The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-15 00:00:00

OeTosPat 15, 1833: that he is not a merchant, manufacturer, nor a landowner Ivith a mortgaged estate—and counting upon his five " ti g e rs how•much solid money in gold be will be enabled to leave at his demise to his only daughter whose chartns were toasted at the last agricultural meeting. " Rosy is this !" we think we hear him . exclaim, pa ha.- s • down the chocolate, and wiping his spe - ctacles, "How is this!—the revenue stilt deficient,—the income gnu unequ a l to the expenditure,the sinking fund gone, and still no surplus,—bad compared, with bad, and still the balance more against us than before,—and, as I am , e . li ving man, th e t h ree per cents. are sinking, the foreign "Inds are tumbling, the King of HoLLANU is restive, CAR !'" is up in arms in Spain, MiouEt is not defeated, and w orst of all, t h ese unreasonable scoundrels who compose the scum. of London are determined, in the face of the bes t administration that ever existed, to resist the pay ment of the assessed taxes!" This is a' soliloquy of the very first order, and true to nature. We can imagine the blank look, the restless e ye. the- awakened sUspicion„ the sense of shame, all ddenotin,g that the. old gentleman has become . conscious that, hitherto, he has been dozing and dreaming, building castle s in the air, and placing unlimited and undeserved e"fiden ee in a Government whose measures, even thclUgli u nintentionally mischievous, have a positive ten dency to s t r i p him of his boasted wealth, and reduce him de a state of - - comparative pauperiim. The astounding instant, an d of £253,276 up o n th e ,quarter ended the 10th '" s 'allt, and £380,420 ripen the year, and this at a tim e i file working classes are fully employed, and when ev er.Y interest in the country is flourishing, with the ex ception or agriculture, is a painful but just commentary that policy. Th e ministerial papers may tell us at the deciease is caused by the reduction of taxation in the present year; but the imposition, and the fiction, "ncocted in the tr e asu r y, an d f orce d dowel the throats or its ijrvile scribes, are too gross and palpable to be o r We have only to turn to the cu s t om s to 81 " , that their defence is fallacious. We find that in th e customs alone there is a comparative falling off of no ess than A - -0 ‘ ) . ,0130 upon the quarter. Is this owing to " " 1 Y reduction of duties? We know of no reductions, except in the article of drugs, which has been more than e ti °m Pensated b y Mr. aroVLBUR's extra sixpence upon ae gallon eta of rum. It i s a me l anc h o l y f ac t th a t the 11 in PS and p os t o ffi ce a l one ex hibit an i ncrease b ot h upon the quarter and the year; and this has been caused, as concerns the stamps, from the severe police of that de. t l n i -ent, and, as concerns the postoflice, from the needy p a s l? ggarlY spy system applied to the carrying of coach tels. When a Government is reduced to this condi, thei'll"-when it is so far gone as to beObliged to apply , screw to to hunt the coach-offices, to. open letters, to 6.err et. .. „ sixpences, we may depend upon it that its ca rtridge system.. upon the eve of breaking up: its last tu rtria n ., d b 's in the.box, and when that is used there is an , r IP its offensive and defensive tactics. a .. er e is one subject, however, and it is a financial i." e _ t ", which at present attracts general notice, and is, t o c fact, o f more importance than all the rest; we allude _fte co m binations already formed or forming in London Zl nd ohther Place s for the openly avowed' purpose of resist t-7 Payment of the assessed taxes. On this import- , d 'unject we court the attention of the fundholder, who t ' h o ce PlY interested. He may disguise the truth, but the l eth e is come when lie must either arouse from' his st er ar gY or take the consequences. The present mini took the lead, On a . late occasion, in . this unhallowed a 4tfare against property, in this constructive treason gainst „ KING and his authority, in this foul conspiracy theya i- st vested interests arid national faith. Perhaps ,: i e „Pent of; their folly and criminality, and, like Sir ti ° -- ' 4I 'EY look back upon their conduct in all the bitter, ateisas sorrow and shame. This, however, is doubtful, ti even if it were ot h erw i se we are b oun d, as.conserva ves' to watelr thei r acti o ns, not their professions, and Judgeo f them by what they do, not by what they promise. irl'ese men are assoc i a ted t o res i s t the payment of the t i l ti eB * They assemble at public meetings. and pass reso iift -imn s to th a t e ffe c t. Th e y d ec l are th a t th ese t axes p ress a i: vil Y and unequally upon them—that they are oppres b e : a ," Unjust imposts, 'which grind- the poor man and ap- e t. ' l ard Upon th e i n d ustry o f t h e wor ki ng c l asses. W e '4O ad vocates for these taxes. The pages of the Li- V llt POOL STANDARD are in proof that we have earnestly t 2t l ghttheir , repe a l. W e demanded it on t h e score o f heir unequal pres sure, and because the i r repea l was one tw tv the sole mn promises of the Whigs. For more than lion she years, wh en t h at deceitful party were i n oppos i ; ;t Party qu, they clamo ure d f or their abrogation. Th ey ma d e i t 4 estion. Year after year they brought forward 11°t Ion on the su bj ect, t h e unavoned but real object of whic h taii was th e ann oyance of the Tories, or the people tile i ng them se l ves Tories,.who were then in power. We, 4e , refe re, hav e a r i g h t to hold them to their pr i nc i p l es, the de mand the performance of those promises on which side b ased thei r popu l a rit y, when they . we aresamesat on the other ~ t 7na of the house Butat the sae time ready to t7o4that th e b o ld allegations set forth by these associa pre 8 are u nfounded. It i s f a l se t h at t h e assess ed taxes I tis s t s r • 4 61-1 the p oor man. I t is false that they f etter i n - T he Y ur restri c t t h e expansion or the profits of la b our. eoat t ,P k oor • than pays no assess e d t axes . Th e labourer Th e '"tes nothing to that branch of the public revenue. sa. e c l' e ritive has no practical knowledge of their pres of tl i lo a s nd ne ver suffers from their severity or the rigour e th.Plnyed i n co ll ec ti ng them., - - t o " , eal iegatiO ns ," t h ere f ore , o f t h e L ondon conspira taotrtue imitator s o f L or d . FrrzwaLiam and Mr. WM. kr, false, untenable, and criminal. They th e ak ing that a p u bli c quest i on wh i ch concerns on l y h tve r i ch, who do not complain, and the shopocracy, who hi t o 4 , 0 right to complain, at least in London, for by lodnnoll nineteen-twentieths of these taxes are paid gers and strangers. But we waive the cause of theycomplaint aad cone to .the . facts. These people say p a ; w ill not pay. Thousands of men say they will not I;,„„,TheY have an audience of Sir Wm. HORNE, the " It 8 Attorney General, and they tell him th e y w ill 'N..e k Y• They tell him that they are numeri ca lly s t rong tha t t hey are unanimous—that they are re so l u t e — an d I Th. s the y have determined to resist the tax-gather er . rh e , t ° say, the least,- is candid • and-straightforward: so ehe is no chicanery, or subterfuge, or bushfighti ng i n th e pe n a declaration of their sentiments. But what is , 'ePIY of Si r W M . H ortars ? H e says, t h at as the h et no s Attorney-General he. must enforce, the law k ir k , a private : g e n tl eman , an d t h e representative of tr e j - le-bone, he is inclined to support the constructive R"iltyof which hi s res p ec t a bl e const i tuents are c l early Il e it sn . . re t , • We now understand the true position of the all-Zetive parties. HORNE, under the influence of X 12,000 ote l ar ' says you mus t pay; HORNE, under the i n fl uence a ait e r efOrtn bill, and the honours of Mary-le-bone, says laao7,y Pay or m a y no t pay , j ust as you p l ease. How G ene ti onoured is a King in having such an Attorney hooraZl Row h a p py a const i tuency i n having so ho t and conscientious a representative ! 131 41 ta t et us c ome to the point. For .the sake of argu tireenatWe assume that it i s o f no consequence w h et h er that the first act of the next session will be their, repeal. mu st yginvernrnent has been ruled by the m o b,' and th e y kot to thee to the mob. Th ey must contribute the i r fag tattl sakes flame th e y h ave raised. They must, for their ;ta d al do h omage to the idol which they erected, L i ' oefore Which t h eir patrons and late masters, the rab le, knelt. good! " this 411 Kiera n , - But stay, my gentle citizens ! all In orrow i s . t I ) .r e the assessed taxes to be repealed gloat r ' ' Lela , that they alone will make atone ap,o°T. all the errors and usurpations of the last three tla tt We mean no Oft , " is O illy a ence, but we cannot help saying tttrl:lll.bly small mind, a •blockhead who thinks so. He is of a mere oyster politician, who flat !' l'lnself into the belief that successful rebellion has li mits taat tritunphant fraud is satisfied with its first sati .".. e .s e e --- o rn : that compulsory concession on the part of ent, be it republican, or be it monarchical, ,se gai er 'lltls to peace, or operates as a safety-valve to dic eW?n, or as a restraint to popular aggrandisement. i ',° o l. at the principle of resistance in the prestmp -4( tat whi - ga- have alr6ady.yieided. What then? The payment of a legislative tax is not-less binding than the payment of a rent charge. He who resists the pay ment of any one of the KING'S imposts has the same rea son for resisting the Duke of BEDFORD'S dues in Covent garden, or the rent of his dwelling-house. There is no distinction between the two cases. It is the law, and nothing but the law which secures the payment of rent to the landlord, and the same law makes the payment of assessed taxes equally binding on the littia's subjects. Resistance to the law, in this latter respect., if successful, must have the effect of rendering every kind of property whatever insecure. If counter resistance -be not imme diately resOrted to by the government, or, in other words, if the majesty of the law be not upheld, we would. not give au:old song for the fandhOlder's chance of his next year's dividends. And let it . be borne in mind that the march of resistance, if unimpeded, will not stop with the fundhplder. To a .moral certainty it will assail the corn laws, beggar the landowner, and aggravate the privations of the agricultural labourer. Nor will it rest there. If clamour and agitation can shake off the taxes without the aid of the reforthed House of Commons, they can bear as potently against rent. What would ministers say or do if the gentlemen of the Birmingham Union, or the anti-tax associations of the metropolis, were to meet and pass resolutions declaratory of their intention to pay only ten shillings in the pound of their rents due next quarter day ? It would be easy fot these persons to assert that rents are heavy burthens, that they are overcharged, and disproportioned to the incomes or ,earnings of the "industrious and useful classes." This would not be a greater outrage upon the law than the preVailing resistance to the taxes, and it would be following up the spirit of Lord FITZtirILLIAM'S advice. But the question still recurs—what will ministers do ? They are. placed in- rt.singulardilemma, for they are now called upon to make war upon their own principles and pia down the villanous associations which they encou raged. The Whigs must either suppress these illegal meetings, or these meetings will put an end to the monar chy. Are they prepared with a coercion bill for Eng land ? It is whispered- that they are, and in proof of this - the `Ministerial journals have for some time been hinting 'that some suclr measure of expediency is indis pensable. Ala.S . for poor England if, under a- liberal administration, the days of the curfew are to come again! EverybOdy asks, "What is to be done with O'CON NELL ?" We cannot answer the question further than by stating, that an opinion is prevalent that he is at present "on sale,"—fresh rubbed and curry-combed, like an old hack, and that the Whigs may have him if they choose to giVe . the price. For some time O'CONNELL has re laxed in his measures, of agitation, and the consequence has been that Irelantitis'at this moment more than usually tranquil. We hear, Jittle about tithes, and nothing at all about repeal. :Thet t are no public meetings, and some of the Dublin papers In this dearth of excitement have commenced a war among themselves, in which hardly any quarter is given, but which, by the way, is exceedingly amusing. Whether Lord WELLESLEY has been authorised to ne gotiate terms with O'CONNELL remains to be seen; but much will depend upon the way in which the " rent". comes in, not to change O'CONNELL'S desire to accept office, for that we consider a settled point, but merely as regards the time when he can'acceiA it with most alvan tage to himself. It will be his policy to .extort as many pence as possible froni•the poor creatures who believe in his honesty . and pat r i o tism, and, when the last penny is wrung from them, the.patriOt will accept office and pay from the people whom he calls the " base Whigs." In the mean time a -pretence of incorruptible consis tency is' put forth by the liberator, and the object of it.is to keep alive the smoulderin g ; ashes of agitation. This, perhaps, he considers the - only way to insure the much longed.for and expected.bribe.. If he were to remain en tirely silent, he knows that the 'Mks would not deem him worth the purchasing. He must intimidate them into his own terms. He must dictate the treaty with ten thousand Whitefeet Under drill in the mountains. For this purpo:=e he is, making a display of his power, atld threatening certain thiogs at a future day. He tellS his slaves to "prepare for the war of Repeal petitions ;" the war itself', however, is postponed. In the Dublin Warder of Saturday, we perceive a portion of the ho nourable member's "second letter to his constituents" — the "hereditary bondsmen." It is altogether a most dis gusting producti on, filled with rancorous and vulgar abuse of Lord ANGLESEY. The language flows freely from O'CONNELL, but it is language, nevertheless, that would disgrace a swineherd. We give an extract or two by way of specimen : " Darrynane Abbey, October 8, 1833. " Lord Anglesey is gone—blessed be God ! One page more is turned over in the sad story of Ireland. One proud satrap more has fretted his hour on the stage of Ireland's disgrace and degradation. For what wants our nation these puny minions,of a•power that springs not from ourselves, nor is directed for our advantage—the only' object being to ascertain how far this lovely and fertile island can be made subservient to the wealth, the power, and the pride of the rulers of Great Britain ? " Lord Anglesey is gone; and never had a man a more noble opportunity to show the superior mind, the high generosity o f spirit, the protecting power—that combination of authority with virtue—which would have raised him beyond the common lot of humanity, whilst it cheered and vivified every thing within its enlivening influence. Lord Anglesey is gone ! after having thrown away all his splendid occasions of utility, of goodness, and of glory. lie is gone, covered not merely with the hate and indignation, but .vitjr the scorn and contempt of the Irish people—nay, the jeer and jest of all who think or talk of his miserable administration ; or, if the laughter ceases, it is only because the horrible overcomes the ridiculous, and that the scent of blood stifles every emotion of merriment. " Lord Anglesey was the greatest prosecutor that ever came to Ireland, and the most disliked, as a governor, of any man that, within my recollection, ruled this unhappy land. There is some thing so low—there is something so mean in mere prosecuting— titiere is something so foreign from the noble emotions of our natura —something so congenial with the baser passions of our nature , in the chicanery of prosecution, that of all bad governments, a prosecuting government must of necessity be the most execrated. "We shall see what course his successor Will steer. Are the instruments who deformed and disgraced the last governmen t to be still confided in and used by the present? We shall see, I expect not much from what, has hitherto happened; but we shall see. In the meantime, hereditary bondsmen ! confide in yourselves. • Be up and stirring. Begin the war of tithe peti tions. Prepare for the war of repeal petitions ! " I love the apparent tranquillity and calm of the moment. — idle observer, or any stranger, would suppose that the tithe question was postponed, and the repeal question extin guished. How •little do they know of Ireland ? The sense of recent wrongs creates a calm which is any thing but symptoma tic of oblivion." The abuse sinks down into empty menace and emptier bombast. We shall soon see who is bought and sold in this petty warfare, for to this, we are quite confident it will come. O'CONNITLL attorney-general, chief-justice, or master of the rolls, under the " base Whigs," would be a rare jest. THE MERCURY versus THE STANDARD. We never think of the senile person who manufactures the twaddle for the Mercury, without being reminded of the "01d w•orna n who lives in a shoe-- Who had so many spinning tops She knew not what to do." Mercy on us ! She has threatened the STANDARD with a prosecution for libel! Now this is a very serious matter, not as concerns us, but as concerns our thin-skinned and very sensi tive contemporary. Tu'Scr the Mercury in court, with all its past libels and recorded con . vietions suspended from the neck of its Editor, attempting, to viucliCate its unsullied' reputation be fore twelve honest men, could be a sight worth a swim across the Mersey to witness. The poor body complains that we have libelled him! When? where? about what? We protest that we trremtterly unconscious of ever having mentioned his name except in the evidence. before the committee of the House of Commons, on which - eeeasion he certainly cut a very ludicrous figure. As to having siVeit. : iif him in anger, the thing is im possible. Nothing that he could say or do could possibly ex cite it. We have alway s held him and his writings, his books and his tops, his tomfoolery and quackery, in too much con tempt to be angry; and if we have laughed at him occasionally when we could not resist it, we should be sorry, if in so doing, we have hurt his feelings, No, no, we beg pardon for laughing, although not to smile at what we sometimes see is beyond the suppressive powers of ordinary muscles. The threatened prosecution must be a mistake altogether. If he ever. seriously intended, it lie must give up the idea of flogging us either in court or otherwise. If he pleases, he can 'ndulge this propensity in another way. LONDON LATEST NEWS. Saturday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock It is said that the Government is in receipt of most important news from Spain—that the provinces of _Biscay, Navarre, and other parts, were in open insurrection against the young Prin cess—that Don Carlos's party had . approached Bilooa, but had been compelled to fall back in consequence of their force not being strong enough. In fact, it appears that the whole of the provinces are likely to declare for Don Carlos, and that the peninsula will be the scene of a civil war, in which, probably, the whole of Europe will he arrayed either on the one side or the other. This lowering state of the political amosphere has caused great heaviness in our consul market; and consuls which, for the new account commencing yesterday, were quoted at 871, have since been done at 87, and closed this after noon at 8i 4. The nottnern bonds are exceedingly depresSed, the price of Russian being 1011; of Dutch, 47/ ; and of Be-gic, 93. Greek bonds have falien to 24, and Braziiian are. flat at There has been cOmparatively little doing in Portuguese scrip. which. is at 211 premium, and Spanish are generally inanimate at 3;34. The settiement of the consul market passed over yesterday with out any defalcation. We have received commercial advices from Quebec which mention that money was exceeding scarce, and that merchants' bills were 8 premium for cash, but very little doing in conse quence of the scarcity of money. Freight was declining. as mere had been a number of arrivals. The holders of West India produce on receipt of accounts from Europe, were firm in demanding full prices,_ and nothing' was doing in dry goods Commerce still felt the effect of the cholera last season. Commercial accounts from Warsaw state, that, since the end of January, wool of all sorts, in Poland, had been sold at an ad vance, and ad had been disposed of. The following are the comparative prices between this and the last year:- 183.3. 1832. 630 to 720 510 to 609 • 54.5 —6().) 45 t 48) 420 —4i;l ; 3/2 348 ; i 309 •216 —321 — 210 We have adsices from Savoy which •are of considerable im portance, and it may be inferred that Italy .is about to be the theatre Of events of great moment. According to these, two corps of the Austrian army, amounting to 120,000 men, were about to he concentrated, tire one upon the river Po, on the frontiers of Piedmont, and the other at the foot of the Alps, in the vicinity of Mantua and Verona. Several general and su perior officers had arrived at Milan, and -others were on the route... Some officers of the Sardinian army had also arrived. It was understOod that a number of the French Carlists, residing in Savoy, had gone to Milan under fictitious names. In Piedmont,. the number of Carlists was known to be upwards of 1,600. The 1 5 rince of Lucca had issued a general amnesty for political offences, and all under arrest for them in his territory had been set free. Many persons of distinction had been ar rested at Milan on a charge of being implicated with the con spirators of Faenza. Among these were two Germans and several Florentines. VJE LIVERPOOL' STANDARD. LOCAL NEWS. Yesterday the annual ceremony of "riding the liberties," or, as it might otherwise be expressed, perambulating the boun daries of the town, took place. About eleven o'clock the wor shipful the Mayor, with one of the Bailiffs in his carriage, and the other on horseback, accompanied, notwithstanding the un favourable state of the weather, by an unusual cavalcade of gentlemen on horseback, preceded by a mounted band of musi cians, left . the - Town-hall, and, proceeding down the shore, passed round by Everton to Shaw-street, where a tent was erected, and an elegant cold collation provided, of which about seventy persons partook. Here the health of our respected Mayor, Charles Horsfalt Esq., was given with hearty cheers by the company. The procession then traversed the boundaries in the direction of the railway station, and thence to the southern extremity of the town, and back to he Town-hall, where three cheers were given for the Mayor, and three cheers for John Wright, Esq., as Mayor for the ensuing year. It is not ex pected that there will be any contest for the Mayoralty. • The election of Bailiffs may possibly lead to a poll. The gentlemen spoken of for this office are Mr. Crosbie, Mr. Cockshott, Mr. Pownall, and Mr. Lace. Yesterday the annual dinner furnished by the Mayor to the officers of the corporation, and which is given after the cere mony of riding the l►berties, was served up by Miss Hampson, of the George Inn, Date-street, in a very super►or manner.— After the usual toasts, compiimentary to the Mayor, Bailiffs, Town Cierk, Treasurer, and other members of the corporation, the company continued to enjoy themselves until a late hour, when they departed, being highly gratified with the evening's entertainments. THE ENSUING MAYORALTY OF LIVERPOOL.—As the day cf election to this important office for the next year approaches, the Burgesses of Liverpool are naturally anxious that the ne cessary precautions may be taken to secure the services of a gentleman possessing their entire confidence. To effect this object a meeting of the Free Ba-rgesses was held yesterday, at the Clarendon Rooms, at which, on the motion of Mr. Dawson, James Ackers, Esq., took the chair. The Chairman opened the business of the day by reading to the Freemen present a circular letter, calling them together to consider the best means to be adopted to secure the election of Mr. Alderman Wright to the othee of Mayor of LiverpOol fcr the year ensu ing. Mr. Samuel Holine informed the meeting, that he had received a letter from Mr. Alderman Wright, in answer to one that he had written at the request of sonic of the Free men, in which he expressed himself ready - to accept the office if no other person better qualified, or possessing their confi dence in a greater degree could be found to do s o . H e (M r . Hohne) thought, that Mr. Wright was .the best successor that they could appoint at this time• ' ou account of his perfect arquaintauce with the designs of those who wanted to rob the lower order of freemen of their rights and franchiser. Mr. Samuel Holme concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that Mr. Alderman John 'Wright is a fit and proper person to fill the office of Mayor of this Borough for the ensuing year, which was seconded by Mr. Robert Russell, and carried unanimously. A freeman of the name of Allen, who appeared to be a journeyman sailmaker or shipwright, thought, it necessary that a public general meeting of the free burgesses should ,be called, that the whole of that body might be warned of the spies who might be expected to lie in wait to entrap them. After expressing a wish that a committee might be appointed to secure the election of Mr. Alderman Wright, and to guard against the possibility of any bribery being practised at the election, he concluded by moving that a public meeting be held at the Golden Lion Inn, at twelve o'clock to-morrow, (this day,) for the purpose of adopting the best means of securing these objects. l'his resolution was seconded by Mr. Dawson, and carried, when, after thanking the chairman for his services, the meeting separated. SHAM PARcELS —A fellow in the garb of a porter has been for some time raisin , the wind, in the neighbourhood of the Exchange, against whose impositions we wish to caution the Public. His practice is to call at offices with parcels directed to the care of one of the clerks or principals, upon which a small sum is due for carriage. These parcels have in some instances been suffered to remain Unopened for several weeks, before the fraud has been discovered. We hope that the p o li ce will keep a goo d l oo k out for the offender, and secure him. HACKNEY -COACH AND CAR DalvEas.—George Davies, the driver of Joseph Little's car, No. 175, John Goodhall, the driver of William Goodhall's car, No. 291, Michael Shannon, the driver of William Crosbie's car, No. 185, Thomas Mark, the driver of Joseph Jones' car, No. 66, John Johnson, the driver of William Johnson's car, No. 99, James Keegan, the driver of William Scotson's car, No. 72, were fined oa Thurs day last by the magistrates, in the penalty of ten shillings, for taking more than the' leeal fares.—John Peers, the driver of John Fe rron ' s ear , N o 199; was fined ten shillings the same day for plying for hire in Dale-street, the same not being appointed stand.—On Slt.urday, James Keegan was again fined twenty five shillings fel- misbehaviour whilst driving his car, and Henry Fisher, the driver of George Oatham's car, No. 28J, and Joseph Davi es , the driver of Thomas Wainwrigh's coach, No. 13, were each fined ten shillings for overcharging. We are not aware what is the nature of an. act of parliament which passed last session on stage coach business ; but we have some reason to believe that the preservation of the lives of his Majesty' s su bj ec t s was no t the principal 'cbject in view with the Proposers, whatever it may have been with legislators. Many complaints have reached us relative to the manner in which stage coaches are now loaded, to which, perhaps, we have not paid the attention they merited., Another case of great in difference, not to say of culpable conduct, is at this moment before us, certified by the signatures of eleven passengers, which indicates so great a degree of carelessness, as to the com fort and safety of passengers, that we think it right to make it the subject of a specific statement, in order that the remedy may be applied by the proprietors, (who, we really believe, cannot for a mo:nent tolerate, much less justify, the course pur sued,) or that the remedy may be in the' hands of the public in a manner which we need not more particularly describe. The ExpreSs coach, which left London on Saturday, the 28th ult., with four inside and ten outside passengers, was so over loaded with luggage. as to excite in the passengers the greatest alarm for their safety. It is stated that the coach was loaded above the roof to the height of four or five feet; and when the passengers applied to have a part of it removed, the agents of the proprietors refused to do so, or to furnish a measure for the purpose of ascertaining the height. On the.arrival of the coach at Lichfield, application was made to a magistrate, and the evil partially remedied; but it was still considered in a very dan gerous state all the way to Liverpool. We do not wish - to re fer to other matters relating to this particular coach; and we hope a caution such as that - now given may induce the pro prietors to order a different course to be pursued hereafter. If we should be mistaken in our expectations, we think there is another way of obtaining a remedy; and the lives of passengers must not be placed in jeopardy for the gratification or cupidity in proprietors of such conveyances. _ _ We . have to record another instance, if not of actual robbery in our neighbourhood,. at least of extremely suspicious proceeo ing, which has finally terminated in a committal to Lancaster. On-Friday night Philip Mawdsley, who keeps a i beer-shop near Vauxhall Gardens, had retired to bed, leaving the servant girl up. A few minutes afterwards he was informed by the servant 'id that there were some men in the garden in a pear tree. Accompanied hy. a _friend, who was lodging with him, he went out, and o n proceeding towards Leigh ridge, they found five horses standing under the hedge, held by some 'boys, each horse with a sack, stuffed with straw, a rope for a girth, and another for a bridle. Some men jumped over the heclge, mounted the horses, and galloped off, except one, which would net move, s a e n c da e l d io ; ther, on turning the corner towards Liverpool, came down .with its rider. These two horses, with their . riders, were ur Mawdsley took care of the prisoners, and went to liirkdale for a constable. Upon some pretence one of them escaped; but the other was handcuffed with his hands behind him ; and Mawdsley and his friends were proceeding with him towards Liverpool, when they were attacked by , eight or ten Men, who succeeded in rescuing their prisoner. The constable was knocked down with a bludgeon, and kicked in a most unmer ciful manner. On Sunday several men called at Mawdsley's, and ordered some ale • when one of them was re cogn i se d by h im as th e m an who had been handcuffed on Friday. He sent for the same constable, who, when he artived, asked the man what he had done with his handcuffs, to which he replied, very drily, he had sold them for old iron, and spent the money. Oh the constable preSenting another pair of handcuffs, the prisoner's friends told him it he would not put them on the prisoner should g quietly with same treatment , but if he persisted in handcuffing him, he o should have the as he had met with on Friday night. The man went quietly to Low-hill lock-up house, and was yesterday taken before the magistrates, by whom he was committed for trial. HIGHWAY ItoBBERILS NEAR WARRINGTON.—Last Thurs day morn i n g, as Mrs. France, the wife of a cheesemonger of Warrington, accompanied by ayouth, her son, was proceeding to Chester Fair in a gig, on their arrival at the first mile-stone, called Walton, five men rushed from the road-side, and one of the m having secured the horses head, two of the ruffians dragged the lad from the gig and rifled his pockets, while the' remaining two. performed the same operation on Mrs.i France. Fortunately the booty obtained was trifling, as Mr. France had, on the previous day, taken all the cash to Chester. The men were all armed with bludgeons, and dressed in round blue jackets, with their faces blackened. Information of the rob bery having been given to Mr. Jones, the deputy-constable of Warrington, he immediately went in pursuit of the robbers, attended by one of his assistants, armed with cutlasses; they proceeded as far as Preston rook and back again without gaining any intelligence of the robbers, but, on their returning a second time, at the turn of the road between Darsbury-stone, and the Windmill on Preston-o'-th'-Hill, they heard cries of murder. Mr. Jones jumped from his gig and ran to the spot from whence' the cries proceeded, and found Mr. Bradshaw, of Warrington, on the ground, with tour highway robbers rifling his pockets. A desperate scuffle ensued, in which Mr. Jones wounded one of the men severely on the left side of the head, and on his assistant joining him, the whole of the gang took to flight, and we regret to add, effected their escape, notwith standing en active pursuit by Jones and .his man. Mr. Brad shaw received several severe blo,vs from the heavy bludgeons with which the highwaymen were armed, and but for the cool intrepidity of the officers, Mr. Bradshaw considers that his lif e • was in imminent danger. They had nearly succeeded in get ting his watch from him, and he had a large sum of money about his person. CAUTION TO SHOPKEEPERS.—On Friday, between twelve and one o'clock, a young man went into the shop of Messrs. It. and H. Anderson, in Church-street, and asked tor two pieces of fine linen ; for Messrs. Wright and Parsons, of Be..d-street. Two pieces, worth about £9, were accordingly given him ; hut, mterind, h wh w i e asch gone, a slight suspicion arose in Mr. Anderson's induced him to d a boy after the _youth to see whether h e went i n t h e di rect i on t o 80ld -street. Ile proceeded first to Mr. 'Parlor's, the bookseller, in Church-street, where he bought a sheet of large brown paper, for th e purpose, it was supposed, of substituting it for the ordina r y wrappers of the linen; H e t he n went through Postoffice-place and down. School-lane, where he entered a cookshop. The boy now re turned and reported progress to Mr. Anderson, who immedi ately went to the cook-shop, and found the young man over a basin of soup. Mr. Anderson urged him to go immediately to the shop of his employers,. as they would be waiting for the goods, and he gave the parcels to his own buy, himself follow ing them. On getting again into Church -street, the young man wished to go up ParWer-street, but was reminded that that was not the road to Bold-street. They then proceeded to the foot of 80ld -street, when the young scoundrel darted along Hanover-street at the top of his speed, followed by Mr. Ander son, who succeeded in overtaking him, and gavelim into cus tody. He was brought before the Magistrates for examination on Saturday, and committed for trial. On inquiry at Messrs. Weight and Parsons, it was, of course, found that they had not sent him. We understand he has been in the employ of several drapers about town; a circumstance which would-faci litate a fraudulent attempt of this kind. Shopkeepers cannot be too cautious in not parting with their goods except to persons with whom they are well acquainted. FACTORY CHILD'S FUNERAL.—The funeral of Samuel Tom liuson, the poor factory boy whose case we reported last week as havin g from the ill treatment of an overlooker, took place on'Sunday morning, in the parish church burial ground, and was attended by an immense concourse of spectators. The line of procession extended froni the residence of the deceased to the jiariSh church, and after the burial service had been read in au impresiiiie manner by the Rev. J. L. Brown, curate, a crowd of factory children, about six hundred in number, ga thered round the grave and sung an appropriate hymn. '1 he elicit time - committee we; also iu attendance,—Lauds BETTER LATH THAN NEVfilt !—Married on Sunday morning last, at the Oid Church, James Hensley, (formerly coachman to William Stanford, Esq., of Preston) aged 75, to Ann Adams, spinster, aged 70. After the ceremony the "happy," but not the `youthful," couple, set off in a fly . for Hurst to spend the honey moon—i.e.. the wedding day, and next morning returned to Brighton.—Briyhten Guardian. WATCH, &c., RATE.—At the weekly meeting of the com missioners ou Friday, the rate for the ensuing year was fixed at 81d. in the pound, with a halfpenny for a lire police. The rate last year was II d. On Sunday afternoon a yacht belonging to Mr. Thomas To bin was upset iu the river, and we regret to say that the two boatmen were drowned. Sir John Campbell, his Majesty's Solicitor-General, arrived here on Sunday morning from Ireland. The learned gentle man accompanied the mayor to St. George's Chard), and in the afternoon proceeded by the rail-road to Manchester on his return to London. ROCHDALE POLICE MEETING.-011 the 241: instant a meet ing of the police commissioners was held, sainlitenders were received and adopted for lighting the outskirts of the town with oil, and after much discussion, it was resolved..that only two thirds of the gas lamps should be lighted NEW CHAPEL—John Burton, Esq., of lagdes, near Mid dleton, has been at the e xpen s e of erecting an elegant new chapel at Rhodes,.for the use of the Wesleyan Methodists of that place • the building, which is 36 feet by 21 feet, is now finished and lighted up with gas. We extract the following announcement from the Gazette of Friday last :—" Whitehall, Oct. 10, 1833.—The King has been` pleased to present the Rev. Courtenay James Cooper Bulteel,' A.M.,to the Vicarage of Ermington, the county of Devon and iocese of Exeter, void by the death of the Rev. W. Choi wich." How very kind of his Majesty to bestow this mark of his royal grace and favour upon the brother-in-law of Lord Grey's daughter, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel! Sulu DE.—On Friday week an inquest was held at the Bridge Inn, Oldham ITCW road, Rochdale, before Mr. Ferrand, coroner, on the body of Hannah Calvert, aged forty-eight years, who was found suspended to the bed post, on the morning of the 3d instant, in her own house, near to Mr. King's factory. She has left four children, and had been mit of a lunatic asylum only about fourteen days.—The jury returned a verdict of In sanity. PRESTON MOOR.—We find that active measures are in Fo gless with a view 'to the inclosure of this important waste. No plan has yet been decided upon, but we understand that iu the course of next week the proposed divisi:ms will be staked out for inspection.—Preston Pilot. BOROUGH REGISTER.—The court of the revising barristers closed yesterday. We are not acquainted with the number of voters registered, but we have reason to believe that our former statement., to the effect that the total would be about two thousand less than .that of last year, will be pretty near the mark. If any thing, the decrease will prove to be rather more than less. Nothing can equal the apathy that has prevailed during the revision, few persons thinking it worth while to pay the courts a visit of mere curiosity. There were about two hundred and seventy claimants, and of these there are about a hundred who have not given themselves the trouble to support their claims.—Preston Pilot, Saturday. THE BISHOP'S VISITATION.—On Tuesday last, the Lord Bishop of this diocese arrived here from Lancaster (we believe his lordship consecrated the new church at Skerton the day be fore), and in the evening preached au admirable sermon in the parish church, from the 3d chapter of Revelations, before "a highly respectable and very numerous congregation; indeed the church was overflowing. His lordship stayed the night at the vicar's, and proceeded next day to Lytham, where he preached two sermons. He returned in the evening to the vicar's, and on Thursday went on to Wigan, where hepreached for the benefit of the National School. I.'o-morrow he preaches at Warrington, also in aid of the National School fund. Pres ton Pilot, Saturday. LAMENTABLE A ccinEriz.—Saturday evening last a train of ,six waggons arrived at the engine house of the Middleton in ,dined plane, on the Cranford and High Peak railway, about a quarter past six. The first contained two tons six cwt., the se cond six passengers, the four last were enory. fl i The engineer ordered the passengers to dismount; they di4 dismount, but when he went down to set the chain in motion the passengers got up again, when a link of the chain broke; four of them jumpt out, the other two (brothers) kept their seats, as if insen sible of their imminent danger. The velocity became frightful for fifty or sixty yards, when the first waggon was th rown off the rails and upset; th e secon d , containing the brothers, rushed on to the top of the loading (tithe first, throwing the unfortunate men from their swats against the third waggon, which was pitched with dreadful force upon the other two. By this con cussion the two brothers, Benjamin and Jacob Rains, were so much injured as to Occasion the death of the elder (Benjamin) in about fifteen minutes; the younger, whose head and face were most shockingly lacerated, expired about half-past five o'clock on Sund a y even i ng. The elder brother has left a wife and three children, the younger was unmarried.—Derby Men, COACH ACCIDENTS.—On Monday evening last, when the Umpire coach was returning from Liverpool to this town, and within a short distance from Aughton Church, the hind axle snapped in two, and the coach canoe down on its side in the road, the outsides being thrown in various directions. The coach was fully laden both in and out, but we are glad to say that all the passengers escaped without any serious injury. The horses were sent to Ormskirk for a fresh coach, which, being brought to the spot, the passengers remounted, and were soon on their way. It was very fortunate that the coachman was driving very steadily, and at rattier a slow pace, or serious con sequences must have resuited.—And yesterday the axle of the Royal Liverpool coach broke at Penwortham-hill, and many of the passengers were a good deal bruised, but no lives were lost.—Preston Pilot. MOST INHUMAN AND BRUTAL ACT.-011 Monday last, one of the most brutal acts that perhaps could be committed took place at Middleforth-brow, in Penwortham, the particulars of which are as follows :—A person named J. Shorrock, who resided at Turner-green, in Samlesbury, left home 10 go Longton moss for the purpose of fetching a load of turf, and took with him to assist i n l oa di ng , a man named John Vocrell, or better known, perhaps, by the nam e of Black Jack. Having loaded the cart, when on their road home they stopped at the public house at Tardy -gate, to get some refreshment, and remained at the house till it was almost dark, when Cowell went out, leaving the old man Shorrock in the house, and drove off towards this town, instead of the regular road to Samlesbury. When he got to Middleforth-br ow , ( a b out a mile from the place where he had started,) the inhuman wretch took a clasp knife from his pocket, and, w i t h out any ceremony, plunged it into the belly of the horse, and ripped it open, at the same tirneurging the horse on. The poor animal went but a short distance, and then fell dead at the monster's feet. Cowell immediately made his es, cape, and though considerable exertions have been used to ap prehend him, he has so far escaped detection. He is a little mean looking fellow, and had on an old and shabby blue coat, and knee breeches. The horse he destroyed was rising five years old, and worth about twenty-five pounds. - - DARING HIGHWA Y ROBBERY.—About ten o'clock on Wed nesday night last, Mr. Stephenson, of this town, coach-builder, was returning home from Tabley, near KnutsfoFd, in a sociable, accompanied b y a l ady, and had reached within a half mile of Bucklow Hill, when three men, armed with tr,mencious blud geons, rushed from the hedge, and stopped. the carriage. 'lwo of them seized the horse's head, which they held, while the third proceeded to rifle the pockets of John Cockcroft, the driver, from whom he took about fifteen shillings in silver, and a number of memorandums, useless to any person but the owner. They th en dragged Mr. Stephenson from the carriage, and took from him about £l5 in money, a gold watch worth £l.), which th ey tore from the guard, and a silver snuff-box, which had' been presented to him by the journeymen coach makers, and b ore an inscription to that effect inside the lid. After getting all they could from Mr. S., the thieves pro ceeded to ransack the lady's reticule, from which. they took a purse containing about £3, a gold locket, a hunch of keys, and some other trifling articles; they then made their escape, taking the road to Northwich, and leaving behipfl_them- one of their bludgeons. .Previous to the robbery, Mr..,Stephenson had stopped at the Hoo Gre en I nn , an d he Is of opinion that the thieves might there have had an opportunity of seeing his watch and purse, but as each of them wore a black mask, he can give no description of their features. Mr. Thomas, the-deputy-con stable of this town, is actively engaged in endeavouring to trace the thieves, but we are not aware that he has yet discovered any clue to them.—Maitcherter paper. BOROUGH OF DDDLEY.—A correspondent . of the Birmingham .Gazette says that, in case of the elevation of Sir J. Campbell to be Attorney-General, the honour of representing the borough of Dudley in St. Stephen's will be keenly contested with the learned knight by several competitors. It is understood that Captain Gordon, U.N., l ate M.P. for Dundalk, has been much spoken of as one of the candidates; and, though last, yet not least, negociations, it i s believed, have been going onn - with M. T. Sadler, Esq., late M.P. for Aldborough, on e l e ctioneering matters connected with the borough of Dudley. CotoNEL "HARE AND HIS MANY FRIENDS."—The Colonel Hare that is out in Portugal is well known in the service by the sobriquet of the "Hare with many friends." He is distin guished for making acquaintances an d turnin g the m t o a ccount. It is said of the Colonel that, after the salutations of the day, he would be sure to ask a favour; withal, he is, however, a very good sort of a gentleman, but for the life of us we cannot make out what character he appears in at Lisbon. He is neither in a military or diplomatic capacity; and yet he i s s t a t e d t o b e i n both, or a something between Loth. He •is, how ever , a ver y persevering man, and that is something. We shall never foiget his' retracing his steps for two miles to recover a lost shoe be longing to one of Lord Lyndoch's hunters, and his telling the story afterwards at dinner, at Cosgrove Priory. —Age. - - EXTRAORDINARY SCICIDE.—WedIIeSORT, Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Two Brewers, Goswell-street, upon Sarah Lawrence, a married woman, who had hanged herself under rather extraordinary circumstances, her husband and three children being in bed and asleep in the same room at the time. It appeared from the statement of the husband, a bricklayer, that he went to bed with his children about nine, but deceased preferred sitting up longer; and at ten, whan he looked up and spoke to her, she told him s h e wou ld get i nto b e d p resen tly. He then fell asleep, and awaking about one founa a candle burning on the table, and saw the deceased suspended by a cord from a nail over the door. He instantly cut her down, and one of his lodgers came to his assistance, but ate appeared to have been dead some hours. She had placed same milk . upon the table for her infant, a b ou t seven mon th s c hi. John Warr, a lodger, confirmed the husband's statemen: ; and it appesred from his evidence that the deceased was in the habit of dunking to great excess, and frequently got beastly drunk. The witness said that she collected money from the lodgers when she could unknown to her husband, and spent it in clink. Quarrels its consequence took place between her and her husband, who was a saber well disposed man ; and on the Friday preceding, having on his return home found her drunk, he struck her and gave her a black eye. There did not appear to liave been any quarrel between them after that, and on Suarlai they dined and passed the day together; deceased, howeveralwas ashamed and mortified at being seen her sister wigs.A, o ck eve. The jury returned a verdict That That she h a d herself b in a state of insanity." ANTI-TAX ASSOCIATIONS. — We have received a letter from a correspondent on the subject of the frequent meetings of Lord Grey's late friends and supporters—" the great unwashed"— fellows who always found it inconvenient to discharge their pot house and chandier's-shop scores; and now, forsooth, assemble over "backey and heavy wet," to oppose, out of _principle, as they alledge, the payment of th e assesse d taxes. We take the majority of these worthies to be persons who never paid taxes in their lives. Their individual poverty, roguery, and insigni• ficance is such, that the most zealous tax-gatherer would find it impossible to squeeze any money out of their pockets. But the impudence of our embryo representatives, the little furniture brokers, who have on these occasions arrogated to themselves a power they do not possess, is only equalled by their gross igno rance. These men say they will no longer distrain ! So might the chimney-sweepers say,—one trade has as much legal autho rity as another in such matters; and the authorities now col lecting the taxes may give power to any person to distrain the household goods of these patriots. We marvel when the pre sent ministers will find it time to put a stop to certain sets of men, and designing men, forming themselves into knots to ex ercise their i t : ran:neat and silly ideals mid purpose. over the better part 'cruel y.---Igo. IC7 SECOND E D moN. Standard Office, Three o'clock. We have been favoured with the following copy of a letter addressed to the Postmaster of Liverpool, announc ing the agreeable intelligence that Captain Russ and the remainder of his crew were, on the 18th ultimo, on board the Isabella (whaler) Capt. Humphreys : To the Postmaster, Lirerpool. "Peterhead, Oct. 12, 1833. "Sir,—l have much pleasure in communicatintr for the satis faction of his friends and relatives, the safety of e Captain Ross of the Discovery ship and his crew (three excepted), as an nounced in a note, of which we subjoin a coo, sent on shore here to-day from the whaler Clarendon, of Leith, Captain Lyle, off here from Davies Straits, with 24 fish-240 tons of oil. The Clarendon left the ice the 24th inst. (Cory.) " 'Captain Ross and his crew arc on board of the Isabella, Captain Humphreys. They are all w e ll ( except i ng three sea men), who died. Had a hOats crew of his on board on the 18th September, but can give no particulars; suffice it to say, all are well with three exceptions. JAMES LYLE Master. Ship Claroulon, 12 o'clock. ' , " I am, Sir, your ohedt. Servant, " 1 WILLI AM GA MAC K, Agent at Lloyds." The latest accounts from Spain confirm all the rumours of the last few days, with respect to the successes and ex cesses of the Carlists, and the insurrectionary spirit that generally prevails. The Queen, according to a letter of the 3d instant, is represented to be seriously ill. " BAYONNE, OCT. 7 —Charles V. has been proclaimed at Ordema. Captain Harrold put himself at the head of the Car lists. The Custom-house receipts were carried off by the rebels. "A slight movement took place at Pampeluua and Vittoria, but was momentarily subdued. " The gardes du corps, who were formerly dismissed, are now very active throughout the frontier provinces, circulating pro clamations of Don Carlos, and calling the people to arms in his favour. "An insurrection is also said to have occurred at Valladolid. ' "M. Mignet passed through Bayonne this morning, accom panied by a Cabinet courier." The French funds continue to fall. The King of Na ples has issued a decree for the reduction of the sinking fund, and the establishment of a national guard. We have this morning received advices from Cape Breton, N. S., down to the 18th ult. ; and subjoin an extract from a letter, dated the 17th September, which throws more light upon the practises resorted to for evading the discriminating duties upon Baltic and Bri tish American timber, than any thing we have yet seen on the subject. It appears that there are upwards of twenty vessels going through the process of colonizing Baltic timber in our American free ports:— " Cape Breton, N. S., 17th Sept., 1833. "Some time since I noticed a conversation in the House of Commons as to the employment of British vessels in the carry ing of Baltic timber from England to the Colonies, from whence, on its return to England, it would only be subject to the colo nial duty of 10s. per load, instead of the foreign duty of 555. per load. It was then stated that such an adventure, though possi ble, was not at all likely to be of frequent occurrence; yet there are now upwards of twenty vessels discharging and load ing in this province, (Nova Scotia,) and I avail myself of one of them, the Northumberland, of your port, to address you.— She arrived here on the 26th of August, and has discharged and i eloaded since upwards ofsoo tons of Memel timber and 9000 Memel and Dantzic staves, at a total expense of less than £3O, including pilotage, light money, extra labour, 'Sec. Captain Mitchell, who is an intelligent man, would doubtless give fur ther information. There are only four ports in these provin ces which, being free, can answer for vessels on such an expe dition; these are St. John's, (Newfonndland,) Pictou, Hali fax, and this—which, from its easy access and low charges, is decidedly toe best. Provisions are plentiful :—Beef 4d. per lb. currency, or about 3d. sterling4—the premium and the exchange being 26 1-9th per cent, in favour of sterling. The lower part of this harbour is accessible at all periods, ex cept for a mouth or six weeks, commencing at the early part of February, and frequently the navigation is not at all impeded by the frost. The increased employment thus afforded to our shipping may, in some measure, compensate for the injury sus• ' tained by them in the passing of the reciprocity laws." By the John Wells, Captiin Curtis, fr om N ew Y or k, we have received papers to The 25t.1i ult. The New York Mercantile Aduertiser, of the 25th ult., contains one of the most important state papers which has appeared for some time past. It is a long document, bearing the Pre sident's signature, which was read to the cabinet on the 18th September. It sets out with heavy charges against the proceedings of the Bank of the United States; and after recapitulating the various discussions which have taken place on that subject from the year 1829 down wards, it declares the necessity of removing the govern ment deposits from that establishment to the State Banks. The paper then goes into a long course of reasoning to justify the proposed measure; which, as far as we under. stand it, lays the question open to much cavil on the other side. Indeed it appears that the cabinet is itself, divided on the propriety of the suggested change. Whilst in one part of the statement it is represented that the power of controul, with reference to the change, is "2171.. : qualified" in the secretary to the treasury, another por tion of the same paper contains the assumption of the right in the President to make the law or powers of others subservient to his own will. If we have read the document aright, such is it 4 tenour. In any case it is a singular and most important statement, and is likely to excite much of the public attention in the United States. By the same arrival we have extracts from the New Orleans' Bee, of the 9th September, with accounts ft om Tampico, to the 24th August, brought by the General Lafayette. The cholera wal still raging furiously, and had attacked both the contending armies in Mexico. Matters seemed, generally, still in a very unsettled state there, and little prospect of a restoration of tanquillity, CORN EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Two O'CLOCK. The arrivals of Wheat are considerably increased since Tuesday last, exceeding altogether those of any pre vious week during the past twelve months. We have also a good supply of Oats, Barley, Malt, and Beans, with a moderate quantity of Flour and Oatmeal, parti culars of which are noted below. The large arrivals of Wheat to-day have been met by an improved feeling in the trade, and although the de mand was not extensive, several purchases were made by speculative btiyers ; and the millers and dealers, some from distant parts of the country, .bonght rather more freely than of late, at a small amendment, in some in-. stances, upon the reduced rates of Friday last, Irish Barley continued in request for distillation, at the decline above stated ; some sales of good Scotch new have also been effected at 32 5. 335. per qu ar t er f or Malting, and fine English was held for the same purpose at 365. Malt ruled nearly the same as on Friday, and Beans were further depressed in value, reducing our quo tations full 2s. per quarter from those of Tuesday last.— Oats continued to meet an extremely dull sale at the de cline above mentioned. COTTON MARKET. TUESDAY, Two O'CLOCK. There is very little doing to day, the sales will not amount to more than 3 or 400 bags. LONDON LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. Lloyd's, Fire o'clock, Saturday. There have been very few arrivals of moment to-day, either from or at foreign ports. The Pirate, Mackenzie, from Liver pool, has a► rived in the river St. Lawrence. The William Russell, Bruce, from Liverpool, has arrived at Pernambuco. She entered that port on the I.lth August, after a passage of 37 days. Ou the 12th, the Margaret Johnson, Sowerby, from Liverpool, arrived after a passage of 48 days. The brig Amity, which sailed from Liverpool for'Pernambuco on the lUth June, had not arrived out up to the 22d of August. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ( From our own Correspondent.) The admirers of that peculiar delight to the British sportsman, horse-racing, have every prospect of enjoying a high sporting treat this week at the Holvweli Hunt meeting, which commenced yesterday, with an interest attached to it, apparently far greater than in former years. The entry for the stakes upon which that class of professionals termed " round betters" snore especially speculate upon (the Mile) tookplace.last, evening at Holywelt. There was no possibility of receiving, it prior to the time of pub lication, otherwise we should have given it ; no doubt, however,. is entertained that amongst "the field" will be found the best horses now in Holy Well, viz. the Chancilor, Perseverance, Bircb. catcher, Her Highness, Jack Faucett, Diana; and Trepidation. Perseverance and the Chancellor remain stationary in the odds, each aspiring for precedence, and equal favourites, but for choice the .fortner seems to be fancied, as in several instances he has been backed at evens, and shillingS given for guineas. From the faciiity and cheapness ofeonveyauce by steamers, this celebrated Cambrian course is to Le honoured by a large assemblage of visitors, as well from Lancashire and Cheshire as N orth Wales. As early as yesterday morning, several batches of perceptions, by some called knowing ones, were wending their way to the well, for the purpose oe gaining thefirsi intelligence oldie entry and other matters, an:l concerning the health, condition, &c. of the horses, in order to- disseminate the u-,eful knowledue at the earliest possible period to Weir friends. at home. After the races, the sports of the week will be wound up by a grand con= cert, for which occasion vocal and insirtunental. performers are engaged both from Cuester and Liverpool, including a portion of Mr. Stubbs 's Royal Liverpool Herinonic Band, winch so pleasingly accoinpanied the quadrilles and waltzes in the small room at the Fancy Ball. The Epsom October meeting, which opened on Wednesday concluded on Thursday; the spot is were plentiful, the stakes of an improvedorder,and the general managcm:.nt appears to have been of a nature calculated to give complete satisfaction, although we regret to say that trout some cause or other the attendance was by no means so great as at former meetings. As the returns have been so copiously given in the London papers, and every sports man being by this time acquainted with the resu,ts to furnish return would be a mere incutubrance to the reader. The Newmarket Second October meeting commenced on Monday, with a good list, and fair sport is anticipated. The foilowing is the latest. state of the odds : THE MOSTY N MILE at Holywell, (this day, Ttisday.)- 5 to 4 apt Petsevevate, (t); 2 to 1 agst Chancetior, (t); agst Biiiicatcher, ;6to 1 agst Her. Highness, (t) ;7to 1 agst Jack Faucett, (t) ; 8 to 1 agst Diana, (t); I() to 1 agst Trepidation, 10 to 1 agst any other. THE HOLYWELL ciy.-62 to 1 agst Speculation, (t); 3 to 1 agst Pickpocket, (t). THE Two YEAR OLDS at Holywell.-5 to 4 agst Vittoria, (t); 2 to 1 agst Queen Bess, (t). THE CLEARWELL STAKES at Newmarket, (this day, Tues day.)-5 to 2 agst Amado, 7to 2 art Louisa. - THE GARDEN STAKES at Newmarket, yesterday.-2 to 1 agst Kato, 4to I agst Basto, 3to 1 agst,Whale, 6to I Egyptus, 6 to 1 agst Hawker, 6 to 1 agst itouncival. STATE OF TRADE. The demand for woollen clotHs in the Leeds markets con tinues steady, and wools have a tendency to advance in price.— Leeds Intelligencer. Bradtbid - Market on Thursday was not quite so brisk as last week. Three-quarter merinos sold well, and at a slight im provement. Nulls also obtained an advance. Wool still con tinues firm. Halifax Market last Saturday was brisker than it was on the Saturday preceiing, and the goods sold in many eases brought advanced prices. In the price of wow, too, there was a consi derable improvement. Huddersfield Market on Tuesday was rather flatter than usual; the demand for superfine broad cloths was exceedingly limited, and prices inerely•nominal. In the lower descriptions of woollen cloths there was nearly an average quantity of bu siness done, though the advance demanded by the manufac turers, on account of the rise in wool, operated materially iu restrictin ,, the merchants in buying. At Rochdale riannal Market on Monday but little business was done, except in low goods. Middle and fine qualities were very little asked for. Some of the buyers offered less money; but the manufacturers teenn determined to stand out rather than sell at reduced prices. • Abstract of the Net Produce Years and Quarters ended 10.1 crease or Decrease on each He; REVENUE. of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the t . h. Oct. 1832 and 1833, showing the In .ad thereof. Years ending 10th Oct. - ' • ' - 1832 1833 Increase. Decrease. X*£ £ £ Customs.... 15,201,299 15,210,007 38,708 -- Excise. 14,955,307 14,542,957 - 413,359 Stamps 6, *,58,159 6,499,529 --- 58,630 Taxes 5,022,324 4,986,160 -- 36,144 Post Office 1,313,000 1,400,000. 81,000 - Miscellaneous.... 46,331 64,816 18,4335 Repayments nf ad- i va.nees for Pub- • lic Works 311,392 294,903 ' . - ' 16,419 43,408,812 4.3,028,392. 144,193 524,613 DedUct Increase 144,193 Decrease on the Year 380,420 - Qrs. endin , g 10th Oct. • 1832 1833 Increase. Decrease, .+; £ .. 4 -.: £ Customs 4,693,129 . 4,272,449 423,680 Excise- .. ....... - 4,771,399 103,121 Stamps . . 1,658,032 1,681,726 23,594 Taxes • 638,959 653,129 - 4830 Post.,office.. ...... , • 333,903 371,000 38,000 Miscellaneous ... . 9,402' 4,391 -- 5,008 Repayments of ad vances for Pub lic Works..... 71,875 87,303 15,427 -- _ 12,091,586 11,840,310 180,242 • 433518 Deduct increase 180,242 Decrea se on the Qtt 253,27 6 THE EGYPTIAN FLEET.—On the 18th of July the Horns, a ship of 100 guns, was launched at Alexandria. The Pacha, who was present, expressed the most lively satisfaction at this new proof of the activity of his chief engineer, Carisy Bey. The Dacha's fleet now consists of seven ships, seven frig , ates five corvettes, and e i g ht brigs.—Le Monite ur r Egypt. There are at this mom e nt seven hundred and ninety-five fac tories for spinning cotton-yarn in the United States; the amount of capital employed in them is &bout eight million pounds ster ling, and their consumption of raw cotton amounts to seventy eight trillions of pounds weight. MictrAßY Pt Ni lI MaNT.—On Thursday afternoon se'nnight, • a private, named Thomas Kelly, belonging to the Eighth Hussars, at present stationed in 'Gloucester, was drummed out of the regiment with every'mark of ignominy and disgrace. The regiment having been marched down to the guard-room; and being there formed into a hollow square, the prisoner was called forth, and in the presence of his comrades, a long cata logue of offences committed by him, commenced in 18.3, and carried progressively up to the present period, was read over to him, concluding with the sentence for his last crime (stealing a pair of trousers from a comrade), which was, after suffering two months' imprisonment, to be ignominiously expelled the regiment. He was then ordered to take off his cap and jacket, for which old habiliments of the same sort, but without facings, were substituted, and the lace having been torn off-his trowsers, he was ordered, in custody, into the rear of the troops, and thus marched beyond the limits of the city on the Bristol road. Here the troops halted, and forming into two lines, the prisoner was conducted up the centre, accompanied by six trumpeters, playing the rogues' march. On reaching the head of the column the Adjutant gave him his written discharge, and the guard falling back, he was laft to pursue his course wherever he chose. Mit. GALT.—It wit! yield this gentleman's friends in this quarter—and they are many —much satisfaction to learn, after the gloomy accou n t s so recently given of the state of his health, that it has experienced a most favourable and unlooked-for change. A letter from Old Brompton, dated on Tuesday last, and written with his own hand, was received here this evening; it concludes thus :—" It will give von pleasure to hear that, by au excursion to the country, I have been so restored to the en• joyment of health as to be quite a wonder. My infirmities con tinue, and I write this srartely able to see; but I am as one cured by a miracle. You wilt discern the change by this speci men."—Greenock Advertiser, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Wind, W. S. W.—Rain. ARRIVED. The Amelia, —, from Paraiba. John Wells, Curtis, from New York, sailed 25th ult. OFF PORT, The Montreal, —, from Pernambuco. hence, at New York. The Britannia, Sketchicy, Napoleon, Smith, General Will: Ha Victoria, Merrill, A marriage is understood to he in contemplation between the bon. Henry Wellesley eldest son of Lord Cowley, and the hon. Olivia Cecilia De Roos, Maid of Honour to the Queen. This young lady is second daughter of the late Lord Henry Fitzgerald and Baroness Dc Roos, in whose favour the barony was called out of abeyance in 1806, apd sister to the present lord. SECRETARIES OF THE TREASUR T.—The duties of the Secre taries of the Treasury, although very laborious during the sess►on of Parliament, are slight in the recess. The separate duties of the two sect etaties are, we believe, thus defined : The patronage secretary (now Mr. Wood) is expected to nego tiate all that has relation to the management of the members of the two houses of Parliament, with a vievrto prevent minis terial minorities, and to increase majorities. lie has the man• agement of the patronage possessed by the first lord of the treasury, and of pecun►ary matters of a secret nature. The other secretary (Mr. Spring Rice) has the (lit ect control of finan, vial affairs, the control of the excise, custom- and other public department.,