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ITALIAN S( Of all dimen THOMAS BRA ). STAINED 3EDST ir, Bird CHAM Of all description. lIMNEY D CHAIR ANCY CHAIRS TRESSE Tables SSING GLASSES CULPTURED ORNAMENTAL FIGU VASES, URNS, & EWERS ; red FLOOR and LOBBY CLOTHS, t Rooms, Halls, Sho. INDIA MATTING, Black Hair Seating, of all Widths; INVALID, GARDEN, AND BATH CHAIRS; CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES ; Glazed and Fancy PAPER HANGINGS; &c. MANCHESTER SPREAD EAGLE COMMERCIAL AND FAMII HOTEL, HANGING-DITCH, (BACK ENTRANCE FROM CANNON-STREET.) WF. WESTALL respectfully acquaints the Commer • cial Public, and Families Visiting Manchester, that he has taken and entered upon the above spacious, conve nient, and centrally situate Hotel, (lately occupied by M E. Holden, formerly of the Thatched House Tavern. - ket-street,) and hopes, from th adhere to, in catering for the taste and comic., to receive a fair shari m the liberal system he intends to VS , Mutton Broth, Soups, Chops, Steaks, Snacks, &C. provided Daily, from Ten till Two o'clock. A liberally-provided Table d'Hote on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday in each week, at Half-past One o'clock pre- cisety. The Wines, Spirits, and Cigars have been selected with the greatest care, and will be found of first-rate qualities. Capital Stabling and Coach-house. Donegal jail is full of illicit dist breach of the revenue laws. The Waterford Mirror states t lers, committed for a t the union workhouse . , is about funds. ' want of closed immediately, owing to the The citizens of Waterford, according to that papt_ will not voluntarily pay the new rate for which they are ---- Passports were taken out on Thursday by the Marquis of Normanby, for himself and family. He intends to be absent for the greater part of the year. They proceed from Paris to Sardinia, pass some time at Rome and Naples, and the an- tumn at the German spas. A ROYAL MARRIAGE.—The Augsburg Gazette of the sth instant states that the marriage of the Princess Clemen tine with the Prince of Saxe Coburg will not take place until the month of July next. It is said that, independent of 1,000,000 f. to be paid by the King of the French on the mar riage of his daughter, Madame Adelaide will secure to her niece an annuity of 200,000 f. a year. EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—The wife of Richard Fitchett, residing on Bexley-heath, in the county of Kent, was, on Sunday morning, the Sth instant, safely delivered of one boy and two girls, who, with their , mother, are doing well and likely to live. 'What renders this case distressing is, that the husband, who is a hard-workin, honest man, has suffered greatly from loss of work, owing to the falling off of the printing trade. John Tobin, son to Mr. James Tobin, of Mitchelstown, was found drowned on Saturday morning in a small river which runs quite close to his father's house, and which livides Tobin's premises from the National Bank. The man, after a diligent search, was found in that river on which the bank is built, and, shocking to an awful and melancholy spectacle. vdy present, .The Ant 1 Mond lA.- ndance i cattl rich a were at A numb, f any, changed hands han a few d money at a low Saturda Mr. Pa when s o, on iv. ti her brother, a merchant, 1840 her intellect be- d that lay a ftern_ot as been tw on a message coming to her ster on I on t it open. He found deluged in blood, it, and quite dead • in her right hand bloody, and near her left side, on the ell said ti )F A MAD COW-, eral times; it was oking into the row GAMBOLS win( and ra tramp! r down a person o'clock, a lar was_ pa lic. HOUS ON SA ,t been and at seven care of the two ie two we nave g to Inv On Llie jut an into the on the 1 the throat, ies upon all ak from n hopes 1 ERIOUS ACCIDENT.7—.OII ge fat cow, the property ad been sent to Smithfield, from r suddenly broke from one of the pens, h the nsar. a very serious manner _ opposition which came in her way. The o opposed the progress of the animal's mad --..table 163 D, who was on duty in the -•nu her, but with a fearful butt clothei, and pitched him into a pen full of pigs—and, not content with this, the furious beast leaped into the pen, and trampled both p i g s and man in a dreadful manner. The policeman lies in .a dangerous state. The infuriate animal then ran down Qneen-stree, and caught up a pig on her horns, which was instantly killed. A woman was also dreadfully injured in the same street ; and a gentle man in Blackhall-street met with some severe bruises from being knocked down; but the most serious accident of all occured to Dr. Metcalf, of 18, Blukhall-street, who at present lies, we regret to say, in a very serious state from in juries received by him from the horns of the animal. The cow ran on and upset several men in Blackball-place and Stoney-batter, all of whom were more or less injured. In its headlong course the animal ran into Mr. Reed's meal stores in Stoney-hatter, and after committing dreadful rava ges there, it was at length despatched by a smith, who killed it with a tremendous blow of a sledge in the forehead.— Dublin paper. A GANG OF BURGLARS IN SUFFOLK.—Considerable excitement prevails in the parish and neighbourhood of La venham, in Suffolk, from the discovery of a gang of depre dators, who have infested the neighbourhood for some time past. On the night of Tuesday, the 20th ult., the ware house of Mr. Bobby, grocer, of Lavenham, was entered by a false key. Three men commenced filling some bags with sugar and other articles. Mr. Bobby and his men were on watch ; observing the entrance of the thieves, they fastened the doors in order to secure them, until the arrival of fur ther assistance, but there being another entrance, consisting of double doors, the thieves forced their way out, and were making off, when Mr. Bobby fired a pistol, and the ball whizzed so close to the head of one of them that he fell down from fright and was secured. Mr. Bobby's man snap ped another pistol which missed fire, and the other two made their escape. They were traced in the direction of fleding ham, where the parties in pursuit obtained the assistance of the Essex constabulary, and succeeded in apprehending them at a beer-shop. The three men in custody are named Rust, Bere, and Smith, natives of Lavenham. They have since been taken before the Rev.— Johnson, of Lavenham, when Rust and Bere were committed for trial, and Smith was disrtharged, for want of From a statement made by one of the prisoners, it appears that the gang con sisted of about 15, who were chiefly engaged in robbing malt-houses, and plans bad been laid for plundering two:or three others.—Norwich Mercury. The magistrates of Hull were engaged on Wednesday in i nves ti ga ting a charge of a very extrao r di nary nature , Pre ferred by Sir Felix Booth, against a y oung _ man named Felix Booth, second cou sin and g odso n to the ho n . b aron et, and whom the latter charged with having, a few days avo, written and forwarde'd through a letter, dated Horner-square, Hull, the general post to the London residence of Sir Felix Booth, naking a claim for money alleged to be due, and threatening, it were not paid, to bring Sir Felix before a court of justice on a charge of comruiting an atrocious crime in the year 1838. The letter,,long rambling one, havi ng b een read, the priso ner was aske d what he had tag say i n answer to the charge of w ritin g the let t er. He admitted, at once, that it was his writing, and that he had written fifty such, but denied that the object was to extort . money. He said that money was due to him. A very great amount o f correspond ence was re ad, g all breathing affection a nd esteem, so long as pecuniary aid was g i ven ; when that ceased, every effort ap- de to extort money. An act i on was pears to have been ma nrisoner for £445 Hs 6d for salary alleged to be ,-. Failing in this, the threatening-letter -irculars were printed that a pamphlet duct of Sir Felix was in the press, and rime he had committed, were addressed James Graham, Sir Robert Pe e l, an d _... ex let by ar rwht b 100 ay of Huntingdons ere sent b. Touch 'id at last the prisone'r f Hull. he magist and a full ia••.., )m witted the prisoner for trial at the I Sir Felix that he left the court with- und having appeared r7.l a for ny imputation Saturday last, a trig Town, near London le nas aw at tioxt )tre to to his Univt CHURCH en prese Rev. Jame Vilham " .rk Mai stic Chiplain to Viscous he Rev w of NS of Bromsgrov 1.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge vacant by the stership of Leomin- to the District Cha patron, the Rev. J. ridge, to be to the Rectory of Merthyr, Car- he Queer , of St ,'s Col in, and had been Icted was four the murderer boy Joseph NI Ave, bu Anne, was found to be su.. the loss of blood. The surgeons, how er& - rtiPwte recovery. awe fri g his v Copeland was thin Rev. J. A ster Grammar School of the Nottid Holy 'I D. A. William marthe. Rev. O.eton, Tee-Principal of Kingston College, Hull ARISTOCRATIC BANKRUPTS. ook plac ruptcy in Lord Huntingtower's case, on the December, and the 4th instant, were.publishe, They mostly related to the bankrupt's transactions Copeland ; the Colo r . in Decembe le Court of Bank -Bth and 30th of on Thursday. I, Col. al witness Loid Hunting- ame a 19 ; Lord Huntingtower came of age Colonel Copelan i first kr An agreement was ft hi 6 name to Lord Hunting Drity, to enable him be was to render the Coin] became of age : According them to a very larg , acceptances Lord Hunting i►n ; Colonel ads between acceptances g his friend bl Lord Huntingtower amounted, think," to £20,000 ; he would n or £50,000, as their affairs were Colonel Copeland had given ye those bills :o £3OO ; tower sorgetime he could swear to carriages, and able to o so " . melanged up rogett;er :ry little :200, bu ever, sold the ba given him his ace, I:.)tain his plate and other t for which the Colonel never re r and Colonel ( could nu rupt hor. which he was our mutual li a to a lar ried to raise a sum of bilities Copeland called or tlernan, to give th failed, and Col arity that lay in his power to a gentleman of the name of Mr. Dobson, who had behaved in the kindest and most honourable way towards me, and who had discounted a great many of his lordship's bills ; and. rs. Edmonds, had through me and iyi given his lordship proper consideration for the same." Accordingly, on the evening of the Bth of December. 1841, they went to the office of Mr. Fisher, a solicitor, in Bucklersbury, to execute a deed of mortgage against Lord Huntingtower's estate for £20,000. Mr. Fisher had taken his instructions for the deed from Col. Copeland. It was stated that the deed, consisting of seven skins, was read over to Lord Huntingtower; Mr. Fisher admitting that he might have omitted the recitals. It was proved that Lord Huntingtower came that evening, by the railway-train, from Reading; he travelled part of the way with the Col Colonel pushed on frot Newbur by an earlier trair Which does d Huniingtov ne by a train He was till after eight o'clock be York do Mrs. Edmonds, and Mr. Vane, a solicitor, whom Mrs. Ed- monds introduced to him—" no doubt from his application," said Colonel Copeland. They proceeded to Mr. Fisher's office, where the deed was executed. A draft mortgage had been previously_ submitted to Mr. Vane, whom Mr. Fisher . isavowed the e afterwards called " her solicitor ;" bu pronoun, and insisted that he called him " their solicitor Among other notabilia, Colonel Copeland said that he had told Mr. Ford of his having received two parcels of bills for £lO,OOO each ; on which Mr. Ford remarked, " You will Colonel replied, that Mr. ) do it himself if be fell into his Ford was clutchv d aced t the per On his introductiorio not su, it; and Cohi, Lord Huntinl s credit f of which tcalt was atter -00 more npon ay a bill of land stated ci ; the Colon 3 to Lord Huntir gtower's to He was as about to marry Mrs Colonel ( The court interposed, that bberved, ut I could r most impertinent question were I required." The further ex adjourned. ily answer it, ition of witnesses was SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—SOMC days since two boys named Gilmer and Campbell, picked up, on the shore, at Holywood, a bottle, with a proportionate buoy attached to it. On exa quest, that whoever might pick it up would put the letter in Holywood postoffice. The communication was directed to a person named. Gibson, residing at Portwilliam, in the South of Scotland. The slip of paper stated, that this method of forwarding a letter was adopted by one of the crew of the schooner Cheerful, then lying in the Lough,—it being im possible, on account of the storm, to come ashore in a beat. The letter was forthwith conveyed to the postoffice, and would, of course, be duly received by the person to whom it is addressed. In stormy weather, when wind and tide suited, many communications might, probably, be, effected in this manner, of consequence both to merchants and friends. — Belfast Paper. INGENIOUS ESCAPE PROM PRISON.—OR Saturday week, during the time of the usual assembly of the prisoners at El gin for religious instruction in the afternoon, Peter Campbell and John Young (confined for theft), who occupied the highest cell in the prison, put in execution the following previously concocted scheme for escape :—The former had been, apparently, in agony with the toothache throughout the day, and by that means had evaded attendance with the rest. The latter made his appearance as usual; but in about half an hour, feigning some excuse, left the apartment. The gaoler, unwilling to lose sight of him, followed, and found him, to all appearance, about to give up the ghost, from a pain in his stomach, but as he expressed his wish to join in re- ceiving instruction, and his intention to come down'imme diately, the gaoler left him. Five minutes elapsed, and the prisoner did not make his entrance, so the gaoler returned to fetch him down, when, to his conternation, he saw no prisoner visi'ul.: where he had left two not ten minutes before whole matter, however, was plain e A wooden door that opened out to the bartizan was pushed aside, and a rope, spun out of the oakum that the prisoners had been employed in picking, had one end attached to their bed, while the other extended out at the door, over the bartizan, and down upon roof of a lower part of the building. Such had been the route of the prisoners, and, dropping into the street, concealed by the darkness of the night, they had effected their escape.— Inverness Courier. AN AGED TEA PARTY.— nected with St. Michael's Chur -A benevolent individual con year's party sterday evening week, to ( hundred of the old a ich most of them following, according to the correspondent, who coltnuni cates the fact to a contemporary, are and ages of a few of the of ie names, residence Mary Salisbury, 50, Back Martha Wood, John-stre ___ abeth Stee'le, Irk Dorothy Simmisier ______ WilHan; Simmisi; James Cook, 1- Mary Jones. ?,. 2. C.B. Sts -street ❑-street Benjamin Flood, Tho___,___ - - Margaret Eccersley, Eccersley's-square Mary Hammond, 9, Portland-street.... Judith Mitchell, Mill Hill Willia n Pollitt,3s, Dyche-street Deborah, his second wife. Old William was looking as fresh and vigorous as a sexage narian. His eye had lost little of its former lustre, and he recounted, with wonderful accuracy, the interesting events of the siege of Gibraltar, where he had served and six months in the Manchestei Volunteers. to b as he sat tea, and ng his )r five years He seemed, any about him Teat a rglish a party were above sixty years old, amounted to the number of 7,038 and their united ages pears.—Manchester Guardian A case has just been brought before the Bury Petty Ses sions which has excited considerable interest; it consist two charges against the Rev. Jonathan Ackroyd—first, being a rogue and vagabond under the Vagrant Act : at second, for having obtained money under false pretences Mr. Thomas Gorton, of Tottington Hall, said that on Friday the 16th of December, the prisoner called upon him. having represented himself to be the incumbent of or chapel at Skircoat, near Halifax, s' was in debt upwards of £2,000, which was ow stated that the church is obtaining contributions to liquidate the tater!, that he had performed the church with the Church prisoner Friday v t her res m a sovereign posed that th ,nce on t bent of t another s church in que ereign. Mr. g mself to be tli and succeeded in obtaining vevance of the c Taylor, of King-cross, aeposed a with the-churc built, and for some time had preached in it ; that the pur chase-money was £900; and that it had been bought from Mr. Alexander, a solicitor, at Halifax. Mr. H. Henshall, Superintendent of Police, at Bury, said that he had known the prisoner for a year and,a-half, and that he had him in custody before as Ulverstone, on a charge of having obtained money under false pretences. Charles Maguire, a police Minor Contri Christ Churc v u e p rl 7ards ( pain r on the for ma ""fax, Yorkshire man said, t that he should Peach hid a lied to i were unanimously of opinion of Correction at for three calendar f that he should be committed annuls 3 the sessions for trial on the second. There were , many clergymen present uur,u g wo Lica' au6, terested in the case (as the prisoner bad levied contributions on some of them .everalyears ago), and who appeared much gratified at the prospectof the profession being relieved from one of its greatest blots.—Doncaster Gazelle. TRADE )LLEAGUES ON THE ,OM TM NIPOTENTIA Le Imperial C vernor of tie two K and send up a duly prepared report of a' le said barbarians begged that we should give of money 21,000,000 of dollars. On examination it is - said barbarians originally wanted to extort ; but Hang-c and his colleagues argued in, and a third time, and at I( gth the the point strongly b s , , n was fixed at 21,00Q,000. They said that 6,000,000 was -ice of the opium, 3,000,000 for the Hong merchants' ' 1 _2,000,000 for the expenses of the army. The Shewet (an officer of the Emperor's body-guard), Hang-e and his colleagues, represented that the price of the opium lad already been paid by the city of Canton, in 6,000,000 ollars ; how could payment be extorted a second time? ud the debts of the Hong merchants should he lianidated bts, anc by themselves ; how could the officers of government be called upon to e ay them ? As to the necessary expenses of the army—why sbculd China be called upon to pay them And these matters were discussed again and again. barbarians exclaimed that opium was not produced in Eng land ; but that it was all sent sent forth from a neighbouring country; that upwards of 20,000 chests had been destroyed, and it required no small sum to pay for them ; the 6,000,000 that had been paid did not amount to half of the prime cost, The said - efore the deficiency must now be supplied. As to g merchants' debts, the Hong merchants, originally, e discharged them ; but as they delayed the pay a long time, the accumulation amounted to a vast therefore, they requested 3,000,000 should hay On that account of dollars, which, however, did not amount to more than a tenth part of the original claims; and they particularly re quested that a dispatch should be sent to Canton, directing that a clear inquiry should be made into all the Hong merchants' debts, and to limit a time for their recovery ; but if they (the Hong merchants) bad no funds forthcoming, then it will be necessary to require the government to pay the debts As to the item of expenses of the army, as peace has already been made, the soldiers and sailors should be rewarded be fore they are sent home. As to the amount of those neces sary expenses, if it is not decided to pay, you must say nothing more to us about the retirement or not of the army and fleet; but if hostilities do not cease, we apprehend that the expenditure of China, in future, will not stop at 12,000,000 dollars. Further, the men of war have already taken King kow, and have blockaded the passages ; and if we are soon d to order them to retire, the advantages to China will indeed, and so forth. (Hang-e;, and his colleagues, again autho- Ities, but the said bar- nantly ; the Sbewei was not ritatively questioned as to the dif barian only stared at him indi, listened to. We, your servants, have examined and found what are the unwarrantable demands of the said barbarians, which they so importunately urge, and they are deserving of the utmost hatred. But, considering that they have already attacked and laid in ruins Kingkow, and it is proved that not only the rivers but Chinkeang it will be difficult to recover speedily, we are apprehensive we shall be blocked up, both on the north and south, which will be the heaviest calamity. The ships that formerly blockaded the entrances were far different from these (in the Yang-tse-liang), and great ex . e is unavoidable • as yet our reputation is not hist ; as to extorted 21,000,000 dollars, they are tc be reckoned at seven mace each of sycee silver, which will amount to up wards of 11,700,000 taels ; the Hong debts are 8,000,000 dollars, weighing 2,100,000 taels; which must be recovered from the Hong merchants of Canton, when a clear exami nation has been made. There still remains 12,000,000 taels. This year the first payment of 6,000,000 dollars has been made, equal to 4,200,000 taels. Now 1,900,000 has already been carried to the account of the people and merchants of Keangsoo ; which the officers must pay in the first instance ; and in time, money may be looked for, for the purchase of honours (buttons and peacocks' feathers,) The remainder is to be cleared off in three years, not requiring three million taels for each year. Moreover, the duties that the said na tion will pay should be taken into account, which will ship the expenditure of the Imperial family, and disputances will be prevented. Comparing one year's expenses of the army with the sum paid to the English it is as 3 to 10; and there is only the name of fighting, without the hope of victory ; it _'ter to adopt plans in accordance with circumstances, and put an everlasting stop to war The 4,200,000 taeli, the first payment made of this year has been collected from the funds of the treasurer and salt commissioners of the three provinces of Che-keang, Keang soo, and Ganhwuy ; which will be repaid by the duties on the merchants and people. We wait to receive the Imperial will, that we may send post haste orders (to the treasurers and salt-commissioners) to be respectfully obeyed. 2. The said barbarians begged that Hongkong might be conferred on them as a place of residence. They also re .. )wed to trade at Kwangchow, Funchow, Ningpo, and Shanghae. The Shewei Han eagues, as the barbarians had already built longkong, and yet could beg for favour, granted t they might dwell there. With reference to Kwang and the other four places, they must be considered too as to the regulations of the trade as well as the duties, mld early be consulted and decided upon. fi ea m un (Mop When clear and explicit questions are asked, it is authen ticated that the said barbarians answered, " We consider Hongkong as our dwelling-place, and we must have Kwang chow and the others, in all five places, as ports of trade ; but if it cannot be allowed, then neither Moy, Ningpo, Hinhae, Tingbae, Topoo, Paoyshan, nor Hekeang will be delivered up, neither will our forces retire. As we want trade at all those places, it is absolutely necessary that resident consols should be appointed to superintend affairs, to restrain the barbarians (English) and prevent disturbances. The duties shall be paid according to the regulations of China; and when the duties are settled there shall be no delay in the payment. " Further, when we traded at Canton, the whole trade was in the hands of the mandarin Hong merchants, and we were exposed to their extortions, and the injuries we suffered were not small. Hereafter, we desire to choose our own mer chants, that trade may be conducted equitably ; and the en tire duties are to be paid through the consuls to the Hopp, iass through the hands of the Hong merchants, may be prevented ;" and so at thei The said Sh in represented, that from the five places, Kwangchow, &c., some should be conducted ; but the said barbarian obstinately refused. I, your servant, have examined and found, that with reference to the said foreigners dwelling on Hong-kong, and going to trade in the provinces of Fokien and Hekeang, the Imperial will has already been received, with permission as to what they have requested about trading at the five places named, although the compa rison is great ; but as they have taken and kept possession of Amoy and other places, which are not yet given up, and as they still bold Hongkong, Golongsoo, and have not retired, it will be a difficult matter to get them back. If we again prepare our armies to maintain those places, it is a difficult matter to engage with them on the waters. Though near to each other, .we have been idle (there has not been any fighting) for many days ; and as to those places which they have taken and keep possession of, will it not be allowed them to return to us our territory, and allow them to trade, since they are willing respectfully to pay the duties? Just now, they are sensible and repent of their errors, and are obedient as if driven by the wind, and when again united in mutual friendship, benevolence, and truth, all things will go on well. And since they will guard their own market, and surround and protect the sea boundaries, there will not be any necessity for recourse to our interference, which will be to the advantage of the country. We request the Imperial will may be sent down to the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of each of the three provinces, to examine clearly into the duties and trading re gulations of the Controller of Maritime Customs in the pro vinces of Canton ; and consult about the management of affairs, and fix them on a secure basis. 3. That which the said barbarians have requested with re ference to the officers of China—to have ceremonial inter course upon an equality ; and the barbarians who have been made captives, and the Chinese traitors, who have been se duced (into the service, &c., of the English), the release of all these they most earnestly solicit. We, your servants, have examined, and found, that with reference to equal official intercourse, it may be unreservedly ranted ; and as the affairs with the foreigners are finished the war ended) the prisoners may also be released, by which and good understanding will be strengthened; for fiarma a state of peace will bring repose ana giaaness, ana overLIITOW factiuus parties; these matters may be allowed to proceed, and we have left them to the Shewci, without dis ;cussing Cape of Good Hope papers to November 6, have been re ceived. The boers, or Duch farmers, on the Orange river were becoming restless, and, in imitation of their compatriots at Natal, disposed to assert their independence of British government and control. The rebellious affair is sufficiently ridiculous, and much of the nature of what is styled a storm in a tea-pot. - - - - - • Mauritius papers to the ]4th of October are remarkably barren of matter even of local interest. It is stated, and ap pears to be complained of, that the Queen of Madagascar had prohibited the emigration of her subjects to other countries. The rigorous measures adopted with this are said to have seriously embarrassed commerce and especially the masters of trading vessels ------ - Lady Macnaghten, Lady Sale, and the other unfortunate prisoners just released from Cabul, have addressed a letter of thanks to Sir Richmond Shakspeare, " for the promptitude with which he led a body of Kuzzilbash horsemen to their assistance at a most critical period, to whose timely arrival amongst them at Kaloo, it may be chiefly attributed that their flight from Bameeau was not intercepted." THE CATTLE-MARKET OF PARIS. — The Monileur de la Propriele states, that during the year 1842 there were offered for sale at the markets of Paris, 141,649 oxen, 16,131 cows, and 923,381 sl:cep. Of these were returned to their owners as unsaleable at any price, 13,753 oxen, 1,415 cows, and 182,152 sheep. The average price during the year was, 11 sous the pound for ox-beef, 9i sous for cow-beef, and 11 1 sous for mutton Sydney papers to the 29th of August, three days later than the last arrival, were received to-day at the North and South American Coffee-house. They do not, however, contain in telligence of any particular interest. The prospectus of a singular undertaking had been published there by Major Sullivan, formerly a police magistrate at the River William in the colony. It purports to be for the establishment of a " British colony on the island of New Caledonia, situated in the South Pacific Ocean." Great advantages are held out as likely to result from the project, inasmuch as it would prove an " important sea-port in the direct line of corn munication to China and India, whenever the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans may be joined at the isthmus of Darien." . - THE REVENVE.—We have seen a list of the shipments of the principal Oporto houses for the year 1842, which fully confirms the opinion that it is the non-settlement of the Portuguese tariff that has greatly caused the deficiency in the Customs revenue for the quarter just terminated. The total quantity shipped has been, it appears. 24,981 pipes. The article of wine alone will, it is expected, account for about £380,000 of the deficiency, and the remainder may be attri buted to coffee. The settlement of the Portuguese treaty will, therefore, it is expected, throw a large amount into the Treasury, when it really takes effect. it is satisfactory to :eive, that while one deficiency, that of the Excise, has i in a great measure explained away, this one of the toms is considered merely temporary.—Times. LAFFARGIt.—A letter of the 30th ult., from luding to a report that had been current that rge had escaped from prison,—" She still re cell, confining herself to her bed, in order to Her health is better, and iviontpener, al Madame Laffa mains i avoid putting on the prison arc her appetite so far improved, that she no longer restrains herself to chocolate, which was for a length of time her only food, Midlle. Grouvelle, who is expiating her meddling in political plots in the same prison, is not in as good a state of health as Madame Laffarge. On the eve of her discharge, the term of her imprisonment having nearly expired, she has fallen into a torpor which creates some alarm. She has for some time refused to change her dress, and remains perfectly mute and immoveable in spite of all the kind and judicious means taken by the Sisters of Charity. who have charge of her.to excite her to animation.'? "UNITED STATES On Wednesday morning last the packet-ship New York arrived at this port, having left New York on the 19th ult., to which date she bas brought papers from that town. The markets had not experienced any material alteration. Congress had been in_sesOon about a fortnight, but they had not got to any real business tary for the treasury showed a deficier 575,556 dollars. The report of the secre to the 31st ult. of No advices had been received in New York of the arrival of the steam-ship Britannia at Boston. A mutiny of a very painful and extraordinary character had taken place on board the United States br'g Somers. The following are the details of the occurrence, as given in one of the New York papers : _ . The mutineers were to have a scuffle on the forecastle in the night while the Captain and First Lieutenant were asleep. On the appearance of the latter to quell the disturbance he was to be seized and thrown overboard. They were then to murder the commander and the ward room officers, with the exception of the surgeon—who was to be kept for their own use—and take possession of the vessel. After this they werc to capture the packets and other ships, murder all males, ravish the females, and then murder them, so that no soul should be left to tell the tale of their horrible villainy. For this purpose they were to rendevous off New York. The whole plan was in writing and copiously interlarded with Greek characters to prevent discovery, and the test oath of the mutineers was " Do you swear that you have no fear of shedding blood ?" Fortunately, their plan was discovered through the instru mentality of one of the crew. The subject was laid before the officers, who bad immediately convened as a dram-head Court Martial, when it was decided that the safety of the vessel and the lives of all on board required immediate and exemplary punishment. They were accordingly hung at the yard-arm to strike terror to the hearts of the crew. This strong and decided measure restored the command of the ship to the officers, and the obedience of the men. Philip Spencer was the name of the midshipman alluded to, who was hung, and the other two men, petty officers, a boatswain's mate and a quarter-master. Spencer entered the service - Nov. 20, 1841. The affair occurred in the Atlantic, six or eight days' sail from St- Thomas, where the brig had touched for water and provisions on her return from the coast of Africa. It - was arranged to take her there so that the mutineers would be fully provided with stores for their piratical cruise. Commander M`Kenzie has gone to Washington to lay all the facts before the government. From ten to twenty of the sailors, the ring -leaders in the mutiny, are now in irons on board the North Carolina, to await their trial. The Somers is anew vessel, this being her first cruise, and and her sp ee d, are we ll a d ap t e d h H a e s;p e r o o n v s e t d ruc to tio b n e ,h c i i e n r e si o z f e, the fastest sa il ers i n t h e serv i ce . fora pirate. According to another of the New York journals, the plot of the mutineers was, after seizing the brig, to cruise off Sandy. Hook for the capture of one or more of the Liverpool packets, supposed to have large sums in specie onboard, and after this go a pirating. Mr. Spencer, the leader of the re• volt, was a son of the Hon. Secretary of the 'War Depart ment. The agony of the father's feelings under this terrible infliction language would vainly endeavour to express. A Dr. Buchanan is making as much stir with " New. rology " in New York as Mes'srs. Braid and Lafontaine did here some short time since. Mr. Braham was still giving concerts at New York, assisted by his son. . The New-York Herald says that since July Ist, 1841, no less than eighty-five steamers have been burnt and snagged on the western rivers. The total loss, in little more than a year, is stated to be 1,400,000 dollars. Advices from Kinston, Canada, represent Sir Charles Begot as much worse, and state that, but slight hopes were enter tained of his recovery. It was said that his excellency would leave the province as soon as he was able to travel, and that Sir Richard Jackson would convene the parliament and go vern as administrator until Sir Charles' successor, It ho is still asserted to be Lord Elliot, arrived. Navigation through out the province was still suspended. The New Orleans Bee of the 24th ult. says, "The com bined land and naval forces of the Mexicans had made a desperate attack on the heights 'surrounding Campeachy. The city is situated in a valley environed and overlooked by a number of hills. The occupation of these heights is of vast importance, as they command the town. They were consequently strongly fortified and garrisoned by Yucatan forces from the bills, and entrenched themselves upon them. They have thus secured advantages of great moment, which, if properly pursued, may render them masters of the town. Our informant states, that the Yucatanese fought with great courage, retiring slowly, and disputing every inch of ground, and that they appear to be in no wise discouraged by this untimely reverse. The day preceding the capture of the heights of Campeachy, (eminencias,) there was a regular engagement between the Mexican fleet and the six gunboats of the Campechanos, in which the former were repulsed with considerable loss. The Mexicans observe great vigilance in enforcing the blockade. Nevertheless, we learn that mer chant vessels, laden with groceries and provisions, continue to steal through the cordon of armed vessels at night, and deposit their cargoes within the city. While this continues, the Campechanos cannot,.at all events, be starved into sur- render." By the arrival of the steam-ship New York, from Galves ton, Texas papers had been received at New Orleans as late as Saturday. last, 3d alt. The news, however, is of very little interest. The accounts from the army are still vague and unsatisfactory. Many of the men bad returned, but the greater part of the force was still in the vicinity of Bexar and determined to proceed. The Galveston Civilian publishes President Houston's Proclamation requiring the seat of government to be removed from Austin to Washington, and requesting that the Senators and Representatives elect to Congress convene in annual sessions at the town of Washington on Monday, the sth of December. The Proclamation was issued in consequence of there being no quorum at the meeting of Congress at the special session on the 14th November. The latest intelli gence from Washington is, that a sufficient quantity of Con gressmen had assembled to form a quorum. WITH CHINA 'AN SL ATIO. onsidered of som vportance. Leers in the uutries PERIAL COMMISSIONER QUISITIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S amissioner and Grea I upon al of Tsopoo, Elepoo, and the Go ovinces, Newktea, take the articles h the English OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS The following is a copy of the speech of Louis Phillippe, on opening the Chamber of Deputies, on Monday last : " GENTLEMEN PEERS AND DEPUTIES.- .. --- " The affection and the sympathy of the French nation have sustained my, courage. My heart, ever suffering from grief, but full of confidence in your devotedness in calling you myself together to resume the course of your labours, 1 wish to conclude -to-day what my grief had compelled me to leave incomplete at the opening of your session. You have already achieved much for the security and future prosperity of France ; I thank you in her name. Whatever may be our trials, I and my family will devote to her service whatever strength and life the Almighty shall grant us. " Thanks to the maintenance of public order :and peace, the national prosperity, attested by the rapid increase in the public revenue, manifests itself beyond our most sanguine hopes. The solid empire of the laws is the best security for the wellbeing of all, as it is for the power of the state; and the conviction evervwbere established that the laws will be religiously executed, renders less frequent the enforcement of their penalties. I congratulate myself on our having ob tained those happy results. " I feel confident that our prosperity will pursue its course without either interruption or obstacle. My relations with foreign P owers c ontinue to be pacific am . . amicable. " The good harmony prevailing amongst the Powers has strengthened the repose of the East, and procured in Syria for the Christian population the establishment of an dmi nistration conformable to their religious faith and tlleir wishes. " I deplore the disturbances which have recently agitated Spain. In my relations with the Spanish monarchy, my sole object has been to protect our legitimate interests, to pre serve for Queen Isabella 11. a faithful amity, and to testity for the rights of humanity that respect and protection which honour the name of France. " By the occupation of the Marquesa Islands, I have se cured to our navigators in those distant seas a protection and refuge of which the necessity had been long felt. " Thanks to the persevering efforts of our brave army, our dominion in Algeria becomes everywhere stable and re spected. The vigilance and regularity of the administration will complete the work so gloriously prosecuted by the courage of our soldiers. " I have opened with several states negotiations which will have the effect of imparting to our agriculture, our com merce, and manufactures, more active development, and to procure for our national interests additional facilities. " Laws of finance and various bills intended to introduce into our legistration and administration important improve ments, shall be i mm ediately presented to you. " Gentlemen, the world is at peace Fyance is free, happy! breath, to y object secure try. It is with your constant and loyal cooperation that I have succeeded. You will aid me in maintaining and in con summating the work which we have commenced in common. This will be for all the most worthy recompense, and for me the only consolation that I can hereafter hope for." A great snow storm is predicted by the weather-wise gentry for the last day of this month. MURDER AND PARRICIDE. — We have just received from a correspondent in Mull an account of a most unnatural and arocions murder—the murder of a poor old woman by her who, strange to say, is itted the foul crime by been characterised for want deafwn s ao o nf n da ! ffde uc l tm t oabnp, and sw t p h ha a or t ehn t a h td, e Ca o s h v o m n amys , i hi giving her such a dreadful beating, cutting and maiming her, the preceding Monday, that she lingered in great agony and died last Saturday. The name of the place where the unfortunate woman lived is Kilean, and it is some small sa tisfaction to know that the culprit, a destroyer of the most sacred relation of social life, has been apprehended, and is safely lodged within the walls of a prison. —Scotch Refor mers Gazette of Saturday. ARLINGTON.—A DEEP TRICK. —A trick of rather a novel character has just been played in this plaCe. It appears, that a young woman some months since had the mishap to have a youngster. The young man who is supposed to be the father happened to meet the damsel and her babe , on Wednesday evening last, when she requested him to take the child in his arms during her absence, to which request he good naturedlyman nursed the infant fo r some !'he g endeavouri ng to trace some of his own features to st e : perhaps c a t c h c o ed se ed o t ' h l e child ; •but having waited until his patience was exhausted, found to his sorrow that the mother did not return. Under these suspicious circumstances, he sought to obtain an asylum for the young bantling ; and he at length succeeded in placing it under the care of a neigh bour, of course with a pledge to remunerate her for her pains. The delinquent mother has not since been heard of.—Willa Standard. BANKRUPTCY : FRAUDULENT REMOVAL OF GOODS.--At the sitting of the Exeter district Court of Bankruptcy on the 7th instant, a bankrupt, of the name of Goodenough, was brought before the commissioner. The case affords an illus tration of the practical advantages to creditors derived from the fifth section of the late statute (5 and 6 Victoria, c. 122). Before its enactment under no circumstances could the bank rupt be arrested, or his goods, &c., be seized by any process in bankruptcy except by the messenger after adjudication, but by the above section of the statute it is enacted, " that whenever a fiat has issued against any person, and it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the court that there is probable cause for believing that such a person is about to quit Eng land or to remove or conceal any of his goods or chattels with intent to defraud his creditors, unless he be forthwith appre hended, it shall be lawful for the court to issue its warrant to arrest such person, and to seize his books, papers, goods and chattels, &c., wheresoever he pr they may be found, &c." In the present case, Goodenough, who was a linen draper in large business at Newton Abbots, in Devonshire, had formed the design of conveying a large quantity of his goods with himself on b oard a ship a t Plymouth, and sailing with them to New So u th Wales. A fiat against him came down to the District Court early on Friday morning, and was immediately opened, but by the late statute (section 23) five days' notice of the adjudication are required to be given to the bankrupt, and that time must be allowed to him to dis pute the adjudication. In the course of that day application was made to the commissioner and most satisfactory proof laid before him that the bank;upt had absconded and re moved a large portion of his stock and goods on board the vessel in question. The warrant w as immediately granted: The messenger went express to Plymouth with two of the crditors, and found th e vesse l on the point of weighing anchor. The bankrupt was forthwith arrested, and the pro perty on board (to the value of several hundred pound) un loaded and b roug ht on s h ore , an d w ill, no doubt, be available to the creditors. Elm Ltbcrpoot -,ttanbarD. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1843 We have been somewhat struck—we might almost say startled—with the tone of an article in the London Times of Tuesday last, commenting upon the beautiful and convincing inaugural address, delivered by Mr. W. E. Gladstone at the opening of our Collegiate Institution. It is not often that the Times lays itself open to the suspicion of ignorance, upon any question with respect to which public opinion has been strongly moved ; and Mr. Gladstone is not the man, to depre ciate whose efforts in behalf of any good cause, that journal would be likely to step out of its way to affect such ignorance. But the tone of the article in ques tion is so singularly inconsistent with the opinions avowedly held by our contemporary, upon the im portant subject of education, that we are compelled to fix its authorship upon some recluse, whose mind has never pierced beyond the walls of his study, or the cloisters of his college; or to suspect, unwillingly, that its writer had a concealed purpose in view, which most sincere churchmen would be inclined to regard with fear and jealousy. Referring to the distinctness, with which Mr. Glad stone had laid it down, as a " great indestructible principle," that " Education," if it is to be e f fectual, if it is to be valuabie, jf it is to be deserving of the name, must be a RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ; and that, in order to deserve the name of a religious education, it must be founded not upon those vague generalities which are supposed to be common to all men, or at least to all men who assume the name of Christians—but upon the de finite Revelation which it has pleased God to give, and whereby each man amongst us must stand or fall," the Times remarks— " We suppose Mr. Gladstone is too well acquainted with the people of Liverpool to utter redundant truisms in their presence. Still, we confess that we should hardly have thought it necessary in a speech addressed to the middl e classes of the second city in the empire —a body of people possessing a more than average amount of wealth, intelli gence and attainments—addressed to them, too, by one who made it his boast that he was sprung from their order—we should hardly have thought it necessary to put it forth, as a new startling truth, that education to be effectual, must be based upon religion—that this religion must he the reli gion of Revelation. Whatever may be the doubts and dark ness of the lower classes upon this subject, surely the middle classes did not need this information" (!) Now the Times is not ignorant of the fact that the principle laid down by Mr. Gladstone is by no means regarded as a " redundant truism" by many parties, far removed in intelligence and station from the lower classes. In his publication of the following day— Wednesday—he recognises the fact, and deprecates its existence—that a religious education based upon Re velation is not the education given in the Irish schools supported by government. He knows, moreover, that it is not the system of the mechanics' institutions and other similar educating bodies in this country; and he might have known that it is not the system most in favour with a portion of the middle class philosophers—. the exclusively wise—of the town of Liverpool. Mr. Gladstone may therefore have uttered a " truism"— for there is little in this world which is true, and at the same time very " new" and " startling"—but we can not conceive that it was a truism, at all " redundant" in the utterance, in the place where uttered, or which, coming from the lips of a statesman, so eminent in character, and talent, and position in Sir Robert Peel's government, was likely to be received with less than the most unqualified delight and gratitude. We, for our part, should not complain of the redundancy, if we were to hear the same sentiments from the lips of every member of the cabinet. There is a peevishness in the paragraph which we have quoted, which it is difficult to reconcile with the writer's understood opinions upon the subject of edu cation, unless we are to suppose the existence of some secret bias hitherto undeveloped. Let us endeavour to trace this from the context. In a subsequent pas sage of the article in question we find it seriously doubted that Liverpool is " in want of any Collegiate Institution like this ;" or, at least, denied that " the want has been proved :" and again we have the writer's lament " that Mr. Gladstone has given the support of his name" to a scheme which is " unnecessary and uncalled for by the exigencies of the times." Really, the man who can deliberately give utterance to such an absurdity may almost be suspected of being no very strenuous believer in the necessity of education at all ! For only glance for a moment at the outrageously absurd or blindly-bigotted reason alleged' for the opinion in question'. " We have at the present moment"—proceeds the Times —" some fifty colleges at Oxford and Cambridge, amply en dowed, well provided with every encouragement to study and learning, and, the majority of them at least, not confined to any distinct or peculiar class of men. We have, besides, innumerable public schools, each of which has a foundation endowment sufficient to defray the expenses of a couple of German principalities. What need, then, of these new Collegiate Institutions ?' We heretofore asserted, and we still maintain, that the endowments of these old colleges and schools were especially intended for the middle classes ; and until Eton, Winchester, Westminster, and the Charter.. house, as well as both universities, are thronged to reple. Lion (I) we see no reason for lavishing money on modern fine buildings under pretence of furthering the cause of edu- cation." It is perhaps unnecessary to combat such sheer nonsense as is contained in the above paragraph. The notion that Oxford or Cambridge, or the other foun dations mentioned, could ever supply to Liverpool the place of such an educational instrument as her " Col legiate Institution" is too ridiculous to deserve grave treatment. But, may we ask, is there nothing signi ficant beneath the surface of the discontent manifested by the Times ? We fear there is. The sincere friend of sound scriptural education for the children of the middle classes would gladly welcome the acquisition of additional facilities, by which such an education is afforded them at their very doors. The Times, how ever, and the party in the church of which that journal is the organ, would perhaps prefer that that education was provided and directed by the irresponsible heads of our universities—that it embraced the reading of the fathers, and inculcated a belief in tradition,—rather than that it was directed by the bishop of the diocese, the local clergy, and the life-governors of such an educational establishment as the " Collegiate Institu tion" of Liverpool, and the religious teaching afforded was' - a teaching in the pure doctrines of the Word of God, unadulterated by tradition, with not a word added or a word taken. therefrom. We admit all that is alleged by the Times, with re gard to the extent of the existing educational facilities of our country. Thanks to the munificent liberality of our fathers, England is more richly provided with such facilities, or rather with the means whereby they ought to be afforded, than any other country ! We cannot wait, however, and throw our rising generation upon the mechanics' institutes and other providers of a baneful or a deficient education, until our foundation schools and colleges choose to wake from thcir lethargy and provide that pure and wholesome commodity for which they were endowed. Rather let us, as we can now proudly boast that we have done, imitate the bountiful disposition of past generations; and strive to plant, at our own doors, a tree whose branches will shower down blessed fruit upon generations yet to come We are not certain that we are warranted in taking, as a manifesto of the views of Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet, even with respect to the immediate question of educa tion, the beautiful sentiments uttered by the Right Hon. the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, on Friday last, to which we have briefly referred in another article. \Ve much fear we are not so war ranted. Mr. Gladstone, it is true, has declared his conviction that "there is, no class of men who ought to entertain a livelier interest in the prospects of all schemes connected with public education than that class which is connected with political office;" but, surely, this opinion is scarcely reconcileable with the course pursued by her Majesty's Government, or by the Central Board of Education, towards the schools belonging to the Established Church in Ireland. He has said, too, that "without the intelligent assent and attachment of the people,' the institutions of the country"—which he particularises as "the Monarchy, the Church, and the Aristocracy"—cannot be sup ported ; but neither is this truth reconcileable with the policy of Government, with respect to the same schools • He has said, too, with regard to an education, different to that "education based upon the pure revealed word of God," and of which "religion must be the per vading principle—the principle to which all others must be subordinated ;" "is it not paltering with the subject —is it not giving stones to those who ask for bread, if we give that, as education to man, which has no re ference to his higher faculties and estate, but is ex clusively conversant with objects which must perish in the use ?" And, we ask, can this question be replied satisfactorily by a Government which holds out its helping hand to a system, in which the revealed word of God is emasculated, to appease the professors of a faith, hostile to one at least of • the established institu tions of the land—its Catholic Church—whilst that helping hand is denied to a system, the supporters of which are firm supporters—supporters to the Death— of all those Institutions ? These questions are staggering. The feeling which they leave behind is humiliating, and sadly detrimental to our previously-conceived opinions of Conservative faithfulness. How strongly impelled are we to ex claim, as we sink back from the contrast between what should be and what is, " Are these the watchers over our Zion ? Are these the men to whom a Christian people have committed the weal of the generation which is to follow them in their career from this world of temptation to the world beyond the grave—that career' of which `the main business' is, as so beau tifully described by Mr. Gladstone, reunion with GOD '—the regaining of that `which was the state of our first parents before the fall'—` the renovation of the nature of God in a race that is fallen away' ? " We cannot adopt a conclusion which would presup pose blindness and want of principle so great, on the part of a Government of which Mr. Gladstone remains a member. There must be some grateful surprise, as to the future measures of that Government, in store for their Conservative supporters. We are the more encouraged to hold out this pleasing hope to our readers, from a remembrance of the sentiments expressed by a member of that govern ment—Mr. Sidney Herbert—on a recent occasion ; sentiments in which we are assured one other member of the same government would cordially Erecond, and which are, indeed, seconded in every paragraph of his beautiful address now under notice. Mr. Herbert, alluding to the unexampled depression under which the labouring classes of the country are unfortunately suffering, expressed, in language which we have not at hand to copy, and which we shall not attempt to para phrase, his conviction that the duty of the rich man— and how much more so of a government ?—was to take forethought for the alleviation of such distress, and the restoration of the sufferers to comfort, if not to happiness. Such a sentiment is surely not recon cileable with the maintenance, in the conducting of the government of the country, of those Malthusian prin ciples which dictated a New Poor-law Bill, and refused protection to infant labour by a stringent Factory Bill; and we cannot, viewing the opinions expressed by the gentlemen to whom we have referred, lay aside the hope that a better day for England, and for the cause of truth and humanity, is approaching. Mr. Peter Ainsworth, M.P. for the borough of Bolton, has, it seems, committed an unpardonable offence against their high mightinesses of the Anti- Corn-law League. In reply to an invitation to attend an anti-corn-law tea party in the enlightened borough in question, Mr. Ainsworth declined, upon the grounds that " having given his assent, in the last sessio❑ of Parliament, to the new tariff, sanctioning the principle of protection to the manufacturing, the mining and the agricultural interests of this country, he feels-- as every honest man must feel—." that he cannot, with any degree of justice, exclude the growers of corn from a participation in the advantages of similar protection." Mr. Ainsworth then proceeds to enumerate a few of the duties established by the tariff in question, as fol lows —viz :" On cotton goods, 10 per cent ; linen ditto, 15 to 20 per cent; woollen ditto, 15 to 20 per cent ; silk ditto, 25 to 30 per cent ; china and porce lain, 15 to 20 per cent; manufactures of iron, steel, tin, lead, pewter, brass, and copper, 15 per cent; ladies' boots and shoes, 12s. per dozen ; men's ditto, 28s. per dozen;" &c. &c. And what, does the reader imagine, was the reply to this very reasonable plea of the honourable member ? How did the assembled leaguers of Bolton justify the withdrawal of all protection from the corn-grower, whilst it is retained by other branches of the national industry ? Precisely as, in a recent article upon this very subject, we anticipated they would do. They said, by the mouth of that very conceited Quaker, Mr. John Bright, "we, the cotton trade, want no protec tion. Do we not now sell our goods cheaper than any one else ? Protection, to us, is a mere shadow—a delusion." All very true. Mr. Bright and his fellow agitators belonging to the cotton trade want no pro tection ; but what say the gentlemen engaged in the linen trade ? Mr. John Brooks, we rather imagine, gave a somewhat different account, in his celebrated colloquy with Lord Stanley at Lancaster, of the power of that trade to dispense with protection. What say the silk manufacturers ? The fact announced at a recent weekly meeting of the League, that the people of the silk manufacturing town of Coventry had only been induced to subscribe, in favour of the principle of free trade, and in aid of the League tribute, the sum of SEVEN SHILLINGS ! is a sufficient answer. And what say the other trades enumerated, many of whom are to be found in our own town ? Let their repre sentatives —many of them anti-monopoly men of the first water—supply the world with their views upon this important subject. Our working fellow-townsmen will watch their reply with some interest. We do not certainly attribute to the member for Bolton the possession of any inordinate share of the wisdom which is to be found in the House of Com mons. We do, however, venture to predict, that the just and honourable course which he has marked out for himself, upon the subject of the corn-law, will be that of a very great majority of the friends of free trade in that house, whenever, during the ensuing session, the ultra views of the League are brought distinctly under consideration. Let the question once be dis cussed, in parliament or out of it, as between a fixed protective duty and no duty at all ; and the country will be not a little amazed at the contemptible strength, in station, character, and numbers, of the faction, which now swaggers so outrageously, and menaces so insolently with its vengeance all those who prefer the straightforward path of honest independence to a slavish submission to its tyrannical behests THEAkIRE,ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE The New CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME EVERY EVENING AT HALF PRICE rinllS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 13th instant, .1. will he repeated (by particular desire) the Opera of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. To conclude with the New Comic Pantomime of BARON MUNCLIAUSEN ; Or, Harlegain and the Green Wizard. TO-MORROW, (Saturday.) COMIC PANTOMIME. THERESE, and the ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE SIGNOR NAGEL'S GRAND MASQUED BALL TN consequence of the unprecedented demand for Tickets for the above BALE, which will take place on TUES DAY EVENING next, at the above place, for the accom modation of all Parties the number of Tickets will be limited, so as to afford the Masqueraders ample space for Dancing. TEESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 17. 1843, on which occasion the entire of the Pit and Circle will be boarded over, so as to form a Magnificent Salon d' Danse. The Theatre will be decorated with Emblematical Devices, and Brilliantly Illuminated; every attention paid to the comfort and convenience of Visitors, and will be conducted on the same scale, which has rendered this species of Enter tainments so popular in London, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, St. Petersburgh, and other Cities. _ In the course of the Evening, Groups of Ballerines and Grotesque Dancers will enliven the proceedings. as intro duced at the Royal Festivals, Stockholm, and at the GRAND FESTA DI NAPOLI. The Orchestra will be Nil and efficient, and under the able superintendance of Mr. HUGHES, Leader. Prices of Admission --Single Ticket, Gentleman's, ss. ; Single Ditto, Lady's, 4s. ; Double Ticket, admitting a Lady and Gentleman, is. 6d.; Family Ticket, admitting Six Per sons, £1 Is.—Boxes, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. Tickets to be obtained of SIGNOR NAGEL, at the Am phitheatre, and at the different Music Sellers. The Doors will Open Half-an-hour after the close of the usual Performance, which will terminate at an early hour, and Dancing will commence immediately. TO CORRESPONDENTS We have received several communications on the subject of the proceedings which have recently been adopted with a view to the suppression of Sunday trading, which is now carried on to a shameful extent in some parts of the town. We should be extremely glad to second the laudable efforts of the writers ; but we recommend them to manifest less apparent personal spleen against individuals whilst they use their best endeavours to suppress the growing evil. If the magistrates exercise the powers lawfully and properly vested in them, we should soon see a great improvement in a practice which is truly distressing to a Christian mind. LOC4I NEWS —We understand that art examination of the infants at the Church of England School, Cornwallis-street, will take place on Monday evening next, in the School-room, at half-past six o'clock. CORNWALLIS- CUSTOM-HOUSE REVENUE.—The receipts at the Custom house at this port for the year ending sth January instan amount to £3,904,379, being a decrease, as compared with 1811, of £200,514, and with the preceding year of £702,947. LORD SANDON.—Our excellent representative Lord San don arrived in Liverpool on 'Wednesday morning, and is at present on a visit at the residence of Charles Lawrence, Esq., Mosley llill. His lordship dined with his Worship the Mayor and a select party last evening. His lordship will, we believe, remain in town for some days to come. INQUEST.—On Wednesday last, an inquest was held on view of the body of Elizabeth Doyle, a child six months old. The deceased, who was a healthy child, was found dead in her mother's arms in bed on Tuesday morning. The parents were sober quiet people. Mr. Leech, surgeon, saw the body, and being unable to account for death, made a post mortem examination, when it appeared the deceased had died of con vulsions. Verdict accordingly. "LOOK ON THIS PICTURE AND ON THAT."—The sup porters of the Mechanics' Institution held a ,soiree on Friday last, when a Frenchman of the name of Sears, who is a teacher there, was permitted to sing the revolutionary com position called the Marseillaise Hymn, in character. The Collegiate Institution was formally opened the same day, when the beautiful and loyal hymn, beginning "Lord of Heaven and Earth and Ocean," was sang by the assembly to Haydn's sacred music of " The Hymn to the Emperor." Those who know the two compositions will not fail to discern in these apparently trivial circumstances, the difference be tween the principles of the two institutions. TILE SournEa.N HOSPITAL.—We, a few weeks ago, no ticed the Northern Hospital, showing, with reference to the number of patients, the great utility of that institution, par ticularly as regards acc:dents occurring at or about the docks at the north end of the town. We have now to commend no less strongly to the attention and support of our humane townsmen the sister institution—the Southern Hospital, a fine building, admirably designed and fitted up for the re ception of unfortunate persons in that quarter of the town, where casualties, &c., at the docks are proportionately numerous. We can state, from authority, that, though the hospital has not yet been fully open twelve months, (the anniversary being on the 18th of the present month) the number of patients admitted has already been no fewer than 624, including 119 cases of fracture and 43 cases of scalp wounds. The beautiful order of both establishments, and the skill, attention, and kindness of the medical attendants are beyond all praise. SUNDAY TRADING.-At the police-court yesterday, Wm. "Woods, of Chadwick -street, appeared to answer an informa tion against him, laid by police-ofEcer No. 462, for pursuing his calling on Sunday. The information stated that on Sun day last, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he was standing opposite the defendant's Louse, when he saw the servant hand out of the window a halfpenny worth of sweet milk, for which a penny was handed in, and a halfpenny received out in change. He had previously cautioned the defendant not to sell on Sundays. Mr. Rushton said that according to the act of Charles 11 (under which this information vtas laid). no person was allowed to sell milk after nine o'clock in the morning, under a penalty of 55., which he had not the power to mitigate. We understand that a great number of in formations, laid by common informers, have been laid against car drivers and others, for following their usual occupations on Sunday ; and that the keepers of the Exchange, the Lyceum, and other newsrooms, also club-houses, and even the coachman of his Worship the Mayor, are amongst the number. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF SUGAR.—At the police-court, on Wednesday and (the prisoners being remanded for further evidence) yesterday, four prisoners were brought up namely, Thomas Harrison, Sarah Harrison, his wife, Eliza beth Johnson, and Thomas Scott, on a charge of stealing a large quantity of sugar. It appeared that on Monday night last, about 16 cwt. of sugar was stolen from Dover's ware house in Edmund-street. From information received. Police-officer Grisenthwaite went to the shop of a person named Scott, provision dealer, Johnson-street. He stated his errand, and Scott told him that if he went into the cel lar, he would find a bag of sugar which two men brought into the shop, and, after quarreling with each other, had thrown there on the top of the coals, and had gone off and left it. The officer went below, and found the sugar as stated. From further information, the police went to a house in Beving ton, where they found a number of sugar bags burning on the fire. This was the house inhabited by the prisoner Harrison and his wife, who were accordingly taken into custody. The evidence went to implicate all the prisoners, with the excep tion of Elizabeth Johnson, who was discharged. The other three wero committed for trial. SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of this asso ciation was held on Tuesday, in the committee-rooms be longing to the society, for the purpose of concerting measures for releasing it from the difficulties in which it has been placed, and for establishing it upon a permanent footing for the future. The meeting was respectably attended, and Captain Ogl ev y was ca ll e d to the chair. A resolution pro posed by Captain Bisset was carried unanimously, to the ef fect that the association be continued to the 31st March, and that a committee of shipmasters be appointed to consider the propriety, and to devise the best meansof remodeling the association. Captain Bisset said he was still not without hopes that the association might yet go on prosper, and be come an honour to those who had fostered it into existence, and a source of great benefit and convenience to the ship masters of Liverpool. H e t h ought if proper modifications were made in the existin g system, and proper alterations in the subscriptions, the society would succeed. A committee was then formed to carry into effect the objects of Captain Bisset's resolution. The subscriptions up to the close of the meeting, including what was subscribed on the spot, exceeded £2OO. We shall be exceedingly sorry if through want of support this useful society is allowed to be broken up—it has already rendered essential service to the shipmasters of the port, and would if liberally assisted, afford further advantages to them. We shall be glad to hear that the labours of the committee are attended with that success which they ought to meet with. FOREIGN AID SOCIETY.—We perceive that a meeting of this society will he held at the Music-hall this evening, when its claims, which are not sufficiently recognised by the pub lic, will be brought before the protestant community of Liverpool through the able advocacy of the Rev. R. Burgess, rector of Chelsea, the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, Major Thorpe, and others. Our best recommendation of the society's labours and objects will be to reprint the following extract, from the letter of the Rev. Edward Bickersteth, published at the close of the last month, recommendatory of a sermon, preached at Geneva by Mr. D'Aubigne, president of the Theological School there :—" It is peculiarly delightful to those who love the Saviour, to see a revival of reformation truth at Geneva. Amidst the awful prevalence of Neologian and other heretical errors in that city, God has graciously refreshed the hearts of his people, by raising up faithful men to bear witness to pure evangelical doctrine, and Institutions have been formed there for diffusing that doctrine among those reformed churches which had so grievously fallen froth the heavenly truths maintained by their protestant fore fathers. The Geneva Evangelical Society, with its able in structors, Gaussen, D'Aubigne, and others, has led the way in this blessed work, and deserves the warm sympathy and support of all who truly love our Lord. The Foreign Aid Society was formed for the purpose of affording Christians in this country the opportunity of showing this sympathy. it is a society.that in these days claims from all .British Chris tians a far more efficient support than it has yet received. Not having yet been fully brought before true Christians, it has had little comparative support. I shall be glad if this notice of it bring it before the minds of Christians, and they become interested in the good doing among our brethren on the continent." CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.—It will be seen from an advertisement that a sermon will he preached in Christ Church, on Sunday next, in aid of the funds of this important society, and valuable auxiliary to the Church of England. The benefits conferred by the society u p on th e peop l e o f this country and the clergy are various ; and, we learn from the occasional papers issued by the committee, that a spiritual work of the most encouraging description is going on exten sively in malty places where the society's aid is received. A clergyman, having charge of a manufacturing population of 7500 souls, and an income of only £9O, without any parsonage house, but aided with a grant f or a curate, wr i tes, t h at " his congregation is a satisfactory illustration of the benefits of church principles of subordination and order. Not one of the congregation took part in the late riots, and to a nigil they offered themselves to serve as constables for the proter tion of property." Another clergyman states that though his parish was under grievious apprehension during the same disturbances, and expected to be the most disturbed locality, no actual outbreak took place in the town itself, and adds, that since the society's grant of a curate, there are novr " three large congregations in the church on Sundays—a steady and increasing attendance at the weekly service—in stances continually occurring of persons attracted to the Sabbath worship through the instrumentality of cottage and school lectures—upwards of 500 children in the schools, and an attendance at the Lord's Supper, which has at least quadrupled the number antecedent to the society aid," Am), ther incumbent of a inarilf icturing district informs the corn:. mittee, that he had infidelity, socialism, and dissent, in al most every form to contend with. Prior to the grant of a curate from the society, " there was no school in connection with the church in all the district, whilst there is now a school of 181 children, and the congregations have much in creased." We might mu l t i p l y such gratifying statement as these, if we tho ug h t t h em necessary; but, we must re mind our readers that the amount which Liverpool transmits to the parent society, i s extremely disproportionate to the amount of either spiritual or pecuniary benefit conferred in return. NORTHERN HOSPITAL -40 extracting the following par ticulars from a paper on the treatment of Fractures of Me Extremities, by Mr. Banner, surgeon of the Northern Hos pital, of this town, published in the present January number of the Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Quarterly, the pub lic will have an opportunity of judging of the extraordinary results emanating from the efforts made by the founders of this valuable charity, and the subscribers the gratification of knowing that their benevolent aid has been well bestowed• These extracts must conceive all those who take an interest in the relief of suffering humanity, even the most sceptical, of the great usefulness of this hospital. We the more parti cularly draw attention to the facts contained in Mr. Banner's paper, as the supporters of the hospital contemplate making a great effort to obtain a fund sufficient for building a neW Northern Hospital, which, we trust, will be a building wor thy so great a cause, and so situated as to be an ornament to Liverpool. In th e erect i on of the medical institutions of this town, sufficient attention has not been paid to their sitei each having been placed in back situations. Buildings weY demanding conspicuous and prominent positions, from their beauty of design, are lost as public edifices. We sincerely hope this will not be the case in the erection of the contem plated Northern Hospital. We are informed that the town council is again about to forward, by its liberality, the objects of charity, i n b estowing land for the erection of this hospital. In doing so, we hope it will not be forgotten that a hospital is a public building, intended for future ages, as well as for the present, an d s h ou l d form a conspicuous anti handsome edifice worthy the flourishing town of Liverpool. To gain this end it should be stipulated by the council that the.de sign be app rove d b y them.--There have been admitted Into the Northern Hospital in Leeds -street, from March 1834 to December 1841, eight hundred and nineteen cases of fracture of the long bones of the extremities, or, in other words, hrP' ken limbs. Of these, 270 were of the arm, 479 of the leg, and 61 were fractures, complicated with other severe injuries.. The general results were-279 cases of fractures of the arm were cured ; 471 cases of fractures of the leg were cured ; 21 cases of fr ac t ures w i th severe complications, cured ; out of 819 cases, 28 died. There have been 47 limbs amputategt resulting from the foregoing injuries ; of these 34 recovered , 18 died ; 11 were of the arm, 32 were of the leg, 3 were cat: of double amputat i on, or where two limbs were removed fr om one person, an d 1 was a partial amputation of the foot. ,a amputations were on persons between the ages of 10 and 30; of these 17 recovered, 1 died : 15 were on persons be , tweet the ages of 30 an d 45 ; of these 9 recovered, 6 died ; 5 wer .. : on persons b e t ween the ages of 45 and 55 ; of these 4 We; cured, and 1 di e d : 8 were on persons between the ages of 15 and 70; o f t h ese 5 were cured, 3 died. Of these cases, :% were males, 2 were females. It must be remembered trif these cases are confined e xc l us i ve ly t o th e ex t rem it ies : th e a do not include other bones, which, if enumerated, wont swell the c a t a l ogue to a great degree. We may say that there is not a provincial hospital in the United King which a d m i ts so great a number of severe accidents 11sn'of about two in l Northern Hospital i and, with the exceptio the metropolis, t might be applied gene throughout the kingdom.