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Stanley, it., yl 6 Earl of Eglington, Hon. E. M. Ll. Mostyn, e 4,, Lord George Bentinck, E. G. - Hornby, Esq. Sir John Gerard, Bart., Sir R. W. Bulkeley, Bart. rrliE continued indisposition of Mr. WILLIAM LYNN, 1 the Proprietor of the Aintree Race-course, under whose excellent management the Liverpool Races have acquired , such a pre-eminence in the sporting world, compels him to retire from the field of active operations, for the purpose of recruiting his health. A. number of the most influential Noblemen and Gentle men, patrons of the turf, anxious that the Liverpool Meet ings should be conducted with the same respectability and spirit by which they have hitherto been distinguished, think it a fitting opportunity for placing the future arrangements of the Races on a more secure and permanent footing than individual enterprize, however great, could effect. By this means a concentration of powerful patronage, combined with - active individual interest and enterprise, will be secured; a result which must ensure to the undertaking even a greater sr, share of success than it has yet experienced. In accordance with the above feeling, the following ar li rangements have been made for carrying the purpose into t effect : 41 The Property will be divided into 1,000 Proprietorships, at s 4 Twenty-five pounds each. is Each Proprietor will be entitled to a transferable Silver VI Ticket of admission to the Grand Stand at all Racing Meet "o4 ings, in addition to his proportion of the annual profits ; the Silver Ticket alone will realize a per centage of near 10 per cent. The present annual income and expenditure, in the VA% possession of Mr. HUNTER, of the firm of Messrs. Shackle ton, Wright, and Hunter, Solicitors, who has kept the ac counts of the concern since its establishment, will show, that the direct profits will yield a handsome return for the capital invested. Each Subscriber, upon paying the sum of £lO, and ex o4 ecuting the deed of settlement at the office of Messrs. ' 1 SHACKLETON, WRIGHT, and HUNTER, to have delivered to "'' him a ticket which will entitle him to a free admission on 41 the Grand Stand at the next ensuing Races ; and upon pay- Tv ment of the remainder, viz., £l5 to be paid within twelve months, as the Directors shall order, each Subscriber shall have a silver ticket, and a certificate of proprietorship. Application for Proprietors' tickets to be made to Messrs. SHACKLETON, WRIGHT, and HUNTER, Brunswick-street, and Messrs. DANIEL and JOHN NEILSON, Share Brokers, Liverpool. A holder of less than five Proprietors' tickets, to have one vote of five two votes, and for every further five silver Alt ' hot tickets beyond that number an additional vote. The affairs of the Race Course to be under the manage ment of two Committees, to be chosen in the manner set • forth in the deed of settlement. The one Committee selected from Noblemen and Gentle men connected with the turf, to be called the Racing Com- mittee, who shall have the fixing of all races ; the other #«F'= Committee to have, the management of the affairs of the Race Course, &c., and to be called Directors ; and to be chosen from the body of Subscribers generally. The property to be vested' in the five Trustees named - above. It will be superfluous to enumerate the many advantages which the Aintree Race Course possesses over every other in this part of the kingdom, whether considered with refer ence to the splendour of the buildings, the extent and beauty of the course itself, or its locality, so central for all the nor thern supporters of the turf. It is unquestionable, however, that, under a judicious'arrangement, like the one now pro , posed, these advantages, might be greatly extended, and be made to increase with each succeeding year. y1f,14 A most important alteration has already been made by the 111 Racing Committee; that is, the removal of the Heaton Park Races to Liverpool, as an Autumn Meeting, which must unquestionably add very materially to its future cele r- brity and value. -E54 b 5.11: Mr. WM. LYNN, in calling the attention of the Public to the above advertisement, begs to observe, that whilst his state of health precludes the possibility of his continuing the =remitting exertions he has hitherto devoted to the Liver -1 Races, he hopes (it being his intenti on t o con ti nue a p ro p r ietor) to be enabled to render his best assistance to the Directors in carrying out the proposed plans of the Noble men and Gentlemen forming the Racing Committee. Mr. L. begs further to observe to the Subscribers, that their first free admission to the Grand Stand will be at the ens*i.Great Steeple Chase, Tickets for which will be deli _, on paying the first instalment of Ten Pounds. Liverpool, 9th Feb. 1839. 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OIL CLOTHS, WALKING STICKS, &c REMOVING FROM SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, TO ' No. 28, LORD-STREET. 0 CHUBB, JUN., Agent for his FatherVew Patent V • DETECTOR LOCKS ; COMBINATI N LATCH ES, (for Front Doors ;) Wrought Iron FIRE-PROOF SAFES ; BOXES ; DEED BOXES ; CASH BOXES, &c. &c. WISS' Patent Portable and Fixed WATER CLOSETS ; and the New Patent DOOR SPRING. FURTHER REDUCTION. SELLING OFF. LINEN DRAPERY GOODS, &c., ikc TN°. EYTON, (late WILSON . and EltioN,)reg, CHußcn- STREET, begs to acquaint the Public, that he has made a further REDUCTION on the price of his Stock, to close immediately the late partnership concern. An ASSISTANT WANTED immediately, who has a good knowledge of his business. CANAL RATES REDUCED. ROBINS and CO., CARRIERS to and from LONDON, informs their Friends and the Public, that they have REDUCED their RATES from Ten to Forty per Cent. Particulars may be obtained at their Office, No. 5, Duke's Dock. FENCING AND GYMNASTIC ACADEMY, 3, COLQUITT-STREET. MR. J. J. HARRISON begs respectfully to announce to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Liverpool, that his Aca demy is NOW OPEN. -Considerable Alterations and Im provements have been made in the Interior, that will contri bute greatly to the convenience and comfort of his Pupils. The Classes for Young Ladies on Thursdays, and for Young Gentlemen on Mondays and Saturdays, from Half past Twelve to Two o'clock. • Instructions given to Gentlemen on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, from Six to Nine in the Evening, or at such other hours as may be privately arranged. For Terms apply to Mr. HARRISON, at 50, Great Newton street, or at:the Academy, 3, Colquitt-street. THE MERCHANTS' TEA COMPANY, 87, late 44, Great George-street, LIVERPOOL. EDWARD GILBERT and Co. respectfully solicit the attention of the Public to their present well-selected Stock of TEAS, COFFEES, &c., which they can with con fidence recommend as being of a quality combining the strictest economy in price with the greatest utility in strength and unexceptionable delicacy of flavour. They solicit a trial of their justly estimated and highly approved "HONG MIXTURE," composed of several sorts of the finest Black Tea, and prepared aolely at the Merchants' Tea Company's Warehouse as above, which is pronounced by competent judges to be an article particularly deserving of the notice of consumers generally. This Tea is sold in pound and half-pound (leaden pack ages,) at 6s. per pound. E. GILBERT and Co. have always on hand the best JA MAICA COFFEE, fresh roasted, which for strength and richness of flavour cannot be excelled. _ -- EDWARD GILBERT and Co., Proprietors, Warehouse 87, late 44, Great George-street, near St. James's Market, LIVERPOOL. DESSERT FRUITS, AT THE FAMILY FRUIT WAREHOUSE, 6, PARSER -STREET. MIDDLEWOOD begs respectfully to inform the No d • bility, Gentry, and the Public, that he t has on SALE Black Grapes, equal to English, at ls. 6d. per. jb. ; also Black and Green Grapes, of good quality, from 9d. to ls. per lb. ; his American Apples are very superior to any now on sale ; St. Michael Oranges, first quality, in boxes and half-ditto ; Mukatel Raisins—Turkey Figs—French Plums—Preserved Ginger—Limes-7Tamarinds—Pickles and Sauces—with every article in the above line, of superior quality, and at unpre cedented low prices. Black Grapes, in boxes, from 12s. to 425. •, Green Ditto, at 245. per barrel. Fruits selected in small Packages for Desserts, at wholesale prices. One Hun dred Barrels of prime American Apples. THE INESTIMABLE FAMILY OIL.—J. M. has a fresh supply of this inestimable Oil, which is the only article ever discovered that cleanses the Hair, and renders the Scalp cool and healthy, and so nourishes it as to keep it free from dandriff, and prevent baldness. It renovates and produces in a short time a most luxuriant growth of the Hair, when fears of baldness have been anxiously apprehended.—Sold in pot boxes at 25., 3s. 6d., 55., and in family bottles 10s. EXTRAORDINARY CURES OF BLINDNESS. MRS. BLAND, Middleton-field, Bradford, was nearly in darkness, from amaurosis, and had been so for some years ; can now see to read small print. Mrs. WOOD, Bradford, was recently, .in darkness for ten years ; can see to thread the smallest needle. JOHN FRITH, George-street, Bradford, blacking-hawker, was nearly in darkness for twelve years ; can now see to go about the town alone, without any inconvenience. THOMAS MALONS, of No. 146, Mill-bank, Bradford, was in total darkness for nearly three years. After having been discharged from the 31st regiment, in consequence of blind ness, he was admitted into several hospitals, but was turned out incurable. He then went under the care of one of the most eminent oculists in London, but was declared by him to he incurable. _ _ — Miss WOODCOCK, of Peterborough, was blind for two years. Went under the care of several eminent men, but got no relief. Can now see to read the smallest print. Mrs. MEGSON, Canon-street, Old Foundry, was blind of amaurosis, but can now see to thread the smallest needle. Mr. WOODALL, of Brig, was in complete darkness from amaurosis ; he can now see to read the smallest print. Mr. GRICE, of Lantoft, near Mahon, was totally blind of one eye, and the other much affected ; completely restored. Mrs. HAWKINS, wife of J. Hawkins, paper-hanger, Trip pet-street, Hull, was blind for fifteen years ; so much so, that she could not see me when I examined her eyes. Was attended by the first medical men in Hull, and was desired by two eminent physicians never to allow any one to do any thing to her eyes again, as no earthly power could be of ser vice to her. Mr. PECK, No. 3, Paragon-street, Hull, was blind for ten years, of the West Indian ophthalmia •, was attended by several of the first medical men in the kingdom. CHARLES THEAKER, son of William Theaker, in the em ploy of Mr. Metcalf, Gainsborough, was nearly blind for four years ; was under the care of eminent medical men nearly two years ; afterwards attended the Dispensary in Gainsborough, for eighteen months, but got no better. Dr. Peacock got him into the Infirmary, Hull • he was there three months, but received no benefit. When he came to me he was in complete darkness with one eye, and the other in a dreadful state of inflammation. CHARLES BINNINGTON, Lovitt's-entry, Whitefriargate, Hull, had been gradually growing blind for twelve years; was attended by four of the first medical men in Hull ; can now see to read the smallest print. Miss JACKSON, of Sherbourn, near Malton, was blind, and had been attended by two of the first medical men in that part of the county, and declared by them to be incurable. Mrs. WEATHERALL, Burlington, blind for several years; was under the care of an eminent physician, at Leeds, and many others. MARY GREEN, the wife of a shoemaker, in the 30th regi ment, blind for six years ; was under the care of several medical men, and attended at the Hull Infirmary three months, but got no relief. MARY WILBURN, of Burlington, a young girl, eight years of age, blind - six years. JAMES LEUTED, Commerce-lane, Pottery, was in com plete darkness, and had been so for a long time ; was at tended by different medical men ; was also an out patient of the Hull Infirmary for some months. MATILDA PnicE, - Beverley, a little girl, four years of age, blind ; was attended by eminent medical men at Beverley, but got no better ; was sent to Hull for better advice, which I am happy to say she got. JOHN PULLAN, an inmate of the Whitefriargate Work house, Hull, was in complete darkness with one eye, and the other much affected ; was attended by a medical man, but got no relief. Mrs. HusTwicx, Lingard's-court, Old Dock, Hull, late of Gainsborough, was in complete darkness. JOHN DAVIDSON, Hunt's-place, Pottery, was in complete darkness when he came to me, from getting a piece of iron in one eye ; was attended by a medical man, who declared, both before and after the man came under my care, that his sight was completely destroyed and lost for ever ; got his sight in one week. Serjeant PALMER, 30th regiment, blind, and THOMAS GILLETT, 30th regiment, blind ; bdth lying in Sunderland. JOHN TowNLy, Pensioners'-row, Wisborough Common, Barnsley, blind of amaurosis, was under the care of one of the first medical men in Sheffield, but got no relief ; can now see to read small print. Mr. GREEN WILSONS PRICE, Grovers'-row, Barnsley, had a son blind for several years. ANN BARTLE, Copper-street, Barnsley, blind 8 years. Miss WILMOT, West-street, New Snenton, near Notting ham, nearly blind for sixteen years, and under care of the first medical men • can novc see to read the smallest print. Mr. LowE, Thornton, near Pickering, was so blind of amaurosis, that he could not see me when I examined him ; can now see to read the smallest print. JOSEPH Woon, Elland, near Halifax, nearly blind for more than 20 years. Mr. PRIESTLEY, Ovenden, near Halifax, had a daughter blind for several years. Mr. JOHN CRAVEN, Thornton, near Halifax, had a son blind for four years. • JAMES HARGREAVES, with Mr. Horsfall, tailor, White street, Halifax, quite blind from his eye being cut with a piece of pot, the sight declared to be completely destroyed ; can now see to read. WILLIAM Woon, Huddersfield, nearly blind for 12 years, and declared by several medical men to be incurable. In order to prevent a great deal of trouble to myself, and unnecessary expense of postage to those at a distance, who wish to come under my care, I beg to inform them what cases I can cure. _ _ _ There is no external disease that the eye is incident to but what I can cure, such as pearls and scums. In case of in flammation, I pledge myself never to fail. Cataracts I can not cure, but can prevent them if I have the patient in time. Of amaurosis, I can cure seven cases out of ten ; and all, if they would come to me when they first perceive the dimness of the eye coming on. I particularly request every one intending to come under my care, if they have friends either in Hull or Bradford, to write and get them to call on every case, to know whether the above statement be true or false, as there are so many impostors going about, setting forth that they have per formed extraordinary cures, when, on inquiry, such cures have not been performed. The remedy is of the simplest kind ; it requires no restriction as to diet or regimen • bleed ing or blistering is not necessary ; and it may be adminis tered, with perfect safety, to the tenderest infant. Mr. CHILD may be consulted every day, from Ten to Two, at Mrs. Davies's, 23, Islington-terrace, Liverpool, where he will remah until Saturday the 23d of February ; from thence he will proceed to Manchester, and remain there until the 9th of March, whert‘he may be consulted at Mrs. WHARTON'S, 22, Falkener-street. GARRATT and Co., (late Marsden, Jenkinson, and C 0.,) DAILY CARRIERS, by water, to Manchester, York shire, &c., beg leave most respectfully to return their sincere thanks for the extensive patronage and support they have received since they commenced the above business, and to assure the Public generally, and their Friends particularly, that no exertions on their part shall be wanted to merit a continuance of the confidence and support which have been so liberally reposed in them. 5, South Side Duke's Dock, Feb. 18, 1839. LIVERPOOL BANKING COMPANY. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS will be held at the Clarendon-rooms, on TUESDAY next, the 26th instant, at One O'Clock. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM WILSON, Manager. COMMERCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. THE PROPRIETORS are respectfully informed that the DIVIDEND declared at the Half Yearly Meeting, on the 6th instant, being 3 per cent. for the Half-year ending 31st December, 1838, will be paid at the Head Bank and Branches on and after the 28th day of February instant. By order *of the Board, JAMES SEWELL, Manager. The Transfer Books are closed from tilt 6th to the 28th instant. Manohester, 6, Mosley-street, 6th Feb. 1839. BANK OF LIVERPOOL. THIRTEENTH DIVIDEND. THE DIRECTORS of the BANK of LIVERPOOL, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE to the PRO PRIETORS, that they have declared a HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of £lO per Cent., per Annuln, on the increased paid-up Capital of the Company, (being 12s. 6d. per Share,) from the Ist of July to fife 31st of December, 1838 ; and, that such Dividend will be.payable at the Bank of the Company, in Water-street, on and after MONDAY, the 4th of February next, between the hours of ten and three on each day. Dated at Liverpool, this Ninth day of January, 1839. By order of the Board, JOSEPH LANGTON, Manager. Each Proprietor will be expected, (if required,) on apply ing for his Dividend, to produce the Certificate or Certificates of his Shares. The Transfer Books will be closed until the 4th of February, inclusive. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL DISTRICT BANKING COMPANY. THE DIRECTORS HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that a DIVIDEND at the rate of Five per cent. per annum, for the half year ending 31st December, 1838, will be paid to the Shareholders, at the Head-office and Branches, on and after the first day of March. In order to prepare the divi dend warrants, the Transfer Books will be closed from the 14th to the 28th of February, both days inclusive. •By order of the Board, JOHN S. JACKSON, General Manager. Manchester, Ist February, 1839. LIVERPOOL ALBION BANK. • THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. THE Directors of the Liverpool Albion Bank HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that the THIRD ANNUAL GE NERAL MEETING of the COMPANY bf PROPRIE TORS of said Bank will be held on WEDNESDAY, the sixth day of March next, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, at the Clarendon Rooms, South John-street, Liverpool; when a Report of the Affairs of the Company, to the 31st Decem ber last, will be laid before the Pinprietary. By order, HUGH MACKAY, Manager. Albion Bank, Castle-street, 11th Feb., 1839. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK THE DIRECTORS do hereby GIVE NOTICE, that a Half-yearly DIVIDEND, at the rate of Seven per Cent. per Annum, on the Capital Stock of the Company, to the 31st December, 1838, will be paid on and after the 11th March next, at the Head Office of the Bank, in Liverpool, and at the respective Branches. No Transfer of Shares can be made between the 22d Fe bruary and said 11th March, as the Books must be shut during that period. By order of the Board, THOS. A. CORLETT, General Manager. Liverpool, 15th February, 1839. Each Proprietor will be expected, on applying for his Di vidend, to produce (if required) his Certificate of Shares. LIVERPOOL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of the LIVERPOOL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY will be held at their Committee-room, in Dale-street, in Liverpool, pur suant to the Act of Incorporation, on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon precisely. • THOMAS CARSON, Secretary. Ist Feb., 1839. ROYAL INSTITUTION, COLQUITT STREET. _ _ ROBT. ADDAMS, Esq., of London, will deliver his second LECTURE on ACOUSTICS, or the Doc trine of Sound, To-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 20th instant, and will continue the Course on FRIIYAY, the 22d, MONDAY, the 25th, WEDNESDAY, the 27th, and FRIDAY, the Ist MARCH, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon, - The Second Lecture of the same Course will be REPEAT ED by Mr. ADDAMS, on Tnußsnax, the 21st, FRIDAY, the 22d, MONDAY, the 25th instant, and FRIDAY, the Ist of March, at Half-past Seven o'clock in the Evening. A Syllabus, describing the subject of each Lecture, may be had at the Royal Institution. TERMS OF ADMISSION The MORNING LECTURES will be open to the Pro prietors of the Royal Institution, to the ANNUAL SUB SCRIBERS, their Families, and Friends. Non-subscribers, if introduced by a Proprietor or Subscriber, may be admitted at ONE SHILLING for each Lecture. _ The Evening Lectures will he open to the Proprietors and Subscribers as above, and to the Public at One Shilling for each Lecture. AT a Meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary in aid of the LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY for Establishing Schools and:Circulating the Holy Scriptures in Ireland, held 'on the Evening of Monday, February 18th, in the Music Hall, Bold-street, Liverpool, the Rev. F. OULD, Chairman,lt was resolved— 1. Moved by the Rev. Mr. M'KENZIE, Minister of the Scotch Church, Wigan, seconded by the Rev. Mr. MAY NA.RD,—That the Address now read be adopted and printed. 2.. Moved by the Rev. THOMAS DREW, seconded by Rev. C. LAWRENCE—That this Meeting observing with grati tude the increased demand for Scriptural education in Ire land, feel it their duty to come forward themselves and earnestly to call upon their fellow Christians to come for ward to use every exertion in theirpower to raise those funds, without which it is impossible that the Society should oc cupy that field of usefulness which is before it, and in which its labours have already been so much blessed. 3. Moved by the Rev. Dr. COOKE, seconded by the Rev. H. CARPENTER, - That this meeting is decidedly of opinion, that any system of popular education to be really conducive to the happiness and prosperity of a people, must be based upon the principles of the revealed word of God, and highly approves of that part of the society's regulations which pro vides that the whole Bible shall be read in all the schools in connexion with it. _ _ 4. Moved by the Rev. JAS. KELLY, seconded by the Rev. Mr. WHITE,—That the following Gentlemen do constitute the Committee for the folloWing year, with power to add to their number : Mr. Wm. JONES, Treasurer. Secretaries—Rev. A. KNOX, Mr. JOHN ROUNTHWAITE and Mr. WI H. MOORE. Committee : Rev. C. W. LAWRENCE, Mr. THOS. ECCLES, „ Dr. RALPH, JAS. LAUGHTON, „ F. OULD, Capt. BURGOYNE, R.N. „ H. CARPENTER, Mr. E. HARRISON, ~ C.. J. HAMILTON, ~ C. BOATFLOWER, ~• WM. MAYNARD, ~ H. J. WEBSTEA, Mr. JOHN RIGBY, ~ JAS. MATTHEWS, WM. KAY, ys, I ~ M. EDWARDS. G. LIVERPOOL APOTHECARIES' COMPANY. TT has been a subject of serious consideration whether any I notice should be taken, or reply given, to a libellous at tack upon the Liverpool Apothecaries Company, lately esta blished in this town, contained in a letter published in the newspaper called the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, under the sig nature On !! !" Anonymous and scurrilous publications ought in general to be treated with the contempt they deserve, by being passed over in silence. Such would, in this in stance, have been the case, were it not that an extensive cir culation had been given to this libel, by its being reprinted in the form of a letter, and being forwarded by the post to almost all the Druggists in the country. Upon this being known it was judged an imperative duty on the part of the Directors to counteract the effect produced, or likely to be produced, merely by a plain statement of the facts. The charge made against the Company is : That the Manager has purchased a parcel of Spurious Bark, which is sold and compounded by the Company as genuine Peruvian Bark or Cinchona. At first sight it must appear obvious to every one, that a more ridiculous or unfounded charge could not have been made. To suppose that the Managing Directors, mostly pro fessional men, who have a reputation at stake, could sanction such a purchase, is contrary to common sense ; it is equally so to denominate an article as spurious, because it was bought at a low price. The facts are—The only' parcel of Bark, purchased by the Manager in Liverpool, consisted of twenty four serons, imported from Lima, by the Isabel, Captain Graves, consigned to Messrs. C. Tayleur, Sons, and Co., and bonded under the Queen's lock, on the 2d March, 1838, .it was offered to him by sample, and he having examined the bulk very carefully, effected the purchase-on the 26th Sept., 1838, paid the duty, and caused the serons to be taken to the Company's warehouse. This bark, on being analysed by Mr. Brett, (the head of the Company's chymical laboratory,) was found to contain Cinchonine, the active property belonging to that species of Cinchona called Cinchona Condaminea, (Lindley,) Crown or .Lora Bark, thus clearly proving the genuine character of the substance submitted to examination, inasmuch as no spurious Bark contains the medicinal prin ciple which distinguishes the Peruvian Bark. THE DIRECTORS CHALLENGE ENQUIRY INTO THE ACCURACY OF THIS ANALYSIS AND STATEMENT OF FACTS. This transaction, therefore, instead of casting blame on the Company, or its management, cannot fail (contrary to the hopes and expectations of " OH ! ! !") to raise them yet more in the public estimation, when it is seen and universally known that such pains are taken not to admit into the Com pany's stock any article which cannot stand the test' of their able and talented chemical superintendent. It is easy to conceive that parties, who, from not having the same means as the Company of ascertaining the real and intrinsic value of drugs offered for sale, and debarred thereby from making purchases on terms equally favourable, should feel the effects of ,the advantages the Company possesses, and the well-founded claim it has to public support ; but it is sub mitted to a discerning public, whether this disappointment justifies those parties to try to regain the ground they have lost by slanderous and libellous publications. (Signed) T. W. WAINWRIGHT, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Liverpool, sth Feb. 1839. Ergat gottro. rPHE creditors who have proved their debts under a fiat in 1 bankruptcy awarded against JOHN WILSON, of Li verpool, cabinet maker and upholsterer, cir and chapman, may receive a FURTHER and FINAL' VIDEND, on application at the Office of Mr. BERRY, Accountant, No. 12, Temple-street, on and after. SATURDAY next. By order, BRABNER and ATKINSON, Solicito'rs. ASSIGNMENT. WHEREAS, PETER ROWE, late of Wigan, in the county of Lancaster,Victualler, but now of Southport, in the said county, hath, by indenture becing date the 28th day of January, 1839, assigned over all h estate and effects to a trustee therein named, in trust for the equal benefit of such of his creditors as shall execute the same indenture within six months from the date thereof. Notice is hereby ven, that the said indenture is lodged at the office of Mr. THOMAS MOORE TROUGHTON, Solicitor, 74, Paradise street, Liverpool, for the execution of the creditors of the said Peter Rowe. TROUGHTON, Solicitor. Emprriat Varitaintitt. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. In answer to questions from Lord Wharncliffe and the Duke of Wellington, Viscount MEZBOTiItNE said there would be no objection to lay before the house copies of despatches which had been re ceived from Sir John Colborne, and from Sir Francis Head. The Duke of WELLINGTON gave notice that he would move for copies to-morrow. Lord BROUGHAM, on presenting some petitions on the subject of education, was understood to say that he approved of the plan proposed by government. Several petitions on various subjects were presented, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THURSDAY. Sir R. Donkin was introduced by Mr. R. Fergusson and Mr. G. W. Wood, and took the oaths and his seat for Sand wich. On the motion of Mr. E. J. STANLEY, a new writ was ordered for the borough of Devonport, in the room of Sir G. Grey, appointed Judge Advocate General. A number of petitions praying for leave to bring in private bills were presented. Petitions in favour of and against the poor laws were pre sented by Col. Rushbrooke, Sir G. Staunton, Sir G. Strick land, and other members. REPEAL OF THE UNION Mr. O'CoNNELL presented a petition, signed by upwards of 10,000 inhabitants of Publin, praying that the union be tween the two countries might be a real and equal union, or none at all. (Hear.) The petitioners asked for equal cor porate right, to be placed on an equality with respect to the elective franchise, and not to be taxed for a church from which they dissented. (Hear.) He moved that the petition be printed with the votes, as on the 28th instant, he should call the attention of the house to its prayer, and bring in a bill on the subject. (Hear.) CANADA. Mr. LEADER Presented a petition from Montreal, com plaining of 'certain grievances, and praying for redress. The hon. member moved that the petition be printed with the votes, and gave notice that on the 28th instant he should call the attention of the house to the grievances of which the petitioners complained. EDUCATION—IRELAND. Mr. GRATTAN postponed until the 26th instant the reso lution of which he had given notice, respecting the appropri ation of the £50,000 annually voted for the purpose of edu cation in Ireland. Mr. CRESSWELL presented a petition from the merchants of Liverpool, stating that certain dues had been exacted by the Custom House which they considered they were not bound to pay, and called upon the house to order them to be returned. Mr. CHAPMAN moved for several returns relative to British shipping. Lord DUNGANNON postponed his motion relating to the College at Maynooth from the 25th to the 26th instant. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that when the noble lord brought forward his motion relating to the College of May nooth he should move for returns relating to the state of education and the revenues of Trinity College, Dublin. Mr. O'CONNELL then gave notice that on the 28th inst. he should move for leave to bring in a bill to place the elective franchise of England and Wales, and Ireland on the same footing. (Hear, hear.) And also, on the same day, a bill to amend the law of libel. (Hear.) REFORM BILL Mr. T. S. DIINCOMBE gave notice, that on an early day he shpuld move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the rate and tax-paying clause in the reform bill. (Hear.) MR. D. W. HARVEY Mr. C. W. WYNNE gave notice that to-motrow he should move that a new writ do issue for the Borough of Southwark, in the room of Mr. D. W. Harvey, who since his election had accepted an office under government. (Loud cries of hear, hear, and laughter.) In answer to a question from Sir E. CODRINGTON, Mr. C. WARD said, the supplementary chapter in Sir J. Barrow's " Life of Lord Anson" was not published with the knowledge or authority of the Lords of the Admiralty. CORN LAWS Lord J. RUSSELL said, there appeared to be some mistake as to the precise notice of motion given by the hon. member for Wolverhampton for Tuesday next, on the subject of the corn laws. Mr. VILLIERS said, he intended on Tuesday next to pre sent several petitions, praying for a repeal of the corn laws, and that he should then move that evidence be heard at the bar in support of those petitions. Lord J. RUSSELL said, he did not, under these circum stances, consider that he should be doing right if he stated the views of the government before the honourable gentleman brought his motion forward. (Loud cries of hear, hear, and laughter.) Sir F. KNATCHBULL said, he considered that the noble lord was bound to tell the house what course he intended to adopt relating to the motion of the hon member for Wolver hampton. (Hear.) Mr. VILLIERS said he had given notice of his motion on the first day of the session. Sir R. PEEL did not complain of the hon. member, but he did complain of the noble lord not stating the views of government on the question, particularly as on the first night of the session the noble lord said he should oppose the mo tion for hearing evidence at the bar. (Hear.) And on Tues day last the noble lord, in answer to a question from him (Sir R. Peel) stated that this evening he would let the house know what course the government intended to pursue. Lord J. RUSSELL explained. He did not think he ought to be called upon to state his views of a motion several days before it was brought forward. (Hear.) Neither ought he to do anything likely to prejudice the motion of the hon. member. Sir E. KNATCHBULL distinctly understood the noble lord to say that he would state this evening what course he in tended to pursue on the motion of the hon. member for Wol verhampton. (Hear.) The subject then dropped. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition from Osset, in the West-Riding of Yorkshire, praying for a total repeal of the corn laws. The petitioners stated that the British em pire was mainly dependent on commerce, and that that should be left in a free state, as all articles of food and luxury were best procured by free trade—that this country, on account of the limited extent of its landed property, was dependent on foreign countries for its supplies of corn, cotton, wool, silk, &c.—that the prosperity of manufactures and commerce de pended upon capital, skill, and the price of labour, and that the cost of labour in this country had been much higher than abroad, in consequence of which its manufacturers had to contend with great disadvantages ; that the manufacturers of Great Britain had been hitherto prosperous, because other nations were not able to compete with them ; but that these foreign nations, during the last twenty-three years, had wisely brought themselves, in a great degree, upon an equality with those of Great Britain, in their skill and the extent of their employment of capital, and the latter had begun to feel seri ously the disadvantages under which they laboured in con sequence of the high price of food—that the petitioners con sidered these laws as restricting free intercourse, and tending to raise the price of food ; and they prayed the house to ex tend to that country the privileges of free trade, by removing all obstacles thereto. CANADA. In answer to a question from Sir R. PEEL , Lord J. RUSSELL said he was not aware that any dispatches had been received from Sir J. Colborne giving a general ac count of the state of Canada. MUNICIPAL CO RPORATIONS (IRELAND.) Lord MORPETH rose to move for leave to bring in a bill for the regulation of municipal corporations in Ireland. The noble lord said he would not detain the house long, as the question had been so often discussed that its novelty was, gone. He wished to assimilate the law in Ireland as much as possible to the law in this country. (Cries of hear.) He proposed to adhere to the £1 .0 rating in the towns to which it was to extend. (Hear.) Persons who had been rated to the poor for three years were to be entitled to the elective franchise ; the same number of towns were to have corpora tioas as those proposed in former bills ; and any town with a population of 3,000 would be eligible to have a corporation. It was not intended to make it compulsory on towns to have corporations. The noble lord was not prepared to say that corporate reform was all that was wanted for Ireland, or it certainly was the last of three great questions, and if it was satisfactorily settled, it would give time and opportunity for preparing and maturing other measures necessary for the wel fare and peace of that country. He therefore trusted that parliament, on the present occasion, would consent to a final and amicable settlement of this great subject. The noble lord concluded by moving for leave to bring in a bill. Mr. SHAW said the strongest objection he had to the measure was the amount of rating. He also objected to that part which entitled persons who had paid poor rates for three years to the corporate franchise. He wished to know if the boundary question was to be settled by the same bill, or whether another bill would be introduced. He was anxious that the question w,hich had been so long before the house should be settled ; but he must protest against assimilating in every way the franchise of Ireland with that of England. He should, hostrever, reserve what other objections he had to the plan until the bill was before the house. Mr. COLQUHOUN observed that the noble lord alluded to this as one of the only two remaining great measures for the pacification of Ireland. He thought he had understood from a colleague of the noble lord, that the church of Ireland question was not quite settled ; and he (Mr. Colquhoun) would say, that so far from this being the only unsettled question, after some facts had come to the knowledge of most men, it was only one of six questions to be settled, according to the declaration of the Precursor Society."— (Hear, har.) Now, let the house look at the proceedings of that great party whom the noble lord and his colleagues looked to for support—a party looking to the complete simi larity of rights, &c., with the people of England ; next in sisting on the vote by ballot ; then another point regarded the church. The same party demanded the total extinction of tithes and all other compulsory exactions whatsoever, whether in the form of rent charge or by any other name. Therefore this question, settled, as the noble lord supposed, remained as unsettled as it was before. - TRIBUNAL FOR CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS. Lord MAHON brought forward his plan for the trial of con troverted elections. He did not call on the 'house to decide on it, but to affirm generally the resolution which he moved, " that in the trial of controverted elections the objects of justice, uniformity, and despatch would be best attained by a tribunal not consisting of members of parliament." The mode proposed was that a committee of six memberi, three selected from each side of the house (one to be a minister of the crown,) by the Speaker, acting under the sanction of an oath ; and that they should, according to a particular form, select three barristers of considerable standing at the bar. Two assessors extraordinary to be appointed after a general election, so that the three assessors would form one tribunal, and the other two barristers or assessors assistant tribunals ; thus there would be three tribunals proceeding at one and the same time. An extended discussion ensued, in the course of which Sir R. PEEL strongly opposed the resolution ; and the house eventually divided on it. It was negatived, ayes, 63 ; noes, 177—majority against it, 114. Sir R. PEEL afterwards brought forward his motion, and obtained leave to bring in a bill " to amend the jurisdiction for the trial of election petitions." Mr. Fox MAULE obtained leave to bring in a bill for the regulation of the employment of children and young persons in factories. _ . _ The house adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS.--FRIDAY. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from a place in Lincolnshire against the beer act. Lord BROUGHAM presented another to the same effect. Lord COLCHESTER gave notice that on Thursday next he would submit a motion on the state - of the navy. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented a petition from Leith for the total repeal of the corn laws, and expressed a hope that some change would be made in the present system. THE AFFAIRS OF CANADA. The Duke of WELLINGTON moved an address for copies of the correspondence between the secretary of state for the colonies and Sir F. Head, and for copies of the despatch of Sir J. Colborne respeCting the establishment of rectories in Upper Canada. Lord MELBOURNE said that there would be no objection produce such documents as Sir F. Head might deem requi site for his vindication ; and suggested that the motion should be so amended as to call for extracts instead of requiring the whole of the papers. The Duke of WELLINGTON observed that at one time he had thought that Sir F. Head's correspondence would not be required for his vindication ; but after what he nad seen of Earl purham's report, he now considered copies or extracts necessary. The Earl of ABERDEEN was of opinion that it would not be practicable to' legislate regarding the Canadas satisfactorily until they had these documents. The motion, as suggested by Lord Melbourne, was ulti mately agreed to ; and the production of Lord Glenelg's let ter on the motion of Lord Durham, was afterwards ordered. Lord DUNCANNON presented various returns regarding turnpike trusts. Lord MELBOURNE at the same time informing the Mar quis of Salisbury there were Other papers desired by him that were not so easily obtainable. Their lordships then adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY Many petitions for and against the corn laws were presented. Mr. PARKINSON gave notice that the member for South Lancashire would, on the 28th instant, move for leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the sale of beer act. TILE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. Mr. i C. W. WYNN moved that a new writ be issued for the borough of Southwark, in the room of D. W. Harvey, Esq. He said he preferred this course to moving for a corn mitteeon the case ; as the opinion of a committee was not binding on the house, and as it was desirable to avoid delay, for if the seat were wrongfully held, heavy penalty followed the holding of it. He relied on the acts of Anne and of George 11., the first providing that the "accepting of office of profit from the crown," rendered the seat vacant ; and the second act attaching the same consequence "where a member accepted of an office which was connected with the collecting or management of the revenue." The acceptance of the office was not denied ; it was concerned in the collect ing or management of revenue; and the non-acceptance of salary affected not the case, as the instance of the Chiltern Hundreds proved, where the acceptance of a stewardship, not the receipt of salary, for it was never taken, was held to vacate the seat. _ _ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL afterwards proposed that the question be referred to a select committee, which was eventually agreed to. The order of he day was then disposed of :—the registra tion of births, &c., bill, the affirmation bill, the registration of electors' bill, and the poor relief (Ireland) act "amend ment" bill were severally read the second time. SALARIES OF THE JUDGES IN SCOTLAND The LORD ADVOCATE moved that the house resolve into committee on the salar:es of the judges in Scotland, for the purpose of moving resolutions declaratory of the expediency of providinc , means for the retirement of judges, aged 70 years, and who had been 15 years on the bench on their full salaries, and increasing the salaries and retiring allowances of judges of the Court of Session, &c. The- house,• after a division, went into the committee, when the resolutions were proposed ; the Lord Advocate declaring that his main object was to equalize judges' salaries that varied from £2,000 to £2,600. The resolutions caused a good deal of desultory discussion ; and there was a division, the chief resolution being carried by 67 to 20. ECCLESIASTICAL DUTIES AND REVENUES Lord J. RUSSELL moved for leave to bring in a bill to carry into effect, with certain modifications, the fourth report of the commissioners of ecclesiastical duties and revenues. It was nearly the bill as that presented by him towards the close of the last session. Sir R. INGLIS said that he should not divide the house on it, but protested against its introduction, as calculated to de stroy the existing frame of the polity of the church of Eng land. He regretted that such a bill should have been intro duced as coolly as if it were only a turnpike bill. Lord DUNGANNON spoke to the same effect, after which The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER expressed his as tonishment at the tone adopted towards a bill that came recommended by the highest dignitaries of the church. Sir T. D. ACKLAND said that he contemplated the bill with the greatest anxiety. The motion, after some further discussion, was agreed to. THE BUSINESS OF CHANCERY. Mr. BLEwirr having moved for various returns relative to the business of the Court of Chancery. Mr. PRAED inquired whether the government intended to propose any measures respecting that court ? Lord J. RUSSELL answered that the present lord chancel- for had heretofore brought in a bill on the subject ; but there were so many conflicting opinions, and so many impediments, that the bill was abandoned, and it was impossible to think of renewing it now—they must wait for a more favorable opportunity. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the papers relating to the rebuilding of the Royal Eichange be referred to the committee on metropolis improvements. Mr. PRAED said he must oppose the motion unless some satisfactory reasons were urged for the adoption of such a course. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER consented to defer the motion until Monday. EVIDENCE AT THE BAR. Mr. HINDLEY'S motion regarding cases where evidence had been heard at the bar, was postponed tilt Monday, when he will, agreeably to the suggestion of the Speaker, move for a committee to search for precedents. Mr. HUME moved. for various papers regarding Canada, but "An Hon. , lVlENimm" observing that there were not 40 members present, the house was counted, and " counted out." MISCELLANEOUS. The National Convention of the Working Classes is still it being—but its proceedings are merely ridiculous. Ministers have announced their intention to introduce be fore the Easter recess, a bill to remedy the grievances of our Canadian fellow subjects. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Colonel Sir Henry George Macleod to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Trinidad. The President of the United States has officially recog nised an appointment by the Texian Government of a consul in a port of the United States. A. letter from. Rome states that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius continues, and that on the Bth instant it was more than usually violent. KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.—The Rev. John Lonsdale, 8.D., has been appointed Principal of the College, in the room of the late Rev. Hugh James Rose. It is said that Mr. Vsicaulay, a writer of milk and water sort of articles for tlux - 4.dinburgh Review, is about to enter the Cabinet, though frivhat capacity is not known. Mr. Sergeant Talfourd has been appointed a Queen's Ser geant. He would have made a better judge than Mr. Maule—his ractice at the bar is much larger and his talents eminently superior. It is stated that Mr: Cuthbert Rippon, M.P. for Gates head, intends' to resign, and that Mr. Hutt, M.P. for Hull, will be introduced to the electors, in the event of a dissolu tion, as candidate for that borough. The recruiting for the army was very successful during the past year, thirteen thousand men having been raised, and joined their regiments or depots in 1838. Recruiting is still going on very briskly. - Sir Francis Head has announced, in a published letter to Lord Melbourne, his intention of laying before the public a vindication of his proceedings in Upper. Canada. CONVERTS FROM JUDAISM.—Mr. Newness, a celebrated merchant of the Jewish persuasion, and his family, have re cently embraced the Christian faith, and have been baptized by the Rev. Mr. Melville. *The event is said to have pro duced a great sensation among the members of Jewish faith. —Evening paper. Let reformers have but a little more patience, and we pledge ourselves that an administration will be constructed, and presented to the country, which will elicit one universal shout of gratitude and gladness from the friends of liberal principles throughout the world.—Morning Advertiser, Whig Radical paper. EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.—By command of the Emperor of Russia a diamond ring has been sent to Allan Stevenson, Esq., civil engineer. The ring is valued at upwards of 100 guineas, and was presented by his Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo, through Admiral Sir Charles Adam, M.P.--Edinburghpaper. An orange of an extraordinary size has been lately gathered in a stove, the property of Mrs. Haigh, Whitwell Hall, under the management of Mr. Goodwill, gardener. It measures 13 inches in circumference, and weighs 12 ounces, which shows, by proper management, to what perfection oranges can be grown in England.—Leeds Intelligencer. In Lord Brougham's bill brought into the House of Lords for the better regulation of beer-bibbing, it is proposed to be enacted that " any person may, without any license what ever, sell by retail any beer, ale, porter, cider, or perry, in any shop or house, provided the said liquors shall not be consumed on the premises. Lord Melbourne has at length given the seat on the Ex chequer Bench, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Baron Bolland, to Mr. Maule, a thick and thin supporter of his government. The learned gentleman was " rung out" of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, this morning. The appearance of the report of Lord Durham to the Queen, on the state of our Northern American Colonies in one of the London morning newspapers, is no longer a mat ter of mystery.—His lordship admits that he laid it before a few friends, one of whom•must have " done the trick." WHIG CONSISTENCY ! - Dr. Lushington, as an ecclesiasti cal-court commissioner, recommends that in future no judge of that court shall be capable of sitting in parliament ; yet the same Dr. Lushington having now become judge of that court, and having thereby vacated his seat, solicited the electors of the Tower Hamlets to send him back to the place where he himself says he ought not to be. r LEEDS AND BRADFORD RAILWAY. — We understand, a very satisfactory report has been received from George Ste venson, Esq., i the engineer, and that the provisional com mittee have, n consequence, determined to proceed in the application to parliament. An account of the traffic between the two towns has been taken, which leaves no doubt of the success of the undertaking. A prospectus we believe will be issued in the course of the ensuing week.—Leeds paper. A YOUNG HUSBAND.—This is the name of a work by Dr. Alcott, recently published;,by George W. Light. The Boston Mercantile Journal tells a. good story in connexion with the title. A lovely young damsel, with health blooln ing on her cheek, and hope sparkling in her eye, stepped into a bookselling establishment a day or two since, and, ad dressing a handsome clerk behind the counter, said, " I will thank you for a Young Husband,' sir ?" meaning, of course, Dr. Alcott's late work. The clerk gazed for a moment on the vision of loveliness which appeared before him—then, laying his hand on his heart—making a low bow —he gallantly replied, ." If you wish for a young husband, I am at your service, Miss." The poor girl's blushes be trayed her confusion at this unexpected reply, but she damped the ardour and hopes of the youthful aspirant to her hand, by stammering out, " I—l—l—want one for my— my—my brother, sir."—New York Mirror. EXTRAORDINARY IMPOSITION.—Mary Cook, a young WO man whose countenance was greatly disfigured, was brought be fore Mr. Bennett and Burrell, at Hatton-garden Office, on Wednesday, charged by Mr. Gay, one of the surgeons of the Grenville-street Hospital, with having practised the following extraordinary imposition :—Mr. Gay stated, that, some time ago, the ,prisoner applied to the hospital for admission, with the whole of her face disfigured in so shocking a manner that every body who beheld her felt the utmost sympathy, and she was immediately admitted and attended to, and in a short time was cured and discharged from the hospital. In the course of a short time, however, she returned with her face in the same state, and she was again admitted, and, being again cured, she was discharged. In a few days afterwards, she made another application, and her face exhibited the same frightful appearance. The whole of the doctors were amazed at so extraordinary a case, and could not account for it, as the prisoner said it came suddenly upon her. She was again cured and discharged, but she made her appearance the fourth time, in the same woful condition, and was again admitted. Witness, however, had an interview with the physician of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and on mentioning- the case to him, he informed witness, that the prisoner had been in that hos pital under similar circumstances, and he had no doubt that it was an imposition practised by her, ana she had some means of giving her face the frightful appearance which it bore. Witness determined to make rigid inquiries, and, on searching a bag, which she had in the ward, he found some blistering salve, a powder of an irritating quality, which if rubbed on the flesh, would cause the appearance of blisters and inflam*ation such as her face now exhibited. Witness had no doubt that she had practised the imposition upon, and had been in, all the hospitals in London. Mr. Benett : How can you prove that she applied the stuff to her face ? Mr. Gay : I cannot prove it, but the probability is, that she did so. I have no doubt of it. Mr. Benett : Unless you can swear that she did apply it, we cannot commit her to the House of Correction. There must be direct proof of the fact. Mr. Gay said, that the evidence of finding the stuff iu her possession was all he could produce. The prisoner was discharged. The aggregate capital invested in land and agriculture, in reference to the Corn-Law question, is proved to be nearly ten times the amount of money invested in manufacture. A branch railway is contemplated from the London and Birmingham Railway at Coventry to Warwick and Learning. LEVEES. — The ' Gazette' states that the Queen will hold levees at St James's, on the 20th inst., and on the 6th of March. James Hugh Smith Barry, Esq. of Foaty, at present re sident at Marbury Hall, Cheshire, has declined the office of high sheriff in the county of Cork, for the ensuing year. In consequence of the high price of flour, or probably mak ing that an excuse for depredations, the country farmers and others are at this time very considerable sufferers, in conse quence of their potatoe hogs being broken, into during the night by thieves. The Tithe Commutation Act 6 and 7 Wm. IV. c. 71, was expressly framed and passed by the Legislature, upon the basis of the graduated scale of duties which regulated the importation of corn, and upon the faith that no violent or inconsiderate change should take place therein. It is one of the unfortunate signs of the times that we see so many persons of known immoral character selected for office. To particularize might not be prudent ; but every one's experience can pot out the instances, and confirm the truth of the remark. THE CORN LAW QUESTION.—We copy the following useful hint from the Staffordshire Gazette:—" It is a sin gular circumstance, and one that has not been noticed (so far as we are -aware) by other advocates of the existing corn laws, that so long ago as the reign of Edward VI. the very evil existed which is now sought to be introduced ! In book 2d of Bishop Burnet's History of the Reformation, anno 1549, it is recorded that ' at this time a sort of contagion of rage run over all the Commons of England. The nobility and gentry finding mote advantage by the trade of wool, than by their corn, did generally inclose their grounds, and turn them to pasture ; and so kept but feiv servants, and took large portions of their estates into their own hands,' [as is now recommended by the Globe and other anti-corn law and inconsiderate journals,] ' and yet the numbers of the people increased. So the Commons feared to be reduced to great slavery [and well they might—and well they may]. Some people proposed an agrarian law for regulating this ; andsthe King himself wrote a discourse about it.' The mis chief done by the landowners turning their lands into pasture was so great and extensive, that the people rose in tumults throughout the kingdom. The rebellion in Devonshire, headed by Arundell, and that got up by Ket the tanner, in Norfolk, whose standard was in a few days 'crowded with 20,000 unemployed peasants, were chiefly to be attributed to this unfortunate cause. And yet, with the evidence of his tory and of common sense before our eyes, we are preparing to introduce again this crying evil ! If we do—mark ! ye anti-corn-law associates !—the consequences will and must be the same." WHO ARE THE ANTI-CORN LAW AGITATORS?—The question is easily answered. They are the same unprincipled men that set on foot the Reform Agitation of 1831--esta blished the Radical Political Union—and convulsed the coun- try—merely to force through their revolutionary measures, and secure themselves in power. They are no other than the Ministers and their hireling agents and instruments. In Marylebone the ostensible agitator is Hovenden, a paid underling of the government ; and in Stroud the ministerial delegate is " Ginger Symon," an assistant hand-loom com missioner. Already, as in the case with the Brummagem brick-bat and bludgeon men, in the days of Reform mania, we have Lord John Russell in active correspondence with the very leaders of the anti-corn law clubs, as we shall soon see the rest of the cabinet clique flourishing their grey goose quills in the same mischievous cause. PROTESTANT MUNIFICENCE.—WitIi feelings both of pride and pleasure, we are enabled to lay before our numerous Conservative readers one of the most splendid statements of Protestant munificence on record in the history of Ireland. On the day of the great meeting in the town of Belfast, held for the purpose of devising means for the further extension of church accommodation throughout Ireland, the following sums were instantly subscribed, which sums, it will be su perfluous to add, will be increased fifty fold ere the sub scription list has travelled through the two Protestant coun ties of Antrim and Down :—The Marquis of Hertford, £l,OOO ; Marquis of Donegal, £3OO ; Lord Dufferin, £2OO ; Lord Dungannon, £lOO ; Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, £lOO ; Sir Robert Bateson, M.P., £3OO ; Samuel Fenton, £3OO ; Colonel Ward, £lOO ; Geo. Langtry, £lOO ; James Goddart, £lOO • William Traynor, £lOO ; Anonymous, £lOO ; Rev. Mr. Bland, £lOO ; Rev. John Chaurie, £lOO ; J. Gaussen, £lOO ; J. Crosby, £lOO ; J. Shannon, £lOO ; John Tanley, £2OO ; Robert Thompson, £360 ; Captain Boyd, £lOO ; Samuel Nelson, £lOO ; exclusive of £1,200 in minor sums, the particulars of which we have not space to enu merate, constituting a grand total of £4,900. Let Protestant Ulster put forth her gigantic means, in men and money, therein a good cause, what shall withstand her mighty ener gies.—.Drogheda Conservative. THE HIGH PRICE OF WHEAT.—The government, it is stated, are at this time taking to ascertain the fact, whether the late rise in the pri; , •f • ',eat has or has not been occasioned by a deficiency , ,t crop. The inquiry is entrusted to the commissions: ,united under the great seal, in September, 1837, for " b i uiring into the condition of the unemployed hand-loom weavers in the United King dom." DECLINE OF OUR MANUFACTURES !—ln reference to the anti-corn law clamour, a letter from Salford says—" In tra velling through the manufacturing districts, you meet with new factories rising up every half mile on the road. I counted fifteen yesterday morning in the course of a short ride. After this, you will be slow to believe that we are ruined by the corn laws." EMPLOYED POPULATION.—In the United Kingdom there are absolutely dependent upon agriculture, 1,198,060 families neuter class, dependingupon agriculture and domestic manu mncture, 657,350: together, 1,855,350. In home manufac tures, 1,054,000; manufacturers for exportation, 527,000; neuter class, depending upon foreign or exporting manufac tures, 52,750: together, 586,750. Thus, nearly half a mil lion of families more are employed and actually maintained by agriculture than by both home and foreign manufactures ! Which then has the prior claim, on the population claim ? TRANSLATION OF THE SCRIPTURES, &C.—The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge has effected translations of the Liturgy into Dutch, Spanish, Modern Greek, and Arabic, and has succeeded in procuring a Sclavonic transla tion of it by an ecclesiastic of high rank in the Russian Church. Versions of the Holy. Scriptures in Spanish and French, with marginal readings and references, are in progress. The society expects to be shortly enabled to put forth a new Arabic translation of the Bible, through the assistance of the Rev. C. F. Schlienz, who is now on a visit to Egypt and Syria, collecting materials for the work, and endeavouring to ascer tain the disposition of the Egyptians towards its reception. FEMALE SLAVERY.—SHIRT AND STAY-MAKING.—An enormous quantity of these articles are made in the two parishes of Portsmouth and Portsea,, to the manifest detri ment of the poor-rates and the morals of the females em ployed, and which detriment and demoralisation arise from the infamous and unjustly low prices given for the work per formed. The best workers cannot obtain 2s. a week, though they work early and late, and the fact will scarcely be cre dited, that a dozen of seamen's shirts are made for 10d. ; and even this price has been known to be withheld on the allegement that the work is bad ! A better article, called yacht shirts, with full bosoms and stitched collars and cuffs, are made for 2s. 4d. per dozen. At these prices the wretched females cannot earn more than 2d. a-day.—Hampshire Te legraph. MEETING OF AGRICULTURISTS AT GOOLE, YORKSHIRE. —On Wednesday a public meeting was held in the large room at Mr. Chattam s, the Lowther Hotel, Goole, for the purpose of agreeing upon a petition to parliament against any alteration of the corn-laws, in order to counteract the attempt intended to be made in the present session of par liament, from the manufacturing districts, for a repeal of those laws, and to avert the distress and ruin to agriculture and the poor, consequent upon a free trade in corn. There was a numerous and respectable attendance, the room being nearly filled with gentlemen, substantial farmers, and honest yeomen. Ralph Creyke, Esq., of Rawcliffe Hall, was called to the chair. The question was very ably discussed, both on the part of the farmers and manufacturers ; but the resolu tions proposed against any alteration of the present corn laws were all carried. THE NOTTINGHAM WORKING MEN'S (RADICAL) As- ROCIATION AND MR. STEVENS.—At a meeting of this as sociation held last week, after strongly censuring the conduct of O'Connell, the following address was unanimously agreed to : it is rather stiff in its way :—" Address to Messrs. O'Connor,_ Stephens, and Oastl er —H onoured an d b e l ove d friends,—Your undaunted and magnanimous efforts to snatch virtuous industry from the claws of fiendish oppression had won our admiration and respect antecedently to the recent attempt at immolation by the bloodhounds of corruption ; but that evil attempt to banish virtue, and thereby to frus trate our exertions to obtain our political emancipation has more closely wedded us to your persons and principles. Our lives, our all, are yours. O'Connor, we love you. Ste phens, we love you. 'Oastler, we love you. Persecution, we defy thee. Tyranny, we loathe thee. Death, we don't fear thee. Liberty, we love, and will have thee. Patriotic sirs, accept of these sincere, though succinct expressions of our feelings, and rest assured, if the oppressors of humanity goad us to the alternative of death or liberty, we shall be found in the ranks of those who are determined to die free men rather than live slaves. (Signed on behalf of the asso ciation) WILLIAM BURDEN, Secretary." COACH ACCIDENT, AND NARROW ESCAPE OF LORD STomuoNT.Saturday night an accident, which, but for fortunate circumstances, might have been attended with very serious consequences, occurred to Lord Stormont, M.P. for Perthshire. His lordship, while posting in a chaise and pair from Scone Palace to the south, left Kin ross with a pair of fresh horses. On arriving at Crossgates, half-way to Queensferry, the post-boy, thinking that his horses were tired, replaced them by a pair of small horses stabled in that place. These horses were fiery, and being restive, the pole of the coach broke going down a hill near Inverkeithing, when the post-boy lost all management of the chaise. Perceiving his danger, the post-boy leaped among the snow and escaped unhurt. Lord Stormont was left in ; side the coach, which was dragged forward at a tremendous rate by the horses. His situation was in the highest degree perilous, but with great presence of mind he opened the chaise door, and jumped out on the road. Most fortunately he fell where the snow was pretty deep and escaped unhurt. This was within three-quarters of a mile of Queensferry. It came up to the door of Mitchell's the moment before the horses were brought out to be to the mail-coach, then waiting the arrival of the boat from the south. So dreadful was the collision, .uat both coaches were smashed in pieces, one of the horses was killed on the spot, and the other was severely injured in consequence of a portion of the pole having run into its flank. Lord Stor mont and the post-boy arrived at Queensferry before the mail started for the north by the Defiance coach, which the guard took for the journey. —Caledonian Mercury. EXTRAORDINARY AND NOVEL EFFECT OF THE NEW POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL !—THE RELIEVING AND COLLECTING OFFICERS THENSELVES RELIEVED !—The relieving and collecting officers of the Ormskirk Union have lately been engaged in examining the state of the paupers in the neighbourhood of Southport, when, on Tuesday last, a circumstance of a singular and novel nature occurred. They were in the cottage of a poor old dame at Churchtown, ex pressing their gratification at seeing her house so clean and comfortable, when the old matron placed before each of her visitors a pancake, which was readily accepted, and as speedily bolted. They thanked her for such unexpected kindness, on which she expressed her sorrow for not being able (from her poor scanty allowance) to procure them a glass of wine also. —Wigan Gazette. CHESTER RACE-COURSE.—The town-councillors of the city of Chester have agreed to let a plot of land between the grand stand and the distance chair on the race-course at the Roodeye, on a lease for three lives at £2O a-year, for the purpose of erecting secondary stands. PanSPERITY OF CHESTER.—The proprietors in the Ches ter and Crewe Railway have been authorised by the town council of the " ancient citye" to erect docks on the river Dee. It was stated by some of the councillors, and denied by none, that £5OO could not be raised in the city for that purpose. The corporation, of course, had neither funds nor spirit sufficient for the undertaking. The Earl of Derby, we regret to state, continues an invalid at Knowsley. His lordship is able to use his right hand, and daily franks letters, but he writes unsteadily and with some difficulty. Lady Charlotte Penrhyn has arrived, on a visit to the noble lord, froni East Sheen, Surrey. The Hon. Captain and Mrs. Stanley have left for town. His lordship, if sufficiently recovered, will leave for town next month, to be invested with the order of the Garter. Earl kitzwilliam has published'a third address to the land owners on the subject of the corn laws. The grandson of the celebrated Chaptal, and only heir of the name, has just perished before Vera Cruz. There . is no truth in the statement of any intention to create an additional Court of Chancery. It is reported that Mr. Sergeant Talfourd will be raised to the degree of Queen's Sergeant. The will of the late lamented Earl of Norbttry was proved last week : the legacy duty amounted to £1,450. The Spectator says—" The delegates of the National Con vention assemble in the room of the Lumber Troop, Bolt Court." " I say, Tom, don't you think this snow will go off soon ?" " Yes, I think it quite likely, for you see it's already on the road." Lord Suffield has purchased the celebrated steeple-chase horse Cetus, for the approaching steeple-chase at Liverpool. His lordship is said to have given £5OO for that fine animal. The subscriptions in Glasgow for Miss Grace Darling amount to £lOO, and this sum has been lodged in her name with Sir R. C. Glyn and Co., bankers, in London. Said a purchaser to a horse-dealer, " Is that animal sure footed ?" " Perfectly," replied the jockey ; " when he puts his foot down, you would think he never was going to take it nil again." The new Persian envoy, Hussein Pacha, who is now en route to town from Marseilles, is said to be the bearer of 50 Cashmere shawls, of exquisite workmanship, as a present from the Schah to her Majesty Queen Victoria. Mr. John Cook, of Sandy-hill, Staveley, has at present a sow which has pigged the extraordinary number of - 92, in five successive litters, namely, first litter, 17; second, 14; third, 22 ; fourth, 18 ; fifth, 21. A teetotaller in Hexham, during the late inclement wea ther, has distributed among the most destitute poor upwards of 120 pokes of coals, and says it has afforded him more pleasure than ever he derived from the use of intoxicating liquors, and he would persuade others to partake of the luxury. The Duke of Wellington has accepted the invitation given him from the Cinque Ports, to dine with the inhabitants re sident within the jurisdiction. His Grace has suggested August as being the most favourable month, and likely to suit all parties best. Lord Winchilsea will preside. A harbour of refuge, on the plan of Admiral Sir T. Baker, is in contemplation at Deal. A harbour of this description would be of great benefit to the shipping interest, as well as to the town.—Kentish Gazette. Letters which pass through the French 'post-office from England, written on Bath post paper, and sealed with wax, have lately been charged double, and in many instances treble postage, only one-eighth of an ounce being allowed for a single letter. Lord Petre, who has for many years kept up a liberal hunt ing establishment in Essex, is about to break it up, and the Thorndon hounds, so highly p?aised by the sportsmen of that "- county, will be sold. The petition of the Newcastle chartists, according to a London paper, has been taken to town by a delegate, with 35,000 signatures attached, i. e. about 20,000 signatures over and above the whole adult male population of the town ! I Gateshead Observer. The spirit of moral improvement is daily gaining strength ; in Paris. Insurances against the casualties of life, savings banks, infants' schools, and other useful or philanthropic in stitutions, are all making progress, and some of them with great rapidity. EXTRAORDINARY SHEET OF PAPER. —There was sent from the paper manufactory belonging to Messrs. A. Cowan and Sons at Colinton, last week, a single sheet of paper, weighing 5531b5., and upwards of a mile and a half in length ; the breadth was only fifty inches. Were a ream of paper composed of similar sheets made, it would weigh 266,5001b5., or upwards of 123 tons. The Mussulman population of Constantine was recently thrown into the utmost confusion. The Rabbi of the Jews, having drunk rather copiously, entered a mosque, blasphemed the holy name of Mahomet, tore leaves out of the book of the Koran, and committed a nuisance in the temple. The Moors loudly demanded the decapitation of the sacrilegious offender, who, it was thought, would get off with a bastinado, or a fine and imprisonment. The Gazette contains an order in council, directing that on the next vacancy, the bishoprics of St. Asaph and Ban gor should be united, and that the income shall amount to the annual sum of £5,200. On the occurrence of this event the new bishopric of Manchester is to be erected, the diocese of which is to be composed of the whole county of Lancas ter, at present in the diocese of Chester, with the exception of the deanery of Furness and Cartmel. Some three or four weeks since it was announced that Messrs. Newell and Sons, of Dewsbury, had agreed with the Manchester, Birmingham, and London Railway Company, to complete a viaduct across the river Dane and valley, at Congleton, for £llO,OOO. Messrs. Newell having, however, neglected or refused to sign legal documents for the due per formance of the contract, the job was relet on Thursday ' last, to Messrs. Bleakleys, stone-masons, Manchester, for £112,991. Thus the company will suffer a loss of £3OOO by the defalcation of the first contractor. FRIGHTFUL DEATH BY MACHINERY. A few days ago a lad employed in the cotton-mill of Mr. Apelles Howard, Manchester, came by his death in the most frightful manner. His apron is supposed' to have been caught by an upright shaft resolving at great speed, and only seven inches from the wall. All his clothes, with the exception of shirt and stock ings, were torn off ; his head was scalped ; his lower jaw was fractured, and his tongue dreadfully lacerated. There w ere compound fractures in both arms, near the shoulder ; both of his thighs also sustained compound fractures in the mid dle ; as well as simple fractures in his left arm and right leg. His death was of course instantaneous. PRIZE FlGHT.—Another of these disgusting affairs took place on Tuesday last, at Oxley, about 25 miles from Bir mingham. The champions on this occasion being Deaf Burke and Bendigo, the former attended by Molineux and Curtis, and the latter by Peter Taylor and Caunt. The Stakes were £l2O on the part of Burke, to £lOO on the part of Bendigo, which was won by the latter, after some dreadful bruising on both sides, in 15 round s . • The battle was fought in 47 minutes. A great number of blackguards, high an d low, were present witnessing this interesting exhibition, some of whom would have acted more consistently if they had been seated in their places in the House of Lords and Com mons. One thing is characteristic and instructive—the arrange ments for Lord Glenelg's sacrifice were delayed to the very day of the meeting of Parliament. Lord Glenelg was held a suffi cient Secretary up to the moment when Ministers were to be w ca h ll i e le d t u h p e eroninttoaecsctsount for his and their acts ; in other words , of the empire alone were concerned, any Colonial Minister was good enough ; but when the Cabinet had its own selfish battle to fight in Parliament, a more effici ent man than Dord Glenelg must be found. The Ex-Secre tary's statem en t implies that a change to some extent is con templated, and Lord Duncannon is said to be tottering ; this is not improbable, for it may be remembered that the Noble Lord's son lately gave great offence to Mr. O'Connell. -- Standard. TEE CORN LAW AGITATION.—We are glad to observe, that the coun ty o f N o tti ng h am is awake to th e i m p or t a nce of making a movement to counteract the mischievous agitation of the corn-law abolitionists. On Wednesday, a meeting Of landowners, farmers, and others, was held at Worksop ; an other is to t'eke place on Saturday, at Retford; and a third is convened by the high sheriff, to be holden at Newark, on Wednesday, for the purpose of adopting petitions to parlia ment in favor of the present system of corn laws. A similar meeting will be held at 011erton, on Friday. The committee of the Nottinghamshire Agricultural Association will al° assemble, on Saturday, at the the George the Fourth Inn, in this town, to carry into effect a similar resolution. Meeting s , of a like haracter, we observe are holding in various parts of the country, for the protection of the farming interest. -- Nottingham Journal. The landowners, bankers, tradesmen; and other inhabitants of the city of Lichfield, have petitioned against any alteration of the corn laws. APPREHENDED Loss. OF THE SHIP MADRAS.—The disastrous effects of the tremendous hurricane of the 6th ult. , are still every day developing themselves, and its devastation s appear to have been dreadful. A sealed bottle, containing 3 note, of which the following is a copy, has been cast ashore on Fermole strand, (Bandon Bay,) on the 31st ult. The bottle was found by Mr. Dyer, chief officer of coast guards, ° O the Brandon-station:—" Ship Madras, 13th January, 1839.1 Ship Madras, approaching the Shannon—full of water, an,tt in great distress ; beseech God to send us in safety. (Sign . ° 1 T. A. WATSON."—A copy of the melancholy communicatio n above stated has been received at the Limerick Chamber of Commerce from Francis Page, Esq., agent for Lloyd's, wh t ' argues the possibility of r elie v ing the Madras, or at at all events ' of saving the crew by sending a vessel from this port; we should suppose, however, that the vessel must have long since gone down, with in all likelihood, every soul on boar seeing that she was " full of water " on the 13th ult., an nothing having been heard of her since. A vast quantity 0 timber and lathwood have come on shore, all along from th e sounds of the Blaskets of Brandon Bay and the mouth of the Shannon.—Limerick Paper. - I SYMPTOMS OF A SPLIT.—We are sorry to learn from the observations of Mr. Weir, at the meeting of the Corn 14 31; Delegates yesterday, that some underhand whispers have been circulated to the prejudice of the cause. We presume .that those whispers have originated amongst the delegates then): selves. The strong language used by some of the Deputies assures us that all are not insensible to their high calling, only the swift and just punishment of Mr. Wood was propel !I referred to, as a warning against wavering and doubting whether there may not, by remote possibility, be something advantageous and hallowed in plunder. We were not pail l ,; cularly well pleased with the proceedings of the meeting t' y , day before yesterday, and the proposal of a communicatie, with the landowners ,made by a brother of the deceased 1) 1 , of Buckingham, uncle of the present Duke, - and the Dele. a le of Marylebone, rich in the expenditure of Government, scarecj, having a common cause with the suffering Nottingh7 o stocking manufacturers and the Manchester weavers, ga,„, rise to some suspicions which we should have wished neve r !, have been awakened. What interest has - Lord Nugen t 1 0 this important question that he should have been selected 0 the Delegate of Marylebone ? We must tell the Delegat e „, , while we admire their spirit, their determination, their lo o" 0 ing to the future, that they have not congregated in Lon a", to make long speeches, or constitute a forum where itinerlir orators and aspirant Members of Parliament may win to t way to public notoriety. Business, real business, and 0° rivalry of the do-nothing House of Commons, in flashy tions, is expected of the Delegates.—Sun, Radical Paper' e e ' BONDED WAREHOUSES.—A meeting of the coin ,Wt - t •,,g appointed at a public meeting held, last year, for proci i o , an extension of the system of bonding goods to this toooi, was held yesterday, at the Town-hall, to receive a comin n , hit t cation from Mr. Poulett Thomson, in which he stated, ! . 00 , it was his intention, at an early period of the present ses' i to to bring in a bill for extending the privilege in quest i°° oo Manchester and other large towns. After some discu ss ip amongst the committee, it was resolved, that a petiti o ?tor favour of the measure should be prepared and submitted 'Ol signature by the merchants, manufacturers, and traders the town and neighbourhood. Manchester Guardian. th e WESLEYAN CENTENARY FUND.—OnFriday evening' el. Bth inst. a meeting was held in Grosvenor-street Chaeob. Chorlton-on-Medlock, for the purpose of promoting th e : ter jects of the Wesleyan Centenary Fund for the Maneh r ibe third circuit, (Oxford-road, &c.) James Wood, general treasurer, was called to the chair ; and after one o , the business of the meeting, called upon the Rev.—Fel l " _ .„ oi s the secretary, to read the amount of subscriptions f 0!,., f. circuit, amongst which we noticed the following : j.1‘2 5 Bunting, Esq., £514 10s. ; G. R. Chappell, Esq., '''putt 10s. ; John Fernley, Esq., £7OO. ; Jas. Fernley, Es (l "t;s4.' hall, £605; John Marsden, Esq., £420 ; John Mayson, £252; James Wood, Esq., £1270 10s. ; Dr. Woodtv e st' 15s. ; Joshua Westhead, Esq., £7OB 10s. ; Edward %v i t a head, Esq., £640 10s. ; Samuel Brooks, Esq., tl°° i.. c ait' other smaller sums, making altogether, for this ciAesto• £10,620, and the general fund, £lso,ooo.—Man c Courier. MORE COMFORT FOR THE ANTI-CORN LAW r n Ea . ri g A letter was received in town on Friday week from th e _ovetit tish consul at Venice, stating that the Austrian goverr„.oo o had deemed it necessary to prohibit the exportation or, from Lombardy; whether, however, Trieste is inelneleetiofe this prohibition, or whetheer it applies only to the ports, was not clearly stated : should the former be the t he it would materially decrease the expected supplies fro have south of Europe, as some rather extensive contras time been entered into at Trieste for British account, the niiee shipment being fixed for February, March, and April°, '',uol!, it would, under these circumstances, be impossible . t r ove but if the Venetian ports only are concerned, it will l!'„ 5 , comparatively little consequence.—Mark Lane Expr e ss TR E THE Ti every (lurin g the `A pplied Ing the D el el oa Tuesdal CHES T I L E th e l —e D P . 1 reß(lrrosol tr r e les. th an c Pang's Bon than three of Fire pet The Ten Lt t°. rerpool the Coti LIB Pron STRAI N other Pe ove r ti owi F t e c ssant -na.neh e hundred: adiniSSlo acqu a i nt taininent B ENEF initted. 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