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Al W. B. PROMOLI'S 24, Church-8M 1 Old Po:'office-place IT ARRIVED, a most noyel and splendid as it of CLOCKS, in Or-molu, China, Alabaster, GOBLETS M lAN GLASS AND FLOWER- 1/ the name of W. B Wily, awl will be worm; title of purchase, fri les of Liverpool, and exceeding to solicit the attention of his hanging Stock of LONDON and ED JEWELLERY (warranted fashion a nd in the first style ;. BRACELETS, RINGS, BUCKLES, PINS, STUDS BEST ENGLISH AND GENEVA VER AND CYLINDER WATCHES, IN GOLD AND SILVER f all desc ions, manufactured in PARISIAN BRONZES, the production yright of the most celebrated Artists,.ela7 the reputation as works of Art nation in the most fashionable RODGERS AND SONS' FANCY AND TABLE CUTLERY. H AND ENGLISH PERFUMERY, AND GENUINE EAU DE COLOGNE. and LAMPS, (with Miller's Patent CHINA, BRONZE, and OR-MOLU, CHANI s unique an in Europe, unri- Ler for the immense variety, superior IGUR ricer, and where, for the purpose of tTICLE IS MARKED IN PLAIN :h prices no deduction is made nor s and Visitors are respectfully invited able Establishment and Manufactory. he paid to them, without it being tory to make purchases. AT W. B. PLOMOLI'S and Old Post-q 6 0100, consisting of arti- Lay or delicacy, may be endan ent in unpacking, Scc will be Railway or Steam conveyance, ;son employed for that pur e them as shall be required. Exporters, and Wholesale nformation relative thereto, are offered W. B. PROMOLI. SIGHT RESTORED ! RVOUS HEAD-ACHE CURED BRA'Z'ED EYE SNUFF fajesty, her Royal High f rent, and the Lords of the Treasury,) 3mmended by the Faculty for its efficacy ng Disorders incident to the Eyes and Head. it Diseases of a Scrofulous Nature affecting the Le Head. In cases of Nervous Head-ache it is fficacious, and gives a Natural Sweetness to the nay be taken as frequently as other Snuffs, with feet safety and gratification to the consumer. is every morning with warm milk and water, to ever secretion may have been produced during I Nurse's Fade GRIMSTONI W. GRIM Only Genuini From t iestion lth Jana, ion of tt proved sed it, and termed it the Faculty's Mecum. .13W9 also recommends its use as a preventive. )rt when in Sunderland, published in the Times, Journal, and British Traveller, in Nov. 1831.) he herbaceous quality of the snuff had such effect as well as the nerves of the head, from the thu of the membrane of the nose with the Eye Snuff, when taken ly contagion entering the system, zniversal adoption. Dated Nov. 10,1831. Esq., F.R.S.—This eminent surgeon Is Grimstone's Eve Snuff. See J. B. that Grimstone OBSERVE THIS CAUTION. 'ONE is the SOLE INVENTOR, and the Allowance made to all Vendors, by PIERCE and ). Cigar and Foreign Snuff Merchants, Castle and RETAIL AGENTS ; also , a 9, Byrom-street ; Welch, Snuff Ross and Nightingale, Chronicle ktherton, Lord-street ; Denby, 4, Great gnett. Oldhall-street ; Messrs. Hignett Inists, Moor-fields ; Mr. Proctor, To ,adon-road ; Mr. Roberts, Druggist, Ranelagh _dr. G. 11. Howell, Druggist, Dale-street; Mr. J. ierd, Tobacconist, 3, Scotland-place ; Mr. Hignett, nist, corner of Dale-street ; Mrs. Moreland, Tobac 'hnrch-street : Mr. Plummer, Tobacconist, North Lord-street; Mr. Thomas Hignett, Tobacconist, Irn-street ; Mr. W. King, Druggist, Soho-street 'er, Tobacconist. Elliott-street ; Mrs. Moore, To- Pitt-street; and Mr. Mawhood, 20, South John in MANCHESTER, by W. Grindon, (late M. Old Church Ofe, Market-street, and 119, Picea- Rayner, Tobacconist, 25, Market-place; Mr. G. Market-street ; Mr. J. R. Lynch, Market and Co., 45, Market-street; Abrams, 4, ' Deansgate ; Lovett, High-street • W. -cet ; Mr. Brown, Market-street ; Gee, every principal Town and City in the pool, WHOLES Al Drunist Tobacc 3ut read the followine : he John Bull, 6th May, 1839.—We copy the fol lln the Cheltenham Journal, being struck by its re ) that eminent and successful oculist, James Ware, LS., whose opinion touching the subject of which will be read with interest. The discovery of Mr. I e is simple, gentle, and certain, and by its unfailing on the nervous fabric of the head, possesses the un tble power of relieving, assisting, and prolonging the Editor nernal, 22d April, 1839.—" That most emi nes Ware, Esq., F.R.S., was so strongly im utility of snuff not made of tobacco, that in of the Medical Society's Works, page 334, read several cases of gutta serena cured by of snuff. This snuff was made without the hat being too great a narcotic to be used as L remedy. The anticipations of this gentlemen have been 'Lilly realised by Mr. William Grimstone, the Inventor of Eye Snuff, made from aromatic herbs, so judiciously ar -anged as in almost every case of disease touching the eye, !ar, and the delicate organs of the head, to produce a certain few articles which ar ) universally T, and various and innumerable have been the ckle our noses at the expense of our pockets, but r one snuff—albeit many have been attempted — Toyed of any value, or indeed realised the inten- Grimstone's Eve Snuff is a delightful :ompound, and possesses properties peculiarly unlike all other snuffs, it is really of essential rvice to persons of studious habits, and of sight ; and if we may judge by the numerous n who have borne testimony to its merits, 11 authenticated cures it has performed, it is of the high esteem which it has already in this but in other countries."—Old Eny -1840. ad to see this snuff in general use. It is -Manchester Chronicle. ICE SnuFF.—Notwithstanding the sys , which is carried on in this vast metropolis, we claim for Mr. Grimstone the distinction of being it to his species. We have had ocular demonstra value of his snuff, which we tried out of curiosity, the same time a slight affection of opthalmia, which if the snuff very speedily removed. We therefore y recommend it to the public."—Crown, Aug. 26,1838. any testimony were wanting to prove the efficacy of tone's Eye Snuff, we should be most happy to throw into the grand scale of demonstrations and proofs already ssed by the inventor. Literary men, and individuals istorned to sedentary habits or long reading, will find this iff invaluable in keeping off headache, dizziness, &c. &c. Old Monthly Magazine, September, 1838, p. 336. 11 restorative a few cases of Sight Restored by the Use of GRIM STONE' S EYE SNUFF. Mrs. A. Cole, No. 7, Skinner's Almshouses, aged 69, sight restored and head-ache cured. W. Verlin, Esq., inflammation cured, Youghal, Ireland. J. J. Protherne, Esq., sight restored and head-ache cured Waterford J. W. Ch ster, Esq., sight restored, Ballyelough Glebe, Mal- L W. M. Reynolds, Esq., excruciating pains in the head and opaque vision cured, Upper Stamford -street, London. J. B. Lachlield, Esq., cured of opthalmia, Whitehall and Thatched-house Tavern. 6, Nelson-square, Blackfriars-road, cured of opthalmia Miss Mary , loades, Market-place, Winslow, Bucks, cured lmia—witnesses to her cure, Mr. John Roades, And R. Walker, Esq., a magistrate. l'lntvre, aged 65, 8, Silver-street, Golden-square, ;utia serena and deafness. Esq., Marine Library, Ramsgate, Kent, cured of d, while at Jamaica, of gotta serena, 37, it's Park, London. Mr. P. Sanderson, Harper-street, Leeds, cured of cataract. Mr. H. Pluckwell, Tottenham House, Tottenham, Middle- sex, cured of opthalmia. Miss S. Enclefield. Paik-street, Windsor, cured of nervous head-ai Marchiot s de Broglio - Solari, 26, Charlotte-street, hearing and sight restored Decimus Blackburn, Esq.. Chertsey, Surrey, headache weakness and dimness of sight cured. Copy of a letter sent to Mr. W. Grimstone, inventor of the - - - - celebrated Eye Snuff. .ss de Broglio Solari presents her best com- W. Grimstone, and has the pleasure to in she had the most convincing proofs of the be es of his Herbaceous Eye Snuff, in many cases power, both of sight and hearing. -sir, you are at liberty to make use of her 18, 26, Charlotte-street. a letter sent to Mr. Grimstone, July 9,1838. -Raving been afflicted with bad eyes for a long time, who had received benefit from using your eye snuff mended it to me. I have taken the contents of your '. canisters, and am happy to say my sight has im • the weakness and dimness is removed ; and, sir, it 111 wish that you make this known for the good of 1 834 6, York-place, Kentish Town. Your's, G. SmiTit. 'o Mr. W. Grimstone, inventor of Eye Snuff, 39, Broad street, Bloomsbury March 31, 1838. • —.a afflicted for many years with a severe attended with a dimness of sight and dart ins in my eyes, for which I have had the first medical ; indeed, I have taken large quantities of medicine, Lt receiving any relief; but I am now delighted to say, uth , that ever since using your valuable eye snuff, taken co which piously, that is, a 2s. 4d. canister weekly, I —. am quitefree from those excruciating pains, and can read the smallest print, although 1 am in the 65th year of my age. This is my third testimony, and I shall be most happy to give it to you or to any respectable inquirer at my residence as under.—l remain, with gratitude, sir, your obedient humble s ervant, E. RoasoN. 19, Bell-street, Edgeware-road, Marylebone. 7, Skinner's Almshouses, Mile-end, J an . 2G, 1839. CAUTION. —This Odoriferous Herbaceous Compound of Herbs, sold in canisters, is 3425 4d, 4s 4d, 8s and 15s 6tl each, With copies of original testimonials, gratis, with each canister, by all Agents, both Foreign and British. It can be \fained in all the principal towns and cities. A liberal - • owners, captains, and all vendors of (;rimstone's Eye Simi: This celebrated snuff is shipped io all quarters of the globe, and retains its benign qualitig, "—^ l .- All snuffs and cigars shipped on the Dtranc6 to shipper shoriesi notiee Copies of Testimonials may be had from all the Agents gratis I and J. EDGLiY respeetfaly invite attention to their V • present Stock of SHAWLS and CLOAKS; which has len with all the Novelties of the Season, and :coed to none in the been rei which they confidently affirm, stand Kinedom for Extent of selection, superiority of Texture A great Assortment of TRAVELLING CLOAKS FOREIGN AND BRITISH SHAWL 44. BOLD-STREET. VAREITOUS/ MAISON LYON, 80.T.D- STREE7 MANTEAUX IMPRIME'S. CRIFFS and SCURFIELD beg to call the attention of the Nobility and Gentry to their splendid Collection CLOAKS and MANTLES, varying from Fifteen Shillings to Ten Guineas, and embracing a choice of Five Hundred, beautifully got up in the very first style of fashion. The exquisite taste, immense variety, and unparalleled prices at which they are now offering their magnificent productions, places them far ahead of all other establi s h men t s o f th e kind Every article contained in this warehouse is of their own bond-fide manufacture, and to be had of them only. Selec tion may be made from upwards of Five Thousand Ells French, and Thirty different Patterns, either by the yard or piece. The principle that has marked the rise and progress of this Establishment is still rigorously adhered to, and tho roughly developed in the following simple scale. For cash only, and no abatement. Large Consumption Teasing COnsumption Still deer easing Con sumption Consumption Very limited' Still increasing Profits / Very larg * The System adopted by Cripps and Scurfield, their object being to do an extensive busine NIRS. UPTON, of 31, BERRY-STREET, begs to inform the Ladies of Liverpool and its Environs that she has received a few choice PATTERNS of BONNETS, &c. from London, which she intends offering for inspection THISDAY, (Friday,) the 13th instant, and following days. Mrs. UPTON begs to call the attention of Ladies to her very superior Widows' Caps and general Mourning Milli nery. JAMES LLOYD, WHOLESALE PARCHMENT DEALER, 16, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. SOLICITORS and others supplied with VELLUM and IJ PAnclimENT at Manufacturers' Prices. A discount allowed by taking a Roll—viz., Five Dozen Skins, of one or of various sizes. Parchment packed for the British Colonies, and elsewhere, so as to keep sound in any climate. WANTED, a respectable YOUTH, who writes a good hand, and can produce good references as to character.— Apply as above. TO MERCHANa'S AND OTHERS. A YOUNG MAN, residing in Cheshire, who holds a responsible and permanent situation, and whose duties occupy the months of February, May, August, and Novem ber only, wishes to enter into some arrangement with a Mer chant or General Dealer to TRAVEL ON COMMISSION during his unemployed months. He has a general knowledge of business, has a good address, a good connexion, and would be desirous of advancing his employer's interest. Address .1, at the Standard -office. BLUE COAT HOSPITAL. oN SUNDAY MORNING next, the 15th instant, a SERMON will be Preached, in ST. PETER'S CHURCH, by the Rev. JON. BROOKS, M.A., Rector, and a COLLECTION made in aid of the Funds of the above Institution. LIVERPOOL GRAND SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS, THEATRE-ROYAL. rfillE CONCERTS for the ensuing Season will take place on TUESDAY, December Ist, TUESDAY, December 29th, 1840 ; TUESDAY, January 12th, and TUESDAY, January 26th, 1841. To avoid confusion, and obviate some of the inconveniences of last Season, the Seats for Subscribers will be appropriated by lottery, and reserved until half an hour after the time of commencement. A separate lottery will be taken for each Concert. _ _ _ . For Particulars see Prospectuses, which may be had at the Music-shops, &c. _ Amount of Subscription to the Four Concerts, One Guinea Subscriptions will be received by Mr. Wziss, Church street; Messrs. HIME and Sox, Church-street; Mr. Sman, Lord-street; Mr. PALMER, Bold-street; Mr. DREAPER, Bold-street ; Mr. THOMSON, Great George-street ; and Mr. C. H. TuomrsoN, London-road. The List will be closed on the 21st instant. THE THREE CARACCI. - - THE celebrated PAINTINGS of Subjects from Religious A. History, by ANNIBAL, AGOSTINO, and LUDOVICO CAwACCI, are NOW ON VIEW at the UNION GALLERY, Slater-street, (out of Bold-street,) from Ten till Four o'clock by daylight, and again from Six till Ten o'clock in the Even ing by gaslight. These splendid Works were originally painted for the GIUSTLNEANI PALACE of ROME, and were, after two cen turies, acquired by LUCIEN BUONAI'ARTE, in whose posses sion they were engraved. Lucien afterwards sold them to Ex-Queen of Etruria ; and from her Son, his Royal High ness the DUKE OF LUCCA, they were purchased by William Buchanan, Esq., of Pall-mall, London, (Author of the Me moirs of Painting,) through the means of the Signor Gal vani of Florence, a distinguished Artist and Connoisseur. ADMITTANCE—ONE SHILLING. JOHN BENTLEY, Keeper. THE LIVERPOOL ANNUAL EXHIBITION. rIPHE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of the iA LIVERPOOL ACADEMY of WORKS of MODERN ARTISTS IS NOW OPEN for the Season, from Nine until Dusk. Admission, Is. Catalogues, Is. Season Ticket, ss. Also, every Evening, BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINATED BY GAS, from Seven o'clock until Ten. Admission, ls. SAMUEL EGLINGTON, Secretary to the Academy. Exhibition Rooms, Postoffice-place. FINE ARTS MR. ALEXANDER HILL, of Edinburgh, Publisher to the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, begs respectfully to inform the Inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity, that he has now the honour of EXHIBITING for PRIVATE VIEW, in Mr. Lacey's Exhibition Rooms, 100, Bold-street, Mr. DUNCAN'S cele brated Picture of PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD and the HIGHLANDERS entering Edinburgh after the Battle of Preston. _ This exquisite Work of Art, which so beautifully illus trates one of the most Romantic and Picturesque Events of Scottish History, was Exhibited a few months ago at the Royal Academy of London, where it formed, perhaps without any exception, the chief attraction. It is to be en graved on the most important scale, and in the very highest style of Line Engraving, by FREDERICK BACON, Esq., of London, whose high talents have been secured, to produce a Plate worthy of the advancing spirit of British Art, at an ex pense which has probably never before been incurred in the production of a Line Engraving. Tickets of Admission to be had of Mr. LACEY. Hours of Attendance from Ten A.M. till Four P.m. Liverpool, Nov. 5, 1840. COOK-STREET GYMNASIUM, Under the superintendence of Monsieur HUGUENIN, is • Daily_open to the PUPILS from Eleven o'clock in the ••• • - • Morning till N in e in the Evening. MONSIEUR HUGUENIN begs to subjoin the opinion of the following justly celebrated Professor in his Peculiar System of Exercises : " I am fully satisfied that Gymnastic Exercises, as at pre sent taught by Monsieur Huguenin, excel all others for the purpose of increasing Muscular Strength, and improving the Health and Vigour of the Body ; they also, from not giving rise to contention. have the most beneficial effect on the moral disposition and temper. I have formed my opinion on this subject from considerable experience, having had a Gymnasium for the use of the Medical Students in Trinity College during several years. I highly approved of Monsieur Huguenin's qualification as a teacher ; he is a perfect master of his art, and possesses the most extensive and well-con trived machinery for his objects; I have always admired the extreme gentleness and kindness of manner he employs in the Instruction of his pupils, and I consider the influence of such an example of the greatest consequence, where a large number of young men are collected together.—JAMES MACARTNEY, M.D. late Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, in Trinity Coll*, Dublin." TERMS :- Quarterly Half-yearly Yearly FENCING Quarterly . Half-yearly Yearly ... £1 5 0 2 0 0 3 10 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 3 10 0 FIRE CLAY AND BRICKS. STOURBRIDGE FIRE CLAY COMPANY. NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE. THE CLAY used at these Works has been pronounced, by competent judges, to be purer than any other yet discovered, and is perfectly free from any trace of Iron or Lime. The BRICKS, being made from the best Clay, are supe perior to any hitherto brought into the market. Samples of Clay, also letters and testimonials, from first rate authorities, may be seen on application to the Agents, J. WHITTAKER and CO. 7, Strand-street, or .JOHN BARFF and CO. 14, Goree, Liverpool. " Newport Iron Foundry, 21st July, 1840 • " GENTLEMEN, - By your request have, for several weeks past, experimented. your Bricks in my Works : I have used them in the Cupelas, and find them wear longer than any we have used before. In the Reverberatory Furnace I find them still better, as they possess a property I have never noticed in any other make : that of not shrinking when exposed to intense heat. This quality will be highly valuable where elliptic arches, of long span, are required. I have used the Stourbridge make, and also several others along side of them, on the bridge, and found them to main tain their shape much better than any I have yet tried.—l remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant , " W. EDWARDS. " To the Stourbridge Fire Clay Company." LOVE AND LIQUOR.—SCENE AT HOLMFIRTH.—" There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip."—The verity of the saying is fully confirmed by the following incident :—About nine o'clock in the morning of Sunday last, a smartly dressed youth might be seen supporting on his arm a black-eyed dark beauty, over whose head but seventeen summers had passed, arrayed in pink and white, picking their steps through the miry streets leading to the church of Holinfirth. Imme diately following this interesting pair might be observed a second couple, less gaily attired, perhaps, but apparently not less happy. It was evident, indeed, that a bridal party were proceeding to the hymeneal altar. The group having entered the church, the incumbent, who had been for some time an ticipating their arrival, prepared to perform the marriage ceremony, The eyes of the pretty bride sparkled with de light,—she had at last secured her lover,—the wedding din ner was even then preparing at her father's house, and the Fates seemed to smile upon their union. Alas ! the course of true love never did run smooth. It was but too plain that the bridegroom had been paying his addresses to Bacchus before repairing to church. Soot!' to say, he was immo derately inebriated. This, indeed, was quickly discerned by the clergyman, who declined proceeding with the service, at the same time desiring the disappointed couple " to come again to-morrow." No sooner had this intimation been given, than the bacchanalian devotee hurried from the church, leaving the remainder of the party in mute astonishment. declared she would not brook The morrow came, but not the bridegroom. The fair Ca therine was astounded : she was Perfectly green to such ma of it. Despondency took posse ss ion. her loving heart, and the day not a smile was seen upon her counte nance.sacred promises. Tuesday morning arrived, and, w ith the first dawn of light, her betrothed presented himself at her father's hum. e fy d twain again repaired to the • altar ; wbieeredospmoiliceilne., the • the nuptial vow was breathed, and ceremony was eager The a t o ffi rat i fy gone through without further interruption. — Leeds Intelligeneer. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL The Closing Night of the Season, and the Ltql NigAt ie Theatre will be open under the present Psse,cc; lc * * In consequence of the unprecedented den - timid for Plays this Evening, the Orchestra will be appropriated for 'e accommodation of those Gentlemen who cannot obtn seats in the Boxes. The entrance to the Orchestra at le Box-door, and through the entrance at the Door on le right-hand side of the Box-lobby. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MRS. CLARKE, On which occasion Miss ELLEN TREE has kindly volt teered the aid of her valuable services, and will appearn the character of Rosalind, in the Play of " As You Le It," and, for the first time here, will perform the char ter of Pauline, in the Drama of the " Lady of Lyons.' Mr. CHARLES KEAN has kindly consented to perfan in both Dramas, and will sustain the characters ofJacqes and Claude Melnotte. THIS present FRIDAY, November 13, 1810, the R fortnances will commence with Shakspeare's Play of AS YOU LIKE IT. .. Mr. Charles Kean. Touchstone.. Mr. Bak Audrey.. Mrs. Clarke. Jacques Orlando.. Mr. W. Howard Celia.... Miss Cleaver Rosalind.. Miss Ellen Tree, in which Character she will sag the Cuckoo Song, and speak the Original Epilogue To conclude with the favourite Drama, written by iir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Bart., called THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte.. Mr. Charles Kean. Madame Deschappelles Pauline Deschappelles.. Miss Ellen Tree, Her first appearance in that character in any Theatre i •• England. Lower Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. C. ; Gallery, ls.—Doors to be opened at half-past Six, andhe Entertainments to commence of Seven o'clock. Tickets to be had of Mr. MINSTER, at the Box-offic of the Theatre, where Places may be taken from Ten util Three. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOI Under the Management of Mr. EGERTON, (Lessee ofhe Queen's Theatre, Manchester,) WILL OPEN for the Season on MONDAY Eyeing, Nov. 16th, 1840, decorated with unparalleled mapi ficence, in the Moorish style of Architecture, from des;ns by Mr. George Jackson, jun., of Manchester, compositin manufacturer to her Majesty. The NEW ACT DRIP, painted by Messrs. Parker and Johnstone, Artists of :he Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, and Theatre-Royal, Liverpol, represents a restored and splendid View of the COUT OF LIONS, in the Alhambra, which, in conjunction ith the Decorations of the Theatre, will fully realise to the spe tator the grandeur of that Palace, and show the eaten of knowledge in the' Arts possessed by that extraordinary .nd renowned people, the Moors of Spain. Principal Arlsts engaged in the Decorations—Messrs. Parker, Johnstne, Kelshaw, Matthews, &c. •, the Gilding by Mr. Kearsey ; the whole under the immediate superintendence of Mr. Eeo. Jackson. Amongst the principal engagements are Mr. NV J. HAMMOND and Miss DALY, from the Theatres-Rcyal, Drury-lane and Covent-garden • and a talented Comiany selected from the principal Metropolitan and Provircial Theatres. The Curtain will rise to the National Anthen of GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. _ _ _ _ _ On MONDAY Evening, and during the Week, the Per formance will commence with the gorgeous Spectacle, vith new and beautiful Scenery. of novel and peculiar construc tion, magnificent and characteristic Costume, splendid and correct Banners and Properties, and most extensive Machi nery, called JANE OF THE HATCHET; Or, THE WOMEN OF BEAUVAIS. In which ONE HUNDRED FEMALE WARRIORS will appear in full costume of the period, and go through a variety of Military Evolutions. Buonaventure (a young farmer).. Mr. W. J. Hammond. Babet.. (a market woman) .... Miss Daly. To be followed by the new and laughable Burletta, now act ing in London with most decided success, entitled THE RAILROAD STATION. Mr. SampsoniOrres7:l64-Class passenger) .... Mr. W. J Hammond. _ The whole to conclude with Dibdin's Extravaganza of DON GIOVANNI ; Or, A SPECTRE ON HORSEBACK. Don Giovanni. Miss Daly. Leporello Mr. W. J. Hammond. Mr. COOKE, and the whole of his unrivalled Establish ment of Artists and STUD of HORSES, the most beautiful, docile, and numerous in Europe, are engaged ; an early in timation will be made of their appearance. TO CORRESPONDENTS Owing to some mistake or oversight we have not been fa voured this month with copies of Blackwood s Magazine, Fraser's Magazine, the Asiatic Journal, and other publi cations which have hitherto reached us with great punctu- ality. We had marked the letter of " Huon" for insertion ; but we find that we cannot possibly make room for it. " Lines inscribed to Mr. Renny" have been received. If Mr. C. R. will favour us with an interview we can easily explain why his letter was not inserted. We have just been favoured with a copy of " An Essay on the Church with Reference to the Oxford Tract Writers, by the Rev. Joseph Jones," and also a copy of " The Pro testant Annual for 1841 ; Edited by Charlotte Elizabeth." As we have not yet had time to peruse these valuable and interesting works, we prefer deferring our notice of them until Tuesday, when we shall be better sole to do them justice. The former is an elaborate production, replete with sound reasoning, and indicating deep theological re search and critical acumen. The latter, with its exqui sitely engraved and truly faithful likeness of the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, cannot fail to become the favourite annual among all classes of Protestants. We shall bestow an extended notice on both works in our . next. POLL BOOK 'e are glad to find that a complete list of the voters polled for the election of Sixteen Councillors for this Borough, on the 2d of November, is already in the hands of the printers, and will be immediately pub lished. It will skew the duplicate qualifications of the voters, and the wards in which they polled. The list has been examined with the polling papers in the possession of the Mayor. It will be found of great value as a book of reference, and will prove of great service in carrying on the canvass for the ensuing year. car Ethcrpoot gPtanbatti. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1840. By the Garrick packet-ship, Captain Palmer, which arrived here on Tuesday night, we have received New York papers to the 26th ultimo, inclusive. The Gar rick accomplished the voyage in the extraordinarily short space of fifteen days—a performance scarcely ex celled by any of the steamers. We have again to ex- press our acknowledgements for the polite attention of Mr. Bennett in forwarding to our office copies of his New York Herald. The latest account of the stock and money market is to Saturday, the 24th ultimo. A large business, at improved prices, had been done in the course of the day. United States rose a per cent. ; Vicksburg per cent.; Canton 2 per cent.; Stonington 21 per cent. ; Dry Dock 5 per cent.; Sales of bills on Phila delphia were made at 21 to 2i discount. Exchange on the South continued to improve. The southern banks had accumulating balances in the city, while in the southern parts the demand for northern bills was very limited. At New Orleans, on the 16th, specie was quoted at 11 to 2 per cent. premium. Sixty days bills on New York were at per cent. discount. Sight bills on New York were without demand at 1i per cent. premium There was not much doing in sterling exchange The rate on England was 81 to 9. The business of the week ending on the 16th had been a very limited one. The effect of the English news in the fore part of the week had been a general depression. The full trade was nearly over, and its real extent had been much larger that was generally supposed. The following extract on the cotton market we quote from the New York Herald : Corrolv.—The last news from Europe, although indica ting a slight rise in rates, both in Havre and Liverpool, is, when taken in connexion with the state of the Money Market, considered by no means favourable, and shippers declined operating at former rates. A decline of to through the week, did not bring buyers forward. The sales have been mostly to manufacturers, to the extent of 2,000 bales, at the following rates : Upland Mobile The southern markets are generally dull, and buyers in disposed to operate at present prices here, while the political honour of Europe lowers over low rates there.—The receipts of new crop are large for the season, and the weather at all points, as far as our accounts extend, is favourable to pick ing out, and very unfavourable to the armies of speculators, worms and all. 84- a 11-i Sk a 101 There is very little news of general importance in the papers before us. In the New York Herald of the 24th ultimo we find the particulars of an extraor di nary po li ce i nves ti ga tion , perpetrated developing " an that magnificent city ty in system 1838,t0 o f fraud ulent which we particu larly Noti n voti ng," wish to direct the attention of our contemporary of the Journal, with whom we had, some time since, a controversy on the subjects of the ballot and "purity of election" in the United States." The details of the case to which we are now referring were as follows : Mr. Glentworth, Tobacco Inspector, Mr. J. D. Steven son, ditto, Mr. Young, High Constable of Philadelphia, Mr. Wetmore, Mr. Blatchford, and many other pro minent politicians, gave evidence, willing and unwilling, for and against each other, developing the most as • tounding facts, that about three hundred men were pur chased at 30 dollars per head, like cattle in the market, and brought on from Philadelphia, to vote five times in so many different wards at that election. By the evi dence thus furnished, it appears that the very proposi tion recently made by a politician of Baltimore, to ano ther in Philadelphia, to get five hundred men to Balti more, in order to secure the recent election in that city, for the Whigs, was actually carried into effect in New York in 1838. The Herald furnishes us with the affidavits of the Above-named individuals, which fully establish the facts to which we wish to draw the atten- tion of the editor of the Journal. The particulars to which they respectively swore are of so' extraordinary a character that we can scarcely find their parallel in the history of the most corrupt cdnstituency in Great Britain. What would be thought in this country of hundreds of men changing .their clothes five or six times in the day, and going up to vote in as many wards, and each time fraudulently personating a real voter ? According to Mr. Stevenson's evidence we find that this arrangement enabled the whigs of New York to poll about 1600 illegal votes at the election of 1838. All this was done under the cloak of the ballot; and yet there are to be found individuals in this coun try who are so stupidly besotted as to advocate the in troduction of the ballot humbug into England. We trust that the exposure which has been made of the gigantic frauds perpetrated through the medium of the ballot box at New York will serve to undeceive those credulous individuals who have been so long clamour ing for its vaunted " protection." But New York is not the only place at which these electioneering frauds have been perpetrated. The whole of the United States is more or less tainted with this foul corruption. Read what the New York Herald says on this subject : AWFUL STATE OF THE COUNTRY-THE ELECTION FRAUDS PRODUCED BY THE BANKING SYSTEM -A REVOLUTION OF BLOOD IN PROSPECT We begin to fear that this unhappy country is on the eve of a bloody civil war—a final dismemberment of the Union— the destruction of the present government—and the ruin of all free institutions. Do you want our reasons ? Here they are. The revelations recently made, and daily making, of the gross frauds upon the ballot box, committed by both par ties, gives a picture of demoralization which makes the honest heart sick—sick—sick of human life. It really ap pears to us that which ever party succeeds at the next election, it will be by fraud on the . ballot box, and if so, the defeated faction will not submit, but resort to physical force to re venge themselves. The frauds at Baltimore—the frauds at Philadelphia—the frauds in Ohio—the frauds in New York, are revealed and revealing—and in spite of explanations, disclosures, oaths, and affidavits, by the hogshead, we must believe that the political leaders of both parties are guilty— guilty—guilty of gross and terrible corruption. According to the best calculation, it appears, that in the great Atlantic cities there has been for three years past a dis posable force of 5000 men, distributed in New York, Phila delphia, Baltimore, Albany, and other towns, who were up to the highest bidder, and driven about from town to town like cattle, to the polls, voting as often as they could—and "laying pipe" in every city and in every ward. Sometimes the democrats brought up these Hessians—sometimes the whigs—but they were always to be had by those who had the most money. It appears, also, that this horrible system of fraud had its origin in Philadelphia, and was contemporaneous with the struggles of the United States Bank for a re-charter. There can be no doubt, therefore, that the system of election frauds originated in the vaults of banks, and that it is the legitimate offspring of the corrupt banking system, which has twice suspended specie payments in three years, and cheated the country out of 50,000,000 dollars. The demoralization of this unfortunate, unhappy country, has been produced by the banks—and if a revolution of " blood and carnage" is at hand, these corrupt institutions will be the first to be razed to the ground. We are afraid of the future. Unless the honest men of all parties unite and put down equally the corrupters and the corrupted, the glory of this republic is lost for ever. We are on the eve of great events. Who is there, after reading these passages, that would desire to see the institutions of Great Britain assimi lated with those of the United States—the boasted land of " liberty and equality ?" j there a single feature in the picture drawn by our New York contemporary that would induce us to covet the blessings of a demo cratic form of government ? Nol give us the glorious constitution of Old England in preference to the most perfect form of republicanism. There is no news of importance from Canada. hlis Excellency Lord Sydenham was in Upper Canada. Great preparations were making in both provinces for the coming election. The presidential elections in the United States were proceeding in favour of General Harrison. A new candidate has been started in the person of Mr. Birney, Who has the exclusive support of the abolitionists. This fresh division will probably diminish the Whig in fluence in the Northern States. We had not space in our last to refer to the recent pacific demonstrations in France. The first of these was the speech of the King of the French--a document which cannot be considered in any other light than as an assurance that the amicable relations which have so long existed between this country and France will not be disturbed, at least as far as Louis Philippe is person ally concerned. He expresses a strong hope that the peace of Europe will not be troubled, and avows his resolution to persevere in that moderate and concili policy of which Fra nce , d ur i ng t h e l as t ating line of ten years, has reaped the fruit. The next demonstra tions in favour of a pacific line of policy are the large majorities obtained by the Soult-Guizot administration in the Chamber of Deputies. The strength of the mi nority was fully tested in the election of President, which resulted in favour of the ministerial candidate, the numbers being, for M. Sauzet 220, and for M. Odillon Barrot 154. Subsequent divisions have also confirmed the ministry in the confidence of the Cham ber. The tone of the Paris press has become much more moderate within the past week, and there seems to be no doubt that peace will be preserved at any cost short of a compromise of the national honour. The lamented death of W. W. Currie, Esq., has 1 1 caused a vacancy in the representation of North Tox teth Ward, which must be filled up in ten days from his demise. We understand that the radicals have al ready commenced operations, and that Mr. Rathbone will be the candidate on that interest. On the conser vative side, Alexander Smith, Esq., in compliance with a numerously and respectably signed requisition, has consented to be nominated. We learn that the most active preparations for a determined contest are being made on both sides, and that a very arduous struggle alone will secure a conservative triumph. The recent success of Mr. Harbord ought to be a source of great encouragement to the conservative electors in the ward. We urge them most earnestly to persevere in their can vass. We rejoice to find that Mr. Smith's committee are sitting daily for the purpose of forwarding his elec tion. We trust that the influential conservatives of the neighbouring wards will render all the assistance in their power on this important occasion. The return of Mr. Smith will augment the number of conservatives in the council to 28, whilst the radical party will be re duced to 36, giving the latter a majority of eight only. Lopez The arrival of the overland mail has placed us in possession of a large mass of interesting news from the East, a copious summary of which will be found in another place. The advices from Bombay are to the Ist of October, from Sincapore to the 13th of August, and from China to the 3d of July. The accounts from China state that the first vessel of the expedition reached there on the 9th of June, and the greatest part of the remainder on the 21st of the same month. The following day Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer issued a notice declaring the river and harbour of Canton in a state of blockade after the 18th. Captain Elliot had issued several notifications of great importance. He kept several vessels at the mouth of the river, in order to carry the blockade into effect, and ordered the rest to proceed to the north, and take possession of the island of Chusan, which is situate near the mouth of the great river Yang -'Ten. On the 28th of June Admiral Elliot arrived, and having communicated with the Portuguese governor of Macao, with whom friendly relations continue, took Capt. Elliot on board, and proceeded to join the expe dition. Captain Elliot had given notice that the per sons and property of the Chinese inhabitants on the sea coast would be respected, and that the conduct of Lin should be made known to the Emperor. The Chinese had made another unsuccessful at tempt to burn th e fl eet b y mean s of fire rafts. Th e diabolical expedient of poisoning a number of parcels of tea, inte n d e d f or t h e consum ption of th e B r i t i s h sailors, was also resorted to by the Chinese. These, however, were taken by pirates, who sold them to the Chinese on shore, and many died from drinking that beverage. The news from India is extremely unfavourable. Khelat, the capital of Belloochistan, which was so ably and gallantly defended last year by Sir Thomas Wiltshire, had fallen into the hands of insurgents ; Quettah was closely beset ; and in the attempt to re lieve the fortress of Khaun, or Kahun, which was closely invested by the Murree tribes, a strong detach ment under Major Clibborn had been repulsed with the loss of four officers and 200 men. In consequence of this reverse about 10,000 troops were ordered to march into the disturbed districts. It was stated that the Governor-General had announced in council that Herat must be taken from Yar Mohammed, and be annexed to the kingdom of Caubul. An army of ob- servation was forming on the frontiers of Nepaul The dates from Alexandria are to the 28th of October, and from the coast of Syria to the 15th. Ibrahim Pasha was at Damascus, and the whole coast of Syria, with the exception of Acre, was in the hands of the allies. It was expected that the garrison of Acre would evacuate, being subject to the shell-firing of the Gorgon and Stromboli steamers, which they had no means of returning It was rumoured at Alexandria, that if Mehemet Ali would content himself with the succession of Egypt, and abandon his pretensions to Syria, every thing might yet be amicably arranged. The Indian mail, and the passengers from Suez, had experienced no in terruption in passing through Egypt. The same may be said of the passengers who went out in the Great Liverpool. The blockade of Alexandria was postponed until the 20th of November, for the purpose of per mitting vessels in ballast to enter, and allowing the merchants of neutral nations to export their goods and merchandise. We have been favoured with the perusal of a private letter from Spain, dated the 28th ultimo, containing a detail of facts which cannot but prove interesting and important at the present crisis in the affairs of that country. The writer, after alluding to the steady re fusal of the Queen Regent to sanction the proposals of the ministers, respecting the dissolution of the Cortes ; and to the menaces by which she was finally induced to abdicate the government, proceeds to give some de• tails of the proceedings of Espartero and his allies During the negotiations with the Queen, the corpora. tion of Madrid, acting in perfect concert with Espar tero, rebelled against the government The corpora. tion was supported by a small portion of the militia and it succeeded, by bribery, in corrupting a portion of the troops. When the captain-general tried, too late, to put down the insurrection, he failed, because a part of the troops passed over to the rebels. He was obliged to evacuate the city; and the junta immedi ately displaced every high functionary. Several of the generals tendered their services in aid of the move- Among these were Rodil, Lorenzo, Ferraz, and They called in the militia of the neighbouring villages ; bribed some troops of the line who were at Guadalaxara ; organised some depots of cavalry which were in the neighbourhood; and on the 4th of Sep tember they were already able to pass a grand review on the Prado, under General Rodil and Ferrer, the president of the revolutionary junta, by whose side rode the British Ambassador ! Behind General Rod was Colonel Wilde, just arrived from Barcelona, who had been the bearer of the insignia of the order of the Bath to Espartero. It was currently stated at Madrid that the British embassy had received very large extra remittances, during the month of September, in order, as was supposed, to meet the calls of the revolution. Toledo and Burgos were among the first places that followed the example of Madrid. Their inhabitants also deposed every public functionary. When the Queen Regent, on her arrival at Valencia from Barce- lona, was apprized of the insurrection of Madrid, she wrote to Espartero, in her own hand, that he had an opportunity of regaining her confidence, by going person, or sending some general officer with trus troops to quell the rebellion, To this he sent a"mc insolent answer, saying that " he was not aware o having done anything by which he might have for• feited her confidence, as he had required the dismissal of the former ministers because they were traitors and cowards, and that he could not go or send any general officer to quell the insurrection at Madrid, because the troops chose to fraternise with the junta." He caused this letter to be printed and published before it had reached the hands of the Queen. The immediate effect was that two regiments belonging to General O'Donnell's army, who had been sent to support the dismissed Captain-General of Madrid, went over to the junta with flying colours ; and in every town and vil lage in Spain the corporation assumed the supreme au thority, and dismissed every public functionary. The revolutionists have not rested satisfied with invading the functions of the executive : they have also invaded the judicial and ecclesiastical functions also. Not only have they deprived the' judges of office, but in many places they have set at liberty those who were suffering the penalty of the law. In Cordova and Malaga they have released the military who were tried .for sedition; and at Valencia and other places they have declared null and void all awards given by the judges in favour of the grandees and against the corporation, who had set up claims to the estates of the former, as having been unlawfully obtained by them some 300 or 400 years ago. Every where the juntas have forcibly taken possession of all public monies; and wherever they did not think themselves sufficiently strong against the majority of the inhabitants, they have taken bodies of volunteers into their pay. They have sent to Gibraltar and elsewhere to buy muskets to arm the mob. Wher ever the grandees had estates they have taken posses sion of them, and parcelled them out. They have ba nished several bishops and curates from their sees and parishes. Even the belhringers, sextons, and night watchers have not escaped unobserved. In several towns they have even changed the nurses of the foundlings. Our new Unitarian mayor has commenced his ca. reer in a manner which fully confirms the view whici we took in our last. We understand that the church• wardens have waited upon him, according to custom . to ascertain whether he would attend the parish church, in his civic capacity, on the first Sunday after his ap• Several changes have also taken place with regard to the revenue. Some corporations have modified the town duties and the customs, whilst others have not. In Cadiz tobacco has been sold by order of the junta, at half the price which it obtained a short time since. They keep there the four per cent. upon all agricultural produce, which the Cortes had left, instead of the tithes, for the support of the clergy ; while at Cor dova, Xerez, and elsewhere, they have suppressed this impost, causing the restitution of what had been col lected, and leaving the clergy dependent upon alms. Some juntas have admitted the principle of a totally free trade, as that of Huesca, in Arragon, and Gerona. Some authorities have levied heavy contributions upon the disaffected, meaning thereby the moderados or conservatives, and not the Carlists. Many of the juntas are already disputing the supre macy with each other. Vigo has come to blows with Pontevedra, and the latter, after some bloodshed, has been taken. Carthagena and Murcia, Xerez and Ca diz, Salamanca and Cuidad Rodrigo, and other places, are in open hostilities against each other. The army is in a state of mutiny, and all notions of right and wrong seem to be entirely confounded in every part of the kingdom. In some places the troops have taken pos session of the public monies ! In the mean time, the license of the press knows no bounds. The character of Queen Christina has been, in every place, dragged through the mire. With her departure from the country has disappeared the only mint of government and order that was in it. 'Through the infamous and seditious conduct of Es partero the army is a mass of corruption unfit for any thing, The regency will not have the means to pay it even scantily, because all the branches of the revenue for the next three years have been spent by anticipa tion. The finances of the kingdom are literally " con fusion worse confounded ;" and among the "patriots" who administer them there is not a single honest man. The intelligent correspondent from whose letter we have gleaned the foregoing particulars asks, " Of what use can Spain be to England in case of a war ? A French army of 50,000 men would walk from the Py rennes to Cadiz. There is not, of Espartero's party, a general officer who knows how to move 10,000 men in the field with cavalry and artillery. The soldiers are good bush-rangers. The French would find as allies a despoiled and starving clergy, a spoliated nobi lity, hundreds of thousands of destitute einplors, and an impoverished and insulted gentry. Such is the deplorable state of Spain at the present moment ; and to this crisis has it been reduced chiefly by the instrumentality of British interference. But we shall have much more to say upon this subject in future numbers. atment, such being the invariable practice of our f magistrates—a practice to which even Mr. Rath- ,nform.. Mr. Bolton's reply to the deputation was rite characteristic of the bigoted and intolerant Unita in. It was to the following effect, " that being a issenter, and as it was the first Sunday of his official Lreer, he preferred going to his own place of worship." iool will If We hope that the Protestant electors of Liv remember this additional insult to their feelings Mr. Bolton imagines that he can with impunity thus set at defiance an old established custom to which the great majority of the electors attach so much impor- Lee, we can ass spirit of the people of Liverpool le knows little of the '. They will not tamely led towards the Church of England, on the part of e mayor of Liverpool, will only tend to hasten the Ly when the Town Council shall be purged of every Unitarian, and every enemy of the church, among its embers Our present publication contains an advertisement aouncing that application is intended to be n arliament, in the ensuing session, for leave to bring n a bill, or for leave to introduce clauses into any bill •elating to the Liverpool Docks, which may be depend- ng in Parliament during the ensuing session, for ex mpting all vessels entering into or departing from the 'ort of Liverpool, and consigned or trading to or from Runcorn, from payment of tonnage rates and other rates and duties now payable to the trustees of the Li verpool Docks. This notice emanates from the agents of the Bridgewater Trust, and we have no doubt that it will be warmly supported by the landholders of Cheshire, and by other influential interests. The proposed application, there can be very little doubt, has originated in the bungling and temporising policy pursued by the Dock Committee and the Corpo ration, with reference to the bill which was placed be fore Parliament last session. The question involved in the application is one of the last moment to the inter ests of this port. The Dock Committee ought to di rect their immediate attention to this matter. 'While they are wasting the public money in the pursuit of the Dock Warehouse phantasm, the lasting welfare of Liverpool is likely to be sacrificed. Is it possible that they are acting in concert with the parties who are seek ing to exempt Runcorn from the impost of town dues ? THE HEALTH OF THE TOWN The subject brought forward at the last two Council meet ings, by Mr. Case, the conservative member for Vauxhall Ward, is perhaps the most important which has ever excited the attention of that body. It is now an established fact, that of the population of this great borough about 43,000 inhabitants reside in damp and unwholesome cellars, and 60,000 in badly ventilated, and almost equally unhealthy, courts—the whole constituting nearly one-half of the entire population of Liverpool. Taking these facts into considera tion, it is matter of little surprise that the average rate of mortality in Liverpool is greater than in any other large town in the empire. It is not, however, merely in relation to its effects upon the , health of our population that the subject is of importance ; but it becomes as well a question of serious interest as re gards the moral and religious welfare of the lower classes of our fellow-townsmen. It is well known that nothing is more conducive to the spread of vice and irreligion than a want of the blessings of free air, arising from overcrowded habita tions. It is well known that the great mass of crime and wretchedness in all large towns is located in those portions of them which are the worst ventilated and the most impervious to the public eye. In addition to the facilities thus offered for drunkenness, uncleanly habits, breach of the Sabbath, and secret immorality, ill-health is of itself, amongst the lower classes especially, a fertile source of dissipation—dissipation resorted to in order to lull the sting of bodily suffering and drown the warnings of mental agony. We do trust that the committee appointed to investigate this subject will not separate without finding some remedy to mitigate the evils of the present state of things. We see much difficulty attendant upon it; but, if the inquiry is en tered upon in a proper spirit, we do not despair of a remedy being discovered. INre shall have to combat a strong princi ple—the love of gain on the part of owners of the soil and of property ; but the good of the community requires that a ' sacrifice should be made, and it must and ought to be sub mitted to cheerfully. MR. AIKIN AND THE MAGISTRATES We know not in what section of the municipal act it was provided that the reputation of the bench was to he intrusted to the safe keeping of our town councils. The new member for Castle-street, however, with that feelosophic acumen for which he is distinguished, has discovered that such ought to be the practice, if it is not the law, of the land; and from henceforth, we presume, any individual who shall have the hardihood to utter unpleasant truths respecting the conduct, or impugning the dignity of our Russell magistracy, shall be denounced at the council board, and be compelled to recant or apologise at the footstool of the worshipful head of that august assembly. _ _ If we can command the requisite gravity—for our sides have been aching for two days past—we will endeavour to detail the history of the first crusade of Mr. Aikin in defence of magisterial purity ; and had we the pen of Cervantes, the encounter of the Knight of La Mancha with the windmills would be far outdone by the achievements recorded in our HISTORY OF THE MODERN QUIXOTE, SHEWING HOW HE TILTED AGAINST A BUSHELL, AND WAS We are not, however, at present prepared to immortalize Mr. Aikin, and shall therefore record merely the plain facts. The heinous offence, for the perpetration of which the mem ber for Abercromby ward has been so nearly extinguished, appears to be his charging some of the magistrates of Liver pool with having broken the laws which they were appointed to defend, by aiding and abetting the illegal proceedings of the Protector Society. It will be in the remembrance of our readers that, a few months ago, we published what, we were informed, was a list of contributors to the Protector fund, in which were included the names of a number of gen tlemen who possess a seat in the council and upon the ma gisterial bench. We stated at the time that our authority was not one which we could warrant ; and if we had been very far in error, we should most likely have been authori tatively required to withdraw our statement. We received no contradiction. The general correctness of our statement is up to this time unimpeached and Mr. Bushell had, we maintain, a perfect right to conclude that it was unimpeach able, and to use it as an established document. The allusion to it appeared, however, not to be very pa lateable, and on Tuesday, Mr. Aikin made his formidable demonstration, and called upon Mr. Bushell to apologize forthwith. Mr. Bushell gave his authority—read over one by one the names of those magistrates who had been included in our list of protectors, and called upon them to deny the fact, and he would at once apologize. Not a word of denial from a single magistrate ! The Mayor still hoped that Mr. Bushell would apologize ; that gentleman refused to apolo gize to any but to those whom he had misrepresented, and he looked round the council room for the expected denial—but none came! The Mayor looked puzzled, some particular members looked vexed, the member for Castle-street looked silly, and the farce was ended by a good-natured friend mov ing the order of the day. That this farce was, to use theatrical language, in the bills of the day, cannot be denied ; and we are more surprised, on that account, at the indiscretion which allowed its being brought forward, unless for the purpose of enabling those gentlemen, holding magisterial authority, opportunity of disclaiming connexion with an illegal assoc►ation. It is evi dent now that our radical justices do not pride themselves upon their alliance with the protectors. They may some of them have received an intimation from head quarters, that to contribute openly, to such a society is not very decent ; and it is obviously their opinion, as it is ours, that the sooner they get rid of the imputation the better. For this purpose our columns are open to them. We will gladly publish the fact that neither Sir Joshua Walmsley, nor any other of his colleagues on the bench, have contributed a farthing towards the funds of the Protector Society ; and although these gen tlemen refused Mr. Bushell's invitation, we trust that, on reflection, they will not refuse the opportunity which we now offer them, of doing themselves justice in the eyes of their fellow-townsmen. To return, however, to the quixotic member for Castle street, we are beginning to fear that we cannot congratulate the ward upon their acquisition. The constituency imagined, no doubt, that in Mr. James Aikin they had caught a feelo sopher. We are afraid, however, that after all, their feeloso pher is not a Solon, or even a Solari goose, but only a very ordinary Scotch gander. Mr. Aikin had much better in fu ture confine himself to ordinary business matters, for we can assure him he is not calculated for leading parts. THE FINE ARTS.—One of the noblest pictures of the pre sent day is now on view at Mr. Lacey's, in Bold-street, and we earnestly draw the attention of all those who love art, and admire painting, to obtain a ti c k e t an d see i t. T o say t h ey will be pleased with it, is but t o express co ldl y w h at t h e i r sen sations will be on examining it—they will be delighted. The subject is the entrance of Prince Charles Edward into Edinburgh, after the battle of Preston. We need not say how the selection of an event of so stirring a nature for the vanvas, will give it charms in the eye of every Scotchman ; but, independent of that, let a man be from what country he may, he cannot look upon Mr. Duncan's picture without pro nouncing it to be a masterpiece of art, either as a whole, or in detail. Once, twice, o r th r i c e w ill not suffice to satisfy a spectator : we know that again and again will he wish to look upon it, and every time will he discover a something not previously observed. We cannot do better than quote the following able description of it, which appeared in an Edin burgh paper, promising to revert again to the subject, merely observing, en passant, that the picture is to be engraved, and thus those who covet the painting, may have a " counterfeit resemblance of it :—" A picture of a very high class, and treated in a masterly manner. The compositio n an d gene ral arrangement are exce lle n t ; highly diversified, yet com plete as a whole ; fill e d with anim a ti on , yet graceful. The happy introduction . of portraits of well-known individuals, gives it an interest which even its own merits, great as they undoubtedly are, would hardly have secured for it. The por trait of Professor Wilson, in particular, is beyond question the best portrait of that gentleman which has as yet been painted. The colouring is, as was to be expected from Dun can, most admirable. In this picture there is the warmth of sunshine, and the aerial transparency of nature,—brilliancy without glare,—transparency without weakness,--harmony without tameness. The horses are beautifully painted and drawn, and the whole subject well treated and rich. It places Duncan in a very high station in art, which, it is to be hoped, he will long live to grace with similar ornaments. There need, nay, ther e can b e no d ou b t , t h at th e engraving to be published from it, will be a most successful one, and for its good fortune it has our best wishes," On the 2d instant, a general assembly . of the academicians was held at the Royal Academy of Arts, in Trafalgar-square, when Mr. C. Barry, Mr. R. Redgrave, and Mr. T. Webster, were 'elected associates of that institution. LOCAL NEWS The Hon. ,captain Stanley, we understand, has purchase *bp rrrf.ililrhor 4.lnra. i,...'eonn I- hi '-Col. Johnson kn incident worth recording took place at the mewing of the newly-ap pointed Watch Cornmitt N RADI NONPLI rnaan and vice- chairman were chosen We give it as it was related to u Sir Joshua NValmsley having beer ,pointed chairman otithi committee, Mr. Tho - rithill was nominated to the secondary upon which Mr. Birkett remarked that consistent to appoint as vic himself liable to the failing of taking a glass too much Thornhill demanded Mr. Birkett's authority for bringing such a charge against him. Mr. Birkett unhesitatingly gave Mr. P. Jordan as his authority. The latter gentleman did airman an individual who was Mr. not think lit to make any reply, and the two Radical coun cillors looked unutterable things at each other. We have not beard whether Mr. Thornhill slunk out of the room. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.-It will be seen that this theatre will be opened on Monday next, under the management of Mr. Egerton, whose spirited superintendence of the Queen's Theatre, Manchester, has so often called down the com- nendations of the press of that town, and whose exertions to •ender this theatre equally acceptable will, we doubt not, vtitored vieill of the Court of Lions, in the Alhamb-r Nhich is the most splendid production c wee witnessed ; and though e' id bol the kind we iborate in design, there is a s in the style that cannot fail to ition of all lovers of the fine •eedoin Linted by Alessr Parker and Johnstone, who _aye spared no pains to render the picture such as will pour ray to the beholder a faithful representation of that splendid . To give additional effect to this scene, a ca►peting, representing tile-work in perspective; and in accordance with the floor of palace, will run out from the foot-lights, and meet the scene on its being dropped, which will tend greatly to distance and harmonize the view. We had prepared a description of the decorative improvements which the enter prising manager has effected, but we are compelled to post pone it until Tuesday. LONDON NATIVE OYSTERS.—Any person desirous of " astonishing the natives," may have an opportunity of do- ing so by paying Mr. Barton, of RenshaVT-street, a visit. His delicious oysters are well worth the notice of the epicure and man of taste ; and as they are brought from London dai- ly, are always fresh and good. LAUNCH.—On Tuesday last, a fine ship, built by Messrs. Hazelden, Pearson, and Troughton, was launched from their yard, south side of the Queen's Dock basin. She is (as we before had occasion to notice) one of the finest vessels ever turned out at our port. She is of 376 tons burthen, and is called " The Meg of Meldon," a celebrated witch who rendered, as our historical readers will remember, good and effective service to the Earl of Derwentwater in " olden times." She is built of the choicest materials, and as was remarked by Mr. Bailey, the talented surveyor for Lloyd's at this port, " may be equalled in fidelity and excellence of construction, but cannot he surpassed." She was built for, and is to be commanded by Captain Arthur Cookson, well known as the commander of the Jurnna, and more recently of the Mari, the command of which last vessel he undertook while this ship was building, for one voyage, across the Atlantic and back. Notwithstanding the precarious and inclement state of the weather, the yard and every adjoining eminence were crowded by hundreds of spectators, including many respect able individuals of both sexes. Soon after eleven o'clock, all being in readiness, the daggers were struck, and the ves sel glided from the yard into her destined element in gallant style, amidst the loud acclamations of the delighted specta tors—her name being given by Miss Sinclair, daughter of Mr. S. of Duke-street, who was one of the party present. She looked beautiful when high and dry, and still more so when afloat. She sat firmly and lightly in the water, was much admired by all who are judges of naval architectural symmetry, and we doubt not will, besides carrying a largo cargo, turn out to be " a clipper." After the launch a number of ladies and gentlemen, friends of the builders and owner, retired to the mould-room, and while the rain poured in torrents without, passed a delightful afternoon in festive enjoyment. Amongst the gentlemen present was Mr. Sinclair, (who occupied the chair), Mr. Shand, Dr. Grindrod, Dr. Gouthwaite, and many others of our most esteemed citizens. The number of " Lancashire Witches" who came to honour their " weird sister" " Meg o' Meldon," was proportionately great. The room was beautifully decorated with national flags. An elegant and sumptuous cold collation, with wines, &c.. was served by Mr. Wilde, of the American Hotel, Lower Sparling-street ; many appropriate speeches were made, and toasts drunk, and a more harmonious or happy party we never witnessed. The health of the builders and that of the owner of the ves sel, and success to them in their future undertakings, was drunk with repeated rounds of applause, and was followed by neat and suitable replies. After the repast the merry dance commenced, two fiddlers being present, and the pleasures of the evening were prolonged till a late hour of the afternoon. The workmen were regaled below, and testified by their cheering their good wishes to their employers. 'We were never, indeed, present at a more joyful assemblage, an d the res pect shown to the builder s an d o w ne r s of the noble vessel just let afloat on the bosom of the old Mersey, was not more hearty than it was deserved. BRIDGEWATER HousE.—Lord Francis Egerton has en trusted the erection of this mansion to Mr. Barry, the archi tect of both houses of parliament ; and it is understood it Will be commenced immediately. Sir R. Sniirke was first engaged as its architect, but that gentleman gave up the undertaking . PERSONATION OF A VOTER.—WiIIiAm Thompson, 3 shoemaker, residing in St. Andrew-street, in this town, syas placed before Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with g at the late municipal election, voted in Abercromby 11 ard, for Mr. Todd, the radical candidate pretending that he was Wm. Thompson, a cow-keeper, resident in the same street. It was proved that the prisoner had delivered in a voting paper at the booth where the votes for Abercrom by-ward were received, and that his vote was recorded as that of the Win. Thompson who appeared on the register, in which the prison er's name did not appear, as he was not duly qualified. It was known by some parties present, that the Wrn. Thompson whose name appeared on the register was ill and unable to leave his bed, but according to the evidence, the vote was in" serted before any objection could be made. Shortly after' wards. however, Mr. Robertson Gladstone and Mr. Christ°' pher Bushell, having heard of the circumstance, entered the booth and protested against the validity of the vote. Tho'' Atkinson was called by Mr. Penington. He stated that hay' Mg heard that the prisoner had personated his neighbou r ' Wm. Thompson, the cow-keeper, in 1839, when h e vo t e d ()., Mr. Ripley, he had some conversation with him on the sub ject. The prisoner at first said he thought he was the person entitled to vote : but, upon being pressed on the point by th e witness telling him that not having paid his rates, he "' ust have known that he was not qualified, he admitted that he had done wrong, and said he would never be led into such an error again. It was proved by Mr. Hart and Mr. Tyson, that the prisoner's name did not appear in either the rate book or the burgess-roll. Mr. Snowball, who appeared for, the defence, contended that supposing the prisoner had vo ted in the manner alleged, it was not an indictable offence. M r ' Rushton said, when a case of this kind occurred, some 61110 ago, they had the whole law very fully discussed, and a very high opinion was taken, which entirely coincided with 1 ",.! own. He was clearly of opinion that this was indictable of - s Mr. Rushton asked the prisoner if he had any th o ' to say. He replied that the statement of Mr. Atkinson as t ° the conversation that had passed between them was entire/5' false. Mr. Rushton said, that in the discharge of his duo , he should commit the prisoner for trial for an offence whi eti f , he regarded as very serious. Knowing he was not qualifi ed ' the prisoner had personated a voter at the municipal electielp which was a fraud upon the candidate, and in direct opeo, tion to the intentions of the legislature, for by it all the en of legislation were defeated. Mr. Atkinson's stater }cis pressed in aggravation, for the prisoner had acknowledged 1,1; error in 1839, and had repeated it in 1840. The prisoner '"/ 8 „, committed for trial at the next sessions, with an intin3att 4 that bail would be taken immediately, if required. The 711 _`"; ties demanded were two of £2O each, and the prisoner's 01 „ recognisance in £4O. The witnesses for the prosecution %l el ::: bound in recognisances of £lOO each to appear and give el ;,. dence on the trial. Bail was afterwards given, and the P r " soner was liberated. rrbii THEATRE ROYAL.—MRS. CLARI C E' S R E NEFIT.-- - '" • evening this theatre closes for the season, when will tel" ; nate the present lessee's interest in it. There have be it, e ,i, few, we may say, establishments in the kingdom, 0 ' r , have been conducted with greater regularity, more lion 0 Z!„, able conduct, or with better taste and spirit, than this. ,• 1 '," 0 velties have been brought forward, and " stars" have u e b l e engaged, without much regard to the chance of prOfi t3 return ; a spirit has been manifested to afford the publie,reo, opportunity of seeing that which was popular in the me' 0 1. polis, and occasion has been, when pieces were produceii,e4 performers engaged, when there appeared but small hope: 11 . „ expectation of return adequate to the outlay. Take, f"tr the stance, the engagement of the French company, one 01 no t best that has ever appeared in London. The house cras,be well filled during the whole of the time they were here. anY management•thought they might please, but never kia",,k, sanguine expectations of success. We hear, occas/° ° , - e d; complaint made of the inefficiency of the company elage",. - in but let us inquire where we shall find a better one, or ou-00,1 which there are more careful or more steady actors ? A g i c e/ second or third rate man is as valuable in one point of / ho t in a theatre as a "star :" he does not produce so mue, b ' his efforts are necessary to condu c e to th a t " star's 6 ,1 cess. Look the country through, we shall not fin a company better organized, or more respectable, than has 4 6 peered at the Theatre Royal, and the public and playg ° o 'd must consider themselves fortunate, if they have as ,g,,ge a caterer of amusement as the present, in the next lua i- 010 meat. Let us look at the Theatre it se lf. F o r c omfort je the auditors' portion there is none more agreeable ; and as to tv decorations, there is not an interior anywhere, not even in „ " Great Metropolis" itself, can compare w i t h it. The see r is, generally speaking, handsom e an d picturesqne, a"" for executed ; and the appointments arp quite good enough the any purpose. Tp draw attention to the last night 0 the season—Mrs. Clarke, the best actress in her line alio. stage, upon this occasion will make her farewell curio!), We are confident that all who Have enjoyed her oe , original humour will honour her with their pre se Those who have participated in the mirth which she ba s , he ir casioned should, and no doubt will, testify substantially 'f e et admiration of her. In the true commercial spirit pro': for in this great town, Mrs. Clarke offers an inducemen'ol those who do not personally interest themselves in her r e'o fare, by introducing to them Miss Ellen Tree, in ShaksPe 3 o , l delightful play of "As You Like It. Ellen Tree's ft o h t t ief is the most finished performance on the stage. Mr. CP:00 Kean, as the " melancholy Jacques," will give the P la % 1) 1 an opportunity of witnessing his reading of it. lit 19 %0 1 ' looked upon with some curiosity. It is needless to say viisA house may be expected. We give advice to those who to be present to apply for tickets immediately. o gei DESERTING A NEWLY-BORN CHILD.—A m ida-c iti e " woman, named Margaret M'Cann was yesterday ;l,36" before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-office, charged w it z Froil l ing on the previous evening deserted an infant child. di n the evidence it appeared that the child had been Plac e f o ie basket and left on th e s t e p s o f a s h o p, w h er e it wa r l ite almost dead, with a not e a tt ac h e d t o it s c lothing. male made some statement in extenuation of her Cot t hP but Mr. Rushton said h e wou ld no t b e d o ing his u°'' did not commit her for trial. th e 6 .19 IN RAPHAEL'S PROPHETIC ALMANACK FOR IS4 mt loe t Veil of Futurity is rent asunder, and the Lives an d gobe f f of the Queen, Lord Melbourne, Wellington, Sir 4; 4 0 . . Peel, &c. &c., (as influenced by the Planets in th e c atto_e:,& next Year,) symbolically depicted. 50,000 purchas t, rs e 103 cIt the interest in this bold man's writings, who, if he,' star' has method in his madness. "It is the Stars , tn. e lia: above us, govern our conditions," as King Lear 05' y earC phael's Prophetic Almanack has been twenty- 0 ?%0 ; ' before the public, and annually increased in eircuia,tltiior: contains 108 handsome pages, and a large colour glyphic. In it the Politician may trace the wiiiilinb o otlAY Cabinet ; the Farmer find every thing useful, with a' 7, 0 1t1; Weather Guide and Fairs, the Student , Tables for e'.,'.;tore tion, the Christian be led " through Nature up to in th! God," and Ladies become enraptured with Tales '..'toct7 Wild and Wonderful, and interspersed with poetical pity of the highest order. In the language of Cicero. It f said, that Raphael's Prophetic Alrnanacks 66 belong oto ei v : seasons, to all ages, and to all places : afford it"P r° s peri t ' e to youth, delight to old age —are an ornament to I'S. h oiaj t provide a refuge and a solace in adversity ; are no hindrance abroad, add pleasure to our nights , ~ on a journey, and are our companions in the country ,a ess l : A tract recently published by an " English Radi c t i! wl O ' that " universal suffrage is a mere animal deraa" 00 1 1; amuse 6,..tieligp might emanate from a conclave of bears," awl that „ jo ie hold suffrage include all the blackguardisur and. '" which rents a gin-shop or a cellar."