The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-22 00:00:00

2l ITc Vart'o Corm> THE MIDNIGHT CABINET. (From the If.rning Pwt.) Arrived /ast from Lamhton Castle. the Right Ron. the Earl of Durhain.—Pashionable A Cabinet Council was summoned hat night in Downing-street. The ministers sat in deliberation till after midnight.—t-oari Circular. They met—that gloomy conclave mot, What time, with silent feet, The quiet Night, her mantle jet, Had flung o'er Downing-street : And many an anxious brow wlus there. And many an angry froWn, The Circular to-night they bear— " Lord DURHAM'S come to town." Tho box that bore that ‘ummons dread (No common Cabinet hack Of old official Treasury red) Was dark funereal black: Nor bore it, as it used to bear. Old England's Royal Crown, G. 11. A. B. was written there, — Lord Diatitam's come to town. And round a board ten darksome men Stood, with a haggard look. And midnight's chimes were tolling wlien Their silent seats they took ; And first a tall grey-headed man Ruse up, in classic gown, And said, with visage pale and wan, •• Lord Duan.tm's come to town. " Bold-faced Rebellion, all unawed, " Prepares the knife and hnincl. " A restless spirit id abroad, •• And darkens o'er the land : " Treason puts on her boldest form, " And Justice wears no frown, " To calm the waves, to guide the storm, ' • Lord Dt. WWI'S come to town.. Awhile the chariot wheels were stay'd " That bore us on to death, '• Awhile a pause of fear we made, " For counsel—and for breath ; "Awhile the prelate and the peer ";Might brave the churl and clown,— " My Lords! my son-in-law is here - : " Lord Duailwat's come to town. " My Lord I I . am not what I was, " My strength and powers decline, " To guard the altar and the laws " Needs younger thews than mine; " I've held the helm, while I could hold. •' To-night, I lay it down, " My Lords I—for I am weak and old— " Lord Duanam's come to town :" Ile at him down—that ancient man— With brow of pallid hue, And words of cold compassion ran That gloomy conclave through. " Hurra ! hurra!" I heard a cry. " Haul England's standard down, " To-night the tricolour shall liy— " Lord Duau.tM's come to town !" CONTEMPORARY PRESS. It was to be expected that the Tory journals should Fly hold of the prosecutions instituted against some of them by Lord Durham to vituperate both the ministers and his lordship. They have done so accordingly, and we must express our regret that they have received such a handle. From the very first we deprecated any prose cutions, and we said that the charges were so absurd or so trifling that we could not attach to them the slightest importance, till we heard that Lord Durham had been so ill-advised as to institute a prosecution. All Lord Durham's affidavits will not beget a belief in the world that both these charges were wholly destitute of foundation, and were, even if untrue, of no importance. He gives them credibility by the strenuous denial, and he makes them of consequence by interestinc , the feelings of all the press and all the public with the subject. Lord Durham has recourse also, to attain his object, to that very law which the eloquence of the Whigs has made hateful in the land. We have great respect for Lord Durham's political principles; we have quoted the evidence of his private virtues, and we regret to see him have recourse to an unpopular law—not to vindicate his character, fur it needed no vindication, but to punish some presumed libellers. We are very ready to believe, from the testimony of his own lips, that he was not that harsh, and arrogant, and vindictive nobleman which his enemies described. We referred a few days ago, with great pleasure, to his allusion to his own family, and to the testimony borne by his brother, as decisive proofs that he deserved to be Coved in private as he was respect ed in public, and we, therefore, regret more than we can express, to sea him institute a prosecution which gives the semblance of a justification to the charges of his enemies. The world et will now suppose that they were not so erroneous. Of course Lord Durham is aware, or ought to be actareas the libel law to which he has recourse equally affects all the press—as what is done to the Standard to day may be done to the Globe to-morrow—that all the press must of necessity, for its own sake, for consistency's sake, be against this application of the unjust libel law. He may, as we have before remarked, fail, from some technical defect, in his object; and then, without any ad vantage whatever, he will have all the opprobrium of seeking to put into execution a law which his party have denounced, and which it is made a reproach to them that they have not yet repealed. Instead of enacting and keeping up libel laws against the press, it is the duty of every government which is a government of the people to allow it the utmost latitude. By its means alone can such a government hope to learn those sentiments by which it must regulate its conduct. We know that the language of the press is too frequently painful to men in pawet, but it cannot be otherwise, because it is the censor of their proceedings. It is for them the only truth-teller; and every shackle on its limbs is the suppression of some important facts. To direct a law, which is universally odious, against a part of the press, which is as indispen sable to society as merchants or farmers, is as unwise a proceeding in a nobleman, desirous of popularity and of the esteem of his countrymen as we can well conceive.— Edinburgh Advertiser. The Earl of Durham appears determined to make a -wholesale attack upon the 'rory press. Nemo me impune lacesset is his motto ; and, accordingly, girding on his im penetrable panoply, he sallies forth—not to the field of . battle, but to a court of law. The Radicals, who, since the Gateshead dinner, had regarded him as a sort of leader in embryo, gave out that he had too great a regard for the liberty of the press to proceed with his threatened prosecution of the Durham Advertiser, whose only crime was a facetious remark about his "sweeping away" the village of Philadelphia—a thing nearly as improbable as his swallowing the Durham Cathedral. An action has, however, been instituted ; and that amiable and good .tempe" red nobleman has resolved on promoting the liberty and happiness of his countrymen generally, and of the press in particular, by applying to the Court of King's Bench kr a criminal information against the author of the sweeping piece of jocularity referred to. Not content with this, his lordship has extended his legal fury to the John Bull and Standard, who are no otherw:se implicated in the affair than having copied the statement of their provincial contemporary. It is true honest Bull has often impaled the Whigs on the horns of a dilemma, and that the Standard said " Lord Durham had nothing humble about him but his birth and understanding,"— rather a left-handed compliment no doubt; but it is a sorry and despicable revenge to have recourse to a law pro cess. A cooling draught would have soothed his noble irritation better than the verdict of a jury. All parties, we perceive, reprobate this appeal of his Serene High ness to a court:of law - , inasmuch as his lordship's public and political character alone has been the subject of ani madversion by the press. In this instance, the English Whigs are merely following in the wake of their proto types the French liberals. Both have the word liberty continually in their mouths, yet the thing itself they cor dially detest. Never was the French press under a more despotic censorship than it is at this Moment. It was the niain engine that raised the citizen-king to the throne; yet, in the short space of three years, more state prose cutions against it have taken place than during the united reigns of the three preceding sJvereigns. The Tribune has been prosecuted ninety times ; and last week two other trials were concluded in Paris—those of the Quoti dienne and Renovateur, for merely reprinting the article in the Tribune. This state of matters cannot long con • tinue in either country, and in a short time will work its own antidote.—Courier. FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT WORKINGTON (From the Carlisle Patriot.) On Friday last, when both Lady Pit and Isabella Pit, were in full work, the water broke through in a torrent, and swept every thing before it. There were at the time of the accident upwards of thirty men at work, some of whom escaped immediately, and almost miraculously from the torrent which rushed into the pit. The im mense body of water which flowed from the old w ork itigs for several hourg, added to the popular belief that the sea had formerly broken into the workings which had been penetrated, tended to excite a fear that all the pits would be filled with water, and the consternation which ensued is almost indescribable. After some time, how ever: the flood partly subsided, the water of course mak ing its way to the low bottom in Isabella Pit. Timely notice had been gi ven to t h e col li ers at work there, so t, at no lives were lost in t tat place, the men haVing• all made their way up to the waft of the Lady Pit, which is considerably above the low batoni. Those who were not so fortunate as to escape. tibm the Mumbank seam, when the flood . rushed in, were 22 in n um b er.. and rich and poor, o ld an d l oung, fel t, interest e d i n t h e fae of theSe poor people, as the worst consequences were feared. To their extreme delight, however, the water began to abate about noon, and at three o'clock, by the prompt means used, it had fallen so low as to allow some men to ven ture in and clear the rubbish, and learn the fate of the 22 individuals who were engulfed. We are glad to state, that out of the number, eighteen were extricated alive before Saturday morning; the efforts of the men were continued, and• by Saturday afternoon the bodies of the four unfortunate beings who were drowned were found : their names are George Nt.t . ter, aged 23, who was only very recently married ; Jusedh Batey, aged 24; Jonathan Wear, aged 20; and a youth named William Gallantry, aged 13 years. The news of this distressing occurrence soon spread in all directions, and the loss of life was at first magnified to such an extent as to occasion the deepest feelings of com miseration throughout the district. We are informed that as soon as the intelligence was conveyed to Whitehaven, the Earl.of Lonsdale immediately gave directions that any number of men in his employ, or any of his machines, en gines, or whatever else might be requisite, and could be made available, should be entirely at the service of Mr. Curwen. Mr. Peile and his'son arrived at Workington promptly, and communicated the above most liberal offer, and immediately proceeded to the place where the mis fortune had occurred to give the men employed the bene fit of their counsel. The people of Workington were highly gratified by this mark of his lordship's kindness and humanity, and the owner of the mines will doubtless regard the offer as it deserves. An inquest was held on Monday, before W. Bragg, Esq., coroner, on the bodies of the unfortunate persons, and at two o'clock in the afternoon the jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death. As well as the distressing loss of life upon this occasion, we understand that the pecuniary consequences will he serious to the proprietor, and also to the people of Work ington. Mr. Curwen's loss is roughly estimated at £2,000. LONDON POLICE REPORT. MANSION HOUSE. There was an incident of rather a remarkable kind in the evidence in a common case of pickpockets at the justice room on Monday :—Three boys, named Nathan, Jacobs, and Clarke, were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having stolen a pocket handkerchief from a person who belongs to the Potteries,. in Staffordshire. Nathan, who was the youngest, was the boy who most adroitly whipped the handkerchiet out of the complainant's pocket, hut, clever as he was, he was both seen and felt, whilst the other two endeavoured to act as a screen to him. The mother of Nathan, an industrious poor woman, who has a large family, and sells fruit in the street, declared that her son was so completely in league with the other prison ers that a reformation upon this side of the water was quite im possible. She was, in consequence of the public nature of her calling, in the constant habit of observing the manceuvres of the pickpockets, and Vie three boys at the bar were " off and on" every gentleman they came across. When they committed the last robbery, she ran after Clarke, whom she considered the worst, and seized him. He pummelled her desperately, hut she grabbed him so tight that he could not escape. She after wards went into a bear-house, where Jacobs was sitting with three other thieves, each of whom was able to take his own part, but she lugged him out, and gave him into the custody of the police. Her own boy had been ruined by these two, and there fore she did not care to what hazard she exposed herself for retribution sake. The Lord Mayor observed that the case was a most mean choly one, and asked the complainant whether his-employment was such as would permit him to attend to a prosecution at the Old Bailey? The complainant said his absence from his business would be extremely,disserviceable to him. The father and mother of Nathan begged that the man who had been robbed should be bound over to prosecute the three* culprits, of whose guilt there was no doubt. 'the Lord Mayor refused to comply with tho request, in the first place, because of the revolting exhibition of parents giving evidence against their own child, and in the next, because of the injury to which the person who had lost his handkerchief would be liable if a prosecution were enforced. Cruelty in either ca. , e w mld be attributable, particularly as he could send the prisoners to Bridewell, where they would be strictly kept for three months, and every effort would be made to reform them. Mrs. Nathan said that Bridewell would do no good, and again besought his lordship to send the boys to the Old Bailey; but The Lord Mayor, with evident disgust, rejected the appeal, and sentenced the boys to solitary confinement for the above stated term. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE BENCH OUTWITTED. — A person named Llewellyn, evi dently quite a novice in the ways of London, charged John Gee and John Cook on suspicion of having stolen his portmanteau. Mr. Llewellyn said he arrived from Wales a few days ago, and put up at the Three Kings' Inn, Piccadilly. In order to en sure the safety of his portmanteau, he gave especial directions to the chambermaid to take it under her care. Having occa sion to shift from the bed-room he at first occupied into another room, which was double bedded, he inquired of the chamber m:iid if his portmanteau was sate, and was answered satisfac torily. On Thursday morning last, he went outof his bed-room, leaving Cook, who, he was told, was a Wiltshire farmer, come to spend a few days in London, in bed. On Friday the' port manteau could nowhere be found, and suspicion then fell upon Cook, who had not made his appearance at the Three Kings' Inn since Thursday morning last. The other prisoner, Gee, a person whom Cook had given out that he had engaged as a ,o-uide to the wonders of the metropolis, having been seen on l'hursday morning in the passage leading to the bed-room of Mr. Llewellyn, was also taken into custody on Saturday night, in company of Cook. Mr. Chambers called upon Cook, a stout, ruddy-faced little man, with an air of farmer-like honesty and simplicity, and a dress which exactly corresponded to that character, for his de fence. Cook, in a strong Wiltshire dialect, with an appearance of great sincerity, denied all knowledge of the portmanteau. Mr. Chambers.—Well, Mr. Cook, what are you ? Cook.—Whoy, Ize independent, bike. I be corned from Wiltshire to zee Lannon tights, vor I never woe in Lunnon afore. _ _ _ What do you mean by being independent?—Whoy, doant'ee zee, uncle cited and left I his varni and all his money. Zo I left off varming, and be coomed to Lunnon to be a jeutleman. Where is your property ?—Doan't know exactly. Zums in Banker England, and zums where I can't get it. How came you acquainted with that other man ?—Wboy, I zeed 'un in public-house, and zo I ax'd un if he know'd Lun non, and if he'd take me to zee the vine zights, as I be strange loike ? and so he zed " ees." Why did you not return to the Three Kings' Inn, on Thurs day night?—ply vriend here zed I was to goo and zee the big stone poast—l vorget name—the Monuyment, I think though it wos; zo I went, and he took me to a vine theater-house, zo I was too late to get in. Well, but as to *tour property in the Bank of England. I want to get at that l'—Shouldn't wonder if thee did! This latter repty was given with so much naivete, that the whole Court burst into laughter, in which Mr. Chambers joined heartily. " Well," said the Magistrate, "it does not appear that this poor simple country fellow is very likely to know an y thing about the portmanteau. We must hear what the other one has to say. " The prisoner Gee, whose appearance was the counterpart of a Whitechapel prig, confirmed what the " Wiltshire farmer" had said respecting his engagement as Cicerone, and declared that otherwise they were perfect strangers to each other. At this stage of the proceedings Avis, one of the officers, and Drew, a police inspector, came into the office. Avis went up to the Wiltshire farmer, and asked him, with a peculiar air, if he did not recollect him ? The Wiltshire farmer wished to avoid recognition, but Avis assured the magistrate he had known him for the last twelve years as a frequenter of " flash houses," and one of the most knowing shots about town. Inspector. Drew likewise said he had known the 'Wiltshire farmer for more than twenty years. lie knew him as a sort of jockey at pony races about the suburbs of London. These communications having entirely altered the magis trate's opinion, a very minute investigation was set on foot; and, as circumstances of considerable suspicion were elicited, it was resolved upon to remand both prisoners, for the purpose of Affording time to trace, if possibleohe destination of the port manteau. The " Wiltshire farmer," as he left the bar, promised to book" both the officers for " a good turn" as soon as he got free, as they had frustrated his attempt at what he termed "ganurioning the beak." SHERIFF CRIMINAL COURT, STIRLING. coAtBINATIoN LAWS. We think it of the greatest importance to the country at large, and particularly to the working classes, to be Made aware of the exact state of the law on the subject of combina tions, and would therefore take leave to call the attention of all to the following case, tried on 'Friday last, before our Intermin Sheriff-Substitute, Hugh Barclay, Esq . ., and above all to the able address of the Judge to the pannel, in pronounc ing sente.pee... - _ James Ewing,. some time cotton-spinnot at Culcreuch works, the property 01 A. G. Speirs, Esq., was charged, at the instance of the Procurator-Fiscal of the county, undet the act 6th, Geo. IV., cap. 12J, with having, inter alia, "by threats or intimida tion, of by molesting, or in so m e wa y o b s tru c ting, forced, or endeavottred to force, Isabel Stirling and Jean Wright, both cotton-spinners, at Culereuch, to depart from their employ ment or work at Culereuch aforesaid." The pannel pleaded not guilty ; and the prosecuter add uce d th e two girls in suppott of his libel. Isabel Stirling being sworn, deponed that she belongs to Aberdeen, and came to work at Culcreuch about three months ago, as a cotton-spinner. Knows that some of the old spinners had struck work ; and that witness and fifteen other girls from Aberdeen came to s upply their places. Since they came, they have met with many annoyances from the old workmen. Re members one day, shortly after they came, of seeing the pannel in a crowd. He called bad names to witness, and to Jean Wright. Called them " Knobs," which means that wit ness and her comnanions had taken work from others. Damned them that they would not work long at Culereuch. He intimi dated and molested them, and it was his intention to prevent her and others from working. Said that witness would not be allowed to work six days, instead of six months, far which she was engaged. Interrogated by the Court.—No violence was lased. A stone was thrown, but cannot say by whom. All that witness has sworn to as being done by pannel, was done by him with the view of forcing witness to depart from her employment. Jean Wright being sworn, corroborated the other witness in every particular. The pannel adduced one witness. William Ewing, some time cotton-spinner at Culcrench, re members one day when a crowd of boys shouted at the two wit nesses for the prosecution. Saw Ewing, the pannel, there, but he did not Intel fere in any way. Used no violence to them. Has known pannel all his Ufa. Gave him a very good cha racter. 'I he pannel's agent took. an objection, that the affray was charged in the libel to have taken place in the morning, while the witnesses spoke to an affray happening in the afternoon. The Sheriff repelled the objection,. and th en , a dd ress i ng th e panne!. spoke newly to the following effect:—"That it was painful in any case for him to award punishment, but doubly so in a case where the prisoner had been certified to bear en ex cellent character, and where it is feared that much ignorance existed us to the state of the law. At one period the law pre vented all combinations amongst work Men. The law has been altered, and it was to be feared that it was supposed that now no restraints Whatever existed on the workmen. This was, indeed, a great nii4ake. It was, no doubt, now quite legal fur workmen to associate. for the regulation of their own,wages, and of their own time of working;. but they have no ritht t. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. associate for the regulation of the wages or of the time of work ing- of others, or to dictate to, or control their masters. If they are not pleased with the terms offered, there is, and ought to be no law to compel them to accept such terms ; but the same principle of freedom which prevented them from being compelled to accept these terms, in its turn prevents them from compelling others not to accept of them. T. permit any such interference would be subversive of every principle of liberty, justice, and sound policy, and would injure much our manufiLtories. The workmen themselves, however, would be the first victims of their own unfortunate policy. Demanding and attaining liberty themselves, they are bound to give liberty to others. In the present case there had been no violence proved, but there is clear evidence of 'intimidation and molestation to endeavour to force the witnesses to depart from their work or employment.' I hope (the learned judge said) that this will be the ►ast_case from the works with which you were connected, and I still more fondly hope this will be amongst the last cases in this county, and that with the knowledge how the law really stands this of fence will completely disappear, and that the workmen of this county will perceive that their own and their masters' interests are one, and that every restriction they impose on the freedom of our manufactures is a blow to their prosperity, of which other countries will not be slow to avail themselves." In respect that the pannel had been already nearly thirty days in gaol, and in respect of the good character given him, the sheriff restricted the farther imprisonment to other 30 days; intimating that in all future cases the full period authorised by the statute would probably be awarded. To our readers, of the working classes, we would again ear nestly recommend an attentive perusal of the learned judge's address to the pannel. It points out so clearly, and with such force, the present law on combinations—shows that it is based upon that great principle of our constitution, " freedom,"—that no man can fur a moment doubt, either what the law really is, or a.t the same time that it is most eminently just.—Stirling Journal. SERIOUS FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. OLDHAM, Nov. 15.—0 n Sunday night, about seven o'clock, a fire was discovered in the large cottnn spinning and weaving mill belonging to Messrs. Milne, Travis, and Milne, situate at Shaw, in Crompton, near Oldham. The flames were first seen by a female named tiVolfenden, resident near the factory, where they issued from the window of a room on the north side of the fifth story; an alarm of fire was instantly spread, and vast crowds of people repaired to the place. Unfortunately the fire had attained great magnitude when first seen. The•excellent fire-engine of the firm placed at 'Ansley Brook, and the one in Shaw, were quickly in requisition ; but the destructive element, assisted by a strong wind, extended with such rapidity from one part of the building to another, that the exertions of the fire men were of little avail, except in rescuing the adjoining mill, belonging to the same gentleinen, from destruction. Several persons, including many females, attempted to save property, in the lower stories, during the progress of the fire, on the north side, and in the upper stories. Unhappily a man named Wil liam Winterbottoni, aged about twenty-two years, lost his life in endeavouring to rescue property. While in that part of the factory which he presumed would be safe, he was suddenly en circled by fire, and with great difficulty he escaped to a window in the second story, from which he was removed upon a ladder, but he was so shockingly burnt, that he expired at five o'clock on-Monday morning, in great agony. He has left a wife and one child. The flames extended into each room with such ra pidity, partly through an enclosed "boxed off" passage, that four of the floors felt at once, with a most horrid and astounding crash, which created a rush amongst the crowd. Two children were casually pushed in the pit at the back of the mill, but they were ultimately rescued, and are recovering. The amount of property saved was but small. By eleven o'clock the interior of the mill was entirely destroyed, and nothing but the four outside walls left standing. The room in which the fire was first seen contained both raw cotton and machinery, and was partitioned-off Tor - cotton cleaning. It is not known how this lamentable accident arose, but there is no reason for supposing it to have been the act of an incendiary. Above twenty bales of cotton were in the factory. By this serious catastrophe two hundred and fifty work-people are at present thrown out of em ployment. The , milt was six stories high, and twelve windows in length. The property is insured in the Manchester, Guar dian, Phoenix, and Royal Exchange fire-offices, but we under stand to little more than half the amount of the loss. A fire happened in the same mill some years ago, but it was one of no great consequence. During the fire on Sunday night, a man named Bates, who is a local preacher among the Wesleyan Methodists, was rather seriously hurt, by falling from a ladder three stories high, and a woman's leg was broken by the fall of a cotton bag. Fortunately the steam-engine was nut much in jured. CORPORATION COMMISSION. COPY OP RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT A COURT OF ASSISTANTS OF THE MERCHANT TAILORS OF THE FRATERNITY OF SAINT JOHN BAPTIST, IN THE CITY OF LONDON, HOLDEN AT THEIR UALL, ON THURSDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER, 1833, AND AGAIN BY ♦DJOURNMENT ON THURSDAY, THE 14TH NOVEMBER, 1833. Resolved unanimously, That this court are ready and willing to disclose every thing relating to the affairs of this company before a competent tri bunal. That, deeply impressed with sentiments of the most profound respect and loyalty towards their sovereign, they are prompted no less by inclination than by a sense of fluty to y ield implicit obedience to all authority constituted according to law. That, entertaining doubts how far the commission for in quiring into municipal corporations is in accordance with law, and whether, if it be so, it extends to corporations of the nature of the Merchant Tailors' Company, they have thought it right to submit those doubts to the consideration or counsel learned in the law. That, upon mature deliberation, aided by the legal advice they have received, they entertain a strong conviction+ That the crown cannot by virtue of the prerogative alone compel any subject to make communications or disclosures upon oath, or otherwise, except in a due course of the administration of justice. That a roving commission to inquire for grievances, and to compel answers, is clearly contrary to law. That the members of corporations can in no respect be com pelled to make any answer to the commissioners appointed by the crown touching any of the matters propounded in their que ries, or within the scope of the commission. That the method prescribed for executing the commission in question, by summoning the officers of the different bodies whom the investigation affects ; forcing disclosures of titles, or of de fects of title, by an extra judicial oath; looking for abuses with out a specific accusation in legal form, and by causing the produc tion of an oath, without any cause depending at the suit of a party interested, of the muniments and other writings of corporations, is not only a wide departure from the ordinary course of law but a grievous violation of the liberty of the subject, and of highly dangerous example to the security of property. That the address or concurrence of one house of the legisla ture only, as the law now stands, can add nothing to the vali dity of the commission in question. That although the House of Commons claims a power to en force, by means of its own privilege, the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and records before its own com mittees of inquiry, yet it cannot communicate such a power to the crown ; and the privilege of the House of Commons is not, like the prerogative of the King, reducible to any control of a court of justice, nor, .perhaps, to any strict definition, so that it must ever depend entirely on the discretion and moderation of that assembly whether that privilege shall be exercised for the real benefit of the people or in a manner wholly inconsistent with justice or liberty, as it certainly must be whenever the House of Commons shall assume a jurisdiction which properly belongs to the legal tribunals. Tha"t tha know; and lawful manner of inquiry into the mis conduct of a corporatiOn, or into the improper exercise of its franchises, is by information in the Court of King's Bench, which can only be granted upon some specific charge, or to re dress some specific grievance. That a commission from the crown (and the same may be said of a committee of either house of Parliament), for the pur pose of finding out matters of complaint against every corpora. tion in the kingdom, if it were armed with compulsory powers, would be liable to all the objections which were justly urged against the qiw uarrantos of Charles the Second, without even regarding, as they did, the forms of justice. That even assuming the commission in question to be legal and effectual, as regards Municipal Corporations, the Merchant Tailors' Company is not a Municipal Corporation, and does not therefore come within the scope of its inquiries. That the term " Municipal Corporations" seems to refer to those Corporations only which embrace cities or towns as eon tradistinguished from such as possess no local jurisdiction what ever, but merely relate to persons, professions, trades, mysteries or commercial adventures, having no concern with the adminis tration of justice, or the maintenance and regulation of the police, or the preservation of the peace. That, if this be not the sense of the words " Municipal Cor porations," it is difficult to conceive why they should not com prehend the Colleges in the two Universities, the Universities themselves, which do by their charters invest the Vice-Chan cellor with the office of Conservator of the Peace, the dean and chapter in every cathedral town, the Bank of England, the East India Company, the College of Ph) sicians, an d m a n y o thers of the like kind, as well as the trading Corporations and fraterni ties of particular mysteries. That this court, moreover,. being, for these rea son s, satisfied that any information given by their authority to the municipal corporation commissioners would be purely voluntary, feel that they cannot, consistently with the ancient and lawful oath taken by each individual on his admission to the Court of As sistants, disclose any matter which in their knowledge or judg ment was not intended to be published. That this court, in declining to give any information what ever to the Commissioners appointed under and by virtue orthe , commission aforesaid, are desirous of assuring the commission ers most respectfully that there is nothing in the history, con stitution, or administration of the Merchant Tailors' Company that the members of this court have, collectively or individually, any wish or interest to withhold from inquiry. That, on the contrary, it would be a source of gratification to them to have the opportunity of demonstrating the increased and increasing extent and utility of the charities, which, u s we ll by a due economy of their 'revenues as by the munificen ce of several of their predecessors, members of this court, they have been able to establish and to enlarge • but they are a c t uate d exclusively by t wo cons id era ti ons • first, the oath of o ffi ce , which they think pr ec l u d es th em irom voluntary disclosures ; and, secondly, the persuasion that the universal, though reluc tant, submission of all the corporations in the kingdom to a commission so manifestly un l aw f u l, a nd, in, their judgment, so inconsist'ent with the security of the property and rights of the subject, could not fail to be treated as a sanction to such an exercise, of the prerogative, and to become a precedent full of danger to future times. Wherefore they conceive it to be the more especial duty of such of these bodies as have no favour to expect and no danger to fear to meet this unlawful encroach ment of power with unqualified resistance. licsolved,—That a copy of these resolutions, and of the opi nions of counsel, be transmitted to Sir Fras. Palgrave. By order, . (Signed) JOHN B. DE MOLE, Clerk and Solicitor to the Company. COPT OF TILE QUERIES AND OPINIONS OF COUNSEL UPON THIS SUBJECT OF THE. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION COMIIIs sION. _ Query 1. Whether municipal corporations are legally bound and compellable to furnish the information sought for by the Municipal Corporation Commission, and by the first list of que ries propounded by the commissioners ; and if so, to what ex tent ? Sin JAMES SCARLETT'S ANSWER. I am of opinion that the crown cannot by virtue of the pre rogative alone compel any subject to make communications or _disclosures upon oath or otherwise, except in a due course of the administration of justice. The crown may issue a commis sion to hear and determine offences against the law; and in cases where the crown is visitor of ecclesiastical corporations or hospitals, it may visit it by special commissioners, as well as by the chancellor ; but even then, the visitorial power roust be called into action, like any other judicial power, by the com plaint of some party grieved, to whom the ordinary means• of redress had been refused, or by way of appeal from some do mestic forum which has exercised its judgment upon a specific complaint. But I apprehend that a roving commission to in quire, fur grievanixs, and to compel 4uswers, even in cases 1, Le. e the crown ',sit 'uy cummis6mners, much more in cust.6 where it cannot, is clearly contrary to law. As to civil corpo rations, therefore, I think that they can in no respect be coin pelled to make any answer to any commissioners appointed by the crown, touching any of the matters propounded in the queries, or within the scope of the commission. There can be no civil liberty where the law that protects the rights and en joyment of pi operty, and of privileges or franchises, is not ad ministered in a certain known course. It is a principle of the common law, which is ever favourable to liberty, that the King cannot administer jnstice except in his courts, and by the judges duly established. It is said by Lord Coke, that courts of equity exist only by prescription or by statute; that the com mon law is the inhei itance of the subject, and therefore that though.the King may by virtue of his prerogative constitute a new court and judges to administer justice according to the common law, yet it cannot without the authority of Parliament constitute a new court of equity, or a court ecclesiastic. It fol lows that he cannot compel any person to make disclosures, even for the avowed purposes of justice, or the redress of grievances, except in the established courts of equity, or by courts administering justice according to the common law. It is even said by the same high authority that the King can not by law appoint commissioners to inquire only, and not to determine. lids is certain, that by the common law, which is the right of the subject, no man can be compelled to disclose any matter that may expose himself to peril, except in a due course of justice. It seems to follow, therefore, that the Crown cannot appoint commissioners for the mere purpose of compel ' ling disclosures of any kind. Commissions for inquiry may be the source of" much useful information furnished voluntarily ; and it has been the usage to issue such commissions either under the Great Seal or under the sign manual in matters relating to the departments of the executive government which are under the control of the King, or to the administration of justice ge nerally; but, in my opinion, it is not consistent with the law or the liberty of the subject that commissioners appointed by the Crown to inquire into matters of property or franchise, or any other matters or grievances of which the King's ordinary courts I a. e cognizance, should be endued with a power of compulsion either for the disclosure of facts or the attendance of witnesses. The address of the House of Commons, as the law now stands, can•add nothing to their validity. It is true that the House of Commons claims a power to enforce by means of its own privi • lege the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and records before its own committees of inquiry; but it is also true that the House of Commons cannot communicate that power to the Crown. Besides, the privilege of the House of Commons is not, like the prerogative of the King, reducible to any control of a court of justice, nor, perhaps, to any strict de finition, and therefore it must ever depend entirely on the dis cretion and moderation of that assembly whether that privilege shall be exercised for the real benefit of the people or in a man ner wholly inconsistent with justice or liberty, as it certainly must be whene'ver the House of Commons shall assume a juris diction which properly belongs to the ordinary tribunals. The known and lawful manner of inquiry into the misconduct of a Corporation, or into the improper exercise of its franchises, is b, information in the Court of King's Bench, which can only be granted upon some specific charge or to redress some specific grievance. But a commission from the Crown (and the same may be said of a committee of either house of Parliament) for the avowed purpose of finding out matters of complaint against every Corporation in the kingdom, if it were armed with com pulsory powers, would appear to me liable to all the objections which were justly urged against the quo u'arrantos of Charles 11., without even regarding, as they did, the forms of justice. , • MR. W. W. FOLLETT'S ANSWER. I am of opinion that municipal corporations are not compel lable by legal process to furnish the information required by the commissioners. I am not aware of any legal or constitutional power vested in the King which can enable him to compel obe dience on the part of any corporate body or its officers to com missioners appointed under such a commission as this. What ever information on the subject of their inquiries is furnished to thorn will be voluntary on the part of the persons giving it. AIR. W. R. RENNALL'S ANSWER. In some cases where the King has the powers of visitation, he may appoint commissioners to exercise his office of visitor. He is a visitor of all civil corporations ; hut the only place where he can exercise this jurisdiction is in the Court of King's Bench. The corporation complained of is called upon in that court to show how it makes out its claim to some specified privi lege, or to answer for alleged misbehaviour, distinctly charged in a proceeding of quo tvarranto. This is the only course by which the crown can legally call in question the rights exei &sad, or the acts done, by a civil corporation. The following passage appears in Lord Coke's Second Institute, 28 , J : " There were some innovatores in those days that persuaded the King (Edward I.) that few or none of the nobility, clergy, or commonalty, that had franchises of the grants of the King's predecessors had right to them, for that they had no charter to show for the same, for that in troth most of their charters, either by length of time or injury of wars, and insurrections, or by casualty, were either consumed or lost : whereupon (as com monly new inventions have new ways) it was openly pro claimed that every man that held those liberties or possessions by grant from any of the King's progenitors should, before certain selected persons thereunto appointed, show quo jure, glove nomine illas retinerent, 4-c. ; whereupon many that had long continued in quiet possession were taken into the King's hands, Et, qnod nulla tabella constarent." Sir Edward Coke adds that, at the petition of the Lords and Commons for a remedy against the grievance complained of, the statute 6th Edw. I. enacted, "that in each county, until the Court of King's Bench came thither, or the next coming of the Justices in Eyre, all men should quietly enjoy their franchises which they had reasonably used. Here it is to be observed that this good King and his Coun cil in Parliament referred the party grieved to a legal proceeding, which implied that a contrary course was holden before." Under this statute (6th Edward I.) quo warrant° writs were issued into all the counties of England to inquire concerning liberties of Vrhatsoever kind, how they were held of our lord the King, " Cujus brevis occasione omnes Archiepiscopi, Abbates Pri ores, Comites, Barones, et cceteri libere tenentes variis labo ribus et expensis fuerunt prcegravati."—(Barrington on Sta tutes, 109.) These proceedings being complained of by the Lords Spiritual and Temporai, and the Commons, in Parlia ment, as a matter of great rigour and extremity, (although in legal course), the statute 18 Edward L was passed to confirm titles. (Second Institute, 495.) The letters patent to inquire into corporations give an autho rity to the commissioners to inquire into the state and con stitution of municipal corporations, and, among other points of investigation, to inquire into the privileges of the freemen and other members, and into the nature and management of the income, revenues, and funds. These inquiries seem to be as extensive as thoSe whiCh the selected persons were directed to Make in the reign of Edward I. The method prescribed for executing this commission by summoning the officers of the different bodies whom the ivestigation affects; forcing disclosures of title, or of defects of title, by an extra judicial oath ; look ing for abuses without a specific accusation in legal form; and by causing the production on oath, without anyeause depend ing at the suit of a party interested, of the muniments and other Writings of corporations; is as wide a departure from the ordinary course of law as the proceeding censured by Sir E. Coke ; and this commission, like the appointment of the " persons se leeed," wants the authority of an act of Parliament. The right of the crown to grant commissions is not an unlimited prero gative. It is said, in Lord Coke's Fourth Institute, 163, " All commissions of new invention are against law until they have allowance by act of Parliament. Commissions of novel in quiries are declared to be be void (statute 18 Edw. 111., c. 1.) Commissions to assay weights and measures being of new in vention are declared to be void, and that such commissions should not be after grantel (statute 18 Edward.l 11. c. 4.) In 12 Coke's Reports, 31, it is reporte 1 that commissions under the Great Seal were directed to divers commissioners in ,Bedford shire, Buckinghamshire, and other counties, to inquire of de population of houses,. converting of arable land into pasture, &c. ; but the coinmisti viers should not have any power to hear and determine the said offences, but only to inquire of them; and by colour of these commissions the commissioners returned presentments into Chancery; and after, in Trinity Term, 5 Jac., it was resolved by the two chief justices, and by seven other of the judges, that the said commissions wore against law; airing other reasons "for this, that it was only to inquire, which is against law ; for by this a man may be unjustly ac cused by perjury and he shall not have any remedy ; for this, that it is not within the statute 5 Elizabeth (c. 9, for the punish ment of perjury) ; also the party may be defamed, and shall not have any traverse to it." It seems to me that the commis sion in regard to which my opinion is required is liable to the above objection, and under the sanction of the preceding au thorities I think it is against law. This commission does, I think, differ essentially from the commission to inquire into the practice of the Court of Chancery, and from the other commis sions to inquire into the state of the law in England and in the colonies. It is of the nature of a judicial inquiry, where pri vileges, property, the administration of trusts, and personal conduct are put in question without any suit or action depend ing. It appears to me that as the Commissioners of Naval In quiry were appointed by statute (43 Geo. 111. c. 16,) and the Commissions of Inquiry into Charities and the Management of Charitable Funds were issued under the authority of acts of Par liament, the present commission also had need of the sanction of an act of Parliament. ASHFORD.—We are happy to record an act of benovence on the part of Mr. Knight, of Godmersham Park, which we trust will be followed by other wealthy individuals in the county.— Thirty-two acres find a half of pasture have been diyided amongst eight, and five acres of arable amongst twei've, industrious la bourers of the parish of Westwell.—Dover Telegraph. The following case of extreme distress appears in a London morning paper of Monday, communicated by the Rev. Dr. Fletcher, of Stepney :—" The Paragon, a Stockton trader, on the 4th of November, at six, p.m., anchored in safety, near the Nore. About seven the captain discovered the half-deck to be in flames ; and, though every exertion was made to extinguish the fire, all their efforts were unavailing. The crew and pas sengers,- making sixteen person; saved their lives by taking to their boat; but not an atom of the property was rescued from the flames. The vessel burned to the water's edge, and then sank. By this calamity an unfortunate family, five in number, has been unexpectedly plunged into the deepest distress. Mr. Thomas Metcalf, with his, wife, two daughters, and a son, were taken out of the burning Ve s sel, in their night-clothes only, and were exposed to the inclemency of the weather, up to their knees in water, in an open boat, nearly three hours; and it was not until th e a ffli c t e d f a ther had arrived i n London that clothing could he procured for his family. Ile was about to settle in London, and had embarked with his family, his house hold furniture, linen, &c., and all his property in money; and by this overwhelming visitation of Providence all has been lost, and he and his family are in entire destitution." ATeociotis CliunLTy.=—lt is with pain that we relate the following act of cruelty, which was committed iu lioker-lane, near Pudsey, on Thursday se'nnight. About one o'clock on that. morning William Emsley came home; his wife had got his supper ready, and was sitting up expecting him. Ile threw the door open, and told her to go out of the house ; she entreated him to sit down and get his supper, but the brute knocked her down. She again invited him to get his supper, and then he placed her upon the fire ! Sh e ex t r i ca t e d herself from that dreadful situation without any serious injury; but as she wat getting over a wall, on her road to a neighbour's house, he lee loose a bull-dog at her, and, while the dog held her, struck her several severe blows on the head. Ile then asked her if she would ever run away again, and she promised she would not. She got away from him as tie was taking her back to the house, and ran through a gate into a field. He again set the dog at her, and while the dog worried her, he kicked and beat her in a most cruel and brutal manner. She cried out " murdrir," and man of the name of George Tordoff ran with a pitchfork to the place. When the husband saw him coming he left the woman, and slipp e d th e dog at the man, but he -- beat the dug off with the pitchfork. The husband then left the unhappy woman, and walked away in the direction of his uncle's house ; but when he had got a few score yards he returned, to see if his wife was in the house, and swore that if she was not dead he would kill her! The neighbours, however, resched her front further violence. He went into the house, and declared that if any man went in or near Linn he would murder him. Mr. W. Hutchinson, the constable, came and charged another wan to his assistance to take him into custody. Ile knocked the assist ant down, but was secured immediately, and delivered up to the constables of Pudsey, by whom he was conveyed to the lock-up room at Bradford, for the purpose of being examined - before the magistrates. The woman's jawbone is fractured, and her body nearly covered with bruises. Her lower extremities are dreadfully lacerated and mangled by the dog. ller life is, of course, in the greatest clanger. She remains at the house of her father, Mr. Stephenson, of Farsley - . We would fain hope that the 11154L4e.-I,edi Intalijuncer. Emporto. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4-c. Irindoo, Askew, fm Calcutta, with loose abt 5 t sapan and 4 t red sanders wood, 371 bgs horn tips, 1001 bgs rice, 500 bg, saltpetre, 882 bgs ginger, 1000 bgs sugar, 40 - s safflower, 8 hds tincal, 57 chts cas tor oil and turmeric, S 7 bls cow hides, 21)1s goat skins, 73 chts shell lac, 60 bxs cassia lignea, 87 robins pepper, 48 bls munjeet, 1 but 1 ppe Madeira wine, 4cs silk piece goods, Order-1 bx conts unkn, Mrs Pratt-1 prcl do, S Pirvel-1 do, Mrs Fitzgerald-1 bg rice, R Lang ston—P Dk Majestic, Lawson, fin Bombay. with 205 bls cotton, 30 bls safflower, 5 chts elephants' teeth. loose 3 ps do, 12 ehts gum arable, 2 cs tortoise shell, 1 cse mangoe pickles, VfNicol and co-128 bls 2 Irf his cotton, Sir J Tobin and co-5 . 1 Cs gain arable, 10 cs gum myrrh, 1 cse dragon's blood, 20 bp coculus indicus, 20 his num vomica, 125 his cotton, 2 es 1118 ps elephants' teeth, Dirom, Itiehmond and co-27 kgs aloes, 3 es gum animi. 515 hgs rice, 159 bp pepper, 70 robins ginger, Acraman and Stltt-5 cs conts unkn, J Miller and co-85 ehts gum arabic, 4 ehts gum myrrh, 36 bales coffee,senna, 86 bls Cropper, Benson and co -591 his 1 hf ble cotton, 1975 bgs pepper, 6cs cardamoms, 60 cks wine. Ibx rupees, Order—P Dk ,Sbipping Entrilignrc. TUESDAY, 19th November.—Wind, S.E. by S.—Vair. The Warrior, Roberts ; and Rapid, Roberts, hence, at Dublin. Boykett, Shotten, hence and Bourdeaux, at Dublin. Catharine, Nixon. hence, at Limerick. Novina, Davies, hence,, a Waterford. Smyrna, Shannon, from Tralee for this port, at Waterford, • Sophia Maria, Nordstrom, hence for Wyburg, at Stromness, 29th ult. Minerva, Metcalfe, sailed from Bombay for this port 16th July. Comet (mail boat) which sailed last evening for Dublin, is on shore near the Red Noses. The Chatham, Wood, from Charleston, at this port, sailed 26th ult. in company with the Harriet and Jessie, for this port. The Liverpool, Medora, and Orpheus, were loading, and would sail in a few days. The Combatant, hence, had arrived at Charleston. On the 17th inst., twenty miles W.S.W. of Tuskar, spoke the Fredonia, Page, hence for Boston. and Betsey, Hunter, hence for Buenos Ayres. WEDNESDAY, 20th November.—Wind, W.S.W.—Fair. Jane, Bell, from Buenos Ayres, at the Cape of Good Hope. (how Canning, Besant, from Rio de Janeiro, at do. Berbice, Grayson, hence, at Berbice, 14th ult. Belmont, Simpson ; and Penelope, Spencer, from the Clyde, at Demerara. William Donald, Murphy, hence, at Savannah, 18th ult. Lyra, Head, hence, at T am pi co , 12th S e pt. Mercer, Mercer, from Bristol, at Genoa. Ellen German, —, from Leghorn, at Zante. Blackaller, Blackaller, from Malta, at do. Reward, Gilbert, from Rio de Janeiro, at Gibraltar. William Fourth, Bottomley, from Guayaquil, at Cadiz. Amitie, Roche, hence, at Rouen. Frederick, Wagnaer, hence, at Antwerp. Florence, Cundv, from Rio de Janeiro, at Bremen. Mathilde, Kreplin, hence, at Wismar. James, Scott, from Africa, at Cork. Barbadoes, Lee, from Quebec, at do. Maria, Fisher, from Demerara, at Dublin. James, Goddard, from Halifax, at Londonderry. Agnes, Nichol; and Clansman, Gale, from Demerara, at the Clyde. Clorinda, Steele, from the Mauritius, at Deal. • Camilla, —, from Launceston, NS W, at do, sailed 16th July. Fortitude, Johnson, froth Pernambuco, at Deal. Cygnet, Roll, from the Mauritius, off Dover. Margaret, Grant, from Bahia, at Falmouth, leaky, having been struck by a sea. Chieftain, Blair, from the Canaries, off ditto. Leda, Lyall, from the Canaries, off Penzance. Maypo, Cragg, from Callao, at Plymouth. James Edward, Hodges, from Baltimore, at do. , Adventure, Bragg, from Ostend for this port. at do. Ranger, Donaldson, which was on shore yesterday, has been got off without injury, and will proceed on her voy a ge. The Kenneraley Castle, Wilkie, hence for Quebec, struck on Mille Vaches in the St. Lawrence, 17th ult. and is expected to be a total wreck. THURSDAY, 21st November.—Noon. Wind W.—Rain. ARRIVED :—Hannah, Bigland, from Maranham—Contra, Croft, Denia—San J ose y Arnmas, Anagraste, Salow—Zante, Winsor, Zante —Despatch, —, Malaga. ALSO ARRIVED :—llope, Wood; and Favourite, Abbey, from Li merick—Countryman, —, Sligo—Jane and Grace, M•Kie,llina —Molly Moore, Waterford—Britanni a , C orn i s h, Ch ar l es t own —Beer and Wingat, Edwards, Gloucester— , Oreue, Wilson ; and Jane, Elliott, Dublin—Vigour, Botham, Amiwch—Ranger, Byerle. London. Wilberforce, Harrison, hence, at Maranham, in 29 days. The William Pit, Wildridge, from this port, was wrecked in Nar row Bay, 10th Oct.—crew saved. George Wright ; and Suffolk, M'Donald, hence, at Maranham, 2d October. Nors.b, M`Donald, from Demerara, at Cork. ' Valiant, Davies, hence, at Londonderry. Renown, Evans; and Indefatigable, Roose, hence, at Cork. Henry, Bishop ; and Denni s Carthy, - Connor, hence, at Waterford. John and Mary, Peil, hence, at Dublin. Rapid, Ross, hence, for Africa, was off Tuskar 14th instant. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING I' Poole & co, WEST INDIES, &C. 218 Fama, G, Eit Thomas 8: Tortola AFRICA. T Harrison jun, & co, 272 Kingston, Q, Africa H J Sanderson, 192 Countess Chichester, G, Do Chapman & Willis, 234 Maria, B. Sierra Leone and C L Bahr, . _ Maticoura 319 Sackville, B. Sierra Leone SOUTH AMERICA. Ashley Bros, 243 Wilton Wood, P, Buenos Ayres W 3; .1 Tyrer, 183 Arab, P, Valparaiso, Arica, Cabija and Lima Kers & co, or J Poole 220 Vigilant, Q. La Guayra & Car and co, thagen a (Entered 25th Oct. for St Thomas) A Dennistoun & co, or 177 Eliza, K. Aux Cayes & Port- Kers, au-Prin c e Cotesworth. or Chapman, 335 Fair Helen, P, Bahia G Ilighfield, 314 Montreal, P, Pernambuco Highheld. or Cotesworth, 226 Winwick. Q, Rio Janeiro UNITED STATES. B Wright, 316 Stephen Wright, Q, Philadelphia C L Bahr, 299 Lilburn, Q, Charleston Do, 395 Arcadia, Q, Mobile Kers, Imrle & co, 414 Nithsdale, Q, Do G Glen, 312 Amity, B, New Orleans B Wright, 322 Eleanor, K, Do Bolton, Ogden & co, 641 Splendid, I', New York J Deakin, or 11 Barton jun, 281 Prudence, P, New Orleans J Bibby & co, G Yates, MEDITERRANEAN. 171 Fanny Connell, K, Genoa & Leghorn 161 Susannah, K, Malta & Smyrna SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. J Bibby & co, 162 Ellen Jenkinson, G, Lisbon EUROPE. Focke & Boult, 160 Ferdinand, Q, Bremen IVEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Mary, Fairhurst, fm Berbice, with 1290 hds 3 bris sugar, 70 tcs 3 bris coffee, 78 hds rum, I cistern contg 2400 g molasses, J CrosaWaite and co-40 cks molasses, J Mure-10 hds sugar, N Waterhouse and Sons-20 bls cotton, H Braaksma-44 do. 76 hds 50 tea sugar, It Sem ple-1 brl old copper and 1 brl old pewter (retd). Order—l' Dk Paragon, Raveley, fm Jamaica, with 110 tcs 133 brls 2 hf brls coffee, 17 pns 58 hds rum, 1 pn molasses, 1 kg tamarinds, 50 kgs 14 cs due cades, 43 canisters arrowroot, 1 brl bees' wax, abt 50 t 11 c fustic and 29 t 15 c - ood, T Holt-19 pns rum, 3 hds sugar, J B Yates and co —3 brls coffee, J Hall and co-15 hds rum, Ibx contg a bronze lamp, 197 hides, Wilson and co-20 pus 50 hds rum. 6 tea 2 brls coffee, T Coniston and co-3 tcs 4 brls do, Robinson and co-12 tes 26 brls 3hf brls do, .1 Adams-69 tes do, Gibbs, Bright and co-30 brls pimento, Ihd2 es arrowroot, M 'and B Joseph -2 kgs tamarinds, J M Wood -100 hides, H C Nicholson—l cse cottons, 7 Barrow-2 brls limes, T Ilatton jun-1 brl do, J B Tipton-2 cs succades, Order-106 bgs 8 brls pimento,p 50 tes 258 bgs foreign coffee. T H o lt-4 srns foreign indi go , ennistoun, Mackay and co--G Dk I'arker, Risien, fm Demerara, with 617 lids sugar, 2 pns 60 brls rum, 116 bgs coffee, 1 bx specimens natural history, Sandbach, Tin ne and co-25 hds sugar, Douglas, Fraser and co—P Dk Elizabeth, Taggart, fm Demerara, with 100 cks molasses, 20 hds 15 pns rum, 100 bgs coffee, 25 blgcotton, 24 hds sugar, Sir J Tobin-15 hds 40 do rum, S Mackay-30 tea coffee, 1 ble cotton, T Porter-50 hds sugar. Sandbach, Tinne and co-151 brls rum, N Waterhouse and Sons-83 hds sugar, Wilson and Cort-30 do, 10 pus rum, D Willink —44 cks molasses, T and II Murray -20 hds rum, Channey and Lang —22 hds sugar, 15 pns 2 hds 2 brls rum, Dot bias, Frazer and co-155 cks molasses, 30 hds rum, 2 brls sugar, 7 tea 2 brls 43 bgs coffee, 21 pg timber, 1 ble hlnkts B retd, 1 bx account hooks, 11 kgs 3 bxs pepper, 3 bxs ar&wroot, 1 lox specimens natural history, Order—P Dk SOUTH AMERICA. William, Sanders, fm Arieati, with 176 bgs cotton, Hadfield, Wood and co-524 do, Order-400 hides, T C White—G Dk Palmer, Littlewood, fm Aricati, with. 609 bgs cotton, Heyworth and co—l4B d9,Order. 7 B Dk Clyde, 51unro, fin Valparaiso, with 6019 dry hides, 870 wet cow & ox hides, 192 bgs saltpetre, 22 t Nicaragua wood, Fairlie, Clark & co —29 eks cocoa nut oil, Castellain, Schaesler and co-397 bars copper, 566 dry hides, G F Dickson and co-3776 bgs saltpetre, 5 os conts unkn, Order—Landed at Bahia, 2396 dry hides—P llk UNITED STATES. Britannia, Sketchley, fm New York, with 201 hie cotton, A Taylor and co-325 do, Melly, Prevost and co-77 do. Cropper, Benson and co-40 do, 11 Patry and co-1500 bils turpentine, Cearns, Crary Rco —ll hds tobacco, J Stewart-191 brls apples, Roskell, Ogden and co —l3 do, T and J D Thornely-40 do, G Crosfield-25 do, W Rose and co-10 do, Fisher Bros and co—l do, Leech and Harrison-10 do, E Davies-1 do, Dr Banning-6 do, 6 kgs crackers, W Dawson-4 brls apples, P Allen-4 do, 2 brls nuts, Order-15 brls apples, 5 brls flour, 1 hf tce rice, Henderson, Sellar and co-342 brls apples, 1 hf hrl conts nnkn, Sands, llodgson and co-6 cs do, J M'Cammon-1 bx do, J B Boothhy and co-1 do, Roskell, Ogden and co-4 do, Mr Hope-1 do, Carson and Lauder-2 paper prcls ilk Ibx hooks, N Wothersnoon -2 hls retd goods, T B Blackburne-2 cs fture prints, E Frodshim-19 'eager shooks, 19 hdls hoops, 5 bdls heads, Fitzhugh and Grimshaw— abt 20 t stone ballast, said Master—River Chatham, Wfiod, fin Charleston, with 100 bls (Tifton, Sands, Hoag. son and co-600 do, D Jackson-96 do, Reed, Irving and co-50 do, T and W Smith and co-50 do, W C Molyneux-161 do, W Stuart —729 Order—P Dk Carroll of Carrollton, Bird, fin New York, with 200 bls cotton,Wain wright and colo6 da, Melly and co-36 do, , T B Illackburne-68 do, Hagarty And Jerdein-50 do, W C Molyneux-64 do, Buchanan & co —Bl do, 1500 brls turpentine, Cearns and co-800 brls apples, Order -8 dol Hobson and co-58 do, Capt Bird-18 do, E Wilson-5 do, Fovr ler and co-6 water shooks, 6 bdls iron hoops, 2 bdls heads, Robinson and co-94 bls 26 cs conts unkn, Order-2 bls do, A Brown and eo -6 do, G Peabody-16 es do, Itathbone and co-14 do, J rind W Cash -16 bls 49 cs 15 trs do, W& J Brown and co-1 bl do, Cox & co—P Dk BRITISH AMERICA. ' Mary, Owen, fin Quebec, with 91 ps oak and 175 ps red pine tim ber, 24 c 16 deals, 561 e 9 staves, W Shaltles-4 ps red pine, 54 ash oars, Order—B Dk Julia, Taylor, fin Newfoundland, with 1356 c dry end fish, 6 bdts 6 c do, %V W . Bulley—Landed at Waterford, 346 c codfish-8 Dk MEDITERRANEAN. Aurora, Corneby, fm Malta, with 7 Pkgs apprl, 1 ese coats unkn, W Simmons-12 qr cks wine, T I'ierson-3 bls cotton, Ibx conts unkn, E Hamnett and co-50 bg,s anniseed, 5 Igs mahogany ' J Mac laurin-1 ppe 3 hds sqr eks wine, 7es honey, 57 bls cotton,lies hooks and pictures, 24 lies orchella weed, 1 Ka 1 cse conts unkn, Order -150 bgs seed, (description unkn) Arteholls and Lucas-114 pps 6 hf pps oil, 1 tnk 4es books, vipers, insts, &c, T and W Earle and co-1 cse orange plants, S and W Woodhouse—S Dk Exquisite, Perriam, fin Smyrna, with 1000 drums 2400 hf drums 5600 qr drums figs, 1000 drums 1000 hf drums sultana and 237 brls red raisins, J Heap and Sons--G Dk Matilda, Oliphant, fin Messina, with 29 pps 33 cks olive oil, 295 es GOO bxs lemons, 45 bxs liquorice paste, 2 cks w cream tartar, 6 eks sweet almonds, 10 pps 20 lids r wine, 100 bgs nuts, Order—lse alit 101 t brimstone, Ibx shells, I jar Ibx honey, Ross Bros-55 bxs liquorice paste, E Boultbee-100 es 100 bxs lemons, M Leicester—C; Dk Bolivar, King, fm Millazzo, with 110 eks 9 lids 9 qr cks olive oil, Baring Bros and co—directed, Ibx chrvstalized sulphur. Order—G Dk 51auney, Jones, fm Zante and Cephalonia, with (fm Zante) 38 bts 18 crtls currants, alit 7 t fustic for dunnage , M Leicester-1 ~ ck eta (fin Cephalonia) 147 bts 34 crtls currants, M L e i ces te r n K t s D . Master — ( fun I a_s t r Launizsai o r:iocort.r_,d fin Naples, 4 bls raw silk, F Bernard-53 bis do, 2 bis org 2 bxs apprl, 1 bx conts unkn, J Bibby and co -1 prcl views, R. Bateson-1 cse lard, J Drinkwatcr—abt 650 gra linsoed, iie P d e Earles and Carter—p Dk EUROPE. - - - Pctrus Ludovietis, Maesker, fin Harlingen, with abt 60 t oak bark, 30 hxs cheese, 37 bls flax, C\V Neuman, Son and co—Q 1)k Helene, Astrope, fm Taganrog, with abt 1200 qrs linseed, 230 dun nage Mats, Eapes and Carter—G Dk John and Edward, Melhuish, fm Hamburgh, with abt 560 qrs wheat 60 dunnage mats, T Booth and co—G Dk Audilie, Persen, fm Charente, frith 22 pus 170 hds brandy, ()frier -5 pus do, Cooper and co-4 has do, Glazebrook Brus-15 hds do, Laid man, Craig, and co-5 pas do, G Fisher-1r hds do, Jll Sutton and co —5 lids do, Bevan and Smith=l2 has do, Jones and Maples-4 fins 10 hds do, J Miller and co—".; pns 12 hds, W Pilkingtou and co-2 pus 16 lids du, T Gill-20 hits 1 cse dy, T Cliaddocl; und c,-41 lids do, It Preston and co-10 pns do, J Etty—S Dk Crescent, Bonfellow, fm St Petersburgh, with 42,bdis hemp, 200 eks tallow, abt.2o t junk, Order-3d bxs portable soup, J Overend-1 cak Craiiberriei, 1 es: wale, Capt Bonrellow—G No EMBER ;", 18.33. Aalarkrtsc. LIV ERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, NovEm° , u 6,0 There is rather an improvem en t i n th e d ema nd for Plantaton . . i „ i „ sine our last advices, which has checked any further : c o nere prices. —Foreign continues d u ll, an d i n M as t I n dia and Maur itt is nothing doing.—ln Molasses, sales have only been made to 3 extent, at former rates.—Mice, at th e public sale yestertKl:wing small quantity found purchasers, at 15s. Gd. clr cwt., the ma lt very inferior.—Coffee have been more inquired for, though !;1 ) . c ' c ot. has been done, the prices offered being lower than holder's wltl on i n go, In Foreign there is no sal e s to no ti ce . but 400 bags of St. ' nqu irt'd just arrived, are advertised fur nex t Tuesday.—rimento o uly for.—Pepper is dull and rather lower ; a t a public sale yestell, - 4f , a small parcel was sold (bei ng c oun t r y d amage d) at 31d. " the sound being withdrawn at 41d., 31d. only having being 0 Rum is firmer, though only limited sales have been made.___.o tt . LIVERPOOL COTTON ,MARKET, Nov"vwr -- 21 - in Ic sir Our market continues exceedingly fiat, and prices are afa than those of Tue,day ; the sales amount to about 5,000 bale 6, ;;AP to spinners. 200 New Bowed have been sold at 80. 0 9 1 ; American have to-day been taken for export. LIVERPOOL CORN MADE, N 0 VE 11l BER 21. .. i . tatl" limited demand for ever ~,e i l, lie exception pf Oats and us`"" quoted a shade dearer. MALT, imp.mea o s g 56 a j O O En g lish Irish 4B ° 0 0 n 4 n BRANS, Enolish 3B v '' 38 ' Iris.... 3 7 ,°, ' ! Foreign - .° 4 6 v PRASE, Whife ...• 45 9 '. FLOUR, per 280 His 40 0 Irish, 1833 Canadian free brl 31 0 ..• 0 0 American, ditto 23 °•' 0 ° Do. (in bond) 0 o '' OATMEAL, 240Ths. 29 Irish, (old) 2l 0 0 9 Do. (1833) 22 6•• Rick, (in bond) 19 0 Carolina, (cwt.) l5 6.• 1 6 6 East India. ... t FLAX SEED, With • Since Tuesday- there has been a without alteration in prices, with tl which, being rather scarce, may be WHEAT, per 70 4bs s d s d Irish red (old) 6 0 7 0 Do. red 1833.. , 6 0.. 6 9 Do. white 1833 7 0.. 7 3 Canada (old) 8 3.. 8 6 Do. 1832 7 9.. 710 Dantzic 8 0.. 8 6 Stettin &Wismar 7 9 .. 8 8 Odessa (soft). Russian 7 0.. 7 4 Foreign (in bond) 4 0.. 6 0 OATS, per 45 lbs Irish (old) 2 7.. 2 8 Do. (1833) 2 7.. 9 8 Foreign (in bond) 1 8.. 2 BARI EY, imp. mea English 601 b 3 10 .. 4 4 Foreign (in bond) 0 0.. 0 01 LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, No; 21. a is Our Butter market continues in a very depresssed state. if ve ri f some instances, lower prices have been submitted to.- 130 1....13ce dull.—Lard, in firkins, is scarce . — Dry Hams are in denia z and Pork are steady. BUTTBlL—Belfrit Bl 0 6 82 0 P e t' , r Banbridge 72 0 73 0 Colerain 74 0 0 0 ---- Sligo 73 0 0 0 "---- Derry -- Waterford 7O 0 74 0 ...-- 'Limerick --___ Cork Pickled 2ds, (Cork) -. Dry ads, (Cork) - Newry 7O 0 71 0 '"''' Dundalk 0 0 0 0 '"-- Carlow ce. BEar.—.New Prime Mess -- ..... 105 0 -- 112 6 per WI New India 117 6 0 0 -- ',.. 0 11. PORK Do, ~.wt. BACON, new 3O 0 33 0 per_,- Do. old DRY Hams 52 0 —54 0 WET Do Lein.—Firkin Bladdered ~, 2 1 ' LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, P' .. S. d. 0. d. 40 O . flay 0 7 0 0 9 P e ',- Old Hay Clover Hay 0 0 .--- Straw, Wheat 0 44 0 5 Oat 0 34 0 4 ......... Barley 0 0 Green Clover Potatoes Cattle Potatoes 1 8 Turnips - Carrots 3O 0 Mangleworzle .. lB 0 Manure -33 0 ..elp 0 7 WHOLESALE PRICES OF BALTIC AND Al I 4 tvntroot, X. •. d. X. is. d. I,IERIGAN November 21, TIMBER, 4, 1 cubic foot, -- Riga Dantzig Memel 0 2 2 0 9 3 American Pine 0 1 6 0 1 9 Do. Quebec 0 1 84 0 1 91 Red Pine 0 1 9 0 2 0 Quebec Oak Birch PLANKS, Iff foot of 2 inch. Dantzig Deck American Pine 0 0 2) 0 0 3 DEALS, 4p' standard hundred. Best Petersburg Red Do. White 14 0 0 14 10 0 Memel Red l6 0 0 16 10 0 Dantzig 8: Swedish Red 14 0 0 15 0 0 " . ----- Drris. WI cr PI 15.55. glee,. leer.° ft. 10s. of c if ldsd et° (01 £44 V 12° ' gi e° £4 k. • 09414' • ..—... ,yi PRICES OF SHARES, TnunsDAT, Novi: wail' 0 , 1831 Liverpool Coal Gas ..insVP Liverpool Oil Gas l6O Liverpool and llarrington Water Works 440 Bootle ditto Exchange Buildings Liverpool and Manchester Railway,— £lOO paid 210 0. Ditto Old Quarters 25 _ 51 oj Ditto New Quarters 25 50 0 ' Bolton and Leigh ditto lOO 85 , 0,1 Ditto 25 21 ,- Warrington and Newton ditto lOO 10 0 Kenyon and Leigh ditto lOO 1 18 Wi"an Branch ditto lOO 90 St. Helens and Runcorn Gap ditto lOO oe r - 9 Leicester and Swannington ditto 5O 58 '' oc l Stockton and Darlington ditto lOO 297 W s Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway ) 29 is and Canal Leeds and Selby Railway 25 0 ,1 Grand Junction ditto lO 10 0' 0 0, ,1 5 , London and Birmingham lO 14 oj Bank of Liverpool lO 15 1 " 03 Bank of Manchester l5 20 10s o j Manchester and Liverpool District Bank 10 15 199 0a Commercial Bank of Liverpool lO II 15 ' 0 ,1 Liverpool Marine Assurance Company 25 5 2 104 o Oldham Gas Light and Waterworks-- 10 1 6 „ 0 0 Manchester Assurance. BULLION, LONDON, Novuista 19, 18 3 a ti. P OZ. .e. ; 9 Portugal Gold in Coin Foreign Gold in Bars B l!., 0 Ne Doubloo 0 u / 01 New Dollars ns 0 4 0 fiber Bars, Standard l'Llias LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY, Nomfaisa DISCHARGED. ADMITTED. . En-patients cured . . . . 22 In-patients' . • • Relieved and at own request . 4 Out-patients . • • . A Made Out-patients . . . . 3 C asua l d ur i ng fI. P. • • Irregular Dead . - 4 Remain in the house • -!lobo Consulting Physician and Surgeon, Dr. Renwick and gr . ,! °' Physician and Surgeon, Dr. Banning and Mr. Bicker"' House Visitors, Rev. J. B. Monk and Mr. Ripley' 0400' 1. Chaplain. the Rev. R. Davies.—House Surgeon, Mr. •::010 LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE. Days. Mrn. Ern. Ht. DT. 1 . 4.e N 0 V . Friday 22 8 2 828 11 11 Cecilia. tf' Saturday 23 853 ,9 14 13 2 St. Clement. SUNDAY 21 935 953 14 25th Sunday attr,.. Monday 2 .ID 11 10 23 1.5.• 8 Mich. Term. eot''frl , Tuesday , 211 flO 4.5 11 2 16 10 ' Wednesday-27 11 19 11 35 17 • 6 Full Moon '7l l . I°l. Thut'sday 28, 11 53 18 0 MARRIED, oite, On Tuesday, the 12th inst., at Lancaster Mr. J. Co nitl' of Burton-in-Kendal, to Miss Grace Walling, of $1,;130 Same day, at the Parish Church, Prest on , Mr. jun., of Leeds, to Isabella Dan-son, eldest (laughter of fr Fallowfield, of the former place O e e On the 13th inst. at the Parish . d es Church, Rochdale , -a r th e terworth, Esq., of Rochdale, to Miss Lord, daughter o f e re, James Lord, Esq., of Bacup. es On Sunday last, at St. Nicholas's Church, Mr. l ii av3 heliec . painter, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. John -- Th e - 0 0' Yesterday, at the Parish Church of Childwall, by Asli t o John Ilandforth, William Chadwick, Esq o f Slacla , orifi l under-Line, to Anne, eldest d a u g ht er of" Mr. John Tyddyn-y-coed, Llaufairfechan, Caernarvonshire. DIED, da ~,, ort , On Friday, the Bth instant, at M a lp as , awfnll , o f John Herineyer Dudgson, solicitor, aged'ir PI 22, third s ° d' late William Dodgson, Esq., Inversion. , bore On Thursday. the 14th inst., in the 35th year 0 , ` 1 „, of'„,' Maria, the wife of Daniel Malrea, Esq., of liainsaY, ls— iot 6 'o' much regretted by all who had the pleasure of h e raccla;vP , Ou Monday, the 18th instant, aged 33, Thomas te' 1 Es., late of Barbados. , 000 1 1 3 • S ame day, in the 64th year of his age, muc h e o ,°6 i by his relatives and friends, Mr. James Atherton , 6 . 1 ' 01l ' ,I. Peach-street. . ogr.,it;t, Same day, after a short but severe indispositio o, _ Ellen, the beloved daughter of Mr. John Striae" st e Hunter-streei. • gro ve ' IP On Tuesday morning last, at hia residence, Fir - 0 00 4 Derby, in his 73d year, Robert Preston, Esq. , Saran, day, Mr. John Moorhouse, Portland-Pl" t, r Near Gcorge Town, Demerara, on the Bth of Auftt l e s ,oth youngest. son of Mr. William Wylie, Pai s ley, iu t of his ape. po TAO Liverpool :—Printed every Tuesday and Friday morn in g of , ' 09 -buildings, John-street, a n d published at tin. S TA NI)AItp - ordi c Q 7, High-street, Exchange, by SAMUEL FRANcEY°- t Advertisements are received by Messrs. Nuwton wick-square ; Barker. Fleet-street; Deacon, Chancery-lane; Munden Hammond, 27, Loitibard-t;iii,clol')ol r• way's ; the London Commercial Cofree-house , ..bouqll,s o Jerusalem Cotlee-house, Cornhill; Chapter Colree o e, poster-row; North and South American Cotree - " a sd needle-street; Lan - son and Barker, 13 inthin-lane ; cp . 0 0.0 1 ,1 ,1 P Lewes, 4, Wellington -street, Strand, London: by 31' ler', ad and Co., Dublin; Mr. NPPliun, Glasgow; Mr. S 0 ~stou, office, Maneliester ; Mr. Malley, Bookseller Warring , Clarke, PEut- . office, Preston. ENGLISH STOCKS, NOVEMBER 19, 1833. Bank Stock, div. 8 per Cent 2ll i 11 3 per Cent. Red. Antis £lOOO.. 871 1 A Ditto 3 per Cent. Consols Anns. 1000.. 88 1 8 Ditto 34 per Cent. Antis. (1818). Ditto per Cent. Anna. (1726) Nth 3} per Cent. Reduced Arms 1000.. 95oti4inigan . d Ditto New 31 per Cent. Arum lOOO.. 961 4 1 . Ditto , 500.. 961 8 1 4 4 per Cent. Anna. (1826) 1000.. 102/ i Ditto New 5 per Cent Nothing u Long Anna., exp. Jan. 5,1860. l6l 13- 16 d _:.,,,, Annuities for 30 yrs, exp. Oct. 10, 1859 Ditto with div. for Opg. Jan. 5, 1860 Nothing tlo_Re; Ditto 50 ~ Jan. 5, 1880 India Stock, div. 101 per . Cent. South Sea Stock, div. 31 per Cent Ditto Old Annuities, div. 3 per Cent B 5l Aone• Ditto New Annuities, div. 3 per Cent -Nothing Jo e. 3 per Cent. Annuities, (1751) Nothing tri• India Bonds, 21 per Cent 22s 239 Pdo n e. Bank Stock for the Account, November 26 3 per Cent. Consols for Account, Nov. 27- BB A 8 done' India Stock for Account, November 26 .. Nothing 31 per Cent., reduced EXCHEQUER BILLS. £l,OOO 500 4 44 1 1 s 1 s : 4442229: IPP : 1 1 1 : e ' Small Advertised C ommerc i a l Nothing_o