The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-30 00:00:00

JH. PARSONS, SURGEON-DENTIST, late 76, J • BOLD-STRIZT, informs his Patients, and the Public ge nerally, that he has REMOVED to No. 94, where he has greater accommodation for his increasing practice.. Every improvement in the Dental Art is adopted, and all Operations on the Teeth, Gums, and Palate, are performed on those sound Surgical Principles which have came(' him such ex tensive Patronage during his Residence in- Liverpool. His charges are such as , to be within the means of those who are often deterred from .consulting a Dentist, through fear of expense, and are thus driven into the hands of the unskilful. LYCEUM NEWS-ROOM, BOLD-STREET. Subscription due Ist May. PROPRIETORS £l 1 0 NON-PROPRIETORS THE ANNUAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this INSTITUTION will be held in the NEWS -ROOM, on TUESDAY next, the 7th of May, at Six o'clock in the Evening. ALEX. HANNAY, M.D., President. Committee Room, 2911 s April, 1839. NORTH UNION RAILWAY. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the NORTH II UNION RAILWAY will be Opened for the Carriage of Merchandise to and from Liverpool. Manchester, Bolton, Warrington, Wigan and Preston, on MONDAY, the 6th May. Information as to Rates of Carriage may be obtained on application to Mr. JNo. HARGREAVES, Jun., Railway Station, Butler-st., Preston. Ditto Liverpool. Ditto Manchester. Ditto Bolton. JAMES CHAPMAN. Ditto Ditto Ditto By order, Preston, 24th April, 1839. BRITISH SILVER, LEAD, AND COPPER MINING COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the BRITISH SILVER, LEAD, and COPPER MINING COMPANY, will take place at the CLARENDON ROOMS, South John-street, Liver pool, THIS DAY, (Tuesday,) the 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon. By order of the Directors, R. SHERATON, Secretary. Company's Office, 1, Brazil Buildings, Drury-lane, Liverpool, 15th April, 1839. N.B.—Every Shareholder to vote must have paid all Calls, signed the Rules and Regulations, and received the new scrip in exchange for the old. EVERTON ItINT GLASS WORKS, HYGEIA-STREET. JAMES HOLT and SON respectfully beg to announce, that the Flint Glass Works lately occupied by Holt, Watson, and Co., who have Dissolved Partnership, will be in futare carried on by themselves, under the Firm of " JAMICS HOLT and SoN.' All orders for Plain and Cut Glass will be thankfully re ceived, punctually attended to, mid promptly executed. Liverpool, April 13, 1839. WARDLE'S ESSENCE OF ANCHOVIES. WHILST science is making its rapid strides in the various improvements that daily present themselves before the public eye, the health, palate, and feelings of the epicurean, valetudinarian, or the delicate invalid, appear by the many to have bean overlooked, such however, is not the case with the whole, as this elegant and powerfully concentrated essence i t (the result of years' unwearied exertion) will early demon strate. As a Fish Sauce, it is superior to y ancient or modern, and the proprietor challenges all a d every compe tition ; for the immediate production of Sandwiches it stands anequallad r and Anchovy Paste, which makers themselves admit will not keep, is, by it entirely superseded. It is strongly and confidently recommended to Merchants, Cap tains, and others going abroad, not being acted upon or in any way injured by time or climate. Prepared only by H. WARDLII, 18, Hanover-street, Liver pool, and sold at the Apothecaries' Hall ; and also by Wood ville, Fisher, Swift, (late Beatson,) Bold-street ; Sudlow, Johnson, Church-street ; Butler and Colquhoun, Wade's, Castle-street ; Roberts, Procter and Vickers, Ranelagh street ; Walker. Dale-street ; Scholefield, Queen's-square ; Priestley, Lord-street ; Fordham, Bury-street ; Lloyd, Mann and Crosthwaite, Parker-street ; Cannon, Price-street; and all respectable Fish Sauce Dealers in the Kingdom. ELLIS'S SPLENDID SODA WATER, Significantly styled, " Boiling Water, Cold as Ice." BETTER conceived in the emphatic eloquence of Lord Byron : " Ring for your valet, bid him quickly bring Some Hock and SODA WATER, then you'll know A pleasure worthy Xerxes, the great King : For not the best sherbet sublimed with snow, Nor the first sparkle of the desert spring, Nor Burgundy, in all its sunset glow, Can vie with draughts of Hoek and SODA WATER." Prepared by R. ELLIS, Manufacturing Chemist to the Royal Family, Ruthin. May be had fresh and genuine of Mr. LaTniroßY, Castle ereet, ELLISON, Church-street, ROBERTS, Ranelagh-street, Joists'', Adelaide-buildings, JONEs, Berry-street, SYERS, Great Homer-street, PHILLIPS, Pitt-street, WAGSTAFF, Great George-place, CANNON, St. James's-street, TAYLOR, Richmond-row, GERDES, Church-street, M'GUFFIE, Old hall-street, LLOYD, Parker-street, NEALE, Scotland-place, RAwsoN, Scotland-road, BARNETT, Low-hill, Chemists ; NixoN, Castle-street, Sun Low, Church-street,and HAYNES, Edge-hill, Italian Warehouses, Liverpool. Orders for Exportation executed on the BEST TERMS. r - 4(4,#P1 •••••• DEAFNESS. N/! RS. GARDNER, AURIST, from London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, bas the honour of announcing her return to Liverpool on her Sixth Annual Visit, and may be con sultd on all DISEASES of the EAR, at No. 5, GREAT GEORGE -STREET, until the 23d of May. The success which has attended her peculiar method of treating the various species of Deafness having been demon strated in several thousand cases during the last twelve years, in most of the principal cities in the United Kingdom, and on the Continent ; and its innocence and efficacy having ob tained her both the confidence of the Public and the patron age of the Faculty, any further comment on her part is un necessary. She feels it, however, her duty to impress on the minds of the afflicted the danger of tampering with so deli cate an organ as the Ear ; and as scarcely any two cases re attire the same mode of treatment, it is obvious that any patient, and also tne cause irourwilialee ot&-urstaie ...ap..of ginated,) may do more harm than good, and frequently con vert the most simple affection to an inveterate and incurable malady, such as total Deafness, Palsy of the Auditory Nerve, destruction of the Tympanum or Drum, Inflammation of the Brain, and even Madness or Insanity. N.B.—The late Dr. Gardner's Treatise on the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Ear, may be obtained at her residence as above. In ail cases a candid and impartial opinion may be relied on, and in those decidedly beyond the reach of art, no fee is expected if consulted personally. Consultations from the country, post-paid, and including a fee, punctually attended to. Advice gratis to the Poor every Morning from Eight till Ten. MONS. LE DRAY, SURGEON-DENTIST, from the Firm of LE DRAY and CO., London. SCURVY in the GUMS EFFECTUALLY REMOVED. ARTIFIFICIAL TEETH SUPPLIED WITHOUT WIRZS, SPRINGS, OR CLASPS. LOOSE TEETH FASTENED. ..itnd filling Decayed Teeth with Mineral Martnoraturn. • Moms. LE DRAY and CO., Surgeon-Dentists, respec_ fully inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Liver pool and its vicinity, that they have opened an Establishment permanently at No. 70, SZEL-STREET, eight doors from Berry-street. They continue to fill up the cavities of De cayed Teeth with their Mineral Marmoratum, without the least pain, heat or pressure ; it is placed, into the cavity i n ea almost liquid state, and in a few seconds gets hard, pre venting and, curing the Tooth-ache, arresting all further pro gress` of deesy,,and rendering the operation of extraction unnecessary. The Mineral not only convents a mere shell into a sound and useful tooth, but, by completely stopping up the cavity, prevents effectually that unpleasant taint of the breath which invariably accompanies a decayed tooth. Among the various disorders of the Teeth andPums, there -are none more destructive in their effects, or nithe generally prevalent, than Scurvy ; and it is well kivei that the loss of Teeth arises more from this cause th any other. It elects individuals of all ages and of all co *tutions, and is the primary cause of Tooth-ache and decay. To those so affected, Mona. La DART and Co. have to inform them, that they can effectually remove this destructive complaint by a single application, without the slightest pain. Artificial and Natural Teeth, of surpassing beauty, fixed from one to a complete set, without extracting the roots or firing any pain, without springs, wires, or ligatures, an swenng all the purposes of Mastication and Articulation, remaining perfectly secure in their placei, and may be taken oat and replaced by the wearer with the greatest facility, at the following Paris charges : A single Artificial Tooth A complete Set. . A complete Set of Natural Teeth, on fine gold plate An entire Set of Natural or Terro Metal lic Teeth, highly finished, in the first style, with tine gold sockets, usually charged 40 guineas Loose Teeth fastened, arising either from age, disease, or mercury, and deficiencies of palate effectually remedied. Artificial Teeth out of repair, remodelled to fit the mouth, and motored equal in beauty and durability to their original asap.. Attendance from Nine till Seven, and on Sundays Imre Nino till Two. Na. 7Q, aesi-civet. /kat DiMPTIIii - f7771 Berry-street, 0 01. DISASTROUS VOYAGE OF THE ROBERT ISAACS FROM LIVERPOOL FOR NEW YORK. i.ILICTRAOT Or A esTraß WRITTEN BY A PASSENGER.) e ship Robert Isaacs, of Savannah, sailed from Liverpool for New York on the 21st January. The weather continued tine and the wind fair until the Ist February, which com menced with a severe gale from S.S.W., and a heavy sea, which caused the vessel to labour much, and ship a great deal of water. From the Ist to the 6th of February we sus tained almost daily losses in sails and rigging, but on the latter day, at two p.m., being then under close-reefed fore main-topsail only, the ship was suddenly struck by a squall exceeding in violence what had ever been experienced by the oldest seaman on board. In an instant our fore, main,. and mizen topmasts, with all their rigging and sails attached,_ were earned away, the mainmast rendered useless, and the foremast greatly damaged. The main rigging was mostly carried away, and the fore and mizen rigging greatly injured by the falling of the spars. The lower yards in falling struck two of our boats, and rendered them unfit for repair. Jib boom and bowsprit were injured. The sea at the time rose prodigiously, and the heavy roll ing of the ship rendered it impossible for a long time to clear away the broken spars and sails. A jury fore-topmast was rigged in a few days, and we en deavoured to proceed on oar voyage, being then in long. 36, but during the succeeding three weeks we had little else than a continuation of gales of wind, which carried away almost All our sails, and the heavy labouring of the ship caused great apprehension of her foundering. On the 4th of March the rudder-head and bolts broke away, after every attempt to strengthen it by hawsers and chains ; it was finally carried away on the 6th by a tremendous sea, which at the same ti . me broke open the rudder case, and the water rushing in when the ship rolled, it was the opinion of all on board that but little chance of our escape remained. As a last resource, it was determined to lighten the ship by throwing a part of the cargo overboard, but little could be effacted at this time, owing to the waves frequently break tag over the ship. On the 10th of March, the weather having moderated, we recommenced discharging the ship, and continued doing so until the 2.3 d instant,' when about half or two-thirds of the goods had been thrown overboard. From the 4th to the 10th March, the vessel drifted entirely at the mercy of the winds, all attempts at replacing the rudder having proved ineffectual. On the latter date, however, a hawser with a number of drags attached having been got overboard, it was found in some degree to place the ship under control, and all hope of being able to proceed to the westward having been long abandoned, it was determined to endeavour to reach Tay - al. Having missed that island, owing to the temporary rudder haling been driven out of its place, we finally reached Angra Bay (Terceira) on the 30th ult. Most of the passengers on board this ship were saved from the L oc k woo d s , pff Liverpool, during the hurricane in I " _ _ _ HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY. Mr. PRYME presented a petition from Lord Hatherton, against the Birmingham Extension Railway Bill. Captain BERKELEY and Mr. HAWES presented several petitions in favour of a penny postage. Mr. EASTHOPE presented petitions from different congre gations of protestant dissenters in Leicester, complaining of the imprisonment of David Jones and Mr. Thorougood, for refusing to pay church rates. The petitioners stated that such proceedings were disgraceful to the present age—that they were worthy of the darkest periods of spiritual tyranny, and an outrage upon the feelings and consciences of the dis senters. (Hear, hear.) Petitions were presented by Sir H. PARNALL, Mr. BARING, and Dr. LUSHINGTON, in favour of Mr. R. Hill's plan of postage. Mr. PMILPOTTS presented a petition from the mayor and corporation of Gloucester to the same effect. LITHOGRAPHED PETITIONS. Mr. G. W. W;;;;;id, he had been instructed by the pub lic petitions committee to inform the house, that they had met with several petitions which had been lithographed. They were of opinion, that these came under the same rule as those printed in letter-press ; -the committee were desirous of having the directions of the house upon the subject. Sir G. CLERK thought the same rule was applicable to both, as neither of them could be considered as the sponta neous act of the petitioners. Mr. WARBURTON could not see the common sense of ex cluding even printed petitions. (Cheers). It was folly to suppose that they were less the spontaneous acts of those who signed them, because they were printed or lithographed. He could not see any objection to receiving lithographed pe titions ; and he trusted that the day was not far distant when their reception would form a precedent for receiving printed petitions also. Lord STANLEY thought it was a great abuse of the right of petitioning, to get up petitions, then to have them litho graphed, and sent all over the country. Mr. HUME said, that the only means to make people un derstand petitions was to have them printed. (Hear, hear.) He hoped another session would not pass away before the ridiculous notion of not receiving printed petitions was done away with. The SPEAKER thought that some decision ought to be come to by the house on the subject. Perhaps some hon. gentleman would think it right to bring forward a special motion relative to it. Mr. G. W. WOOD gave notice, that he should call the at tention of the house to the subject on Tuesday next. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS presented a petition from the Man chester Literary Society, in favour of a penny postage. Sir R. PEEL presented similar petitions from Chester, and several other places. Mr. HUME wished to ask whether the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer was prepared to bring for ward any measure respecting joint-stock banks : if so, at what time. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to reply, that in the course of the next fortnight he should be able to give a satisfoctory answer to the question. DANISH CLAIMS. Mr. CRESSWELL said, thaton the Ist of March a report was presented of the commissioners of Danish claims. He wished to ask whether that was the only report the house was to expect in consequence of the vote of last year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to say, that, before he took further steps in the matter, the house must determine whether they would entertain the case at all, and vote money for satisfying these claims. MESSRS. YOURDRINIER'S CLAIMS. Mr. MACKIN;ON said, that in 1836 a committee had been appointed to investigate the claims of Messrs. Fourdrinier. The committee then met, and drew up a report, which was presented to the house, to which the Speaker took an objec tion because the word compensation was named in that report. The house was probably aware, that, previously to the dis covery, paper was made by the hand, and the process was both tedious and expensive. The machinery invented by Mr. Fourdrinier was of a very complicated nature ; but by it paper could be made without manual intervention, of any length, to the extent of several thousand yards in one continuous piece. It might be asked, how had they lost the benefit of this patent? It appeared that they had expended a great portion of the capital in bringing the practice to perfection. Every trade and every department of science and the arts had. been benefitted by it. In the Potteries it had been shown that but for the invention of Messrs. Four drinier, it would have been quite impossible to have brought china tq such perfection as it had been. Mr. son, of the Times newspaper, had given similar te~t[Ylsully.. The invention of Mr. Fourdrinier was such, that all risk and labour was avoided by it. In 1800 there were no machines in existence, and the duty on paper then received amounted to only £193,533. In 1821 the amount of duty had risen to X 572,867, and in 1835 the duty had risen to £833,839. He did nit mean for a moment to say, that had machinery not been invented the duty would not have increased progres sively ; but he would say that, without the aid of the ma chines, it would have been perfectly impossible that it could have risen in the extraordinary manner that it had. He would move that the report of the committee on Messrs. Foudrinier's bill be taken into consideration. Mr. Humz apprehended that the hon. member ought to move that the house go into committee of the whole house upon the question on an address, or something of that sort. The house could not come to a resolution on that motion. The SPEAKER considered that it would be necessary to move the house into committee previous to any step being taken. Mr. MACKINNON said that he would adopt the suggestion and move for a committee of the whole house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not there to deny in any shape the merits of the invention of Mr. Four drinier,-which had been of great benefit to the public at large, and also to the revenue of the country—(hear, hear) —but it by no means followed that he was entitled to pecuniary compensation from that house. There was no sub ject upon which the house was bound to exercise greater dis cretion than in money grants. He was willing, however, to consent to the present motion ; and after the opinion of the house had been expressed upon this subject, he would state what course her Majesty's ministers intended to pursue. Lord F. EGERTON thought that government generally had drawn the line of reward for merits with great severity. Mr. M. PHILIPS having been on the committee which in vestigated the Messrs. Fourdrinier's claims, he could say, that a stronger case for remuneration was never made out within his experience, than had been established in favour of the authors of this splendid invention. After some further discussion, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped the hon. member (Mr. Mackinnon) would withdraw the motion. He thought this was a very peculiar case, bearing on the whole manufacturing industry of the country in various branches of manufacture ; and he thought it was not much to ask, on the part of the govern ment, before they finally made up their minds, that they should hear evidence on both sides, and other evidence be sides exparte evidence. Mr. MaciumstoN said, that in compliance with the feeling of the house, he would withdraw the motion, being perfectly satisfied with the assurance of the Chancellor of the Exche quer, that he would take the case into consideration. The motion was then, by leave, withdrawn. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. HAWES then brought forward his motion for the abolition of the jurisdiction of all the inferior ecclesiastical courts. Dr. LIISHINGTON expressed a very strong wish for the re formation of these courts. He' entreated the house to re form them—first, for the sake of justice ; secondly, for the sake of their own characters ; an object which he had nearly and dearly at heart, in order to remove all occasion for that bitterness of spirit which disgraced and debased religious differences in this country. The motion, with an alteration proposed by Mr. Rice, of omitting the words " without delay," was carried. Upon tire motion of Mr. LANGDALE, leave was then given to bring in a bill to explain and amend an act of the Ist and 2d of William IV. relating to double assessments of the land tax. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD obtained leave to bring in a bill founded on the principle of the bill of last year, for the cus tody of infants. Sir F. Burdett's name was then called by the SPEAKER, and the hon. baronet (who had a notice on the paper to call the attention of the house to the petition of Mr. Dillon) not being present, - Mr. RICE said, " that this was the third time that this notice had stood upon the paper in the hon. baronet's name without being brought on. The government were charged very freely in the newspapers with having unfairly neglected an individual. He trusted, therefore, that the hon. baronet would bring this matter forward for discussion at an early period, when he would be quite prepared to meet him." The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY. The Earl of ABERDEEN presented a petition from New foundland, numerously signed, for the abolition of its legis lative assembly, on the ground that it was very improperly constituted, owing, it was alleged, to the extraordinary in fluence exercised by the Roman catholic priesthood of that colony. He admitted that the proposition was somewhat startling, and that he could not say he was prepared to sup port its prayer ; but he thought it incumbent on the govern ment to institute inquiry. The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he had heard repre sentations of a contrary character, but, in order to ascertain the truth, he had put himself in communication with the go vernor of the island. He acknowledged that, if the facts were as represented, inquiry, with a view to remedy, must proceed. As soon as he had received the governor's report, or could state any result to the house, he would do so. The Earl of DURHAM presented a petition of a directly opposite character, signed by the speaker of the assembly, &c. Extended conversation ensued, in which Lords Itirow, BROUGHAM, &C., took a part. The Duke of RICHMOND moved for a return of all pri soners for trial in the different gaols and houses of correction in England and Wales at the period of the last assizes, but who were not inserted in the calendar ; specifying their of fences, and also whether any, and which of them were dis charged by proclamation; with the view of introducing a measure to improve the administration of justice in this re spect. Agreed to after some discussion, and their lordships ad journed till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY. In consequence of a special iePori made by Sir G. Sirr- CLAIR, from a private bill committee, os the defective work ing of the new rules regarding the " selection" of members to serve on private-bill committees, considerable conversation arose, which ended in the rece p tion o f th e re p or t, an d the di rection that the committ ee on the Manchester and Leeds railway bill) should meet on _M onday. Lord JOHN RUSSELL postponed the committees on the prisons bill, and the prisons (Scotland) bill, till Monday. Mr. HUME having made inquiry on the subject, Lord J. RUSSELL said that the government had not re ceived any intelligence regarding the commencement of hos tilities between Turkey and Egypt ; that be had no reason to believe any thing of the kind had happened ; and that our government would use its best endeavours to avert war. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in answer to Mr. Baines's in quiry, said that it was not his fault that a bill to amend the Imprisonment for Debt Act had not been brought in. The subject was before Lord Denman, who was to consult the other judges, and as soon as be received the result he would proceed. Lord J. RUSSELL, after expressing surprise at the hostile character of Sir R. Peel's notice given on Thursday, deferred the proceeding on the Jamaica Government Suspension Bill till Friday next. His Lordship added, that on the Monday following he proposed to introduce the government bill re specting the Canadas. Lord MORPETH stated, in answer to Mr. Lucas, that it would be impossible for him to bring forward the further consideration of the resolution regarding railways (Ireland). Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE stated, in answer to Mr. NI. Philips, that at present the government were proceeding, on the sub ject of steam navigation with India, agreeably to what had been heretofore arranged with that house ; but that there had been an offer to contract for conveying the mail to India by steam communication, which was under consideration. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said (in answer to Mr. C. Bul ler's inquiry) that he was most anxious to proceed with the Registration of Voters Bill ; and that he should avail himself of the first opportunity to bring it forward. Sir R. Peel's Election Petitions Trial Bill was then taken into consideration and discussed at great length. It occupied the remainder of the sitting. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN moved that the bill be committed that day six months ; but the motion was negatived without a division. The house then went into committee on the bill, and some of the clauses called forth considerable discussion. The house afterwards resumed, the committee obtaining leave to sit again on Monday. Committees of supply and ways and means having been disposed of, the house adjourned at one o'clock. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL . INTELLIGENCE. (From the Oxford Herald.) OXFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL. The Triennial Musical Festival, which was postponed last year in consequence of the Coronation, will take place at the ensuing Commemoration, on Tuesday, the 11th, Wednesday, the 12th, and Thursday, the 13th of June, and will in a short time be announced. £0 10 0 5 5 0 Emptrtat aritamtnt. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY. The bills on the table were forwarded a stage. The Duke of RICHMOND said it had been usual for magis trates to commit prisoners for trial to adjourned sessions, in in counties, for very small offences. In the course of the last assizes for the county of Sussex, the judge who went on the assizes discharged certain prisoners because of the absence of witnesses who had been bound over to appear at the subse quent quarter sessions. Great inconvenience must arise from discharging persons who had been committed for small offences without trial. . Lord DENMAN said there was a difference of opinion on the subject, and the noble duke would do great service to his country by bringing in a bill to settle the question. EGYPT. Lord BROUGHAM wished to put a question relative to the relations between Turkey and Mehemit Ali. He had lately received information direct from Alexandria, from which it would appear that certain British officers had entered into the Turkish service ; a fact which, to the untutored eyes of the pacha and his ministers, seemed like a violation of neu trality on our part. Lord MELBOURNE said it was true that some British naval officers had agreed to enter into the service of the Sublime Porte, and were in Constantinople ; but he did not consider it any violation of that neutrality which it was the intention of the government to preserve between the parties. The British ambassador at Constantinople had lately received strict instructions to act in union with the ambassadors of other countries, to maintain peace between Mehemet Ali and the Porte. (Hear.) Lord BROUGHAM said nothing could be more satisfactory than the explanation of his noble friend, which he was glad he had given his noble friend an opportunity of making. On the motion of the Earl of SHATESBURY, the report on the Deanery of Exeter Bill was brought up. Their lordships then adjourned. WORCESTER COLLEGE. There will be an Election of a Scholar, on the Foundation of Dr. Clarke, in this College, on the Sth of May next. Can didates must present to the Provost, on or before the 4th of May, certificates proving that they were born of English parents, in the provinces of Canterbury and York, together with satisfactory testimony of their moral character. A pre ference is given, cceteris paribus, to the Orphans of Clergy men of the Church of England. EXF,TER COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. An examination will take place on Monday, the 13th day of May, in order to Election to two Scholarships in this Col lege —one, open to all persons above the age of 16, and under the Degree of B.A. ; the second, limited to Sons of Clergy men of the county of Somerset, under the age of 19, with preference to the kindred of the Rev. Thomas How, late Rector of Huntspill, Somerset, Candidates are required to call on the Rector, with the necessary certificates, on or be fore Saturday, the 11th day of May.—April 19th, 1839. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. Au Election to a Fellowship now vacant in this College, on the Foundation of King Henry the IV., will be holden on Friday, the 17th of May. This Fellowship is open, with a preference to persons born in the Dioceses of York and Dur ham. The Fellows on this Foundation are required to enter into Holy Orders before they can be admitted Actual Fel lows. The examination will commence on Tuesday, the 14th of May, and the candidates are required to present in person, to the Master, certificates of their baptism, and of the place of their birth, together with the usual testimonials from their respective Colleges or Halls, on or before Saturday, the 11th of May. ORIEL COLLEGE. An Election of two Scholars will take place on Wednesday, May 22nd. Candidates must not have exceeded the age of twenty years, nor, if Members of the University, have been matriculated more than eight Terms. Certificates of birth and baptism, and testimonials of good conduct, must be de livered to the Provost of Oriel, on or before Friday, the 17th of May. WADHAM COLLEGE. An Election to Four Scholarships will take place on the 30th of June next. Nitives of any county in Great Britain. under nineteen years of age, are eligible ; but for one of the Scholarships, natives of Essex, duly qualified, are entitled to a preference. The examination will begin on Wednesday, the 26th of June, at nine o'clock ; before which time the Warden must receive certificates of the candidates' baptism and of their parents' marriage, with testimonials of good conduct. On Wednesday the following Degrees were conferred : BACHELOR IN DIVINITY. Rev. John Carter, Fellow of St. John's College. MASTERS OF ARTS. John Julius Plumer, Balliol College, grand compounder. Rev. John Ashworth Ashworth, Fellow of Brasenose Coll. Rev. Hugh Matthie, Pembroke College. Rev. James Dodson, Christ Church. Stuart Adolphus Pears, Scholar of Corpus Christi College. John Matthius Wilson, Scholar of Corpus Christi College. John Tahourden White, Corpus Christi College. Rev. James Browell, Exeter College. Rev. Frederick Brown, Exeter College. Rev. Charles Seager, Worcester College. Edward M`Leod, Worcester College. Rev. William Smith Thomson, Jesus College. BACHELORS OF ARTS. l e i Henry Maister, New Inn Hall. Georgeilln-Airaw . l4la ATAgpllege . George Ambrose Buller, Queen's College. Henry Bathurst, Merton College. Borlase Hill Adams, Exeter Collsge. John Morgan Bassett, Exeter College. James Richard Alsop, Scholar of Brasenose College. William Mathias, BrasenoSe College. Joseph Dixon, Trinity College. The Theological Prize, instituted by the late Mrs. Denyer, " On the Justification of Man before God only, by Christ, proving also that True Faith must be accompanied with Good Works," has been adjudged to the Rev. John Wilson, M.A. Fellow of Corpus Christi College. The Meetings of the Ashmolean Society for the present Term will be holden on Tuesday, May 7th, and Tuesday, May 28th. PROMOTIONS. bushels ! Rev. William Coxe Radcliffe, 8.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Fonthill Gifford, Wilts, void by the death of the Rev. J. Still ; patron, John Benett, Esq. M.P. Rev. William Gunner, to the Chaplaincy of St. Mary's College, Winchester, void by the death of the Rev. T. Wat kins. Rev. George Coleman, 8.A., of Christ's College, Cam bridge, to the Rectory of Water Stratford, Bucks, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. L. Bennett ; patron, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. Rev. Miles G. Booty, M.A., of Trinity College, Cam bridge, to the Curacy of Wensley, Yorkshire. Rev. William Davies, of Llwyngoras, Guide of Nevern, to the Rectory of Meline, Pembrokeshire. Rev. John Wilson, to the Vicarage of Deeping St. James, Lincolnshire ; patron, Sir T. Whichcote, Bart. Rev. John Matthews, to the Rectory of Melbury Osmond with Sampford annexed, Dorsetshire, vacant by the death of the Hon. and Rev. Edward Strangways ; patron, the Earl of Ilchester. Rev. William Sharp, 8.A., of Magdalen College, Cam bridge, to the Vicarage of Addingham, Cumberland ; pa trons, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. Rev. J. Ford, late. Curate of Stoke-upon-Trent, to the Perpetual Curacy of Lane-end, Staffordshire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. J. Kingsmill. Rev. Thomas Currie, to the Rectory of Bridgeham, Nor folk • patron, the Lord Chancellor. Rev. Thomas Fisher, M.A., to the Rectory of Luckham, Somersetshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Robert F. Gould ; patron, Sir T. D. Acland. Rev. Henry Blayds, M.A., to the Vicarage of South Stoke with Monkton Combe, Somersetshire. The Hon. and Rev. Lord John Thynne, D.D., of St. John's College, Cambridgeshire, to be Rural Dean of the Jurisdiction of Glastonbury, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. G. H. Templer. Rev. William Morris Holt Williams, M.A., Master of the Frome Grammar School, to the Vicarage of Orchardleigh, Somersetshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Joseph Alger, M.A., of Wadham College ; patron, Sir Thomas S. Mostyn Champneys, Bart. Rev. E. Whitmore Lechmere, 8.A., Curate of Fownhope, to the Perpetual Curacy of Brockhampton, Herefordshire ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Hereford. Rev. J. F. Gordon, to the Rectory of Tyrella, Ireland. This is a new Rectory, created under a late Act, by the ele vation of the late Dean of Down to the See of Tuam. THE ARMY. The 19th Foot—One company from Carrick-on-Sair, to Dublin ; the detachment from Newtownbarry to Dublin, and a detachment from New Ross. , The 10th Foot—Line company from Tipperary for Dublin, two companies from Limerick to Dublin. The Queen's 14th light dragoons from Birmingham to Hounslow. The 4th dragoons from Norwich. The 75th depot from Boyle to Newbridge. The 6th dragoons from Exeter to Manchester. _BRITISH TROOPS ON THE MAINE FRONTIER. — The first detachment of the llte regiment, from Quebec, reached Ma dawaska on the morning of the 9th inst. The sepond detach ment accompanied by a party of the royal artillery, with a field piece, and a supply of ammunition, reached the Timis eouata Lake, about 40 miles distant on the same evening. The whole regiment, of about 600 men, probably reached the St. John in the course of the last week. There were previ ously at Tobique 100 regulars and two companies of provinci al militia. The sleighing has been good in Canada. The journey between Montreal and Quebec was easily made on runners in two days.—Boston Advertiser. RECRUITING FOR TIIE EAST INDIA SeßvicE.—Orders have been issued by captain Murray, of the Hon. East India Company's service, to serjeant Hadnam, recruiting serjeant, at Miller's general rendezvous, Queen's Head, Tower-hill, and the other serjeants in the metropolis, to commence enlist ing with all speed, young men for the service. They are taken as low as five feet five, and up to 30 years of age. It appears that this order for the reinforcing of the company's troops is in consequence of the military preparations making on the part of the autocrat of Russia, and the intrigues carried on by the officers of that ambitious power, as well as those of the great sultan, against British influence in the Levant and the East. Twenty thousand muskets on a new principle, besides bayonets, and swords and pistols for the cavalry, have been contracted for in this country, on account of the Hon. East India Company, which will be forwarded to India immediately when completed. PENNY POSTAGE .—Petitions to both houses of parliament, praying for the adoption of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of uni form penny postage throughout the kingdom, are in course of signature in this town.—Manchester Courier. Such is the demand for pikes in the town of Ashton-under- Lyne, Staly, Dukinfield, Newton, and Hyde, and the eager ness with which they are purchased, that whitesmiths and others, employed in the manufacture of them, can earn 10s. per day with greatest ease.—MancheBter Courier. A merchant at Florence has lately sent out to New York 40,000 mulberry plants. The cultivation of this tree is now carried to a great extent in America, and further orders of the same kind are expected in Italy. A diminution in the the exports of silk and will ultimately ensue. The exporta tion of tissues in straw from Tuscany has much diminished of late, and the trade has become °up of secondary importance, while straw for bats not made up . is in extreme demand. MISCELLANEOUS. The royal donation of £5O to Grace Darling appears as an tern in the estimates for " civil contingencies ! " Why is a lollipop like a horse ? Because the more you lick it, the faster it goes. The total area of the British Colonial possessions is esti mated at 1,096,210 square miles, and the population at 145,612,517 souls. The falling off in the consumption of malt in 1836 and 837, compared with 1835, was very nearly four millions of We have great pleasure in stating that the contributions to ;he Centenary fund have now reached the sum of £200,000. —Watchman. Government has made a grant of £l5OO to the Glasgow Astronomical Institution ; and the building of the new Ob- , servatory will soon be commenced. Owing to the increased number of tailors who have opened establishments in Wood-street, Wakefield, a waghas christ ened it " Threadneedle-street." From the report of the National Society, there appears to be at present in connection with the church of England, 17,341 schools, and 1,003,087 scholars. We understand that Mr. Grote, despairing of any increase and rather fearing a decrease, of the ballot minority, will not bring forward that question this year.—Spectator. Such is the loyalty of the inhabitants of Gosport that it has been proposed to change its name to Queen's Port; and that of the Old Rope-walk has been converted into Kent-street. The Lord Bishop of Chester, - with the consent of the patron and rector of Astbury, has been pleased to license Congleton church for the celebration of marriages. In Tue'sday's Gazette, Andrew Rutherford, Esq., is ap pointed her majesty's advocate for Scotland, and James Ivory, Esq., her majesty's solicitor general for the same country. - - - The patent of queen's printer for Scotland, which will ex pire on the 27th of July, will not be renewed ; but measures will be taken to secure the accurate printing of the holy Scriptures. The Duke of Buckingham and Lords Longford and Farn ham, have made out their right to vote for Irish representa tive peers, in which body there is at present a vacancy, caused by the death of the Earl of Caledon. The only candi date as yet named is Lord Dunraven. The oural mountains, according to a statement published at St. Petersburgh, produced to the crown and private owners of the mines, during the last six rironths of 1838, 145 ponds of gold, and 77 ponds of platina. The pond is very nearly 5241b5. troy. A law has just passed the legislature of Alabama, prohibit ing the carrying of deadly weapons about the person. Any person offending against the provisions of this act is liable to a fine of not less than 50 dollars nor more than 500 dollars, and to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding three months. The Bord.iaux journals state that the cold is severely felt in that part of the country, where, on Monday night, the thermometer fell to one degree below zero of Raumur, or 291 Fahrenheit, so that standing water exposed to a current of air was covered with a thin coat of ice. An extraordinary fat hog, supposed to weigh 110 stone, or nearly 90001b5., is now being exhibited at the Woolpack Inn, in this town (eading.) Its dimensions are—height, 3 feet 10 inches ; length from snout to tail, 9 feet ; girth round the neck, 4 feet ; ditto round the body, 7 feet.-16-kshire paper. ST. KATHERINE'S HOSPITAL.—II appears to be now set tled that the valuable appointment to the mastership of this foundation vests in the Queen Dowager, who, immediately on her return to England, will fill up the vacancy occasioned by the death of Sir Herbert Taylor. FRUIT CROP.—The knowing ones already begin to prog nosticate a bountiful crop of fruit this year. They found their predictions on the fact that the blossoming of the fruit trees is unusually late for the season, and they anticipate that the severe frosty nights will have passed away ere the blossoms shall have been fully put forth. We are sorry to announce the death of the Earl of Essex on the 23d instant, at his house,in Belgrave-square. His lordship was in the 82d year of his age, and is succeeded in his titles by his nephew, Arthur Algernon Capel, the eldest son of his late brother, the Hon. John Thomas Capel. The late earl married secondly, about twelve months ago, Miss Stephens, the celebrated vocalist. A learned Italian, Manzano, in searching through the archives of Bologna, has discovered that the celebrated Maid of Orleans was descended from the race of the Ghislieri, and was the daughter of Ferrante Ghislieri, who fled from his country in 1401, when Giovanni Bentivoglio usurped the so vereignty of Bologna.—Foreign Quarterly Review. The following notice is taken from a newspaper of 1761 : " The ladies of distinction at the west end of the town have determined to bestow on the poor all the winnings at cards during the holydays." Seven academies are to be established in Turkey, at the cities of Constantinople, Adrianople, Salonica, Broussa, Smyrna, Bagdad, and Trebizonde, where among other sciences, mathematics, physics, and 'chemistry, are to be especially taught. It is understoad, that the act for the drawback on soap, used in manufactures, which expires this year, will be con tinued by another temporary act, brought in under the auspices of the chancellor of the exchequer. RENT IN ST. PETERSBURGII.—A first-rate house in the Russian capital brings a very large rent. Several were pointed out to us as letting for £l,OOO a year, a rent rarely heard of even in London. Lord Durham paid nearly this sum for his town residence.—Bremner's Russia. A WINDFALL.—A young man of the name of Thomas Stiles, about twenty years of age, who was working at Belper as an excavator on the North Midland Railway, received in telligence on Tuesday last that a relative in London, who died lately, had bequeathed to him, by will, the sum of £3,000 in money, and three houses, each of the yearly rent of £l5O. On the receipt of this joyful news he abandoned the pick and shovel, and started immediately for London, to take pos session of this unexpected property. NEWCASTLE, HAMBURGIT, AND ROTTERDAM STEAM COMMUNICATION.—A joint stock company is in course of formation for effectually opening a communication by steam between this place and the continent. The capital is to be £50,000, in 5,000 shares of £3O each. Three large and pow erful vessels, namely, the John Wood, Clyde, and Queen Adelaide, have been purchased in anticipation by one or two a....,., O. Litt—_..,olv.the Clyde Hamburgh on Saturday, the 4th May. The fare in the best cabin is only £2 10s, and in the second cabin £1 lOs ; but the parties are to find and pay for their provisions.—Tyne Mer cury. CHARTISTS DRILLING.-It would seem that at length some portion of the people, styled as above, are determined to keep no compact with the laws, but to set them entirely at defiance. On Wednesday night a number of men, report says several hundreds, assembled in a field near Birchin Bower, at the lower end of Hollingwood, to practise manual and platoon exercise. They were drilled by an old soldier, who put them through the rudiments of the practice ; and, by teaching them to " shoulder their sticks," of which they each had one, he imagined, perhaps, he should teach them how " fields were won." The drilling commenced at about nine o'clock, and continued until after ten. The drilling is said to have been quite a public thing, and to have taken place on several nights previous to the one mentioned.—Manchester Guardian. , THE COPTIC MANUSCRIPTS.—At the Bedford quarter sessions, a letter was read from the Rev. Mr. Tattam, the curate of St. Cuthbert's, Bedford, dated from Cairo, the 16th February last. It stated that the reverend gentleman had worked incessantly at the translation of the Coptic scriptural manuscripts ; so much so, that ever since his arrival in Egypt he had only allowed himself two days for recreation, and these he spent at the ruins of Thebes. He had received considera ble personal favours and assistance from many of the natives, and was about to proceed to the convent at Mount Sinai, where they had told him there were some manuscripts which no man could read. He had already - translated the Book of Jeremiah, and a great portion of the Psalms, and other parts of the Scriptures ; and he had possessed himself of the most valuable collection of manuscripts that had ever been brought to England.—Hertford Reformer. NOVEL AFFAIR.—On Thursday se'nnight, about ten o'clock, some surprise and excitement was occasioned by in formation that was brought to certain of the Parish Church, Bradford, stating that a man had been discovered in the Charnel-house of the Church, whose intention was said to be to extricate the teeth of human sculls from their ignoble lodgments. Inquiry was immediately instituted ; the man was immediately secured and examined, but no masticators could be found on his person ; and being on very comfortable terms with Sir John Barleycorn, no definite or satisfactory explanation could be elicited from him. He gave his name as Fowler, working in Ormskirk-street, and managed to state that he had met with a party of drunken men in the church yard, who happened to throw him over into the Charnel house, from which abode of ghostly sprites he was endeavour ing to make his escape as well as his fright:and liquor would allow him, when he was caught by the informants. On making due reparation for his misconduct he was set at li berty.—Leeds Intelligencer SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—On Friday afternoon last, a circumstance occurred in the vestry-room of St. Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, which might have been attended with serious consequences, and which may probably throw some light as to the origin of accidents often involved in mystery. It appears that the rays of the sun were on that afternoon strongly reflected upon a decanter on the table, of a globular shape, and filled with water, having over the mouth an in verted tumbler glass ; this, acting (it seems) as a lens, ignited a piece of velvet, upon which the decanter generally stood. A smell of something burning attracted the attention of some members of the select vestry, who fortunately were assembled in a similar apartment on the opposite side of the vestibule of the church. A search was immediately made, when the smouldering velvet, as above stated, was perceived. The fire had partially commenced on another piece of velvet used as a stand for the tumbler glass, and would probably soon have spread to the velvet covering of the table, on which were books and papers, had not the timely discovery happily prevented further damage.—Salopian Journal. DREADFUL DEATH OF THREE OFFICERS.—The sad in telligence has been communicated to us by a take-letter cor respondent in an extract of a letter from Scinde, of the death of three o ffi cers of the Queen's. At the time t he letter was written, it was unknown in what manner Lieut. Sparks, Lieut. Nixon, and Dr. Hebbert had met with their melancholy fate ; and, as it was suspected that'they had fallen intt the hands of a dastard enemy, who was known to be hovering round the camp, we can well imagine that a strong feeling pervaded their brothers in arms. We find, however, that the three unfortunate individuals perished in an awful way while shoot ing in a Shikar Caith or game preserve, where they were sud denly overwhelmed and destroyed by the flames. The acci dent had been thus reported to us :—A jungle had caught fire, and it being k anticipated that the flames would force numbers of wild aninills from their coverts, the officers of the Queen's posted themselves in a ttee, and as they supposed a secure position with reference to the wind, waiting for the escape of deer, &c., when the wind suddenly changing, the trees and jungle surrounding the officers took fire, and precluded all escape.—Bombay Gazette of February 22d. GERMAN COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.—Means have been found to overcome the resistance of the smaller states belonging to the customs union in Germany ; and the commercial treaty between Holland and the union, having been ratified on both sides, will be immediately published in all the states con nected with the union. The successful negotiation of this treaty is highly creditable to Dutch diplomacy ; but the event is one that we cannot help deploring, as it is extremely pro bable that it will transfer to the hands of Dutch merchants, a large part of the foreign sugar trade now carried on with English capital. It is not, however, yet too late for England to interfere, and secure to herself her due share in the trade with Germany, which she is at this moment in imminent danger of losing. The treaty with Holland makes a revision of the union tariff unavoidable ; and already it is distinctly understood in the diplomatic cirles of Berlin, that a com mercial congress, composed of the representatives of the different states of the union, is to meet in that city in the month of July, for the purpose of considering what alterations shall be adopted in the existing tariff. The interests of Eng land must be affected by the discussions of such a congress ; and we trust, therefore, that some gentleman well qualified for the task will be on the spot to watch their. progress. The German states profess their willingness to extend to any na tion, that will give the same equivalents, advantages similar to those they have granted to .Holland. Our pernicious corn laws, we are aware, make a commercial treaty with Germany, on a broad and liberal basis, nearly impracticable • still some thing, we are convinced, might be done, and at all events the attempt ought to be made.—Courier. There is a small river in Mount Vernon, Hillsborough county, N. H., that empties itself into the Souhegan, which was called by the Indians Quohquinopassakessanannagnog _ —New York paper. There is the prospect of an abundant crop of hay this year, which has a marked tendency to keep down the present prices ; the artificial grasses, in particular, never bore a more promising appearance. An essay class has been formed in connection with the Bradford Operative Conservative Society for the delivery of original essays on political and literary subjects by the members. RECORDER OF BIRMINGHAM. We understand that Mr. M. D. Hill, Q. C., has received an official intimation from Mr. Phillips, under secretary of state, that the government has conferred upon him the office of Recorder of the borough of Birmingham.—Birmingham Advertiser. THE KING OF THE BLACK BECK. — The other day, a trout was caught in the Black Beck, in Stainland, near Halifax, which was two feet in length, and 15 inches round, seven inches across the tail, and weighed seven pounds and ten ounces.—Hull Times. - - MALT.—Made in 1838 by Excise return, in England, 4.227,998 qrs. ; Scotland, 552 , 392 qrs. ; Ireland, 282,805 qrs. Used by brewers and victuallers in England, 3,193,776 qrs. ; Scotland, 139.627 qrs.; Ireland, 241,748. THE CROPS. —The accounts from various parts of the county as to the appearance of the growing crops, all concur in stating that the young wheats are looking strong and healthy, affording the prospect of an abundant harvest, should the weather continue favourable.—Hull Times. CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO IN FRANCE.—The receipts arising from this Government monopoly underwent another increase in 1837. The net profit was 3,400,000 f. more than in 1836. The profits of the retailers (25,852 in number) amounted altogether to 11,809,773 f. BAD THINGS.—An unfaithful servant, a smoky house, a stumbling horse, a scolding wife, an aching tooth, an empty purse, an undutiful child, an incessant talker, hogs that break through enclosures, a dull razor, musquitoes, a fop, and a subscriber that won't pay for his paper.—N. York p. A SMALL PRESENT.—"I will give you my head," ex claimed a person to Montesquieu, " if every word of the story I have related be not true." " I accept your offer," said the president ; " presents of small value strengthen the bonds of friendship, and should never be refused." Is your powder good ?" asked a sportsman of a seller. " Good- , indeed it is. A. cask of it got on fire the other day, and before I could get a pail of water it half burnt up." - - QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. — The London Gazette states, that the anniversary of the birthday of her most gracious Majesty is to be celebrated on Thursday, the 23d day of May next, being the day previous to the real natal day of the Queen. ALondon paper contains, under its notice to correspondents, the following choice piece of wit :—" An honest man asks us several questions, which we respectfully decline to answer, as we make it a rule never to correspond with imaginary personages." REPRESENTATIVE PEER.—The Earl of Dunraven, father of ilrTAdare, the conservative member for Glaniorgan shire, is the only candidate yet announced to fill the vacancy in the representative peerage of Ireland, caused by the death of the Earl of Caledon. A Nov EL MODE OF SELLING WATCHES.—In the window of a silversmith's shop in the Strand may be seen the follow ing notice ;—" To watchmakers, pawnbrokers, and others, this imperial peck of silver watches, all in going order, 132 in number, for the sum of £105." . Yesterday the bells of Newcastle and Gateshead rang a joyful peal, in honour of the arrival of the Ida, Captain John Currie, from the East Indies, the first vessel belonging to this port that has regularly engaged in the India trade.— Gateshead Observer. There was a report, in London, on Saturday, that the Duke of Wellington had died from a paralytic attack. The report was satisfactorily contradicted by his grace riding down Parliament-street, in the course of the afternoon. TO MAKE NAMES GROW IN FRUIT.—When peaches and nectarines are about half ripe, cover the side exposed to the sun with stripes or specks of wax, in any desired shape or form, which hinders the sun from colouring the parts covered ; and when the fruit is ripe, and the wax removed it will be found marked in the manner described. A CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—There is in the possession of Mr. Turner, of Belper, a cat which has brought forth a kitten with one head, two faces, two mouth's, and four eyes, and which is still living. Any person doubting the truth of the above may see the same on application to Mr. Turner. — North Derbyshire Chronicle. FREEMASONS.—The first Grand Lodge of England met in 926, at York, by a charter from Athelstan, who became a member. St. Alban was also a freemason, and so were King Alfred and St. Swithen. Amongst the great masters of Eng land are numbered St. Dunstan Edward the Confessor, William of Wykeham, Henry VII., Sir Thomas Gresham, Inigo Jones, and Sir Christopher ren. William 111. and George IV. were also freemasons. BRUNSWICK, April B.—The iron railroad from Brunswick to Wolfenbuttel is far more frequented than was expected. There are days on which the number of passengers is above I,ooof The undertaking has, therefore, fully succeeded, and does great honour to the projector. SNEERERS.—The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals, and have no hope of rising in their own esteem but by lowering their neighbours. The severest critics are always those who have never attempted, or have failed in, original composition. —Hazlitt. The hon. Edward Petre, who has been residing on the con tinent for the last four years, is on the eve of returning home. His losses on the turf, five years ago, exceeded £200,000, and his other debts were considerable. Every claim is now liquidated under the superintendence of the principal trustee, his uncle, the Duke of Norfolk. Though the tea and water drinkers of Cheltenham have commenced building a temperance hall in that town, capable of holding 1,500 persons, we do not learn that any of the brewers have reduced their establishments, which leads to a suspicion that some of these temperance people must sail under false colours. The blood-hounds in the New Forest have shown some excellent sport, and several red deer have been taken alive after hard runs. Numerous accidents have occurred, owing to the singular nature of the ground. Among others, a Mr. Lainson, last week, had his collar-bone broken ; and a valu able horse belonging to Mr. Holmes, of Shirley, died from - A - NMI - Mr - at tsourueaux, a rew nays since, in preparing a portion of a fish, called the ray, for cooking, wounded her finger with one of the spines. Her hand and arm immedi ately became dreadfully swollen, and turked black. Medical aid was called in, but all the remedies applied were ineffectual, and she died of mortification in the course of the day. — French paper. Two of his late majesty's accomplished grand-daughters— namely, Lady Adelaide Hay, presented by the Countess of Errol, and Lady Adelaide Fitzclarence, presented by the Countess of Munster, made their debut at her majesty's drawing room, on Thursday. Both young ladies are in their eighteenth year. REFORMED ROMAN CATHOLICS.—A letter from Posen, of the 10th instant, quoted by the Leipsic Gazette, mentions the discovery of a secret association of Catholics in that part of Polish Prussia for the reformation of the Catholic religion ; the object proposed being to found a church similar to the Abbe Chatel, in Paris. Lord Denbigh, master of the horse to the Queen Dowager. the Hon. William Ashley, vice-chamberlain, and the Hon. Capt. Curzon, private secretary, are all spoken of as likely to receive the Mastership of St. Katherine's, in the gift of her Majesty. Lord D. and Capt. Curzon are in attendance on her Majesty at Lisbon, where the Hastings are arrived at Malta. Mr. Ashley is in England.—. Herald. REPRESENTATION OF LEITH. —An address from Mr. Rutherford, now lord advocate, to the constituency of Leith, Portobello, Musselburg, and Newhaven, has appeared. Mr. Mitchell, of London, has abandoned the intention of becom ing a candidate for the representation of the burghs at the present time. No other person, so far as we can learn, has presented himself.—Scotsman. A few nights since one of the Exeter coaches proceeding by the Southampton railway, had the contents of the boot ignited by sparks from the engine, which totally destroyed a valuable box of lace, and a great part of the luggage be longing to the passengers; and though the guard, who was in the coach, blew his horn, the noise of the engine pre vented its being heard or the necessary alarm being given. The Official Journal of Naples, of March 29, contains a royal decree, which calls into operation a provision of the Code Napoleon relative to civil marriages. The decree states that widowers or widows who only contract a religious mar riage cannot retain the enjoyment of any rights or advantages appertaining to the state of widowhood, whether arising from a legal disposition or any other kind of agreement. In the garden of Mr. Henry Smith, of Dam-street, Lich field, a pair of thrushes, of the species "tardus musicus," have succeeded thus early in the season, in rearing a brood of young ones which have left the nest : during the time of in cubation, and while the ground was covered with snow, the male bird was heard from the•adjoining trees, cheering with his song his mate in her assiduous duties.—Staffordshire Gazette. 4 CHANGE OF TIMES.—An old farmer, who lives not far from the Hampshire hills, observed lately, when talking of the ex• travagance and alteration of the times, that it was the fine words and flattery of men to the farmers' wives that had done all the mischief ; " For," said he, " when it was dame and porridge, 'twas real good times ; when 'twas mistress and broth, 'twas worse a great deal; but when it came to be ma'am and soup 'twas very bad l"—Reading Mercury. A short time since a little ragged urchin was sent by a me chanic to receive a small bill. He began in the usual:way, but, becoming more and more importunate for the money, the-debtor's patience being exhausted, he said to him, "You need not dun me so sharply ; I am not going to run away at present." " I don't suppose you are, sir," said the boy with much simplicity ; " but . my master is, and he therefore wants the-money." A short time since some dogs of the Marquis of Hastings worried and destroyed a bitch fox, who left behind her, a young progeny of seven cubs, one of which was subsequently killed. Lord Rancliffe had the six (one male and five fe males) conveyed to Bunny, and they were put to two small terrier bitches, who each had puppies. The terriers took very kindly to the cubs, and they are now thriving and strong. At the meeting of the London Horticultural Society, on Tuesday last, Sir Philip Egerton exhibited some fine straw berries, which had unfortunately been much damaged by the jolting to which their conveyance by railway had el posed them. Mr. Batemen also exhibited a specimen of Lalia cin nabarina, a rare Brazilian epiphyte, with flowers of a spark ling scarlet colour. For the latter the silver Knightian medal was awarded.—Gardener's Gazette. INSTINCT.—The following is Lord Brougham's definition : —" It acts without teaching, either from others, that is, in struction, or from the animal itself, that is, experience. That is generally given as the definition or description of instinct. But we have added another peculiarity, which seems also a necessary part of the description—it acts without knowledge or consequences, it acts blindly, and accomplishes a purpose of which the animal is ignorant." IRISH REGIMENTS AT WATERLOO.—ITI reference to the bare-faced assertion of the mercenary mendicant O'Connell, that the battle of Waterloo was gained by the powers of Irishmen alone, a correspondent of the Morning Post justly remarks :—" If the assumption of this impudent mendicant be true, where were the Foot Guards, whom we have always believed to have held Hougemont and its vicinity (the Ther mopylae of the British position), at the expense of so much gallant blood, against the vastly superior masses of the French Guard?—that is, superior in numbers. They had hardly an Irishman in their ranks. Where were the Life Guards, to whom the same remark applies ? Where were the Grays, with their brilliant charge into the French posi tion, and under the very eye of Napoleon—their c hi va l rous and devoted charge, which they went into a strong regiment, and returned from a weak squadron, and where every life lost told for victory ? Where were all the English soldiers in the different regiments of the line, and w h ere were the lads wi' the kilts ? But there were many excellent Irish soldiers in the field, to whom be all honour. It has never been denied. Let not, however, O'Connell suppose that his countrymen who stand in the British ranks are like his de hided victims at home, or in the least under his influence. No, he is anything but popular among them, as I know from personal experience, and have often heard him termed by them a worthless and mischief-making scamp ;' and I be lieve there are few among them who would not relish an opportunity of assisting to toss the big beggarman' in a blanket, if not of visiting him with a heavier and more ap propriate piniament." A priest in Kerry has dismissed his schoolmaster because he happened to have an Irish testament in his possession. Fox HUNTING RHYMES.—The parting toast for the season at a late meeting of the H. H. was " Hounds stout, horses healthy, Earths well stopp'd, and foxes plenty." Lord Kenmure has subscribed £5OO, and Lord Headley £3OO, for the relief of the poor of Kilkenny.—Limerick Chronicle. - Mr. Jackson, of Hull, has purchased for Russia, the Earl of Aboyne's splendid horse, Hercules, we hear, for the sum of X 406, Twelve hundred and fifty pounds have been raised this last week by a bazaar at Huddersfield, towards the establishment of an infant school, connected with the Established Church. Lord Wharncliffe intends to bring out his regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, at Doncaster, for eight days' permanent duty, the week after Doncaster races. PROLIFIC EWES.-Mr. Robert Denton, of Graker Lodge, near Stillington, has had two ewes which lambed 13 lambs within the space of twelve months, all doing well.—Hull Times. • M. Cabat, a young man of first-rate promise as a landscape painter, and whose beautiful view of the " Valley of Narm" was justly admired in the exhibition of 1838, has, if we are to believe a correspondent of the Quotidienne, determined on embracing a religious life, and has entered a Franciscan con vent at Rome. One of the inmates of the Uralline convent at Beaugency is a little girl 11 years of age, of most precocious intelligence, and gifted with such a remarkably retentive memory that she is said to be enabled to transcribe whole conferences and ser . mons of 10 or 12 pages, which she has heard repeated but once. She can also recite, without the slighest hesitation; ;he longest passages in prose or verse which have been once recitedin her presence, A terrible catastrophe has just taken place in one of the coal mines situate at Harloz, near Liege, in consequence of the explosion of firedamp in one of the galleries; 43 out of 70 unfortunate miners have lost their lives. SHOPLIFTING. — A lady of fortune, between 60 and 70 years of age, named Mrs. Phoebe Poole, has been held to heavy bail, on a charge of shoplifting in London. Another "lady," named Ann Roberts, has been held to bail at the Worship street-office, on a similar charge. The town-crier of Ludlow lately gave notice, that all boys found whistling in the streets would in future be apprehended by the police, as such practices were a great annoyance to the peaceable and well-disposed inhabitants of the town ! EFFECT OF THE EASTERN GALES.—The long prevalence of violent east winds has had the effect of casting up great masses of sand and shingle on the eastern coast of England. The harbour of Southwold has been completely stopped up, and before a vessel can get in or out considerable labour will be required to clear a passage. The Philadelphia Spirit of the Times tells the following good story at the expense of one of its customers :—The de vices of collectors, it is known, are various as they are some times ingenious—and more especially so with collectors of newspaper bills. Ours has just related to us the following, which, being good as well as late, we give it for the benefit of all parties. Dropping in at the place of business of a slippery customer yesterday morning, he addressed the servant with —" Is Mr. Butler within ?" " No—he is out of town." "When can I see him ?" " I don't know ; have you any special busi ness with him ?" " Yes ; there is a small bill which I wish to settle." " Well," said the servant, " I don't know whether he will return this week or not." " But I wish to pay the bill, as lam to leave town immediately." Oh ! you wish to pay him some money ? He is up stairs I'm thinking ; I will call him. Please to walk in ; take a chair, sir ; your hat, if you please. Mr. Butler will be with you in a moment." THE POOR LAW.—The poor law commissioners have now established the principle, that a justice of the peace may at tend and vote as an ex olicio guardian at a plurality of boards, provided he has a " place of abode" in more than one Poor Law Union, in which he occasionellly sleeps. Thus, should a justice of the peace, engaged in trade, happen to possess half-a-dozen different places of business in as many different quarters of the Metropolis, he is eligible to give attendance and vote ex officio at an equal number of Boards of Guar dians. As the poor law amendment act is silent upon the point, this decision of the commissioners (arising out of a disputed election for auditor of the Tower Hamlets) is given upon their own responsibility, by virtue of the extraordinary powers lodged in them by that act. In the case alluded to, it was shown that a justice named Stuttfield had voted double (that is at two boards, Hackney and St. George's-in-the- East), yet both votes were allowed. Such is Somerset-place law.—Times Correspondent. INGENIOUS AND USEFUL INVENTION.—Last week, Mr. Morris, of Welsh Pool, gun-maker, exhibited his recently invented " Incendiary and Poacher Detector," with the greatest effect and success in Powis Castle Park, (Lord Clive having given permission for that purpose,) in the presence of a numerous party. It is quite impossible to describe the extraordinary illuminating influence which immediately suc ceeds the report of the " detector." At a distance of nearly three miles persons were enabled most clearly (although the night was exceedingly dark) to observe the time by their watches ; in fact, the horizon was illuminated by a beautiful clear white light, unlike the re.l glare consequent upon large fires. The inventor has received letters from country gentle men and others within a distance of nine miles, informing him that the effect was visible at those distances. The light is preceded by a tremendous report, which may be heard for miles round. No doubt the ingenious inventor will receive at the hands of the public that , compensation he is so worthy of, and which his invention so well merits. He has also invented a " Portable Detector" for persons to carry when in pursuit of poachers, incendiaries, &c. By the touch of a trigger a beautiful torch light is effected, which burns about fifteen minutes.—Salopian Journal. CHARTIST MOONLIGHT MEETING.—About nine o'clock on Tuesday night last, a party of chartists, who had mustered at a beer-shop at the bottom of Goodwin Lane, Heywood, put themselves in processional order, and marched through the town with flags, a band of music, and staves, which to casual observers appeared to be pikes. At some places, as they went along, they cheered, and at others they hissed and groaned ; and a number of pistols were fired. On meeting several young gentlemen, they saluted them with loud hisses and groans, though the parties thus distinguished offered not the slightest incivility or interruption. The procession halted at the chartists' meeting room, a place recently erected by them, where the people were harangued during about a couple of hours, by Job Plant, the special constable, one Sullivan, a tailor, and another persCn. All went in favour of O'Connor, Oastler, Stephens, and the convention and Pl , 7c in the good opinion of the fickle multitude, by whom he had of late been partially discarded. The proceedings terminated soon after eleven o'clock, when the crowd dispersed, and the individuals crept quietly to their beds. These sort of meet ings have become troublesome and annoying to the peaceable residents, who would gladly see them put down.—Manchester Guardian. LORD NORMANDY.—The question has been frequently ' asked " Why, if Lord Normanby was, in the eyes of Mr. O'Connell and his friends the whig ministry, so admirable a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, was he not allowed to remain there ?" It is true that it might have become necessary to remove Lord Glenelg, both on his own account and as a pro pitiatory sacrifice to Lord Durham ; but whig candidates for office must have become scanty indeed, if it were neces sary to rob Ireland of a lord lieutenant, who, in the opinion of placemen and the tail, has been pronounced to be the paragon of all viceroys. In the absence, then, of any expla nation, the world is apt to think that there is more in Lord Normanby's removal than meets the ear ; and what is his situation when thus removed ? He leaves one office, the labours and anxieties of which are calculated to occupy even the sleepless hours of a man bent upon performing his duties honestly and fearlessly, to undertake those of another of which the duties are, or ought to be, at the present moment, if possible, still more onerous and severe. Yet such has been the gross misconduct of Lord Normanby in the one office, and so bent are the conservatives of the House of Lords in making his delinquencies appear, that Lord Nor manby's time, instead of being devoted to his new office, must, in the very nature of things, with such heavy accusa tions hanging over him, be almost wholly occupied in defend ing himself from the results of his O'Connell -ridden career. Is a man under the ban of impeachment for misconduct in one office a fit person to undertake the duties of another ? And even admitting his competency in other respects, can a man, occupied in his personal defence against heavy accu sations, be a fit person to conduct the extensive colonial concerns of this country at such a time as the present ? Morning Herald. RAILWAY MANIA. — A new disease appears to have broken out amongst railway travellers, in consequence of the velocity of speed. A gentleman of great experience in the old way of travelling, who resides not twenty miles from High-lane, ob served to us, the other day, that this disease will in time completely upset the intellect of such of her majesty's sub jects as are so unfortunate as to adopt this expeditious way of whirling their bodies" from one end of the kingdom to the other. The worthy gentleman above alluded to offered to make a considerable wager, that he would take his stand in Market-street, Manchester, and could instantly find out from the passengers in that thoroughfare, all such of them as had just left the railway, and were proceeding to business. He describes them as being so full of speed and motion, that though they are mounted on their own pedestals in the streets, yet they fancy that they are still on the railway, and like the Merchant of Rotterdam, with his cork leg, unable to control their speed. He asserts that he actually saw one gentleman so full of velocity, that in attempting to turn the corner of the Royal Hotel, to get into Mosley-street, he ran his head against one of the gas lamp posts, and broke the iron pillar to shivers. Most men would have thought that the head would have broke, but such was not the fact, as could be abundantly proved by many persons on the spot. The anti-railroad gen tleman further stated, as a fact notorious, that many persons had confessed to him, that they had frequently gone to Liver pool and London on the railway, and from the extreme ve locity of travelling had forgot what they went for, and had actually to write to their Manchester friends to be informed what they were sent to town for. The subject appears to demand the serious attentions of " philosophy," and all pro fessors of the infancy, and preserveto our fellow countrymen what little sanity they may have left since the passing of the reform bill. Her majesty's ministers are infected by the rapid railroad method of legislation, as may be satisfactorily proved by the sagacity and Integrity of their proceedings.— Stockport Advertiser. EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION OF A MURDER COM MITTED THIRTEEN YEARS AGO.—The attention of the Cheltenham Bench of magistrates has been during the past week called to an extraordinary case of murder perpetrated thirteen years ago, which has been brought to light in a very singular manner. On Tuesday last, a party of men were drinking at a public-house in the Bath-road, when the con versation turned upon the Bristol murder, for which Davies was left for execution at the assizes. One of the men pre sent, a stone-mason, named Henry Vaile, who has resided in Cheltenham for some time, exclaimed " Ah, I know a person now at large who committed murder, and I shall never have any rest till he is taken." This of course excited the astonishment of the company : more questions were asked, and ultimately Vaile went to the seat of H. N. Trye, Esq., and there, before that gentleman and the Rev. C. B. Trye, two county magistrates, made a voluntary declaration of what he professed to know respecting the alleged murder. In consequence of this an examination took place on Wed nesday at the magistrates' office, and two constables were despatched to apprehend the person accused by Vaile. The constables succeeded in capturing the man at his mother's house, and forthwith brought him to Cheltenham. On Thursday, Richard Hopkins was placed at the bar, but it having been deemed necessary in order to further the ends of justice, that the examination should be strictly private, we cannot lay before our readers any report of the proceedings ; but we believe the following to be a correct outline of the facts of the case :—About thirteen years ago ; the witness Vaile was returning from Framilode l'assage to Rodleigh, in the passage of Westbury-on-Severn, between the hours of nine and twelve on a winter's night, and as he was walking on the sands by the river side, he saw a man named Richard Powell a considerable distance from him with a lantern and candle in his hand ; when Powell reached Powcroft Field, the prisoner came from behirtd a tree and struck Powell a violent blow, the witness being at that time about 50 yards distant. The witness ran back and called up his brother, (who died about five years ago,) but did not communicate to him what he had seen. The witness also afterwards met a woman named Mary Hawkes, whose house was close to the scene of murder, who said she had heard a dreadful groan, but witness did not say any thing to her respecting the mur der. The body of Powell was found in the water about a month afterwards, and a verdict of found drowned returned by the coroner's jury. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday next, and Henry Vaile was bound over, himself in £lOO and his brother in £5O, to appear to give evidence.— Clielteisham Journal. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. MR. CHARLES KEAN is engaged at this Theatre for Ten Nights, being his FAREWELL VISIT T.o Livsitroo!a previous to his departure for the United States, and make his second appearance this season be THIS present TUESDAY, April 30, 1839, W hen will performed the Tragedy of PIZARRO. Rolla — Mr. Charles Kean. Viva-9, Pizarro.... Mr. Gray ' Orozembo Mr. .1 A10nz0.... Mr. W. Howard Cora Miss Fano , Las Casas . Mr. Chaplin Elvira Miss Cleaver To conclude with the Melo-Drama of the BROKEN SWORD; OR, THE DUMB BOY. Rigolio.. Mr. W. H. Bland. Estevan Mr. Grimy., Myrtillo (the Dumb Boy) :: Mrs. Tenet. it - osara.... Miss Cleaver. LATDOY- TO-MORROW, R I, y 0 W o N , s ( W . e c d l n a e u s d d e ay m ,) e i t n h o e tt p e o , p m ul r a . ralg . f eca t an b s e ..; Beauseant, Mr. Lynne, (from the Theatre-Royal , Ne w __ as , tle-upon-Tyne,) his first appearance here ; Colonel 1)::„ Mr. Vivash Glavis, Mr . WV. H. Bland ; Madame De rr . 1"... pelles, Mrs. Clarke ; Pauline Deschappelles, Miss Faucet. To conclude with the Melo-Drama of THE BRIGA' Alessandro Massaroni, Air. Stuart. ebe ktbrrpoot --„tanbarbi TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1;39• By the Packet-ship Independence we have receive' New York papers to the Sth instant, inclusive, extr acts from which will be found in another column. The news from the frontier is of a satisfactory e racter. Governor Fairfield had ordered all the mil . in the service of the State of Maine to be diseharg„ The correspondence between General Scott John Harvey announces the amicable termination ca the dispute. Incendiary fired were extremely prevalent on tit s frontier of Canada. Great excitement and animo int/ had been engendered by these burnings. of A resolution had passed the House of Assembly Upper Canada in favour of the legislative union of bot' provinces. The Toronto Mirror states that Sir At s M'Nabb and Mr. H. Merritt had been appoin te d: r the Assembly as commissioners to visit Englan d 00 W subject of the proposed union. t /r , Mr. Biddle had resigned the office of Presidetli the Bank of the United States. His successor is ' at Dunlap. It is said that the appointment of S P ecl o r Minister to Great Britain had been offered to Govern Everett. The Packet-ships Roscoe and Sheffield had at New York from Liverpool. The Exchange on England for the packet of the Ban instant was 9to 91 premium. The shares in the 133 of the United States had fallen to 1124. We have been favoured with a copy of the Ca ti ' lc u l; Register Extra of the 13th of December last, in find an account of the intended execution of 3 '' o , nese, and of a serious riot in front of the foreign fact ;n g The Chinese had been found guilty of keeP;;, an opium-smoking shop, an establishment strictly I), hibited by the authorities. The square before the lof tories was fixed upon by the governor as the Pl ac . , e et , execution, without any intimation to the hong 'tion chants, the only authorised channel of comninnic3,,ie with foreigners ; and it is stated that it was °L i t t i o n the memory of man," or on record, that an el7 t bat had ever taken place there before. It is alleg e " be - c e the reason why the governor fixed upon the t he place as the scene of the execution was, to rende.rdia foreigners hateful in the eyes of the natives, by r t i os e the unfortunate being to death 'in the sight of be with whom it had been concluded that he 11 ',41)! connected in business. The news spread ler to through the whole body of foreigners, who bet te d assemble in order to interrupt such an u npreeS in and offensive proceeding. An English gentl e ° :;14 particular, was active and loud in his protests t he the insult thus offered to all foreigners, and ° n o , t o disgrace that would be entailed on them, wer e to r e.. to submit to the degradation of allowing their scl n av ti' be made the Chinese execution-ground. The se ble d ments were immediately diffused among the a7 ioto n' foreigners. Almost every resident foreigner in 130 t9' as well as several commanders of ships with then...rtinoll crews, were on the spot where the intended el' aer t he was to take place, which was nearly directly bv the American flag, (which had been hauled dos vil ' t oeP „ consul's orders,) and opposite to the Swedish '3:4eo in which the American consul resides. The P i d insisted that every implement of execution arse frArn the square, and embarked in if:th by requisition which was immediately compliedL the Chinese. The latter app eare d pleased at ' b t n t the determination evinced by th e foreigners; , i - ps they continued to crowd ar o un d the various if tl3- ibe o the square, many of the f ore i gners b e gan to b est ito e off with their canes. The crowds of Chine se ' ever, shortly increased, and made a rush ° ... i rboog' foreigners, who t oo k re f uge i n th e iroPer' ti lt Missiles of every description were sent throogas doorway as they retired, and one gentleman verely wounded in the head. The door wa s I c, ately closed and s t rong ly b arr i ca d e d. The 111° ." 0 0 nued their assaults on the fronts of the factore' a t' withstanding the efforts of a number of o fficers , the police, many of whom We r e wo unded in l c a ce Bricks and rails were used as weapons of a tt l a to, 4 the doors, windows, and verandahs of the ',lo o ' The furniture in many of the houses was en °s _ o l o , e er m damaged. About four o'clock, P.M., a lon ker fie of 7 or ing the confederated group of ruffians using °. t he d r j pulled-up top-rails as a b-dtering ram again A ,, n t, S P , of 'the residence of her Majesty's superin tellu a l; ll) ,,J e: seeing several of the Chinese on the rera nd ft, having climbed as high as the second windo'ie" .4(1 0 the state of affairs to an old and influenti3.n.dlo, who directly applied to the proper quarter, ". lv t cured the attendance of a detachment of rnilit al ha ; mob were immediately dispersed. It is sai d t a re , o thousand Chinese were congrega t e d in the s c i7 pg be e Captain Elliot, who was at Whampoa , h ave . r wal 9 informed of the disturbance by a dispatch fl at 5 and from Canton, immediately mustered th e f o of ,a crews of the shipping, and arrived in the cot— 004' evening with 120 men ; but fortunately t he°. t y were not required. ' t l For the following extract of a letter relatif off the above affair we are indebted to Mr. Cou rt, ° derwiiter's Room : P ec j ' " CANTON, 13tetijd "tt " SIR,—For the information of them erc3-, 1/4 hi shipping interests trading to this quarter, sscibot acquaint you that the Chinese authorities ha in coP4' proper to stop the trade since the 4th instant,il"l,/ quence of an European being detected too *,, opium into his factory, and have . ordered 11''stio, Canton immediately ; stating their deterirlii: e keep the trade closed till their order s are ° lllllll a' with. to the ef Considerable excitement has prevailed 6-11 ti ell ee i t i and was much increased yesterday, in e° ° : eti n'A it ; the Viceroy having ordered a Chinese W ti r e d to ° , :J in front of the factories. This was consider", in ` an d the , arat t s suiting to the foreign community, upon, and effected, the removal of the ari l ect d , coli execution. . "In consequence of the many til° tis ate s great rioting took place, which ende d in alib the foreign factories ; however, befor e 1n 8O was done, the military, headed by the chje made their, appearance, and restored orde r ' 0 0 t ° ,o " Whilst at its height, a requisition wa si o p ro°; e ll' shipping at Whampoa for assistance, `bo dy of or responded to the call by sending uP a 00 : :, armed seamen, who were accompanied bY rse d, perintendent ; but the mob havii3g disPe be or services were happily not required. . b je " What effect these disturbances ill 05 51 long the trade will remain closed, it is say as yet." AO/ 1111.6er tnmsitoori : nne F ni h sagt o set u hro t- f h b yhwatelh_eed supremeod ig u al b i t nsmie v opd e n r o y - f tin u ie —l. e 2to Le w , I l h i v e i t o : ra l s e t r ar yx : ::71 ! e t) : i i, , i, : ei Il e re / i : of the number of those who regard this et' e V I , t 1 iv hooked our fish, and we care not 1114'o': see 1111'1; the Itil d i 11 the line ; we shall certainly land hitri-with ,e p oll i his gills safely enough before long. We 11 . ° %etii 4 44 those reasons which influenced the 31 jrl ,,P er c ig much store by the administration a the .. $ ll ,_ 130 0 g, Government ?" We are content that tile c 1, 17 f' stitution is secured against legislative I'lfrilie#llol,`:4,l though we grieve that Ireland (to use P 00;1 01 1 words) should be governed even a sh° l4 sv 51$ pi' by the member for Dublin, have the sa ci tl o l3 knowing that Enilish legigatiOn- -( 3 .y , all ' l • i; • i ' i : j , C at tl 11 4 a, hl a tl . l ett ( Ic t th e b c ' t. tati t cui_ k rke oh