great Britain :—" This mo rn i ng the ducal fan ' o f followed by all the court, went in procession to the ch a P e the castle, and there remained during divine service' four, p. m. the ministers, the court, distinguished foreig%eurs the deputies of states and towns of the duchies of C ° i ,„ O - and Gotha, &c. assembled in th e th rone room. The,creest ing duke, the duchess, the Prince Alb er t, an d Duke '":" cho ls of Wirtemburg, then arrived, accompanied by the 1 0 ,,,ipg and their suite. The first minister then read the fol f l u e• proclamation By order of his highness the reigni n6 coir His highness the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha , . ea ts vinced of the deep interest whi c h a ll hi s f a i t hf u l su to take in all that concerns the ducal house, has though assemble around him the deputies and high functional bo order to announce to them the approaching nuptials G rea t son, the Prince Albert, with her Majesty the Queen 0f ,ditiO Britain and Irela n d. Th e very excel l ent an d noble 010 of her Majesty are we ll k nown, an d h ave g i ven his hig the firm conviction that this union will, by the Diviltacdo tance, cause the et erna l ha pp i ness o f hi s son, w ho „ air secrate all his e ff or t s t o hi s new country, b ut w h o , at„ -with tance from his native country, will always turn to love and respect.' While the ministerairas reading thila:ov clamation, the cannon from the fortress announcedth d the event to the p eo ple. Th e i r hi g h nesses t h en recei ve congratulations of the court." Inn' er We understand that Isaac Newton, the chartist druid the, who gave evidence against the delegate Woodhouse , ,:ber County Hall, has this week been assaulted by a 11 7,piaC e /men, and most seriously injured. The occurrence to a Ai d, in Goose Gate, in open day ; and had he not run into tt ' s, ee no doubt his life would have been sacrificed. 11 % vi valtri", are credibly informed, stabbed in one place. Mr. sea l ' son, surgeon, is attending him. He stated his caA, f i c e. -- after it occurred, to the m ag i s t ra t e a t th e Police L''" Not ting ha barknt Mercury. The Antigua, M`Knight master, put into this s l - h Sunday last, and carne to anchor in the Sound, lac k : l l li ura' rice, froM Calcutta, bound to London. On 31onda roat Ap; ing Mr. Drew went alongside in his gi g , an d as the lien .area proached the pier on his return from the ship, he two pilot fish alongside, one of 'which being struea, oe , do P.' t a c pre oar, swam with great rapidity towards the landing was caught on the steps by Mr. Dre w , w ho has s . ' l _, a tion: sented it to the Natural History Society for pres(:,'..oo These lish, there is no doubt, followed the vessel " 1 w, ther tropical seas, two - fish having been -repeatedly scej weat ii crew till the vessel entered the Channel, when, tl:e t o f , dil e becoming thick and boisterous, they were lost sil,R_ we d t h it is fair to presume that the fish must also have lo w boat from the vessel.—Plymouth Journal. a Pa rtlr 'a° PERILOUS SITUATION.—About ten days ago , fishermen, who earn a varying subsistence, by harv: lace - from the Solway, nearly the whole year round, we i _ e i a fart' to a highly perilous predicament. At Carlaverock, and d o te ae round the shore, it has been the practice for s° l ll ' ea ce ° OO fish cod and skate by means of set lines ; and proper seised source of the supplies of fish which during the proy t. Wll, O , find their way twice a week, to the Dumfries niark e _ er ier"' o bent on these expeditions, the friendly piscators take panniered donkeys along with them, and 0 ?'-d one or more light carts—that is when the bawl, frof , !,, t ` e i 011 of the winds and tides, is expected to be large , l o i t h of!' o d ground lies as near as may be five miles to the s ci dir ea ter bra whe t 0 old castle ; and, generally speaking, our hardy little difficulty, soft as the sand may sometimes lw :lang'e f o re iu going or returning. But when fogs occur the 1!? th; imminent. The beds of the Esk and the Eden rn ` 9 l e 1%1 d open to the action of south-westers than Ore beauti V oic e t II but neither is to be trusted in certain seasons , ' well-known saying— ,t • " Love flows lik e th e S o l wa y, an d e bbs like' its tid e' ; bu t . for crille The sky was pretty clear when the fishermen wents ach scarcely had they drawn, and reset their lines,. re' l je d for' yis l ,be became viewless, and enshrouded every object in his own Cimmerian gloom. For a time the p`" to the hope that a breeze would spring LW I _.. l a den odic fog away, and thinking it needless to detain toe. fin d , er y keys, they adjusted the reins and allowed them v t bee n 1 to way home as they best could. And it would hna t o a ore fortunate, as the event proved, had they been they par follow in the wake of their burden-bearers. pt" sky , ; ; „ if , as often deceived by what seemed a lane in tn.e_ was v) 8 : ) rd talii Ross was by lanes in the ice ; still as the tide 0 and might perchance overtake them, it was ri . t i 0: 1 ° A ar• d eta , o. turn at all hazards. The slightest reflection ss ible ;- cessity of keeping together as closely as po - or. groping their way for a considerable time they a how or whither, one of the party came upon. e rgs' t he t he bush which he had accidentally left behind,a"! s aveu or tl, small runner. And this fortuitous circurnstLg nor th .he y , lives of the party ; they now knew their bear _ , ' w h e re ci. l o and after further scrambling, got to the ,s iit is %.",s e da found anxious friends awaiting their arriva g uns e t() _ . ,,di e s 1 ;, ;o ct; apprehension of the consequences of longer_o t e i r e ':/islt .a e d r e. firing not so much guns of distress, as prooll ie r „ ow e ; t o ur e From these neighbours they learnt that th c.,c s b u r " ote it - 1) " 0 , turned more than an hour before ; which may furnish one useful hint for n tl ' the I °c -e t V I better means of safety will be found i_ me pass of a peculiar construction, which tl iii . a n7 iv i r . Co''" already ordered from our ingenious town ris, turner.—Dumfries Courier.